Soul Slicer

As the two continue to engage in a battle of hide and seek spanning the whole school, the beast teacher Yasei Omo who was on lunch break intervenes in the scuffle. His right arm transforms into an appearance akin to a lion as he smacks the shit out of Arthur knocking him out. He then looks up to see Akumu hiding on a nearby roof. He shouts at him,

"BOY, GO TO MY OFFICE RIGHT NOW"

Later that day the two students were stuck in his office. Naturally, he was incredibly angry.

[Omo] Both of you are Special grade sorcerers the strongest this country has to offer. If the both of you were to fight over petty shenanigans like this all the time it would be seen as a national issue. You are to not fight like this ever again do you hear me?!

Arthur and Akumu both sigh while nodding at the teacher.

[Omo] And You Arthur Pendragon XI. You're an exchange student from England for god sake. If the royal family were to hear about this do you know how much trouble we could get into? We are talking about another war here. If you cause another issue like this you will be sent back home.

Omo dismissed Arthur from the room but kept Akumu in. He asked him a question,

Do you know about the curse battle tournaments?"

Akumu eagerly responded,

"YEAH. SORCERERS FROM SCHOOLS ALL OVER THE WORLD FIGHT IN THEM. THEY HAPPEN EVERY 3 YEARS.

Akumu used to watch these tournaments with his parents before they died.

[Omo] Once every 6 years we swap participation rights with the sister school in Kyoto. This year it's our turn to battle in the tournament. Only 5 students can participate and even then they have to place 10th or above on the ranked board. Ordinarily, we would just send our top 5 ranked students but, our first-ranked Isshin has been on a mission somewhere for 2 years, our 2nd ranked refused to participate at all, our 3rd ranked isn't even Japanese so he can't participate, and the 4th has his own circumstances.

"Which is why we need you, Gojo Yumeno, Yamehito Taori, Hirotoshi Hikaru, and Dojima Ken to act as our schools and countries' representatives".

Akumu was unsure how to react. The new responsibility he had been trusted with was too much for him. But before he could object he recalled an unfamiliar name recorded on that list. He then asked,

"Who is Hikaru?"

Before Yasei could receive an answer the door swung open revealing a boy the same age as him. He was around the same height but his yellow hair was cut in a much shorter fashion. He possessed a pair of two stripped lines that dripped down each of his eyes.

He shouted,

"I have returned from my assessment mission in Kyoto. Who's this guy?"

The two quickly got to know each other. He was a little upset that another 1st year became a special grade quicker than him. He then commanded from him,

"You me, arena, NOW!"

Akumu looked at Omo for help. But he just said that as long as it was a mock battle then he didn't really care. Hearing his opinion Hikaru grabs Akumu by the wrist and drags him off to the arena.

5 days earlier

Hagone returns back to his grandmother's Dojo. He immediately sits on his knees while his grandmother faces a wall littered with cursed tools. She then turns back towards his grandson and asks,

 "How was the mission?"

Hagone replied, "It was a complete failure.I was too weak to do anything. I tried to protect them the best I could, but all those Jujutsu sorcerers who came to help us died. Even when I caught back up with the others Akumu almost died, but in the end, I still got saved by him again"

Before Hagone could start tearing up his grandma asked him a question,

"So what will you do now?"

Hagone was strong, but what limited him was his mentality. It was because of that he had been capped at the sealing of a grade 2 sorcerer. But now in this moment, his old self had begun to break away. This was a change that grandma zenin could sense. Hagone shouted,

"I WANT TO GET STRONGER"

Grandma Zenin now proud of the person Hagone had now become simply said,

"You finally grew up"

She gets off both her feet and walks over to the of cursed tools. She Punches a hole in the wall and rips it away revealing a hidden room. In it rested 3 powerful cursed tools that lay on a wall. In front of it sat a burnt-out makura kazari, a silver wedding ring with a single diamond embedded in it, and a picture of an old man resting behind it. Grandma grabbed one of the cursed tools that rested on that wall, the weapon she picked out was an unusual katana. Its guard was furry and its kashira was the sword itself. Its blade was long and curved like a traditional katana but it was much thicker in comparison.

[Grandma Zenin] This Katana is the main weapon that I fought with before I retired. It's called the split soul katana. Now that you're a proper man I'm entrusting it with you.

Hagone reached out and grabbed the blade. It felt like he was being entrusted with a heavy burden as grabbed onto it. 

"THANK YOU GRANDMA", Hagone shouted respectfully.

Before Hagone left to practice with the weapon, she warned him about the blade.

"That sword has bathed in the blood of a multitude of people from our bloodline. There may be some lingering emotions attached to it so be careful", she said.

Hagone simply smiles at her before leaving. Grandma Zenin looks back at the picture of the old man.

"He is exactly like you when we first met. A big crybaby but still a strong person"