[You brought Itadori to a stop in the middle of the athletic field. Ignoring any other cursed spirits that might be lurking nearby, you fixed your piercing gaze on the pink-haired boy before you, who had just survived a brush with death and was still panting heavily.]
["Itadori."]
[You adjusted the faintly reflective glasses on your nose. Your voice was calm but carried an unquestionable force as you once again confirmed that extremely dangerous proposal with him.]
["When 'he'-Sukuna-controls your body... can you clearly feel the movements he makes with it and perceive what's happening outside?"]
[Hearing this, Yuji Itadori wiped the blood and grime from his face with the back of his hand, then closed his eyes to briefly recall it.]
[Then he nodded with absolute certainty, his clear eyes revealing a resolve that belied his age and experience.]
["Yes. It's like watching a movie in first person, except I can't control anything. I can see and hear everything he does."]
[Having received that crucial affirmative answer, you nodded slightly and continued issuing instructions.]
["In that case, please let him out next. Don't worry. Once I've finished giving him a thorough 'combat test' and explicitly ask you to switch back, concentrate your will and suppress him again... can you do that?"]
[Clearly, after narrowly escaping death in the old school building and even witnessing the horror of that so-called special grade cursed object, Itadori was still somewhat shaken by what had happened.]
[But having witnessed your unfathomable strength, he chose to trust you without reservation.]
[He took a deep breath, his muscles tensing all over, and spoke to you with utmost seriousness.]
["Understood... I'll start, then..."]
[As the boy's slightly trembling words fell.]
[His originally clear eyes slowly closed, but in that fleeting instant before his eyelids had completely