Next Target, 400PS!
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"???"
A bit loud?
Unlike normal people such as Haruno Yukinoshita and Soyo Nagasaki, who had no understanding of what Jujutsu Sorcerers were capable of.
Maki Zen'in, Toge Inumaki, and Panda exchanged a knowing glance and quietly moved behind Kai.
If Satoru Gojo called this guy in... He was not someone to mess with. On top of that, they were weakened to the point where self-defense was becoming an issue. They didn't have the energy to worry about anything else.
Seeing them move, Haruno and Soyo followed suit and huddled behind Kai as well.
"Not a bad Domain!" Sweeping his gaze over the bustling workers around him, Kai brought his hands up, forming seals. "I'll be taking it!"
Since it was a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, there was no reason to pass it up.
The next second—
"Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"
Taking a slow, deep breath, an inferno erupted from Kai, washing over the surroundings like a tidal wave and consuming everything in its path.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
A string of blasts echoed through the Domain. The heat transformed the place into a raging ocean of fire in a fraction of a second.
"This..." Haruno's eyes went wide.
She had assumed that while Jujutsu Sorcerers were mysterious, it was just a specialized profession. No matter how strong they were, there had to be a limit.
But looking at reality...
This was absurd. How could people with this kind of power exist in the world, yet she had never heard a whisper about them?
"Hiss!" Realizing the implications, Haruno drew in a sharp breath.
On the other hand, the expressions of Maki and the others relaxed.
With this level of power, resolving the situation here would be a walk in the park.
Panda couldn't help but comment. "That Gojo guy... he really is reliable when it matters!"
"Salmon! Salmon!" Toge nodded in agreement.
As for Maki Zen'in, she stared at Kai with a burning intensity in her eyes.
'If I had that kind of power... those bastards in the Zen'in clan would never look down on me again!'
To this day. Maki's official Jujutsu Sorcerer grade remained at Grade 4—the lowest rank.
This wasn't because Maki was weak.
On the contrary, even if she had to face a Grade 2 Cursed Spirit solo, Maki could handle it without breaking a sweat. Her low rank was because the Zen'in clan pressured Jujutsu High to keep her suppressed at Grade 4.
If Maki had enough power that couldn't be denied...
Even if the Zen'in clan wanted to suppress her, they wouldn't be able to.
Maki knew this better than anyone. That was why, compared to everyone else at Jujutsu High, Maki had a fiercer obsession with getting stronger.
She didn't care about anything else.
She wanted to force the Zen'in clan to open their eyes and look at her.
She wanted to prove that even someone born with almost no Cursed Energy could become a powerful Jujutsu Sorcerer through effort.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMM!!!!
The inferno showed no signs of stopping.
Even standing behind Kai, with him controlling the blast radius, they could still feel the heat radiating off the flames.
"This destructive power... He has to be a Special Grade Sorcerer!" Panda wiped the sweat from his forehead. He already had enough fur to deal with; this heat was getting unbearable.
"It's here!"
Finally.
Sensing a shift, Kai cut off the flames. He turned his gaze toward a specific spot within the Domain.
As the fire receded, the Domain had been reduced to a scorched wasteland. Everything had been destroyed.
Despite this, certain sections were still trying to regenerate.
But the scale of the destruction was too vast. The regeneration speed couldn't keep up.
This forced the Cursed Spirit to expose itself...
"WORK! DIE! DIE! DIE!" The ground caved in, and a hulking monstrosity dragged itself out from the crater.
Its voice was a muffled drone that sent shivers down the spine.
Its body looked like it was made of wet concrete, with jagged pieces of construction machinery and tools protruding from various points.
"Careful, it's a Special Grade Cursed Spirit—"
Even knowing that Kai was powerful, the moment the Cursed Spirit revealed itself, Maki yelled out a warning out of habit.
"Relax!" Kai glanced at Maki, a confident smirk curling the corner of his lips.
Dropping that single word, Kai vanished.
"This guy..."
'Is he just like Satoru Gojo? Does he love showing off?'
But when Gojo showed off, it only left Maki feeling exasperated and a little annoyed.
Thinking back to the smile Kai had just flashed her, Maki averted her gaze, her heart skipping a beat.
"Oho!" Noticing Maki's reaction, Panda leaned in with a sly grin. "Don't tell me Maki's heart is fluttering? I suppose it makes sense! He looks like he's around our age, and he's strong. It's normal for a girl's heart to flutter, right?"
"Think about it! There are only a handful of young, talented sorcerers in the Jujutsu world. A wild, independent sorcerer like him wouldn't care about the Zen'in clan's drama."
"You've hit the jackpot, Maki!"
After delivering his analysis, Panda felt like his logic was bulletproof. He looked at Maki with a serious, encouraging expression.
Standing next to him, Toge didn't say a word, but he nodded vigorously.
"Do you two want to die?" She felt slightly embarrassed. Facing such open teasing, Maki clenched her fists and glared at them.
"..." That sentence forced Panda and Toge to shut up.
They knew Maki wouldn't hesitate to beat them to a pulp.
Off to the side, Haruno and Soyo overheard the exchange, and a thoughtful look crept into their eyes.
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"Is it a newborn?"
On Kai's end, he closed the distance to the Cursed Spirit fast.
Seeing how brainless the Cursed Spirit was—relying on slow, primitive brawling—Kai formed a hypothesis.
It had to be newly born... But to reach Special Grade this quickly, it seemed the collective fear and dread of work far surpassed most other human fears.
"Lightning Style: Chidori Sharp Spear!"
Taking advantage of a dodge.
Kai sidestepped smoothly, raising one hand. A spear of crackling lightning shot forward like a laser beam, impaling the Special Grade Cursed Spirit's body.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Its frame was just a massive target. Its movements were too sluggish. It wasn't close to being a match for Kai.
Just then, the ground beneath Kai's feet caved in, shifting and churning.
He almost forgot. They were still inside the enemy's Domain.
Everything inside the Domain was under the Cursed Spirit's control.
"WATCH OUT!"
Seeing the ground give way, Maki yelled.
She braced herself to jump in and help, but a wave of exhaustion washed over her. She stumbled and nearly collapsed.
"Damn it!" She was too weak.
"Come on, Maki. Now is not the time to push yourself!" Because they understood Maki's stubbornness, Panda and the others looked exasperated.
She was a fiercely independent girl. If they tried to dissuade her too hard, it would backfire.
"Just leave it to him! Can't you see he's still playing around with it?"
"Salmon! Salmon!"
Hearing Panda and Toge's words, Maki went silent.
Especially when she saw Kai dodging the attack with effortless grace, she suppressed her urge to jump into the fray.
If she tried to help now... Not only would she be useless, but she would become a burden.
"Phew!" Seeing her stand down, Panda and Toge let out sighs of relief.
If Maki had charged forward out of stubbornness, they wouldn't have known what to do. They didn't have the strength to stop her.
"Speaking of which!"
Now that the panic had faded.
Panda couldn't stop his mouth from running. "That guy really is amazing! And since you're both Jujutsu Sorcerers... Maki, don't you think you guys would make a great couple?"
"HUH?" Maki didn't bother speaking. She just shot him a glare.
"Alright, alright! I'll shut up!"
Maki's glares were getting scarier.
Having no option, Panda threw his paws up in surrender.
Shortly after, his gaze fell on Haruno and Soyo. Realizing something, Panda smiled and waddled over to them.
"By the way, you two came here with him, right? Do you happen to know his name?"
"He..." They hadn't expected the panda to strike up a conversation with them. Haruno hesitated for a second before telling him. After all, it was just a name. It shouldn't be a big deal.
Besides...
She barely knew anything about Kai anyway. It was only today that she discovered this side of him.
She didn't know a single one of his secrets, so what could she reveal?
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"Tempest Kick!"
Kai leapt high into the air.
He snapped his leg forward in a fierce kick.
A crescent-shaped blade of compressed air shot out, flying toward the Special Grade Cursed Spirit.
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