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Chapter 66
"When those tourists see the situation in Mihama Town, they either choose to go around or just clear some of the less-observant Cursed Spirits…"
"But a large-scale cleanup like this is the first time it has happened."
The Exorcist frowned, recounting what he had investigated: "Thirty percent of the Cursed Spirits in Mihama Town were directly dispelled, sixty percent suffered injuries of varying degrees, and the remaining ten percent, along with a small portion of the injured sixty percent, instinctively fled Mihama Town and dared not return."
"These Cursed Spirits are fine staying in Mihama Town, but once they leave Mihama Town, they can easily become a real threat. If they are unwilling to return to Mihama Town, for safety's sake, they must be completely eliminated."
"A powerful Exorcist…" Nanami Kento naturally knew how many Cursed Spirits were clustered in Mihama Town.
Although there were no special-grade Cursed Spirits, the number of Cursed Spirits classified as first or second-grade was still quite large.
Let alone him handling it, even if Gojo Satoru, that guy, were to handle it, it would probably take an entire night.
More importantly, the Cursed Spirits here kept appearing one after another, making it impossible to kill them all.
If you killed them today, a new batch would emerge in two days.
But now, Mihama Town is still filled with overwhelming malevolence, yet more than seventy percent of the area is clean, with no Cursed Spirits visible, and those Cursed Spirits that escaped still dare not return.
Such a "ruthless individual with unknown motives" coming to Tokyo, it's unclear what his purpose is.
Nanami Kento's work tonight was simple: assist the Exorcist in dealing with these scattered Cursed Spirits and confirm the current situation in Mihama Town.
However, after seeing that the Exorcist was not under too much pressure, he decisively chose to slack off.
While casually using his Cursed Spirit energy to dispel those weak Cursed Spirits, he also inquired with the Exorcists who were also sent out for overtime about the salary and benefits on the Shinto side.
After all, the higher-ups of the Cursed Spirit Headquarters are a pile of dog shit, and he also wanted to see how the Shinto, as Japan's largest supernatural force, was doing now, and if they were also a pile of dog shit.
Starting from the mid-19th century, the period of mysterious decline, which almost spanned the entire 20th century, caused many supernatural forces' inheritances to disappear over these hundred years.
The secrecy protocol of hiding oneself and not displaying supernatural powers in front of ordinary people was also gradually established at that time.
This was essentially a compromise and cooperation between the weakened Jujutsu World and the surface world, indicating that they would not disrupt the rules of the new era, only seeking a place for themselves.
The final result was that over these hundred years, a considerable number of supernatural forces were incorporated and managed, such as Shinto and Zen Buddhism, and later the Cursed Spirit Headquarters and some Onmyoji families.
It wasn't until the end of the century that the trend of decline finally stopped, and from the 21st century onwards, the mysterious revival gradually began.
And then, following that, was the swelling desire and ambition of various forces once they realized their power was starting to recover.
They began to compete for resources and re-divide territories.
Recalling the dirty dealings he was forced into during his early years as a Cursed Spirit Master, Nanami Kento couldn't help but feel a bit nauseous.
He had given up his identity as a Cursed Spirit Master and chosen to become an office worker.
Besides realizing how far he was from true geniuses, it was also because he didn't want to get involved in the higher-ups' messes.
It wasn't until recent years that the frequency of supernatural occurrences continuously increased.
The country and the higher-ups of those forces finally realized.
Not only were the high-end combat forces of their respective factions recovering, but existences like Cursed Spirits, curses, and Yokai also transcended a hundred years, ushering in their period of resurgence and activity.
It was precisely because of these external threats that the open conflicts among those forces have significantly decreased in recent years.
And Nanami Kento, who had matured considerably and gained a clearer understanding of life through several years of experience in the workplace, chose to become a Cursed Spirit Master again.
Upon hearing about the benefits of these Exorcists, Nanami Kento couldn't help but first curse the corrupt higher-ups of Jujutsu High.
Look at those Exorcists and the monks of Zen Buddhism; during the mysterious decline of the last century, they seized the opportunity and tied themselves to Japan. Not only did these two forces occupy over seventy percent of Japan's ley lines, but they also made a fortune in the surface world.
They even took advantage of other forces' inability to attract more talent by using their capital to recruit a large number of gifted ordinary people.
The Jujutsu World, on the other hand, was stuck in its ways.
It wasn't until they couldn't hold out any longer that the Cursed Spirit Headquarters was established, and by cultivating a group of top-tier Cursed Spirit Master combatants and pillars of the Jujutsu World through Tokyo Jujutsu High in the last half-century, they gained considerable influence in Tokyo.
After all, in the Jujutsu World, strength still speaks the loudest.
But compared to the accumulated power of Shinto and Zen Buddhism, their Cursed Spirit Masters have fallen too far behind in the last hundred years.
As a first-grade Cursed Spirit Master with an Innate Technique, his usual benefits and treatment were actually on par with these weaker Exorcists.
It's no wonder Jujutsu High has found it increasingly difficult to recruit students in recent years.
If he hadn't had an Innate Technique, and if he hadn't happened to encounter Cursed Spirit Masters first when he knew nothing, he should have become an Exorcist back then.
However, he continued to ask a few more questions.
After learning that these Exorcists were practically working year-round, having to work overtime every few days to deal with the increasingly frequent spiritual events, and without overtime pay, he immediately joined them in cursing the Shinto, which was only slightly better but still trash.
But thinking about it carefully, it was actually normal.
After all, the values of the surface world and the Jujutsu World are inherently different; making those old fogeys understand the concept of overtime pay is a hundred times more difficult than eliminating a special-grade Cursed Spirit.
Sure enough, in this era of mysterious revival, the entire Jujutsu World is a pile of shit, and no matter where you go, you can't escape the fate of being exploited.
After confirming this fact, Nanami Kento sighed, then waved to the Exorcists.
"I'll leave this here to you. I'm going to take a look inside Mihama Town to check the situation, and I'll bring you back some coffee later."
Upon first entering Mihama Town, some people might feel a bit uncomfortable due to the overly dense malevolence and turbid spiritual energy.
It's somewhat like the feeling of entering a public restroom after someone else has used it.
It feels pungent at first, but after staying for a while, you seem to get used to it.
But actually living there and breathing deeply would still make people feel disgusted, and they wouldn't want to come here unless necessary.
It was roughly that level of discomfort.
Nanami Kento also spent a few minutes before he initially adapted to the spiritual energy here.
"It's still somewhat different from what was rumored," Nanami Kento judged in his mind.
After all, based on his past occasional conversations with others about Mihama Town, what they said was even more exaggerated than the current situation.
For example, they said that in Mihama Town, although the spiritual energy reaction was much more active than outside, absorbing that spiritual energy would also contaminate oneself, and it would take several weeks after leaving to deal with the contaminated spiritual energy.
But Nanami Kento, who felt he was already living in a cesspool, still tried it himself.
Indeed, this spiritual energy was not easy to handle, but it wasn't so severe as to cause contamination.
"It's truly just hearsay. Everyone says Mihama Town is a dump, but I don't think it's as bad as the rumors make it out to be," Nanami Kento said, after carefully assessing it.
After that, he went to the places generally known to have the most Cursed Spirits.
Hospitals, elementary schools, middle schools.
Although Cursed Spirits could indeed still be seen in these places, and in considerable numbers, they were basically all ordinary Cursed Spirits without intelligence; no high-level Cursed Spirits were found.
According to the Exorcist, the intelligent, high-level Cursed Spirits in Mihama Town suffered the most severe casualties.
After sensing the Exorcist's threat, they should have gathered in the middle, intending to launch a counterattack against that mysterious Exorcist.
But in the end, they were easily eliminated by the opponent without even seeing the face of that mysterious Exorcist.
It was a pity that Nanami Kento toured the entire Mihama Town but couldn't find any traces of intense spiritual energy fluctuations.
Instead, while buying coffee at a convenience store, he even saw a young man who seemed to have a slight spiritual energy aptitude.
Actually, under normal circumstances, it's not that easy to discern if a person has spiritual energy talent.
You either need extremely strong spiritual energy perception abilities or specialized detection equipment.
But as the current record holder for consecutive "Black Flash" in the Jujutsu World, Nanami Kento's perception naturally wouldn't be too poor, otherwise, he wouldn't have been assigned to investigate the spiritual energy fluctuations in Mihama Town.
In his eyes, the blue-haired young man who was buying drinks was indeed a good cultivation prospect with a strong physique.
And he even had some impression of this young man.
Before coming to work overtime, he had received a file, which was a list of people who had recently entered and exited Mihama Town.
This list mentioned the young man in front of him, who had recently moved into the wealthy district of Mihama Town.
His spirit and vitality were very strong; if one observed him closely with Cursed Spirit energy, a burning flame could faintly be seen in his eyes.
This kind of vigorous physique should be quite favored by the monks of Zen Buddhism.
Nanami Kento couldn't help but observe the other party for a few more glances.
Such a physique, among ordinary people, could indeed be considered one in ten thousand.
But that was all it was.
Even if it were truly one or two people out of ten thousand, the entire Japan would still have tens of thousands of them.
This doesn't even count those families and forces with hundreds or even thousands of years of inheritance.
And in fact, after a hundred years of mysterious decline, even with the current mysterious revival, the number of supernatural beings in Japan cannot exceed ten thousand now.
Even if he were to introduce someone to Zen Buddhism, they would probably only be able to become an ordinary inner disciple.
They would cultivate their entire lives and at most reach the first-grade level.
Moreover, the other party lived in this terrible place, Mihama Town.
If he were outside, his physique would have no problem living a stable and healthy life.
But in Mihama Town, a place overflowing with malevolence, this kind of vigorous physique would instead become a hindrance, making it easier to attract the attention of those Cursed Spirits.
Just like now, in a corner of the convenience store, there was a ferocious-looking intermediate Cursed Spirit lurking and eyeing the young man.
This, however, was something to thank that unknown powerful Exorcist for.
He had cleared out the demons and monsters in Mihama Town, and now the number of powerful Cursed Spirits in Mihama Town had greatly decreased. Otherwise, the young man's yang energy would probably have been completely devoured by those powerful Cursed Spirits long ago.
And perhaps because his gaze had been fixed on this young man, after a while, it naturally caught the young man's attention.
The young man turned his head in slight confusion and asked Nanami Kento.
"Hello, is there something I can help you with?"
Nanami Kento collected his thoughts and then reached up to adjust his glasses.
"Nothing, you must be a recent resident of Mihama Town, right? Because the situation here in Mihama Town is quite complex, I'd like to take a few minutes of your time to ask you some simple questions."
Facing the young man's puzzled gaze, Nanami Kento pulled out his work ID.
It was naturally not a Cursed Spirit Master certification from the Cursed Spirit Headquarters, but a special consultant ID provided by the Japanese Public Security Department.
Cursed Spirit Masters frequently appear in various places, and although their activities cannot be known to ordinary people, sometimes they do need to interact with ordinary people.
An official identity naturally makes it easier to dispel others' suspicions.
Upon seeing the ID, the young man did not seem afraid; instead, he nodded slightly towards him: "Mr. Nanami, is there something you need from me?"
Ordinary people wouldn't be so calm when faced with inquiries from the Public Security Department, let alone someone who was only a 16 or 17-year-old young man.
It seemed this young man's identity was indeed not ordinary.
"Shall we talk outside?" Nanami Kento might slack off normally, but when it came to work, his attitude was quite serious.
The young man thought for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, but please wait until I've paid."
A few minutes later, the two arrived under a streetlamp not far from the convenience store.
Nanami Kento first asked the young man his name and identity.
"Renji Miyauchi, 16 years old this year, a newly enrolled first-year student at Toyosaki High School."
It matched the information in the file; the other party wasn't lying. Nanami Kento found the other party's information on his phone and confirmed it.
"You don't seem nervous. Do you know why I'm looking for you?"
Nanami Kento asked, his tone carrying a hint of probing.
Renji Miyauchi's expression remained calm.
Roughly since a few days ago, he had been able to sense strangers, other than the girls who possessed the death note, mentioning his name as their target.