Jujutsu Kaisen: My spells have no limit

"Okay, I have a general understanding of the situation. Now let's talk about the pricing."

"What are the pricing standards?"

Lin Yi pretended to close the pen and paper, looking confident and composed, leaving the mother and daughter sitting in front of him completely bewildered.

"That's right. Based on Ms. Saito's description of Ms. Saito's situation, it sounds like she's possessed by an evil spirit, but we can't rule out the possibility that Ms. Saito is under too much mental stress due to being followed, right?"

"It must be an evil spirit possessing her. We've already contacted the police and followed Hanako on her way to and from work, but we haven't found anyone suspicious following her!"

Upon hearing Lin Yi's doubt about her explanation, Ms. Saito raised her voice, attracting the attention of the surrounding customers.

Lin Yi also gestured for the other party to calm down.

"Perhaps that's true, but what if? If Miss Saito was just being followed, the situation would be easier to handle, wouldn't it? Madam, you wouldn't want people to know that Miss Saito is possessed by an evil spirit, would you?"

"That's why we tried to find you, the city hunter, to solve our problem."

"Understood. Then let's do it this way. Please send me Ms. Saito's commute route. I will conduct a comprehensive investigation within three days to determine which category Ms. Saito falls under. The fee is reasonable at 200 million yen, and I will personally cover any amount exceeding that."

"no problem."

Ms. Saito readily agreed to the price quoted by Lin Yi: 200 million yen, which is about 12 yuan. The clothes worn by the mother and daughter in front of Lin Yi were worth more than that.

"But if it's the second scenario, then as for the price, I think it's up to Ms. Saito herself to decide how much Ms. Hanako's life is worth."

"Mr. Ichiro, are you really confident you can solve Hanako's problem? If you can, money is not an issue."

"I'm a City Hunter. Although I've only been operating in Shinjuku for three months, my completion rate is 100%. I don't promise clients things I can't do. In one week, Ms. Hanako's problems will disappear."

"Then, I'll leave everything to you, Mr. Ichiro."

Lin Yi watched the wealthy mother and daughter leave in their private car. He glanced at his phone and saw that the other party had transferred the money very quickly. Before Lin Yi had even started his work, they had already paid a deposit of 100 million yen.

Having acquired 60,000 yuan in just a few words, Lin Yi naturally had to maintain appearances. He walked to his motorcycle parked in front of the coffee shop, a Honda CBR1000RRR, black in color, priced at 2 million yen, with a top speed of 300 kilometers per hour.

It was his mode of transportation, which he bought outright after earning his first pot of gold through the "bipolar reversal" procedure.

Lin Yi inserted the key, turned the handle, and drove off.

Time quietly slipped away within the one-week deadline set by Lin Yi.

Based on the commuting route provided by the mother and daughter, Lin Yi got up early every day to act as Saito Hanako's personal bodyguard, following them all the way to show them that he was indeed doing his job.

But this did not ease Ms. Saito Hanako's tense nerves. The other party was a young lady from a wealthy family, who was driven to and from get off work. Moreover, her workplace was a company owned by her father, so there was no possibility of workplace harassment or bullying.

After following her for three days, Lin Yi ate, drank, and slept well, while Saito Hanako, the target he was tracking and protecting, was in increasingly worse mental condition. Even though Lin Yi hadn't seen any cursed spirits harassing Saito Hanako during these three days of tracking, she was still tormenting herself with this anxious state of mind.

Seeing that her daughter's condition was getting worse, Ms. Saito called.

"Please rest assured, Ms. Saito, I have confirmed Ms. Hanako's situation, and as I promised, I will resolve Ms. Hanako's troubles before the end of this week."

Yotsuya is an affluent area in Shinjuku, characterized by low-density buildings, mostly a mix of high-end apartment buildings and detached villas. It has a long history and is considered a traditional affluent area with a strong traditional style. The greenery and transportation are also well done, making it a favorite place for senior tycoons and political and business figures.

Lin Yi was on the phone outside the detached villa where Saito and her daughter lived, asking Ms. Saito on the other end of the line to be patient.

The reason he dared to make such a guarantee was that during his conversation with the mother and daughter, he had already seen the remnants of the cursed spirit's harassment on Saito Hanako, the person who had made the request, through his spiritual vision activated by his cursed power.

These remnants will dissipate over time, but they will still have some impact on the human body if they remain attached to it. This is one of the reasons why Saito Hanako's mental state was not good during the three days that Lin Yi was tracking her.

But as the three days passed, Lin Yi, who had been secretly following her, could see that the remnants of the cursed spirit left on Saito Hanako's body were dissipating.

In other words, no matter what level the cursed spirit harassing Saito Hanako is, it doesn't only have Saito Hanako as its target. As the remnants on Saito Hanako gradually dissipate, this cursed spirit will definitely sense it and return to leave its remnants on Saito Hanako so that it can continue to draw cursed power from its prey.

All Lin Yi had to do was wait patiently, then seize the cursed spirit and refine it in an instant.

A cursed spirit that survives by harassing humans and torturing their mental state is at most a level three to two. To Lin Yi, a level one unregistered cursed sorcerer, it's nothing more than a small fry on the roadside, something to be dealt with casually.

So Lin Yi wasn't in a hurry at all. He might even let the cursed spirit harass them for a few more days so he could get more rewards. Making money is nothing to be ashamed of.

With his own plans in mind, Lin Yi parked his motorcycle on the side of the road and leaned against it to eat the udon noodles and grilled meat skewers he had bought from the convenience store.

After eating and drinking his fill, Lin Yi maintained his facade as an ordinary person and relied on his intuition to the fullest extent.

Under the passive effect of Lin Yi's technique, Polar Reversal, Lin Yi became an ordinary person with only a trace of curse power, unable to observe the existence of curse spirits with the naked eye. However, his physical qualities and intuition were magnified many times over. Although they were not as good as the active effect of the Polar Reversal technique, he could use this intuition to determine whether there were curse spirits active around him.

Previously at the detective agency, Lin Yi used this disguise to deceive the probing of people like Nanami Kento, who were experts in sorcery, because he could not see the shikigami activated by Fushiguro Megumi, but he could confirm that the other party's shikigami was beside him.

As night fell, Lin Yi, who had been keeping watch outside, leaned against a streetlamp and yawned.

Looking around, apart from the Saito family's detached villa not far in front of him with its lights on, the street was quiet, with only Lin Yi as a living person and the street lamp leaning against him for company.

Late at night, the lights in Saito's detached villa were turned off, presumably because it was bedtime.

Lin Yi looked at his phone, which had run out of battery and shut down automatically, and was wondering if he should find a convenience store to buy some late-night snacks when his intuition gave him a warning.

Something he couldn't see was flying over his head, heading towards the Saito family's detached villa ahead.

Cursed Spirit! I've finally waited for you!

The only creature that could give Lin Yi's intuition this warning was the cursed spirit born from human negative emotions.

Lin Yi was overjoyed and was about to use the active effect of the spell to activate his spiritual vision to determine the level of this cursed spirit when his keen hearing made him hear the sound of a camera shutter.

"Snap!"