Hospital, ward.
Sasaki and Iguchi had recovered considerably under Shen Yuanyi's Reverse Cursed Technique. They were still in the hospital because of lingering psychological issues. After chatting with them for a while, Itadori Yuji gave them a deep bow. "I still have something very important to do. So... goodbye, senpai."
Afterward, Itadori Yuji went to the crematorium. Accompanied by Gojo Satoru, he placed his grandfather's cremated ashes into a ceramic urn. Holding the urn, he sat on a bench outside, staring blankly as though lost in thought.
Gojo Satoru sat beside him with one leg crossed over the other. "Who passed away?"
Yuji lowered his gaze to the pristine white urn, though his eyes remained unfocused. "My grandfather. As for my parents... well. I'd depended on my grandfather since I was little. To me, he was the same as my parents."
"I see. Sorry for dragging you into something so troublesome at a time like this. So... have you made up your mind about my proposal?"
Itadori Yuji let out a long breath. "Are these kinds of curse incidents common?"
Resting his chin on one hand, Gojo Satoru explained, "Not really. This case was a little unusual. But in terms of the number of victims alone, it was actually very ordinary. Because of you guys, there were basically no casualties, so it went extremely well."
"But most of the time, if ordinary people who encounter curses aren't rescued in time, they're lucky if they even leave behind an intact corpse. More often than not, there won't even be a body left. Death is also the end of their suffering."
Gojo Satoru leaned back against the bench and looked up at the sky. "How should I put this... while searching for Sukuna's Finger, you'll inevitably witness those horrific scenes. I can't