CHAPTER 311: CURSE SPIRIT! JUJUTSU KAISEN?

Chapter 311: Curse Spirit! Jujutsu Kaisen? Iwanaga Kotoko Wants to Bribe?

If he remembered correctly, Iwanaga Kotoko was the Wisdom God of yokai, dealing with matters between them and oddities.

But the monster before him was not simple. It was composed entirely of materialized energy, an existence formed by the condensation of an invisible energy called Cursed Energy.

This reminded Ren of the Curse Spirits in Jujutsu Kaisen. It could only be said to be exactly the same.

Logically, this monster should not be visible to humans, but Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai had both awakened their spiritual vision. They stared blankly as the spikes on the monster’s head slowly opened.

Inside, there was a large mouth full of sharp teeth. Instead of a tongue, there were multiple hearts beating within it.

"Love, love, love, love!!!"

The thing was about to start wailing again.

"Shut up."

Ren was truly annoyed by its noisy cries. Anyone who didn’t know better would think it was calling out to his future little maid, Hayasaka Ai.

With his cold shout, the monster’s huge body exploded on the spot, utterly dead.

[Ding! You have killed a future doomsday factor, a Curse Spirit, and gained doomsday points!]

Curse Spirit? Ren was stunned. The Chat Group’s prompt made him understand what it was. A Curse Spirit from Jujutsu Kaisen!

Normalcy returned to the cinema. The movie continued to play.

Kaguya hadn’t even fully processed what had happened. Leaning in Ren’s embrace, her eyes, filled with affection, gazed at his face. She felt so safe by the President’s side.

Tap, tap!

The staff-wielding girl walked over, her face full of curiosity. "How did you eliminate that anomaly with just one sentence?"

She, the Wisdom God, usually dealt with anomalies by using the power of Youkai or fictional reasoning. Possessing the power to directly eliminate them, he couldn’t be an ordinary person.

"Anomaly..." Anomalies were somewhat similar to urban legends; the more concretely people imagined them, the greater their power.

Ren denied this notion. "This thing is similar to what you call an anomaly, but it’s not. It would be more appropriate to call it a Curse Spirit."

"Curse Spirit?" It was the first time she had heard this term.

"Before that, shouldn’t you introduce yourself? A stranger who barged into our sweet date."

"!!!" Sweet date! Kaguya tightened her intertwined fingers with Ren’s.

The girl glanced at the shy but feigning-calm Kaguya. Taking off her beret, she properly introduced herself. "I apologize for interrupting your date. Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Iwanaga Kotoko, the Wisdom God of Youkai."

Wisdom God? Kaguya scrutinized the girl. Is she a deity?

Ren said, "The so-called Wisdom God is just a title, right? I don’t feel any power from you."

"Oh? You are indeed not simple. Wisdom God is indeed just a title. I am a miko who arbitrates disputes among anomalies." After introducing herself, she changed the subject. "I have introduced myself. Shouldn’t this gentleman and this lady introduce yourselves, as well as the monster called a Curse Spirit?"

She didn’t mention Hayasaka Ai, who had immediately hidden again after the monster was dealt with.

"Kaguya Shinomiya." Knowing the main inquiry wasn’t directed at her, she simply stated her name.

"Ren."

"Curse Spirits are aggregates formed from the cursed energy flowing out of humans..."

It could be fear of ghosts, demons, or even urban legends. Once enough humans develop fear towards these non-existent things, they can also give birth to Curse Spirits.

Iwanaga Kotoko listened, very confused. "Isn’t that very similar to anomalies?"

Ren speculated, "The only difference is the cursed energy, I suppose. Moreover, human fear of disasters, or other negative emotions, can also lead to the generation of Curse Spirits. Even sordid thoughts about women can generate them. So we can understand it as, Curse Spirits are the materialization of human ’evil’. Therefore, as long as there are humans, Curse Spirits will be generated."

"As for that Curse Spirit just now, it should be one generated from human greed, selfishness, and desire for love."

Ren only spoke based on his understanding. But cursed energy was energy, and his Vector Manipulation naturally understood it perfectly.

"..."

Iwanaga Kotoko understood. In simple terms, Curse Spirits were stronger than ordinary anomalies, and that monster didn’t look like something that could be weakened by virtual lies and reasoning.

In that case, wouldn’t she, the Wisdom God, be unable to handle it? She had no power.

So, her gaze fell on Ren. "How did you eliminate the Curse Spirit?"

Her ill-intentioned gaze made Ren feel strange. "Why are you asking? Do you want to become my disciple?"

Iwanaga Kotoko shook her head. "Becoming a disciple won’t work, will it? I want to commission you. If I encounter a Curse Spirit, I can pay you to resolve it. What do you think?"

"Pay?" Ren smiled slightly, letting go of Kaguya’s hand. At that moment, Kaguya felt a little reluctant.

But the next moment, her body tensed. She was completely embraced by Ren, his hand wrapped around her waist.

Then she heard him say, "Do you know who my girlfriend is? The young lady of the Shinomiya Zaibatsu. Do you think I lack money?"

"Shinomiya Zaibatsu!" Iwanaga Kotoko was startled. She had wondered why Kaguya Shinomiya’s name sounded so familiar. If it was that family... then they certainly weren’t short on money.

Seeing that the monetary approach had failed, Kotoko didn’t pester him. Instead, she gave them a meaningful look. "That’s truly a pity. The next time we meet, I will offer you terms that will make your heart pound."

Then she turned and left, politely closing the door behind her.

The entire hall became extremely quiet, except for the movie playing. Kaguya’s flushed face rested against Ren’s chest, her ears clearly hearing his steady, strong heartbeat.

Her mind was filled with his words from just now: "Girlfriend!" Her brain was fried. She looked up and stammered, "President, am I... your girlfriend?"

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