Heavenly Restriction User of the Gojo Clan: I Refuse to Be Cut in Half Chapter 135: I Will Remember You

The mont Ryūjin Jakka touched Sode no Shirayuki, its blade was instantly coated with a layer of frost and froze in mid-air.

Only then did Kaori realize that her entire Domain had been flooded with an overwhelming cold.

At so unknown point, a massive disc of pure white chill had ford above her Domain.

Then, a pillar of cold surged up from the ground and pierced through the sky. Simultaneously, waves of cold air swept across the surface like a roaring tide.

Cannot touch it. Absolutely cannot touch it.

Kaori felt the overwhelming threat within this cold air.

If she made contact with it, she would truly die.

"Onee-san, you'd better run."

"This barrier is the perfect place for Hakka no Toga's cold energy. If you're still obsessed with Ryūjin Jakka, then go ahead and try touching it."

"This cold will freeze everything within its range. Anything it touches will be encased in ice, and in the end, it will wither and shatter like broken glass."

Satoshi spoke calmly.

Kaori furrowed her brows. She could tell that Satoshi wasn't lying.

The danger of this cold was very real.

But to give up Ryūjin Jakka now was sothing she couldn't accept.

She had gone through all this trouble, setting up the barrier, making elaborate preparations, and even revealing her identity—all for this one blade.

Kaori attempted once more to reclaim Ryūjin Jakka, but the cold air from Hakka no Toga surged toward her like it had a will of its own.

"In a few more seconds, you won't have a chance."

A confident smile appeared on Satoshi's face. Under the bombardnt from outside, cracks had begun to form in the barrier that had fused with Kaori's Domain.

Kaori's gaze shifted between the suspended Ryūjin Jakka and Satoshi. Her expression changed constantly.

In the end, she gritted her teeth and made her decision.

Retreating was the best option. This Bankai-level Zanpakutō had already made her feel threatened. If Toji, Saemon, and the others arrived to assist Satoshi, she wouldn't be able to retreat unscathed.

As the barrier collapsed, Kaori withdrew her Domain completely.

In that instant, a powerful wave of Cursed Energy erupted. Covered by the surging force, her figure vanished from the scene.

Kaori chose to flee.

But just as the barrier collapsed and she evacuated, she finally realized—Satoshi was already at his limit.

His barrier had also been used to contain the cold. Now that it was broken, the cold began to spill outward uncontrollably.

If she had persisted just a little longer, Satoshi's condition would have deteriorated on its own.

She realized that this cold energy would target everything except for Satoshi himself.

Now that the barrier had collapsed, Satoshi would be forced to suppress his Bankai in order to protect others.

There was still a chance for her.

But unfortunately, she had made the wrong call. All she could do now was watch as Satoshi ended his technique and was surrounded by Toji, Satoru, and the others.

Gojo Satoshi, I will rember you.

Kaori's figure darted into the distance and disappeared from everyone's sight. The cold air that had protected Satoshi monts ago now beca an obstacle that hindered everyone's pursuit.

"It's over."

A trace of relief appeared on Satoshi's face. The activation of Hakka no Toga had completely drained the last of his physical strength.

If Kaori hadn't chosen to retreat just now, he truly wouldn't have been able to hold on.

Satoshi collapsed into Toji's arms, completely exhausted.

...

No one knew the identity of the attacker, but everyone understood how powerful that person was.

After all, not a single one of them had a Domain.

The only ones present with the potential to awaken a Domain were Yuki and Satoru, both destined to beco Special Grade sorcerers in the future.

Though the attacker had escaped, everyone had witnessed the true power of Satoshi.

After seeing a Zanpakutō's Bankai firsthand, they realized it could truly rival a sorcerer's ultimate techniques.

Seeing Ryūjin Jakka's towering pillar of fire, capable of changing the heavens, Kumaen believed the blade to be unmatched.

But now, having witnessed Sode no Shirayuki's bankai, he realized he had still underestimated the true potential of a zanpakutō.

At least in that mont, Sode no Shirayuki's power was not inferior to Ryūjin Jakka at all.

Kumaen didn't understand the difference between Shikai and Bankai, but he could sense the overwhelming power of the technique.

The potential of Zanpakutō was imasurable.

Right now, he was imnsely grateful that Satoshi had held on until the end and survived an opponent who possessed a Domain.

Hidetsugu and Saemon both exhaled deeply.

Hidetsugu was shaken by the might of Hakka no Toga and relieved that Satoshi was alive. His survival ant the world of jujutsu could avoid descending into chaos.

Saemon, however, was focused entirely on Satoshi's Bankai.

So this is Sode no Shirayuki's Bankai? Just like Young Master Gojo Satoshi said, a Zanpakutō's Bankai is its final form.

Doesn't that an Sode no Shirayuki in Bankai form already surpasses a Grade 1 sorcerer?

In today's world of jujutsu, where the Special Grade rank remained vacant, a Grade 1 sorcerer was already among the top-tier forces.

The fact that Sode no Shirayuki had shattered this ceiling after achieving Bankai was enough to prove that the influence of Zanpakutō in this world hadn't reached its peak.

When Nejibana in his hand achieves Bankai, when Suzumushi in Shunichi's hand does the sa, when...

Their strength would ascend to an entirely new level.

A fiery passion lit up in Saemon's eyes.

He was determined to reach Bankai. He wanted to see Nejibana's true power, and he wanted to climb to the pinnacle of the jujutsu world.

...

Shunichi put away Suzumushi and silently stood beside Toji, guarding the unconscious Satoshi.

He was shaken by the power of Bankai, but even more filled with guilt for failing to protect him.

He had only one responsibility—to guard Satoshi's life.

If he had stayed by Satoshi's side, even if he couldn't defeat that mysterious woman, he could have at least bought ti for him to escape.

This ti, it was Satoshi who had mastered Bankai and fended off the enemy with his own strength.

Everything had been far too dangerous. One mistake, and Satoshi could have died here today.

Shunichi was overwheld by guilt, and in that mont, he made a vow.

From now on, he would protect Satoshi with everything he had.

This had been the first ti Satoshi was attacked.

And Shunichi would ensure it was also the last.

(To be continued.)