Panda and Toge Inumaki reached out and helped Megumi Fushiguro up off the ground.
"Now you know why we have to look for openings..."
Toge Inumaki spoke earnestly to Megumi Fushiguro.
Even now, Megumi Fushiguro still hadn't fully recovered from that kick.
"She's... so strong."
Leaning against Panda, Megumi Fushiguro forced himself to stand. Only now did he truly understand how terrifying Maki Zenin's strength was.
He hesitated for a moment, fighting down the impulse and stopping himself from reciting Furu no Kototachi.
Then he slowly positioned his two upperclassmen protectively in front of him and adopted the same defensive stance of "looking for openings."
"Panda-senpai, Inumaki-senpai, I understand now..."
But once they took their positions, Maki couldn't take it anymore.
This was supposed to be combat training, and she was already in her stance, yet the three opposite her didn't look like they had any intention of attacking.
Since they wouldn't attack first, she could only seize the initiative herself.
Maki slowly lowered her hands and stepped forward.
Before making her move, she even made a point of warning the three of them.
"Hey, Panda, Inumaki, and that brat, here I come!!!"
As her words fell, Maki abruptly vanished from the spot with a rumbling crash.
Only a deep crater remained in the ground beneath her feet.
The scene shifted to Mai Zenin.
At that moment, Mai stood beside Satoru Gojo along with Akutagawa Shang.
Satoru Gojo extended a hand, pointing at a row of targets used for cursed energy training across the field.
"Hey, Mai, do you see that row of targets over there?"
Mai Zenin nodded.
"What you need to do now is destroy that entire row of targets with your own Cursed Technique."
Hearing that familiar requirement, Akutagawa Shang instinctively looked at Satoru Gojo.
Satoru