"Fushoku is gradually adapting to the Cursed Energy of this era and becoming stronger."
Naobito stroked his beard and looked toward Harada Jotaro. "Is it done?"
Harada Jotaro smoothed his colorful curly hair and irritably responded, "Don't shout. I haven't treated anyone in so many years, I'm a bit rusty. Give me some time, you keep chatting."
Clearly, he was the type who disliked being disturbed while working.
Shoko stood in place, her cigarette nearly burnt out. Her gaze remained fixed on Harada Jotaro's hands. This old man was using a special method to stop the corrosion from spreading, forcing out the corrosive blood bit by bit.
"Generally speaking, shouldn't Cursed Spirits maintain their original power? Why are they getting stronger instead?" Renji asked.
Naobito pondered for a moment and said, "Good question. Hahaha, let me tell you, this is related to your friend Gojo Satoru."
Naobito gestured with his hands, his sake gourd was already empty.
There's a hidden rule of balance between Jujutsu Sorcerers and Cursed Spirits. The stronger the sorcerers of an era are overall, the stronger all the Cursed Spirits become. Likewise, the more extraordinary the Cursed Spirits, the more extraordinary the sorcerers.
As one of The Big Three Families, the Gojo Clan has passed down Limitless from generation to generation. However, only the Gojo Clan's unique Six Eyes can bring out its special power.
When Satoru, the boy born with the Six Eyes, arrived, the Cursed Spirits of the entire Jujutsu World grew at least thirty percent stronger, perhaps even more.
"Pfft!"
Suguru, who had been unconscious, suddenly coughed up a spray of crimson blood from his chest. Clearly, the poison had been neutralized.
Harada Jotaro said, "This little brat has a tough body. With such complex Cursed Energy inside him, he must be the Geto Suguru with Cursed Spirit Manipulation that you mentioned, Naobito."
Harada Jotaro wiped the blood from his hands and picked up a black crystal from the bedside. The black crystal was only the size of a fingertip, but it emitted bursts of corrosive Cursed Energy. This energy was different from ordinary Cursed Energy, it was not only difficult to detect but also more nauseating.
[Ding! Host witnessed Cursed Technique: Crystal Wall Extraction for the first time.]
"He'll wake up in two minutes. Just now, I used my technique to restrict the entry of toxins, then used it to suck out the things associated with the corrosion syndrome." Harada Jotaro thumped his lower back, realizing he really was getting old.
"What is corrosion syndrome?"
Renji looked into Harada Jotaro's eyes, those aged eyes were full of vitality that didn't match his years.
Naobito and Harada Jotaro exchanged a glance.
Ultimately, it was Naobito who began to explain.
"Ahem, corrosion syndrome is a complication that arises after being attacked by Fushoku. Generally, as long as one is attacked without Cursed Energy defense, they will be infected. It grows continuously along the Cursed Energy in your body."
"It spreads from the fingers all the way to the pupils. Once the loop is complete, that person turns into a Cursed Undead capable of infecting others."
Naobito's voice trailed off.
Shoko spoke up, "Why didn't Reverse Cursed Technique have any effect?"
Harada Jotaro snorted with a bit of pride, "Little girl, listen. Our era had sorcerers with Reverse Cursed Techniques too, and those guys died during the exorcism operations against Fushoku."
"The function of Reverse Cursed Technique is ultimately inseparable from Cursed Energy. But something like corrosion syndrome is different from any other disease or attack you've seen."
"Its terror lies in the fact that it can absorb Cursed Energy. No matter what kind of Cursed Energy it is—even the Cursed Energy within the flowers and trees it accidentally corrodes on the ground—it will suck it away to enhance its own corrosive power."
"To treat this disease, you just need to use non-Cursed Energy means to stop the flow of most of the corrosive Cursed Energy in the blood. Even using a zip tie or something similar can solve it, though it's a bit more troublesome."
Harada Jotaro appreciated Shoko. As a healer still of school age, this little girl was already so experienced in handling unknown conditions. Before the two of them arrived, she had already had the young boy use a knife to cut the injured person's arm, slowing the spread of the corrosive Cursed Energy through bloodletting.
"Oh... So that's how it is. I've learned something, senior." Shoko nodded, then looked at Suguru on the bed.
"Hahahaha, little girl, I like you."
At this moment, Suguru's eyelids flickered slightly.
"Sorry, did I... pass out earlier?" Suguru's voice was weak.
"How do you feel?" Harada Jotaro was the first to ask.
Although Suguru was a bit confused about who this old man was, he felt his body for a moment before answering, "I feel very weak, and my arms burn with pain. Speaking of which... why are my arms wrapped up like this?"
Harada Jotaro didn't answer his question, only nodded. "That matches. This is the feeling of corrosion syndrome, it feels like your blood vessels are being scorched by fire."
Seemingly only just noticing Naobito who was with them, Suguru spoke weakly, "The head of the Zenin clan? What's going on? Am I still dreaming?"
Naobito chuckled. "What kind of talk is that? Am I only allowed to stay on that wretched ground drinking alone? Hahaha, I came to exorcise a Cursed Spirit and just happened to save you."
Then Renji explained everything that happened to Suguru.
After briefly processing the information, Suguru asked, "Then how do we catch it? My Cursed Spirits haven't sensed that guy's Cursed Energy at all... cough, cough."
Harada Jotaro took a green test tube containing an unknown biological embryo from his pocket.
"With this. This is the other half of Fushoku."
"Wait, NTR?"
"So Cursed Spirits can fall in love too."
Shoko and Renji shared a knowing look, both seeing the mischievous humor in each other's eyes.
"Okkotsu, you... weren't you also attacked? What about you? Did you get treated?" Suguru's voice was intermittent, seemingly not yet fully recovered from the aftermath of the corrosion syndrome.
Ah!
Right.
I was also attacked.
"Ah? You were attacked too, kid? Let me see." Harada Jotaro clicked his tongue and walked quickly to Renji's side.
The moment his palm touched Renji's shoulder, Jotaro felt a surge of warmth flowing in. It was as if he was being shone upon by the light of the sun.
[Ding! Copy activated. Host obtained Radiant Solar Healing (1/1)]
"Eh? Not a single trace of the corrosion toxin?"
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