It was 9:30 p.m. in Shibuya, thirteen minutes after Satoru Gojo had been sealed.
Surprise flickered across Sukuna's face. He couldn't understand how Ze Zenin had suddenly appeared here from eastern Shibuya, but that hardly mattered...
What truly shocked him was that, in their very first exchange, he had been pulled from his original position to stand before Ze Zenin. Ze Zenin's Chidori had already pierced his heart.
"Very good..." Sukuna grinned, his eyes still brimming with interest. He hastily retreated, pulling his body off Ze Zenin's left hand.
In an instant, his heart was restored by Reverse Cursed Technique.
"I've been waiting a long time for this day, Ze Zenin!"
Powerful cursed energy erupted from Sukuna's entire body, and several invisible slashes hurtled toward Ze Zenin.
Yet to Ze Zenin's eyes, the invisible slashes traveling through the air seemed impossibly slow. He tilted his head slightly and turned sideways, then raised the arm of his Susanoo skeleton, deflecting every last slash.
By then, Ui Ui had used his Teleportation Cursed Technique to move Mei Mei to the streets of Shibuya. Both of them were still shaken.
"Throughout heaven and earth, he alone reigns supreme. That's the King of Curses... Ryomen Sukuna!"
Ui Ui wore none of his usual adoring expression. Instead, his eyes were unusually grave as he turned to his sister, Mei Mei. "Sister, will that man win?"
"Of course." A peculiar smile appeared on Mei Mei's face as she recalled how Ze Zenin had stood in front of her to protect her.
Then she picked up the Long Axe again and walked gracefully forward. "We didn't call that man the strongest sorcerer of the modern era just to flatter him..."
Caught between Ze Zenin and Sukuna, Jogo swallowed. Beads of sweat dripped onto the ground. He didn't