Geto Suguru spat out a mouthful of blood and looked up.
Before him, mirokuji kirigiri was also looking at him.
Since the battle had begun, this was the first opportunity Geto Suguru had to take a proper look at this girl, who had transformed from a Tsukumogami into a true living being.
She had straight black hair that reached almost to her calves, with bangs and ends as smooth as a mirror. The tips of her hair were white, creating such a strong contrast that it looked like a deliberate dye job.
Her eyes were a rare pure black, almost devoid of emotion. Despite possessing a face that could be described as cute, she gave off an inorganic feeling. From this perspective, she truly lived up to the title of "Divine Tool Girl."
She had long, straight black rabbit ears with white fur along the edges, matching the white tips of her hair. There were also ordinary ears on the sides of her face, making the rabbit ears atop her head appear almost like decorative accessories.
But they were not.
The pair of rabbit ears growing from her smooth black hair were unmistakably real, clearly revealing that she had become a living organism.
mirokuji kirigiri—
She had become a true lifeform, no longer merely a Tsukumogami.
And—
Geto Suguru looked around.
Six identical mirokuji kirigiris surrounded him.
Each held a straight-bladed Heavenly Sword, and all six swords had pierced deeply into his body, impaling his vital points.
Geto Suguru opened his mouth and forced out the conclusion he had verified with his own life.
"...Ten Shadows Technique... Escape Rabbits?"
The Escape Rabbits of the Ten Shadows Technique possess the ability to generate countless white rabbits.
These rabbits do not fear death because their overwhelming numbers allow them to serve many purposes, such as blocking an opponent's vision, probing attacks, or triggering traps.
As long as sufficient Cursed Energy exists, Escape Rabbits can be summoned almost endlessly, making them virtually impossible to eliminate completely.
mirokuji kirigiri was the same.
Even if one body died, another would immediately be generated.
However, these were not separate individuals.
On the contrary, every mirokuji kirigiri shared the same consciousness, with the number of bodies determined entirely by the endurance of her own mind.
As long as her Cursed Energy was not exhausted, she could continue multiplying endlessly like the Escape Rabbits of the Ten Shadows Technique.
But that wasn't the most terrifying aspect.
What was truly terrifying were her second and third abilities.
"I never imagined the combination of Escape Rabbits and Mahoraga within the Ten Shadows Technique could become something this terrifying."
Blood flowed from the corner of Geto Suguru's mouth as he forced a smile.
"Originally, Mahoraga's greatest weakness was that it first had to be attacked before adaptation could begin. The stronger the Cursed Technique, the longer the adaptation required. If Mahoraga was destroyed before completing its adaptation, all adaptation progress would immediately reset."
"But once you combine it with infinitely multiplying Escape Rabbits, Mahoraga's weakness disappears."
"Infinite numbers... a constitution capable of adapting to any attack... and finally, your New Line that originally possessed the ability to cut through everything..."
"I never imagined that Principal Yaga's Triple Soul Mutated Cursed Corpse would cultivate such a monster..."
Infinite multiplication.
Absolute adaptation.
Unmatched offensive power.
This was the girl now known as mirokuji kirigiri.
Puchi.
With an expressionless face, mirokuji kirigiri slowly pulled the straight-edged blade from Geto Suguru's body.
Except for the one standing before him, all the other mirokuji kirigiris gradually dissolved into black shadows beginning from the tips of their hair before sinking into the shadows beneath their feet, until they completely merged back into the shadow of the original mirokuji kirigiri.
She casually flicked the straight-edged sword in her hand.
A beautiful fan-shaped spray of blood scattered from the blade.
"I win."
She spoke without the slightest emotion.
Geto Suguru dropped to both knees as blood gushed from the wounds in his body.
He was one of the few Special Grade Sorcerers who could not use Reverse Cursed Technique.
Even if he could, it would have been meaningless.
His Cursed Energy had almost completely run dry.
The only reason he still maintained a complete human form was because mirokuji kirigiri had determined that there was no need to sever his head for him to die.
"How pathetic..."
Geto Suguru used the last of his strength to leave behind an unwilling final murmur.
"I thought I could at least fight the King of Curses... but instead I fell to the gatekeeper rabbit..."
"I'm sorry... Okkotsu... Satoru..."
"I'm done here..."
Slap.
Geto Suguru collapsed face-first onto the white sand.
Blood gradually spread beneath him.
He died in his own pool of blood.
Only after confirming that Geto Suguru was truly dead did mirokuji kirigiri raise her head and look toward the other side.
Yuta Okkotsu was already waiting for her there.
Geto Suguru's abilities were actually very similar to Yuta Okkotsu's.
By controlling countless Cursed Spirits, Geto Suguru could effectively achieve effects similar to the Limitless Cursed Technique.
Furthermore, unlike Yuta Okkotsu, the Cursed Spirits controlled by Geto Suguru could each independently use Domain Expansion.
From this perspective, the potential of Cursed Spirit Manipulation even surpassed Yuta Okkotsu's Copy Technique.
Since Geto Suguru had already been defeated here, then in theory, Yuta Okkotsu should not have been mirokuji kirigiri's opponent either.
However...
Yuta Okkotsu possessed one ability that Geto Suguru lacked.
The Immortal Technique.
The Immortal Technique possessed by Tengen continuously adjusted itself according to the environment to preserve her immortality.
Although, in the original work, Tengen did not escape because of it—
Quite the opposite.
The Immortal Technique judged that being absorbed through Cursed Spirit Manipulation did not constitute true death and effectively encountered a bug, allowing Kenjaku to absorb her effortlessly and forcing her to become his accomplice.
The original work never explained why Tengen failed to reappear after Kenjaku died, nor whether the Immortal Technique itself had ultimately failed.
However, based solely on the principles of the Immortal Technique, one can naturally reach one conclusion.
The Immortal Technique can make a Jujutsu Sorcerer immortal...
...even in ways the Sorcerer themselves would never accept.
"No..."
"...it's enough, Mr. Geto."
Yuta Okkotsu looked toward mirokuji kirigiri and calmly said,
"I've already completely understood all of mirokuji kirigiri's abilities with my own eyes."
Watching from nearby, Mahito asked with interest,
"What do you intend to do?"
Yuta Okkotsu took a deep breath and drew the longsword in his hand.
Its tip was aimed—
not at mirokuji kirigiri—
but at himself.
Without hesitation, he thrust the sword directly into his own abdomen—
straight through the location of his cursed energy core.
Even someone as experienced as Mahito could not help widening his eyes.
How exactly does the Immortal Technique work?
Ever since obtaining it, Yuta Okkotsu had constantly pondered that question.
Tengen once said that, in order to prevent lifespan from becoming the cause of her death, the Immortal Technique forced her to continuously evolve.
To halt that evolution, Tengen was forced to merge with a Star Plasma Vessel at regular intervals—
an evolution even Tengen herself could not control.
But then...
Why would the Immortal Technique determine that lifespan itself constituted a fatal threat?
Previously, Yuta Okkotsu had never questioned it.
After all, a human lifespan naturally comes to an end.
The Immortal Technique recognizing that seemed perfectly reasonable.
But the current Yuta Okkotsu already knew many secrets of the jujutsu world.
He suddenly realized that a Jujutsu Sorcerer's lifespan did not necessarily have to end naturally.
Even if Kenjaku's method could not be reproduced because of the Cursed Technique black box, Ashiya Magon had still achieved extraordinary longevity through nothing more than Binding Vows.
If Ashiya Magon could accomplish it...
there was no reason Tengen couldn't.
The jujutsu world differs fundamentally from ordinary society.
Lifespan is not an unbeatable limitation.
On the contrary, as a thousand-year-old Jujutsu Sorcerer, Tengen should have possessed even more methods of extending her life than either Ashiya Magon or Kenjaku.
Absorbing a Star Plasma Vessel was merely her final option because it polluted her own thoughts, making her increasingly concerned with maintaining the balance of the jujutsu world while almost completely erasing her personal will.
Yet despite all that...
the Immortal Technique still regarded lifespan as something that absolutely had to be overcome.
Why?
The answer was actually very simple.
At some point, Tengen had personally witnessed death approaching due to old age.
The Immortal Technique therefore recognized death from lifespan as a genuine possibility.
Once that possibility had been recognized, even if Tengen later discovered other methods of extending her life, the Immortal Technique continued operating automatically, forcing her to evolve endlessly toward a higher-dimensional form of existence.
What the Immortal Technique ultimately evolves into...
...is a god.
Now—
Yuta Okkotsu was doing exactly the same thing.
Without mercy, he pierced his own cursed energy core.
However, the Innate Technique engraved within his brain remained intact.
The Immortal Technique continued operating.
The reason he had done this was to artificially force himself into an absolute life-or-death crisis, awakening new possibilities within the Immortal Technique.
Having just confirmed mirokuji kirigiri's threat with his own eyes, he immediately pushed himself into mortal danger.
Under such circumstances, the Immortal Technique would naturally begin another round of evolution—
just as it had once sought the path toward godhood after Tengen personally witnessed death approaching from old age.
Yuta Okkotsu slowly spoke, almost as though making a suggestion.
"A body that cannot be carved apart by the Cutting Line..."
"A regenerative ability that cannot be killed by swords..."
"A Cursed Technique that cannot be nullified by another's adaptation..."
"And finally..."
"...a hand capable of destroying the infinitely multiplying Escape Rabbits."
Could the simple concept of Immortality be expanded into the power to restrain others?
The answer was—
Technique Extension.
This was a jujutsu technique Ryomen Sukuna had used in the original work.
Indeed, throughout the entire series, only Ryomen Sukuna had ever used it.
Ryomen Sukuna extended Dismantle through Technique Extension.
Now, Yuta Okkotsu was attempting exactly the same thing.
Using the overwhelming pressure of imminent death, he sought to force the Immortal Technique to evolve through Technique Extension into an ability capable of restraining others.
Yuta Okkotsu could even repeat this process multiple times.
That was precisely why Geto Suguru had stopped Yuta Okkotsu earlier and chosen to test mirokuji kirigiri himself.
This ability possessed by Yuta Okkotsu was even more outrageous than Mahoraga's.
One could even say—
if Yuta Okkotsu truly mastered it...
...he would become invincible.
(T/N: Everyone is just puling out absolute bullshit to survive. This is truly the greatest age of Jujutsu)
This was the profound truth Yuta Okkotsu had personally developed—
something even Tengen had never achieved.
Maximum Technique: Vajra.
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