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

"Alluka?"

Itadori Yasuke stared at the child in front of him for a few moments, and after confirming that he was not dreaming, he gently called out to him.

He was somewhat frightened, but he still reached out and touched the head of the unidentified object.

The cold, sticky, and heavy sensation caused some physical discomfort.

However, the unidentified object, which was suspected to be possessed by Kaori, did not harm people like the female ghost in the movie "Ju-on" which was released a couple of years ago.

At that moment, Itadori Yasuke's mind was racing.

What to do, what to do, how can I restore Alluka to its original state?

Should he buy a handful of beans and sprinkle them on Alluka? Or should he go to a shrine now to get an amulet? Would going to a Buddhist temple work?

Just as Itadori Yasuke was lost in thought, Nanika gently turned her head, facing Itadori Hisahito.

As she moved her neck, a creaking, grinding sound, like the friction of a rusty machine, sent chills down one's spine.

"Brother Yuujin, what is your wish?"

She repeated what she had just said once again.

"Huh? My wish?"

Yuujin's attention was only on his younger brother's mutated facial features, and he didn't pay attention to what Alluka said.

As Nanica repeated the question, he bit a finger and began to think about what he could wish for.

The day before yesterday, he wanted to eat a lollipop, but his grandfather confiscated it because he was afraid his teeth would hurt.

Yesterday, he stole and ate the cake that Aunt Xiaomei bought for Alluka. It was so delicious, and he wanted to eat another piece.

Also, there were a few children who laughed at them for not having a father and mother. They knew that the two of them had gone back to the sky and become stars. They wondered if the two of them were happy over there. They wished that the two of them could stay together forever!

Yuji thought for a few seconds, and just as he was about to say something, he saw Rime rushing over from not far away at the speed of a hundred-meter sprint.

He quickly took off his monk's robe and draped it over Nanika's head, whose expectant expression was stiff and not very clear.

"Let's go home first!"

After saying that, he ignored the blank and confused expressions on the faces of Itadori Yasuke and Hisahito, and rushed home from the park as fast as he could.

Itadori Yasuke was much slower than Rime, and when he returned home panting, he saw Alluka still sitting on the sofa with her face still dark.

The atmosphere in the room was exceptionally eerie, and the cold air rushed into his limbs with each breath, causing him to shiver involuntarily.

After Hisahito returned, Nanika repeated what she had just said.

"Yujin, just wish for Nanika to hug you!"

Rime thought for a long time, worried that a child like Yuujin with such a wild imagination might actually make outrageous wishes like flying airplanes or rockets, or wanting to meet Ultraman or Kamen Rider.

Ordinary families are fine, but Nanica really knows how to get these things over here!

When Alluka was still alive, he wasn't very clear about the rules of making wishes, but he investigated and found out in the following years.

Putting aside where we'll put the items, the possibility of encountering rope spirits who will have to pay the price is uncertain. There's a lot of surveillance in society these days, and rope spirits aren't like curses that can't be filmed. It would be bad if they caused panic and attracted people with expertise in sorcery.

"Why?"

Yuhito tilted his head and nodded heavily.

He jogged a few steps to Nanika's side, reached out and took her cold little hands, smiling brightly: "Then give me a kiss, little brother!"

Well, he actually wanted his younger brother to lift him up high, but his brother was much weaker than him, and he couldn't let his brother get too tired.

Nanika, with her dark features, slowly stood up. She giggled and brought her face close to Hisahito Itadori's. Her black, tousled hair brushed against Hisahito's neck, and the sticky, itchy feeling made Hisahito shudder involuntarily.

With her breath, the icy air gently touched Yujin's cheek, the damp chill spreading across his skin, almost making Yujin lose consciousness from the cold.

He touched his cheek in confusion, and when he looked again, Alluka's eyes had returned to normal.

"elder brother!"

The children's clear laughter filled the entire room.

"Alluka, what happened to you just now?"

Yujin, somewhat curious, pulled Alluka along to look at it for a long time, only to find that the unidentified object from before had indeed disappeared!

"Nanika just wanted to see her brother!"

Alluka clung to Hisahito Itadori's side, a cute and cheerful smile on her face.

"Who is Nanika?"

"It's my little sister!"

"Did Mom give birth to a little sister for us? Where is she? Where is she?"

"Nanica is the younger sister!"

……

Seeing that his grandson had returned to normal, Itadori Yasuke, who had been secretly observing, breathed a sigh of relief.

He noticed that Rime seemed to know something, so he pulled her aside.

"Um...is it Kaori's spirit that has returned?"

Pointing to the two children who were already playing together, Itadori Yasuke asked with some concern.

Ever since Kaori Itadori returned from the dead, Yamasuke Itadori has felt that his daughter-in-law is very strange, especially after she became pregnant. Yamasuke Itadori has never been able to put his mind at ease.

He always felt that his daughter-in-law was dead, but he never expected that she would pass away so suddenly after giving birth to two grandsons. Everything happened so suddenly.

It's really hard for Itadori Yasuke not to suspect that it's his daughter-in-law's spirit returning for revenge.

Rimei frowned, astonished by the old man's wild imagination.

"He...you don't need to worry, Kaori won't be coming back."

Rimei's voice was somewhat cold and hard, and her attitude was not very friendly.

How can Nanica be compared to Lasso?!

"If Alluka continues like this, just let him hug and kiss you, and he'll be back to normal soon. Oh, and don't refuse him if he makes any requests!"

Rime wasn't going to tell this ordinary person Alluka's technique; he selectively revealed only a portion of it.

All the cursed spirits in today's society are the overflow of cursed power that ordinary people cannot control. If this old man loses control and makes a wish, Rimei will have to clean up the mess for Itadori Yasuke.

Furthermore, it's crucial that Itadori Yasuke and Itadori Yuujin don't reject Alluka. If they do, whoever becomes a rope person will die along with them, and Lord Sukuna's vessel will have been created in vain. Rime won't allow such a thing to happen.

He never expected that Alluka would show abnormalities at the age of three. It seems he will have to keep a closer eye on her from now on.

"I see."

Seeing that Rime didn't seem to want to say anything more, Itadori Yasuke nodded worriedly.

Rime suggested that Kaori might have returned for revenge, but Alluka's body seemed to have something strange about it.

Itadori Yamasuke blamed the child's abnormalities on his strange daughter-in-law. If it weren't for her, the child wouldn't have become so strange after birth.

Rōsō, who was hiding at Kamo's house, suddenly sneezed for no apparent reason.

The body he occupied was in a state of being after death, so he shouldn't be sick. Just as he was feeling strange, he received a call from Rime.

"What? You mean that thing has reappeared?"

Lu Suo tightened his grip on his phone.

The sword that had been hanging over his head finally fell. He knew this day would come when he gave birth to Alluka, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

He glanced at the documents in his hand and said softly, "By the way, keep a close eye on that Six-Eyed. I deliberately kept his missions away from Sendai, but if there's any oversight and the kid gets discovered, don't blame me."

Other sorcerers are fine, but Gojo Satoru's six eyes can spot the abnormality in the child at a glance.

He certainly didn't want the child's abilities to be exposed to the world of sorcery.

"I see."

Rime glanced at the two children playing and nodded gently.