The Dilapidated hospital.
" Q?" Masamachi murmured as he watched the two blonde-haired sorcerers with a grim look.
He had heard of this Q, an organization made entirely of curse users---sorcerers who use their abilities for evil----this made them irreconcilable with the Jujutsu organization.
" Don't get in my way," Masamachi said with a stern face, his curse energy slowly seeping from his body.
" Heh, unfortunately you cannot pass!" Tariq said as he struck another weird pose.
" Not only would you not pass, but you would also not leave!" Khalid chimed in from the side, also striking another weird pose.
Masamachi's face was extremely grim as he snuck a hand into his coat and brought out two straw dolls, which he threw at the two blonde-haireds.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, while midair, the two dolls suddenly inflated, becoming real and pulsing with curse energy.
Boom!
The dolls attacked, their fists creating strong winds.
" Celestial Body Technique: Scorpio!" Tariq shouted as he rapidly retreated. A scorpion made entirely of cursed energy suddenly materialised above his head and then lunged at a doll.
Unlike his brother Tariq, Khalid confronted the doll physically. " Titan Technique: Giant!"
Boom!
Khalid's fist and the scorpion met with the doll's fist, creating fierce shockwaves with the stone pavement below them vanishing to oblivion.
Boom!
Boom!
The dolls fought frantically against the two brothers, with shockwaves obliterating stone pavement and poles alike. The brothers, taking advantage of the dolls' frantic fighting, kept injuring them. But just as the fight grew intense, the dolls—with bodies full of exposed cotton—suddenly became slower, and their strikes became precise, also adopting defense---something they hadn't been doing.
This change was naturally noticed by the two brothers.
" What? Got tired already?" Tariq sneered in disdain.
" Hahaha, I thought Japanese sorcerers would put up a fight! Guess I'm wrong!" Khalid said as he laughed in disdain.
" Tired? Who said I'm tired?" Masamachi said as he stared at the two brothers like how one would look at a fool. " I just suddenly remembered---I don't need to be frantic to save my students..."
"Eh?"
Masamachi placed his hand into his suit again and brought out two more dolls, which he threw at the two brothers. And while he watched them swell with curse energy, he calmly said:
"... Because I just realized Satoru Gojo is also there!"
!!
The eyes of the brothers suddenly widened in shock. They had been hidden all this time, not knowing what was happening outside, and naturally not having seen Satoru Gojo arrive with the Jujutsu High group.
" Impossible!!" Khalid screamed in shock as another doll attacked him—but it wasn't shock for the doll, but for that name---Satoru Gojo. " There's no way he would join Jujutsu High after so long!"
" Celestial Body Technique: Leo!" Tariq screamed as his face became pale. His curse spirit churned behind him and formed a lion made entirely of cursed energy, which then pounced on the other doll. " If you're trying to crush our morale, forget it! It's not possible!"
" Trying to crush your morale? Heh!" Masamachi sneered and didn't say anything else.
Seeing Masamachi's confident look, the brothers felt a sense of foreboding.
Satoru Gojo, the newly rising legend in the sorcerer world—though still in his teens—was already a special-grade sorcerer, said to be born with the Six Eyes and near-instant mastery of the Limitless technique.
" Khalid, don't be scared by the man! Fight!" Tariq screamed as he poured more cursed energy into his two constructs. Khalid, snapping out of his shock and fear, also erupted with fearsome might. Even if Satoru Gojo was really here, the fact that he hadn't acted meant he wasn't on-site at the moment. As long as they killed the man before them, retreating would be possible.
With that thought, the brothers**'** attacks grew stronger, but Masamachi was no pushover either.
Soon, cataclysmic explosions and shockwaves spread through the hospital grounds, destroying anything nearby.
...
While Masamachi was battling the brothers, Suguru was also battling the two spider cursed spirits.
Swoosh!
One of the cursed spirits sprang from the wall like a spring, closing the distance between it and Suguru in an instant. But the defense-type cursed spirit standing beside Suguru moved, appearing in front of him. It raised its round hand.
Boom!
The spider legs came crashing down on the round hand, creating an explosive shockwave.
Suguru silently retreated. The other spider cursed spirit also moved, shooting out like an arrow released from a bow. It raised its hand, intending to strike the vulnerable Suguru, but suddenly from Suguru's back, violent cursed energy exploded, and another spider cursed spirit appeared, swiftly positioning itself in front of Suguru. Its hand clashed with that of the other spider cursed spirit.
Screech!
The spider cursed spirit let out an angry shriek as it staggered back four steps. Just as it regained footing, the monkey cursed spirit appeared beside it. Its sickle arm swiftly cut the legs of the spider cursed spirit.
Suguru hurriedly approached the now-legless spider cursed spirit and touched it.
The spider cursed spirit constricted and finally became a ball, which—though reluctant—was swallowed by Suguru.
After absorbing the spider cursed spirit, Suguru turned and looked at his last adversary, who was fighting the defense and attack-type cursed spirits. With a command, the two cursed spirits sprang forward, battling against the spider cursed spirit.
It didn't take long before the last spider was immobilized and swiftly absorbed by Suguru.
But although he had defeated his enemies, he didn't relax nor feel satisfied. The cataclysmic explosions coming from outside the hospital and the oppressive aura from deep within it were like the sword of Damocles hanging over his head.
" I need to be stronger..." Suguru thought as he clenched his fist. " Only then will I not cower behind like a coward!"
...
While Suguru monologued internally, Satoru walked through the dimly lit hall of the hospital with hands in his pockets.
Though thick, vile cursed energy permeated the hallway, it miraculously parted as it approached Satoru.
" It seems this cursed spirit is about to step into special grade," Satoru said as he finally stopped before a blue door with an 'ICU' plate on it. The cursed energy seeping from its cracks was so overwhelming that it thickened, seemingly about to liquefy.
Satoru calmly pushed open the door and stepped inside. The 'ICU' room was surprisingly large, filled with numerous eggs numbering in the hundreds.
'A domain...' Satoru raised an eyebrow as he scanned the room before shaking his head. '...Seems like it, but this is simpler than a normal domain.'
After scanning, Satoru stared at the center of the 'ICU'. Standing imposingly on its eight legs was a cursed spider as huge as a house, with a huge tumor on its back. Beside it stood two human-sized spiders. But the most noticeable thing in the room was the man standing on the head of the cursed spider, staring at Satoru with complex emotions—shock, fear, and a little madness.
" Y-You're Satoru Gojo?" the man finally spoke.
Satoru gave a casual wave as he tilted his head slightly with a smile. " That's me!"
Receiving confirmation, the man felt a wave of despair wash over him. Unlike some disillusioned curse users, he knew full well the terror of one born with the Six Eyes and near-instant mastery of the Limitless technique.
'No—I must not falter! I control the Pregnant Spider—a semi-super-grade cursed spirit! With my ability, I might actually kill this prodigy!' the man thought as a maniacal grin slowly appeared on his lips. 'Just imagine! Imagine the look of despair on the Jujutsu High higher-ups' faces!'
Thinking about it, he trembled as he stared at Satoru. " Hahahaha! Blame yourself for meeting me before your prime! Your end is here!!"
Satoru tilted his head slightly as he stared at the hysterical man in confusion. 'Now that I think about it, are all curse users this stupid?... Oh well. Since he wants to die, I'll satisfy him.'
" Since you're so bold, I'll give you the privilege to witness something peculiar—a domain vs a domain!" Satoru said as his index finger crossed his middle finger.
" Domain Expansion: Unlimited Void!"