Chapter 32 : Shuten-doji

It is too easy for a sorcerer who controls thousands of cursed spirits to stir up trouble. Even though most of the cursed spirits are not of high level, they are still deadly enough in places like Shinjuku, where ordinary people gather.

Geto Suguru's declaration had deeply touched the nerves of all parties. Before the start of the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons that he announced, the two places had already begun to make preparations.

The most obvious thing is that all kinds of security checks have become stricter. In fact, most curse user have some cases on their hands, and some arrogant ones have even been on the wanted list for a long time.

To prevent those curse users from causing any damage in advance, we can only use these stupid methods. Besides, it will be troublesome to think of a reason to control the place when those curse spirits attack.

Shinjuku and Kyoto are not small places that can be closed off at will. Once the veil is set up, the matter can be resolved quickly. However, this is a headache for the top leaders and officials. What does it have to do with Genichi?

Although all parties are nervous, the sorcerers are not worried about the final victory. Even the high-level officials who are at odds with Gojo Satoru will not doubt his title of "the strongest."

It's a pity that there is only one Gojo Satoru. No... it should be said that it is fortunate that there is only one Gojo Satoru. Those senior executives who are overwhelmed by him may think that this one is a bit too many.

The main concern here is how to minimize the losses and the unknown trump card of Geto Suguru. In fact, if it weren't for Geto Suguru's past at the Jujutsu High School, he would never have the opportunity to stir up trouble now.

In the beginning, Gojo Satoru did not go to exorcise Geto Suguru. Among the three special-grade sorcerers, Yuki Tsukumo was not in the local area for a long time.

As for whether it is possible to exorcise Geto Suguru without relying on Gojo Satoru, it is still possible for these long-established forces. After all, not every sorcerer is as 'invincible' as Gojo Satoru.

But the final conclusion is that the loss outweighs the gain. Although Geto Suguru created a religion to stir up trouble, Japan has its own national conditions, and it is just a cult.

At first, Geto Suguru was only using this organization to collect cursed spirits and gather partners for him, and what he did was somewhat inferior to those of previous curse user groups who caused troubles, so the high-level curse masters did not gather people to eliminate Geto Suguru's forces.

But they didn't expect Geto Suguru to be found first this time, and they were told the location and time of the war as if they were going to be destroyed. It was really outrageous...

…

On the evening of the 24th, Shinjuku, which was originally crowded with people, was now deserted, with only a group of sorcerers on the street. Almost all the fighting talents in the school had come except Yuta and Maki.

Yuta is in trouble because of Rika. If the cursed spirit attacks him and she loses control, it will not distinguish between friend and foe and will be a disaster for both sides.

As for Maki, the battlefield was too complicated, and she relied on glasses to observe the cursed spirits. If the cursed tools were destroyed in the melee, she would be too passive and might be in danger, so the two of them were left in the Jujutsu High School.

Among the others, even Nana went to help. According to Nanami-senpai, she was making rapid progress. Gojo Satoru also brought bad news: the Dojigiri that was taken away before was found to be stolen, and it was judged that Geto Suguru's group most likely did it.

"God damn it, higher-ups. My expectations were low, but this... How could you be more incompetent in this kind of situation?!" Genichi cursed them. He starts to think about why did Geto's group do this.

"Could it be that he has found a way to revive Shuten-doji? Since there is no relevant information about this vengeful spirit, it might be very difficult to deal with it."

Hearing Genichi's complaints, Gojo Satoru put his hands behind his head and said in a relaxed manner: "Then leave it to me when the time comes. Hmm... Genichi, you don't want to be lazy, do you? Didn't you kill a special-grade cursed spirit last time?"

"Hahaha... those who are capable should do more work."

"That's not what you said last time. Anyway, be more careful this time. He must be planning something..."

Before he finished speaking, Gojo Satoru looked up at the sky and said, "Here they come." A large shadow suddenly appeared in that direction. Various cursed spirits were rushing towards this side, not only in the air but also on the ground.

Looking at the cursed spirits rushing in like a dark tide, most of the sorcerers present felt their scalps tingle.

How many people can witness such a scene? Not to mention that there are some terrifying beings in the middle. The cursed spirits around them will deliberately avoid them. Gojo Satoru turned his head and looked at the top of a building in the distance: "That guy who loves to show off didn't go to the battlefield."

At the top of the building, Miguel stood with another man and a woman, looking toward Gojo Satoru: "We need to hold Gojo Satoru back. I hope Geto can finish his job quickly. Is Shuten-doji ready to be released, the vengeful spirit?"

The man beside him had three cursed swords on his waist: Dojigiri, Onikirimaru, and Hizamaru. He looked at Nanami, Nana, and other sorcerers on the other side and nodded: "Well, we will proceed according to the plan. You send cursed spirits and others to attract their attention, and then I will wait for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack. As long as Shuten-doji reappears, this mission will be much easier. Maybe we can inflict heavy damage on them here."

Miguel took out a whip made of ropes similar to those woven from hair and jumped to the ground: "Let's start!"

Here, Genichi climbed to a higher place and could almost have a panoramic view of the surrounding battlefield. There were not only sorcerers from the high school but also many unfamiliar faces.

Some sorcerers from the high school would also go to Kyoto for support. For example, Nanami stayed in Shinjuku, and Miss Mei Mei went to Kyoto. Of course, there were also similar situations.

Those densely packed cursed spirits soon collided with the sorcerer. As Principal Yaga said, most of these cursed spirits were small fry below level two. Those above that naturally had corresponding manpower to deal with.

What needed to be watched out for were the high-level cursed spirits because often, a weak sorcerer might die at their hands in one encounter.

Genichi stood in a high place and supported the others with long-range attacks. Weaker cursed spirits could be eliminated with one arrow.

He also deliberately controlled the use of cursed energy, trying to fight as long as possible to leave room for emergencies. Sometimes, it was also okay to shoot and damage the cursed spirits to help the other sorcerers.

Meanwhile, Mr. Ijichi suddenly approached Gojo Satoru and said, "Mr. Gojo, I have some information that I must report to you. It's something you asked me to investigate."

After listening to this, Gojo Satoru thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Panda, Toge, Genichi!"

Panda and Toge, who were closer, looked over and asked, "What's wrong, Gojo-sensei?" Gojo Satoru reached out and pulled the two of them over, drawing obscure runes under their feet and quickly said, "Yuta is in the technical high school now! I'll take you back first."

"boom!"

Following a loud bang, a "hill" rose from the street not far away. It was a cursed spirit with a body made of stone. One could vaguely see the sorcerers around it trying to fight with it.

Then, a figure chopped off most of its head with a knife from mid-air, and then Gojo Satoru seemed to hear a roar. A strange aura rose from there, instantly covering the aura of the huge stone curse spirit.

Gojo Satoru also saw Genichi, who was in a high place, suddenly jumped down and then disappeared. He must have rushed there, and a black-skinned and white-clothed figure who was unmistakably a foreigner appeared on his side.

Gojo Satoru did not wait for Genichi to come, but he said while putting his hands together and making a seal, "You go back and protect Yuta and Maki first. I will go back immediately after I deal with this weirdo."

As he said that, he suddenly put his hands together, and Panda and Toge disappeared instantly in the circular rune formation, leaving only a concave pit in the shape of a crack on the ground.

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A moment ago, Genichi heard the big commotion over there and immediately noticed that place. Is that Nanami-senpai? As Nanami quickly killed the cursed spirit, Genichi also took the opportunity to resolve the dangers of the other two sorcerers in distress.

Then, Nanami's roar drew his attention back, and he saw a curse master who had appeared behind Nana not far away. The latter was looking at the blade piercing through his chest in disbelief.

The black lines on it began to wriggle like a living thing after coming into contact with her blood, and in the blink of an eye, they disappeared into her body.

"Boyko cut"

As her consciousness began to fade, Nana had one last thought. Then, a faint, wild laugh seemed to ring in her ears. In her peripheral vision, she also saw Nanami-senpai running towards her.

When Genichi saw the curse master sneak attack Nana, he felt something was wrong. The knife didn't seem to hit the heart, and logically, he could have been saved if he had sent Ms Ieiri Shoko in the rear in time. But Genichi's heart started beating wildly for some reason.

"That aura. Dojigiri, Shuten Douji, a descendant of the Minamoto family!"

Genichi, who was already in mid-air, had these clues flashing through his mind and connected them together. He then angrily cursed, "God damn it! It's too late. No, it's not too late yet!"

Genichi, who arrived there in an instant, saw that Nana's slightly raised eyes were full of twisted ecstasy with red light shining in them. Like the sea covered with dark clouds and strong winds and about to stir up violent waves, that aura could definitely not be Nana herself.

[The Wheel of Time: Reversal]

At the moment when the reversal technique touched the present "Nana," Genichi knew that his idea of reversing her to its previous state had failed. The existence inside Nana's body hindered his actions, and that existence is now one with Nana.

The oppressive feeling of its aura far exceeded that of the previous Dice Curse Spirit. You know, the former was also a special-grade curse spirit! And if Genichi wanted to reverse Nana to the past, he would inevitably have to contact and reverse it back to the past.

"The opponent is extraordinary. It is almost impossible for me to think of a way to reverse them all back to their previous state."

"Oh right, the soul! With Nana's technique, she can maintain her soul status and leave her body. If we only reverse the state of her soul and then exorcise the curse that took over her body, maybe she can be restored to her original state."

Thinking of this, Genichi tried his best to change the target of the ritual from the whole of "Nana" to her soul. This made him feel much more relaxed. Feeling that the ritual was successfully activated, Genichi saw Nana's white mist-like figure appear beside him after a while, looking at the opposite self with astonishment.

The "Nana" raised her head, and scarlet lines appeared on her face. Her originally black hair was also dyed red. Then, that being took a deep breath, revealed an intoxicated look, and then opened five eyes at the same time. In addition to the original pair of eyes, she had an eye on both sides of her forehead and above her eyebrows, each with three scarlet pupils.

Her original body began to grow larger with loud noises from the joints and stopped changing when it was more than two meters tall. She stroked one of the five horns on her head, and her greedy eyes swept over everything around her: "I'm back in the world, how wonderful~"

Then her roaring curse energy wrapped in her majestic shout spread to the surroundings.

"I am the King of All Demons - Shuten-doji. Give me everything you have!"