After inviting Kamo Yoshitaka into the car, Eichi and his three companions entered the office building.
The Gojo Family Jujutsu Sorcerers just symbolically followed them in, then waited on the ground floor.
As the group went deeper, a Cursed Spirit that looked like a rotten pile of flesh appeared before the four of them.
"Work, work, work."
Before even approaching the Cursed Spirit, the group felt an immense surge of resentment.
This Cursed Spirit has decent power for a Grade 1.
Eichi and Geto looked at the Cursed Spirit before them with interest.
"Eichi, step back."
Artoria stepped forward decisively.
Blue and white skirt armor instantly equipped Artoria's entire body.
"Hey, why only tell Eichi to step back? I also need to be protected, mmph..."
Gojo Satoru's words were cut short as Eichi pinched his face.
Artoria ignored the ruckus behind her, gripping her Holy Sword as she walked to the front of the Cursed Spirit.
"Work, work, work."
The Cursed Spirit lifted its decaying body, its lifeless, stone-like eyes looking at Artoria.
After sensing someone invading its territory, the Cursed Spirit launched an attack on Artoria.
At the same time, Artoria also charged towards the Cursed Spirit.
The two figures crossed paths, and Artoria's probing attack left a huge wound on the Cursed Spirit.
The sword felt heavier.
When the Holy Sword struck the Cursed Spirit just now, the sword instantly became heavier.
Artoria turned to look at the Cursed Spirit before her.
"Work, work, work."
Words filled with negative emotions continuously came from the Cursed Spirit's mouth.
"So that's it, is it pressure?"
This Cursed Spirit's Technique is to apply immense pressure to any enemy it touches.
It's a debuff that can weaken an enemy's strength.
"Enough!"
Artoria pointed her Holy Sword at the Cursed Spirit.
"Is your life only about work?!"
"Eat well, sleep well, and love yourself well!"
The Wind Barrier dissipated, revealing the Holy Sword wrapped in wind.
Golden Mana covered the entire blade.
Artoria stepped forward and swung her Holy Sword.
The golden sword light flashed three times.
The Cursed Spirit's body was cut into several pieces by Artoria.
The reason she didn't directly eliminate it was because Artoria remembered Eichi's instruction to leave it alive.
"So strong."
Gojo Satoru's eyes carefully observed every move Artoria made during the battle.
"I wonder if Excalibur can Breakthrough my Limitless."
Eichi, who was nearby, heard Gojo Satoru's whisper.
Hiss, I'm a little curious, what should I do? Maybe let Ria give it a try?
I'm sure Ria wouldn't mind.
While the group was contemplating, Geto had already stepped forward and subdued the Cursed Spirit.
"What's wrong?"
Geto noticed that Artoria's gaze was fixed on him the whole time he was subduing the Cursed Spirit.
"That... does it taste good?"
"Huh?"
Geto didn't expect Artoria to ask that.
"It tastes terrible."
He originally wanted to say that the Cursed Spirit tasted like swallowing a rag that had wiped up vomit, but looking at Artoria's beautiful face, Geto somehow didn't want to say that nauseating answer.
"Eichi, it's over."
Artoria returned to Eichi's side, holding her sword in one hand.
Gojo Satoru pulled out a handkerchief from somewhere and bit it, his face filled with unwillingness.
"Damn it, I'm so envious, I also want my own female knight."
"Satoru."
Geto looked at Gojo Satoru speechlessly. Is that something you can say to someone's face?
Eichi directly ignored him.
Taking out the Cursed Spirit information Zenin Shuji had given him in the car from his shadow, Eichi began to plan tonight's route.
Originally, the four of them were supposed to split up, but now that they were together, the original route was naturally unusable.
"How about we fly there?"
"Hm?"
"What's wrong?"
Geto and Gojo Satoru leaned closer, looking at the map in Eichi's hand.
"There are too many targets. If we go by car, we'll spend more than 6 hours just on the road, and that's without traffic."
Those who understand big city roads know that a straight kilometer might require five or six kilometers of winding paths to reach.
Saying this, Eichi looked at Geto.
"I'll take Ria, you take Satoru, and we'll just fly to each one directly. This way, we can finish by early evening."
"What about those people outside?"
"I'll send the route map to the Assistant Supervisors, and they can follow behind to check."
"Oh, what do you guys want for a late-night snack?"
"How about sushi?"
"Sushi, huh? That works too."
Perhaps wanting to finish the mission quickly to get to the late-night snack, Artoria no longer held back in the subsequent battles.
Wind Barrier.
Mana Burst.
And Artoria's refined swordsmanship.
Several Cursed Spirits didn't last more than a minute after meeting her.
Eichi, realizing Artoria's intentions, also went all out.
In confined indoor spaces, he and Little Black and Little White personally handled it, while in open outdoor areas, he let Qiongqi and Little Black directly pin them down.
Gojo Satoru's movements were also swift; clearly, he preferred hanging out with friends over catching Cursed Spirits.
Only Geto on the side looked dejected.
Collecting so many Grade 1 Cursed Spirits should have been a very happy thing.
Not having to do anything himself, just waiting for high-quality Cursed Spirits to be delivered, was an even happier thing.
When two happy things appear together, one should experience double the joy,
But why couldn't he feel happy?
"What's wrong, Suguru?"
"N-nothing, I'm just a bit full."
Full?
Oh, right, Geto had already drunk six bottles of honey tea by now.
Eichi picked up a can of honey tea and gently rotated it.
Net content 330 milliliters.
Almost 2 liters?
That's quite a lot. It seems that apart from beer, where people can down a dozen bottles at once, other water or drinks shouldn't be consumed too much at once.
"How about we leave the rest?"
Eichi asked cautiously.
"N-no, it's fine. I'll just drink less honey tea later."
Geto was still persistent.
When an opportunity to earn a year's salary by working hard for a whole day appears before you, would you take it?
Geto said yes, he must take it.
Even without honey tea to mask the taste, he would still eat all the remaining Cursed Spirits.
The final result was Eichi using Reverse Cursed Technique to alleviate Geto's symptoms, and Geto endured it, subdued all the Cursed Spirits, and then went home to rest.
Without a hint of sadness from Geto's departure, the three of them immediately rushed to the sushi restaurant.
After the late-night snack, despite Gojo Satoru's relentless pestering, Eichi sternly refused Gojo Satoru's request to taste Excalibur.
The next day, when Eichi went to visit Geto at the Geto Family, he found him acting as if nothing had happened.
As expected of someone who can become a strong person in Jujutsu Kaisen; even a gorilla would be ashamed of its physique compared to his.