Dealing with the Cursed Spirit took only the blink of an eye.
Handling the aftermath required a lengthy phone call.
No matter how quickly the Cursed Spirit acted, when these victimized students woke up, they would surely recall details about the Cursed Spirit. This was, after all, a middle school, and middle schoolers weren't so easily fooled.
Typically, Jujutsu Sorcerers try their best to avoid contact with ordinary people when executing missions, but Cursed Spirits attack randomly and aggressively, so how could Jujutsu Sorcerers foresee every instance and prevent them all in advance?
When ordinary people are directly victimized by Cursed Spirits and discover the existence of the Jujutsu World to some extent, it is time for the Jujutsu World's specialized department for handling the aftermath to mobilize.
Chinatsu wasn't entirely sure how they operated, but since the Jujutsu World has existed for thousands of years without being known to the public, they must have their methods.
After eliminating the massive Cursed Spirit, Chinatsu dragged the students into an empty classroom. Chinatsu leaned against the classroom wall, calling the aftermath department on her phone, urging them to hurry over.
Nanako and Mimiko stood beside the victimized students, attempting to comfort them with words, though the effect was poor.
This was because Nanako and Mimiko were not the quiet, unknown types in school; rather, they were considered the two most prominent figures, the kind of people school delinquents had to bow and greet upon seeing.
Nanako was known as the "Big Sister," a title she earned by single-handedly dismantling the middle school's delinquent organization.
Although this was a kind gesture, most students mistakenly believed it was a struggle between delinquents over territory and titles. Coupled with several instances where delinquents openly paid tribute to Nanako, the misunderstanding deepened.
Mimiko was known as the "Witch," a title she was given after Nanako acquired the Big Sister moniker.
Because the two were always close, some persistent delinquents, believing they couldn't mess with Nanako, decided to retaliate against Mimiko, who was close to Nanako.
They seized the opportunity when Mimiko was alone and quickly made their move, but before they could react, they were knocked to the ground. Mimiko placed her foot on their faces, giving them a look of utter contempt, as if they were nothing but trash.
Once this news spread, the number of people delinquents paid tribute to increased by one. The two walked side-by-side through the school, ordinary students keeping their distance, while delinquents immediately bowed in salute upon seeing them.
At this moment, some of the awakened victims recalled exactly what they had experienced. Their pupils were trembling, and seeing the school's two most prominent figures standing before them made it impossible to calm down.
Their minds couldn't process things immediately, and they subconsciously wanted to run, but forget taking a step—any twitch of their bodies was forcefully suppressed by Mimiko and Nanako.
The "Calm down! Calm down! Calm down!" coming from the girls' mouths sounded like demonic coercion to their eyes and ears, triggering their instinct to resist.
"Help! Help! Help!!!"
The incessant noise reached Chinatsu's ears as she leaned against the wall, talking on the phone with the aftermath department.
Chinatsu was originally explaining the location to the department, but with all the commotion, whether Chinatsu could hear the other party was irrelevant; the other party most likely couldn't hear her.
Chinatsu subtly raised an eyebrow. She moved the phone away from her ear, turned, and smiled at the noisy group of students.
Normally, Chinatsu's genuine smile would make her seem like an angel in the eyes of others, but in this moment, the angel transformed into a devil.
"You all can manage to be quiet, right?"
Instantly, the classroom fell silent.
There wasn't even a single "Yes" in reply. The conscious students immediately shut their mouths, while the unconscious students involuntarily shivered.
As the saying goes, "two negatives make a positive." The terror covering the students' hearts was overlaid by another layer of fear, and they calmed down instead.
"Very good."
Chinatsu nodded lightly, then picked up her phone again, clearly and concisely explaining the location to the aftermath department on the other end before hanging up cleanly.
Before long, personnel from the Jujutsu World's aftermath department poured into the school from outside, their official cover being a surprise inspection from the higher education bureau.
The school's Higher-Ups were baffled. Initially, they thought these people were just putting on a show, but after a check, they found the education bureau identification was genuine.
After a simple procedural handover, Chinatsu, holding Nanako and Mimiko's hands, quickly left the school.
School dismissal was at three in the afternoon.
It was now five o'clock, twilight.
On the way home, Nanako recalled the sense of powerlessness she felt earlier facing the massive Cursed Spirit, and she involuntarily clenched her fists.
"Big Sister, when we attend Jujutsu High next year, we can become stronger, right?" Nanako looked at Chinatsu beside her with hopeful eyes.
Chinatsu smiled faintly, reached out, and patted Nanako's head, replying, "Of course. Once you attend Jujutsu High, you will have like-minded classmates to grow stronger with. I can guarantee that."
Nanako nodded vigorously, an irrepressible look of excitement on her face. When the topic of "classmates" came up, Mimiko, on the other side, voiced a new concern.
"Big Sister, I heard that there are very few students in one grade at Jujutsu High. Having only two or three people is normal. We won't only have one classmate, will we..." Mimiko murmured quietly, sounding worried.
Hearing Mimiko's concern, Chinatsu's other 'Palm of the Buddha' landed on her head with a soft *plop*, and she replied, "No, you'll have quite a few classmates in your batch."
Mimiko let out a huge sigh of relief. In this ordinary school, she and Nanako seemed somewhat out of place, and she certainly didn't want to go to Jujutsu High only to find that while she fit in, she had barely any classmates.
The Cursed Tool user, Maki Zen'in.
The Cursed Speech user, Toge Inumaki.
The Cursed Corpse, Panda.
And the protagonist of the original work *jujutsu kaisen* Volume 0, a boy named Yuta Okkotsu.
Unlike the original work, Chinatsu had made contact with this boy several years ago. To approach him, Chinatsu took several days off, even transitioning from a professional Jujutsu Sorcerer to a professional "stalker," nearly getting detained by the police.
She did all of this solely to prevent a tragedy from occurring.
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