第32章 可我觉得很神圣啊!

Chapter 32: But I Think It's Sacred!

Jie Jian's question plunged Yuji Itadori into deep thought.

He realized that he seemed not to know how to choose.

After a long while, Yuji suddenly raised his head under Jie Jian's surprised gaze and looked at him with determination in his eyes.

"I'll protect everyone!"

Yuji's tone was exceptionally firm.

"While stopping my friend, I'll save the lives of all ordinary people."

"Talking big, aren't you, bro?"

A cold voice suddenly reached Yuji's ears.

Jie Jian impatiently picked at his ear.

"Yuji, do you think that with your current strength, you can really do what you just said?"

Yuji paused, then answered firmly.

"I think I can."

"Oh? Really? I don't believe you."

Jie Jian's distrustful voice rang out.

The next moment, his body vanished from where he stood. In a flash of lightning, he appeared directly at Yuji's side.

Jie Jian raised his leg high, pale blue lightning gathering around it.

"Have you ever been kicked by lightning?"

Jie Jian's lazy voice came from Yuji's side.

Before Yuji could react, Jie Jian's side kick lashed out and slammed viciously into his flank, sending Yuji flying.

Yuji's body tumbled repeatedly through the air before finally crashing into a distant wall and coming to a stop.

"Yuji!"

Panda instantly got to his feet and transformed into Gorilla Mode, frightening the children on him so badly that they fell off.

He caught the falling children in one arm and carefully set them on the ground, while staring gravely at Jie Jian, ready to fight at any moment.

The surrounding crowd also fell into an uproar.

Why had they suddenly started fighting for no reason?

But this was not the first time they had witnessed such a scene. Without needing any prompting, they immediately backed away and made plenty of room for Jie Jian.

Even the children who had been clinging to Panda were forcibly dragged away by their parents despite their reluctance.

Before long, the entire pool area was left with only Yuji, Panda, Jie Jian, and Charlie Bellman, who had some confidence in his own strength.

Yuji had also climbed back to his feet.

He covered the spot where he had been kicked and struggled to stand.

"You bastard, that hurt."

Yuji had not only been sent flying by a tremendous force. The lightning had also entered his body as he was knocked away.

Now, not only did his side hurt, but his whole body felt numb and tingly.

"How was that, Yuji? My move was pretty good, right?"

Jie Jian looked at Yuji excitedly, hoping for his review.

Before Yuji could say anything, Charlie beside him gave his own assessment.

"That was trash, Jie Jian. You clearly copied that move from One Piece, didn't you?"

This "Lightning-Speed Kick" had indeed been inspired by One Piece.

Once his cursed energy was actively activated, it could stimulate his body and increase his speed and strength.

He had discovered by accident that this enhancement was not fixed.

It was related to the intensity of the stimulation. The harsher the stimulation, the greater the effect became to a certain degree.

Jie Jian had discovered that if he pushed the stimulation to a certain level, he could raise his speed to an extremely high level.

The only flaw was that under those conditions, his body would suffer severe damage. To some extent, it was a move that hurt the enemy for a thousand while injuring himself for eight hundred, so it was not particularly cost-effective.

But Jie Jian knew Reverse Cursed Technique!

So even if his body was injured, it would not have much of an impact.

Hearing Charlie's assessment, Jie Jian looked at him unhappily.

"Trash? But I think this is sacred!"

"Sacred my ass! Can't you come up with something original for once?"

Not far away, Yuji, who had just climbed back up, stared blankly at Charlie and Jie Jian, who seemed about to start arguing again.

He could not figure out what Jie Jian was trying to do.

Were they going to fight or not?

Suddenly, Jie Jian sharply turned his head toward Yuji.

"Yuji, tell me, was that move of mine sacred or not?"

"Uh..." Yuji froze for a moment.

He looked at Jie Jian, then at Charlie.

Judging by their standing, Jie Jian was clearly the core of the group, so he should be stronger too.

After thinking for a second, Yuji obediently looked at Jie Jian.

"Boss, your move really was sacred!"

Jie Jian was delighted to receive his approval.

"Haha, I knew it was sacred!"

Jie Jian looked at Charlie. "See? Even the young guy says it's sacred, yet you say it's no good. Your taste is too outdated. No wonder your manga can't get published!"

"You!"

Charlie felt as if an arrow had pierced his heart.

He took two steps back with an ashen face and could not help asking himself inwardly.

Is my taste really that outdated?

Seeing Charlie's expression, Jie Jian felt immensely pleased.

Good, good, good. After taking part in the challenge twelve times, he had finally become the one who got to show off today!

He had to admit, showing off really did feel amazing!

No wonder so many people risked getting launched into the air just to show off.

After showing off, Jie Jian raised his head and looked at the crowd retreating around them.

"Hey, why is everyone leaving? We're not going to fight. Come back, come back! Let's keep the music going and keep dancing!"

Jie Jian had never intended to fight Yuji and Panda.

He might have been interested when he had just arrived, but after so much time had passed, he had already sparred with quite a few sorcerers.

As for his abilities, he had already tested everything that needed testing.

Now, he was only somewhat interested in powerful opponents. That strike just now had merely been a test of Yuji's strength.

If it were Yuji after sixty-eight years of experience, Jie Jian would have been interested in giving it a try. He also wanted to go to a farmstay and hoe the earth.

As for the current one, forget it.

Compared to fighting, there was something else he was more curious about.

Hadn't Yuji gone to Tokyo No. 1 Colony in the original story?

But this was clearly the second colony!

Could his appearance have caused a butterfly effect?

Jie Jian could not figure it out no matter how hard he thought. He believed he had not done anything at all, so how had he caused a butterfly effect for no reason?

Curious, he looked directly at Yuji.

"Hey, Yuji, you should have other companions, right? Where did they all go?"

Yuji, who had been deep in thought, froze when he heard that. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke.

"Yes. We didn't have enough people, so we split up to investigate different colonies. Panda and I came to this one."

Jie Jian nodded as if he understood.

"Then did you send anyone to Tokyo No. 1 Colony?"

In the original story, Yuji had encountered Hiromi Higuruma in the first colony and persuaded him with his charm to contribute his points.

If Yuji was here, then who was dealing with Higuruma in Tokyo No. 1 Colony?

"The first colony?"

Yuji scratched his head. He did not understand why Jie Jian was asking, but he still answered honestly.

"Uh... you might not know him, Brother Jie. His name is Kinji Hakari."

"Kinji Hakari?! It's actually him?"

Jie Jian began thinking instinctively.

Kinji Hakari was not weak, but dealing with Hiromi Higuruma was not a matter of whether he was strong enough.

If he could not resolve the issue in Higuruma's heart, it would be very difficult to get him to hand over his points.

Jie Jian's thoughtful expression puzzled Yuji.

From their earlier interaction, Yuji could tell that Jie Jian was someone he could communicate with, so he should not be an ancient sorcerer reincarnated through incarnation.

Moreover, Yuji had never heard of someone named Jie Jian before, so he could basically conclude that Jie Jian was a modern sorcerer who had awakened only after the Culling Game began.

But why would a modern sorcerer know Kinji Hakari?

"...Brother Jie, do you know Senior Hakari?"

"I suppose I know of him."

Jie Jian nodded casually.

Seeing Yuji's uncertain expression, he knew that Yuji had doubts.

Jie Jian confidently sat back down in his chair, bracing both hands on his knees.

"Listen, don't underestimate my intelligence network!"

"Although I wasn't part of your Jujutsu Society before, I know quite a lot about your Jujutsu Society's information."

"I-I see. Brother Jie, you're really impressive."

Seeing the disbelief on Yuji's face, Jie Jian immediately rolled up his sleeves.

"Don't you doubt me. You know Tokyo No. 1 Colony is nothing like this place, right? There are several powerful people over there!"

However, when powerful people were mentioned, Panda did not care at all.

"Whatever. Hakari's really strong. I believe he'll win."

"Win my ass!"

Tokyo No. 1 Colony.

Kinji Hakari narrowly dodged another attack.

Before him, Hiromi Higuruma was wielding a massive hammer as tall as a person, crazily unleashing the Wild Hammer Technique at him.

Kinji Hakari had never fought a battle like this before.

He had never imagined that everything would be fine when he arrived, only for his technique to be confiscated in the middle of the fight!