A Man in the Multiverse: Starting by Transforming into Fu Hua

"If that brat forcibly switched back out, he'd die on the spot."

The smile on Sukuna's face was incomparably excited. "That way, I'll be completely free."

"Yuji-senpai, you can switch back at any time."

Amber remembered that Yuji had gradually regained consciousness, but she couldn't say exactly when he would wake up. She first tried asking, "Don't worry about the heart. Shier has awakened a technique that can heal the body."

Ryomen Sukuna's expression instantly darkened.

However, as time passed, nothing changed.

"Heh... hehehe... hahahaha... hahahahahaha!"

The smile at the corner of his lips gradually widened. Ryomen Sukuna could no longer conceal his delight. A huge bloody mouth appeared in the palm holding the finger and swallowed it. Having gained the power of Three-Finger, Ryomen Sukuna's face was full of killing intent.

"Though I don't know what's going on, I just need to kill you before this brat wakes up, right?"

He plainly stated his next course of action. The smile on his face and the bizarre appearance of his four eyes gave Amber an indescribable chill.

He was really ugly.

"Though I'd like to properly torture you and the curse inside you, whatever. There must be plenty of people in this era who can amuse me. I'll finish you off quickly."

Sukuna formed the Enma Heavenly Seal with both hands, and the Cursed Energy around his body surged explosively in that instant.

The next moment, an enormous shrine appeared behind him. It should have been a small pavilion for worshipping gods, yet its interior was filled with twisted, grotesque flesh.

"Domain Expansion—Malevolent Shrine."

Please, My Other Self

"You don't look surprised at all."

He had originally been looking forward to seeing some amusing expression on the girl's face, but her expression had remained unchanged.

Sukuna asked with a smile, "Or do you actually not know what's happening right now? That shouldn't be possible. Even if you don't understand domains, you should at least be able to sense... your current situation. Dangerous."

As his words fell, an invisible slash instantly arrived before Amber. But before Sukuna's smile could widen, he saw the girl deflect the slash's path with her scythe.

"Hm?"

Sukuna furrowed his brow.

He had seen people fight him with domains, and he had seen people endure his attacks with Reverse Cursed Technique, but he had never seen anyone knock aside his slashes.

It was not impossible. In the end, even though a domain had a sure-hit effect, all one needed was an attack of comparable power to block it. But his slashes were not only invisible; they were also faster than human reaction speed. Though theoretically possible...

After thinking for a moment, Sukuna stopped dwelling on it. After all, his current strength was still limited. With only three-twentieths of his full power, it was not impossible for his attack to be blocked.

But that made it even more impossible for him to let this girl leave alive.

He knew the advantages and weaknesses of his open domain. Naturally, he also knew that an open domain was an extremely effective first-meeting kill. There was no way he would let her leave and spread word of his domain everywhere.

"Die!"

Sukuna's killing intent had reached its peak. No matter how he looked at it, he could not let this girl live. She possessed a technique that seemed like teleportation, so he could not give her the chance to use it and escape his domain.

Facing the slashes that filled the sky, Amber gritted her teeth.

To others, the slashes were indeed invisible. But the Tai Xu Sword Qi she cultivated gave her an extremely powerful perception of surrounding energy, allowing her to sense the shape and size of the slashes.

Quantization was not very useful within a domain, because techniques enhanced by a domain took priority over techniques outside one. It was not just Quantization immunity—Limitless defense would likewise become ineffective within an enemy's domain.

Fortunately, Amber had already updated to the Character Card of Otherworldly Twin, and her strength now far surpassed what it had been before.

The massive scythe swung back and forth in her hands. There was no particular technique to it, but thanks to her powerful physical abilities, even relying purely on timely reactions to counter each move, Amber could turn the enormous scythe into an impregnable wall.

"Interesting. Then what will you do about this?"

Sukuna raised the corner of his mouth with interest. The slashes no longer came like a violent storm. Though one slash after another still harassed her, even more slashes remained in place, waiting to attack all at once from every direction.

After easily scattering the incoming attacks, Amber "saw" slashes rushing toward her from all sides at the same time.

"If attacking one at a time doesn't work, then what about facing attacks that cannot be blocked simultaneously?"

Sukuna wore a smile. He did not think this would be enough to finish the girl off, but surely it would at least make her bleed?

However, Amber's mindset was completely different from what he imagined.

I won't get exposed, will I...?

Looking at the attacks that left her no blind spots, Amber felt a girl's panic rise in her heart. The sure-hit effect of a domain is way too unfair. If I could use Quantization, I could easily dodge...

Though she was far stronger than before, Sukuna was also far beyond an ordinary special grade. It would not be an exaggeration to say that every one of his attacks could easily tear a special grade apart.

Amber, who had previously complained that Quantization was difficult to use, finally recognized its value.

As long as I move in one direction while knocking aside those attacks, I can break through.

Black Amber shrugged. Isn't that easy to solve?

Right...

Amber understood. But even after breaking through according to Black Amber's method, she still frowned. But this doesn't solve the root problem. If Sukuna increases the number of slashes next time or blocks my route beforehand, I'll still end up in trouble.

Then leave the domain first.

Black Amber also frowned. In the end, there's no need for us to clash with him head-on inside his domain, is there? Are you willing to take risks just because of that brat?

It's not really a risk... Though the quality of Cursed Energy is far inferior to Imaginary Energy, with the endless Cursed Energy supplied by my other self, along with the body strengthened by the amount the twins can transmit, Sukuna's current slashes probably can't do any real damage to us. At most, I'd get a few small cuts.

Amber did not think she was in much danger. And Yuji is a really good person. He takes good care of me too. It's only natural that I'd want to help him.

...This is my body too, isn't it? Since it's my body, I won't allow you to get hurt.

Black Amber's tone was not pleasant.

Indeed, since Amber had accepted the other's existence, she naturally acknowledged that this body did not belong to her alone.

But that made things difficult. No matter how thorough she was, if she remained on defense, she could not guarantee that she would remain completely uninjured before Yuji woke up. The best method would be to break through the encirclement and engage Sukuna in close combat, but that would expose even more openings.

Then should I use the Core of the Herrscher of Death?

Amber asked hesitantly.

If she transformed into the Herrscher of Death and Life, the issue of injury would cease to exist, because she could repair herself immediately.

You...!

Black Amber was angered by those words. Do you think it doesn't count just because it heals? No! I refuse!

Then... can I leave it to you?

Amber asked.

Hm?

Though I can't do it, my other self can, right?

Amber had complete confidence in this. Just like Shier, almost all the power of this body comes from the Stigmata—or rather, from your Cursed Energy. The channel between us has become much wider because we are twins, but it is still limited. The power I can use is limited, but you are different.

This is our body. If I can't protect it properly, then the other me should do it.

Black Amber was momentarily speechless.

She did not care at all about the state of her own body. What she wanted to say was that Amber should protect herself. What she wanted to say was that she did not want to see Amber get hurt for others.

Humans held no value whatsoever in her eyes. So if someone she cared about got hurt for something without value, it made her feel terrible.

But Amber could so easily and sincerely say something like our body. Being so directly accepted made her happy. Even if Amber had not understood what she truly meant, she was still happy.

You keep talking about that Crimson Kite Immortal, but aren't you pretty much the same?

"Huh?"

Amber froze. Why had her master suddenly come up?

Forget it. The goal is to suppress Sukuna before that brat regains his senses, right?

Black Amber had no intention of explaining. While protecting this body—you—I'll help you out this once.

Amber had not expected her to take the initiative to mention protecting a human. But after thinking carefully and considering what Black Amber had just said, she caught the important point.

She smiled. "Then I'm counting on you, my other self."

I'm very different from Master. My emotional intelligence is much higher.

Sukuna's Frustration

"!"

A chill ran from the back of his head down to his tailbone. Before he even had time to think about what had happened, Sukuna's figure rapidly retreated.

Blood-red light exploded across the domain in an instant. When Sukuna came back to his senses, he found himself in a pitch-black space. Countless red shadows swam through it, seemingly ready to launch fatal attacks at any moment.

"A domain? I see. You want to use your domain against mine. But do you really think your domain can affect me?"

After seeing what had happened, Sukuna's previously tense attitude relaxed considerably.

In a domain battle, he held an absolute advantage.

Looking at the girl standing in the distance, her figure obscured by darkness and shadows, Sukuna smiled slightly and controlled his slashes to wildly cut at the shell of her domain, but...

They did not hit?

The complete lack of feedback made Sukuna freeze.

"Hehehehe... Is this your method?"

If the girl's voice had been clear and gentle before, it now sounded low and eerie. Sukuna narrowed his eyes at the girl walking toward him step by step, only to discover that at some point, her eyes had begun to gleam wine-red.

Her temperament had completely changed. The smile on her face was mocking, as though she were looking at a toy struggling in her palm.

That undisguised contempt provoked Sukuna's pride, but he smiled instead. "Not attacking? As an unnamed curse, I'll allow you to show me what you can do."

He could naturally tell that someone else had taken over. Honestly, this feeling of switching people out after losing made him feel as though he were looking in a mirror, but that only irritated him further.

As the King of Curses, he was not only the strongest Jujutsu Sorcerer in history, but also the strongest curse. What was she supposed to be, daring to resemble him so much?

Black Amber was completely unmoved by his provocation. Though Sukuna was now a curse, no matter how much of a beast he had been, he had once been human.

Rather, humans like Sukuna were one of the reasons Lahmu came into being. Besides, so-called curses were born from humans. To Black Amber, whose essence was Lahmu, curses were even lower than humans.

Thus, she smiled. It was like seeing a hedgehog bristle all over—not only would a human not get angry, they would find it amusing. "As a toy, you should watch your words. It would be better for both of us. If I accidentally break you while playing, I may not find another toy of greater value."

The moment her words fell, before Sukuna could say anything, a huge object resembling a squid tentacle appeared out of nowhere, wrapped around his entire body, and slammed him down.

Seeing the black-red blades that had somehow grown from the ground, Sukuna immediately used slashes to flatten them.

But...

It missed again!?

Sukuna's face instantly darkened. He adjusted his body and intended to evade, only to be viciously pressed onto the mass of blades again by another tentacle that appeared from nowhere.

Splat—

The blades pierced through his body without resistance. Both of his slashes had missed in incomprehensible ways. Sukuna turned his head toward the tentacle pinning him down and sent another slash at it, intending to sever it at the root, only for it to miss again.

What was going on? What kind of technique was this?

Even Ryomen Sukuna showed an expression of incomprehension. His body was still covered in piercing wounds, and the blades were even lodged inside him. Though he had already healed himself with Reverse Cursed Technique, he had no hobby of being pinned down and beaten.

Ryomen Sukuna, who understood the essence of jujutsu, thought of a countermeasure in that instant. He directly coated his entire body with Void Domain, which could neutralize techniques. While breaking through the domain's sure-hit condition, he easily knocked the tentacle restraining him away. Then he stood and used Reverse Cursed Technique to repair his body.

This time, Black Amber was surprised by Ryomen Sukuna. Domain Extension was a technique even Gojo Satoru could not use, an operation developed by Liaoliang specifically to deal with techniques. Of course, while Gojo Satoru could not use Domain Extension, he could use Simple Domain.

It was hard to say which of the two was better. Though one could not use techniques during Domain Extension, it could target not only domains but techniques as well, and the user could move freely.

Simple Domain could not move freely and could not target techniques, but techniques could still be activated normally within a Simple Domain.

Sukuna had discovered that his techniques were ineffective, so he had simply decided to fight her with his fists.

Without Mahoraga, Sukuna only had this much up his sleeve.

Having come up with a solution in mere seconds, Sukuna had expected to see disbelief, or at least surprise, on her face. Instead, he saw disdain.

His usual pride instantly wiped away his earlier satisfaction. "Good. Let me see how long that arrogant face of yours can last, woman!"

Cursed Energy frantically strengthened his body. Though he had broken through the suppression of her domain, Sukuna knew very well that he only possessed the power of Three-Finger. He could not maintain this state for long and had to end the battle quickly.

"Are you here to die?"