The main thing is that he has an unsettling feeling in his heart, as if telling him that things will definitely not unfold as he imagines.
Gakuganji Yoshinobu instinctively looked toward Gojo Satoru in the front row.
Upon this look, Gakuganji Yoshinobu just happened to see Gojo looking over at him, even showing a full mouth of white teeth, giving him a thumbs up with a bright smile on his face.
"..."
Gakuganji Yoshinobu barely restrained himself from letting a tic-tac-toe symbol appear on his forehead.
Gojo Satoru, this man really is infuriating.
...
"Bang!"
This was yet another muffled sound that appeared in the forest.
But the muffled sound of this strike came from two fists.
Right at the center of the designated competition area, the aces of both the Tokyo and Kyoto schools finally faced off one-on-one.
Two fists of different sizes clashed heavily together, stirring up a gust of impact wind, causing the surrounding sand, leaves, and dead wood to fly chaotically.
"Haha!"
Todo Aoi was very excited, laughing loudly at Reiger.
"Not using [Limitless Technique] this time?"
As Todo Aoi said this, he raised his free hand, while the fist on his other hand whistled as it swung out with full momentum.
The fist wind cut like a blade, not yet touching Reiger but already causing a slight stinging sensation on Reigerâs face.
Reiger remained expressionless as he watched this scene until the fist was about to hit him, then he also swung a punch heavily to meet it.
"Bang!"
In an even louder muffled impact, the two fists collided again, raising a gust of impact wind.
However, this time, Reigerâs burst of power was astonishing, easily breaking through Todo Aoiâs strength and sending him flying.
"Arenât you also not using your technique?"
Reiger finally answered Todo Aoiâs earlier question.
Since Todo Aoi didnât intend to use magic and directly charged at him, initiating close combat, Reiger naturally wasnât afraid of him.
"Having a big size doesnât necessarily mean youâre stronger, just like a tall, big-bottomed woman isnât necessarily more attractive, you know?"
Saying such unrestrained words, Reiger sidestepped with incredible speed, approaching Todo Aoi.
"What?"
Todo Aoi barely stabilized himself, and upon hearing Reigerâs words, he was instantly furious.
"Of course, tall, big-bottomed women are more attractive! Youâre the one who doesnât understand!"
Todo Aoi shouted angrily, instead of retreating, he advanced, ignoring Reigerâs offensive and swinging a punch at his face with enough force to trigger a sonic boom.
"The way you speak so confidently, have you ever hugged a tall, big-bottomed woman?"
Reiger dodged the incoming punch by lowering his body, ignoring the fierce wind brushing past his head, and asked curiously while charging into Todo Aoiâs embrace.
"Uh this..."
Todo Aoi was momentarily dumbfounded.
"Bang!"
Instantly, Reigerâs punch landed heavily like a mortar on Todo Aoiâs abdomen, sending him flying.
Todo Aoi followed in Kamo Noritoshiâs footsteps, his body turning into a cannonball, flying backwards with a piercing sound, crashing into one tree after another.
But just as Reiger thought Todo Aoi would, like Kamo Noritoshi, disappear into the depths of the forest after knocking down a bunch of trees, suddenlyâ
"Pop!"
With the appearance of a crisp sound, Reiger found that his view in front of him unexpectedly changed.
"This is...?"
Reiger was somewhat surprised as he watched this scene.
He had vanished from his original position and appeared in the spot where Todo Aoi had been flying back, just about to crash into a tree.
Fortunately, with the reactive ability brought by "Blitz", Reiger timely reacted, tapping the tree he was about to crash into, lifting himself up and landing on the tree trunk like a step.
"Swish!"
At the same time, Todo Aoi charged forward, tears streaming down his face.
"Whatâs so great about it? Itâs just hugging a woman! Someday Iâll hug little Takada too!"
With a howl of grief and indignation, curse power surged on Todo Aoiâs fist, causing a black lightning-like phenomenon to appear on it as it merged with his fist power.
...Who is little Takada?
Originally wanting to ask this question, Reiger, upon seeing Todo Aoi, in his grief and indignation, unexpectedly swung a punch carrying black lightning, suddenly didnât feel right.
This is [Black Flash], right?
It must be [Black Flash], right?
Todo Aoi...this peculiar man, already having a habit of asking others about their sexual preferences upon first meeting, now because of not hugging a woman he likes, became so anguished that even [Black Flash] came out?
What kind of creature is that?
Despite all these thoughts flickering in his mind, wanting to rant, Reigerâs actions werenât slow at all.
"Crackleââ"
Facing the incoming [Black Flash] strike, Reiger likewise raised his hand, with black lightning flickering on it.
The difference between the curse power and the impact was extraordinarily controlled within 0.000001 seconds, causing space distortion.
"[Black Flash]!"
A punch enhanced to 2.5 times its normal power was also launched by Reiger.
"Boom!"
The two fists, flickering with black lightning, collided with a ferocity greater than any previous clash, creating an extremely terrifying confrontation.
This time, the resulting shockwave even shattered the ground beneath them, throwing mud and trees into the air, turning the fist wind into a storm, ravaging the area.
And the outcome of this confrontation, compared to the previous ones, naturally did not change.
After all, in a normal state of exchanging punches, Reiger could win, so with [Black Flash] enhancing the power in the same way, Reiger could also win.
Thus, after a brief stalemate, Reigerâs power once again overwhelmed Todo Aoi, violently sending him flying.
"Pop!"
Then, the strange sound from before appeared again.
A second ago, as Reiger was watching Todo Aoi being sent flying violently, in the next he was suddenly in a different place, replacing Todo Aoi, appearing where Todo Aoi had flown out to.
As for Todo Aoi, he naturally appeared in Reigerâs previous position, his fist flickering with black lightning cracked, bleeding.
This time, Reiger finally understood.
"Is this your technique?" Reiger turned around, looking at Todo Aoi, narrowing his eyes and said, "Able to swap positions, this is your magic, isnât it?"
Todo Aoi shook off the blood on his fist, gazing at Reiger with a slightly solemn look.
"[Boogie Woogie]."
Todo Aoi stated the name of his technique while choosing to reveal it.
"The activation condition is clapping hands, enabling any two objects with a certain curse power within the techniqueâs range to swap positions. Youâre right, this is my technique."
Upon hearing this, Reiger calmly gave his praise.
"A very excellent technique."
He wasnât merely being polite.
The ability to swap positions is tantamount to a spatial transfer.
Although Reiger possesses teleportation magic, and spatial transfer isnât a particularly rare ability to him, teleportation magic can only transfer himself and objects he touches, unlike Todo Aoiâs [Boogie Woogie], which can transfer even enemies against their will over a distance.
This technique can also be greatly beneficial to him.
Itâs just that the activation condition of clapping felt somewhat cumbersome.
In battle, if one has the time to clap, Reiger wouldnât even know how many attacks he could already have launched, how much magic he could have unleashed.
Not to mention, Reiger is essentially still a Swordsman, one hand needs to hold a sword; during real combat, thereâs no spare hand for clapping.
But this doesnât affect Reigerâs interest in this technique.
"I wonder if this activation condition can be improved?"
Like how the [Ten Shadow Techniques] requires forming a hand shadow to activate, yet Reiger no longer needs it now.
If thatâs the case, given the plasticity of magic, perhaps he can improve [Boogie Woogie]âs activation condition as well.