Things in the Shadows

The indoor training area is paved with wooden floors that are spotlessly clean. There is nothing irrelevant in the empty room.

In the corner of the training room, there are some equipment piled up, but this training is a little different from usual.

After pulling out a sharp short knife, Zenin Kei threw it to the person in front of him. Then, as if remembering something, he asked, "Have you made up your mind?"

Fushiguro Megumi raised his hand to take it, and said firmly: "Yes."

This kind of scene seemed to have happened before, and he was enlightened by teacher Gojo at that time, who told him that he was too impatient.

Now, thinking of the area that he has not fully mastered, Fushiguro Hui has been worried. Now there are more and more missions and more and more curses, which bring him a sense of crisis.

He must master the use of the domain as soon as possible.

After receiving a positive answer, Zenin Kei half-closed his eyes and said, "Okay, attack me with all your strength."

After tightening his grip on the short sword, Fushiguro Megumi could sense the changes in his surroundings before he responded.

The light suddenly dimmed, and the black "tide" spread rapidly, soon engulfing the wooden floor beneath my feet.

Megumi Fushiguro reacted quickly. He had forcibly used a semi-finished domain before, but now, compared with the rapidly expanding domain, the gap became particularly obvious.

As he soared into the air, the short sword in his hand flew out, and with quick movements of his hands, the summoned shikigami leaped out from the same black shadow.

"Jade Dog!"

In just a moment, the surrounding environment changed. The edge suddenly became very far away, and this area seemed to have no end. Looking up, the black sea and the black sky met.

This is the world of shadows.

The Jade Dog was summoned to block the master, but it was not enough. Its sharp claws tore through the thick black that was coming towards it, and Fushiguro Megumi took the opportunity to make another move and skillfully summoned the Nue.

Being in the domain, the domain owner's attacks are guaranteed to hit. After a sharp pain came from her arm, Fushiguro Megumi gritted her teeth and forcibly opened her imperfect domain to resist.

The person on the opposite side has been hiding in the shadows from the beginning. Not to mention actively attacking, now that I am unable to split myself into two, I can't even find that person's true location.

The black shadows surged and transformed into new shapes as if they had life. Zenin Kei did not summon the shikigami, but controlled the shadows, imitating the shapes and abilities of the shikigami, and attacked from all directions.

He showed no mercy, so it wasn't long before the obvious smell of blood was smelt. However, the boy with short black hair reacted quickly and forcibly opened up his domain to offset the effect of the sure hit.

But the burden of this is that Fushiguro Megumi cannot support two shikigami summoned at the same time. Nue turned into a shadow again, and the jade dog stuck to its master.

The domain that was forcibly expanded occupied its own place in this vast "shadow". However, just supporting the existence of the domain was already a heavy burden.

Blood from her nose dripped down her lips, and the huge pressure made Fushiguro Megumi feel as if her eyes were darkening.

He seemed to feel that sense of crisis again. It was not the pressure of fighting a strong man, but the feeling that his life was threatened.

The light green eyes suddenly widened, and in front of him, another person suddenly appeared and swung his fist with one hand.

The domain that had been holding out for a moment suddenly disappeared, and the thin figure flew out and then fell heavily to the ground. Countless shadows condensed into strange shapes and rushed towards the boy.

A pair of "hands" grabbed his limbs and neck. Not only was he unable to break free, but he was also deprived of his ability to speak.

A suffocating feeling came, followed by a chilling chill. Fushiguro Megumi saw the man approaching slowly, his expressionless face full of indifference.

You will die. If you cannot open the domain again, you will definitely die.

The boy was trapped in the "tide" and gradually lost the ability to struggle. But his eyes remained open, without any fear or resentment.

"You are crazy! Fushiguro Megumi will die, you lunatic!" 005, who was watching everything, shouted angrily, "He is your student, Shika-nin, what are you doing?!"

Zenin Hui remained unmoved. He continued to watch and count silently in his heart.

But as he listened to the increasingly anxious calls to stop, he raised the corners of his mouth as if to provoke: "Is it really just because he is my student, or because if I kill an important character, it will lead to the failure of the mission."

005 suddenly fell silent, and then calmed down. He did not fall into the trap, but replied indifferently with experience: "You will not get the answer, Zenin Hui, ask yourself, is this really what you want to do?"

〖As a villain, of course everything he does is justified.〗

Killing a student because of jealousy of his talent may sound crazy, but it is indeed what some villains with abnormal brain circuits think.

Although I didn't get the answer I wanted, 005's reaction indirectly proved my guess.

He was clearly given a villain's script, so why did the system always want him to join the protagonist group? And the blank past and the flawed script all proved that 005 definitely knew something.

Looking at the unconscious Fushiguro Megumi, Zenin Megumi retracted his outstretched hand and took a few steps forward.

Later he discovered that the things made up of shadows did not disappear. Instead, they seemed to have their own consciousness, madly dragging the unconscious boy into a deeper place.

Zenin Kei squatted down and stretched out his hands to grab the person who was sinking deeper and deeper, but those strange shadows attacked the owner of the area.

There was a fine stinging sensation in both hands, and a huge pulling force seemed to pull him in. Zenin Kei finally realized that something was wrong, his magic power was being taken away by an unknown thing.

It seemed that from the moment the realm was opened, the mana was being sucked away bit by bit by an invisible thing. And now he seemed to be very close to that thing, so while the mana was being sucked away in large quantities, his body also lost control.

After realizing this, Zenin Hui quickly released the domain, and a point of light appeared from above his head, followed by the fading of a large area of ​​darkness.

The originally smooth skin on his hands now had marks as if they had been burned by fire, and after the area was released, a distinct smell of blood came to his face.

Large amounts of blood were spilled on the wooden floor. Looking at the unconscious boy, Zenin Kei knelt down, but when he stretched out his hands, he found that the remaining cursed power was not enough to support the summoning of the shikigami.

His reaction speed was already very fast, but even if he cut off the connection with that thing as quickly as possible, most of his cursed energy would be stripped away.

In the movie, it seems like there is something being raised that can steal cursed energy.

Noticing this, Zenin Hui glanced at 005 imperceptibly. The guy seemed to still be angry and pretended to be dumb.

After picking up Megumi Fushiguro from the ground, the wooden door that was originally closed was pushed open.

It was already night, and the lights were on outside. Not long after I walked out, I saw the young man who had been waiting at the intersection for a long time.

"Teacher from the Zen temple, it's time to eat..."

Yuji Itadori subconsciously smiled and prepared to call everyone to have dinner together as usual.

But when he turned around and saw who was coming, the smile froze on his face.

"Fushiguro?!"

Ieiri Naoko was extremely grateful that she did not go out for any reason. However, she could not help but feel a little angry when she saw the student who had recovered from his injuries but was still in a coma.

"I thought you were more reliable than Wu, but you are so ignorant of the seriousness of the situation." The doctor in a white coat complained, spreading her hands. "Although it can be treated, the psychological shadow left by such an injury is inevitable."

The person sitting on the chair said nothing, and only said "sorry" after being glared at.

Ieiri Naoko sighed, holding her forehead, and said tiredly: "You are as stubborn as Hui."

She naturally knew that the person in front of her would not suddenly "betray" her, and probably only agreed because Fushiguro Megumi took the initiative to ask for advice.

But even the most unreliable Gojo Satoru would control the strength of his attack, so when he saw Fushiguro Megumi being sent over, Ieiri Shoko was surprised.

He was in no mood for dinner. Yuji Itadori, who was busy running around, looked at the time, covered Fushiguro Megumi with a quilt, then closed the door and walked out.

On the bench at the corner of the door, the man maintained the same posture, with one hand on the armrest and the other leaning against the back of the chair.

Just as Yuji Itadori was about to walk over, he saw another person walking over with the same goal out of the corner of his eye. The white-haired young man nodded at him, as if to say, "Leave it to me."

A person sat down at the other end of the chair. He did not speak, so Zenin Kei could only turn his head away.

The eyes were bandaged so I couldn't see clearly, but the lower half of the face that always had a relaxed smile on it was now pursing its lips in a serious manner.

Zenin Hui still didn't say anything, but with his free hand he pinched the cursed spirit that was coiled on the armrest of the chair.

005 continued to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Gojo Satoru looked at him for a while, then, as if he was tired, he rested his chin on one hand and sat casually: "I am increasingly unable to understand you, Zenin Kei."

"Do you really want to kill Hui? He is not proficient in the field." But at this age, being able to develop his own field is considered a genius.

"No." Zenin Hui answered truthfully and did not explain further.

He didn't know how to explain it, or maybe there was no room for explanation. He had used his domain to suppress the boy, not even giving him room to resist.

This is not what a teacher should do.

Gojo Satoru pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "I don't understand. How about you? When did you master the domain?"

This question made the black-haired young man look confused. He seemed to be lost in some distant memory, and then frowned deeply.

Under the treatment of the inversion technique, multiple injuries can be quickly restored to life. But the person in the bed slept for more than ten hours.

Ieiri Shoko was able to confirm that Fushiguro Megumi's body was correct, but it seemed as if her mental consciousness was affected and she could not hear any sounds from the outside world.

Fortunately, the boy, who had slept enough, sat up with a painful frown on his face.

Yuji Itadori immediately showed a relieved smile, then after helping the person sit down, he hurriedly left the room.

There seemed to be something extra in my mind, and those things were like a bizarre dream. They faded away slowly after I woke up, but they left me with a heavy feeling that I couldn't get rid of.

After recovering from his injuries, Fushiguro stood up. Before he could fully remember what had happened, the door was opened again.

Gojo Satoru walked in and stretched out his hand, ruffled the curly black hair, and said in a teasing tone: "Xiaohui, are you so impatient because you saw someone who can compare with me~"

Fushiguro Megumi frowned and pushed the hand of the person in front of her: "No..."

After blinking, Gojo Satoru took off his sunglasses and asked deliberately, "What did you gain by taking such a big risk?"

At this point, Megumi Fushiguro frowned and thought again, and then he briefly repeated his "dream" again.

He saw a black-haired child locked up in an empty room, and then many cursed spirits emerged from various corners.

The level of those cursed spirits was not high, but they were numerous. So the black-haired child fell down and got up again and again, with countless bites on his body. Although he did not die, he was in great pain.

Then the scene changed again. The black-haired child grew a little bit older. Fushiguro Megumi saw two jade dogs beside him, but also saw more and new cursed spirits.

At the end of the dream, the growing child turned around, and Fushiguro Megumi saw a face that looked exactly like her own, but more childish.

After he finished speaking, Fushiguro Megumi was even more confused. He thought that he had had this nonsensical dream under the influence, but after he finished speaking, the expression of the person in front of him became solemn.

Gojo Satoru sighed, rubbed Fushiguro Megumi's head again, and then said meaningfully: "Maybe it wasn't a dream, but someone's past."