"She's too ugly, I can't quite bring myself to do it. The brothers in the comments are truly brave warriors."
He looked at the Kuchisake-onna's large mouth, which was ripped to her ears and filled with sharp teeth after her bandages came undone, her skin like a withered tree, and her eyes full of killing intent.
At this moment, Eichi held the utmost respect for those brave warriors who dared to lay hands on imaginary Cursed Spirits like the Kuchisake-onna and the Eight-Foot-Tall Woman.
Immediately after, Eichi continuously drew his Tang Dao from his shadow and swung it upwards, deflecting the Kuchisake-onna's large scissors.
To Eichi's surprise, the Kuchisake-onna immediately abandoned the large scissors, and instead pulled out a mini pair of scissors, slightly smaller than ordinary household scissors, and aimed them at the area below Eichi's abdomen.
"Big sister, where did I offend you for you to be so ruthless?"
Imaginary Cursed Spirits are Cursed Spirits formed from the convergence of people's thoughts about an existing concept. As Eichi stood behind the Kuchisake-onna, the strange thoughts he had about her, the real entity, naturally converged upon her.
At this moment, even the Kuchisake-onna, who wasn't very intelligent, felt the emotion called anger.
Eichi retreated several steps, then threw his scabbard at the Kuchisake-onna.
The Kuchisake-onna tilted her head, dodging the scabbard, then opened her fanged mouth and lunged to bite Eichi.
At the same time, two large pairs of scissors appeared beside the Kuchisake-onna, one on the left and one on the right, aiming to cut Eichi's arms.
Eichi ducked forward, dodging both pairs of scissors, and thrust his Tang Dao into the Kuchisake-onna's abdomen.
The Kuchisake-onna grabbed Eichi's Tang Dao with both hands and bit down towards Eichi's shoulder.
Bang!
Before the Kuchisake-onna's fangs reached him, Eichi rose up first.
A powerful headbutt slammed into the Kuchisake-onna's chin.
The Kuchisake-onna, whose teeth were astonishingly good, didn't get to taste Eichi; instead, she tasted her own tongue.
Blood flowed from the Kuchisake-onna's mouth.
Eichi, feeling a bit dizzy, retreated to regain his composure.
The Kuchisake-onna, clutching her mouth, was about to give chase when she felt a chilling killing intent.
The Kuchisake-onna leaped sideways as dark claws struck from the shadows.
Splat!
Although she dodged immediately, the Kuchisake-onna still couldn't evade Xiao Hei's attack.
Three horizontal wounds, spanning her entire back, appeared on the Kuchisake-onna, and a large amount of purplish-black blood spurted from the wounds.
On the other side, Qiongqi, who was originally sitting next to the research team, also flew in front of Eichi.
Only a few seconds passed from the Simple Domain being canceled to the Kuchisake-onna falling into a desperate situation.
"Wait, Eichi."
Eichi turned to look.
The Special Grade Demon Cursed Spirit's body was covered in black mist; the scissors' attacks, after breaking through the mist, lacked sufficient power and only left a few shallow wounds on her.
Geto, nearby, was in a similar state.
Several beetle and centipede-shaped Cursed Spirits were coiled around Geto, blocking the scissors' attacks.
Suddenly seeing so many insects crawling on Geto, Eichi had goosebumps for a moment.
"What is it?"
That feeling dissipated considerably after the centipedes vanished.
"Give me that, it's a good chance to try it out."
Geto looked at the Kuchisake-onna with interest.
This Cursed Spirit would be perfect for some practice.
"That? No problem."
After a brief thought, Eichi knew what Geto was referring to.
Eichi bent down and retrieved a cursed tool from his shadow; it was entirely red with black spiral patterns and connected in the middle by a chain.
Special Grade cursed tool: Playful Cloud.
Playful Cloud was Geto's dream weapon.
After experiencing the power of Playful Cloud, Geto was very satisfied with the strong and powerful feeling it brought.
He had been practicing with Playful Cloud for the past few months.
Now was a good time for a real combat test.
Using a Domain consumes a huge amount of Cursed Energy; a normal person can only activate a Domain once a day. Even if the Kuchisake-onna's was a Simple Domain, she probably couldn't use it continuously.
Without the ability to use her Domain, the Kuchisake-onna was just a slightly stronger Grade 1 Cursed Spirit—an enemy that could make Geto's blood boil but wouldn't be too dangerous.
Moreover, even if the Kuchisake-onna could activate her Simple Domain a second time in a short period, it wouldn't matter; Eichi had already seen the Simple Domain's coverage area.
All he had to do was remain silent once caught inside the Domain, and then wait for Eichi to break the Simple Domain from the outside.
"Catch!"
Eichi tossed it with one hand, and Playful Cloud arced through the air, landing in Geto's hand.
Geto grabbed the short sticks on both ends of Playful Cloud, one in each hand, and charged towards the Kuchisake-onna.
Xiao Hei, who was originally entangled with the Kuchisake-onna, immediately withdrew from the battle upon seeing this.
The moment Geto and the Kuchisake-onna engaged, Eichi and his shikigami adjusted their positions.
Eichi jumped onto a nearby wall, a spot that was both out of the Kuchisake-onna's Domain coverage and allowed him to support Geto at any time.
Qiongqi found a rooftop from which he could protect both the research team and Eichi at any moment and landed there.
Xiao Hei, on the other hand, went with the Special Grade Demon Cursed Spirit to retrieve the experimental equipment.
Seeing Geto charging at her, the Kuchisake-onna enlarged the scissors in her hand and met him head-on.
Clang!
The sound of metal clashing rang out.
The Kuchisake-onna was forced to retreat repeatedly by the immense power transmitted through Playful Cloud.
Realizing that close combat was disadvantageous, the Kuchisake-onna wanted to create distance.
The Kuchisake-onna turned her body, hiding her left hand behind her back, and a second pair of scissors appeared in her hand.
Crack!
Whoosh!
The sound of bones breaking came as the Kuchisake-onna's right arm fractured under Playful Cloud's attack, but her left hand instantly thrust out.
A slender, sharp pair of scissors aimed directly at Geto's heart.
Seeing this, Geto hastily raised a section of Playful Cloud to block.
Rip!
After the slender, sharp scissors were blocked by Playful Cloud, the attack slid from Geto's heart to his shoulder.
Geto immediately used the momentum to twist and spin his body.
The Kuchisake-onna's attack missed, and Geto, using the spinning motion, released the other end of Playful Cloud with his right hand.
He swung Playful Cloud with full force with his left hand.
The fully swung Playful Cloud, carrying immense power, struck the Kuchisake-onna's freshly fractured right arm.
The immense force directly broke the Kuchisake-onna's right arm, and then, with undiminished power, landed on the Kuchisake-onna's body.
The Kuchisake-onna's body instantly folded at the waist, and the entire Cursed Spirit became a cannonball flying deep into the alley.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Kuchisake-onna flew dozens of meters, breaking through three walls before stopping.
"Luckily, no one lives here, otherwise it would be bad if she hit someone."
Watching Geto, who was clearly high on adrenaline, Eichi shook his head helplessly.
Because they knew the target's information, the two deliberately led the Kuchisake-onna to a deserted area.
This way, they could both protect the public and facilitate the research team's activities without being discovered or disturbed.
Click, click.
It took a while for the Kuchisake-onna to recover on the ground.
Geto silently watched as the Kuchisake-onna restored her twisted body to its original state.
The Kuchisake-onna was not yet at a point where she could be subdued, so there was no rush.
Watching the Kuchisake-onna stand up, Geto's lips curled into a smile.
Eichi, noticing this, said nothing.
Swallowing Cursed Spirits, surrounded by a bunch of twisted, sanity-draining monsters, and having to act like a good boy in public—it would be strange if he didn't feel stressed.
So Eichi just quietly handled crowd control. As for telling Geto to go easy?
The child had accumulated so much pressure; what's wrong with letting him vent?
The 'Jutsu' in Jujutsu Sorcerer is the 'Jutsu' of 'curse'; Cursed Energy can only be gathered when it contains negative emotions.
This is why Yuji Itadori, when receiving instruction from Gojo , failed to unleash Cursed Energy with a full-power strike at Gojo .
He had no malice or negative emotions towards Gojo at the time, so he naturally couldn't use Cursed Energy.
A significant reason why most Jujutsu Sorcerers are crazy is because of this.
How can anyone not go crazy, let alone Jujutsu Sorcerers who are constantly in negative and extreme emotional states?