The silence from the "quiz" still lingered.
Megumi was thinking.
Yuji was confused.
Hana and Angel were watching Takeru more carefully than before.
Then—
a mouth formed on Takeru's cheek.
Sukuna.
"…Hey, brat."
Takeru didn't react outwardly.
"…Proceed."
Sukuna's tone shifted—amused, interested.
"…Manifest your body."
A pause.
"…I want to show Megumi something."
Megumi frowned immediately.
"…I don't like the sound of that."
Yuji stepped back slightly.
"…Yeah, whenever he says stuff like that—"
Takeru didn't argue.
"…Understood."
The air shifted.
His presence split—
just like before.
Refined manifestation.
Stabilized.
Two states.
One standing.
One housing Sukuna.
Hana's eyes widened slightly again.
Angel stayed focused.
Sukuna stepped forward—
now with more control over the manifested state.
"…Watch closely, Ten Shadows user."
Megumi's expression hardened.
"…Don't call me that."
Sukuna ignored him.
He raised a hand.
Shadow gathered beneath it.
"…Rabbit Escape."
Megumi blinked.
"…What?"
Usually—
that technique flooded the field.
Hundreds of rabbits.
A distraction swarm.
But this time—
Only one appeared.
A single rabbit.
Small.
Still.
It landed softly on the ground.
Yuji tilted his head.
"…That's it?"
Hana blinked.
"…That's… kinda underwhelming…"
Angel remained silent.
Megumi stared.
Because something felt off.
Very off.
The rabbit didn't move like the others.
Didn't scatter.
Didn't panic.
It stood there.
Looking.
Observing.
Sukuna smirked slightly.
"…Rabbit 273."
A pause.
"…Also known as—"
The rabbit moved.
Gone.
Not like a normal shikigami.
Not a hop.
Not a scatter.
It shifted.
Behind Megumi.
Then—
above him.
Then—
back to the ground.
Each movement precise.
Controlled.
"…'John Rabbit.'"
Megumi's eyes widened.
"…That's not how Rabbit Escape works."
Sukuna's grin widened.
"…That's because you use them as fodder."
The rabbit moved again—
faster this time.
Yuji flinched slightly.
"…Okay—nope—that one's different."
Hana leaned forward.
"…It's… skilled?"
Angel confirmed:
"…Singular entity shows high adaptability and independent control."
The rabbit stopped.
Turned.
And looked directly at Megumi.
Not like an animal.
Like a fighter.
Sukuna spoke again.
"…Even trash techniques have gems buried in them."
Megumi clenched his fist slightly.
"…You're saying I've been using it wrong."
Sukuna shrugged slightly.
"…I'm saying you've been lazy."
The rabbit moved again—
a clean, sharp dash—
then stopped perfectly still.
No wasted motion.
Megumi stared at it.
Really stared.
"…One… out of hundreds…"
Sukuna nodded slightly.
"…Quality over quantity."
Takeru, from the side, spoke calmly.
"…Noted."
The rabbit flickered—
then vanished back into shadow.
Silence followed.
Yuji exhaled.
"…Okay… that was actually kinda cool."
Hana nodded slowly.
"…Yeah…"
Angel added:
"…Technique potential reassessed."
Megumi didn't respond.
Still thinking.
Still processing.
Because now—
he couldn't unsee it.
And Sukuna—
just showed him what he could be doing.