"Huh?"
Hearing the person before him, who called himself Yuta Okkotsu, politely say that he wanted to kill him, Itadori was momentarily at a loss.
The moment Choso heard that someone intended to harm his little brother, he immediately entered a fighting stance.
Though, in his eyes, his chances of winning against the person before him were practically zero.
But for Itadori, even if it cost him his life, he would create an opportunity for him to escape!
"Senior Okkotsu?"
Itadori murmured the name under his breath. He was probably one of Gojo-sensei's students too.
Itadori was not very familiar with him, but the one thing he knew was that he was also one of the special grades!
Once he understood Okkotsu's intentions, Itadori did not hesitate any longer. He turned and ran.
There was not the slightest chance of victory in a head-on fight against Okkotsu!
Okkotsu seemed to have anticipated this outcome long ago. After exchanging a few words with Naoya Zenin beside him, he immediately gave chase.
Choso wanted to stop Okkotsu, but the next second, Naoya Zenin appeared before him.
"Your opponent is me!"
The scenery around Itadori flew backward at a blistering pace. This was probably the fastest he had ever run in his life.
He did not flee into the open wilderness, because on flat ground like that, there was no way he could outrun Okkotsu.
Only the complicated city blocks offered him even a sliver of a chance to escape.
Just as he settled on a plan, a deadly presence came from behind him.
Itadori quickly rolled aside, evading the attack, then leaped onto a car and sprang fiercely off its roof.
But before he had gone far, another chilling slash came from behind him!
After barely dodging that attack, Itadori understood