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ShNnkKt!

Three lines, bent in an angle, literally exploded in to existence as Takumi's eyes widened slightly at the burst of Cursed Energy that made it past him and into the buildings behind, gaze meanwhile focused on his adversary in front; the one they called the King of Curses, Ryōmen Sukuna, as he kept the grinning face locked at Takumi.

"Okay, you can redirect Kai like blindfold. ((Sukuna grinned wider)) Seems I will have to make do with a little bit of moving to slaughter you down while I'm out."

"Confident aren't ya? ((Takumi also grinned)) Exactly what I expected from you, King of Curses. ((Takumi slowly pumped out his aura)) That is a proposal I could surely get behind of."

'Sorry Satoru-yuuung~ Guess I'm playing with the King first~'

Mahoraga had been exorcised and, unfortunate for Takumi, it was Sukuna who had taken that final shot and fully destroyed it before it could even try to adapt after the attack from Takumi. (('To take on a Gokunoban and still not fully perish.')) Takumi wondered if Mahoraga was far from being just an adapting shikigami and if it couldn't be something else even.

But it was all speculation, for now, so Takumi merely didn't give much mind. Looking at Sukuna in front Takumi got ready, even though, he seemed lax. Takumi disappeared as soon as Sukuna moved as well, as their fists met each other and subsequently, a fist fight had taken place that tore through the streets of Shibuya.

The first of the honoured battles to come had certainly taken place and no one in the Jujutsu world was ready for it.

-Back in Orchard Road crossing-

Udagawacho

When Mahoraga was unleashed onto the streets of Shibuya, Uraume couldn't help the shiver that ran through their spine when they witnessed it first as the aura it reeked of, exploded outwards and clashed with their own, pushing against it.

They couldn't help but be intrigued at the supposed legendary summon of one of the most well-known Sorcerer family as Mahito on the other hand had been totally surprised at the turn of events, whereas Chōsō was surprisingly nowhere to be found.

As soon as Mahoraga was fully summoned it had turned its attention to the huge gathering in front of it and immediately attacked in an indiscriminate fashion. Mahito had been screaming something but Uraume didn't give any mind towards his words as they only kept their eyes upon the new event that had inadvertently taken place with their own master in the midst of it

(("Do not forget nor neglect your preparations. It won't be long until I am finally free."))

That was what their master, Sukuna, had told them before departing towards the adversaries that were left in the area. (("See you later, Uraume.")) It had brought a sense of long-lost redemption in their soul when they heard their master looking ever the more confident and alive. It had brought the deep-seeded loneliness that gnawed at Uraume, when they had reincarnated in this era without their master in sight, to rest, but now, it was, all, coming together.

The moment when Uraume saw Sukuna's features overtake Yūji's after they fed the unconscious frozen boy all the fingers they had retrieved from Jōgo and some they themselves also had, Uraume couldn't help the small satisfaction they found. Ten fingers from Jōgo and one they had themselves, in the boy's body and Sukuna was pleased after he had taken control. Now, Uraume's purpose was fulfilled and they were ready to serve again.

"I shall await your return, Master.", was all that Uraume had spoken.

They had watched for a moment as their master toyed with the sorcerers and especially give a somewhat more interested look upon one of the sorcerers with black hair that had Uraume narrow their eyes as well.

Now, they could only watch as Sukuna was launched away into the sky and into a distant building as the towering bulky shikigami gave chase after the King of Curses' flying form.

Clenching their hands Uraume gritted silently but they knew that they had preparations to do as well. As much as they wanted to aid Sukuna they already knew their orders, they already knew their task. It was frustrating at that moment but Uraume calmed their self as they kept their eyes on the distant caved-in building the shikigami dropped in to. Sukuna would need their expertise on the finer parts of the supposed ritual they had planned and Uraume didn't want to leave anything less than perfect.

Fifteen fingers worth of power, Uraume noted, was within Yūji's body and thus they had the utmost belief that Sukuna would emerge victorious and Uraume even reasoned that they would seemingly just have been an obstacle around here at the moment. Uraume turned away and began to slowly trek their way out.

'I shall make do for the bath preparations. It is only a matter of time before master fully revives and everything would need to be at their best. I shall be waiting for your return.'

With that thought in mind Uraume had been getting ready to proceed to their next destination (("Jeez, can't you even at least try and greet me back? I've been calling out your name for a while you know?")) but Mahito appeared before them, eyes dimmed and an annoyed expression on his face; Uraume didn't stop walking.

"That was Jōgo's parchment in your hands. I know what it looked like."

With not a single step stopping, Uraume crossed by the Cursed Spirit without a single reply to which Mahito merely grinned psychotically at the response he was given as his eyes darkened and he merely spoke in a low tone.

"Is that so~ No response? Why~ it does seem like you don't like us, Cursed Spirits, much from the beginning. ((Mahito brightened up suddenly)) But that's ok~~! ((His personality again shifted)) I don't like you or Sukuna either."

"That's Lord Sukuna to you."

It was safe to say that Mahito's tone wasn't appreciated when Sukuna was mentioned so nonchalantly, as Uraume stopped a few feet away from Mahito and turned their head to look back at him. Mahito couldn't help but merely giddy up.

"Hmm~, your Lord, not mine. ((Uraume's eyes sharpened at that as their face showed small amounts of rage for a bit)) I told Getō that I wanted to fight Itadori but Chōsō found him first and I didn't even get to play with him before he was taken over. ((Mahito's aura darkened)) Suppose Jōgo won that bet then, although, I can't sense him anymore, why's that?"

An uninterested look on their face with narrowed eyes; a somewhat annoyed Uraume merely observed the Cursed Spirit for a moment as Mahito merely continued on speaking, "You didn't mention anything about that bomb-head and it's weird he is not around and you had his parchment. ((Mahito's gaze also caught something)) Also, where's Chōsō? Bastard got to fight Itadori and it still kind of pisses me off a bit but I don't see him anywhere. Wasn't he around-!" ((Both Mahito and Uraume suddenly stood still))

fwrP! SLauusSH!

Instinctively reacting, Uraume had created a wall of ice to block whatever attack had been thrown as they jumped back a few distance before seeing the ice wall get slashed through. (('Heat?!')) Their eyes narrowed but Mahito had caught a glimpse of the attacker and had dived in towards the cracking ice.

Enlarged arms went for a smashing fist attack but before he knew it, (("Huh?")) Mahito had been slashed and burned (('Flames?!' Uraume wondered)) from the front of his hands to the shoulders, barely missing his neck and head when Mahito had reflexively dodged the attack that came out of nowhere. Eyes widening, Mahito healed his hands, even though it seemed to take time, (('This is just like before! And fire?!')) as he steadied himself and turned to look at the aggressor that he could tell was a sorcerer from the energy they leaked.

It seemed like there was no shortage of new players in the current game…..

"Hey there Cursed Spirits~ Want to have some fun since our masters are busy~? ((A female figure, Tsubaki, came into view with her sword)) Just one rule! Loser gets rickrolled!"

…and neither Uraume nor Mahito had any idea of who she was.

Before either of the Cursed Spirits gave any response Tsubaki moved as she first dived in towards Mahito, getting inside his range (('So predictable~')) as he expected her to. But to Mahito's surprise as soon as he tried to close the gap between him and Tsubaki (("Bad idea.")) his hands combusted into flames as Tsubaki slashed him from waist to shoulder.

'Wha-!' Mahito didn't understand but he knew when situations were dangerous. So he launched a point blank Battai that sent Tsubaki flying away towards Uraume who had been ready with an ice attack, but before they could unleash the technique….

ffFschwWooOOM!

…a distant blast, towering and lighting up the night skies of Shibuya, brought everything to a standstill.

Distracted by the explosion that triggered a short memory for the briefest of seconds in Uraume's mind, they were not ready to counter the attack that Tsubaki unleashed upon them as their chest was slashed while their head was barely grazed. They created another ice wall as Tsubaki made a few distance while Uraume caught their footing while simultaneously healing their self as the shockwave from earlier passed over them all.

Everything that wasn't on their plan had been happening so fast. They now were short in Cursed Spirits after Jōgo and Dagon got killed, Hanami was killed by Satoru, Chōsō was nowhere to be found and only Mahito remained, with the dozen other fodder sorcerers spread in the city. But amongst all these, Uraume now had a different concern starting to gnaw from within as well. Because Uraume could recognise it, the energy from that earlier explosion was very similar and it turned Uraume's apprehension up.

'That was ((A brief flashback of Uraume's fight with Takumi played in their mind)) like back then… Is that sorcerer…. Is that sorcerer facing master?!'

Meanwhile Tsubaki merely grinned as she felt the shockwaves reach her and said out smirking widely, "Wheww~ that's some big explosion! Sensei must be kicking all you Cursed Spirit master's butt!"

That statement incensed Uraume like no other as his Cursed Energy levels increased while Tsubaki looked excited.

But also, it wasn't only Uraume and Tsubaki that had things to ponder upon the explosion.

The sorcerer group, which had retreated into one of the buildings with their own injured and exhausted members, also felt every bit of the sensation that washed over them when the shockwaves reached their vicinity. It had raised their apprehensiveness to the situation at hand as well and a grievously injured Nanami spoke up after witnessing the ground shake.

"Seems like monsters are still lurking around."

"Nanami-!" "It's alright Fushigoro- hggk! -damn it, ((Nanami looked at the gaping wound on his torso)) the wound is too deep."

"It's looking bad Nanami. You're bleeding too much….and your hands."

The cut from Sukuna could not be dodged by the normal sort of sorcerers. A technique that was invisible to read, and only divine luck and honed reflexes was responsible for the dodge that happened at the first slash. But that wasn't to be for the next, nor for the slaughter that followed.

When Sukuna had dropped in their vicinity and Nanami had engaged him alongside the Zen'in clan head Naobito, it was to no apparent success as they were swiftly cut down and only Megumi's summoning of Mahoraga had resulted in the apparent distraction of the King of Curses such that he and Naobito were still alive. But barely, it seemed so.

Naobito had lost his right arm and a whole portion of his left gut while Nanami himself had a gaping slash on his front with broken arms and a concussion that flared up momentarily. It was not looking good and Nanami knew it.

"Megumi, we should start prioritizing medical." Maki spoke up. "I don't think those Cursed Spirits are interested on us, so someone should go and contact some of the rescue team members. Sukuna is fighting Mahoraga but right now, we need to get Nanami and this old geezer ((Naobito grunted)) out of here as soon as possible."

She was right. Megumi knew it, that at the moment, it was the right call to make. (("Tch, it pisses me off to leave like this but I can back you up on this once!")) Even Nobara, begrudgingly even as it seemed, had accepted to retreat as she had been really shook for a moment when Sukuna had made his appearance. It was a testament to the amount of terror the reincarnated Cursed Spirit could inflict upon anyone he faced.

But the conundrum was that Megumi did not want to leave Yūji alone like this, even though he was possessed.

'Now he has eaten even more fingers, we don't even know how many he was fed-!'

BoooOOM!

Another explosion shook the grounds as the gathered sorcerers again grit their teeth at the destructive effects the techniques it seemed were being dished out, far inward the city. But that wasn't what had Megumi's attention, even though his allies cursed out expletives at the seemingly horrible situation at hand, no.

When this time an explosion occurred Megumi could feel a severance of a connection. A rush of Cursed Energy and then Megumi had, suddenly, keeled over breathing heavily as Maki and the others looked over at him with concerned faces.

'Shit, is he that strong?!'

It mattered not to what his allies were concerned of over him when Megumi had only one thing going through his mind at that very moment.

'Mahoraga was exorcised?!'

Unbeknownst to them, a transfigured sorcerer slowly made its way towards the unsuspecting team.

-Around Spotify O-EAST-

Dōgenzaka, Shibuya City

DHhhoOOM!

The wall of a building exploded outwards as two figures came flying out the dust.

"That's a nice look there Sukuna! Let me see it one more time!"

A punch sent Sukuna through another building as Takumi landed on the street and while he was busy dusting off his clothes a huge piece of boulder came, flying, through the hole. Takumi punched it through but Sukuna had followed it up and landed a kick to his torso. Takumi got sent flying a short distance when Sukuna followed it up with a Kai which Takumi barely could redirect outwards again as his eyes narrowed at the technique displayed by Sukuna.

'That was closer than before. This technique of his, it has the same level of output every time I redirect it. It is unseen to the naked eye that's for sure but I can still see the lingering Cursed Energy outline that the technique follows. ((Takumi's eyes narrowed further)) It's hard to keep up with its casting speed. ((Takumi sported a smile)) Heh, so it's faster than my Kyoku (曲, Bend).'

Kyoku (Bend) was a technique inspired by the application of Satoru's Mukagen (Limitless) that created the neutral form of it known as Mugen (Infinity). A Jutsushiki Junten (Cursed Technique Lapse), unlike the ability of Mugen, which slowed down anything between the infinite amount of space of its caster and the outlying attack or action taken, Kyoku's ability was to redirect any kind of attack, that used Cursed Energy or not, away from its caster by bending it away from them.

It did that by creating an unstable flowing film of pure Cursed Energy around the caster, like a form-fitting barrier, that constantly changes its viscosity, like unstable water, to interact and bend away attacks. The pure Cursed Energy being one of the main aspects of the technique, it made it such that any attack, that the caster was aware of or have experienced once, was calculated and then bent away, regardless of their area of effect. Just like the refraction of light.

Inferior to Mugen, Kyoku could only be used when the caster was aware of or anticipating the attack happening and after activation it had a passive state of ten seconds with a cool-down period of twenty seconds, Takumi knew it was possible to go through his technique. (('Hmm, if he can keep that same casting speed constant, then it might be troublesome to deal with. He hasn't used anything other than that slash, and that is strange.')) It was one of the drawbacks of this technique.

Also, since the technique only redirected attacks by creating the film of Cursed Energy, unlike Mugen's infinite space creation, it was prone to attacks that had far more concentrated potency or characteristics that focused energy in a certain density or width. Kyoku could not be brute forced in but it still needed the user's focus to function more thoroughly.

'His technique is deadly. Other Cursed Techniques may be flashy and they cover a lot of ground so my Kyoku easily reads them but Sukuna's has an edge. Even normal slash attacks aren't like that. ((Takumi traversed the building sides as Sukuna gave chase)) It is not just a huge mass of Cursed Energy thrown at you but kinda like a precise controlled Cursed Energy with a deadly effect. My guess(?) ((Takumi's eyes narrowed)) It could potentially cut through Kyoku even, if I'm not aware. I don't know how many fingers he has consumed but it would be safe to assume that he ingested a lot, coming from what I remember of that parchment I saw. Judging from the damage his technique has left, still inconclusive but definitely dangerous.'

Moving closer, Takumi transformed a piece of a bench into an oversized battle-axe and threw it at Sukuna as he dodged the projectile and then caught it in his hands. Takumi dashed in towards Sukuna's vicinity to attack but then Sukuna merely smashed the battle-axe in hand to where Takumi appeared. The ground shook but Takumi had redirected the smash with his hand-to-hand and then broke the battle-axe apart with an enhanced punch. Sukuna didn't mind as he dodged the oncoming kick and then landing near to Takumi he merely launched a punch to the side that was blocked. Grabbing his hand Takumi spun him outwards and threw him away towards another building on to its top floors.

'Civilians, who are still alive, besides the sorcerers around, are gathered around the ShinQ and the underground station levels. Well that's good for me.' ((Takumi reasoned))

Steadying himself on one of the windows of the building he was thrown into, Sukuna merely grinned as he saw Takumi dash in towards where he was at when he launched another set of Kai that he missed again. (("Tch, it's still up.")) Sukuna watched his technique get redirected away but amongst the time he had been fighting he had also been slowly getting the feel of his opponent's techniques and tactics as well when he had to block a kick from Takumi. Turning himself whilst sticking to the building walls, Sukuna tried to send a punch towards Takumi's torso but Takumi merely let Sukuna's fist get bent away from his torso and then pushed him through the building with a shockwave. (("Haah!"))

Flying through the air after breaking through the other side of the building they were at, Sukuna and Takumi free fell towards the grounds but Sukuna had been able to grab Takumi's shirt (("Oh?!")) and then threw him to the ground beneath them as Sukuna landed over a ledge.

'He can redirect Kai. He can redirect physical attacks. Whenever I try to aim for a spot at him it's all bent away. (("Hmph, what an annoyance.")) He can also create weapons from the surrounding materials it seems, so he probably can do matter manipulation hmm? ((Sukuna's eyes narrowed still)) But still, the most problematic of his techniques is definitely this redirection that he can do. ((Sukuna was intrigued)) Unlike the one I have seen used by that blindfold, this one though, seems to have a lapse between its activation and de-activation times…

….I can still touch him at those small intervals, so it's most probably not always passively active. On top of that ((Sukuna felt intrigued even more)) all of his techniques, that he has shown, are all over the place, and his aura itself is very different to what Cursed Energy feels like. Hmph, whatever. The technique he can use to bend away Kai, or my attacks, needs time to activate it so it's definitely not automatic like blindfold's technique nor is it absolute. For now, the only difference I can make out in either of our techniques is activation time, ((Sukuna watched Takumi appear from the dust and debris all okay)) and my technique is just faster.'

With a grin on his face (('Ahh well, I'm going to cut him into pieces anyway.')) Sukuna entered the fray again as he took a stance while Takumi also readied himself, as well, by wrapping his fists with Cursed Energy.

"You Jujutsu Sorcerers just don't ever quit, do you?"

It seemed like Takumi heard what Sukuna had said from the ledge above him when Takumi merely sent a grin back at Sukuna and replied,

"Aauuww? But I'm not just any ordinary sorcerer you know?"

"Hmph, special or whatever, you're still just like every other vermin I've squashed. ((Sukuna's eyes narrowed)) Just another meat on the chopping board."

"Pft, so original. I've heard better insults from ten year olds while playing online multiplayers."

With no other verbal given for a reply, Sukuna and Takumi disappeared and met in the middle of the street, sending shockwaves from the contact, as Sukuna went in for a blow but Takumi moved down, locking Sukuna's legs, as he went for a counter punch but Sukuna shook Takumi off and then launched a kick that Takumi had to block. Sukuna manoeuvred his body towards the back side of Takumi as he tried to elbow his head but Takumi ducked as before Sukuna could do anything more-

DghroOM!

-a giant slab of cement and asphalt became a barrier between them as Takumi then proceeded to punch it the same time Sukuna did from the other side as the construct crumbled and exploded while two figures flew out of the smoke-dust.

(("Hmph, ok.")) Sukuna smiled as Takumi toppled a tank of water that was on one of the rooftops. Freezing the water, inside, whole, Takumi created a giant ice spike that rocketed towards Sukuna who merely pointed his hands like claws and then destroyed the spear altogether into several pieces before it could even reach him.

'Oh? I was wondering when he was going to use his other elemental techniques. That's a start.'

Dashing in with a smirk Sukuna met fist for fist with Takumi, again, as they started another short bout of close-quarter combat on a building terrace. Takumi blocked a right hook as he caught that fist and pulled in Sukuna but Sukuna planted his feet firmly and pulled Takumi instead as Takumi had to dodge the kick that followed. Takumi steadied himself and then, he sent a horde of spikes created from the terrace surface towards Sukuna but he merely sliced through them and then sent a slash attack that Takumi had to block by creating a wall. The wall was sliced through, when, Sukuna reappeared and then tried landing a kick but he got bent away and Takumi found that perfect angle to land a solid punch.

DHhhgghHwwwwrooOMM!

The six-floor building was brought down to the ground.

"Sheeeshh, you're tough. Even when you're not at full power, ((Takumi kept his eyes at Sukuna who landed on a different building ledge)) you're this good of a fighter. I applaud your zeal of being strong Sukuna. You are truly something else."

"You think I care for verbose compliments from insects like you? It's the same discourse of an Elephant and an Ant. ((Sukuna grinned maniacally)) I will kill you before this brat even wakes up."

"Heheh, you can surely try. ((Takumi stretched his body)) It's been a while since I've popped my joints as well and this is good exercise."

'Sukuna hasn't used any other techniques besides that one slash he has been using to try and bypass my Kyoku. Satoru-yuuung never mentioned nor does anyone seem to have an idea of what his Innate Technique actually is but is it really as simple as just a slash? ((An intrigued expression crossed Takumi's face)) I can definitely see the slash lines but that is inevitable as he uses Cursed Energy but the energy takes form as the split happens and they vary in design as well. Is that really ((Takumi remembered the various times he had to use Kyoku to counter Kai)) his Innate technique?

Seperation? Rending into pieces? Precise cutting power? Does he divide the space? Or, wait-! Does it breakdown everything related to Cursed Energy? But that would become a part of separation. I did feel a weird interaction with my Kyoku when Kai always made contact. Of all the slashing attacks I've witnessed, Sukuna's is pretty unorthodox and then…..

…...there's the flaming arrow that he used. ((Takumi's eyes narrowed)) It can't be said that the flaming arrow isn't another extension of one of his techniques. It must be something related to his Innate Technique but how? A slash and a flame arrow, two completely different types of attacks, two techniques? ((fake Suguru popped up in Takumi's memories)) That fake used Suguru-yuung's technique but if it is like that with Sukuna as well….' "…..is it possible?" ((Takumi gazed at the grinning Sukuna))

"Oh? That gaze of yours is intense. Let's see how long you have that on, sorcerer."

"Is that right? Try me, Slither knock-off." (('Whatever technique you use, I will take it all head-on myself, King of Curses!' Takumi thought grinning))

With his right hand and two fingers out Sukuna sent a Kai but Takumi had disappeared even before the attack landed as he appeared above Sukuna (('That was fast!')) and landed a heel kick which Sukuna blocked but was sent through, two floors down, a small building.

Dashing out in to the street Takumi gave chase to Sukuna's form as he appeared unharmed. Landing near to Sukuna Takumi sent a left jab which Sukuna dodged and sent an elbow towards Takumi's face. Takumi blocked the elbow and rotated inwards and tried for a right hook towards Sukuna's torso but Sukuna jumped over Takumi, grabbed his shirt and threw him away towards another building. He gave chase as Takumi flew out of the terrace with a spike made of cement headed straight towards Sukuna but he sliced it to pieces before jumping his way towards Takumi's form.

"Jutsushiki Hanten: Choku."

Whereas Kyoku redirected all attacks away from the caster, Choku was its technique reversal that directly pulled in a selected target by expanding the armor-like Cursed Energy of Kyoku into a wider, cubic shaped barrier with a range of 50 meters both in front and back of the caster by stopping everything else within the barrier barring the target and caster themselves. Mahito had already experienced it once. (("Hgghk!")) Sukuna experienced it for the first time when he felt everything stop except for him as he got pulled in faster than anything he had experienced and the next thing he knew-

FwdhoOM!

-Sukuna ate dirt but Takumi wasn't finished as he appeared above Sukuna and drove a fist to his body. Sukuna disappeared before the punch landed and made some distance between them as his face had bruises to its front. (('What the hell was that?')) Healing himself quickly Sukuna had to block a kick to his face as he spun and tried kicking Takumi's head back but Takumi blocked it too and tried to counter with an elbow to the knee. Sukuna pushed back Takumi with a jerk as Takumi lost his balance while Sukuna got behind him. Aware, Takumi quickly reinforced his body as Sukuna sent a vicious right jab to his back and sent Takumi flying towards a wall. Sukuna merely grinned as his wounds healed and dashed in.

Giving chase, Sukuna had to block the left kick that came at him when Takumi seemed to manuever himself (('Hmm-!')) and getting under the guard of Sukuna, Takumi sent another kick to his head from low ground right into his chin. Unable to quickly guard, Sukuna ate the kick and was sent through the ground floor roof of the building and Takumi dashed with several earth spikes headed towards Sukuna. Sukuna on the other hand, unconsciously, even for him, the feeling that was coursing through, deep down; he was slowly starting to enjoy the fight.

(('Not bad, insect! You seem to be able to play well!')) Sukuna grinned and then slashed through each and every spike and then got into another short brawl mid-air as both him and Takumi exploded out the buildings and into the open city, again. Bending away the oncoming fist when Sukuna tried to catch Takumi's own punch, (('It's still active?')) Sukuna merely raised his eyebrows as he had slowly started getting used to the technique's rhythm, which helped when he dodged the oncoming elbow jab and got inside Takumi's range. Sukuna then moved with Takumi's actions as when Takumi leaned back and went to grab him, Sukuna simultaneously went in as well. Dodging the first strike, Sukuna went in for a haymaker but Takumi let it graze his side as he avoided it and tried for a double ear strike but Sukuna disappeared and appeared to Takumi's right as they both landed in the streets.

(('Let's see.')) Another Kai slashed the buildings down but Takumi had already been moving and got inside Sukuna but Sukuna had already been prepared. He blocked the strike then moving forward, got right besides Takumi, not even letting him finish his attack. Already wary of Sukuna's counter Takumi had been moving to block the punch towards him with Kyoku when Sukuna stopped millimetres from his front as before Takumi could think on the next move…

"Hachi (Cleave)."

ShlrRRkssShhH!

…he was slashed on his front side from shoulder to hip.

First-Blood was claimed by the King of Curses himself as Takumi's eyes widened in disbelief. Takumi kicked Sukuna away as he made a few distance while Sukuna on the meantime had his eyes narrowed with surprise. But eventually he grinned as he steadied himself and watched the bleeding Takumi a few distance in front of him.

"Heh, moving his head to avoid it but, it seems like I got through his technique. So it's not impenetrable after all." (('He didn't get cut in half? That is actually surprising.'))

The widened eyes of Takumi looked at his injury as he raised his gaze towards Sukuna again. Quickly healing his wound by using Reverse Cursed Technique, (("Oh?")) which didn't go unnoticed by Sukuna, Takumi merely smiled wide and then planted his hands to the ground. Another array of spiked asphalt were created and aimed straight for Sukuna as Takumi jumped on one and dashed in towards the re-incarnated Cursed Spirit but Sukuna dodged the spikes and dashed in towards Takumi as well.

Both of them met fist for fist again as Takumi sent a right hook but Sukuna dodged and then launched a Kai that slashed through all spikes and then tried to punch the imbalanced Takumi but Takumi blocked the punch and grabbing his hand threw Sukuna away. Takumi gave chase towards Sukuna's form when Sukuna merely steadied his footing, landing on the edge of a building and then dashed in towards Takumi who had tried to clothesline Sukuna but Sukuna ducked and then swiped his legs underneath Takumi but Takumi jumped. Sukuna dashed towards where Takumi landed and let loose a punch that shattered a wall but Takumi let loose another cement spike that grazed Sukuna a bit while Takumi appeared to the side and then kicked Sukuna away to the streets below.

Takumi landed and gave chase to Sukuna when Sukuna re-appeared overhead Takumi and let loose another set of Kai that had Takumi redirecting it. Re-inforced cement spikes gave chase to a dodging Sukuna as Takumi ran along the building walls and into one of the spikes where Sukuna landed and dashed in towards him. Takumi threw a left jab which was blocked and then Sukuna tried to grab Takumi but his hands bent away as Takumi kicked his guts and sent him flying down but Sukuna steadied himself. He quickly blocked the kick that came after and manoeuvring his body, Sukuna moved and before Takumi knew it, two sharp lines cut through his front again as he landed on the opposite side of a building edge while Sukuna grinned with his right hand stretched, fingers curled in like a claw.

For a moment everything stood still and then, Takumi felt the blood gush out but he didn't move to hold the wound. He could only stay still for a few moments as he kept his gaze on to his front while intrigued thoughts ran through his mind.

'He can adjust the slashing efficiency! He can slash through Kyoku. Is this a different slash?!'

Kyoku bent away attacks. If the attacks came in large bursts, like an explosion or physical attacks or any techniques that had some measure of flat and larger surface area, Kyoku could bend them away. A slash was different than a punch or an explosive shockwave. With the lowest surface area to interact with when coming in contact, Kyoku worked differently for slashes but it still could redirect them after experiencing it once. Sukuna had two kinds of slash attack. Hachi was different than Kai.

Whereas Kai acted as a default slash attack for Sukuna, Hachi could be adjusted based on Cursed Energy levels and toughness of the object. This is why Kyoku's viscosity-like property could redirect Kai, for it had a constant output on its slash and contact area, thus being easier to be computed by Kyoku's ability and countered. But Hachi was different and was able to bypass that ability due to its various adjustment factors that led to Kyoku not being able to compute the damage on the first slash and getting bypassed completely. Hachi could go through Kyoku, for Kyoku didn't have enough of its cumulative viscosity adjust to the change and augmentation upon the slash technique itself to completely redirect it in time.

Akin to a blade cutting water, an impossible phenomenon that was made possible, Takumi merely seemed to feel elated about it, if his face was to be seen by anyone else.

'If my natural aura hadn't been reinforcing my body constantly, that attack would've probably slashed me in half.'

Even though he had two gaping slash wounds on his front side, Takumi merely smiled even more with widened curious eyes as he used Reverse Cursed Technique to heal himself, again, and turn towards Sukuna while Sukuna merely grinned even more. (('So he has two types of slash I'd say. One is something, like, a default slash that wants to split even. This recent one, this is a slash that wants to cut through.')) The grinning face of Sukuna also, in turn, elated Takumi's own battle lust at the current moment of time, and Takumi couldn't help but relish in that feeling.

'This rush that I feel, this inner emotion of exhilaration, it's been a while since it's appeared back! ((Takumi looked at his healed injuries)) To revel in these emotions of joy and tension, it's been so long since something new had given me entertainment. Surely, Sukuna, you're like the boss to this quest game of Life!'

"Just like a new extension to my favourite game." 'And yet you feel so unsatisfying because you are incomplete!'

Still smiling, Takumi merely kept his gaze at his already healed injury as the shirt he wore had various long, tears running down its front and sighed a bit. (('Well, that's the shirt gone.'))

The first time when Kyoku got bypassed, when Takumi felt the first sensation of being wounded and had moved his head to avoid damage, it wouldn't be far off to say that Takumi was definitely shocked for a moment. But then, a sensation took over instantly, consumed his being when he had seen the first pint of blood explode from his wound and he had seen the injury he was sporting. It didn't induce panic. It didn't incur any thoughts of mortality.

It had merely been exhilarating.

The second time when Kyoku was bypassed, Takumi was just too thrilled when he got cut, again. Takumi couldn't help the rush of high-end enthusiasm in him since something he thought couldn't happen, had occurred and excited him. Takumi, now, was in too much spirits.

'Kyoku is no Mugen. Mugen is a top-tier technique improved even more by Satoru-yuung after all. An impenetrable neutral defense that would always be active around his person. ((Takumi turned his gaze towards Sukuna)) Kyoku only redirects attacks, bending them away from my person. It was never meant to stop or slow an attack like Mugen does and I already knew it had weaknesses but he really tore through its specialty huh? ((Takumi's smile grew with his aura)) Very nice! Things are just getting started slowly.'

((Takumi whispered)) "Heh~ Powerful and intelligent. What a Curse you are, Ryōmen Sukuna."

With no more words spoken Takumi dashed in as Sukuna threw cars over at him but he dodged them and then let loose a Soraku by planting his hands towards the streets beneath. Earthen spikes burst out of the area around Takumi with a circular radius of 40 meters as Sukuna had to jump towards a building to dodge the spikes as they reached heights of up to 20 feet. Takumi took advantage of the long spikes to dash and weave towards Sukuna atop as Sukuna also grinned and let loose another Hachi to tear through the spikes.

The earth/asphalt spikes all crumbled down but Takumi had appeared right over Sukuna and sent a kick to his head but Sukuna merely angled his head to the side and dodged it while he tried to grab Takumi's legs. Takumi didn't give him a chance to grab his leg as he kicked Sukuna from the bottom with his other leg, surprising the re-incarnated Cursed Spirit and sent him flying a short distance. Landing on a streetlight, Takumi kept his gaze on the place where Sukuna was kicked into.

'He can bypass Kyoku but that's alright. Now I have a slight idea as to how fast and sharp his slash techniques, actually, are. It is only a matter of time before I can nullify them. ((Takumi's eyes focused in)) I still am in doubts as to what his Cursed Technique is but if he is only going to throw around slash attacks might as well try and up the pace then. He most probably used the first slash to gauge the damage ratio needed and then, when confirmed, used the second one to try and slice me down in one swipe. But then again…

….he hasn't used that arrow in a while too. Is that a shot per day system? On top of that, the flames still confuse me. Whatever, ((Takumi's excitement grew again)) show me more, King of Curses. Show me how much of a Curse you are!'

Filled with exhilaration, for the battle he had been having, Takumi couldn't help but forget about Satoru for a moment. On the other hand Sukuna had been having thoughts of his own.

'Hachi can slash through his technique. I will just turn up the damage then. Surprising how he has been able to survive through the slashes and not be dead but I guess a good Reverse Cursed Technique usage has him hanging on. It won't be long before this brat wakes up. Tch, might be the time I can try and use my Domain to finish it before that. But wait, hmmm, but this sorcerer brat's technique is another thing as well. ((Sukuna saw Takumi upon a streetlight as the dust receded slowly from around himself))

I cannot sense any sliver of Cursed Energy from him but there is energy inside his body. Different, but I know the sensation and it's definitely not Cursed Energy. His techniques though, ((Sukuna was intrigued)) every technique till now, barring one, they have Cursed Energy in them. And he has a variety of them as well. So how can he, an insect who doesn't seem to have any Cursed Energy, be able to perform this many Cursed Techniques that has Cursed Energy? Not to mention…

((A brief flashback of Takumi using Gokunoban plays in Sukuna's mind)) …that attack of his, back then, didn't have a shred of Cursed Energy but the energy that I can sense from his body. Also, Mahoraga didn't heal for a short while early on after getting hit, didn't it? It seemed to be struggling to use its ability initially. That energy, what is that energy?'

"Guess this age has something new to offer for sorcery this time around. Heh, what a pain in the ass you are, ((Sukuna's eyes narrowed at Takumi)) all you insects with your new tricks."

Loathe he was to admit but Sukuna was starting to enjoy the fight a bit in the moment, subconscious as it was as well. Looking at the sorcerer before him Sukuna started to instantly gather Cursed Energy around his hands but before Sukuna could resume the fight (('Hmm, hold on what is this?')) something else had suddenly caught his attention. A familiar feeling of unity, of a soul fragment, that pulsed in the wake of his presence. Here, around the place that he was in, he could feel it clearly.

'There is a finger nearby.'

Unbeknownst to Sukuna and Takumi, their battle had left quite a few collateral casualties in their wake, allies and foes alike. And unknown to them, the Shibuya night sky was filled with different birds in black flying around and the visions they shared of the battle were explicitly transmitted to a certain blue-haired female sorcerer.

-Wevu St, Shibuya-

'It's you! It really is you!'

While Sukuna and Takumi were having their glorious battle of the greatest sorcery techniques, Mei Mei couldn't believe the vision she was getting from her birds when they transmitted those images but at last, she knew who the mysterious person was that had come in to Shibuya. A rush of memories, mostly relevant ones on her mind, enlightened Mei Mei of the identity and the very effect it could have on the events that were happening.

'How could I forget?! You couldn't act when Gojō was active but now, it makes perfect sense!'

"Ui Ui, (("Hmmm~ Nee-chan?")) Papa's visiting." Ui Ui's eyes widened and the excitement his body expressed had Mei Mei smiling as she combed her fingers through her brother's hair, eyes still closed in concentration as she watched the vision she shared with her birds.

"Mei-san, did you find anything?"

A male voice called out beside her as Mei Mei opened her eyes and let the connected vision slowly deactivate. She turned to her left to see, one, Tōdō Aoi and Nitta Arata, who had followed after Tōdō when he had proceeded to enter battle zone.

The moment Tōdō was informed about the sealing of Gojō Satoru he had been on the move instant. Reaching Shibuya even before some of his entourage could Tōdō had a brief talk with Shoko and Principal Yaga and then headed out into the city. It was lucky that Tōdō had come across Mei Mei and her brother, both sporting slight injuries, to which Nitta proceeded to heal them shortly after. Mei Mei smiled as she replied, while stroking Ui Ui's head beside her.

"Oh yes I sure did. I know now who it is that tore through the barriers in Shibuya."

!

That very sentence sent a jolt of shock to the two student sorcerers as Tōdō and Nitta couldn't help but be intrigued by the claim. The breaking of the barriers had been a major case of controversy for the sorcerer administration as they didn't know, even now, who it really was that had taken the barriers down. For Mei Mei to know who it was, now they could check if whoever it was, truly was an enemy or an ally in this mess of current circumstances.

Not to mention they could still sense the enormous amounts of Cursed Energy that was permeating from the inner parts of city. It had all of them at alert.

"Is that so, Mei-san?"

"Wait, you really know who it was that brought down the barriers around the city, Mei-san?"

Merely growing her smile Mei Mei replied, "I'd say if it weren't for the administration we wouldn't have been needed in this mess as he can easily clear out the playing field, besides Getō. In the world of Special Grades ((Tōdō's eyes narrowed at the claim)) he is an anomaly himself as well. An asset, and right now….

((A vision of Takumi fighting Sukuna across the streets is seen)) ….he is currently fighting the King of Curses across the city."

Tōdō and Nitta's eyes widened as Ui Ui trembled a bit besides Mei Mei.

"Sukuna has awakened? ((Nitta asked with a slight tremble in his voice)) Is he, is he the one that is fighting right now Mei-san?"

"Yes he is. Also, the one who broke down the barriers. Both him and the King of Curses are battling it out as you can feel the tremors. (("Brother." Tōdō whispered in concern)).

"Wait, someone is fighting the King of Curses right now? ((Nitta shivered)) Sho-shouldn't we help them then?"

"Mmhmm ((Mei Mei chuckled)) It's easy to say that we should help him but there's nothing to worry about. (('Really?' both Nitta and Tōdō had doubts)) I only have the incentive to help out here till now so I won't butt in for that as I haven't been paid enough for it. ((Tōdō and Nitta sweatdropped)) Also, we would only be a burden at this rate if we were to engage alongside him. ((Mei Mei focused on her crow's visions again)) In simple business terms, I haven't been paid and you cannot enter because your product is irrelevant in their market. Also, dare I say you know the person of interest, Tōdō-san. (("Hmm?")) Does the name Shimizu Takumi ring a bell? Or should I say…..

((Mei Mei's eyes turned mischievous)) …the person who had proposed to Takada-chan and she almost accepted it out of sheer-…"

Badum!

As if a trigger went off in the inner soul of Tōdō, a pulse of heartbeat rang whilst Nitta (("Hehe, senpai, calm, senpai~ Hehe, senpai, what's wrong?")) tried his best to stay standing beside the raging aura laden Tōdō who seemed to have a very intense face on him. His darkened eyes shone with small white dots as after a few short seconds of silence Tōdō spoke in whispers, "Aaah, I see. Yes, I know that name now. How could I forget? It is all coming back Mei-san. ((Numerous memories of Tōdō being pranked by Takumi played in Tōdō's head)) So he is back, huh. The home-wrecker with an impressive smile. My one and only…..

((Tōdō sported an intense look)) ….Love Rival!"

((A scene, with exploding confetti and a chibi-fied Tōdō and Takumi, are seen with gloves, facing each other off while a chibi-fied Takada-chan with an angelic but risqué clothing with wings, cheered on overhead, is imagined))

"Aaah, is that so~" ((A chibi Mei Mei spoke while Nitta sweatdropped, Ui Ui meanwhile stood with a flat look))

"Shimizu Takumi? Who is he Mei-san?"

"You're a first year so you won't know him. ((Nitta raised an eyebrow at Tōdō's reply and smirk)) Just keep in mind that if he is here then we can handle the other things we need to. OK!"

At that, Nitta was absolutely stunned. Being a new sorcerer student of the academy Nitta wasn't privy to a lot of the more historical side of the academy as he was only starting out his sorcerer journey, so it made Nitta wonder about this person named Shimizu Takumi when high-grade sorcerers like the ones beside him, whose feats he had heard and seen, spoke with such confidence and favourably upon that person. (('I guess he is someone on the levels of Gojō-san then.'))

"So then, where was he all this time? I haven't heard any mention of him till today, not even from you Tōdō-senpai."

When the question was dropped Tōdō's eyes dimmed, even Mei Mei's, when after a short moment Tōdō said, "He disappeared (?)"

'Huh?'

"So it happened to you as well? It is crazy isn't it, Tōdō-san? Even I am stumped at this part. ((Mei Mei looked with gleaming eyes)) He seemed to have just vanished from my memory and I never even knew about it. When Getō mentioned his name there was a rush of memories and only then was I able to remember back. ((Mei Mei grinned)) It is so interesting to think about it, it's a mystery how he was able to pull it off."

Now Nitta was confused even more. It seemed, from the words of Tōdō and Mei Mei, Nitta figured that this Shimizu Takumi seemed to have fully disappeared from the memories of the two sorcerers. (('That would make sense why he wasn't mentioned much.')) But Nitta had some questions to ask (('But how could he be forgotten just like that?')) and before he could proceed, a distant explosion brought all of the sorcerers back from their reveries (("That was close." Tōdō spoke, eyes narrowed)) as Mei Mei kept her crow's visions concentrated. It seemed a fight had moved close by and everyone narrowed their eyes at the ominous energy felt.

"Ano, Mei-san. ((Nitta started)) Earlier you said you faced Getō-san. Is it really true?"

"Hmm, yes it is and yes it is not." ((Tōdō and Nitta focused back))

"It is and it is not?" ((Nitta mumbled))

"What do you mean by that, Mei-san?"

"You see Tōdō-san, Getō Suguru had already been dead since the Kyoto incident, as you may remember. Gojō Satoru had killed him and that was the edict that was known to all. Whoever I fought definitely had the body of Getō. ((Mei Mei's eyes narrowed)) But it is not Getō, specifically, who had come back."

"Wait, what does that mean Mei-san? Not Getō who had come back. Hold on… that would mean-!..is that possi-!"

"Someone else is inside Getō's body." ((Tōdō cut off Nitta's thoughts as Mei Mei nodded))

It was a ridiculous notion to even think of for the first year Nitta but Tōdō only had concern written over his face. Tōdō didn't want to believe at first but he had been a person who was shown a world vastly different than what he had ever seen, by someone whom he would always be glad to have met in his life. With that fact said, in a world filled with monsters like Gojō Satoru and his own teacher, Tōdō was of the belief that almost nothing was impossible in the realm of Jujutsu Sorcery.

"Whoever it was, knew how to use the innate Jurei Sōjutsu left on the body of Getō Suguru." (('And also pretty efficiently. That Gokunoban: Uzumaki that he used, I never once saw Getō use it that way when he was alive.' Mei Mei thought to herself))

She was lucky, if she was to speak for herself.

Mei Mei knew it was a very close call that she had escaped unscathed, for the most part, ((Ui Ui, shaking, beside her, clutching her dress)) after she had fought, what she could call, a sound reversal of events, of a Kōhai getting the better of their Senpai.

'Whoever the creep was, using his body like this, it must've certainly been a shock to Gojō as well.'

The fight merely confirming her suspicions that she had all along, she knew it now, relatively clear, the fact that the Getō Suguru, who was alive, was not really Getō Suguru. And whoever the imposter was, he was the one responsible for all the shenanigans currently going on Shibuya.

'Hmph, was this the reason how Gojō got sealed? Seeing a dead man return from the dead could potentially have something to do with it, otherwise ((Mei Mei looked intrigued)) why would Gojō just let himself get sealed like that? But…

((Mei Mei contemplated))….he is here now. I wonder how much of a shock the higher ups are going to be going through when he appears before them, or he may probably not. My~ what a dilemma. It's a good thing I didn't use that and stayed here. ((Mei Mei's eyes filled with glee)) This is a far better situation to profit of.'

"So what do we do next?"

"Hmm? Aah, Tōdō-san, well, I can't be going anywhere now. I have a personal interest around this place to keep an eye on our asset. ((Mei Mei merely eye-smiled)) On the other hand, you two can go meet up with Nanami's group. I will have a surveillance done to see where they all are and you two can head out."

"You won't be heading out with us?"

"As I said Tōdō-san, I have a personal interest here that would be very beneficial for us if we can broker a deal right now. Now shush, let me just have a quick look and you two can be on your way now. Chop-Chop~"

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Meanwhile, on the outskirts of Shibuya, around Yoyogi Hachimangu, a bike was on the move as its rider, a female with blonde hair, dome helmet on, with goggles, leather jacket and jeans, with boots on revved the engine to speed up. Smoke wafted off in the distance amidst the sky-high building lights that could be seen in the darkened skies.

"Hmmm, what are the old heads up to now?"

vRrrROoOMM~

-Inside Bunkamura City Hall building-

Dōgenzaka, Shibuya City

"You got this from here, Fushigoro."

That was the only thing that Megumi could remember. That was the only thing that Megumi had running through his head as he ducked the attack that came towards him and then summoned Nue to ram into the Cursed Spirit as he was thrown away through a wall. Nue flew back to pick Megumi up as he grabbed onto Nue's legs and was taken to the top floors of the city hall building that his entourage were currently in. To the far bottom floor of the building his eyes caught Maki trying to get out of the hole in the wall she was thrown into while Nobara seemed to be visibly exhausted from the attack that she had used before, right when everything had gone to hell again.

'Stupid Gojō-sensei, getting himself sealed just like that. Now Cursed Spirits have a full on free-for-all and we couldn't even detect this one!'

While Takumi and Sukuna battled it out into the inner parts of Shibuya, on the far cultural part of the city it had been a surprise attack which had totally disrupted the state of calm that Megumi and his entourage had when they were slowly trying to pull themselves together.

As the entourage had taken their plans to retreat with the injured members in to the building that Sukuna was thrown into, moments earlier, they had hoped to regain some form of momentum and also rethink their plans to go ahead with whatever was to be done until they could reach to the location of Satoru wherever he was sealed. But it just didn't go according to plan when they fell for the trick again.

A, unknown to them, transfigured sorcerer had passed them by and had just introduced himself as a helper when Mahito had shockingly appeared out of the sorcerer's body and proceeded to take out Naobito first while Nanami, also sensing the Cursed Spirit, tried to save the clan head but for naught. Naobito already perished from Mahito's technique and before the group could get their bearings back, Mahito had engaged in a one-sided brawl with the grievously injured Nanami, who was tittering between unconsciousness and consciousness. Nanami had tried to counter valiantly but the gleeful Mahito had quickly been able to take advantage of his injuries and had overwhelmed him with his attacks. All the while mocking him as Megumi and the others tried to distract the Cursed Spirit by attacking but they were all quickly blasted further into the building with a Battai.

"I might have not been able to fight Itadori, but I'll gladly serve him your corpses!"

That was what Megumi and the others heard Mahito shout before Nanami had given one last look and one last advice (("….got this…Fushi…")) at the students and was killed in front of them while they were being blasted away.

Now, in the present, Megumi sent Nue to pick up Maki and Nobara as Mahito jumped back in to their locations and tried to cut off Nue's path but couldn't reach the shikigami. Elongating his hands (("You think you will be escaping me?!")) Mahito tried to grab onto the flying shikigami gaining distance but suddenly he couldn't move. (("What the-?")) Megumi had been able to lock onto Mahito's shadow as he surprised the Cursed Spirit by emerging from underneath his shadow and sent him flying away with a kick as Megumi didn't give any room before summoning-

"Gyokuken: Kon!"

-as the black dog leapt towards the Cursed Spirit in blinding speeds and was able to tear through Mahito's whole left torso.

Eyes widening Mahito changed shape and ricocheted off of the walls as he transfigured his body to be bounceable. Seeing an opportunity, Maki had jumped over and tried to cut the changed Mahito but she missed her slash when Mahito's body smashed her through the pillars and furniture of the room. Nue had only been able to carry Nobara away as she recovered from her concussion when Nue was also smashed away as the bouncing Mahito kept ricocheting around the room.

'Shit I am running low on Cursed Energy. Maki-senpai won't be able to hold for long and Nobara won't be able to hold him even though she can do more damage, but to even escape now, we need to exorcise this Cursed Spirit first. ((Megumi gritted his teeth)) But bastard took down Nanami, I don't think even Maki-senpai will care for a retreat now.'

Looking at the chaotically bouncing Mahito Megumi dashed in as Maki took to run as well, recovering from the previous attack. (("Maki-senpai!")) Megumi reached into his shadow as Maki drew closer to him, as well as Mahito from the top. (("Catch!")) Something was thrown towards Maki and before Mahito could control his reforming bouncing body-

ThwaacCKmM!

-a brutal one-handed strike sent the Cursed Spirit through several pillars and walls as Maki appeared alongside Megumi, with her, holding a three-section staff.

Special Grade Cursed Tool, Yū-un (Playful Cloud). The only weapon that did not have an imbued Cursed Technique, which, for this very reason, its strength depended upon the wielder's own strength.

"This feels disgusting to use every time Megumi."

The Cursed Tool made its presence known as Mahito emerged from the hole he was sent through while he healed his head and smirking at Megumi and Maki. It was surprising to Mahito when he incurred the strike and had tried his best to minimize the damage but it had still left a hell of a lot of damage on his person.

'So that is the prized Yū-un, Special Grade Cursed Tool. Looks scary.'

"Megumi, you ready?" "Yeah, let's go, Maki-senpai."

With no moment to rest Maki dashed in as Megumi summoned (("Datto!")) a swarm of rabbit shikigami, blocking Mahito's view but he tried to push through them when Maki appeared overhead and smashed him with Yū-un. Mahito blocked it but his hands broke while Megumi appeared to his back with a blade in hand and proceeded to slash him but Mahito shrunk himself and dodged the slash, creating a short distance between him and the sorcerers.

'Gotcha.', Megumi merely signalled with his fingers.

Instantly, Nue appeared from the shadows of the roof and electrocuted Mahito, during his recovery, as it smashed into the Cursed Spirit and shocked him with current while sending him flying outside the building and into the empty, destroyed, streets again. (('He had this shikigami still?!')) Rolling his self to a stop Mahito merely licked his lips as he grunted while, laying down amongst the rubble. Taking a short breather from that attack Mahito stood slowly as he shook himself out of the kinks that Nue's electric attack produced on him as the shikigami just vanished.

'Sheesh, these kids are really getting tedious to handle. Three on one, not much of a good odd but if it isn't for that shadow boy then the other two are just easy kills, even though that one girl seems to be able to damage me more. ((Mahito smiled dimly)) The seven-three sorcerer is already dead. I still have enough in my tank that I can try and use my domain again but I can't be sure on that. I could try and kill that girl first, the one that damaged my soul directly as she has become a pain in the ass….

((Mahito sighed)) I wish I could've done more with the seven-three sorcerer, but oh well, these are Itadori's friends aren't they? I should not complain when I'm getting something out of this. Of course, Itadori might just drown even more deeper in despair once I present him all their corpses~' "Hehehe~"

BoooOOOM!

A huge explosion reached the skies of Shibuya again as Mahito turned towards a distance to the place where he was with Uraume before. Eyes narrowed, Mahito could only wonder,

'Is he seriously having trouble with that girl?'

Then a punch out of nowhere sends him through a building again.

-Around Inokashira-dori St-