"Sukuna, if I die, you'll die too! If you don't want to die, help me!"
"I refuse!"
Within the Inner World, Sukuna watched the scene with great interest. Upon hearing Itadori Yuji's words, the corners of his mouth split into an extreme grin, his eyes overflowing with pure malice.
"They're only two fragments of a soul. Have you gotten something wrong? Of course, if you want to trade, that's fine too. But once I come out, I'll kill that Fushiguro first, then that woman... Your expression then will surely be very interesting, won't it? Hahaha!"
Without Sukuna stepping in, if things went as he said, Megumi Fushiguro and Kugisaki, who probably had not escaped far yet, really could be killed by him. He had to stall for a little longer!
Though that was what he thought, he had no way to withstand the attack before him. Itadori Yuji was then sent flying by a punch from the Cursed Spirit so swift he could not even see it clearly. He instantly blasted through a wall and landed in a more open area. If this newly born Cursed Spirit had not been toying with him, death would have already come for him.
You should help others.
Like a delighted child, the Cursed Spirit clasped its hands together. Terrifying Cursed Energy gathered in its palms, and at the instant the impact descended, his grandfather's words surfaced in Itadori Yuji's mind.
"But... this hurts so much! Am I going to die here? Would dying here count as a 'proper death'? If I hadn't eaten that finger back then... No, I can't keep thinking about it!"
"But... I don't want to die!"
Yaga Masamichi's words when he enrolled seemed as vivid as yesterday, intertwining with his grandfather's final words and drifting through his mind. Fushiguro,