On the streets of Shibuya, Kenjaku, who was waiting for Sukuna, suddenly felt a familiar power erupt.
Kenjaku immediately looked into the distance, but the Curtain set up by the Tokyo Branch not only blocked the view from outside into the Curtain.
It also interfered with observation from within the Curtain to the outside.
However, even without seeing it with his own eyes, Kenjaku could guess what was happening outside.
"This feeling, is it Excalibur? It seems the Pillar of Heaven has been destroyed."
Kenjaku felt a bad premonition.
If Eichi arrived before they could seal Satoru, then the outcome of this battle would be hard to say.
More importantly, who would arrive in Shibuya first, Sukuna or Eichi?
This would be the key to deciding victory or defeat.
However, things had already progressed to this point, and even if Kenjaku wanted to make amends, it was too late.
So, all he could do next was wait.
If Sukuna arrived first, they could deal with Satoru before Eichi arrived.
Then, with only Eichi left, the Jujutsu World would be unable to resist the Curse User faction consisting of Kenjaku, Sukuna, and Abe no Seimei.
Abe no Seimei would deal with Eichi's Shikigami and Heroic Spirits, while the Jujutsu World forces he controlled would be crushed by Kenjaku.
And Eichi himself would be slain by Sukuna.
Even if he could perform Heroic Spirit Possession, Sukuna still had a good chance of winning without the help of Shikigami.
After all, this was Sukuna, who had terrified the Jujutsu World for a thousand years and left them helpless.
But the next second, another piece of bad news reached Kenjaku's ears.
Everyone on the fifth underground floor, including Hanami, Jogo, and the Curse Users he had left there, had all disappeared.
"What exactly happened?"
Kenjaku was greatly alarmed and immediately dispatched Cursed Spirits to investigate, but the result was the same as before.
The fifth underground floor was now empty. Not even a single Cursed Spirit remained.
Whether it was the Pillar of Heaven, which had been destroyed by Excalibur shortly after its appearance, or everything that had happened on the fifth underground floor, it all exceeded Kenjaku's control.
An ominous premonition enveloped Kenjaku's heart like a dark cloud.
"Follow me."
Kenjaku's mind raced, and after concluding that his plan had failed, he immediately took a dazed girl beside him and left Shibuya.
This was one of their trump cards against Satoru.
Before leaving, Kenjaku left a Cursed Spirit on the spot to send a message to Sukuna...
"Yuji, listen to me..."
A strange phrase with a Sanskrit tone was uttered by Sukuna.
Soon, Yuji's originally vibrant eyes began to glaze over, and he slumped to the ground as if asleep.
After being wanted following the Star Plasma Vessel incident, Kenjaku could no longer stay by Yuji's side, so he made a Binding Vow with the young Yuji before leaving.
To prevent the Binding Vow from becoming ineffective if he changed bodies, Kenjaku had Yuji make the Binding Vow with himself.
The purpose was to make him become Sukuna's vessel in the future.
Moreover, Kenjaku had left not only a Binding Vow on Yuji, but also a means to restrict Sukuna.
Although Kenjaku understood Sukuna's personality and thought he most likely would not interfere with his plan, and might even help him at certain times because it was interesting.
But he was, after all, the King of Curses, unpredictable and difficult to fathom, so Kenjaku still left behind a means to restrict Sukuna.
That was Yuji's role.
However, what Kenjaku did not know was that Sukuna had long since realized there was something wrong with Yuji and intended to change bodies.
This was also why he had not appeared in Shibuya within Sukuna's expected time.
"What's wrong, Yuji..."
Before he could finish speaking, Megumi saw the side of Yuji's face as he fell.
And the mouth on his face that belonged to Sukuna.
"No good, Furube, yura yura..."
Realizing something was wrong, Megumi immediately struck a pose, preparing to summon Mahoraga.
Leaving him and Yuji at Tokyo Jujutsu High tonight was precisely to ensure that Sukuna would not cause trouble during their battle.
He never expected the worst-case scenario to actually happen.
"Dismantle."
As Megumi summoned Mahoraga, an invisible slash was sent toward him.
Because he coveted Megumi's body, Sukuna's attack did not aim for his head or neck, but at his hands placed in front of his chest.
If Megumi had not stopped the summoning action, this attack would have severed his hands and left a deep wound on his chest, one that reached the bone.
If Megumi resisted, the action of summoning Mahoraga would be stopped.
At that time, Sukuna would be able to subdue Megumi by taking advantage of the situation.
Just then, someone Sukuna had never taken seriously stood in front of Megumi.
Although Nobara could not see the Dismantle used by Sukuna, she saw the direction of his finger and Megumi's suddenly changed expression.
Understanding what was happening, Nobara immediately stood in front of Megumi and activated the cursed tool Eichi had left her before leaving.
The light of Shinkage-ryu: Simple Domain bloomed around Nobara, and Dismantle was neutralized and canceled the moment it entered the Simple Domain's range.
"Tch."
Sukuna was a little displeased, then launched an unreserved attack.
The Shinkage-ryu: Simple Domain surrounding Nobara was rapidly depleted and would soon disappear.
But Nobara's mission was already complete. Behind her, Megumi had finished the summoning ritual.
Mahoraga descended upon the battlefield.
Whoosh.
Mahoraga's right arm, the Sword of Exorcism, lunged toward Sukuna.
Sukuna moved a finger, and a Dismantle struck the Sword of Exorcism.
Boom.
The Sword of Exorcism hit the floor next to Sukuna.
The immense force shattered the wooden classroom, and both of them soon appeared outside the classroom.
"What's wrong, an enemy attack?"
Yaga, who had become the temporary commander of the Tokyo Branch due to the sudden situation, immediately walked out of the command room.
Then he saw Sukuna in Yuji's body fighting Mahoraga.
"Is that Sukuna? Everyone! Battle stations!"
"Principal Yaga, Sukuna can be left to me. Please rest assured. Teacher Eichi already told me how to defeat Sukuna."
Megumi immediately spoke to stop him.
Sukuna was not an opponent that could be dealt with just by throwing more people at him.
Even if this Sukuna was not complete.
"Tch, has it already adapted?"
Sukuna unhappily glanced at the laughing Mahoraga in front of him.
To avoid the slaughter that occurred in the original Shibuya Incident, Eichi had already completed adaptation synchronization between his Mahoraga and Megumi's Mahoraga before October 31st.
Now, apart from "Open," Sukuna had no other means to threaten Megumi.
"Forget it, I'll come find you next time."
Sukuna, who already knew Megumi was prepared for him, put his hands in his pockets, left behind one sentence, and then departed from Tokyo Jujutsu High.
However, when he arrived in Shibuya, he found that everything here was about to end.
Kenjaku was also nowhere to be found.
Just as Sukuna unhappily planned to kill a few people to vent, a Cursed Spirit appeared before him.
Casually taking the note from the Cursed Spirit, Sukuna saw the note left by Kenjaku, unhappily shredded the Cursed Spirit in front of him, and then rushed in another direction.
(To be continued.)