Beneath Okkotsu's feet, black domain markings spread outward too quickly for the naked eye to follow.
The instant he formed a hand sign, everything in sight on the rooftop became an enclosed circle.
The domain swept past Ryu Ishigori and Hajime Kashimo in an instant, swallowing the entire rooftop.
Swords littered the shattered walls and rubble.
This was Okkotsu's domain, "Authentic Mutual Love"!
Hajime Kashimo's eyes flew wide.
His smile froze on his face, and his body instinctively tensed.
He drove his iron staff cursed tool into the ground, then pressed his palms together, interlacing his fingers and clasping them tightly.
"Hollow Wicker Basket!"
Without a domain of his own, Hajime Kashimo immediately deployed Hollow Wicker Basket, preparing to neutralize the guaranteed-hit effect of Okkotsu's domain.
Meanwhile, the instant Okkotsu expanded his domain, Ryu Ishigori formed a hand sign and expanded his own.
"Domain Expansion!"
Ryu Ishigori's domain erupted within Okkotsu's Authentic Mutual Love.
The forces of the two domains collided violently above the rooftop. Black sword markings tangled with the surging cursed energy cannon fire inside Ryu Ishigori's domain, producing a deep rumble.
The instant that rumble sounded, Okkotsu understood the outcome.
His domain's guaranteed hit had been neutralized by Ryu Ishigori's domain.
Likewise, his domain had neutralized the guaranteed hit of Ryu Ishigori's domain.
Both guaranteed-hit effects vanished at once, leaving only a raw clash of cursed energy.
And that was exactly what Okkotsu wanted!
The instant Ryu Ishigori expanded his domain, Okkotsu casually pulled a sword from the ground and appeared before him.
He moved so quickly that before Ryu Ishigori's pupils could even contract, Okkotsu was already right beside him.
With his domain's ability neutralized, Ryu Ishigori could only attack using his basic Cursed Energy Cannon.
But Okkotsu had seized the opening while Ryu Ishigori expanded