Chapter 95 (Patreon)

At the same time, another clone of Mahito appeared in front of Kento Nanami.

Yuji Itadori faced the same situation. After splitting himself, Mahito had created another clone to hold Yuji back.

Meanwhile, Rika Orimoto stood before Mahito’s true body.

“So you split the battlefield?” Rika said, narrowing her eyes. “I suppose you’re smart enough for that.”

After all, there was no way Mahito could win while fighting all three of them at once.

Mahito chuckled, though his gaze never left Rika for even a second.

That was close.

If Yuji Itadori had managed to land a direct hit earlier, things would have become troublesome.

Yuji possessed the ability to strike the soul directly. And whenever Mahito shrank his body, his soul became far more fragile than usual.

Kento Nanami calmly observed Mahito’s movements and spoke.

“He stores cursed energy before transforming.”

A wet retching sound followed.

Mahito opened his mouth and spat out several Transfigured Humans.

“Go kill the short-haired brat.”

The moment they received the order, the Transfigured Humans charged straight toward Yuji.

Just as Mahito had expected, Yuji could not bring himself to kill them.

Because of that, Nanami was forced to deal with two of Mahito’s clones at once.

Under the pressure of both clones, Nanami gradually began to lose ground. Even though the clones could not use Idle Transfiguration directly on him, their shapeshifting bodies and the raw power of a special grade curse were still dangerous enough.

A moment later, one of the clones finally broke through Nanami’s defense.

Its distorted body stretched out, twisted around him, and pinned him hard against the wall.

But just then, both of Mahito’s clones suddenly vanished.

“They disappeared?”

Nanami dropped back to the ground.

When he raised his eyes, he saw Mahito’s true body suspended in midair, Rika Orimoto’s hand wrapped tightly around his throat.

“Game over.”

Without splitting himself, Mahito was already no match for Rika Orimoto.

And now that he had divided his power while restricting his own use of Idle Transfiguration, the result had become even more one-sided.

“Cough… cough…” Mahito forced out a strained laugh. “What a shame. That seven-three sorcerer was almost dead.”

If only he had managed to endure Rika’s assault a little longer.

If only he had taken down Kento Nanami and used Idle Transfiguration to alter him.

Then his chances of victory would have risen dramatically. He would not have been so completely suppressed while facing Rika.

Just as Mahito prepared to use Idle Transfiguration to escape—

“Die.”

Rika Orimoto gathered cursed energy into her fists, waist, and legs.

Mahito’s instincts screamed at him.

He immediately raised his arms to block.

But Rika forced his guard open with raw strength, then struck his temple, throat, and cheek in rapid succession.

Each blow caved flesh and bone inward.

“King of Hell’s Three-Point Strike.”

Blood sprayed violently through the air.

Fragments of bone and torn flesh scattered outward.

Boom!

Rika’s elbow slammed into Mahito’s chest.

The force pierced straight through his body, crushing him from the inside out. Even his pupils seemed to disappear beneath the impact.

While Mahito was being beaten down, Yuji, under Nanami’s cover, finally broke free from the Transfigured Humans.

“It looks like my attacks can hurt you too,” Yuji said, breathing heavily. “I don’t have Rika-senpai’s terrifying curse energy and hand to hand combat, but…”

His eyes sharpened.

“You’re too weak to fight back now, aren’t you?”

Yuji took a running start, leapt into the air, and drove a flying kick into Mahito’s chest.

Mahito, battered and drenched in blood, suddenly realized something.

What a fresh feeling.

So this is death.

If it’s now…

I should be able to do it.

Two pairs of hands emerged from Mahito’s blood-filled mouth and formed the Vajra Seal.

His thumbs, index fingers, and little fingers touched at the tips, while his middle and ring fingers crossed and settled between them.

“Domain Expansion.”

“Self-Embodiment of Perfection.”

In an instant, all three of them were dragged into Mahito’s domain.

Inside the domain, Mahito looked at the three standing before him and smiled calmly.

“Right now, I only want to thank you all.”

Mahito’s power had risen to an entirely new level through Domain Expansion.

However—

Inside Yuji Itadori’s body, Ryomen Sukuna despised anyone who dared to touch his soul.

In the blink of an eye, Mahito’s domain was slashed apart by Sukuna.

Mahito did not even have time to react.

The moment the domain shattered, the three of them moved without hesitation.

They attacked at once.

That bastard Sukuna broke my domain!

Rage surged through Mahito. With the last of his cursed energy, he inflated his body.

The three attacks struck him at almost the same time.

Then Mahito’s swollen body exploded into countless pieces, scattering down into the sewer below.

After Yuji let out one final roar toward Mahito, his body finally reached its limit.

He collapsed to the ground.

Nanami, who had been closest to him, had not managed to stop Mahito either.

“…Sorry,” Nanami said quietly. “I couldn’t stop him.”

Rika Orimoto shook her head.

“Don’t worry about it. As long as he’s still alive, he’ll show himself sooner or later. We can kill him then.”

Ragnar Kagenou looked at the figure before him and said calmly,

“I didn’t expect you to have the nerve to appear in front of me.”

“Why wouldn’t I?” Kenjaku replied with a faint smile. “In these thousand years, I have never feared anyone.”

“You’ve got courage, Kenjaku.”

Kenjaku smiled slightly, then tossed a bundle of Sukuna’s fingers toward Ragnar.

“Five fingers…” Ragnar glanced at them. “And you think that’s enough to buy your life?”

“That is already a great deal,” Kenjaku said. “The remaining fingers are either sealed away by Jujutsu High or lost in places even I cannot confirm.”

After accepting Sukuna’s fingers, Ragnar did not immediately kill him.

Because the Kenjaku standing before him was nothing more than a phantom image.

His real body had already fled to who knew where.

“You run fast,” Ragnar said. “I hope you can keep running that fast forever.”

His eyes grew cold.

“After all, you can only afford to make one mistake.”

Ragnar glanced downstairs.

Under Kenjaku’s cover, Mahito had also managed to escape from the three of them.

If Yuji eats five fingers at once, will that be enough for Sukuna to suppress him?

Ragnar’s gaze remained calm.

This kid should be able to handle it…

Jujutsu High.

“If I remember correctly, the Kyoto Sister-School Goodwill Event is about to start, isn’t it?”

Ragnar Kagenou stood on the rooftop of the school building, looking down at the students from Kyoto Jujutsu High.

Rika Orimoto thought for a moment.

“Hmm… it starts today.”

Yuta Okkotsu suddenly poked his head out.

“Eh? I thought it was tomorrow.”

“Idiot,” Rika said. “Didn’t you know the Goodwill Event was postponed by a day?”

“I really didn’t know…”

Yuta scratched his head.

Had he really remembered it wrong?

Just as Yuta and Rika began arguing, the door to the rooftop opened.

“Ragnar-sensei, did you need something from me?”

Yuji Itadori looked at the three of them, slightly confused.

“Yuji?”

“Hello, senpai. Rika-senpai.”

Ragnar waved at him.

“Come here, Yuji. I have something good for you.”

Yuji obediently walked over.

“Eh? What is it?”

“Hold out your hand.”

“Oh.”

Ragnar placed six Sukuna’s fingers into Yuji’s palm.

Rika Orimoto’s eyes narrowed.

“Sukuna’s fingers?”

Yuta Okkotsu stared at them.

“And six of them… Will Yuji really be able to suppress Sukuna?”

Yuji looked at the fingers in his hand, then smiled without hesitation.

“It’s fine. I trust Ragnar-sensei.”

Just as Yuji was about to eat all six of them, Ragnar stopped him.

“You really are reckless, kid. You’ll eat anything someone gives you, won’t you?”

Yuji froze in confusion.

Weren’t the Sukuna’s fingers Ragnar had given him meant for him to eat?

“Uh… weren’t these for me to eat?”