Thud—
Suguru Geto closed the front door.
For some reason, he didn't want the two sisters to see the bloody scene that was about to unfold.
"Phew~"
Suguru Geto let out a deep breath, which condensed into white mist in the cold night air.
"Um... Mr. Geto, what exactly is going on?"
Suguru Geto brushed aside a lock of hair hanging over his forehead and looked at the villagers with cold eyes.
"Nothing. It's just... you're all going to die!"
As his words fell, space split open behind Suguru Geto, and countless hideous Cursed Spirits crawled out. The villagers stared in terror.
"M-monsters!"
"Help!"
"Run! Run!"
The crowd scattered with screams, wishing they had two more legs.
Suguru Geto remained where he was, making no move. Instead, he looked toward a patch of shadow.
"Sawa, stop hiding."
Gojo Sawa stepped out of the shadows and scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "You caught me."
Suguru Geto's lips curled into a smile. "We're best friends, after all. I know your Cursed Energy by heart."
"So, are you going to stop me?"
Gojo Sawa shrugged. "You even have to ask?"
"Ah..."
Suguru Geto sighed and rubbed his forehead, looking troubled.
Suddenly, he lifted his head, his expression more serious than ever.
"Sawa, there's something I've always wanted to know: just how big is the gap between us?"
"Fight me!"
Gojo Sawa smiled. "Try not to cry afterward."
Gojo Sawa knew that, under his guidance, Suguru Geto had realized that killing all non-sorcerers to create a world without Cursed Spirits simply wouldn't work.
And yet Suguru Geto had still chosen to go on a killing spree.
Clearly, this was no longer about some lofty ideal. It was more like a way to vent.
In that case, Gojo Sawa would use his fists to knock some sense into the guy.
"Cursed Technique Reversal: Bestow!"
Countless Cursed Spirits swarmed toward Gojo Sawa like a hive of bees.
Suguru Geto made no attempt to hide them. And after their brush with death moments ago, the villagers caught vague glimpses of the "monsters," fleeing as far away as they could.
"Cursed Technique Reversal: Red!"
The powerful repulsion crushed the Cursed Spirits into pieces, and the resulting impact razed the surrounding houses.
"Bestow: Spirit Fusion!"
Suguru Geto roared as dozens of Rainbow Dragons merged into one enormous Rainbow Dragon.
"A new move?"
Gojo Sawa was taken aback, then fired a Red right back at it.
"Roar—"
The enormous Rainbow Dragon let out a deafening roar. Its massive tail lashed out like a whip, smashing into Red.
BOOM!!!
Red was actually knocked away by the Rainbow Dragon's tail, crashing into a distant mountain.
Half the mountain vanished at once, leaving behind a round crater.
The enormous Rainbow Dragon that had swatted Red away was in bad shape, too; its entire tail was mangled.
But Suguru Geto merely waved his hand, and several Rainbow Dragons plunged into the enormous one and merged with it. Its ruined tail was restored in an instant.
"Interesting. What about this?"
"九纲"
"偏光"
"乌与声明"
"表里之间"
As Gojo Sawa chanted, Blue and Red merged into a purple sphere of light.
"Hollow Technique: Purple!"
The terrifying kinetic energy of its imaginary mass, combined with the tearing forces of attraction and repulsion...
The sphere of light was so powerful that Suguru Geto couldn't help but marvel.
"As expected of you, Sawa! The same Purple is so much stronger when you use it than when Satoru does!"
"Ah-choo~"
At Jujutsu High, Gojo Satoru, who was sitting on the toilet, suddenly sneezed for no apparent reason.
Now, facing Sawa's Purple, Suguru Geto poured everything he had into creating Rainbow Dragons.
Countless Rainbow Dragons plunged into the enormous one, merging with it.
The enormous Rainbow Dragon didn't grow any bigger, but the amount of Cursed Energy it contained and its toughness increased exponentially.
At last, the enormous Rainbow Dragon roared and opened its mouth, swallowing Purple whole.
But it wasn't over. The Rainbow Dragon that had swallowed Purple writhed in agony as if it had eaten poison, its whole body swelling larger and larger.
Finally, it burst apart with a bang, and a downpour of purple blood fell from the sky.
"Did you barely manage to stop it?"
Gojo Sawa was a little surprised by Suguru Geto's progress.
"But if that's all you've got, it's not enough, Geto!"
BANG!!!
Gojo Sawa smiled as he blocked Suguru Geto's attack.
Taking advantage of the chaos, the latter had closed in and smashed Playful Cloud against Gojo Sawa's arm with a thunderous impact.
Feeling a slight sting, Gojo Sawa smiled. "Your attack got through my Limitless. Is that Simple Domain I taught you?"
"And that Special Grade Cursed Tool, Playful Cloud..."
Suguru Geto cut him off. "Hey, Sawa, I already paid you back for Playful Cloud!"
"Tch! I gave you a discount!"
Gojo Sawa stepped back slightly, dodging Suguru Geto's next attack.
"Picking a fight with me in hand-to-hand combat? I'll give you another discount—break a bone!"
True Martial Style: Two Days One Sun!
BANG BANG BANG!!!
The two moved at incredible speeds, leaving blurring afterimages in the air. Sparks flew, and the sound of their impacts rang out sharply through the night.
"Faster! Come on, faster, Geto! Is this all you've got?"
Suguru Geto gritted his teeth and swung Playful Cloud.
But when it came to hand-to-hand combat, he and Gojo Satoru together still couldn't beat Gojo Sawa.
"Damn it! Don't look down on me!"
Suguru Geto roared, suddenly powering up as his movements grew faster and faster.
"Anime logic where you can exceed your limits just by shouting really takes me out of it!"
Gojo Sawa looked exasperated and stopped Suguru Geto's power-up with a Black Flash.
Suguru Geto steadied himself and answered with a Black Flash of his own.
Then the Black Flash, something ordinary Jujutsu Sorcerers could only dream of landing, was unleashed by the two of them over and over like a basic attack.
After exchanging blows for who knew how long, sweat beaded on Suguru Geto's forehead, and his gaze began to grow unfocused.
Gojo Sawa, by contrast, still looked completely unhurried, his attacks coming at the same steady pace.
"My hand-to-hand combat... still can't match yours!"
Suguru Geto missed with an attack, immediately retreated, put away Playful Cloud, and formed a hand seal.
Gojo Sawa frowned. "Domain Expansion? You know you don't stand a chance."
Suguru Geto laughed. "How will I know unless I try?"
"Domain Expansion: All-Encompassing Phenomena!"
Gojo Sawa's eyes narrowed, and he formed a hand seal as well.
"Domain Expansion: Dustless Domain!"
The next moment, the two domains collided.
As expected, Dustless Domain, whose effects countered All-Encompassing Phenomena, gained an overwhelming advantage right from the start.
"Damn it! Hold on!"
Suguru Geto gritted his teeth and poured out Cursed Energy at full power to maintain his domain.
He was expending all his concentration just to keep it up, with no energy to create even a single Cursed Spirit inside.
Looking at Suguru Geto, Gojo Sawa spoke gently. "Geto, that's enough."
In an instant, Dustless Domain shone as brightly as the sun.
Suguru Geto watched helplessly as All-Encompassing Phenomena vanished bit by bit. Even giving it everything he had couldn't slow its dissipation.
At last, the light of Dustless Domain enveloped Suguru Geto. The blinding white made him close his eyes.
"So... I lost after all..."
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