'This is bad.'
The moment it saw Gojo Satoru, Hanami knew its fate. The conversation it had with Kenjaku before setting out surfaced in its mind.
The mission he had assigned was simply to stall for time, with no other requirements. This was because he knew no one could handle Gojo Satoru.
"If you run into Gojo Satoru during the mission and don't want to die, then run immediately."
"After all, if you face him head-on, you're dead for sure."
Kenjaku had said this with a smile, in an utterly calm tone.
"You don't have to tell me. I already know."
Hanami naturally had no objections; it wasn't that arrogant.
Gojo Satoru was someone it was completely impossible to fight against, the undisputed strongest in the Jujutsu world. This point was beyond doubt.
The only one who had doubted this, Jogo, had also realized the gap in their power after nearly being killed.
Hanami didn't think it could defeat Gojo Satoru, so there was only one choice upon encountering him: flee.
That was the theory, at least. After all, it wasn't worth losing one's life just to stall for time.
But one thing had gone wrong. They had tried to overestimate Gojo Satoru as much as possible, but in reality, it still wasn't enough...
The short, white-haired man stood face-to-face with Hanami, just as it had with Itadori before, only now it was the challenger.
Under the gaze of those sky-like 'Six Eyes,' Hanami could find no possibility of escape.
"What's wrong? You only dare to lay hands on my students? Don't you dare to have a go with me?"
Gojo Satoru's tone was incredibly cold. As the strongest in the Jujutsu world, there was only one reason he hadn't taken control of it entirely: his benevolence.
But even that had its limits. Gojo Satoru had always suppressed his true nature, restraining the desire to slaughter to his heart's content.
Cursed Energy is a product of negative emotions. As the strongest, he was naturally no paragon of virtue.
And now, realizing that they had set traps and a Veil to attack his students, Gojo Satoru was unusually enraged.
Faced with Gojo Satoru's 'interrogation,' Hanami could only fall silent.
Its battle with Kakashi had left it in poor condition, so to prevent any unforeseen accidents, it had indeed struck a bit harder than intended.
The fact that it hadn't killed them all on the spot was a sign of its restraint. But it obviously wouldn't share any of this with Gojo Satoru; it would not reveal its true purpose.
'There's no chance to escape. I'm completely locked on...'
Every nerve in its body screamed a warning. The crisis of death enveloped its entire being, as if it would be killed in the very next second.
Hanami subconsciously adopted a fighting stance. There was no escape. Was this its final curtain?
Amidst the withered plants, Hanami stared intently at Gojo Satoru, its aura completely transformed.
Realizing this might be its final battle, Hanami unleashed a completely different level of power—
"Domain Expansion—Feasting Sea of Light!"
It held nothing back. Having already expended a great deal of Cursed Energy, Hanami was no longer in peak condition.
Gojo Satoru, on the other hand, had used no energy at all to break the Veil.
Of course, this difference had no bearing on the outcome. Even if Hanami had been at full strength, there wouldn't have been a shred of suspense in the fight.
As Hanami's Domain expanded, the banks of the small stream in the forest began to be covered by a sea of flowers. Gradually, even the stream itself completely transformed into a floral ocean.
The once-withered forest was revitalized, beautiful and deadly. Only by relying on natural energy could it manage to deploy its Domain twice in such a short period.
"Not planning to run? You're not in great shape right now, are you?"
Despite being enveloped in the enemy's Domain, Gojo Satoru acted as if nothing was wrong.
"Run? I don't have the strength to escape from the Six Eyes."
"The strongest in the Jujutsu world, Gojo Satoru. My name is Hanami. Let me see the gap between us."
Hanami spoke the most ambitionless words in the most solemn tone.
It only wanted to know how much of his energy it could drain before being killed—it didn't even hope to injure him.
Just as Gojo Satoru was considering how to respond, Hanami, with a complete lack of martial virtue, seized this moment of distraction to attack!
'Now! My only chance!'
Betting all of its Cursed Energy, the flower bud on Hanami's hand bloomed, and a terrifying cannon of light engulfed the field of vision.
However, it couldn't even make Gojo Satoru get serious. The guaranteed-hit effect within the Domain suddenly vanished.
"Domain Expansion—Unlimited Void."
A pitch-black sphere completely enveloped the sea of flowers. Hanami's full-power attack seemed so feeble in his eyes.
Without the Domain's guaranteed-hit effect, it couldn't even break through his Limitless.
The cannon of light was like a stream of water, split, deflected, and scattered by the stone that was Gojo Satoru.
The effect of Unlimited Void activated. Hanami's body froze, stuck in its attacking posture.
An immense amount of information flooded its brain, making it unable to control its body.
"The gap between us? Honestly, crushing you is no different from crushing an ant."
Gojo Satoru didn't walk up and gently snap its neck like he did with Jogo.
He could not forgive Hanami for attacking his students. Since that was the case, he would allow himself to be selfish—
A terrifying amount of Cursed Energy gathered in front of Gojo Satoru, forming two spheres, one black and one red, which then merged.
'Hollow Technique—Purple'
Fusing the powers of the forward and reverse Cursed Techniques, it became Gojo Satoru's strongest killing blow. Using this move on Hanami was like using a cannon to shoot a mosquito.
It was less a battle and more a venting of anger. Even if it was a complete waste of Cursed Energy, he didn't care—he felt like it.
"Snap!"
With a crisp snap of his fingers, space shattered, and a purple light covered the entire world within the Domain.
Even without the Domain's guaranteed-hit effect, Hanami had absolutely no way to dodge this attack. Caught in Unlimited Void, it was already immobilized.
The pitch-black spherical Domain unraveled, releasing the power of Purple. Like a tunnel boring machine, the space-devouring power surged forward.
When everything returned to calm, what appeared before Itadori and Todo was a massive crater over a thousand meters wide. All the trees and land it had touched had vanished.
Also vanished was the Special Grade Cursed Spirit Hanami. No one, including Hanami itself, thought it could have survived such an attack.
The only thing it might have left behind in this world was the sea of flowers, most of which had been destroyed, right?
...
...
Gojo Satoru's Hollow Technique: Purple was itself a power that distorted space. Under this dual fluctuation of Cursed Energy and spacetime, not even the Six Eyes noticed the faint distortion that came from Kamui.
"Do you want to understand the meaning of life? Do you want to truly live?"
In a pitch-black space, Hanami, who thought itself already dead, suddenly heard this voice.
In its confusion, two options appeared before its eyes.
'yes/no'
After a moment's thought, worried that Hanami might actually choose the wrong path, Schwarzer moved her hand slightly.
And so, as Hanami watched, the options before it changed.
'yes/yes'
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