The streets of Tokyo Colony 1 stood silent.
Empty buildings.
Broken windows.
Dust drifting through the air.
In the middle of the road—
Takeru stood still.
Arms loose at his sides.
No cursed energy.
No reinforcement.
No techniques.
No copied abilities.
Nothing.
Just him.
Across from him—
Yuji rolled his shoulders.
Megumi lowered his stance.
Older Higuruma adjusted his sleeves.
Younger Higuruma stepped forward.
Younger Sukuna cracked his knuckles.
Takeru grinned.
"…Alright."
A pause.
"Try really hard."
Silence.
Then—
BOOOOM
Everyone moved at once.
Yuji arrived first.
A full-force punch directly at Takeru's jaw.
CRACK
Takeru's head snapped sideways.
But before he could recover—
Megumi slid in low.
A kick straight into Takeru's ribs.
THUD
Then Sukuna.
BOOM
A brutal elbow straight into Takeru's stomach.
The air left his lungs immediately.
He staggered backward—
Too late.
Older Higuruma stepped forward.
Hammer already mid-swing.
CRAAASH
Takeru got launched into a nearby storefront.
Glass exploded outward.
Younger Higuruma entered next.
Cursed energy reinforcement coating his fist.
BOOM
Another hit.
Takeru coughed blood.
But smiled.
"…Good."
Yuji immediately hated hearing that.
"WHY ARE YOU ENJOYING THIS?!"
Round two started instantly.
Punch.
Kick.
Counter.
Throw.
Impact.
Impact.
Impact.
Every single attack carried cursed energy now.
No restraint.
No hesitation.
Sukuna slashed.
Yuji punched.
Higuruma brought the hammer down again.
Megumi jumped backward.
Hands forming signs.
Everyone paused for half a second.
Megumi exhaled.
Remembering something.
Something older Sukuna had taught him earlier.
"…Let's test this."
Shadows expanded beneath him.
Then—
dozens erupted outward.
White fur.
Red eyes.
Long ears.
Fast movement.
Rabbit Escape.
But wrong.
Much, much wrong.
Hundreds appeared.
Then hundreds more.
Takeru blinked through swollen eyes.
"…Wait."
Megumi finished the summon.
"Bunny 273."
Absolute chaos.
An impossible number of rabbits flooded the battlefield.
Jumping everywhere.
Swarming everything.
Filling the street like an unstoppable fluffy apocalypse.
Yuji stared.
"…THAT IS WAY TOO MANY."
Sukuna grinned.
"…Good."
The rabbits immediately attacked.
Clawing.
Jumping.
Distracting.
Biting.
Launching themselves like tiny white missiles.
Takeru got tackled backward by approximately forty-seven rabbits.
"…I hate this one."
Megumi folded his arms.
"…You said don't hold back."
Time passed.
Five minutes.
Ten minutes.
Fifteen.
The attacks never stopped.
Twenty minutes.
Takeru was bruised.
Bleeding heavily.
His breathing had become uneven.
One eye swollen.
Blood running from his mouth.
Still standing.
Twenty-five minutes.
Yuji landed another Black Flash.
BOOOOM
Takeru flew through two buildings.
Still stood back up.
Thirty minutes.
The relentless assault continued.
No breaks.
No pauses.
No mercy.
Everyone was using cursed energy.
Every technique possible.
Everything thrown at him.
And somehow—
Takeru remained standing.
Barely.
Body shaking.
Covered completely in blood.
Clothes torn apart.
Breathing ragged.
But smiling.
"…Okay…"
He coughed blood.
"…Little stronger than last time…"
Yuji stared.
Panting.
"…HOW ARE YOU ALIVE."
Megumi looked genuinely disturbed.
"…He hasn't defended once."
Sukuna smirked.
"…Interesting."
Then—
Takeru straightened slightly.
Still refusing cursed energy.
Still enduring.
And everyone realized something.
He had no intention of stopping.
🔥 End of Chapter 13 — Volume 42 🔥