"Holy shit! What the hell is this?"
"Kusakabe, this is what you meant by having Lin Mu keep that stitched-face in check?"
"I think the stitched-face should've been the one keeping Lin Mu in check, right?"
"Unfortunately, it only held him back for less than 0.1 seconds. Keep trying."
Everyone from Jujutsu High was stunned.
Although some of them already knew Lin Mu was incredibly strong and had seen him fight head-on before, no matter how many times they witnessed a powerful special-grade cursed spirit being instantly killed, they still could not stop themselves from being shocked.
Naobito Zenin forced his eyes wider. "Is this guy much stronger than when we saw him in the subway station?"
"I couldn't even see his afterimage just now!"
Nanami had the same question.
"It seems we were all mistaken back then. The 'Lin Mu' who defeated Toji Zenin was probably just Lin Mu's clone..."
Fushiguro shook his head and sighed, voicing that deeply discouraging conclusion.
"How is that possible? How could someone who defeated Toji Zenin with pure hand-to-hand combat possibly have been a clone!?" Naobito's eyes were filled with disbelief.
But for someone's strength to suddenly increase severalfold was even more impossible no matter how he thought about it.
The explanation that the Lin Mu he had encountered before was a clone made more sense.
Naobito: "..."
"Lin Mu? I always thought that if something happened to Satoru Gojo, Japan would definitely fall into chaos."
"But now, it seems things aren't as bleak as we thought?"
"Lin Mu is gradually walking the same path as Satoru Gojo!"
"Don't move. I'll help you up." Kenjaku extended a hand with a wicked smile.
Mahito's heart jolted, and he keenly sensed malice from Kenjaku.
On the surface, their cooperation had appeared to be going