A dimensional journey starting from the Dragon Clan

"And given the current situation, the fatality rate is 100%. We can't continue to add more victims, right?" Xuan Hao explained calmly.

"You're right..." Kugizaki Wild Rose also nodded slightly when she heard this.

"The most popular thing was bungee jumping, right?" Akira Nitta asked, "Could it be that the key is the act of 'jumping off the bridge'?"

"I've already had Xuanhao try it," Fushiguro Megumi said calmly.

"Eh!? Could it be that you tried it with that plastic rope?"

"Ahhh!! Found it! Great!! Fushiguro-nii!!"

Just when everyone was at a loss what to do, a call came.

He was one of the two gangsters they met before. At this moment, he was riding a car with a girl in front of them.

"Who is here?" Kugizaki Wild Rose has forgotten who this is.

"Junior Fushiguro, you just said that you would beat up the branch family so that they can change their ways." Xuan Hao responded speechlessly.

"Because there was talk about the Eighty-Eight Bridge, I thought you would come here. It's great!!" The gangster came to them excitedly.

"Fujinuma..." Fushiguro Megumi looked at him and asked doubtfully, "What's the matter?"

"This is my sister."

Fujinuma introduced the girls he brought.

"Yesterday I told my sister about meeting Fushiguro. She seems to have some clues about what you are investigating."

"Um... Mr. Morishita's family is our neighbor, and they are holding a funeral..." Sister Fujinuma said, "I heard from my brother that you are investigating the matter about that man and the Eighty-Eight Bridge... I think there may be some relationship... …”

"Relationship?" Fushiguro Megumi asked pretending to be confused. After all, you can't tell ordinary people about the curse.

"That means Mr. Morishita's death and the bridge..." Sister Fujinuma explained.

"It doesn't matter, we just..." Fushiguro Megumi wanted to clear up the relationship.

But Sister Fujinuma continued: "When I was in the second grade of junior high school, I went there and went to the Eighty-Eight Bridge at night."

This made everyone stunned and frowned.

"Um...Has anything strange happened at home recently? For example, you are the only one in the family who feels a sense of disobedience, etc." Nitta Akira asked.

"!"

After hearing this, Sister Fujinuma continued, "My family runs a direct sales store for local specialties. Only when I go home will I find that the automatic door of the store is always open. My parents say it is a coincidence, but I know that it is absolutely possible. Something was there. I was really scared... Just then I heard about Fushiguro-san, and then I remembered what happened at the Eighty-eight Bridges."

"When did the automatic door thing start?" Nitta Akira continued to ask.

"It's been happening almost every other day since exactly a week ago," Fujinuma-san replied.

Everyone frowned and thought.

There was at least more than two weeks between the discovery of the abnormality and the death of the four victims, so there was still some time...

"You certainly didn't go to the Eighty-Eight Bridge by yourself, right?" Wild Rose asked seriously, "Do you remember who else was going with you?"

"Excuse me...is it really related to this?" Sister Fujinuma became nervous.

"The automatic door is related, but the death of Mr. Morishita has nothing to do with it."

Nitta Akira tried his best to smile and talk, telling her not to worry.

"Actually, I asked Fushiguro-san and the others to help me finish my university thesis, "On the Impact of Supernatural Locations on Electromagnetic Waves and Electrical Products." Super boring, right?"

"But we still want to find out more people's situation, so I want you to tell us who else has been there."

As he spoke, Nitta Akira's eyes became serious.

Since he lied to her, he must save her.

"..."

Sister Fujinuma nodded slightly and replied, "Two seniors from the club participated in the courage test meeting..."

As she said that, she looked at Fushiguro Megumi.

"By the way, Fushiguro-san, Tsumiki-senpai was also there."

Hearing this, Fushiguro Megumi's expression suddenly changed.

"That's it. Then I'll ask Tsumeki about it later."

But soon his expression returned to normal.

However, after the two unrelated people left, his expression became extremely ugly again.

"Fushiguro?"

"Fushiguro!! Cheer up!! Check her safety first!"

"...I'm fine. Sorry, I'll leave for a little while."

Fushiguro Megumi shook his head slightly.

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"I understand the situation. Is this Miss Tsumiki's bodyguard? But the second-level magician is available now..."

Fushiguro Megumi called Mr. Ichichi and told him about this.

Ichichi knew that in this situation, someone should be sent to protect Miss Tsumi.

But it is obvious that there is some shortage of manpower now.

"Level 2..." Fushiguro Megumi frowned slightly hearing this level.

"Since the number of cursed people now far exceeds our expectations, the level of the curse must be re-evaluated."

Ichichi explained.

"This is a task that should be assigned to you after taking into account the growth of Xuan Hao. If the danger level increases, it may not be something that a second-level magician can handle. The same applies to all of you. I personally recommend you. retreat."

"..."

Facing such a suggestion, Fushiguro Megumi fell silent.

what to do?

Should I go back by myself first?

no.

A task that is dangerous for all three of them cannot be left to two of them.

Teacher Wujiu will be back next week, why not meet then...

wrong! !

The key is the time limit! !

If the curse spirit this time is not a direct attack type, but a type that launches a spell from the inside of the selected target, there is no point in staying by your side.

It can only be removed now.

"Why did you call Mr. Ichichi?"

After hanging up the phone, Xuanhao and Kugizaki Wild Rose came to Fushiguro Megumi and asked doubtfully.

"Is Sister Tsumiki okay?"

"No problem." Fushiguro Megumi responded with a normal expression, "Compared to this, the risk of the mission has increased. Leave this matter to other magicians, you can go back first."

"??"

"You guys? What about you, Fushiguro?" Both of them were confused.

"I'm going to say hello to Mr. Takeda and then leave. Okay, let's go!!"

Megumi Fushiguro said as he pushed the two of them into the car.

"..."

The two people in the car looked at Fushiguro Megumi's figure, silently thinking about something.

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night.

Fushiguro Megumi was thinking as she headed towards the location below the Eighty-Eight Bridge.

Sister Fujinuma did not go to the Eighty-eight Bridge, the courage test was held under the bridge.

Xuanhao has also been there.

Therefore, it is estimated that jumping from above will not work. If the curse spirit is in the barrier, the order is very important.

Entering from under the bridge at night, there is another point - the area where the spell has been applied cannot be extended for a long time. In this case, this barrier is an unfinished area like the juvenile hall.

This time it helped a lot.

No need to use 'account'.

While thinking, Fushiguro Megumi had already arrived under the bridge.

"You don't like telling us about yourself too much."

"That's right."

However, at this moment, two familiar voices came from beside him.

It's Xuanhao and Kugizaki Wild Rose.

The two of them followed up without knowing when, making Fushiguro Megumi feel helpless.

"You haven't found us yet. It seems you are really anxious."

"We don't ask you to tell us everything, but at least tell us when you need help. Aren't we friends?"

"..."

Fushiguro Megumi was silent for a while after hearing this, and then explained, "Tsumiki has been in a coma. The curse of the Eighty-Eight Bridges will only appear in front of the cursed person. If I can't declare it, then I don't know about it at all. When did she get killed? So I want to remove it now."

"But it's true that the mission has become more dangerous."

"I know, I know, we already understand." Hearing this, Rose Kugizaki said perfunctorily.

"You should have told us this early in the morning." Xuan Hao chuckled.

Seeing the two of them like this, Fushiguro Megumi couldn't help but smile.

So, the three of them started with clues.

At night, enter under the bridge. In addition, there should be a river under the canyon.

The act of crossing a river or boundary to reach the other side.

Has important magical significance.

Sure enough, almost as soon as the three of them crossed the river, the surrounding environment suddenly changed.

They seemed to have entered a dark cave.

I also saw the cursed spirit lurking here.

"Appeared."

"It seems there is some value in plucking it out."

The three of them were gearing up.

"ah?"

Suddenly, there was an unspeakable sense of oppression behind me.

"Why are there guests who arrived first?"

In addition to the curse spirit in front of me, there is another one behind me, and it seems to be stronger.

"Fushiguro, this guy is probably irrelevant, right?"

"Um……"

"Then you focus on dealing with that one." Xuan Hao faced the curse spirit behind him, "Leave this guy to me to remove."

As he spoke, the spell gradually attached itself to his fist.

"What? Do you want to play with me?"

The curse spirit's face was covered with blood, and he opened his mouth ferociously and asked.

Therefore, the three of them split up and Xuanhao was responsible for dealing with the cursed spirit that appeared later, while Megumi Fushiguro and Rose Kugizaki were responsible for dealing with the one related to this incident.

This is a gopher-like curse spirit that moves extremely flexibly.

"Just follow the basics of whack-a-mole?"

The two of them discussed it after trying several attacks but failing.

"Well, please keep destroying the cave entrance. I guess it won't fight back."

Fushiguro Megumi nodded slightly and took out the spell tool from the shadow.

"It means that although it is limited to individuals, the range of the technique is too wide, so the main body has no attack ability?" Kugizaki Wild Rose asked.

"It's just my guess." Fushiguro Megumi explained.

"The range of the spell, the number of victims, and the barrier, all these uneasy factors will act on the body in the form of subtraction. Fortunately, it should be able to be removed immediately. Then, the problem is after this..."

At this moment, a pair of hands suddenly stretched out from the wall and pulled Kugizaki Wild Rose in.

"Kugizaki!!"

"We are, you keep playing whack-a-mole."

Kugizaki Wild Rose reminded calmly, and then her figure disappeared along with the cracks on the wall.

"Damn it!!" Fushiguro Megumi looked at this scene with great annoyance.

Why does that guy always get sucked away?

And what's going on?

It was neither the cursed spirit in front of me nor the one Xuan Hao was dealing with just now. Is there a third cursed spirit here?

"Kugizaki!?" Xuanhao also noticed the situation here and was slightly surprised.

"Ah~" The cursed spirit in front of him smiled, "What? Brother? I'll go too!"

As he said that, he actually threw Xuanhao down and drilled into the wall beside him.

"Ah ah!?"

Xuanhao was slightly stunned.

"Escaped!? It's okay to leave it alone, right?"

"Chase after it!!"

Megumi Fushiguro reminded.

"Kugizaki and that thing are outside the barrier!! The guy you are facing may be more troublesome than we expected! It's much easier for me!! I should be fine!! Protect Kugisaki first!! Chase!!!"

"...If the situation is not good, you should come out quickly too!!"

After Xuanhao reminded, he also followed the escaping cursed spirit into the gap of the barrier.

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"Asshole... Don't touch me!!"

After being dragged out of the barrier, Kugisaki Norose swung the hammer behind him mercilessly.

He grabbed her arm and let it go.

"So it's a woman?"

A man in revealing bondage clothes apologized to her elegantly.

"That's really rude. The mission assigned to us brothers... does not include killing the sorcerer... If you want to retreat, I won't make it difficult for you, Miss."

"Mission?"

Kugizaki Nobara frowned slightly when she heard this.

Curse spirit? Curse master? What on earth is this guy? What's this smell?

"?" The man seemed a little confused when he heard this, "I thought you had the same mission as us."

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On the other side, Fushiguro Megumi had already caught the knock of the "Whack-a-Mole".

He cut off the head of the mole curse spirit with one knife.

In this way, Tsu Miki can rest assured, and then--

However, just when he tried it with some peace of mind, he found that the curse spirit in front of him was still alive even after his head was cut off!

"Still alive!? Could it be that the one just now was not the real body? The barrier was not closed... What's going on!?"

Fushguro Megumi's forehead was covered with cold sweat.

One cannot demand too much rationality from the action pattern of the cursed spirit, but he still cares a little.

Why did it only start to curse the marked targets recently?

The first person to be cursed was in June.

June was exactly when Xuanhao became Sukuna's container.

That is... when Sukuna woke up.

Looking at the cursed spirit in front of him gradually transforming into a familiar appearance, Fushiguro Megumi felt very bad.

Because this guy in front of him is exactly the same as the special-grade cursed spirit he encountered before.

It is a cursed spirit that evolved by swallowing Sukuna's finger!

"Our goal is to recycle Sukuna's finger."

On the other side, the man in front of Kugisaki Nobara explained their purpose lightly.

Things with too strong signs, things that are hidden by holding their breath, and things that have been absorbed by the cursed spirit.

The root of the trouble is Sukuna's finger! !

Fushiguro Megumi has confirmed the situation in front of him.