Capítulo 38: Chapter 38 : Yamaga Shrine
"Ding Dong"
Genichi, who rang the doorbell of Fushiguro's house, was standing outside the door with White Wolf squatting on the ground next to him. He had already thought about the "surprise" scene that would happen later.
However, after ringing the doorbell three times, no one opened the door. Genichi took out his phone and looked at it. It should be a holiday now, but today is the weekend. Could it be that they are out playing?
After thinking about it, Genichi called Megumi. After two rings, the call was connected. Before the other party could speak, Genichi asked, "Megumi, where are you? Why are you not at home when I come back?"
There was silence for a while. Just as Genichi frowned, Megumi's voice rang out from the other side: "My sister and I are in the hospital."
Genichi's expression changed: "Is it Tsumiki? What happened to her? Send me your address."
"It's nothing; she just feels a little uncomfortable." Megumi was about to say something but was quickly interrupted by Genichi. He had no choice but to send the hospital's address.
Genichi hung up the call in a hurry and put the gifts he brought back home first. White Wolf also stayed. Then, Genichi activated the technique and rushed towards the destination. The hospital was not far away, so they went to the nearest hospital for treatment.
Coming out of the corner where there was no surveillance, Genichi ran straight to the room number given by Megumi and pushed open the single room door. The person inside heard the sound and looked over. Sitting on the bed was a gentle woman. When Genichi came in, she was talking to a boy sitting beside the bed.
Her eyebrows and eyes remind people of her gentle smile. The boy next to her has a familiar sea urchin hairstyle and looks at her with a look of surprise.
"Genichi, you're here so soon."
Tsumiki invited Genichi to sit down. Seeing that she looked okay, Genichi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Megumi beside him.
"How come you came so soon? It's only been a while."
Ignoring the confused look on Megumi's face, he took over the work from Tsumiki, who was about to peel an apple. The peel of the rosy and plump apple disappeared in Genichi's hands.
Then he put the neatly cut apple slices on a plate and handed them to Tsumiki. Then Genichi asked Megumi, "What happened to Tsumiki sister that made her go to the hospital?"
Megumi frowned and said, "My sister said she felt a little uncomfortable these days. I thought she had a cold or something, but today, she suddenly fainted at home."
"I rushed my sister to the hospital for a checkup, but the results are still not out."
This time, it was Genichi's turn to frown. He remembered that Tsumiki didn't have problems like hypoglycemia, so why did she faint for no reason?
Tsumiki passed the apple to them while eating it, smiled, and comforted them: "It's okay. Didn't the doctor say before that there was nothing wrong?"
"Then wait for the medical report, Sister Tsumiki. Give me your hand."
Tsumiki obediently handed her right hand to Genichi, who held Tsumiki's wrist and used a [Reverse Curse Technique]. No matter what the problem was, he should treat it first. It was a pity that it was a pathological one. If the wound had not been there for long, he would have reversed it directly.
Tsumiki felt a warm sensation coming from her wrist, as if a stream of air had entered her arm and sunk into her limbs. The lazy feeling was like bathing in the warm sun.
She immediately felt her slightly weak body getting better and exclaimed, "Genichi, how did you do that? Was it some kind of technique? It's amazing."
Genichi's subsequent smugness earned him a speechless stare from Megumi. Genichi, who was still chatting and laughing, began to talk about some interesting stories he had seen after going to the Jujutsu High School, making Tsumiki laugh from time to time. Megumi looked indifferent but listened very seriously.
When talking about his return and Megumi's plan to enroll in the Jujutsu High School, Megumi revealed a look of dissatisfaction and was about to say something.
"Megumi!"
Faced with Tsumiki's serious look, Megumi shut up and turned around to peel an apple again. Tsumiki then asked Genichi about his life in the technical high school, which was of great interest to her, and the latter told her everything.
After that, I stayed in the hospital until the afternoon. The examination report came out, which showed that everything was normal. After asking the doctor, he gave a similar answer, just saying that it might be due to fatigue or some other reason. In addition, Tsumiki's current condition did seem to be much better, so I decided to go back.
After returning home, Genichi stewed a soup with the pork ribs he bought from the supermarket. In the face of Tsumiki's praise and Megumi's calm and sharp comments, Genichi became angry, scooped another large bowl for Megumi, and watched him drink it all.
"Mission? You plan to take me with you?"
Hearing Megumi's doubts, Genichi nodded as a matter of course.
"Gojo-sensei asked me to help you prepare. If you want to enter the world of jujutsu, it would be good if you had the strength to protect yourself first. How long have you had the techniques from the Zenin clan? Yet your strength is still not improving that much. You're just embarrassing me."
Genichi then looked into Megumi's eyes seriously as he continued.
"You have potential, Megumi. I don't want you to be lazy (no more Bumgumi). So, according to what Gojo-sensei requested, I will train you, at least until you can protect yourself. You will come on this mission with me."
Megumi asked again: "What about my sister? I won't feel at ease if I leave my older sister alone."
Genichi patted his shoulder and said, "We have been prepared for this. It is almost time. I will help you complete the task, and someone will come to take care of Sister Tsumiki temporarily."
As soon as Genichi said that, a temporary nanny came to the door. The service company was very skilled, professional, and safe. The only drawback might be that it was a bit expensive, and they usually provided services to wealthy families. But that was nothing to Genichi.
"Let's go. If we hurry up, we can come back earlier."
Megumi glanced at the sky, which was about to get dark and looked a little strange: "At this time?"
Genichi, carrying a special piano case with three cursed swords inside, called out to White Wolf and explained, "It's not far. If everything goes well, we can finish it tomorrow."
It was indeed not far. After taking a taxi and paying enough money, Genichi and Fushiguro Megumi only took about an hour to reach their destination: a rather pristine mountain forest.
"Young man, you don't look like you're here to commit suicide. If you're here for adventure, I suggest you leave quickly. A few days ago, there seemed to be a few young people like this who were said to have encountered ghosts here and were scared."
"I don't know whether the video is real or fake."
After bidding farewell to the kind driver, Megumi looked at the deep forest and asked curiously, "Is this the suicide sanctuary? Is your mission here? Is this another legend?"
Genichi walked along a path into the forest, looking at the navigation on his phone, and replied to Megumi, "No, this place has only become a suicide sanctuary in the past two years. I received the mission because someone had explored here before and won a prize. It seems that they encountered a cursed spirit."
"Based on the video they leaked online and quickly deleted, it attracted the attention of the 'higher-ups', or intelligence personnel, and because of the position, Gojo-sensei gave this mission to me."
As he spoke, Genichi used his mobile phone to play a video that could no longer be found online. Looking at the terrified and shaking perspective of the recorder in the picture, it was easy to feel the person's extremely frightened emotions at the time, as if they could be transmitted through the screen.
After taking out the three cursed swords, he threw the case on the side of the road and would take another one when he came back. Genichi then handed Onikirimaru to Megumi: "Take it for self-defense. Be careful of your surroundings. Observation is very important for a sorcerer. Keep that in mind."
Megumi nodded. The two then continued their journey, with the White Wolf in front just in case something went wrong.
The forest seemed more eerie in the dark night as the two went deeper. Still, it was nothing for the extraordinary sorcerer.
Among the two, Genichi usually spoke less during the mission, and Megumi's personality also made him say little along the way. So the two were silent except for the crackling sound of dead branches and leaves under their feet.
As they were walking, the White Wolf in front suddenly stopped and looked forward with a slight vigilance. Genichi, of course, also noticed the situation over there, and his hand was already on the handle of Dojigiri's sword.
"There's no scent of curse energy. It's not a cursed spirit. Is there anyone wandering around in a place like this so late at night?"
Genichi, thinking this, signaled the white wolf to move forward in hiding while he walked diagonally opposite. After a while, Genichi saw the beam of a flashlight flickering in the forest.
"Hey! You over there!"
Genichi's sudden words attracted a series of screams of fear, and even Megumi couldn't help but frown.
"Wait. There seems to be a person on the other side!"
A much calmer man among the group of seven spoke up. Then, the flashlight from the opposite side shone over, and when he saw the two teenagers, he gradually calmed down.
"What are you doing here?"
Hearing Genichi's question, a short-haired woman on the other side said angrily: "Shouldn't we be the ones asking you this? We couldn't see anything, and we thought we had met something..."
Her words were cut off midway, and a young, handsome man who seemed to be the group leader spoke to ease the situation: "Don't take it too seriously. We came here to explore, and we were frightened when we ran into two of you, friends. We spoke a little harshly. Please forgive us."
"Shunpei, neither of them brought any lighting tools, and they also seemed to be carrying knives!"
The smile on Shunpei's face froze. And the dog squatting quietly on the ground? Or was it a Wolf? His heart began to beat fast, and his breathing seemed to become a little difficult.
"Don't worry about them."
Genichi picked up his phone and prepared to follow the navigation. The seven people on the opposite side looked at the two strange boys who were not some illusory ghosts.
Thinking of the messy things on the news recently, they wondered if these two were just joining in the fun.
A woman with long black hair, who was the prettiest among the seven, said, "Are you going to Yamaga Shrine?"
Genichi's steps, which were about to leave, suddenly stopped. This shrine was indeed one of the locations of this mission. It was quite close to the new suicide sanctuary where the incident occurred. This shrine was a small-scale shrine and had been here for several decades.
According to intelligence, the people at the shrine called the police when those explorers disappeared. Genichi originally planned to walk all the way there, hoping to meet the unknown mission target on the way.
But things did not go as planned. Instead, they met this group of people, unsure of what they were doing. Seeing that Genichi and Megumi were silent and acquiesced, the other party said, "It's getting late. It may not be safe for you to walk on the road. Why don't we go together? We are planning to go there too."
As soon as she said this, her companions all had different expressions. Although Genichi and Megumi looked strange, they were at least human beings. Moreover, their youthful appearance, plus the seven people on her side, seemed to make them feel a little more at ease.
Also, who would go out with a sword like this in this day and age? It was a bit too conspicuous. If someone had bad intentions, they would also carry a dagger or something like that. Could they be playing some kind of cosplay and coming to this place for excitement?
And seeing how relaxed the two looked, they were more convinced that this was a prop purchased online. They had seen similar videos before, and they could see clearly what the White Wolf looked like. It was definitely a Husky. They were familiar with this kind of big dog that was very popular on the Internet. Isn't this a stupid mistake? They almost thought it was a wolf and were scared.
Perhaps out of goodwill towards the two young men, the other group of seven also reached an agreement and prepared to go to Yamaga Shrine with Genichi and his friends. Megumi said nothing and left the decision to Genichi.
Genichi agreed after just a brief thought. The probability of nine people being attacked by cursed spirits would be greater than just two people. Hence, the two men and the dog joined their team and headed toward the Yamaga Shrine together.
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