Hokkaido, the land where the Special Grade Cursed Spirit, Great Tengu, was sealed.
A team of Jujutsu Sorcerers cautiously entered the shrine where the Great Tengu was sealed.
The individuals who had come to check on the seal three days prior had not reported its status to the local Jujutsu department on time.
Since the seal had been undisturbed for hundreds of years, the local Jujutsu department initially assumed the two had simply forgotten and sent a message to urge them.
However, when they couldn't contact the pair, they realized something was wrong.
They then reported the situation to their superiors and organized a second team to investigate.
But soon, they lost contact with those two as well.
This finally made the local Jujutsu department realize the gravity of the situation.
This was a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, one that the locals had failed to exorcise multiple times hundreds of years ago and could only manage to seal.
An investigation team, led by a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer, was quickly assembled and dispatched to the sealed location in the mountains.
However, by the time they arrived, Dhuruv had already departed.
All they found were stone bricks soaked in blood and a shattered sealing stone.
The seal on the Special Grade Cursed Spirit, Great Tengu, had been broken.
The local Jujutsu department's first reaction was to suppress the incident, as it was due to their negligence.
But after much bickering, they still reported the matter.
On one hand, exorcising the Great Tengu would necessitate mobilizing powerful individuals of Grade 1 or higher.
There weren't many such powerful individuals nationwide, so the matter would definitely attract attention.
On the other hand, they had no trace of the Great Tengu.
Realizing they couldn't quietly handle the situation, the local higher-ups could only try to sugarcoat their report before submitting it to Jujutsu Headquarters.
In reality, for Dhuruv, breaking the Great Tengu's seal shouldn't have taken that long.
Although the Great Tengu's seal was powerful, it wasn't difficult for a Jujutsu Sorcerer of Special Grade strength like him to break it from the outside.
Furthermore, after Tamamo-no-Mae died, she had transformed into the Special Grade Cursed Spirit, Nine-Tailed Fox.
Therefore, she understood the intelligence level of Special Grade Cursed Spirits.
The reason it took two days was because Dhuruv had his own ulterior motives.
In the Binding Vow he made with the Great Tengu, in addition to the conditions requested by Tamamo-no-Mae, he added terms that were favorable to himself.
This was why Dhuruv didn't break the Great Tengu's seal on the same day.
Instead, he spent the second day persuading the Great Tengu to establish the Binding Vow.
This also led to them encountering the second team that came to investigate the situation.
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Miyamoto Prefecture, Isayama Family dojo.
Isayama Naraku, his body recovered, was practicing his swordsmanship.
Eiji, with nothing better to do, also picked up a wooden sword and sparred with Isayama Naraku.
While Eiji's swordsmanship wasn't top-tier, even Altoria would take a long time to defeat him.
Eiji's swordsmanship had already achieved a considerable level of mastery.
Clack. Clack.
The two wooden swords clashed fiercely.
Eiji's gaze grew increasingly serious.
'His swordsmanship is somewhat restrained, but I can still tell that every move targets vital points.'
After all, he was a renowned powerhouse.
There were many aspects of Isayama Naraku's swordsmanship from which Eiji benefited.
The two became more engrossed in their fight until they were interrupted.
"Patriarch."
Seeing the arrival, both of them simultaneously and tacitly withdrew their swords.
"What is it?"
Although Isayama Naraku was displeased, he didn't scold the servant.
He knew that unless something major had happened, no one would casually disturb their leader.
The servant bowed and presented several reports with both hands.
Isayama Naraku cast an apologetic glance at Eiji.
Eiji smiled, nodded, and went to the side to have tea with Altoria.
Isayama Naraku took the thick report, his brow furrowing with just a glance.
The report detailed the Assistant Supervisor's findings from the battle by the sea, complete with crime scene photos.
Several keywords caught Isayama Naraku's attention.
Flame Cursed Technique.
Grade 1 or higher, suspected Special Grade.
North of Sendai.
The Flame Cursed Technique and the suspected Special Grade content reminded Isayama Naraku of the Curse User who had seduced Isayama Mei, whom he'd learned about from an old friend a few days prior.
The location north of Sendai made him worry if this Curse User might be planning something big in Sendai.
After all, Sendai was the most prosperous city in the Tohoku region, and their Jujutsu Sorcerer families had significant investments there.
Furthermore, this Curse User had a history of luring Cursed Spirits towards cities.
If it weren't for their incredible elusiveness, they would have likely been apprehended by the organization by now.
If this Curse User really went rogue...
A chilling killing intent flashed in Isayama Naraku's eyes.
Isayama Naraku then turned to the next report.
This was a report on missing persons, which included speculation about Incarnation.
Finally, there was an investigation report from the Sendai Jujutsu department regarding a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, the Great Tengu, which had broken its seal and was moving south.
"A Special Grade Cursed Spirit?"
Isayama Naraku was somewhat surprised.
Could that Curse User be planning to use the Special Grade Cursed Spirit to seize the Cursed Stone this time?
"A Special Grade Cursed Spirit?"
This time, the question came from Eiji.
"If it's a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, could you leave it to me? I have a classmate who practices Cursed Spirit Manipulation; he'd definitely be interested in a Special Grade Cursed Spirit."
Eiji intended to clarify the situation and then decide whether to call Suguru Geto over.
"Thank you kindly, young friend Eiji."
Isayama Naraku offered Eiji a gentle smile.
"You should take a look too, young friend."
Isayama Naraku handed the report in his hand to Eiji.
Eiji accepted it without hesitation and began to flip through it.
"Special Grade Cursed Spirit - Great Tengu."
Attached to this report were documents from Hokkaido about the past exorcism of the Great Tengu.
"Interesting. Looks like Suguru Geto will have to make a trip here."
Eiji turned to the next report.
As soon as he turned the page, Eiji felt a sense of extreme familiarity.
Eiji spread out the report and carefully compared the photos on several documents.
"What is it? Young friend Eiji, do you recognize this woman?"
Being able to gather more intelligence on their enemies was undoubtedly a good thing for Isayama Naraku.
"...I really do."
Seeing the blurry, unclothed back in the first photo, Eiji finally confirmed who this person was.
Uro Sakurako, the thousand-year-old powerhouse who was defeated 1 vs 4 by Yuta Okkotsu in Sendai.
The Battle of Sendai had many memorable moments for Eiji.
Like that Special Grade cockroach, Yuta Okkotsu, who tried to hide his Reverse Cursed Technique with a passionate kiss, but failed.
Ishiryu, who piqued Yuta's interest and ate his fill of Yuta like a dessert.
And then there was the most memorable, Uro Sakurako.
Uro Sakurako was more open than even Wan. After Wan was resurrected, he at least wore clothes.
Uro Sakurako hadn't worn a single piece of clothing from beginning to end.
Except for the cover, of course; that nakedness wouldn't pass censorship.
Furthermore, Uro Sakurako was also a master of elbow techniques, enthusiastically inviting Yuta to spar with his elbows.
Unfortunately, with his wife right there, the pure-love warrior Yuta Okkotsu chose to use his feet.
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