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"My apologies, Principal."
A figure descended from the sky, landing between Yaga Masamichi and Yoshinobu Gakuganji, startling Yoshinobu Gakuganji and forcing him to retreat quickly. The newcomer crouched down and used Reverse Cursed Technique to heal Yaga Masamichi's injuries with Cursed Energy while saying apologetically,
"I came back too late."
"Yuta, you—"
Yaga Masamichi looked at the suddenly appearing young man, a complicated expression flashing across his face before he asked, "Did Satoru tell you to come back?"
"Yes."
Yuta Okkotsu nodded and said, "Although it was a little late, I still made it back."
The young man who had suddenly appeared was Yuta Okkotsu, one of the four Special Grade Sorcerers who had originally been training overseas.
A few days earlier, he had suddenly received a call from Satoru Gojo telling him to return, saying that something might happen here. However, Yuta had been delayed while dealing with several matters abroad, causing his return to be slightly late.
"That bastard."
After hearing Yuta Okkotsu's reply, Yaga Masamichi couldn't help but chuckle before asking, "You must have heard the news that that bastard was sealed, right? He told you to come back early… could it be that he already knew something like this would happen to him?"
"I don't know."
Yuta Okkotsu shook his head and replied, "Gojo-sensei only told me to come back and pay special attention to Principal Yaga and a junior named Itadori Yuji. Where is he now?"
"Pay attention to me and Itadori Yuji… that bastard really did anticipate something!"
After hearing Yuta Okkotsu's words, Yaga Masamichi frowned slightly, then struggled to stand up and said, "I'm fine now. Itadori Yuji should be with Nanami and the others in Shinjuku. Go find them immediately. The soul of the King of Curses resides within Itadori Yuji's body. If something happens to him, then our trouble will be enormous."
"The King of Curses' soul resides inside him?"
Yuta Okkotsu immediately showed a surprised expression after hearing Yaga Masamichi's words. He glanced at Yaga Masamichi's injuries, then at Yoshinobu Gakuganji standing not far away. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Principal, you should come with me."
Yaga Masamichi's injuries had not fully recovered, and Yoshinobu Gakuganji was still lurking nearby. Yuta Okkotsu was worried that something might happen to Yaga Masamichi after he left.
"Don't underestimate me, brat."
Seeing Yuta Okkotsu's concern, Yaga Masamichi chuckled and then looked toward Yoshinobu Gakuganji in the distance.
"I was injured earlier because Yoshinobu Gakuganji shamelessly ambushed me," he said. "Now that I'm prepared, he's no match for me. This is also a good chance for me to personally settle the score."
"..."
Yoshinobu Gakuganji's expression darkened after hearing Yaga Masamichi's words.
"This…"
Yuta Okkotsu thought for a moment after hearing Yaga Masamichi's insistence, then finally nodded and said, "Then please be careful, Principal."
After speaking, he glanced at Yoshinobu Gakuganji one more time before leaping into the air and departing immediately.
Crack! Crack!~
After Yuta Okkotsu left, Yaga Masamichi looked toward Yoshinobu Gakuganji while cracking his knuckles.
"Alright, Yoshinobu Gakuganji," he said. "Now it's just the two of us. Let's continue our previous fight.
"If you can defeat me head-on, I'll tell you the secret behind creating Cursed Corpses—if you really want to hear it."
"??!"
Yoshinobu Gakuganji's cloudy eyes suddenly brightened after hearing Yaga Masamichi's words. A powerful surge of Cursed Energy immediately erupted from his body as he prepared to strum the electric guitar in his arms toward Yaga Masamichi.
"Ice Condensation Cursed Technique: Frost."
Just as the two men were about to clash again, a freezing wave of cold air suddenly descended from the sky, instantly freezing both of them in place.
Then, a white-haired figure wearing a kasaya and sporting a bob haircut descended from above, landing beside the corpse of Cursed Womb: Death Painting, which had previously been defeated by Yaga Masamichi and Yoshinobu Gakuganji.
They raised one hand, instantly freezing the corpse solid before gently clenching his fingers.
Bang!
The frozen corpse exploded, leaving behind three special fingers—the Ryomen Sukuna fingers Mahito had implanted.
"The fifth one recovered successfully."
The bob-haired figure picked up Sukuna's fingers and muttered softly to himself before disappearing in a flash.
Crack! Crack!
After the mysterious figure left, Yaga Masamichi and Yoshinobu Gakuganji simultaneously shattered the ice imprisoning them.
The two exchanged solemn glances.
Although neither of them knew who the bob-haired figure was, judging from his actions of collecting Ryomen Sukuna's fingers, he was obviously not an ally. More importantly, gathering Sukuna's fingers clearly suggested that he intended to resurrect the King of Curses.
Without exchanging another word, the two immediately understood each other's intentions and tacitly chased after the departing figure together.
On the other side;
The strongest Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer, Atsuya Kusakabe, had just finished dealing with Cursed Womb: Death Painting No. 4, Rotting Womb, by himself. He was about to light a cigarette and rest for a moment when two figures suddenly descended from the sky and appeared before him.
It was Kenjaku, who was controlling Suguru Geto's body, along with Ryomen Sukuna, who had temporarily seized control of Itadori Yuji's body.
"This really is…"
Atsuya Kusakabe stared at the two figures for a moment before a bitter smile appeared on his face.
He raised the cigarette and lighter in his hand toward them and said, "Gentlemen, could you at least let me finish this cigarette first?"
Atsuya Kusakabe had already recognized Suguru Geto and also knew about the King of Curses residing within Itadori Yuji's body.
Now, with the two standing before him together, their intentions were obviously hostile.
He didn't believe he had any chance of defeating a Special Grade Sorcerer along with Ryomen Sukuna controlling Itadori Yuji's body. Thus, after recognizing Kenjaku and Sukuna, despair was all that remained in his heart, and he didn't even have the desire to flee.
"The strongest Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer, Atsuya Kusakabe."
Kenjaku completely ignored Atsuya Kusakabe's request and merely stated his name before turning toward Ryomen Sukuna and asking, "Will you do it, or shall I?"
"'Strongest' again?"
After hearing Kenjaku's words, Ryomen Sukuna frowned slightly and walked directly toward Atsuya Kusakabe.
Recently, he had become particularly irritated whenever he heard the word "strongest," even if the other party was merely a Grade 1 Sorcerer.
Seeing this, Kenjaku casually walked toward the corpse of Rotting Womb, which Atsuya Kusakabe had defeated, preparing to retrieve Sukuna's finger from the remains.
A moment later;
Ryomen Sukuna stood over Atsuya Kusakabe's corpse, looking slightly disheveled. Atsuya Kusakabe's head had already been severed from his body.
Sukuna waved his hand dismissively and sneered.
"Hmph, this is what they call 'strongest'?"
Although Ryomen Sukuna had only recovered the power of four fingers so far, dealing with a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer like Atsuya Kusakabe was still effortless for him.
"Just a Grade 1 Sorcerer."
Kenjaku walked over with a smile and handed the recovered finger to Sukuna.
Sukuna took the finger and was just about to swallow it when he suddenly sensed something. His gaze abruptly lifted toward the sky.
At that exact moment, a massive block of ice descended from above, carrying a lone figure standing atop it.
It was the same white-haired, bob-haired figure who had previously frozen Yaga Masamichi and Yoshinobu Gakuganji.