Anime Collector: Starting With the Malevolent Shrine-Chapter 189 ⟴ Telepathy

"Huh? Miss Maki, are you alright?"

The telepathic transformation brought on by the Twin Binding caused Maki to momentarily lose focus, and Fumino, noticing something was wrong, called out anxiously.

"Hmm? Sorry, I'm fine, I just spaced out for a moment!" As if suddenly awakened, Maki looked around frantically and, upon noticing the girl looking at her, answered awkwardly.

"You scared me. I thought something had happened to you, Miss Maki."

"Not at all, I was just a bit distracted." Maki forced a smile as she replied.

When Fumino wasn't looking, she anxiously scanned her surroundings, which were different from the scene she had just witnessed.

'What was that memory fragment that flashed through my mind? I'm in an internet café, so why did I see a strange image of Mai sitting in her bedroom?'

It was the influence of the Twin Binding, causing Maki to see images of her sister in her mind, just like telepathy.

She clenched her fist slightly, then suddenly thrust it forward, and an extremely faint black lightning flashed briefly within her field of vision.

Maki stared at her fist in disbelief. With such minimal Cursed Energy — almost zero — she was actually able to produce a Black Flash with just a casual movement. She tried punching again, but the weak Cursed Energy could no longer be released, and the feeling of mastering Black Flash had silently slipped away.

Confused, she detailed everything to Shoko via her phone.

The doctor, who was returning to Tokyo Jujutsu High, was stunned by what she read. After thinking seriously for a moment, she gave her understanding of the situation.

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| Shoko-sensei — Jujutsu High Doctor |

| According to what Inspector General Daiki said before, in the Jujutsu World, twins are considered one entity, and a connection naturally forms between them. |

| Previously, the Heavenly Restriction suppressed this connection, but now that Cursed Energy is suppressing the Heavenly Restriction, this connection has naturally strengthened. |

| Although I don't know how he managed it, but as your Cursed Energy increases, the connection between you and your sister might... |

Maki stared at her phone in shock.

As her thoughts turned to her sister, blurry images of Mai appeared in her mind again.

'This... this is actually telepathy, isn't it?' She was astounded by Shoko's explanation.

Just by unconsciously thinking about her sister, she could vaguely see what Mai was doing, sense her exact location, and even bypass barriers?

'Well, I guess Mai is probably experiencing the same thing. It shouldn't be a big deal. I'll bring Fumino to ask Daiki-sama tomorrow. Also... have I become a Jujutsu Sorcerer?'

Becoming an ordinary Jujutsu Sorcerer by simply doing nothing. As Mai continued to grow stronger, she would automatically become stronger too, without needing any effort on her part. She just didn't know what the limit was.

The effect of the Twin Binding was truly formidable.

But Daiki's methods seemed even more formidable than the usual binding.

The Twin Binding was like having two people carry water with a shoulder pole — one person's effort alone was useless and would only be dragged down by the other. Yet he could ignore the burden of the Heavenly Restriction and forcibly enhance Maki's Cursed Energy — how astonishing was that!

Just as she was feeling guilty and uneasy, Maki, lying in the internet café booth, suddenly stiffened as a tingling sensation spread throughout her abdomen.

"Wait, what's happening?" Her eyes widened in shock as the effect of telepathy left her dumbfounded, "A Cursed Spirit?"

Maki scanned the booth but found no Cursed Spirit.

Fumino looked at the startled woman in confusion, not knowing what to say, but her intense drowsiness made it hard to keep her eyes open.

It was just one day, and it would be over soon.

'Could it be... Mai?' An image of her sister suddenly appeared in Maki's mind, and she vaguely saw Daiki too, though not clearly.

Her face suddenly flushed red. She realized it wasn't that she could bypass barriers, but that there weren't any barriers on the other side.

What shocked her even more was that as the two in her mind continued their efforts, her physical sensations seemed to synchronize with her sister's.

'...This has to be a joke, right? Just a moment ago I could only sense things vaguely, but why have the sensations become so clear at a physical level?' Maki stared at the floor in disbelief. What she found even more absurd was that the Cursed Energy from the Twin Binding was continuously increasing!

At this moment, she finally understood how her sister Mai was growing stronger, but... why did she have to bear the consequences as well?

'A Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer?'

Through her telepathic perception, Maki confirmed that her sister's Cursed Energy amount was now comparable to that of a normal Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer. Even at the current rate of enhancement, it shouldn't be possible to cross the thresholds of Grade 2 and Semi-Grade 1 so quickly, right?

Maki recalled that in her previous sensations, Mai seemed to have seized and eaten something. Could that be what enhanced her Cursed Energy?

She instinctively tried to recall the taste, and sure enough, she did — it was strange, somewhat like pudding. Before she could figure it out, that sensation appeared again.

Having been prepared this time, Maki staggered over to the tatami area.

'I just need to wait until they calm down, right?'

She closed her eyes, preparing to wait for the two to finish, but to her surprise, this wait lasted until dawn.

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Meanwhile, at Daiki's residence, Mafuyu had fallen completely silent — partly from exhaustion and partly because the breakfast was simply too delicious.

Ayase and Iroha were similarly quiet, though Ayase's persistent stare made Iroha uncomfortable.

The main reason seemed to be that Ayase had caught sight of those see-through panties, and now regarded Iroha with the same disgust one might show a cockroach.

Come on, it's just breakfast — can't you leave me alone?!

Iroha didn't dare voice her complaints. She simply kept her head down in silence, which made Kirino, who had been gaming all night, sense that something was amiss.

They hadn't rested long when Maki arrived with Fumino, opening the door to find her sister Mai waiting inside.

Their eyes met briefly before Maki looked away first, as if seeing her long-separated sister in a completely new light.

Fumino stood there uncertainly, unsure how to approach Daiki. Directly mentioning tutoring would likely be met with refusal.

As she contemplated her next move, her gaze inadvertently fell on Mafuyu's dazed expression. The woman appeared equally shocked by her student's unexpected arrival.

How should they explain this?

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