"Panda~ Are you hiding? I'm coming to catch you."
In the corridor of Jujutsu Headquarters.
Satoru, blindfolded with a bandage, looked around as if he were playing hide and seek with Panda.
At that moment, inside the meeting room of Headquarters.
More than a dozen old men sat behind their screen tables, discussing the sudden situation.
"This is ridiculous. Is this how Yaga teaches his students? They caused trouble all the way to Jujutsu Headquarters. I think he should be stripped of his position."
One of the old men slammed the table in anger and roared.
He had just heard that the treasures in his entire courtyard had nearly been destroyed.
How could he not be furious?
"Where are the Jujutsu Sorcerers responsible for protecting Headquarters? The situation is already so obvious. Why are they not acting? Do they still need permission?"
"Exactly. Why are these people making things complicated? Just apprehend the troublemakers directly."
Another old man echoed the suggestion.
"You two are correct. They should have acted immediately. If they succeeded, it would demonstrate our excellent leadership. If they failed, it would only prove their incompetence. Acting without authorization would then be a deserved death, hehe."
Another old man spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"What do you mean by that?"
The first old man immediately became anxious.
"Enough, stop shouting. You were the one who suggested bringing Yaga here in the first place. Now that something happened, you blame the security personnel for incompetence?"
"None of you objected at the time. Now, instead of quickly dealing with the troublemakers, you pretend to be innocent."
"Very good, such courage. In that case, Elder Kamo, please give the order. We will all listen to you."
"Yes, yes, we will all listen to the leader."
Several voices immediately began mocking him.
"No, no, that is not what I meant. Aren't we discussing this together? Everyone is here. How can I make the decision alone…"
Seeing that the responsibility was about to fall entirely on him, Elder Kamo's attitude immediately changed.
In their opinion, Masamichi would not pursue this matter.
As Masamichi's students, as long as they still wanted Masamichi to remain safe, they would not go too far.
The fire would not reach them.
So assigning responsibility to someone and quickly recovering their property losses was more important.
As for reputation, they could simply ask Masamichi to cooperate and release a statement.
However, even if the fire was not directly burning them, staying near the fire would still feel hot.
Bang.
The meeting room door was pushed open forcefully.
A white figure entered the room.
"So many places to hide."
Satoru smiled brightly.
In the next second, he appeared in front of a screen.
Crack.
"You, you, you, what are you going to do!"
With a strong grip, Satoru lifted the entire meeting table together with the screen.
"Panda, are you there? Not here either."
Bang.
Satoru released his hand, and the meeting table dropped to the ground, brushing past an old man's nose.
The old man who nearly got hit stared with wide eyes, trembling in fear.
If that had struck him directly, he would have been severely injured, if not dead.
In the next second, Satoru appeared before another old man.
"Satoru! Panda is with Shoko. He is not in Kyoto at all!"
Seeing Satoru suddenly appear before him, the old man panicked.
"How can you guarantee Panda is not in Kyoto? What if I listen to you and cannot find him? Will you take responsibility?"
Satoru spoke from an oppressive, condescending posture.
"I, you, I…"
The old man could not finish a sentence for a long time.
Because he also could not guarantee that no one present had secretly taken Panda from Shoko.
"You keep saying you, you, me, me. It never ends. Ah, I understand. The thing I'm looking for must be on you. That is why you are so nervous."
Satoru clapped his hands as if he had discovered the truth.
"No, wait a... Help!"
Before the old man could finish speaking, Satoru grabbed his clothes and began shaking him vigorously.
While shaking him, Satoru carefully controlled the force and direction to ensure the old man was not injured.
The old man spun above Satoru's head like a helicopter propeller while the other old men watched in shock.
"What is that smell?"
Satoru suddenly stopped.
"He even relieved himself on the spot. That is very unhygienic."
Satoru casually threw the old man aside and began searching for his next target.
"Panda~ I'm coming for you."
"Don't come near me!!!"
At that moment, Masamichi's heart was filled with mixed emotions.
He was happy his students came to help him.
Yet he also felt a headache because these problem children always managed to create new chaos.
Originally, he should have proudly introduced his excellent students to the people of Jujutsu Headquarters.
But somehow, right now, he only wanted to find a crack in the ground and pretend he did not know them.
"Principal Yaga, you have worked hard these past few days. We just received news that the Jujutsu Sorcerer rank assessment process has concluded. You can return to Tokyo Jujutsu High, and you may also take those three with you…"
Yamada Aoi did not finish the sentence, but everyone understood.
"I understand."
Masamichi nodded and vanished from the spot with incredible speed.
"So fast. Didn't he skip breakfast?"
Kamo Haruna looked in the direction Masamichi disappeared, surprised.
At that moment in the backyard of Headquarters, Eichi was renovating the seventh unlucky old man.
"Stop. Stop right there."
"Do not worry, old man. I promise I will renovate your house until it looks brand new. Look, your corridor is full of weeds. It is so easy to get rheumatism. Let me fix it properly."
"Stop. That is the screen brocade vine I had planted. No!"
"Eichi, what are you doing?"
A familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Ah, Principal Yaga. I just could not bear to see these old geez… seniors living in such outdated conditions despite their great contributions. So I decided to pay out of my own pocket to renovate a modern smart compound for them."
Just as Eichi was about to start a long explanation to distract Masamichi, Masamichi's patience ran out first.
"Enough. Go back to Tokyo Jujutsu High and explain everything clearly to me."
Bang.
Under Masamichi's loving iron fist, Eichi instantly fell into a baby like sleep.
On the other side, Satoru, who had just finished dismantling the meeting room and was wondering where to dismantle next, ran into Masamichi carrying Eichi.
Even without his Six Eyes, Satoru could feel the burning anger radiating from Masamichi.
"Satoru, what are you doing here?"
"Well, uh, actually, I just got lost on the Way of life."
Satoru spread his hands, attempting to bluff his way through.
In the next second, Satoru demonstrated the excellent physique of a young man capable of falling asleep instantly.
And so, Masamichi carried two Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerers who stood at the pinnacle of the Jujutsu world, one in each hand, and left Jujutsu Headquarters under the admiring gazes of countless people.
Suguru, who had been circling outside Headquarters, immediately withdrew Yamata no Orochi when he saw Masamichi appear.
He then switched to several flying Cursed Spirits and took his family to tour other parts of Kyoto.
(To be continued.)