Jujutsu Kaisen: I have everything I need now!

Mornings in Furano come later than usual.

The heavy snowfall obscured the sunlight, shrouding the entire town in a bleak gray-white hue. The sound of sirens pierced the tranquility, and the red and blue streetlights shone glaringly against the snow-covered streets.

At the entrance of Tianxiang Flower Shop.

Wearing a thick down jacket, Zhenyi held a broom in her hand, her brows furrowed as she stared at the yellow warning tape that had been put up not far away.

"Dead?"

On December 1st, he leaned against the doorframe, holding a steaming cup of coffee, his eyes somewhat unfocused. Last night's confrontation had drained him of a lot of energy; although a fight hadn't broken out, the feeling of being mocked was unpleasant.

"He's dead. The police said it was sudden brain death."

December took a sip of coffee, the bitter taste spreading across his tongue. He kept thinking about whether to go back and help everyone, but with his current strength, he really couldn't offer much assistance.

"Shall we go take a look?" asked the first of December, feigning ignorance.

"Nonsense." Mayi threw the broom at him. "Even though I'm no longer a sorcerer, I can't just pretend I didn't see something strange happening on my own doorstep."

She pulled the revolver that had been with her for many years from her down jacket pocket and skillfully checked the cylinder.

"Let's go, Mr. Ghost."

......

The crime scene was a narrow back alley.

Several uniformed police officers were investigating the scene, the snow on the ground trampled and scrambled. The victim had already been loaded into an ambulance, leaving only a human-shaped dent.

On the first day of December, Zhenyi and others stood at the entrance of the alley.

"Can you see anything?" asked the first day of December.

Mayi pushed up her glasses. Although she was now an ordinary person, she could still sense certain fluctuations of magical power because of her special soul.

"It's strange." Her expression turned puzzled. "This place... is too clean. Usually, cursed spirits leave behind murky residue after killing someone, but there's nothing here. Only..."

She crouched down and ran her finger across the snow.

The snow there is not pure white, but mixed with extremely fine black particles.

"What is this?"

The moment Zhenyi's fingertips touched the black particles.

A sudden change occurred.

The once tranquil shadows in the alley suddenly began to churn like boiling water. The shadows cast by the high walls on both sides seemed to come alive, instantly lengthening, twisting, and transforming into two dark human-shaped silhouettes that "stood" up from the ground.

No one was given time to react.

Two blades made of shadows, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, crossed and slashed towards Mayi, who was crouching on the ground.

"Be careful!"

Mayi reacted extremely quickly, almost instinctively rolling backward.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two gunshots rang out.

The bullet struck the shadow soldier precisely in the head.

However, the bullet seemed to pass through a cloud of smoke and hit the wall behind it directly, scattering a few sparks.

The two shadow soldiers had holes punched into their heads, but in the blink of an eye, the surrounding black energy surged and the holes in their foreheads were instantly filled.

They didn't stop moving at all; in fact, they moved even faster.

"Physical attacks are ineffective?" Zhenyi's pupils shrank sharply.

This defies common sense. Even cursed spirits can be injured when attacked. What exactly are these things?

Just as the Shadow Blade was about to touch Mayi's neck.

A hand suddenly shoved in.

"Thump!"

December 1st stood in front of Zhenyi, grasping the two shadow blades with one hand. His palm was covered with a faint golden light, the strength granted to his body by the [Ox] talisman.

"He's quite strong."

On the first day of the twelfth month, he sneered and suddenly clenched his five fingers.

"Snap!"

He crushed the two shadow blades with his bare hands. Then, he used his waist to deliver a powerful whip kick.

This kick didn't use any fancy techniques; it was purely a release of power.

The air was compressed, creating visible ripples.

"Boom!"

One of the shadow soldiers in front of them had his upper body kicked off and turned into a cloud of black mist.

"Is it resolved?" Zhenyi got up from the ground and raised her gun in a guard position.

"No." December 1st stared at the black mist. "The trouble has only just begun."

The burst of black mist didn't dissipate; instead, it seemed to be attracted by some magnetic force, rapidly reforming itself in mid-air. In less than three seconds, the shadow warrior was standing unharmed in the same spot again.

However, deeper into the alley, more and more red eyes lit up.

Three, five, ten...

At this moment, they are no longer hidden.

"Ordinary physical attacks are ineffective against them," December said in a deep voice. "These are not ordinary shikigami, nor are they cursed spirits. They are 'shadows'."

"Then what do we do? Run?" Zhenyi gritted her teeth and said, "My bullets are useless against them."

December looked around. Several corpses lay scattered in the alley, and the entrance was blocked off. Countless shadow warriors were climbing over the walls and telephone poles, swarming in like spiders.

"The power of the talisman can harm them."

"but."

Looking at the shadow soldiers before him, December 1st realized that with his current abilities, he was not capable of killing them all while protecting Zhenyi.

and many more.

December 1st's gaze fell on Zhenyi behind him.

Although Mai is an ordinary person, she has undergone transformation by a talisman and has disregarded the constraints of the new moon. This proves that the world has not forcibly interfered with her.

if......

If the power of the talisman is released through the medium of the talisman, then the talisman is used as a medium.

"Mayi."

On the first day of December, she suddenly turned around and grabbed Zhenyi's wrist.

"What are you doing?!" Zhenyi was startled. The situation was extremely critical. What was this guy going to do?

"I'll borrow your body for a bit."

"Huh? What's wrong with you at a time like this—"

Before Zhenyi could finish cursing, she felt a huge, terrifying heat flow violently pour into her body through December's palm.

The explosive power of the dragon.

"Guide it!" December roared in her ear. "Don't resist, shoot it out!"

Zhenyi's face flushed red from the sudden surge of power. She felt as if her meridians were about to burst, the force rampaging through her body, searching for an outlet.

She instinctively raised her revolver and aimed it at the group of shadow warriors rushing towards her.

Although she didn't know what to do, her past experience as a sorcerer had given her the instinct to construct spells.

Zhenyi pulled the trigger.

This shot was fired without a bullet.

"BOOM!!!"

A crimson beam of light shot out from the muzzle of the gun.

A red sun seemed to rise in the narrow alley.

The dozen or so shadow warriors who were the first to be hit didn't even have a chance to transform into black mist before they were instantly evaporated by this terrifying energy.

Success! The power of the talisman was released through Mayi. This time, December 1st used two-tenths of its power. There was no change in the sky, and the world attributed the attack to Mayi.

The price is...

The recoil was immense. After all, Zhenyi wasn't the true owner of the talisman; just like the previous December 1st, she was merely a user.

Zhenyi flew backward, and December quickly caught her.