Chapter 149 - You Will Definitely Become an Excellent Black Key Executor
Normally, weapons like a great shield and a greatsword cannot be perfectly compatible.
This is because the physical strength of an ordinary person is ultimately limited; most people would find it quite strenuous to use just one of them even after training, and they might not even have the strength to lift both weapons simultaneously.
Furthermore, even if they could manage to use them, the strength of a sword swung with one hand could never compare to one used with two hands. Weapons of this size essentially forgo all technique, relying on pure strength to be effective.
Also, with two massive weapons put together, how could a frail human physique perfectly coordinate them?
However, human ingenuity is endless. To simultaneously possess excellent defensive power and powerful offensive capability, they successfully created a special weapon—the Axe-Shield (or Switch Axe). The shield is made sufficiently tough and enormous, and its two sides are sharpened into blades, or fitted with several sharp blades and edges. By adding a retractable handle to the back of the shield, a powerful weapon capable of both offense and defense is born.
It perfectly meets Itadori Yuji's requirement that bigger is better for weapons. It also has an excellent breadth to block enemy attacks, and its power can be continuously adjusted by increasing its weight. Its only flaw, arguably, is that it is too cumbersome. Just to reach a weight that allows for normal use would exceed the strength limit of most people.
But for Itadori Yuji, this exceptionally gifted individual... perhaps he can perfectly master this weapon?! The only problem is that after swinging the axe, it would be difficult to determine whether the Dismantle Cursed Technique was at work or if it was simply brute force damage.
In any case, Itadori Yuji was quite excited after Emiya briefly introduced the weapon to him, stating that he would definitely use it to practice his Cursed Technique and strive to cleave Sukuna into eight pieces with one strike.
Emiya scheduled his time for tomorrow afternoon.
After all, if the Cursed Tool is to match the Cursed Technique, Emiya needs the person himself to be present to determine the most rational design. If other sorcerers were to know that Emiya even possessed the skill to custom-make Cursed Tools based on a Cursed Technique, they would probably all go completely insane.
"By the way, did you check on those two... Cursed Users later?" Emiya originally wanted to use the term Cursed Spirits, but it seemed slightly inappropriate, so he had to compromise.
"Who? Oh, you mean those two guys?
Well, I haven't been to see them much, but Fushiguro said they still haven't spilled any useful information. Principal Yaga said it's ultimately up to you senseis to decide."
In any case, the environment of a prison cell is definitely not suitable for Itadori Yuji himself; he would feel suppressed and uncomfortable just by looking at it. Unless they are the type he subjectively believes deserve to die badly, he will inevitably be soft-hearted.
"Is that so? Then I'll go take a look later... Could you please call Kugisaki over again, Itadori-kun?"
"Yes!"
While he dislikes studying, Itadori Yuji's ability to act is very strong. The moment he received the order, he immediately rushed out of the room, and within dozens of seconds, he returned, dragging Kugisaki Nobara by the arm, and raised his hand toward Emiya.
"Reporting, Sensei, Itadori Yuji has successfully completed the mission!"
"Good luck, Kugisaki, I'm going to practice my Cursed Technique first, gotta go~"
As he turned and ran, Yuji didn't even forget to give Kugisaki Nobara a playful wave, escaping before she could react.
"Get lost, you jerk!"
Kugisaki Nobara fiercely waved her fist in the direction Itadori Yuji had fled, but when she turned back to Emiya, she instantly reverted to a well-behaved demeanor.
"For the direction I should improve in next... has Sensei already thought of something?"
They say the master opens the door, and cultivation is up to the individual, but who wouldn't like to have a master willing to teach them hand-in-hand? A Cursed Technique engraved in the body is very likely to be passed down through bloodline continuity, which is the fundamental reason why the Big Three have survived until today.
And Kugisaki Nobara's Cursed Technique was inherited from her grandmother, a freelance sorcerer who only operated in rural areas.
The advantage of this is great freedom; as long as you don't overdo it, you are rarely constrained by the various regulations of the Jujutsu world, and very powerful Cursed Spirits rarely appear there.
The disadvantage, of course, is that she cannot enjoy the prosperity of the big city, and the self-taught Cursed Technique skills cannot be further deepened.
Her grandmother was originally very against her enrolling in the Tokyo Jujutsu High.
The reasons that can be stated are that she can practice her Cursed Technique and maintain relative freedom by following her grandmother. As for the reasons that cannot be stated... apart from a few members of the Big Three, who has seen many ordinary sorcerers in the Jujutsu world live to her age?
Older people certainly have the wisdom of older people!
However, Nobara had already learned almost everything her grandmother had accumulated over a lifetime within a few years; the difference was only in proficiency, and indeed, staying in the countryside would no longer offer her much improvement.
Furthermore, there is the most important point—what girl would ignore the chance to go to the city and choose to stay in the countryside?!
She just wants to go to the big city, dye her hair, buy clothes to dress fashionably, and indulge in shopping at luxurious stores... Is there anything wrong with that? Students at Jujutsu High also receive a salary during enrollment, don't they? She is spending her own money.
"Straw Doll Technique... I really can't seem to think of a weapon that perfectly matches it... Wait a minute?"
Sometimes inspiration comes so suddenly. A combination that Emiya hadn't thought of all these days suddenly came to him just as he was about to use the technique. A throwable weapon that can replace a hammer and nail, and has to be much more efficient than the former, that weapon is none other than...
"Trace on." (Projection Start)
Blue patterns quickly condensed, turning into three short-hilted blades between Emiya's fingers, which he handed to Kugisaki Nobara: "Do you want to try this? Are you interested in this kind of weapon?"
"What... is this?"
Nobara took the weapon from Emiya's hand and tried to hold the short hilt of the blade between her fingers in the same way he did, only to find that using this weapon was incredibly awkward for someone who hadn't practiced.
"Whoa, is this thing really used like this? It's so difficult!" The short hilt simply cannot be grasped with the hand, and gripping it between the fingers makes it difficult to apply force. If there is one advantage, it's perhaps that pinching it with two fingers and throwing it might be easier?
"This is a talisman used by the Church for exorcism—the Black Key.
As a conceptual armament, its refinement as a sword is very low, making it difficult to use and hard to rely on for physical destruction. The advantage is that there are quite a few variations, and its effectiveness in Exorcism is very strong.
As for the usage of this weapon, I have indeed seen people who are very skilled at using it, and their power..." Words are naturally less convincing than facts, so Emiya directly took one Black Key from Nobara's hand, pinched it between his fingers, and flicked it toward the window.
Bang!
The slender blade swiftly cut through the air and precisely embedded itself in a tree trunk about a hundred meters away, the entire blade sinking into it, with only the short hilt exposed.
"That's incredible... can I practice to this level in a short time?!"
The reason she usually uses nails as her weapon is, of course, because they are easy to find, and their small size makes them easy to throw and imbue with Cursed Energy. But even so, Nobara herself would be absolutely unable to accurately hit a nail a hundred meters away without using Cursed Energy; after all, it is not a weapon specifically designed for throwing.
"If you are willing to study seriously, the difference shouldn't be too great, right?" After all, the Black Key still has the performance of a throwing weapon. There's no need to practice for years like with playing cards; just diligent effort will suffice.
"Most importantly, when forging this weapon, I can fully consider its adaptability with your Cursed Technique and embed various characteristics such as Exorcism, Physical Penetration, and Cursed Energy Interference into different Black Keys, allowing you to actively choose during combat.
And once you reach a sufficient level of proficiency, it is also very formidable in close combat; at least the people I know who use it are like that.
How about it, do you want to try learning?"
"Yes, yes!!"
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