Shibuya.
"What a reckless way to fight."
Dagon stared at Yuta Okkotsu, clearly stunned.
Just moments ago, Yuta had grabbed Jogo and bitten directly into his mouth. Then he used the positive energy of the Reverse Cursed Technique, effectively poisoning the Special Grade Cursed Spirit from the inside.
The positive energy burned through Jogo's cursed body until the spirit could no longer maintain its form.
Dagon grimaced.
"Jogo looked like a cockroach. I would rather kiss a beautiful woman than a cockroach."
While he was still complaining, Uro Herako had already rushed toward Yuta.
Her fist, wrapped in dense cursed energy, smashed straight at his face.
Yuta remained calm.
He did not draw Dojigiri Yasutsuna. Instead, he raised his left hand to block while his right hand counterattacked with a sharp punch.
But something strange happened.
His arm suddenly twisted into an impossible angle.
The punch that should have struck forward rotated one hundred and eighty degrees, slamming into his own chest instead.
At the same time, Uro's punch, which Yuta had blocked, curved through the air and still struck his face.
Bang. Bang.
His face took the enemy's punch, while his chest took the blow from his own fist.
Yuta slid back several meters before stopping.
He looked down at his hand.
The arm that had twisted unnaturally was already back to normal.
"There was no pain, and my sense of touch is fine. Space distortion?"
Uro sneered coldly.
"My Cursed Technique is Sky. I can turn space itself into a curtain that I control."
As she spoke, she tugged lightly at the air.
The space beside her twisted instantly, folding like a piece of cloth being pulled and stretched.
"Technique disclosure," Yuta said calmly. "That is troublesome."
Even so, his expression remained completely composed.
Uro was about to attack again when Yuta suddenly spoke.
"Wait. I have a question."
She frowned.
"From the moment we met, I could tell you hated me. But we have never met before, right?"
Uro's teeth clenched.
"That is correct. We do not know each other."
Her eyes burned with fury.
"But that does not mean I cannot hate you. What I hate is the bloodline flowing in your veins."
"The bloodline in me?"
"Then I will let you die knowing the truth."
Her voice grew colder.
"My name is Uro Herako. But originally, I had no name."
"I once served as the captain of the Sun, Moon, and Stars Squad under the Fujiwara Clan. I fought countless battles and achieved great victories for them."
"But when a direct descendant of the Fujiwara Clan made a mistake, they forced me to take the blame."
"They condemned me to execution."
Her eyes burned with rage.
"To make it easier to summon me for that execution, they gave me the name Uro Herako."
Yuta looked slightly awkward.
"Ah… about that…"
Boom.
A terrifying wave of cursed energy suddenly blasted toward them.
Cursed Energy Cannon, Sherbet Blast.
Dagon roared as he fired the attack.
"You old hag, get out of the way. That kid is my prey."
"Shut up, you loser."
Uro snorted coldly.
She grabbed the invisible curtain of the Sky and twisted it.
The shockwave immediately bent and reversed direction, slamming straight back toward Dagon.
Crash.
Dagon crawled out of the rubble and spat out bloody saliva.
"Being hit by my own attack for the first time. That is an interesting experience."
After deflecting the blast, Uro rushed toward Yuta again.
"Usumaradan."
The entire plane of space around the target shattered violently.
Yuta reacted instantly.
He spun around and grabbed the air with both hands, pulling upward.
The planar rupture from Usumaradan suddenly halted.
The surrounding space rippled like a bedsheet being lifted.
Uro's eyes widened in shock.
"What?"
Yuta had just used her technique.
This was Yuta Okkotsu's innate technique.
Copy.
"Granada Shockwave."
Dagon had already appeared behind Yuta without anyone noticing.
His cursed energy cannon fired at full power.
Yet Yuta repeated the same movement.
He dragged the plane of Sky violently, causing the shockwave to bend and shoot toward Uro instead.
"You bastard. Stay out of this and watch from the side."
"Shut up, old hag."
Yuta suddenly opened his mouth.
Strange markings appeared across his tongue.
"Do not move."
Dagon and Uro both froze instantly.
In the next moment, Yuta rushed forward.
His fists struck like a violent storm.
Boom.
Both enemies were launched dozens of meters away, crashing straight through a building.
After a moment, Dagon slowly stood up.
Then he began laughing wildly.
"Hahaha. Good. This is truly delicious."
"I cannot wait to devour you."
In his original era, Dagon had been one of the strongest.
His life had been too smooth.
Battles were easy. Winning the attention of beautiful women was easy.
Everything came without effort.
That kind of life felt complete, but it lacked excitement.
It was like a meal that left him only seventy percent full.
"Thank you, Kenjaku."
"In this era, someone finally exists who can make me feel satisfied."
Laughing wildly, Dagon charged toward Yuta.
Although he was known for his cursed energy cannon, his close combat skills were just as terrifying.
The two clashed violently.
Their fists collided again and again, producing explosive shockwaves.
"Hahaha."
Dagon's face was bruised and swollen, yet he laughed even harder.
This battle was the feast he had been searching for.
"Bastard. He is mine."
Uro roared as she climbed out of the ruins.
Her hands seized the Sky curtain again and hurled it toward both fighters without caring who it struck.
"Usumaradan."
"Old hag, get lost."
Dagon roared and pushed his cursed energy to the limit.
"Granada Shockwave."
Facing the two overwhelming attacks, Yuta slowly gripped the hilt of Dojigiri Yasutsuna at his waist.
He lowered his stance into an Iaijutsu position.
"Secret Technique. Black Flash, Leaping Water Carp."
Yuta drew his blade with incredible speed.
Black lightning surged along the edge of the sword.
Boom.
The moment the three attacks collided, a blinding white flash erupted.
For a brief moment, the world seemed to lose all sound and color.
One second later, the building beneath them began collapsing.
"Delicious. Truly delicious."
Dagon's eyes gleamed with excitement.
"Use your final trump card and satisfy me."
He crossed his hands, forming the Vajra Kila Earth Binding Seal.
Uro shouted furiously.
"I told you he is mine."
She crossed her arms as well, forming the Kundali Mudra.
Yuta immediately understood what they intended.
"Then come."
He showed no fear.
His hands formed the Dakiniten Mudra.
"Domain Expansion, Wheel Turning Inner Vestige."
"Domain Expansion, Emptiness of the Formless Heaven."
"Domain Expansion, Observation of the Cloud Painted Dust Pearl."
Three Domain Expansions erupted at the same time.