Chapter 93

In the midst of cherry blossom petals dancing in the wind, Misaki opened the old diary and read the words of the promise written there.

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Shiro's trick was a combination of 'voice mimicry' and 'sound suppression.'

At the perfect moment, Shiro silenced the spear user's voice and simultaneously reproduced and shouted, "Katsura! Behind you!"

Furthermore, this voice could be made to appear to come from any desired location. Therefore, Katsura, the great sword user, did not doubt that the voice came from the spear user standing beside her.

Taking advantage of this opening, Rin unleashed countless flying slashes.

"Still, Rin was carefully planning her slashes, huh."

Normally, Rin could release an extraordinary number of slashes almost simultaneously, but she deliberately sent fewer until the final moment.

It seems she was holding back to lull the opponent into a false sense of security, saving her full power for the critical moment.

"It wasn't Rin's idea, it was Kal's advice."

"Is that so? Thanks, Kal. You saved us."

"..."

When she expressed her gratitude, Kal, who had transformed into a sword, was emitting a warm, reddish light, perhaps blushing. Of course, Shiro, Rin, Nia, and Uru were also thoroughly praised.

Still, Kal was quite the strategist. I didn't know that.

"Kiryu-kun is incredible, but the Kiryu family is also incredible."

"Proud of my family."

"An incredible family..." Mae muttered, but she herself is quite incredible.

She created gaps in the block-shaped barrier in sync with Shiro and Rin, and also made the barrier that served as a platform for the martial arts bears. When I made a mistake, she perfectly covered for me. Truly incredible.

"Alright, let's take a good look and listen."

In front of us, the great sword user and the spear user, both with their arms and legs cut off, were lying on the ground.

Even in this state, they didn't seem to be dying, and both had expressions of regret. They have incredible vitality.

"By the way, were there any Sasibuta or Kenashikoruunarupe around?"

"No, we couldn't find them. It doesn't seem like any of their companions are hiding either."

After defeating these two, we searched the area with the 'toys' that created numerous clay figures and martial arts bears, but we couldn't find the pig that had escaped earlier or any of their companions.

However, as a precaution, we didn't解除 the giant barrier. We also kept a quadruple barrier on standby, so we were well-prepared.

"If that's the case, we can interrogate them without interference. Who are you? Why did you attack us?"

"...It seems we've reached this point. You are a valuable piece, but there's no choice."

The great sword user muttered this and spat out two pieces of wood-like fragments from his mouth.

"Shogi pieces...?"

"Enenra, buy us some time. Kamitachi, take us and escape."

Following the great sword user's command, one of the shogi pieces emitted a large amount of smoke, instantly enveloping the area in a thick fog.

"Damn! 'Quadruple Barrier'!"

I cast the quadruple barrier to separate Mae and the great sword users, but there was no attack on us.

"Damn! 'Giant Barrier'!"

In the next moment, I felt a part of the giant barrier being cut off.

I immediately cast another giant barrier to cover the cut-off part, but... did I make it in time!?

"...It seems I just missed it. They're moving away at an incredible speed."

Mae, who was searching for their presence with a detection barrier, informed me.

It's likely that the part of the giant barrier that was cut off was due to Kamitachi's ability. If I had increased the strength, it might not have been cut...

With such regrets, I looked ahead and saw a faint human face floating in a cloud of smoke. It was called Enenra. This must be one of their companions.

"Whatever we do, we need to defeat this one first."

"It's clearly immune to physical attacks. Moreover, we don't know where the main body is."

There's a face in front of us, but the surrounding smoke is probably part of its body.

Shiro and the others also seem to be struggling with how to fight it.

"I couldn't do anything in the previous battle. Let me handle this."

Kuro, who had finished healing Ruihaku, approached the smoke monster and transformed into a lion.

"Wow..."

Mae, who saw Kuro's true form for the first time, seemed to be exhausted from all the surprises and had a muted reaction.

"...I'll send it off quickly."

Kuro muttered and instantly killed the smoke monster.

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Katsura and Ka, who had fled to an abandoned building in the city, were regenerating their lost limbs by consuming unnecessary pieces.

"Ugh, this is the worst. What's with that group of monsters..."

Ka, checking the movement of her newly regenerated arms and legs, muttered with an unhappy expression.

"The sorcerers must have noticed the decrease in the number of monsters... but sending such capable individuals at the first move was unexpected. We need to create the wedges quickly."

"Originally, we planned to create many more wedges and gather more pieces, but it's time to act..."

"Well, it's fine. The airborne team in Honshu is also gathering pieces for the Hyakki Yagyo. Our top priority is to create the wedges. With the wedges we create from now on, we should have enough to create a crack in the 'End of the Twentieth Day' that seals our king. Once that happens, the final goal of reviving the king will be almost achieved."

Katsura, having finished checking the movement of his regenerated limbs, clenched his fist quietly.

"We won't repeat the same mistake as 10 years ago. We need to crush the detestable Japanese onmyoji and show the world that there are no enemies to us."

"That's right. Destroying the 'End of the Twentieth Day' is crucial. Stupid pig, are you sure the number of wedges is enough? Can we unseal the king with just one more?"

"That's fine. The 'End of the Twentieth Day' that seals the king is stronger than the one I was sealed in, but if we create enough wedges with a massive amount of spiritual energy, it should work. However..."

Katsura and Ka, along with the pig Sasibuta, who was hiding in the abandoned building, continued.

"Like Katsura said, with the one we create from now on, we can only create a crack."

"Even so, it's enough. Once a crack appears, we can break it with the power of our companions inside."

Ka, having finished checking the movement of her limbs, stood up and followed Katsura to the exit of the abandoned building.

"The revival of the king..."

The two powerful monsters in front of her, and their equally powerful companions, and the king who leads them.

"If they revive, this world might really be in trouble..."

Overcome by fear, the pig Sasibuta, who had decided to follow them, felt a slight regret about the choice he had made.

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Jujutsu Kaisen 0 was so good... Copy abilities are really cool!