pared to Ryuji's rexed mood, Kenjaku was filled with frustration.

  Without Suguru's body, he had no choice but to return to Itadori Kaori's body. His expression was dark and gloomy.

  "Damn it!"

  He had pletely lost the Cursed Spirit Manipution teique.

  The only thing he could be thankful for was that he was still alive.

  "Rather than saying I escaped, it's more accurate to say he didn't care whether I survived or not."

  Kenjaku thought back to Ryuji's indifferent gaze.

  If Ryuji had wao kill him, he wouldn't have stood a ce.

  At this moment, Kenjaku wasn't sure whether to feel grateful that Ryuji had looked down on him or humiliated by it. Either way, if Ryuji had truly wanted him dead, there would have been no escape.

  "Damn it!"

  The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became. The pn he had been w on for so long was pletely ruined.

  *Bang!*

  At that moment, Jogo and the others returned.

  They id the exhausted Hanami and Mahito on the ground. Jogo himself k down.

  "Dagon! Dagon is dead!"

  The four Disaster Cursed Spirits had a certain e with one another. So, Jogo knew Dagon had sacrificed himself to eheir survival.

  With his fists ched in fury, Jogo felt the overwhelming urge to seek revenge right then and there. But reason told him that doing so would make Dagon's death meaningless.

  "Jogo!" Hanami called out, looking at him with .

  "I know!" Jogo replied in a deep voice. "I won't seek revenge now. We o get stronger—fon's sake."

  "…"

  Although Hanami was also saddened by Dagon's death, seeing Jogo calm down reassured him.

  Mahito, who was usually loud and reckless, had been unusually quiet. He stared bnkly into space, deep in thought.

  Dagon's really gone?

  Kenjaku didn't say anything, but he was also lost in thought.

  For him, among the four Disaster Cursed Spirits, only Mahito's teique had been truly useful to his pns. As long as Mahito was alive, the death of the others didn't him much.

  But the pn he had been w toward was based on having the Cursed Spirit Manipution teique. Now that Suguru's body was gone, so was that teique.

  Was all his pnning going to fall apart because of this? No! He refused to accept that.

  Kenjaku was determio keep going. He just o figure out the steps carefully.

  "Hey!" Jogo, who had been silent until now, suddenly raised his head and looked at Kenjaku.

  "Hm?" Kenjaku turned, surprised by Jogo's serious expression.

  "You said the King of Curses, Sukuna, is incredibly powerful. he beat that human we fought today?"

  Jogo didn't mince words, speaking directly to Kenjaku.

  Kenjaku grinned, uanding Jogo's i.

  "Of course! Ohe King of Curses is fully resurrected, no sorcerer, no matter how strong, will stand a ce against him!"

  Kenjaku's fiden Sukuna was absolute. Even though he couldn't defeat Ryuji, he believed that Sukuna would be airely different story.

  "Good." Jogo's expression became resolute.

  "Jogo!" Hanami and Mahito exged gnces, uanding what Jogo was thinking.

  With ched fists, Jogo's single eye burned with the desire for revenge.

  "Then we o resurrect Sukuna. Whether for the future of cursed spirits or fon, Ryuji must die!"

  "…"

  Hanami remained quiet, but the resolve in his expression was clear.

  "The King of Curses, huh? Now that sounds fun!" Mahito finally broke his silence, ughing with excitement. His main goal was chaos, and though he had been frightened by Ryuji earlier, he had quickly recovered. The idea of resurreg Sukuna and unleashing even more chaos was thrilling to him.

  Jogo looked at Mahito, his expression serious. "Mahito, you should foastering domain expansion as soon as possible. Without it, we stand no ce against Ryuji."

  Mahito's smile faltered slightly, but he knew Jogo was right. If he didn't learn how to use his domain, fighting Ryuji again would be impossible.

  "Got it, got it," Mahito replied, waving his hand dismissively. "I'll work on it."

  Kenjaku, who had been quietly , just smiled. The wheels of his new pn were already turning in his mind. He would do whatever it took to resurrect Sukuna. inally, he had po wait a bit longer, but now it seemed there was no more time to dey.

  As Kenjaku plotted his move, Ryuji had already made his way bae.

  "Hmm?"

  Ryuji raised an eyebrow as he ehe house, notig Nanako and Mimiko had just finished washing up. They looked at him with a mix of anticipation and nervousness.

  "You two seem bolder than I thought," Ryuji remarked, his toeasing. "You even washed up."

  Nanako and Mimiko blushed at his words but didn't back down. They had made their decision, and there was n baow. As sorcerers, they were less hesitant than ordinary girls. Sihey had already agreed to this, there was no point in panig.

  Instead, the two sisters exged gnces and looked at Ryuji with a hint of joy in their eyes.

  "Did you do it?" Nanako asked. "Is Geto Sama's body safe?"

  "Yeah," Ryuji nodded without hesitation.

  With a thought, Ryuji summoned Suguru's body from his Third dimension. The process was slow, as the dimension was now filled with thousands of cursed spirits that had gone berserk after Suguru's death. Those spirits, once trolled by Cursed Spirit Manipution, had all lost their restraints.

  For most people, those cursed spirits would be a catastrophe. For Ryuji, they were more like a stockpile of food. In fact, if he hadn't been full already, he would have sidered dev another batch of them.

  With a bit of effort, Ryuji carefully released Suguru's body from Kamui, leaving the cursed spirits locked safely inside.

  "Master Geto!"

  Nanako and Mimiko's eyes lit up as they rushed over to Suguru's body, their faces filled with relief. Even though Suguru had been like a father to them, they uood what o be done.

  "You should sider cremating him," Ryuji advised, his tone serious for ohere's still someo there who wants this body. That person has been waiting fojo Satoru to hesitate, hoping he wouldn't have the heart to destroy his best friend's body. But you two won't have that luxury forever."

  Kenjaku had been banking on Gojo's reluce, waiting for the right moment to strike. While Ryuji wasn't afraid of Kenjaku, he also couldn't guard Suguru's body day and night. Sure, he could keep it in Kamui indefinitely, but even that seemed a bit creepy in the long run.

  "We uand," Nanako said quietly, her voice firm. Mimiko nodded in agreement. They weren't the kind to be indecisive, and cremation was an acceptable option in the modern era.

  After a moment of silehey both agreed.

  The rest of the process was simple. Ryuji stored Suguru's body ba Third Dimension, pnning to hahe cremation the day.

  With their emotions finally settling down, the two sisters felt a sense of calm return to the house.

  "Now then," Ryuji said with a grin, looking at the sisters. "Are you ready?"

  Mimiko blushed again, but Nanako raised her head boldly, meeting Ryuji's gaze.

  "We're ready! Go ahead!" Nanako decred.

  "S-Sister!" Mimiko stammered, surprised by how brave Nanako was.

  "What's there to be afraid of?" Nanako replied fidently. "We've already e this far, there's no point in holding baow."

  Nanako's sudden fidence seemed to ignite something in Mimiko, and she tohtened up, giving Ryuji a more determined look.

  "And besides..." Nanako smirked pyfully. "There are two of us here. Are you sure you ha?"

  She shot Ryuji a teasing, provocative gnce, clearly trying to rile him up.

  Mimiko, enced by her sister's boldness, also gave Ryuji a pyful look.

  "…"

  Oh? They're a lot braver than I expected, Ryuji thought to himself. But challenging me like that?

  "You'll find out soon enough whether I ha or not."

  What else could he say? There was no way he could let that challenge go unanswered.

  "tacted target: Mimiko Hasaba!

  Goldery activated, would you like to load it?"

  "tacted target: Nanako Hasaba!

  Purple entry activated, would you like to load it?"

  A goldery and a purple entry, Ryuji couldn't help but smile. Tonight's gains had been more than just cursed spirits and Suguru's body.

  ---

  The m, when Ryuji woke up, the first thing he did wasn't to check the ries.

  Instead, he gnced over at the exhausted Nanako and Mimiko, who were still fast asleep beside him.

  Sometimes, people really don't know how brave they are until they challeheir own limits, Ryuji mused, feeling quite amused by st night's events.

  He couldn't help but think of the Nakano quintuplets for some reason. How would that feel, he wondered.

  "Hmph."

  With a satisfied exhale, Ryuji got up and walked out of the room. Nanako and Mimiko would need some serious rest after st night. They had stayed up until four or five in the m, and even sorcerers had their limits.

  Ryuji prepared a quick breakfast for them before heading out for the day.

  After all, he still had to go to school.

  "e to think of it, I'm pretty powerful, yet I'm still attending school like a normal guy. I really am a model citizen," Ryuji muttered to himself, amused by the thought.

  "Ryuji!"

  As soon as he stepped outside, he heard Sagiri call out to him.

  Sagiri, along with her mother, Sae, were just getting ready to head to school as well. Seeing Ryuji, Sagiri waved happily.

  "Good m, Sagiri!" Ryuji smiled warmly at the young girl.

  Then, he looked at Sagiri's mother, who was standio her.

  "Good m, Sae!"

  Over the past few weeks, Ryuji had spent a lot of time with the two of them, often helping out around their house and cooking meals for them. Sagiri had grown very fond of him, and Sae… well, she seemed to enjoy his pany too.

  "Good m!" Sae replied with a smile, her cheeks slightly flushed.

  She had grown more fortable around Ryuji retly. In the past, she might have felt awkward or embarrassed wheing him, but now it seemed she didn't mind anymore.

  Her smile was warm and inviting, and Ryuji couldn't help but notice how youthful she still looked, almost like Sagiri's older sister rather than her mother.

  "By the way, it's been a few days since we st had diogether," Ryuji said casually. "How about I e over tonight and cook something for you?"

  Before Sae could respond, Sagiri cpped her haedly.

  "Yes! I love the food Ryuji makes!" she excimed.

  Sae chuckled softly. "I suppose we'll have to take you up on that offer, then."

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