Knock knock—
The next morning, Cao Ye—still fast asleep—was awakened by the sound of knocking on the door.
He slowly opened his eyes and instinctively glanced out the window.
The sun was already high in the sky.
Clearly, it was quite late.
In his arms, Chun Ji was still sleeping soundly.
She had gone to bed very late the previous night.
Cao Ye put on a robe and walked to the door.
When he opened it, he saw Paimon standing outside, staring at him with wide eyes.
"Traveler… I'm hungry."
Cao Ye was speechless.
From yesterday until now, how much food had Paimon already eaten?
Especially last night.
He had given her most of his stored rations.
And she had already finished them?
"Paimon, you're a cursed corpse."
"Cursed corpses don't get hungry."
"But I am hungry!"
Paimon protested.
And that was exactly what made Cao Ye helpless.
She was a cursed corpse.
Cursed corpses didn't need food.
So where exactly did this feeling of hunger come from?
For Paimon, "hunger" was simply an emotion, not a biological need.
"Fine."
"This is the last of the stored food."
"After that we'll have to buy more."
"Yay!"
Paimon cheered happily.
Cao Ye sighed.
A glutton was a glutton.
But she was his creation after all.
He could afford to feed her.
His kid—his responsibility.
As he reached into Imaginary Space to take out the food, something else came out as well.
Or rather—
A cursed object.
Special Grade Cursed Object: Sukuna's Finger.
In Jujutsu Kaisen, Ryomen Sukuna was absolutely a top-tier existence.
Even the so-called strongest sorcerer, Gojo Satoru, ultimately ended up becoming "2.5 Gojo."
This finger had come from the Jujutsu Kaisen card pool.
Cao Ye had stored it away and nearly forgotten about it.
Originally he had wanted to use it as a battery for cursed corpses.
If it could supply cursed energy, then Cao Ye wouldn't need to constantly provide magic power.
But there was a problem.
His cursed energy had already fused with magic power.
It was no longer pure cursed energy.
So the cursed corpse system he created didn't work well with Sukuna's finger.
That plan had failed.
If he hadn't accidentally pulled it out today, it might have gathered dust in Imaginary Space forever.
"Sukuna's finger…"
"One of twenty fingers."
"It contains one-twentieth of Sukuna's soul."
"I wonder if the Black Mud can give it a body…"
Cao Ye looked at the crimson finger thoughtfully.
Black Mud could reconstruct bodies for Servants, allowing them to incarnate in reality.
So—
Could it also give form to a cursed spirit like Sukuna?
It was worth testing.
But not here.
This was Babel Tower.
If something went wrong, the consequences would be disastrous.
Many important gods lived in the upper levels.
And Babel Tower itself was the symbol of Orario.
"Paimon, I'm going out for a bit."
"Stay here."
"When Chun Ji wakes up, tell her I'll be back soon."
"Okay!"
Paimon replied while stuffing food into her mouth.
Cao Ye immediately left.
Then headed straight into the Dungeon.
This time he didn't go deep.
He only stopped at the third floor.
After all, this was just a test, not an exploration mission.
Splash—
Under Cao Ye's control, Black Mud began flowing out.
He tossed Sukuna's finger directly into it.
Plop.
Bubble—
Almost instantly, the Black Mud began to churn violently.
Soon—
It gathered together, forming the outline of a human body.
Cao Ye smiled.
Just as he had suspected.
Black Mud could incarnate Sukuna.
After all, Sukuna was born from human negativity.
And the Black Mud represented All the World's Evil.
The compatibility was perfect.
Soon—
A figure appeared before Cao Ye.
A young man.
A powerful body.
Four arms.
Two faces.
Black markings covered his body:
Across his skullDown his cheeks and jawAlong his chest and shouldersAcross his abdomen and wrists
At first glance, he looked dangerous and ruthless.
Cao Ye carefully observed him.
Ryomen Sukuna.
This was not someone with a pleasant personality.
In Jujutsu Kaisen, he was famous for his cruelty and arrogance.
He had created countless iconic scenes—
Always acting with overwhelming dominance.
Sukuna was ruthless and bloodthirsty.
He especially enjoyed killing women and children.
He believed himself to be the supreme being above heaven and earth.
His only guiding principle was his own pleasure.
He didn't care about the lives of either humans or curses.
One thing Sukuna hated above all—
People who overestimated themselves and tried to command him.
Unless he personally chose to obey, no one had the right to order him.
Although the finger had been drawn from Cao Ye's system.
And the Black Mud body was created by Cao Ye.
That didn't guarantee Sukuna would be controllable.
If he wasn't—
Then Cao Ye had just created a huge problem.
"Where… is this place?"
A puzzled voice echoed.
Immediately afterward—
An overwhelming wave of malice spread through the room.
Ryomen Sukuna.
The King of Curses from a thousand years ago.
A monstrous being with four arms and two faces.
During the golden age of jujutsu, countless sorcerers had challenged him.
All of them had failed.
Thus he earned the name—
Ryomen Sukuna.
"This is Orario."
"Not Japan."
"You've woken up in another world."
"How does it feel?"
Cao Ye looked straight at him.
"Another world?"
"That's right."
"A completely different world."
Sukuna narrowed his eyes.
"Is this your cursed technique?"
In the world of jujutsu, cursed techniques came in countless forms.
Some could even perform miracles.
But they often came with heavy costs.
So Sukuna assuming it was Cao Ye's technique was understandable.
However—
After only a few exchanges, Cao Ye realized something.
This guy…
Was trouble.
The overwhelming malice rolling off Sukuna was like a raging tide.
Even though Cao Ye had given him a body—
Sukuna was already considering killing him.
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