The courses at Tokyo Jujutsu High were more complex and boring than Eichi had imagined.
The first week of classes mainly covered the history of Jujutsu Sorcerers and the importance of the Jujutsu Headquarters.
After that, it was the Cursed Spirits Encyclopedia and practical combat lessons.
Occasionally, there were also some basic Jujutsu theory lessons interspersed.
No wonder Gojo Satoru would doze off in class.
The Gojo Family's teachings probably already covered all of these things.
However, to be fair, the Tokyo Jujutsu High's library had a truly comprehensive collection.
Outside the Tokyo Jujutsu High dormitory.
Suguru Geto was sitting in the corridor, flipping through the Cursed Spirits Encyclopedia in his hand.
At Suguru Geto's request, Yaga Masamichi had helped him obtain the Cursed Spirits Encyclopedia treasured by the Jujutsu Headquarters.
Unlike the Cursed Spirits Encyclopedia used for teaching.
This Cursed Spirits Encyclopedia recorded 16 Special Grade Cursed Spirits identified by the Jujutsu Headquarters.
Suguru Geto, who had long coveted Special Grade Cursed Spirits, had been studying this Cursed Spirits Encyclopedia recently.
If only it were in color, he thought.
Suguru Geto mused silently.
The content of this Cursed Spirits Encyclopedia was very detailed.
However, all the content was hand-drawn with a brush, so some of the images were a bit abstract.
Of course, it was also possible that Cursed Spirits themselves were abstract.
"Special Grade Cursed Spirit, Inugami. A Cursed Spirit born from the legend of the Inugami, later fused with the Special Grade cursed tool sesshoseki, finally becoming a Special Grade Cursed Spirit. It is currently Sealed and used as a shikigami passed down through generations."
Then Suguru Geto's gaze moved downwards.
Note: Due to the immense power of the Special Grade Cursed Spirit, Inugami Shiraei, the Jujutsu Sorcerer Family that Seals Inugami can only use a portion of Inugami's power, exhibiting Grade 1 level strength.
"Being able to Seal and command a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, it seems to be a very ancient Jujutsu Sorcerer Family. I'll ask Gojo about it later."
Suguru Geto turned the Cursed Spirits Encyclopedia to the next page.
Special Grade Cursed Spirit, Ootengu (Sealed State)
"Sealed?"
Suguru Geto became interested and began to carefully study Ootengu's information.
Although he didn't know why previous generations chose to Seal rather than eliminate it, unlike the Special Grade Cursed Spirit, Inugami, which had a master.
If it was Sealed, he might be able to break the Seal and subjugate it.
"An immortal and indestructible body? Is this why previous generations chose to Seal Ootengu?"
Looking at the book's description of the thousand-year-old campaign against Ootengu, Suguru Geto also gained a lot of information.
"I remember Eichi said that Mahoraga's Sword of Exorcism would reduce even a Special Grade Cursed Spirit to ashes in one blow. I wonder if Ootengu can withstand it."
Suguru Geto, who had no concept of the Sword of Exorcism, speculated.
"But if it really turns to ashes, I won't be able to subjugate it."
Shaking his head in distress, Suguru Geto looked at the next Cursed Spirit.
To his surprise, the next Cursed Spirits were two similar ones.
Special Grade Cursed Spirit, Nine-tailed Fox (Tamamo-no-Mae).
Special Grade Imaginary Vengeful Spirit, Incarnation Tamamo-no-Mae.
Both were Tamamo-no-Mae, yet they were different Special Grade Cursed Spirits.
This piqued Suguru Geto's curiosity.
"So that's it, the Special Grade Cursed Spirit, Nine-tailed Fox, was formed from the death of the Heian period Jujutsu Sorcerer, Tamamo-no-Mae. After being subjugated, she transformed into the Special Grade cursed tool, sesshoseki."
sesshoseki?
Suguru Geto flipped back through the Cursed Spirits Encyclopedia in his hand and found the word sesshoseki under Inugami.
"In that case, is Tamamo-no-Mae Byakuei's mother?"
His thoughts strayed for a moment, then Suguru Geto flipped the Cursed Spirits Encyclopedia back to the later pages.
"The sesshoseki was eventually divided into nine pieces, each Sealed by a different Jujutsu Sorcerer Family."
Special Grade Imaginary Vengeful Spirit, Incarnation Tamamo-no-Mae.
After Tamamo-no-Mae's death, this Special Grade Imaginary Vengeful Spirit was formed by people's imagined legends of Tamamo-no-Mae.
"I see, one is the true form, and the other is just a product of people's imagination based on legends."
Suguru Geto turned the Cursed Spirits Encyclopedia page again.
Special Grade Cursed Spirit, Shuten Doji
"Yo, Geto, what are you doing?"
Gojo Satoru, coming out of the dormitory, quickly walked up to Suguru Geto, his white hair directly blocking part of Suguru Geto's vision.
"I'm looking."
"Ah, this one. I remember seeing it at home when I was little."
"Hmm? Then do you know where this one is Sealed?"
Suguru Geto had turned the Cursed Spirits Encyclopedia to the Ootengu page.
"This one, I remember it's in Hokkaido, right? Why, do you want it?"
Gojo Satoru looked at Suguru Geto, a mischievous glint in his eyes.
"No, just curious."
Suguru Geto snapped the Cursed Spirits Encyclopedia shut with a 'thwack'.
He felt that if he had agreed a second ago, Gojo Satoru would immediately make him say, "Just say 'help me, handsome and invincible Lord Gojo'."
Seeing that Suguru Geto didn't fall for it, Gojo Satoru didn't feel disappointed. Instead, he looked at Eichi nearby.
Eichi was squatting on the ground, staring intently at a toad's belly.
"What is he doing?"
Gojo Satoru asked Suguru Geto, a bit strangely.
"I don't know, Eichi was already staring at the toad when I arrived."
"Hmm?"
Gojo Satoru stroked his chin and began to think. Gojo Satoru gave up thinking.
Whoosh.
Gojo Satoru squatted down next to Eichi and stared at the toad's belly with him.
"Croak, croak."
Facing their gazes, the toad made no movement, just sat there croaking, occasionally sticking out its tongue to catch passing insects.
"I just have a feeling it looks delicious."
Gojo Satoru suddenly said after watching for a long time.
The toad, which had been croaking leisurely, instantly shivered.
Eichi, who was staring at the pattern on the toad's belly, for some reason thought of stir-fried bullfrog.
The toad shivered even more violently. If Eichi hadn't told it to stay still when he summoned it, it would probably have kicked its legs and fled this dangerous place by now.
"This is a shikigami, you can't eat it."
Eichi stood up and dispelled the toad's summoning.
It was so scared.
"If you weren't thinking of eating it, why were you staring at the toad's belly? Ah, I know, is the toad pregnant?"
"No."
Eichi was defeated by Gojo Satoru's thought process.
"Then what exactly were you looking at?"
"I was looking at the pattern of the eito mirror on the toad's belly."
"What's wrong with that pattern?"
Gojo Satoru asked.
"Do you know the historical whereabouts of the eito mirror?"
"I don't know, isn't that a legendary item?"
"I have a feeling that's not a legend; it should be some kind of cursed tool that existed in ancient times."
"You suspect the eito mirror is inside the toad's belly? Should we get an X-ray?"
"You can't X-ray Cursed Spirits, can you?"
"Don't you have those cursed tools from your lab? Just switch to one of those."
"..."
Or, should I take the toad for a scan?
Eichi's train of thought was successfully led astray by Gojo Satoru.
"No, the eito mirror can't be inside the toad's belly. If it were, the toad wouldn't be this weak."
"That's true."
"Gojo, do you know the origin of the Ten Shadows Technique?"
"That one, it was Taira no Masakado, I think. Our Family is Sugawara no Michizane."
"Is that so?"
Eichi was pensive.
"I've been studying shikigami Spell recently, wanting to see what the difference is compared to the shikigami of the Ten Shadows Technique."
"According to the book's description, there are two ways to command shikigami: one is to form a binding vow, and the other is to engrave an imprint of one's own power on the shikigami's body."
"Do you think the one on the toad's belly is the second type?"
Gojo Satoru became interested.
"Exactly."
"Okay, investigating the origin of the Ten Shadows Technique is entrusted to me."
"No need, I'll have the Zen'in Family help me investigate. You go help Geto find Special Grade Cursed Spirits."
"Alright, I guess."