Chapitre 49: Chapter 49

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When it came to chemistry and physics, Itadori couldn't say he was the most dedicated student. He knew the basics and understood that plasma was the result of a complex process of gas ionization.

A plasma cut wasn't a proper cut but used high temperatures to slice through materials. How did it work? Itadori only remembered vague explanations from his companions at the station, so he couldn't really say.

So how on earth had he managed to interpret Sukuna's technique in this way if he didn't even understand the process behind it?

Well, Sukuna's technique was akin to cooking. Fire and cuts were the main points of his technique. Itadori tried to interpret this differently, and he couldn't help but remember a tool he used to use on the space station.

A tool that, while simple, was quite dangerous.

Itadori decided to try replicating the effect, and surprisingly, he managed to do it.

By expelling a jet of plasma at extreme temperatures, a plasma cut could separate metals like they were butter.

Itadori just imagined this, and now he had an incredibly powerful technique in his hands.

And now that he had his own interpretation, he didn't use as much cursed energy as before.

"..."

The sound of dripping echoed through those silent yet chaotic streets.

Jogo, standing still in front of the young sorcerer, remained frozen as that burning sensation returned, stronger than before.

His eye, devoid of emotion, slowly moved downward, landing on his arm, only to notice that everything from the elbow down was gone.

And seeing the bleeding stop, the curse raised an eyebrow in confusion when, instead of the expected regeneration, the burning sensation intensified.

'Why can't I regenerate?' Raising what was left of his arm, he pursed his lips when he saw the wound was completely charred. 'So that's it...'

Still incredulous, Jogo touched his wound, frowning when the pain jolted him back to reality.

'I was really burned.'

"..."

Closing his eye, the curse sighed, clearly surprised by all this.

"Kid." But although he seemed calm on the outside, his eye opened to reveal an animalistic fury, the volcano in his head erupting as his one eye narrowed. "I'm going to kill you!"

Itadori, standing before him, just smiled at this while taking a stance, his eyes narrowing as Jogo exploded towards him.

Boom!

Leaping back as Jogo punched where he had been, Itadori watched the ground beneath his feet explode into pieces, quickly retreating to avoid the debris flying his way.

'I feel like my injuries are slowly healing.' Dodging to the side, he skillfully evaded a wave of flames. 'I must have spent a miracle surviving that attack, and I'm probably using another one to use reverse cursed energy involuntarily.'

Seeing a light amid the dust, Itadori leaped to escape a wave of magma, swallowing hard when he realized it was very close.

'It sucks not having control over this technique.'

In the air, his eyes moved down to see Jogo glaring at him with intensity.

"You won't escape now!" The curse roared, jumping toward him with the intent to strike.

*Slice.

But before he could reach him, he growled as numerous cuts struck him, his body being pushed to the ground while Itadori landed in front of him.

'Even though it uses less energy than before, I still need to end this fight quickly.'

Approaching the curse that was slowly getting up, Itadori promptly struck him with a punch to the chin, quickly hitting him with a sequence of attacks that Jogo struggled to block.

"Black Flash!"

And finishing the attack with a strong Black Flash to his stomach, Itadori sent him crashing into a building.

'That should do it!'

Chasing the curse, Itadori quickly entered the building, observing how the curse seemed confused due to the attacks.

And clasping his hands together, he let his cursed energy spread throughout the environment.

"Todo! Now!"

As he seemed about to expand his domain, a confused Jogo opened his eye in recognition when he noticed an injured man running toward them.

"Sorry for the delay, brother!" And to the curse's surprise, the man in question was Todo, who, despite having burns all over his body, was still standing firmly.

"Domain Expansion!"

As those words left Itadori's mouth, Jogo's eye widened, his head turning to the young sorcerer as he raised his hand. "No! I won't let you!"

*Clap!

"Hunting Territory!"

But before his attack could be released, Itadori was quicker, his barrier expanding in all directions and covering the entire building.

Jogo froze as darkness overtook his vision, his eye widening in surprise as a chilling sensation hit his skin.

'Is this...cold?'

As the environment changed around him into a forest engulfed by a heavy snowstorm, Jogo surveyed his surroundings in alert, confused when the heat emanating from his body couldn't melt the snow at his feet.

"What is this?"

But as he seemed about to test his fire, he turned as a noise sounded from behind him.

Boom!

Only to be struck by a precise punch to the face, black lightning spreading through the forest before the curse was hurled by the attack.

"Damn it!" Rolling on the ground and stopping his momentum, Jogo spat blood as he raised his hand, freezing when he couldn't unleash a fire attack. "What? What happened to my technique?"

Itadori, standing before him, just stared at him silently, the sound of heavy footsteps echoing behind him before a massive wolf revealed itself.

"In my domain, your technique is completely neutralized."

Jogo frowned at that information, standing up and wiping his lips.

"There are also other details, but I really don't feel like telling you."

Wiping the blood from his face, Itadori sighed, his head lifting as his ears picked up movement beside him.

Jogo noticed it too, his eye landing on what seemed to be a low-level curse resembling a dog.

This brought a smile to the boy's face.

"The only thing you need to know is that the longer my domain stands, the stronger I will become."

And before the weak curse could react, the massive wolf devoured it in one bite, cursed energy overflowing from Itadori's body right after, which Jogo couldn't help but notice.

"Let's start this hunt."

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His innate technique, however simple it might have seemed, was still quite mysterious to Itadori.

Except for its basic information imprinted on his body, he couldn't explain much more about it. As long as his wolf devoured a piece of a cursed spirit or any living being with a technique, Itadori could take that technique for himself.

In a way, it was quite powerful, but in return, Itadori needed to master the new technique completely from scratch, and if they had very complex explanations, he would have to make his own interpretation of the technique.

That was why his cuts, which theoretically should have been more powerful than Sukuna's, were still unable to slice through Jogo in a single strike.

The ability to send plasma cuts was indeed more powerful, but Sukuna had a greater refinement of his own technique, along with a larger reserve of cursed energy.

He could put more power into his simpler cuts without worrying about his energy expenditure.

Itadori simply didn't have that advantage.

Needing to conserve energy, he had to sacrifice power.

But even if his slashing attacks didn't match Sukuna's, one thing was certain: his firepower was indisputably greater.

Pushed back as numerous cuts appeared on his chest, Jogo snarled while retreating in time to escape a canine jaw.

But as he seemed ready to attack the wolf, Itadori surprised him by closing the distance between them and hitting his defense with a punch.

Jogo felt his body tremble from the power of that punch, and following his instincts' warning, he retreated seconds before a fist loaded with cursed energy shattered the ground where he had previously stood.

But being pressured by two opponents, he was unable to escape when the wolf suddenly appeared behind him, its huge mouth closing around the curse all at once.

'Damn it!' Jogo snarled as he felt the enormous fangs sink into his flesh, but with a single thrust of his legs, he quickly freed himself from the grip and escaped with a leap.

Boom!

And falling with a kick, he struck the wolf's head squarely, pushing it to the ground.

'Insolent creature!' He spoke with disdain, raising his fist with the intention of continuing his attack on the Shikigami.

"Black Flash!"

But as he seemed distracted, he didn't notice when Itadori appeared behind him, his fist striking his ribs with enough force to send him rolling across the domain.

Seeing the curse fly with a jet of blood gushing from its mouth, Itadori petted the huge wolf, helping it up afterward.

"Attack only if you see an opening." Giving the wolf a pat, Itadori smiled as he saw it nod in understanding.

The presence of this Shikigami was also a mystery to Itadori since there was no information about it in his mind.

Its origin, its motives, and even its name, Itadori knew none of it...

So, not knowing any of this, he decided to name the enormous creature.

After its help, it was the least he could do... Besides, he couldn't keep calling it a giant wolf.

Therefore, considering the circumstances of the Shikigami's presence, he decided to name the wolf with a name that, considering the context of that domain, seemed fitting.

"Amaroq."

With the wolf perking up its ears at the mention of that name, it turned, waiting for an order.

"Get ready."

With that order, the wolf moved away, disappearing into the heavy snowstorm.

Itadori, seeing this, turned to see Jogo struggling to get up from a snowbank, blood flowing not only from numerous cuts on his body but also from his mouth.

The curse seemed to be in a miserable state; anyone could tell he wouldn't last much longer, especially considering he was limited to using only 40% of his cursed energy.

Even healing was an effort for him at that moment.

But knowing this, Itadori couldn't care less.

He knew that most likely, at that very moment, Maki and Nanami were struggling to stay conscious after being burned by the curse.

Itadori was only doing what was deserved.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Itadori didn't care at all about killing curses like Jogo.

Yes, he had felt bad about his "brothers," but that was only because Echizu and Eso could be persuaded to switch sides.

But that wasn't the case with Jogo.

The curse wanted humanity's destruction at all costs; nothing would change that.

And unfortunately for him, Itadori was a human.

"What's the matter?" Approaching confidently, Itadori stopped securely in front of Jogo, the curse raising his single eye to stare at the boy. "Tired already? You seemed so excited just a few seconds ago."

"Damn you." Feeling a vein pop in his forehead, Jogo wiped the blood from his lips with irritation, his regeneration struggling to fix the rest of his body. "You humans, always thinking you're so superior..."

Itadori raised an eyebrow as Jogo started talking, and curious to hear what he had to say, he decided to stay silent.

"We, the true humans, are the ones who should bear your title." Clenching his fist, Jogo's gaze became venomous as his scant cursed energy danced around his body. "We are stronger, smarter, and more capable than all you walking monkeys."

"Cars? Rockets? Buildings?! Don't make me laugh! How many of you had to die by your own species just to achieve that?

So many wars, so much evil! We only exist because of your inability to coexist. How can a species like that think they have the right to rule the world?!"

Itadori blinked at those words.

He couldn't help but agree with some things; after all, it was due to humanity itself that the world was this way. If it weren't for the selfishness of the high ranks in the Jujutsu world, things would likely be better.

There was too much evil, evil that continually strengthened the curses...

But at the same time as evil existed, there were also those willing to sacrifice for a future.

Even being a sorcerer for a short time, Itadori understood this well.

He had died trying to lead humanity to the stars.

Even knowing he wouldn't be the one to see it happen, he dedicated his life to helping this future.

This was the true essence of humanity.

Even if there was evil, selfishness, fear, and despair, the sacrifice of those willing to sacrifice was what kept humanity moving forward.

A doomed race, certainly.

But if anyone had the right to decide their fate, it definitely wasn't the curses.

That's why they, the sorcerers, had been fighting for millennia. Most of them dreamed of a better future.

Even if they wouldn't be the ones to see this future, they still fought.

Jogo widened his eyes when suddenly, his legs were ripped off all at once, his head turning to see the giant wolf a few meters away devouring his limbs all at once.

"Damn-"

And with his body falling, Jogo fell silent when his head was suddenly grabbed, preventing his body from falling.

"You know, maybe you're right about some things..."

Raising his single eye, Jogo watched Itadori in front of him holding him with an indifferent face.

And with his face becoming thoughtful, Jogo felt nervous.

"Uh..."

But as he seemed about to speak, he appeared to change his mind at the last second.

"Damn it, I tried to think of a cool one-liner, but nothing came to mind."

Jogo felt a vein pop on his forehead. How could he lose to such an idiot creature?

"Well, anyway, you said some things right, but that doesn't change anything..."

Feeling an invasive cursed energy spread through his body, Jogo could only sweat in anticipation, his single eye widening in disbelief.

"Because I kill curses, it's simple."

Before the curse could react to those words, not even a cry of pain escaped his lips as hundreds of cuts appeared on his body, the overwhelming heat carbonizing his pieces and leaving nothing but ashes.

"..."

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