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First Arc
Chapter Eight
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Sayuri was troubled. Things suddenly happened, she and Nōbara found themselves in a black and barren landscape that was akin to that of an abyss.

Just as Nōbara was not uneasy enough, a large amount of curses, that seemed to be akin to those Ichimatsu dolls, looked down at them.

Sayuri remained calm, noticing how Nōbara was about to use her nails to beat down the curses, she immediately put a hand over her shoulder, signaling her not to do so.

"Don't fight, Kugisaki-san. I'll finish this curse off for you." Sayuri said, giving the girl a firm nod. The girl could do nothing but need.

This woman in front of her was one of the few Special-Grades in existence, a formidable force who rivaled even the likes of Gojō Satoru.

Sayuri pushes Nōbara behind her as she raises her right hand, her left hand protecting her from harm's way. She takes a deep breath before she closes her eyes. Her slender fingers slowly start to form a finger gun motion and she swiftly points it towards the large curse in front of them.

"Bang!" Her voice was as quiet as a whisper but the thing that came with it was surprising.

Bang! A loud and destructive beam of energy manifested from the tip of her index finger and like a gun would to a bullet, it shot off to the curse and landed directly on the center of its face.

Boom! The curse explodes into oblivion, making Nōbara looks at Sayuri in awe.

She wasn't using a cursed technique! Just pure cursed energy?!

Sayuri turns towards her and gives her a reassuring smile. "We're getting out of this miniature domain, Kugisaki-chan.."

Her words gave her hope and Nōbara immediately nodded.

Sayuri turns back to the curses, ready to finish it once and for all. She presses her palms together, drawing them merely an inch near her face.

"Cursed Technique Lapse: Convergence!"

A massive beam of light suddenly appears around them, startling Nōbara as she immediately covers her eyes.

Kaboom!

Dust and debris immediately engulf their senses. Nōbara almost falls back if it weren't for Sayuri's present near her. When she opened her eyes, she was met with emptiness. Nothing else was there, except for the both of them. There were many broken shards of the seemingly porcelain masks of the dolls, nothing left of them.

Or so they thought.

Sayuri was about to smile and get them out of there when suddenly more of them appear out of nowhere. The curses seemed to be double the amount as before and different in appearance.

Sayuri's eyes narrowed. Where were these coming from? She immediately falls back into her stance and glares at the surrounding curses.

The domain had been destroyed by her cursed technique and now they found themselves in another predicament. They were now back in the original domain but it seemed that the curses were never-ending.

She wastes no more time when she sees Nōbara being dangled in front of her. Sayuri immediately shoots off another beam of cursed energy, making the curse let go of Nōbara.

Just as Nōbara was about to fall, a slimy and long tongue grabbed her, making Sayuri turn to where it came from. She turns around, only to be met by a frantic looking Megumi and Nōbara being inside one of his frog-like Shikigami.