The destruction of Ultimate Mechamaru happened instantly.
The impact on the Kyoto students was overwhelming.
That puppet body had combat power comparable to a Grade 1 sorcerer.
Yet it had been destroyed in a single exchange.
Worse—
Its attack had never even touched Yagami Sora.
Instead, it had been annihilated by the recoil of its own technique.
The difference in strength was like a canyon no one could cross.
"Everyone scatter!"
Noritoshi Kamo shouted immediately.
"Do NOT engage him head-on!"
Although sweat appeared on his forehead, his voice remained calm.
As the heir to the Kamo Clan, one of the three great jujutsu families, he possessed far more battlefield composure than most students.
Delay him.
That was the only option.
Delay him until Todo arrived.
Or until the other Kyoto students could complete their objective.
Otherwise—
This battle would end before it even began.
"Trying to run?"
Sora watched the Kyoto students scatter into the forest.
A faint smile appeared on his lips.
"Running away from me is meaningless."
His gaze settled on one person.
Noritoshi Kamo.
The only one who hadn't completely lost his composure.
"The Blood Manipulation Technique…"
Sora tilted his head slightly.
"The inherited technique of the Kamo Clan."
"I've heard your family is very good at controlling blood."
"Then I'll start with you."
Before anyone could react—
Sora stomped lightly.
CRACK!
The ground beneath his foot shattered.
His body shot forward like an arrow released from a bow.
His speed blurred into a streak.
"Damn it!"
Kamo instantly sensed the killing intent closing in.
Without hesitation—
He bit his finger.
Blood burst from the wound.
"Blood Manipulation: Crimson Binding!"
The blood expanded instantly.
It twisted through the air like living serpents.
Multiple crimson cords shot toward Sora.
Their goal—
Bind his limbs.
Restrict his movement.
At the same time—
Kamo crushed several blood packs hidden inside his uniform.
The blood gathered in the air.
Compressed violently with cursed energy.
Its density increased to the limit.
"Blood Manipulation: Piercing Blood!"
WHOOSH!
A thin crimson beam shot forward.
The attack broke the sound barrier instantly.
The compressed blood rotated at terrifying speed.
Its penetration power could pierce steel plates.
The target—
Sora's forehead.
Fast.
Precise.
Lethal.
Sora didn't dodge.
Instead—
He raised his hand calmly.
Like catching a falling leaf.
SNAP.
The crimson beam stopped instantly.
Caught between his fingers.
The high-speed rotating blood—
Which had carried enormous kinetic force—
Suddenly lost all momentum.
It hung in the air like a harmless ribbon.
"…What?"
Kamo's eyes widened.
"That's impossible!"
Piercing Blood was one of the fastest techniques in the Blood Manipulation arsenal.
Even experienced sorcerers struggled to react to it.
Yet Sora had simply caught it.
Like it was nothing.
"Everything that exists…"
Sora casually twirled the captured blood thread.
"…possesses a vector."
He looked down at Kamo with amusement.
"Velocity."
"Direction."
"Momentum."
"Even liquid."
"And even blood."
The crimson thread spun between his fingers.
"Since you like manipulating blood so much…"
"…let's try something interesting."
Sora snapped his fingers.
"Vector Manipulation."
"Blood Reversal."
In reality—
Directly controlling every drop of blood inside someone's body required absurd calculation power.
But Sora didn't need to do that.
The captured blood thread already formed a medium.
Through it—
He transmitted a reverse directional shockwave.
Like pushing the first domino in a chain.
"GHH—!"
Kamo suddenly screamed.
His hands clutched his chest.
Inside his body—
The flow of blood reversed violently.
His heart convulsed.
Veins bulged beneath his skin.
They writhed like living creatures.
Blood that should have flowed forward suddenly surged backward.
His heart valves were struck violently.
His vision turned red.
"Stop…!"
Kamo tried to regain control.
He poured cursed energy into his technique.
But the moment his control touched the reversed vector—
It collapsed instantly.
Like ice meeting molten lava.
The blood he controlled became a weapon against him.
"GHHK—!"
He vomited violently.
Blood and foam spilled from his mouth.
The intense dizziness destroyed his balance.
His legs gave out.
He collapsed to his knees.
Sora walked forward calmly.
Looking down at him.
"This is the weakness of Blood Manipulation."
His tone was cold.
"Those who control blood…"
"…can also be controlled through it."
"You rely too much on the technique."
"And forget something important."
He crouched slightly.
"Blood is still matter."
"And matter obeys physical laws."
CRACK.
Sora kicked Kamo in the stomach.
The impact knocked the air from his lungs instantly.
Kamo collapsed unconscious.
His suffering ended immediately.
Sora reached down.
He tore the Kyoto school badge from Kamo's uniform.
Then tossed it into his pocket.
"The second one."
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