Naoya's breathing stagnated, and he looked at Maki in front of him with horror.
At this moment, he actually saw the shadow of Toji in Maki.
He actually saw the image of his most admired idol in his most despised, worthless cousin.
He was extremely angry and said unwillingly, "You fake..."
Before Naoya could finish his words, he felt something in his abdomen.
Bang!
The excruciating pain nearly made him faint.
At the same time, the terrifying impact force sent him flying into the air.
"Projection..."
Before he could finish his words, he felt a sharp pain on his left cheek.
Maki instantly appeared above him and threw a heavy punch, which distorted Naoya's face.
Several of Naoya's teeth were broken by that punch.
Boom!
Naoya fell to the ground like a missile, creating a huge crater in the ground beneath his feet.
Maki said, "Fake? In the past, my dream target was indeed Toji."
"But now, if I can't surpass him, how can I repay his kindness?"
These extremely calm words almost made Naoya spit out blood again.
"You..."
The words that he wanted to use to retort were stuck in his mouth.
He knew that he had completely lost—lost to that powerless piece of trash whom he had never looked up to before.
Now Maki was not far behind that man in terms of speed and strength.
Add to that the never-before-seen technique, which was even more advanced than before, it was possible to surpass Toji.
This was something he had to admit.
When death was approaching, besides the endless unwillingness, there was one thing that made him extremely confused.
"Who taught you the technique you just performed?"
Facing Naoya's question before his death, Maki slowly uttered.
"Kazuma."
"What he taught me is far more than just a simple technique."
Looking at Naoya, who was dying at her feet, Maki looked at Kazuma, who was smiling at her in the distance, with soft eyes.
At this moment, she truly understood.
The one that brought about her transformation was not the Heavenly Restriction, nor the Eight Inner Gates, but Kazuma.
Without him, she would probably still be a useless person—someone who trained relentlessly but couldn't even become a third grade sorcerer.
It would have been even more impossible for her to break free from her inner demons, escape her shackles, and trample Naoya—the one who had once looked down on her and her sister, under her feet.
"Hahaha!"
The moment he heard this name, Naoya suddenly laughed like a madman.
He didn't care at all, even as blood gushed from the corner of his mouth.
Kazuma! It's Kazuma again!
If Kazuma hadn't taught Maki that strange technique, who knew who would have won?!
Naoya stared at Maki and Kazuma with bloodshot eyes and an extremely ferocious expression flashed across his face.
He saw that Kazuma and Panda were looking at him with contempt. Panda even raised two middle fingers in a mean manner.
Naoya couldn't bear it any longer and spat out a large mouthful of blood in anger.
A cold feeling of death swept over his body, and his vision gradually blurred.
Naoya felt that his eyelids had become heavy as if they were filled with lead.
Maki was still looking down at him with that same, unrelenting contempt.
Endless anger and unwillingness arose within him.
Maki... Kazuma...
Death... Death... Death!
Even if I become a cursed spirit, I will never let you go!!!
After making his final cry in his heart, Naoya opened his eyes wide and died completely—filled with endless reluctance.
Looking at Naoya with his head tilted and pupils dilated, Maki lowered her head and said nothing.
But her trembling hands could hardly conceal the excitement in her heart at this moment.
At this moment, the dark feelings that had accumulated in her heart for more than ten years completely dissipated.
After a few seconds, Maki slowly raised her head and looked at her sister, Mai, whose eyes were already red.
"Mai, are the bullets ready? I'll take you to kill someone."
Soon after, shrill cries were heard from the entire residence of the Zenin clan.
Screams and pleas for mercy cast a shadow over the Zenin clan.
Those clan members who had mocked and insulted the two sisters all died in remorse and begging for mercy.
"Mother, why did you think it was a shame to give birth to me and Mai?"
"Why did you repeatedly protect that father who would kill his own flesh and blood without hesitation?"
"Even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs!"
Bang!
The sudden gunshot startled Panda, who was watching the commotion from outside the door.
He gulped and mechanically turned his head to look at Kazuma.
"This is really an unprecedented event..."
After today, the Zenin clan will probably exist in name only.
Not long after, the screams from the Zenin clan stopped.
Looking at the dilapidated buildings around him and the broken limbs scattered all over the ground, Kazuma couldn't help but sigh.
The Zenin clan really played a good hand badly.
Toji killed half, Maki killed the other half... Wow!
He felt sorry for Megumi for a second.
At that moment, a report was heard throughout Tokyo.
[Participant Jogo has added an additional rule.]
[Remove restrictions on the sorcerer Kazuma from entering the Culling Game.]
Hearing this, Kazuma was stunned. He hadn't expect Jogo and the others to be so quick. They collected 100 points in such a short time?
Suddenly, golden light flashed inside Kazuma's body. A cute little golden bug flew out of his body.
A light screen that only he could see appeared in front of Kazuma.
[Name: Kazuma.]
[Points: 0]
Looking at the basic information about himself on the panel, Kazuma knew that he had become a participant in the Culling Game.
This little golden bug actually has such magical functions—it's practically a low-profile version of a system.
He wondered how Kenjaku had made this little thing.
He can also hear this report, right?
Kazuma wonderrd what expression had appeared on Kenjaku's face when he heard the name of his old friend Jogo?
Yaga and Panda also showed joy on their faces.
Panda said, "Great! Now Kazuma can also enter the barrier and participate in the Culling Gamd!"
Yaga said, "Kazuma, please help unseal Gojo. If possible, please take care of my students."
Kazuma nodded.
Culling game—speedrun begins!
In order to quickly gain points, should he go to Sendai to snatch Yuta's points first, or should he challenge Kashimo directly?
After all, that battle fanatic should have accumulated a lot of points by now, right?
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