However, at times like these, if nothing unexpected happens, then something unexpected is bound to happen.
Ever since Mr. Mahoraga appeared, Mirai had been recalling relevant information in his mind.
His manifestation this time was truly peculiar, and Mirai couldn't figure it out.
Connecting it to all the related events that occurred before Mr. Mahoraga's automatic appearance, the only possibility Mirai could think of was that he was drawn out by Miss Agathos's manifestation.
Miss Agathos, a miraculous existence born from Mirai's unorthodox combination of 'Six Eyes + Ten Shadows Technique'.
She might be as important to the Ten Shadows Technique as the Six Eyes itself is to Limitless!
Of course, all of this was just Mirai's speculation.
He had to survive this unexpected disaster to verify it.
In the arena, Miss Agathos was bleeding profusely.
Her recovery speed was gradually failing to keep up with Mr. Mahoraga's relentless barrage.
Without her master's support, Miss Agathos was in dire straits!
"Mirai, the situation doesn't look good. Your Shikigami is about to give out!" Naobito Zen'in stated the facts while secretly feeling alarmed.
As the former head of the Zen'in Family, he believed he knew better than anyone how terrifying Mr. Mahoraga was.
He was a fierce existence that no Ten Shadows Technique Sorcerer in the Zen'in Family's history had ever tamed, only serving as a self-destructing killing move!
Even a former Gojo Family head, who had awakened the Strongest combination of Six Eyes + Limitless, met his demise under Mr. Mahoraga's unparalleled might.
His power was evident!
Now, this mysterious Shikigami, which Mirai had somehow conjured and which had no record in the Zen'in Family, was actually able to contend with Mr. Mahoraga!
And Mirai was only six years old now!
Is this even human?
At this moment, Naobito Zen'in had no doubt that Mirai would become the Strongest Sorcerer in the Zen'in Family's history, and perhaps even the Strongest Sorcerer in the entire Jujutsu World's history!
If he could survive today...
"Family Head, let me go," Toji Zen'in volunteered.
Rubbing his aching head, Mirai, who was lying flat on the ground with his eyes closed, recuperating, said helplessly, "Mr. Mahoraga is too strong. You can't handle him right now."
"Wait for me to recover a bit, then we'll go together. That way, our chances of winning are maximized."
"Mr. Mahoraga??"
Mirai's respectful address for the powerful Shikigami that had almost wiped out everyone left Toji Zen'in speechless.
He couldn't help but retort, "But... your Shikigami looks like it's about to be blown up =="
"Just kidding, they were evenly matched just now~"
"What? Is Mr. Mahoraga going to adapt to close combat now!"
Mirai subconsciously filtered out his cheap old man's reminder.
He slightly opened his eyes, squinting through a narrow slit, and turned his head to glance at the "tornado destroying a parking lot" scene between Miss Agathos and Mr. Mahoraga.
"Holy crap!!!"
Looking at Miss Agathos, who was covered in blood, barely holding on with only two tails left, Mirai, startled from his near-death state, sat up abruptly and instinctively cried out.
His newest Shikigami, barely out of the oven, was already on the verge of being blown up!
And he was so exhausted he hadn't even noticed, like a sleeping husband in a movie. He really deserved to die!
After severely scolding himself mentally, Mirai turned around and yelled.
"What are you still waiting for? Attack!"
"Rekseus!!!"
Forcibly gathering his spiritual energy to summon his stand, Mirai remained in place and turned to urge them, "Hurry up and go~ What are you still spacing out for?"
"Miss Agathos is about to give out!"
Toji Zen'in: "..."
Naobito Zen'in: "..."
The two exchanged a silent glance.
They both sensed a hint of myocardial infarction in each other's expressions.
Two soft sighs.
The two top powerhouses of the Zen'in Family, second only to Mirai, sprang into action!
In the arena, Mr. Mahoraga had already crushed Miss Agathos's last two tails!
A large hand reached directly for her supple waist, about to unleash a headlock attack!
Just then, Rekseus's faint figure, like an invisible barrier, inserted itself between Miss Agathos and Mr. Mahoraga.
She swung her leg in a sweeping kick, striking Mr. Mahoraga's broad chin, sending him flying into the air, followed by an extremely simple, supersonic normal attack.
Ora! Ora! Ora!
Muda! Muda! Muda!
For a time, Rekseus, relying on her characteristic of being "invisible to non-Stand users," actually stalemated Mr. Mahoraga in mid-air, although he didn't seem to suffer much substantial damage.
And after being repeatedly slapped away three times by Mr. Mahoraga's massive blows, Toji Zen'in and Naobito Zen'in, who had rushed into the fray, also honestly resorted to guerrilla tactics, supporting Rekseus from the side.
Their Strongest offensive methods, as top powerhouses of the Jujutsu World, were identical to Rekseus's: wild punches.
However, physical attacks were of little use against the thick-skinned Mr. Mahoraga.
One could only say, as expected of Jujutsu Kaisen ==
The game balance was excellent.
To the side, Mirai's mind was experiencing a tearing, burning sensation.
He desperately stabilized his mind, forcibly squeezing out the last shred of spiritual power, striving to make Rekseus's semi-transparent, illusory figure last longer!
If it were just this, the fate of Mirai's trio, and even the entire Zen'in Family, would already be sealed—Mr. Mahoraga would cruelly unleash the whip of complete defeat upon them, crushing everything before him into dust!
And Mirai and the others' desperate struggle was meaningless, merely a slow death.
Knowing this, what was the last hope that sustained Mirai and the others in their bitter struggle for survival?
That, of course, was—
"Agathos?!"
Glee, excitement, tension, panic, despair.
These were the complex emotions that surged forth in an instant after Mirai barely managed to pull out a thread of his consciousness and glance at Miss Agathos.
He saw that Miss Agathos, on whom Mirai had placed so much hope... she had actually fallen?!
No!
Not this!
Gazing at Miss Agathos, who had collapsed into a mass of shadows and returned to him due to severe injuries, a sweet, crimson taste immediately welled up in Mirai's throat.
Bang!
His eyes went black, and he collapsed, unconscious.
Meanwhile, on the battlefield, Rekseus's figure suddenly dissipated at the same time.
Suddenly losing the "invisible" aid, even though Toji Zen'in and Naobito Zen'in had exerted two hundred percent of their strength in this critical moment, it was still useless.
They were instantly seized by Mr. Mahoraga, one in each hand, transformed into intercontinental missiles, and hurled fiercely towards the distant horizon!
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Each step seemed as heavy as a thousand pounds.
Unimpeded, Mr. Mahoraga silently approached Mirai, his right arm's Sword of Exorcism glinting with cold light, aiming directly for his head!
Just then, something incredible happened!
Just as the sharp edge of the Sword of Exorcism was only 0.01 centimeters away from Mirai's small head, Mr. Mahoraga's movements, like a precise automaton whose spring had run out, abruptly froze!
As if time had stopped at that moment.
If Mirai were still conscious, he would surely have noticed that Mr. Mahoraga's active time in the outside world since being unsealed was exactly—180 seconds!