Chapter 128: Mahito's Escape, Itadori's Choice.
As the space began to shatter, the slowly spreading cracks made "kaka" sounds.
Feeling his soul being torn apart, Mahito began to get excited. He said, "What a wonderful sensation. This is the first time I've experienced this kind of pain that directly strikes the soul!"
Tatsuro, watching all of this, said nothing. His right eye slowly rotated, and the cracks in the field began to spread.
Mahito's laughter echoed throughout the space, as if he were very interested in this. The skin on his arms cracked open, and his form, like his autonomous consciousness, began to shrink away from the injured areas.
"It's getting smaller..."
Tatsuro committed this scene to memory. After all, Mahito was special; just as a human body instinctively recoils when injured, so did his soul.
"Crack—!"
As the spatial cracks spreading throughout the 'Mirror World' became more numerous, the thing Tatsuro worried about most still happened. Mahito's form changed into an earthworm, darting about in places untouched by the spatial cracks.
"Oh my, I feel like my soul has been sublimated. Although I really want to continue enduring this, I'm starting to get scared, afraid that this move will grind me into dust."
The earthworm Mahito's body grew an arm, which touched one of the spreading spatial cracks. In an instant, the finger was twisted and broken.
He laughed heartily, "Hahaha! How terrifying. But to tell you the truth, this isn't my entire soul, you know. The rest of it is pursuing those comrades of yours!"
"Crack—!"
In the mirror, Tatsuro's right eye appeared to shatter.
"Distracted, distracted! Your weakness is indeed that bunch of comrades! Your soul is trembling, you know!" Mahito laughed loudly. He knew he couldn't escape at this moment, so he thought to provoke him. Today, to experiment with the diversity of the soul, he had split his soul into two, both becoming himself.
He wanted to see if a so-called 'soul' divergence would occur. But unfortunately, the soul's consciousness was shared, which meant he had to operate more efficiently to control two bodies.
"Hehehe! Although you've eliminated half of my soul, I'll recover soon. When that time comes, I will definitely have you!"
"Crack—!"
The cracks spread throughout the entire space, like a block of ice about to shatter. This space finally couldn't hold on anymore, turning into dust along with the frenzied Mahito.
Tatsuro's right eye looked as if it had shattered, cracks appearing on it. Looking at the low-level cursed spirits attacking his 'Susanoo,' he didn't hesitate much, turning and chasing in the direction Maki and the others had left.
This bunch of cursed spirits...
They really knew how to dance on his minefield!!
Extremely enraged, Tatsuro had become numb to the pain in his eyes. At this moment, he only wanted to catch up with Maki and the others. The black sage markings on his face also faded.
"This kid is so easy to fool. A few words and he's all fired up."
Mahito, now a snake hanging from a tree, watched Tatsuro leave. He lamented, "That skeleton-like thing is really tough; it even made my hands hurt a bit from hitting it. Forget it, losing half a soul-body is fine. Anyway, as long as I'm not completely wiped out, I can't die. Since I've played enough, it's time to regroup with Geto and the others!"
...
"Are you okay!"
Seeing Maki, Panda, and Toge waiting at the foot of the mountain, Tatsuro shouted, "Did that guy just now come and attack you?"
"No." Panda shook his head. Looking at Tatsuro's cracked eyes, he said with concern, "Rather, are you okay, Tatsuro? Your eyes?"
"I'm fi—"
The sage markings on his face suddenly dissipated. Tatsuro's head drooped, and his running body went out of control, directly falling to the ground. The Mangekyo Sharingan in his eyes forcibly deactivated, reverting to black pupils. After rolling a few times on the ground, he lay flat on his back.
He had been running in Sage Mode since the afternoon, and then he encountered Mahito. No matter how much cursed energy he had, it wasn't enough for him to squander like this.
His vision became blurry, and the shouts of his friends echoed in his ears. Tatsuro complained internally, "Ran out of sage energy, huh..."
As his consciousness faded like the tide, Tatsuro closed his overused eyes.
"Tatsuro! Are you okay?"
Panda leaned down and listened to Tatsuro's heartbeat. Only then did he feel relieved and said, "He's unconscious."
"This guy, honestly. He scares me to death every time."
Zenin Maki looked at Tatsuro lying on the ground and noticed tears flowing from the corners of his eyes. She quickly wiped them away and said, "Panda, carry Tatsuro back."
"Panda, I want to be carried too," Inumaki Toge said from the ground, his voice hoarse.
"Coming." Panda, after shouldering Tatsuro, picked up Inumaki Toge, who was lying on the ground.
"Let's get out of this place quickly." Zenin Maki turned to look at the deep mountain. Perhaps because she had just encountered a Special Grade, the dense cursed aura within made her uncomfortable. She said, "The mission is a failure. We also have to report that Special Grade to Gojo-sensei."
"Indeed."
...
Tokyo High.
Yuji Itadori slowly awoke, his consciousness somewhat hazy. He just knew his body was very tired, as if he had slept for a very long time. His茫然eyes looked around, his mind a complete blank.
His hands seemed to be bound by something. The walls were covered with talismans. He seemed to be in a sealed space at this moment.
"Yo! Good evening."
Gojo Satoru walked up, drinking a Coke, and said, "You've slept for a full day. Looks like that kid Tatsuro beat you up pretty badly."
"You are...?"
Yuji Itadori looked at the white-haired man wearing a black blindfold, recalled the scene where he had knocked him out yesterday, and shouted, "You're Fushiguro's teacher! Right, how are my seniors?"
"It's great to see you so lively. They're fine! But I have some bad news for you, Yuji Itadori."
"Huh!? What bad news?"
"You... have been sentenced to death," Gojo Satoru said with a broad smile, but to Yuji Itadori, it was a bolt from the blue.
He shouted, "Why? Didn't I agree to join Jujutsu High? Why am I still being executed? That senior Tatsuro said I wouldn't die if I joined."
"I did try to fight for you."
Yuji Itadori shouted, "And you got me a death sentence!?"
"Don't be so agitated."
Gojo Satoru comforted him, "Although it's a death sentence, I managed to get you a suspended execution! Aren't you happy?"
"A suspended execution? The kind that won't be carried out immediately?" Yuji Itadori, learning he wouldn't be executed right away, relaxed a little.
"Yes."
Gojo Satoru took out one of Ryomen Sukuna's fingers from his pocket and said, "This is the same as the cursed object you ate before. There are 20 in total. We are keeping 6 of them."
"20...? You mean fingers and toes together?" Yuji Itadori asked in confusion.
"No, Ryomen Sukuna had four arms."
Gojo Satoru tossed the finger, directly sending it flying with cursed energy. But while the wall got a deep crater, the finger was completely unharmed. He said, "Because this thing cannot be destroyed, and the curse contained within it grows stronger by the day. The seals of current sorcerers can't keep up. And that's where you come in. If you die, the Sukuna inside you will also die."
"The old folks on our side are very timid, you know. They were clamoring to kill you right away. But I managed to get you a chance. Eat all 20 of Sukuna's fingers and then die. After all, it's hard to guarantee that another vessel for Sukuna will appear in the future."
"So, what'll it be? Do you want to be executed now, or eat all of Sukuna's fingers and then die?"
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