Just as Maki and Mai were being thrown into the hellish punishment room.
Inside the main hall of the Zenin estate, the atmosphere was already tense to the breaking point.
"Megumi Fushiguro, you actually have the nerve to step foot inside the Zenin gates."
Naoya Zenin sat arrogantly upon the grand chair that symbolized the position of Clan Head.
He had just learned that those eyesore twins had been thrown into the punishment room by their own father, Ogi Zenin, and he was currently in a fantastic mood.
"The previous head must have gone senile, actually wanting to hand the Zenin family over to an outsider like you who doesn't even know his own last name."
Naoya sneered, his tone dripping with blatant murderous intent.
"But it doesn't matter. As long as you die here today, that godforsaken will will be nothing more than a scrap of waste paper."
As Naoya finished speaking...
The sliding doors around the hall were slammed open. Dozens of fully armed Zenin elite guards swarmed in like a pack of wolves, surrounding the people in the center.
Facing this bloodthirsty formation, Megumi Fushiguro's face didn't show the slightest hint of panic.
He didn't even spare Naoya a glance, simply standing there quietly.
Because today, he wasn't the only one here to crash the Zenin party.
"Hey, hey, I have to say, the Zenin family's way of treating guests is truly revolting."
A playful and disdainful voice rang out from Megumi's side.
Yoru, dressed in his black Jujutsu High uniform, stepped forward slowly with his hands in his pockets.
To his left was Suguru Geto, who had just regained control of his body. He wore his signature gojo-kesa and a gentle yet hair-raising smile.
And to his right...
Was a gloomy man with twin tails and a horizontal bloodstain across the bridge of his nose.
Choso, the eldest of the Cursed Womb: Death Paintings.
Seeing these three men appear out of nowhere, Naoya Zenin's pupils constricted violently.
Especially when he saw Suguru Geto, a shudder from the depths of his soul nearly made him jump out of his seat.
"Suguru... Suguru Geto?!"
Naoya's face turned pale instantly.
"Didn't you defect ages ago?! Why are you mixed up with people from Jujutsu High?!"
As a Special Grade Sorcerer, Suguru Geto's terrifying strength was famous throughout the jujutsu world.
Not to mention the black-haired, red-eyed youth standing beside him—the monster who had knocked Sukuna back with a single strike during the Shibuya Incident and scared the higher-ups of the General Headquarters shitless—
Yoru!
"Defected? That was just a misunderstanding."
Suguru narrowed his eyes with a smile. In the shadows behind him, several Special Grade Cursed Spirits emitting a terrifying aura were faintly writhing.
"I only came today to accompany my junior to take back something that belongs to his student."
"I didn't originally want to involve myself in the Zenin family's mess."
Yoru yawned, his cold gaze sweeping over the guards who looked as if they were facing a great enemy.
"But Megumi is my junior, after all."
"Anyone who dares touch a hair on his head, I'll rip their head off and kick it like a ball."
Hearing Yoru's incredibly arrogant words, Naoya's pride was stung.
"Arrogant! This is the Zenin estate! It's not a place for outsiders like you to run wild!"
Naoya roared and waved his hand.
"Kill them!"
Dozens of elite guards bellowed, brandishing their cursed tools and surging toward Megumi Fushiguro like a tide.
However, just as they were about to touch Megumi...
*Splat!*
A crimson blood blade tore through the air like a bolt of lightning!
Choso stood expressionless in front of Megumi Fushiguro.
His hands came together in front of his chest, and deep red blood seeped from his fingertips, instantly transforming into a downpour of blood.
"Blood Manipulation: Convergence!"
"Piercing Blood!"
*Boom!*
A pillar of blood, compressed to its limit, pierced through the chests of the lead guards at a terrifying supersonic speed.
Blood and gore splattered everywhere!
"Daring to harm my brother's companion is the same as harming my family."
Choso's eyes were as cold as iron, looking at them as if they were already dead.
"You, every single one of you... will die."
In just a single exchange, the elite guards the Zenin family was so proud of were instantly crushed by Choso's fierce Blood Manipulation, falling to the ground with screams of agony.
"Useless! A bunch of useless trash!"
Seeing this, Naoya jumped down from his chair in a fit of rage.
He activated his Projection Sorcery once more, attempting to use his ultra-high-speed movement to bypass Choso and take Megumi Fushiguro's head directly.
However, his speed was like a slow-motion replay in Yoru's eyes.
*Bang!*
Before Naoya could even get close to Megumi, a foot whipped out like an iron flail and slammed hard into his cheek!
*Boom!*
Naoya flew out like a cannonball, smashing through three wooden doors before landing pathetically in the ruins of the courtyard.
"This is the strength you're so proud of?"
Yoru slowly withdrew his leg, looking down at the struggling, pained Naoya with eyes full of contempt.
"You're not even worthy of making me draw my sword."
Naoya struggled to crawl back up, his eyes filled with resentment and humiliation.
He was the genius of the Zenin family! How could he be one-shotted by a curse-less trash with a single kick?!
However...
Just as Yoru was about to step forward and completely disable this arrogant brat...
*Hum—!*
A faint but desperate, deathly ripple of cursed energy suddenly drifted from the direction of the back courtyard.
That was the direction of the storehouse and the punishment room!
Yoru's expression changed instantly.
Having the Transparent World and extreme perception, he was far too familiar with this specific type of cursed energy ripple.
It was the ripple of life essence being forcibly drained between twins!
It was Mai's cursed energy!
"Dammit!"
Yoru immediately realized what was happening.
He had forcibly changed the fates of so many people during the Shibuya Incident, yet he had overlooked the darkest, filthiest corner inside the Zenin clan!
In the original story, Mai had sacrificed her life to take away the last shred of cursed energy within Maki, allowing Maki to fully awaken as a Sorcerer Killer.
*Was this tragedy about to repeat itself in this timeline?!*
"Choso! Senior Geto! I'm leaving this place to you!"
Without any hesitation, Yoru spun around.
"Protect Megumi! Kill anyone who gets close!"
Before the words had even finished hanging in the air, Yoru's figure turned into a bolt of red lightning, sprinting toward the storehouse.
"Leave it to me."
Choso condensed blood blades in his hands once more, standing before Megumi Fushiguro like a god of war.
Meanwhile, Suguru Geto smiled and summoned a massive centipede cursed spirit, completely sealing off the hall.
"Now then, young master of the Zenin family."
Suguru looked at Naoya, who was crawling out of the ruins, his gaze becoming incredibly dangerous.
"Let's continue our game."
Combat erupted in the hall once more, while in Yoru's heart, only one thought remained.
Faster!
Even faster!
Those twin flowers growing in the cracks... must not be allowed to wither like this!
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