Jogo felt the boy grow even faster. He slapped his own head, where the distorted "volcanic crater" was slowly repairing itself.
Caution showed in Yuta Okkotsu's eyes as well. An ordinary special grade cursed spirit could never recover after being struck by Cursed Speech.
The tachi grazed Jogo's body, sending lava spilling out again, but it was too slow to catch Yuta Okkotsu.
Jogo clicked his tongue, and cursed energy brimming with murderous intent surged over everything.
"I'll burn you to ashes, you rotten brat!"
"Domain Expansion: Coffin of the Iron Mountain!"
Scorching heat swept over everything. Rika screamed and charged toward the sphere as it sealed shut, only to be shut out.
Inside Jogo's innate domain lay a landscape of lava. If Yuta Okkotsu had not coated his body with cursed energy, he would probably have burst into flames already.
Jogo gave a scornful laugh.
"Jujutsu sorcerers all turn to ash inside my domain. It's only a matter of time. Just keeping yourself alive with cursed energy must be hard enough-without that cursed spirit beside you, you're weak, aren't you?"
Jogo believed Yuta Okkotsu's strength came from that ferocious cursed spirit. As long as he kept her outside his domain, this jujutsu sorcerer would be easy to deal with.
At those words, Yuta Okkotsu lowered his eyes. He raised his hand and stared blankly at the ring on his ring finger.
Was that really true? Did his strength come from Rika?
Gojo and Geto had both told him that the cursed energy in his body had limitless potential.
Had Rika given him all of it?
He seemed to feel Rika's anxiety and despair with such clarity.
*How could he let Rika feel that way? He had to use every ounce of his strength to return to her side. He