"Father, were you looking for me?"
Isayama Yomi arrived at the study of her father, Isayama Naraku.
"Yes, Yomi."
Isayama Naraku smiled and nodded at his proud daughter.
"How have things been with Noriyuki recently?"
"Oh, that… it's been alright."
When Iizuna Noriyuki was mentioned, Isayama Yomi's face flushed slightly.
The marriage between Iizuna Noriyuki and Isayama Yomi was a political one.
Although Isayama Yomi expressed that she would prioritize the greater good when Isayama Naraku first proposed the marriage alliance, Isayama Yomi was actually still very uncomfortable in her heart.
Iizuna Noriyuki felt the same way.
Even in ancient feudal times, many people, dissatisfied with political marriages, made radical moves.
Not to mention the modern era with its open-mindedness.
Therefore, both Iizuna Noriyuki and Isayama Yomi were very resistant to this marriage.
The two even came to blows because of it.
However, with the clumsy help of Tsuchimiya Kagura, the two eventually let go of their dissatisfaction with the marriage alliance and began to seriously get to know each other.
Finally, they fell in love.
After all, both Iizuna Noriyuki and Isayama Yomi were kind-hearted people.
"That's good."
Isayama Naraku smiled very kindly.
With his rich life experience, he naturally noticed his daughter's subtle shyness.
Isayama Yomi, after all, was not of the Isayama Family Bloodline, so it was not easy for Isayama Naraku to pass the position of Head of the Isayama Family to Yomi.
He had Isayama Yomi look after Tsuchimiya Kagura, the next Family Head of the Tsuchimiya Family, so that Kagura would receive the support of the current and next Tsuchimiya Family Head.
He passed the Family Legacy cursed tool to Isayama Yomi, allowing Isayama Yomi to continuously exorcise powerful Cursed Spirits and gain merit.
shishiou not only represented Isayama Naraku's attitude but was also Isayama Naraku's way of protecting Isayama Yomi.
With the Grade 1 Shikigami Ran Guren, as long as no unexpected circumstances arose, Isayama Yomi's life safety was guaranteed.
Finally, he arranged her marriage with the Iizuna Family.
Although the Iizuna Family was not very strong in combat.
But their intelligence capabilities were quite good; with the Iizuna Family's support, many hidden attacks aimed at Isayama Yomi would be blocked.
Isayama Naraku himself had fought his way up with strength; he believed that his daughter, who was more outstanding than himself, would not fear overt attacks, and with Iizuna Noriyuki guarding against the more dangerous hidden attacks.
This way, Isayama Yomi would be able to firmly hold the position of Head of the Isayama Family.
"Tomorrow, an esteemed guest will visit the Isayama Family, Yomi, please prepare and come with me to greet them."
"An esteemed guest?"
Isayama Yomi was a little curious about who her father's esteemed guest was.
After all, given her father's status, he was considered top-tier in the entire Tohoku Region of the island nation.
Someone her father would call an esteemed guest… "Is it a high-ranking official from the Jujutsu Headquarters? Or one of The Big Three Families?"
Isayama Yomi whispered her confused guesses.
"Hehe, no need to guess, just take a look."
Isayama Yomi curiously took the material her father handed her.
Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerer, Ten Shadows Technique, Zen'in Family… To maintain the reputation of The Big Three Families, the Zen'in Family emphasized the Ten Shadows Technique in their public relations, while the ability to summon Heroic Spirits was intentionally downplayed.
Eichi didn't mind this; on one hand, strength was fundamental, and as long as it didn't harm him, they could say whatever they wanted. On the other hand, it also preserved some of his trump cards.
After all, intelligence was very important in a Jujutsu Sorcerer's battle.
"Special Grade…"
If I also had Special Grade strength… Isayama Yomi quickly pushed the unrealistic fantasy out of her mind, then continued to flip through the documents… Early the next morning, Eichi got into the car heading to the Isayama Family.
This time, besides Artoria and his butler Zenin Shuji, Eichi also brought Medea for the visit to the Isayama Family.
After carefully studying the information on the Isayama Family and the Tsuchimiya Family, Eichi found that although both families possessed the ability to create cursed tools from cursed objects, as well as the ability to Seal and command Shikigami.
However, it was highly likely that they only knew how to use these two abilities but could not reproduce them.
Otherwise, why would they still only use shishiou and Byakuei after a thousand years?
So Eichi brought Medea, who could create and command Shikigami and was also skilled in tool-making.
If the two families could not provide the techniques Eichi wanted, then Eichi would have Medea try to research and replicate their techniques.
Today, Medea was not wearing her purple sorcerer's robe.
Instead, she changed into a dark blue trench coat and a light brown long skirt.
She looked like a capable and steady professional woman.
A phone call broke the silence in the car.
"Young Master Eichi, the Isayama Family just called. There are Cursed Spirits on our route. Jujutsu Sorcerers have already been dispatched to exorcise them, and they hope we can wait a moment."
Zenin Shuji concisely reported the content of the phone call to Eichi, omitting all the polite greetings and pleasantries they had exchanged for a long time earlier.
"Cursed Spirits blocking the road?"
Eichi became interested.
"Yes, Cursed Spirit incidents in the Tohoku Region of the island nation have increased significantly recently, already exceeding the trend of the past few months."
It should be known that the past few months were the period with the most Cursed Spirits and the most concentrated outbreaks in a year.
Now, the peak period for Cursed Spirits in other regions was about to end, yet the Tohoku Region of the island nation was an outlier, with Cursed Spirits working overtime for a few more months?
"Do you know the reason?"
"The Isayama Family also doesn't know."
Zenin Shuji paused.
"However, this situation occurred once three years ago. At that time, Cursed Spirits suddenly appeared in large numbers and surged towards the city. The Tsuchimiya Family, Isayama Family, and other local Jujutsu Sorcerer Families went all out and barely quelled that disaster, but the local Jujutsu Sorcerer Families suffered huge losses."
Eichi thought of the information he had seen in the documents earlier.
Three years ago, the wife of the current Tsuchimiya Family Head was ambushed by a Curse User while exorcising Cursed Spirits, ultimately suffering severe injuries.
The Tsuchimiya Family Head, after inheriting the Shikigami Byakuei, had been tracking the whereabouts of that Curse User.
If this abnormal outbreak of Cursed Spirits was similar to that situation.
Eichi stroked his chin, falling into thought.
Perhaps his actions would be much simpler than he imagined.
The bigger the storm, the more valuable the fish?
shishiou and the Shikigami Byakuei were, after all, the two families' Legacy for a thousand years, and obtaining their techniques would undoubtedly be very difficult.
Eichi had made many preparations for this.
But if the two families themselves were in danger, the situation would be different.
Although he couldn't do what the Third Hokage did in the neighboring Naruto, where he watched as his ally, the Uzumaki Family, was annihilated, and then he "benevolently" took custody of the Uzumaki Family's core Legacy.
But obtaining some techniques through trade would be fine.
After all, the disaster three years ago caused heavy losses to the Jujutsu Sorcerer Families in the Tohoku Region.
The strongest Tsuchimiya Family currently only had two members left.
Most of the Jujutsu Sorcerers of the Isayama Family died in battle, and the Family Head, Isayama Naraku, was severely injured and could no longer return to the battlefield after his recovery. The strongest combat power in the Family was the Grade 2 Jujutsu Sorcerer Isayama Yomi, who possessed shishiou.
If another such incident occurred, they might truly face extinction.
"Let's continue forward."
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