..The first match of the Exchange Event, the Team Competition, officially began.
The students from both sides were assigned to opposite ends of the giant Forest Arena. Multiple Curses were released into the field to serve as targets for exorcism, which would be used to calculate scores for the Team Competition.
Of course, for everyone involved, the Curses were secondary; the real goal was to fight the students on the opposing side.
To have a genuine "exchange" of fists and flesh.
Momo Nishimiya of Kyoto Jujutsu High was sitting on a flying broomstick, slowly hovering above her team.
Lowering her head slightly, she could see Aoi Todo charging out ahead of everyone else, heading straight for his dearest friend—Itadori Yuji.
Itadori Yuji was also the mission target they had just been assigned by the principal to eliminate: Sukuna's vessel.
She sighed internally. Having to kill someone during the Exchange Event was truly not cute at all.
But since their captain Kamo also agreed to this, they had no choice but to carry it out.
Holding her phone, she reported the information within her sight, fulfilling her duty as a scout.
Classmate Todo was too fast and had already disappeared. She couldn't stray too far from the main group, so she flew slowly ahead of the team, keeping an eye out for Curses along the way to pick up some points.
After a while, she finally sensed movement ahead and immediately spoke to Classmate Kamo on the other end of the phone.
"I see our mission target! But Classmate Todo is there too, as expected. Is that a problem?"
Kamo responded, "Where are the others on the opposing side?"
Nishimiya glanced around: "I don't see them. Maybe they went hunting Curses?"
Kamo's calm voice came through the phone: "They must be planning to leave one person behind to stall Aoi Todo while the others go hunting Curses to score points."
"The one left behind is Sukuna's vessel. Perfect. Everyone attack together and kill him!"
Everyone from Kyoto Jujutsu High replied in unison: "Yes!"
...Two minutes ago, looking at Aoi Todo, who had appeared alone before him full of fighting spirit, Itadori's thoughts wavered slightly.
Maybe the participants of the Exchange Event aren't actually planning to kill me? Although Aoi Todo looks very imposing, I don't sense any killing intent from him.
In that case, he wouldn't mind having a straightforward fight with him—he also wanted to see what a true Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer was like!
Sensing the imposing aura emanating from Aoi Todo, his body automatically adopted an offensive stance, and blue and black Cursed Energy manifested on his fists.
"Excellent!"
Seeing that Itadori was no longer running away, Aoi Todo was very satisfied.
Last time, although he initially chased Itadori out of excitement, he later realized he couldn't quite catch up, which piqued his interest in a match, prompting him to keep chasing.
Without using his full strength, Itadori couldn't shake him off, and he couldn't catch up to Itadori either.
This time, he could finally face off against him!
Excitement flashed in Aoi Todo's eyes. He stomped hard on the ground, and his fist, imbued with Cursed Energy, smashed violently forward—
Itadori's pupils violently contracted—
A feeling of extreme terror flooded his entire body—
His arms quickly crossed in front of him, and his entire body's Cursed Energy rapidly flowed to the point of impact to strengthen his defense.
Even so, he was violently sent flying by the punch, his back slamming heavily against the tree behind him.
[Yuji!]
Sukuna, who was originally watching the show in his Inner World, stood up in shock.
That guy Aoi Todo is actually this fierce?!
That punch must have the power to instantly smash a Grade 1 Curse, right?
...So annoying! He actually can't switch out. What if his Yuji gets hurt?!
"Cough, cough... I'm fine."
After the dust settled, Itadori shook his trembling, numb hands, forcing a small smile to reassure Sukuna, and whispered.
Meanwhile, he was screaming wildly in his heart—
Oh my god! That hurts!—My arm must be broken, right? This person's strike is even more terrifying than when I use Divergent Fist!
Itadori silently—trying hard not to let Sukuna notice—sucked in cold air to alleviate the pain.
Aoi Todo, seeing him take the punch, had an even brighter gleam in his eyes.
"Not bad. It's been a long time since I met someone who could take my punch head-on and still stand!"
"Continue—!!"
He adopted his stance and charged toward Itadori again.
However, the fist he was about to throw suddenly stopped mid-air—
Several figures suddenly appeared, surrounding the two of them.
Kamo's bow, Mai's gun, and Mechamaru's cannon fire were simultaneously aimed at Itadori.
Aoi Todo clicked his tongue ("Tch") and was preparing to use his Cursed Technique, "Boogie Woogie," to transfer Itadori away, but suddenly heard a low shout carrying intense Cursed Energy fluctuations—
[Don't move—!!!]
The voice of Inumaki Toge, the Cursed Speech User, froze everyone present.
Even if the freeze only lasted a few seconds due to the large number of people, it was enough.
Several new figures quickly emerged from the perimeter, rushing rapidly toward their respective opponents.
The giant wolf dog Kon was the first to charge out, instantly knocking Kamo, who was holding a bow, into the air—
Panda slammed a heavy punch into Mechamaru's side, sending him flying toward the sky—
Mai, who had just recovered her ability to move from the Cursed Speech, quickly raised the gun in her hand, blocking the blade Maki swung at her, losing her balance and tumbling down from the tree—
Several nails imbued with Cursed Energy shot toward Miwa. The blue-haired girl quickly drew her sword to block them, then rapidly dodged backward to avoid more incoming long nails—
Momo Nishimiya, flying in mid-air, was startled and immediately wanted to rush down to help.
—But suddenly, she felt a numbness in her ankle, followed immediately by an intense pain that spread throughout her body.
She cried out in pain. Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at her ankle and saw a pale blue jellyfish that was just starting to materialize from its transparent state—hiding beneath her broomstick. Several tentacles wrapped around her ankle quickly loosened, and it rapidly fled into the distance.
A Curse?... No! It's a Shikigami! And its ability is poison?!
She gritted her teeth, but her numb, stiff body and consciousness pierced by pain made it difficult for her to control the broom. Her hands slipped, and she, along with the broom, fell from mid-air, crashing heavily onto the treetop.
Inumaki Toge appeared right where she fell. A light, floating [Go to sleep] caused Momo Nishimiya, the enemy's primary scouting force, to be taken out of the match early.
He turned and nodded to Junpei, who was hiding behind a tree controlling Yotsuduki. The two quickly retreated from the battlefield in two different directions.
Junpei exhaled as he moved away from the battlefield.
Success!
His olive-green pupils shimmered slightly.
Just as planned, he took down one person!
He recalled Yotsuduki and glanced back toward the battlefield.
Classmate Itadori, hold on! We will definitely end the match as quickly as possible!
...One hour ago, in the Tokyo School's Operational Meeting Room—
"Aoi Todo from the opposing side will probably come straight for Itadori, right?"
Fushiguro thought about the two times he had seen Aoi Todo; his obsession with Itadori was extraordinary.
Maki said: "Yuji shouldn't have a problem stalling Aoi Todo. We need to take care of the other few people."
Panda interjected: "But we can't be sure they really intend to kill Yuji, can we? Or should we at least wait for them to make the first move?"
Maki thought for a moment: "That works too. Let Yuji go solo first. If they really make a move, Toge will buy us time."
Inumaki Toge nodded without hesitation upon hearing this.
Maki swept her gaze over the group, the corner of her mouth curving slightly.
"The rest is simple. One person each."
The light in her eyes was unrestrained.
"Don't forget, we have a numerical advantage this time."
Including Junpei, they had seven people this time, one more than the opposing side!
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