Suguru Geto raised his eyebrows in slight surprise at that, but soon returned to his calm, mild-mannered model-student demeanor.
He considered it privately. Compared with Satoru Gojo, a "destruction maniac" liable to blast both his opponent and the arena to bits whenever he attacked, and Shoko Ieiri, a "pure healer" with no combat ability to speak of, he could precisely control cursed spirits of various grades. He really was the best choice to spar with a "beginner" like Li Shunchen right now.
Having figured that out, Suguru Geto accepted Li Shunchen's request with a smile.
"No problem. Let's head outside. If we wreck the indoor facilities, Mr. Yaga will blow his top."
Li Shunchen nodded slightly, and the three left the somewhat stifling basketball gym side by side, arriving at the sunlit outdoor athletic field.
During that short walk to the field, Li Shunchen kept Phantom Parade running in secret, conducting an in-depth analysis and scan of the cursed energy within Suguru Geto beside him.
The feedback confirmed his guess like sunlight breaking through clouds. Just as things had been in the past before anything went wrong, Suguru Geto currently possessed only a single innate cursed technique: Cursed Spirit Manipulation.
There was absolutely no sign of the terrifying situation from their earlier simulator death match, when three innate cursed techniques had been bizarrely crammed into one body.
Although this analysis already ruled out, with one hundred percent certainty on a physical level, the possibility that this Jujutsu High-era Suguru Geto was the mastermind, Li Shunchen still believed a practical combat test was necessary. Besides, he had another reason that was more than sufficient to fight him.
Coming to a stop in the center of the field, Li Shunchen took the initiative to ask Suguru Geto a question.
"Geto, can we