'Huh? Where did Tengen's barrier go?'

Turning his attention outwards, Lorien immediately felt that something was missing, and it didn't take him long to determine the origin of this feeling.

'Well, that's unexpected!'

'However, now that I think of it, it's very logical!'

'One of the main functions of the Nightmare Realm is to forcefully absorb any and all negative energy and then process it accordingly, as for Tengen's barrier, its main function is to gather cursed energy and optimize it.'

'These two have innately conflicting natures as one of them accumulates negative energy while the other absorbs.'

'So, the moment the Nightmare Realm was born, the first to bear the brunt of it was Tengen's barrier which was immediately torn apart and swallowed.'

Thinking of this, Lorien couldn't help but shrug his shoulders not appearing to care much about this at all.

However, just as he was about to turn his attention toward the battlefield once again to enjoy the show, he suddenly froze in place, remembering something quite important.

'Ummmm, wasn't this barrier used by Tengen to maintain her self-awareness after evolving? So what happened to her now?'

Thinking of this, Lorien couldn't help but feel a bit curious, wanting to unravel this mystery.

'Moreover, what even is the evolution that happened to Tengen? While she does look like a cursed spirit after evolving, she doesn't appear to be one completely.'

'I really want to check this out!'

It's just that just as Lorien was resisting the urge to run off to Jujutsu High to see what happened for himself, he suddenly felt a mutation occur inside of the Nightmare Realm which caused him to unhesitatingly throw the messy thoughts aside to check the situation.

After all, right now, there was nothing more important to him than the stability of this realm, all other events are just there purely for amusement purposes.

It's just that the moment Lorien used his authority over the Nightmare Realm to scan through it, his mouth opened wide and his eyes widened in shock as a look of confusion then appeared on his face as he looked at the scenes inside.

'Wait what??! Who's that!!'

Right now, in the Nightmare Realm, and in the location mirroring where the star tomb is supposed to be in the real world, a woman had silently appeared, looking around in confusion.

This woman wore a short-sleeved traditional Kimino, had white hair, and looked like she was in her late twenties.

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However, if anyone were to look into her eyes, they'll immediately throw this ridiculous thought out of the window once they notice the vestiges of ages hidden within her eyes.

Moreover, while her body looked young, the aura and presence she was giving off were ancient.

This could also be seen from the fact that while she looked around in confusion, there was no fear or wariness apparent on her countenance, instead, she had a look full of novelty and interest on her face, seemingly seeing something new, rare, and interesting.

"Hmmm, where is this place? And more importantly....Why is my body restored!"

Tilting her head to the side, Tengen looked at her human hands with a satisfied look on her face.

"As expected, I am much more used to my human looks, and to be honest, I looked quite...ugly after evolving."

Enjoying her restored looks for a moment, Tengen finally turned her attention to what was truly important.

'This is...'

'This body is also made by some sort of negative energy, however, it doesn't seem to be cursed energy as it feels much milder and controllable.'

'Let's try using it!'

'Moreover, I need to investigate the place.'

Closing her eyes for a moment, Tengen's eyes then snapped open as she made a hand sign using her right hand causing a huge barrier to get created which then expanded at an incredible speed covering more than 10 kilometers in an instant.

'Huh? No one is here?'

Using the barrier as a way to investigate the place, Tengen shot two birds with one stone as she was able to test this new energy and determine her situation at the same time.

It's just that seeing that there was no one around, Tengen tried a couple more barriers and techniques, making sure that they were all still usable before she finally turned her attention to something else.

"Am I currently a human or a cursed spirit...I don't seem to be either of them" She spoke out loud, looking at her hands in confusion.

It's just that the moment she said this, a voice suddenly sounded next to her, startling her in the process.

"Neither, you are a Nightmare Spirit now!"

"Who-"

However, before she could react and finish her inquiry, Tengen was suddenly teleported out of the Nightmare realm, just to appear on top of the building that Lorien was sitting on its edge.

Immediately looking around, Tengen quickly found the culprit who was looking at her with a smile on his face.

"Who-"

It's just that before she could finish her question, she was interrupted once again by Lorien who pointed at her with his index finger, sending a small ball of 'light' into her brain.

The moment this orb pierced her body, a large amount of information suddenly emerged in her mind, explaining the situation.

"I am feeling a bit lazy at the moment, this is much easier, so, do you have any more questions?"

Hearing this, Tengen who was still a bit confused by what had just happened, shook her head as she then looked at Lorien speechlessly.

"You could have at least let me finish my question, that was rude!"

"...Don't care."

"..."

"Just joking, so, any questions?"

Hearing this, Tengen just shrugged her shoulders and then walked to Lorien's side and sat next to him on the ledge of the building as she gazed silently at the flow of people below.

This continued for a while before a smile finally appeared on her face.

"Nope, no questions, however, I'd like to thank you!"

"Thank me?"

"Yes, you've achieved what I've long wanted to do, moreover, I can finally see the world with my own eyes after such a long time."

Hearing this, Lorien nodded in response as he remembered that weirdly enough, a lot of the powerful sorcerers across the ages have similar objectives but just different approaches.

This is the case be it for Yuku, Gojo, Geto, Kenjaku, or Tengen.

It's just that some are crazier than others.

"By the way, do you need a manager for that realm?" Suddenly spoke Tengen interrupting Lorien's thought process.

"Manager?"

"Yes, an administrator who can intervene in case something happens when you aren't around, I think that considering my experience, I am very qualified for the job!"

Hearing this, Lorien couldn't help but feel speechless at how quickly Tengen adapted.

"Why did this turn into a job interview?"

"Beats me" Shrugged Tengen in response.