Precisely because their souls were actually one, even when Fushiguro Megumi sought help from Gojo Satoru, and Gojo Satoru genuinely did his utmost to save her, Tsumiki Fushiguro still wouldn't wake up… fundamentally, she wasn't sick at all. It was just that she had recalled ancient memories, and as those memories revived, her body also recovered its ancient physique.
Just as sleep is the fastest state for recovery after injury, Tsumiki Fushiguro also used sleep as her means of recovery.
Mahito had once discussed the issue of incarnation bodies with Kenjaku. At that time, he truly believed that Kenjaku's method of adjusting the incarnation body was through years of meticulous tweaking to perfect it and resurrect the ancient sorcerer. It wasn't until this very moment that Mahito realized how naive he had been.
One could only say, as expected of Kenjaku. You have to admire him.
Mahito hadn't anticipated this, so when he used Idle Transfiguration and couldn't find Yorozu's soul, he realized something was wrong. Then he faced a choice:
As in the original work, completely erase Tsumiki Fushiguro's will and graft Yorozu's will onto it, achieving the ancient sorcerer's resurrection; or delete the ancient sorcerer's will, expelling her memories and emotions as impurities, allowing Tsumiki Fushiguro to awaken from her slumber?
Mahito chose a third option:
Yorozu's ancient memories fully revived, perfectly inheriting Tsumiki Fushiguro's emotions and will.
The advantage was that Tsumiki Fushiguro was easier to get along with, not as crazy as Yorozu, while also perfectly inheriting Yorozu's ideological level. She could perfectly replicate the use of the Construction Technique, almost identical to Yorozu herself.
The disadvantage was—
For Mahito, there was no disadvantage.
Because when he awakened Tsumiki Fushiguro, he had already implanted an [ideological imprint]. Since it was used before she awoke, even Tsumiki Fushiguro herself hadn't noticed.
Of course, for Kenjaku, who desired more cards to play, the disadvantage was enormous.
Kenjaku sighed. "This is troublesome. Miss Yorozu… no, Miss Fushiguro, will you still be fanatical about Lord Sukuna now? Or has your feelings for Lord Sukuna faded, to the point you don't wish for his resurrection in the modern era?"
"I'm not sure." Tsumiki Fushiguro slightly raised her hand, looking at her palm as she spoke slowly. "For me, Yorozu's life was like an immersive movie. I can empathize with everything about Yorozu and understand why Yorozu was so obsessed with Lord Sukuna.
"When you ask me if I Want to resurrect Lord Sukuna, Yorozu is like a ghost screaming in my ear, but my reason tells me that if Lord Sukuna is resurrected in this era, it will only bring disaster."
Kenjaku stared blankly at Tsumiki Fushiguro, helplessly saying, "Truly perfect, too perfect. Mahito, your ability is beyond my imagination. You can actually link souls from the past and future together, achieving time traversal. This is something even I couldn't imagine. How on earth did you do it?"
"It's not as difficult as you imagine. I just organized the soul's information," Mahito said. "Easier than I thought, probably because my ability for fine-tuning souls is already excellent enough."
Mahito wasn't lying. This really was just fine-tuning ability. He even suspected that if, in the original work, it wasn't Kenjaku but himself who initiated the ancient sorcerer resurrection event, he could have done the same thing.
After Yuki Tsukumo died in the original work, other jujutsu sorcerers discovered a handwritten book about soul research among her legacy. It was the culmination of Yuki Tsukumo's soul research, and the book stated with certainty that even if human souls are forcibly fused, remnants will inevitably remain. True perfect fusion between human souls is impossible.
Yuki Tsukumo's research was correct. After all, even Ryomen Sukuna couldn't perfectly fuse with Fushiguro Megumi, so others were even less likely.
But Mahito broke this conclusion. His ability is the only one in the entire work capable of perfectly fusing souls.
In terms of difficulty, sorting an ancient soul transitioning to a modern soul is clearly less challenging than breaking the world's common sense of perfect soul fusion. So, for Mahito to reorganize the souls of the ancient sorcerer Yorozu and the modern high school student Tsumiki Fushiguro really wasn't that hard.
"I need your help, Miss Fushiguro." Mahito smiled. "My sword is severely injured due to my improper use. I need the world's best doctor to treat her. For that, I brought you back from ancient times to the modern era."
"'Her,' huh." Tsumiki Fushiguro remarked. "Referring to a sword as a girl is quite rare in modern times. You must have an ancient teacher… let me think who it could be…"
Kenjaku pointed his thumb at himself, full of pride. "It's me."
Tsumiki Fushiguro glanced at him, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Could it be Swordmaster Ashiya?"
Kenjaku's face darkened. "Why can't it be me?"
"You know Teacher Ashiya too?" Mahito exclaimed in surprise. "I heard Teacher Ashiya once joined the Ryomen Sukuna subjugation team to deal with Sukuna, and Miss Fushiguro should have been on Sukuna's side."
Tsumiki Fushiguro smiled. "So, it is Swordmaster Ashiya. The sword he used when going to subjugate Lord Sukuna was provided by me."
Mahito was stunned.
Tsumiki Fushiguro said calmly, "I deeply believed Lord Sukuna was lonely. Though invincible under heaven, no one could understand him. Everyone's feelings toward him were either fear or fanaticism, with no one treating him as an equal.
"I once adored him immensely. Thinking back now, that probably wasn't love in a romantic sense, but compassionate love. I Wanted to enter his heart. For that, first… I needed to find an equal opponent for Lord Sukuna. Swordmaster Ashiya was one of the people I had my eye on.
"Of course, at that time I didn't have the 'Insect Armor' or flowing metal. I hadn't yet walked my own unique path, which is why I despaired of keeping up with Lord Sukuna's footsteps and was willing to invest in opponents everywhere.
"In fact, many jujutsu sorcerers were personally sent by me to face Lord Sukuna.
"But after I walked my own path, I no longer allowed anyone else to touch Lord Sukuna."
Pausing, Tsumiki Fushiguro revealed a cruel smile, sharp as a blade.
"I deeply believe that only I can kill Lord Sukuna… and only Lord Sukuna can kill me. Beyond that, there's no room for anyone else in our relationship. Whoever dares challenge Lord Sukuna again, I will personally kill them."
So heavy, so heavy—this woman. Is this the legendary ancient sorcerer Yorozu's love for her beloved? What kind of thought process is this? Mahito's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
No wonder in the original work, this woman didn't hesitate to make a Binding Vow with Ryomen Sukuna: either kill me or marry me. She's a genuine madwoman!
Mahito was extremely glad he didn't choose to resurrect Yorozu. If that woman were truly resurrected now, who knows what kind of chaos she'd cause. This is better. The current Tsumiki Fushiguro has neither the ancient sorcerer Yorozu's madness nor her own former kindness, standing in the middle.
Over time, Mahito believed she would eventually form a completely different personality.
"I understand. If it's Swordmaster Ashiya, I'm willing to place my trust." Tsumiki Fushiguro glanced at Kenjaku. "I will temporarily follow you. Right now, I can't fully accept Yorozu's emotions, nor can I return to Tsumiki's daily life… I need some time to adapt."
Kenjaku couldn't hold back. "Am I not worthy of trust?"
"Kenjaku, I can't see through you. I haven't been able to see through you since a thousand years ago," Tsumiki Fushiguro stared at Kenjaku. "But back then, I was by Lord Sukuna's side. I devoted everything to Lord Sukuna, so I didn't care what you were thinking… thinking back now, that was my negligence. I should have eliminated you before you contacted Lord Sukuna. You're too dangerous."
"Hey, hey, I made a Binding Vow to resurrect you all in the future!" Kenjaku retorted.
"So, what exactly do you Want to do by resurrecting us?" Tsumiki Fushiguro said coldly. "You even used Lord Sukuna. Even now, I don't know your true purpose. How can I trust you?"
So brave—this woman. Mahito had to admire her. She had just awakened, her physical condition so poor she could barely walk. Yet despite that, her gaze toward Kenjaku didn't waver in the slightest. It was as if, if Kenjaku's answer didn't satisfy her, she would casually kill him.
This was an arrogance originating from the soul. Probably in her eyes, besides Ryomen Sukuna, no one else was worth her serious attention. Conversely, if she got serious, no one in the world besides Ryomen Sukuna could possibly be her match.
Not even Kenjaku was an exception.
She had none of the fear of someone who had just awakened while Kenjaku had lived for a thousand years. On the contrary, she deeply believed that even though she had just awakened and only had a century of combat experience, she would still hold an overwhelming advantage against Kenjaku with his millennium of time.
Kenjaku looked at her deeply, raising his hands in surrender without any semblance of a strong person's demeanor.
"Scary, scary… that wasn't using him, you know? I deeply felt that a person of talent like Lord Sukuna shouldn't just disappear into history. I promised Lord Sukuna that one day in the future, I would perfectly resurrect him without any personal feelings involved."
Kenjaku acknowledges you!
Tsumiki Fushiguro shifted her gaze. "A person of talent, huh. I never thought someone could see Lord Sukuna as a 'person.' Kenjaku, I view you in a new light."
Mahito asked curiously, "What is he if not a 'person'?"
"A god," Tsumiki Fushiguro said. "The world calls him a god. Do you know why Lord Sukuna is called Ryomen Sukuna? Because that is a god."
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