Kento Nanami and Yu Haibara

Blinding light radiated outward from Gojo Sawa as its origin point.

Gojo Satoru and Suguru Geto were nearly blinded by the dazzling glare.

As the range of light gradually expanded, their original domains visibly dissipated before their eyes.

Gojo Satoru and Suguru Geto stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what they were seeing.

In a domain clash, only two possibilities could produce such a result.

One was that the two domains existed on completely different levels, where the strength and grade of one utterly crushed the other—like Gojo Satoru versus Jogo.

The other was that the effect of the opponent's domain happened to perfectly counter the other side, like snow meeting hot water; even if the domains' strengths weren't far apart, it would still result in an overwhelming, devastating suppression.

Among the three, Gojo Sawa was indeed the strongest, but Gojo Satoru and Suguru Geto couldn't be that far behind.

So the second possibility was more likely.

But the problem was, Gojo Satoru's and Suguru Geto's domain effects were completely different.

What the hell was Gojo Sawa's domain effect, to be able to perfectly counter both of them at once?

Soon, the intense light faded.

When Gojo Satoru and Suguru Geto opened their eyes again, the beautiful scenery before them left them dazed.

Above was a bright, azure sky with incredibly resplendent colored clouds; there was no sun, yet it was as bright as day.

Beneath their feet was what seemed like an endless mirror, reflecting the pure, sacred beauty of the sky.

Mirror of the Sky!

In comparison, Gojo Satoru's and Suguru Geto's domains seemed somewhat gloomy and terrifying; Gojo Sawa's domain absolutely crushed them in terms of aesthetics.

The two marveled for a moment, then noticed Gojo Sawa standing not far away, smiling at them cheerfully.

Gojo Satoru tugged at his hair in some irritation. "Aaaah... big brother, how come you've grasped domain expansion too!"

Suguru Geto was more concerned about the technique effect of Gojo Sawa's domain.

Gojo Sawa rubbed his chin. "Well, try using your techniques and see."

Hearing this, Gojo Satoru and Suguru Geto just started to activate their techniques, but both froze simultaneously.

They suddenly realized that there was not a trace of cursed energy inside them—not a single drop!

Now, aside from their superhuman physiques and physical combat skills, they were no different from ordinary people.

The two were stunned. "What's going on?"

Gojo Sawa explained, "My domain expansion is called Land of No Dust. Its technique effect is to strip all cursed energy from the opponent within the domain!"

Admittedly, Gojo Sawa's technique was the same as Gojo Satoru's; if he had explored in the direction of Unlimited Void, he could have saved a lot of effort.

But clearly, Gojo Sawa wanted to forge his own path.

Now it seemed he had succeeded, and exceeded his own expectations.

"What?"

Gojo Satoru and Suguru Geto were both shocked by this.

Suguru Geto pinched his chin in thought. "No wonder Taku's domain could simultaneously counter mine and Gojo's. So that's how it is!"

Land of No Dust forcibly stripped all cursed energy. This ability would suppress not just Unlimited Void and Womb Mandala, but likely any domain.

After all, cursed energy was the source of all jujutsu.

Innate techniques, Reverse Cursed Technique, domain expansion—all of them were driven by cursed energy.

Without that fundamental "fuel," even the strongest technique was useless, like a skilled cook without ingredients.

Just then, Suguru Geto suddenly thought of something.

"If that's the case, wouldn't Land of No Dust be completely useless against someone like Toji Fushiguro?"

Heavenly Restriction—born without a shred of cursed energy, replaced by an overwhelmingly powerful physique. Naturally, there was no cursed energy to strip.

Gojo Sawa nodded. "That's right. But no technique is perfect, and besides, how many Toji Fushiguros are there in this world?"

Gojo Satoru's ears perked up. He leaned close to Suguru Geto and whispered, "Geto, how about we call Toji over next time..."

BAM!!!

Gojo Sawa suddenly appeared behind Gojo Satoru and gave him a hard smack on the head.

"My foolish little brother! In this domain, I only said I'd strip the opponent's cursed energy. I never said I couldn't use my own!"

Gojo Satoru crouched on the ground, clutching his head, letting out a pitiful whimper.

At Tokyo High, a blond, expressionless youth stood before the three of them, earnestly introducing himself.

"Greetings, seniors. I'm this year's new student at Tokyo High. My name is Kento Nanami."

"My innate technique is the Ratio Technique, which allows me to draw a 7:3 ratio on a target, forcibly creating a weak point."

After finishing his introduction, Kento Nanami looked up and studied the three people before him.

Six Eyes Twins, Cursed Spirit Manipulation—the so-called strongest trio in the jujutsu world, three of the four special grade sorcerers...

With all those resounding titles, even Kento Nanami couldn't help but feel curious and inspired.

But soon, his inspiration crumbled to dust.

Gojo Satoru looked at Nanami's hair with interest. "Blond hair, huh? Are you mixed race?"

"...Yes. My grandfather was Danish."

Suguru Geto rubbed his chin. "Uh, excuse me, do you have a flat affect?"

"...No. I just don't smile much in life."

Gojo Sawa glanced at Nanami's file. "You have records of exorcising curses from before this. Are you already a grade three sorcerer?"

Nanami felt a flicker of relief. Finally, a topic about jujutsu. At least one of them was reliable.

"Yes, Gojo Sawa-senpai. Three months ago, I exorcised a grade two curse on my own, along with several grade three curses."

"Pretty capable!"

"You flatter me."

"Perfect timing—I've got some grade three exorcism missions here..."

Suguru Geto froze. "Taku, weren't those assigned to you by the academy?"

Gojo Sawa said seriously, "I'm just training the new blood!"

"...You just want to slack off, don't you? Dragging a newly enrolled junior into doing your work—you've got no sense of what it means to be a senior!"

"Slander! You're slandering me! Careful, I'll sue you for defamation!"

Nanami, face dark with exasperation, raised his hand. "Gojo Sawa-senpai, this counts as overtime, right? I hate overtime."

Gojo Sawa said with utter naturalness, "If I don't pay overtime, then it's not overtime!"

"..."

Five minutes later, Kento Nanami walked out of the meeting room, his expression complicated.

Yu Haibara, who had been waiting outside, immediately rushed over.

"Nanami! How was it? The legendary 'Strongest Trio'—pretty cool, right?"

Nanami's eye twitched. "Not quite what I imagined."

Hearing that, Haibara grew even more curious, eager to see the three special grade sorcerers for himself.

Inside the meeting room, Haibara introduced himself with enthusiasm, his eyes sparkling as he looked at the trio.

The look on his face was exactly like a fan meeting the idol they'd dreamed of day and night.

"Hello, three senpais! My name is Yu Haibara. My innate technique is 'Amplification Technique'—its effect is that within a three-meter radius centered on me, my allies' technique power gets doubled..."

After a while, Haibara walked out of the meeting room.

Nanami looked at Haibara's usual radiant, sun-like smile and couldn't help but think—

Those three... did they treat Haibara normally, and just decided to mess with me?