Megumi felt like the sky was about to collapse.
Before setting off, his teacher had clearly said it was a simple mission that could be completed by just strolling around.
But now that he had arrived, the Devil responsible for guarding the seal was telling him that Sukuna's finger had been stolen?
After understanding the situation from Rias, Megumi immediately called Satoru to report.
"Oh my, I didn't expect someone could steal the finger from the Devil's side. Fushiguro, your luck is really bad."
"Cut the nonsense. Shouldn't the priority now be to find a way to retrieve the finger?"
"That's right, but that's not something you need to worry about."
"Huh?"
"Leave it to those two Devil young ladies next to you. They will find it."
Beep! Beep!
"What is that guy doing!"
Looking at the disconnected call, a vein popped on Megumi's forehead.
"This is a very serious matter! Can't he be a bit more serious!"
"I actually think Gojo-sensei is fine."
Rias, who was standing nearby, said, "This matter is due to our inadequate supervision, Fushiguro-kun. Just wait for good news."
Megumi replied, "No, it would be very uncomfortable for me to just stand by and do nothing."
"I understand."
Rias looked to the side and asked, "Tatsuma, how is the investigation going?"
"The culprit is a Cursed Spirit." Tatsuma returned the green crystal to Sona.
"A Cursed Spirit? Are you sure?"
Sona was a bit surprised by this answer.
In the eyes of ordinary Cursed Spirits, Sukuna's finger was a delicacy, they would eat it immediately after getting it. However, within her perception, there had been no phenomenon of large-scale cursed energy expansion inside or outside Kuoh Town.
If Tatsuma's analysis was correct, then it could only mean one thing.
There was a Cursed Spirit that, after obtaining Sukuna's finger, resisted the temptation and did not eat it.
"It seems a Special Grade Cursed Spirit has made a move." Rias also thought of this point.
Only the highest-level Special Grade Cursed Spirit could resist the temptation of Sukuna's finger.
"Tatsuma, can you locate the culprit's position?"
"I'll have to look around."
Tatsuma spread the detection range of Senjutsu, searching for similar life auras.
"If that Cursed Spirit hasn't left Kuoh Town, I have a chance of finding it."
"If you're looking for a Cursed Spirit, I can help." Megumi said.
A Special Grade Cursed Spirit, he couldn't beat it. But he could still help deal with a Special Grade Cursed Spirit.
But just then, a red light appeared.
Megumi turned his head and saw that the source of the red light was a map on the table.
"This is...?"
"A magic tool used to monitor Kuoh Town."
Looking at the large number of red dots appearing on the map, Rias's body surged with a terrifying aura.
"Interesting, it seems we've been completely underestimated."
"Rias, I received news that Stray Devils are approaching Kuoh Town." Sona delivered another piece of bad news.
"Although I don't know the culprit's objective, we must move out and clear out the enemies."
"Which direction has a large number of Cursed Spirit?" Tatsuma asked.
Rias glanced at the map and said, "East side."
Tatsuma said, "Then I'll go to the east side to clear out the Cursed Spirits."
This was a rare opportunity to farm traits, so he had to seize this chance.
Tatsuma went out and headed towards the east side of Kuoh Town.
"I see on the map that there are over ten Cursed Spirits on the east side. Is he okay by himself?" Megumi asked.
"Believe in Tatsuma. He is very strong."
After a week of close interaction, Rias could be said to be the person who knew Tatsuma's strength best. If he got serious and used his full strength, he could even compare to High-Class Devils.
"Alright, we should also set off."
Her gaze swept across the map, and Rias began to give orders, sending everyone to different areas.
...
On the other side, Tatsuma, who Rias had placed high hopes on, did not disappoint her.
Spreading his wings and flying at full speed, he quickly arrived at the outskirts of Kuoh Town.
Looking down from high altitude, he saw that seventeen Cursed Spirits of different forms were scattered in various directions, slowly advancing towards Kuoh Town.
Just then, a black longsword fell from the sky, piercing through one of the Cursed Spirits.
"The first one."
Tatsuma activated Demonic Sword Creation again, condensing a new demon sword.
Whoosh!
"The second one."
Whoosh!
"The third one."
...
The demon swords, imbued with Power of Destruction, possessed terrifying power.
Naturally, mere ordinary Cursed Spirits could not withstand an attack of this level. Under full firepower, these seventeen Cursed Spirits didn't even last a minute before being completely wiped out.
"Fourteen white traits, three green traits. The quality of this batch of Cursed Spirits is quite high.
Tatsuma glanced at his gains and prepared to head in other directions to secure kills.
However, just then, a special aura appeared within his sensory range.
"Hmm? What a coincidence."
In Tatsuma's perception, this aura was identical to the green crystal that Sona had given him. Without a doubt, the one who stole Sukuna's finger was not far from him.
'It's a Special Grade Cursed Spirit after all. It should be able to drop blue traits, right?'
Looking at the hospital not far away, Tatsuma activated Boost while his figure flickered and disappeared from the spot.
...
At the same time, inside Kuoh Town's hospital.
Yuji, who had just signed the death certificate, was standing in a corner, staring blankly at the ground.
The sudden death of his grandfather, who had raised him, was a significant blow to him.
But just as Yuji was feeling down and emo, footsteps sounded not far away.
He subconsciously looked up, and a monster resembling a tree man with a large white cloth wrapped around its left arm came into view.
"!!!"
Yuji was startled and subconsciously took a few steps back to create distance.
At the same time, a voice sounded from the monster.
"* % ￥ # ￥ (You are Yuji, right?)"
Although he didn't understand what language this was, Yuji somehow understood the other party's meaning.
"That's me. What are you?"
"My name is Hanami, the guardian of this planet."
"Huh?"
Yuji became even more confused.
A monster suddenly appearing and claiming to be the guardian of the planet was a bit much for him.