"The Migrators" Part 14

Real evidence?

The Higuruma's gaze fell upon Mahoraga—

Real evidence?!

Kusakabe's gaze fell upon Mahoraga.

Real evidence?????

Fushiguro stared wide-eyed at Mahoraga.

Then, under everyone's gaze, Mahoraga raised his hand.

"Your Honor, summon the witness to Haruta Shigemo."

"..."

Kusakabe, Higuruma, and Fushiguro all covered their faces— the Judgeman opened his mouth.

"The witness Haruta Shigemo, has been reincarnated."

"Isn't it that fast, buddy? The seventh day after death has just passed, right?"

Mahoraga was speechless, then the Dharma Wheel above his head spun.

"Alright! I can play a recording; it's a recording of the last time I was summoned by Megumi Fushiguro!!"

Mahoraga opened his mouth and spat out a projector, then spat out a cassette tape.

Click.

Beep beep~ Beep beep beep↑ Beep beep↓~ Beep beep↑~ Beep beep beep↓

Accompanied by the sound effects of a silent film, a black-and-white projection appeared in the center of the group, and they all looked intently at the center of the courtroom, including Megumi Fushiguro.

The subtitles read, "I'm going to die first, you do your best."

Haruta Shigemo's expression and demeanor were also revealed to the others.

"Oh! This person!"

"Oh? Witness, do you have anything to say?"

Mahoraga immediately became excited and pressed the pause button.

"This guy did indeed die from Sukuna during the subsequent battlefield cleanup—although he was beaten up by the level one sorcerer Kento Nanami, it was later discovered that he had no other wounds besides the slash wound."

"... Yes! He must be the guy who fought Sukuna! The claim that Megumi Fushiguro participated in the Shibuya Massacre is purely a misreading. The whole story should be that Megumi Fushiguro released Mahoraga, which was then killed by Mahoraga. Haruta Shigemo Haruta Shigemo, despite being wounded, fought the King of Curses, remaining unharmed even under the power of the Dust Furnace: Open, before being cleaved in two by the Binding Vow Slash!"

Mahoraga passionately poured out all his grievances onto Haruta Shigemo, leaving Fushiguro stunned—if Haruta Shigemo were here... Shigegami is starting a new show? Really?

Wait, is that guy really a warlock of this level?

Holding Cursed Tool, yet concealing his Cursed Energy so well? After I summoned Mahoraga, was Makuro actually defeated single- Haruta Shigemo Mahoraga?

Fushiguro stared at the black and white image of Haruta Shigemo holding a hand sword.

It was Sukuna who saved me. After Sukuna activated his Cursed Technique —meaning, that guy named Haruta Shigemo killed Mahoraga in a short time, and then ignored me and fought a fierce battle with Sukuna?

Although he died at the hands of Sukuna, the fact that he could easily kill Mahoraga meant that, in Fushiguro's mind, Shigemitsu was already a powerful sorcerer second only to Satoru Gojo and Gen, and above Sukuna, and above Yuta Okkotsu.

"Objection!!!"

The Higuruma slammed its hand on the table, the loud bang jolting Megumi Fushiguro out of her thoughts.

"If what you said is correct—Attorney Mahoraga, please continue. It's obvious that there's more to this record, isn't there?"

Click.

After thinking for a moment, Mahoraga pressed the play button.

The image began to distort—what should have been the scene of Mahoraga walking straight towards Haruta Shigemo, with Haruta Shigemo yelling, "You damn Jujutsu Sorcerer, come back to life!"—was now being presented in a distorted way.

It was Haruta Shigemo, gripping his sword, plunged it into Mahoraga's chest, killing him Mahoraga.

Strong vs. Strong?!

Megumi Fushiguro looked shocked. "Wait a minute, that's not how Master Xuan taught me. That's not how you subdue Mahoraga. You should whittle down its health first, then use a one-hit kill skill to finish it off instantly. How come you killed it with a single stab right from the start?"

Wait a moment.

Did I survive being Haruta Shigemo?

Does that mean my physical defense is higher than my Mahoraga?

Megumi Fushiguro felt like his brain was about to burn out, and he still couldn't figure out what was going on in front of him.

"Prosecutor, please look at this. This is what happened to me after I was summoned. As you can see from the footage, I was killed without any ability to resist. As a summon of Megumi Fushiguro, and the only Shikigami that could have participated in the Shibuya massacre while Megumi Fushiguro was unconscious—this proves our innocence."

"Oh... So, Prosecutor Higuruma, do you have any objections?"

The Higuruma watched this scene, and although it looked strange no matter how you looked at it, it was generally acceptable.

But as the judge spoke, after a moment's thought and combining it with his previous words, Higuruma slammed his hand on the table.

"Your Honor, I need to review the defendant's testimony again."

Several green comments appeared in front of Higuruma, which were the confessions of Mahoraga. Higuruma swiped lightly and then pressed one of the comments.

"Subsequently, Mahoraga was killed by Haruta Shigemo, Haruta Shigemo his injuries, fought back against the King of Curses."

"Your Honor! I believe the defense is committing perjury!"

As the word "fake certificate" fell, Mahoraga was drenched in sweat.

Click.

But with a crisp sound, Mahoraga straightened his chest once again.

How do you know?

The Judgeman's white face looked at the Higuruma, and the black substance on his body condensed into a question mark.

"Haruta Shigemo Sukuna actually fought against Sukuna or not, we only need to ask one person."

Who is it?

"Another accomplice in the Shibuya Massacre, Ryomen Sukuna!"

Now it's Kusakabe's turn to sweat.

"What? Sukuna?!"

"Well... our court naturally won't allow another accomplice to be a witness for the defendant, so what we need to ask is!"

Bang!

"Sukuna's container! Yuji Itadori!"

With a strike of the gavel by the Judgeman, the witness stand where Kusakabe stood suddenly extended—and then, Itadori's body abruptly crossed the barrier and appeared beside Kusakabe.

"Forehead...?"

Itadori was soaking wet—clearly he had just been through something—but there was no time for him to catch Itadori breath. The details of the case, the defendant, the prosecution—most of the information was flooding into his head.

"Witness Yuji Itadori! We shall now begin questioning him!"

Having just finished processing the information, Yuji Itadori looked at the guilty-looking Fushiguro, raised his hand, and waved it several times at the Judgeman.

"Wait a moment... Your Honor."

When!

"You are not allowed to talk about anything unrelated to the case. For the following questions, simply answer yes or no."

The judge's Gavel fell, silencing Itadori, who was about to say something.

"Yes."

"Alright, Prosecutor Higuruma, please proceed with the questioning."

Seeing Yuji Itadori suddenly enter, Higuruma was once again startled by the power of this domain—If Itadori was within 20 kilometers of this place, he would be directly pulled into the domain; if he was more than 20 kilometers away, his soul would be pulled into the domain.

Is this still my territory? I haven't developed it yet.

As he pondered, Higuruma cleared his throat.

"Witness Yuji Itadori, when Sukuna was controlling you, did you fight against the suspect Haruta Shigemo?"

Higuruma looked up at the anxious young man in front of him. For some reason, he felt that Itadori had something more urgent to do, but he couldn't say anything.

After hearing the answer, Itadori tilted his head back and pondered.

"Yes--"

Snap!

Click.

"You see, prosecutor, I only exaggerated the details of Haruta Shigemo's story to emphasize my own role, adding a self-consoling statement about how I Haruta Shigemo injured him. The one who truly conspired with Sukuna to commit the Shibuya massacre was Haruta Shigemo!"

"Or not."

Click.

Click.

As Mahoraga turned his head—the ring on his head symbolizing all-encompassing adaptability spun twice—if it weren't for those two spins, he would have already fainted from anger.