He raised his hands aly tapped the foreheads of Nanako and Mimiko.

  The Idle Transfiguration was activated.

  Si was a curse, Ryuji wasn't pletely sure if the Idle Transfiguration could alter it. But after closely the situation, he realized something.

  "This seems surprisingly simple."

  The Curse of Twins, in essence, was like an inplete talent split betweewo sisters. As a result, their souls were also missing a portion, making it impossible for either of them to fully develop their powers.

  But with the Idle Transfiguration, all Ryuji had to do was repair that missing part of their souls, and the curse could be lifted. It was a straightforward fix.

  That's why Ryuji found the process uedly easy.

  The Idle Transfiguration, developed by Mahito, was truly absurd in its capabilities. No wonder Kenjaku regarded this teique as a key part of his pns.

  "Well, let's begin," Ryuji said, smiling.

  Sih Nanako and Mimiko were his people, Ryuji naturally wahem to grow stronger.

  Under his trol, the inplete portions of Nanako and Mimiko's souls were gradually restored.

  "This is it!"

  As their souls became whole, the sisters felt an immediate ge. Their eyes shot open wide in shock.

  The moment—

  Bang! Bang!

  A surge of cursed energy exploded from both Nanako and Mimiko.

  Their power had risen from sed-grade sorcerers trade in an instant.

  It was as if all the cursed energy they had accumuted during their past training, which had been held back by the curse, was now being fully unleashed.

  "I became a first-grade sorcerer!"

  "This is amazing!"

  The two sisters looked at each other, excitement lighting up their faces as they ughed out loud.

  Ryuji smiled calmly, not at all surprised. He had expected this oute.

  "You both have siderable talent. The fact that you were able to bee sed-grade sorcerers even with the twin curse holding you back is impressive. Now that your talent is fully restored, it wouldn't be surprising if you reach special-grade iure."

  Before he could finish his thought, both sisters rushed toward him, one on each side, with a pyful, grateful energy.

  "Thank you!"

  Whether it was out of gratitude or something more, Ryuji simply smiled and embraced them.

  Ryuji wasn't the type to worry about his women growing too powerful and turning against him. If he couldn't handle something as small as that, it would be an embarrassment sidering the strength he had gained.

  Just as the affeate moment unfolded, a sudden chill swept through the room.

  "Hm?"

  Ryuji turned his head, puzzled.

  Yukino, who had been quietly fog on gathering her cursed energy, now stood up with a startled expression. Her hands were covered in a thin yer of frost.

  "What's happening to me?"

  It wasn't surprising that Yuki a bit scared by the sudden maion of iergy.

  "Don't worry," Ryuji said calmly, walking over to her. He lightly tapped her on the shoulder, using his cursed energy to stabilize the cold power that was surging within her.

  Slowly, the frost around Yukino began to melt, and the chill in the air faded away.

  "What was that?" Yukino asked, looking down at her hands in fusion.

  "An Ieique," Nanako expined, stepping forward. "Yukino, you just awakened an Ieique."

  Yukino blinked in surprise.

  Ryuji chuckled. "Looks like you're one of the lucky ones. Like I mentioned earlier, even though it's difficult for someone who wasn't born a sorcerer to awaken an ieique, it's not impossible. You just proved it."

  She had awakened aribute teique, a powerful o that.

  "Aed teique, huh? That's quite strong."

  Ryuji thought about it for a moment. It reminded him of Uraume, a subordinate of Sukuna, who used a simir ice-densing teique. Although Uraume's strength wasn't quite at the special-grade level, it was still far above most first-grade sorcerers.

  "Keep w at it. There's a lot of potential in that teique," Ryuji enced.

  Yukino nodded firmly, her face serious. She was determio bee stronger, not just for her own sake, but so that one day she could stand beside Ryuji and help him.

  In the past, Yukino's goal had been to bee a righteous sorcerer and save people from curses. But now, her top priority was to support Ryuji. Everything else could e ter.

  With the new guidance from Nanako and Mimiko, the atmosphere in the Service Club had beuch more focused. The girls spent most of their time practig their cursed energy manipution, leaving the room quieter than usual.

  Ryuji didn't mind the quiet. In fact, he e. These peaceful, leisurely moments were exactly what he preferred.

  However, things soon became more eventful.

  Boom!

  A burst of fmes erupted in the middle of the room, filling the air with heat.

  Ryuji quickly raised his hand, using his cursed energy to gather the fmes and prevent them from spreading.

  "A fire Ieique what the—"

  It was a rare and powerful teique, ohat reminded Ryuji of the fire Ieique used by one of the Freat Camity Cursed Spirits, Jogo. While Jogo's Ieique was incredibly destructive, even this lesser version carried signifit power.

  What surprised Ryuji even more was who had awake.

  Miura Yumiko.

  Yes, she had been given the ce to bee a sorcerer along with Yui and Hina. However, while Yui and Hina hadn't awakened any special teiques, Yumiko had just unlocked a fire Ieique.

  The Queen of Fme had now awakened a fire-attribute teique.

  The Ice Queen, Yukino, had unlocked an ice-densing teique.

  Ryuji couldn't help but chuckle. These titles they had in school—one of fire and one of ice really did fit them perfectly.

  "Not bad," Ryuji said, notig the eager look in Yumiko's eyes. He nodded approvingly. "Keep practig."

  Yumiko grinned, clearly happy with his praise. She would need some time to fully trol the teique, but she was already on the right path.

  As she posed herself, she cast a petitive g Yukino. The two had never been close, and even though they were now both under Ryuji's care, there was still a rivalry between them.

  The rivalry wasn't hostile, but her of them was willing to admit they were lesser thaher.

  Yukino, notig Yumiko's gaze, narrowed her eyes slightly. She wasn't about to back down.

  Want to surpass me? Good luck with that.

  Yumiko uood the challenge in Yukino's eyes and grit her teeth, doubling down on her efforts.

  With this petitive fire fueling them, both Yukino and Yumiko began tress rapidly iraining.

  Utaha, watg from the side, didn't say much. But the way her fiapped the desk more quickly than usual gave away her irritation.

  She might not have voiced it, but she definitely had a strong personality. Seeing one girl after another awaken powerful teiques naturally bothered her.

  But before she could dwell on it, Ryuji reached over and held her hand.

  "???"

  The suddeure startled Utaha. She looked at him in fusion.

  "…"

  Ryuji simply gave her a reassuring look. Even if she didn't awaken a teique, he would still take care of her. He would always give her somethier.

  Utaha uood. After a moment of silence, she smiled back at him, the irritation she'd felt beginning to fade.

  That's right. There was o worry. Even if the others had their teiques, she had Ryuji. And with him by her side, everything would work out.

  Meanwhile, the day of the ba the Shinomiya family estate was drawing closer.

  Ryuji had retly received a call from Gan'an Shinomiya, encing him to attend. While Ryuji didn't particurly care about the event, he saw no reason to refuse. It was a free meal, after all.

  He even sidered bringing some of the girls along for the experience.

  But while Ryuji was enjoying these peaceful, daily moments, the world outside was rapidly ging.

  The existence of cursed spirits could no longer be hidden. While the curtain teique could keep ordinary people out of areas with cursed spirits, it couldn't fully protect those already inside.

  "What is that thing?!"

  "Monster! It's a monster!"

  "What's happening to the world?!"

  "Run for your life!"

  People screamed and fled as cursed spirits began appearing in broad daylight. In their panic, they trampled over each other, and many died not from the cursed spirits, but from the chaos of the crowd.

  One or two is like this could be covered up. But when it kept happening, word spread quickly.

  More and more people began to realize that the world wasn't as safe and perfect as they had believed. Cursed spirits had always been lurking in the shadows, and now they were out in the open.

  The school wasn't immuo this either. versations about cursed spirits had bee ong the students. It was clear just how far this information had spread.

  "So, what are we doing here?" one sorcerer asked impatiently, standing in a crowded meeting room at Jujutsu High.

  Sorcerers from both the Tokyo and Kyoto branches were present, as well as several high-level indepe sorcerers. The normally quiet meeting room was now packed and noisy with ed voices filling the room.

  "Hm?"

  Sitting in his seat, Kusakabe gnced over at Mei Mei, who was seated beside him, as calm and posed as ever despite the chaos.

  "It's rare to see you here without asking for pensation for wasting your time," Kusakabe said with a teasing smile.

  Normally, Mei Mei would demand payment if she felt her time was being wasted, even in serious situations like this. Her reputation for putting a pri everything was well-known.

  However, this time Mei Mei barely reacted. She simply raised her head slightly, gng at Kusakabe with an indifferent expression.

  "Shut up."

  "..."

  Her quiet but firm and instantly silenced Kusakabe. He quickly averted his gaze, realizing he had crossed a line.

  Even among first-grade sorcerers, Mei Mei was a force to be reed with. Kusakabe knew better than to push her when she was in a bad mood.

  But what had caused her to be so on edge?

  Kusakabe subtly turned his gaze toward Nanami, who was sitting across from them.

  "..."

  Nanami, notig Kusakabe's questioning look, shook his head in silence, indig that he had no idea either.

  Kusakabe sighed internally. Sometimes, women's moods were a mystery even to him.

  At least, he thought, this was ouation where being single had its advantages. He didn't have to deal with any ued mood swings.

  In the meantime, Nanami was feeling a quiet sense of relief as well.

  At least he didn't have to worry about the plications that came with retionships. In this chaotic world, he had enough on his pte as it was.

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