Yet it was only a preliminary exam, so there was no need to go to that extreme.
"Let's stop here. If we keep fighting, your shadow clone is going to get 'exorcised,' you know. In the unlikely event that Kugisaki's curse causes damage to your real body through your avatar, I'm afraid you'd find it rather embarrassing, Miyauchi."
Miyauchi Hiyage waved a hand. "My shadow clone isn't the style to pass damage back to me. Let's just push through to the end. Besides, it's a good way to show how those cursed spirits act like cornered beasts in extreme situations. Anyway, when we head back to Beika Town later, we can just grab a casual bite on the road and restore our energy."
Even if intermediate cursed spirits lacked complete intelligence, they would still put up a desperate struggle before dying. Even Shinomiya Kaguya would find it rather tricky to face the counterattacks of those Grade 1 Cursed Spirits.
This was why Shinomiya Kaguya always took the initiative to ask Miyauchi Hiyage to help guard the way whenever she anticipated facing multiple intermediate-to-advanced cursed spirits.
After Miyauchi Hiyage gave his clone the order to enter the final stage, Yuji Itadori's side predictably fell into a certain degree of chaos due to the sudden surge in enemy aggression.
Yet Yuji Itadori still seized the opportunity a step ahead, trading a punch to the shoulder to hack straight into the vital spot, and with Kugisaki's support, he wiped out this fake cursed spirit in a single wave.
Watching the three of them celebrate inside the building over finally defeating this big guy, Miyauchi Hiyage remarked that they shouldn't be told about this.
If there was a chance in the future, once they progressed further, he could conjure up a Grade 1 or