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"Don't worry, I've found them!"
At that moment, Kai suddenly stopped walking, as if he had noticed something.
"Hmm?" Hearing that, Haruno Yukinoshita and Soyo Nagasaki instinctively followed his gaze.
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"I'm starving!"
"Are we really going to starve to death in here?"
Not far away, a guy who looked just like a giant panda in a Yukinoshita construction uniform spoke up in a tired voice.
Beside him, Toge Inumaki also looked drained.
Obviously, after not eating for several days, if it weren't for their enhanced physical constitution as Jujutsu Sorcerers, they would have collapsed a long time ago.
But even so...
They were barely clinging to life. They had almost no energy left to fight.
"SHUT UP!" Maki Zen'in stood at the front and spoke with a dry throat, but she stayed calm.
"We'll figure something out. We've been missing for days. The school has definitely noticed by now. As long as we hold on a little longer, the higher-ups will definitely send someone to save us!"
'Die? Absolutely not.'
She hadn't grown strong yet. She hadn't become a powerful Jujutsu Sorcerer yet.
How could she let an accident happen here? How could she die in a place like this?
With that thought, Maki's eyes showed her determination. "Sigh! I just hope that Gojo hurries up!"
With no other options, Panda nodded. Toge Inumaki gave a weak nod too.
"Salmon! Salmon!"
Suddenly, the group heard the distinct sound of footsteps approaching.
Even though they were starving, Jujutsu Sorcerers could still sense things much better than normal people.
A second later, the three of them, who had just been slacking off, quickly straightened up and got back to work.
"Quick! Act natural! Don't let it notice anything suspicious!"
The other two quickly followed and started working seriously.
"..." For a moment, the sole sound was the chaos of construction.
Seeing Kai standing perfectly still without saying a word, Haruno and Soyo exchanged a glance, both seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.
But they had no choice. Since Kai wasn't saying anything, they just stood there, not sure what to do.
"Why hasn't it left yet?"
Working with her back turned, Maki didn't hear any retreating footsteps and couldn't help muttering under her breath.
"Hold on, Maki. Something's wrong!"
Panda was the first to react. The three of them turned around in unison and immediately spotted Kai and his group.
"Yo!" Seeing them turn to look, Kai casually raised a hand in greeting.
"..."
'Yo my ass!'
"You're not Cursed Spirits. Who the hell are you?"
They could instantly recognize the aura of a Cursed Spirit. These people standing in front of them definitely weren't curses.
However, Maki's gaze swept over Haruno and Soyo. These two just looked like normal girls. Finally, all three of them locked their eyes onto Kai.
Kai was the only one Maki and the others couldn't read—
"Satoru Gojo sent me."
"Satoru Gojo?" Hearing that name, the two humans and one panda froze for a second before understanding dawned on them. Their guarded expressions instantly relaxed.
"So, you're here to find us?"
"You could say that." Kai nodded.
"Thank goodness! We're saved!"
"Salmon!"
Panda sighed in relief and dropped to the ground. Toge Inumaki slumped down next to him.
They were finally going to get out of here.
They didn't know who this guy was, but if Satoru Gojo had sent him, he must have a way to get them out.
After all, Gojo might seem unreliable most of the time, but when things got serious, everyone knew he was the most dependable person around.
"Then what were you doing just now?" Maki was much more cautious than Toge and Panda, mostly because of her tough upbringing.
If he was here to help, why didn't he do something right away? Why was he just standing there watching them?
"Oh, that!" Kai shrugged and explained. "You guys looked so passionate about your work, I thought you enjoyed it. I didn't want to interrupt."
"..."
'BULLSHIT! WHO THE HELL LIKES WORKING??'
That answer almost made Maki want to punch him.
Of course. Anyone sent by Satoru Gojo was sure to have a terrible personality.
"Ptooey! Who actually likes working here?" Panda started complaining right away. "I heard this construction site belongs to the 'Yukinoshita family.' What a heartless company! Exploiting workers like this—no wonder it created a Cursed Spirit!"
"Urgh..." Haruno looked over awkwardly when she heard that. She wanted to explain, but couldn't come up with a good excuse.
No matter how you looked at it, this was undeniably the Yukinoshita family's fault.
"I am so sorry!" Haruno wasn't the type to avoid her mistakes. After a moment, she turned to them, bowed deeply, and spoke honestly. "This will never happen again! I promise to persuade my mother. We will never allow such extreme workloads in the future!"
"Hmm?"
Panda and the others quickly turned to look at her after the sudden apology.
Even an idiot could figure it out. This girl was definitely connected to the Yukinoshita family.
"Forget it. Even if it wasn't you guys, there would just be some other normal people breeding Cursed Spirits instead!" Maki said bluntly.
Ultimately, as a protagonist-aligned character, she was inherently kind-hearted. She didn't intend to vent her anger on a girl over this, particularly since the girl had genuinely apologized.
After Maki spoke, the heavy tension in the air faded away.
"Hmm?" At that moment, Panda noticed someone staring at him. He turned his head and saw Soyo Nagasaki looking at him with wide-eyed curiosity.
"Yo!" Being naturally sociable, Panda raised a paw in greeting.
The sudden movement startled Soyo, making her instinctively shrink back behind Kai. Only after making sure he wasn't dangerous did she muster the courage to peek back out.
"Are... are you really a panda?"
At first, she thought he was just someone in a mascot suit, but looking closer, she realized he wasn't.
"YOU BET! I'M A 100% REAL PANDA!"
Panda had seen this reaction many times before. Instead of getting offended, he waved his paw generously.
"What do you say? Want a hug? I'm the kind of fluffy panda that all girls adore!" As he said that, he even wiggled his eyebrows at Soyo.
"..." Soyo suddenly felt disappointed. If he didn't look like a giant panda, he would sound just like a creepy middle-aged man.
Even Haruno, who had just thought Yukino would love this panda since she adored cats and pandas, instantly changed her mind.
'I can never let Yukino anywhere near this perverted panda.'
"Stop embarrassing us!" Maki glared at Panda. She couldn't stand watching her teammate act like this.
"Our top priority right now is getting the hell out of here!"
"You're right!"
He really was starving. He turned back to Kai. With no other options, they just had to wait and see if their savior had a plan.
"Has the Cursed Spirit shown up at all?" Kai didn't rush to act. He wanted details first.
Now that they were talking business, Maki answered seriously. "No! When we first got trapped, we tried everything. We destroyed the surrounding buildings trying to force it out, but within moments, everything we destroyed regenerated—"
"—everything just goes back to normal. We have no way to deal with it. To this day, we still haven't even seen what the Cursed Spirit running this place actually looks like!" It was embarrassing to admit, but Maki still explained everything.
"Regeneration, huh?" No wonder. In a special Domain like this, regular Jujutsu Sorcerers couldn't destroy it. "Have you tried destroying everything in the area all at once?"
Even if it could regenerate, there had to be some limit.
"How could we do that?" The construction site was huge. Maki immediately said it was impossible, at least with their current strength.
"I see..." If they couldn't do it, then this method probably had a good chance of breaking the Domain.
Thinking that, Kai turned to speak to the whole group. "This next part might get a bit loud. Get behind me so you don't get caught in the blast!"
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