Beaten into a Mess

The viscous shadow felt smooth to the touch; one moment it was smooth, the next it was sticky on my hand.

At first it was falling, then it was rising, moving in different directions.

Sukuna's spirit was so Chaos that he couldn't even stop thinking. The flashing light stimulated his eyes, and he could only watch time, slowed down by 3,153,600,000 times, pass before his eyes in this "feeling".

The feeling at the moment of being hit is perhaps beyond words.

The Hollow Technique: Chaos, a unique technique created by the Eight-Handled Sword Master, combines the Cursed Technique Reversal and Cursed Technique Lapse of Ten Shadows Technique to drag the opponent into a time more terrifying than death.

This is nothing short of an act by gods or ghosts.

The effect of Chaos is to distort a person's sense of time and almost all of their perceptions. Without exception, those affected by Chaos will fall into a prolonged state of unconsciousness and disorientation.

The first person to taste the flavor of Chaos was none other than the "Master of the Eight-Handled Sword," Xuan.

Within the time it struck, the Chaos tentacles, within Sukuna's complete comprehension, carelessly destroyed Sukuna's body. By the time the tentacles attacked a second time, Sukuna had already lost consciousness.

After a hundred years of mental blankness within constant Chaos, Sukuna opened his eyes once more.

I didn't die?

Sukuna's eyes darted around in confusion, looking at the thin wires around him, at the magnified surroundings, and at Xuan, who walked over from his right side like a giant.

Xuan lowered his head, scrutinizing Sukuna, who had now become Sukuna, before standing up and looking at Itadori beside him.

"Itadori!"

"Oh?!"

"Come here, say hello to Sukuna."

With a pattering sound, Itadori ran to the cage where Sukuna kept.

Xuan, while chewing his food, walked towards the table next to him.

"Kid!"

Sukuna opened his mouth and shouted, but he had almost no Cursed Energy left in his body, and now he couldn't even release a spell.

Itadori's large face appeared before him, and Sukuna felt a sense of powerlessness—thankfully, he had managed to spit out the fingers inside his stomach before being defeated.

Of course, because Mahoraga put a certain finger back in his mouth, this body, which now houses a part of his soul, now possesses his consciousness.

Seeing the bowl of mutton soup that Itadori pushed in, Sukuna didn't even bother to glance at it. Her triangular body slumped down, and she closed her eyes.

"Mr. Xuan."

Yuta Okkotsu carried the food and walked to Xuan's side. She had changed the earpiece in her left ear again, but at this moment, she didn't even have a single wound on her body. The clothes that were torn in the battle had also been changed into a new set.

"Amu... what's wrong?"

Xuan swallowed three roasted chicken wings in one gulp, then looked at Yuta Okkotsu.

"We need to talk about Angel."

Because of the added rules, most Player who didn't want to fight have now run out of the barrier, including, of course, the Angel who hunt Incarnated Vessel.

As for why Yuta Okkotsu knew so much?

We need to rewind three hours.

As Chaos was unleashed, Sukuna's Finger were also ejected, landing on the ground and disappearing. Mahoraga searched immediately but found no trace. Afterward, Mahoraga's palm pressed against Sukuna's body, adapting to the ability gained after the Idle Transfiguration —the ability to change the physical body to suit the soul.

Thus, driven by Xuan's perverse sense of humor, Sukuna was molded into a triangle.

As for the Mahoraga who helped Fushiguro —because Takaba's Superhero Cursed Technique was affected, Mahoraga was destroyed, and the subjugation failed.

However, even if the subjugation is unsuccessful, the Shikigami is still the same Shikigami. Once Megumi Fushiguro Mahoraga, the Mahoraga will naturally return to Megumi's side.

However, I'll probably need to readjust my speaking skills.

After casually locking the triangular Sukuna in a hamster cage, Xuan and Takaba forced Jujutsu High and Higuruma to watch a manzai performance—this comedic duel, without a doubt, ended in a draw again.

While it's a bit abstract to compare what makes a partner funny when they're partners, if one of them can't catch the jokes or make the audience laugh, then that partner loses.

For Takaba, no victory was tantamount to defeat. This comedian, who believed he had to partner with Xuan to create laughs, once again embarked on a journey to find jokes.

Before he left, Xuan gave him ten points, so that he wouldn't die because the rules of the Culling Game Cursed Technique would be stripped away.

The Angel "Hana Kurusu" arrived late, following the pillar of light from the explosion, after the flames of ten thousand deaths had subsided and everyone had escaped the Superhero Cursed Technique.

Where is the Fallen?

"Ah! You're Fushiguro, aren't you?!"

The moment it landed, mouths sprouted from the Angel's cheeks, and two mouths simultaneously asked different questions.

"So, that guy wants to eliminate all the Incarnated Vessel?"

After popping the last piece of dessert on the table into his mouth, Xuan understood what Yuta Okkotsu meant—he wanted Xuan to go out and hide for a while.

"Yes, so Mr. Xuan..."

"I won't do it. I've been eating nothing but awful high-fat, high-sugar food in United States. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I went to China and was almost reported for being an illegal immigrant. Where do you want me to go now? I can't take it anymore."

Uh... um...

Yuta Okkotsu pursed his lips, pinched his chin with his fingers, narrowed his eyes slightly, and began to think wildly, one idea after another being raised and then rejected.

Seeing Yuta Okkotsu deep in thought, Xuan's lips twitched slightly.

"Besides, I don't have anywhere to stay. I could find a place to stay in the Culling Game, but if I really want to stay, I'll have to go to the Tombs of the Star Corridor."

Yuta Okkotsu naturally thought of this problem as well. The most urgent task now was to unseal Satoru Gojo. She gently tapped her forehead with her wrist, and then she looked up at Gen, who was cleaning the debris from his palms and hands with water from Max Elephant elephant.

"Why don't you come stay at my place for a while?"

"Yuta ~?"

Rika suddenly appeared beside Yuta Okkotsu, asking him a Yuta Okkotsu in a slightly questioning tone. Only then did Yuta Okkotsu realize that his words were a bit strange.

"Rika... I mean, the dorm room the Jujutsu High gave me."

"Yuta...?"

Rika's words were practically a warning, and even though Yuta Okkotsu didn't notice, Gen did.

The water from the Max Elephant enveloped his palm. Xuan wiped his mouth slightly, then stood up.

"Forget it. Jacob's Ladder can indeed affect the Cursed Object within me, but breaking through my Cursed Energy enhancement will still be quite difficult."

"But--"

We went there to ask for help!

Before Yuta Okkotsu could finish speaking, Xuan casually grabbed the clothes next to him.

Don't worry about me, I'm from a completely different era than you guys.

This isn't caring about you at all!!!

Yuta Okkotsu was internally ranting, but still managed to keep up with Xuan.

The two stepped out of the restaurant and looked at Hana Kurusu, who was reminiscing about the past with Fushiguro. Just as they were about to say something, Hana Kurusu's small mouth suddenly opened.

"Hey, you two over there, and the others over there... someone is invading the barriers everywhere in alarming numbers, and the number of Player is constantly increasing."