"Let me be clear, I'm not giving back the money for the commission."
In a small red car, the two people whose wounds had been healed by the Nue were chatting idly.
"I know, the commission didn't specify a number of tamed entities, so this doesn't count as a failed commission."
Eiji had no objections to this and was already thinking about how to tame Mahoraga next time.
If he could tame Mahoraga before entering Jujutsu High, then Eiji would be stronger than Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto before his third year.
As he thought about it, an image appeared in Eiji's mind.
A four-panel comic of a confused, then shocked, then crying Gojo-cat, who couldn't yet use Reversed Cursed Technique: Red or Hollow Purple, being defeated by Mahoraga.
"Pfft."
Thinking of this, Eiji couldn't help but laugh out loud, a childlike innocence appearing on his face.
"You have that kind of expression too, huh?"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Eiji looked at Toji Fushiguro with a puzzled expression, his mind filled with the image of a pure white cat with sunglasses, Gojo-cat. For a moment, he thought Satoru Gojo had come to cause trouble again.
"No, it's nothing."
The first time he met this kid, he had a maturity that didn't match his age.
When he had just left the Zenin family, everyone was afraid to approach him because of his fierce expression, but only this kid inexplicably came over.
He even said something like, "We're both the same, let's help each other out. If anyone bullies me in the future, remember to help me fight back."
What a strange kid.
Later, after he met his lover, his lover often asked Toji Fushiguro, "Who's the adult and who's the child between you two?"
Perhaps he was tired, and Eiji soon leaned back in his seat and fell asleep.
"Only at times like this does he act like a kid."
Looking at the young face in the passenger seat, Toji Fushiguro quietly reduced the car's speed.
Toji Fushiguro remembered his lover saying that when a child is asleep, you have to be gentle and not make loud noises, or you'll wake them up.
In the quiet atmosphere, time passed until the next day.
"A strange ceiling. I must have fallen asleep in Toji's car last night."
Rolling out of bed, Eiji surveyed his surroundings.
"It doesn't look like a hotel, so this must be Toji's place."
Thump.
"Whoa!"
The sound of something colliding and a pained cry came from the next room. Eiji hesitated for a moment before deciding to go see what was happening next door.
Opening the door, the figures of two small children came into view.
Is this Megumi Fushiguro and Tsumiki Fushiguro?
Megumi Fushiguro was sitting on the ground, holding his head with both hands, looking like he had bumped into something and was in pain. Tsumiki was squatting beside him, stroking Megumi's head and murmuring, "It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt."
"You're finally awake. The sun's already high in the sky."
Toji Fushiguro's voice came from behind.
"Is this your house? Aren't you watching these two kids?"
Eiji turned and asked.
"No need, their mother will take care of them."
After saying that, he opened a beer from the refrigerator and started watching TV.
Eiji's mouth twitched, and he suppressed the urge to complain.
He felt that if Toji Fushiguro were to raise them, Megumi Fushiguro wouldn't even live long enough for Satoru Gojo to find him.
As expected of the most tragic tool-user male supporting character written by the one-eyed cat.
Why is he a tool-user? Because if you look at the entire plot, the purpose designed for Megumi Fushiguro so far is to work for Sukuna.
This can be seen by comparing it to the character designs of the one-eyed cat. The one-eyed cat designs important characters very "perfectly."
Take Suguru Geto, for example. He has the template of a summoner, yet possesses top-tier physical combat skills, able to subdue a curse user who is also skilled in physical combat in just two moves.
Moreover, Suguru Geto has a very high mana pool, directly releasing thousands of Cursed Spirits to attack two cities simultaneously during the Hundred-Curse Extermination.
From the activation of his Cursed Technique, not only are the Cursed Spirits cast instantly without hand seals, but he has never run out of mana in the story.
In other words, his Cursed Energy output efficiency is extremely high.
In contrast, Megumi Fushiguro, a genius acknowledged by the one-eyed cat in the plot.
The summoning of the Ten Shadows Technique's Summons has a startup animation and requires hand seals, and increasing the number of manifested spirits is very difficult. Let alone releasing thousands like Suguru Geto, if he couldn't later deploy an incomplete Domain Expansion, even releasing three to five would be enough to cost Megumi Fushiguro his life.
His physical combat skills are average, and during battles, he often runs out of mana after summoning a few spirits.
Most importantly, Mahoraga. "Cyclops" made Mahoraga the strongest of the Ten Shadows Technique's summoned spirits, and Mahoraga truly lives up to that title.
However, this summoned spirit was meant for Sukuna.
Why?
Because within the Ten Shadows Technique, "Cyclops" left no means to subdue Mahoraga.
To give an example from the original work, when introducing Mai Zenin's Construction Cursed Technique, "Cyclops" stated that it was one of the least efficient Cursed Techniques in terms of cursed energy conversion.
In other words, while others might use 10 points of mana for 10 damage, Construction Cursed Technique would only deal 1 damage for 10 points of mana.
In the Ten Shadows Technique, when its attacks land, Uroya is almost the strongest summoned spirit in terms of attack power.
Under these circumstances, Sukuna, whose cursed energy far surpasses that of "Wan," summoned Uroya to hit Wan's insect armor, only to shatter a portion of it. Wan wasn't even severely injured.
If even Uroya's attack is like this, how much stronger could the attacks from other equally ranked spirits like Full Elephant, Tiger Grave, Ferocious Dog, Orochi, and Nue be?
But if the story progresses with Sukuna subduing Mahoraga, everything makes sense.
"Cyclops" didn't care at all whether Megumi Fushiguro, the "male second lead," could tame Mahoraga, because Mahoraga was initially prepared for Sukuna, the King of Curses with a powerful second Cursed Technique.
As for the reason?
Naturally, it's because of Satoru Gojo.
As mentioned before, "Cyclops" likes to design characters they favor to be perfect.
Satoru Gojo is a perfect character, embodying both overwhelming stats and unique mechanics.
So perfect that even the equally perfect Sukuna had to give his all to defeat him.
But that wouldn't do.
Satoru Gojo isn't the protagonist.
Sukuna, the great villain, must be defeated by the protagonist.
However, Sukuna couldn't reveal his trump card against Satoru Gojo so early in their fight, otherwise, even if the protagonist won later, it wouldn't be interesting; all the spotlight would go to Satoru Gojo.
In his frustration, "Cyclops" smacked their head. Sukuna can possess others, right? I'll give the male second lead a summoned spirit capable of defeating Satoru Gojo, and then let Sukuna take it.
This way, Satoru Gojo's defeat can be justified, and the protagonist's group can get a power-up later. It's a win-win!
Thus, Mahoraga was born. This strongest summoned spirit, on par with the Six Eyes, whose greatest role before Sukuna's arrival was to self-destruct with others, Mahoraga, was designed.
"Cyclops" didn't care at all about the balance of the Ten Shadows Technique's summoned spirits, or the setting that taming each one makes you stronger.
Because Sukuna would solve it, the design of the Ten Shadows Technique's summoned spirits became more casual. Tiger Grave's only appearance was on the chest of "Crocodile Spit."
At the same time, Megumi Fushiguro was utilized to the fullest by Sukuna, or rather, by "Cyclops."
His body successfully delivered Mahoraga, a summoned spirit capable of defeating Satoru Gojo, to Sukuna. His soul successfully helped Sukuna resist the massive information attack from Infinite Void.
It also caused Satoru Gojo to hold back at a critical moment.
That's right, Satoru Gojo held back.
After successfully incapacitating Sukuna's brain with Infinite Void, Satoru Gojo could have directly destroyed Sukuna's brain and killed him. However, to rescue Megumi Fushiguro, Satoru Gojo chose to attack Sukuna's chest.
At that time, Satoru Gojo said, "It's not over yet. At least I'll destroy your heart, liver, and lungs. I'll make you closer to death than Yuji was in the juvenile detention center."
Note the word "closer."
Satoru Gojo's goal was to push Sukuna to his limit both physically and mentally, thereby giving Megumi Fushiguro's consciousness an advantage.
Even against the strongest in history, Satoru Gojo fought an asymmetrical battle with Sukuna, self-restraining himself with the premise of saving Megumi Fushiguro.
But unfortunately, as Satoru Gojo said, he can only save those who are ready to be saved.
When Sukuna killed Tsumiki Fushiguro using Megumi Fushiguro's body, Megumi Fushiguro's soul had already collapsed. This also sealed Satoru Gojo's defeat.
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