Chapter 95: Nanako and Mimiko's Probing.
Afternoon.
Tatsuro went out to buy groceries as usual.
Just as he walked into the shop where he usually bought ingredients, he sensed something was off. It felt like he was being watched; someone was following him!
His foot, having just stepped into the shop, paused for a moment. He turned his head to look around. That feeling of being watched instantly vanished, which made Tatsuro even more certain someone was following him.
After a moment of thought, as if an idea had struck him, a smile crept onto his lips, and he walked directly into the shop.
In a small alley.
"So perceptive. I thought we were about to be discovered."
"It's fine, Mimiko. I've already taken his picture. Later, we'll tie him up and take him back, so Lord Geto will be impressed with us."
Nanako looked at the photo of Tatsuro's back on her phone, her mind already conjuring up images of Suguru Geto gently patting her head.
Half an hour later.
The shop door opened, and the shop owner walked out respectfully. He bowed to Tatsuro, who hadn't yet exited, and said, "Thank you for always patronizing my shop. I guarantee the ingredients being delivered will be fresh and delicious."
"Good, sorry to trouble you." Tatsuro nodded and left directly.
Mimiko and Nanako, who had been squatting for over half an hour, saw Tatsuro leave and quickly followed behind, planning to find an unnoticed place to knock him out and take him away.
Tatsuro stopped, turned his head to glance around, and then walked into a small alley. He hadn't gone far when a strange sensation came over him, as if something was tightening around his neck.
"Is it that little girl with the doll? I remember her name should be Mimiko."
Just as Tatsuro was about to grab the "rope" constricting him, his body suddenly couldn't move. Then, the "rope," which had only been around his neck, began to spread over his body.
Until he was completely immobilized.
Tatsuro stood there calmly, offering no resistance, his arms crossed as he awaited the two's appearance.
"Isn't this quite simple? Let's take him back and claim credit from Lord Geto."
"Indeed, he was restrained so easily."
Mimiko's doll was currently bound by ropes, tied in exactly the same way as Tatsuro. Nanako, meanwhile, held her phone; it seemed his inability to move just now was related to her.
Seeing the two appear, Tatsuro asked, "Is Mr. Geto planning for you two to die, or just get beaten up? I'm guessing the latter."
"Tch, same age as us and yet so arrogant. If Lord Geto didn't see value in you, Mimiko would have hanged you just now," Nanako said, putting her phone into her pocket.
"Stop wasting time with him, Nanako. Let's hurry up and take him back." Just as Mimiko finished speaking, the stomach and right hand of the doll in her hand suddenly shattered, and the ropes binding Tatsuro instantly snapped.
"What!?"
Sensing something was wrong, Nanako was just about to take out her phone when a hand directly clamped onto her neck. When she looked up, Tatsuro's abdomen was currently bleeding, and his right hand was severed.
She suddenly understood why he could break free from Mimiko's restraints – this was a person who would resort to self-harm without hesitation if pushed.
Tatsuro, at this moment, was rapidly using 'Reverse Cursed Technique' to mend his right hand and abdomen, which had been blasted by a Rasengan.
Looking at the terrified Nanako, he touched her forehead with his newly regrown right hand and said, "You lost. If you want to 'play' with me next time, just say so directly."
"Oh... mm." Nanako, her throat still constricted, didn't know what to say, only that he was terrifying at this moment.
Mimiko, seeing her technique instantly broken, swung her small fist and said, "Bastard, don't touch Nanako!"
"I won't, I won't, honestly. Why do kids these days get so agitated when playing?" Tatsuro quickly released his hands and retreated, as if afraid of hurting them.
Seeing this, Nanako quickly took out her phone and snapped a photo of herself and Mimiko. Then, holding Mimiko's hand, she said, "You just wait!" and instantly disappeared from the spot.
"..."
Tatsuro didn't pay it any mind; anyway, he had no intention of harming these two from the start. Besides...
"Mr. Geto, stop watching."
Just as he finished speaking, a figure walked out from the depths of the alley. Suguru Geto, dressed in a kasaya, was currently holding a black sphere. He swallowed it directly and said, "Thanks for your trouble, Tatsuro-kun. Those two girls don't cry until they see the coffin. Don't be too harsh on them."
"It's fine, these are minor things." Tatsuro took off his torn clothes and said, "Let's get reimbursed for these clothes, 100,000 yen. I specially bought this custom-made款."
"..."
Suguru Geto fell silent for a moment, then said, "I didn't bring any money with me when I went out today. Next time, perhaps. That's all for now, bye-bye!"
Seeing Geto disappear into the darkness, Tatsuro complained, "Looks like those two kids he's raising cause quite a bit of trouble usually. Now he can't even cough up a hundred thousand."
After speaking, he looked at his right hand, regrown by 'Reverse Cursed Technique,' and muttered, "Truly magical. It can even regrow bones. Maybe when my eyes evolve to Mangekyo, if I use them until I go blind, I can just pluck them out, then use 'Reverse Cursed Technique' to grow new eyes. Exploit a bug."
At this thought, Tatsuro's heart lightened a few degrees. He then pushed the matter of the 100,000 yen to the back of his mind, cheerfully walked out of the alley, and dived into a clothing store.
At this moment, in the forest of Tokyo Jujutsu High.
Shura was meditating with its eyes closed, comprehending the so-called Sage Art. Its long fur was covered in slime. Although it was very uncomfortable, Big Sister Katsuyu said not to move. Only by doing so could it more clearly sense the other energies contained in the air.
Lady Katsuyu, beside it, said, "Although I feel that shaving your fur would allow you to sense it faster, you wouldn't look good bald. Your heart must be like still water; imagine yourself merging with nature."
"Heart like still water means..."
Shura didn't quite understand Big Sister Katsuyu's teachings. It was like a first-grader just entering elementary school encountering questions on an exam paper that only middle schoolers could touch – naturally, its mind went blank, knowing nothing.
But Shura also had its strengths. That was being dumb. After all, only fools don't let their thoughts run wild. In other words, he wouldn't be affected by external factors.
As time passed, Lady Katsuyu saw that natural energy was already slowly gathering towards Shura and praised inwardly, "To sense it and begin to gather it into his body so quickly, truly not bad."
She then continued, "Fuse this external power with your cursed energy in a 1:1 ratio. That is Sage Art."
Once mathematics was involved, Shura's brain directly short-circuited. Just that one moment of distraction, and the natural energy that had entered its body began to run rampant, causing Shura to howl in pain.
Lady Katsuyu, seeing Shura fail, tapped it with her tail. The uncontrolled natural energy within its body instantly dispersed. She looked up at the sun already setting in the sky and said:
"That's enough for today. You haven't slept for a long time. Go to sleep first and replenish your spirit. We'll continue tomorrow."
"Ohoho, what's this fellow? I was wondering why there seemed to be something new within the barrier. A talking slug?"
Gojo Satoru, wearing vintage sunglasses, walked over, squatted down, looked at Lady Katsuyu, and asked, "Are you Tatsuro's shikigami?"
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