Shibuya: The More Things Change

Third Person P.O.V.

"So your technique doesn't bring the person back even though the target needs to be dead?" Megumi asks Old Hag Ogami as he cuts her limbs while she is on the ground "It's some sort of bullshit universal law that 'two of the same people can't exist at the same time'?" He takes some stakes from his inventory and nails the old lady on the rooftop

"I... I don't know... That's how it works..." She groans in pain after losing all four limbs but is still being kept alive by his casual treatment.

"Then how do you explain my old man here?" Megumi points over his shoulder with his thumb to Toji

"I don't k-know that too! It shouldn't It shouldn't be like that!" She shouts in indignation and pain.

"My body is special..." Toji says casually, he doesn't appear to be interested in the talk, even when it pertains to his "revival".

"Hmm, a certain specialized curse once said that the soul and the body are much more... 'interlocked' than most would assume." Megumi makes a thoughtful expression while pondering the issue "This Seance Technique uses DNA(a body part) of the deceased as a medium to morph the target's body into a replica of the dead person. Even if it's a small piece of the body, it's still the equivalent of a small piece of the soul... There are studies that show that transplant patients have some changes in personalities after receiving an organ... Like starting to dislike something that he previously liked or vice-versa... It's the information in the genetic code... "

He continues after thinking a little more "Like how some animals know what to do at the moment of birth, like sea turtles running to the sea... Normally this information would be negligible, and it would be impossible to be possessed by the deceased because there's no soul, but my deadbeat dad's body is too strong and highly resistant to cursed techniques too... So he took over your weak grandson's body like that." Megumi thoroughly analyzes Ogami's technique using Science and Jujutsu principles

"..." Even Ogami did not understand her technique to this extent, if not she would not have committed this blunder.

"But why does it matter?" Toji still looks uninterested

"Obviously it matters!" Megumit turns his torso to point at him "It means that you're not my real father, only his 'information' downloaded on this body. A soulless shell... The core of my father's soul is probably in Hell right now."

"That's mean..." Toji rolls his eyes

"You shot a Middle School girl in the head..." Megumi deadpans at him

"...ah yes." He looks like he just remembered the felonies that he committed "I guess I'm really in Hell."

Megumi rolls his eyes exactly like Toji did a moment ago "And it matters because it means you can't be resurrected for real, you're more like a clone... Your technique is a sham, Old Hag!" Megumi punches her in the stomach making her spill blood.

He had plans for this technique 'I thought that I could use it to revive Geto... Now I really need to buy that expensive perk...' He sighs in his mind.

But in the end, he stamps the Ogami all the same, maybe he can find a use for her and her technique.

Megumi stands up after making sure to keep the Old Hag secure there. The last time that he kidnaped an Old Hag, the previous master of the New Shadow School, she almost died in his Inventory because there was no air there and she was too weak to withstand the pressure. He is not gonna make this mistake again.

"Too bad Old Man... No second chance, we are only lying to ourselves."

"I really don't care... I messed up by not running against that Gojo clan missy, I deserved to die."

"At least you're owning up your fuckery." Megumi scoffs and starts walking to the edge of the rooftop "By the way, do you have any secret bank account or hidden stash of money?"

"Nope." Toji follows behind him

"Did you really blow everything gambling and drinking?" Here it goes his child support

"I do not drink alcohol. It's my least favorite dish, you know? I can't get drunk..." He talks a little about himself "I spent it gambling and eating good food."

"I also do not like alcohol..." Even with a pirate template, Megumi doesn't like alcohol.

"Aren't you a minor?"

"Who gives a fuck? Gonna act like a parent now? Huh?!"

The two step off the edge and start free falling without a worry in the world, their hair whipping crazily in the wind, but their faces are impassive.

"Are you in the Zen'in clan?" Toji asks as they fall

"Nope... Gojo stopped the transaction even though I am a Ten Shadows user. Dick move selling me, by the way..."

"Pfft~ Haha The Ten Shadows? From me? Haha Ironic." He can't help but laugh... Toji himself doesn't know that he is laughing from the irony of the situation or because he is relieved Megumi is not part of the Zen'in Clan.

"Wait till I tell you how to tame Mahoraga." Megumi laughs too.

..........................

"Gojo was sealed?" Mei Mei asks skeptically to seemingly no one in particular. She is not looking directly at her little sister or at Junpei, but if one pays attention, one would notice that there's a communication device on her ear.

Brown and suspiciously similar to the curse corpse puppets of Muta Kokichi.

"Exactly." Mini-Mechamaru answers "She has been caught off guard and trapped in a Cursed Tool."

"Hard to believe... In truth, why should I believe a traitor like you?" She asks while leisurely kicking the disappearing body parts of the Locust Curse that she killed previously.

"Because I'm dead." Mini-Mechamaru says flatly

"..."

"We need to act fast." He continues "They can't move Gojo Satooru at the moment, so it's our best chance of rescuing her."

Mei Mei puts her chin between her fingers "Even if you're lying we can't risk it... And If I rescue her... Hehe~ The favor will be huge~" She laughs with an evil face "Change of plans Yoshino-kun, we are gonna inside the curtain to try to rescue Gojo."

"Eh, alright... But will it be okay to change the whole plan like that?" He asks, it literally does the opposite of what was initially intended.

"Yes, it's okay. Without Gojo, Jujutsu Society would collapse..." She says casually.

But at the same time, she is thinking about her next step.

She has two options... Using her crows to send the message to the others or using Ui Ui's teleportation technique to do that more directly.

In the end, she decides to go with the first option. Ui Ui's technique is her escape route, she will not use it casually...

"Do you have a paper?" She sits down on a set of stairs while putting her axe to the side

"Yes, Big Sis!" Ui Ui eagerly pulls a small notebook from her breast pocket.

"This will take some time... Yoshino-kun, there's a curse user with a curse in a chain approaching here. I think you can deal with it." Mei Mei says, while writing with her eyes closed.

She is writing the message while bringing more of her crows back to her, and at the same time confirming the position of the others... And even checking where Mini-Mechamaru said Gojo was sealed.

"I'm busy now." She is avoiding doing anything till she assesses the situation better. Things went in a strange direction too fast. She will always prioritize her life over anything.

"Okay." Junpei nods, unaware that Mei Mei is a selfish woman

"Try not to die~" She at least is not completely heartless.

........................

"Ohhh, a little Jujutsu Sorcerer came to play with us?" Ebina Niji says with his lipless smile.

Junpei blocks the path of the curse user, summoning his Mood Dregs above him, illuminating the dark entrance of the tunnel.

Ebina Niji is a shirtless man, who holds a bulldog curse by its collar and is wearing a chameleon curse as a hat. Mei Mei considered him stronger than the Locust Curse, putting him in Semi-Grade 1.

'But he doesn't look that scary...' Junpei prepares to battle.

He is not strong, but Junpei has seen the strong. When he compares in his mind, this curse user is pretty small.

"Get him!" Ebina Niji urges his bulldog curse to attack Junpei, releasing the chain from his hand.

Junpei calms himself and prepares to battle, no one is gonna save him now, this is his first official life-and-death.

Time to prove that he has what is needed to be a Jujutsu Sorcerer.

.......................

"Gojo was sealed?" Nanami looks at the paper in his hands with a serious expression.

Mei Mei would not joke about it.

"This is like super bad, right?" Nobara looks around restless

"Yes..." Nanami says gravely "Change of plans, let's enter the Curtain."

"Really?"

"Yes, we can't be doing nothing... Their plan was exposed. They really were aiming for Gojo from the beginning, we can't let them do what they want." Nanami starts walking

"And the others?" Nobara asks

"They will understand." Nanami comments without looking back

"And where are we going?" Ino asks

"Just leisurely walk into the subway... Defeating any enemies we find. We can't neglect our job of not letting anyone escape, but we should decrease their area, to trap them."

"Aren't we in a hurry?" Nobara asks confused

Nanami answers in a calm tone "Gojo Satooru was sealed... Who do you think will arrive first?"

"...oh."

..........................

*Swish* *Swish*

An air-cutting sound can be heard through the streets of Shibuya. A normal person can't even keep track of the two individuals jumping around in all directions.

Megumi takes a katana from his inventory and casually tosses it at his Father, who catches it mid-air and the two proceed to attack the small group of curses ahead.

It was over in an instant, and in the next seconds, the duo already passed the group, behind them the curses explode into pieces and they didn't even look back.

They are moving to an entrance of the subway, but suddenly Megumi notices something... He shifts his posture a little in the air and shoots down at high speed.

On a small footbridge, three individuals are noticed by Megumi, making him change directions.

Shigemo Haruta was saying something when suddenly someone grabs her from behind, choking her with one hand and breaking her arms with the other.

Everything happened in an instant, even Uraume who was giving instructions to Shigemo only had time to jump back a little.

"Oy, don't go killing my driver..." Megumi lets Shigemo fall on the ground like a sack of potatoes and makes a handsign with his hands, summoning Round Deer.

Toji appears suddenly as the Shikigami Deer is healing the fallen and recently stabbed Ijichi on the ground.

"Don't do anything stupid, Uraume." Megumi says without even looking at the androgynous curse user.

"... Sukuna-sama told you about me?" Initially, Uraume was shocked but he/she can guess this much.

"My relationship with Sukuna is complicated..." Megumi puts Ijichi on the back of the Round Deer and sends it away to Shoko. "Do you have any fingers?" He finally turns to him/her after seeing his shikigami carrying Ijichi at a distance.

"...yes."

Megumi smiles darkly 'Lucky~' It seems he can end things today. His priority changed from securing the Prison Realm to Sukuna's fingers now. After all, he will be able to break the Prison Realm at any time in the future even if it is not in his hands.

He steps on Shigemo, who is squirming in pain on the ground. He considers what to do with this annoying character... He checks his phone casually to decide.

'If he is a Tier 3, I will kill him... Oh, it's a she.' He thinks, but he is not interested in this person. Not even as a pet.

Luckily for Shigemo, she is a Tier 4 character... So it means Megumi can gain 8 credits if he stamps and sells her. So it's a little Worth, at least enough to keep her alive for now.

Maybe it's her Cursed Technique, Miracles that helped her now... After all, the marks on her face disappeared when Megumi put his eyes on her.

"Uraume... Call everyone with the fingers here. I will eat them..." Megumi says while stamping Shigemo

"..." Uraume looks at him strangely.

"What's the problem? It's what you want, right? I will wait." He says and goes to patiently sit on the hangers of the footbridge.

............................

"What is all this about?" Toji asks with his back against the hangers and with his arms crossed.

"I am Sukuna's host." Megumi answers casually

"Hm, why?"

"So that I can absorb his cursed energy and cursed technique..." Megumi has no qualms in answers truthfully, even with Uraume just there

"..."

"..."

Uraume and Toji look at him strangely before Toji smiles "Heh, you're crazy."

"How can you aim to be the strongest without being crazy?" He says back with conviction "Did you call them?" he then asks Uraume, a little impatient because they have been waiting for some time already

"...yes." Uraume is in an awkward position.

It's strange, things are going the way he/she wants, but he/she felt that he/she lost the initiative somehow.

"They're here..." Toji warns

"I know..." Megumi answers but he doesn't look worried.

He is calm even though from the two sides of the footbridge two of the Disaster Curses appear.

"FUSHIGURO MEGUMI~~❤❤!" Hitomi calls him, a demented smile twisting her patched face.

Her cursed energy flares as she raises her arm. She thought that she would have a little more self-control, but seeing him awakened something in her... She wants to kill him. She wants to do many things with him. Stretch his body, change him, make him small, and swallow him... She can't wait. She needs to touch him so badly.

"Wait a damn minute, crazy bitch." Megumi calmly raises his hand in the universal sign of stop "We have urgent business, we can play later." He says.

And to everyone's surprise... Hitomi really stops.

"..." The Human Curse deflates that easily... Suddenly, she does not want anymore. Maybe because he doesn't seem in the mood. It's better when the two play willingly, right?

Strange... Normally she would not need the other person's consent, but now she does not want to force the issue.

'Well, look at that...' Megumi observes her reaction with great interest 'It's not raw mind control, it's something more subtle I guess... More tests are needed tho'.

"Father... Go stop them from moving Gojo." Megumi suddenly says

"..."

"This way you can repay the years of child abandonment."

"I'm already dead... But okay." Toji shrugs his shoulders

"The one guarding the Prison Realm is Kenjaku, an ancient sorcerer that took the body of Geto, that girl with Curse Manipulation and huge badoonkas. You will remember her, but now she has stitches in her forehead." Megumi explains

"..." The two Disaster Curses widen their eyes in surprise. Megumi knows too much. More than them apparently, to this moment they didn't know about that body-snatching part.

Uraume narrows her eyes, this host of her master is strange. Did Sukuna tell him those things?

"Can you guys tell me the precise location where Gojo was sealed?" Megumi asks casually like it's no big secret.

"On the Futokishin Line Platform. That way." Hitomi answers equally casually while pointing at the overall direction

"Hitomi!!" Jogo shouts in an angry tone

"Ah c'mon, Jogo~ That bitch was hiding things from us... Do you really want everything to go her way?" Hitomi playfully pouts

"..."

'Is that her true feelings? Or is she simply rationalizing my orders?' Megumi ponders in the depths of his mind.

He then takes some more cursed tools from his inventory and throws them at Toji "She is strong... Ancient and knows almost everything you can know about Jujutsu. Just hold her and don't let her take the Prison Realm away." He says to his Father

"No problem if I kill her, right?" He grabs the cursed tools and tries them a little

"I don't think you can... I mean, you have a chance but she is too slippery, with great Hax and all that." Megumi comments "But aim for the brain if you really want to kill her."

It would be a loss, but he is not holding back now. He can't control everything but he is confident that Kenjaku will not die that easily against a Toji without preparation time.

"..." Toji looks at Megumi intensely.

"... don't try to act like a father now... It would be super cringe." Megumi's face is not even turned to him, he is staring forward.

"...I'm glad that you look well." It's all Toji says before he disappears in a blur.

He doesn't say anything touching, not advice or anything. He doesn't know Megumi... So he can only say his feelings in this last moment.

"Oh, man... This is still a little cringe." Megumi says while running a hand through his scalp, but there's a small smile on his face "Now... We can get down to business." His eyes go from Uraume to Hitomi and finally to Jogo, completely ignoring the still squirming in pain Shigemo at his feet.

Suddenly his Cursed Energy bursts from his body when he notices Jogo making a movement.

"Don't fucking move." He glares at the Volcano Curse "Do not follow him."

"..." For a moment they are on the brink of a fight, but Jogo stops himself. He is a calmer curse now, after being beaten by Gojo he learned a thing or two.

"Yes, that' better. Let's all focus on the big picture here... We are on different sides, but our interests align during this exact moment..."

His words are interrupted when suddenly two new individuals appear, landing in front of him, shocking even Megumi.

"...now this is unexpected." He says with his eyes full of surprise "Or maybe not... Maybe I should have expected this too." He calms himself easily enough while staring at a female Choso and her little brother that he knows very well.

"Fushiguro Megumi!" Choso screams and claps both hands in front of herself.

"Yes, Megumi desu." He answers fast while moving his head to the side to avoid the Piercing Blood Attack.

But Choso doesn't stop, she moves her hands to try to cut his neck. Megumi obviously saw that coming and crouched down, ready to pounce at her... But the small altercation was stopped when Yuji grabbed his sister's arms.

"Onee-chan, stop!" He says

The "Onee-chan" words are enough to stop Choso, even though she is burning with anger.

"Onee-chan?" Megumi laughs "This timeline is a little weird... Well, it's my fault, so whatever." He straightens up

Now there him, Uraume, Hitomi, Jogo, Choso and Itadori... All reunited in this place.

'This gauntlet will be crazy~' He thinks while stepping on the fallen Shigemo. He still hates this bitch.

"It has been a long time, Itadori Yuji." He greeted the pink-haired teen casually

"Hi..." Itadori can't help but answer the greeting, even though a frown marred his features

"I didn't expect to see you here." Megumi says genuinely

"Many things happened..."

"I also didn't expect to feel Sukuna in you." Megumi accuses

"..."

"This complicates a lot of things..." Megumi sighs, then he extends his hand "I ate 5 of Sukuna's fingers. How many do you guys have?"

"...I have three of Sukuna-sama's fingers." Uraume removes a piece of cloth from her sleeves and shows the fingers to everyone.

"I ate ten." Yuji reveals too.

"..." Megumi looks at him with a very complicated expression. "Oh, man... Tsk" He looks annoyed. After another sigh he looks behind him "And you girls?" He asks seemingly no one in particular

From the shadows, two girls, Geto's adopted daughters, walk out slowly.

"We want to make a deal..." The one with caramel-colored hair, Nanako, says, trying to act confident

"Girls, you're with the wrong crowd here..." Megumi says while eyeing everyone on the footbridge "Just give me what you have and run away, then later I will hear what you have to say."

The girls hesitated. They just have been conned by Kenjaku, but the pressure from those individuals is too suffocating. From all of them, they at least can try to trust the disciple of Geto-sama's best friend. It's not the ideal, but it's their best chance.

Eventually, Nanako removes a single finger from her pocket and throws it a Megumi, who catches it without looking back. "Just go hide somewhere or go to the Jujutsu Sorcerer's base... Say my name."

"..." The two girls walk back while carefully eyeing the dangerous individuals, they would not go to the Jujutsu Sorcerer's base. There are still people around here that they can trust before going to the enemy camp.

After they are gone, Megumi inspects the finger "With this there is 19..." He says out loud 'Where is the last finger? Shouldn't Uraume have 4? Do I really need to go get Sukuna's mummified corpse?'

As he was thinking about that, the realization hit him.

"No..." He denies it initially "But Gege is a Bleach fan... Motherfucker, go have your own ideas." He shakes his head while massaging his temples "Fucking Walmart Ichigo..."

"..."

"You're a finger!" He suddenly says to Yuji "You have had one since you were in the womb of your mastermind mother!" Pointing accusingly at the confused pink-haired teen.

"...what do you mean?"

"So that you can fight in the streets, she gripped the sheets... So that you can go One-Two, she got on all fours..."

"Dude..." Yuji says horrified

"So that you can use Black Flash, she received a white splash... "

"Okay! Stop, Stop!" Yuji pleads

"But I still have a lot in the chamber..." The collective wisdom of the internet is on his mind right now.

"Just... Stop." Yuji took a deep breath, that was some sort of mental attack.

"Okay then..." Megumi shrugs "But the woman really saw how the mother of Death Paintings failed and went with 'Fine, I'll do it myself'."

"..." Choso and Itadori stares at him. One was angry and the other was still a little traumatized.

"Anyway, that means that she fused you with a finger of Sukuna since the womb... That explains everything... Your physical prowess, your compatibility with Sukuna..." Megumi says. There's more he doesn't know, like the fact that Itadori's father and Sukuna are "soul siblings".

Suddenly, Megumi's cheek morphs a little and a grave voice can be heard by everyone.

"What happened for you to allow me to see the outside world, Fushiguro? Hm...? Uraume?" A single eye and mouth appear on Megumi's cheek and starts talking, Sukuna easily spots Uraume

"Sukuna-sama." The androgynous curse user answers with an eager smile, like a puppy that met its owner after a long time, just a little more controlled.

"Sorry to interrupt the reunion between like how historians would say 'very good friends' but Sukuna, that guy there ate your fingers!" Megumi points at Yuji again, making Sukuna's single eye look at the pink-haired teen "Not only that, he was made by Kenjaku to be your prison!"

"..." Sukuna stares at Yuji for some time before chuckling "That bastard does the grossest things."

"Right? She really lived a happy married life for her evil plan. Sickening!" Megumi spats "By the way, does Yuji have a 'Sukuna' inside him too?" He asks the two

"No..." Yuji answers

"Whattaheck?! So he only has the advantages without the annoying demon inside him?" Megumi is kinda pissed now. "I thought that your soul was divided equally?"

"I'm discovering this now too... It's hard to predict how Jujutsu will work in strange interactions like this one. Having two hosts was unimaginable. Even with Kenjaku artificially creating one, I bet he didn't imagine that you would be compatible with me too." Sukuna says

"So because I ate you first, I'm stuck with your 'core' when he gets your cursed energy and technique without worries?"

"Core, huh? That's a good word to call that..." It's Hitomi that talks now "There's this place in the soul where important information like memories are kept. And memories are what make people."

"Just now my Father was 'resurrected' using a technique that should only imitate the deceased's physical body... With memories and all that." Megumi argues "But his body is kinda special... A Heavenly Restriction."

"Maybe his soul is spread much more evenly through his whole body because it's special then." Hitomi says. She is the authority in soul-related things here.

"Hmm, makes sense..." Megumi nods to himself "Oh wait, we are side-tracking!"

"Talking about Jujutsu is fun." Sukuna says with a casual smile.

"It kinda is... Now... How do I remove your fingers from Itadori?" He asks, this is the main reason from him to allowing Sukuna to see the outside world

"Don't wanna." Sukuna says with an evil smile

"..." Megumi blinks his eyes but does not force the issue. He turns to Hitomi "And you? Can you take the fingers from him forcefully?"

"Hmm, his soul is special too... And is fused very well... Especially without another Sukuna inside, so I think it is impossible to separate." She says with a smile "Maybe if we beat him close to death and then destroy Itadori-kun's soul, then I can pick Sukuna's fragments from the broken pieces...Like taking shells from the sand on the beach."

Choso enters in front of Itadori protectively when she hears Hitomi's malicious words while describing facing worse than death with a merry tone.

"Kuhuhu... Forget about it Fushiguro Megumi." Sukuna laughs from Megumi's cheek "Do you think it is that easy to take everything from me? To be the next King of Curses?"

"..." Megumi bangs obscure his expression as he says nothing, no one can know what he is thinking.

Sukuna continues laughing evilly, enjoying himself greatly.

"Kuhaha! You know what you need to do right? You need to devour this brat! This is your test imposed on you by destiny for deciding to eat me. You need to walk the same path as me and become a cannibal! How perfect ~ How marvelous~ You can't devour my whole being and spit out my Curse, Fushiguro Megumi! You need to eat everything!! Kuhahahaha!"

"Hihi~ That's kinda funny." Hitomi appears to agree with Sukuna. It's Indeed an ironic situation.

"Kuhahaha!" "Hehehahaha!"

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" The curses laugh together at the funny situation

"-HAHAHA- Gark Gla!"

But suddenly Megumi shoves his index finger into Sukuna's gaping mouth to stop the laughs.

"Your bastard! Ptu! Ugh!" Sukuna says annoyed

"Now you know how it feels to have a finger forced down your throat..." Megumi gives him a mocking smile "And why the fucking are you laughing? When did I say that I'm unwilling?" His face and voice turn serious and he looks at the Half-hybrid duo of siblings "Fine... I'm gonna kill Itadori Yuji."

"..." Choso once again glares at Megumi while putting her body in front of Yuji.

Sukuna smiles very pleased while watching everything.

Megumi sighs a little, maybe in resignation, maybe in annoyance.

He looks at the dark sky and asks himself "Who's fault is this? Sukuna for being an asshole? Mine for choosing this path? Kenjaku by putting Yuji in the way of my objective? Or maybe Itadori for being ignorant? The world for being like that? Destiny for playing with us?"

He looks a little melancholic. In truth, he doesn't want to do this, but he will not hesitate now. It's the path he chose in the beginning, even before coming to this world.

Maybe he should have played even more around the canon, letting Yuji eat Sukuna like he was destined to and trick Sukuna into transferring himself to him. But that would be so annoying, he is already annoyed for letting people escape... Imagine if he had to play by the script?

He can't go back on his choices now, he will man up and own his fuck-ups. That's why he trained to be strong... So that even his fuck-ups consequences would not affect him. This is the truth of this world that favors selfishness.

Yuji is a victim of his and Kenjaku's selfishness...

"Here. Eat this." Megumi throws the finger in his hand at Yuji, that catches it by reflex. "It will increase your chances of survival... This will also diminish the number of fingers that I need to eat directly in the end." He speaks in a flat tone.

"..."

"Uraume give him the fingers in your possession too." He instructs the ice user.

"..." Uraume hesitates.

"Do it, Uraume." But Sukuna keeps smiling and instructs him/her to follow Megumi's orders

Yuji also catches by reflex the piece of cloth with the three fingers, but he does not eat any of them. It seems that he is still in a state of shock, denying reality.

"I think Sukuna has twice as much Cursed energy than me or Yuta. It's a ridiculous amount." Megumi says, addressing Yuji "As of right now, you have roughly the same amount as mine. With 15 fingers you will at least have this advantage. Cheater that can use it freely..."

He is still a little annoyed that Yuji has "Sukuna's Template" for free like that. Why does Yujis plot armor kick ass only in this world?

"Fushiguro..." Yuji says in a sad voice "We don't need to do this... We didn't even try talking first."

"Stop spouting useless bullshit when things escalated to this point, brat." Sukuna says annoyed "Just fight, that's the way of the Jujutsu World. Blame Kenjaku for bringing you into this world, but now you can only fight for survival. Why are you hesitating now? Did you enter here without the resolve to fight for even your own life? Damn it, you're pissing me off."

Megumi talks in a much more calm, but eerie tone "Like Sukuna said... It's useless Itadori. I think there's no need to hide at this point... The reason why I ate Sukuna's fingers is because I can force him into a ritual. When I eat all of Sukuna's fingers, we will fight and the one who wins takes control of this body and everything else. The winner takes all."

Megumi looks at Uraume, Jogo, and Hitomi "I guess it would be in everyone's interest to just wait for the result of my fight with Sukuna... With Gojo sealed, our Ritual Battle will decide the fate of the world."

"..."

Uraume and Jogo have nothing to say to that, this really goes with their interests. Hitomi debates with herself if she should mess things up in some way... But she can't deny that watching this all unfolding is interesting.

"If you guys want to help Itadori, just jump me... If not, step aside." Megumi doesn't take his eyes off Itadori as he speaks.

In the end, everyone moves away and only Itadori and Choso stay fo to face Megumi.

"Hitomi-chan... Don't move around." Megumi takes his eyes off of Itadori for an instant to pin the Human Curse in place. He can't have her going around killing Jujutsu Sorcerers.

He is doing a great service in keeping 80% of the enemy forces here with him.

Hitomi, who was debating with herself if she should go around to play with others while the business here is finished, stops in her tracks and obediently stays put.

"Fushiguro... Let me watch this." Sukuna asks

"...fine." After thinking a little Megumi accepts.

He doesn't believe Itadori and Choso can force him to reveal any Trump card, and he already knows Sukuna's secrets, so he thinks this is kinda fair.

For some reason, maybe because of his pride, he doesn't mind having an "honest" battle with Sukuna.

'Mahoraga has already adapted to slashes and fire anyway...'

"Fushiguro..." Yuji tries to say but Megumi interrupts him

"Just eat the damn fingers Itadori. There's no turning back now." He points at the duo of siblings "If not, I will kill your sister and then force you to eat them when your limbs are broken and you can't fight back. At least take this chance to protect what you hold dear... Think about morality later."

The two teens stare at each other, Yuji's face is still unsure, but Megumi grows resolute at every second. His eyes get darker and darker as cursed energy starts leaking from him, strands of darkness leaving his body like smoke.

In another universe, the two would be best friends.

But maybe it's a pipe dream to expect a Contractor to have male best friends. He is someone that takes and takes.

"If you wanna talk... I can talk about the last moments of your brothers... They died like little bitches. Crying, can you believe that?" Megumi smiles but the sight is horrifying

Choso and Itadori face changes at the mention of Eso and Kechizu.

Megumi continues without a care "I had nothing against them, but they tried to kill my people... And no, I'm not justifying myself. This is simply the way of the world. People that don't hate each other enter into conflict and the weak lose."

"..."

"You taught me a valuable lesson, Itadori Yuji..."

The lesson is that Megumi will not be half-assed with protagonists in the future.

'I will trample them mercilessly. Step on their necks and force those Chosen Ones down off of their pedestals of plot armor' He thinks, dark determination blooming in his chest.

His mentality is changing... Itadori is weak and manageable, but what if he slipped with a really strong protagonist?

Megumi who was just enjoying playing the role of villain because of the Company is really becoming a true villain. This is his turning point. His Origin.

"So I will teach you one too..." He continues, his eyes deep pools of darkness "It's okay to fight even if you do not hate me. It's okay to kill me even if you have nothing against me. I do not hate you either... People can be enemies without hating each other..."

Megumi's cursed energy flares again as he prepares to battle "You probably experienced some period of happiness with your brothers, but I'm also happy with my friends... I killed your brothers to protect my happiness and achieve even greater happiness. That's what humans do, they seek their own happiness to give meaning to their lives..."

He stares at Itadori deeply, his eyes devoid of any positive emotion. "The problem is..." He really erased any good feeling that he had from the Character Itadori Yuji at this moment.

"... there's not enough happiness in this world for everyone."

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Author's Note: Yep, there it is.

A pity to our boy Yuji, but it is nothing personal… Only interests.

You can't go around changing the course of a story and not having consequences.

Bye Bye. Till Next Time with Yuji's Shibuya Canon Event~