### Chapter 23 — **Special Uses of Cursed Speech! So Exciting!**
She could tell because the way "this person" walked—the way he exerted force—was no different from an ordinary person.
"Not a classmate. A teacher, Maki-senpai!" **Fushiguro Megumi** warned immediately.
"Hah?" Maki's mouth twitched.
"Senpai, your info is really behind." **Kugisaki** was stretching her legs. "By the way, what's this Kyoto Sister-School Exchange Event?"
"Simply put, it's a PK match with another Jujutsu High."
That figure drew closer—Itadori, code name **Enshi**.
"The other special-grade cursed womb was dealt with by me. Let me introduce myself: I'm your specially hired school doctor, and also the acting teacher."
"P.E. teacher."
He stopped, raised one hand. "And I'll be giving you special training."
"You?" Maki looked him over carefully. "Teaching P.E.?"
To prepare for the exchange event, the ones truly responsible for special training the first-years were supposed to be the three of them.
Maki and the other two exchanged looks. "And about that special-grade cursed womb… it had only just stepped into special-grade curse territory…"
"Don't tell me Sukuna handled it, and you just picked up the leftovers?" Maki questioned.
"Mind letting me try you out?"
"Go ahead." Itadori didn't care. "Grade-4 jujutsu sorcerer, ma'am."
At this point in time, Maki was still very, very green—yet she did have ability.
For example, during the exchange event, she could dodge her younger sister's cursed-energy bullets.
She could even stop one with her fingers—one of those bullets created by the Construction Technique.
That kind of bullet was no joke.
Which showed that in terms of physical technique, she wasn't bad right now.
…
*'Another one judging my strength purely by rank, huh.'*
*'Thinks they've already looked into me.'*
*'But if you really treat me as grade 4, you'll be making a huge mistake.'*
Maki's lips curled into a grin.
It was only because her clan blocked her that she couldn't raise her rank.
"Whoosh!"
She didn't take out a cursed tool. She stepped forward, intending to fight barehanded.
"Too slow."
Itadori's figure blurred—vanished—and when he appeared again, he was already behind Maki.
Maki's steps froze. Goosebumps exploded over her skin!
Even her dynamic vision couldn't catch him!
That speed…
"Don't space out. Take out your cursed tool."
Itadori's voice seemed to carry a kind of magic.
Almost unconsciously, Maki pulled a cursed-energy spear from the long tube and swung it viciously behind her!
"Bang!"
Itadori didn't budge. He extended one finger to the spear tip—just a light tap—and Maki locked rigid in midair.
With a slight exertion—
The spear—no one knew what grade it was—began tearing apart from the tip, ripping open again and again.
"Trash quality."
"Don't you have even a semi–special grade or special-grade cursed tool?"
"Come at me together."
"Let's do the old group-beatdown routine—teacher subdues the disobedient students, and they become obedient."
Itadori looked toward **Inumaki Toge** in the distance.
Itadori's voice seemed to come with negative effects, able to influence a person's emotions.
The next second, Inumaki pulled down the cloth covering the corner of his mouth.
"Retreat!"
"Woooooom!!!"
The power of Cursed Speech spread—
But after sweeping over Itadori, nothing happened.
Instead, Inumaki suffered backlash, coughing up a big clump of bloody phlegm and stumbling back several steps.
No effect.
"Cursed Speech."
"Cursed Speech is made specifically to deal with curses. But against sorcerers, once you know the intel, it's not that terrifying—just cover your ears and brain with cursed energy and you can block a lot of it."
"Unless your Cursed Speech output is strong enough to pierce through the other person's cursed-energy covering."
"Also."
"The stronger the target is, the greater the backlash on the caster."
"Actually."
"You can use some technique."
"Pay the smallest cost for the greatest impact."
"For example—"
"You know armpit-itching, wild intrusive thoughts, cramps, diarrhea, right? A gout flare-up."
"A kidney stone shuttling back and forth through the urethra."
"Make shit come out of his mouth."
"When he activates cursed energy, the moment he strains—his hemorrhoids burst, spraying blood."
Ideas kept generating nonstop.
Inumaki's eyes grew brighter and brighter. He tried shouting:
"Kidney stone shuttling back and forth through the urethra!"
…Yet nothing happened.
"Hey, you really shouted it. I don't even have a kidney stone."
Itadori smiled, then turned to the last one—**Panda**.
"N-no no no! I admit it, I admit it, Enshi-sensei!"
Panda snapped to attention instantly—he even bowed on the spot.
This is just—
Dark. Too dark!!
What kind of things is he teaching Inumaki!!
If those Cursed Speech commands got used on Maki—someone with no cursed energy—how would she defend?
Meanwhile—
After landing, even Maki conceded.
Not only was she numb all over from the force, her cursed tool was half-damaged.
"I admit it too."
She sighed. "At this level, even among grade-1 sorcerers, you're at least upper-mid."
"Then teach properly. At the exchange event, Kyoto's **Todo** won't be easy."
She shoved the spear back into the tube.
"During last year's Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, he took down five grade-1 curses by himself—without relying on a technique."
"And using his technique, he killed one special-grade curse."
"If nothing unexpected happens, with Okkotsu not here, he alone could solo all of us."
That was the worst-case scenario: one guy wipes them all.
Not to mention he had teammates.
And all of this was what they'd face in two months. For first-years to jump massively in such a short time was hard.
"Can kill a special-grade…"
Kugisaki and "little Yuuji" were shocked.
They both knew how strong special-grade curses were. Even the weakest special-grade could crush them.
"It's fine. We still have two months."
Itadori waved it off. "And your reasons to get stronger aren't only for the exchange event."
"It's also so that in the uncertain great battle in the future, you can have self-preservation ability—so you don't drag everyone down."
"So you won't end up watching your companions die one by one in front of you, while being powerless. That feeling isn't pleasant."
His casual words drew everyone's attention.
Future… great battle?
Itadori pulled the topic back on track.
"If you want to get stronger, there are three ways: develop your technique, strengthen your physical skills, and upgrade your weapons."
"Technique development—I'll help you as much as possible, like helping you learn Simple Domain."
"Physical side: technique and body enhancement."
"I'll teach you. It depends on whether you can absorb it."
"Third is weapons—cursed tools."
"With a good cursed tool on you, and a strong physical foundation, you can even fight special-grade curses."
"As for cursed tools below grade 1—trash. They're not suitable for you. They snap and break all the time. Not durable."
Itadori shook his head.
"Trash?" Maki's beautiful eyes widened.
He really dared to say it.
"Any random cursed tool—if you sell it outside—would be worth plenty."
"Even trash, we can't afford."
"Not to mention special-grade cursed tools. If you convert to USD, it's at least over three million—five hundred million yen."
Maki only had the cursed tools she'd brought out from her clan.
"Speaking of that—Itadori Yuuji, give me back Playful Cloud. Didn't Gojo give it to you?"
Maki reached out her hand toward little Yuuji.
Playful Cloud had already been used until it broke!
But little Yuuji didn't dare say it—he could only shrink his head awkwardly.
"Th-that… it's with Gojo-sensei."
"Hah?" Maki's mouth twitched.
Good grief…
"Actually, he broke it." Itadori admitted on "his" behalf. "But it's fine…"
Before Maki could explode, Itadori also pulled a three-section staff from the long tube he carried.
Glossy. Shining.
"This is…" Maki's eyes lit up instantly. She rushed closer, her expression intensely hungry. "Special-grade cursed tool—Playful Cloud!?"
"Wasn't this in the cursed-tool storage?"
"You stole it out?"
She reached out rudely to touch it, her voice trembling. "N-no… that's not right…"
"This isn't Playful Cloud. The craftsmanship is better—more delicate—more complex and refined."
"E-even better!!"
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