"A designated mission for Artoria and me?"
Eichi, who had just woken up, looked at Yaga Masamichi with a puzzled expression.
"That's right. This incident has already resulted in 10 missing fishermen, and there are suspected Special Grade Cursed Spirits involved."
Another Special Grade.
Eichi's eyelids drooped slightly as he began to ponder.
Just moments ago, Eichi received a message from Heroic Spirit Emiya that another Special Grade Cursed Spirit had appeared in the Nagasaki area.
A coincidence? Definitely not.
Should he refuse?
No, he had never refused previous designated missions. Refusing this one would only tell others that he knew something.
He could only adapt to the situation.
Besides, he had already left a contingency.
Eichi opened his eyes.
"I understand. I'll leave once I change my clothes."
"Mm."
Yaga Masamichi nodded and then left.
However, shortly after Eichi left, Yaga Masamichi received another designated mission for the High School students.
And this time, it wasn't a designation from the Jujutsu Headquarters, but a designated mission from Master Tengen.
"Gojo Satoru and Suguru Geto?"
Suddenly, besides Shoko Ieiri, who rarely went on missions, all the other High School students were designated?
And they were dispersed to various locations to carry out their missions.
Yaga Masamichi sensed something was amiss.
Although it was common for High School students to be assigned missions, they were almost never directly designated, and missions usually didn't pile up.
Therefore, Eichi and the other 4 often went on missions together.
But the situation this time was different; two Special Grade Cursed Spirits, rarely seen on a daily basis, suddenly appeared.
Moreover, two out of the three missions involved Curse Users.
"But with their strength, even a Special Grade Cursed Spirit should be handled successfully."
A slight smile played on Yaga Masamichi's lips.
Although he usually worried endlessly about these students, all of whom were "exceptionally skilled."
But one thing he had to admit:
His students were strong, Geniuses who could support the future Jujutsu World.
Whoosh.
The Gymnasium door was pushed open, and the scene inside immediately made Yaga Masamichi frown.
Inside the Gymnasium, two heads were almost completely pressed together, one above the other.
The key was that these two heads belonged to Gojo Satoru and Suguru Geto.
"How long are you going to keep playing?"
Yaga Masamichi's authoritative voice carried a hint of helplessness.
"There's a mission I need to give you."
As soon as Yaga Masamichi's words fell, Gojo Satoru and Suguru Geto unreservedly showed expressions of disgust.
They would be happy if there was a mission during class, but today was their day off.
"Do you have an objection?"
"No." X2
Gojo Satoru and Suguru Geto said with perfect synchronicity.
Yaga Masamichi turned around and rubbed his temples in exasperation.
Was it really a good idea for Master Tengen to designate them for this mission? However, if it was the two of them… The three chatted as they walked, and soon arrived at the classroom.
"To both guard and assassinate a little girl? Have you gone senile?"
The contradiction in Yaga Masamichi's words made Gojo Satoru couldn't help but question loudly.
If she was to be assassinated, why guard her?
And the target to be "assassinated" was a little girl?
Soon, with Yaga Masamichi's explanation and Suguru Geto's Replenish, Gojo Satoru got the answer.
Master Tengen, the pillar of the Jujutsu World, was unable to maintain his physical body due to aging. To prevent Tengen from evolving in a direction unfavorable to the Jujutsu World, Master Tengen needed to assimilate with a star plasma vessel to rewrite his physical body and restore his youthful vitality.
"I see. While evolving into a Machinedramon would be great, it would be troublesome if he turned into a SkullGreymon. So, he's starting over from Botamon."
Gojo Satoru summarized it in a simple and easy-to-understand way.
"You can understand it that way."
Suguru Geto was clearly shocked by his best friend's peculiar thought process.
"The problem is, the star plasma vessel girl who is about to assimilate with Master Tengen has been targeted."
Yaga Masamichi opened the laptop on the table and introduced the currently known information to the two of them.
"This mission is very important. If it fails, its impact will affect the stability of general society. Both of you, focus and complete this mission seriously."
Upon hearing how important this mission was, their expressions also became serious.
For these two Geniuses, only such important missions could pique their interest.
On the other side, Eichi and Artoria were also on their way to the mission location by car.
This time, the Assistant Supervisor responsible for their mission was not Zen'in Shuji.
This also conveyed some information to Eichi.
After all, ever since Eichi enrolled in High School, whenever he went on a mission, Zen'in Shuji had always been by his side.
Therefore, Zen'in Shuji could now almost be described as Eichi's exclusive butler.
However, in such an important mission as exorcising a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, the Assistant Supervisor was replaced by someone less known and far less capable than Zen'in Shuji.
'Are they planning to provide false information to influence my judgment, or are they preparing to launch a sneak attack from behind?'
Eichi observed the Assistant Supervisor who was driving.
'Too weak, doesn't seem to have any tricks. At most, they can probably only use a pre-prepared barrier to stop me from leaving.'
'If that's the case, there's no need to worry. After all, I don't think any barrier can defend against Artoria's Noble Phantasm.'
'The only thing left is to influence my judgment with false information, then?'
This situation was actually not uncommon. After all, when a company encountered a major problem, wasn't it normal for the "intern" responsible for the problem to take responsibility and be fired?
"Tell me about the information for this mission."
"Yes."
The Assistant Supervisor driving immediately responded.
"Initially, several islanders went missing. Later, the police who went to search for them also lost contact…"
The Assistant Supervisor reported to Eichi in meticulous detail, from the beginning of the incident.
"Later, as more and more people went missing, the 'Window' in the police station noticed this incident and went to the scene to investigate, finally confirming that it was the work of Cursed Spirits."
The Assistant Supervisor breathed a sigh of relief after reporting the situation in one go.
Being meticulous also meant being verbose.
"How did the 'Window' determine that there might be a Special Grade Cursed Spirit here?"
This was the point Eichi cared about most.
"It is said that it was a report submitted by an Assistant Supervisor from the Jujutsu Headquarters who came to investigate. That Assistant Supervisor was very capable…"
The Assistant Supervisor driving seemed to have opened a floodgate, beginning to chatter endlessly about various rumors.
'It is said…'
Even irresponsible words like "it is said" could be passed on as information to a Jujutsu Sorcerer about to enter the battlefield.
Confirmed, this little girl was a new "intern."
The suspicion of the Assistant Supervisor was ruled out. Next, he needed to pay attention to that Special Grade Cursed Spirit.
There were still 2 days until the assimilation of the star plasma vessel. What kind of Cursed Spirit would give the mastermind the confidence to trap him for two days?