Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube-Chapter 1336 - 954: Becoming the Capital of the Cursed Realm (Part 2)
Such a frightening number, it seems it’s not just the Curse Spirits that appeared during the Shibuya incident, but more problems have emerged subsequently, causing a surge in the number of Curse Spirits.
This issue might be the handiwork of Geto Suguru who retreated from Shibuya, or it could be that after the demise of special Curse Spirits like Mahito, the Curse Spirit groups that they controlled went out of control. More likely, the expanding panic, bloodshed, and violent events have greatly intensified the negative emotions among the people nationwide, resulting in a surge of overflowing Curse Spirits, indirectly spurring the creation of a large number of Curse Spirits.
As a result, Tokyo has completely turned into a magic realm, just like Shibuya once was.
In response to this disaster, both the domestic government and the upper echelons of the world of sorcery have undertaken corresponding measures.
On the government side, in a situation where there is no viable solution, they opted to evacuate and relocate over 5 million citizens from within Tokyo, designating Tokyo as a restricted area, even relocating the Prime Minister’s official residence.
The upper echelons of the world of sorcery decided to confine the disaster within Tokyo, collaborating with the government’s measures by raising a large barrier invisible to ordinary people at the borders of Tokyo, completely isolating the two worlds inside and outside Tokyo.
This was a measure taken out of desperation.
To prevent the disaster from expanding and to stop over ten million Curse Spirits from escaping, causing a nationwide crisis, the world of sorcery could only choose to temporarily abandon Tokyo.
Consequently, in present-day Tokyo, past prosperous districts have all transformed into desolate cities like Shibuya and Shinjuku. Aside from Curse Spirits, Curse Mages, Curse Masters, and local official forces, only a few people who were unable to evacuate in time are forced to live in such a magic realm.
This situation has persisted for some time now.
It is now nearing the end of November.
For nearly a month, Reiger has been roaming within Tokyo, a place turned into a magic realm.
At times, he exorcises the encountered Curse Spirits...
At times, he rescues the unfortunate citizens left here...
At times, he also encounters people sent by the General Directorate of Sorcery and various Curse Mage families...
Even, at times, he encounters Curse Masters who come out to act unscrupulously.
For nearly a month, Reiger has spent his time rescuing people, killing, searching for people, and exorcising Curse Spirits in this four-point cycle.
Unfortunately, he still hasn’t found Geto Suguru.
"I’ve already used dozens of intelligence-gathering magic types, and summoned batch after batch of goblin-like creatures, yet still haven’t found him..."
Reiger walked the streets, furrowing his brow in thought.
"The other side must have specific means of concealment, possibly using the Curse Spirits they control, or maybe through their own doing."
Being able to elude Gojo Satoru’s tracking for a month is already proof of Geto Suguru’s numerous tactics, far beyond what ordinary sorcerers can compare.
Of course, magic and sorcery are different systems, which might also be why Reiger hasn’t found the opponent.
With different principles of power, they might not necessarily be compatible or applicable.
"I still have to rely on my eyes to find him."
Reiger habitually activated the [Eye of God] magic, forming a magical eye above his head, and sending it skyward.
The magical eye flew into buildings, underground, and other hidden places, easily penetrating walls and ground to act as Reiger’s eyes, seeing the conditions inside.
At first, Reiger was worried if using the [Eye of God] would allow him to see the Curse Spirits.
Curse Spirits can’t be captured by the naked eye; ordinary people without curse power can’t see Curse Spirits, and [Eye of God] is formed by magic without curse power, making it uncertain if it could detect Curse Spirits.
Later, Reiger realized he was overthinking it.
When he first arrived in this world, he also hadn’t learned to refine curse power.
To the sorcerers of this world, he was just an ordinary person back then.
Yet, he could see Curse Spirits, sense the presence of curse power, and even use skill special abilities to slay Curse Spirits.
This is all because Reiger isn’t an ordinary person.
He has a special spiritual constitution that allows him to discover the presence of Curse Spirits and curse power, even without having any curse power himself.
Though [Eye of God] doesn’t carry curse power, magic power and curse power both originate from Reiger’s spiritual power.
Therefore, Reiger can use magic to exorcise Curse Spirits, even without special abilities.
Likewise, as one of the intelligence magic, [Eye of God] doesn’t carry curse power but is formed by magic power, sharing a common origin with curse power. Both derive from Reiger’s spiritual power, thus enabling it to detect the existence of Curse Spirits and curse power, and even perceive special powers like barriers.
Thanks to this, after using various magic, Reiger found that aside from using summoned creatures for a blanket search, using [Eye of God] was the most effective detection method.
"It’s just that the time and effort spent are quite a bit."
Reiger has almost scoured the entire Tokyo yet hasn’t found a clue, indicating the efficiency is indeed low.
During the search for Geto Suguru, Reiger didn’t find his main target but instead uncovered numerous bases of Curse Master forces and some corrupt strongholds of Curse Mage forces.
The various sordid, dirty, dark affairs happening inside, Reiger chose not to mention, nor found it necessary to delve into.
In any case, he spared no one, wiping out these Curse Master and Curse Mage forces entirely, uprooting their bases, causing quite a stir.
In this scenario, Reiger’s reputation in the world of sorcery also worsened. He is not only seen as a wanted criminal but is also suspected of being a Curse Master.
Consequently, now, in the world of sorcery, the reputations of Gojo Satoru and Itadori Yuji et al. have also deteriorated.
If this were to happen in modern society, posted online, they might face a torrent of keyboard warriors’ criticism.
"Slice!"
After releasing another invisible slash, killing a Curse Spirit wandering by the roadside, Reiger proceeded towards a concealed location.
He turned into an alley and came to a rusty iron door.
This iron door seemed ordinary, only Curse Mages or Curse Masters could notice there was an obscure barrier applied on it.
Reiger skillfully extended his finger, pointed at the handle, and infused a bit of curse power.
"Click."
The barrier on the door sensed the curse power and opened immediately.
Reiger stepped inside and walked down a stairwell.
Not long after, Reiger arrived at a cramped basement resembling an office space.
"Welcome."
The basement was furnished with just one office desk at the far end, with a bald, short old man sitting there. The walls around him were adorned with notebooks resembling data files. Seeing Reiger enter, he squinted his eyes, revealing a smile with gums missing several teeth.
"I want all intelligence on anomalous events occurring in Tokyo over the past three days, as well as intelligence on Geto Suguru’s movements."
Reiger expressionlessly tossed a wad of cash and made this request.
This was a spot he discovered after leaving Shibuya. It’s said there are similar places across various metropolitan areas nationwide, serving as intelligence business centers.
The operator doesn’t seem to be a Curse Mage or Curse Master, yet conducts business with both parties, sometimes requiring cash, other times demanding cursed items or tools; reportedly very famous in the industry.
The General Directorate of Sorcery once attempted to recruit this power to incorporate its superior intelligence capabilities but the operator appeared to have established cooperation with one of the Big Three families and connections with the other two, leading to the idea being abandoned in the end.
This intelligence establishment continues operations even now when Tokyo has become a magic realm.
Nay, because of the current situation, its business is thriving.
"This is all intelligence from Tokyo for the past three days."
The old man accepted the wad of cash without counting it and handed over a dossier.
Reiger wasn’t surprised and began browsing through it.
Upon browsing, Reiger quickly raised an eyebrow.
"Tokyo Jujutsu High was attacked again?"
This was the most significant event that occurred over the past three days.
