Riezel casually taking down Kashimo Hajime as though no one else were around came as a shock to many who had never seen him fight.
Angel and Kurusu Hana aside, even Tsukumo Yuki gave Riezel a long look. At last, she had gained a full understanding of the strength possessed by this rumored Special Grade Curse User.
Kakinoki Kenji need not even be mentioned. The way he looked at Riezel was practically as though he were looking at a monster.
Of everyone present, Kakinoki Kenji undoubtedly knew Kashimo Hajime's strength best.
The reason was simple. After everyone decided to join the Culling Game and track down Kengso, Kakinoki Kenji had entered the Second Tokyo Barrier, where Kashimo Hajime was located.
Within the Second Tokyo Barrier, Kakinoki Kenji encountered Kashimo Hajime, the strongest player there, and fought him.
In the end, Kakinoki Kenji won, but only because Kashimo Hajime had not used his Cursed Technique against him.
In other words, Kashimo Hajime had slaughtered a great many players and earned over two hundred game points using nothing but cursed energy.
Even when facing Kakinoki Kenji—a third-year student of Tokyo Jujutsu High whom Gojo Satoru believed could one day stand alongside him, whom Okkotsu Yuta held in high regard and believed could even defeat him when he was in top form—Kashimo Hajime had not used his Cursed Technique.
Though Kakinoki Kenji ultimately won that battle, he had not only used his Cursed Technique but also deployed his Domain Expansion. In the end, he had even cut off one of his own arms before he barely managed to defeat Kashimo Hajime, who had not used his Cursed Technique.
This proved that Riezel's earlier assessment had indeed been correct. Kashimo Hajime was likely the strongest player in the Culling Game. Even powerhouses of the