Curse Return: Demon Void Girl Doesn't Want to Be a Weakling

Nanami opened the door to the underground training room and walked out.

"Mashiro-nee, Gojo-sensei, I'm leaving now." Itadori turned around and said goodbye to them, then turned and followed Nanami Kento away.

On the way, Itachi looked at this reliable adult whom Mashiro had described and felt a little curious.

"Um, Mr. Nanami, are you and Mashiro-nee very close?"

Nanami glanced back at him: "Just like Mr. Gojo is Ms. Mashiro's liaison at her high school, I'm like her liaison through her window."

"Wow, Mashiro-nee is amazing, isn't she? I wish I could be as amazing as her someday."

Upon hearing this, Nanami stopped and turned to face Itadori.

"Listen up, Yuujin Itadori. Getting stronger isn't something you can just talk about, let alone someone like Mashiro-san."

"I won't treat you any differently just because you're her brother, not to mention I don't acknowledge you as a sorcerer."

"You don't acknowledge me as a sorcerer?" Itachi stopped in his tracks, somewhat puzzled.

"You must prove your worth through your actions, even if you're carrying a bomb like Sukuna."

Itadori looked into Nanami's eyes, his expression becoming serious: "Even if I'm unwilling, I know I'm weak and useless right now."

"But I will become stronger. No matter how hard it is, I will prove it with my actions without you having to tell me."

"I also want to stand by her side and protect her, no matter what the cost."

Nanami looked at the boy in front of her. There was a flame burning deep in his eyes. It was familiar. It was as if she had seen him somewhere before.

Ah, he remembered, the flames burning in Kujo Mashiro's eyes when facing a Level 1 Cursed Spirit.

Nanami Kento couldn't help but smile slightly, "You two siblings are really alike, then work hard to prove your worth."

"oh!"

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Qi Haijian parked the car on the side of the road and turned off the engine.

This is an old residential area on the outskirts of Tokyo. Window's observation report shows that there have been unusual magical reactions in this area for three consecutive days.

The intensity wasn't high, but the fluctuations were strange, somewhat different from the usual reactions.

"Get out of the car." Nanami pushed open the car door.

Tiger Staff followed and got down, looking around.

It's supposed to be a residential area, but the location is too quiet. There are no birds chirping, no people around, and not even the sound of the wind.

"Mr. Nanami, why is the residual curse energy here so strong?"

"Because there's more than one victim." Nanahata drew a short knife. "The observation report shows that at least three people are missing, all residents of this residential area."

"Although I don't know if curses are effective, they are usually performed in a concentrated manner."

Itachi clenched his fist, a hint of disgust flashing in his eyes.

The two walked about two hundred meters into the alley, and an abnormal stench grew stronger and stronger.

The first victim appeared at the end of the alley.

It looked like it used to be a middle-aged man, and it was still wearing pajamas.

But now its body has been stretched to nearly three meters, its spine has pierced out from its back into spikes, and its legs are bent backward, squatting on the roof of an abandoned house in the posture of a reptile.

Its face still retained human expressions, with its brows furrowed and its mouth opening and closing as if it were still a human speaking.

Huzhang couldn't help but take a step forward.

Nanami pressed down on Itadori's shoulder. "It's hopeless."

Tiger Rod didn't look away. He stared at the thing that had once been human, at the surging curse power in its eyes, at the black blood spilling from its mouth, and took a deep breath before shouting.

"I know, but if you're still conscious, if you can still hear."

He called out to the thing, "Hey!"

The modified creature suddenly turned its head, its split eyes aimed at Itajit.

It let out a hoarse roar and pounced down from the roof.

Nanami dodged the attack by sidestepping, and his short sword made a deep cut on the abdomen about seven-tenths of the way down. As the flesh burst open, he could feel that the internal structure of the body had been completely disrupted, with muscles and bones being forcibly dismantled and then reassembled.

The modified creature did not stop because of the wound in its abdomen. It bounced up immediately after landing, and the spikes on its spine stabbed toward Nanami.

Tiger Staff charged in from the side and kicked it in the shoulder.

The modified creature was kicked off course, its spikes embedding themselves in the wall and leaving a crack.

As it was knocked away and landed, it writhed wildly, its legs sweeping towards the tiger staff.

Itachi jumped back to avoid it, but before his heels even touched the ground, the thing had already charged up and launched itself directly in front of him, opening its mouth full of barbed teeth to bite down on his neck.

Huzhang raised his hand to block, and his arm was scratched by the bone teeth, leaving several shallow bloody marks.

He didn't take a step back, lowered his center of gravity to stabilize his body, and landed a hook punch on the modified creature's chin, forcing its mouth to close before its teeth could bite.

The sound of teeth clashing and cracking mingled with the dull thud of the cursed force.

The modified creature's head snapped back, and bone fragments flew out from the corner of its mouth.

Tiger Rod followed up with a left fist followed by a right elbow, delivering three consecutive blows to the same spot. The final blow, imbued with magical power, pierced through Tiger Rod's entire chest cavity.

The modified body crashed to the ground, still twitching.

Nanami walked up to it. Its lips kept opening and closing, as if it were repeating the same sentence over and over.

He lowered his head and examined it carefully.

"...Help...help me..."

Upon hearing this, Nanami had to admit that his anger was also ignited.

Tiger Stick stood to the side, his fist still clenched, the bloody marks on his arm slowly healing.

Nanami plunged the dagger into its heart, and the modified creature stopped struggling. The cursed power dissipated from its body and vanished into the air.

Looking at that distorted face, Itachi felt that his final expression wasn't one of pain, but rather of relief at finally being able to die.

"He has no human consciousness." Seven Heights drew his sword, wiping the blood from the blade. "That sentence was probably the last thing he said before he was modified."

"I know," Itajō said, his voice a little hoarse. "How dare those bastards do this? What do they think of life!"

Nanami looked at him, and the boy's eyes burned with uncontrollable rage.

Two more modified beings jumped out of a second-floor window as they passed an apartment building, one on the left and one on the right.

"Kudoshin," Nanami called out.

Itachi didn't answer, but suddenly pushed off the ground and charged towards the one on the left, moving it away from the pincer attack range of Nanami and the one on the right.

He lowered his center of gravity to dodge the first claw, and then slammed his right fist upwards onto the modified body's head.

A massive amount of magical power gathered on his fist, and with just one punch, the modified body's head exploded.

"Sorry, I got you out of this as quickly as possible." Itari stood up and shook off the sticky residue on his hands.

Nanami sheathed his sword and glanced at the three corpses on the ground.

Three things that were once human were precisely cut in half by his short sword, and their vital points were shattered by Itadori's fist head-on. There were no surprises.

Nanami let out a breath and patted Itadori's shoulder, acknowledging his performance.

Do you know why I agree with Mashiro-san?

"...Why?"

"Her fighting style is more ruthless to herself than anyone else's, but that's not the most important thing."

Nanami looked into Itajimaru's eyes and said, "Most importantly, her strength came from every injury she suffered; she never relied on anyone else for any of her power. You're a lot like her. But you're not strong enough yet."

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Production team announcement:

The appearance bug of Mashiro has been fixed. All the previous parts have been corrected. Now the Dharma Wheel on Mashiro's head has arrived!

Let's wait until the little wings on its head reappear after opening the domain.