Tokyo Jujutsu High.
After bringing Lynn and the others back from the sushi restaurant, Gojo bid farewell to the students and went to Principal Yaga's room.
Unlike an ordinary room, Principal Yaga's room was filled with various dolls. From kappas and snow women to cats and dogs, it was as spectacular as an exhibition.
However, Gojo understood that these seeming doll-like things were actually cursed corpses. Once activated, each possessed formidable power, capable of exorcizing Cursed Spirit and assisting Jujutsu Sorcerers in battle.
Sitting on the floor in the center of the room, Principal Yaga was fiddling with a cursed corpse still under construction. Hearing the door open, he asked without looking up.
"What is it?"
"Came to report on the new students' status."
Principal Yaga expressionlessly said "Oh," not believing a single punctuation mark of what Gojo said.
The other man wasn't that reliable.
For a simple new student report, Gojo wouldn't come looking for him late at night. There must be something else he wanted to discuss.
Sure enough, after finishing the discussion about Kugisaki's strength and technique potential, Gojo changed the subject.
"Yaga, I want to apply to go to the warehouse."
"The warehouse?"
Principal Yaga finally stopped what he was doing.
Tokyo Jujutsu High had many warehouses, but there was only one that Gojo would specifically mention.
The secret storage warehouse, hidden by a barrier set up by Tengen, which housed special grade cursed objects and various dangerous items.
"What do you want to retrieve?"
"Sukuna's finger."
"No."
Principal Yaga refused without hesitation.
What Gojo wanted to do with Sukuna's finger, he could guess with his butt.
"Lynn and Itadori Yuji still need observation. Now is not the time to give them fingers to consume."
"But I think it's a good opportunity. Actually, Lynn... Huh?"
Just as Gojo was about to explain the sudden mutation where Lynn completely digested Sukuna's finger, his body froze. He looked up towards the ceiling.
"What's wrong?" Principal Yaga asked.
"It seems an enemy has broken in."
Gojo took off his blindfold and looked toward the West Sector.
As a special eye that appears once in several hundred years unconditionally, the Six Eyes possess 360-degree telescopic vision, allowing him to see distant situations even from far away.
Because of this, Gojo noticed in that instant that a Special Grade Cursed Spirit emanating a scorching aura had appeared inside the school and was flying toward the western area.
As for the opponent's target... Lynn?
Noticing the figure walking along the forest path, Gojo's expression became serious.
"I'll go check the situation."
"..."
Why don't you tell me where the enemy is first.
Boom—!
Good, no need to say it then.
Looking at the pillar of fire shooting straight into the sky in the distance, Principal Yaga finally understood why Gojo had run off so quickly.
...
At the same time, on the main battlefield.
Surging flames rushed out in all directions, instantly turning the meticulously cultivated flowers and plants by the gardeners into nothingness.
The ground began to melt, white mist rose, and crimson flames burned fiercely all around.
Standing in the center of this sea of flames, a ball of fire suddenly burst from Jogo's head, and he squinted as he looked forward.
"It seems I underestimated you before."
"I wish you would continue to underestimate me."
Crisp footsteps echoed in this fiery hell, and a skeleton missing nearly half its flesh slowly walked out.
Having taken a direct hit from a massive blast, even Lynn couldn't possibly escape unscathed; he had essentially died once.
Super-speed Regeneration and Reverse Cursed Technique activated simultaneously, and the ashen skeleton and flesh rapidly regenerated.
Like 3D printing, Lynn returned to his original state within a few breaths, even his hair having fully regenerated.
"Hey, seriously?"
Jogo widened his eyes in surprise: "This kind of regeneration ability... are you a human or a Cursed Spirit?"
"I think I'm human."
As his voice fell, a cracking sound echoed.
Six thick arms drilled out from behind Lynn, their fists and palms coiled with dense Cursed Energy.
The next second, the ground collapsed, and Lynn appeared before Jogo, enveloped in lightning. Hundreds of fist shadows descended simultaneously, vast and imposing like an army, radiating a terrifying aura.
However, facing Lynn's attack, Jogo showed no fear, his figure flickering as he vanished from the spot.
The various abilities Lynn displayed indeed surprised him, but in terms of raw power, Jogo still had the upper hand.
Weaving through the hundreds of fist shadows, Jogo arrived directly in front of Lynn and pressed his palm against his abdomen.
"Since you can regenerate, there's no need to hold back."
A torrent of surging flames instantly engulfed Lynn, and the flesh he had just regenerated began to melt continuously.
But at this moment of life and death, Lynn felt no fear in his heart; instead, he became calmer.
[Mind's Eye: Greatly enhances the sixth sense, providing early warnings when danger approaches]
[Hymn of Courage: When engaged in combat, one can maintain composure, and the brain enters an active state, making it easier to capture the enemy's weaknesses and flaws.]
The skills originating from Prince of Tennis Lynn and JoJo Lynn took effect at this moment. It was as if he had entered bullet time, and everything around him began to slow down.
The intense pain from his physical body was cast aside. Looking at Jogo, who was close at hand, he suddenly abandoned regeneration for other parts and focused his efforts on his arms.
His legs instantly turned to ash, while his arms regenerated in the flames at a speed far beyond imagination.
Lightning surged; Cursed Energy churned.
In the face of life and death, he felt the Cursed Energy within him become unprecedentedly active. His lightning-wreathed fist slammed down onto Jogo's abdomen, and a black radiance blossomed at that moment.
Boom—!!!
A deafening roar erupted, the flames were instantly shattered, and Jogo was sent flying backward, carving a trench in the ground that extended for a hundred meters.
"Are you kidding me!"
Taking a direct hit from a Black Flash, even Jogo couldn't remain unharmed.
Compared to just now, his abdomen now had a large hole, blood vessels appeared in the giant eyeball, and his aura became weak.
And at that very moment, Lynn, whose regeneration was already more than halfway complete, reappeared before him, black lightning flickering around his fist once more, shaking heaven and earth.
"Don't look down on me!!!"
Being severely wounded by someone weaker than him, Jogo grew even angrier. The volcano on his head and the ear-like gaps on both sides spewed out massive flames.
With a loud bang, Jogo appeared behind Lynn with a speed far exceeding his previous one, slamming him into the ground with his hands clasped together.
The earth instantly collapsed, turning more than half of Lynn's body into mush, but the remaining torso instantly sprouted an arm that reached out toward Jogo, activating Current Propulsion and Dismantle simultaneously.
"?!!"
Jogo's pupils suddenly contracted.
It was like the Sword of Damocles hanging overhead was about to fall; an unprecedented sense of crisis enveloped him.
Cannot take it! Must not be hit!
As if realizing something, Jogo desperately tried to dodge to the side.
And at that exact moment, a black lightning sword qi flashed by, and Jogo's right arm instantly vanished.
Glancing backward, the earth was split in two, a bottomless trench extending to the horizon.
"Too bad, just a little bit short."
Lynn's voice sounded once again.
The scene from a few seconds ago was replicated; the half of his body that had been turned to mush was visibly regenerating.
"...Monster."
Jogo forcibly suppressed his rage.
After two consecutive waves of attacks were countered, Jogo realized how severe the consequences of close-quarters combat were.
Whether it was the flames burning or physical strikes, Lynn could counterattack relying on his unreasonable regeneration ability and flesh manipulation, achieving a result of trading injury for injury.
What was more troublesome was that he had just taken a direct hit from Lynn's Black Flash, and his current condition was not good.
Continuing to fight hand-to-hand might lead to a complete reversal of fortune.
"If that's the case... then I'll blow you up from a distance!"
Jogo waved his large hand, and over a dozen fireballs descended from the sky, blocking Lynn's path forward or backward.
At the same time, he raised both hands together in front of him, and vast, immense Cursed Energy surged from his body.
"Domain Expansion..."
"Don't you dare!"
Lynn had been observing Jogo's movements.
Seeing the opponent preparing to activate Domain Expansion, the side of his palm instantly transformed into a blade shape.
Current Propulsion and Dismantle activated again, and two beams of lightning slashed toward Jogo in an X-shape.
"Tch, truly troublesome."
Jogo was forced to cancel his action to dodge the attack, while simultaneously continuously raising his hands to unleash waves of fireballs.
Seeing this, Lynn counterattacked with lightning bolts transformed into thunder projectiles while dodging.
Lightning and flames continuously expanded, like fireworks during the Spring Festival, as brilliant colors bloomed in the sky.
However, no matter what, Jogo was a Cursed Spirit born from humanity's fear of the earth, possessing extremely abundant Cursed Energy. In a long-range attrition battle, Lynn's Cursed Energy would inevitably be depleted first, leading to defeat in this battle.
"Since that's the case... then I'll give it a try."
In a corner Jogo couldn't see, two brand-new arms appeared behind Lynn, their palms overlapping.
A Jujutsu Sorcerer's Domain also had different levels.
Excluding domains cultivated to the extreme, like those of Sukuna and Gojo, there were also incomplete domains.
For example, Megumi's domain in the original work was a typical case, possessing only partial characteristics of a domain.
But this was enough for Lynn.
The Cursed Energy, abnormally active after the Black Flash, surged within his body. Lynn's buffs were all active, and his concentration was highly focused.
"Hm?"
Jogo's pupils suddenly contracted.
It was only when Cursed Energy surged on Lynn's body surface that he noticed the two arms behind the opponent.
"This is bad!"
The thought of avoiding close combat was instantly thrown to the back of his mind. Jogo rushed desperately toward Lynn, wanting to interrupt him.
But at the same moment, the remaining six arms on Lynn swept down from a distance. Several intersecting nets of Fading Light Slash intercepted Jogo in mid-air, making it difficult for him to move.
And when Jogo found a gap to dodge this intersecting net, the Cursed Energy on Lynn reached its peak.
"Domain Expansion—Raging Thunder Field!"
Boom—!
Vast Cursed Energy surged out, and the earth burning with flames instantly turned desolate.
Golden lightning descended from the distant sky; the world lost its sound at this moment, only thunder played.
"I can maintain it for five seconds."
Lynn stared at the figure in the distance.
His Cursed Energy was depleted, and his skill in barrier arts was limited. The domain Lynn activated this time was extremely rudimentary, and the amplification of the technique's power was far lower than that of a normal domain.
However, even so, the Raging Thunder Field still retained the most important function of a domain—sure-hit!
"It's over, Jogo."
Pouring all his remaining Cursed Energy into the next strike, Lynn slowly raised his palm and swung it down from a distance the next instant.
Like a divine punishment descending from the heavens, golden lightning submerged Jogo.
Without any power to resist, this strongest Cursed Spirit born from a natural disaster dissipated into the air, turning into nothingness.
Bang—!
A crisp shattering sound rang out, and the extremely rudimentary domain also collapsed. Lynn reappeared on the school grounds.
The former forest path had turned into a fiery hell. The ground was riddled with craters as if bombed by missiles, and deep trenches cut the earth into fragments.
A hot wind that made his skin uncomfortable blew across his face. Lynn closed his eyes and opened them again, his aura gradually stabilizing.
The great battle had ended, but he did not relax. Instead, he stood there silently for a moment before suddenly speaking.
"Aren't you coming out to avenge your comrade?"
"..."
The air suddenly fell silent, and the crackling sound of burning flames continued to echo all around.
In an inconspicuous corner underground, the Cursed Spirit with its left arm wrapped in a white cloth and branches growing from its eye sockets remained silent.
As a comrade-in-arms with shared ideals, Hanami naturally wanted to avenge Jogo, but... it was impossible.
Sensing the presence hidden within the sea of fire, Hanami's body burrowed deeper into the ground below.
And at the very moment she left, Lynn let out a sigh, looking toward a corner on the other side.
"Come on out, Gojo-Sensei."
"Won't you try waiting a bit longer?"
Gojo walked out, passing through the still-burning sea of fire.
"No need. That one has already run away."
"Huh? Really?"
Gojo looked around.
He had been watching with the Six Eyes the entire time. Even he hadn't detected the enemy, so how had Lynn locked onto them?
"Intuition."
As if knowing what Gojo was puzzled about, Lynn raised a hand and tapped his own head.
"My sixth sense is more sensitive than most. I can sense when danger is approaching."
"I see."
Gojo nodded thoughtfully.
Although it sounded somewhat unbelievable, considering it was Lynn, it somehow made sense.
"Congratulations, Lynn."
"Having mastered Black Flash and Domain Expansion, you now qualify to be a Special Grade Sorcerer."
"More than that, I'd rather rest."
Lynn rubbed his eyes and lazily yawned.
Despite having the shared combat experience of other Lynns, a life-and-death struggle of this level was still unprecedented.
After the fight with Jogo, Lynn felt completely drained. All he wanted now was to find a place to sleep.
"I'll leave the cleanup to you, Gojo-Sensei."
"Cleanup... that might be a bit troublesome."
Watching Lynn leave, Gojo looked ahead at the still-burning sea of fire.
Lynn and Jogo had fought, each move a massive area-of-effect attack. By the end of the battle, nearly half the school was destroyed.
Especially that sword slash that cut through most of the campus. Even Gojo wasn't sure how to deal with it.
"Gojo, what's the situation here?"
At that moment, Principal Yaga, who had arrived belatedly, appeared in the sea of fire, his expression more serious than ever before.
"Yo~ Yaga, perfect timing!"
Gojo's eyes lit up as he reached out and patted the other man's shoulder. "I'll leave the cleanup to you."
Principal Yaga: "???"
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