On the highway in the dark night, countless lights formed a winding serpent.
A fully armed unit arrived near Tokyo.
Upon reaching the designated position, the unit immediately began to disperse and set up camp.
"Yamamoto, what do you think the officer gathered us for so late?"
"I don't know either, Ito."
The soldier named Yamamoto shook his head.
"But it shouldn't be anything major. Probably just some drills or some other operation."
Yamamoto guessed.
"Do you think there'll be a situation like in the movies, where Tokyo suffers a terrorist attack and we're sent in to suppress it?"
Ito suddenly said with a laugh.
"How is that possible? This is Tokyo.
And even if something like that did happen, someone like you would be cannon fodder at most, just an extra. Stop overthinking and go stand guard."
Yamamoto slapped his companion hard on the back. Standing guard in the dark, cold night was a very boring task, but they quickly walked to their designated positions.
However, what they did not know was that inside the temporary operational command room, the commander of this unit was currently talking to his superior with an expression of disbelief.
"Are you sure our mission is to attack a school?"
It was no wonder the commander was surprised.
This was outside Tokyo. In today's age of advanced internet, the slightest disturbance would be posted online.
And although the location of Tokyo Jujutsu High was a little remote, strictly speaking, it was still within the Tokyo metropolitan area.
If their unit really launched an attack on Tokyo Jujutsu High, videos filmed from every possible angle would definitely appear online immediately.
He did not know what his superiors would do then. But he, the one who dared to give the order to attack, would certainly be finished.
After all, it was a school.
Although the name Tokyo Jujutsu High sounded a little strange, it was still a school.
After repeated confirmation, his superior still kept the order unchanged.
This put him in a very difficult position...
Tokyo, Shibuya.
After the Curtain fell, several Curse Users immediately appeared and controlled a group of people, demanding that Satoru come alone.
When Eichi learned of this news, he sighed, not expecting that after so long, Kenjaku would still choose Shibuya as the location for his plan.
But it did not matter. As early as October, Eichi had already prepared countermeasures for the situations that had occurred in this plot.
Now, he only needed to reactivate those measures.
"What's going on? Is it some kind of religious group?"
A girl nervously leaned closer to her best friend, yet unconsciously craned her neck, wanting to see what was happening over there.
"I don't think so. What religious group would dare to be this blatant nowadays?"
Her best friend was also very curious about this sudden, never-before-seen situation.
As they were both curious and a little scared, another Curtain fell, adhering to the outermost one.
This Curtain was not set by the Curse Users, but by the Tokyo Jujutsu Department.
Outside the Curtain, a special cordon had already been set up, and a large number of Jujutsu Sorcerers from Tokyo Jujutsu High and the Tokyo Jujutsu Department were already in position.
Just as the people on the street were filled with fear and unease, a handsome white-haired man appeared in midair, then landed on a street lamp.
"Everyone, look at me! Congratulations, lucky ones, for being chosen to participate in this Shibuya Special Cultural Promotion Event! Now, please enjoy the program we have prepared. Music!"
Suddenly, dozens of colorful disco lights appeared in the sky, and dazzling colors and deafening music began to fill the area enveloped by the Curtain.
"First of all, congratulations to all the lucky participants of today's promotional event! You will receive exquisite gifts prepared by the organizers."
Hearing that there were gifts, the originally uneasy people all gathered closer out of curiosity.
Soon, staff members made up of Assistant Supervisors and Jujutsu Sorcerers, wearing mascot costumes and crossbody sashes marked "Promotional Event," walked to the front to maintain order and distribute gifts.
It was as if they had truly been preparing for this promotional event for a long time.
Because the Curtain set by the Curse Users had the effect of preventing ordinary people from leaving, they had to protect the ordinary people on site before this layer of the Curtain was lifted.
Seeing this scene, the Curse Users hidden in the dark frowned, intending to make the ordinary people under their control cause some commotion.
However, when they started to act, they found that those people were no longer under their control.
"Are you the ones making me work overtime?"
A voice full of resentment and anger sounded behind several Curse Users. They lost consciousness just as they were about to turn around.
"Honestly, they don't show up when they're supposed to, and now they come out to disturb my rest."
Medea, who had been in her warehouse making the latest Saber figure but was suddenly sent on a mission by Eichi's telepathic message, was now full of resentment because the sudden shock had caused her to accidentally break the figure's ahoge.
At this moment, the Curse Users in Shibuya Ward would face the wrath of the Divine Age Witch.
"Have the people outside been protected? It doesn't matter. As long as the people underground are still there, the plan won't be affected."
Kenjaku, hidden among the crowd, said so.
Soon, Satoru advanced toward the trap he had set, just as Kenjaku had expected.
Seeing this, Kenjaku's face revealed a satisfied smile.
Just then, elsewhere in Tokyo.
A towering tree suddenly appeared in Chiyoda Ward, where Japan's Imperial Palace was located.
In the Netherworld Barrier beneath the Imperial Palace, a giant tree as transparent as crystal grew from nothing to over a hundred meters tall in less than a minute.
The same scene also appeared in Kyoto, at the east-west boundary of central Japan, and on Mount Hida.
These four crystalline trees, based on Barrier Techniques, were called the Pillars of Heaven. At this moment, they were absorbing the Cursed Energy flowing through the underground Netherworld Barriers, and their roots began to spread across the country along the Barriers.
This was Abe no Seimei's plan.
Through the Pillars of Heaven, he would first seize control of the empty Barrier covering Japan.
Then, he would use Japan's vast empty Barriers, Netherworld Barriers, and even Brahma Realms to confront the current Jujutsu World.
At that time, Abe no Seimei and his Shikigami could freely travel throughout the country through the Barriers, and even if the Jujutsu World's forces gathered, they would be fragmented and imprisoned by the ubiquitous Barriers.
They could even defeat Eichi and Satoru with the immense Cursed Energy gathered by the Pillars of Heaven.
After all, while Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerers could annihilate a small country, that annihilation was achieved through certain methods. It was not like in other settings, where a country could be wiped out by a single forbidden spell or Cursed Technique.
So, with absolute power, they were confident they could defeat Eichi and Satoru head-on.
Especially Eichi.
If this plan succeeded, Eichi's Shikigami and Heroic Spirits would be separated by countless Barriers the moment they appeared.
Even if he used Heroic Spirit Possession himself, he would be unable to face the endless Shikigami and Cursed Spirits.
After all, humans had their limits.
Looking at the rapidly growing Pillar of Heaven, which had already sprouted crystalline leaves, Abe no Seimei could not help laughing loudly.
"A thousand-year wish is finally about to be fulfilled. Hahahahaha."
At this moment, at Tokyo Jujutsu High, Megumi, Yuji, and Nobara were looking solemnly at the suddenly appearing Curtains and the Pillar of Heaven in Tokyo.
"Are the teachers okay?"
Yuji said with some concern.
"Don't worry. The strongest Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerers in the Jujutsu World have already been dispatched. The disturbance will soon be suppressed."
Unlike Yuji's focus, Megumi was more concerned about the camp that had appeared a few kilometers away at the foot of Tokyo Jujutsu High's mountain.
"I'm a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer now. I can help. Why didn't they take me?"
Yuji said dejectedly, leaning against the back of his chair.
That's right, Yuji had already become a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer.
As the protagonist whose grade had risen the fastest even in the original work, Yuji could now skillfully use the Cursed Technique Sukuna had inscribed within him, and he was becoming increasingly proficient with Black Flash.
He had recently passed the assessment for Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer.
However, many Grade 2 and Grade 3 Jujutsu Sorcerers had been urgently called into action for this operation, while he, a Grade 1, could only stay at school. This made Yuji a little frustrated.
"We are still students."
"Yeah, Fushiguro, you're still here too."
Yuji looked at Megumi, who was also a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer, and his mood instantly improved quite a bit.
"Please don't comfort yourself in a tone that makes it sound like I'm useless."
Megumi rubbed his forehead, speechless.
In reality, what Yuji did not know was that Megumi had remained here because of him.
The disappearance of the Living Buddha and the actions of the Cursed Spirits in the original work made Eichi very concerned about Sukuna's existence.
Yuji not being deployed, and Megumi and Nobara remaining here, were a layer of insurance.
Just then, a grinning mouth appeared on Yuji's right cheek.
"Yuji, listen to me..."
(To be continued.)
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