"Protest! The government must tell the people the truth about this world!"
"Why do monsters that used to exist only in fictional stories suddenly exist for real? Was the science we believed in all a lie?!"
"Why has the world undergone such a drastic change all of a sudden? What exactly has the government been hiding from us ordinary citizens?!"
As time passed, fear among the Japanese public toward cursed spirits—these real, supernatural beings—grew ever more intense. People desperately wanted to know what these monsters actually were, and why they had suddenly appeared in their lives.
Once-bustling streets grew deserted. Most citizens, lacking any sense of security, chose to stockpile supplies and barricade themselves indoors amid the spreading panic. Supermarket shelves were swept clean of daily necessities.
At the same time, online criticism of the government escalated rapidly. The majority of the public believed that the authorities had concealed the truth, allowing them to live in ignorance within a world teeming with monsters.
Under these circumstances, the Japanese government finally issued a response.
The various monsters being sighted and circulated online were officially identified as a type of being known as cursed spirits.
Cursed spirits harm—and even kill—humans through various means, and they are normally invisible to the naked eye.
In order to help the public better understand cursed spirits, the Japanese cabinet convened a nationwide press conference, where professionals would explain the existence of curses to the people.
At the press conference, the current Prime Minister of Japan—along with several cabinet ministers—appeared personally before the cameras to demonstrate the gravity of the situation.
And amid the support of Japan's top officials, the representative of the jujutsu world's upper echelon who attended the press conference was none other than Makima.
Through a Q&A format with reporters, Makima provided the people of Japan with a detailed explanation of curses and cursed spirits, outlining their existence as well as the mechanisms behind their birth.
"Cursed spirits are born from the power generated by human negative emotions. This power is known as cursed energy."
"All kinds of human negativity—fear, disgust, hatred—will, over time, give rise to cursed spirits."
"The danger posed by cursed spirits is undeniable. However, there is no need for excessive fear. Cursed spirits can be eliminated. In the past, when ordinary people were unable to perceive cursed spirits, those born from negative emotions were dealt with covertly by jujutsu sorcerers."
"Just as cursed spirits are born from the cursed energy generated by human negativity, there are also a very small number of humans who possess the talent to control cursed energy. By wielding cursed energy and becoming jujutsu sorcerers, these individuals can slay cursed spirits and exorcise them."
For this press conference—meant to fully bring curses into the public eye—not only the Japanese government but also the jujutsu world had made extensive preparations. Makima already had well-prepared answers for every possible question, and in the end, the conference concluded smoothly.
With the official contact and cooperation between the jujutsu world and the Japanese government, and with the public announcement of cursed spirits, cursed energy, and jujutsu sorcerers, curses officially became part of everyday life from that moment on.
"My god… so human negative emotions actually generate cursed energy, and cursed energy gives birth to terrifying cursed spirits!"
"With the government officially backing this, there's no doubt now that cursed spirits really exist."
"So our world actually has monsters like this hiding in it… I'm definitely not going to be able to sleep at night."
"Don't forget there are jujutsu sorcerers too. If they can eliminate supernatural beings like cursed spirits, then they're basically real-life superpowered individuals, right?"
"Yeah, but I wonder just how strong jujutsu sorcerers actually are compared to ordinary people."
"By the way, the woman explaining all this at the press conference—Makima—she's really beautiful."
"I'd advise the guy above to rein it in a bit. With how respectfully the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers treated her, she's definitely a jujutsu sorcerer—and probably one with extremely high status."
"Yeah. Someone that important is way out of reach for ordinary people like us."
...
Thanks to the press conference held by the Japanese government, the panic that had been spreading throughout society was finally curbed to some extent.
Although now that the existence of cursed spirits had been clearly confirmed, ordinary people still couldn't help but think about them—and fear them—at least the situation was far better than before, when everything had spiraled completely out of control.
In particular, during the press conference, Makima had not only introduced cursed spirits, but had also revealed the existence of jujutsu sorcerers.
As a result, the vast majority of the public now placed immense expectations on jujutsu sorcerers, while also developing intense curiosity about this real-world profession that wielded supernatural power.
Topics such as the strength of jujutsu sorcerers, their daily lives, and how one might become a jujutsu sorcerer all reached unprecedented levels of popularity.
After all, these were actual superpowered individuals existing in reality.
...
Meanwhile, at Tokyo Jujutsu High.
"Makima-sama is amazing…"
Watching the news broadcast on television, Miwa Kasumi couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
Although she was a student of Kyoto Jujutsu High, due to serving as Makima's bodyguard, Miwa and Nishimiya Momo had not returned to Kyoto and instead remained in Tokyo.
Moreover, now that the existence of cursed spirits and jujutsu sorcerers had been made public, the jujutsu world was entering a period of transformation. To avoid wasting any manpower, Makima had temporarily stationed the two of them at Tokyo Jujutsu High on standby.
Hearing Miwa's words, everyone else in the classroom nodded in agreement.
"That was appearing in front of hundreds of millions of people nationwide. If it were me, I'd probably be so nervous my legs would give out," Kugisaki Nobara said, resting her chin on her hand.
"Now that curses and jujutsu sorcerers have been fully exposed, it's going to be much harder to deal with curses quietly in the future, right?"
Given the current level of attention on curses and sorcerers in Japan, if they ever displayed their powers in public by accident, they'd be surrounded in minutes. And if someone snapped photos or videos, covert operations would become almost impossible.
"That makes sense. Looks like we'll need to keep a low profile when going out on missions from now on," Itadori Yuji said seriously from beside the window.
Unfortunately, he had barely finished speaking when Gojo Satoru—standing at the back of the classroom—immediately shot that idea down.
"Keeping a low profile, huh? I actually think things are going to be the exact opposite."
"For quite a long time in the future, jujutsu sorcerers will probably have to be very high-profile instead."
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