Using Domain Expansion has its drawbacks.

Not only does the domain itself consume a considerable amount of cursed energy to activate and maintain, there is also the fact that the domain will 'exhaust ' the cursed technique imbued within it. This causes said cursed technique to become unusable to a sorcerer for a short period of time in the aftermath of a Domain Expansion.

Shiki 's fragile domain lasted a grand total of

five seconds.

While this had not cost her very much in terms of cursed energy, she still finds herself very much

unable

to use her cursed technique right now. Neither White nor Black will be at her disposal until her cursed technique naturally recovers itself.

Fortunately for Shiki, it would seem that she doesn 't need it here.

' Her surroundings are quiet.