I will wipe out every cursed spirit in the world!

The voice echoed in Itadori's ears, and suddenly, he felt as though something had become clear.

That was right. Why agonize over any of this?

The companions who had left, the people who would never return, everything, including this guy inside his body...

He just had to eliminate the root of the tragedies.

Yue Liusi watched him quietly.

In truth, Yuji Itadori's understanding had developed a bug long ago. He saw himself as nothing more than a cog, an expendable resource, a vessel.

He would eventually grow, too.

As for the price, it would be the loss of one companion after another: Junpei, Nanami, Nobara, Satoru Gojo, Megumi Fushiguro, Choso...

But Yue Liusi still found the outcome somewhat unsatisfactory. After all, how could he let Sukuna back into his body?

A blood debt had to be paid in blood.

And now, Yue Liusi intended to try another approach.

He turned Itadori's pain, confusion, despair, and other emotions into anger-anger to vent on cursed spirits and curse users.

He forcibly anchored all that chaos to a single direction.

Kill to stop evil.

After all... cursed spirits really did deserve to die!

What did different perspectives matter? Why should he, a human, think from a cursed spirit's perspective?

"Something like that... would be hard to do, wouldn't it?"

Itadori seemed to be talking to himself. As he understood it, cursed spirits arose from negative emotions, making it almost impossible to wipe them out completely.

Yue Liusi held out his hand to Itadori.

"Itadori, believe in yourself. I'll be with you."

"We... have no limits."

Even without anything else, Itadori could accomplish that on his own in the future. With his help, the process would only be faster.

Itadori took Yue Liusi's hand and stood back up.

"Mr. Yue, I've made up my mind."

He looked at Yue Liusi and spoke with utter seriousness.

After Yue Liusi's round of "guidance," Itadori was once again brimming with fighting spirit.

As for what exactly had changed, only he knew.

"I will wipe out every cursed spirit in the world!"

"And never let tragedy happen again!"

Hearing Itadori's vow, Yue Liusi nodded with a soft chuckle.

"We'll do it together."

[Task one completed]

Beside them, Choso watched the two and fell silent.

Something about this felt wrong!

"You're saying you're my older brother?"

Itadori looked at Choso in disbelief.

The two of them had been locked in a fierce fight not long ago.

"That's right. Mr. Yue told me everything. Kenjaku was behind all of this. Whether it was Kenjaku or Kaori Itadori, it was him!"

The thought filled Choso with fury.

The stitches in his memories were so clear now that he thought back on them!

"So, going by the timeline, I'm your older brother."

At that, Itadori froze.

Kaori Itadori?

Why did that sound so familiar...

Wait! Wasn't that my mom?!

Itadori abruptly stopped in his tracks, then stared at Choso with wide eyes.

Kenjaku was his mom?

His mom had sealed Satoru Gojo?

Wasn't this world getting a little too bizarre?

"Although our relationship is a little complicated..."

Same father, different mothers? Same mother, different fathers? Different mothers and fathers?

Honestly, Choso couldn't quite sort it out either.

"Anyway, we're brothers!"

They were brothers, at any rate!

Choso had thought Itadori would need some time to digest that information, but to his surprise, Itadori formed an alliance with him almost instantly.

"Mr. Yue said Mahito is in the subway station up ahead!"

After Yue Liusi's guidance, Itadori could now calmly accept many things.

He just had to keep killing!

He just had to kill every last cursed spirit!

"All right! Little brother, let's finish him off together!"

Choso rubbed his hands together, looking thoroughly excited.

A teammate?

A teammate was exactly who he wanted to beat up!

That guy wasn't worth mentioning compared to his little brother!

Meanwhile, Yue Liusi was on his way out of Shibuya.

Inside a train.

"Any bastard who dares make my adorable junior suffer... dies without mercy!"

Momo Nishimiya's gaze was sharp, her voice icy.

These were the jujutsu sorcerers from Kyoto Jujutsu High, whom Mechamaru had sent elsewhere ahead of time and who were now preparing to head to Shibuya as reinforcements.

"Ahem..."

"Who's there!"

Everyone instantly went on alert. None of them had noticed the newcomer's presence!

"Up here."

A voice reached their ears. Looking up, they saw lava eating a hole through the train's roof.

Yue Liusi sat cross-legged above it, his black hair flying, his eyes resting on Momo Nishimiya.

He truly hadn't been able to help himself.

Seriously, little girl, who exactly were you going to kill without mercy?

Sure, flying around on a broom looked cool, but wasn't she far too weak in a fight?

Satoru Gojo had found nothing but Pokémon, his students all underhanded beyond belief. By contrast, wasn't this old man with his love of bullet storms just choosing people for their looks?

There was no need to explain how useful Nobara Kugisaki's cursed technique was, with its ability to target souls. Even Megumi Fushiguro, who could only fight alongside his animal friends, was a legendary suicide bomber.

But the students at Kyoto Jujutsu High...

Was Todo, their one standout, a guaranteed pity pull?

And Mechamaru, their only other standout, was a mole.

Whatever. Better than being useless...

Yue Liusi shook his head and floated lightly down into the carriage.

The next second, Mai Zenin suddenly raised her gun. In her view, when faced with someone of unknown allegiance who had suddenly barged in, striking first was the best choice!

Clang-

But before she could even put her finger on the trigger, a cold blade was already pressed across her neck.

With a clatter, the handgun fell to the floor.

A few severed strands of hair drifted silently down as well.

"Be polite to your seniors."

Yue Liusi spoke softly, somewhat exasperated.

Attacking right away? What kind of habit was that?

He was a good person!

Did being a good person mean letting people point guns at him?!

Beside them, Utahime's pupils contracted slightly. She had barely detected any movement before the long sword was already there.

In other words, if he wanted to kill any of them, none of them could react!

This guy was terrifyingly strong!

Mai Zenin was beginning to break out in a cold sweat. She had no doubt that if she made another rash move, the person before her would strike immediately.

A senior?

He clearly looked about their age!

That sword really was big, though.

Despite her displeasure, Mai Zenin chose to remain silent.

Yue Liusi didn't hold it against her either. In truth, she couldn't really be blamed. He hadn't introduced himself, after all. Faced with a completely unfamiliar jujutsu sorcerer at such close range, taking responsibility for her own life and her companions' by subduing him first was the right choice.

But that only applied when their strength was roughly equal.

After putting away the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword, he looked at Utahime.

"Yue Liusi."

Then he continued.

"I'm here to pick you up and get you to Shibuya."

"Outside the central area, most of what's there now are transfigured humans and low-level cursed spirits. They're badly short of hands."

Hanami had been killed by Satoru Gojo, Dagon by him, and Jogo by Sukuna. The remaining Mahito still had to face the BBW twin stars.

With Choso added to the mix, the brothers really were all together.

So Shibuya actually wasn't particularly dangerous anymore.

He could take these people over and have them save as many as they could.

Utahime nodded at his words. They didn't know the current situation in Shibuya, so naturally, it was better to follow Yue Liusi's lead.