Jujutsu Kaisen: The Traveler

Chapter 17

Immediately circulating more CE unto his hands, Hiroyuki tried to block the incoming Piercing Blood that was directed toward his head.

*pshk!*

*THUD!*

"Ack!"

Hiroyuki groaned as he got his back slammed down to the ground due to the force he received upon catching the attack.

Piercing Blood is an attack that has extreme flesh-piercing capabilities. And when used skillfully, it can even easily reach the speed of sound. So Hiroyuki, catching that kind of attack with his bare hand, and while mid-air, is undoubtedly an impressive feat.

Still, because of his small stature, the impact he just received was strong enough to knock some air out of him and give him light concussions. Had he not blocked it, it would've given him quite a trouble for sure.

But as much as he wanted to have a breather, he couldn't cause Mamoru saw through his situation and quickly took advantage of it.

"Heh~" That's why, immediately upon touching the ground again, she rushed towards Hiroyuki who was still lying on the ground, and delivered a drop kick toward his head.

Hiroyuki dodged it by simply rolling backward. But Mamoru quickly followed him up and delivered more barrage of attacks. Midway through those attacks, she even conjured up a small blade using her Blood Manipulation Technique, increasing the lethality of each of her attacks.

Unfortunately for her, none of those lethal attacks landed on Hiroyuki cause at this point, he's already recovered. Using Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist again, he simply parried all those attacks and sometimes, even redirected them back towards Mamoru.

"Tch!"

Causing her to click her tongue as she sees how the situation slowly tilts to Hiroyuki's side once again. Even after using a Curse Technique, she barely made any kind of difference.

'This kid is dangerous.' Mamoru thought to himself as he observed Hiroyuki more closely.

Initially, upon hearing about the rising star of the Gojo Clan for the first time, she thought that he must be quite talented to gather such attention. But that's about it. She didn't think much about him because, in the end, only the Six Eyes are all that matters about the Gojo Clan.

But after seeing and observing Hiroyuki from the Maid's memory, she immediately realized how wrong she was.

Hence why she quickly made a move and sabotaged him by spreading the information about his HR, most likely to hinder his growth as much as possible. This is also the reason why, when she found out that someone was tracking her and it was Hiroyuki, she decided to wait because, for her, it was a chance to nip him out of the picture.

Well, for sure, she didn't make any trap or plan for their arrival. That could've been a great help in her fight right now. But in her defense, she's only facing two kids who she thought, were pretty deceptible given her appearance.

In any case, when it comes to the combat aspect, she isn't a slacker. Mamoru, or basically whoever is behind Mamoru, is a top-tier fighter. Actually, given the right body, she could most likely dominate anyone in this world.

And a youngling like Hiroyuki, given how talented he is, to an extent, would only cause her a little trouble. Given the disparity when it comes to their experience, there's simply no way he can beat her.

Or at least, that's how it should've played out.

'Fine, I'll stop playing around now...'

Mamoru, conjuring a smile on her face, finally steeled herself to give it her all just to kill Hiroyuki.