Choso was still in reasonably good shape, but compared with Itadori, he was hardly doing well.
To think that someone at his level, a full-fledged Special Grade 1, had been caught off guard by a Semi-Grade 1.
And right in front of his younger brothers!
Humiliated, Choso grew even angrier, yet the angrier he became, the steadier his emotions grew.
His surging cursed energy gradually settled, wrapping firmly around his entire body.
Itadori took a focused look, and his heart sank.
His opponent's control of cursed energy was undoubtedly superior to his own. While he held an overwhelming advantage in hand-to-hand combat, judging by the other man's cursed technique and remaining strength...
Being out in the open actually put him at a massive disadvantage!
His lack of ranged attacks and his inability to get into close quarters were Itadori's fatal weaknesses.
No matter how strong he was in close combat, even if he could kill with a single blow... as long as he couldn't get within striking distance, he would be the one left helpless.
Clearly, Choso had realized this too.
Dark red blood once again seeped from the markings on his face. Its crimson glow looked eerie beneath the moonlight as it swirled and gradually condensed into four spheres.
[Supernova]
This was Choso's signature move. He compressed and stored blood, allowing him to detonate the spheres the moment an enemy approached.
He could even propel them toward an enemy with a slightly weaker Piercing Blood before detonating them, giving him a means of attacking at range.
Whether at a distance or up close, these were powerful killing moves that ordinary people could never withstand.
Yuji Itadori lowered his stance and looked at the spheres, recognizing their composition at a glance.
For one simple reason... the kid had been blasted