After the chaotic battle across the nation, Sukuna, with 16 fingers, and the cursed tools: flying heaven and Kamutoke, completely vanished from the world. The remaining 4 Sukuna's Finger were no longer a significant threat to the modern Jujutsu World, but this was only if Sukuna did not revive through reincarnation and then develop stealthily.
Sukuna, hidden within the body of a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, looked at how he, despite possessing the power of 4 of his fingers, had been beaten into such a state by mere two brats. He unconsciously raised a hand to cover his cheek.
"The Cursed Energy level is that of 4 fingers, but because it was just consumed and not fully digested, neither the pure Cursed Energy output nor other aspects have reached the level they should have."
Sukuna, covering his face, softly evaluated the performance of the Cursed Spirit that had consumed his fingers. He also noticed the abnormality of the person who had just activated Domain Expansion.
A Cursed Technique that can summon multiple Shikigami; just from the Cursed Technique itself, it seems to hide something interesting. The physical body is also a rare vessel capable of containing his power, far, far better than what Kenjaku found initially.
A hint of greed appeared in Sukuna's eyes as he looked at Fushiguro Megumi. The body Kenjaku found for him back then was truly trash; it could merely avoid being poisoned to death by his power immediately. To fully control it, a long-term fusion ritual was required.
But Fushiguro Megumi in front of him was different; not only would he not be poisoned to death by his power, but even if the fusion ritual wasn't performed immediately afterward, his body wouldn't be burst apart and disintegrated by his power.
A once-in-a-century occurrence... At this moment, the figures of a man and a woman appeared in Sukuna's mind, undoubtedly the Gojo siblings who had alternately fought him and brought him shame.
The flames of vengeance burned in his chest. He raised one of his hands and, as the King of Curses, skillfully formed the highest-level Binding Vow.
Binding Vow, give and take.
Jujutsu Sorcerers can gain advantageous abilities by sacrificing certain conditions. Compared to the give and take in other works, the Binding Vow in the Jujutsu Worldview is more like taking out a loan in advance, and one without interest.
"Quickly, give me control of the body."
The command, like Cursed Speech, entered the body of the collapsing Cursed Spirit. Even with its low intelligence, it understood that there was nothing worse than its current imminent collapse, so it agreed to Sukuna's request as if grasping at a lifeline.
Suddenly, the Cursed Spirit's body began to change like liquid. Unsure of what was happening, both Fushiguro Megumi and Nobara Kugisaki immediately took a big step back, putting distance between themselves and the seemingly collapsing Cursed Spirit.
"What's going on? It was about to be exorcised, and its Cursed Energy fluctuation... No, the Cursed Energy fluctuation is rising! This evil Cursed Energy..."
Fushiguro Megumi, still maintaining his Domain Expansion, felt his incomplete domain wavering. He, who had been unsure how many Sukuna's Finger the Cursed Spirit had consumed, now had a clear answer in his mind.
A few seconds after the two retreated, the Cursed Spirit, which had restructured its body like liquid, transformed into a human form.
No, a deformed human.
Two faces and four arms, the King of Curses, Ryomen Sukuna, reappeared as a Cursed Spirit, with the Cursed Energy fluctuation of four fingers pouring from his body.
"Dismantle."
Fushiguro Megumi's pupils trembled. A large tree beside him was cut into two pieces, so fast that he couldn't react at all.
"Although I never intended to hit that brat, the trajectory of the slash seems a bit off. As expected, a Cursed Spirit's body is not easy to use."
Sukuna looked down at his Cursed Spirit body, constructed from Cursed Energy, with some displeasure. Because he was too powerful and evil, he had been mistaken for a Cursed Spirit by many throughout history, and he never expected to truly become a genuine Cursed Spirit one day.
"Forget it, it won't be for long anyway."
Sukuna looked up again at Fushiguro Megumi in front of him, surprised to find that Fushiguro Megumi had disappeared from his sight, as had Nobara Kugisaki behind him.
Running away is not shameful.
Especially in this situation!
The two decisively chose to avoid battle simultaneously. Four-fingered Sukuna was undoubtedly not an existence they could contend with at their current level. As long as they could escape and contact Jujutsu High, there would be people to deal with this King of Curses, whose power was waning.
Their choice was correct, but Sukuna would not let the pigeons that were about to be caught escape in vain. With Cursed Energy reinforcement, he leaped up, chasing after the two at an astonishing speed and, unsurprisingly, easily intercepted them.
"Dismantle."
A wide, long slash mark suddenly appeared on their path. Seeing this, the two, who had to brake abruptly, looked solemnly at Sukuna, who had already caught up and stood in front of them.
Fight? Can we fight? Can we win?
Do we have to use "that"?
Within the Ten Shadows Technique, there exists the strongest Shikigami.
"Divine General of the Eight-Handled Sword Divergent Sila, Mahoraga."
It possesses one of the most overpowered abilities in the entire Jujutsu World: it can adapt by enduring attacks from others, eventually directly ignoring their attacks, and also analyzing and deciphering the structure of others' Cursed Techniques.
In the history of the Zen'in Family, no one has successfully tamed Mahoraga, because once Mahoraga is summoned, if it cannot be killed and successfully tamed, then Mahoraga will kill everyone in the vicinity, including the summoner.
If summoned now, Mahoraga would most likely be attracted to Sukuna, the strongest present, then target him, the summoner, and finally Nobara. In that case, if Nobara chose to flee immediately, she should be able to escape.
If that's the case... No, what am I thinking?
Fushiguro Megumi lowered his head and chuckled softly to himself, then looked up at Sukuna in front of him and shouted, "We've already notified Jujutsu High; someone will arrive soon. Last time, you were beaten badly by Gojo-sensei and Chinatsu-sensei, right? Now, you're even less of a match for the teachers. Running now might still be in time!"
Listening to Fushiguro Megumi's words, Sukuna's eyebrow twitched involuntarily. The memory he least wanted to recall was stimulated, and the smirk on his lips became terrifyingly serious.
"Do you think I'm afraid of those two?!"
Unlike the sun-like Cursed Energy fluctuations emitted by Chinatsu and Gojo, Sukuna's Cursed Energy fluctuations were like a cold, muddy swamp, making one feel nauseous and fearful.
Fushiguro Megumi raised both his hands high and clenched them into fists, making a hand sign different from Domain Expansion and other Shikigami summons.
He was willing to gamble his life, but that didn't mean he was willing to give up. Instead, it was to seize that sliver of hope.