A Bizarre Adventure That Begins in Jujutsu Kaisen

Chapter 124 The Shadow of the Candle and the Sound of the Axe - Part Two (5/5)

Scott instinctively reached out and took the business card, then smiled and made a neat sign of the cross on his chest.

"If you are hurt, may that hurt not lead you astray"—this is a blessing and admonition that has been passed down in the family for a long time.

We firmly believe that trust and cooperation between people should not be based entirely on threats, scheming, or pure military intimidation.

Lord Theo, I wish you a safe journey. I won't bother you any longer.

"Okay, thank you, goodbye." Theo nodded, accepting this unique blessing.

With a thought, he retrieved the "Ōeyama Outer Path Maru" that had been standing quietly to the side, and then gently lifted Ai-ren by the back of her collar, as if picking up an unwilling cat.

The next instant, their figures vanished silently from Scott's sight, as if erased by an eraser.

Scott examined the business card in his hand carefully, shrugged, and casually stuffed it back into his pocket.

He turned around, stepped on the still-wet icy water on the ground, and slowly strolled back the way he came.

Two hours later, at a highway toll station in the northern suburbs of Vienna.

Theo's car slowly drove into the toll lane.

The car window rolled down, and the toll collector leaned out of the booth.

"Hello, please pay."

The words came to an abrupt halt.

Ailian looked at that face, and even her usually expressionless face furrowed slightly.

"—It's you again?"

Scott wore an ill-fitting tollbooth attendant uniform, a well-trained smile on his face.

"I—you—I—" He opened his mouth, but finally burst out laughing first, "Ouch!"

Dio explained simply to Jujutsu: "He was a local sorcerer I met in Klosternewburg."

So Scott, why is it always you?

Scott scratched the back of his head and didn't answer immediately.

Theo didn't ask any further questions, he just looked at him.

Scott immediately raised his hands.

"I know! You don't want to see my face! I completely understand! As long as you are all safe and sound, I have no other requests."

"My ancestors, I'm only here on orders. Could you please not go to the International Atomic Energy Agency?"

Yuki glanced at him and whispered to Theo, "Mr. Scott's dedication is so skilled it's almost heartbreaking."

Theo didn't reply, but looked at Scott and said, "I've actually been waiting for the enemy to appear."

Scott's expression changed. The smile was still on his face, but the warmth in his eyes had cooled.

"Enemies? I will not allow it. Anyone who wants to harm my esteemed ancestors will have to step over my dead bodies first."

"This guy belongs to the Helios agency under the International Atomic Energy Agency. He was sent to investigate because he noticed something unusual," Ailian suddenly said, revealing his background.

Scott paused for a moment, his expression becoming complicated.

Aren't you an evolutionary chemist? Aren't we collaborators?!

So, the way you scattered my Extreme Form before wasn't an accident, but intentional?!

Seeing Scott's complex expression, Ailian thought to herself, "You haven't seen this monster use magic to fight against the heavens and tyrants, so of course you don't understand."

For the ritual to succeed, a powerful individual who "transcends the limits" must drive the cycle.

After learning about Theo's fighting prowess, the Pope changed his mind.

Since we can't stop it, we might as well go with the flow.

Dio must reach the place where the "God of Day" resides!

"Something sounds off," Theo said, looking at Scott. "Are you guys such a kind organization?"

"No," Scott abandoned his useless acting and answered honestly, "We only conduct this kind of early warning operation when there is a potential threat to our own safety."

"Oh? Doesn't that count as betrayal?"

"Leopold spoke with blood—I was just kidding."

Scott looked in the direction of Vienna, paused for a few seconds, and then began to sever ties at lightning speed: "To be honest, I'm just a henchman."

I know a little about the workings of Helios's organization.

However—many people I know are involved, and I cannot personally intervene, either for public or private reasons. If you could also clean up this mess, that would be wonderful.

Theo looked at him and asked directly, "What are the secrets of the International Atomic Energy Agency?"

"Can I not tell you? The secrecy is very strict."

"no."

"Okay, Scott had only said half a sentence when his expression suddenly froze."

The phantom of "Mephistophilis" with black hair and a black beard flashed before his eyes, and the devil laughed as he took his soul!

His eyes were wide open, and his mouth was agape, but he couldn't make a sound.

The next second, blood gushed from his mouth and nose at the same time. He collapsed limply against the door frame of the toll booth, as if his spine had been removed.

Blood dripped down his chin, spreading a small patch on the ground.

Scott's eyes were still open, but they had gone out of focus.

Theo clicked his tongue in annoyance: "Eileen, tell me, what exactly is the secret of the International Atomic Energy Agency? If you also have a secret ceremony, then forget it."

This time, there was no hindrance in answering.

"It's alright, my authority is higher than his. The International Atomic Energy Agency is studying 'Phaethon, the god of day,' a pure white, flawless object that resembles a miniature sun," Ailian said.

"That is the ultimate cursed spirit born from humanity's awe and fear of the sun and the nuclear energy at the end of the last century."

Scientists call it the "King of Cursed Spirits with Infinite Energy".

By sacrificing hundreds of people to construct a grand ritual, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency successfully sealed it—which wasn't even a cursed fetus—into a magnetic confinement device.

The Helios Authority told the Federation that this was the key to unlocking a new era, and that all external interference must be prevented.

After listening, Dio remained silent for a long time.

"One-time curse people." He repeated the term. "That name gives me a very bad feeling. Who are they?"

Ailian replied briefly: "Those are clones that have luckily acquired magical powers, or rather, artificial humans."

They use specific techniques to brainwash people, forcing them to make extremely harsh oaths.

When the binding is activated, they will offer their soul, blood, bones, and flesh in a pure sacrifice.

Dio did not speak again.

Ailian glanced at the lifeless body in the toll booth, closed the car window, started the engine, and drove towards Vienna.

In the rearview mirror, Scott's body, dressed in a tollbooth attendant uniform, grew smaller and smaller until it disappeared below the horizon.

The car was completely silent.

After a long silence, Yuki said softly, "It really is—pure evil."

"Yes—how long have the acts of salvation and punishment been absent from Europe?"

Theo gazed at the approaching city silhouette, as if something was calling to him from there.

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