Clap, clap, clap.
Watching his two henchmen being beaten to a pulp, Naoya not only wasn't angry, but instead applauded from the side.
"Very good. You indeed have the right not to put him in your eyes."
Naoya looked at Eichi with admiration.
"Hmm?"
Eichi scratched his head, a little puzzled.
I didn't put you in my eyes either, so why do you seem to have automatically filtered that out?
The next moment, Naoya reached out to Eichi.
"Pledge your loyalty to me, Eichi. When I become the Zenin Family Head, you will be the leader of the Bing."
Looking at the arrogant and entitled expression on Naoya's face, Eichi finally understood Naoya's thought process.
"You're treating yourself like a Young Lord, thinking everyone should revolve around you."
Facing Eichi's mockery, Naoya's expression remained unchanged.
"The strong are entitled to everything, not to mention you and I both share the Zenin surname."
Naoya stretched his arms out to both sides, as if embracing the entire world.
"I see, Zenin, huh."
"Ah, because you are also a 'Zenin'."
Because he was a 'Zenin' who was strong, he felt that his arrogance was justified and Eichi's mockery was tolerable.
Those who are not Zenin are not Jujutsu Sorcerers; those who are not Jujutsu Sorcerers are not human.
Eichi once again felt the distorted feudal ideology of the Zenin Clan.
"Although your proposal is good."
"Oh, do you have any other conditions? Tell me..."
"However, I refuse."
"Huh?"
The unexpected refusal interrupted what Naoya was about to say.
A look of astonishment appeared on Naoya's face.
He couldn't quite comprehend it.
Born into the Zenin Clan, a Genius from birth, and having inherited the powerful Technique of the Zenin Family Head.
The word 'refusal' had never appeared in Naoya's life.
No, it had appeared once before.
A figure like an ancient Vicious Beast emerged in Naoya's mind.
Those who are not Jujutsu Sorcerers are not human.
This was a truth Naoya had known since he was a child.
If that were the case, then Toji, who had no Cursed Energy and couldn't become a Jujutsu Sorcerer due to his Heavenly Restriction, should be very weak and pathetic, right?
But the moment Naoya saw Toji, his worldview was greatly impacted.
What Naoya saw was not a weak and pathetic Toji.
Instead, it was a sleeping Vicious Beast.
The instant Naoya saw Toji, he understood one thing.
This was an existence he could not contend with.
This was the first time Naoya's worldview had been impacted.
And now, Naoya's worldview was about to experience its second impact.
"It seems I need to make you understand your place first."
A cold sneer appeared on Naoya's lips.
In martial arts, speed is paramount.
Although Naoya didn't know this saying, his less than 10-year career as a Jujutsu Sorcerer could be summarized by it.
"Just you?"
Eichi's provocation completely ignited Naoya's rage.
Eichi didn't care about this.
Because Eichi had already applied Mahoraga's enhancements to himself.
A surge of Cursed Energy poured into Eichi's eyes, and the ticklish sensation made Eichi involuntarily squint.
This action made Naoya think he had seized an opportunity.
Projection Sorcery activated.
Naoya charged towards Eichi at an incredibly fast speed.
Naoya wanted to defeat Eichi with the fastest speed and the most irresistible force.
He wanted Eichi to clearly recognize his place.
However, what Naoya didn't know was that his movements had been completely captured by Eichi's eyes.
The distance of the first step was less than a meter, and starting from the second step, the distance increased, as he was rushing straight towards Eichi.
Facing Naoya's attack, Eichi merely shifted a few meters to the side and easily dodged it.
Naoya's Technique was Projection Sorcery.
The ability of this Technique was to divide one second into 24 equal parts, and Naoya needed to pre-design movements for each of these 24 parts.
Then Naoya needed to imitate these 24 movements.
During this process, if an enemy was hit by him, then the enemy would need to make a move within 1/24 of a second.
If they failed to make a move within 1/24 of a second, they would be frozen by Naoya's Technique, falling into a 1-second paralysis.
Conversely, Naoya's pre-designed 24 movements had to be completed; if even one of these 24 movements was interrupted, he would also fall into a 1-second paralysis.
Information about Naoya's Technique was not a secret.
After all, when Naobito first appeared, the Blind-Eyed Cat gave him a very high power ranking, positioning him as the ceiling for Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerers.
However, later in the battle with Sukuna, the title of'strongest Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer' was officially given to Kusakabe.
It's unclear if this was because Kusakabe had always hidden his true strength.
Eichi had long been prepared for the Techniques of Naoya and Naobito.
He had once consulted Toji about this problem.
The answer he received was, "As long as you're fast enough, you don't have to be afraid."
Eichi asked Toji how fast he needed to be.
Toji, unsure how to describe it, directly demonstrated it to Eichi.
During this demonstration, Mahoraga, through Toji's attacks and speed, provided a suitable solution for Eichi:
First, enhance dynamic vision to be able to capture the opponent's high-speed movements.
Then, stimulate the whole body with lightning to temporarily increase one's speed.
One of Naoya's attacks allowed Eichi to determine Naoya's speed level.
Next, he just needed to endure one attack to let Mahoraga adapt.
"I say, you fellow, can you only dodge?"
Naoya's words caused Eichi's thoughts to momentarily halt.
Your attack didn't work, so shouldn't you realize you don't have the advantage, then analyze the situation and find a way to make your attack effective?
Why do you think me dodging your attack means I'm afraid to face you head-on?
Do you really think your Projection Sorcery is that strong?
Forget it, adapting to Techniques can be done anytime. For now, I'll just beat this guy up.
Eichi grinned broadly, the joints of his fingers making cracking sounds.
This smile, however, sent a chill down the spines of Ranta Zenin and Futo Zenin.
The smile looked both delighted and somewhat insane.
Naoya was completely indifferent to this, because he believed he would win.
The victory of him, the Zenin Clan Young Lord, was destined.
Naoya cast Projection Sorcery.
Flashes of lightning flickered around Eichi's body.
The two charged at each other.
The next moment, Naoya stopped.
Literally, completely stopped.
Eichi, enveloped in lightning, displayed a speed far exceeding what Naoya had imagined.
Projection Sorcery was only halfway through when Eichi rushed in front of Naoya.
This prevented Naoya's pre-set movements from continuing.
Naoya fell into a 1-second stun due to the backlash of his Technique.
At this moment, Naoya seemed to have transformed into a flat pane of glass with a portrait of Naoya drawn on it.
Like a film producer, Naoya could only watch helplessly as Eichi's fist flew towards his face.