"Why..."
Miko stood up, panting heavily.
"Why is my strength so different from yours? We share the same body, yet your power is so immense."
"Tch."
Akuto glanced at Miko, his eyes filled with disdain.
"You actually dare to compare yourself to me?"
"The total amount of Cursed Energy doesn't have a huge impact on skill."
"What affects skill more is Cursed Energy efficiency—that is, the utilization rate of Cursed Energy."
"In your current state, your Cursed Energy efficiency is likely only 10%."
"And because your way of exerting force is wrong, strictly speaking, the actual power you strike with might not even reach 5%."
Hearing these ridiculous statistics, Miko rubbed her eyes.
"And you?"
"90%."
As Akuto said this, he thought of a certain white-haired pervert.
According to Sukuna's memories, the pervert's Cursed Energy efficiency was 200%.
The buff provided by the Six Eyes was far more terrifying than imagined.
To use an analogy, Jujutsu Sorcerers are like cars. Miko is currently a gas-guzzling vintage car that can't run fast, while Sukuna is a muscle car with decent fuel consumption that runs fast.
And Gojo Satoru is a concept car with ultra-low fuel consumption that runs incredibly fast.
The so-called fuel consumption is the utilization rate of gasoline.
What is the Jujutsu Sorcerer's utilization rate of Cursed Energy?
Of course, a Jujutsu Sorcerer's car isn't just about speed, so this is only a comparison of a single metric.
Miko turned and went home without saying a word.
To prevent her family from noticing the marks on her body, Miko had put in a lot of effort.
Once Miko rested, Akuto took control of the body.
"Hmm? Why does this feel weird?"
Akuto bent over and pulled at the skirt, only to find a pair of shorts underneath.
"Please make sure you wear safety shorts properly."
Miko's face turned red.
She had noticed that Akuto's fighting style was very wide and open. She didn't know if the enemies felt pain, but at this rate, she would definitely end up flashing someone.
"Tch."
Akuto opened the window and disappeared into the night like an afterimage.
That night, Akuto wandered aimlessly.
He wasn't in a hurry to go to those places where the aura of Cursed Spirits was particularly strong. Going there with his current power would only bring trouble.
That black smoke rising hundreds of meters into the air emitted an aura that could be felt from several kilometers away.
In comparison, those Cursed Spirits were roughly equivalent to a Special Grade Cursed Spirit in the Jujutsu world.
With only one finger and without being able to use Domain Expansion, they would be difficult to deal with.
Akuto was looking for the Fox Shrine Miko visited in the original story.
In the original, Hana was haunted by a Cursed Spirit, and Miko went to a shrine to help her, where she received help from the spirits there.
Of course, they were Cursed Spirits after all, and their ultimate goal was to devour Miko.
Akuto wanted to see what was so special about that shrine.
However, after searching for a long time, Akuto couldn't find it.
He had visited every shrine in the vicinity.
"Does that mean only Miko can enter? Is it something like a curtain? A Barrier..."
Akuto shook his head helplessly, returned to the Yotsuya residence, and gave the body back to Miko.
When Miko left the house after breakfast, that feeling of being followed appeared again.
She looked back.
Behind a trash can, a black school bag was poking out.
Miko's eyes twitched.
"Is it Kyosuke..."
Turning back to continue toward school, Miko found that her mindset had changed.
Although she could still see Cursed Spirits, the previous sense of bewilderment and fear was completely gone.
After all, having killed two Cursed Spirits, Miko's current attitude when facing them was quite calm.
Unless it was the kind of Cursed Spirit that almost had a physical form, Miko wouldn't feel afraid.
However, fighting still caused Miko distress.
Her small brain was already wondering if there were any 'evil cultivation' methods to speed up her exorcism process.
After school in the afternoon, Miko went straight to a bookstore to look up books on Cursed Spirits.
In the end, after looking for ages, she found they were all works of fiction.
There was no usable information at all.
Glancing at the Cursed Spirit hiding behind the bookshelf, Miko expressionlessly put the book back and turned to leave.
Shortly after Miko left, Kyosuke ran over to see what kind of books his sister was reading.
However, because of his height, the book he grabbed wasn't the one Miko had been looking at.
"99 Ways to Please Your Lover?"
"Is Sis really in love?"
Kyosuke opened the book, and it was full of information that made his face flush.
"Hickeys are marks representing love... If Sis has hickeys on her, I can be sure she's in a relationship, right?"
At that moment, Akuto had already noticed Kyosuke's little movements.
"The timing of the plot is a bit off, but it's still happening..."
This was good news for Akuto. As long as Miko went to that shrine, it wouldn't be so easy to get her out again.
Since he couldn't find it, it was better to wait for the Cursed Spirit to come to them... After the night's battle ended, Miko returned home exhausted, changed her clothes, and threw herself into the bathtub.
The hot water soothed her spirit, making Miko feel a bit drowsy.
A while later, Miko's head snapped up, and she opened her eyes dizzily.
"I almost fell asleep in the bathroom..."
Miko turned, preparing to get up, when her gaze suddenly froze.
A Cursed Spirit had actually appeared in the corner of the bathroom. It was staring at the wall, its body twitching constantly.
Miko watched it speechlessly for a moment, deciding whether or not to take it out with a single punch.
But thinking that her punch might destroy the house, Miko decided to endure it.
The moment she stood up, the bathroom door was opened.
Boom!
Before Kyosuke could see the situation in the bathroom clearly, a blast of air erupted from Miko's body.
Miko was pale with shock and immediately shouted:
"Kyosuke, get out! Close the door!"
"Sis?"
"Get out!"
It was the second time Kyosuke had been treated so sternly, and even Mrs. Yotsuya was drawn over.
"Ara? Are you two siblings having a fight?"
Kyosuke's eyes filled with tears.
"I... I just wanted to see Sis, and then I got yelled at..."
Mrs. Yotsuya glanced at Miko in the bathroom, gently pulled the door shut, and knelt down to look at Kyosuke.
"Kyosuke, it's normal for your sister to have her own little secrets."
"Besides, you're not a little kid anymore. You're in fifth grade; you can't bathe with your sister anymore."
"Remember to knock before entering your sister's room, okay?"
"Uwah..."
Kyosuke wiped his tears, feeling aggrieved.
Meanwhile, Miko's heart was pounding like a drum as she carefully felt her body.
Finding that Akuto had calmed down, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Miko had no doubt that if she hadn't stopped him just now, Akuto would have instantly sliced Kyosuke into several pieces.
Just like those Cursed Spirits.
"I'm very sorry, my younger brother is a bit willful. Because he's still young, my mother and I forgot to teach him about these things..."
Miko spoke cautiously.
"What? You didn't know anything in fifth or sixth grade?"
Akuto's teasing voice made Miko's face flush, leaving her unable to argue for a moment.
"I wouldn't say that, he's my brother..."
Even though she thought this, Miko didn't dare say it out loud.
After appeasing Akuto, Miko left the bathroom and returned to her room. Not long after, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
The door opened, and Mrs. Yotsuya walked in carrying a glass of milk.
"Miko, you've been a bit strict with your brother lately. Did something happen?"
"He's very sad."