(This chapter is a transition; Amaha will begin his transformation in the next chapter.)
night.
With her urchin-shaped haircut, Megumi Fushiguro looked helplessly at the louvered box in front of her and sighed, "Storing Special Grade Cursed Object in a place like this is just too stupid."
"Hmm?" Just as Megumi Fushiguro was about to open the box, he suddenly realized that there wasn't even a lock on it. For some reason, an ominous premonition welled up in his heart.
Click.
The old Stevenson screen emitted a piercing sound.
"Huh?"
"Huh?"
"Eh!!!"
"Gone?"
"It's gone."
"It's gone!!!"
Megumi Fushiguro stared blankly at the empty louvered box. In disbelief, he even turned over the soil within a few meters, but still found no trace of the Special Grade Cursed Object, not even a hair.
Finally, having exhausted all other options, he could only call his teacher for advice.
"Couldn't find it."
"Eh..."
"The Stevenson screen is empty."
"Really? That's hilarious! Did you go for a walk last night?"
"I'm going to punch someone."
You can't come back until you get that.
Beep—beep—beep...
Megumi Fushiguro stared at the phone screen in her hand, which already showed that the call had been disconnected, and gritted her teeth, saying, "Next time, I'm going to beat him up."
The following evening, at Sendai Third High School, a repressive aura of curses spread rampantly.
What time is it now? The clock points to 11 o'clock.
Cursed Spirit covered in eyeballs roamed the school corridors, occasionally uttering incomprehensible words in a shrill voice.
"The curse has been activated, and it's still so strong, damn it."
Megumi Fushiguro, with a serious expression, anxiously ran up the stairs, floor by floor.
Boom!
"Don't get in my way, Divine Dogs!" Looking at the several Cursed Spirit in front of him, Megumi Fushiguro formed hand seals, and black ink flowed beneath his feet.
Awooo!
With a bright wolf howl, two dog -Shikigami, one black and one white, appeared beside Megumi Fushiguro.
Eat up!
Following Megumi Fushiguro Megumi's command, the two Divine Dogs sped off in opposite directions.
Meanwhile, outside the school's back gate, Yuji Itadori, nicknamed " Tiger of West Junior High," stood bewildered.
Feeling the growing pressure and negative emotions spreading throughout the school, he began to doubt himself. "Am I just supposed to listen to him and wait here...? I'm here, what am I afraid of?"
They will die!
Thinking of Megumi Fushiguro's serious words.
"Yes, death is approaching, and I'm afraid of dying too, but... am I afraid? I don't feel it at all."
I cried, not because I was afraid.
"It's just because I'm a little lonely. Grandpa's death, and what's happening now, what's the difference..."
You are powerful; go and save others.
At that moment, his grandfather's dying words echoed in his heart, and it seemed to make him understand something...
Boom!
Pfft!
With the help of two Divine Dogs, Megumi Fushiguro is rushing towards the location of the " Special Grade Cursed Object ".
"The number of curses has increased; they're very close."
As he noticed the increasing number of Cursed Spirit, he knew their exact location. Just as he turned a corner, a gigantic Cursed Spirit suddenly appeared in his field of vision.
"Found it." But before he could be happy, what he saw next left him dumbfounded.
The enormous Cursed Spirit was seen using its four or five arms to grab a human and shove him into its mouth.
"Damn it, is it planning to devour both humans and Cursed Object!? It's too late."
The Cursed Spirit looked at the human whose body was already halfway into its mouth, a hint of mockery in its eyes. But just as it was about to succeed, it suddenly realized something and looked out the window!
A figure was seen kicking through the glass.
Bang!
With one kick, the window shattered; the Tiger of West Junior High, Yuji Itadori, had arrived!
He grabbed the windowsill, used the momentum to turn around, and raised his fist, his eyes filled with unprecedented determination.
" Itadori!"
I think my grandfather's death was the right thing to do.
However, this death is incorrect!
With Yuji Itadori, carrying his grandfather's entrustment, slammed down with his fist!
Bang!
Taking advantage of the Cursed Spirit's injury, Yuji Itadori quickly snatched his two seniors back from the Cursed Spirit's grasp and stepped aside, watching the Cursed Spirit warily.
"Is this the Cursed Spirit? It's not what I expected."
Pfft──!!
The next second, a flash of white light appeared, and the two Divine Dogs instantly slammed the Cursed Spirit in two.
Megumi Fushiguro slowly walked out from the blood mist of the Cursed Spirit, shook her arms, and said, "I was going to ask you why you came, but well done."
Yuji Itadori didn't say much about the praise, but instead looked at the Divine Dogs and asked in confusion, "What's that thing over there that eats Cursed Spirit?"
"That's my Shikigami. You can see it, right? Ordinary people can't see curses, but it's a different story in a dying state or in special circumstances like this," Megumi Fushiguro explained.
Yuji Itadori nodded knowingly. "Oh, that's true. I've never seen a ghost in my entire life."
Megumi Fushiguro looked at Yuji Itadori's calm demeanor with some confusion, "Aren't you scared?"
"Well," Yuji Itadori thought for a moment and said, "I was quite scared at first, but you know, people really do die."
"Ha?"
"So I thought, at least I should let the people I know experience true death." Even he himself didn't understand what he was trying to say at the end. He picked up his Sasaki Yuji Itadori, and handed the finger-shaped Cursed Object he'd stolen to Megumi Fushiguro. "Is this the Special Grade Cursed Object you were talking about?"
Megumi Fushiguro nodded, thankfully saying, "Yes, Special Grade Cursed Object. It's Miracles that Sukuna's Finger wasn't eaten."
"Why would you eat it? Is it tasty?"
"Don't talk nonsense. It's not about obtaining powerful Cursed Energy. This thing is dangerous. Give it to me first."
Hi~ Hi.
Just as Megumi Fushiguro was about to grab the Sukuna's Finger that was within reach, they looked up.
A Cursed Spirit's hand, only the size of an adult male, emerged from the ceiling above.
Upon seeing this, Megumi Fushiguro's pupils contracted, and she shoved Yuji Itadori aside, shouting, "Danger! Get out of the way!"
Boom!
As the smoke cleared, Yuji Itadori, who had scrambled to his feet, finally saw what was happening inside.
" Fushiguro!"
Crackle!
A Cursed Spirit with sparks crackling from its back appeared on the spot, much larger than the previous one. It grabbed Megumi Fushiguro with one hand and then punched her!
"Nue!" Just as Fushiguro Megumi was about to summon her Shikigami, she made a wing gesture with her hands Megumi Fushiguro was punched and sent flying.
Because of Megumi Fushiguro's severe injury, the Divine Dogs also disappeared.
Bang!
The walls of the teaching building shattered with a crash, and the Cursed Spirit glanced at Megumi Fushiguro lying on the rooftop before quickly chasing after her.