Above the Sendai Colony.
Cursed energy churned violently like a boiling sea.
Yagami Sora's sudden arrival shattered the fragile equilibrium that had existed between the colony's strongest players.
Although Ryu Ishigori and Takako Uro had mocked the newcomer as someone seeking death, their bodies instinctively shifted.
Distance widened between them.
Their gazes sharpened.
The instincts of powerful sorcerers told them something important.
The quiet young man in the black coat—
Was far more dangerous than the katana-wielding special grade behind him.
"Hey, senpai."
Yagami Sora spoke casually.
Turning slightly toward Yuta Okkotsu behind him.
"Even though I said I'd take over this mahjong table…"
He shrugged.
"You started the game."
"So I should at least let you enjoy it."
He pointed lazily at the two enemies ahead.
"You pick one."
"The rest are mine."
Yuta wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
His breathing steadied.
The katana in his hand vibrated softly, responding to the surge of cursed energy flowing through him.
"That pompadour."
He said calmly.
"Ryu Ishigori."
"He has the highest cursed-energy output."
"I want to face him directly."
"Good choice."
Sora snapped his fingers.
"Then I'll deal with the sky lady."
"Who are you calling a lady?!"
Takako Uro snapped immediately.
Her expression twisted with irritation.
Despite being a reincarnated sorcerer from centuries ago—
She cared greatly about her appearance.
Being called an "old lady" by a teenager was unforgivable.
"Sky Manipulation."
She raised her hand.
The air around her distorted.
The sky itself twisted.
Like invisible fabric being pulled and folded.
Space warped toward Yagami Sora.
An attack capable of bending steel.
But Sora didn't even look at it.
He simply flicked his fingers.
Snap.
The distortion vanished instantly.
Like a ripple erased from water.
"Relax, Auntie."
Sora smiled faintly.
"Let my senior finish his warm-up."
"Then I'll play with you properly."
Uro's pupils shrank.
What just happened?
Her spatial distortion had simply—
Disappeared.
Before she could process it—
Yuta moved.
BOOM!!
The ground exploded beneath his feet.
He shot forward like a bullet toward Ryu Ishigori.
Ryu's grin widened.
"GOOD!"
His pompadour glowed with compressed cursed energy.
"Granite Blast!!"
A devastating beam fired forward.
The attack roared like artillery.
Capable of leveling buildings.
But Yuta didn't dodge.
"Rika!"
The air tore open.
A monstrous presence manifested behind him.
Rika Orimoto
A gigantic, grotesque figure appeared.
Eyes glowing crimson.
Fangs bared.
Rika opened her jaws—
And bit directly into the incoming cursed-energy beam.
CRACK.
The beam shattered.
Like glass being crushed between teeth.
Ryu's eyes widened.
"…What?!"
"My full output—"
"Eaten?!"
Nearby, Sora folded his arms like a commentator observing the match.
"The God of Pure Love really lives up to the title."
"Even though Rika is now more like an external cursed-energy storage and technique repository…"
"She's still terrifying."
"And with Yuta-senpai's ridiculous cursed-energy reserves…"
He shook his head slightly.
"Trying to overpower him directly?"
He glanced at Ryu.
"That's suicide."
At the center of the battlefield—
Yuta had already reached Ryu.
His aura had changed completely.
Before—
He was a blade still inside its sheath.
Now—
That blade had been drawn.
Fully exposed.
Unstoppable.
"Technique: Copy."
A megaphone appeared in his hand.
The technique of Toge Inumaki.
"Die."
The command echoed through the battlefield.
A law.
Impossible to resist.
Ryu's body convulsed.
Blood erupted from his mouth.
"Cursed Speech?!"
He staggered.
But Yuta was already moving.
His katana descended.
BOOM!!
The ground split apart.
A massive trench carved through the battlefield.
Ryu crashed backward.
A deep slash tore across his chest.
But the attack didn't stop.
"Rika."
The giant cursed spirit raised her arm.
Then brought it down.
Like a falling mountain.
"Move—!!"
Ryu roared.
Pouring cursed energy into defense.
But against Rika's monstrous strength—
His resistance meant nothing.
BANG!!
The ground collapsed.
A crater dozens of meters wide formed.
Dust erupted into the sky.
The entire Sendai Colony trembled.
Watching from afar—
Takako Uro's face had turned pale.
That wasn't a fight.
It was overwhelming power.
And even more terrifying—
Was the young man who still hadn't moved.
Yagami Sora.
He simply stood there.
Watching.
Yet the pressure he emitted felt deeper than Yuta's explosive power.
It was like staring into an endless abyss.
"Enjoy the show?"
A voice suddenly whispered beside her.
Uro jerked around.
Yagami Sora stood behind her.
Less than five meters away.
Her throat went dry.
"When did he—"
"Your turn now."
Sora smiled.
Uro instinctively stepped backward.
"…Who are you?"
"Me?"
Sora shrugged.
"Just a kind citizen passing by."
"And someone here to teach you ancient fossils…"
His eyes gleamed faintly.
"…what real power looks like."
Then—
His cursed energy erupted.
If Yuta's energy was like a raging flood—
Sora's was like the ocean.
Silent.
Endless.
Capable of swallowing everything.
The entire Sendai Colony froze.
Every Culling Game player.
Every hidden observer.
Every monster lurking in the ruins.
All of them felt it.
A new predator—
Had entered the battlefield.
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