Looking down from above

1,360 points of strength!

Every inch of his muscles and bones radiated a terrifying aura that seemed capable of crushing space itself!

"Die!!!"

Yagami Jue leaped high, his body drawing taut in midair like a fully drawn bow.

Then he gathered all 1,360 points of that world-shattering power into his right fist!

He aimed at the Butcher Cursed Spirit's enormous pig head and drove his fist down!

Bang!!!

Words could not describe the power of that punch!

The instant it connected, the Butcher Cursed Spirit's incredibly tough skull, along with its massive upper body-

Was blasted into a cloud of black blood mist by that utterly pure physical force!

Rumble!

The force of the punch swept onward!

It punched straight through the Cold Storage Blast Wall behind the Butcher Cursed Spirit!

And leveled half the buildings in the entire Abandoned Slaughterhouse!

Wind howled.

Dust filled the air.

Yagami Jue slowly landed on the rubble-strewn concrete.

Wisps of white vapor still rose from his right fist.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, on killing a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit!]

[Loot dropped: 5,000,000 Japanese yen!]

[Special item dropped: Advanced Taijutsu Fragment ×2!]

"Phew..."

Yagami Jue let out a long breath.

Having 1,360 points of strength felt incredible!

The feeling of obliterating everything with a single punch was more addictive than any drug in the world!

He turned toward Asakura Yuki, who stood in the corner, completely dumbstruck.

"What are you staring at?"

Yagami Jue walked up to her and looked down at her.

"Get up."

Asakura Yuki's legs had gone weak. After several failed attempts to stand, she could only brace both hands against the ground and gaze up at the boy who looked like a demon god.

"Yagami... you... what exactly are you...?"

Her voice trembled.

"What I am doesn't matter."

Yagami Jue looked at her coldly.

"What matters is that you didn't run away today."

"You're still useless, but at least you're no longer a coward who can't even keep her eyes open in front of a monster."

At those words, harsh though they were, with their faint hint of approval-

Asakura Yuki's tears broke loose again.

She threw her arms around Yagami Jue's leg and burst into sobs!

All the terror, hurt, and frustration she had endured over the past two days poured out!

Yagami Jue frowned slightly at the girl getting his trousers dirty, but in the end, he didn't kick her away.

"Enough. Shut up."

"Starting tomorrow, stop looking at me with those pathetic eyes."

"That shit doesn't work on me."

At the same time.

Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Jujutsu High School.

Inside an office furnished in a traditional style.

A tall man with a black blindfold and spiky white hair lounged carelessly on a sofa, playing with an Edamame Fresh Cream Daifuku from Kikusuian.

The strongest jujutsu sorcerer, Satoru Gojo.

"So you're saying..."

Satoru Gojo took a bite of the daifuku and spoke indistinctly through his stuffed cheeks.

"A boy showed up in Sendai City who has no cursed energy, but blew apart a Semi-Grade 1 Cursed Spirit with one punch?"

Standing before the desk, Kiyotaka Ijichi handed over a report with trembling hands, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

"Y-yes, Mr. Gojo."

"And according to the latest urgent report from Window..."

"Ten minutes ago, a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit developing in the Abandoned Slaughterhouse in eastern Sendai City was also exorcised by that individual..."

"The damage at the scene shows absolutely no cursed residue. It was caused purely by... physical force."

Ijichi swallowed.

"The higher-ups have already taken notice. They suspect..."

"They suspect heavenly restriction?"

An intrigued smile curled Satoru Gojo's lips.

A man's image suddenly flashed through his mind-a man with a scar at the corner of his mouth, who had once driven him to the brink.

Toji Fushiguro.

"Well, that's interesting..."

Satoru Gojo suddenly stood and stretched.

"A Zero-Cursed-Energy User with absolutely no cursed energy. That's a rare beast, even rarer than a giant panda."

"Looks like my trip to Sendai City in a few days won't just be about retrieving Sukuna's Finger..."

"I'll have something else fun to do."

Satoru Gojo's smile grew brighter. Behind his black blindfold, his eyes seemed to have already pierced the vast distance and found that boy brimming with violent energy.

"I can't wait."

"Let's see whether your fists can break through my Limitless, you little monster."

Morning sunlight slipped through the gap in the curtains and pierced Yagami Jue's face.

His eyes snapped open.

The muscles all over his body writhed as though countless tiny mice were scurrying beneath his skin, making teeth-grating creaking noises!

"Phew..."

Yagami Jue rolled out of bed and planted one foot on the old wooden floor.

Crack!

With a sharp crack, half his foot punched straight through the floor and sank into it!

"Fuck! I lost control of my strength again!"

Yagami Jue cursed under his breath and pulled his foot free.

His 1,360 points of strength gave him the terrifying destructive power to tear a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit apart with his bare hands, but in everyday life, they were a complete disaster!

Brushing his teeth, he crushed three cups.

Opening the door, he pulled the handle clean off.

Even getting dressed, the slightest effort tore a perfectly good white shirt into strips!

"This goddamn system only boosts my strength without giving me the control to go with it. Does it want me to spend my whole life as a walking demolition machine?!"

Yagami Jue ranted furiously in his head.

"Open the panel!"

[Host: Yagami Jue]

[Current realm: Cursed-Energy-Free Civilian (heavenly tyrant prototype)]

[Account balance: 5,000,000 Japanese yen] (Dropped from killing a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit)

[Constitution: 138]

[Strength: 1360]

[Speed: 152]

[Specialized skills: None]

Looking at the freshly earned five million yen in his account, Yagami Jue gave the command without hesitation.

"System! I want to buy that experience card!"

[Ding!]

[Host's balance meets the requirement. Spend 5,000,000 Japanese yen to purchase: Toji Fushiguro: Heavenly Restriction Experience Card (1 minute)?]

"Buy it!"

[Ding! Purchase successful!]

[Item has been placed in the System Inventory and may be retrieved and used at any time.]

Yagami Jue's heart bled as he watched his balance instantly drop to zero.

But it also meant he now had an absolute trump card!

Even if that lunatic Satoru Gojo suddenly appeared before him, he would dare activate the experience card, charge in, and give him a couple of hard punches!

"But before that, I still need to deal with my body being out of control."

Yagami Jue pulled on a loose black hoodie and left the run-down apartment.

Nine in the morning.

Sugisawa Third High School, the Kendo Club.

Inside the spacious dojo, the sharp clacks of bamboo swords rang out one after another.

Yagami Jue pushed open the door and walked in.

He hadn't come to learn swordsmanship, but to use the wooden training dummies and punching bags for precise strength-control training.

"Hey! You there! This is the Kendo Club! Get the hell out if you don't belong here!"

An arrogant-looking upperclassman in a kendo uniform brandished his bamboo sword, pointed at Yagami Jue, and shouted.