Wind Maiden

3 weeks have now passed since Akumus' intense training frenzy. He has not been sighted by anyone for the last 3 weeks. Not even Hagone was sure of where went but what he was sure of was that his grandmother was in on it. 

It was now the day of the battle so a large crowd had gathered in the seats of the fighting arena in C block. It wasn't just the students and teachers that made up the crowd but also none Jujutsu sorcerers.

These ranked matches were recognized as an international sport across the world so if one was announced in Tokyo the capital city of the country with the largest amount of cursed energy in the world it would always be considered a big deal.

The Young Yukiko stood in one corner of the arena while the other side remained empty. If Akumu failed to arrive within the next 10 minutes he would have been considered to have forfeited the fight and the binding vow would immediately take effect.

5 minutes passed by and the crowd began to get rowdy. The white-haired woman was busy scrolling on her phone. Not even taking an interest while the other orange-haired student sat closely next to her with an opposite reaction. Arthur continued to stare at her from a distance. The young lady finished her stretches declaring confidently that she had already won. But not too long after distant footsteps could be heard entering the arena from its entrance.

He was barefoot. His hair was long and a mess which matched with his face covered in dirt. His clothes were ripped and torn which exposed his now chiseled and hardened abbs. It was as if he had just escaped from the jungle and evolved into a completely different person from the boy he was 1 month ago.

The transformation had shocked many of the students who remembered his old appearance, but the biggest reaction by far came from the blushing Yukiko in the corner.

"PUT SOME CLOTHES ON" she screamed.

Akumu quickly apologized, "I'm sorry I didn't have enough time to clean myself up when that demon and sunglasses finally let me out. I ended up rushing here as quickly as I could."

Hagone quickly ran into the stadium and lent him a jumper that he held onto for personal reasons before quickly rushing back up to his seat only to find it taken by Grandma Zenin. He was forced to stand for the rest of the match.

[Commentator] "NOW BEGINS THE 41ST RANKED MATCH OF THE SEASON!

IN ONE CORNER WE HAVE RANKED 9TH IN THE SCHOOL TAKESHI YUKIKOOOOOO

The crowd screamed praising and cheering on the girl

[Commentator] "AND IN THE OPPOSING CORNER WE HAVE THE MOST ABSENT STUDENT IN THE WHOLE SCHOOL, THE PERVERT, THE UNRANKED SAIGO AKUMUUUUUUU"

The crowd booed at the boy followed by some of the students who continued to throw trash at the man. At the top of the bleachers sat Dojima Ken who continued to watch the match in anticipation. In the end, the only one who cheered on for our boy was Hagone.

Yasei Omo served as the referee of the fight. He stood in the center prepared to declare the start of the match. 

"Following the binding vow of this match. In the situation that students Saigo Akumu or Takeshi Yukiko are to lose. They will become an absolute servant to the winner for a whole month! And in addition to the rules of ranked matching state that if Saigo Akumu wins his position in the school rankings will be swapped with the loser! Do both parties agree to the terms?"

Both Akumu and Yukiko nodded.

[Omo] "THEN LET THE MATCH START IN THREE, TWO, ONE GOO!"

Without wasting time Yukiko summons and throws two blades of wind that reach Akumu in a matter of seconds. Both Blades hit their target successfully showering the arena in dust that hid away the injured boy.

[Commentator] "AND JUST LIKE THAT THE MATCH ENDS. THIS WILL BE THE FASTEST WIN THIS SEASON"

Before the referee could conclude the end of the fight a lone shadow began to walk out of the settling dust.

[Commentator] "BY SOME MIRACLE AKUMU SURVIVED THE ATTACK, AND COMPLETELY UNHARMED??"

There wasn't even a single scratch on his body. The attack hadn't fazed him. It was as if the wind didn't even reach him. The confused Yukiko quickly composes herself and re-evaluates his strength. 1 month ago everyone knew that he only had the strength of a grade 3 or 4 sorcerer, but now it was as if he had become a grade 1 in a matter of days.

Yukiko continues her attack this time by summoning more blades of wind while charging toward Akumu. Yukikos' Innate technique allowed her to manipulate wind in a given area around her. Her new plan of attack was to get Akumu inside her conjuring range so she could spawn another blade of wind directly behind him.

Her plan had already been analyzed and seen through by the top-ranking Jujutsu students of the school as this was a strategy she had used whenever she encountered an opponent that could tank her first few hits. Surprisingly Akumu also began to sprint towards her.

Yet what was terrifying about it was how he did it without hesitation. Akumu had now entered Yukikos' conjuring range while also making close contact with the first wind blade as another was spawning behind him.

That was when Akumu began to manifest his cursed energy under his feet.

Akumus' innate attribute made his cursed energy into a whip-like form. The more he compressed it the more force it could release, this allowed him to invent a move that would allow him to traverse vast distances in mere seconds.

Quickly coiling and compressing his black whip under his weight allowed him to release a force sending him high into the air.

He called out this technique 

[Akumu] "BLACK SPRING"

He was launched way above the height of all the wind attacks that collided with each other. The composed Yukiko quickly adapted to the new scenario and launched her own finishing move. It was a move that took a while to prepare but when used would cause devastating damage to the enemy. She aimed this concentrated mass of cursed energy and shot it at the free-falling Akumu as she called out:

[Yukiko] " WIND TECHNIQUE: HURRICANE"

A great storm of wind charged towards Akumu who watched in excitement. This was the first time he had been able to enjoy a fight since the Dojima incident. For the first time, he was experiencing the joy of battle.

Just before the attack made contact with Akumu 3 black whips emerged from his arm. 1 month ago the whips were only the size of thin vines but now they were as thick as oak wood trees. The Whips easily blocked the incoming attack.

The Arena roared in shock from the quick change of events. Grandma Zenin already aware of the outcome of the fight smirked as Hagone continued to cheer him on.

Akumu landing directly behind Yukiko quickly reaches in for a bear hug.

The whole arena screamed in shock. Even Hagone struggled to keep cheering for Akumu from the thought of him truly being a pervert. Grandma Zenins' smirk on the other hand only continued to grow. Yukikos' face turned pink as she panicked from the quick turn of events.

As if to break the confusion in the arena Akumu promptly German suplexed her into the ground. This was his goal from the beginning, Grandma zenin had not only helped Akumu train his body but also taught him several grappling and combat techniques. 

Omo walks back into the stage to confirm the condition of Yukiko.

She was unconscious.

Omo raised Akumus' hand into the sky declaring him the winner

[Commentator] "AND JUST LIKE THAT, WE HAVE A NEW 9TH RANKED SORCERERRRR. SAIGO AKUMUUUU THE UNCHAINED!!"

The crowd was flooded with both the tears of old men who bet on the girl, followed by the shouts of women now fangirling all over Akumu. After this fight his reputation transformed from the school's loser into the underdog, the one who should not be underestimated. After today no one dared to talk about him behind his back.

As Yukiko was being carried away on a stretcher Akumu refused to leave the arena stating there was still one more fight left.

"DOJIMA KEN, LET'S FINISH OUR FIGHT FROM ONE MONTH AGO", he called out.

The crowd went quiet.

A single man Jumped all the way from the top of the bleachers into the arena with a single leap. He landed promptly in front of the unfazed Akumu and spoke.

"So your not a complete bitch are you?"

Many of the people who had gotten out of their seats thinking the fight was over hurriedly returned after sensing the tension in the air.

Omo hurridly tried to call off the fight but the mischievous Owari teleports in front of him to quickly send him away somewhere before returning.

[Owari] "I DECLARE THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE 6TH RANKED DOJIMA KEN AND THE 9TH RANKED SAIGO AKUMU TO BEGIN TODAY!"

The white-haired woman who had been bored out of her mind finally took some interest in the now-coming battle. This surprised Arthur who began to stare intently at the boy now realizing that this was the person he was meant to be sharing the dorm with.

[Ken] "In normal circumstances only students within the top 10 ranks can actually fight each other officially. You and that Gojo prick must have been planning this for a long while now haven't you?"

Akumu only smiled at him cheekily and then responded.

"I wanted to give you a proper fight Dojima-senpai. Misoto-kun wouldn't want to see us at each other's throats like this until we died. I want to settle this now with a binding vow! If I win you have to forgive me but if I lose... I will admit to being wrong and exclude myself from the school permanently!

The whole crowd began to murmur and whisper. Losing your place at Jujutsu Tech would make one the failure of the country so losing it twice would almost be the same as a death sentence. Just how much did Akumu value his ties to an enemy everyone wondered.

Dojima began to laugh hysterically.

[Ken] "You are more interesting than I thought, I can see why Misoto always talked about you in his letters"

The two shifted into a fighting stance preparing to settle the month-long conflict once and for all.

[Commentator] "WHAT AND UNEXPECTED TWIST OF EVENTS! THE FIST OF THE ARENA VS THE NEWLY RANKED UNCHAINED, WHO WILL WIN?"