The four of them were tricked by Satoru Gojo into going to Roppongi to exorcise curses.
Watching Satoru Gojo arrange for Yuji Itadori and Kugisaki Nobara to handle the exorcism, Shin Fushiguro asked, "Don't I need to follow them? If Yuji Itadori loses control, Kugisaki Nobara won't be able to deal with it, right?"
Satoru Gojo glanced sideways at Shin Fushiguro and then at Megumi Fushiguro as he replied. From Megumi Fushiguro's expression, it was clear he was thinking the same thing.
"That's true. But Megumi has only just recovered. And if you go, Shin, I'd be in real trouble if you killed Yuji Itadori."
Shin Fushiguro frowned at the joke. "I'm not as bloodthirsty as you make me sound."
Satoru Gojo smiled. "Just joking. With your personality, you definitely wouldn't be able to resist stepping in, and then there'd be no way to test the two of them. Besides, the protagonist this time is Kugisaki Nobara."
What Satoru Gojo meant was Shin Fushiguro's habit of stepping in for Megumi Fushiguro under the pretext of "indulgence," while also raising favorability.
Shin Fushiguro did not deny it. If Satoru Gojo had allowed him to go, what he truly wanted was to earn favorability and experience points.
While the three of them were chatting, Yuji Itadori and Kugisaki Nobara completed the mission perfectly, just as Shin Fushiguro remembered.
After a brief month of life at Jujutsu High, the four of them received the Cursed Womb Must Die incident that Shin Fushiguro had been waiting for.
In front of the Juvenile Detention Center, Kiyotaka Ijichi explained the mission details to them.
He repeatedly emphasized that their task did not include engaging in combat.
After entering the building, Shin Fushiguro immediately addressed everyone.
"In the worst-case scenario, if we encounter a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, Megumi, you and Kugisaki Nobara leave together. Yuji Itadori and I will stall for time."
This arrangement also prevented Yuji Itadori and Megumi Fushiguro from arguing over the corpse of the juvenile delinquent, minimizing wasted time.
If possible, Shin Fushiguro wanted to keep everyone together so he could protect them more easily.
No matter how fast he was, handling multiple crises in different locations at once would still be difficult.
Whether out of his instinct to save others or because he considered Sukuna part of his own power, Yuji Itadori had no objections to Shin Fushiguro's plan.
Megumi Fushiguro, most of the time, trusted his older brother's decisions unconditionally.
Kugisaki Nobara was about to question why she was being assigned this role.
In daily life, Shin Fushiguro had never shown strength that overwhelmingly surpassed the others.
That was why Kugisaki Nobara had some doubts about his arrangement.
At that moment, beneath the feet of Shin Fushiguro and Kugisaki Nobara, a Cursed Spirit's teleportation technique activated simultaneously.
Shin Fushiguro had miscalculated one thing. Because his Cursed Technique level was low, he was targeted along with Kugisaki Nobara as easy prey.
"What's going on? It's pitch black. I can't see anything."
Kugisaki Nobara muttered softly. In the next second, she sensed numerous curse presences. She immediately pulled out her hammer and nails, preparing for battle.
Even though she had mentally prepared herself, she was still startled by the overwhelming number of Cursed Spirits before her.
Shin Fushiguro also observed his surroundings.
An eerie mushroom with eyes growing on its cap, a massive and grotesque toad, and countless strange masks and eyeballs floating in the air.
Based on his rough perception, they were at least Third Grade Cursed Spirits, with quite a few Second Grades mixed in.
This was not something Kugisaki Nobara, who had only recently enrolled, could handle alone.
Shin Fushiguro said calmly, "That Special Grade should be with Megumi and Yuji Itadori. Since we're short on time, can you leave all of these to me, Kugisaki Nobara?"
"Huh? Are you sure you're okay handling this many?" Kugisaki Nobara was stunned.
Although she had gone on missions with Shin Fushiguro before, she had never seen his true strength.
He had always suppressed his power to avoid raising his official grade too quickly, which would reduce his opportunities to build favorability during team missions.
Before Kugisaki Nobara could say anything else, she felt something moving rapidly around her, creating powerful gusts of wind.
Each time that sensation passed, several curses nearby lost their presence. Occasionally, the unpleasant screams of curses echoed through the darkness.
"Shin?" Kugisaki Nobara murmured in disbelief.
At that moment, the strongest toad Cursed Spirit lunged at her from behind, opening its bloody maw to swallow her whole.
Just as Kugisaki Nobara reacted and turned around, she heard Shin Fushiguro's voice beside her ear.
"Losing focus in battle is a major taboo, Kugisaki Nobara."
A flash of steel cut through the darkness as Shin Fushiguro split the toad Cursed Spirit in two with a single strike.
Its massive body crashed heavily to the ground beside them.
As her eyes adjusted to the darkness, Kugisaki Nobara finally saw the scene clearly.
The dismembered remains of countless Cursed Spirits lay scattered around. In this space, only she and Shin Fushiguro could still be called alive.
Shin Fushiguro sheathed the pitch-black katana Cursed Tool in his hand and pulled a tissue from his pocket, pointing toward her cheek.
"There's a bit of blood right here. You're not hurt, are you?"
[Kugisaki Nobara's Favorability has increased to twenty-three. Gained two hundred experience points.]
Kugisaki Nobara wiped the blood away and quickly asked, "No, no, that's not the point. Since when were you this strong? Even stronger than Megumi?"
Shin Fushiguro smiled slightly. "So that's how you measure it. It's common sense for an older brother to be stronger than his younger brother. Protecting family can get a little rough sometimes."
"Why are you being so rough... Ah!"
To save time, Shin Fushiguro lifted Kugisaki Nobara directly onto his shoulder and rushed toward the Special Grade Cursed Spirit's location based on memory and perception.
On the way, they encountered Megumi Fushiguro, who was moving quickly with Nue.
"Brother?"
Shin Fushiguro tossed Kugisaki Nobara toward Megumi Fushiguro and spoke rapidly.
"From that expression, Yuji Itadori has already encountered the Special Grade, right?"
"Yes..." A complicated expression appeared on Megumi Fushiguro's face.
Shin Fushiguro patted Megumi Fushiguro's shoulder.
"Take Kugisaki Nobara and leave first. I'll handle Yuji Itadori's side."
Kugisaki Nobara and Megumi Fushiguro grabbed Shin Fushiguro's clothes almost at the same time.
"That's a Special Grade, Brother!"
"I'm going too! Don't try to handle it alone!"
Shin Fushiguro turned back, saw the worry in their eyes, and replied seriously.
"Leave it to me. No one will die here."
...
"Domain Expansion: Malevolent Shrine."
The moment Sukuna activated his domain, the Special Grade Cursed Spirit before him was sliced into countless fragments.
"I only meant to cut you into three pieces. You're weaker than I thought."
As Sukuna muttered to himself and prepared to retrieve his finger from the Cursed Spirit's remains, a cold voice echoed through the empty space.
[Physical Points have exceeded ten thousand. Physical attributes upgraded to First Grade.]
[Experience points consumed to activate Two-Way Heavenly Restriction.]
[Cursed Energy has reached First Grade. Unlocking Cursed Technique and Domain Expansion.]
"Domain Expansion: Sins requiem."
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