Chapter 244: It's Not Over Yet!

Seeing that Satoru returned empty-handed, all eyes at the scene shifted toward Satoshi, as if silently inviting him to step forward.

However, to everyone's surprise, Satoru didn't back down.

Just as the entire Treasury fell silent, waiting for Satoshi to take the stage, Satoru suddenly grinned and shrugged toward the Cursed Corpse in front of the first camera.

"I'm not done yet."

His words left both the live broadcast audience and the on-site spectators confused.

Was Satoru holding back when he used the Limitless Technique earlier? That didn't seem possible. That technique must have consumed a significant amount of his energy.

Even if he were to use the Limitless Technique again, he shouldn't be in peak condition anymore.

And if he truly had another technique with no lower limit, why didn't he use it earlier?

Just as everyone began to doubt, a low hum suddenly echoed in the air.

At some point, a katana had appeared in Satoru's hand.

He held the sword before him and whispered softly...

Seeing this, the more experienced sorcerers felt their hearts skip a beat. They had forgotten—Satoru still had his Zanpakutō, which he hadn't drawn yet.

For five years, the sound of Zanpakutōs had nearly disappeared. Over the last nine years, few had heard of a Zanpakutō being used to kill cursed spirits.

Those Satoshi had entrusted with his forged swords were all extraordinary individuals. Even Yagyū Saemon, who had very little cursed energy, was a grandmaster of kendo.

In those nine years, only a few cursed spirits had been worthy of seeing Saemon's Shikai.

Even Saemon rarely drew his Zanpakutō, let alone powerful curse users like Satoru, Suguru, and Kujuku.

If they could resolve a problem with jujutsu, they wouldn't resort to Zanpakutō.

Because of that, the entire Jujutsu world had slowly begun to forget that Satoru and his companions had all received Zanpakutōs forged by Satoshi nine years ago.

Zenin Ogi subconsciously scanned the waists of everyone present.

Satoru. Suguru. Yuki. Shoko.

Just at this scene, four people stood holding Zanpakutōs forged by Satoshi. Among them, Satoru and Suguru were already known across the Jujutsu world as the famous twin stars.

Even though their current sorcerer ranks were only Grade 1, no one doubted that these two would one day rise to Special Grade.

After all, Satoru had the Limitless Technique. His ascension to the top was inevitable.

Suguru's innate technique wasn't inherited from any great clan, but its potential had already proven unmatched.

Cursed Spirit Manipulation.

In a world overrun with cursed spirits, the ability to control them was more terrifying than even a battalion of soldiers.

Suguru was the only one in the current Jujutsu world who could form an army by himself. Someone like him couldn't be judged by conventional rankings. He was undoubtedly destined for Special Grade.

And then there was Yuki. There was no need to say more. She was currently the world's only active Special Grade sorcerer. Not only that, she was a woman whose strength required no further explanation.

As for Shoko, though her combat strength seemed the weakest, she had her own role.

Her mastery of the Reverse Cursed Technique was unmatched. As long as a person wasn't fully dead, Shoko could bring them back.

Not to mention, she had a manta ray-like cursed spirit companion hovering around her, rumored to possess Special Grade-level power.

So even as a support, Shoko was more than qualified—and she had offensive capability to boot.

In short, the four current Zanpakutō wielders were among the most influential people in the curse world.

It was hard to imagine how Satoshi had chosen these people nine years ago.

Choosing them back then only proved how far-sighted Satoshi was.

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"Scatter, Senbonzakura."

As Satoru finished speaking, under everyone's watchful gaze, the blade of the Zanpakutō Senbonzakura began to glow with a soft pink light.

At that moment, the entire katana looked like it was made of light.

The next second, the glowing pink blade quivered slightly.

Then, in a sudden burst, the entire blade shattered into countless cherry blossom-like fragments of pink light, scattering through the air and drifting throughout the room.

In Satoru's hand, only the bare hilt remained. It was as if the entire sword had never existed.

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What was happening?

Many viewers watching the live broadcast who had no knowledge of Zanpakutō were left stunned, thinking they were hallucinating. They couldn't understand what kind of technique this was.

After all, it was a real weapon—how could it suddenly disintegrate into points of light?

It completely defied the laws of physics.

Zenin Ogi and Kamo Kaname stared intently at Satoru's first release of his Zanpakutō.

Even though they already knew he possessed one, it was still incredibly rare to see someone activate a Shikai.

This was the first time Satoru had demonstrated his Zanpakutō's ability in front of such a large audience.

Many newcomers to the Jujutsu world who had never even heard the term "Zanpakutō" were completely stunned.

Zanpakutō.

These three words suddenly echoed in everyone's mind.

How could they forget such a surreal scene?

Everyone had expected Satoru to use the cherry blossom-blade Zanpakutō to destroy Sukuna's finger.

Only Satoshi remained calm, slowly shaking his head.

With the current development of Satoru's Zanpakutō, Senbonzakura's Shikai alone wasn't enough to destroy Sukuna's fingers.

But Satoshi had already guessed Satoru's true goal.

As an older brother, he could tell that Satoru simply wanted the higher-ups who had forgotten the power of Zanpakutō to remember it once more.

Satoru wanted the world of Jujutsu to remember him and his Zanpakutō.

He wanted to stand tall again through his own strength.

Although Satoshi felt it wasn't necessary, he still chose to accept Satoru's resolve.

He too wanted to see just how far Senbonzakura could go in Satoru's hands...

(To be continued.)