"Why are we eating ice cream here while I'm supposed to train?" Kiyomi scoffed while still taking a big bite from her cone.
"Mind play just as bigger role in a Sorcerer's strength as training, curse energy, and technique do. You just landed a black flash, didn't you, you should feel it now. Your understanding of your curse energy should have improved. That with your recently increased reserves, you should have a substantially more efficient way to use your technique." Sukuna replied while the majority of his focus was still on his ice cream.
Instead of eating it right away, he insisted on coming back at the training ground and eating together here, to Kiyomi's irritation.
"Nom nom… you should give it a try now that your efficiency and output both are improved. What was the biggest object you could create before?"
"Biggest object…" Kiyomi's eyes shadowed for a second, the biggest object she created, it has to be the 'split soul katana' which she made for Maki on her dying bed. Her last and only worthwhile creation. Doing so took her life, however, that surely would have freed her sister from their shared curse, right!
"A bullet"
"Only one?"
Kiyomi pursed her lips and nodded. That was her limit, outside when she wasn't feeling suicidal, that is.
"Cool, so let's try it now. Try making the bullet again. Let's see how many you can create."
"What!… but you said…"
"I know what I said, I asked you not to use your curse technique while training cause I didn't want you to know your limit yet. As I said, if you knew your limit back then, there is a possibility that even after landing a black flash, your own mind would have limited you to improve in your curse technique since you set the previous limit as your benchmark.
Its all about mindset, dear… it seperate strong from the rest. And you, I'm afraid…
Are weak..." Sukuna grinned saying that, intentionally picking on her. But she didn't rile out, instead she was used to it by now.
"So, why now? What changes now?" She asked, voice low and grunted.
"Cause now you have tasted power. How is it, sweet isn't it." He smiled cheekily and licked the melting ice cream almost seductively. Kiyomi gulped looking at his ice cream and then looked at her own.
'Taste power? Is it sweet!'
This time, instead of a bite, she took a lick, just like him, savoring the taste…
"Yeah… its sweet."
"Hehehe… told ya, chocolate is better than your shitty vanilla."
She sent a glare at him but went back to the ice cream anyways. It was a running argument between them since their first date all those years ago, he insisted on her taking chocolate but she back then chose vanilla instead.
"Petty bastard." She murmured inwardly before taking another bite and then shifting her focus to her hand.
Just like he asked, making bullet. She decided to do just that. Curse energy roared out, spinning and condensing into physical form. In front of her own eyes, a bullet materialised on her hand.
'Hassss…'
She felt slightly out of breath, but she did it effortlessly. No blood running down her nose, no almost exhausted brain. No empty CE tank and nowhere near decreased output.
She still had much of her CE left, though her output took a dip, likely out of her own inefficiency with her own technique, as Sukuna mentioned. Her eyes slightly opened wide, mouth opened up on its own to show the shock she had gotten.
"Pretty nice isn't it. And that only with increased reserves and more efficient use of curse energy. Think what is possible if you completely master your technique and increase its efficiency as well. Think what is possible with few well placed binding vows or incantation when you use the technique. Or perhaps, going to the route of what my acquaintance once did, change the process of your construction entirely…" Sukuna grinned.
Mai had the same technique as Yorouzu from the series. Construction.
The technique was highly inefficient on its use, by its very nature it was. It uses curse energy to make real objects to life. The cost of such technique on a sorcerer's curse reserves was intense. Even Sukuna doesn't think he could use it effectively with his ungodly amount of curse energy.
Perhaps he can make a building with it, nah… perhaps two or three. But that should be the limit for him with his curse reserves, at least he thinks so.
"How many bullet you think you can make as you're right now?" He asked, shaking out the thought of entering into construction business if he had that technique.
"An entire round shouldn't be an issue." Kiyomi pondered, checked her reserves, and gave a modest estimation.
"Nice… then you most likely can make a gun too, since they are not easily found here. And of course, since you're making your bullets yourself, there will be no expenditure on your equipment, just think how much money you could have saved back then." He snickered.
Kiyomi's eyes twitched, but then she suddenly caught this detail. "How did you know I used to use a gun?"
'Ah… did I overspoke…' he slapped internally.
"Tsk… if not gun then what you're making bullet for, throwing them at your target, expecting them to combust?"
Kiyomi's face scrunched up, that made sense. 'Tsk… smart asshole…'
"So, what now. I landed the black flash. What now?"
"Now we talk business." He grinned, a predatory grin which immediately sent her on edge.
'Knew it, this bastard… there was no way he'll help without anything in return.' Her features went up to guard.
"So, you finally decided to show your true colour, huh." She sent a mock grin, trying to show she was calm.
"Hey hey now… what do you mean true colour. There is no free lunch in this world. And don't say it like that, you're making me sound like a bad man."
"You act like you're not!" She snorted.
"But of course, I consider myself a gentleman, if not then you'll be lying on my bed with my scent over you by now, wouldn't you, silly girl."
Kiyomi almost choked, recalling that embarrassing moment when she was ready to offer herself in desperation. Her face turned red.
"YOU!…"
"Hehe… don't worry, what I want will not be excessive, and by no means will it cause harm to you or anyone you care about. That I can promise." He smiled, this one a bit restrained and sincere.
Her eyes narrowed, not taking the words at face value but at least until now he really had stood by his words. So…
"Fine…"
"Good then, cheers to our new found co-operation." He cheerfully brought his ice cream forward, like it was a drink, expecting her to do the same.
Kiyomi sighed, why this behavior reminded her of a certain annoying man from back home.
Just as she was about to meet the annoying man's another childish demand, a head appeared right beside her hand and gulped down the entire ice cream in one bite…
"Ah… chocolate, I like this flavor too." Said the red head with hidden malice emitting out of her. It was pretty evident with how dangerous she said those words.
"Hey… that's mine." Kiyomi's eyes twitched, she really liked that ice cream, dammit…
"Sukuna. What you're doing here. I was looking for you everywhere." The red head completely ignored Kiyomi, making her grit her teeth again, and went to his side, hands linking with his like it was the most natural thing for her.
"Karin…" Sukuna blinked, he was so relaxed that he didn't even sense her coming. Though, part of the fault was Kiyomi's, with another curse energy source so near, detecting a smaller negative emotion from Karin was like trying to spot a candle when sun's out.
"And, who is she…? A new friend."
'Is this bitch really acting like she doesn't know me?' Kiyomi's eyebrows twitched.
Even Sukuna was amused at her. "She'll the girl who we train for 5 years every morning, you know."
"Oh… really, you were there. Never noticed you…" Karin said exaggeratedly.
A lightning seemed to pass between both girls like natural enemies had come together all of the sudden.
Swoop…
Just as Sukuna was expecting to enjoy a cat fight, he saw someone else came by.
'An Anbu… why now!' He sighed, seems there won't be no cat fights for him.
"Kiyomi Uchiha, Sukuna Haruno, and Karin Uzumaki. Hokage Sama has called all three of you to his office."
"All of us…" Sukuna blinked, Kiyomi and Karin equally caught off guard.
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A/N : Ah~ the taste of power. How sweet it is. Almost corrupting. Honestly tell me how many of you recalled the ice cream frude from back then.
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