Arrival in New Delhi

The plane carrying Eiji landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport after a boring flight.

Along with other passengers, Eiji disembarked from the plane.

"The air quality here is worse than Tokyo."

He felt somewhat uncomfortable breathing the air here, which he believed was polluted with factory smoke.

Setting aside this issue, Eiji could only complain silently.

Entering the airport, he queued up waiting for the immigration officer to check the passports of those coming from abroad.

Not waiting long, Eiji handed his report to the unfriendly immigration officer.

"Destination?" The immigration officer asked after verifying his passport.

"Business." Eiji replied in English.

That wasn't a lie. In a sense, saving Kosaki and Haru was crucial business.

"Okay, have a pleasant vacation."

Uttering the standard welcome phrase with a scowl, the immigration officer stamped the passport and returned it.

"Thanks."

As he tucked his passport into the pocket of his jacket, Eiji walked toward the airport exit.

"There are so many people."

He was surprised to see the streets so crowded compared to Tokyo at night.

Heavy traffic, street vendors carrying goods to offer to tourists, and crowded pedestrians.

"India deserves to be the second most populous country in the world after China. Compared to the declining population every year in Japan, India is crowded."

Earlier, Eiji had studied a bit about India to pass the time during the flight.

The latest estimate of India's population is around 1.43 billion people. He thought this data was exaggerated, but after seeing it with his own eyes, he no longer doubted its authenticity.

"चलो कुछ समोसे खरीद लायें, सिर्फ पांच रूपये."

Street vendors came and offered fried food.

"..."

Eiji didn't understand what the others were talking about. However, he understood their intentions based on their body language.

He shook his head as a form of refusal and walked to the taxi.

"Where to, sir?"

Getting into the taxi, the driver spoke in English. After all, mastering English was a mandatory skill for drivers to be allowed to pick up passengers at the airport.

"Please go to this location."

Happy that there were no communication barriers, Eiji handed over his phone which already showed the maps application.

"Oh, isn't this a slum area? Are you sure you want to go there, sir? I suggest not going there, the location in that place is not tourist-friendly. Drug sales, violence, prostitution, gambling, and all sorts of crimes are common in slum areas. The police don't even care and just turn a blind eye."

Seeing him still a teenager, the taxi driver didn't want anything to happen to him, so he gave a reminder.

"..."

Listening to all that, Eiji frowned.

He didn't understand why Suguru would put Kosaki and Haru in a dangerous place like a slum area. Of course, if there were his companions guarding them, then the safety of the two girls would be assured.

In the face of Jujutsu Sorcerer, a group of small-time criminals was no more than ants.

"Thank you for your advice, but I still have to go there." Eiji said without fear.

"Sorry, sir, please find another taxi. Honestly, I dare not go to the slum area, I am afraid of being attacked by thugs there or even robbed."

Knowing the slum area's bad reputation very well, the taxi driver refused to go. Moreover, it was already night, the most dangerous time in the slum area.

"Take me there, and this $500 is for you. Yes or no?"

Taking out money from his wallet, Eiji showed five $100 bills.

"Sir, you're not kidding, right?"

The taxi driver's eyes widened when he saw the money.

If converted to rupees, it was equivalent to forty-one thousand rupees!

"I'm serious. What's your answer?"

"Guhhh... agreed! But for my safety, I'll only take you to the outskirts of the slum area."

Unable to resist the temptation of money, the taxi driver couldn't refuse.

"No problem."

Eiji immediately handed over the payment.

Smelling the scent of new money, the taxi driver put the money in his pocket.

"Well then, let's go."

With high spirits, the taxi driver drove the taxi away from the airport.

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One hour later, Eiji got out of the taxi, and the taxi quickly accelerated as if fleeing.

"No wonder the taxi driver was so afraid. This is a criminal's den."

In the eyes of ordinary people, slum areas were filled with ugly and old buildings, and the appearance of the people passing by looked unkempt.

However, under Eiji's Six Eyes supervision, the slum area was filled with negative emotions exceeding those of Aokigahara Forest, which was a suicide spot in Japan.

In fact, there were many Grade 4 Cursed Spirits attached to the residents of the slum area.

Eiji believed that if it weren't for Master Tengen concentrating the Cursed Spirits in Japan, with the abundance of negative emotions here, it would not be impossible for Grade Special Cursed Spirits to be born.

That showed how many bad things were in the slum area.

"Whatever happens here, whether it's good or bad, it's not my concern."

Feeling no empathy at all, Eiji put on a hood, glasses, and a mask. Thus, he hid his handsome face to avoid attracting attention.

His top priority was to find Kosaki and Haru. Eiji didn't want to get involved in conflicts with the locals over trivial matters.

After preparing, he stepped into the slum area. Instantly, a foul odor entered his nostrils.

Muddy ground and potholed roads were filled with black water, garbage scattered everywhere, flies were buzzing, and the sound insulation was poor so pedestrians could hear strange noises from inside the houses.

Moreover, there was a man lying on the ground with foam coming out of his mouth and a syringe still stuck in his wrist. At first glance, he was a drug user who had overdosed. However, no one cared because this was a common occurrence here.

What disgusted Eiji the most was a man squatting in the sewer and defecating.

(Do people in India not know the concept of toilets?)

Seeing the people around ignoring the man, clearly, this was not something new.

(Hold on...)

Resisting the urge to turn away, Eiji held his breath to avoid inhaling the foul air.

Thanks to being born with Heavenly Restriction physical enhancement, he could hold his breath for 40 minutes.

"नमस्ते, सुंदर, खेलना चाहते हैं?"

"मेरी सेवा सस्ती है, इसे आज़माना चाहते हैं?"

"मैं तुम्हें सबसे अच्छी रात दूँगा~"

As Eiji passed a line of girls dressed provocatively, they offered him prostitution services. Unfortunately, he didn't understand what they were saying.

(This is strange... Why do the looks of the people around contain malicious intent?)

Sensitive to negative emotions, Eiji detects people staring at him as if they were looking at a fat sheep.

Unbeknownst to him, despite covering his face, his clean and high-quality clothes stand out compared to the clothes of people in the slum area.

As a result, he triggers the desire of others to rob him.