Sukuna cracked his knuckles and healed himself, thinking, 'That fight was truly marvellous. Hajime Kashimo. I wonder if you'll be up to par. Are you prey worth hunting? Or just a fish waiting to be reeled up and gutted?'
Kashimo arrived as Sukuna smirked and thought, 'Bhrasta is calibrated to Infinity. I'll have to call it back and resummon it. Well, until I see his Cursed Technique, I won't know which specific facet to equalise, so it's fine.'
Sukuna called Bhrasta back as Kashimo looked to Sukuna and asked, "Sukuna. Did you become the strongest, or were you born the strongest?"
Sukuna smirked and said, "I don't really know. I was an unwanted child."
Kashimo looked at him and asked, "Without weakness, how do you relate to other people? How do you love other people?"
Kashimo reflected on his past, saying, "I wasn't capable of doing so. Besides me, all other human beings were fragile pieces of dirt."
He looked to Sukuna and asked, "Tell me, is it lonely to be the strongest? Do you think the curse of being the strongest is to be wandering endlessly, searching for a place to manifest your power?"
Sukuna looked to him and said, "How greedy. Satrou Gojo was like that, too. Let me show you... departed spirit."
Kashimo swung his staff as Sukuna, who jumped back and swiped his hand, chanting, "Dismantle", as a slashing mark appeared on Kashimo's shoulder, but...
Sukuna smirked and said, "Not bad. Not bad."
Kashimo stood there as the wound began healing.
Kiyotaka had approached Kashimo in an attempt to amplify his effectiveness in a battle against Sukuna. Hajime Kashimo agreed with a smirk. Kiyotaka then proceeded to do soul swap training with him, and after a gruelling 2 months of training, Hajime Kashimo acquired the Reverse Cursed Technique. Kiyotaka also taught him some fundamentals regarding electromagnetism, and during their soul swaps, Kashimo was able to absorb the information more easily. Unfortunately, despite his attempts, Kiyotaka was unable to teach him Barrier Techniques.
Sukuna sent out a barrage of slashes as Kashimo ran off to the side, dodging the slashes as one clipped his leg, and he fell to the floor.
Sukuna smirked and said, "You're fast but not that fast."
Kashimo got up as he got into a stance and chanted, "Technique Release: Mythical Beast Amber!"
Sukuna looked shocked as Kashimo began pummeling Sukuna with attacks and not even giving him a second to breathe, and Sukuna jumped back.
Kashimo then roared at Sukuna, who said, "Well, that was loud."
Mythical Beast Amber recontructs flesh in order to manifest any and all Electrical Phenomena that Kashimo converts from Cursed Energy. Due to Electricity and magnetism being expressions of the same fundamental force known as electromagnetism, this gave Kashimo access to one of the four fundamental forces of the universe.
Kashimo aimed a hand at Sukuna as a wave of destructive energy hit the rock, and Sukuna jumped back, thinking, 'That will definitely do serious damage if it hits.'
Kashimo can analyse the composition of substances and create destructive frequency waves that cause the substance to tear itself apart. This is something that can be compared to when an Opera Singer sings at the correct frequency to shatter glass.
Suddenly, and electirc impulse hit Sukuna as dust billowed up from the impact, and Sukuna grinned while healing himself, saying, "Not bad."
Sukuna rushed in, slamming his fist into Kashimo and sending him flying back as he chanted, "Dismantle."
Kashimo dodged the slashes with ease.
Mythical Beast Amber increases the speed of the electrical signals in Kashimo's body far beyond the limits of Sorcerers. This increases both his speed and reaction time to levels unseen in the world of Jujutsu. Once The Technique ends Hajime Kashimo's life will be expended.
Sukuna laughed as Kashimo slammed his hand into Sukuna, sending him flying back as Kashimo began pummelling Sukuna, who held a firm stance using Cursed Energy Reinforcement to protect himself.
Kashimo attempted to strike Sukuna, but his hand was cut apart as he jumped back, thinking, 'A wall of Dismatles. Just like he used against Satoru Gojo.'
Kashimo aimed his hands as Gamma Rays fired from his palms towards Sukuna, who blocked the attack, saying, "Oh, it burns! How nice!"
The Electromagnetic Spectrum also includes light such as radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, X-rays, and Gamma Rays. Using Gamma Rays was a tactic Kiyotaka coached Kashimo on, as it was far more effective at long range than Resonance destruction, which relied on several variables and close range.
Kashimo fired several gamma rays as Sukuna began dodging them, thinking, 'Those essentially act as poison. I can't heal from it with the Reverse Cursed Technique.'
Sukuna grinned, thinking, 'Unless...'
Sukuna cut off his own arms severely, the part of his body suffering from radiation poisoning, as he regrew his arms while dodging.
Sukuna grinned as he dodged the gamma rays and reached Kashimo, slamming his leg into him. and sending him flying into the air as Sukuna aimed at him and chanted, "Dismantle", creating a web of slashes that flew towards Kashimo.
Without a place to a way to dodge in mid-air, Kashimo reinforced his arms and blocked it as the slashes landed, and he felt the cuts and fell to the floor.
Kashimo gritted his teeth as blood flowed from his mouth and he healed himself.
Sukuna stood there and said, "Come on. Get up and entertain me some more. If you don't struggle more, then gutting you won't be as fun."
Kashimo pushed himself up, the blue electrical discharge from his body flickering like a dying bulb before snapping back to a blinding intensity.
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Kiyotaka watched from the monitor, his eyes narrowed, and he said, "He's forcing the output. He knows he can't win a war of attrition."
Yuta leaned forward, his voice tense, and he said, "If he keeps using RCT at that rate while the technique is active, his brain will fry before Sukuna even touches him again."
Mei Mei looked at it and said, "Whether he can manage to keep up with Sukuna now depends on what you taught him and how well he learned Ayanokoji."
Kiyotaka looked to the screen and thought, 'He's not actually doing too badly despite his inexperience with science. thought because I can't demonstrate or have him practice due to the one-use nature of his technique, everything Kashimo is doing right now is being attempted on the spot.'
Yuta then asked, "How good is he at the Reverse Cursed Technique?"
Kiyotaka sighed and said, "Kashimo is actually quite good at Reverse Cursed Technique, but that only applies in comparison to a beginner."
Shoko then said, "If we compared him to a veteran like me, he'd be a whole tier below me. On top of that, he's constantly using it to reverse the effects of his Cursed Technique so that he can fight for longer. Adding healing to his injuries on top of that isn't good for his reserves."
Kiyotaka then said, "Considering everything, I calculate that at most, he'll be able to fight for another 10 minutes. That's if he manages to survive for that long, and also under the assumption that he doesn't have to heal himself again. Every time he heals himself he's diverting attention from reversing the effects of his Cursed Technique and cutting the activation time."
Yuta looked at the screen and said, "That's fine. What he needs to do is weaken Sukuna even further. As long as he can manage that, it's fine."
Kiyotaka looked at Yuta and thought, 'That line is uncharacteristic of him. I see. Kashimo must be involved in the reason as to why Panda-Senpai shrank in size.'
Yuki looked at the screen, thinking, 'Is he about to use something like that?!'
Kiyotaka looked to Kashimo and thought, 'You're going to use that now, huh? Alright. Drag the king further down from his throne, Kashimo. And after your life expires I'll drag him down the rest of the way to his grave.'
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Kashimo grinned as he used Electromagnetism to rip rebar out of the ground. The metal rods hovered and rotated next to his arm, spinning at terminal velocity.
Sukuna's eyes widened as he grinned, asking, "Oh? Changing the medium?"
Kashimo vanished. Not through speed, but through Lorentz Force propulsion. He turned his entire body into a projectile.
Sukuna's eyes widened as Kashimo slammed his fist into Sukuna, sending him flying back into the ground as an impact crater. Sukuna lay there bleeding from his mouth as he thought, 'He added Gamma Radiation to his fists to poison me as well. What fun.'
Kashimo then fires off Gamma rays that hit Sukuna, thinking, 'I'm winning. I'm actually winning.'
Sukuna got up, blocking the gamma rays as he healed himself, thinking, 'Bhrasta is useless. There are too many facets. Too many applications of his technique and equalising a broad concept like electricity itself is too arduous and complex for Bhrasta. Also, I've been poisoned to my core with radiation. I'll have to use that.'
There was a way for Sukuna to peel away the radiation poisoning afflicting him. A way for the body to recover without using the Reverse Cursed technique. But it can only be done once. By resuming a transformation... he had purposely interrupted before... The King Of Curses, Ryomen Sukuna fully incarnated.
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Everyone stared at the screen thinking, 'This is the trump car he was holding back this entire time?!!'
Yuki stared at the screen thinking, 'Shiro... Back in the White Room, I could tell you were starting to become a real friend to me.'
Kiyotaka grabbed her hand, thinking, 'This is the correct move, right? To ease her tension?'
Yuki looked surprised before smiling and reciprocating.
Kiyotaka looked to the screen, thinking, 'You only have two moves left, Kashimo and one of them will drastically reduce the time you can fight for.'
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By using X-Rays, the analysis of Ryomen Sukuna has begun. It reflected upon Kashimo's eyes... [Absolute Perfect].
Two extra arms to make hand signs, leaving his other two free for combat. An extra mouth that can make incantations without being a burden on the lungs. To a Jujutsu Sorcerer, there is nothing beyond the competitive edge of having double the arms and an extra mouth. There is no greater body a Jujutsu Sorcerer can ask for.
Kashimo looked at him in amazement and awe, thinking, 'Agh... How is this possible?! Getting to this point!! How can it be so... beautiful!'
Kashimo smirked and said, "I'll bet it all on this."
Sukuna's eyes widened as he saw the Cursed Energy in Kashimo welling up, and he shouted, "Bring it on, Hajime Kashimo!"
Kashimo simultaneously grinned, shouting, "I'll up the voltage to the max!!!"
Kashimo's body was enveloped in white lightning, reaching the hottest temperature he could muster as he rushed towards Sukuna.
Sukuna's eyes widened, thinking, 'That heat!'
Kashimo gritted his teeth in pain as blood spewed from his lips and evaporated in an instant, and shouted, "Cursed Technique Amplification: White Lightning Cloak!"
Sukuna grinned, thinking, 'He managed to learn how to use Technique Amplification in only two months? No doubt that's thanks to Ayanokoji.'
Kashimo began trading blows with Sukuna, who thought, 'Even hits that I block cause severe damage. They're severely painful. Maybe as much as Satoru Gojo's punches. How marvellous!'
Kashimo landed a strike to Sukuna's stomach, sending him flying back as Sukuna's skin instantly charred black from the impact, and Sukuna felt his insides boil, making him think, 'What damage!'
Sukuna grinned, shouting, "That's magnificent! You've managed to impress me, Hajime Kashimo!!!"
They went into a fierce exchange, but then Kashimo flinched in pain, and Sukuna slammed his fists into him, making Kashimo cough up blood as he was sent flying back, as Sukuna thought, 'He's not hesitating. The pain is just that excruciating.'
Kashimo got back up, thinking, 'I can feel it. It's almost over. My life. I'll use it all up in this next move!'
The air in Shinjuku has turned into a shimmering heat haze. The ground where they stand has melted into a pool of bubbling slag.
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Everyone looked shocked as Yuta shouted, "He learned to use a Technique Amplification? Already?!"
Kiyotaka nodded, saying, "Not just that. I had him use my Maximum Technique while in my body so he'd understand what it means to reach towards the core of your Cursed Technique. Then I gave him an understanding of the concept. After that, I theorised possible Technique Amplifications and Maximum Techniques for his Cursed Technique. Turns out the second option was the correct one in terms of his Technique Amplification. As for his Maximum Output, he'll be using it soon, so just watch."
Yuta smiled and said, "You're amazing."
Kiyotaka looked to Kashimo and said, "He's technically just amping up the voltage of his electricity to the maximum. It wasn't difficult to teach him how to do that."
Yuki then said, "Wait, is he...? He's giving up on using the Reverse Cursed Technique in favour of funnelling everything into his Cursed Technique?!"
Kiyotaka nodded syaing, "He's turning himself into an absolute electromagnetic emitter."
Yuta looked shocked, asking, "Then he'll be shredded apart by his own technique! How long does he have left?"
Kiyotaka looked at Yuta and said, "If he used the Reverse Cursed Technique, maybe 3 minutes, but since he's not using it, then maybe only 1 minute. Likely less."
Everyone watched the fight in anticipation, and Kiyotaka thought, 'Do your best with the time you have left, Kashimo. With the life you have left.'
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Sukuna then shouted, "So, you've decided to burn the candle at both ends, Hajime Kashimo!"
Sukuna's voice was barely audible over the screaming roar of the plasma as he shouted, "To discard life for a single moment of brilliance... how truly human of you!"
Kashimo raced towards Sukuna, who looked to Kashimo, as his wounds healed, thinking, 'He's putting everything into this last attack, isn't he?'
Sukuna made a hand sign and chanted, "Dismantle", as a net of Dismantles flew towards Kashimo, who rushed through it, completely ignoring his own reinforcement, as his limbs were cut off as Sukuna's eyes widened.
Kashimo made contact with Sukuna and chanted, "Maximum Output: White Lightning Discharge!!"
The white lightning funnelled into Sukuna, whose eyes went wide as he screamed in pain as his entire body was charred black, and his arms and legs were completely destroyed from the attack.
Kashimo fell to the floor thinking, 'Just tend seconds left. That's all I have left. Tell me I've won.'
Sukuna's healed face stared down at him.
Sukuna had focused all of his Cursed Energy on protecting his vital organs, ignoring everything else. However, the toll on his reserves was severe.
Kashimo looked up in shock as Sukuna's hand regenerated, and Sukuna smirked and said, "You are strong."
Kashimo smiled, saying, "I wasn't strong enough, though."
Sukuna reached out, grabbing Kashimo's face and chanting, "Cleave", and Kashimo's already fading body was diced into bits, and they then evaporated.
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The observation room fell into a deafening silence. The monitor showed nothing but a charred crater and the silhouette of the four-armed King standing there as the dust in the wind that used to be the God of Lightning floated away into the winds.
Yuta looked at the screen and said, "He did it... he actually forced Sukuna to use his reserves just to stay alive."
Mei Mei nodded and said, "There's actually a big chance that he might have managed to kill Sukuna with that last attack."
Kusakabe sighed and said, "Yeah, yeah. But a chance isn't good enough. He still died. And that bastard is still alive."
Kiyotaka didn't look away from the screen. He was already calculating Sukuna's Cursed Energy levels and said, "Perhaps, but Kashimo succeeded in what we needed him to achieve. Sukuna's reserves have taken a severe hit."
Yuki looked to Kiyotaka and said, "He died with a smile."
Sukuna looked up at Mei Mei's crows and smirked, saying, "Two down."
His regenerated skin was still raw and red as he asked, "Who wants to throw their life into the furnace next?"
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To Be Continued
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