Maki stared in the direction Fushiguro Shin had left, murmuring to herself.
"Is that the kind of expression that should appear on Shin's face?"
Maki recalled the terrifying profile of Fushiguro Shin she had just seen. The intense killing intent within that Cursed Energy was the reason their bodies had reacted involuntarily.
A bead of sweat silently fell from Inumaki's face.
Panda was also greatly astonished. The usually gentle Fushiguro Shin was now revealing such a terrifying demeanor.
"We should hurry and follow him. I have a feeling things are about to get out of hand..."
...Aoi Todo directly threw Fushiguro Megumi onto the high platform, breaking the 'Well Bucket' Binding Vow Fushiguro Megumi had set up, and spoke with disdain.
"As expected, it's boring. I can't feel any fighting spirit from you at all..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Fushiguro Shin's fist had already arrived.
With a loud bang, Aoi Todo was sent flying several meters, crashing through several massive wooden pillars before coming to a stop.
Even though Aoi Todo had used Cursed Energy to defend himself, he still coughed up a large amount of blood mixed with five broken teeth.
Aoi Todo was inwardly shocked. This simple punch was far too terrifying. If he hadn't sensed it, he might have been knocked unconscious by now.
Sensing the chilling Cursed Energy emanating from Fushiguro Shin, Aoi Todo immediately thought of Yuta Okkotsu.
But the undisguised killing intent instantly made him tense his nerves.
Fushiguro Shin covered his mouth, trying his best to calm himself down.
"If we had met under different circumstances, I might have tried to curry favor by saying I like women with big heads and big butts..."
Hearing Fushiguro Shin's words, Aoi Todo couldn't understand what he meant for a moment.
Fushiguro Shin also gave up on calming down. He smashed the wooden beam beside him with a punch and spoke through gritted teeth.
"Left hand or right hand?"
Aoi Todo instinctively asked back, "What?"
"I'm asking you, this piece of trash, which hand dared to touch my precious little brother?!"
Only then did Aoi Todo understand why this person he had never met before was radiating such intense killing intent towards him.
Seeing Aoi Todo remain silent, Fushiguro Shin reined in his madness and spoke with extreme coldness.
"Left hand or right hand, it doesn't matter anymore. Never mind, just cut them both off. Ten Shadows Technique: Cats Cradle."
[Ten Shadows Technique: Cats Cradle: Consumes Cursed Energy to grant cutting effects to shadows within a space, similar to the 'Cleave' used by Sukuna.]
The position where Aoi Todo was standing, due to the shadow cast by the sunlight hitting the eaves, became the perfect medium for Fushiguro Shin's Cats Cradle.
The moment Aoi Todo saw the shadow change, he already sensed the danger.
As Aoi Todo quickly dodged, Fushiguro Shin had already appeared behind him using Shadow Demon.
"Pathetic. Do you think you can run away, you trash? Clench your teeth and don't you dare die!"
Fushiguro Shin's right foot, raised high, came crashing down on Aoi Todo's back. Black Flash activated, directly shattering Aoi Todo's shoulder blade.
Due to the tremendous impact, Aoi Todo was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing through layer after layer of wooden structures before plummeting underground.
Just like what he had done to Fushiguro Megumi moments before, except one was upward and the other was downward.
With a loud bang, even the building shook slightly.
Sunlight shone down through the huge opening above, creating countless shadows that covered Aoi Todo's body.
Aoi Todo coughed up another mouthful of blood. The intense pain from his shoulder made him realize his condition was already very poor.
Standing high above, Fushiguro Shin spoke coldly to Aoi Todo, his back to the sunlight.
"Let me ask you this, just for the record. You were the one who laid hands on Megumi first, right?"
Gazing up at Fushiguro Shin, Aoi Todo simply uttered one word.
"Yeah."
Fushiguro Shin raised his left hand. The shadow cast by the sunlight sliced Aoi Todo's body into several sections, particularly at both wrists.
Aoi Todo was also very clear that Fushiguro Shin was about to use that exaggerated shadow technique again. Gritting his teeth against the pain, he commanded his body, preparing to use his own technique, 'Boogie Woogie', to escape.
Although there were many things he couldn't figure out, why this Jujutsu High had such a strong guy, and why the fight had escalated to this degree of seriousness.
Aoi Todo now knew one thing for certain: this guy Fushiguro Shin was dead serious!
But unfortunately, Fushiguro Shin had already seen through Aoi Todo's plan.
Fushiguro Shin did intend to use 'Cats Cradle' again, but not just 'Cats Cradle'. If the attack wouldn't hit, using a technique would just be a waste of Cursed Energy.
"Ten Shadows Technique: Shadow Weaving, Boogie Woogie!"
"Ten Shadows Technique: Cats Cradle."
[Ten Shadows Technique: Shadow Weaving: By declaring the next technique the opponent will use within three seconds, if the guess is correct, the opponent's technique will be disrupted by their own shadow. The form of disruption varies, such as preventing the technique's formation or, in the case of Reverse Cursed Technique, directly causing damage. Conversely, if the declaration fails, Fushiguro Shin will enter a technique burnout state.]
When Aoi Todo heard the words 'Boogie Woogie' from Fushiguro Shin's mouth, a strong sense of foreboding washed over him.
But he had no choice now. Trapped underground and almost enveloped by shadows, if he didn't use Boogie Woogie to escape upwards, he dreaded to imagine what awaited him if he charged into the surrounding darkness completely covered in shadows.
Clenching his teeth against the excruciating pain in one shoulder, Aoi Todo moved his hands to activate Boogie Woogie.
Just as his palms were about to clap together to complete the technique, two shadow-formed hands appeared, each gripping one of Aoi Todo's hands, fingers interlocked.
And since these two shadow hands possessed substance, Aoi Todo's attempted clap was actually just the backs of these two shadow hands colliding.
A feeling of despair enveloped Aoi Todo's mind.
"I'm done for..."
The admission ticket for Takada-chan's handshake event fluttered from Aoi Todo's pocket into the shadows, instantly torn into countless shreds.
"Don't move!" Inumaki's voice rang out at that moment. Even though the Cursed Speech took effect, it couldn't stop Fushiguro Shin anymore, because Cats Cradle had been completed and concluded the moment it was released.
"What in the world..."
The scene before Maki was far too shocking. One must remember, Aoi Todo was a third-year student at Kyoto Jujutsu High, a First-Grade Jujutsu Sorcerer, and a disciple of Yuki Tsukumo, one of the contemporary Special Grade Sorcerers.
Yet before the enraged Fushiguro Shin, he was indeed so utterly helpless, unable to even manage one of the two things: counterattacking or escaping.
In the distant reception room, both Gojo Satoru and Yoshinobu Gakuganji sensed the terrifying outburst of Cursed Energy.
Yoshinobu Gakuganji's face turned somewhat grim as he asked Gojo Satoru, "What is the meaning of this massive surge of Cursed Energy?"
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