Feeling the unexpected touch on his shoulder, Gojo swiftly leaped away to put some distance between him and the uninvited guest.
However, despite doing so, he still kept his head directed toward the source of the noise, but since his eyes were still covered, he couldn't see anything.
'Someone like Toji?'
With that thought in mind, Gojo promptly removed the bandages covering his eyes, enabling him to perceive the world normally.
And the moment he did this, he noticed a silver-haired, golden-eyed young man standing where he had been moments before.
The stranger leaned casually against the black car, his hand still extended in the air, a funny expression on his face.
Looking at this man, Gojo couldn't help but think back at what had just happened.
'How did he do that...'
'Infinity is still fully functional and even when he touched me it didn't even react.'
'It is as if he simply ignored it...'
'No! It's the opposite! He is not the one who ignored 'Infinity', it is 'Infinity' that ignored his presence!'
'Moreover, I can't feel his presence at all, this is even more extreme than Toji.'
Thinking of this, a seldom-seen serious expression emerged on Gojo's face as he maintained eye contact with the stranger, Lorien.
"Who are you?"
Hearing this, Lorien awkwardly retracted his hand and laughed, shaking his head.
"Well, hello there! No need to be on edge. My name is Lorien. It's a pleasure to meet you!"
Observing Lorien's laid-back and amicable demeanor, and considering that he didn't attack him just now even though he bypassed infinity, Gojo gradually eased his stance.
Then, raising his right hand to his chin and tilting his head, he started examining Lorien with curiosity.
"You're quite intriguing…"
Seeing this reaction, Lorien felt at a loss for words, after all, Who would react so casually to someone sneaking up on them?
However, this wasn't something too unexpected as he was aware that the man before him was very unpredictable, to say the least.
"Thank you, I suppose?"
With a light chuckle, Gojo continued to observe Lorien, his voice brimming with curiosity.
"I can't detect any cursed energy on you, How did you do that just now?"
Hearing this question, Lorien scratched his head in response confessing that he himself hadn't anticipated the result.
It's just that before explaining the method Lorien used to bypass Infinity, it's important to understand what 'Infinity' even is.
'Infinity' or 'Mugen' is the base state of the Limitless and essentially represents the power to halt or stop.
The Limitless technique functions similarly to convergent and divergent sequences in mathematics, with Infinity being the convergence of an immeasurable series, causing anything that approaches it to slow down and never reach the user.
This occurs because the technique divides the finite space between the two subjects an infinite number of times.
In mathematics, dividing a number countless times will never reduce it to zero; instead, it results in fractional units so small that they become immeasurable, and it is this concept that the Limitless technique brings into reality.
Thus, anything attempting to penetrate this infinitely divided space will slow down to the point of appearing to stop entirely.
This technique is usually active 24/7 but can be deactivated by the user at will, moreover, It is also fully automatic, as it detects threats and counteracts them based on their mass, speed, strength, and level of cursed energy without the user needing to do anything.
It's just that even though this technique may appear invincible, it is actually very far from the truth as even the strongest of abilities have certain weaknesses and flaws.
And for Infinity, those limitations are represented in the fact that as strong as it is, this ability is still essentially a 'cursed technique,' which means that it can be countered by Domain Expansion, Domain Amplification, and Cursed tools, abilities, and techniques that specialize in disrupting or dispelling cursed techniques.
And such examples include Miguel's whip, the inverted spear of heaven, Angel's cursed technique nullification, and many others.
So, as potent as this ability is, it is still very far from being invincible as what truly makes it formidable is the user himself.
It's just that, numerous as the examples given above are, the method Lorien used to bypass this technique wasn't one of those previously mentioned, Instead, it was something much simpler.
And this method was simply making himself 'undetectable.'
Yes, undetectable!
You see, as previously stated, Gojo's infinity is fully automatic as it detects threats and counteracts them based on certain parameters and variables without the user having to do anything.
However, the simple fact that most people overlook is that to do this, one must first detect the threat; otherwise, there would be nothing to block.
So when he thought of this, Lorien decided to give it a try as he used his ability to give his touch an attribute which is [Undetectable by Infinity] and it worked surprisingly well.
Reflecting on it, Lorien still felt somewhat speechless, after all, when he first thought about bypassing this ability, the initial idea that came to mind was an attack that reverse cause and effect, and the next idea was simply disrupting the cursed technique.
It's just that when he was about to do that, the notion of making himself undetectable suddenly occurred to him, and he tried it, not expecting it to work so effectively.
'Is this what they call thinking out of the box?'
Shaking his head, Lorien threw those thoughts aside as he noticed Gojo giving him a weird look.
*Cough*
"Sorry about that, I have the habit of daydreaming a bit!"
"It's alright, so?"
"Ah, yes, I simply made it not detect me; you should really work on that!"
Hearing this, Gojo nodded slightly in response, as this was in line with what he had previously guessed.
'Undetectable huh....'
'Interesting, very interesting!'
"HAHAHAHA"
Laughing out loud, as he hadn't encountered anything so intriguing for a long time, Gojo spoke again.
"You don't seem to be here to fight, so, what brings you here?"
Feeling the unexpected touch on his shoulder, Gojo swiftly leaped away to put some distance between him and the uninvited guest.
However, despite doing so, he still kept his head directed toward the source of the noise, but since his eyes were still covered, he couldn't see anything.
'Someone like Toji?'
With that thought in mind, Gojo promptly removed the bandages covering his eyes, enabling him to perceive the world normally.
And the moment he did this, he noticed a silver-haired, golden-eyed young man standing where he had been moments before.
The stranger leaned casually against the black car, his hand still extended in the air, a funny expression on his face.
Looking at this man, Gojo couldn't help but think back at what had just happened.
'How did he do that...'
'Infinity is still fully functional and even when he touched me it didn't even react.'
'It is as if he simply ignored it...'
'No! It's the opposite! He is not the one who ignored 'Infinity', it is 'Infinity' that ignored his presence!'
'Moreover, I can't feel his presence at all, this is even more extreme than Toji.'
Thinking of this, a seldom-seen serious expression emerged on Gojo's face as he maintained eye contact with the stranger, Lorien.
"Who are you?"
Hearing this, Lorien awkwardly retracted his hand and laughed, shaking his head.
"Well, hello there! No need to be on edge. My name is Lorien. It's a pleasure to meet you!"
Observing Lorien's laid-back and amicable demeanor, and considering that he didn't attack him just now even though he bypassed infinity, Gojo gradually eased his stance.
Then, raising his right hand to his chin and tilting his head, he started examining Lorien with curiosity.
"You're quite intriguing…"
Seeing this reaction, Lorien felt at a loss for words, after all, Who would react so casually to someone sneaking up on them?
However, this wasn't something too unexpected as he was aware that the man before him was very unpredictable, to say the least.
"Thank you, I suppose?"
With a light chuckle, Gojo continued to observe Lorien, his voice brimming with curiosity.
"I can't detect any cursed energy on you, How did you do that just now?"
Hearing this question, Lorien scratched his head in response confessing that he himself hadn't anticipated the result.
It's just that before explaining the method Lorien used to bypass Infinity, it's important to understand what 'Infinity' even is.
'Infinity' or 'Mugen' is the base state of the Limitless and essentially represents the power to halt or stop.
The Limitless technique functions similarly to convergent and divergent sequences in mathematics, with Infinity being the convergence of an immeasurable series, causing anything that approaches it to slow down and never reach the user.
This occurs because the technique divides the finite space between the two subjects an infinite number of times.
In mathematics, dividing a number countless times will never reduce it to zero; instead, it results in fractional units so small that they become immeasurable, and it is this concept that the Limitless technique brings into reality.
Thus, anything attempting to penetrate this infinitely divided space will slow down to the point of appearing to stop entirely.
This technique is usually active 24/7 but can be deactivated by the user at will, moreover, It is also fully automatic, as it detects threats and counteracts them based on their mass, speed, strength, and level of cursed energy without the user needing to do anything.
It's just that even though this technique may appear invincible, it is actually very far from the truth as even the strongest of abilities have certain weaknesses and flaws.
And for Infinity, those limitations are represented in the fact that as strong as it is, this ability is still essentially a 'cursed technique,' which means that it can be countered by Domain Expansion, Domain Amplification, and Cursed tools, abilities, and techniques that specialize in disrupting or dispelling cursed techniques.
And such examples include Miguel's whip, the inverted spear of heaven, Angel's cursed technique nullification, and many others.
So, as potent as this ability is, it is still very far from being invincible as what truly makes it formidable is the user himself.
It's just that, numerous as the examples given above are, the method Lorien used to bypass this technique wasn't one of those previously mentioned, Instead, it was something much simpler.
And this method was simply making himself 'undetectable.'
Yes, undetectable!
You see, as previously stated, Gojo's infinity is fully automatic as it detects threats and counteracts them based on certain parameters and variables without the user having to do anything.
However, the simple fact that most people overlook is that to do this, one must first detect the threat; otherwise, there would be nothing to block.
So when he thought of this, Lorien decided to give it a try as he used his ability to give his touch an attribute which is [Undetectable by Infinity] and it worked surprisingly well.
Reflecting on it, Lorien still felt somewhat speechless, after all, when he first thought about bypassing this ability, the initial idea that came to mind was an attack that reverse cause and effect, and the next idea was simply disrupting the cursed technique.
It's just that when he was about to do that, the notion of making himself undetectable suddenly occurred to him, and he tried it, not expecting it to work so effectively.
'Is this what they call thinking out of the box?'
Shaking his head, Lorien threw those thoughts aside as he noticed Gojo giving him a weird look.
*Cough*
"Sorry about that, I have the habit of daydreaming a bit!"
"It's alright, so?"
"Ah, yes, I simply made it not detect me; you should really work on that!"
Hearing this, Gojo nodded slightly in response, as this was in line with what he had previously guessed.
'Undetectable huh....'
'Interesting, very interesting!'
"HAHAHAHA"
Laughing out loud, as he hadn't encountered anything so intriguing for a long time, Gojo spoke again.
"You don't seem to be here to fight, so, what brings you here?"
