Chapter 105: Who Gave You Permission to Touch My Students!!!
At the same time, Fushiguro Megumi and Kamo Noritoshi were still in a standoff inside an old classical building.
Fushiguro's strength was already formidable, and with the weapons and guidance provided by Emiya, his combat power had been elevated to a new level, but his opponent was also no mediocre Sorcerer.
As the heir of the Kamo clan, one of the three great Jujutsu families, and the apparent legitimate eldest son, Kamo Noritoshi not only inherited the ancestral 'Blood Manipulation' Cursed Technique of the Kamo lineage but was also exceptionally gifted and highly diligent.
People from the three great families technically don't need to attend Jujutsu High. However, Kamo strictly disciplined himself, aiming not only to be recognized by the three great families but also by the Jujutsu High organization itself to make his mother happy; this is why he came here specifically.
In the Jujutsu world, and even within the three great families, he is undoubtedly excellent—but that is far from enough!
To become a leader in the Jujutsu world, excellence is not enough; one must be the best.
In his view, Fushiguro Megumi, also called a genius and bearing the Zen'in family bloodline, was his best peer, but the latter did not agree.
"We are not peers from the three great families; I have already severed ties with the Zen'in clan.
And, I don't think I am right.
No, sorry, I misspoke... I don't care whether I'm right or wrong; I just believe in my own conscience."
Fushiguro Megumi doesn't harbor a sense of absolute justice, nor does he feel he has any kind of responsibility he must fulfill. He simply follows this inner conviction, wanting 'good people to be rewarded with good fortune'.
The first person he thought of was his sister, who is still in a coma, then Itadori Yuji, who would sacrifice himself for his companions, and finally... Emiya-sensei is clearly also that type of kind-hearted person, isn't he?
They might be the ones who truly hold justice in their hearts, but Fushiguro himself is not.
Because he is quite indifferent to those he deems unworthy of saving or to strangers.
"I will only save others according to my own conscience. If someone denies me, then...
We can only curse each other."
Itadori Yuji is a bit slow on the uptake, but he is a good person who would unconditionally look out for others.
Just because he became Sukuna's vessel and might endanger the Jujutsu world, or because having a vessel become a Sorcerer would insult Sorcerers... Fushiguro Megumi could never agree to kill him for such reasons.
"[Max Elephant]!"
After a struggle, Fushiguro Megumi unhesitatingly unleashed his strongest shikigami right now, letting it spew out a surging torrent of water that instantly swept Kamo Noritoshi, breaking through the wall and exposing him high in the air with nowhere to evade.
"[Nue]!"
Appearing next in the air was the flying owl shikigami, which, carrying lightning, crashed into the soaking wet Kamo Noritoshi.
The water-plus-lightning attack was highly effective, but the resolute Kamo Noritoshi still managed to forcefully bind Nue's wings in a reverse manner using [Blood Manipulation].
The two, equally unwilling to yield, intended to continue fighting after falling to the ground, but reality would not permit them to continue.
Boom!
Along with the rumbling sound, countless thick tree roots suddenly drilled out of the jungle outside the courtyard. They frantically spread upwards, quickly reaching a height of tens of meters, completely blocking the direct sunlight.
"What is this?!"
Before the two could figure out the situation, a figure flew from the direction of the spreading roots and violently crashed into the wall not far behind them.
"Inumaki-senpai?!!"
Fushiguro recognized the figure—it was Inumaki Toge, who should have been clearing Curses elsewhere.
His condition was clearly very poor right now; not only was blood flowing from his forehead and wrist, but the blade forged by Emiya was also broken into several pieces.
"..."
Inumaki Toge wanted to tell the two to escape quickly, but blood flowed directly up from his lungs, severely hindering his ability to speak.
The next second, those tree roots continued to grow and spread at an extremely fast pace, covering the entire dome of the building in just a moment, completely preventing external sunlight from shining into this area.
Even if they wanted to escape, where could they go?
And with Fushiguro's personality, he would absolutely never abandon a comrade lightly. His first reaction was certainly not to flee, but to rush to Inumaki's side to check his injuries.
Fortunately, perhaps because he blocked most of the damage with the blade at the crucial moment, Inumaki only had severe superficial wounds, and nothing too serious was apparent inside.
"In this emergency, we need to quickly contact the senseis outside..."
Bang!
Fushiguro tried to pull out his phone to call for aid, but a suddenly flying vine fiercely struck his wrist.
As blood splattered, the phone, shattered into four pieces, probably couldn't be used anymore.
The culprit who had severely wounded Inumaki Toge arrived before the three in a daze. The mere sight of that bizarre body was enough to send chills down one's spine.
"This level of Cursed Energy... Special Grade?!"
Kamo Noritoshi, seeing a Special Grade Curse for the first time, widened his Cursed-Technique-activated right eye. He hadn't been able to perceive the attacker's movement upon its arrival at all.
And Fushiguro, who had already encountered a Special Grade Curse, was even more pessimistic.
This was because the oppressive presence emanating from the Curse before them was not on the same level as the Finger Bearer Curse at the Detention Center.
Though both were Special Grade, their strengths were fundamentally incomparable; the difference could be described as heaven and earth!
If he could barely put up any effective resistance against the Finger Bearer, how much worse would it be facing this even stronger Curse?
Even if the teachers noticed the anomaly, support would take at least several minutes; they probably wouldn't last that long.
Is there no way?
No, there should be one option left...
"Quick, get Inumaki-senpai out of here!" Fushiguro yelled at Kamo Noritoshi.
"But...?"
"Go! Don't drag your feet!"
Fushiguro stared intently at the eyeless Curse before him, silently beginning to utilize another application of the [Ten Shadows Technique]...
The final shikigami indeed requires a subjugation ritual to be used, but he could choose to drag the Curse opposite him into the subjugation ritual, making it the eradication target of that strongest shikigami.
He might die here, but that's better than all three dying together.
Deep, pitch-black shadows began to spread out from behind Fushiguro. The aura emanating from them even caused the attacker, who was about to move, to freeze in place.
It was unrelated to judgment; it was the biological instinct to face a threat.
"HAAAA!!"
Pressured to the extreme by the sense of crisis, it immediately intended to eliminate the source of the fear, and it was at this very moment...
WHOOSH!!!!!
The barrier obscuring the sunlight and the sky was suddenly blasted with a huge hole. A swiftly flying blade was the first to cleave through the Curse's outstretched hand, followed by a powerful, full-throated roar—
BOOM
"Who gave you permission to touch my students!!!"
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