Chapter 31

'This is bad, this is really bad!' Kiyoshi felt it too. He was stunned the teachers could sense Ryoto's curse energy brewing as it has been, but now, it's reaching a critical state.

He's gonna blow!

The only thing Kiyoshi could do was rush him to the stadium, hopefully it would be enough to absorb the energy he is unleashing. "AH!" Ryoto moaned. "Kiyoshi… call… call my mom please!"

He only nodded as he picked up the pace, he managed to get Ryoto in the stadium on the battle floor, from there he tried to find his phone but it wasn't in his pocket. "KIYOSHI RUN!" Ryoto screamed. The pain was getting to him, and the surging was about to be unleashed!

Kiyoshi rushed out as he saw the principal with a phone in hand. "Sir, I can explain…"

KABOOM!

Well, he thought he could until the roof of the stadium blew off. Kiyoshi turned but found the principal was on the phone with Sukuna! He was telling him what was happening and to come pick up his son.

When he hung up, he gave the phone to Kiyoshi. "Well… I guess we will need a new roof on the place…" he took out a phone from his pocket but paused. "Actually, we're going to need a new arena… be blew out the energy shock absorbers… and the walls are damaged… structurally, it may have to come down…"

'Shit…' Kiyoshi thought.

"Is everyone okay?"

He froze as he heard his father's voice. "Dad?!"

"Ah, Mr. Itadori, I am shocked to see you here."

He forced a laugh and explained that he was here to pick up Ryoto. "His father is busy as is his mother, I came on their behalf, is that okay?"

Principal Kashimo paused but nodded to him. "I think he should have taken more time to rest, then again, this maybe was meant to be. If this was unleashed elsewhere…"

"Someone would have been killed… yeah… Excuse me." Kiyoshi watched his father enter the building. When he came out, he had a blanket over Ryoto but carried him out over one shoulder. "I'll take him home, thank you for keeping my son and the students safe."

"That was your child's quick thinking, I had nothing to do with it." Kashimo said and ruffled Kiyoshi's hair playfully. "Take care of him, that boy has yet to truly know what he can do"

"Tell me about it." His father peered to him, but proudly nodded.

When he was gone with Ryoto. Principal Kashimo peered over the stadium. "Hmm…" he said as he observed the smoldering destruction. Only to take out a phone and use the PA system.

"Attention, all students and faculty. The battle arena has been destroyed, as such, due to the damage caused, we are having classes end for today as of right now. Students be at the ready to leave or return to your dorms. That is all."

Kiyoshi paused. "But this is far away from the school, why are you calling classes now?"

The Principal had a serious look on his face, he took his phone out once more and made another call. "All hands on deck, be at the ready. I have no doubt they are coming." And hung up.

"Sir…" Kiyoshi asked.

The Principal turned to him. "Kiyoshi. I am more than aware of who is keeping an eye on your family, those who wish to harm and destroy it. At the same time, those who wish to use your father once more to bring back a mad man. The fact remains, they tried once before they will do so again. Yet, with what just transpired at the other school, this is going to gain their attention."

He froze to this, the principal knows of Sukuna's cult?

Kiyoshi knew this was risky, so he swallowed his pride and said. "You think this will attract the followers of Sukuna."

The principal turned and nodded to him. "Indeed, and with recent events, this is a sign they are looking for, which is a good thing your father got him out of here as soon as he could. I have little doubt they will waste time."

That's why he ended the school for the day, he is not taking that risk of students getting hurt.

"May I stay and help?"

Principal Kashimo paused, he was rather surprised to the question. Yet, Kiyoshi was stunned when he nodded! "I have permission from your parents that you are able to fight if you have to, quite frankly, if you could put out the fire over there first at the battle stadium it would be a good start."

He turned only to realize the stadium was now ablaze! It was a simple flick of the wrist for Kiyoshi to summon water and put out the fire instantly. But then, he began to feel it growing, curse energy aimed towards the school!

"So, we got some trouble makers… not the first time," said sensei Lori.

"Indeed, some times it does get a little dull around here…" said vice principal Yorozu.

Looking around, Kiyoshi found that all the staff had come out from the school and were at the ready for a fight. He also saw others within the school moving about getting the children away from the doors and windows. If he didn't know any better… these sorcerers truly care for their students as well as their protection!

"We got movement…"

Kiyoshi turned and saw the principal surging oddly, the electricity he emitted began to move about in waves, but it strongly reacted on his left side. "We got 12 on the left here. There's six coming in from behind, they are the heavy hitters and fodder are coming from east and west."

He already pinpointed locations!

The teachers then separated themselves. "Kiyoshi, would you mind staying here to watch my back. Your abilities and mine go well together." Principal Kashimo asked.

He nodded and prepared himself.

It was just the two of them as a small legion began to appear. They appeared crazy from the get go, but they were looking at the destroyed arena. "We felt that power, that belongs to the master… that is master's power!" one said in a crazed tone.

"I don't think these folks get out often. Sometimes they are as sharp as a sack of wet mice."

Kiyoshi snorted a laugh, but then realized something, the water he used from the stadium… it got the ground rather saturated. "Sensei…" he said and peered to the ground.

"I'm aware, but one favor… get their socks wet." He said. "I'm being petty here, and no one is happy with wet socks."

Kiyoshi snickered. As the cult drew closer, he managed to elevate the water just slightly to wet their feet. They were confused by such a move, since it didn't harm them.

"Your little water tricks won't work!"

The principal smirked. "Oh? You already fell for it, see…"

He snapped his fingers and lighting… came out of nowhere! Kiyoshi was stunned as he had direct precision! The cult members dropped dead before doing a thing!

"Whoa…"

"Good thing you knew to stay behind me, now, we got those taken care of, Damian has taken out the six trouble makers…" he already got a sense of the battlefield just by standing there, yet within the hour, he was getting messages.

"All clear"

"Threat taken out"

"No one is breathing but me"

"Wow…" he whispered.

The principal turned to him and smiled. "THIS is how it should be done. You don't go in blind, you don't send anyone in who may not understand their power yet, and you need to work with those around you. Not everyone is going to be a special grade, but with the right people. You will be able to fight as if you are one."

Kiyoshi was rather speechless, but he smiled. "You're so cool!" he said with great admiration.

Principal Kashimo smiled, but then looked to the stadium once more. "Kiyoshi, may I ask a favor of you? It's about Ryoto…"