NOVEL NEXT Chapter 33: Hidden Inventory?
[Author Note]
Disc: HrPrTeam
Is Suguru Geto a bum?
As far as we know, he has no RCT or a Domain Expansion.
He lost Yuta before he became a sorcerer (Tbf, he had the strongest curse with him).
But he still feels kinda lame in comparison to Kenjaku.
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Satoru Gojo
*Sigh* When can this thing be over? I still need to go train.
If I'm going to become one of the strongest, I'll need reverse cursed technique.
It's almost comical that I have a domain expansion before reverse cursed technique, but it isn't clicking with me.
A loud voice speaks up. "[Flowing Red Scale]!"
Hmm, what should I get to eat after this whole thing? Kikufuku sounds nice.
Some random Kamo guy runs up to me before trying to swing his fists at me. He throws a blood bag at me. "[Crimson Binding]!"
Blood spurts out and turns into long strings that attempt to cover my body, but of course, it doesn't work.
Damnit.
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The market is closed now.
Another blood bag is thrown at me. "[Slicing Exorcism]!"
*Ugh* my mood is ruined. "Shut the hell up, loser, you're loud! I'm thinking here [Curse Technique Lapse: Blue]!"
The Kyoto loser gets pulled towards me, and I put a little cursed energy in my fist.
*bop*
His eyes roll back, and he is knocked out.
Why do the weak think they can challenge the strong? He kept screaming techniques, assuming that they would magically work. What an idiot.
Suddenly, I become alert.
This cursed energy...a cursed tool?
I spin around to see nothing before feeling the wind pass me. Quickly, my eyes dart behind me to see a man that I don't recognize shoving a cursed tool at me.
Shit, he's fast, and I don't have the time to chant blue.
I smirk.
Time to test it out on someone.
I cross my fingers. "[Domain Expansion: Unlimited Void]!"
Light expands from my feet before we start to get covered in a domain.
And with that, this fight is over.
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*Spurt*
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Huh?
Naohiro
He's faster than me, way faster. If I hadn't had a way of tracking him, I would've easily lost him by now.
If he is here, Gojo and I are on his hit list!
This isn't canon; Gojo might really die if Toji gets his hands on him!
A few seconds later, I exit the clearing where Toji is, and I find something that I really didn't want to.
His body is extremely messed up, which is a light way to put it. At least it isn't Sukuna bad.
Shit, he needs Shoko right now, but I can't do that with Toji puppy guarding his body.
He flicks his blade to remove the blood from it. I hear him speak up with a smile and a blue marking on his face. "That's one down. You're the tricky one here. Reverse cursed technique is a pain in the ass, and that punch hurt."
He puts the Inverted Spear of Heaven back into his cursed spirit before grabbing the soul-split katana.
*Sigh*, I'm in some deep shit. If I activate my domain, Gojo won't be able to use reverse cursed technique, but if I'm hit with that, I can't guarantee that I'll survive.
The soul-split katana bypasses durability, and I haven't adapted to soul damage. With my current state, I can't match a person with a physical heavenly restriction.
I'm positive he knows that as well, so with a smile, he bends his knees as he gets ready to shoot towards me.
*BOOM*
However, unexpectedly, it wasn't Toji who jumped.
A woman in her late teens or early twenties appears with a shikigami swirling around her. "Nice to meet you, Naohiro Zenin; now I get the chance to ask...what is your type?~ *chu*"
Yuki Tsukumo. Never in my life have I been more happy to see a person jump in here. Since she landed in such a flashy fashion, a dust cloud was brought up, which, when cleared, had Toji missing.
I speak up. "Yuki, can you bring Satoru to Shoko? She is a classmate who is great at outputting reverse cursed technique. He's alive, albeit barely. I'm going to go after Toji."
If I can get away from people, I can use my domain. While the sure hit won't work on him, it will turn off his cursed tools and kill his inventory curse.
Normally, I wouldn't leave a classmate near death, but Toji needs to die. I can't think of any other way since I can't tell him about the power of friendship or give him talk no jutsu.
Before Yuki responds, I sprint toward Toji using my pseudo-tracking ability.
My ears pick up a quiet shout. "Hey, I'm not some transport service! Get your ass back here!"
The star plasma vessel event and future problems need to be cut off before they spread.
After a minute or two of running, I see a dagger flying towards my head, which ends up flying past me as I dodge to the side.
It probably wouldn't have done much, but who knows with Toji. He's a professional assassin.
Thank God I know where he is because I wouldn't be able to find him without it.
Neither of us makes a move since my win condition is getting him in close with a domain expansion while his win condition is slicing me in half with the soul-split katana.
If I take his arsenal, I'm in fantastic shape, but if I'm late by a single second, I'm dead.
I closed my eyes to concentrate on him so that even if he tried to speed-blitz me, I could react.
I sense movement, but something in his hands starts emitting cursed energy. It's the same one as the Soul Splitter.
Toji seemingly disappears before rushing towards me.
*Woosh*
NOW!
Ducking under the katana as it gets swung at me, I get up and bring my hands together.
I smile.
You're in my range, you homeless bum. "[Domain Ex-"
*Spurt*
A katana goes through my back.
'clink'
This is a different kind of pain. "SHIT, THAT HURT YOU CHILD SUPPORT EVADER [Domain Expansion: Cycle of Saṃsāra]!"
The endless desert reappears and covers both of us.
It doesn't matter if he is inside my domain or not. I need to remove his cursed tools.
I grabbed the handle behind me and ripped it out of my back since, as soon as my barrier was formed, he bailed.
Physical heavenly restriction users can choose to participate in a domain based on how each domain functions. Had my domain been like Sukuna's, he'd be screwed, but with a barrier, he can leave since he's treated as an inanimate object.
DAMNIT, if he caught me with it sideways, I'd be in rough shape.
'clink'
In the split second where I was distracted pulling the sword through my body, I turned to Toji, who reappeared in front of me with a smile on his face.
*BAM*
Playful Cloud is a cursed tool without an imbued technique that gets stronger based on the physical statistics of the wielder.
However, in my domain, its effects were lessened to a normal set of nunchucks since the tool has cursed energy.
I go flying before making my way to the domain's wall.
'clink'
Never in my life have I been more happy to have reverse cursed technique. His abilities are truly a hard counter to my techniques.
I heal my body quickly before realizing that I still feel something is hurt...
My soul. I can't move my body like I used to.
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'clink'
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Nevermind.
Then I noticed something. Where is the inventory curse?
Smiling, I release my domain expansion before taking the soul-split katana and throwing it as fast as I can to my left.
*Stab*
A distorted voice speaks. "MoMmY?"
*BOOM*
Hundreds of cursed tools fly out of the inventory curse as it gets exorcised.
Then, the Inverted Spear comes flying at me on a chain.
I move to the side and grab its handle before yanking it, surprisingly bringing Toji towards me.
I wouldn't win in a normal strength battle, but I can bring him in close if he is caught off guard.
Now then..."[Black Flas-]"
A voice that I was pissed and happy for interrupted me. "Hey, Naohiro, you look pretty beaten up!"
Toji reacts and jumps off of the ground back into a hiding spot.
I turn around to see a wide-eyed, smiling Satoru Gojo. "Satoru, are you...okay?"
He lets out a maniacal laugh. "Okay? I FEEL AMAZINGGGGGG! I CAN FINALLY SEE IT, THE CORE OF CURSED ENERGY! ITS SO BEAUTIFUL!"
Still in his own world, Gojo speaks. "REVERSE CURSED TECHNIQUE, I FINALLY GOT IT ON THE BRINK OF DEATH!"
My face twitches into a smile. "Good for you, hey Satoru, wanna tag team the homeless bum over there?"
He stares up into space with a smile that would make you think he is high. "GLADLY! I WOULD LOVE THAT!"
Gojo continues, turning semi-normal. "Now...now I see what I've been missing."
I reach out my right hand and fist-bump Gojo.
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Time for a Jujutsu Kaisen jumping!