Inside Tombs of the Star Corridor, Eichi, Medea, Tamamo-no-Mae, and Tengen were busy working around a Tomie.
This Tomie had been obtained from Shoko.
There had originally been two Tomies left at the entrance to Shoko's laboratory.
One of them had been studied by Shoko until it was beyond recognition, then sewn back together.
Shoko's original plan was to use one first.
And when this one became completely unusable, she would switch to the next one.
So, she stitched up the Tomie that had been torn to pieces during the experiment, then used Reverse Cursed Technique to accelerate its recovery.
She had no interest in waiting for Tomie to slowly proliferate there.
Not only would it waste time, but it would also require someone to seal it again.
As a result, an accident occurred.
As Shoko continuously injected Reverse Cursed Technique, the stitched-up Tomie's body showed a violent rejection reaction.
In the end, the unbearable Tomie escaped from its body in the form of an Over-Cursed Spirit.
Then it launched an attack on Shoko.
Fortunately, the positive energy enveloping Shoko made Tomie's attacks difficult to take effect.
Realizing what was happening, Shoko immediately activated the multi-functional barrier Medea had set up for her.
Just in case, Shoko also activated several cursed tools Masamichi had given her, as well as all the Shikigami Medea had made for her.
Even after seeing that Tomie had no power to resist, Shoko was still a little uneasy, so she found a cursed tool that had been gathering dust among the clutter and fiercely struck Tomie with it.
Tomie: "#@XX%."
Before he officially started dating Artoria, Eichi's aesthetic was still too much that of a "straight man."
The cursed tools he gave Shoko were basically in styles that girls could not appreciate.
If they had not been effective and valuable enough, Shoko probably would have forgotten about them long ago.
After this experience, Shoko realized that Tomie's true form was not the thing in front of her that could still be called a body, but a Cursed Spirit.
She then threw the other Tomie into the morgue for cremation.
Shoko did not want to be attacked again.
After learning this, Eichi carried the Tomie that was being cremated in the morgue to Tombs of the Star Corridor.
Now, the group was using this Tomie as a sample.
They were loading Tomie's information into Tengen's nationwide barrier.
At that time, this barrier would act like a radar, displaying Tomie's location.
Although the location feedback was not very precise because the barrier's range was so large, that was not a problem for Satoru and Suguru.
One of those two had a large number of Cursed Spirits that could be used for searching.
The other had the Six Eyes.
As long as they knew the approximate location, Tomie would have nowhere to hide.
Just as Eichi and the others were focused on modifying the Tomie-specific radar barrier, a figure arrived in the depths of Tokyo Jujutsu High.
"I finally found it."
The Assistant Supervisor, covered in bandages like a severely wounded person, looked excitedly at the barrier in front of him.
This person really was severely injured.
Because of the recent manpower shortage, Jujutsu Sorcerers and Assistant Supervisors had all been working overtime.
This had also led to a surge in injuries.
Shoko did not treat those with minor injuries first, but prioritized the severely wounded.
This Assistant Supervisor was one of those who had returned to Tokyo Jujutsu High to recuperate at that time.
Moreover, he had voluntarily said that his injuries were not serious, just superficial wounds, and that ordinary treatment would be enough.
He told Shoko to treat those who needed it more.
However, because he was wrapped in bandages, no one at Tokyo Jujutsu High noticed anything abnormal about him.
His body was now vastly different from before. Not only was the skin under the bandages paler, even his build was more slender than before.
However, these changes in his body and Cursed Energy were concealed by the bandages and the cursed talismans beneath them.
This former Assistant Supervisor had long since been infected by Tomie.
"Is this the place...?"
Tomie took out a spherical cursed tool and pressed it against the Kiko where Tokyo Jujutsu High stored cursed tools.
Soon, the barrier outside the Kiko seemed to be stretched open, and a hole appeared.
Tomie entered the Kiko, her gaze roaming among the countless cursed tools.
"Is this Sukuna's finger? How ugly."
Tomie looked at Sukuna's finger in her hand with disdain.
Its shape resembled a dried chicken claw, but if she had to compare them, Tomie felt that even a dried chicken claw looked better than this.
Tomie rewrapped the talisman sealing the finger, then put Sukuna's finger into her pocket.
With her mission accomplished, Tomie prepared to retreat.
However, before retreating, she planned to see whether there were any other suitable cursed tools she could take with her.
However, before Tomie could choose carefully, the surrounding barrier began to change.
The barrier's defense mechanism had been activated.
The cursed tool Tomie used was ultimately too low-grade to interfere with Tokyo Jujutsu High's barrier for long.
"Damn it, did that guy give me a fake?"
Tomie cursed under her breath, then immediately retreated.
On the way, she casually stuffed several cursed tools into her arms.
"Intruder!"
"Everyone, gather!"
"The enemy is in the direction of the Kiko, hurry!"
The Jujutsu Sorcerers still at Tokyo Jujutsu High immediately gathered and rushed toward the Kiko.
Tomie gritted her teeth, realizing that no matter which direction she ran, someone would chase after her.
"Have I been marked?"
Tomie immediately realized that something was wrong.
She had probably been marked by the barrier using some special method when she passed through it.
That was why no matter which direction she ran, she would run into people trying to apprehend her.
She knew that half of her face was still wrapped in bandages, so in the eyes of outsiders, she should have looked like one of their own.
Tomie steeled herself, took out the finger, and threw it into a trash can.
The next second, Tomie ran wildly in the opposite direction.
Soon, Tomie was caught.
On the other side, just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief after capturing the intruder, a figure walked to the trash can and quietly took Sukuna's finger out from inside.
In Tombs of the Star Corridor, Eichi frowned when he heard the alarm.
He had not expected anyone to be able to infiltrate Tokyo Jujutsu High.
With a wave of his right hand, a barrier-version surveillance screen appeared before the group.
"Is that... Tomie?"
Looking at the Assistant Supervisor whose bandages had been destroyed in the fight, revealing half of Tomie's face,
Eichi inwardly thought, 'This is bad.'
He had not expected Tomie to infiltrate Tokyo Jujutsu High in this way.
Infecting an injured Assistant Supervisor.
Then waiting for the right opportunity for the infection to erupt rapidly, completing the domination of the Assistant Supervisor.
Finally, using cursed talismans to conceal her Cursed Energy aura.
However... "Immediately activate the Tomie radar. The range does not need to be too large, it only needs to cover all of Tokyo Jujutsu High."
With the activation of the Tomie radar, more than a dozen light spots quickly appeared on the radar.
That many Tomies had actually infiltrated it?
Realizing how serious the situation was, Eichi immediately relayed the information to Artoria.
Tomie, both those escaping and those still hiding within Tokyo Jujutsu High, realized that they seemed to have been exposed.
And all of them had been exposed.
"Damn it!"
Tomie looked unwillingly toward the distant gate of Tokyo Jujutsu High.
"As long as I can reach that place."
Tomie knew that as long as she passed through that gate, someone would come to meet her.
However, this not-so-long staircase became an insurmountable distance for Tomie.
"In that case, let's make a big scene."
In an instant, all the people Tomie had carefully controlled over the past few days began to riot.
(To be continued.)