Just as Jogo and Hanami were loudly demanding that Nishida Kagetatsu come out with great fanfare, a one-eyed fly cursed spirit a few hundred meters away recorded everything and transmitted it to Kenjaku outside the barrier of Tokyo Jujutsu High School.
When Kenjaku opened his eyes again, he said to the special-grade cursed spirit, Jōso, beside him:
"Jogo has already started. It's time to begin. Let me go first."
The moment he finished speaking, the cursed spirit Jōso did not hesitate. He transformed into lightning and broke through the barrier of Tokyo Jujutsu High School.
Before Kenjaku could react, the entire school's jujutsu alarm sounded. The remaining special-grade cursed spirits no longer hesitated. Seeing this, they quickly responded to their comrades and charged straight through the barrier, leaving Kenjaku standing alone.
"I'll give you a barrier talisman first... Forget it. Anyway, it's good to end this quickly. They won't last long. Let you drown in your so-called pride, you foolish cursed spirits."
Before he finished speaking, he raised his hand to summon a cursed spirit. A black, misty cursed spirit immediately wrapped around his body, and his body became transparent, gradually blurring within the shroud.
Just before completely disappearing, a sinister smile appeared at the corners of his lips, and his tone was soft yet piercing with madness:
"Let's meet again, Tengen..."
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"Mr. Ijichi, I don't know why, but for the past two days, I've always felt a chill down my back. Is that little bastard Satoru Gojo planning to get back at me?"
On the outskirts of a village that had been abandoned for decades near Kyoto, Locke listened to the growing commotion in the mountains but had no intention of making the first move. He was even bored enough to pass the time by badmouthing Gojo Satoru with Ijichi, watching the other party want to complain but fear that Gojo Satoru would make his life difficult.
Sweating profusely, Ijichi couldn't help but miss Locke in his Nishida Kagetatsu form. Why could the gap be so wide when they were clearly the same person?
Just as Ijichi prayed in his heart that the other party would never change back—that he would remain as Nishida Kagetatsu—a sudden ringtone from his phone interrupted his thoughts.
"Hello... What? A special-grade cursed spirit is attacking Kyoto Jujutsu High School! No way!"
Hearing the urgent words on the other end of the phone, Locke frowned, realizing something was wrong.
In fact, Locke had already been prepared for a conspiracy. After all, looking at the current state of the jujutsu world, if he wanted to go that far, he could have asked the Zen'in clan to change their name to the Nara-Zen'in clan. If he wanted to be more radical, he could make Gojo Satoru change his name to Yamanaka Satoru, and the Kamo clan change their surname to Akimichi.
In this case, it wasn't incomprehensible that Jogo and Hanami chose Kyoto instead of raiding Tokyo Jujutsu High School. But calling out Nishida Kagetatsu's name was a bit interesting.
It was clearly a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain. Perhaps there was a surprise waiting for him there.
Perhaps Kenjaku would still leave him the Prison Realm. Although the Prison Realm most likely couldn't seal Nishida Kagetatsu, the killing mechanism of the Domain was still too dominant. To be safe, it was better to use shadow clones to call out.
Thinking this, Locke didn't even make the slightest movement with his feet. His figure instantly vanished.
Just as Ijichi was clarifying the situation on the other end of the line and subconsciously turned around, the place was already empty. Not a trace of the person remained.
"Mr. Locke! The situation is urgent and requires your... Huh? Where did he go?!"
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"Best friend! Let's burn together!"
"What are you talking about? We've never met before, right?"
On the battlefield deep in the mountains, the special-grade cursed spirit Centipede had the power to change the terrain with every strike, causing great trouble for the Kyoto and Tokyo students.
Fortunately, in the midst of battle, Yuji Itadori used his power to implant non-existent memories into Aoi Todo, causing Aoi Todo, who had originally refused to cooperate, to begin preparing to work together.
"Final blow! Brother!"
"Hmph! Let's go!"
Just as they clenched their fists, roared about bonds and friendship, and leaped high, ready to deliver the final blow to finish off the Centipede Demon Woman, they didn't expect the shadow of the other side to suddenly boil wildly like hot oil.
[Shadow Sewing: Kill]
Before their fists could meet, countless sharp shadow spikes suddenly burst from the shadow of the Centipede Woman, piercing her entire body and binding her layer by layer.
In the next moment, the shadow tightened and compressed from all sides, and a sharp blade cut and strangled again and again, like a razor blade.
Seeing this scene, the eldest son of the Kamo clan, Kenki Kamo, who had been watching the battle, instantly lost his calm and self-assured demeanor. He suddenly turned his head to look at Megumi Fushiguro behind him and asked hurriedly:
"Was that the Shadow Sewing technique you just used?"
Megumi Fushiguro stood nearby, and when he recalled the few shadow spikes he had just summoned, compared to the overwhelming, tyrannical, suffocating shadow technique, his looked as thin as a toothpick.
His heart was suddenly filled with depression and panic, and he simply remained silent, not answering a single word.
It was clear that he had the same technique and even the same face as the old relic. Why was the gap so wide?
And he didn't know how much this scene affected Kamo Kenki. He didn't even need to summon a shikigami for such a killing technique. He grew more and more confused about one thing.
Why was their Kamo clan as famous as the Gojo clan and the Zen'in clan, all speaking of family heirloom techniques? He felt that the Red Blood Manipulation technique was a joke.
"The situation has changed. Kyoto Jujutsu High School has been attacked by a special-grade cursed spirit. The main force has already gone to support. Stay where you are and wait until we finish this."
Locke's shadow clone emerged with his hands in his pockets, informing everyone of the current situation and taking responsibility for their safety.
However, Yuji Itadori, suspended in the air by shadow tentacles above everyone's heads, unexpectedly saw another figure in his eyes.
"Don't just stand by... Return to the high school... I need to go back... Otherwise... Gojo-sensei..."
"A proper death!"
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At this moment, Kyoto Jujutsu High School, strengthened by Jogo and Hanami, was like entering no man's land, turning the entire campus into a purgatory on earth.
Thorny trees that blotted out the sky and deep craters smashed by meteorites intersected, completely tearing apart the quiet landscape of the past.
"Nishida Kagetatsu! Come out! Come out! If you don't come, I'll kill them all!"
Jogo carried burnt limbs, long since unconscious, and roared madly around.
At this moment, he was like an outlaw who had completely lost everything, pouring out his dissatisfaction and unwillingness, looking like a madman determined to lead everyone to hell together.
This posture was as if he had come out for a walk after a meal. He looked at the high school they had destroyed and couldn't see its original appearance at all. He turned his head and said:
Despite this, he never relaxed his vigilance for a moment. As long as there was any abnormal fluctuation in cursed energy, it was impossible to escape his and Hanami's eyes.
But he didn't expect that at this moment, a faint black shadow quietly slid across the battlefield and instantly entangled his and Hanami's shadows.
When Jogo finally noticed something strange, his body was already stiff, and he couldn't move.
Locke slowly emerged from the shadows. He first used his shadow clone to teleport all the hostages away, then shoved his hands into his pockets and began to pace back and forth before Jogo and Hanami.
His posture was as leisurely as going out for a walk after a meal. He walked past the unrecognizable school before him, clicked his tongue twice, turned his head, and said:
"When I'm not around, you wild dogs look very arrogant."
"And now that I'm here, are you ready to die—?"
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