The afternoon matches were about to begin. Mei Mei projected the view from her crows onto the video equipment Miwa Chisei had provided, keeping every movement on the competition grounds under comprehensive surveillance.
As Satoru Gojo announced the start over the loudspeakers in a strange tone, the first day's team competition officially began.
The competition proceeded smoothly. Aoi Todo had no particular plan; since Yuta Okkottsu wasn't participating, he wanted to send everyone flying.
Less than ten minutes in, the supposed point-based Cursed Spirit exorcism competition had ceased to exist. The Kyoto and Tokyo students had started fighting each other in different locations.
The Kyoto students were so confident because they were strong, too. They had simply underestimated the strength of Tokyo's first-years.
The information on the new students was still incomplete, so discrepancies were inevitable.
Things between Aoi Todo and Yuji Itadori took an even stranger turn. After Todo asked, "What type of woman do you like?" and Yuji Itadori answered, "Women with big butts," the look in Aoi Todo's eyes changed.
This boy shared his taste. This was his brother!
Their battle turned into a lesson from Aoi Todo. He liked this boy with such good taste!
Watching through the surveillance feed, Miwa Chisei genuinely felt that Aoi Todo's teaching methods suited Yuji Itadori very well, and that he was remarkably reliable.
But wasn't this supposed to be a competition?
Just as Miwa Chisei was marveling at this, the talismans beside them that tracked the number of surviving Cursed Spirits all burst into flames at once.
Every screen went black, too.
"Someone has blocked my crows' vision."
Mei Mei frowned slightly, while Miwa Chisei instinctively looked toward Yoshinobu Gakuganji. Unfortunately, the old man's expression was also one of surprise, and it wasn't an act.
Satoru Gojo pondered for