Shibuya Station. B5F.
"I just said they were two pieces of trash. Where did they get their confidence from?"
Gojo Satoru kept a close eye on the approaching figure. His smile was unrestrained, but a hint of seriousness appeared in his azure eyes.
The bloated figure of Jogo and the fleeing Choso converged behind Gojo, panting heavily.
That was close! Jogo thought, soaked in sweat. If I had been a second later, he would have torn me to pieces!
"How disappointing," Mirai swept his gaze across the terrified crowd and uttered a sarcastic remark toward Gojo. "Afraid of losing this time, so you prepared so many human life-saving charms in advance?"
Faced with Mirai's arrogance, Gojo smiled faintly. "I don't have the energy to prepare so much. After all... you're just a defeated opponent."
"Is that so?"
Thick, blood-like Cursed Energy surged around Mirai.
The void next to his shoulder tore open.
Kamui.
Boundless suction burst forth from the dimensional rift!
The crowd's fear, anger, confusion, and hatred... all of it was swallowed. Thousands of civilians near Mirai were forcefully sucked into the Kamui Dimension in the blink of an eye.
The crowded platform suddenly became much more spacious. Of the thousands of people, only two or three hundred remained on the far edges.
Madman!
The terror in Jogo's eye as he looked at Mirai was even greater than when he faced Gojo Satoru!
Kenjaku said he wanted to test this guy to see if human hostages would hold him back.
The result? Zenin Mirai was even more ruthless than the Disaster Curses!
Jogo lowered his head, not daring to meet those blood-red eyes.
Facing the true culprit who killed Hanami... Jogo didn't have the slightest thought of revenge. He only felt raw fear.
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"How's that?" Mirai pointed at Gojo. "If I help you clear a few obstacles, you can't say I won unfairly, can you?"
Sucking a few thousand people into Kamui to save them from collateral damage... I should be considered a hero.
"Ah, that definitely makes things much easier!"
Gojo Satoru stretched his body, his smile widening.
For those who had already died in the crossfire, Gojo could only say "I'm sorry" in his heart.
In return... he would personally take down the culprits!
"Hehehe, Gojo Satoru, you can't escape this time," Jogo sneered from behind, trying to capitalize on the 2v1 situation.
"Escape?"
Gojo vanished.
"You piece of trash who barely survived... do you even dare to mock me?"
In Jogo's terrified single eye, Gojo's gloomy profile was reflected inches away.
Like a thunderclap, Jogo was stunned into place by a terrifying aura. He didn't even have time to react.
With the crowd gone, Gojo had no limits.
He activated Blue. The gravitational pull locked Jogo's body in place.
Red and black waves churned around Gojo's fist. A Black Flash was imminent.
I'm going to die like Hanami! Jogo despaired.
The moment Gojo's fist slammed down... a ripple appeared in the space beside Jogo.
BOOM!!!
The shattered spatial fracture point unleashed a terrifying gust of air!
Kamui. Mirai distorted the space, violently throwing Jogo away from the fatal blow. Jogo lost half his body to the shockwave, but he survived.
Mirai didn't care about Jogo's life, but the Curse was currently carrying Sukuna's Fingers. He couldn't die yet.
Gojo didn't chase the fleeing prey.
Instead, the instant the void erupted, Gojo twisted and attacked Mirai!
A brilliant azure light shone forth. His fist, enhanced by Simple Domain, moved with incredible speed!
WHOOSH.
A loose white robe fluttered. Scarlet Cursed Energy rose from Mirai's body like a ribcage—armor stained with the blood of countless enemies. (Susanoo).
Mirai caught Gojo's sudden punch with his open palm against the ethereal armor.
The shockwaves from the impact whipped Mirai's black hair into a wild dance.
"The opportunity was well seized," Mirai spoke calmly, his scarlet pupils flashing with terrifying pressure. "But unfortunately... the impact was somewhat weak."
BANG!!
Without carelessness, Gojo ducked to avoid the counter-explosion and delivered a sweeping side kick to Mirai's abdomen!
Mirai easily took a step back, dodging it. His expression was extremely relaxed.
"Show me your trump cards, Satoru."
...
Gathering all his Cursed Energy to restore his damaged body, Jogo hid in the dark subway tunnel, panting heavily.
I almost kept Hanami company.
Soaked in cold sweat, Jogo leaned against the cold stone wall.
"Jogo~"
"WHO?!" Jogo nearly jumped out of his skin.
He looked into the shadows. "Kenjaku!"
Jogo was about to burst into curses, but stopped himself.
"Isn't it enough that I held him off? I'm going to the upper levels to hunt the regular Sorcerers."
He desperately wanted to get away from the two Grim Reapers on B5F.
"The original plan was to send you up," Kenjaku said, stepping out of the shadows. "But it seems there's been a new development. We'll have to trouble you to keep playing."
Before Jogo could ask what he meant...
CRASH!
The ceiling of the B5F platform shattered!
A rapidly decreasing, icy temperature spread from the floor above.
Uraume, her face pale, crashed down onto the battlefield alongside another figure.
"Domain Expansion: Idle Death Gamble!"
The figure with a passionate smile on his lips dragged Uraume directly into his Domain the moment they landed. (Kinji Hakari).
"Here it comes, Jogo," Kenjaku whispered, melting back into the shadows.
In that instant, Jogo sensed a surging, bottomless killing intent rushing toward him!
A figure wearing a white uniform, holding a drawn katana.
Standing at the edge of the rubble, the boy's mere presence caused the air to crackle with Cursed Energy.
"It's about to start, Rika."
He spoke softly to the silver ring on his finger.
A monstrous apparition of terrifying Cursed Energy manifested behind him, rushing straight for Jogo!
The Special Grade Sorcerer: Yuta Okkotsu!
A sense of absolute horror washed over Jogo again. He cursed Kenjaku in his heart as he frantically dodged.
...
The two newly added battles—Hakari vs. Uraume, and Yuta vs. Jogo—were tacitly pushed far away from where Gojo and Mirai stood.
"It seems your arrogance has improved," Mirai casually deflected Gojo's punch. "You even knew to find help in advance. You're not as stupid as I thought."
Mirai wasn't surprised.
The first thing White Zetsu did after taking over Mechamaru's body was place the entire Shibuya area under surveillance. Mirai knew about Gojo's secret weapons before Gojo even entered the barrier.
"Yeah!"
Azure flames surged around Gojo's fists. He grinned fiercely.
"Knowing you have helpers... it's not unreasonable for me to bring two of my best students along!"
BOOM!!!
Two fists collided violently. Like a typhoon sweeping through, the shockwaves filled the entire floor.
Over the last two months, Gojo had felt more pressure from Zenin Mirai than he did from Sukuna.
He had secretly gone overseas to retrieve Yuta Okkotsu, and then found the suspended Kinji Hakari.
He originally planned to raid Shinjuku with them.
But tonight's unexpected situation provided the perfect opportunity.
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