Before the invasion began, Maki was riding on Miwa.
Literally that kind.
Under the carpet search carried out by dozens of mass-produced Mechamaru and thousands of Rabbit Escape, this competition area, which only covered a few kilometers, was indeed too small.
Therefore, the Grade 1 Cursed Spirit that would decide the outcome of the team battle was quickly located.
Neither side was willing to concede victory, and the scene immediately turned into a free-for-all "to fight over the right to exorcise the Grade 1 Cursed Spirit."
Panda fully demonstrated what it meant to be a flexible fatty. His two-meter-tall body jumped over ten meters high, then a Meteor Shower messed up Mechamaru's formation.
Nobara, who was behind him, also let loose with her shots after seeing that all the enemies were mechanical puppets, with bullets constantly flying toward the mass-produced Mechamaru.
"Miwa!"
Ultimate Mechamaru immediately moved toward Kasumi's direction.
Nue, which was originally flying high in the sky, immediately shot several bolts of lightning toward Ultimate Mechamaru.
Panda silently arrived behind Ultimate Mechamaru and treated it to a big bear paw.
On the other side, Megumi and Muta Kokichi stood facing each other.
'Nue, don't worry about Ultimate Mechamaru anymore. Go exorcise that Cursed Spirit.'
After giving the order, Megumi, holding a cane-shaped weapon like an Eastern staff, began to obstruct Muta Kokichi.
Muta Kokichi, however, was not interested in exorcising the Grade 1 Cursed Spirit. He was worried about Kasumi.
At this moment, Kasumi had been beaten back by Maki, and Muta Kokichi was naturally anxious to provide support.
The two sides fought fiercely.
Not far from the two, Maki, who had sought out Kasumi first, had already completely suppressed her.
Clang!
Thousand Machine Umbrella and Dance of Fine Snow directly collided. Maki's strength was greater, and the Thousand Machine Umbrella's quality was also heavier than Kasumi's slender katana.
This nearly sent Kasumi flying.
Cling, cling, cling.
"Your technique has regressed, Miwa."
Kasumi was often brought back to Tokyo Jujutsu High by Sasaki after becoming his disciple.
Therefore, she knew Maki and the others, and their relationship was quite good.
She had also visited the Tokyo Jujutsu High zoo.
So the two of them were actually very familiar with each other this time.
This time, there was no situation like in the original work where she was caught off guard, brutally beaten off a cliff, posed, and then brutally beaten again before having her sword snatched.
"It's clearly you who's too strong, Maki. Honestly."
If it were anyone else facing Maki's provocation, they would definitely retort.
But this was useless Miwa...
Cling, cling, cling, cling, cling.
Maki's attacks were relentless like a storm, giving the enemy no chance to breathe.
Kasumi also relied on the sword techniques she had learned from Sasaki, continuously parrying and deflecting force, barely holding on.
Finally, during one of Kasumi's deflections, Maki directly lifted her foot and stepped on her katana near the ground, then turned and kicked her away.
"Cough, cough. You're as strong as ever, Maki."
Kasumi stood up and placed her katana behind her, and a snow-white shadow appeared.
Shikigami, Yuki-onna.
As Yuki-onna appeared, a circular Domain began to expand from beneath Kasumi's feet.
"Sorry. To hold you back, I must use my full power."
Kasumi's gaze was firm.
She had never thought of defeating Maki. She only hoped that she could delay as much time as possible to buy Muta Kokichi a chance to exorcise the Cursed Spirit.
Just then, Muta Kokichi's cry of "enemy attack" echoed throughout the entire venue, amplified by dozens of mass-produced Mechamaru.
Soon, countless enemies surrounded the area where they were.
"Miwa, come with me. I'll take you away first."
After the two schools' members stopped fighting, Muta Kokichi immediately found Kasumi, wanting to take her into his Unit Zero for protection.
"What about everyone else?"
"Sorry, the space inside Unit Zero is limited."
Kasumi immediately fell into hesitation upon hearing this.
Kasumi, like many honest and kind people, felt that she was not important, and that such an opportunity should be given to those who needed it more.
Just then, Aragokuro's attack arrived.
The Aragokuro, tens of meters tall, covered a great distance with each movement.
Its giant white bone hand, over ten meters long, slammed down fiercely toward where everyone was.
Rumble.
Everyone's formation was immediately scattered.
The next second, a Cursed Spirit covered in cloth, resembling an octopus, appeared beside them.
Splash!
It sprayed out a large amount of water.
The forest instantly felt like "Kisame releasing Water Release, forest turns into a lake."
"Help! They're killing the bear!"
Suddenly enveloped by a large amount of water, Panda could only muster Cursed Energy to prevent being submerged.
After all, Panda's body contained a lot of cotton. Once submerged, the entire bear would find it difficult to move.
That was why Panda was so resistant to bathing. After that training session a while ago, it took several people, including Maki, to forcefully get him into the bathtub.
Slap, slap, slap.
A figure stepped on treetops and broken branches on the water's surface, quickly arrived in front of Panda, picked him up, and threw him toward Kasumi's side.
"Kasumi!"
Maki shouted at Kasumi, then her Thousand Machine Umbrella changed form and stabbed toward the Special Grade Cursed Spirit, Dagon.
"I understand!"
Kasumi immediately understood Maki's meaning.
"Yuki-onna: Sakura Fubuki."
The Shikigami Yuki-onna placed her snow-white little hands in front of her mouth.
"Hoo."
Visible cold air mixed with ice and snow froze everything around them.
Panda landed steadily on the ice.
"Thanks, I'm saved."
Panda wiped away nonexistent sweat.
"Muta Kokichi, Panda is weak to water. Take him and leave first."
Kasumi was also quite familiar with Panda. The first time she went to the Tokyo Jujutsu High zoo, she had even thought Panda was an animal in the zoo and hugged him entirely.
Thinking about it now, it was a bit embarrassing.
"I understand."
Muta Kokichi reluctantly left with Panda.
He knew Kasumi was a kind girl who would never prioritize herself.
"In that case, I can only..."
A hint of killing intent flashed in Muta Kokichi's eyes, and he pressed a button forcefully with his right hand.
Rumble. A slight vibration came from the ground, but this vibration was covered by Aragokuro's rampant attacks.
"Burube, Yurayura..."
"Running around is so troublesome, you bugs."
The giant palm slapped down again toward Kasumi, Megumi, and the others.
Megumi's action of summoning Mahoraga was interrupted.
Compared to other Shikigami, Mahoraga's summoning posture and incantation were indeed a bit longer.
"Kugisaki, Miwa, buy me some time."
"Understood."
"I understand."
After saying that, Megumi ran backward. He needed to create distance to ensure his summoning would not be interrupted.
"I'll take the front to hold him off. I'm counting on you for support, Kugisaki-san."
Even though her heart was pounding, frightened by the tens-of-meters-tall enemy in front of her.
Kasumi still stood in front of Nobara.
From Nobara's previous battles, it was clear she was not good at frontal combat, so Kasumi had to take responsibility for the front line herself.
Looking at the giant hand falling in front of her, Kasumi suppressed the fear in her heart and fully activated her Simple Domain's automatic counterattack.
"Get your dirty hands off me!"
A massive figure blocked Kasumi's front.
"Muta Kokichi?"
Kasumi looked at the giant Unit Zero in front of her in surprise, and for some reason, a sense of relief welled up in her heart.
(To be continued.)