-PLAY THEME SONG-

-AUTHOR's POV-

As we left off, Mahito has gotten a new form look and is now ready to finish off Yuji and (YN), as those two were ready to finish Mahito off as well. Mahito began to approach them and so does Yuji and (YN) as the two began to crack their knuckles and rolling their shoulders around. Once they do, Mahito goes rushing towards them. Both Yuji and (YN) started running towards Mahito and to split up to surround Mahito. Yuji goes for the first hit, but Mahito dodges it and to grab Yuji with its tail. (YN), who now can use Boogie Woogie, thanks to Venom, claps his hand to swap places with Yuji, as he was caught, but to grab Mahito's tail, swing him around and tossing him to Yuji as Yuji charges his curse energy and to throw a straight jab to Mahito's chest. But as he lands the punch, he notices it felt tough, like punching a steel wall.

Yuji Mind: So tough! It's bare body!

Mahito throws a punch, (YN) switches back with Yuji as he brooks Mahito's punch with one arm, and to notice Mahito aiming his elbow straight to his face, and the spikes attach to it extend and try to stab him through, (YN) was quick enough to tilt his head to avoid the spike. (YN) lands a brutal headbutt to Mahito's face, which did some impact to it, and then to leap and spin and land a hard kick to his face, sending him flying away as he and Yuji go after him. Mahito stood up and charges at them, he goes after Yuji, but to be swap by (YN) as he lands a punch to Mahito, (YN) again claps and swaps back to its original spot and to land a kick towards Mahito's chest, and too can feel its body harden. He quickly backs away as Yuji charges to Mahito and began to throw barrage rapid punches to him, and yet Mahito just took those punches knowing how harden his body is and doesn't feel Yuji's punches.

(YN) Mind: Now I get it. His body didn't get harden, it's more like a shell protecting its body from any hits. No wonder he can't feel Yuji's punches.

Mahito punches Yuji and adding a tail whip, sending him flying away as he goes after him. But (YN) goes chasing Mahito as Mahito turns and turns his focus on him. He and Mahito started throwing punches at each other. (YN) swings a kick, but Mahito grabs it and yet to rip it off from him. (YN) quickly re-grows a leg back and notices Mahito extends again the blade from his elbows and to yet stab him through his chest. (YN) punches the blade off from him and to use the blade to attack Mahito and hitting him with it, he drops it, clenched his hand and to uppercut Mahito, sending him flying up to the air and he goes after him. In mid air and falling, Mahito and (YN) started fighting with each other while falling to the ground, Mahito grabs and turns (YN)'s body face towards the ground, but (YN) fights it off as he elbows Mahito, grabs him and to wrap his arms around, spinning himself and Mahito. as they reach to the ground, (YN) lands and gives Mahito a brutal suplex, and cause a huge impact around, destroying the ground.
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After that, the fight takes to an underground, yet still outside. (YN) gets up and and finding Mahito on the ground, but yet to grin and try stabbing (YN) as he leaps away from Mahito and reunite with Yuji.

Itadori: You alright??

(YN): Yea...Yuji, I have an idea.

Itadori: Sounds good right about now. So, what is it?

(YN): Since your punches can't affect Mahito cause of its harden body, or to say his shell.

Itadori: Shell??

(YN): Yea, I figured it out. It's a shell that's protecting its actual body, that's why he has no affects against your punches. So, I need you to hit him with a black flash, and by that, I need you to use your maximum cursed energy with it.

Itadori: I can't argue with that. But...how come you don't finish him off? You're way stronger than me.

(YN): ....Even if I do want to, but I won't. You have to. Besides, he know him more than I do, and has been wanting to kill you more than me. And Of course....he did kill your best friend Junpei, right?

Itadori: ..He did..Okay then.

(YN): I'll keep him busy, while I do, focus all of your curse energy to the max and unleash black flash once I say it, got it?

Itadori: Understood.

(YN): Good.

As Yuji charges up his curse energy to the max and to hold his fist to unleash Black Flash once (YN) calls it...(YN) walks over to Mahito...

Mahito: Aww, what's the matter? Dead-beat boy is tired? Allow me to finish him!!

Mahito goes straight to Yuji to kill him, but (YN) grabs his tail behind, and to pull him towards and land a punch to his face, bouncing him away while still grabbing his tail, and to swing him up and slam him to the ground as his body bounces up and (YN) to land a kick to his gut and sending Mahito flying away from Yuji and goes dashing after him. Mahito spins and recovers as he lands on foot and goes dashing straight to Yuji again, (YN) goes after him. Mahito was close to Yuji and to try and land a black flash on him, but suddenly, (YN) claps and swap places with Yuji as he took the black flash.

Mahito: Hahaha!! Fool!

(YN): ...Hehe.

Mahito: What??!

(YN): Kinda tingles. Here, let me show you how a REAL punch feels like!

(YN) began to use his curse ego technique, not even Mahito knowing about his technique, (YN) took and aboard that black flash punch and to swing his punch and land a direct string hit to Mahito's chest, sending him flying away. Afterwards, Mahito stood up and can barely feel the punch and to spat out blood...

Mahito Mind: The hell was that?! Why was his way stronger than mines?!!?

(YN) takes step forward, and goes dashing to Mahito and Mahito again landing a punch to (YN), yet no affect to him. Mahito began to throw barrage punches to him, and with those punches, (YN) felt unfazed and started absorbing all of those punches like nothing.

(YN): What's the matter? Can't throw a punch that hard?

Mahito: Shut up!!!

(YN): I tell you what's wrong! You're through!!!

(YN) deflects Mahito's punches away, takes a step forward again, clenched his hand and to throw one powerful punch straight to Mahito's chest, and with that punch, it mange to break the shell protecting his body and sending him flying away as well. Mahito rolls on the ground and quickly stood up and notices his armor was now broke and his actual body to be seen.

Mahito: Shit!! I have to make sure I don't get hit!

(YN) goes rushing up to Mahito as Mahito aims his elbow with a blade attached to it to stab him....
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Until suddenly..

Todo: Hey, curse spirit! There's no way you don't understand this.

Mahito looks up, and to see Todo standing with his arms spread open as the sun light from behind hits him ...

Todo: Arms are just mere decorations. The act of applause, is an acclamation of the soul!

Todo "claps", even though he has no left hand at all, and to make Mahito think he switch places as he swings an attack on Todo...and to realize he didn't even switch at all by Todo.

Mahito Mind: I didn't switch places?! No wait-(YN)!!

Todo: ...it's unfortunate, that my boogie woogie is already dead....but no worries, my brother, (YN) will take my place.

Mahito quickly turns around and see (YN) close to him as Mahito was about to stab him....but (YN) gave a smug look to Mahito, and yells...

(YN): NOW, ITADORI!!!

Mahito: What!?!?!

(YN) claps his hand, and to switch Yuji to his position as Yuji has already swing his arm to Mahito...

Itadori Mind: BLACK FLASH!!!!

Yuji's black flash manage to land a direct hit to Mahito and cause an impact to him and to sending him flying away crashing out and Mahito to turn back to its original body form...

-STOP THEME SONG-

Mahito was on knees and yet helpless as he was eager to keep on fighting...

Mahito: N-Not...yet! Not ..yet!!

He inserts his finger all the way to his throat to vomit out more curse wombs...but turns out, he's out.

Mahito Mind: My stock of transfigured humans...are also out!

Then suddenly.....

Itadori: I'll accept it, Mahito.

Mahito: !!!

Itadori: ....Back there what you said, a while ago...you're right...I'm you.

Mahito: ..................

Itadori: I wanted to reject you. I wanted to pretend I didn't understand what you said. But now, that's different. I'll just want to kill you. And if you're ever reborn again as a new curse, I'll kill you then, too. You can change whatever name, appearance, doesn't matter, I'll still kill you. I don't need a meaning or a reason for it anymore. Maybe there will be some meaning to be found, from my actions several centuries after I'm dead. But I'm sure I'm just...one big cog in the wheel. And I'll keep on killing curses until I rust away. Because...that is my role in this war.

Suddenly...Yujilm pictures himself as the hunter, one lone wolf, as Mahito was one helpless white bunny, running away from the hunter. Mahito started to run away from Yuji like a coward as Yuji goes after him, walking only as Mahito wasn't that fast from running off. Mahito trios and notices his leg broke into two, he turns and sees Yuji already standing in front of him, not even saying a word, just...starring at him dead in the eyes, waiting the perfect time to strike. And all Mahito can do...is scream and whine as a helpless curse spirit, throwing pebbles at Yuji. Yuji throws a punch near Mahito, taunting him, and to kick him away. Mahito started to crawl away, and is helpless still and hurt....until suddenly, he spots a fort step forward, looks up...and there was (YN). As he too was glaring him down...

(YN): Where do you think you're going? We're not done here.

Mahito: W-Wait-

(YN) grabs and picks Mahito up by his hair, and lands a brutal punch to his gut, causing Mahito to spat blood out and tossing him over to Yuji, as Yuji lands a hit to Mahito, Mahito was standing, but still defenseless as both Yuji and (YN) took turns throwing punches to Mahito. Afterwards, (YN) grabs Mahito onto a full Nelson, and Yuji beating Mahito to a pulp and (YN) letting him go as (YN) grabs him by the air, slams him to the ground behind and tossing him away. Mahito was beaten up badly...and tries to crawl away.

(YN): We're not down it's you-

Venom: (YN) YOUR LEFT!!!

(YN): Wha-

Suddenly, a giant curse look alike snake charges at (YN) and flies away with him far away from Yuji and to crash through the floor...

Itadori: (YN)!!! Who the..!!!

Itadori looks over, and there...he spots "Suguru Geto," as he was standing in front of Mahito...

Mahito: G-Geto...!

"Geto": Shall I save you, Mahito?

-END OF CHAPTER 23-