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TSURUGI: “So you knew how to use swordsmanship.”

MARU: “This belongs to Cross.”

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MARU: So this is a ‘Real Sword’…”

T/L Note: “Shinken” / 真剣 usually means a live steel sword as opposed to a practice one, but here it is just referring to Tsurugi’s name. I thought Maru calling Tsurugi a “real sword” would sound cooler since that is the meaning of the kanji in his name.

MARU: By completely casting aside Cursed Energy and Cursed Techniques…”

MARU: “…one gains immense physical capabilities…”

MARU: “A ‘Heavenly Restriction’ — Physically Gifted.”

MARU: “Indeed, now that we are actually fighting…regarding what I heard from Yuuka….the doubts are disappearing.”

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MARU: How is this different from physical reinforcement using Cursed Energy?”

MARU: “(Because) One cannot read his movements from the flow of Cursed Energy.”

MARU: “This is troublesome…”

MARU: “Until I get used to it, every single attack feels like a surprise attack.”

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MARU: “He utilizes the Cursed Energy of the Cursed Tool itself to wield Jujutsu.”

MARU: “I had assumed it was merely a support item for the Tsurugi—who possesses no Cursed Energy—but…”

MARU: “I see… Indeed…” “So this Cursed Tool… does not run out of Cursed Energy…!!”

MARU: “Of course, it likely depends on the grade of the Cursed Tool,” “but the pacing and resource management of a Jujutsu Fight is vastly different for Tsurugi compared to other sorcerers.”

T/L Note: Tsurugi basically diverts the CE imbued into the sword to use cursed techniques because he lacks cursed energy himself to fuel a technique. As far as why it cannot run out of CE, that’s Maru’s speculation so we don’t know if it’s true. I double-checked that he actually does say that. It might have some sort of regenerative mechanism or it might just have so much it seems nearly infinite.