I stood right in front of the shrine. Urahara had sent me the information a few hours ago. It included: a map of the area, data on the people who lived here, data on the people who had disappeared, and information about the major events that stirred emotions and caused curses. I had carefully analyzed it on the train and come to a conclusion. 

On May 3, 2016, there was an incident here at the shrine. There was an attack, and the group of terrorists had raped a girl and later killed her. Since then, it is said that her soul, consumed by anger, has not left this place and now roams here as a curse.

 In 2017, 5 people disappeared.

 In 2018, 3 disappeared, and in 2019, even 10 people disappeared, but after that until now, in 2024, no one else has disappeared until a few weeks ago. 

It is very strange because curses are not usually so intelligent, but in this case, it seems to be something else. Because even among the missing persons, they are only male. Whether old or young men doesn't matter. 

I slowly climbed the stairs of the shrine and already noticed the different atmosphere. It became gloomy. It's definitely a special grade curse . I'm glad I demanded an evacuation of 10 km. I sighed and continued calmly until I reached the top. The temple came into view. I don't believe in Buddhism, but still, I respect them and have to be careful not to break anything. It's pitch dark. 

I put a hand on my hip and shouted boredly into the surroundings, "Come out, I know it's you, Rin Katsuki (the dead)." 

It didn't take long for the curse to notice its former name, and the ground bulged.

 "I am curious if you're a special danger level, come out now."

 I felt the presence of the monster as it shot a slash towards me, and I did a backward somersault. I hissed annoyed and landed on the other side, annoyed. I tied up my hair. The curse appeared. You could see the female features, but otherwise, it was hideously ugly. 

It spoke in a strange tone, typical of curses, "Men are unholy......"

 I looked at it seriously, "I'm sorry for what happened to you, but still, you must not involve innocent men." 

At that sentence, it became aggressive and started screaming. It wailed so loudly and attacked directly. It stretched out its cursed hands, slimy and with its fingers replaced by pincers. I swiped backward and grabbed its wrist, delivering an uppercut with my foot. The head flew backward, and you could hear the snap of the neck, but it twisted its head back into place, which was disgusting. 

I activated my ice and froze the entire monster. It turned into an ice statue, and I let it crumble.

 "I'm sorry, Rin," I looked at the remains with a certain sadness.

 Damn, I was too inattentive. Suddenly, a transparent thread appeared around my neck. The presence controlling this thread was definitely much stronger. I immediately protected my neck with steel-hard ice as the thread tried to sever my head. My eyes widened in shock, and I scanned the area with my eyes until I heard a voice at the temple entrance. 

I looked up. It was female.

I furrowed my eyebrows. She was perched on the beams of the temple at the entrance. She supported her face with her hands. She had slightly blue hair and a scar on top of her nose. She wore Jujutsu attire.

My eyes widened, meaning she was in the Jujutsu Academy! 

She sounded almost sad, "Well, well, you're protecting your neck with ice, hmm, then I guess I'll have to squeeze harder."

 The threads were not visible, but I felt the Increased

pressure around my neck, so I let another layer of ice form around my neck and on my skin. I had no desire to return today missing body parts.

 I grinned at her, "Just wait until I catch you." 

She grinned as wide as a devil. In the darkness, she stood out well against the full moon. I trusted my ice and froze the threads. She widened her eyes. In a millisecond, I shot an ice beam at her, forcing her to jump down from the beam. The threads broke, and we both assumed a fighting position simultaneously.

 I memorized her face.

 I asked her seriously, "Did you treat Rin Katsuki's soul like a marionette?" 

She scratched her ear, "Who? Oh, you mean that creature there."

 She laughed, "I turned her into a curse!" 

Blood boiled in me with anger. 

I gritted my teeth, "Oh, really?" 

Without another word I swung my hand upwards, and a glacier-shaped ice formation emerged. 

She backed away and stretched her hand towards me. Even though I couldn't see the threads, I felt the curse power emanating from them. Threads came from everywhere, and I had to dodge them like a spy in the movies. 

She laughed, "Nice dance moves you got there."

 I grinned and lay flat on my stomach, taking advantage of the opportunity as she swung her threads like a whip. I manipulated the water content in the ground beneath her feet, causing ice beams to shoot up. 

One pierced her arm, and she winced in pain, trying desperately to pull the ice out but couldn't. 

I laughed as she struggled, amused. "Having trouble?" I smirked at her, and she glared back angrily.

 "Let me help you." I grinned even wider and snapped my fingers, causing the ice shard in her arm to grow larger. 

She cried out in pain and held her arm. She tossed her hair back and I created a sharp ice formation around my hand, preparing to impale her.