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

"I have no idea."

Alluka was staring at him with a puzzled expression, showing no sign of worry despite being in the eye of the storm.

Xia Youjie choked up, forced a smile, and couldn't say anything more.

These past few days, he's been trying his best to act like everything's normal, and even Wu was almost fooled by him, but...

Those calm and clear eyes saw right through his disguise, and even saw the boiling pain inside him.

"How have you been these past few days? Has that curse master named Himi done anything to you?"

Due to poisoning, Xia Youjie was in severe discomfort, and the pain made his mind go blank.

After leaving the Itadori family, he and Satoru investigated Rime's identity.

Rime is not only a curse master, but also a curse master from who-knows-where who has been resurrected in flesh.

All they could find out was that Rime's original body belonged to Shiori Himi, who had used that identity in public and was a close friend of Hisahito Itadori and Alluka's mother, Kaori Itadori.

The cursed sorcerer altered the physical form of the victim and appeared after the two children were born, remaining by their side under a different identity.

Considering Alluka's abilities, it's hard not to overthink things, which is why Xia Youjie was so suspicious that the curse master had some special purpose.

"Xiaomei is family, he's been so good to us. But does Brother Xiayou have any wishes he wants to fulfill?"

Alluka, with her eyes crinkled into crescents, rested her chin on one arm, her dark, tousled hair falling on either side of her face.

He likes to associate with people like Nanika who are full of desires, and Xia Youjie's heart is beginning to waver in that direction.

"...No, no, thank you, Alluka."

Xia Youjie shook his head, ignoring the fleeting blankness that Riko showed after her death. He gently tugged at the corner of his mouth, wanting to reach out and touch Alluka's head in front of him, but his hand was slapped away by another hand as soon as he reached out.

Yuji Itadori and Megumi Fushiguro hurriedly followed behind the shojin.

He pulled his younger brother behind him, puffed out his cheeks, and glared angrily at the black-haired man in front of him who looked to be in a bad state.

"I heard what you were saying. Neither Aunt Xiaomei nor Brother Zhangxiang intended to do anything strange. My little sister is a bit mischievous, but she just likes playing games with everyone. If..."

Children think differently from adults. Yujin couldn't understand what Xia Youjie was worried about, nor did he understand what the Jujutsu Supervision Department they were talking about was.

Even though he didn't understand these things, he knew that the man in front of him was worried that his sister's abilities would go out of control and cause some ordinary people to die. However, when his sister acted cute towards him, that kind of scene would never happen!

Yujin had only spoken halfway when he saw something gradually forming in front of the white-haired older brother in the distance.

Because Yuujin couldn't see the cursed spirits, he also couldn't see the spells of the sorcerers. But at that very moment, the smoke and dust floating in the air around them trembled violently.

Even though he couldn't see it, he knew something extraordinary had happened.

Yujin's expression was one of confusion, but everyone else, except Alluka, looked extremely grim when they saw the bright light.

"Kudoshin! Dad and the others are in danger!"

Fushiguro Megumi's pupils contracted slightly, and she instinctively called out anxiously.

Wujiao Wu was currently suspended in the air, and with a flick of his fingers, the two energies, one blue and one red, quickly merged together.

In an instant, the ruins behind them and the clouds above were all illuminated by a dazzling purple light.

The rosy light spread across the sky and earth, and everything else lost its color. Just as that beam of light was heading straight for Fuheishen'er...

Everything seemed to move in slow motion.

Fukuro Megumi's mother stared blankly at the light without moving. Fukuro Shinji tried to pull her away, but everything happened too fast. In the silence, he flipped over and stood in front of her.

The black figure protected the cursed spirit as it flew backward and landed heavily on the ground.

They fell backward to the ground, their blood spreading outward like a spider web, slowly staining the ground beneath them.

A few plant leaves had fallen from the sky, and the sky, which should have been at noon, was now a hazy red.

"Mom and Dad!!"

Fukuguro Megumi exclaimed and ran towards Fukuguro Shen'er.

"Hey! What's going on? Didn't your dad stab me first? Why am I being treated like the villain? And why are you two, one human and one cursed spirit, acting like it's pure love?"

Seeing the child so anxious, Gojo Satoru wanted to rub his hair in annoyance, but gave up because his head was covered with mottled dried blood from the fight.

"He's done, now it's your turn, Curse Master~"

With his body suspended upside down in the air, Gojo Satoru raised his hand and pointed, his gaze meeting that of Rime.

Compared to Fushiguro Jinji, Rime, a curse master with obvious curse power, did not pose much of a problem for Gojo Satoru.

A ghostly blue flame began to gather at his fingertips, and it looked as if the power of the spell was about to explode before his eyes like a blazing sun.

Seeing Gojo Satoru strike that pose again, Itadori Yuujin bit his lower lip, hesitated for a moment, clenched his fist, and turned to face Alluka as if he had made up his mind.

"Little brother, can you let your little sister come out and help us?"

Ever since learning about the rule that Nanika had to pay a price for making a wish, Yuuji Itadori never dared to make any wish to his sister that would require her to use her powers.

He was terrified that his casual wish might cause the next person to have to pay the price with their own body parts, but the situation was urgent and he couldn't care less about that now.

"Okay, brother."

Alluka gave Yuujin a cute smile, then closed her eyes, sank her consciousness into her heart, and gave her body to Nanika.

"Little sister, if that white-haired brother uses any more abilities, make all those things disappear!"

Yuujin Itadori spoke faster than ever before. Although he couldn't see the spells, he could tell from the direction Fushiguro's father fell that Satoru Gojo had used something to knock him down.

Yuji Itadori was afraid that if it were any later, Aunt Mei would end up like Uncle Fushiguro.

"it is good."

Nanika nodded slowly, a sound like the grinding of a rusty machine coming from her neck. She gave a stiff, forced smile, her otherwise expressionless face looking somewhat happy.

"What are you doing, you little brat? Do you want more people to die?"

Upon hearing Itadori Yuujin's words, Gojo Satoru paused in mid-air. Seeing the magical power he had gathered in his hand vanish into thin air, he recalled the agony of being chased by Nanika for his duodenum.

Satoru Gojo, feeling a bit of a toothache, teleported over to take Nanika away, but Hisahito Itadori held her hand tightly.