Kiyotaka stood there as Hidaka said, "I have met a few men who managed to keep their composure with me even if they were existing. Will you be that kind of sweet honey to my desires?"
"You are literally the most disgusting person I've ever met. You're even worse than Yamauchi."
Kiyotaka said this as Hidaka looked confused, asking, "Who?"
"Never mind."
Kiyotaka said this as he asked, "Do you know how to use Reverse Cursed Technique?"
Hidaka smiled and said, "Of course. My body was delicate, so I had to learn how to heal it."
"Good. Then I can pummel you as much as I want."
Kiyotaka said this as Hidaka smiled, saying, "Oh? You want to pummel me? How fun?"
Hidaka smiled and said, "How about I start us out?"
She rushed towards Kiyotaka, punching him as he blocked the attack, only for ice to form on his hand as his eyes widened and he jumped back, thinking, 'An Ice type Cursed Technique?'
Kiyotaka broke off the ice as his skin tore and he healed himself, thinking, 'No. Something feels strange. Her Cursed Energy hasn't spiked, so is she not using her Cursed Technique? Then is it...'
Hidaka smiled and said, "This girl's Cursed Energy is so cold. I love it.'
Kiyotaka's eyes focused as he thought, 'So Yuki's Cursed Energy is cold. I see. How fitting, considering her name.
Hidaka went on saying, "Her body is so strong, too. And her body..." and she began inspecting her own finger with glee and saying, "It is quite attractive, isn't it? What do you think, Ayanokoji? Are you still going to refuse me?"
Kiyotaka deadpanned, thinking, 'Is she serious right now?'
Kiyotaka responded, saying, "I already told you no. And no means no."
She replied, saying, "Not always."
"..."
Kiyotaka was speechless as he deadpanned, thinking, 'Are we speaking two different languages?'
Hidaka rushed in thinking, 'With his body, I can get up close and personal even without waiting for the effects of my technique.'
Kiyotaka blocked the attacks as ice formed on his skin, making him think, 'No amount of Cursed Energy Reinforcement can prevent the freezing effect, huh? I see. How troublesome.'
Hidaka then launched another punch, but this time ice didn't form on Kiyotaka's arms. Why? He had created mass in front of his arms, circumventing the effect.
Hidaka's eyes widened slightly as Kiyotaka slammed his fist into her gut, and she jumped back, saying, "Oh? How rough. I like it."
She stared him down and said, "You didn't block that time, did you? You put something between us. Creating distance between us. That's the kind of cold shoulder move that makes me feel hot inside."
Kiyotaka looked to her, thinking, 'No injury whatsoever. Her Cursed Energy Reinforcement is sloppy. A bit better than Okkotsu's, but it's not exactly in another tier compared to Okkotsu.'
Kiyotaka put his hands together and chanted, "Piercing Mass!" as he fired a liquid at Hidaka, who dodged.
"Oh? You're for the Kamo Clan?"
Hidaka asked this as she dodged the high-pressure liquid, and Kiyotaka cancelled the technique.
Hidaka sighed and said, "The Kamo Clan. Our rivals are the reason our Clan became extinct, with me as the last survivor."
"I have their blood, but I'm not associated with them."
Kiyotaka said this as Hidaka laughed and said, "It's fine. It's fine. I don't really care as long as you keep that cold and distant look on your face."
Suddenly, Hidaka rushed forward as Kiyotaka's eyes widened at her speed, throwing up his arms and creating mass, but the attack broke through as he was hit and sent flying through a building, as he thought, 'She's gotten faster and stronger' as he broke off the ice and healed himself, as he realised something.
'I feel cold. My body temperature has reduced. Even after my use of the Reverse Cursed Technique? It's just like with Hiyori. Is she the one who caused those injuries to Hiyori? Does it have something to do with her Cursed Technique?'
Kiyotaka hold his hand to himself and chants, "Command" as he generates air and vibrates it to heat himself up, only to realise it isn't working as he processes this and thinks, 'Then the reason it worked on Hiyori is that she likely deactivated her Technique so that it wouldn't cause me to suspect her. I see.'
Kiyotaka rushed towards Hidaka as he slammed his fist into her, only to do no damage due to reinforcement and thinks, 'Her body temperature is higher?' as he jumped back and thinks, 'Is she... stealing heat from my body from contact? Judging by her satisfaction at Yuki's Cursed Energy Trait, it's probably not solely about steaming heat. It's likely that her abilities increase based on her having a higher body temperature, and the difference in body temperature between her and her opponent determines the extent of the increase in her abilities. The Technique likely also prevents the opponent from returning to their original body temperature until the battle is over. She's... a living heat conduit. Now that nickname makes sense.'
Hidaka smiled, asking, "Have you figured out my technique. From this girl's memories, my impression of you is that you probably have. It's called Heat Temptress. I steal your heat, and as the temperature difference increases, I get stronger."
Kiyotaka sighed, thinking, 'She's revealing her hand to increase the potency of her technique.'
Hidaka rushes in towards Kiyotaka, who chants, "Shift", as Fluid Staff extends from his hand and hits her in the stomach, sending her flying back and through the wall of a building, as Kiyotaka thought, 'Physical contact is not ideal. It only contributes to her abilities. Usage of tools or long-range will be more effective. Hover using Maxium: Plasma might be a bad idea. She would likely be able to defend against the attack with Reinforcement and then gain immense strength from the heat of my attack. Does she have a thermal limit? She still hasn't revealed how she was able to become the strongest in her era, either. After all, her body was fragile in that Era due to the Heavenly Restriction.'
"Festival Of The Hunt!"
Kiyotaka heard this as a pack of wolf Shikigami appeared, all made of fire appeared and Kiyotaka chanted, "Manifest!" firing off projectiles, but they passed through the shikigami harmlessly, making Kiyotaka think, 'So that's why you're the strongest of the Sengoku Period. You use these Shikigami to gather heat, and then when they've gathered enough, you apply it to yourself and enter the battlefield. It's likely they have a strict time limit or thermal limit.'
The wolves chased after Kiyotaka, who ran across the battlefield as the wolves chased after him and growling at him.
Kiyotaka turned around mid-air and waved his hand, chanting, "Slicing Mass", and let out a blade of high-pressure liquid that slashed into the wolves and left gashes in the ground as Kiyotaka thought, 'That's the first time I've tried it. Not bad.'
Kiyotaka remembered the massacre Sukuna caused in Shibuya and thought, 'The template for this technique was very refined, so it was easy to create.'
Kiyotaka took a breath as the wolves reformed without issue, as Kiyotaka thought, 'Wait, that fluctuation. Does it take Cursed Energy to reform them each time they're destroyed?'
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Sukuna watched from his innate domain and said, "Replicating my technique with his own? How amusing. I wonder what else your Cursed technique is capable of."
Sukuna sat in his seat while thinking, 'It's truly a shame that he's locked me out of the Technique for when I'm in control. It would be fun to experiment a little with it.'
Sukuna looked to Hidaka and stuck out his tongue to the side in disgust, thinking, 'Reminds me of how Yorozu would obsess over me, thinking love has any meaning. Disgusting.'
Sukuna sighed and thought, 'Let me see you cut down this girl as I cut down Yoruzu. It will be quite fun to see.'
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Kiyotaka sighed, thinking, 'While the information that they need Cursed Energy to reform is interesting, she has such a high Cursed Energy Pool that it's not significant enough to turn the tide. I need to locate her and put an end to her.'
Kiyotaka waved his hand again, chanting, "Slicing Mass", hitting the wolves again as he ran towards the location he had sent her flying with as he called out, "Kogane. I want to use the radar function."
"Processing..."
Kogane said this before showing Kiyotaka and the map, and he rushed into a building, and Hidaka's eyes widened, thinking, 'He found me!'
"Cursed Technique Reversal: Heat Return!"
That chant came out as fireballs flew out and hit Kiyotaka, as his skin burned, and Kiyotaka healed himself, thinking, 'My body temperature is rising back up? Heat Return. I see. Using the gathered heat and turned it into flames to use against her opponents. That would be a solution to any kind of thermal limits she has.'
Kiyotaka rushed forward but then saw the wolf shikgami phase up from the ground and into her as she disappeared from sight, kicking him and sending him flying out of the building as she raced after him, and in mid-air, Kiyotaka waved his hand, chanting, "Slicing Mass", as he cut off her arm before crashing into an adjacent building.
Hidaka stopped and landed on the ground as she held the amputated spot, healing herself as a new arm grew in place of the old one.
Kiyotaka watched this thinking, 'Does she have that level of capability in the Reverse Cursed Technique? No, it's not just that... she's using heat as a buffer from the healing process. She'd be better at the Reverse Cursed Technique than Okkotsu and me.'
Kiyotaka took a breath, thinking, 'How are my reserves? 80% I'm alright then.'
Hidaka sighed and said, "Your tactics are so cold. Everything about you is just the way I like it. I want more. Come down to play, Ki... yo... ta... ka."
"Using my first name now, are you?"
Kiyotaka asked this as Hidaka laughed and said, "Why wouldn't I use the name of my future husband?"
"..."
Kiyotaka deadpanned, thinking, 'I never agreed to that.'
Kiyotaka thought about his options and thought, 'I could use that, but if I do and it fails, it'll be a disaster that will end with my death or...'
He looked to Hidaka, who licked her lips and finished his thought, thinking, '... something far worse than death.'
Hidaka then called out, saying, "Let's make a binding vow, Kiyotaka. If I win, you marry me. You can ask anything in return."
"Your points and for the release of your incarnation for the purpose of giving Yuki Sakurako back her free will."
Kiyotaka said this as Hidaka sighed and said, "Kay kay. If I lose, I'll give you my point and then release the incarnation to give Yuki-chan back full control."
Hidaka rushed after him, realising bursts of flame from her feet to propel herself as they went into an exchange, and Kiyotaka kicked her back before chanting, "Flowing Mass Fists!"
Kiyotaka rushed in as Hidaka threw up her arms, thinking, 'That's pretty dangerous, I'll use some more Cursed Energy to block it than I normally would.'
When the attack landed, her bones shattered on impact as she was sent flying back and out of the building.
She screamed in pain as she began healing her wounds, with a blush on her face as Kiyotaka landed in front of her, his form towering over her. She looked up to him, her hair draped over her eyes as she said, "I really do love you."
Kiyotaka slammed his leg into her face, sending her flying into an adjacent building and said, "The feeling isn't mutual."
She came out of the rumble and said, "Then I'll make it mutual! I'll make you mine!"
Kiyotaka looked to her, thinking, 'She finds pleasure in the exchange of our blows. I can understand that a little. Fighting worthy opponents is quite an exhilarating feeling, but her motives are quite twisted. Feeling romantic feelings for someone who is breaking her bones? Some kind of psychological trauma has definitely affected her.'
Hidaka rushed towards him as Kiyotaka swung his reamining fist that was still coated in Flowing Mass Fist, only for Hidaka to use an immense amount of Cursed Energy to block the attack and then slam both of her fists into Kiyotaka's stomach, chanting, "Hollow Technique: Freezing Flame!" as fire that burned him and simultaneously stole his heat from him, and he was sent flying back crashing through a building as he lay there blood leaking from his lips as Hidaka stood there avoce him asking, "Shall we consumate our marriage right here? Or do you still have the strength to fight back?"
Kiyotaka stared back up at her, thinking, 'My Reverse Cursed Technique needs a second. The damage from that attack was massive. I'm down to 65%.'
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A young girl lay in bed, in agony as her mother cried at her bedside, saying, "I can't look at her any longer. I feel like I'm going to die inside."
The father seemed to share her sentiment, saying, "We can trust the monks to take care of her. We're not equipped for this. Let's go."
The mother looked to the girl whose body was wrapped in gauze and said, "Akira, darling. I'm sorry. I can't see you like this. The monks will take care of you."
The so-called parents left as Akira lay there, and tears fell from her eyes, thinking, 'Why can't you stay with me? I'm scared. Don't you love me?'
The monks were gentle with her, but they did not express love. Only duty and had expectations of her that she never asked for. There was no love to feel and nothing to receive in exchange for the lack of love. A hollow existence.
That's when a bandit burned down the temple and stepped up and stood over her with a cold expression and said, "The monks were hiding something, huh? A woman? She's pretty frail. Her body's ugly, but her face is still pretty."
The bandit walked over. He touched her cheeks as she yelled in pain, saying, "Please stop. It hurts!"
It was not that he was not afraid to touch her. He simply did not care about the pain he was inflicting on her.
He pressed his lips to hers as her eyes went wide. It hurt horribly, but... it was affection. A twisted and disgusting form of it, but still affection.
Suddenly, blood splattered on her face as the man fell to the floor, revealing that a monk with a spear had killed him, saying, "How dare you take advantage of an innocent girl?"
In that moment, the girl's heart sank. That brief contact of affection. That heat generated from that man's coldness disappeared, and so a sick and twisted idea of love formed in her mind. One she would live with for the rest of her life.
"Festival of the Hunt."
Wolf Shikigami appeared as they attacked the monk, who shouted, "Ah!!! Akira-san... Ow! Why are you doing this? Please stop. Ahhhhhh!!!!!"
She watched as the monk died, and she felt disgust at his emotion, thinking, 'You're not my type at all.'
She sent the wolf shikigami to kill the other monks as the badnits walked in, and one of them said, "I'm telling you. The thing that killed them went in here."
They saw her and shouted, "What did you do to the boss, you bitch?"
She blushed and said, "He was about to love me, but a monk caught him off guard."
They looked evastated as one of them thought, 'Boss did always like girls who were defenceless. It makes sense. Dman it.'
Akira looked to them and asked, "How about you all fall under me? If not, you can all die."
They sweated as one of them said, "She's a sorcerer. We can't mess with her. Let's follow under her"
They all seemed to agree out of fear as she thought, 'I'll find someone like him.'
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To Be Continued
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