Satoru's humiliation of Tomie was naturally witnessed by the other Tomies.
Therefore, Tomie decided to teach the Jujutsu World a lesson.
However, a group of Tomies thought for a long time but still could not come up with a way to retaliate against Satoru.
Satoru was like a stone, completely unaffected by temptation, and that was not all.
This stone was also the most narcissistic person around.
This left Tomie completely at a loss as to where to begin.
Should she really hold a competition to prove she was more beautiful than him?
Although Tomie was confident she would win, would that not completely expose her?
After thinking it over again and again, Tomie could only reluctantly set her sights on the others...
Sendai, inside a gymnasium where many Curse Users had gathered.
This gymnasium had once collapsed due to quality issues, causing casualties.
After the local officials publicly apologized and bowed deeply in remorse, there was no follow-up to the incident.
But ever since then, apart from events officially assigned by the Japanese government, no one dared to hold large-scale events in this gymnasium.
Gradually, the gymnasium was abandoned.
At this moment, a young man holding a katana was moving swiftly through the gymnasium, knocking down one Curse User after another.
"Damn it, get him!"
"Taromaru, bite him!"
Two Curse Users pulled out talismans, and a group of obviously venomous insect Shikigami, along with a Shikigami resembling a Shiba Inu, attacked Yuta.
"Rika, give me that."
"Yuta."
Half of a pale figure appeared out of thin air behind Yuta.
Katanas appeared from the abdomen of the Shikigami Rika.
Yuta's gaze swept over them, then he quickly grabbed one of the katanas.
When the katana was fully drawn, terrifying flames appeared out of thin air.
"Haa!"
Yuta gripped the katana with both hands, poured a large amount of Cursed Energy into it, and swung with all his might.
A sea of fire engulfed all the venomous insects and the Shiba Inu Shikigami.
"Taromaru, pfft!"
Before the two Curse Users could take any measures to save their Shikigami, Yuta, protected by Rika, passed through the sea of fire, and the scorching back of the blade struck them both.
The battle ended, with dozens of Curse Users in the gymnasium either severely injured or unconscious.
No one died.
Just then, Yuta seemed to hear crying.
Yuta carefully advanced with his katana in hand, following the sound.
Behind a door beneath the spectator stands, he saw the source of the crying.
It was a little girl who looked only twelve or thirteen years old, tied up with ropes.
"It's alright, little sister. You're safe now."
Yuta immediately put away his katana, then held his hands in front of him and carefully comforted the frightened little girl.
"R-really?"
It seemed Yuta's comfort had worked, as the little girl's crying subsided significantly.
"Really. I'll take you out first."
After speaking, Yuta looked at the ropes binding the little girl.
Just as Yuta reached toward the obvious knot on the girl's left side, something changed.
The girl's right hand, which had been tied behind her back, suddenly shot out like lightning, and a dagger plunged into Yuta's left waist.
Yuta immediately jumped backward, putting distance between himself and the little girl.
The next second, the little girl in front of him began to change, eventually transforming into an old woman with white hair.
Yuta immediately drew his katana, ready to subdue the old woman, but a wave of weakness spread through his body.
"A curse?"
Yuta immediately looked at his left waist, but apart from the wound, he saw nothing unusual.
"What you asked for has been done. Remember to transfer the payment to my card."
Granny Ogami put her hands behind her back and shouted into the distance.
"What I promised you will naturally be delivered on time."
Tomie's voice came from afar.
Tomie did not care about money, and whether she paid or not was up to her.
After the Jujutsu World began targeting her, Tomie started carrying out her plan.
Now, the Tomie cells within the infected people had already begun to grow.
It would not be long before she had a group of Curse Users loyal to her.
The same was true for Granny Ogami in front of her. Her body was also infected with Tomie cells.
Those cells came from the food her grandson had brought her.
But those were matters for later. What Tomie needed to do now was immediately get her hands on this youngest Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerer.
It was rumored outside that Yuta was the youngest Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerer, with the potential to become a powerhouse on par with Satoru.
Therefore, Tomie was very eager to obtain Yuta.
She desperately craved a fighting force that could restrain Satoru.
"Strange, my consciousness is becoming confused. Why do I feel such kinship with the woman in front of me?"
Yuta's katana, pointed at Tomie, trembled nonstop.
"Join me, Yuta. I will fulfill all your desires and bring you unparalleled love and satisfaction."
Tomie gently embraced Yuta, her body fitting perfectly against his.
Vast Cursed Energy began accelerating the growth of the Tomie cells that had just interfered with Yuta.
"No, this isn't right."
"Hmm?"
Tomie raised her head in confusion, meeting Yuta's resolute gaze.
"The love I crave is not this fleeting desire."
Whoosh.
Realizing something was wrong, Tomie immediately dodged backward.
The sharp katana left a small cut on her body.
"To see Rika's smiling face when I wake up, to fight for my ideals and hers as soon as I step out the door, and to have a warm light waiting for me when I return home."
Yuta stood up, and a figure began struggling to emerge from the dark space.
"To share joy with her, to remember her warm embrace when I'm hurt, and to receive her encouragement when I'm sad. This is the love I want, Rika."
As the last words fell, the Shikigami Rika finally fully manifested from the Shikigami space.
"Get away from Yuta!!!"
The terrifying roar made Yuta's confused mind feel somewhat dizzy.
But the next second, he felt his previously sluggish Cursed Energy begin to flow again. The injury on his waist started being repaired by Reverse Cursed Technique, and with Rika's help, the previously imperceptible Tomie cells could now be clearly detected.
"I must defeat her within five minutes."
Yuta knew that once five minutes passed and the assistance provided by the Shikigami Rika disappeared, it would be very difficult for him to deal with Tomie's infection.
So he had to defeat Tomie and resolve the problems with his body within five minutes.
Fortunately, he had once fought a fully grown Tomie and was very familiar with her abilities.
And most of the Curse Users who could help Tomie had already been incapacitated.
Thinking of this, Yuta's gaze sharpened.
"Domain Expansion: Authentic Mutual Love."
...While Tomie was being defeated by Yuta, another disheveled figure was moving through a dark alley.
After a heartfelt conversation with Cú Chulainn, Kenjaku was constantly on the move, with a large hole in his chest that could be seen straight through.
"Cough, cough. What a troublesome curse."
Because his true body was a brain, Kenjaku did not die quickly after his heart was pierced like a parasite would.
At this moment, he was constantly trying to repair his heart with Reverse Cursed Technique, but the curse lingering at the wound made his actions extremely difficult.
Just then, a huge sound came from several kilometers ahead of Kenjaku.
"That's Abe no Seimei's stronghold... It seems it's not safe there either."
Thinking of this, Kenjaku immediately changed direction.
(To be continued.)