Satoru Gojo's figure suddenly vanished from where he stood.
It wasn't a matter of speed. He had used Blue's attraction to move himself...
Directly behind Kashimo.
Gojo spread the five fingers of his right hand. The gravitational core in his palm spun wildly, compressing the air into a visible vortex. He appeared almost flush against Kashimo's back, close enough to see the stray hairs the wind had lifted at his nape.
Blue's gravity unleashed its full force at that moment. Its attraction clamped down on Kashimo's body like an invisible hand, pinning him in midair, unable to move.
At that same instant, the Rainbow Dragon charged again. The enormous cursed spirit rose from the ground, its scales flashing with a dazzling, cold gleam in the sunlight. Its jaws opened wide, exposing row upon row of sharp teeth.
It moved faster than before, trailing an afterimage through the air as it hurtled straight toward the immobilized Kashimo. A pincer attack from front and rear, with no escape above or below. Gojo's gravitational field cut off Kashimo's retreat from behind while the Rainbow Dragon rammed him head-on. The two lines of attack converged at a single point, as precise as a geometry problem calculated countless times.
Boom-!
The tremendous crash exploded in midair. Dust, debris, and residual cursed energy churned together like a small bomb detonating above the field. A shock wave spread outward from the impact, peeling back a layer of turf. Suguru Geto's bangs blew backward. He narrowed his eyes, the corners of his mouth slowly lifting.
Got him.
Before his smile could fully form, a voice sounded behind him.
"Three minutes left."
The voice was neither loud nor soft, carrying an almost bored calm.
Geto's smile froze instantly.
He whipped around. Kashimo stood three paces behind him. The Ruyi