Simultaneously, outside the "Mirror Flower, Water Moon" Domain barrier, Geto Suguru and the others were craning their necks, observing the outer shell of the Domain barrier.
"It really is the rumored Domain... Wait, I remember, isn't the outer shell of a Domain supposed to be very fragile?" Ieiri Shoko, a cigarette dangling from her mouth, turned her head suspiciously toward Geto Suguru beside her.
Geto Suguru nodded, confirming Shoko's statement before elaborating on the concept of the Domain.
"Because a [Domain] is a specialized barrier focused on containment, to prevent the enemy inside the Domain from escaping, the [internal] hardness is generally reinforced at the expense of the [external] hardness.
Moreover, Domains possess a sure-hit property. Wouldn't an intruder who breaks a small hole from the outside and enters the Domain simply be asking for trouble? Unless they shatter the entire outer shell in one go..."
Geto Suguru seriously examined the outer shell of the Domain barrier before him. No matter how much he refined his physical combat skills, he was fundamentally still a Jujutsu Sorcerer.
Now, observing a top-tier Domain Expansion up close, a spark of desire to learn this technique flickered in his eyes.
His Innate Technique was "Cursed Spirit Manipulation," his passion was close-quarters combat, and combined with his highly complex mental world, if he truly awakened a Domain under these circumstances, what would his Domain look like?
He felt a little anticipation... While the people outside the Domain were chatting and joking, inside the Domain, sweat beaded on Gojo Satoru's face as he struggled desperately.
[New Shadow Style: Simple Domain]!
Similar to the action Chinatsu took when confronting Kenjaku's Domain, the slightly Domain-awakened Gojo Satoru sank his body, adopted a sword-drawing stance with his hands, and activated the Simple Domain, which is known as the Domain of the weak.
This was a move he had been required to learn since childhood, but having learned it, he never had a chance to use it. Therefore, this was Gojo Satoru's first time activating this move in actual combat, and fortunately, he succeeded.
A pure, untouched territory appeared beneath Gojo Satoru's feet. He had expected the ethereal mist surrounding him to dissipate after he deployed his Simple Domain, but in reality, it did not.
Gojo Satoru frowned slightly in confusion. Seeing the scenario unfold differently than he had imagined, his brain rapidly analyzed what Chinatsu's Domain effect truly was.
Gojo Satoru's intelligence was naturally high. The reason he usually looked dazed while staying by Chinatsu's side was purely because he intentionally activated "energy-saving mode," claiming it was to train Chinatsu's intellect and prepare her to inherit the family head position later on.
Now, thinking at full capacity, he was analyzing the effect of Chinatsu's Domain while also considering how he should counter it.
Under normal circumstances, there are three ways to deal with a Domain.
First, brute force.
Fighting the enemy directly using Innate Technique and Cursed Energy reinforcement while under the Domain's effect
this method can only buy time and usually won't result in a victory.
Because if you already possess the strength to defeat the opponent even while they are reinforced by a Domain, there's no reason why others would be able to deploy a Domain, but you wouldn't.
Second, Domain Expansion.
This is straightforward: Domains will clash and negate each other. The stronger Domain can directly overwrite the opponent's, while Domains of comparable strength will mutually cancel out and eventually disappear.
Third, escape the Domain/destroy the Domain.
To trap the enemy, a Domain reinforces the hardness of its inner shell, but this is not impenetrable. If the output is large enough, it is theoretically possible to blast a hole through the Domain from the inside.
Gojo Satoru prepared to attempt the third method, as he was confident in his "Hollow Technique: Purple." By charging it up and adding the chanting of Cursed Incantations, he would increase the output power to pierce the Domain from the inside with a single strike.
With this plan in mind, Gojo Satoru took a deep breath, brought his palms together in a charging motion, and clearly chanted the Cursed Incantation aloud.
[Nine Principles]
[Polarization]
[Crow and Declaration]
[Between Inside and Out]
"Hollow Technique: Purple!"
Gojo Satoru swung out his right hand, making the gesture of snapping his fingers, ready to launch the attack.
The next second, the scene that should have appeared
Purple, condensed from imaginary mass and launching with a roar
did not materialize. Instead, what Gojo Satoru saw was a complete dud.
"Hollow Technique: Purple" did not appear.
Gojo Satoru blinked blankly. In the original work, he was the only one who could crash other people's brains; now, he had crashed his own.
"A... a dud?"
Gojo Satoru couldn't believe that his strenuous charging only resulted in air, thinking that surely one step in the release process must have gone wrong.
Could it be... the Domain's effect?
Impossible. The Simple Domain beneath his feet hadn't been completely dismantled yet. He should still be in a state where he wasn't being interfered with by the Domain's effects.
Just as Gojo Satoru thought this, Chinatsu, whose presence had vanished for several minutes, suddenly appeared behind him, back-to-back.
Chinatsu tilted her head back slightly, smiling as she looked at Gojo Satoru, whose face was beaded with sweat. The words that came out of her mouth subsequently instilled a measure of despair in Gojo Satoru's heart.
"What made you think you successfully deployed a Simple Domain? Didn't I tell you before? The moment my Domain Expansion was deployed, you were already in the palm of my hand."
Hearing these words from Chinatsu, Gojo Satoru finally understood the source of the inexplicable sense of incongruity he felt.
It was a mental-type Domain. The moment the Domain Expansion was deployed, he was afflicted by its effect and was unable to escape it ever since.
Perhaps compared to Gojo Satoru's simple and violent "Unlimited Void," Chinatsu's "Mirror Flower, Water Moon" seemed gentle and lacked lethality.
But when both parties' Domains are capable of defeating the enemy and the output clearly exceeds what is necessary, the versatility of Chinatsu's "Mirror Flower, Water Moon" becomes apparent.
Simply put, Gojo Satoru's "Unlimited Void" causes the enemy's brain to crash, turning them into an immobile doll, while Chinatsu's "Mirror Flower, Water Moon" turns the enemy into a puppet in her hands, dominating their every movement.
Even someone as clever as Gojo Satoru, after personally experiencing Chinatsu's "teasing," managed to roughly guess the Domain's effect. Unfortunately, guessing it didn't help much.
After a brief, silent pause, Gojo Satoru slowly closed his eyes. Scenes he often dreamt about flashed through his mind.
In those dreams, his arrogant older sister became incredibly docile and cute, and the sight of her calling him "Brother" truly pierced his heart.
Unfortunately, it was only a dream.
When his consciousness returned to reality, Gojo Satoru looked at his sister, who was staring at him with a teasing expression. He hesitated, then finally let out a long sigh.
"As expected, my older sister could never be that cute."
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