The battle at Tokyo Jujutsu High had ended, but the battle at Kyoto Jujutsu Headquarters was still ongoing.
Suguru swung Playful Cloud, launching attack after attack at Kenjaku.
But all these attacks were neutralized by Kenjaku in various ways.
'Is it so kind of mind-reading Cursed Technique?'
Suguru narrowed his eyes, observing Kenjaku's movents.
During the fighting so far, Suguru had noticed that Kenjaku always managed to neutralize his attacks at just the right mont.
Many of his moves, which he had almost never used, were also easily parried by Kenjaku.
"You look quite confused."
Kenjaku backflipped to dodge Playful Cloud's sweep, then clasped his hands inside his wide sleeves and spoke with a smile.
"Oh? Why do you say that?"
Suguru pulled with his right hand, and Playful Cloud was reeled back and stacked together.
"Although I can't see your eyes clearly, subtle changes in your expression can also reveal your thoughts."
Kenjaku pointed to his own face with a smile.
"Interesting. Not many people can discern changes in my expression."
Besides Satoru, who had the Six Eyes, and Eichi, who knew him very well, even many of Suguru's family mbers could not distinguish the changes in his face.
After all, he usually maintained that very approachable smile.
"It's just past experience."
Kenjaku shook his head with a smile.
"It seems there are benefits to living a long ti."
Suguru smiled and summoned a new Cursed Spirit.
"Indeed."
Kenjaku also once again unrolled more of the Twenty-Six Female Ghost Scroll, which had been tucked at his waist.
Suguru waved his left hand, and countless squid Cursed Spirits shot toward Kenjaku like arrows from a bowstring.
"Bone Woman."
A gaunt, skeletal woman appeared beside Kenjaku.
Normally, there would only be one imaginary Cursed Spirit born from the sa negative emotions.
However, after this imaginary Cursed Spirit was subjugated, exorcised, or otherwise unable to continue receiving negative emotions, a second similar imaginary Cursed Spirit would be born.
This was why, even though Suguru had a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, Bone Woman, Kenjaku could still summon another Bone Woman from the Special Grade cursed tool, Twenty-Six Female Ghost Scroll.
The Bone Woman absorbed into the Special Grade cursed tool, like the Bone Woman absorbed and controlled by Suguru's Cursed Technique, would no longer continue to absorb other people's fear of the Bone Woman.
"Wall of Bones."
Dozens of white bones pierced out from the ground, forming a wall of white bones covered in countless bone spikes in front of Kenjaku.
Suguru's squid Cursed Spirits instantly turned into paste plastered on the wall after hitting the Wall of Bones, creating a bizarre sight.
'Why isn't he moving?'
Kenjaku, behind the Wall of Bones, was controlling Cursed Spirits to observe Suguru's every move.
But to his surprise, several seconds had passed, yet Suguru only maintained the action of continuously launching squid Cursed Spirits, with no personal action.
'Could it be...'
A guess appeared in Kenjaku's mind.
More of the Twenty-Six Female Ghost Scroll was unrolled like a scroll, and a figure holding a cyan lantern appeared.
Countless candles burning with cyan flas illuminated the area around the two.
The mont the surroundings were lit up, Suguru's body began to beco ethereal.
At the sa ti, another ethereal Suguru appeared behind Kenjaku.
Seeing that his move had been exposed, Suguru imdiately swung Playful Cloud with full force, a terrifying power smashing toward Kenjaku's true body beneath the stitches.
Bone Woman's hands instantly grew thick bone spikes, deflecting Playful Cloud's attack.
His first move unsuccessful, Suguru's mind stirred.
Crack, crack, crack.
Several Cursed Spirits suddenly rushed out from under Kenjaku's feet, their gaping mouths biting at Kenjaku.
The Aobōzu floating in the air waved its lantern, and several balls of fla burned the Cursed Spirits, leaving them only able to wail in pain.
"A diversionary fake body and a trap. These are common ninja moves."
Kenjaku smiled as he looked at Suguru behind him.
At this mont, the battle between Suguru and Bone Woman was already nearing its end.
Suguru gripped Playful Cloud and swung it with all his might. Bone Woman raised one hand to block, and the other hand stabbed toward his chest.
Just then, Suguru's right hand, holding Playful Cloud, suddenly loosened and tightened, and the length of Playful Cloud attacking Bone Woman suddenly increased by one section.
The bone spike that should have blocked the first section of Playful Cloud blocked the second section instead, and the first section of Playful Cloud, swung by Suguru, struck Bone Woman's head hard.
Snap.
A clear sound of bone cracking rang out.
The force was just right, enough to stun and cause brain damage.
Suguru did not miss this opportunity. He grabbed the bone spike stabbing toward his chest with his left hand, and despite his already bleeding palm, he pulled it aside.
Bone Woman stumbled toward Suguru's embrace.
However, what awaited Bone Woman was not the warm embrace she imagined, but Suguru's raised foot, which kicked her flying dozens of ters away.
Bone Woman already had a better one at ho. This one was not up to par.
Kenjaku once again summoned a soaking wet Cursed Spirit, like a female ghost.
Just then, a Cursed Spirit behind him, almost burned to death by the Aobōzu's flas, suddenly changed dramatically.
The Special Grade Demon Cursed Spirit stretched its long neck and bit at Kenjaku.
"What?!"
Kenjaku was startled by the sudden change and imdiately hid behind the newly summoned Cursed Spirit with the Twenty-Six Female Ghost Scroll.
Splish.
The Special Grade Demon Cursed Spirit's gaping maw directly bit through the Cursed Spirit that had just been summoned and was completely unprepared.
"Common moves can also be effective, can't they?"
Suguru's voice sounded behind Kenjaku.
Kenjaku imdiately raised the scroll in his hand, blocking Playful Cloud's path.
Smack, thud.
The Special Grade cursed tool, Twenty-Six Female Ghost Scroll, was torn apart by Playful Cloud, and a large number of fragnts depicting female ghosts fluttered in the air.
Kenjaku himself was slamd hard into the ground by Playful Cloud.
The battlefield shifted from the rooftop of Jujutsu Headquarters to the area in front of the main gate.
Suguru had no intention of giving Kenjaku a mont to breathe.
A dark Cursed Spirit space appeared behind him, and a large number of Cursed Spirits specializing in long-range attacks began to carpet bomb the area where Kenjaku had fallen.
Suguru himself rode on a swordfish Cursed Spirit and charged toward Kenjaku's position.
"Domain Expansion."
The sudden voice startled Suguru, and he imdiately jumped off the back of the swordfish Cursed Spirit, but it was already too late.
"Womb Profusion."
A giant tree composed of countless distorted faces appeared out of thin air.
The next mont, all attacks directed at Kenjaku were neutralized by the Domain with equally unavoidable attacks.
"Was I caught in it?"
Suguru landed on his feet, then imdiately took out the cursed tool containing Shinkage-ryū, Simple Domain.
A light blue aura appeared around Suguru.
Suguru waved his hand, and countless Cursed Spirits surged out from the Cursed Spirit space behind him.
He intended to crush Kenjaku's Domain as quickly as possible.
"It's useless."
Even if the Domain's sure-hit effect was neutralized, Kenjaku could still aim manually.
This was simple for the experienced Kenjaku.
One by one, the Cursed Spirits suddenly twisted their bodies during their charge, disappearing in miserable shapes, with none successfully breaking through to Kenjaku's side.
Just then, the already gloomy environnt was suddenly shrouded by dark storm clouds.
"A Domain? A bit familiar."
Kenjaku looked beside Suguru and imdiately discovered the Domain's caster.
(To be continued.)
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