"His combat talent is absurd, especially for a cursed spirit." Naobito Zenin looked at Mahito, still shaken.
If Nanami and Maki hadn't finished off the transfigured humans just now, he would have been in real danger.
This cursed spirit could see through his cursed technique's weaknesses in such a short time. He was a monster.
"But it's fine. With all three of us attacking together, he won't have any openings." Nanami flicked the blood off his blade.
Surrounded by the three of them, Mahito smiled instead of scowling and began forming a hand sign.
"Domain Expansion..."
"Straw Doll Technique: Resonance!!"
"Guh!"
"What... happened?"
"Did something happen to my double?"
Mahito couldn't believe it. A cursed technique had struck him a second before he could expand his domain.
Nanami seized the opening. He grabbed Mahito by the hair, clenched his other hand into a merciless fist, and drove it into Mahito's face.
"Black Flash!!"
The blow landed squarely, caving in Mahito's face.
But Nanami didn't stop. Furious, he hurled Mahito into the air.
At the same time, Naobito Zenin immediately darted behind him.
"Projection Sorcery!"
Crack!
Mahito was locked in place for a second, trapped in a frame once again.
In that frozen instant, Nanami and Naobito Zenin attacked Mahito from both sides.
"Black Flash-!"
As the second Black Flash struck, Mahito was left as battered as a stray dog by the roadside. He couldn't have looked more wretched.
"Cut off his hands!" Nanami shouted.
Maki immediately obeyed. With a slash of her cursed tool, Mahito lost both hands.
Once he could no longer use Idle Transfiguration, Nanami and Naobito Zenin exchanged a look and immediately prepared to deliver the finishing blow.
After taking two Black Flashes from Nanami head-on, even a special grade cursed spirit surely couldn't hold out.
"Projection Sorcery!"
A smile appeared on Naobito Zenin's face. One touch, and this fight would be over!
But just as he approached, something suddenly bulged beneath Mahito's loose, tattered clothes.
By the time Naobito Zenin realized what it was, it was too late.
"Once I realized how fast you were, I transplanted a hand onto my back!"
Mahito gave a couple of dry chuckles.
"Idle Transfiguration!!"
Slash...!
Naobito Zenin reacted instantly, severing the wrist of the hand that had touched Mahito.
At the sight, Nanami couldn't help freezing in shock for an instant.
That was the opening!
"Domain Expansion: Self-Embodiment of Perfection."
Mahito opened his mouth. Unlike ordinary sorcerers, who formed signs with their hands, he had two hands forming a sign inside his mouth.
The moment Nanami realized what was happening, he sprinted toward Mahito.
"One last hit...! Just one last hit!"
Boom!
The three of them immediately plunged into darkness.
Countless black human hands appeared in Mahito's mouth, packed densely together. They surged out of his body, joined before him, and twisted into a giant cocoon of hands, enclosing everyone present.
"You first... you rotten old man!" Mahito formed a hand sign.
Within this domain, the already powerful Idle Transfiguration had now gained a sure-hit effect.
A chill ran through Naobito Zenin's entire body. The next second, Idle Transfiguration activated.
Just before Nanami's attack could reach Mahito, Naobito Zenin's upper body burst apart, becoming a pile of mangled flesh.
"You bastard!"
Nanami immediately swung his blade.
After taking two Black Flashes and the Straw Doll Technique, Mahito's reactions were noticeably slower.
After enduring another blow with his body, Mahito could feel that less than half his soul remained intact.
"Die!!!"
"Idle Transfiguration!!"
"Dismantle."
Crack!
"...What happened?"
Still forming his hand sign, Mahito looked up in terror. The domain's outer shell had been shattered, and his Self-Embodiment of Perfection vanished with it.
At the same time.
Mahito entered cursed technique burnout. Idle Transfiguration no longer worked!
"Huh? Why is everyone here such trash?"
Outside the domain.
To Mahito's shock, the newcomer wore that familiar face-Itadori's.
But what shocked everyone even more were the black markings on Itadori's face.
They proved that the one controlling Itadori's body was the legendary strongest jujutsu sorcerer of the past thousand years, the infamous King of Curses-Ryomen Sukuna!
"Yuji Itadori...! What happened to you?" Nanami looked at Itadori in concern.
But at that moment, they should have been worried about themselves.
"Give me a reason to kill you, or I'll kill you." Sukuna rested a hand on his chin and tilted his head in thought. "Oh, right. Your heads are too high."
With that.
A Dismantle slashed toward the three of them, spanning the entire Underground Station.
Fortunately, all three immediately crouched, narrowly avoiding death on the spot.
Mahito's eyes were filled with fear and curiosity. He had once touched Itadori's soul with Idle Transfiguration and met Sukuna in his Innate Domain.
Mahito still vividly remembered that overwhelming domination on the level of the soul.
But... he had grown stronger, too.
What about now?
Could I try fighting Sukuna now?
Maki was drenched in sweat. She knew Sukuna was fickle, but she hadn't expected such a viciously tricky question.
Find a reason for him to kill me?
Normally, shouldn't I be finding a reason for him not to kill me?
Even if my answer satisfies him, that means he has a reason to kill me. If it doesn't, he'll definitely kill me.
So doesn't that mean he'll kill me either way?
Nanami's breathing remained fairly steady, but he keenly felt the oppressive presence of the King of Curses.
Resisting might be the quickest way to die...
"If I get the chance, I'll definitely try transfiguring your soul..."
The words had barely left Mahito's mouth.
A tremendous Dismantle immediately severed both his legs.
"Urgh...!"
Mahito's eyes went blank with pain, but he didn't even dare breathe heavily, afraid of angering Sukuna again.
"You worthless piece of shit. Even your threats are garbage." Sukuna turned his gaze toward the other two.
Maki's breaths became short and rapid.
What reason could he have to kill me? What reason could he have to kill me? What reason could he have to kill me?
Are you kidding me???
Mahito just said he'd attack Sukuna if he got the chance. That should count as a reason to kill him, right?
Even that wasn't good enough?
Then what does he want?
"I'm human. You're a curse."
"That should be enough."
Nanami glanced at Maki and spoke calmly.
Then he stopped crouching and stood up straight.
Sukuna's eyes widened as he looked at Nanami with curiosity.
"Oh?"
"What's your name?"
Nanami silently adjusted his glasses.
Although he didn't know why Itadori had lost control of his body, what he needed to do now was clear.
Stall for time.
Wait for Itadori to take his body back.
"Kento Nanami," Nanami said.
"Heh heh heh..." Sukuna covered his mouth. "I'm very pleased with that answer."
Maki looked at Nanami anxiously. She couldn't understand how he could remain so calm before the King of Curses.
She could barely breathe just looking at him, let alone answer his questions.
"Dismantle."
The next second.
Countless Dismantles carved Kento Nanami into tiny scraps.
Kento Nanami.
Killed in action.
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