Landing a Black Flash could deepen a sorcerer's understanding of their own cursed technique.
Kana Shizumi had heard Fa Suo propose a similar theory before, but he had never paid it much mind.
After all, Jail Mom herself rarely engaged in hand-to-hand combat in the original work—her fight against Tsukumo had been less of a battle and more the helplessness of having no usable subordinates and having to step in herself.
It was normal enough for researchers not to like doing rough work.
But that was no reason not to value Black Flash—if anything, Kana Shizumi found the thing absurdly useful.
On the surface, it was like an ordinary attack triggering a critical hit.
But for a sorcerer, that instant when the body and cursed energy aligned perfectly, when the two approached infinite synchronization, allowed them to experience a deeper level of power.
Commonly known as the core of cursed energy.
Of course, the exact manifestations varied, but most people could use Black Flash to recover the condition they had already begun to lose.
Cursed energy—
Kept surging forth.
At the same time, familiar notification text appeared before Kana Shizumi's eyes.
[You landed a Black Flash] [Reward: Cursed Energy Efficiency +3] [Reward: Reverse Cursed Technique]
Ha ha—
In a sense, the system's existence now had quantified that indescribable feeling.
He had become stronger again.
And it had only been because of that Black Flash, that near-unity of man and heaven.
No wonder Nobara Kugisaki had kept recalling her past experiences during the Shibuya Incident. For ordinary sorcerers, this feeling was something that could only be encountered by chance.
Kana Shizumi let out a soft breath and suddenly felt his face grow lighter.
He raised a hand to touch it, only then realizing belatedly that his mask had snapped