In the depths of extreme rage, Itadori Yuji's mind went completely blank.
His entire being inexplicably slipped into a strange, unique state.
His soul resonated with his body, and his cursed energy synchronized with his breathing in a fleeting moment.
His eyes were slightly glazed over, and drool dripped steadily onto the floor.
Fushiguro Megumi looked at him with concern and said, "Hey, Itadori, are you okay? You're drooling… Don't tell me you've gone dumb from anger? Gojo-sensei, you too, that was too much. Apologize to him already."
Gojo Satoru scratched his head a little sheepishly and said, "Alright, alright, I'll apologize. I'm sorry… Just kidding! May a fart stink you to death!"
In that exact moment, a chill ran down Gojo's spine.
Something was wrong! Yuji's state was off!
In a flash, Itadori Yuji's figure vanished—and the next second, a punch laced with a faint trace of black light landed squarely on Gojo Satoru's chest!
Gojo, with all his combat experience, quickly crossed his arms to block—but even so, the blow sent him flying back several dozen meters.
The wall behind him collapsed in an instant! It wasn't until he slammed into a statue that he finally came to a stop.
"Gojo-sensei!"
"Itadori!"
Everyone was stunned. How did Itadori pull that off?
And not a single person was worried about Gojo Satoru's safety! That alone showed just how powerful—and how reliable—he was.
Only Fushiguro Megumi noticed something deeper and muttered, "That just now… was that a _Black Flash_?"
Paimon gasped in surprise, "Black Flash? Traveler, is that the thing you taught him before?"
Zephyr was dumbfounded, "Damn… he actually pulled off a Black Flash already?"
Look at Itadori Yuji—driven by absolute fury, and he unleashed a Black Flash.
Now look at Paimon—driven by absolute fury, and she just ate two extra bowls of rice.
Why is the gap between people so enormous?
Only little angel Junpei had a conscience. He quickly ran forward and said, "Yuji, what are you doing! Gojo-sensei could've been seriously hurt or even died!"
Itadori Yuji finally snapped out of it and said, "What? What just happened?"
Kugisaki Nobara shouted, "You don't know what you just did? You punched Gojo-sensei and sent him flying! How'd you even manage that?"
"What? I punched Gojo-sensei? Who? Me??" Itadori Yuji was totally baffled.
No one was seriously worried about Gojo Satoru's condition—they were just surprised at first. After all, this was Gojo, the strongest in the world!
Sure enough, Gojo walked out from the rubble, not even looking the slightest bit injured.
Grinning, he said, "As expected of Yuji Itadori. To pull off a Black Flash in such a short time—impressive, truly impressive."
Itadori Yuji asked in disbelief, "Black Flash? Me? Really!? I actually did a Black Flash?"
Zephyr said, "Don't get too excited. That was probably just a lucky punch. Can you pull it off again right now?"
Upon hearing that, Itadori Yuji finally calmed down.
"...Yeah, looks like I can't do it anymore."
Gojo Satoru nodded, "As expected! My plan was a total success!"
"Heh heh, since you've all figured it out, I won't hide it anymore. That's right, this was all part of my master plan.
I deliberately messed around with Yuji and the others. On the surface, it looked like I was teasing them, but in truth, it was all the painstaking effort of a dedicated teacher.
In order to make Yuji awaken the Black Flash, I made this great sacrifice…"
Halfway through his monologue, he noticed no one was paying attention to him.
Fushiguro Megumi asked, "Yuji, was that really a Black Flash just now?"
Junpei asked, "Uh, what exactly is Black Flash?"
"It's like… well, simply put, Black Flash is—"
...
Gojo was heartbroken. "None of you are listening to your teacher… Your teacher is hurt… Your teacher is going home now~"
"Yeah yeah, go already. You're just getting in the way."
Gojo left in a dejected sulk.
However, once he was out of sight, he dropped the act. His arms were trembling uncontrollably.
"Yuji's talent is truly terrifying… he actually managed to injure me."
Gojo let out a long sigh. Although he hadn't activated Infinity at the time, the fact that Yuji could hit him at all was astonishing. His face lit up with a wide grin.
"It's really reassuring… I can't wait to see what he becomes in the future.
Yuji, Megumi, Nobara, Junpei—this world will be in your hands from now on. Do your best, all of you."
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Back in the classroom, Fushiguro Megumi briefly explained what Black Flash was. Then he turned to Junpei and said,
"By the way, everything happened so naturally that we never asked—what's your name?"
"Oh! I'm sorry! My name is Yoshino Junpei. Nice to meet you all!"
"Hi, I'm Fushiguro Megumi. And this is Kugisaki Nobara."
"Hey! Emo boy, who said you could introduce me? Trying to steal my spotlight?"
Just then, a familiar voice came from the hallway.
"You guys—are you actually doing any studying in here?"
Maki walked into the classroom, followed by Panda and Inumaki.
"Whoa—what the hell happened here? Did terrorists attack this place?"
Panda added, "This is rough… It'd take a few tons of explosives to blow a classroom up like this. This building's basically condemned now, right?"
"Katsuobushi."
Maki walked straight up to Junpei. "You are?"
"H-Hello! I'm a first-year student. My name is Yoshino Junpei."
"Yoshino Junpei, huh? Can I just call you Junpei from now on?"
"Of course!"
"Great. You're already way easier on the eyes than Fushiguro and Itadori. From now on, I've got your back at school.
My name's Maki, that guy's Panda, and the quiet one is Inumaki."
"Nice to meet you, senpai!"
Panda let out a sigh of relief. "It's so nice to have such a polite newcomer."
Itadori Yuji said with a hint of grievance, "What's that supposed to mean? Are you saying _I'm_ not polite?"
Paimon chimed in, "Panda, listen up! Yuji just learned how to use Black Flash~"
"Black Flash?" Panda echoed. So Paimon gave everyone a dramatic retelling of what had happened—and everyone was stunned.
Panda slapped Yuji on the back. "Good kid, you've got potential. I like you!"
"Hehe, it's nothing really..."
"So, from now on, we'll be doubling your training."
"…Eh?"
"Gojo-sensei just told us he's got something going on lately and left you in our care. So no matter what kind of training you were doing with him, with us—it's all gonna be doubled."
Itadori Yuji cried out in despair, "The cursed energy resistance bands!"
Maki replied coldly, "Scream all you want, even if you scream your throat raw, no one's coming to save you!"
Panda muttered under his breath, "Sometimes Maki's actually kinda cute…"
"Sushi," Inumaki added cryptically.
Maki shouted, "Alright! I can't wait to beat the crap out of the other school at the exchange event! Let's start training!"
"Ehh!?"
"The cursed energy bands again…"
"It's already nighttime though!"
Maki ignored all of them. "Hey, newbie! You're joining in too."
"Yes! Understood!"
No matter how much Itadori and the others protested, it was totally useless. They were dragged away by force, casting desperate, pleading looks toward Zephyr.
Lumine quietly turned her head away.
"Big Sis, c'mon!" Yuji shouted as he left behind finger marks on the ground from being pulled away.
Paimon said sympathetically, "Poor guy…"
Meanwhile, Zephyr was deep in thought. He had clearly seen the impact of Yuji's punch earlier—it was terrifyingly powerful.
"Looks like Gojo Satoru _was_ actually hurt and passed his responsibilities to Panda and the others."
"Wait, Gojo Satoru got injured?"
"Of course. Why else would he dump his workload on them?
That Black Flash move is insanely strong. Even what I said before wasn't detailed enough. Black Flash can deal damage equal to 2.5 times the user's regular attack power. Do you even understand what that means?"
"…Nope."
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