Chapter 172: The Beginning of the Turmoil
What the cursed energy touches, can all become a Black Flash. It just depends on the user's intuition. 0.000001 seconds. Compared to striking with the body, using a cursed tool is more difficult! But it doesn't mean it's impossible.
Let myself go, try to be as free as I want... At this moment, don't be influenced by other emotions. See my best friend before me as an enemy, an enemy that must be crushed with 'Black Flash'!
"Todo..."
The cicada on the tree stared at the two fighting, then left directly, merging with the swarm of insects in the dark night…
"Hah!" Tatsuro took a deep breath. The twisted position of his body made the pain in his abdomen intense. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, but he didn't stop. He had to take this step, to find that "feeling" in actual combat.
The feeling of omnipotence…
After a rapid spin, the power in his legs reached its limit. He threw a leg whip at Aoi Todo!
'Konoha Steel Force Whirlwind'!
Sweat streaked down his cheek. The young man's attention was now focused on this one kick.
Wholeheartedly!
"'Black Flash'!"
"Crack—" Aoi Todo blocked with both arms, which seemed to have fractured. Feeling the twisting sensation on his arms and the black "sparks," all the cursed energy in his body began to autonomously converge on his arms.
Heavy—
"Swoosh—" Under this blow, Aoi Todo was instantly sent flying dozens of meters. He didn't forget to shout, "A beautiful blow, best friend."
"Ah, it's not over yet!"
Sweat dripped onto the ground. Tatsuro took a step forward. The originally somewhat hot night now became slightly cool under the drenching sweat. At this moment, he... was getting high!
"The garden of violets is eternal. Our friendship will last forever under the witness of the moonlight."
The flying Aoi Todo repositioned himself in the air for landing, his center of gravity low.
"Come on!" Aoi, who had landed steadily, looked at the charging Tatsuro. He got back into his stance, the necklace around his neck shaking violently. That last blow had fractured his hand bones, but it didn't affect his ability to continue swinging.
"Smack!" Fist met palm.
This blow did not produce the expected 'Black Flash'.
'Tsk, it's really hard to control.' Tatsuro grumbled in his heart. His scarlet pupils looked at the fist Aoi Todo was swinging, and he quickly reached out to block.
"Smack!" The heavy blow sent the 130-pound boy flying instantly. Even as he flew out, Tatsuro didn't forget to give Aoi Todo a kick to prove their friendship.
'Are the King and this guy really best friends? Why does it feel like both sides are going for the kill...' the inexperienced Diabolos thought to himself.
The two separated and then roared loudly. The cursed energy in their bodies was like a flame, swaying in the wind. Aoi Todo and Tatsuro both clenched their fists and rushed towards each other!
They had waited for this moment for a long time!
"'Black Flash'!"
"'Black Flash'!"
A few dozen minutes later…
The two lay panting on the ground, the corners of their mouths turned up. The bruised and swollen look on their faces was quite comical.
"Looks like it's a draw, best friend!" Aoi Todo's right hand was twisted and useless. He lay on the ground laughing loudly.
"Yeah, a draw. Cough, cough, cough." As Tatsuro spoke, he spat out a mouthful of blood. The injuries in his body could no longer be suppressed by cursed energy. He then began to redirect the cursed energy in his body, using 'Reverse Cursed Technique' to heal. He had learned a lot today.
A friendship gift package from his best friend…
"Thanks, best friend." Tatsuro, having recovered, slowly stood up, walked to Aoi Todo, and his scarlet cursed energy covered his palm, beginning to heal his injuries.
"It's nothing. I had my fun today too." Aoi Todo raised his left hand to hold the pendant on his neck. His eyes stared at the sky. "Under that cherry blossom tree, is our oath."
"..."
"I've seen cherry blossoms, but not with you," Tatsuro retorted. This guy's imagination was too good, to the point that all his useless IQ was used for fantasizing.
If 'Domain Expansion' was the end of cursed techniques, then 'Black Flash' was the end of taijutsu. However, for a normal sorcerer, Black Flash was easier to trigger than Domain Expansion. After all, 'Domain Expansion' was not something that could be filled by luck; it represented a person's talent.
After healing Aoi Todo's injuries, Tatsuro stood up and said, "Alright."
"'Reverse Cursed Technique' is really useful." Aoi Todo jumped up with a bounce, flexed his originally broken right hand, looked around, found the clothes he had thrown, and said, "Found it!"
Tatsuro watched Aoi Todo go to pick up his shirt, then moved to Noa's side.
"Brother, are you okay?" Noa Yorishie looked at Tatsuro with some concern, her eyes lingering on his torn clothes.
"I'm fine, I'm fine," Tatsuro said with a wave of his hand and a smile. "It was just a little roughhousing between best friends."
This was indeed considered a little roughhousing. After all, neither of them had used their cursed techniques, just relying on 'Black Flash' and taijutsu.
"When did you get a little sister?" Aoi Todo, picking up his clothes, glanced at the little sister holding Tatsuro's right hand. Judging by their looks, they were not family.
"A little over a month ago. Maybe it was fate. I brought her back to Jujutsu High." Tatsuro looked at Aoi Todo and said, "Want to go for a walk? Or go back now for a late-night snack."
"Grr—" Speaking of a late-night snack, Tatsuro's stomach started to growl. Using 'Reverse Cursed Technique' was a very draining affair.
"Hmph, let's get a late-night snack." As Aoi Todo spoke, his stomach also started to growl. That fight just now had made him hungry.
"In that case, I will go back first to notify the chefs to cook. Your Majesty, please chat with your best friend." Diabolos, seeing his chance to perform, immediately said.
"Mm." Tatsuro seemed a little embarrassed at this moment. He nodded and gave a light "mm". After all, Aoi Todo was here, and he didn't want it to be too awkward.
"Okay." Diabolos continued to do as he pleased. After bowing, he left directly, not caring about the surprised gazes of others, like a knight who only lived in his own world.
"..." Seeing that Aoi Todo seemed to want to ask something, Tatsuro quickly replied, "Don't ask. If you ask, it's just chuunibyou."
"Oh, this is truly incredible." Even for Aoi Todo, today was an eye-opener. He had never realized how little he knew his best friend. Tears flowed from his eyes. In his mind: under a beautiful cherry blossom tree, he stood there being blown by the spring breeze, pink cherry blossoms falling from the branches and landing in his palm, while his best friend was moving away from him…
"Best friend, we have to get along well these days to make up for the friendship that has been missing..."
"..."
"Uh, huh." Tatsuro looked at the tearful Aoi Todo, not knowing what he was thinking again… but he didn't refuse. After all, what was wrong with a little liveliness?
Three people, one dog, and one slug walked on the silent street. Lady Katsuyu was perched on Noa Yorishie, chatting like a mother.
Aoi Todo stared at the moon in the sky and said, "Best friend, I have a premonition."
"What premonition?" Tatsuro looked up at the tall Aoi Todo. The silver-white pendant on his neck swayed. He hadn't seen this thing when they met last time. From the way he held the pendant with his left hand just now, it should be very important. Had he met someone he liked?
"The jujutsu world is about to change! I have this premonition. This boring jujutsu world is about to face a major reshuffle." Aoi Todo grinned, looking very excited.
"Mm, I can feel it. That's why I have to get stronger." Although Tatsuro also wanted to look up at the moon, in his eyes at this moment, it was just a reflective object… The pain of severe nearsightedness!
"Let's get stronger together. I will work hard to catch up to you." Aoi Todo admitted without a care. At this moment, he was indeed a bit weaker than Tatsuro, but this also gave him the motivation to become stronger. After all, there was nothing more passionate than chasing after a best friend.
"Yeah, let's get stronger together." Tatsuro raised his right hand, clenched his fist, and prepared to bump it with him.
"Hmph." Under the moonlight, the two fists gently touched, which was also a witness to this friendship.
"What is brother doing? I want to touch too." The curious Noa Yorishie also raised her right hand.
"This is friendship." Tatsuro raised his left hand and gently touched it.
July 30th. A special grade imaginary cursed spirit appeared. It has been confirmed to be one of Sukuna's fingers. Yuji and the others, led by the second-years Maki, Toge, and Panda, went to retrieve the finger and handed it over to the higher-ups, not letting Yuji swallow it directly.
On that day, Tatsuro was staying at the hotel playing Ludo with Aoi Todo, Kinji Hakari, and Noa Yorishie. By the time he found out about this news, it was already eight in the evening, from a message from Inumaki Toge.
Tatsuro, sitting in the management office, looked at the message on his phone and said with some confusion, "Isn't the frequency of Sukuna's fingers appearing a bit too fast..."
"Nice! Contestant Kinji Hakari gives contestant Aoi Todo a beautiful leg sweep!"
Tatsuro heard Liru's shout and quickly looked at the screen. Half an hour ago, these two had said they wanted to have a boxing match. He was so happy about it. Now all he needed was a bag of chips to eat while watching.
The two in the ring were not using cursed energy reinforcement, just pure physical combat! They were fighting as if neither would submit to the other, just short of hitting below the belt.
Tatsuro sat on the sofa, watching with great interest. The duel between the two was a battle of masculine pride, or rather, they just didn't like each other.
The duel at last year's Kyoto Goodwill Event was ruined by him. Now it was time to decide the winner again.
From the current situation, Aoi Todo had the upper hand. With both having the same body type, the super-intelligent Aoi Todo seemed to be controlling Kinji Hakari at this moment, or rather, he had already become familiar with Hakari's offensive thinking.
His combat IQ was too high. If he wanted to plot against someone, he could probably plot them to death. But his own strength was formidable, and he disdained those small calculations.
He was a very cool person, much cooler than himself. Directly managed by the Jujutsu General Affairs Department… It was getting more and more annoying. Even if he wiped out all the people in the Kamo family who wanted to kill him, he still felt like he had fallen into a big pit. And the frequency of Sukuna's fingers appearing, wasn't it a bit fast…
July 30th, appearing almost on the eve of the Goodwill Event; unknown. The situation was unknown. Mahito and the others hadn't appeared for a month. They were probably recuperating. He didn't know if he was being too sensitive, but he just felt that the jujutsu world shouldn't be so calm at this moment.
The annihilation of the Kamo family was definitely not the end of the matter. Geto wouldn't be so bored as to make the Kamo family be annihilated just to cause trouble for him.
Wait a minute... It's all connected! All of this, the ridiculous actions of the Kamo family, the higher-ups making him leave Jujutsu High, and then the appearance of Sukuna's finger today.
It's clearly a setup to prevent him from participating in the Goodwill Event! Are they trying to get something out of it?
"Hee!" Having figured it out, Tatsuro now showed a sinister smile. That guy, Geto. Although we signed a 'Binding Vow', if I kill him, won't the 'contract' just disappear? You want to sideline me, right? Then I'll just suddenly appear on the day of the exchange meeting.
I'm really so malicious… Even Tatsuro himself didn't know when he had become like this. Maybe he was stimulated by Jogo and Mahito. After all, those two guys really deserved to die! This time, he had to kill one of them.
"The winner has emerged! It is contestant Aoi Todo!"
[August 1st, 0:00:01]
"I say, Geto, why did you throw the precious finger to Jujutsu High? Aren't we going to snatch it soon?" In Dagon's domain, Mahito asked about yesterday's events while flipping through a book. Although it felt like today, according to the time, it was already yesterday's business.
"Of course, it's for positioning. Because of the indestructibility of the 'Special Grade Curse', I've placed something on the finger to facilitate your invasion, Mahito," Geto, who was playing chess with Hanami, replied with a smile.
"Is it about to start?" Jogo, observing the chess game, took a deep drag from the cigarette in his mouth. According to the original mission, he was to go with a little white-haired brat to stop Tatsuro. Although he said that, he alone could crush that brat. So what if he could use Domain Expansion? This old man's domain is the strongest!
"Yes, but we probably won't need you on the field, Jogo. I used a little trick to sideline Tatsuro." Geto carefully observed the movement of the chess game. This was his favorite game. This feeling of being in command was instinctively fascinating to him.
"What!?" The volcano on Jogo's head began to boil, making "thump-thump" bubbling sounds. He shouted, "You transferred that brat away? Damn you! I was already giving you a lot of face by not killing him, and you actually transferred him away!?"
Feeling the surrounding siege rapidly rising, Geto didn't pay too much attention. He said, "You can deal with Gojo Satoru, Jogo. You can fight him."
"..."
"Go... Go-Gojo Satoru is nothing! As long as I can open my domain, I can burn him to ashes in minutes!" Jogo's voice was a little weak now, but he still said it with a stiff upper lip.
"Don't be so沮喪, Jogo. Your mission is still to delay Tatsuro. After all, his brain is very good. Knowing the times doesn't mean he's a fool. Transferring him away is just an insurance." Geto said with a smile, his black pupils never leaving the chessboard for a moment.
Hanami, on the other hand, had been frowning the whole time. After Mahito, this was the first time it had encountered such a pressure-filled chess game. Although Mahito could give it pressure, he couldn't beat it. Now the situation on the board was getting out of control. Where did it go wrong?
"Oh! That's good. I'm going to go deal with that brat myself!" Jogo's lips curled into a creepy smile. He still remembered the grudge of almost being exorcised last time.
"Don't accidentally kill him. I still need his soul," Mahito's mismatched pupils moved from the book, looking at the excited Jogo. After all, Jogo was very strong. It was very easy for something like accidentally killing him to happen.
"Don't order me around, Mahito. I have my own sense of proportion." The pipe in Jogo's mouth swayed a few times. Mahito's strength was also beginning to transform now. As expected of a curse born from human resentment towards humans. This speed of progress was something they curses couldn't compare to.
Like a human… Although human lifespans were short, their growth rate was fast. Hanami, Dagon, and himself, which of them hadn't lived for hundreds of years? But Mahito was different. He was a 'person' with an endless lifespan. He himself had already reached his peak, while he could still become stronger!
Dagon in the water stared at everything on the shore, slowly blowing out a few bubbles, his eyes filled with curiosity.
"Gurgle—" The sound of a hungry stomach came out. He then swam towards the shore. A somewhat childish voice came out, like a child's, saying, "I'm hungry, Mahito, Jogo, Hanami."
"You're hungry." Mahito closed the book in his hand, slowly stood up from the beach chair, and said, "You wait, Dagon. I'll go catch a few humans to fill your stomach. After all, this domain of yours is really comfortable."
"Thank you, Mahito." Dagon said gratefully, watching Mahito leave.
"It's nothing, it's nothing. Just wait here!" Mahito opened the door to go out, waved at Dagon, and then left directly.
"Click—" Looking at the moon in the sky, Mahito muttered, "There are still three months until October 31st. It's time to supplement a bit, transfigure some humans."
[10:05]
Diabolos looked at the address in his hand and muttered, "What a remote place. I almost got lost."
Looking at the muddy little path under the stone steps, Diabolos had a look of disgust. He was also not used to the surrounding environment. The wooden houses were not elegant, and some were stone houses, but the roofs were covered with black stone tiles, and green grass grew on them. This was a mountainous area. Who knew how a little girl like the young lady could have run out? He had been confused for a long time just coming in.
Diabolos, in a suit and with a foreign appearance, also attracted the attention of passersby. Most of the people here were old people. There were also young people, who were currently sowing grain in the fields. From time to time, children could be seen playing, running barefoot in the mud.
An old man wearing water shoes walked up and asked, "Young man, what are you doing in this poor and remote place? Are you looking for someone?"
"Yes, old man. I'm looking for a family." Diabolos, holding a black suitcase, said politely, "Ueno Shohei. Do you know where the owner of this name lives?"
"That family..." The old man's face instantly turned sour upon hearing the name. He quickly pulled Diabolos's clothes, signaling him to lower himself.
"What's wrong?" Diabolos squatted down. Seeing the old man's unhappy expression, he thought this family was all dead.
"That family's daughter is a monster. A few years ago, she always said she could see this and that. I thought her head wasn't right. I didn't expect her to use a strange power to attack a child of the same age. She almost killed someone. Honestly, she should have been executed right then and there, instead of being left until now to be dealt with. Now their daughter died last month, and the two of them also moved away. I don't know where they've moved to now."
"..."
"They moved away…" Diabolos didn't pay much attention to the old man's words, even though what he said was very malicious. After all, he had experienced this kind of situation before.
One day, he suddenly discovered he had a magical power, and because he didn't control it well, he poisoned his beloved dog to death. His parents also looked at him with the same terrified eyes. Although he didn't do it on purpose, the dog did indeed die at his hands… Tony, who had been with him since birth.
"Yes, I understand. Goodbye, old man." Humanity has always maintained reverence and fear for unknown powers. He had no right to criticize this ignorant old man. After all, he was just ignorant.
"Goodbye." The old man saw the young man he had just chatted with leave with a smile. Although they had only chatted once, it was very satisfying for the old man. After all, he didn't have many days left to talk.
Having completed his mission, Diabolos turned and left. Looking at the unstable signal on his phone, he decided to call the King after he got out of the mountain.
Now he felt that it was really not easy for the young lady's parents to raise her under so much outside pressure for so long. After all, even an old man was talking about executing her. It was really not easy to stay under the whispers of the neighbors.
At least it proved that her parents still loved her. They just didn't know how to love her. After all, she possessed an incomprehensible power and had almost killed someone.
This jujutsu world is really cruel. It's a good thing the young lady met the kind King.
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