Shirou Emiya is determined to kill all the cursed spirits and evil spirits

"You mean, Yuji and the others received a commission from above that seems to have some problems?"

"I understand. I'll go find out."

Volume 1: Chapter 119: Fushiguro Megumi’s sister?

Since Ijichi needed to be on standby at the high school to carry out the mission, it was not him who led Yuji Itadori and others to the commissioned location this time, but another assistant supervisor, Akira Nitta.

Unlike the smooth-edged office worker like Ijichi, this assistant supervisor looks like a girl only a few years older than Itadori, and seems to have just graduated from a technical high school.

That’s right, the Jujutsu High School doesn’t just train new Jujutsu masters, the position of assistant supervisor also requires one to undergo systematic training before taking up the position.

Even because they don't need to practice combat skills, the literature courses there are much more rigorous than those for the sorcerer students.

After all, to assist the sorcerers, one must keep in mind that all knowledge in the world of sorcery is only the foundation. What is important is that the execution ability and real-time analysis ability must reach a certain qualified level.

Of course, after all, it is a high-risk profession second only to the sorcerer, so the salary and benefits will definitely not be deducted.

Although assistant supervisors must report their work status to higher-ups regularly, and are almost directly under the orders of higher-ups, the sorcerers are their daily companions after all, and they will still do what Emiya asks them to do seriously.

For example, Emiya had already worked with assistant supervisors in Tokyo and had asked them to help take care of his students.

After receiving a call from Akira Nitta, Emiya immediately said goodbye to Miko Yotsuya and let her take him to a suspicious place.

As for the reason the other party said this time, that Itadori Yuji and his team received a problematic commission...

"June, Morioka, Kaneda Taichi; August, Yokohama, Shimada Osamu; September, Nagoya, Yamato Hiroshi... This commission stems from three seemingly unrelated individuals who died under the same strange circumstances."

"Before their deaths, they had all complained to the property management about the malfunctioning automatic doors, and then they died a few weeks later... It's highly likely that it was caused by a cursed spirit."

"After investigation, we found that the three deceased had attended the same junior high school, judging that it is very likely that they were affected by the same curse. However, after our investigation today, we found that the actual number of victims seems to be far greater than three."

Akira Nitta, sitting in the driver's seat, explained the situation to Emiya while driving. She had a clear memory of everything, a fundamental skill for an assistant supervisor.

"The victims are from all over the world, but they could be the result of the same curse?"

"I see. So, the larger the scope and number of people affected by the curse, the greater its power will be, right?"

Upon hearing the news, Emiya immediately began to analyze it carefully.

Dark rumors like urban legends can also transform into "curses" due to the accumulation of negative emotions and other factors. Such "curses" will not only transform into cursed spirits, but will also follow the original legend's rules to kill people.

Unlike ordinary 'earthbound spirits', any rules that are consistent with the rumors may become a condition for them to kill, so they will travel thousands of miles to kill people who are tainted by the 'curse'.

However, due to the strength of the cursed spirit, the range and number of people targeted by the curse are limited.

Most weak curses are confined to a school or surrounding area, and are not necessarily fatal to humans.

But the three places just mentioned by Akira Nitta, Morioka, Yokohama, and Nagoya... cannot be said to be far away. There is even a distance of more than 800 kilometers between Morioka and Nagoya, almost spanning half of Japan.

Under this premise, if the number of victims increases a little more, the intensity of the "curse" can basically be determined to be above level one.

"That's right. This morning, I had planned to go with Yuji and the others to question an acquaintance of the three victims, but after we got there, we discovered that person had also become a new victim."

"After further investigation into the junior high school, we discovered that all four of them had visited a haunted place called 'Eighty-Eight Bridges' during their junior high school years."

"Because of its great reputation, we've sent sorcerers there many times before, but we've never found anything unusual... If there really is a curse, it's likely that it was created this year."

"If that's true, the number of people who have been to that place is simply incalculable. After testing, Yuji-san and the others couldn't find a way to trigger the rules. If we can't find the real body of this curse, it will be difficult to exorcise it."

"The curse is likely stronger than expected. I originally wanted the students to evacuate first, but..."

Having said this, Akira Nitta's tone suddenly paused.

"Is there a problem?" Emiya asked quickly.

"But later, a victim of the curse provided information saying that Ms. Tsumiki had also been cursed."

"Tsumeki?"

"Yes, she is Fushiguro-san's sister."

Hearing that Emiya didn't seem to know this person, Akira Nitta immediately introduced him.

"Sister... Fushiguro never mentioned it to me. Did she have an accident?"

Although it sounds strange that his student suddenly tells him that he has a sister and asks him if he wants to meet her, it is also strange that Emiya himself doesn't know about it until now.

Moreover, Megumi Fushiguro himself is a descendant of the Zenin family. Does that mean his sister is the same?

"Miss Tsu Miki was originally a student at the academy, but a year ago, she was suddenly cursed and fell into a coma. Because the source of the curse has never been found, even the academy's sorcerers are completely helpless."

"It seems that Fushiguro-san has become much more reserved since then."

As a sorcerer, simply falling into a coma is not too dangerous.

But no matter who sees their loved ones in this situation, it would be difficult to really calm down.

"There's such a thing?! That guy never mentioned it to me before."

"Really? I don't even know, but I'm asking you to go check it out... What if there's a solution?"

Emiya could barely understand it. Given Megumi Fushiguro's personality, he probably didn't want to ask others for help, and he thought that since so many sorcerers couldn't do it, he might not have the same solution.

After all, the saddest thing is not the lack of hope, but the hope that is gained for a moment and then cruelly stripped away.

"So, that guy Fushiguro Megumi will definitely deal with this kind of thing secretly, right?"

Emiya knew quite well what his students were like.

"Not only that, Itadori and Kugisaki-san also said they were going back to the technical high school alone. I didn't find them later, so I guess they went together..."

Regarding this kind of thing, Akira Nitta himself has no way to deal with it!

As an assistant supervisor, she couldn't possibly control the sorcerers. And if any accidents happened to these students while they were exorcising the cursed spirits, she, as the assistant supervisor, would have to take the responsibility!

She couldn't control them, and they had to stand at attention together when they were beaten. She was actually very desperate.

As an assistant supervisor, she is naturally kind-hearted. She wants to reduce the number of people harmed by the cursed spirits and is absolutely unwilling to let the cursers be in danger. However, she really has no way to deal with this situation.

Her emotions were relatively stable, but if it were Ijichi, she would probably be on the verge of tears.

What's wrong with middle-aged office workers who just want to care about students and take care of their families?

The pressure is too much!

"It's okay, I'll keep them under control."

As expected, this kind of teacher is the most reassuring! ! ! !

Volume 1: Chapter 120 [Nine Phases of the Cursed Fetus]

"But strictly speaking, this can't be considered as them being too impulsive."

Having said that, Akira Nitta made a brief defense for Yuji and the others.

"While the exact conditions for contracting the curse are still unknown, the rules of the curse are related to doors that cannot be closed properly. The victims were killed a few weeks after discovering this phenomenon."

"And these rule-based curses are often divided into two types: entity-based and explosive-based."

"The former curse will condense into a physical curse spirit that hunts down victims who have been contaminated by the rules. The latter curse will directly erupt within the victim's body, making it impossible to defend against it."

"Since electronic equipment cannot capture the form of cursed spirits, we have not been able to identify the exact form of the curse so far."

This is the drawback of the magic world being unable to progress with the development of science and technology. All problems must be solved through on-site inspections by magicians or auxiliary supervisors.

Progress in this area does not necessarily require ordinary people to clearly know the existence of cursed spirits. As long as some instrument can be developed to detect cursed spirits within a certain range, it will be a great victory.

"Before a curse fully takes effect, a phenomenon will occur that can only be seen by the person infected with the curse. This is supposed to be a good thing to prevent the curse, but Miss Tsumiki has been in a coma, so it is difficult to determine how far the curse has progressed."

"It's also difficult to dispatch a sorcerer for personal protection ahead of time. After all, the sorcery world simply can't spare that kind of manpower. Furthermore, based on the current situation, the curse is no longer something that can be assessed as level two."

The curse takes at least two weeks to manifest, so how could a first-level sorcerer stay by someone's side for such a long time?

Moreover, since the person involved was in a coma, they had no way of knowing whether the curse was already taking place.

It's possible to wait until the Polytechnic Institute can dispatch a powerful enough sorcerer to deal with the curse, but this process will take at least a few days, and it's unknown how long the investigation of the curse will take.

From the perspective of Megumi Fushiguro, who is so concerned that he is confused, it is not surprising that he would choose to try to face the cursed spirit alone.

"In the end, is the reason for being so impulsive still because of the safety of others?"

"Really? You knew you might not be able to solve the problem, so why not call me, the teacher, in advance?"

Emiya was never afraid of acquaintances asking him for help with some trouble. He was only afraid that the other party would not tell him anything and was willing to take all the risks by himself.

Maybe some people think this is a good character, but not everyone is an egoist.

In terms of Emiya's own personality, helping friends is a completely natural thing to do. Similarly, true friends will also help him in return when he is in trouble.

He thinks this kind of relationship is the best, and too strong a sense of boundaries would make one feel uncomfortable.

And...as a teacher, isn't it normal for him to solve problems for his students?

It was not until the sky had completely darkened that Emiya, led by Akira Nitta, arrived at the place where the curse was rumored to have been born, the Eighty-Eight Bridge.

"It doesn't look like... there's a hidden curse?"

Emiya stood on the side of the bridge and tried to look down, but he was unable to capture any information related to the cursed spirit.

Not to mention curses and spirits, not even the slightest bit of filth can be seen.

"This is the trouble with curses like this. If the rules aren't triggered, even a seasoned sorcerer would have a hard time directly finding the curse's true form."

"However, based on the current investigation, the rumored triggering method for bungee jumping can be ruled out, so the real rule is likely not related to the bridge itself, but to the bottom of the bridge."

"...under the bridge?"

Following Akira Nitta's instructions, Emiya focused his attention on the canyon at the bottom of the bridge.

Judging from the unique terrain below, this bridge was probably built to cross the river. However, perhaps due to seasonal changes or the construction of a dam, only a large dry riverbed remains here.

A lot of vegetation grows in a disorderly manner below, making people subconsciously think that this place is quite deep and desolate.

"Yuji-san and the others' attempts during the day all ended in complete failure, so one of the conditions is most likely that it must be done at night."

"As for the location, it must be under the bridge. Otherwise, there would be countless people passing by this bridge every day. And if nothing unexpected happens, there might be a river at the bottom of the canyon."

"The act of crossing a river or dividing line to reach the other side holds great significance within the meaning of the curse... Previous victims didn't immediately encounter the curse's true form because it wasn't fully formed at that time. But now, if the conditions are met, the curse spirit will manifest itself."

In any case, Akira Nitta's basic skills are quite solid, and he quickly analyzed the complete triggering conditions for Emiya.

"The reason why we didn't see Itadori and the others is because they have already entered the cursed spirit's barrier?"

The domain attached to the spell cannot last forever, but the [birth domain] of the cursed spirit when it is just born is different.

As long as the cursed spirit itself does not die or does not leave the range of the domain for too long, the [living domain] constructed by the cursed spirit will exist for a long time.

"I'll take care of the rest. For safety reasons, it's better for Ms. Nitta to stay away."

Emiya instructed Akira Nitta.

"Um, what about the [account]...?"

"Let's move away first and then expand from the outside."

In order to prevent any accidents, a [tent] to separate from the outside world is indeed indispensable.

After completing the last instruction, Emiya climbed over the railing and jumped from a height of dozens of meters, successfully reaching the bottom of the canyon after a few seconds.

"Now, all we have to do is cross the river?"

The sharp-eyed Emiya immediately noticed a river not far away that had become so small that only a few strands remained, and then immediately took a step forward and walked towards that direction.

But just as Emiya was about to touch the other side with his feet, something unexpected happened.

"Who?!"

Sensing the strange cursed energy behind him, Emiya turned and dodged to the side without thinking, and the two attacks originally shot at him fell directly to the other side of the river.

The dark red liquid that looked like blood made a hissing sound when it came into contact with the ground, and it was obviously quite corrosive.

"What? You're so sharp! Are you a sorcerer?"

A tall, sturdy man slowly emerged from the shadows of the jungle. But how should I put it, his attire was a little... cool?

Well, it's the kind of level that even Toudou Aoi can't catch up to just by looking at it.

"The mission assigned to us brothers clearly didn't include eliminating the sorcerer, and yet we ran into this? What bad luck!"

"Hey! Guy over there, why don't you try to escape? I don't want to fight a sorcerer I don't know for no reason."

After completely exposing his figure to the moonlight, the mysterious figure did not choose to continue attacking, but instead asked Emiya who was not far away.

But the figure that suddenly appeared was obviously not a sorcerer, so whether it was a sorcerer or a cursed spirit, they were not someone Emiya should reconcile with.