Shortly after the Jujutsu Headquarters issued a summons, Suguru Geto and Satoru Gojo arrived at the Isayama residence.
Eiji was also reunited with Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto after a long time.
Heroic Spirit Emiya, who had been cooking at Jujutsu High, arrived with the two of them.
"You guys got here fast."
"Of course. How could I miss something like this? If Teacher Yaga hadn't told me to wait for news, I would have been here already."
Satoru Gojo, who had been lounging on the back of a chair, suddenly teleported next to Eiji.
"Hey, hey, Eiji, are there any fun enemies this time? Introduce them to me."
Satoru Gojo leaned heavily on Eiji's back, his long fingers repeatedly poking Eiji's cheek.
Suguru Geto, with a blank expression, reached under Satoru Gojo's armpits and then lifted the big cat who was slumped on Eiji's shoulder.
"Alright, that's enough."
Satoru Gojo's white cat-like head tilted back.
Their eyes met.
"Eiji has been busy these past few days. Let him rest properly."
After speaking, Suguru Geto placed the cat-like Satoru back on the chair.
He's getting so much gentler. No wonder so many people ship Gojo and Geto.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of all the rest."
Satoru Gojo waved his hand dismissively, as if the millions of cursed spirits awaiting him were no more than a million ants.
For a moment, he truly exuded an air of looking down on the world.
However, Satoru Gojo did possess the strength to back up his words.
It was unlikely that even Tamamo-no-Mae, the strongest among the enemies, could defeat Satoru Gojo.
Ever since the Star Plasma Vessel incident last year, Satoru Gojo's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds.
Now, Eiji wasn't even sure how strong Satoru Gojo had become.
"Satoru, have you learned to use Domain Expansion yet?"
Eiji asked with a hint of exasperation.
"Yeah."
Satoru Gojo answered casually.
"Huh? When did you learn that, Satoru?"
Suguru Geto was surprised. Satoru hadn't told him about learning Domain Expansion.
"I was exorcising cursed spirits a while back, and there was this one cursed spirit that was like a bug, no matter how much I killed it, it wouldn't die."
Satoru Gojo put his legs up on the table, crossed his arms, and his expression suggested he was recalling something unpleasant.
"Then I thought about how I could make them stand still and let me kill them, and then suddenly I just did it."
I really want to report this guy for cheating.
Eiji felt a surge of annoyance watching him talk about using Domain Expansion as if it were as simple as ordering takeout with a flick of his fingers.
Suguru Geto narrowed his eyes, his lips twitching.
Now, among the three of them, he was the only one who couldn't use Domain Expansion.
...
For the next day, both sides tacitly avoided any major actions.
However, there were plenty of surveillance and probing maneuvers.
Jujutsu Headquarters, with unprecedented assertiveness, mobilized a large number of Jujutsu Sorcerers to Sendai.
The Three Great Families also unusually dispatched many Jujutsu Sorcerers to participate in the battle.
They all arrived in a very short time and were then divided into four units to surround the northern part of Sendai.
The atmosphere became tense.
Northern Sendai.
Groups of cursed spirits rushed out from the barrier.
Forming hundreds of dense swarms of cursed spirits.
As cursed spirits began to continuously pour out of the barrier, Master Tengen, who had been closely monitoring the situation, immediately took action.
The power that had been prepared for a long time was unleashed.
A barrier stretching for over ten kilometers completely enveloped the area where the cursed spirits were.
This was the Sendai Barrier, set up by Master Tengen after mobilizing the barrier power of the entire northeastern region.
Unlike the original barrier covering Sendai, this new barrier was outside of Sendai, its purpose being to ensure that not a single cursed spirit could leave the barrier and enter Sendai.
Moreover, since only one barrier was set up, its sturdiness surpassed the original Sendai barrier from the Culling Game.
Once the barrier was formed, four gates appeared before the four teams of Jujutsu Sorcerers guarding the perimeter.
"What a massive barrier, is this the legendary power of Master Tengen?"
Dhuruv exclaimed.
Over a thousand years, Master Tengen's name had become known in almost every corner of the Jujutsu World; few people didn't know of him.
"It's just a barrier, Ishiryu."
Tamamo-no-Mae gestured towards Ishiryu.
Ishiryu didn't refuse. Upon reaching the edge of a barrier, he directly fired several Cursed Energy Cannons.
"Sandblast Shockwave."
The Cursed Energy Cannons, powerful enough to shatter a villa, had no effect on the barrier.
"Interesting."
Ishiryu fired another Cursed Energy Cannon at maximum output.
The barrier only showed slight fluctuations.
On the other side, Cursed Spirits near the barrier's edge began to attack it incessantly.
But they still couldn't break through.
"This barrier seems to be completely connected to this land, constantly receiving new power to replenish it."
A hunched old man with blood-red eyes walked up to Tamamo-no-Mae.
"Not only that."
Uro Sakurako observed the Jujutsu Sorcerers arrayed at the four gates in the distance from the air.
"By leaving gates in the barrier, they've traded the ability to pass through them for increased strength in other parts of the barrier."
"And the most important aspect of the gates isn't strengthening the barrier; it's designating a battlefield favorable to them."
Tamamo-no-Mae added.
Hundreds of Jujutsu Sorcerers were already standing ready at each of the gates.
Over a thousand Jujutsu Sorcerers—this was most of the strength the Island Nation's Jujutsu World could muster.
And they weren't just standing there waiting for Tamamo-no-Mae and the others to attack.
They were continuously setting up barriers and altering the terrain, intending to turn the areas around the gates into impenetrable fortresses.
"Their intention is clear: if we want to leave here, we must crush them head-on."
Tamamo-no-Mae smiled seductively.
"In that case, let them experience my army."
Under Tamamo-no-Mae's command, countless Cursed Spirits began to move.
At this moment, in the eastern part of the Sendai barrier.
Eiji and Altoria stood at the very front of the formation.
In this battle, Eiji and the other three Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerers would be the sharpest spears.
The ordinary Jujutsu Sorcerers behind them would be the shields defending the exit.
But it was obvious that these "shields" were extremely nervous at the moment.
A thousand-fold difference in forces.
Even though Eiji and the others knew victory wouldn't be difficult, the ordinary Jujutsu Sorcerers didn't.
Most of them were Grade 3 or 4.
They hadn't even witnessed a Grade 1 battle.
Therefore, they didn't understand how little the effect of numbers had under top-tier powerhouses.
So, to boost morale, Eiji communicated with Jujutsu Headquarters and decided that they would fire the first shot of the battle.
"The Cursed Spirits are starting to move, it's time, Riya."
If they didn't act soon, it would be bad if the Cursed Spirits dispersed.
"Leave it to me."
Altoria stepped forward.
A Dodai had been specifically erected for Altoria by the Jujutsu Sorcerers.
At this moment, the hundreds of Jujutsu Sorcerers at the eastern gate all looked towards Altoria.
Altoria was accustomed to such gazes.
She knew what this temporarily assembled army behind her needed most right now.
The wind swirling around the Sacred Sword dissipated.
The golden blade of the sword shone with a sacred light.
Countless rays of light gathered towards the Sacred Sword.
"What is this?"
"It's so warm."
"What are these lights?"
Everyone watched in surprise as the light gathered into Altoria's hand.
"Open the top of the barrier."
Eiji said into his phone, which he had kept on.
"Understood."
Masamichi Yaga, who was in charge of contacting Master Tengen at Kurokoshi-gu, immediately relayed Eiji's request to Master Tengen.
The barrier at the top of the Sendai Barrier was temporarily opened.
Then, Altoria swung the Sacred Sword in her hand.
"Excalibur!"
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