His eyes were terrifyingly bright, the corners of his mouth curled up to his ears.
Wonderful.." he muttered, "Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful..
With a wave of his hand, several playing cards flew out—not to attack anyone, but to embed themselves in the ground around the battlefield, as if he were drawing a circle.
Go for it~~" he shouted, "Keep fighting~~
No one paid him any mind.
Feitan grew impatient. He took a few steps back, took a deep breath, the Nen on his body began to burn.
Blazing Sun.
His body began to glow, the temperature rose sharply. The surrounding air distorted, the trash began to spontaneously combust.
Feitan!" Nobunaga shouted, "You're crazy! This is our territory!
Feitan ignored him.
His target was Gojo Satoru.
That person's defense was too annoying. He wanted to see if that invisible wall could block high temperatures.
Gojo Satoru squinted his eyes as he watched the light emanating from Feitan grow increasingly intense.
Rabbit King," he said, "step back a bit.
Tu Bai did not move.
"Together," he said.
Gojo Satoru froze for a moment, then smiled.
Alright, together.
Feitan rushed forward.
His speed was so fast it was impossible to see, his entire body enveloped in high-temperature flames, melting the ground wherever he passed.
Gojo Satoru raised his hand.
Hollow Purple.
A burst of repulsive force.
Feitan was sent flying, crashing into a garbage heap. The trash exploded, igniting a massive fire.
But he quickly stood up again.
The flames on his body grew even more intense.
"Interesting," he said, licking his lips.
Uvogin also rushed up. Ignoring Feitan's Fire, he charged straight into the battlefield and threw a punch at Gojo Satoru.
Gojo Satoru dodged to the side, pushing Tu Bai out of the way.
Watch out!
Tu Bai was pushed aside by him, narrowly dodging the Nen Threads shot at him from the side by Machi.
He landed, turned, swung his sword, cutting through several Nen Threads.
Machi retracted his Nen Threads and looked at him.
"There is something in your Belly," she said.
Tu Bai froze for a moment.
Is it a fetus?" Machi asked. "Is there life?
Tu Bai's hand covered his abdomen.
So what?
Machi said nothing. He just looked at him, his hollow eyes showing no Emotion.
Uvogin rushed up again.
This time, his target was clear—Tu Bai.
Gojo Satoru appeared before Tu Bai in a moment, blocking Uvogin's fist.
Blue.
The suction pulled Uvogin toward the other side. Uvogin reacted quickly, slamming a fist into the ground to steady himself.
Phinks rushed over from the other side, his Arm spinning wildly.
Kaien!
A punch was swung at Gojo Satoru.
Gojo Satoru raised his hand to block, the Limitless dispersed the force of the punch, but he still took a step back.
Tu Bai swung his blade at Phinks. Phinks dodged, but the blade grazed his arm, leaving a wound.
"Damn it," he cursed.
Franklin raised both hands, his fingers turning into gun barrels.
Machine Gun.
Nen Bullets rained down like a torrential downpour.
Gojo Satoru activated Limitless, blocking most of them. However, there were too many Nen Bullets, several pierced through, grazing him and Tu Bai.
Tu Bai dodged one, then turned to perform a Construction to create a Shield, blocking another.
The two stood back to back, facing all the enemies surrounding them.
Uvogin, Nobunaga, Feitan, Phinks, Franklin, Machi, Kurapika and Shalnark, who were watching hungrily from the distance.
Chrollo was still far away, watching, silent.
Hisoka was trembling with excitement atop the Garbage Heap.
The Battlefield was in total chaos.
Tu Bai panted, his hands guarding his abdomen. That warmth was pulsing, as if it were giving him strength.
He looked at the enemies surrounding him, suddenly remembered something.
"Princess," he said.
Hmm?
Did we.. used to fight like this before too?
Gojo Satoru was stunned.
Why ask like this?
I don't know," Tu Bai said. "I just have a feeling.. like I've been here before.
Gojo Satoru said nothing.
He reached out and took Tu Bai's hand.
Whether there was before or not," he said, "there is now.
Tu Bai looked at him, suddenly feeling a bit of warmth in his heart.
Just then, Machi's Nen Threads wrapped around him from the side again.
Tu Bai turned and swung his blade to cut them. But the moment the Nen Threads snapped, the attached Nen energy splashed outward, a sharp aura grazed his forehead.
It was very light, just a graze.
But Tu Bai suddenly froze.
His eyes widened, his pupils contracting.
Countless images surged through his mind—
Missions at Jujutsu High. The light in the Apartment. Pudding from the Dessert Shop, a face.
Wearing a blindfold, or perhaps sunglasses, his smile was arrogant and punchable.
That person stood in the Kitchen, clumsily heating Hot Milk with sleepy eyes.
That person knelt by the bed, clumsily giving him a massage.
That person chased after him in the Shrine, calling out, "Xiao Bai."
Xiao Bai.
He is calling him.
Tu Bai held his head, his body swaying.
Gojo Satoru instantly turned around and steadied him.
Xiao Bai?!
Tu Bai raised his head.
In his Red Eyes, confusion gradually faded, replaced by shock, shame, panic in quick succession.
He looked at Gojo Satoru, looked at the Phantom Troupe watching him hungrily from all sides, looked at the excited Hisoka in the distance, then looked down at his slightly protruding abdomen, then at this Rabbit King outfit—
Ah—!!
Tu Bai let out a scream.
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Ah—!!
Tu Bai's scream exploded over the Battlefield.
His Ears burst, fuzzy and standing straight up. His tail also popped out from his tailbone, puffing up into a ball of fluff. His entire face turned bright red, flushing from the base of his ears down to his neck.
He remembered.