『Felix Karl Grimm』
"Before we start fighting, I have a question for you. What is your type of woman?"
The man in front of me, Todo, posed the question like it was one of life's greatest questions while Nobara and Mai looked at him as if he were an idiot. As for me? I just wanted to put my fist through his face already. But I could humor that question as a fellow man.
"If I had to say, I like the kind of woman that would kill me. Dangerous women, ones with fire. Like Her."
I gestured to the blushing Nobara while he hummed and rubbed his chin, narrowing his eyes.
"Hooh, is that so? I can respect that answer! I indeed can. I personally prefer women with a kinder heart, but I can see the appeal. Now then. I hope that answer is one you can hold onto until the end!"
With that, as Nobara and Mai looked at him like he was trash underneath their heels, Todo lunged at me. Drawing on my Ki, I punched towards his head, but he ducked under my fist before slamming his knee into my gut.
"Kuakh!"
He was strong, definitely stronger than me physically. Not letting up, he grabbed my extended hand before throwing me over his shoulder and out of the overpass until I slammed into a concrete wall.
"Is that all you got!?"
Pushing myself off the wall, I stopped holding back and slotted in Superhuman and drew up my Ki as he approached me. The ground beneath my feet shattered as I pushed off of it, with a single step I reached Todo and whipped towards his head with a kick.
Bam!
"Ah! Wonderful!"
Despite taking my kick at full force with his arm, Todo did not yield. He stepped forward and punched my gut with a fist cloaked in cursed energy. But likewise, I wasn't falling down so easily either. I reinforced my gut with Ki and took the hit.
"How tough!"
"Just shut up and fight!"
Weaving to the side, I threw a hook towards his liver that he leaned out of before elbowing me in the temple, stunning me before he hit me with an arm bar that sent me flying.
What is this guy made of? I feel like I'm punching a steel wall over here. I knew he was strong but not this strong.
Flipping back onto my feet I was barely able to react to Todo already catching up with me and sending a high kick towards my head. But I caught his ankle and yanked it with all of my might, holding him like a hammer and slamming him onto the ground back first. But then he flipped out and got back on his feet with a smile again. Unphased and amused.
"How splendid, you might be even tougher than I am. HOWEVER! You fight without a thought! You think that just because you have a hammer, you can only use it as a hammer. And with that mindset..."
He ducked under my swing and hit my chin with an uppercut before stomping my foot and kicking me in the stomach. My eyes were practically going blind in rage, my Ki rolled across my body like lightning.
"You can't beat me. A man with a weapon who fights like an animal can only be called a fool."
Weapon? He wants to see a weapon? I'LL GIVE HIM A WEAPON!
Slotting in Ember, I felt it mesh with my Ki, I lowered my center of gravity and brought my hands together. Purple flames circled around my body as I condensed flame and Ki between my hands.
"Hadoken!"
Aiming towards Todo, I brought my hands towards him in a spiraling motion, and a dark purple Ki fireball shot towards him. He looked at the ball of flame in surprise, there was not enough room for him to dodge effectively with how fast the fireball was-
Clap!
-BOOOM!!!
"Grimm!"
My world went wide with pain as in a single clap, I switched places with Todo and took the full brunt force of my Hadoken head on, the fireball struck my body like a missile and sent me flying, bouncing off the solid stone floor before getting buried in the reinforced wooden walls of Jujutsu High.
D-damn...
If that hurts so much, does that mean I'm too strong or too weak...?
Fuck, my rage made me forget Todo's technique there. Maybe he has a point. If only I could see that point through this UNYIELDING RAGE!
"Non non non, you have to think when you use your Cursed Technique! If you charge in thoughtlessly, you are just charging to your death, like this!"
Never mind, I'm killing him.
"Don't move!"
Just as Todo was about to jump in to keep pummeling me, I heard Inumaki shout with his Cursed Speech, holding him in place before Panda drop-kicked him away from me.
"Stop you two! Say no to violence! Phew, looks like we came in time!"
Panda turned around and looked at my body half buried in the wall and shut his mouth.
"...Or not. Are you alright, Grimm-kun? We came as fast as we could once we heard Todo was here."
Once sensation came back to my limbs, I pulled myself out of the wall and landed on the floor.
"Oi! Panda, don't interfere, I just found something fun to do!"
Todo scowled while Panda looked slightly taken aback before gesturing comedically.
"Oh no! I am so scared! NOT! Can't you wait for the event itself, Todo?"
He snickered.
"Why wait to eat when your meal is in front of you!?"
"That's enough, Todo."
Maki stepped forward too, but I placed a hand on her shoulder and pulled her back, making her look at me in shock.
"Everyone, stand back. This is between me and him."
"That's right! This is a fight between men, don't you dare get in between it!"
Maki hissed at me while Nobara held her forehead in frustration.
"What are you doing!?"
I cracked my neck and stepped towards Todo with my blood still boiling.
"Not backing down from a fight."
"Good! Then come at me!"
Come at him I did. Using even more of my Ki, I launched myself at him while using Precognition, anticipating his anticipation of my move I feinted a straight while kicking his knee. But he quickly rebuffed it with a shoulder tackle.
Clap!
Knowing the clap was coming, I lashed out behind me only for him to catch my leg and kick me back. I was not so fast due to getting exploded by my own Hadoken. But I was still plenty fast. With a flaming fist I swung at him. But he clapped and switched our positions before kicking me in the face.
"Hooh, how many tricks do you have in that bag of yours?"
Annoying. So fucking annoying. Focusing on Precognition was so difficult when I was so angry. And his boogly woogly had so many vectors to anticipate. It was like trying to play chess with four dimensions.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
I kept speeding up, we exchanged blow after blow in rapid succession, but I was losing out. I ate a kick to my jaw again and growled in anger. Should I use it? I can probably kill him if I use it. I could use Seraph Tracers, but I want to feel his blood on my fists.
Crunch!
"Come on! What are you doing?"
Feeling another kick land on my ribs, I decided. You know what? Fuck it.
'Kure Clan's Secret Technique - Remova-'
"Dammit Grimm, you dumbass! Don't lose control! I- IF YOU WIN; I'LL SIT ON YOUR FACE!"
The entire world stopped, even Todo and I stopped fighting for a moment as we all turned to look at Nobara slowly. She had the self awareness to look ashamed but folded her arms and stood her ground.
"W-What are you all looking at!? Someone had to snap him out of it! I read it in a manga okay!? It worked, you are the weird ones here!"
"Nobara-chan... how bold."
"...What the hell is happening in Tokyo?"
"I can't believe this... this nonsense."
"Seaweed."
While I had a lot to say about her choice of action, its result was undeniable.
I turned back to Todo who looked at me with a smile.
"Seems like your woman is saying something. You gonna disappoint her?"
I closed my eyes and let out a deep breath. I pulled on my Hado but pictured Nobara's ass in my mind. I cannot afford to lose it here. Control. I needed control right now. Todo was right, I couldn't beat him with Raw Force.
So-
Dashing forward with my fist cloaked in Ki, I jabbed towards Todo's face, which he responded to with a Clap, using his Oogly Googly to swap our positions while throwing a punch of his own towards the back of my head. But just as it was about to connect.
Crack!
"Magnificent!"
Todo's fist struck my translucent Barrier, and despite cracking it, he got struck by the backlash as lacerations spread across his arm. But he clapped his hands again and this time I switched places with my fucking barrier. I weaved under a jab and concentrated my Ki into my fists before throwing a series of jabs.
"Superb! Incredible! I knew you were a fellow ass man!"
He parried my punches, but not all of them, as even Todo was not fast enough to parry my barrage of punches as they steadily kept increasing in intensity. But I kept eating hits, mostly due to the fact I was still reeling from my own Hadoken. But I couldn't pull out enough Ki from Satsui no Hado to do a Hadoken without losing my composure.
"You're getting it! Measured but not calm! Hone that rage into a scalpel! Temper your rage properly! Just like THIS!"
"Bleaurgh!"
My body bent like a bow as his fist dug into my gut and made me puke blood, but I powered through it and punched him in the nose while summoning my barrier behind his head. The back of his head met the barrier and took backlash alongside my punch, making blood leak from his forehead.
It really was unfortunate that Precognition was useless here. Even if I saw what he was going to do, I didn't know how to intercept it. The way he fought was so wacky and unpredictable. I had never faced anything like it. Which was why I kept taking hit after hit.
"Good, but not enough!"
Clap!
I turned around the moment he clapped but nothing happened.
Motherfucker-
Slam!
That swear did not last long as I was grabbed by the face and slammed into the wooden wall, but I kicked his chest and made him back off before scowling. I needed a stronger move, but not one so strong that it would make me lose control.
Reeling my arm back, I loaded it with Ki as if it were a bullet. Ki acted like gunpowder that would drive my fist forward. Letting out a deep breath I locked onto Todo as he also drew his fist back. For a tense moment, everyone held their breaths before we both moved.
'Sunder Heaven-!'
"Alright kids, that's enough playing around. Someone has to take Grandpa home."
Both of our fists stopped midair as if paused in time as Satoru appeared between us faster than either of us could perceive. Todo drew his fist back and smiled while I was dumbstruck, mostly because I had just dislocated my shoulder and elbow with that punch and tore most of my muscles just for it to do nothing.
"Fine, Gojo-sensei. Grimm was it? We'll settle this in the Goodwill Event, Brother. Look forward to it. Oi, Mai, get my jacket, we're leaving."
With that, Todo turned around and walked away while Gojo approached me and patted my back.
"Man, you are really beat up aren't you?"
I turned to Gojo and opened my mouth to speak.
"Gurgle."
Hmm, now that the adrenaline is wearing off, I am suddenly acutely aware that I took over 30 hits from a guy who can kill special ranks as well as my own Hadoken. The only words that left my mouth were a wet bloody gurgle.
Feat Achieved! Survive Aoi Todo
+1x Advantage Gold Trait Gacha Ticket
My eyes rolled to the back of my head and I collapsed.
A/N: Satsui no Hado is brutal. Which is obvious, but yeah this thing is not getting fixed over like 5 chapters, it is a genuine struggle Grimm will have to overcome. Nobara's ass is a temporary solution but not a permanent fix. But hey, he can do Hadoken so who gives a damn?
A brotherhood is blooming between Grimm and Todo, not that Grimm wants one in any way shape or form of course. It's not quite the same as Itadori as those two share a braincell, but Aoi sees the potential inside Grimm, man. What did you guys think about this fight? I'd love to know, and hopefully Nobara did not seem too out of character here, she is a rural girl who does not know romance very well and very full of herself. And Todo has a way of lowering the brain cell count of people around him.