Teke
Teke
Everything around them was suddenly engulfed in darkness, the dim lights on the bridge becoming the only source of illumination. Strange sounds echoed from the stairs on the other side of the overpass, like stones scraping against the ground, continuously approaching.
Teke
Teke
"Hey, You... Yota, this isn't...?"
Zen'in Tarou, standing in the middle of the overpass, trembled as he looked at the bridge, which had suddenly been shrouded in darkness.
Just a moment ago, they could still see the twinkling stars in the sky, the brightly lit residential area not far away, and the railway tracks stretching into the distance beneath the bridge.
But now, everything was enveloped in darkness. Everything outside the overpass seemed to have vanished.
No, it wasn't everything outside the overpass that had disappeared, but them.
"Ah, Tarou, this is a Domain Expansion."
Yota Zenin nervously swallowed, his voice trembling as he uttered the answer Tarou Zen'in least wanted to hear.
As Jujutsu Sorcerers from the Zenin Family, both of them understood jujutsu knowledge well. It was precisely because of this understanding that they felt such despair.
"Damn it, it's all your fault, you brat! I'm going to kill you!"
Knowing that survival was hopeless, yet not daring to attack the Special Grade Cursed Spirit capable of deploying a Domain Expansion, Zen'in Tarou directed all his rage towards Eiji.
Heh, it's like this again. This is common in the Zenin Family.
People like Zen'in Tarou, who held no status, would be bullied by those "important figures" with status, and then take their anger out on Eiji and others of lower status. It wasn't just Eiji; Toji Fushiguro, Maki Zenin, and Mai Zenin were all victims of this custom in their childhood.
Glancing at Yota Zenin and Zen'in Tarou, whose faces were filled with fear, Eiji refocused his attention on the system that had just activated.
When Eiji heard the word "Domain Expansion," he despaired. But the suddenly activated system reignited his hope for survival.
[Strongest Lostbelt System Activated]
[Detecting Lostbelt Information, Error! Error! Error!]
[Resuming Information Detection, Comparing with Database]
The piercing error sounds left Eiji somewhat bewildered.
Shouldn't the system activate and then I descend like a god, showcasing my might? Why is this system constantly throwing errors?
System, you better pull through, otherwise I'm definitely done for this time.
As Eiji stared intently at the system's detection progress, Zen'in Tarou in the center of the overpass seemed unable to withstand the terrifying atmosphere and began walking towards Eiji.
"You damn brat, how dare you ignore me!"
Zen'in Tarou angrily stepped forward, intending to attack Eiji, as if doing so could dispel some of his fear.
But the next moment, he felt the surrounding environment change, and he couldn't breathe.
"Nnngh! Nnngh!"
Grabbing the rope around his neck tightly with both hands, Zen'in Tarou found himself hanging from the overpass.
"Waaa—"
The sound of a train approached, and blinding lights appeared before Zen'in Tarou. To his horrified gaze, everything below his waist was crushed into pulp.
"Ah!"
Since the major human organs are concentrated in the upper body, Zen'in Tarou did not die immediately. Instead, he endured intense pain.
At the same time, Satoru Gojo and the others at the edge of the overpass finally saw the full appearance of the Cursed Spirit.
It was a female Cursed Spirit with a broken right arm, and only an upper body. The constant "teke, teke" sounds were the sounds of its broken spine hitting the ground as it crawled.
"How is this possible? The intelligence said the Half-Body Vengeful Spirit was a Grade 2 Cursed Spirit. Why can it deploy a Domain Expansion?"
The two bodyguards beside Satoru Gojo immediately deployed Falling Blossom Emotion, working together to shield the Divine Child of the Gojo Family, Satoru Gojo, within its range.
This time, they were accompanying Satoru Gojo out for practice. The target for practice, the Half-Body Vengeful Spirit, was a Grade 2 Imaginary Cursed Spirit carefully selected by the Gojo Family from the Director's Bureau's intelligence.
Imaginary Cursed Spirit: Half-Body Vengeful Spirit.
The urban legends that spawned this Cursed Spirit are mainly divided into two versions. One tells of a girl who fell accidentally while passing by train tracks on her way home, was then run over by a train, her body cut in two, and later transformed into a Half-Body Vengeful Spirit to seek revenge on the driver.
The other version speaks of a girl who suffered long-term bullying at school and eventually committed suicide. While hanging herself on an overpass, her lower body was crushed by a passing train, and she died in agony.
Later, this girl transformed into a Half-Body Vengeful Spirit and would ask passersby on the overpass a question. If they answered incorrectly, the vengeful spirit would use the scythe that grew from its broken right arm to slice them at the waist and then torture them to death.
According to the Director's Bureau's intelligence, this Imaginary Cursed Spirit had a strength level of Grade 2. Its attack method was merely ordinary physical strikes using a scythe, incapable of breaking through Infinity's defense, making it a good practice target for Satoru Gojo.
"So this is a Domain Expansion."
Unlike the two bodyguards with nervous expressions, Satoru Gojo stared curiously at the Domain Expansion shrouded in darkness with his Six Eyes, as vast as the heavens.
As Zen'in Tarou in the center of the bridge died, Yota Zenin was soon hanged on the overpass as well.
"Hey, did you figure anything out?"
"Ah, it's indeed the Half-Body Vengeful Spirit from the intelligence. I've figured out the attack method of this Domain Expansion."
"Hmm, those two on the bridge were both strangled by a suddenly appearing rope, thrown off the overpass to look like they hanged themselves, and then hit by a train and cut in half."
"Are you confident?"
Hearing his companion, the man glanced with some hesitation at Satoru Gojo, who was being protected in the middle.
His companion immediately understood his meaning.
If Satoru Gojo weren't there, the two of them, as Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerers who had mastered Falling Blossom Emotion, would have had a chance to exorcise the Special Grade Half-Body Vengeful Spirit. But if they had to assign one person to protect Satoru Gojo, it would probably be...
After all, there are differences even among Special Grades; not every Cursed Spirit is a Disgrace of Special Grade.
The most important thing now was to ensure Young Master Gojo's safe departure.
The two quickly reached the same conclusion.
And then, just at that moment, Satoru Gojo spoke.
"Interesting. Is this the cursed technique that can kill the Six Eyes?"
Upon hearing this, the two were startled and followed Satoru Gojo's gaze to the child whom they had already judged to have no chance of survival in their hearts.
Time returns to a few minutes ago.
[Data comparison complete. Current world codename: 'Jujutsu Kaisen'.]
[Destination error. Searching for a solution.]
[Search complete. System will now re-localize the Alternate World's position.]
[System is about to unbind. Compensating host according to System Rule Article 173.]
[Reinforcement function activated. Host's physical fitness and talent are being reinforced to the highest level.]
Eiji felt an intense heat all over his body. His original fatigue vanished completely, and even his mental exhaustion disappeared. It was as if he had slept soundly for days, feeling refreshed and invigorated.
At the same time, a peculiar message was transmitted from his shadow.
It was a sound that was like a dog's bark, yet also like a wolf's howl.
Ten Shadows Technique!
Eiji was overjoyed, his lips unable to stop curling into a smile.
[Reinforcement successful. Commencing technique bestowal.]
[Error: Laws of this world only allow individuals to possess one Innate Technique. Searching for a solution.]
[Search complete. Command Spell engraving finished. Holy Grail is being distributed.]
[Congratulations, Host, on acquiring an External Technique: Foundation of Fantasy: Holy Grail.]
[System compensation has been issued. Unbinding in progress. Wishing the host a pleasant journey.]
Ah, from now on, I can truly enjoy life.
Looking at the system's text and absorbing the information about the External Technique transmitted from his mind, Eiji's smile widened uncontrollably.
At this moment, he finally possessed the qualification to control his own destiny.
Eiji raised his hands and formed hand seals. A crimson Command Spell disappeared, transforming into a vast amount of cursed energy that seemed about to burst his body.
"Buru-bu, Yura-yura, Yatsuka-no-Tsurugi, Ikai Shinshou, Mahoraga!"
A sacred yet terrifying figure emerged from Eiji's shadow.
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