Chapter 15: The Art of Spirits Observation
At night, on a flat ground at Jujutsu High.
"Kamikaze!"
Mei Mei cried out, releasing the Cursed Energy restriction on several crows, sacrificing their lives as they flew to attack Alex.
Their power was like cannonballs, capable of piercing even steel!
Alex watched the crows, which had almost instantly vanished from his sight.
With a thought from Alex, countless iron chains appeared out of thin air in front of him, intertwining into a net.
In an instant, this formed an extremely hard and thick iron wall.
This was one of the abilities of the Limitless Cursed Spirit Manipulation Technique: the ability to use the Cursed Technique absorbed from Cursed Spirits.
The Limitless Cursed Spirit Manipulation Technique could not only use the absorbed Cursed Technique but also absorb its Cursed Energy for one's own use.
A series of sharp metallic clanging sounds echoed.
A few brilliant sparks flashed in the darkness.
The crows were smashed, scattering flesh and striking black feathers all over the ground.
[Congratulations! Through observation and personal experience of the Black Bird Manipulation Technique, you have comprehended a brand new Cursed Technique: The Art of Spirits Observation.]
"The Art of Spirits Observation!"
Alex felt a bit surprised by the new Cursed Technique he had just grasped from Mei Mei's technique.
The value of this brand new Cursed Technique was completely comparable to the Limitless Cursed Speech Technique and the Limitless Cursed Spirit Manipulation Technique he had learned from Satoru and Geto Suguru.
"Compared to Mei Mei's Black Bird Manipulation, which can only use crows she has personally raised as mediums to achieve observation..."
"The The Art of Spirits Observation can achieve observation and surveillance through the perspectives and senses of various animals, and even plants."
"It can also allow the caster to imitate the unique observational abilities of various creatures in nature."
"For example, a dog's sensitive sense of smell, an eagle's dynamic vision, a snake's thermal imaging, and a bat's infrasound, etc."
"It can even observe oneself through the The Art of Spirits Observation!"
Clap, clap, clap...
Crisp applause sounded.
Alex dispersed the iron chains, and Mei Mei walked towards him.
"Truly impressive, Junior Brother Alex. Besides you, only Satoru could withstand my Kamikaze attack."
Facing Mei Mei's praise, Alex merely smiled faintly.
"It's nothing impressive. On the contrary, Senior Sister Mei Mei, being able to develop such a devastating move from a support-oriented Cursed Technique is what truly deserves admiration."
Mei Mei smiled sweetly and extended her jade-like hand, "Thank you for your patronage. That will be 1 million Neon currency in total."
"Ah! Didn't we agree on fifty? When did the price go up!"
Alex was stunned by Mei Mei's sudden price hike.
Mei Mei explained that the crows used just now were carefully cultivated by her, so compensation for the loss was required.
Helplessly, Alex had to take out his wallet.
He gave Mei Mei one million.
Looking at his nearly empty wallet, Alex couldn't help but sigh.
"As expected of a woman who takes money as her standard of value; everything requires money."
"I didn't expect the money from this Grade 2 mission to be spent all at once."
Alex sighed, truly regretting not having enough money when needed.
Alex was not like Satoru, whose family had vast wealth, an inheritance built over dozens of generations that could never be spent.
The Inumaki Clan, to which he belonged.
If it weren't for the sudden appearance of Alex, they would have been nearly extinct.
"I heard the clan has produced another genius recently, named Inumaki."
Hearing this name, Alex couldn't help but recall his previous life.
That cute boy who liked to speak the names of sushi.
"I didn't expect to become his cousin."
Alex shook his head involuntarily.
After everything concluded, Alex bid farewell to Utahime and Mei Mei.
Watching Alex's departing back, a trace of reluctance and lingering affection flashed in Utahime's eyes.
After all, such an outstanding man was exceedingly rare.
Gentle, powerful, kind.
Mei Mei noticed the anomaly in her cute junior.
"Utahime, do you like that kid?"
Mei Mei spoke.
Hearing this, Utahime looked like a girl whose secret had been exposed.
Her face instantly turned red.
Utahime stammered in reply: "N-no."
"I don't want to date right now! I need to become a great Jujutsu Sorcerer!"
Seeing the somewhat flustered Utahime, Mei Mei narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly.
"Utahime, if you have feelings for that kid, I advise you to give up that thought."
Utahime looked confused: "Why?"
Mei Mei looked towards the sky with a hint of melancholy and slowly spoke, as if recalling something.
"Although Alex is an extremely outstanding junior."
"Even among our generation, only that guy Satoru can be compared to him."
"But unlike Satoru..."
"I can sense the madness in Alex —a madman who smiles so excitedly even when facing my murderous Kamikaze."
"This kind of madness is called ambition for those with great power."
"But for you..."
"Utahime, that is a flame that cannot be touched."
"You are very likely to be burned to ashes by that flame."
"Furthermore, that guy is clearly not interested in you."
"Listen to my advice; you and Alex should just be good friends, like Satoru and the others."
"Falling in love with someone like that will be very painful."
After listening to Mei Mei, Utahime suddenly seemed to understand something.
But she immediately retorted: "I am not friends with Satoru!"
She was no longer a child; she knew that some things, even if you like them, obtaining them often requires paying a heavy price, perhaps even being covered in wounds without success.
It was the correct choice to stop before getting too deeply involved.
Utahime nodded: "I know. It's just adolescent hormones; I can overcome it."
Mei Mei was very relieved to see Utahime's determination.
After all, being a Sorcerer was not an ordinary job; they had to face not only eliminating Cursed Spirits but also dangerous individuals like Curse Users.
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"What? Riu and Friz are dead."
In the deep darkness, a man's voice sounded.
The voice was ancient and low, like a whisper from hell, yet it carried a trace of surprise and astonishment.
"Yes, Lord chopper."
A man in a black robe, radiating powerful Cursed Energy, knelt and reported everything.
But the Cursed Energy of the black-robed man, enough to qualify him as a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer, seemed insignificant compared to chopper's presence.
Riu and Friz were originally twin brothers born into a Jujutsu Sorcerer family.
Because twins are considered an inauspicious sign in the Jujutsu World, they were abandoned when very young.
Later, they were adopted by chopper.
"Although their strength was only Grade 2."
"The two brothers were inseparable, shared an unspoken understanding, and were always together. Even when facing a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer, they could escape unharmed."
"Moreover, the mission they were executing was only to subdue one Grade 2 Cursed Spirit."
"How did they die?"
chopper asked slowly. During this critical period,
Their organization was extremely cautious, fearing that any incident might jeopardize the plan to resurrect Lord Yamata no Orochi.
"Killed by a student from Jujutsu High."
The black-robed man replied.
"Was it the Six Eyes from the Gojo Family, or that genius named Geto Suguru?"
"Or perhaps both of them together?"
Hearing the four words Jujutsu High, chopper's heart skipped a beat.
He subconsciously thought of the man who, since birth, had made all Curse Users tremble in fear.
Daring not to show their faces, hiding like rats in sewers in places unseen by the light.
The man who made all the Jujutsu Sorcerers in the entire Jujutsu World seem dim in comparison.