"The two of you, would you like to add a little spice to the match?"
In the referee room, Tsukumo Yuki looked at Yaga Masamichi and Yoshinobu Gakuganji and asked, wearing an expression that suggested she wanted to stir up some trouble.
"Er..."
Yaga hesitated slightly, but after getting to know Tsukumo Yuki a bit over the past few days, he realized she was someone with extremely high initiative, so he had no choice but to nod in agreement.
"And what do you think, Principal Gakuganji?"
After obtaining Yaga Masamichi's consent, Tsukumo Yuki turned to look at the silent Yoshinobu Gakuganji.
Yoshinobu Gakuganji was bowing his head in thought; the current score was quite unfavorable for Kyoto Jujutsu High. If they lost one more match, they would lose completely, so it was better to gamble on whatever'spice' Tsukumo Yuki was talking about.
"I have no objections. This way, we can also train the students' adaptability. Of course, I support it."
"Oh, since that's what you think, old man, that's for the best."
Seeing that Yoshinobu Gakuganji's true thoughts were definitely different from what he said, but regardless, he had agreed, so Tsukumo Yuki didn't dwell on it and instead pulled out a spinning wheel identical to the previous one.
"The two of you will each spin a number to serve as the action points for the opposing team this round. Then, we'll cancel the previous deployment restrictions. Each match will be limited to 5 minutes. Once the time is up, the students on the field must leave and cannot return. How does that sound?"
After stating the rules she had just come up with, Tsukumo Yuki's eyes seemed to be sparkling. It was clear she was truly quite confident in the rules she had devised.
But for Yaga Masamichi and Yoshinobu Gakuganji, these new rules were simply making things difficult for them.
Yaga Masamichi was slightly better off, as this meant Suguru Geto and Mei Mei could return to the field, but the Kyoto Jujutsu High side didn't feel the same way. However, since both of them had already nodded, they couldn't go back on their word and had to silently press the buttons on the spinning wheel.
"3, 6." As the pointers stopped, Tsukumo Yuki read out the numbers.
"Tokyo School, 3 points. Kyoto Jujutsu High, 6 points."
"...Tokyo School has 3 action points, Kyoto Jujutsu High has 6 action points. The match will begin in 3 minutes."
"What on earth is that Tsukumo up to again?"
Hearing the new rules and the action points for this round over the broadcast, Genji asked this from the bottom of his heart.
Knowing Yaga Masamichi's style of doing things and the stubborn, pedantic nature of the Kyoto side, he naturally knew these strange changes couldn't have been their doing, so it could only be that strange person, Tsukumo Yuki.
"I don't know, but for now, we have to proceed as planned."
Suguru Geto, standing nearby, couldn't help but laugh bitterly at these rules, but he was still thinking about who should go up this round.
"I'll take the lead; I barely used any energy in the previous match."
Mei Mei said to the two of them.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Miss Mei Mei."
After considering the current situation, Genji agreed with Mei Mei's suggestion. Mei Mei then picked up the huge sports bag beside her and walked into the forest.
Seeing that it was Mei Mei again, Yaga, in the monitoring room, felt a sense of reliability but also started to feel the pinch in his wallet. After all, he had 'persuaded' Mei Mei to participate in this exchange event with real money; for every match Mei Mei played, he had to pay a hefty fee.
...
In the forest, Sawa Kozuki and Aoki Chiyo stared at the violent boy in front of them without saying a word; it was none other than Zenin Shi.
Originally, his injuries would have needed more time to heal, but his father had used a Cursed Tool from the Zenin Family Vault, which functioned to store positive Cursed Energy from Reversal technique. Using this Cursed Tool, Zenin Shi was able to stand here now.
"What are you looking at! Hurry up and find the enemy's location!"
Zenin Shi noticed their gazes and cursed in an unfriendly tone.
Ignoring the impotently raging Zenin Shi, Aoki Chiyo closed her eyes and activated her Cursed Technique to carefully survey the surroundings. To her surprise, she discovered the target before long, and they were approaching her at a not-so-slow speed. But then she immediately noticed the crows circling in the sky, and she understood.
"It's the woman named Mei Mei. Based on her speed, she will make contact with us in less than 2 minutes."
"Tch, isn't it that lowlife surnamed Lin? Did he get scared after hearing that I'm back?"
Zenin Shi said disdainfully after hearing Aoki Chiyo's report, but only he knew how relieved he was to hear it wasn't Genji.
Ignoring this guy, Aoki Chiyo and Sawa Kozuki both prepared for battle. Sawa Kozuki had even activated her Cursed Technique, transforming into her muscular Barbie form.
Not to mention Aoki Chiyo, who had just experienced it, Sawa Kozuki also knew about Mei Mei's strength from the Kamijo brothers, so she naturally didn't dare to underestimate her. Only Zenin Shi, upon hearing that the enemy was just a woman, stopped paying attention.
One minute later, Mei Mei arrived in front of the three of them.
"Oh, I didn't expect Mr. Zenin's injuries to recover so quickly. I am truly happy for you."
Seeing Zenin Shi standing there with no major issues, Mei Mei was slightly surprised for a moment, but upon thinking of the Zenin Family's deep pockets, she didn't find it surprising anymore and instead spoke empty pleasantries in her usual social tone.
"Tch."
Facing Mei Mei's greeting, Zenin Shi didn't say anything, but he instinctively felt that this woman was not someone to be trifled with.
'Her tone is clearly quite respectful, but I always get the feeling that this person is looking down on others, and it gives off a very uncomfortable feeling.'
Looking at the elegant Mei Mei in front of him, for some reason, Zenin Shi subconsciously began to be on guard.
"You still have a chance to forfeit now."
Zenin Shi said, sounding fierce but weak inside.
"Thank you for your concern, but after all, I was only able to enter the field with the trust of my teammates, and I also have to earn my pay."
As she spoke, Mei Mei took out her giant axe.
"Then, let's begin."
The smile on Mei Mei's face did not change; she exerted force with her feet and charged towards them.
"Watch out!"
Sawa Kozuki blocked in front, using her body reinforced by her Cursed Technique to collide directly with Mei Mei. The sound of physical impact rang out. To Sawa Kozuki's surprise, Mei Mei's strength was faintly even greater than her own reinforced strength.
"How is that possible!"
"Your Cursed Technique is physical reinforcement, right? It multiplies your strength based on your original physical capabilities. Although the strength increase is significant, it's useless if you don't also train your original physical strength."
In the intervals between her fists and kicks clashing with Sawa Kozuki, Mei Mei was still able to spare the attention to critique the issues in Sawa Kozuki's development of her Cursed Technique.
"You really are taking this easy!"
Seeing Mei Mei catch her attacks so easily and even instruct her, Sawa Kozuki couldn't help but get a little angry.
"Because I am truly at ease."
After saying this, Mei Mei instantly lowered her posture, dodging Sawa Kozuki's leg strike, and then, taking advantage of the moment Sawa Kozuki couldn't change her movement, she turned and gathered force, swinging her giant axe and striking Sawa Kozuki's abdomen with the back of the axe, sending her flying out directly.
"So, if I really wanted to finish you off, it wouldn't even take 3 moves."
Standing up and brushing back her hair, Mei Mei looked at Sawa Kozuki, who had almost completely lost consciousness in the distance, and said finally.
'What kind of monsters are they all at Tokyo School...'
This was Sawa Kozuki's last thought before losing consciousness.
"Alright, the next one is..."
Just as Mei Mei was selecting the next victim, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Mei Mei, the wind blowing up Mei Mei's long hair.
Taking advantage of the gap while Mei Mei was thinking, Zenin Shi seized the opportunity and activated his Cursed Technique, wanting to take the chance to knock down Mei Mei.
'This woman is wielding such a large weapon, her movements must be inconvenient. Take this opportunity to eliminate her directly!'
Zenin Shi thought this, but he was surprised to find that his fist did not hit Mei Mei; instead, she had tilted her head to dodge it at a very precise angle.
After dodging the blow, Mei Mei swung her axe and began to counterattack, while Zenin Shi used his Cursed Technique to retreat quickly, dodging the axe's attack range.
Aoki Chiyo was hiding on the side; having no combat ability and not possessing powerful Cursed Tools like Shoko, she could only hide on the side and watch in the face of such an intense match.
On the field, Zenin Shi continuously activated his Cursed Technique, wanting to use the speed advantage brought by his Cursed Technique to attack Mei Mei.
But slowly, he was surprised to find that although Mei Mei couldn't keep up with his speed, she could rely on her own keen reaction speed to skillfully dodge the attacks at a precise angle.
Coupled with the nearly blind-spot-free swinging of the giant axe, he couldn't touch Mei Mei at all for the time being.
On Mei Mei's side, relying on the attack and defense formed by the 360° swinging of the giant axe with no blind spots, she successfully kept herself away from Zenin Shi's attack range.
At the same time, she would occasionally deliberately expose a few flaws to lure Zenin Shi into attacking, and then launch a counterattack based on her reaction speed, successfully hitting Zenin Shi a few times. However, these attacks were all harmless, only adding a few more wounds to Zenin Shi's face.
Just like that, the two stalemated until the 5-minute match time ended, and the two did not determine a winner.
However, compared to Mei Mei, whose clothes were only slightly disheveled, Zenin Shi was much more miserable. Not to mention the several gashes on his clothes cut by the axe, Zenin Shi's face had been beaten into a pig's head. Although there was no actual damage, the psychological damage was significant.
Once the time was up, Zenin Shi left the competition field without looking back. Clearly, after the battles with Genji and Mei Mei, this playboy's self-esteem had suffered serious damage.
Aoki Chiyo, who was watching from the side, didn't have any thought of comforting him; she just felt it wasn't satisfying enough, and if she could, she would have liked to land a few punches herself.