Early that morning.
Both Tokyo and Kyoto Jujutsu High went on high alert. The four Sukuna's Fingers previously held aboard a private satellite had vanished. To keep cursed spirits from swallowing them or curse users from obtaining them, they had to recover all four as quickly as possible.
"Although we destroyed Sukuna himself not long ago, each of the four remaining fingers still houses a small fragment of his soul.
The power in a single finger is enough to turn a cursed spirit that swallows it into a special grade. If they fall into a curse user's hands and an incarnated vessel is found for him to seize, Sukuna will return to this world, even if he's only at four-finger strength."
Chinatsu took this matter very seriously, even though an entity with four-finger strength was no longer particularly difficult to handle at this point.
Still, this was a crucial moment in the effort to connect and integrate ordinary society with the jujutsu world. Plenty of people feared the power of jujutsu, and public protests with crowds waving banners were far from rare.
If a dangerous entity with four-finger strength ran amok and caused a disaster whose public fallout could not be contained, the integration and normalization of jujutsu within ordinary society would be in jeopardy.
Everyone at Jujutsu High understood how important this was. After hearing Chinatsu's instructions, they turned and hurried out of the school to begin their separate searches for Sukuna's Fingers. Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara were among them.
They were both first-year newcomers. No matter how exceptional their talents were, their practical experience was still limited. No one would have complained if they had chosen to stay at Jujutsu High, but neither of them did.
``` Megumi Fushiguro, Grade 2 Jujutsu Sorcerer.
Cursed technique: Ten Shadows Technique.