Chapter 193: Kechizu: Women are Terrifying?!
With the government departments clearing the way at full power, it didn't take long for the group to rush from Jujutsu High to the perimeter of the Shibuya District. In less than thirty minutes, they were standing successfully beneath that massive [Curtain].
As for Gojo Satoru himself, he had flown toward Shibuya alone immediately after finishing the pre-battle mobilization. It was said that from departure to destination, he took less than three minutes. His speed... was likely around 1,000 kilometers per hour?
Looking at those stats alone, Gojo Satoru truly qualified as the most exaggerated "pentagon-stat" monster in the jujutsu world.
Well, second only to Emiya—whose stats had begun to show squared, exponential growth after theoretically being able to use [Black Flash] at will.
"Whoa~ so this is Shibuya? It didn't feel like much when looking at the photos, but seeing it like this, it's huge!"
After arriving at the scene, Itadori Yuji tilted his head back to gaze at the hemispherical barrier covering half the city, unable to stop himself from letting out an exclamation of awe.
Who wouldn't be shocked upon seeing a black veil approximately several hundred meters high with a radius of two thousand meters?
Standing under such a colossal object, your entire field of vision is crudely split into two extremes, as if the world itself had been sliced open. To put it another way, it felt like standing at the end of the world, unable to take a single step past the barrier.
"Don't get it twisted, Itadori. It's not Shibuya that's huge, it's just the [Curtain] you're looking at." Even though he was also stunned by the massive barrier, Fushiguro Megumi kindly corrected Itadori's error.
Among the first-year students, he was likely the only one with a decent understanding of barrier techniques.
What did such a massive barrier represent?
In the entire history of the jujutsu world, a [Curtain] of this scale had never appeared. Even the largest existing barrier at the college was more than a grade below this. While Lord [Tengen] connected countless barriers—including the college's—to cover the entirety of Japan, that was done under the binding vow and premise that she herself could not move freely.
Besides, could just anyone be compared to the legend of the jujutsu world, Lord [Tengen]?
"To be honest, I personally don't care about the problem you two are discussing at all, and I don't care why this [Curtain] is so big."
Inside the relatively cramped car, Nobara Kugisaki, the only girl present and sitting in the passenger seat, furrowed her brows deeply. Her mood was beyond unpleasant. She had tried her best to endure the entire journey, but at this moment, she could not take even half a second more.
Nobara whipped her head around and pointed at the space beside Itadori and the others, unleashing a torrent of colorful language: "I can tolerate anything else, but why are these two guys in our car?! Do you have any idea what 'over capacity' means?! #@*!!!
And you guys stink, do you know that? This is a closed environment! A few more minutes and I'll be pickled in this scent! I'll have to jump into a vat of dish soap to wash it off!"
As everyone knows, a standard sedan can only fit four people excluding the driver. Any more is not only a traffic violation but also significantly increases the danger.
In the back seat, alongside Fushiguro Megumi and Itadori Yuji, were the two brothers: Eso and Kechizu, the latter being held in Itadori's arms.
"B-Brother... is she talking about us?" Kechizu asked in a voice quiet enough to be polite, yet loud enough for everyone to hear.
"That's right, but it's only because we disturbed this lady's peace first, Brother..." Eso replied. "We must learn guilt and gratitude; these are essential qualities of being human."
The current Eso didn't just speak eloquently; he was even wearing a clean suit. While it housed his large frame, it also served to block the evaporation of the scent of decay to some extent.
Although it was difficult to endure due to his inherent nature, he had no choice. Emiya was willing to do so much for them; how could he be unwilling to endure such a small hardship?
"Lady? So that's what a woman is... women are so terrifying, Brother..."
Judging by Kechizu's tone, he sounded like he was about to burst into tears from the grievance.
If he hadn't reacted like that, it might have been fine, but seeing him this way only made Nobara's temper flare further.
"What's the point of saying that? It's all because you smell like death! Why did you have to follow us anyway!"
The reason Nobara was so biting was mainly because she still viewed them as enemies who had been begrudgingly recruited, rather than true companions. She was the type who advocated for enjoying the moment and wouldn't allow herself to be bound by excessive sympathy.
Knowing she herself was great was enough for her.
"Don't be like that, Nobara. They're here to help, aren't they? With Emiya-sensei's guarantee, I believe they won't do bad things anymore.
Besides, don't you think Kechizu is actually kind of cute? Stop bullying him!"
Itadori Yuji not only seriously defended the two brothers but even lightly patted Kechizu in his arms. The gesture didn't look like he was comforting a comrade; it looked more like he was soothing a puppy.
Fortunately, there was one sensible person in the car—Fushiguro Megumi.
"Whether they've surrendered is secondary. Primarily, according to the intel, there should be a 'Number One' on the enemy's side who is a level stronger than them: Choso.
They said they can convince their brother, making him realize the hideousness of cursed spirits so he'll switch to the human side... This is very beneficial for us.
Being able to easily add three Special Grade combatants to our side—Emiya-sensei's idea and plan are absolutely correct."
Fushiguro spoke these words directly in front of the two brothers. Kechizu couldn't quite grasp it, but Eso knew that trust wouldn't be built so easily.
Achieving the kind of trust they had between brothers with outsiders was likely impossible.
After all, they were born different from humans.
"Um... students, we should head in now."
Ijichi, who had been focusing on driving, didn't interrupt their conversation. Only after coming to a complete stop did he address them: "This [Curtain] has no effect on sorcerers or even auxiliary supervisors. Its only effect is preventing non-sorcerers from entering or leaving.
Because of this restriction, the way to quickly rescue everyone isn't to try and break the barrier from the outside, but to enter directly to find and resolve the cursed spirit or curse user casting the technique.
The problem is, we can't rule out the possibility that the curse which teleports sorcerers still exists. Therefore, it's best if no one exorcises more than ten spirits each.
According to reports from the way here, cursed spirits of unknown grades have already begun to appear inside... please be extremely careful."
As an auxiliary supervisor, Ijichi couldn't follow Itadori and the others deep into the battlefield, but he had to be ready to enter and exit the [Curtain] at any time, staying in a rather dangerous zone. This order didn't come from the Higher-ups, nor was anyone forcing him; he simply believed he had to do it.
"Understood! We'll resolve the enemy as fast as possible!"
"Right, Fushiguro, Nobara!"
Leaping from the car while still holding Kechizu, Itadori was brimming with fighting spirit. His exaggerated movements were almost too much for the other two to look at.
"Ah, right! Fushiguro, could you give me back my weapon first?"
Having already stepped one foot into the [Curtain], Itadori Yuji suddenly stopped and held his hand out to Fushiguro.
"..."
No matter how reluctant Fushiguro looked, he still pressed his hands together and labored to pull Itadori's massive Charge Blade out from his shadow space.
While Fushiguro needed two hands just to lift it, Itadori caught it with one hand, hoisted it high above his head, and charged without hesitation into the opaque range of the [Curtain].
"Let's go!!!"
New Fanfiction!
You call this a projection?
What is a sword?
After Shirou Emiya awakened the memories of his past life and obtained a system that allowed him to travel to other worlds, his horizons were broadened by witnessing the wonders of those realms, and he suddenly reached a moment of enlightenment.
"Only swords... how could it be such a limit!"
Shirou Emiya: "Trace on!"
"False Magician's Red"
Consequently, by the time the Holy Grail War officially began...
Rin Tohsaka exclaimed in agitation:
"This isn't Projection at all!"
Crossover with Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Jujitsu Kaisen and others.
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