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❝ALRIGHT,❞ Hirai blurted, tossing her phone onto the seat as she ended the call after barely 5 minutes. She leaned back in the passenger seat, arms stretched out, her wavy red hair falling over her shoulders as she casually brushed it back.
The man behind the wheel, glancing at her, asked, "How did the mission go, Saike-san?" His eyes focused on the dark road ahead, navigating the night with only the moon as their guiding light.
"Pain in the ass," Hirai chuckled. Six months in Hokkaido dealing with curses had clearly taken its toll.
The driver chuckled back, "Everyone in Jujutsu High missed you so much." He started listing names, "Yaga-san, Shoko-san, Nanami-san, and... especially Gojo-san." He chuckled again, and Hirai raised an eyebrow, "What?" she asked, genuinely amused.
"Yeah, he brags about you each and every day! Trust me," the driver finished, earning a slight chuckle from Hirai. "Megumi-kun, Maki-kun, Inumaki-kun, and Panda-kun missed you too," he added, prompting a nonchalant hum from Hirai.
"Six months are long," Hirai said, gazing at the road ahead. "These six months felt like─" Before she could finish, her attention was drawn to something on the road. "Stop!" Hirai yelled, and the driver slammed the brakes. Hirai squinted at the dark scene ahead, a black car and two figures. Familiar figures.
"What happened, Saike-san?" the driver asked, bewildered. Ignoring him, Hirai got out of the car, saying, "I have some business."
As she approached, a sense of cursed energy grew stronger. The unmistakable presence of a curse. The air hung heavy with anticipation as she adjusted to the low light.
Curse.
Exhaling, Hirai sprinted towards the scene. She spotted Megumi and Akira, and Hirai wasted no time. She brushed her hair back, activating her Pyrokinesis, playing with flames in her hands.
"Saike-san!" Megumi's eyes lit up as he recognized her - the Special Grade sorcerer, Hirai Saike.
Hirai's gaze shifted to Akira, collapsed on the ground. "Take her back, Megumi. I'll take care of this," she ordered, her Pyrokinesis swirling around her, creating an intense aura of heat.
"But..." Megumi hesitated, concern etched across his face. "But..." he started, met with Saike's stern glare. "Do as I say," she asserted, her gaze a warning. Megumi reluctantly obeyed, settling Akira in the car. A final, uncertain glance at Hirai lingered before he instructed the driver to transport them back to the school.
Eyes closed, Hirai felt the presence of more curses. Flexing her arms, she attacked the curse in front of her with flames, reducing it to ash. She touched the ash. "Tsk. Weak," she blurted, standing up.
