5 Seconds

The next day, at the hospital.

A boy with pink-and-black hair, wearing a jacket with a yellow hood, was arranging some flowers.

An old man in the hospital bed lectured him incessantly.

The boy argued back, but his voice remained gentle.

After they had argued for a while, the old man seemed to sense something, and his tone suddenly softened too.

"There's one last thing I need to tell you, about your parents..."

"I told you, I'm not interested! Please, old man, could you stop trying to act cool before you die?"

The subject seemed to make the boy uncomfortable, and he immediately interrupted the old man.

"A man should go out in style, don't you understand? You little brat!"

His grandson's words angered the old man, and his tone grew harsher.

"Stop getting angry all the time! Just be normal!"

Clearly displeased by the boy's reply, the old man turned his head away and closed his eyes.

The whole room fell silent. A few seconds later.

The old man's calm voice rang out:

"Yuji! You're strong, so go save others. Just do what you can.

If you can save someone, do your best to save them. It's all right to feel lost, and don't let it bother you if nobody thanks you.

Anyway, do your best to save more people. When you die, make sure you're surrounded by others. Don't end up like me!"

With that, the old man's voice abruptly stopped. No matter how Yuji Itadori called to him, he never responded again.

That evening.

After handling his grandfather's funeral arrangements, Yuji Itadori ran into Megumi Fushiguro while chatting with a nurse.

After they spoke for a while, Yuji Itadori finally understood how dangerous the object his upperclasswomen had was.

He immediately rushed toward the school with Megumi Fushiguro, unaware that Yuanfang had been beside them the whole time.

The two of them were relatively weak and couldn't see through Yuanfang's domain at all.

Following the pair, he soon arrived at the school.

"What's with this pressure?"

Yuji Itadori was puzzled by the strange pressure he felt.

Megumi Fushiguro told Yuji Itadori to stay there. Unfortunately, after he went inside, Yuji Itadori hesitated briefly before following him in.

Yuanfang silently watched them as though he were watching a movie.

What happened next unfolded exactly as it had in the original story, without the slightest difference.

Megumi Fushiguro was badly beaten, while a cursed spirit held Itadori in a crushing grip.

His life with cheats was about to begin.

Watching Itadori swallow the Finger, Yuanfang felt a little envious.

Unfortunately, for the sake of his plan, he could only give up on this power bank.

Megumi Fushiguro watched in shock, certain that Yuji Itadori would die.

Yet deep down, he hoped something might change.

Under his unwavering gaze, Yuji Itadori, who was about to be swallowed.

Suddenly shattered the cursed spirit's arms with ease.

Then, with a single effortless grab, he crushed the cursed spirit to pieces.

Time seemed to stop as the moon emerged from behind the clouds.

Strange markings suddenly appeared on Yuji Itadori's face, and another pair of eyes sprouted beneath his own.

Megumi Fushiguro felt every hair on his body stand on end as the threat of death washed over him again and again.

"Ha... hahaha... hahaha..."

Sukuna, now possessing Yuji Itadori, burst into wild laughter, his body trembling. He looked utterly deranged.

"Nothing beats experiencing moonlight in the flesh!"

With that, he couldn't resist tearing his clothes apart.

Hidden nearby, Yuanfang couldn't help grumbling inwardly.

Did Sukuna have a mouth on his belly button in his true form, so he tore his clothes off out of habit whenever he possessed someone?

And he should have noticed me. Why wasn't he even looking?

Did he think I was so weak that I wasn't worth his attention?

"Cursed spirit flesh is so dull. Where are the humans? Where are the women? What a wonderful age this is!

Women and children crawling everywhere like worms. How delightful! I can slaughter to my heart's content!"

Sukuna looked toward the distant city in wild delight!

But just then, something strange happened. His right hand moved against his will and grabbed his face.

"What are you doing with someone else's body? Give it back!"

The deranged voice vanished, replaced by Yuji Itadori's voice.

"How can you move?!"

Sukuna was bewildered. Why hadn't this guy disappeared?

"It's my body!"

Watching one person question himself in two different voices, Megumi Fushiguro trembled with fear.

Yet he couldn't help interrupting them!

"You're no longer human!"

Hearing Megumi Fushiguro's words, Yuji Itadori, who had regained control of his body, was utterly confused.

"Under the laws of jujutsu, Yuji Itadori, I will exorcise you as a curse!"

Megumi Fushiguro didn't know that Yuji Itadori had regained his body. Believing the person before him was Sukuna, he formed a hand sign, preparing to use the Ten Shadows Technique.

Itadori raised both hands, and the strange markings on his body quickly vanished.

His declaration of his identity left Megumi Fushiguro at a loss for what to do.

"All right, leave this to me!"

Just then, Yuanfang's voice came from behind him!

"Yuanfang!"

Megumi Fushiguro was surprised. He hadn't expected Yuanfang to be behind him.

Even though almost all his attention had been drawn to Yuji Itadori, approaching him unnoticed was still difficult!

Except for Satoru Gojo, of course.

Yuji Itadori, standing before him, also looked as though he had seen a ghost, because Yuanfang had appeared out of nowhere!

"Nothing wrong with your body?"

"No!"

Since he didn't seem like a bad person, Yuji Itadori didn't refuse to answer Yuanfang's question.

"Can you switch control of your body with Sukuna?"

Seeing Yuji Itadori's puzzled expression, Yuanfang explained:

"The curse you swallowed!"

"I think so!"

Although he felt he could do it, Yuji Itadori couldn't guarantee it!

"Then let him out for five seconds! Take control back after five seconds!"

Yuanfang really wanted to see how his strength compared to Sukuna with one Finger.

Of course, without his domain, Yuanfang wouldn't have dared let Sukuna out for five seconds.

After all, Yuanfang knew perfectly well that he couldn't beat Sukuna if he had access to his cursed technique.

But without his cursed technique, even if Yuanfang couldn't beat him, he wouldn't end up dead.

"Isn't that a bad idea?"

He felt that the guy inside his body was terrifying. It would be better not to let him out!

"Please don't!"

Megumi Fushiguro also tried to dissuade him. The feeling Sukuna had given him just now had been far too terrifying.

He thought Yuanfang was practically asking to die!

"Don't worry!"

After giving Megumi Fushiguro a reassuring smile, Yuanfang addressed the hesitant Yuji Itadori:

"Come on!"

"All right!"

Seeing how insistent Yuanfang was, and feeling that he could keep things under control, Yuji Itadori didn't refuse again.

Strange markings instantly appeared on his body, and his entire demeanor changed.

The pair of eyes beneath his own also appeared and opened.