When Yorozu next woke up, she found herself tied up in a room plastered with talismans.
"Tch, so I got caught."
Yorozu's last memory was of her strongest attack, the True Sphere, being pierced by Toji with a strange short sword, and then him knocking her out with a few punches.
During the previous battle, Toji had activated her "love-struck brain" using Sukuna, causing Yorozu to temporarily lose her mind.
Now that she had calmed down, Yorozu began to ponder whether Toji's words were true or false.
Click.
"You're awake."
Toji's physique was very tall, and he alone almost blocked the entire doorway.
Yorozu frowned. Toji came as soon as she woke up?
'They've been watching me...'
After reaching this conclusion, Yorozu felt even more regretful. Giving up on escaping and getting caught for a piece of information whose truth was still unknown was truly not worth it.
But in the next second, she no longer thought so.
Because Toji did not close the door after entering, and in another open room across the hall, Yorozu saw the figure she had been longing for.
Sukuna.
One half was Sukuna's original body, while the other half was replicated using cells and physical information from Sukuna's body, then reattached using Reverse Cursed Technique.
Finally, it was frozen with ice that was both secure and could block most detection methods.
This was Sukuna's current state.
Clang, clatter.
"You bastard, give me back Lord Sukuna!"
The moment she saw Sukuna, Yorozu recognized the figure she had been longing for.
There was no mistake.
That lonely and desolate expression, that majestic physique, those awe-inspiring four arms and four eyes.
That was definitely her Sukuna.
"I remember Sukuna wasn't married, so how did he become yours?"
Toji, sitting in front of Yorozu, strangely stroked his hair.
Like Takako, she was another woman whose thought process he could not understand.
"Hey, woman, if you come out of my daughter's body yourself, I can find you a new body to incarnate into.
If you don't come out, I'll keep hitting you until you beg me to let you out."
Toji looked at Yorozu with an icy expression.
"Give me back Lord Sukuna, and I'll give you back your daughter."
The moment she saw Sukuna, Yorozu's newly recovered intelligence was once again affected by her love-struck brain.
"That won't do. Just to capture this Sukuna, whose fingers weren't even fully gathered, we mobilized the strongest Jujutsu Sorcerers of the modern Jujutsu World to bring him back. If we let him go and he gathers all his fingers to retaliate against us, what then?"
Toji's words were simple. By expressing their apprehension toward Sukuna, he aimed to help Yorozu rationalize the reason for Sukuna's capture in her mind.
After all, it was truly difficult for Yorozu's mind to imagine that lonely, peerless powerhouse who suppressed an entire era being captured.
That was why Toji emphasized that Sukuna ended up in this predicament because Kenjaku had tricked him.
The actual truth did not matter. As long as Yorozu could be guided to accept their terms, that was sufficient.
Moreover, Toji and his group had another card to play.
"Stop dawdling, hurry up and go."
A somewhat familiar voice came, and Yorozu's gaze was drawn to two other people who entered through the door.
Uraume and Takako.
"Hey, Uraume, is that Lord Sukuna over there real?!"
The moment she saw Uraume, Yorozu impatiently asked.
She had only met Takako once and did not have a deep impression, but Uraume was all too familiar to her.
Yorozu had specifically designated Uraume to be the chef for her and Sukuna's wedding, and had even declared in front of Sukuna and Uraume that she would usurp Uraume's position to become the person closest to Sukuna.
Although in the next second, she was cut down by Sukuna.
"It's you, woman."
Uraume, tightly restrained, glanced at Yorozu and spoke with annoyance.
Uraume strongly disliked this woman who dared to openly contend with him for Sukuna's favor.
Uraume did not directly answer Yorozu's question, but Yorozu had already received her answer.
Though annoyed by Uraume, Yorozu knew how unwavering Uraume's loyalty to Sukuna was.
If that Sukuna was fake, Uraume would definitely object immediately to protect Sukuna's image.
But now, Uraume had not directly answered her, and Sukuna's body was frozen in the cell across the way. Yorozu knew that the situation she found most unimaginable had truly occurred.
Noticing Yorozu's inner wavering, Toji's lips curved upward, like a dissolute young master forcibly abducting a girl.
"Hey, woman."
Toji stood up and approached, his tall frame completely engulfing Yorozu, and a terrifying sense of oppression assailed her.
"What do you want to do?"
Yorozu gritted her teeth and looked up at Toji.
"Do you want to save Sukuna?"
"Don't take me for a fool."
Yorozu naturally wanted to save Sukuna.
In her mind, if Uraume, that good-for-nothing, could not protect Sukuna, but she herself could rescue Sukuna from the enemy camp, then it would be perfectly normal for Sukuna to pledge himself to her.
As for Uraume? Just leave him here to prevent Uraume from competing with her for the position next to Sukuna again.
But even with her love-struck brain, Yorozu had not completely lost her reason.
Her body was now her last bargaining chip, crucial for her and Sukuna's happy life, so she had to be careful and cautious in finding an opportune moment.
"Let's make a Binding Vow."
"Huh?"
Yorozu frowned and began to ponder.
Yorozu could accept making a Binding Vow, but the contents of the vow had to be beneficial to her.
This was enemy territory. Even if the guy in front of her, who did not look like a good person, did not make a move, there were others who could.
"I'll give you three chances. We'll fight one-on-one. If you win, I'll let you both go. If you lose, you have to get out yourself."
Yorozu's four full-power attacks would be enough to fully engrave her Cursed Technique and abilities into Tsumiki's body.
"No..."
After some negotiation, Yorozu successfully moved the battle location outside Tokyo Jujutsu High and made Toji promise that only the two of them and Sukuna would be present during the battle.
Furthermore, everyone in the Tokyo Branch would not be allowed to pursue them for a short period after the battle ended.
Toji, in turn, made Yorozu agree to Binding Vows such as, if she lost the battle, she must leave Tsumiki's body, the battle must be fought to the end, and she could not escape.
Yorozu was indeed a genius, capable of developing insect armor that comprehensively enhanced her abilities by observing insects a thousand years ago, despite lacking specialized knowledge.
She could also combine hard-to-control metal with easy-to-control water to conceive liquid metal as a combat method.
It would not be strange if the current Mai came up with such a fighting style, as there were too many books in libraries. But Yorozu lived a thousand years ago, when science had barely developed.
To be able to explore to this extent on her own was truly a talent.
But unfortunately, a thousand years ago, she was ruined by a love-struck brain, and a thousand years later, while in a love-struck state, she encountered the terrifying combination of God-tier Toji and Information Toji.
Three days later, Yorozu's consciousness disappeared.
After Medea extracted her soul, which could not resist due to the Binding Vow, Tsumiki finally woke up.
Emiya gained another disciple.
(To be continued.)
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