The se was chaotic, with the two remaining bullies g out for their lives. Fear had overtaken them pletely. Unfortunately for them, as ordinary humans, they had no ce against a special-grade cursed spirit like Rika. In a matter of moments, they were dead crushed and devoured without a trace left behind.

  From the beginning to the end, Ryuji didn't lift a fio stop it. He watched impassively, letting fate take its course.

  Those meant to die should die. He wasn't the kind of person who would go out of his way to save trash.

  After the three bullies were dealt with, Ryuji smiled, unfazed, and started walking toward Rika.

  "Wait! What are you doing!?" Yukino called out, her voice trembling with fear and fusion. She was shocked by Ryuji's as. He had just witnessed something terrifying, something she could barely prehend, a he was walking toward the danger without hesitation. Was he insane? Did he have a death wish?

  Ryuji paused, then gave her a nont smile. "Well, it's not every day you e across such a fine meal. It would be a shame to let it go to waste."

  "!!!"

  Yukino froze. Did she hear him correctly? A meal? Did he just say he was going to eat it?

  ---

  Meanwhile, on the roof of a nearby building, a familiar figure watched the unfoldis with growing i.

  "Oh? A sorcerer I've never seen before?" Gojo Satoru murmured to himself, l the sungsses he usually wore as ach. His vibrant azure blue eyes sparkled as he took in the se below.

  At first, he had po step in and take care of the situation, especially since Rika ecial-grade cursed spirit. But seeing the way this new sorcerer, Ryuji, handled himself, Gojo decided to sit bad enjoy the show for a bit.

  "Ah, both boys have exceptionally strong cursed energy," Gojo observed, leaning forward on the edge of the rooftop with a grin. "Iing, very iing."

  He wasn't particurly ed about Rika. Special-grade cursed spirits, while dangerous, were still just cursed spirits in the end. As the stro sorcerer in modern times, Gojo didn't view Rika as a signifit threat. iqued his curiosity was this new sorcerer who seemed to want a piece of the a.

  ---

  "Wait! Don't e any closer!" Yuta, who had been frozen with fear moments ago, finally noticed Ryuji approag and called out desperately.

  Three people had already died, and Yuta didn't want any more bloodshed. He feared that if Ryuji got too close, Rika would go berserk again, and he didn't know how to stop her once she went over the edge.

  "Such a kind soul," Ryuji mused, more amused than anything by Yuta's . It was no surprise, though. Yuta, the early protagonist of Jujutsu Kaisen, was known for his ki and overwhelming talent. Despite his immeential, he hadn't yet e into his own. He had raw, unparalleled cursed energy, which even the legendary Gojo Satoru had aowledged.

  Without even proper training, Yuta could trol an amount of cursed energy far beyond the average sorcerer. While cursed energy wasn't the sole determinant of strength, it certainly gave Yuta a signifit edge.

  A's not fet his imitation teique, which allowed him to mimic the teiques of other sorcerers. Though, of course, even Yuta couldn't replicate Gojo Satoru's Limitless teique after all, that required the unique ability of the Six Eyes.

  "Please, it's dangerous! Don't e any closer!" Yuta yelled again, sweat beading on his forehead. He was clearly on edge, knowing that any provocation could send Rika into another deadly frenzy.

  But Ryuji ignored him, tinuing his steady march forward.

  "Don't! Stay back! Yuta!" Rika's voied, her distorted form shifting and growing as her anger mounted. Her grotesque arms swelled with power, ready to tear apart anyone who threatened Yuta.

  Ryuji stopped for a moment, raising an eyebrow. "So, this is the 'monster' everyoalking about, huh?"

  He smiled casually and poi Rika, turning his gaze toward Yuta. "Is this the creature you're so worried about?"

  "???"

  Yuta's eyes widened. He hadn't expected Ryuji to be able to see Rika so clearly. Most people couldn't perceive cursed spirits uhey were close to death. Who was this guy?

  "You... You see her?" Yuta stammered.

  "Of course," Ryuji replied with a grin. "And I have to say… she looks like quite the delicacy."

  "Wh-what?"

  Ign Yuta's shocked expression, Ryuji turned his attention back to Rika, his eyes gleaming with hunger.

  "It'd be iing to devour that much cursed energy," he said to himself, his voice low and full of excitement.

  Without warning, his fist began to glow with a vibrant, fiery blue aura. The cursed energy around his hand intensified, crag with raw power.

  ---

  Up on the rooftop, Gojo Satoru was watg the se unfold with growing amusement.

  "Sparasi," he muttered to himself, grinning. This was getting more and more iing by the sed. He'd e expeg to deal with Yuta and Rika, but now it seemed like he had a front-row seat to something far more eaining.

  He watched Ryuji's dispy of power with i. "Eat it, huh? Is it something like Geto's Cursed Spirit Manipution teique?"

  Gojo's mind immediately went to Suguru Geto, his former friend and now one of the most dangerous sorcerers out there. Geto's ability to devour cursed spirits and trol them was one of the most powerful and dangerous teiques in the world of sorcery.

  But this? Whatever Ryuji was doing, it seemed different.

  "I 't wait to see where this goes…" Gojo murmured with a wicked smile, settling in to watch the fight that was about to unfold.

  ---

  "Bang!"

  Rika roared as she rushed forward, her cursed energy surging, her cws ready to tear Ryuji apart. But Ryuji was faster. His blue, fme-like cursed energy fred around him, and with a swift, powerful punch, he struck Rika directly in the face.

  The impact was devastating.

  Rika's massive form was sent flying backward, crashing into the ground with a thunderous noise, leaving a huge crater in her wake.

  "Rika! Rika!" Yuta cried out, running toward her fallen form. He didn't wao harm anyone, but he also didn't want to see her hurt. His emotions were in turmoil.

  "Yuta…!" Rika's voice echoed from the crater as she slowly stood up, her cursed energy fring even more violently than before. "Don't… hurt… Yuta!"

  Her rage intensified, and the cursed energy surrounding her became even more votile. The very air around her seemed to and twist as she charged at Ryuji once again.

  Ryuji grinned, unfazed by her ferocity. "She's really something, huh?" he mused aloud. "She truly lives up to the title of Queen of Cursed Spirits."

  But then his expression shifted to one of slight disappoi. "Still… if this is all a special-grade cursed spirit do, I'm not that impressed."

  As Rika rushed toward him, Ryuji didn't flinch. Instead, he met her head-on, his fists glowing with cursed energy as he unched into a rapid flurry of blows.

  "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

  Fist met flesh over and over, each hit sending shockwaves through the air. The grouh them trembled with each impabsp;