At Itadori's words, Nobara Kugisaki turned her gaze toward the boy who looked soft and meek, yet radiated a terrifying presence.
That feeling... he had to be at least Semi-Grade 1, right?
"Itadori, you know him?"
Yuji Itadori nodded. After setting the two down, he said gravely, "Yeah. He's a good friend I met on a mission back when I was still dead... but he should... he should be an ordinary person."
Itadori hesitantly shared what he knew, but watching the boy battle his teacher, barely managing to hold Riko Amanai off with his innate talent and the versatility of his shikigami, he began to doubt himself.
There was no question about it. Junpei Yoshino had become a curse user.
When Yuji Itadori first met Junpei Yoshino, he could see cursed spirits, but had shown no signs of being able to use cursed energy.
Yet the facts were right before his eyes. Junpei Yoshino not only possessed cursed energy now, but his external hardware was also far stronger than Itadori's current equipment!
In terms of sheer strength, they might have been evenly matched. Junpei Yoshino's poison-focused attacks would also struggle to do any real damage to the poison-resistant Yuji Itadori.
But if Itadori couldn't close the distance...
The battle would become a one-sided defeat.
Junpei... what happened to you? What's going on?
Why did you become a curse user? Why are you attacking us?
"Junpei!!!"
Thinking about it won't help!
We really need to talk face-to-face. I can't let Junpei keep doing whatever he wants. If this is a misunderstanding, we'll clear it up. If he really has turned bad...
Then I, Yuji Itadori, will beat some sense into you as your friend!
He coated both fists in cursed energy and shot forward with just a slight push of his