Unlike Eichi, who looked precarious on the other side.
Mahoraga, who had just charged out through the lightning, was almost going berserk.
Although all the Cursed Spirits around Eichi had just been taken into Emiya's Reality Marble.
There were still a few Cursed Spirits farther away that had not been absorbed.
However, these Cursed Spirits could barely withstand one move from Mahoraga.
Mahoraga had not had a good fight in a long time. The most recent situation that could be considered a battle was bullying a large white elephant.
Now, Mahoraga could finally stretch its limbs properly.
The Sword of Exorcism on its right arm swept through, and the Cursed Spirit in front that could not escape in time was instantly exorcised.
From then on, only three people remained on the battlefield.
Ding.
The Dharma Wheel on Mahoraga's head rotated again, and in the next second, it attacked Tomie with a sunny smile.
"Damn it, why now of all times..."
Tomie awkwardly dodged the Sword of Exorcism in Mahoraga's hand.
At the same time, she continuously called out to Cursed Spirit Tomie, who had been taken into Emiya's Reality Marble.
She had not absorbed Cursed Spirit Tomie into her body, but rather kept her outside like a Shikigami precisely for direct combat against strong enemies.
But when such a situation actually arose, that Cursed Spirit Tomie was not by her side.
"In that case."
Tomie cursed inwardly, then began to activate her ability against Mahoraga.
Tomie found her vision rising, and it seemed that something had appeared behind her.
Tomie curiously examined her body.
"This is... a beast-person?"
Tomie thought for a while before recalling such a concept from her vocabulary.
She remembered that many people now liked cat-girls, dog-girls, and things like that.
Tomie had seen similar cosplay before and had even seen cat-ear and cat-tail costumes in many women's clothing stores.
But they were all somewhat different from her current situation. After all, those cosplays only had some features, while what she had transformed into now was a bit too thorough.
Tomie found that her body had become very tall and robust, her entire body covered in white, hard skin, her hands becoming sharper, with fangs in her mouth.
Hiss, hiss.
She had originally wanted to use her tongue to feel the fangs that had suddenly appeared in her mouth, but unexpectedly, her tongue shot straight out of her mouth.
Tomie immediately looked at the glass of a nearby shop, and on the second-floor window, a ferocious snake head appeared on a slender neck.
The thing that had appeared behind her was also clearly visible in the glass, a snake tail.
Tomie now looked like a humanoid snake with four limbs.
"That monster's desire is actually this kind of thing?"
Tomie was a bit speechless. One could only say that it was indeed a Shikigami, the way its mind worked was truly vastly different from humans.
Kenjaku, who had been playing a supporting role on the other side, stroked his chin thoughtfully.
"This snake head, why does it look a bit like Yamata no Orochi?"
It was another day of reminiscing about Yamata no Orochi.
Ding.
The Dharma Wheel on Mahoraga's head was still rotating.
Tomie looked at Mahoraga, only to find a smile on its face that she found very familiar.
'Wait, it looks like it's going to hit me?'
Soon, Tomie's suspicion was confirmed.
Mahoraga stomped its feet, shattering the ground, and with a punch using all its strength, it fiercely struck the snake-person Tomie.
Tomie was greatly alarmed and immediately crossed her arms to block the punch.
Feeling the solid impact from the punch, Mahoraga's smile became even more uninhibited.
This was truly the opponent Mahoraga had always dreamed of.
In past battles, the enemies Mahoraga encountered basically only used flashy moves to play hide-and-seek with it, and once caught, they would be at their wits' end, only able to wait for death.
But there was one enemy that allowed Mahoraga to enjoy a refreshing battle.
That was Yamata no Orochi.
Recalling the unparalleled sensation of its fist hitting Yamata no Orochi's body, recalling that battle where both adapted to each other, striving with all their might to defeat the other.
Mahoraga felt that other battles were somewhat dull.
However, in the battle with Yamata no Orochi, Mahoraga still had one slight regret.
How great would it have been if Yamata no Orochi were humanoid like itself, instead of having that often soft and entangling snake form?
Then the two could exchange punches, fighting to their hearts' content with blazing killing intent.
At this moment, Tomie fulfilled Mahoraga's deepest desire.
"Hooh~"
Mahoraga opened its mouth wide, its throat emitting a sound like a bellows, and a gust of air shot out from within.
The next second, Mahoraga crouched down, pulled back its right arm to gather strength, and charged at the flying Tomie with extreme speed.
Tomie did not have time to think and immediately raised her fist to meet the attack.
She felt that her current self could take one of Mahoraga's punches.
Bang.
Two huge fists crashed together fiercely, and a powerful impact spread outward with the two as the center.
The moment their bodies made contact, Tomie clearly felt the continuously surging desire for battle from Mahoraga's heart.
"Why is it another one of these lunatics!"
Tomie was speechless. Why could she not encounter a few normal people in the Jujutsu World?
Tomie reluctantly became entangled in battle with Mahoraga. She knew that if this continued, she would definitely lose.
Because her current form was a transformation according to Mahoraga's desire, and if she continued following Mahoraga's desire, she was bound to lose.
Because she discovered that Mahoraga's desire was a victorious battle after a hearty fight.
The most crucial point was that she could not absorb the Cursed Energy transformed from Mahoraga's expanding desire.
This was the fundamental reason why she was bound to lose if this continued.
"What are you looking at over there? Aren't you coming to help!"
Kenjaku, not far away, clicked his tongue in annoyance upon hearing Tomie's voice.
He had not been completely slacking off just now, but rather attempting to directly deal with Eichi, who was currently AFK, waiting for Mahoraga to save him.
However, the lightning shield Eichi had condensed with all his Cursed Energy was too strong. A sudden breakthrough was clearly impossible.
Moreover, Medusa in the sky also maintained a distance from which she could support Eichi at any time.
This led to Kenjaku's attempt failing.
"So useless."
Kenjaku said unhappily, unsure if he was complaining about Uraume or Tomie.
However, he still made his move, as the current situation was not bad, and he wanted to see if he could eliminate one of the two here.
Just then, a terrifying burst of Cursed Energy erupted again not far away, and the clash between Infinite Void and Malevolent Shrine resumed.
"...Truly monsters."
Kenjaku averted his gaze from the two monsters over there and carefully observed the battle between Mahoraga and Tomie.
Whenever Tomie was suppressed by Mahoraga and fell into danger, Kenjaku would step in to help resolve it.
"It seems that dealing with Mahoraga can only be done by opening a Domain."
After observing Mahoraga's battle, Kenjaku came to a conclusion.
He had not anticipated Eichi's appearance, so Kenjaku had not brought too many means to deal with Eichi this time.
His pre-battle preparations had been made with Satoru and Suguru as hypothetical enemies.
It was not that he had no means to deal with Mahoraga at all, it was just that Emiya had taken them all into his Reality Marble just now.
Thinking of this, Kenjaku began assisting Tomie while waiting for the final moment of Cursed Technique Burnout.
However, what the two did not notice was this.
Inside the lightning-flashing shield, Eichi's lips were curling into an exaggerated arc.
(To be continued.)