Jujutsu Kaisen: I Made Sukuna Owe 100 Million Yen

Tokyo.

Nanako and Mimiko walked through the streets of Shinjuku, holding umbrellas.

"Mimiko, will that thing... really keep its promise?" Nanako gripped her phone tightly.

"We have no choice." Mimiko bit her lip, her eyes gloomy. "That thing occupying Lord Natsuyu's body... is definitely top-grade. We can only trust that he will keep his promise."

Just as the two were passing through a dark alley, a strange fluctuation suddenly made them stop in their tracks.

This is not a street they are familiar with.

Deep in the alley, a warm yellow kerosene lamp shines.

There is a retro Japanese-style shop inside.

As if by some strange twist of fate, the two walked into the shop.

The fire in the fireplace was burning brightly, and the aroma of black tea filled the air.

Welcome!

Behind the counter, Lynn wiped the bone china teacup in her hand, smiling as she looked at the two sisters, whose faces were full of wariness. "Kashiba Nanako, Kashiba Mimiko. Natsuyuki's adopted daughter... or rather, a follower?"

"Who are you? Where is this place?!"

Nanako reacted extremely quickly, instantly raising her phone with her thumb hovering over the shutter button, the technique ready to be activated at a moment's notice.

Lynn didn't get up, but simply tapped the table lightly: "I'm a businessman. Don't be so tense. I'm not interested in two homeless little girls. What I'm interested in is what you want to do."

As Lynn struck, a wave of energy spread out, and the two realized that they were unable to launch any attacks.

Lynn continued wiping the trinkets in his hands, looking nonchalant: "You made a deal with that thing that possessed Xia Youjie's corpse, didn't you?"

The two sisters' pupils suddenly contracted.

"We don't know what you're talking about..."

"In Shibuya on October 31st, help that guy kill the assistant director, and in exchange, he'll return Natsuyuki's body... Am I right?"

Seeing that Lynn could describe their private transaction with Lu Suo so accurately, the two women could no longer hide their shock and decided to stop pretending to be stupid.

"So what if I am? What do you want?" Nanako asked sharply.

"I don't want anything." Lynn leaned back comfortably in her chair, still not looking at them directly, but focusing on examining the luster of the glass.

"I just think...you guys are pretty stupid."

"What...did you say?"

The two women's faces instantly darkened.

"I'm telling you, you two are incredibly stupid, did you hear me?" Lynn finally stopped what she was doing, raised her eyelids, and said, "That thing sandwiched between your left and right ears, is it a decoration, or is it just to make you look taller?"

"You—!" Mimiko was so enraged by this blatant humiliation that her face turned red, her eyes filled with tears. She turned around and grabbed Nanako, trying to rush out. "Nanako, let's go! Don't listen to this madman's nonsense!"

"Do you really think that thing that's possessing Xia Youjie will keep its promise and return his body to you?"

Upon hearing this, Mimiko abruptly stopped in her tracks.

Lynn watched their stiff backs as she spoke casually:

"Use your decorative brains and put yourself in that guy's shoes, and you'll understand."

"If it were you, and you finally obtained a once-in-a-century, top-tier body with 'Spirit Manipulation Techniques,' would you mercifully hand it over just because two kids helped deal with a few insignificant auxiliary supervisors?"

Nanako turned her head, bit her lip, and a slightly hesitant expression appeared on her face.

"But he made a promise..."

"A promise?" Lynn scoffed, his eyes looking at them like they were two uncivilized idiots. "A promise is worthless. Are you a three-year-old? You want to pinky swear for a hundred years without ever breaking your promise?"

"In the end, you didn't even establish any binding agreements, did you? What's wrong with that thing using you and then killing you? The cost of breaking a promise—is zero!"

We have no choice!

Nanako finally broke down, and she almost screamed those words, her voice trembling with sobs.

"That's the only way we can get Lord Xia Youjie's body back! What else can we do but trust him?!"

A brief silence fell over the shop.

"I can help you," Lynn said calmly.

"Don't joke around!" Mimiko screamed vehemently, her emotions running high. "Who do you think you are? That's a monster that's possessed Lord Natsuyu's body! That's a Special Class monster! What makes you think you can..."

"On what grounds?"

Lynn's smile deepened as he slowly stood up.

"Buzz—"

In an instant, the air in the office became heavy.

"Domain Expansion: Judgment of the Ten Domains"

Lynn formed a hand seal and casually expanded his domain.

The golden court, imbued with an irresistible pressure, enveloped the two.

Of course, Lynn had no intention of attacking anyone, since violence was prohibited inside the store.

Using the instantaneous expansion of her domain to demonstrate her strength and intimidate them was the most efficient method Lynn could think of.

The domain vanished in a second.

Just now, Nanako and Mimiko felt as if they were standing naked on the guillotine.

"thump."

The two of them fell to their knees uncontrollably, their backs instantly soaked with cold sweat.

The area disappeared, but Lynn still stood gracefully behind the table, as if nothing had happened.

Lynn straightened his cuffs, picked up the item again, and said, "Now, can we talk?"

Nanako was panting heavily.

The domain expands! This means that the man before them is on the same level as Gojo Satoru and Natsume-sama! He is a genuine Special Grade!

The fear in the two sisters' eyes gradually turned into fervent hope.

She raised her head, trembling: "If...if you could really do it...what would we have to give in return?"

"It's very simple."

Lynn held up two fingers.

"First, I know you have one of Su Nuo's fingers. Give it to me."

"Second, tell me where the other finger is."

"Third, don't go to Shibuya on October 31st and cause me trouble."

"As long as you do these three things," Lynn pushed a faintly glowing contract in front of them, "I, in the name of 'Exchange No. 8,' hereby make this binding: I will make the thing that has taken over Xia You die, and restore peace to Xia Youjie."

"Of course, if you refuse, I'll break your arms and legs and then conduct a thorough body search without any gentlemanly manners, and I'll still get what I want."

"However, I'm a businessman, and I'm more used to solving problems through transactions."

Lynn shrugged, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.

The two sisters exchanged a glance. It was a resolute look that needed no words.

Mimiko trembled as she pulled a withered finger wrapped in a talisman from her bosom and placed it on the table.

"This is the first one."

Nanako gritted her teeth and said, "The other one... its location is strange. We were planning to retrieve it tonight, but there's a very troublesome cursed spirit there."

"Oh?" Lynn retracted her fingers, in a good mood. "Where?"

"In a pachinko parlor in Ikebukuro."

……

Half an hour later, in Ikebukuro, at the "Bishon" pachinko parlor.

This is a shop filled with the smell of smoke, noise, and a sense of decay.

Although it was late at night, the place was still bustling with noise.

"So..." Lynn stood at the shop entrance, looking at the flashing neon sign, his expression somewhat subtle, "You mean, a cursed spirit swallowed Su Nuo's finger and then took over a machine and won't leave?"

Nanako's expression was strange. "It seems... to be addicted to playing with it."

Lynn raised an eyebrow and pushed the door open to enter.

Sure enough, the "Sea Story" arcade area at the deepest part of the shop was completely empty.

A bulky, three-eyed level-one cursed spirit sat in a chair like a middle-aged man.

Its large claws expertly twisted the ball-launching knob, while its three eyes stared intently at the scrolling numbers on the screen.

The cursed spirit emanated a dense cursed power, and the aura of a top-grade cursed artifact emanated from its belly.

The most outrageous thing is that this cursed spirit did not attack the humans around it. Instead, it frantically absorbed the negative emotions of the gamblers around it: "regret after losing money" and "greed to win back their losses," absorbing them while playing.

"Damn it! I missed again!" An uncle who couldn't see the cursed spirit next to him slammed his fist on the machine. His negative emotions were instantly absorbed by the cursed spirit, which let out a comfortable hum.

"It mutated after swallowing the finger," Mimiko explained in a low voice. "It seems to have developed some kind of obsession with 'winning the lottery.' If we attack it forcefully, it might detonate the cursed power within it and cause chaos."

"Interesting." Lynn stroked his chin. "A greedy cursed spirit? That's my specialty."

Lynn stopped the two sisters from attacking.

He walked straight to the machine next to the cursed spirit and sat down.

The cursed spirit turned its ugly head, bared its teeth warily at Lynn, and growled, "Get out... of my... grand prize..."

"Don't be so stingy, friend." Lynn took a coin out of her pocket.

That was the product of him using the system to visualize Ijichi's good fortune.

The deal I made with Ijichi earlier came in handy here.

Lynn chuckled and flicked her fingertips. "I've been playing for ages and haven't won. How about we take a gamble?"

"If you win, this token that guarantees you the jackpot is yours."

"If you lose..." Lynn pointed to its belly, "spit out that dry thing you swallowed."

The cursed spirit's murky eyes were fixed on the token in Lynn's hand.

As a cursed spirit born from its obsession with gambling, it could sense the "absolute luck" rule contained in that token.

That was its lifelong pursuit.

"What... what are we betting on?" the cursed spirit asked vaguely.

Lynn pointed to the screens on their consoles.

"One game decides the winner. Whoever hits the 'confirmed change' (winning pattern) first wins."

The cursed spirit revealed a greedy smile.

This machine has already swallowed countless marbles; according to probability theory, it's about to hand out a big prize.

Lynn's machine was a notorious "pig-slaughtering machine," so there was absolutely no chance of winning.

"Deal..." The cursed spirit let out a hoarse laugh, the sound of the binding being established.

The two sisters were dumbfounded.

"Is he... gambling with a cursed spirit?"

Three minutes later.

The pachinko parlor erupted in deafening raucous music, the kind of sound effects only the grand prize could produce.

"Congratulations! 777! An extraordinary grand prize!"

The machine in front of Lynn was spewing out silver steel balls like crazy, piling up like a small mountain.

A cursed spirit is a cursed spirit; it's incredibly stupid.

Lynn showed that he had a lucky coin and wanted to gamble.

Meanwhile, the cursed spirit beside him, seeing the word "regret" reappear on its screen, began to tremble violently, its mentality completely collapsing.

"How... is this possible..."

"A bet's a bet." Lynn smiled and held out his hand. "Give it back, as per the restraints."

The cursed spirit let out a desperate cry, and the binding force was forcibly activated.

It had to open its mouth wide, and with a series of dry heaves, a Su Nuo finger coated in stomach acid was spat onto Lynn's palm.

The cursed spirit, having lost its finger, instantly weakened, and Lynn casually waved his hand, exorcising it with a burst of curse power.

Immediately afterwards, Lynn took out the Chaos Orb and put the cursed spirit into it.

Lynn picked up the finger, held it up to the light, and turned to smile at the two dumbfounded sisters.

[Remaining points: 140,000]