Chapter 32: Another Evil Eye

The sword, imbued with the domain of the Black Island, swings.

The sword attack, which squares the power of a physical attack and a main attack, is now enough to cut through the virtual mass.

Even if the Murasaki, which is like water, reattaches after being cut, if the sword itself is larger than Murasaki, wouldn’t it be possible to completely split it before it can reattach?

My sword strike, reaching the domain of the Black Island, has now expanded in range, making it easy to cut through something as big as a Murasaki that has just awakened.

Swoooosh!!

The fragments of the split Murasaki rush past me, and I push off the ground, this time striking with my fist.

If I were to use a sword within the domain of the Black Island, I might actually end up killing Gojo Satoru.

That’s why I chose to use my fist.

“Hah!!! It’s cut?!!”

Gojo Satoru couldn’t help but grin, looking at the Murasaki that had been cut. Truly, it was the best.

To think that the Murasaki, which he had called the ultimate technique inside, would be sliced so easily…!!

It was the greatest power, truly worthy of the title of “strongest”.

But to be called the strongest, one must first defeat the strongest.

Gojo, burning with more intensity, quickly began to use his Aoi, teleporting through the air as though floating.

First, he needed to create some distance…

“I can’t let this slip!”

In response to Gojo’s teleportation, my solution was quite simple.

I wrapped the Black Island around my legs and kicked off the ground.

The recoil, enhanced exponentially, launched my body forward with the speed of teleportation.

My leg bones shattered under the force, but with a quick reversal technique, I could recover almost instantly, so it didn’t matter.

“Hah! You caught up to Aoi’s speed! You’re really something!!!”

“Now it’s my turn, Gojo Satoru.”

“But I’m still faster♪ I can get even faster!”

Gojo said that, then began to draw on the power of Aka, the power of his revolution, and shot it toward himself.

Because it was his own main attack, a portion of the damage was reduced, and the remaining shock was healed by reversal techniques.

Then, the recoil accelerated him even more.

That was Gojo Satoru’s answer.

In an instant, using Aoi and Aka’s power, he shot even further, moving at an unbelievable speed, while I, watching in disbelief, gritted my teeth and once again kicked off the ground with the full force of the Black Island, causing my legs to shatter.

Boom!!

“Hahaha!!”

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!!

Gojo Satoru, moving faster than the blink of an eye, disappeared and reappeared in an instant.

With the red and blue lights flashing as he moved, his speed was nothing short of divine.

Meanwhile, I was moving like a black streak, but it was clear that Gojo held the speed advantage.

And the moment Gojo became accustomed to his teleportation…

“Murasaki!”

He began turning around, repeatedly unleashing Murasaki, which was utterly infuriating.

“You bastard!!! A man!! Running away and playing dirty!!!”

“That’s right, Shoko. He’s just too strong?!”

I gritted my teeth, contemplating my next move.

The domain of the Black Island was already revealed, and my swordsmanship was at its peak.

But when it came to ranged attacks, I couldn’t yet deliver a slash using my domain over long distances.

Ranged attacks would be blocked by Muhan.

‘But if he doesn’t know that yet, I can still use it.’

Right now, he was avoiding my attacks by physically dodging, most likely focusing all his consciousness on my domain.

I could probably fake him out once.

Just once. If I could catch him…

‘I’ll steal his sight!’

To grow stronger, I needed his eyes.

As I resolved myself, I began to manipulate my sword more subtly, sending sword winds forward, channeling the power of the Black Island.

I couldn’t reach the domain’s full range, but adding the Black Island’s power was something I could do.

I fired a black-coloured slash.

“!!! You’re going to attack from a distance?!”

For Gojo, this was completely unexpected.

The opponent, whom he had assumed would only fight at close range with a sword, suddenly launched a ranged attack.

If this was the case, creating distance would have been meaningless…! Damn!!!

As Gojo hesitated for a moment, trying to dodge the slash, I immediately seized the opportunity.

With my hand outstretched through the Black Island, I reached for his eyelid.

Crack!

***

“…Geto. Shouldn’t you stop this?”

“…I think it’s already too late. Gojo’s not in his right mind, and Ieri doesn’t seem to want to stop…”

“Ugh…”

Geto said as he looked at the two fighting, unable to loosen his clenched fist.

He couldn’t stop thinking about how, suddenly, Satoru had awakened, and how Ieri had pushed him to the brink.

Both of them possessed absurd strength.

Especially since Geto thought he and Satoru were equals, the sudden shift, with Satoru leaving him behind, filled him with an unbearable sense of being left behind.

Before he knew it, he clenched his fist tighter, struggling with how to catch up with both of them.

And then…

Whoooosh!

With an eerie sound, the two, who had been invisible moments ago, revealed themselves again.

Gojo, blood dripping and holding his wounded eye, was now visible.

“…Gojo?!”

“No way… She’s stolen his sight!”

Ieri, clutching something round in her hand, exclaimed as Geto looked on in disbelief, his eyes wide, unable to stop watching the fight between the two.

***

“…Wow… I can’t believe you’re after my eyes like that…? If what I’m feeling is right, Shoko, you were after my eyes all along?”

Gojo Satoru, having lost his eye, asked with an incredulous look.

The moment Shoko’s finger had briefly touched him, there was no mistaking the greedy intent.

After all, Gojo had endured this sensation countless times since he was a child.

Shoko, smiling faintly at his words…

“…Yeah, that’s right. Gojo Satoru. I accepted the duel because I wanted your eyes. But don’t worry. I was going to regenerate them with reversal techniques anyway.”

“Really? But now I won’t need to… Because I can do it myself!!!”

Gojo said, and with a sudden movement, he opened his previously closed eye.

As it opened, a brilliant light filled his newly regenerated eye.

He then slowly looked at the eye in Shoko’s hand, which was beginning to lose its light…

“If you were after my eyes, then you should know something. Only one can exist in a single era. And since I exist with the Six Eyes, that’s the only way the Six Eyes can exist. So, even if you take my eye, it’s just an ordinary eyeball without the power of the Six Eyes.”

“I know.”

Shoko responded, muttering under her breath, and without hesitation, she forcefully tore open her own eye.

Then, she quickly began to transplant the deteriorating Six Eyes into herself, ignoring any rejection her body might give.

The gruesome scene made even Gojo flinch, but Shoko continued without hesitation, using reversal techniques to connect her optic nerves.

Crackle!!!

The intense sensation of her nerves burning and her brain partially frying.

Despite the Six Eyes losing its power, its overwhelming information was burning her body.

But thanks to that, she could finally see.

Tears of blood flowed from her eyes, but she smiled.

Finally, she could see.

“Gojo Satoru.”

“Huh?”

“You probably already know what my technique is, right?”

“Well… it looks like something that cuts through space, but I’m guessing that’s not it? It seems like a more complicated and intricate technique. Yeah. I’d say it’s a technique that can cut through anything. The only limit is your skill, right? Even cutting through space is something you reached after mastering your abilities.”

“Yeah. You’re right. But have you ever thought about it, Gojo Satoru? My technique is about cutting through what I can perceive. Cutting through space is easy, but since it’s difficult to perceive the unseen, I…”

“…Wait, you don’t mean…”

Gojo realized the reason Shoko wanted his eyes.

In terms of cognition and understanding, there was nothing like the Six Eyes.

After all, the Six Eyes allowed one to perceive and understand everything at a glance.

But with her technique added to the ability of the Six Eyes, what could she do?

Cut through everything she could see.

A monster was born.

And now, Shoko had those eyes.

Though the eyes were rapidly losing their power, they were still Six Eyes.

And with them, she could see everything, including the cause of their diminishing power.

The moment she saw the cause, she understood the fate of the Six Eyes…

“It’s already been cut.”

With a sharp swing, a slash that cut through the air sliced through everything.

The only thing left was a single eye, untouched.