Takeru looked down at the pickle jar.
Tiny Sukuna was still furiously pounding on the glass.
"LET ME OUT!"
Takeru casually tossed the jar toward Yuji.
"Here."
Yuji caught it.
Takeru grinned.
"That's Pickuna now."
He pointed at the jar.
"Pickle Sukuna."
Yuji stared at the tiny, furious Sukuna.
"…Pickuna."
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!"
Takeru laughed.
"Take care of him."
Yuji held the jar up.
"I guess?"
Pickuna glared at him.
"I hate both of you."
Takeru turned around.
"Anyway…"
The god-guy had already stood up.
He cracked his neck.
"Round two?"
Takeru smiled.
"Absolutely."
BOOM!
They vanished.
Their fists collided almost instantly.
BAM!
The god-guy twisted around Takeru's punch and countered.
Takeru blocked.
Then his cursed energy changed.
"Ten Shadows."
Dark shadows spread across the sand.
BOOM!
A shikigami emerged.
The god-guy's eyes widened.
"You can use that?"
Takeru grinned.
"I can use a lot of things."
Another wave of cursed energy surged.
"Shrine."
Slashing attacks tore through the air.
The god-guy narrowly avoided them.
Then—
"Limitless."
Space distorted around Takeru.
The god-guy's punch stopped inches away.
"…Interesting."
Takeru smiled.
"Projection Sorcery."
He suddenly accelerated.
His movements became incredibly precise and fast.
The god-guy copied the technique.
"Projection Sorcery."
He moved.
Then immediately stumbled.
"…Okay."
Takeru laughed.
"You're not very good at that one."
"I just started using it!"
"Skill issue."
The god-guy charged again.
"Shrine!"
A slash shot toward Takeru.
Takeru tilted his head.
"That was weak."
The god-guy frowned.
"I'm still learning!"
Takeru grinned.
"Then learn faster."
The god-guy suddenly changed techniques.
"Limitless!"
He attempted to manipulate space.
Nothing happened correctly.
He blinked.
"…Why isn't this working?"
Takeru laughed.
"You're using it wrong!"
"I KNOW!"
Takeru's cursed energy suddenly surged.
"Domain Expansion."
The atmosphere changed.
"Idle Death Gamble."
The domain began forming around them.
The god-guy's eyes widened.
"You have a domain too?"
Takeru grinned.
"Yep."
The god-guy tried copying it.
"Domain Expansion…"
His cursed energy flared.
Then flickered.
"…Wait."
Takeru stared.
"You can't just copy everything perfectly."
The god-guy grinned.
"I'll figure it out."
Takeru laughed.
"That's the spirit."
The two charged again.
Ten Shadows.
Shrine.
Limitless.
Projection Sorcery.
Idle Death Gamble.
Cursed energy exploded across the beach.
The god-guy managed to use most of Takeru's copied abilities…
but none of them with the same precision.
And there was one glaring problem.
Takeru summoned another shikigami.
The god-guy stared.
"…I can't use Ten Shadows."
Takeru smiled.
"Because you haven't tamed them."
"…Right."
Takeru raised his fist.
"Then I guess you're gonna have to beat me without it."
The god-guy grinned.
"Fine."
They rushed toward each other.
And behind them, Yuji held up the pickle jar.
Pickuna continued pounding against the glass.
"STOP IGNORING ME!"
Yuji looked at him.
"…I think I'll just call you Pickuna."
"NO!"