WARNING : I am not a native speaker. One of my reasons to re-write this fict is because I want to practice my English even just a little. So, read it with a grain of salt and please enjoy yourself.
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"Excuse me, Hiratsuka-sensei, but why are we here?"
"You are a smart kid, Hikigaya. However, do you know what you are lacking?" Hiratsuka replied with a cheerful smile, "The spirit of life! Unfortunately, young people like you lack the zest for life!"
"I think I have, you know? Maybe."
"You don't seem like that to me, though."
Hachman rolled his eyes, bored. He still couldn't understand how the woman before him had such a positive spirit every day. Wasn't she tired or something?
"Well, say it like that. However, I still don't understand what the spirit of life has to do with us pulling weeds in the fields?"
About a month before the fierce battle at the Chiba Folk Museum takes place. In this sunny weekend, Hikagaya Hachiman was invited by Hiratsuka Shizuka to a village in Eastern Chiba Prefecture. Or rather, Hachiman was dragged by Hiratsuka to come to this place with her.
"Hahaha," Hiratsuka laughed casually and replied, "Think of this as one of your training menus, Hikigaya."
What were they doing? Exorcised the cursed spirit? Doing a mission? Nah. The two of them just pulled out the weeds that grew between the paddy fields. Technically, this rice field belongs to Hiratsuka. She bought it as an investment for her future. However, in practice, Hiratsuka employs professionals to work in her fields.
Hiratsuka wore a plain black t-shirt with orange jogger pants. Unlike usual, she wore black boots to protect her feet. She also wore long hair in a ponytail with a military cap covering it. Meanwhile, her two slender hands were covered by a pair of special gloves for farming activities.
On the other hand, Hachiman, who was forcibly dragged away without notice, was not as well prepared as Hiratsuka. The rotten-eyes teenager wore only grey shorts and a dark blue t-shirt with a two-atom pattern drawn in a cartoon style.
In each atom, there was a dialogue, "I lost an electron," and the other atom answered, "Are you positive?"
Yes, that was all Hachiman used. He did not wear a hat, gloves, or boots suitable for field activities.
"Even if you say that, I don't see any benefit from this activity," Hachiman retorted as he plucked weeds.
Hiratsuka paused her activities for a moment. Using her arm, she wiped the sweat dripping off on her face.
"Why do you think the Heian Period is the golden era of jujutsu? Why is the jujutsu sorcerers' quality decreasing even more in this modern era, where almost all of the world's mysteries can be explained?"
Hachiman, who heard his mentor's reply, stopped his activities. He stopped briefly with two hands about to pull the weeds from the roots.
"Because modern society has a capitalist lifestyle?" replied Hachiman carelessly.
"Seriously, what is the society in your eyes like, duh?" asked Hiratsuka in jaw-dropper.
The woman sighed and continued, "Whatever. In essence, while modern sorcerers are guided by past glories, ancient sorcerers are precisely the ones who are trying to uncover the secrets of the cursed energy. In other words, they are thinkers who look to the future."
Hachiman fell silent hearing that explanation. However, there was one thing he still didn't understand.
"Well, that's makes sense, but I still don't understand the connection between pulling weeds in the fields and practising."
"The ancient sorcerers practised with all the limitations of their knowledge and infrastructure. They practice under the sky, accompanied by the sun and moon. They learn about nature, keep their minds open, and looked in the endless possibilities throughout the universe. That's what made them able to make a lot of progress and become the golden era of Japanese jujutsu."
"So, pulling out these weeds, you think this is the same as studying nature or something?"
Hiratsuka stopped what she was doing and looked at her student. The woman nodded with a beautiful smile plastered on her face.
"If we love nature, nature will love us too. That is the formula."
Hachiman stared lazily at his mentor. However, deep in his heart, he couldn't take his eyes off the beautiful sight before his eyes.
'Hiratsuka-sensei, who wore professional clothes indeed has a powerful charisma. However, this Hiratsuka-sensei, sweating in the hot sun, somehow looks really sexy and erotic.'
"What's wrong, Hikigaya? Your face is red, you know?"
Hachiman quickly lowered his face and pulled the weeds back. This guy tries to act as calm as possible, even though, in reality, he looks like a geek trying to look cool.
"Nothing. It's just the sun's effect."
"You're not that weak, are you?" asked Hiratsuka, slightly surprised.
Hachiman, who was still a little embarrassed because he was caught looking at his teacher, tried to divert the conversation.
"By the way, you didn't bring me here just to train, did you? There must be something else, right?"
Hachiman had been under Hiratsuka's tutelage for a month and a half. It was a short time indeed, but Hiratsuka was the kind of person who liked to be straightforward. That made Hachiman slightly understand the woman's habits.
His mentor was someone who would be as fair as possible to her students. If she wanted to take Hachiman to practice, Hiratsuka would have taken Iroha too. After all, she was committed to mentoring those two young sorcerers. So, with Iroha not being here, it meant that the primary purpose of this outdoor activity wasn't training.
'Besides, she is the same person who dragged me around Chiba several times under the pretext of patrolling. In fact, she just wants to be accompanied to play Pokemon Go.'
Hearing Hachiman's question, Hiratsuka's expression became gloomy, and a few seconds later turned angry and surrendered.
"I attended my friend's wedding last night."
'Damn, I stepped on a landmine,' Hachiman thought, regretted his question.
"And you know, those guests came brought their respective partners. As for me, I just stayed by the serving table because there was no one I could talk to," Hiratsuka continued while squeezing the weeds in her hands.
'That still doesn't answer my question, though,' Hachiman thought again.
"Just imagine what kind of reception took up to five hours? And imagine too, I, alone, was surrounded by couples who look very happy! Even alcohol wasn't enough to clear my mind. So, I thought of doing such physical work to cheer me up."
'Well, I still don't understand the correlation, though. However, for some reason, a frustrated Hiratsuka-sensei actually looks cute!'
"And there's no one else I can invite besides you," Hiratsuka closed with slightly reddened eyes.
'No one but me? You know what, please, don't say that so easily, or I'll ask you to go on a date right now!'
"If it helps you, feel free to ask me then," he said.
Hiratsuka blinked a few times before finally bursting out of her mouth with a loud laugh.
"Dahahaha…, of course, you have to accompany me. You are my versatile disciple, after all."
Being called a versatile disciple made Hachiman want to protest. However, before he could, Hiratsuka went ahead of him.
"Forget it. Doing activities where your body acts more dominantly than your brain like this might help you learn the Reverse Cursed Technique."
Seeing Hiratsuka changing the subject, Hachiman was reluctant to protest to her. According to that, it is the best thing for now.
"How come? What's the correlation?" said Hachiman in response to Hiratsuka's statement.
"Because you're so fixated on a concept. You don't try to feel for yourself where the concept comes from. Humans formulate a concept because they have something they don't understand and try to figure it out. And you, your mind is highly influenced by how Gojou-san did this, how he did that, so you forget to pay attention to where it all came from."
Hachiman silently watched his mentor, allowing the woman to continue.
"Hikigaya, the blind saw this world in darkness. However, do they know that dark is black?" asked Hiratsuka.
Hachiman looked hesitant, but he decided to answer.
"How can they know black if they've never learned about red, white, blue, yellow, and such?"
Hiratsuka nodded, "Exactly. Just like how do people know it is evil if they never know what is good? How can they know success if they have never experienced suffering? How can a person be said to have great taste, but he or she has only ever tasted one or two flavours?
Hikigaya, I never doubted your method of wanting to control your cursed energy as perfectly as possible. I also agree with your words that humans will never be able to see the true form of the cursed energy. However, you should know that feelings are the basis of life. And behind all life in this world lies cursed energy. So, if you stop feeling it, you won't be able to understand the cursed energy."
Hachiman froze at Hiratsuka's long lecture. His mind was pondering over many things, trying to process the words Hiratsuka spoke. Even though his body was here, his mind was flying somewhere.
Witnessing that, Hiratsuka walked closer to Hachiman. With a gentle motion, she took off her gloves and patted her beloved student's shoulder.
"Feel it, Hikigaya. Feel it, think about it, make it happen, then let it out. No need to rush. Go at your own pace. It's okay if you feel tired and want to stop. You can stop, but just remember to move forward again. And as your mentor, I will give you encouragement again and again from behind. Until one day, for sure, you will find the answer."
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Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami
Oregairu by Wataru Watari & Ponkan8
Genre : Supernatural, Action, Freindship, Slice of Life, and Little Bit Romance
Summary : Not the romantic comedy of youth that he experienced, not the quiet and normal life of youth he had. He never missed his day-to-day cursing his strange and annoying life. He is Hikigaya Hachiman and this is all his complaints as a jujutsu sorcerer.
Chapter 12 : The Deadly Night at Chiba Folk Museum Part 3.
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"Cursed Technique Reversal: Superposition."
With one strand of that spell, Hachiman's body started to vaporate. His body turned into a crimson mist and disappeared as if his figure had never existed.
"Superposition? Wait, it's not that superposition, is it?" said Quanxi.
To get the answer of her question, Quanxi again channelled her cursed energy into the tips of her middle and index fingers. Like before, she stuck those two fingers into her thigh to ensure she wasn't hit by any illusory effects. The worst reality was that she didn't want to be the answer. Quanxi was utterly unaffected by any illusions.
Not wanting to believe it, Quanxi looked around and sharpened all of her senses. The woman was trying hard to find the whereabouts of her opponent. However, the signs of life, residual energy, smell, and body temperature disappeared. The woman could neither see nor feel his presence, but at the same time, she could fell that Hikigaya Hachiman was surrounded her.
'Fuck, is he really in a state of quantum superposition?'
The term quantum superposition was coined by Erwin Schrodinger. Quantum superposition was a state in which an object simultaneously was in two states. Superposition was a theory in which everything was based on perspective and observation.
Like Schrodinger's cat experiment, a cat put in a box containing cyanide and radioactive substances would simultaneously be in a state of life and death. Life and death here meant you won't know whether the radioactive substance would decay or not. If it decays, then the cat dies. Otherwise, the cat was still alive.
You didn't know if the cat was dead or alive until you opened the box. However, if you open the box, the superposition principle would collapse. Therefore, the superposition principle was also known as the realm in which probabilities in the quantum world could occur. In other words, this was a world where the formulas of classical mechanics that could calculate with certainty all phenomena on a macroscopic scale no longer apply. Right, nothing was certain. It was all just a matter of probability until you observed it.
In other words, what you thought was right may be wrong, and what you thought was wrong may be right. The truth could be an illusion, and the illusion could be a truth.
In Hachiman's case, he had always used his technique based on that principle. He never used the illusion that it looked scary, like a certain ninja from the ramen topping series did. He also doesn't use absolute illusions that could brainwash his target, as a certain lord does through his sword from the whitening series.
What Hachiman did in his technique was quite simple. He simply let his target knew of his whereabouts. That way, the target would naturally think about what Hachiman would do next. If he used his illusions and made his target think that what they were thinking was real, it would cause all sorts of paradoxes, giving rise to many probabilities.
In simple terms, the most basic thing Hachiman did was create those probabilities from the illusions in his target's mind.
The basic principle was to embody probability in the form of an illusion. If it was reversed, what would happen was that it could turn something real into a probability. That was what Hachiman was doing right now.
Or in other words, Hachiman's current existence disappeared and was replaced with various probability positions that could occur. In a way, Hachiman was in a position of present and not present, a condition in which the principle of superposition occurs.
Or, in simpler terms, you could say that Hachiman turned the reality of his existence into an illusion itself.
He, who was not bound by the physical world. He, who was in two states at the same time. that was the current Hikigaya Hacahiman.
Quanxi was a person who understood physics. Even though she hated the subject of quantum mechanics, that didn't mean she was completely ignorant about it. General mathematics and classical mechanics would never be able to explain what happens in a quantum world that full of probabilities.
In other words, Quanxi, who utilizes her technique based on classical mechanics, would forever be unable to stop Hachiman, who uses the theory of quantum mechanics. In fact, in this case, the woman realized that was a checkmate to her.
"In my next reincarnation, I swear I will kill you," said a given up Quanxi.
Right after Quanxi said her last words, an extremely thin red mist—almost impossible to see with the eyes—passed over Quanxi's neck. Simultaneously, the woman's head had completely detached from her body.
Without a hitch, without difficulty, and without a fight, Hachiman easily beheaded the beautiful woman. Fresh blood just spurted from the capillaries that had been severed. Without a brain that governs the body, the body just collapses. As if experiencing multiple and sudden impulses, the muscles in the headless body went into convulsions, making Quanxi's condition even more miserable.
Meanwhile, on the other hand, a very thin red mist seemed to coalesce to form a tattered-looking teenager's body.
One second later, he caught Quanxi's white hair that was about to fell using his hand, letting the pile of head hang freely. Her lifeless eyes were left open with a look still full of hatred. Her mouth, which was still gaping due to the effects of gravity, made her tongue stick out.
"Although my family background is Buddhist, I don't believe in the concept of reincarnation. So, I don't think we'll ever see each other again."
After saying those words, Hachiman tossed Quanxi's head lightly. With an indescribable look, he watched the head roll on the ground.
Hachiman snorted tiredly. This was not the first time he had killed a human. No, it was not about compassion for the enemy or anything like that. However, whenever Hachiman killed a human, he always felt that something inside him was starting to disappear.
Hachiman wasn't a fool who didn't notice what was that meant. On the contrary, he was very aware that the more humans he killed, the more his humanity or empathy disappeared. It was one of the things he hated and feared the most in this job.
The more he felt normal when killing humans, the more afraid he was that the remnants of humanity within him would completely disappear.
"Onii-chan!"
Hearing that scream, Hachiman snapped out of his thoughts. He turned toward the source of the voice. There, he found his sister and the whole crowd running toward him. In fact, Momo—who was helped by Megumi—had already carried Kamo Noritoshi.
"Seriously, what was that, Senpai? It's like you really disappeared. Then suddenly, the woman's head was cut off just like that. And finally, you reappeared and caught her head that was about to fall."
Hachiman slightly tilted his head back when Iroha suddenly approached and bombarded him with questions.
"Are you seriously asking such question, Isshiki?"
It wasn't Hachiman who answered but Megumi.
"Hey, I was just asking, you know! Nothing wrong with that, right? If Senpai don't answer, I don't mind," Iroha replied with pursed lips, "Maybe just a little bit sad, though."
Asking someone's technique was considered impolite. The cursed technique and its tricks were considered a valuable asset to its users. Because of that, they prefer to keep it a secret so it could be used for aces.
Even great sorcerers like Yaga Masamichi and Hiratsuka Shizuka keep various secrets about their abilities.
"Just think about it yourself," replied Hachiman.
"Hmph!" Iroha's response again.
Actually, Hachiman's Cursed Technique Reversal was more complicated than it looked. At a glance, he did seem to disappear and then the target's head was cut off just like that. However, the reality was more than that.
As already explained. Hachiman's Cursed Technique Reversal allows him to transform into a being who was not bound by the laws of classical mechanics, a being who was in a state of superposition, a being who was in a different realm with macroscopic creatures such as humans, plants, viruses, bacteria, and so on.
In simple terms, you could say Hachiman had turned into a being in a different dimension. A dimension that was not the same as that we could observe using the naked eye or a simple microscope.
Creatures in two different dimensions would not be able to interact with each other. When he activated his reversal technique and transformed into a being that occupies the dimension of probability, his target couldn't see and touch Hachiman. In this case, even Quanxi's friction manipulation technique would be useless in front of Hachiman. However, the same reaction also applied to Hachiman.
He, who was in a world of probability, would not be able to touch Quanxi, who was in a world where everything could be calculated with certainty. The reason why Hachiman could touch and even decapitate Quanxi was that he disabled his technique 0.2 seconds before his attack hit Quanxi. And then using highly concentrated cursed energy reinforcements at his hand, he beheaded Quanxi. After that, he very quickly reactivated his technique reversal, just in case if Quanxi didn't die.
During that time, Hachiman's body was in the same state as Quanxi, a condition where the superposition of Hachiman's body did not apply.
With such a rapid transition, the human eyes could only see it as if Hachiman had never disabled his technique.
"By the way, where are the rest—."
Hachiman's words were cut off when the black curtain surrounding them was lifted. This phenomenon was also an answer for Hachiman, who wanted to ask about the situation of the Quanxi comrades.
"Actually, when I carried out your suggestion to change the function of my technique from being originally a communication tool, and then I focused on receiving waves like radar, I could sense another cursed energy from outside the curtain."
The young sorcerer's full attention was now focused on Iroha's explanation.
"At that time, I felt Nitta-san's cursed energy. Around her were also the cursed energies of several other sorcerers. It seems Nitta-san had sought help from local sorcerers when I informed her that we were attacked by Turbo Granny."
"In other words, the reinforcements that Nitta-san brought have defeated those who created this curtain?" asked Momo, to which Iroha nodded.
Everyone involuntarily let out a long breath. The battle against Turbo Granny immediately continued against Quanxi was a very intense battle. In fact, Hachiman, who had no trouble overcoming Turbo Granny, almost died when he faced Quanxi. It showed how tiring the night they spent now was.
"Good. I don't have much cursed energy left," Hachiman said, "I intend to finish them off at once with my maximum technique if they appear, though. However, I'm relieved I don't have to waste my energy."
The Maximum Technique, one of the high-level spells that jujutsu sorcerers could perform. Maximum Technique would generally deal very severe damage. However, specifically for Hachiman, his Maximum Technique didn't cause physical damage. Like his cursed technique and all the derivative techniques he created, his Maximum Technique attacks the opponent's mind more than physically.
Nishimiya Momo had never personally been hit by the Hachiman spell. However, she knew and saw with her own eyes how Hachiman's Maximum Technique worked. The girl knew what conditions were needed, what requirements were needed, and what Hachiman would do to fulfil all those terms and conditions.
And all of that made Momo feel annoyed to Hikigaya Hachiman.
'His Maximum Technique, I never forget how disgusting Hikigaya was when he used that technique on Aoi-kun.'
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The goodwill event, which was held annually as a friendly event between Kyoto and Tokyo jujutsu schools, would sometimes bring up many surprises. One of them was the greatness of Okkotsu Yuta—ironically just a new sorcerer—who could defeat all the participants from Kyoto alone.
The first day, which was supposed to be a place for students to show their teamwork skills, was forced to become a stage where Okkotsu Yuta could shine brightly. However, that was the story for the first day. Because on the second day, where the individual fights were staged, another highlight caught the eye.
"What kind of woman … do you like?"
Hachiman, who heard the question, just put on a flat expression. His opponent was Todou Aoi, one of the rising stars who quickly reached the first-grade level. From any aspect, Hachiman was not the favourite in this fight. However, he was not a Hikigaya Hachiman if he didn't conduct research about his opponent and devise plans to overcome it.
Besides, Hikigaya Hachiman knew that an otaku idol like Todou Aoi was the easiest group of people to provoke.
"Well, I don't have any particular taste in women," replied Hachiman nonchalantly, "But for sure, a cheap whore like Takada Nobuko, who can only wiggle her breasts and ass, is definitely not my taste."
"I mean, can't you look at her breasts? They are a bit shaggy, aren't they?" he continued as his hand move in front of his chest and moved them like he had big boobs, "In fact, having people idolizing that giant bitch alone is very weird to me. Unless they'd like that kind of netorare things, I can't see why they like her so much."
Those words spoken with a condescending smile made Todoi Aoi's blood boil to the highest point. A red face and veins of anger were clearly imprinted on his head. Of all the insults about his idol Takada-chan had received, he would never forgiven anyone who dared insult his idol.
However, it was Hikigaya Hachiman's hope for Todou to show an overwhelming rage and murderous lust.
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Nishimiya Momo vividly remembered how Hikigaya—who was not the top seed against Todou Aoi—could turn the table and get an unexpected victory.
'Even though at first Aoi-kun still had the upper hand against Hikigaya, the provocations that Hikigaya said finally paid off. Aoi-kun, consumed by Hikigaya's words, fell into his trap. And that made him end up trapped in his Maximum Technique and even traumatized Aoi-kun more.'
Whenever the girl remembered it, she couldn't help but feel disgusted by how Hachiman had provoked Todou Aoi. However, as Hachiman once said, all he did was make good use of his cursed technique and exploit his opponent's weaknesses. No matter how hard Momo denied it, she couldn't deny that Hachiman's results in that fight were impressive.
"Okay. Komachi, we're going home now," said Hachiman.
"Eh? Is it okay to just go?"
"No problem. Those two and Nishimiya-senpai will explain everything to Nitta-san and Hiratsuka-sensei."
"Don't just throw your work at us," replied an irritated Megumi.
Hachiman snorted softly and replied, "Technically, this mess is none of my business. This happened when you and Isshiki went on a mission."
"Eeehh… why is it like that?" Isshiki Iroha protested.
Nishimiya Momo was the most senior among them. However, she was also the one who arguably didn't do any work here. Basically, the mission has now changed. What initially made sure Nanami Kento did not go too far in investigating the case of assassins sent by the Star Religious Organization, now turned to monitoring Hikigaya Hachiman's progress.
However, Nishimiya Momo was not a shameless person. She, who did nothing while her juniors risked their life, which made her decide to be more flexible this time.
"You two can go home. Your mother must be distraught, right?" Momo said to the Hikigaya duo, "As for the reports, I'll do it. Besides, there are no other threats now."
Unfortunately, it was just wishful thought. Because after Momo finished her speech, there was a thunderous explosion from the museum's direction.
All the young sorcerers widened their eyes when they heard the explosion. After all, it wasn't an ordinary loud explosion. Along with that explosion, an enormous amount of cursed energy and an extremely terrifying aura was also felt.
At the same time, Isshiki Iroha, who had the best sensory ability, fell to the ground with a shivering body as she felt the foreign cursed energy emitting from it.
"Does your mouth contain a cursed or something?" Hachiman chirps to Momo.
Momo was about to protest, but she stopped when she saw Hachiman, who wore a stiff expression. Not only that, beads of cold sweat seemed to come out of the guy's pores.
"What was that?" asked Megumi.
"Isshiki, how are you feeling?"
Iroha tried her best to answer Hachiman's question with a heavy breath. However, her efforts were in vain. Not a single word escaped her mouth. Her throat seemed to be strangled by the terrifying cursed energy she felt.
Hachiman couldn't help but snorted at his junior's reaction. However, he couldn't blame Iroha, as he was shaking for a while when he felt the cursed energy bursting out with the explosion just now.
'This is the energy from a cursed spirit. Based on the cursed energy alone, this cursed spirit is on a much higher level than Turbo Granny,' Hachiman thought.
Turbo Granny was a special grade cursed spirit. However, for special grades, cursed spirits themselves were further differentiated into ordinary and disaster grade special grades.
In this case, Hikigaya Hachiman and Nishimiya Momo knew that what they were currently feeling was a cursed spirit of disaster level.
A doubt deeply rooted in Hachiman's heart. Seeing the density of the cursed energy emitted, it was clear that he was no match for the cursed spirit. Even in his fit condition, Hachiman doubted he could exorcise the cursed spirit.
However, this appearance gave the young sorcerer a very strange feeling.
The cursed spirit appeared right after he defeated Quanxi as if to say that the cursed spirit had been watching the battle all along. Not to mention that Hachiman—or even Iroha, who had just awakened the sensor ability—couldn't sense the presence of the odd cursed energy. It made Hachiman think that such a powerful cursed spirit came with a method like teleportation.
'If it wasn't that way, there's no way I could have missed a cursed spirit with that strong cursed energy,' Hachiman thought.
All of his senses screamed for Hachiman to run away. However, deep in his heart, he knew that if he didn't confirm what really happened inside the Museum, he would be missing out on a huge piece of information.
For Hachiman, information was a very powerful weapon. Lack of information could lead to huge losses that were unavoidable. The loss could have been much worse than what he had imagined now.
Therefore, Hachiman decided to take the risk for this one.
"All of you go to Nitta-san. Contact Gojou-sensei as soon as possible and ask when Hiratsuka-sensei will arrive. In the meantime, I will check what happened at the museum."
Komachi was the first to express her disapproval. She knew that her brother had almost reached his limit. And she didn't want her brother to go to a dangerous place in his current condition.
"Are you crazy, Onii-chan? You can't just go to that place."
"Don't worry. I'll check things out and leave once I know what's going on."
"No," Momo cut in, "What your sister said is true. No matter what your plans are, you can't go there alone."
Hachiman was annoyed that he still had to argue in such situation. However, before he could voice his opinion, Nishimiya Momo had preceded him.
"I will go with you. I'm still 100% fit. I probably won't be a big help, but I can get you to escape by air when things don't go smoothly."
As Hachiman thought, he didn't want to argue in this situation. He might miss a very important piece of information if he was late. Besides that, Momo's offer wasn't bad. With his current state, it would be very helpful to have another escape route that he could use.
"Alright," Hachiman replied curtly and then turned to Komachi and the others, "You guys go and bring Kamo-senpai to Nitta-san. And don't worry, I don't intend to fight."
Without waiting for a reply, Hachiman sped off towards the Chiba Folk Museum with Momo following him.
The hearts of the two teenagers were beating fast. An ominous feeling was palpable in their necks. It was as if the God of Death was ready to point his scythe whenever he wanted. Realizing this, the two teenagers realized they were now walking on the blade's edge.
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The Chiba Folk Museum was a museum that specialized in exhibiting relics of Japanese history, from the Jomon Period to the Showa Period. Many antiques, such as swords, armour, axes, paper fans, to a set of tea-drinking utensils were also on display in this museum.
Heirlooms such as the katana that had beheaded many heads, the armour that had survived thousands of battlefields, the arrows that had pierced through thousands of hearts, all those objects identical to death were gathered in one place. The number of items like that sometimes makes the atmosphere of the museum at night a little gloomy.
Amid the gloomy atmosphere of the Chiba Folk Museum, walked a creature with a height of about 183 centimetres. The creature wore a special police uniform from the past. The uniform was black with a lot of dust, making it looked very shabby. His long hair to the neck was looked very dishevelled. Meanwhile, his skin, which was not covered in clothes, was pale like a corpse preserved under a pile of ice.
Even so, his sturdy body and confident steps showed that this figure was not arbitrary.
"They keep a lot of disgusting things here."
Hijikata Toshizo—or perhaps more accurately called The Vengeful Spirit of Hijikata Toshizo—used the only eye he had to scan the antiques around him.
His left eyelid was empty and left open, revealing the horror of boundless darkness. While his nose bone had disappeared, confirming that he didn't need these organs to survive his second life as a vengeful spirit.
"Now, where are you?"
Speaking in the silence of the night, Hijikata continued walking as if he already knew where his feet should go. A strong spiritual bond between himself and the object he looked for become his guide.
Not long after, the Vice Commander of the Shinsengumi arrived at the object he was looking for.
In front of him was now a block made of bulletproof glass. Inside the glass block was a set of katana, which was still intact with a black hilt and a blood-red scabbard. The katana was placed on an elegant black katana holder.
Without thinking, Hijikata broke the protective glass with his bare hand. His right hand grabbed the sword's hilt and brought it in front of his face in a vertical position.
The gleam of the blade that remained gleaming even under the dim lighting let Hijikata know that his beloved sword was still in good condition.
"Long time no see, my friend."
Not long after, Hijikata's free hand now took the scabbard. Hijikata then smoothly slid the sword into its scabbard as if the vengeful spirit was treating the sword like his lover.
Unfortunately, the nostalgia he had been waiting for long was interrupted when he sensed two unfamiliar existences rapidly approaching him.
Hijikata stared at the source the two foreign existences had come from, intent on welcoming anyone who approached him.
To be honest, he could guess who was coming. At least, he was sure that one of them was a young sorcerer who fought against a sorcerer from China, namely Quanxi.
Right, Hijikata had been watching the fight between Quanxi and Hachiman from the start. Using his cursed technique, people of Hachiman's calibre could not sense his existence at all.
It didn't take long. The two young sorcerers that Hijikata had been waiting for finally emerged through the large hole in the wall that Hijikata had caused.
As expected, one of the two sorcerers was a teenager fighting Quanxi. While the other was a girl who could fly using her broom.
Hikigaya Hachiman and Nishimiya Momo, their breaths slightly panted when they saw the figure in front of them. No, they weren't gasping for air from running. Instead, their breaths seemed heavy as they both had to endure the intensity of that terrifying existence.
'Cursed spirit?' they both thought at the same time.
'His extremely terrifying aura flooded the entire room. His extraordinary existence could even intimidate me. Besides, that outfit…, isn't that the Shinsengumi's uniform?'
While Hachiman was busy analyzing the cursed spirit's power before him, Nishimiya Momo noticed something odd.
"Isn't he Hijikata Toshizo?"
Hachiman, who heard the question, frowned and glanced at Momo briefly.
"What do you mean?"
"Even though his face is quite disfigured, isn't he similar to Hijikata Toshizo? Besides, he also carries the Izumi no Kami Kanaseda sword in his hand."
Hachiman turned his attention to the figure standing about seven meters before them. To be honest, he couldn't refute his senior's words because he felt that the cursed spirit figure was similar to the great person that Momo had mentioned earlier.
"Are you done with your discussion, Sorcerers?" Hijikata said.
Hachiman squinted his eyes at the cursed spirit.
'If he really is Hijikata Toshizo, that means he is a vengeful spirit. From the intensity of the cursed energy, I firmly believe that this cursed spirit is a special grade. However, I've never heard of him. Is he an unregistered special grade?'
An unregistered special grade cursed spirit could mean two things. First, the cursed spirit was so good at hiding that its existence had not been detected by the association for hundreds of years. And secondly, the cursed spirit was a cursed spirit that had just been born.
In this case, Hijikata was a special grade cursed spirit that had just been born.
'He can speak the human language fluently. That means he has a high intelligence that allows him to think and communicate. Should I try my luck here?' thought Hikigaya.
After going through a very fast thought process, Hachiman decided to bet and dig deeper into the information.
"You are a very powerful cursed spirit. However, I don't understand. Why did you take that sword? I mean, it's just an ordinary sword, isn't it?"
Momo looked at Hachiman from the corner of her eyes. She knew what the boy wanted to confirm because she was also very curious. However, there was one thing she needed to remind her junior.
"Hikigaya, it's impossible for us to fight him. Whatever the answer, we have to run away, or we fucked up," Momo whispered.
In response to Momo's words, Hachiman nodded slowly, indicating that he also understood their unfortunate situation.
"An ordinary sword, you say? Young people like you don't seem to understand the spiritual connection between samurai and their swords," Hijikata replied as he pulled out his sword from the scabbard.
Seeing that, Momo took the initiative to grab Hachiman's arm. Meanwhile, the girl's left hand tightly gripped the broom. Therefore, she—and also Hachiman—would just run away.
Before they could run, the scenery around them changed just as the sword was imbued with Hijikata's cursed energy. What was originally a large room in the museum has now turned into an empty expanse of meadow.
'Innate Domain?!' they both thought in unison.
The innate domain was a subconscious that every living thing had. Each living thing had a different innate domain. Basically, the innate domain only resides deep within living beings. However, there was a technique that could be brought the innate domain to come out and form a separate dimension from the real world.
And that was Domain Expansion. So, the main requirement to use Domain Expansion was that you must be able to manifest your innate domain into the real world.
"So, this is my subconscious? It's not what I thought," said Hijikata.
Innate domains not accompanied by a barrier would only result an imperfect Domain Expansion. In other words, although Hijikata succeeded in realizing his innate domain, there was no sure-hit or sure-kill effect because there was no barrier.
"Nishimiya-senpai, we have to find a way out as soon as possible!" said Hachiman.
"I know."
The two were now circling their eyes in all directions to find a way out. Imperfect Domain Expansion was very different from perfected domains. The chance of escaping from an imperfect domain was enormous as long as you knew the way out.
However, Hijikata's imperfect domain was slightly different. Provides a panoramic view of the vast expanse of grass, helping to obscure the exit.
'Shit, this domain is very wide,' Hachiman thought.
"Want to run away, huh?" said Hijikata, who also got the attention of the two young sorcerers, "I never thought the power of the cursed energy would be this great."
After saying that, Hijikata again sheathed his sword. He then raised the sword up high. He lifted his head and opened his mouth wide. Then, the sword that he had raised high just slid into his body through his mouth.
After stashing his sword into his body, Hijikata turned his gaze to Hachiman.
"I have to thank you and that one-eyed woman. Even though that woman failed her mission, you two showed me how powerful the cursed energy is."
Hachiman felt an unpleasant feeling. He quickly grabbed Momo's arm and dragged the girl as far away as possible while looking for a way out. However, his efforts were completely fruitless.
"From the knowledge I've gained, this spell should be able to lead to that high-level technique, right?"
Even though Hachiman and Momo were quite far apart, Hijikata Toshizo's voice echoed throughout his imperfect domain.
"Then…," Hijikata said again.
Hijikata formed a hand seal by interlacing his five fingers. However, he pointed his index fingers up while thumbs down.
"Domain Expansion : Domestic Law."
The landscape of the prairie did not change. However, from several places, several ancient Japanese buildings emerged from underground. In addition, the streets made of paving also decorate the grass and the entrance to the buildings.
Hachiman and Momo, who realized they were late, were forced to stop running. At the same time that Domain Expansion was activated, certain rules were forcefully transferred into the heads of the two young sorcerers.
'These rules… these are no ordinary rules. These are Kyokuchu Hatto!' Hachiman thought.
"Hikigaya, this scene…, it's like the Shinsengumi headquarters in Kyoto."
'Shinsengumi Headquarters?'
Hachiman looked at Momo and replied, "Whatever is not important. Nishimiya-senpai, this domain sure-hit effect—."
"I know," Momo cut in quickly, "the main sure-hit effect is to send Kyokuchu Hatto's rules over our heads. As such, this domain sees us as the Shinsengumi's members."
Kyokuchu Hatto, which literally could be interpreted as domestic law, was bushido or rules that bound all members of the Shinsengumi. In the past, Kyokuchu Hatto was created by Hijikata Toshizo himself. And in the present, Hijikata Toshizo poured that Kyokuchu Hatto into his Domain Expansion.
"This is great. This kind of power had never occurred to me before. No wonder you jujutsu sorcerers can act however you want," said Hijikata as he slowly walked closer to them.
While Hijikata was amazed by his creation, Hachiman and Momo were tremble at the rules that prevailed in this domain.
'Kyokuchu Hatto has a lot of articles. However, one thing is clear, whoever violates any of the articles, the consequence will be that they are forced to commit seppuku,' Momo thought.
'Unfortunately, this domain considers everyone within it to be members of the Shinsengumi. That way, whoever violates any of the articles in Kyokuchu Hatto, will die,' thought Hachiman with beads of sweat starting to come out of his pores.
In simple terms, how this domain works was very clear. The sure-hit effect forced the target to become a member of the Shinsengumi and must obey Kyokouchu Hatto. While the sure-kill effect was that anyone who violated Kyokuchu Hatto would be forced to seppuku. Or, in this case, the target would die.
"Hikigaya Hachiman and Nishimiya Momo, huh?" Hijikata said.
Hachiman, who heard his name called, narrowed his eyes sharply.
'Did forcing us to become members of the Shinsengumi allow him to know our names too? Besides, my body can't move. It's as if I'm being tried by Hijikata.'
Ignoring Hachiman's fierce gaze, Hijikata continued, "Not only are you not behaving like samurai, but both of you are also going against your superior. Therefore, your action can be considered as rebellion against the Shinsengumi."
The bad news was that Hijikata Toshizo was not just the creator of Kyokuchu Hatto. He was also one of the most respected leaders in the Shinsengumi. In other words, the assessment of lawbreakers could be very subjective.
Taking a deep breath, Hijikata continued, "In that case, you will have to commit seppuku."
Goosebumps made Hachiman and Momo's hairs stand on end. Cold sweat was incessantly dripping from their skin. Even so, Hachiman, who had the highest level of the two, tried to think as calmly as possible.
"I don't know what will happen, but use cursed energy reinforcement to strengthen your stomach and neck area!" Hachiman said to Momo.
Momo nodded in response to Hachiman's orders. Quickly, the girl strengthened her defences in her belly and neck area.
However, that alone was not enough to protect herself. Through an invisible incision, Momo's stomach was suddenly torn open, and almost all of her stomach contents were removed. On the other hand, Hachiman also experienced the same thing. However, it was fortunate for him that he could use the Reverse Cursed Technique. Because that way, he was able to heal his wounds once the attack hit his stomach.
Due to Hachiman's quick response, the damage he received was minimal.
Hachiman glanced at Momo, who was already lying down. He crouched down and pointed his hands at Momo, intending to use the reverse cursed technique on his senior. Unfortunately, Hachiman couldn't do it. He couldn't channel the positive energy he had into objects other than himself.
'Shit, how did Ieri-san and Okkotsu do this?'
Knowing that his action was futile, Hachiman was forced to let Momo lay dying.
"Is the regeneration effect of the Reverse Cursed Technique really that fast?" Hijikata asked, "Whatever it is, the seppuku doesn't just end in tearing the stomach."
Precisely. If you neglect the other rituals, there would be at least two steps in committing seppuku. The first step was to tear the stomach. While the second step was to behead.
'Does he mean to behead me? Tck, if only my cursed technique reversal could work here. Besides, I don't have much energy either.'
Hachiman's Superposition technique does allow him to escape the physical dimension and makes him free from any physical touch. However, due to the sure-hit effect of Hijikata's domain, the Superposition effect that made Hachiman untouchable collapsed.
Feeling that he had no other choice, Hachiman intended to desperately lunge at Hijikata.
"It's no use, kid."
Before the sure-hit effect that would behead Hachiman happened, a light blue square appeared in the sky. The square wasn't too far above them, only ten metres.
From that square, a hole was created with the same shape. And from the hole fell a mature woman with long black hair.
A lab coat wrapped a black vest and shirt, black pants that matched his clothes, and a strong charisma emanated from her. Hachiman knew who the woman who suddenly appeared carrying her monk's staff was.
Hiratsuka Shizuka, the woman, landed smoothly right in front of Hachiman. She looked at Hachiman's condition, which looked very bad. Behind the young man, there was also Nishimiya Momo, who was dying with a slightly convulsing body.
The woman's gaze now turned to Hijikata Toshizo. Although anger was clearly visible in her eyes, the aura around her didn't change at all. The woman still displayed incredible composure and confidence.
'This woman… she is more dangerous than Hikigaya Hachiman!' Hijikata thought.
Not wanting to give his opponent a chance, Hijikata Toshizo also wanted to give Hiratsuka a seppuku punishment. However, before the technique reached her body, the woman plunged her staff firmly into the ground.
"Domain Expansion : Room Takeover."
Not much changed when Hiratsuka took out her domain. The scenery was still the same in the courtyard of the Shinsengumi headquarters. However, if anything changed, it was the colours within this domain. Normally, Hijikata's domain was as colourful as the real world. However, when Hiratsuka activated her domain, the entire colour changed to blue as the base.
In simple terms, the range of colours in this domain was only blue, ranging from light blue to dark blue. Meanwhile, the entire essence within Hijikata's domain remained the same. It was like Hiratsuka's domain only replaces a few parts, while the essence of Hijikata's composing domain still remains.
"The rules are simple," Hiratsuka said as she walked toward Momo, "My domain allows me to rewrite the barrier effect you have. That way, you can no longer use-sure hit and sure-kill effects anymore. Because your sure-hit and sure-kill effects are tied with your technique, you won't be able to use your technique either. "
After Hiratsuka got to Momo's side, she crouched slightly and pointed her hand at Momo's wide-open stomach. Red energy enveloped the girl's wound. With a relatively fast regeneration rate, Hiratsuka could close the young sorcerer's wounds.
After treating the blonde girl, Hiratsuka stood back up and looked at Hijikata.
"That's the only rule. And you should be starting to feel the effects of my sure-hit domain, right?" Hiratsuka added with a wink.
—OoOoO—
Like a cat peeing somewhere to mark its territory, humans were also instinctively creatures who always wanted the territory to be controlled. There was no need for territory as large as a city or as large as a country. With just a room, humans already consider it their territory.
In your own room, you could do whatever you want. You could decorate your room according to your taste. You could keep all your secrets in the darkest corner of your room. You could also force other people to follow the rules in your room, such as no smoking or no harsh words.
Simply put, the room was the smallest territory owned by every human being.
However, even though you could do anything in your room, it didn't mean that your room wouldn't be invaded by annoying people. Call it a nephew who was still a toddler. With electronic equipment or game consoles that you have or unique objects that you collect and store in your room, your toddler niece would really feel at home in your room.
Since she's still a toddler, she tends to do whatever she wants. As a result, the rules in your room couldn't be applied as long as the toddler was still in it.
That was the basic idea of Hiratsuka's domain. Nine years ago, this quirky woman created her domain based on personal experience when she had to take care of a relative's toddler.
If viewed from the applicable rules, Hiratsuka's domain was more suitable to be called an anti-domain. It was true. She admitted it herself. However, it was different from Simple Domain, Falling Blossom Emotion, or Hollow Wicker Basket, which requires users to stay still when activating the anti-domain.
Hiratsuka's domain didn't require her to stay put. She could move freely at will. In addition, the Hiratsuka domain didn't only protect her from sure-hit effects in a limited area like other anti-domains did. By activating Room Takeover, all sure-hit and sure-kill effects belonging to the opposing domain would be forcibly disabled.
—OoOoO—
"My body has become lighter."
Hachiman muttered as he rubbed the back of his neck. No more intense pressure was exerted from Hijikata's domain. All those unpleasant feelings disappeared and were replaced with a comfortable feeling that made you felt safe.
It reminded him of what Hiratsuka had said back when she had first accepted him as her disciple.
Just like your room, it doesn't matter whether it's old-style or modern-style. The best domain is one that gives you a comfortable and safe feeling.
"You can rest now, Hikigaya. From now on, this teacher of yours will take care of it," said Hiratsuka in a soothing voice.
"Uhh … thank you?"
Hachiman looked at Hiratsuka with a look that was hard to decipher. No, it was not like Hachiman was blown away or anything. The boy looked at his teacher because there was a strange circulation, making Hiratsuka's body absorb all the cursed energy around her. And because Hiratsuka's body absorbed the cursed energy around her, Hachiman could feel with certainty that his mentor's power had doubled.
That view was not only shown by Hachiman. Hijikata Toshizo gave the same—or perhaps more complex—thought than Hachiman had shown.
'I have a hard time controlling my body—no, I can't use my cursed technique, so I can't control this body. Moreover, my strength has also decreased by two times?' Hijikata thought.
The former deputy commander of the Shinsengumi stared intently at Hiratsuka.
'Plus, why did that woman's strength increase so drastically?'
Room Takeover—Hiratsuka's domain—was very unique. Not only did the woman create the domain based on her personal experience when caring for a relative's child, but Hiratsuka also added other spices to her domain.
Wanting perfect anti-domain properties, Hiratsuka added a binding vow to her domain. This binding vow allows Hiratsuka to only activate her domain when her opponent has activated theirs. In other words, if no other domains were activated first, Hiratsuka would not be able to activate her own.
Instead, Hiratsuka didn't need to manifest an innate domain and create her own barrier to activate Domain Expansion. In other words, Hiratsuka needed almost zero cursed energy to activate her domain. This was the most efficient domain activation ever.
In addition, the binding vow gives a chain effect.
Actually, the sure-hit and sure-kill effects that Hiratsuka's domain negates don't completely disappear. The two effects remained as the dense concentration of cursed energy that composes a Domain Expansion. Since these effects were only concentrated in the form of cursed energy that couldn't be used by the user, and their domain status had been taken over by Hiratsuka, the unused concentration of energy would naturally enter Hiratsuka's body.
Therefore, the cursed energy that was supposed to be used to amplify the domain's effects was suddenly taken away by Hiratsuka, causing Hijikata to lose half his power.
In other words, the stronger the Domain Expansion issued by the opponent, the more benefits Hiratsuka would get.
"Well, it's an interesting experience to meet you," said Hijikiata, whose body started to decompose like falling mud.
It didn't take long for Hijikata's body to show changes. From initially being an iconic samurai figure from the Edo Period, now starting to turn into ordinary soldiers who only wear Shinsengumi uniforms. However, the uniform was very different from Hijikata's, which showed the greatness of his status as one of the charismatic leaders of the Shinsengumi.
"Until then, see you later, Hiratsuka Shizuka."
Based on that sentence, the body of the ordinary Shinsengumi warrior completely decomposed and evaporated into nothingness.
Hiratsuka, who didn't expect that to happen, deactivated her domain with a confused look on her face. Hachiman also showed the same expression. The teenager looked at the teacher before finally voicing his confusion.
"Your domain doesn't have a sure-kill effect, right, Hiratsuka-sensei?"
Hiratsuka was silent for a few seconds before finally replying, "Of course not. After all, my Domain is an old-style domain."
"Then, why did he suddenly unravel like he had been exorcised?"
That was also the biggest question running through Hiratsuka's head right now.
'The effect of my sure-hit is to make my opponent unable to use his cursed technique. Before disappearing, his body turned into that of an ordinary soldier. If these two points are connected….'
"I'm still not completely sure. However, it seems that the creature we've been fighting against so far is a shikigami."
"Shikigami? Seriously? Which shikigami can use Domain Expansion?" asked Hachiman in disbelief.
"That's what I also want to know, Hikigaya." Hiratsuka sighed in confusion and looked at Momo, unconscious, "For now, let's take Nishimiya. Even though I regenerated her wound, she lost a lot of blood. I worried that her body would be traumatized or something.
Hachiman nodded in understanding and began to carry Momo's body while Hiratsuka picking up her staff which stuck on the museum floor. In silence, the two sorcerers slowly walked away from the battle site. They walked slowly, thinking about what kind of cursed spirit they had just met.
—OoOoO—
Quanxi's headless body was taken care of. However, the body had not been put in a body bag because no one expected that they would meet illegal sorcerers.
At this time, the body was laid down and covered with a cloth. Nitta Akari and the local sorcerers from Chiba that she brought with her were now on a quest to find traces of other jujutsu sorcerers or cursed spirit that suddenly appeared.
However, without anyone noticing, a fly-size robot flew out from the tip of the headless neck. The robot flew while carrying a piece of Quanxi's heart. Flying silently, the robot, controlled from a great distance, left the scene carrying one of Quanxi's organ slices.
—OoOoO—
In a dark room with much medical equipment, there was a human figure with a body covered in bandages like a mummy. The man was soaking in the bathtub to keep his body temperature stable. Apart from his mummy-like body, the rest of his body condition was miserable. He was missing an arm, had difficulty breathing, had a weak heart, overly sensitive skin, and various other symptoms that made him such a worrisome creature.
With a body like that, he couldn't live a normal life. Let alone a normal life, surviving without the drugs and medical equipment that supported him was impossible for him.
"I never agreed to do this job, Geto Suguru," said the man using the intercom line installed in his room.
"Don't be so stingy, Muta-kun. This result is also important to add to the experimental data. If plan A doesn't work, I can try this plan B to cure you."
Muta Kokichi, better known as Mechamaru, was a second-year student at Kyoto Jujutsu High. The teenager had an unusual body condition. Much like Zen'in Maki, Muta Kokichi was also born with Heavenly Restriction.
If Maki was born physically gifted, which makes her has a superhuman body, Muta Kokichi has a very wide range of cursed energy—which could even reach almost all of Japan—but instead, he was born with a very fragile physical condition.
"The plan B you promised was too long. You better work on plan A as quickly as possible."
"Well, I'm fine with either plan, though. However, you could die if we use plan A," Geto Suguru replied over the intercom.
"If plan B makes me have to take the body parts of your subordinates that become a cursed object like now, it's the same as pushing me slowly into the abyss. I was lucky that Hikigaya Hachiman and Hiratsuka Shizuka couldn't feel the change in the piece of Quanxi's heart that became a cursed object. However, if it was Gojou Satoru, using his Six Eyes, he could instantly notice the newly formed cursed object."
Technically, Quanxi was killed by Hachiman by beheading her. However, before Quanxi left for Japan, she had made a contract with Geto Suguru. The contract simply consisted of sealing Quanxi's soul when she die into a cursed object and resurrecting it when the promised day arrived.
The robot that was as small as a fly that came out of Quanxi's body just now was a robot controlled by this mummy-like man.
The method that Geto Suguru offered was to reincarnate Muta Kokichi into a healthier body. However, because Muta Kokichi had Heavenly Restriction binding his body, Geto still need a lot of data so that the body that Muta Kokichi would host later was not affected by Heavenly Restriction.
However, Geto's research took a long time and would be too risky if Gojou Satoru discovered that he was Geto Suguru's spy. Therefore, he rejected the idea and forced Geto to find a faster solution.
Muta Kokichi stared at the empty ceiling of his room. He wanted to take a deep breath, but his weak lungs wouldn't allow it.
"Besides, Quanxi can't use her full power after making a contract with you," added the man nicknamed Mechamaru, "I don't know to what extent my strength will decrease if I do the same as Quanxi. Therefore, I cannot take that risk."
"Well, if you've made up your mind, I won't say much. I've tried to meet him, but I'm still not getting a response. However, you don't need to worry. This creature will definitely answer my offer later."
"Then, I await good news from you."
"Yes. Until our agreement is finished, Let's be a good friend, Muta-kun."
"As if I would, you bastard."
—To Be Continued—
Author Note : Hello, meet me again. How are you? Hope you are well.
In this chapter, I have explained Hachiman's cursed technique reversal. If someone doesn't understand, or maybe my scientific theory is wrong, you can correct it through a review.
Here I also give a brief flashback of Hachiman and Todou. It's been answered why in the previous chapters, the interaction between characters and the narrative always mentions that Todou really hates Hachiman. Well, actually, what Hachiman did to Todou, I haven't fully disclosed. Maybe if there's a chance, I'll make a flashback of Hachiman.
And Hijikata and Hiratsuka appear in this chapter. Here, I make it clear that Hiratsuka's level is more dangerous than Hachiman, who is even capable of using the Reverse Cursed Technique and that Hiratsuka's domain is actually the best anti-domain ever.
And for one of the guests who asked about my fanfic about Toji at MHA, well, work in progress. Actually, I want to finish this arc first, and then I will start working on The Villain Does Not Want To Repent (Toji on MHA). So, please be patient and please understand too. I will definitely continue that fic when this arc is over.
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