Aikawa Kaze did not want to waste any more words. Once Yuji Itadori understood the truth, he released the Rock Lock restraining him.
The kid had already sunk into a gloomy funk.
After hearing "Kaori Itadori" say something like that, even an idiot would not be coaxed into getting involved, and Yuji Itadori was actually pretty smart.
The Chains of Heaven coiled around Aikawa Kaze began moving on their own, taking human form amid white light.
"Enkidu!"
"Understood."
Enkidu, who likewise disliked wasting words, had a cold gleam flash through his eyes. He cast a pitying glance at the devastated young Yuji beside him, then turned an icy gaze on the Jujutsu Kaisen World Consciousness.
Glittering golden Chains of Heaven closed in from every direction, their golden tips shooting toward "Kaori Itadori's" forehead with boundless, majestic power.
Seeing this, Curse knew negotiations would get nowhere and abandoned any attempt at taking shortcuts, using this body's own Cursed Technique instead.
"Anti-Gravity Cursed Technique!"
The attacking chains stalled in midair for an instant, their trajectories twisting slightly before they continued toward "Kaori Itadori," though their speed had dropped considerably.
Enkidu adjusted his chains' attacks without a change in expression. Having fought alongside Gilgamesh countless times, he certainly did not lack combat experience. Even with gravity interfering, he firmly maintained the upper hand.
But he knew full well that he could not keep fighting like this for long.
"Master, I cannot fight in this state for long. Requesting permission to release my noble phantasm!"
"Go ahead! I'll support you!"
Aikawa Kaze had tried letting Enkidu fight independently not to test his combat strength, but simply because he realized that this enemy would dodge.
Curse was neither an immobile Sukuna's Finger nor one of those towering, gigantic cursed spirits that struggled to dodge. If