The scene shifts to Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
In the ruins of Sendai Station—a place devastated by massive explosions and the merciless bombardment of Cursed Energy Cannons fired upon the fleeing crowds—a group clad in military uniforms was locked in a fierce battle with a grotesque monster.
"AARRRRRRGHHHHH!!!!"
"This wasn't part of the deal! How the hell is that thing a discarded failure!?"
Bitz and his fellow vanguards from the curse user group Q spat curses as they stared ahead. Before them, a white-clad monster over two meters tall was raging. Blood poured from its body, flesh spilled out, and it roared with feral intensity. Its surface was armored with countless bones.
Yuji Itadori, a Special Grade Sorcerer. Though only a third-year middle school student, he was already in his tenth year as a Special Grade. Due to his innate kindness, he had entered an additional Binding Vow with the school: [UNLESS PERMISSION IS GRANTED BY ONE PRINCIPAL OF JUJUTSU HIGH, NO MORE THAN THREE CURSED TECHNIQUES MAY BE USED AT ONCE].
Now that the restriction was lifted, all his cursed techniques were operating at 200% output as a reaction to his usual self-imposed limits. This white monster currently raging against Bitz was Yuji Itadori's strongest form.
—Complete Combat Form: [TEN-FACED DEMON].
...And his [PRE-LIFE PHASE].
In this form, he exercised the techniques of all ten of the Death Painting Womb brothers at maximum output, manifesting all their personalities simultaneously. Though he was a single individual, he possessed the strength of ten men in the most literal sense.
The ten pairs of eyeballs on his head were controlled and processed by each respective brother. With his older brothers supporting Yuji with everything they had, he literally had no blind spots.
His body was covered in a powerful tissue that could be called a biological reinforced exoskeleton. A sturdy bone armor was supported by powerful muscle fibers woven underneath.
As a result of this tissue enhancing Yuji's already absurd physical strength and durability, he had gained peerless power—enough to punch through a tank's frontal armor and then hurl the tank itself like a baseball pitcher. This enhanced form was something Yuji used regularly, occupying two of the three cursed technique slots he was normally allowed.
The remaining slot he usually kept active belonged to his eldest brother, Choso. While he sometimes swapped it for other techniques depending on the situation, this one was unparalleled in both versatility and power once combat began.
In addition to his brother's original techniques, Yuji had even learned the Kamo clan's extension techniques from Noritoshi Kamo—his former classmate who graduated and went to Kyoto two years ago. The versatility of the technique was truly infinite. Combined with the constitution of the ten Death Painting brothers, which allowed them to produce inexhaustible amounts of blood from cursed energy, it was incredibly convenient. When he activated [FLOWING RED SCALE], his physical reinforcement efficiency multiplied by the output of his exoskeleton, reaching a realm that defied common sense.
His output reached levels that looked like they belonged in a children's superhero magazine: a punch force of 100 tons, a kick force of 120 tons, a jumping height of 110 meters in a single leap, and a running speed of 100 meters per second.
At this point, he had reached a nonsensical level where he could dismantle a skyscraper with his bare hands. In fact, a Bitz clone struck by the infuriated Yuji was slammed into a building dozens of meters away, turning into a red smear while its limbs disintegrated amid a shockwave.
Of course, Bitz would revive from the scattered pieces of flesh, but his face upon restoration was pale with terror and shock. It went without saying that he was stained with despair before this incarnation of heavy armor and overwhelming firepower—a being that was less a human tank and more a human battleship.
However...
These three types were techniques Yuji could handle even in his normal state, regardless of the output.
In other words, this was only the beginning.
One of Bitz's clones tried to fire a Cursed Energy Cannon at him, but he was blocked by a large amount of white mucus sprayed like mist from the slits in Yuji's exoskeleton.
This was a technique that manipulated white blood cells to devour all cursed energy. By spraying it like chaff or smoke, Yuji could nullify any technique using pure cursed energy and absorb its power.
That ability was far too unfair in a battle of sorcery. It was the height of absurdity, forcing opponents into a hand-to-hand struggle against Yuji—who possessed strength rivaling the Hercules of myth—while they were effectively reduced to zero cursed energy.
Would long-range physical attacks work then? Or could one survive by simply running away?
The answer to both was "no." This was made clear when Yuji fired his own fist to crush a steel beam Bitz had launched with a Cursed Energy Cannon, obliterating both the beam and the man with a "Rocket Punch."
It was the cursed technique [DECAY]. By giving his detached flesh peerless initial velocity with his monstrous strength, Yuji unleashed a super-high-output rocket punch reminiscent of a classic giant robot's finisher.
And if one was hit by that punch and showered in Yuji's flesh and blood, what awaited was the [ROT TECHNIQUE].
Yuji's trait of 'possessing two of the same cursed technique' was confusing at first glance, but when the Binding Vow was active, its power reached 400%. Once hit, it was the end; the poison would spread through the entire body, rotting and decomposing the flesh.
Attempting to run a Reverse Cursed Technique to resist it naturally created a fatal opening on the battlefield. As Bitz crouched in pain, a second rocket punch followed up, destroying the body faster than it could regenerate until it was corroded away, leaving not even a bone behind.
What if one attacked from behind with multiple clones while Yuji's hands were being regenerated? They would be met with [PIERCING BLOOD] fired from his back like a Godzilla-style internal radiation. With his exoskeleton acting as a barrel, the compressed power was equal to shots fired from his hands, and his aim was precise thanks to the ten pairs of eyes watching every direction.
The Bitz clones, shot down without hope, were eroded by the poison and crawled on the ground, helpless.
Yuji turned his face toward them, his eyes filled with hatred. When he opened his maw, a crimson glint shone from within, matching the flames burning around him.
The cursed technique [CORPSE FAT BURNING DUST]. Usually, this technique only spat sparks and black smoke mixed with soot. However, in Yuji's Complete Combat Form—where his output was skyrocketed—the nature of the technique was enhanced, transforming into a torrent of flame accompanied by pitch-black smoke.
The Bitz clones, cremated by the inexhaustible fire and smoke, left behind only charred remains before being decomposed and erased by the poison that had circulated through their systems.
Amidst all this, Yuji roared like a wail. What he was currently spreading across the entirety of Sendai was the technique [EYE OF THE FLY]. Using an endless swarm of fly shikigami, Yuji was searching for and rescuing survivors, as well as applying Reverse Cursed Technique remotely through the shikigami.
By taking on Bitz's army single-handedly and rescuing the people, he had saved a countless number of citizens.
At the same time, however, the number of corpses Yuji had confirmed was also beyond count.
Therefore, Yuji continued to hammer his overwhelming violence into the Bitz clones, fueled by a rage as hot as a funeral pyre.
"AARRRRRRGHHHHH!!!!"
It would be some time before the terrorism in Sendai City was quelled by this incarnation of fury and sorrow.
However, the damage had carved dark, deep, and indelible scars into both Yuji's heart and the land of Sendai itself.
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