Chapter 112: Gojo Satoru Arrives One Step Too Late
To deal with a technique like Domain Expansion, the Reverse-Causality Concept of Fragarach is always effective.
The restriction that the opponent must prioritize the use of their trump card didn't affect the situation at all, because the nature of Domain Expansion being restricted to one use per day for any Cursed Spirit or Sorcerer dictates that it will be a decisive, one-hit trump card.
Furthermore, compared to the scene when the Fragarach suppressed Gojo Satoru's Domain, Hanami's Domain scene was infinitely more spectacular.
After all, one side is infinite white light, while the other is a field of vibrant, multicolored flowers.
The sight of flowers blooming in competition is not uncommon, but what about the sight of a blooming flower field regressing back into buds and seeds?
This was not wilting, but a true 'Return to Origin'.
When it realized it had completely lost control over its body and its Domain, an unknown fear instantly flooded its mind.
Imagine: just when you are trying your best to defeat the big Boss, the opponent snaps his fingers and suspends all your actions and abilities, and you can only quietly watch as they approach you.
It was precisely because Hanami could not understand what kind of ability this was that it felt fear.
A visible enemy is not scary, because you can always find a way to defeat them—what's scary is when you can't even find a trace of the enemy, and you don't even have the chance to be like a frog in a well.
It watched as the flower field, which had finally extended to Emiya's feet, suddenly came to a complete halt, and then slowly began to gather and retract...
No, that's not right. What was truly slow was not the speed at which the Domain disappeared, but Hanami's own processing speed.
The released Domain retreated all the way back to Hanami's side, and the lead ball in Emiya's hand transformed into a short sword inscribed with Runes, which he violently swung in Hanami's direction.
Even if Hanami regained control of its body, it was completely unable to make a dodging motion.
Because the reverse-causality concept of striking after the opponent has already taken effect, and what Emiya was attacking was not its heart, but the Offering Flower that contained massive energy.
The heart or even the brain are not necessarily weak points for a Cursed Spirit of this caliber; it is hard to kill unless it is completely annihilated in one blow.
However, the energy accumulated in the Offering Flower could be completely utilized by Emiya.
The light blade instantly pierced the eye within the red flower bud, disturbing the massive energy that had just finished condensing inside.
Boom!!!
The attack accumulated by Hanami was indeed powerful, as the equivalent force produced by that explosion was even more terrifying than Emiya's Caladbolg.
Nearly a hundred meters of space was completely leveled, leaving only a bottomless huge crater in the ground.
"This is troublesome... how can I even determine whether it's dead or alive now?
But there's no time to waste on this Cursed Spirit anymore. Their objective is clearly just to tie up most people's attention at the Exchange Event; the real target must be elsewhere."
A little thought should make it clear that even if these Cursed Spirits figured out that Emiya couldn't cast his Reality Marble again in a short period, it's meaningless for them to go out of their way to cause trouble in such a high-risk location.
To say their target was the students—the future of the Cursed World—doesn't seem right either; this Cursed Spirit wasn't decisive when attacking Fushiguro Megumi and the others, clearly holding the attitude that it's best if they can be killed, but it doesn't matter if they can't.
So, besides the students, is there anything else in Jujutsu High that these Cursed Spirits would rack their brains over, risking the loss of intelligence and personnel to get their hands on?
Emiya isn't very knowledgeable about Jujutsu High's secrets, but isn't there a Principal from the Kyoto school right beside him?
The old man also has his uses. Although he fights with a hint of senility, he should know many secrets.
"No, impossible... what just happened?"
Perhaps without the same level of fear as Hanami, Gakuganji Yoshinobu, who witnessed this scene, found it even harder to understand what just happened before his eyes than the Cursed Spirit did.
The Domain was successfully nullified the instant it was expanded, and it even looked like time was reversing... It shouldn't be that exaggerated, right? He himself hasn't even mastered the technique of Domain Expansion yet, so how is it that young people now are already not taking Domains seriously?
Is it true, as that brat from the Gojo family says, that they are completely falling behind the times...
"Principal Gakuganji, where is Gojo-sensei?"
Although he already knew that the other party might be trying to harm Itadori Yuji, at least his current identity is an ally, and Emiya can discern the relative importance of things.
After all, Gojo Satoru hasn't caused trouble regarding this matter for the time being, so it's best to follow his lead.
"Gojo Satoru?
This barrier technique is a specialized product; it has no obstructive effect on anyone other than that fellow, and the Binding Vow exchanged for this is that Gojo Satoru cannot enter.
The Cursed Technique user's barrier expertise is surprisingly high, so even that guy can't get in."
A Binding Vow on the essence of a technique is not as easy to deal with as a vow on behavior or words. The required skill to convert this vow into a viable barrier form is considerable.
This is equivalent to: the former is directly inputting a better effect into a finished program, while the latter requires personally writing a working program.
If the Binding Vow is not rigorous enough, bugs are inevitable, right? For example, by simply changing 'Gojo Satoru' to 'Satoru Gojo', he could easily get in.
"Huh?"
Emiya hadn't thought that Sorcerers even had such advanced manipulation and research capabilities.
Lately, he was almost starting to think that Sorcerers were a profession where ability relied purely on bloodline and innate talent, and postnatal effort was only in learning combat abilities.
"In that case, is there anything particularly in need of protection at Jujutsu High? Such as a data library besides the students?
The objective of these Cursed Spirits and Curse Users is fundamentally not the Exchange Event and the students, but these other things... I'm not as familiar with these as you are."
He doesn't need to consider the armory, after all, the items inside might not even be as high-yield as Emiya's own.
"Not the students, but something else?"
Gakuganji Yoshinobu was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized what Emiya was referring to.
"No, the Cursed Warehouse?!!"
Boom!!!
Gakuganji had just exclaimed, and before Emiya could ask for details, a massive boom suddenly sounded in the distant sky.
The yellowish, specialized barrier was violently destroyed from the outside, and the person who did all this was Gojo Satoru, standing in mid-air.
He had removed his blindfold by now, and with his liberated Six Eyes, he was quickly surveying the environment below.
Then he discovered...
"Huh, it's already completely resolved?"
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