Megumi Fushiguro had been lulled to sleep, so Kamo Xu had to take matters into his own hands and explain the whole story to the other two to get the plot back on track.
"So you're saying this Itadori kid swallowed Sukuna's Finger, and now Sukuna's stuck inside his body like a dog?"
Kamo Xu nodded solemnly, but Satoru Gojo frowned.
Everything out of this guy's mouth was such a delight. Still, he could piece together a rough version of the truth from the torrent of profanity.
Simply put, Sukuna couldn't cause much trouble inside the pink-haired boy standing before him.
But it was still a little hard to believe...
"How about this? Ten seconds." Satoru Gojo started warming up, twisting his waist, stretching his legs, and rolling his wrists, looking ready for a serious workout. "Bring him out. Let's have a fight."
Bring him out? Fight again!?
Itadori refused. He immediately crouched down with his arms over his head and shouted, "Nooo!"
"Nooo, please! I've already been beaten up once, and my injuries haven't even healed! My clothes got ripped up, too! Are you guys those mysterious perverts from the movies or something?!"
His earth-shattering wailing earned no sympathy from Satoru Gojo. Instead, Kamo Xu twisted the knife. "Young man, this Mr. Gojo here is the strongest sorcerer alive. If you don't cooperate, your suspended death sentence might become an immediate execution~"
Yuji Itadori: !
Two devils!
With no choice, he gave up resisting, obediently closed his eyes, and tried to stir the sinister cursed energy within him...
The tattoos surfaced again, spreading eerie patterns across his sturdy body. Ryomen Sukuna had manifested in the world once more!
But upon returning, the thousand-year-old monster showed absolutely no desire to attack. All four of his eyes bulged like light bulbs as he stared fixedly at Kamo Xu.
He was terrified that this brute might suddenly rush over and beat him up again...
What kind of guy gave one-finger Sukuna PTSD?
"What's with you? You look like you've seen a ghost."
Kamo Xu touched his face. Was there something dirty on it?
Had blood splashed onto him when he'd sent this guy flying earlier?
Ugh, gross!
He leisurely took a handkerchief from his clothes and carefully wiped his handsome face. Only after inspecting it and confirming there was nothing dirty did he meticulously fold it and return it to his pocket.
He stepped aside for Satoru Gojo, who had finished warming up, and left the stage to the two of them.
As he passed Satoru Gojo, the white-haired bastard casually handed Kamo Xu a bag.
"Oh? Kikufuku. That brings back memories. You still eat these?" As he spoke, Kamo Xu's wandering hand slipped inside, rummaging and picking until he found one he hadn't seen before and stuffed it into his mouth. "Ugh, edamame whipped cream flavor. Way too sweet..."
"Good luck! Don't let that curse hit you, or I'll take pictures and send them to all the second-years~"
He sprayed pastry crumbs as he spoke...
Then, ignoring Satoru Gojo's slightly disgruntled expression, he walked over and sat on the sleeping Megumi Fushiguro. Paying no attention to the boy's muffled groans beneath his weight, he settled in to enjoy the spectacle of Satoru Gojo versus Sukuna.
This was so much more realistic than the anime~
Seeing that the red-eyed freak apparently had no intention of joining in, Sukuna immediately grew bolder.
He stood a short distance away, silently gathering strength and preparing to reclaim his dignity by taking it out on Satoru Gojo!
"Hey, leave some for me! I still want to eat those on the Shinkansen later!"
"And do you even understand the rich fragrance of cream paired with edamame, or the way it blooms across your taste buds..."
Whoosh!
Unable to wait any longer, Ryomen Sukuna launched his attack. While Satoru Gojo was still babbling at Kamo Xu about pastries, he immediately lashed out at him!
I refuse to believe there's another sorcerer as freakish as that bastard!
Boom!
The attack landed, driving Ryomen Sukuna's hands into the hard ground. In front of him stood Kamo Xu, chewing on a pastry.
Satoru Gojo had dodged the attack at some point and was now sitting on Sukuna's back as if toying with him. He twirled a raised finger and continued explaining the pastries, paying Sukuna no mind whatsoever.
That left Sukuna, his eyes red with humiliation, staring into Kamo Xu's red eyes.
"What the fuck are you looking at?"
Because he'd stared too long, Kamo Xu even dragged his family into the insult and sprayed pastry crumbs all over his face.
Unfortunately... he couldn't beat Kamo Xu. He could only direct all his fury at Satoru Gojo, whose strength was still an unknown!
"I'll kill you!"
He swung his arm in a wide arc, a sharp gleam tracing his fingertips as they slashed toward Satoru Gojo like blades, as though intent on tearing him apart.
The attack was swift and brimming with murderous intent...
Unfortunately, his opponent was Satoru Gojo.
If Kamo Xu used blood manipulation to maximize his close-combat abilities, then Satoru Gojo had taken speed to its absolute limit!
He clapped his hands together and shouted... what was it again?
Uh, sorry. Wrong show.
Satoru Gojo suddenly brought his palms together. With a crisp clap, his speed instantly surged.
That was the ability granted by his cursed technique, Blue. By setting an anchor point and pulling himself toward it, he could move so quickly that it amounted to pseudo-teleportation!
At that speed, every one of Sukuna's attacks was evaded. No matter what he tried, all his efforts came to nothing.
Just raw speed? No... damn it, are jujutsu sorcerers this troublesome in every era?!
"You're so impatient. At least let me show off a little in front of my buddy."
Suddenly!
Satoru Gojo stopped dodging and moved straight toward Sukuna, engaging him in close combat!
Finally, after dodging a spinning punch, he caught Sukuna's wrist and unleashed a super elbow strike!
It was super effective. The elbow sent Sukuna flying, and he spun twice in midair before dissipating the force and landing on his feet.
But the attack wasn't over!
Satoru Gojo gathered his cursed energy, concentrating Red, his Cursed Technique Reversal, onto his fist. A single strike sent sand and stones flying!
Taking the attack head-on, Sukuna was smashed into the railing. Fortunately, Itadori had a powerful body. Otherwise, that blow would practically have sent him straight to the underworld.
"Damn it, why are both of you so troublesome?!"
Ryomen Sukuna dared not hesitate any longer. He concentrated most of the cursed energy in his body into his fist, then sprang toward Satoru Gojo just as quickly and threw a punch!
Sukuna's violent cursed energy was even more powerful, smashing half the school's classroom building to pieces!
Collapsing walls and shattered flooring crashed down, stirring up wave after wave of dust that rose like mist and shrouded the battlefield.
Anyone who took that terrifying blow would be reduced to dust. Brimming with confidence, Sukuna burst into laughter.
"So much for you!"
Seven... eight... nine~
"Mm, that should do it."
What?
Ryomen Sukuna stared into the dust in disbelief.
Under the moonlight, Satoru Gojo's figure gradually emerged from the settling dust. Behind him lay Megumi Fushiguro, with Kamo Xu sitting on the boy and holding up a middle finger at Sukuna in contempt.
The space around Satoru Gojo seemed to have frozen, with rubble and traces of dust suspended in the air.
Nothing could get near him!
Limitless defense... activated!
Sukuna stared at the scene in disbelief. His attack had done nothing?
You've got to be... kid...ding...
His heart suddenly contracted. Yuji Itadori was taking over the account.
Just who the hell... is this Itadori brat?
Sukuna cursed inwardly and had no choice but to withdraw.
The tattoos faded again, and that cheerful, lively pink-haired puppy logged back into the local account.
"Ah, I'm finally back! I've already taken two beatings, so I don't have to bring him out again, right?" Itadori's adorably clueless remark convinced Satoru Gojo that the person before him was definitely not the same curse-laden being from moments earlier.
Truly astonishing. He really could control it at will.
Satoru Gojo deactivated his Limitless defensive technique. The rubble around him fell, kicking up a cloud of dust.
But that proved disastrous for Kamo Xu, who was still eating. He had just opened his mouth for another little pastry when he got a mouthful of dust instead.
"Cough! What the hell?! You're getting back at me for eating a little of your food, aren't you?!"
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