Mockery

The crater left by the impact.

The thick cursed residue of cursed spirits still lingering in the air.

And... standing at the edge of the crater, a black-haired boy radiating brutality, wearing bloodstained brass knuckles!

"Y-you... who are you?!"

The two low-ranking jujutsu sorcerers behind Ijichi sucked in frightened breaths and instinctively took fighting stances.

They couldn't sense any cursed energy from this boy at all!

Yet he stood alone in a completely destroyed cursed spirit nest!

"The authorities' lapdogs? Took you long enough."

Yagami Jue shot Ijichi a cold glance, his eyes filled with contempt.

"I've already exorcised the cursed spirits."

"Stop looking at me like I'm some monster. It's disgusting."

With that, Yagami Jue slipped both hands into his pockets and headed straight for the entrance.

"Stop! This area is under Jujutsu High's control. Without official authorization, you can't..."

One hotheaded young jujutsu sorcerer stepped forward to stop him.

Bang!

He didn't even see how Yagami Jue moved.

His vision merely blurred, and his chest felt as though it had been struck by lightning!

He flew sideways and slammed into the wall, coughing up a mouthful of blood!

"I hate it when people point at me."

Yagami Jue stopped and turned his head slightly.

His bone-chilling gaze was like the Grim Reaper inspecting the souls in hell!

"Say one more useless word."

"And I'll exorcise you lot, too."

Dead silence!

Ijichi trembled violently, cold sweat instantly soaking through his shirt!

He didn't dare stop him. He barely even dared to breathe!

All he could do was watch Yagami Jue swagger out of the abandoned hospital and disappear into the darkness.

"Mr. Ijichi... who the hell was that guy..."

The jujutsu sorcerer on the floor clutched his chest in pain, his eyes filled with terror.

"No cursed energy, yet he shattered a Grade 2 cursed spirit approaching Semi-Grade 1 with a single punch..."

Ijichi swallowed with difficulty, his voice shaking uncontrollably.

"A monster..."

"A terrifying monster... has appeared in Sendai City!"

"We must report this to Principal Yaga immediately... no, we must report directly to Mr. Satoru Gojo!"

Meanwhile.

Yagami Jue strolled down the silent street in an excellent mood.

Not only had he earned five million, he'd also intimidated a bunch of people from Jujutsu High along the way.

That felt good!

To do whatever I wanted in this world, I had to show strength that could crush everything!

"But it's still not enough..."

Yagami Jue looked up at the cold moon in the night sky.

The main plot's turning point, when Yuji Itadori swallowed Sukuna's Finger, was fast approaching.

When that happened, special grade cursed spirits would spring up like mushrooms after the rain.

His current strength of 60 was enough to fight Grade 2 and Grade 1 spirits, but against a true special grade, it still wouldn't cut it.

"I need to make money like crazy!"

"System, put all the two million that just dropped into my stats!"

[Ding!]

[Allocating your stat points...]

[Successfully deducted 2,000,000 yen!]

[Constitution +100! Current constitution: 138!]

[Speed +100! Current speed: 152!]

Boom!!!

As the system's notification ended.

Yagami Jue felt an earth-shattering roar erupt inside his head!

This enhancement was ten times, a hundred times more intense than any before it!

His bones crackled like beans roasting in a pan. His muscle fibers instantly swelled, then compressed sharply, becoming denser than the hardest titanium alloy!

Blood surged through his veins, roaring like mighty rivers!

"So this is... what stats over a hundred feel like?!"

Yagami Jue clenched his fists, threw back his head, and let out a beastlike roar!

He felt as though his body was no longer human flesh and blood, but a humanoid nuclear weapon born to slaughter!

Bang!

He lightly pushed off the ground.

His entire body instantly became a blurred black streak and vanished from the spot!

He moved so fast that he even left a visible white shock wave in the air!

His physical movement alone had broken the sound barrier!

"Hahahaha! This feels amazing!"

Yagami Jue sprinted through the deserted streets, feeling the oncoming wind slash across his cheeks like blades, yet it couldn't harm a single hair on him!

His constitution of 138 had brought his defenses to an unimaginable level!

Even a direct hit from a sniper rifle bullet would only leave a white mark on his skin!

"The way I am now, even if I face that bastard Ryomen Sukuna..."

"I can teach him what it means to be sent to the afterlife by brute force!"

The next morning.

Sugisawa Third High School.

Still wearing his usual cold, aloof expression, Yagami Jue entered the classroom as the bell rang.

The atmosphere in the classroom immediately turned strange.

The athlete from yesterday cowered in a corner, not even daring to lift his head.

The other students were silent as well, afraid of angering this menace who radiated terrifying killing intent at the slightest provocation.

Yagami Jue walked to his seat and had just sat down.

Asakura Yuki turned around from the seat in front of him.

She hadn't brought a lunchbox today.

Nor was she as timid as she'd been yesterday.

The girl's eyes were still a little red and swollen. Clearly, she'd cried last night.

But there was a resolve and stubbornness in her gaze that had never been there before.

"Yagami."

Asakura Yuki looked straight into Yagami Jue's deep, icy eyes. Her voice still trembled, but she didn't back down.

"I've signed up at the strictest Mixed Martial Arts Dojo in the city."

"Starting today, I'll train with everything I've got."

"Someday... I'll make you take back those words, 'useless burden'!"

Seeing the girl's adorable attempt to look composed while gritting her teeth.

Yagami Jue sneered inwardly.

This little girl was somewhat interesting.

Still, he had no interest in playing some character-raising game.

"Is that so?"

Yagami Jue leaned forward slightly, his lips curling into a cruel smile.

"A martial arts dojo where people play pretend won't save your life."

"Since you want to get stronger."

"Ten tonight. The Abandoned Slaughterhouse in the East of the City."

"I'll show you what real hell looks like."

Asakura Yuki's eyes flew wide, and she sucked in a sharp breath!

G-go to the abandoned slaughterhouse?!

There would definitely be monsters lurking in a place like that in the middle of the night!

But under Yagami Jue's mocking gaze.

Asakura Yuki bit down hard on her lip and nodded firmly.

"I... I'll be there!"

As the girl turned back around, Yagami Jue leaned against his chair again.

"The Slaughterhouse in the East of the City... according to the Black Market's intel, a Grade 1 cursed spirit is gestating there."

"The bounty is ten million yen."

"I'll use this little mouse as bait to lure out the big one while I'm at it. Two birds with one stone."

Yagami Jue's gaze grew colder still.

In the face of absolute power and money, anything could be used.

The plot? The main cast?

If they got in the way of me making money and getting stronger...

I'd smash every last one of them with a single punch!