The Sparring Begins

But if someone were to run into Kasumigaoka Utaha's room right now, they would see Kasumigaoka Utaha looking at her phone screen with an expression of extreme anger.

As the instigator of all this, Shiina Mashiro continues to maintain her usual innocent and naive persona, answering "truthfully" no matter what others ask, and continuing to portray herself as a guileless and innocent girl.

She was just posting the pictures that Miyauchi Hiyage sent her to the group as Miyauchi Hiyage requested. What bad intentions could she possibly have?

Being betrayed so suddenly is why Shinomiya Kaguya has been so quiet all morning.

Despite her frustration, Shinomiya Kaguya was still very clear about what she had thought about.

She immediately praised Miyauchi Hiyage's swordsmanship talent, saying that he could master Water Breathing in ten minutes on his first time holding a sword and understand the principles of Sun Breathing in an hour.

After discovering Miyauchi Hiyage's talent, she decided to pack up the Nichirin Blades and the Transparent World's files and give them to Miyauchi Hiyage, so that Miyauchi Hiyage, who possessed these things, could guide everyone in the group in the future.

Having finally solidified her position in the group, after the lively atmosphere subsided, Shinomiya Kaguya immediately sent a private message to Yotsuya Miko, asking her to come and greet Miyauchi Hiyage later, hoping to gain some goodwill and leave a good impression on Miyauchi Hiyage first.

Shinomiya Kaguya's idea was simple: apart from Honma Meiko and Mashiro Shiina Mashiro Miyauchi Hiyage, most of the girls in the group didn't have much contact with the Reverse Side World.

Her biggest ally right now is actually Yotsuya Miko, who entered the Jujutsu High with her, and she will also be an important helper in the future.

Helping Yotsuya Miko and Miyauchi Hiyage get to know each other now would only benefit her.

Yotsuya Miko didn't think much of it at first. After all, this was a connection that Shinomiya Kaguya had brought her. It would be enough for her to meet with a genius like Miyauchi Hiyage and exchange contact information.

Her plan was to get to know him a little, and then go back to continue her spiritual practice.

After meeting her and showing her around the Jujutsu High, she realized that something seemed a little off.

Shinomiya Kaguya actually came to the Jujutsu High quite often during this period. She usually spent her days at the Shuchiin Academy busy with the early election, and then came to the Jujutsu High for extra classes in the evenings and on weekends.

However, Shinomiya Kaguya was not like her, who had completely transferred to the Jujutsu High and took care of all her daily needs there.

She is indeed more familiar with Jujutsu High than Shinomiya Kaguya.

Originally, it was Panda who was supposed to introduce these things, but who knew that Miyauchi Hiyage would suddenly ask her about her feelings as a new student at the Jujutsu High School.

There's not much to say about the panda, a cursed corpse that grew up in the Jujutsu High after it gained consciousness.

So, under Miyauchi Hiyage's subtle guidance, Yotsuya Miko had been practicing asceticism recently and hadn't vented her emotions to anyone for a long time, unknowingly revealed her true thoughts to Miyauchi Hiyage.

It wasn't until Shinomiya Kaguya's expression grew increasingly subtle that, at lunchtime in the cafeteria of the Jujutsu High, Yotsuya Miko suddenly realized that she had been so engrossed in her conversation with Miyauchi Hiyage that she had completely overlooked the fact that Shinomiya Kaguya hadn't spoken for quite some time.

Yotsuya Miko after all. After realizing that she had been too friendly to Miyauchi Hiyage during their first meeting, she immediately felt embarrassed.

However, Miyauchi Hiyage quickly realized Yotsuya Miko's feelings, so he simply covered up the awkwardness for Yotsuya Miko and had a brief conversation with Shinomiya Kaguya and the panda about his feelings about the Jujutsu High.

Hearing that Miyauchi Hiyage thought the atmosphere at the Jujutsu High was good, and that even if she didn't join, she would like to come here to take on some missions in the future, Shinomiya Kaguya was a little bothered by being ignored all morning, but she was mostly happy.

Miyauchi Hiyage probably just wanted to know the true situation of the Jujutsu High, which is why she kept going to Yotsuya Miko, who knew more about the Jujutsu High, to talk about this.

After all, she had talked a lot about the Jujutsu High with Miyauchi Hiyage these past few days, so there was nothing wrong with him wanting to confirm with someone else.

It can only be said that Yotsuya Miko is still young and doesn't understand the issue of speaking too frankly with someone she doesn't know well. After a few simple words with Miyauchi Hiyage, she opened up to him completely.

Miyauchi Hiyage probably responded with the same sincerity because of the other party's genuine attitude.

Shinomiya Kaguya knew that she would probably find it difficult to communicate with others with such sincerity, so after hearing Miyauchi Hiyage's thoughts, she quickly suppressed the strange emotions in her heart.

She originally wanted Miyauchi Hiyage and Yotsuya Miko to become friends, and now that they've gotten to know each other, she should be happy.

However, Shinomiya Kaguya vaguely felt that something was amiss.

After having a simple meal at the cafeteria of the Jujutsu High, Panda, knowing Miyauchi Hiyage's attitude, quickly dragged Miyauchi Hiyage to get an access pass.

When the old man contacted it, he said he would try to get Miyauchi Hiyage to stay, and if the other party wanted to enroll, he could just approve it directly.

Although the other party doesn't plan to enroll yet, by getting an access pass, and if they frequently come to the Jujutsu High to take on missions, they will eventually be considered one of the Jujutsu High's own people.

After secretly going to the principal's office and obtaining a certificate for Miyauchi Hiyage with the school seal, it briefly discussed some related matters with Miyauchi Hiyage.

Although in the Jujutsu Society, the certification of Sorcerers' levels is entirely determined by the higher-ups in the sorcery world, without their approval, even if you have the strength of a top-level Sorcerers, you cannot obtain the certification of a high-level Sorcerers.

Of course, generally speaking, unless someone is really reckless, higher-ups in sorcery usually won't block these things.

The higher-ups in the sorcery hierarchy will grant corresponding certifications based on the level of the cursed spirits one can defeat alone.

Miyauchi Hiyage currently has no battle record, and therefore no certification.

In other words, even if he wanted to take on exorcism jobs at the Jujutsu High now, he could only take on those low-level patrol jobs.

The content is very simple, and it's not much different from the content of the videos he's currently filming. It involves patrolling places with ghost stories and where negative emotions tend to accumulate, to confirm that no fully formed cursed spirits or Vengeful Spirit have yet appeared in the area.

Of course, the rewards for these commissions are also quite meager, at most a little more than working in a convenience store. If there's any advantage to working in a convenience store, it's that the rewards for completing these commissions can be exchanged for special materials that aren't sold in the Front World.

"After a little more time, you'll be able to take on some Miyauchi to exorcise low-level cursed spirits. The rewards for these quests are also the main source of income for those Sorcerers."

After explaining the normal, step-by-step process of leveling up by fighting monsters, the panda paused for a moment and then mentioned another way to accept those exorcism quests in advance.

That is to prove my strength at the Jujutsu High.

This was another task the old man had entrusted to Panda—even if Miyauchi Hiyage was unwilling to stay, he had to find out the other party's current strength and what his abilities were.

Although Satoru Gojo told Masamichi Yaga about the awakened ability of the Miyauchi Hiyage and its connection to "fate" after returning, the concept of fate alone was far too mysterious.

Besides, who teleports others when their destiny ability has just awakened?!

In short, let's test this boy, who is praised so highly by Satoru Gojo, to see just how capable he really is.

"So, Miyauchi -kun, would you like to test your strength in a real battle? We can start the test from the level of a fourth-level Sorcerers," Panda said quite politely, pointing to Zenin Maki, who had offended the Zen'in Family and had been suppressed to the level of a fourth-level Sorcerers by the higher-ups in the sorcery Maki Zenin.

Upon hearing this, Shinomiya Kaguya and Yotsuya Miko's expressions immediately became subtle.

Maki Zenin is indeed nominally a level four Sorcerers, but how could the other party really be a level four Sorcerers?

In fact, the opponent could easily exorcise a level 2 cursed spirit with just physical skills, and was fully capable of being a near-level 1. Not to mention among students, even in the entire Jujutsu Society, he would be considered an excellent Sorcerers.

Is it a bit too much to let Miyauchi Hiyage, who has only recently awakened, fight against the other party?

However, before Yotsuya Miko could express her concerns, Miyauchi Hiyage nodded first.

These past few days, he's been using the characteristics of his Pure Yang Body to bully those level two or three Vengeful Spirit. He really wants to see what level he can reach under normal circumstances, using only card magic and his physical body when facing normal superhumans.

Chapter 228: The Sparring Begins

Although they haven't been in the Jujutsu High for very long, both Yotsuya Miko and Shinomiya Kaguya have already witnessed the skills of their senior Maki Zenin.

Because of his constitution, the other party had almost no Cursed Energy in his body, and even when exorcising cursed spirits, he had to wear special glasses to see their presence.

Her method of exorcising cursed spirits also requires the use of cursed tools that are inherently imbued with Cursed Energy.

However, her innate Cursed Energy was so rare that it also gave her a physique that was beyond ordinary people. She was the most physically strong Sorcerers in the Jujutsu High, and was also known as the "training maniac" by all the students in the Jujutsu High.

Basically, any new student who shows curiosity about physical skills and magical artifacts will be pulled over for a sparring session.

If you defeat Maki Zenin with curse magic, that's fine; she'll just go on to train even harder. But if you can hold your own against Maki Zenin in physical combat and curse tool sparring, she'll keep a close eye on you and keep bothering you with sparring all the time.

As for not being able to beat Maki Zenin?

Out of "care" for her classmates, she would also use tough methods to develop training plans for them so that they could grow up as quickly as possible.

Shinomiya Kaguya and Yotsuya Miko had already experienced this kind of treatment with Maki Zenin.

They were just ordinary people before. Although the Ripple intensity of a year enhanced their physique, they were at most at the level of a fourth-level superhuman. They couldn't last long against Maki Zenin.

With Maki Zenin easily defeating the two girls without even using her full strength, Yotsuya Miko and Shinomiya Kaguya were forced into a training plan that matched their current abilities.

Even Kaguya Shinomiya Kaguya, when faced with Maki Zenin, who exudes a powerful aura in her training and genuinely cares for her, can only train according to the other's needs.

Shinomiya Kaguya felt a little embarrassed to face her senior, Maki Zenin, who was practicing alone on the playground.

After all, she hadn't been following the training plan exactly these past few days. If this senior sister found out, she'd probably be dragged along to make up for the training she'd missed.

But seeing Miyauchi Hiyage carefully selecting the weapons for his upcoming sparring match with Maki Zenin, Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't help but lean over and remind him not to underestimate Miyauchi Hiyage Maki Zenin.

Although she is indeed a level four Sorcerers, her true strength is already close to that of a level one Sorcerers. This is because she knows how to control her strength and likes to spar with different people without seriously injuring anyone she has sparred with. That's why Panda brought her over to test Miyauchi Hiyage's strength.

In response, Miyauchi Hiyage smiled at Shinomiya Kaguya and said, "I've been studying the sword techniques you gave me these Kaguya few days. Although I haven't fully mastered the Sun Breathing sword technique yet, I've already looked through the sword techniques of the other schools. I haven't sparred with anyone before, so this is a good opportunity to gain some practical experience. It just so happens that this senior, Jujutsu High, seems to be very good at these things."

He glanced at Maki Zenin, who was holding a naginata and doing a simple warm-up in the distance, and then chose a katana.

This is a low-grade magic weapon. Apart from being hard, its intrinsic value is not high. It has always been used by Maki Zenin as a training sword for practicing swordsmanship.

Gripping the hilt, faint Mana and Ripple silver ripples rapidly spread from his hand to the blade of the katana.

Then, a familiar feeling welled up in Miyauchi Hiyage's heart.

As we all know, the most buggy thing about Projection Magic is that when it is projected, it will automatically include the experience and physical attributes of the previous user of that weapon.

In the Shirou Emiya used this property to project Hercules' stone sword and used "Shoot a Hundred Heads" to defeat Hercules.

Miyauchi Hiyage, who obtained Unlimited Blade Works, naturally inherited this characteristic and could even bring it to its fullest potential.

Even without projection, simply scanning the weapon and then applying the prerequisite enhancement magic for Projection Magic, along with the corresponding Mana, can achieve the same effect.

As the power of the Enhancement Magic and Silver Ripple Overdrive surged in, a strange yet familiar muscle memory also flowed into Miyauchi Hiyage's body.

Is this the physical technique of the Zenin Style?

Feeling the throbbing in her body, Miyauchi Hiyage carefully sensed it.

The copied physique provides little to no enhancement, which means that, in terms of physique alone, his Pure Yang Body and Ripple Chi Kung have already allowed him to steadily surpass Maki Zenin has not yet fully unleashed the power of Heavenly Restriction.

However, he accepted the Zenin Style arts techniques and Maki Zenin's personal insights into cultivation without hesitation, which could make up for his deficiencies in martial arts and experience.

After all, the Zen'in Family is Jujutsu Family that has lasted for thousands of years. They survived the mysterious decline and have become one of the top three families in the Jujutsu Society.

Although the Zen'in Family looked down on Maki Zenin, who had little Cursed Energy and could only practice physical techniques, and even expelled her from the family, the Zen'in Family's physical techniques were not bad.

Even earlier, ten years ago, Fushiguro Toji, who also came from the Zen'in Family, relied on the superhuman physique and physical skills brought by the Heavenly Restriction to have a solid Special Grade strength, and almost killed Satoru Gojo before he had become a complete being.

Although the copied skills and muscle memory will quickly dissipate after the enhancement magic is canceled, he can still repeatedly train to truly add these muscle memories to his body as long as he projects these weapons again.

Shinomiya Kaguya, whose strength was relatively low, was naturally unaware of the changes in Miyauchi Hiyage.

In fact, neither the panda, who was a cursed corpse, nor Zenin Maki Zenin, who had little Cursed Energy to begin with, could sense the changes in Miyauchi Hiyage at this moment.

However, Yotsuya Miko Spirit Vision, can clearly sense the changes in Miyauchi Hiyage's body.

It was a very strange feeling. Miyauchi Hiyage seemed to have changed nothing, but when he gripped the hilt of the sword, his aura inexplicably underwent a new change, as if something had entered Miyauchi Hiyage's body through that katana.

Is this the power of Miyauchi Hiyage?

Shinomiya Kaguya also didn't reveal Miyauchi Hiyage's abilities in the Chat Group —after all, she herself was still guessing, not to mention that Shiina Mashiro and Honma Meiko, who knew about Miyauchi Hiyage 'Miyauchi Hiyage abilities, were keeping it a secret for her.

She didn't want to speak carelessly before she knew the specifics, as saying the wrong thing could seriously damage her reputation in the group.

However, this competition can be recorded in Diary, and then forwarded to the group for the girls to discuss. That shouldn't be a problem.

After all, she had just asked Miyauchi Hiyage, who was also willing to film the sparring match.

So now she's recording things in Diary while simultaneously taking photos with her phone.

Meanwhile, Maki Zenin was carefully observing this "junior" who wasn't even her junior yet.

Another person valued by Gojo-sensei.

Although it turns out that those valued by Gojo-sensei are indeed quite capable.

Yuta Okkotsu became a Special Sorcerers for the second time, his exceptional talent second only to Satoru Gojo.

Megumi Fushiguro just enrolled this year, also possesses the strength of a Level 2 Sorcerers. Her Innate Technique is the "Ten Shadow Techniques" passed down through generations of the Zen'in Family, which is no less than the Gojo family's limitless techniques. It can be said that she has unlimited potential and is estimated to become a Level 1 Sorcerers in less than a year.

What's so special about this young man who recently achieved transcendence?

For some reason, after seeing the other person grip the sword hilt, she inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity.

But she quickly put those doubts aside.

Regardless, let's have a fight first. After the fight, we'll know how good this junior who hasn't even enrolled yet is.

She picked up her usual naginata and waited for Miyauchi Hiyage to stand in front of her.

"Do you like using a sword? I can teach you some simple tachi moves later. Although they are not as good as the Shinkage Style, they should be enough for you to train for a while."

"But what about your awakened ability? To be praised so highly by Gojo-sensei, your ability must be more than just this, right?"

"Or do you think you can defeat me, a level 4 Sorcerers, with just a knife?"

At 170cm tall, Maki Zenin is quite tall for a Japanese woman, and her sharp gaze certainly gives her a commanding presence.

However, Miyauchi Hiyage is a bit taller than her. He was already over 175cm tall, and after obtaining the Pure Yang Body and Ripple Chi Kung this month, he has grown even taller, now approaching 180cm. If he continues to maintain this height, he might be able to catch up with the classic 195cm height of the JO family.

However, Miyauchi Hiyage himself did not want to become a muscular tough guy like the previous three generations of JO family members. If we were to say, the physique of Higashikata Josuke and Kujo Jotaro in the middle and later stages of Part 4 would be Miyauchi Hiyage's ideal type.

"I have recently learned some new sword techniques, but I may not be very proficient yet, so please forgive me, senior."

As he explained this, he adjusted his breathing and assumed the starting stance for Water Breathing.