Curse Returns: What did the human-shaped wishing machine do wrong this time?

"...Hisashi?...You're awake?"

The night breeze made the thin curtains sway, and through his closed eyelids, the pink-haired boy felt a light flickering in front of him.

His thoughts were scattered in his dream when he heard a familiar voice calling him. Only then did he belatedly wake up and sit up abruptly in bed.

"...Fushiguro!! Gojo-sensei? And Nanami? What are you doing here?"

Yuji Itadori woke up to find himself lying on his bed in his dormitory, where there were two other people in his room.

Ms. Gojo, who was away on a business trip, sat swaying back and forth in a folding chair, smiling at him. Meanwhile, Mr. Nanami Kento, wearing a suit jacket, stood seriously by the window looking out. His platinum blonde short hair was styled in a 3/7 part, revealing his angular profile.

Noticing that Hisahito Itadori had woken up, Taketo Nanami turned around and gave him a deep look.

"Itadori-kun, what happened to you guys? I received a call from Ijichi, and when I arrived at Yoshinoya, I found you all lying there unconscious."

Nanami Kento raised his hand to adjust his goggles, his deep-set eyes revealing a somewhat obscure gaze.

He was injured in the abdomen by the cursed spirit during the day. While waiting for Ijichi to come to the movie theater, he received a call from the other party. Ijichi Kiyotaka said that something had happened to the children.

Nanami Kento rushed over and found that the residential buildings near Yoshino Junpei's house had all disappeared, and the entire space seemed to have been cut into pieces by something.

Yuji Itadori, Alluka, and Megumi Fushiguro all collapsed to the ground.

Nanami Kento didn't know what had happened, but seeing the bloodstains on the children's uniforms, he knew something must have happened.

He and Ijichi led the person to the medical clinic at the home of the glassmaker.

Shoko checked them over and found that none of the three were seriously injured, which put her mind at ease.

Just then, Gojo Satoru returned from his business trip, and Nanami Kento told him about the cursed spirit he had encountered. His intuition told him that the children's fainting was related to that cursed spirit.

"What happened...?"

Yuujin Itadori rubbed his head, his gaze unfocused for a few moments. Remembering what had happened before, he belatedly threw off the covers and tried to get out of bed.

"Fukuhei... How is Fukuhei? Teacher, is he alright? And what about my younger brother and Shunping... are they alright?"

Yuuji Itadori remembered that Megumi Fushiguro had been subjected to a transformation by Masato, and half of her body had become a cyborg. After that... he couldn't remember what happened after that.

Yuji Itadori slapped his head hard, but he couldn't remember anything at all.

"Megumi is alright, Hisahito, can you tell me what happened?"

Through the blindfold, they couldn't see Gojo Satoru's expression, but his voice surprisingly carried a hint of solemnity.

"After I parted ways with Nanami, I went to find Junpei. We talked for a while and then went to his house... After that..."

Yuji Itadori sorted out his chaotic thoughts and recounted his previous memories one by one.

When the topic turned into a cyborg, Gojo Satoru's lips tightened into a cold, hard line.

"I don't remember anything after that."

Yuji Itadori slapped his head hard several times, but his memory was still blank.

"You mean Sukuna spoke up to stop Nanika's actions?"

After seeing Itadori Yuujin nod, Gojo Satoru sighed, "This is not a good sign."

Gojo Satoru dared to say that he had a thorough understanding of Nanika's abilities.

He knew that Yuujin could command Nanika unconditionally. Yuujin had once had Nanika erase his name and teleport him directly to Africa regardless of distance. Moreover, Rika, who was enhanced by Nanika, was almost too much for him to handle.

Suddenly, it was discovered that Sukuna and Yuujin could command Nanika simultaneously and even cancel out Yuujin's commands.

Thinking about who Sukuna was, Gojo Satoru felt that the situation was really not good.

"Is it because Sukuna is inside me?" Yuuji Itadori asked uncertainly. "Gojo-sensei, can I go check on Fushiguro and my younger brother?"

He was in his dormitory, and Hisahito Itadori was a little worried about his friends and younger brother. He wasn't entirely at ease without seeing them in person.

"They're next door, go ahead."

Gojo Satoru pointed a finger, and Itadori Yuujin didn't hesitate for a second before turning around and running over.

In Fushiguro Megumi's dormitory, the curtains partially closed the window, allowing a sliver of moonlight to filter in. In the tranquil atmosphere, he was fast asleep, looking exhausted, though his furrowed brows suggested he was not sleeping soundly.

Perhaps hearing the noise at the door, Fushiguro Megumi sat up warily from the bed.

"Kudoshin?" Upon recognizing the newcomer, Fushiguro Megumi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are you alright?"

"Me? I'm fine. Fukuro, how did you recover? What happened yesterday? I have no memory of the rest of the day?"

Hisahito Itadori asked with an innocent look on his face.

"..."

Looking at Hisahito Itadori, who seemed like a complete idiot, Megumi Fushiguro wore a complicated expression.

He sighed and began to describe what he had seen.

After Alluka fainted, Fushiguro Megumi and Itadori Yuujin fought against the real man, but he still accidentally fell for the cursed spirit's trick.

After being touched on the face by the cursed spirit, Fushiguro Megumi seemed to be caught in a replay of her own thoughts...

His childhood memories began to surface before his eyes: with his sister, his father, and Itadori and the others...

Just when Fushiguro thought he was going to die, he felt his body being filled with warmth, and a pair of hands were touching him. The warmth flowed in continuously, dispelling the cursed chill.

When Fushiguro opened his eyes, he saw that his companions were covered in black curse marks.

Alluka, with her little face slightly tilted up, was cheerfully asking for praise.

"Come praise me, aren't I great?"

"Alluka, that's Sukuna—"

Fushiguro Megumi instinctively cried out, his voice trembling slightly with panic.

When Ryomen Sukuna saw that Fushiguro Megumi had woken up, he turned around and took a look at her with a smug look.

Alluka's eyes were clear and clean, reflecting the two Sukuna's outstretched hands.

Seeing that Sukuna's sharp nails were about to reach Alluka's forehead, Fushiguro Megumi gritted her teeth and summoned her own Tamahide.

He didn't know what happened during the time he was transformed, why Itadori became Sukuna, why Alluka woke up again, or why Alluka couldn't distinguish between Itadori and Sukuna.

He knew that Alluka's body was too fragile and might not be able to withstand a single blow from Sukuna.

Unexpectedly, Alluka collapsed at that moment, and Ryomen Sukuna instantly teleported behind Fushiguro Megumi.

Later... he seemed to see Ryomen Sukuna destroying Itajitsugi's body, and he was beaten up by Ryomen Sukuna.

Fushiguro Megumi was also somewhat puzzled as to why Ryomen Sukuna hadn't killed him and Alluka.

Yuujin Itadori learned that he lost his memory because Sukuna had come out, and it seemed that he had begged Sukuna to help save Fushiguro.

But is Sukuna really such a kind person?