After confirming the Cursed Spirits' locations, the two split up. Eichi went to the office building, while Suguru headed to the dining area.
Upon arriving at the office building, scattered newspapers and documents caught Eichi's attention.
"Shocking: Killer Dolls in the Amusement Park!"
"Vengeful Spirit-Possessed Dolls Bite Tourists!"
After a quick review of the news, Eichi understood the Cursed Spirits' intel.
A few years ago, an incident occurred at this amusement park where a mechanical doll in the dining area's pizza shop suddenly bit a tourist.
After the police investigated, the bodies of a security guard and five children were found nearby, leading to the park's closure due to sparse crowds.
Eichi recalled seeing this news a few years ago. It was widely circulated then, but it was quickly overshadowed by celebrity and gossip news.
Imaginary Cursed Spirit?
Eichi quickly dismissed this idea.
Although the news had been sensational for a while, its popularity faded too quickly to generate enough negative emotions to manifest five Cursed Spirits of Grade 2 or higher.
"Possessed Vengeful Spirits, then."
Eichi quickly found the answer.
Imaginary Cursed Spirits are formed from accumulated imagination imbued with negative emotions like fear and resentment. They are, in essence, monsters of imagination.
Possessed Vengeful Spirits, on the other hand, are Cursed Spirits born from the intense resentment of a cursed or high-Cursed Energy individual at the time of their death.
Examples include Rika Orimoto and Naoya Zen'in.
Rika Orimoto was naturally highly gifted and became a Special Grade Possessed Vengeful Spirit after being cursed by Yuta Okkotsu upon her death.
Naoya Zen'in's case was different.
Cursed Spirits are formed from solidified Cursed Energy generated by human negative emotions.
Jujutsu Sorcerers, due to their use of Cursed Energy, have a chance of becoming Cursed Spirits after death if their bodies are not properly handled.
The Cursed Energy used by Jujutsu Sorcerers is extracted and accumulated from negative emotions, so it is easy to understand why they are prone to becoming Cursed Spirits after death.
Naoya Zen'in was already a capable Jujutsu Sorcerer, and he was killed by a non-Jujutsu Sorcerer.
His internal Cursed Energy was not dispersed by other Jujutsu Sorcerers, and under its influence, Naoya eventually became a Cursed Spirit.
However, becoming a Special Grade Cursed Spirit is an exception among exceptions.
Rabbit Escape had detected five Cursed Spirits during reconnaissance, and the news reported that the security guard killed five children, so the answer became clear.
These five Cursed Spirits were Possessed Vengeful Spirits born from the children's deaths, afflicted by a curse.
However, this curser could not compare to the Blind-Eyed Cat's favorite son, Yuta Okkotsu.
He was probably an ordinary person with good Cursed Energy talent.
"Awoo!"
"They're here!"
Upon hearing the Divine Dogs' warning, Eichi immediately turned to face the enemy.
Three tall mechanical dolls entered his view.
"A bear, a fox, and is that a chicken?"
"Wouldn't these dolls scare children in an amusement park?"
After seeing the Cursed Spirits' appearances, Eichi could not help but complain.
Boom.
A reddish-brown mechanical bear punched toward Eichi.
Eichi dodged sideways, then kicked the bear's leg, noticing the name printed on its body at the same time.
Freddy.
Thud.
"It really is a machine."
Feeling the pain in his foot, Eichi immediately hopped back on one leg, retreating to the office building's entrance.
As Eichi regained his balance, Foxy the fox raised the hook in his hand and charged at Eichi.
"An eye patch and a hook? Were you a pirate before becoming a fox?"
Perhaps because he spent too much time with Satoru, Eichi felt he was complaining more and more.
He thought anyone who could resist complaining about Satoru was not normal.
Leaning forward, his Cursed Energy-covered left hand bypassed the hook and grabbed Foxy's forearm.
Then, using the momentum, Eichi adjusted his stance and kicked Foxy away.
"Orochi."
Eichi was standing with his back to the main door at the office entrance, his shadow stretched long by the moonlight streaming in from the doorway.
Orochi appeared from the shadow as Eichi intended, its jaws biting Foxy and then slamming its body wildly through the building, shattering wall after wall.
Sharp-eyed Eichi saw many parts burst from Foxy's body.
After Orochi smashed Foxy out of the office building, Eichi canceled Orochi's summoning, and the White Divine Dog continued the attack.
On the other side, Chica the mechanical chicken was repeatedly smashing a cake-shaped model at the Black Divine Dog.
Perhaps because it was not a meat bun, the Black Divine Dog was not falling for it, engaging Chica in a tangled fight with agile movements.
Seeing his companions tied up, Freddy could only swing the microphone in his hand and attack Eichi alone.
Eichi dodged Freddy's attacks while retreating toward the door.
"Nue."
The moment Eichi rushed out the door, Nue soared from Eichi's shadow.
Eichi turned to face the enemy, constantly attacking Freddy's joints with agile movements.
The unbalanced Freddy was met by Nue, who had been waiting. It swooped down, its talons fiercely piercing Freddy's body.
While Nue released lightning, its wings continuously flapped, carrying Freddy into the air.
Freddy, carried into the air by Nue, struggled constantly, but Nue, with its raptor instincts, was equally skilled in hunting techniques. It gripped Freddy's back with its talons from behind, making it difficult for Freddy's attacks to interfere with it.
After flying into the air, Nue adjusted its posture and rapidly descended toward the ground, performing an Earth Throw that slammed Freddy heavily into the ground.
With a loud crash, Freddy's mechanical body instantly shattered into pieces, and a black Cursed Spirit slowly emerged from a box inside the doll's body.
"This thing has a cockpit?"
Eichi's first thought was, do Cursed Spirits pilot Gundams these days?
However, now that the Cursed Spirit's main body had appeared, the rest would be easy.
"Nue, Thunderbolt."
Lightning fell continuously, and the black Cursed Energy on the Cursed Spirit's body grew fainter and fainter, until Nue stopped the electrocution when the Cursed Spirit was on its last breath.
Then, under Eichi's command, Nue went to the battlefield where the White Divine Dog was.
He himself entered the building to help the Black Divine Dog, who was still entangled with Chica.
After Eichi joined the battle, Chica found it hard to resist and was eventually torn into pieces by the two Divine Dogs.
Soon after, Eichi, with the two Divine Dogs carrying Cursed Spirits in their mouths and Nue by his side, found Suguru in the dining area.
The battle there had also ended quickly.
"A total of five Grade 2 Cursed Spirits, a good haul."
Suguru tossed a Cursed Spirit to the Divine Dogs, then turned and swallowed the remaining four Cursed Spirit Orbs one by one.
"Here, you must be thirsty after all that work."
After Suguru finished swallowing the Cursed Spirit Orbs, Eichi stepped forward and offered him a bottle of honey tea.
Eichi had heard that this tea was good at removing peculiar tastes from the mouth, and the subtle sweetness from the honey could relieve stress and relax the mind.
"Why don't you want that Cursed Spirit?"
Pointing to the rabbit Cursed Spirit being shared by the two Divine Dogs, Eichi was a bit curious.
"Forget that one. It had no respect for music."
"Cursed Spirits understand music?"
Looking at the rabbit-shaped doll remains and the matching electric guitar beside it, Eichi found his answer.
This rabbit would not have smashed Suguru with the guitar, would it?
The current Suguru was a chuunibyou and a rock fan. If this Cursed Spirit really used an instrument as a club to hit him, it certainly would not have a good end.
On the other side, Suguru's mood improved considerably as he watched the two Divine Dogs happily eating.
The first time Suguru saw the Divine Dogs eat Cursed Spirits, a strange thought emerged in his mind. Was he fighting with dogs for food?
It was not until Eichi mentioned that every household feeds its dogs leftovers that he recovered.
Eichi was right. He was feeding the Divine Dogs leftovers, not fighting with them for food.
The two left the amusement park, chatting and laughing.
The commission fee was split three-seven, with Eichi taking seven because Suguru felt that Eichi had found someone to take the commission, and Eichi also had to hold back to help him catch Cursed Spirits during the mission, so he firmly refused a fifty-fifty split.
Finally, after discussion, the two decided on the three-seven split.
(To be continued.)
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