C4 Bomb

Itadori did not give it much thought. He had only one thing on his mind: destroying Mahito as quickly as possible.

Their fists struck Mahito's body at the same time, fast as lightning.

Mahito's body swelled to an enormous size, like an inflated balloon, then burst apart in an instant.

Confusion filled Itadori's mind. He had felt no impact whatsoever, as though his fist had struck empty air.

"Damn it, we fell for it!"

A flicker of regret crossed Yuanfang's face as he quickly scanned their surroundings.

"See you! I had a wonderful time!"

Mahito's body flowed like liquid, swiftly slipping into the narrow sewer.

"Damn you! You're not getting away!"

Itadori roared in fury, his eyes blazing with anger and frustration.

He could not let a monster who toyed with human lives escape justice.

He shot forward like an arrow loosed from a bow, determined to stop Mahito from fleeing.

Every stride carried unwavering force, as though even the ground trembled beneath him.

But just as Itadori was about to strike, an earth-shattering blast suddenly erupted from the sewer.

Boom!

The deafening sound thundered through the air.

Then a dark shape shot up out of the sewer. On closer inspection, it was Mahito's liquid-like body.

Mahito seemed to have lost control of his body as it hurtled out of the sewer in a grotesque fashion.

The sudden turn of events caught Itadori off guard.

"Looks like I'm not too late!"

He wore a gray work suit, with a blue shirt and a muscular frame faintly visible beneath it, and a yellow tie patterned with black spots at the center of his chest.

It was Kento Nanami, his hair blond, a strange pair of round goggles on his face, and an odd, blade-like object wrapped in bandages gripped in his hand.

He climbed out through the narrow sewer opening.

At the sight, Yuanfang could not help frowning. This put him in a difficult position.

Mahito absolutely could not die here, or his plan would become all but impossible to complete.

Even if he managed it, there was no telling how long it would be delayed.

"Nanami, you're amazing!"

Itadori was overjoyed to see Kento Nanami. He could not have arrived at a better time.

"You damned seven-three sorcerer!"

Mahito roared. Though his body had recovered its form, he lay slumped on the ground like a puddle of mud, completely unable to move.

His eyes, however, brimmed with boundless malice and hatred as he glared at Kento Nanami, as though he wanted to devour him alive.

Mahito had never imagined that this cunning bastard would hide in the sewer and ambush him.

He was filled with anger and frustration. He had thought he could escape his two sworn enemies, only to fall into Kento Nanami's hands instead.

Kento Nanami paid no attention to Mahito's furious glare and simply observed him in silence.

His attacks could not damage the soul. Previously, nothing he did had left so much as a scratch on Mahito, yet his wretched state now made it clear that he had suffered a serious injury.

Either Yuanfang or Itadori must have succeeded in damaging Mahito's soul.

This time, they would be able to eliminate this menace for good.

"Die!"

Itadori loathed everything Mahito had done. Clenching his fists, he advanced toward him step by step, determined to destroy him with his own hands.

Seeing this, Yuanfang's frown deepened. His mind raced as he tried to figure out how to save Mahito.

At that moment of unbearable tension, a black rectangular object suddenly came hurtling toward them!

"Holy shit!"

The instant Yuanfang recognized it, he felt both relief and anger.

He was relieved that someone had finally come to save Mahito, sparing him the trouble of devising a rescue himself; he was angry because, damn it, the thing was a C4 bomb!

"Ha ha..."

Mahito burst into laughter. He knew he was not going to die.

"Jump!"

Seeing that the bomb's display had less than three seconds left, Kento Nanami had no time to say anything else. He immediately leaped back into the sewer.

Itadori had watched plenty of movies and TV shows, so he recognized the C4 bomb at a glance.

Without the slightest hesitation, he jumped into the sewer after Kento Nanami, with Yuanfang right behind him.

Though time was short, none of the three were ordinary people, and they ultimately made it into the sewer just in time.

BOOM!!!

A deafening explosion seemed to tear the world apart. Every window in the surrounding school buildings shattered instantly into countless fragments that rained down onto the ground.

With the blast, a seemingly bottomless crater appeared in the ground, as though a massive bomb had struck it.

Thick smoke and dust engulfed the entire area, turning it into a haze of chaos. Even time seemed to stand still.

An unknown amount of time passed before the smoke and dust gradually dispersed and their surroundings came back into view.

Only then did Itadori and Nanami finally manage to lift an enormous rock together.

Yet neither felt any joy at surviving the disaster. Instead, they looked anxiously at Yuanfang behind them.

They had clearly seen a towering surge of flames rise like a dragon taking flight and rush into the sewer.

If Yuanfang had not shielded them from those flames with his body, the two of them would have been burned to ashes beyond recognition.

"Huh? How are you okay?"

Itadori cried out in surprise.

Nanami was equally baffled. Even his normally expressionless face now showed confusion.

The two examined Yuanfang closely. Apart from the difference between the front and back of his clothes, nothing seemed amiss.

The front of his clothes remained perfectly intact, but the back had been completely burned away, leaving only a few scraps hanging from his body.

Astonishingly, his skin was still as fair and smooth as before. He looked like a pervert wearing only half his clothes.

"I can use Reverse Cursed Technique. Mahito's already escaped, so you two handle things here for now. I'm going to find something to wear!"

If anyone photographed him like this and posted it online, Yuanfang felt he would never be able to show his face again.

So, after quickly saying his piece, he darted away like lightning to find some clothes.

Hearing his explanation, the two understood at once, though they were even more astonished. Neither had expected him to have that ability up his sleeve.

"A curse learning to use modern weapons is something you might see once in a century. Exorcising Mahito from now on probably won't be easy!"

Nanami surveyed the devastation before him and rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.