Chapter 138: Special Grade Cursed Spirit.
Returning to the campus, he didn't see the first-year juniors. Tatsuro assumed they had been dragged off by Gojo Satoru to carry out a mission and didn't pay it any mind.
Click—
Opening his room door, Shura saw its master return and immediately ran over, saying, "Master, take me out to play! Jujutsu High is so boring."
"Alright, alright."
Tatsuro patted Shura's head and said dotingly, "Wait for me to pack some things, and then I'll take you out to play."
"Little Luo, do you want to go inside the summoning scroll and take a look? That snake seems to have something to say to you."
Lady Katsuyu's words reminded Tatsuro. He hadn't entered the summoning scroll to make a contract with a summoning beast in several months. He had originally thought that with Lady Katsuyu and Gamabunta, he wouldn't need others. After all, it was too much of a waste of points, and he didn't want to summon...
He had been contracted with Gamabunta for over half a year but hadn't summoned him even once. If he went in now, Bunta would definitely swing his blade at him.
"Let me see how many points it takes to summon Bunta..."
Tatsuro lifted his mattress and took out the 'Universal Summoning Scroll.' He unrolled the scroll with his right hand, bit his index finger, dripped blood onto the [Summoning] characters, and his hands quickly formed seals.
He shouted, "Summoning Technique! Come out, Gamabunta!"
[Summon Gamabunta: 40 points, 1000 cursed energy.]
[Warning: Only one summoning beast from the scroll can exist at a time. Summoning not possible.]
"40 points, huh..."
Tatsuro currently only had 200 points saved up. 40 points was truly something he was reluctant to part with. Forget it, I'll think about it tonight. I'll take Shura out for a walk first.
Tatsuro put the summoning scroll back under the bed, picked up the iron chain from the wall, and leashed Shura, though it felt somewhat unnecessary...
After all, with his tonnage, even an elephant would shake its head in disbelief. Just as he stepped out, his phone rang. Tatsuro took it out and saw it was Ijichi. His brow furrowed as he considered whether to answer. After all, a call from him definitely meant a mission had arrived, and he was supposed to take Shura out to play today.
After thinking for two seconds, he answered, "What's wrong?"
"Sorcerer Tatsuro, I don't know if you're free, but there's an emergency mission here." Kiyotaka Ijichi's voice was quite rushed, as if something urgent had come up.
"I am. I was just about to go out and walk my dog."
"Uhh... this mission of mine is very urgent. I must trouble you to come to Eishu Juvenile Detention Center in West Tokyo. Your four juniors have already gone inside. The opponent might be a Special Grade Hypothetical Cursed Spirit."
"Special Grade..."
"Sorry, Shura. I have something to do now."
Tatsuro patted Shura's head and quickly left, saying to Kiyotaka Ijichi on the phone, "Shouldn't other jujutsu sorcerers have been called to handle this mission?"
"There are none... Besides, the mission the higher-ups gave me is to rescue the people inside, not to confront the Special Grade Hypothetical Cursed Spirit."
"Rescue my ass!?"
Sage markings appeared on Tatsuro's face. He shouted at Ijichi, "How could there be any survivors in the hands of a Special Grade? I'm heading over now. Get them out quickly!"
"This..., they've already gone deep inside..."
"Tsk."
Tatsuro hung up the phone, looked up the address for Eishu Juvenile Detention Center, and instantly vanished from the spot.
"...Was it, my mistake...?"
Kiyotaka Ijichi looked at the disconnected phone. He also didn't believe anyone inside was still alive, but the orders from the higher-ups were as such. Now, he could only pray that the cursed spirit inside hadn't evolved to a Special Grade; otherwise, he would really be slaughtered by Gojo Satoru.
"So? There's still one alive."
Kurosaki Mafuyu had already fainted upon seeing the three mangled corpses on the ground. It was now Kurosaki Tama controlling the body.
"He can't be saved, can he?" Nobara Kugisaki said, covering her mouth with her left hand.
"Let's go. There's no point in saving him anymore. He's no different from being dead." Fushiguro Megumi said, looking at the person with a breath left, lying against the wall. "There's still one more person's life or death to be confirmed."
"Save me..."
The man's hands were mangled and broken, and his lower body was completely erased. It was a miracle he was still alive and speaking.
"Wait there! I'll save you right now!"
Yuji Itadori quickly took off his clothes, wanting to wrap his wounds.
"Itadori, he can't be saved."
Fushiguro Megumi pulled Yuji Itadori up and said, "His entire lower body is gone. If we move him, he might die instantly. Give up."
"But he's still alive! As long as we bandage his wounds, there's definitely still a chance he'll live!"
The kind-hearted Yuji Itadori didn't want to give up on anyone. He pushed Fushiguro Megumi away and quickly went forward to bandage him with his clothes, comforting him, "It's okay, we'll get you out. Hold... on..."
"Stop deceiving yourself, Itadori! He's already dead!"
"..."
Yuji Itadori stopped bandaging, looking at the man who had just died right before his eyes. Tears welled up. He regretted being so late; if he had arrived earlier, he might have been saved. He said, "I want to carry him out."
"Impossible. We need to find the other person right now," Fushiguro Megumi refused.
Itadori was a novice, but he was not. The mission came first. Moreover, the cursed spirit they were facing this time was a Special Grade. If they didn't hurry, they wouldn't be far from death.
This mission, which should have been undertaken by people with the strength of first-grade sorcerers or higher, like Gojo-sensei or senior Tatsuro, was now given to them, a group of first-years. It was unreasonable from the start.
"But!"
"Stop arguing! What if you attract the cursed spirit?"
Just as Itadori was about to say something, he was dissuaded by Kurosaki Tama.
There's no sense of security being with these people at all. The team isn't united. And they love to argue. Arguing normally is one thing, but now they're arguing in the middle of a mission. It's better to be with senior Tatsuro.
Just as she was about to say something more, a cry of surprise came from Nobara Kugisaki behind them, "What the hell?!"
The three looked over. The space under Nobara Kugisaki's feet was like a black mire, sinking her into it. She then vanished.
"What the hell!?"
Fushiguro Megumi, reacting the fastest, sensed that his connection with his White Dog had been suddenly severed. He also realized this was the doing of that Special Grade Hypothetical Cursed Spirit and shouted to the other two, "Run quickly!"
As an immense pressure descended, the three on the field instantly froze in place, the hairs on their bodies standing on end. At some unknown point, a cursed spirit with a humanoid upper body and a lower body resembling an insect pupa had appeared in their midst.
Its two pairs of eyes seemed curious, and it didn't choose to attack immediately.
Gulp...
Kurosaki Tama, standing behind the Special Grade Hypothetical Cursed Spirit, swallowed hard. This was the second time she had felt the pressure from a Special Grade, the first time being Ryomen Sukuna, who had fought with senior Tatsuro.
She also knew the gap between herself and them. She wanted to run, but her legs wouldn't obey, as if one move would mean death.
"Itadori, this is..."
Her peripheral vision caught sight of Yuji Itadori's waist. His trembling left hand was slowly gripping the hilt of his sword, as if about to make a move. She was shocked, "Is this person a fool? He still wants to fight!?"
"Uwaaaah!"
Yuji Itadori, holding the 'Slaughter Demon' given to him by Gojo-sensei, swung it.
"Tch! If I die, I die!"
Seeing Itadori make a move, Kurosaki Tama immediately activated her cursed technique. Blue cursed energy covered her hands, and she slapped it towards the Special Grade Hypothetical Cursed Spirit in front of her.
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