"Taku! Rider Punch!"

The sound was as loud as a bell, and the force of the blow was so great that it caused enough damage to the teaching building that the principal would have to scream in pain when he came to work the next day.

Lin Yi and Itadori Yuujin stood aside, watching intently as the Locust Monster and the Locust Curse Spirit fought.

This was a battle whose outcome was known from the very beginning.

Gojo Tanzaburo, a member of the Gojo family who does not appear in the original work, uses a spirit summoning technique similar to that of Shinjuku, where he uses himself as a medium to invite a spirit to possess him.

Lin had only ever seen such a technique on Ino Takuma, a level two sorcerer belonging to the Sorcery Academy.

However, compared to the traditional summoning style of Ino Takuma, Gojo Tanzaburo prefers to invite gods to possess him, and judging from his performance, the more he or others believe in the god or spirit he invites, the better the effect will be.

"So exciting, so exciting! I didn't expect that I would give Gojo Satoru a surprise, and Gojo Satoru would give me a surprise too. There's even Kamen Rider to watch here! It's definitely worth the ticket price, even if I die!"

Perhaps it was because he confronted his own mindset during his battle with Gojo Satoru that Lin Yi found his thinking increasingly resembling that of the mad sorcerers.

Even though he knew this was a trap set by Ryosaku for him, Lin Yi still wanted to watch the battle between the five members of the Gojo family, excluding Gojo Satoru.

"Ah! Why are you wearing my mask!"

In a corner of the collapsed teaching building, a special-grade cursed spirit, the locust cursed spirit Fei Huang, crawled out of the ruins with its not-so-bright head turning around.

One of His kind of people's four arms was broken by Gojo Danzaburo. The unique purple blood of the cursed spirit flowed from the severed limb, but the cursed spirit could quickly repair this non-fatal injury with its special ability born from the power of the curse.

Faced with the Locust Curse Spirit's questioning, Gojo Tanzaburo remained silent and charged in front of the opponent again, swinging his fist, which was as big as a casserole pot, but it was blocked by the Locust Curse Spirit's fist.

The battle between the Locust Monster and the Locust Curse Spirit officially began with this clash of fists.

"Ora ora ora!"

"Mudamudaimudai!"

Six fists blurred into afterimages as they collided between the two, creating a sonic boom like thunder, with a powerful gust of wind spreading outwards.

But it captivated the only two audience members present, Hayashi Ichi and Itadori Yujin.

This is pure physical combat, a real man's duel, one-on-one.

But it's hard to say for sure which is better or worse in a short time.

According to the standards used in the sorcery world to judge sorcerers and spirits of the same level, sorcerers of the same level can reliably eliminate spirits of the same level, and can even eliminate spirits of a higher level.

However, there are always exceptions. Among the cursed spirits, there is a group that falls between Level 1 and Special Level, namely Special Level 1.

They possess intelligence comparable to humans, can speak human language, and are not controlled by their own instincts. What they lack compared to the top-tier cursed spirits judged by the world of sorcery is the ability to control a domain.

Similarly, very few level-one sorcerers possess domain mastery. In situations where neither side has an advantage, the competition comes down to combat experience and willpower.

At this point, the advantages and disadvantages of the three starter Pokémon become very clear.

As the unshakeable force in the world of sorcery, members of the three starter families, due to their lineage, will naturally have their elders create a custom sorcery training plan for them once they awaken a spell or can control their own sorcery power.

This is an advantage of being a member of the three founding families.

The disadvantage is that the status of the starter family's sorcerers is higher than that of sorcerers who are registered in the sorcery world and managed by the sorcery world.

The sorcery world cannot directly mobilize the sorcerers of the three founding families to exorcise cursed spirits for them; they can only do so through negotiation and requests.

The sorcerers of the three starter families are not required to register their abilities and spells with the sorcerer community.

In other words, compared to those sorcerers who are always on the verge of life and death, the sorcerers of the three starter families lack experience in exorcising cursed spirits and fighting with other sorcerers.

It's easy to crash.

Gojo Tanzaburo seems to be one of the three members of the Gojo family.

However, it's understandable. The family produced Gojo Satoru, the strongest patriarch who awakened the limitless technique and the "Six Eyes." He is undoubtedly the strongest. Even if you were to rank the patriarchs of the Gojo family who awakened the "Six Eyes" and the limitless technique throughout history, Gojo Satoru would be the one who is significantly stronger.

With Gojo Satoru, the strongest head of the Gojo family, as long as the Gojo family members don't cause trouble themselves, and have no opportunity to do so, the Gojo family will firmly hold the top position among the three great families of this era.

How could those high-ranking members of the sorcery world dare to bypass Gojo Satoru and persecute someone else's people?

Under the invisible protection of Gojo Satoru, the Gojo family almost disappeared into obscurity.

Lin Yi could tell from the battle between Gojo Danzaburo and the locust cursed spirit that the latter had received far better and more training than he, a self-taught middleman.

But it lacked that ruthlessness, that madness that bordered on the insane.

This caused him to suffer repeated setbacks when facing the Locust Cursed Spirit's torrential punches, but as a jujutsu master from one of the three starter families, this pride prevented him from backing down.

Bang!

A dull thud echoed from Gojo Tanzaburo's abdomen. In this one-on-one duel between true men, Gojo Tanzaburo, who was born with two fewer arms than the Locust Curse Spirit, was at a disadvantage.

The two straight punches from the Locust Curse Spirit landed on his abdomen, causing Gojo Danzaburo to stagger backward, his legs giving way, and he half-knelt on the ground.

Blood continued to seep from the Kamen Rider Black-RX mask that Gojo Tanzaburo wore on his face, dripping onto the ground.

"Haha, I am the real locust!"

Seeing Gojo Tanzaburo kneeling down after being beaten by him, the not-so-bright Locust Curse Spirit declared victory but did not immediately finish him off.

Its wisdom, which defies its own instincts, backfired at this moment.

"Hiruhito, what are you doing?"

"Go and help Danzaburo-san, Ichiro-san."

Lin Yi stopped Itadori Yuujin, who was about to rush over to help. Itadori was indeed a good kid. He had received so much information that day, but instead of overloading his brain, he was preparing to fight the non-human creature in front of him, which was beyond his current understanding.

In the original work, this locust cursed spirit was indeed brutally beaten to a pulp by Yuujin Itadori.

But not this time, Lin Yi hasn't had enough yet!

"What a joke! This is Tanzaburo's battle as a Kamen Rider! The path of a Kamen Rider has always been one of justice and death. Are you insulting Tanzaburo's battle as a Kamen Rider?!"

"But it's just a mask, Mr. Ichiro."

"No, from the moment he put on that mask and uttered the name of the Rider, he was Kamen Rider Black-RX!"

Lin Yi pulled Itadori Yuujin behind him and looked at Gojo Tanzaburo, who was now at a disadvantage.

Gojo Satoru helped him confront his own mindset, so he has to repay Gojo Satoru's favor.

A family with Gojo Satoru at its helm cannot have only Gojo Satoru, the strongest patriarch, dominating the scene.

Moreover, he also understood the principles behind Gojo Tanzaburo's technique.

Lin Yi took a step forward, staring at Gojo Danzaburo's retreating figure kneeling on one knee, took a deep breath, and roared:

"Stand up, RX! Don't forget who you are now, you're a Kamen Rider!!!"

The loud voice echoed in the teaching building, and also made the locust spirits celebrating their victory turn their gaze to Lin Yi.

"I...I've seen your photo. You...you're the target!"

Suddenly remembering what it had come to do, the locust spirit lowered its body, its powerful hind leg muscles tensing, and was about to attack Lin Yi. However, its gaze was also drawn to Gojo Danzaburo, whom it had beaten to his knees.

The azure blue cursed power began to surge from Gojo Tanzaburo the moment Lin Yi spoke up in support.

"Rider~Punch!"

"Don't try the same trick on me twice; I won't fall for it!"

The locust spirit changed its target, its powerful hind legs kicking directly at Gojo Tanzaburo, who was throwing another punch at it. If the kick landed, Gojo Tanzaburo would explode and die.

At least that's how the locust curse spirit sees it.

However, when Lin Yi called out to Gojo Tanzaburo in the name of a knight, an incredible change occurred in Gojo Tanzaburo!

The locust spirit's hind legs slammed into Gojo Tanzaburo's abdomen, but failed to shatter it. Gojo Tanzaburo's fist also missed the locust spirit due to the distance.

At this moment, the outcome is revealed: in this deadly battle, did the locust curse spirit win?

A fierce gust of wind swept across the flat ground, sending the locust-like spirit flying backward until it crashed into the iron frame of the soccer goal in the stadium and came to a stop.

The deformed goal frame slowly collapsed, and the locust spirit shook its head as it stood up, its compound locust eyes revealing a human-like look of confusion.

I kicked the other person first, and they didn't hit me, so why was I the one who got knocked away?

Amidst the confusion, a wave of nausea surged through the locust spirit's mind, causing it to kneel on the ground. Its fanged mandibles spewed out the spirit's purple blood, which pooled on the ground.

"Rider Punch!"

Gojo Danzaburo's fist came again, this time aimed straight for the Locust Curse Spirit's chest. In a hurry, the Locust Curse Spirit raised its four hands to block.

However, Gojo Tanzaburo's punch was still unstoppable, shattering the Locust Curse Spirit's four arms and striking its chest.

Purple blood gushed from the severed limbs and mouthparts, and the compound eyes of the locust cursed spirit rolled back in their heads from the impact of the punch.

The roar of Gojo Tanzaburo echoed in my ears.

"My soul is burning, flames are erupting from my fists, I am now invincible! Rider Punch!"

The punch landed squarely on the face of the Locust Curse Spirit, and black flashes erupted from the flesh-and-blood fist.

This is another sorcerer besides Lin Yi who has used the Black Flash Knight Fist!

A burst of black light erupted, and the face of the locust spirit deformed and twisted at a visible speed. Then, its entire body was completely destroyed by Gojo Tanzaburo's punch.

The force was so great that it created a hurricane on the lawn, turning over the entire lawn around Gojo Tanzaburo.

After unleashing the Black Flash Knight Fist, Gojo Tanzaburo stood still.

It wasn't until Hayashi and Itadori Yuujin approached that they saw tears dripping from Gojo Tanzaburo's mask.

"Mr. Tanzaburo?" Lin Yi and Itadori Yujin exchanged a glance, and Itadori Yujin also boldly removed Tanzaburo Gojo's mask.

The man, nearing forty, was weeping uncontrollably beneath his mask.

"I'm crying tears of joy!"

"How pathetic, Gojo Tanzaburo. You make me, as one of the three starter families, feel ashamed."

The response to Gojo Tanzaburo's heartfelt words came from a young voice.

Lin Yi looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man with brown hair wearing a kimono standing on the lawn. His narrow eyes looked at Lin Yi, who was staring at him, with disdain.

"You must be the sorcerer who's been active among the common people lately. My name is Zenin Naoya, and I'm the next head of the Zenin family, one of the three great families of sorcery. This is none of your business. Hand over that kid behind you to me and get lost."

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