Sukuna gave Megumi Fushiguro a powerful dose of reverse cursed technique, replenishing everything he had just expended, then waved him off.
Flying through the air shouldn't be dangerous. These porcelain dolls couldn't fly, so they shouldn't pose any trouble for Megumi Fushiguro.
"If anything happens, remember to have The Well howl! I'll be right there!"
Sukuna added that as he watched Megumi Fushiguro head out alone, feeling oddly like a mother worrying about her son traveling far from home.
His gaze gave Megumi Fushiguro the creeps, and he hurried onto Nue's back-
Perhaps because his strength had improved, his Nue had grown a little bigger too. At full strength and a slow flying speed, Nue could finally just about carry him.
Right, I need to keep getting stronger! I'll make sure Nue can fly me everywhere. Having its claws dig into my shoulders still hurts too much!
Recalling the mission briefing, Megumi Fushiguro headed straight to the second floor to find the little girl's room. Looking at the various stuffed dolls wriggling around up there, he silently thanked his luck that he could travel by air while all his enemies were ground-bound.
At last, inside a cabinet in the room, he found something giving off the aura of a special grade curse.
A little girl about his size sat sideways inside the cabinet, hugging her knees with her head lowered.
The fluctuations of cursed energy coming from her weren't strong. As Megumi Fushiguro considered whether to call Sukuna over or attack on his own, the little girl suddenly turned her head toward him.
The half of her face closest to him looked like an adorable little girl's, but on the other half, he saw hollow, pitch-black eye sockets and a mouth crossed with a few stitches-
She gave him