Jujutsu Kaisen: The Traveler

Chapter 16

AN: Guys, stop asking me about the Tier Spell. You're just wasting your time.

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Mamoru is the name of the maid that just went missing. A pretty memorable name for Hiroyuki since, ever since he was a baby, until Senjumaru's arrival, she was one of the three maids who took care of him every single day.

Also, given that she was the youngest of those three maids, she was naturally tasked to work around Hiroyuki much more... in the process, she became much closer to him than the others.

So to say that Hiroyuki knew her well more than anyone is not that far-fetched really. Given his ability to easily read one's character due to the extreme environment he had lived in during his past life.

That's why, even though it is a possibility, Hiroyuki tried to avoid the thought that, throughout all this time, Mamoru was a spy all along or something stupid like that.

Nothing like that at all.

In any case, given that it's been a couple of days now since Mamoru went missing, it's only fair for Hiroyuki and Senjumaru to expect that the moment they get to the end of the trail they are currently following, what they'll probably found is either her mangled corpse or basically whatever is left from her disposed-body.

They weren't hoping for her safety anymore.

So, given such a thought process, it's pretty understandable how confused the duo was the moment they found out that the maid, whom they already accepted as 'dead' in their mind, is still alive and kicking currently.

Cause upon their arrival at the 'end' of the tracks they were following, whether it was from the Residuals or not, there they were greeted by Mamoru herself.

Making them immediately think, 'What if they are completely wrong about their assumptions?', 'What if she was a traitor all along?'. Basically so many 'what ifs' had gone through their minds at that one moment.

However, given the obviously suspicious atmosphere of the scene, Hiroyuki still gave the benefit of the doubt and initially interacted with Mamoru like how he would normally with her.

He still asked about her overall situation, condition, and how he got to where she is right now. Looking very worried about her, genuinely so.

The maid in question on the other hand, also gave a pretty 'Mamoru' response... to say the least. She answered all of Hiroyuki's questions and gave some pretty reasonable reasons for everything that just happened.

After their initial exchange, Hiroyuki finally 'understood' the situation. He then sighed in relief and told her not to worry anymore, all while explaining how worried the other maids and her family were for her.

Hearing all that, Mamoru made a sad expression and 'clumsily' said that she was greatly sorry for all the trouble she caused. She even almost tripped to the ground while doing so. A pretty Mamoru way of apologizing.

Saying that it doesn't matter anymore and what's important is that she is safe and fine, Hiroyuki then gestured for her to come with them and that they would escort her back to the Clan.

Agreeing, Mamoru then 'cheerfully' started walking towards them. Thinking how 'glad' she is that they managed to find her on time.

!!!

But, as Mamoru got closer to them, her expression quickly darkened because Hiroyuki suddenly disappeared from his spot, and the next thing she knew, she was a moment away from receiving a kick from the back of her head.

An attack with the obvious intent of incapacitating her.

*woosh~*

Surprisingly, she easily dodged the kick from Hiroyuki and using a pretty peculiar maneuver, managed to get back to her original spot. Not very Mamoru of her.