In the car, Eiji spent his time playing with his phone. He still had to wait for Ijichi to work with the police department to handle Shigemo Haruta's body.
"Unconsciously, it's been over a year, huh... Because the plot of Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is about to start, Tengen-sama's exile should be ending soon."
Looking at the calendar on his phone, which showed the date May 25, 2017, Eiji felt sad because his powers had stagnated for so long.
There was no other choice, he didn't have much free time. Every day, he exterminated Cursed Spirits or dealt with non-affiliated Jujutsu Sorcerers causing trouble everywhere.
As a result, Eiji didn't have time to spend in another world to improve his strength.
"After all this is over, I must not waste the remaining time."
The only consolation was that his bank account balance had exceeded four digits.
"Sorry for making you wait, Kamiki-sama."
Ijichi's voice snapped Eiji out of his thoughts.
"Kamiki-sama, do you want to go straight home or visit somewhere?"
"Oh, are there no more tasks?"
Instead of answering, Eiji asked Ijichi back.
"There are still tasks to eliminate Grade 2 and below Cursed Spirits. But Kamiki-sama doesn't need to intervene, other Jujutsu Sorcerers will handle these tasks. Lately, there has been a decrease in the appearance of Cursed Spirits."
"I see..."
Listening to his explanation, Eiji became more convinced that the evolution process of Master Tengen would soon be completed.
From Lin Fan's memory, he knew that the form of Master Tengen would resemble a Cursed Spirit, but she would still maintain her humanity.
"In that case, go to Satozakura High School."
Initially, Eiji just wanted to go home, but he remembered that Kosaki had mentioned that the school she attended, Satozakura High School, would be holding a cultural festival.
"Understood."
Without asking further, Ijichi drove the car on the highway.
...
The cultural festival is an annual open day event held by most schools in Japan, from elementary schools to universities.
It is more than just an exhibition of students' artistic and cultural achievements. The cultural festival is an opportunity for schools to showcase their best qualities and character to visitors.
Because it was the last day of the cultural festival at Satozakura High School, the number of visitors was much larger compared to the previous two days. Plus, the enthusiasm of the students made the school environment lively.
At the school gate, a black car stopped.
"You can go, Ijichi-san, I might be alone."
"Have fun, Kamiki-sama."
"Oh."
Getting out of the car, Eiji was greeted by a crowd of people and stalls set up by students on both sides of the road.
In his eyes, the world looked different from what ordinary people saw.
Some people were attached by weak Cursed Spirits that slowly absorbed their vitality. There were also Cursed Spirits of the Revengeful Spirit type that followed those people.
It looked like a large-scale haunted house!
"Ignorance is bliss, huh... Those words have some truth to them."
Eiji was certain that if the Cursed Spirits were not metaphysical beings and could be seen by ordinary people, they would not show such excitement.
"Excuse me, do you need anything? You can ask me anything."
Before he realized it, a high school girl in a committee uniform approached him.
Not only that girl, but other girls couldn't help but notice Eiji. After all, he was too handsome with beautiful eyes. Even the most popular male students at Satozakura High School couldn't compare to him.
"Where is the teaching building?" Eiji asked.
3-A was Onodera Kosaki's class, and 2-C was Onodera Haru's class.
After a year had passed, Haru had become a second-year student, while Eiji was still a first-year student because Jujutsu High School was suspended.
"Ah, the teaching building is over there. Do you want me to guide you? No, let me be your guide!"
The girl didn't want to miss the opportunity to get to know the young man in front of her.
"Thank you for your offer, but I don't want to trouble you. Are you still on duty? I don't want you to get scolded for leaving your position because of me."
Eiji tried to smile, but failed. After that, he walked past the school gate.
Stared at by the girls as if he were their prey made him feel uncomfortable. Eiji only knew a few women who could resist his charm, like Ieri Shoko and Onodera Kosaki.
"Oh no, I forgot to ask for the handsome guy's contact information!"
Seeing his figure entering the crowd, the girl suddenly realized that she had forgotten something important.
On the other hand, Eiji didn't rush to Kosaki's class. If there was an interesting stall that caught his attention, he would stop and buy what they were selling.
"I'll buy an apple candy."
"This is it. Enjoy."
"Thank you."
Paying the money to the stall attendant, who was a male student, Eiji continued to browse other stalls.
"Phew~, thank goodness he's not in the same school as us."
The male student held the money given by Eiji and sighed in relief.
"I understand how you feel. If he went to school here, I'm worried that all the female students would be captivated by him. Then no male student would have a girlfriend. Just thinking about it gives me chills."
Another male student who was on duty at the stall nodded in understanding.
Similar conversations were happening at every apple candy stall. Every stall managed by male students would discuss this, while the stalls managed by female students would try to ask for Eiji's contact information and take photos with him.
Of course, Eiji declined both requests.
Feeling that the situation was becoming more unfavorable, he left the field and headed towards the teaching building.
"I should have worn sunglasses like Satoru Nii-san."
Successfully escaping from the group of girls chasing after him, Eiji decided to wear sunglasses whenever he went to public places.
Although the sunglasses could only cover Six Eyes, it would slightly reduce his charm. At least, the girls wouldn't be too obsessed with his handsome face.
"Fortunately, Zenin Maki is not a woman who judges men based on their appearance."
Eiji was glad that Maki treated him normally, unlike other girls.
After taking the sunglasses out of the Storage Ring and putting them on, he started walking along the corridor.
As he predicted, the girls weren't as excited when they saw him.
They might think Eiji was a handsome guy, but they wouldn't throw away their dignity to chase after him.
Thanks to that, Eiji arrived at class 3-A smoothly.
"So, Kosaki's class opened a haunted house? By the way, I've never been to a haunted house, let's see how scary ghosts are compared to Cursed Spirits."
Joining the queue to buy a ticket, he purchased a ticket for 300 yen.
"Excuse me, where is Onodera Kosaki?"
Eiji asked the student who was selling tickets.
"What's your business with Onodera-san?"
Seeing that the other person was a handsome guy, the girl wasn't too wary. In her opinion, there were no handsome guys who were evil. Of course, this was just her biased personal opinion.
"She and I are... friends."
Momentarily hesitant about their relationship, Eiji gave the most reasonable answer.
"Onodera-san is working as a ghost. Just wait for your turn to enter, and you'll meet her."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Knowing that Kosaki was inside the classroom, Eiji waited for his turn to enter.