Jujutsu Kaisen: Shadow King.

"Then who is the person who keeps talking to me and distracting me?!" Yuji Itadori couldn't help but look at Nanami Kento like a resentful woman in the boudoir.

"..."

No reply.

Nanami Kento looked solemnly at the scarlet bloodstains on his knife, as well as the "alien" corpse that still had some remains not far away and had not completely disappeared.

then.

He looked again at the "alien" that was fighting with Yuji Itadori.

now.

There were thunder and lightning in the sky and dark clouds gathered.

boom--

A thick bolt of lightning struck not far from the movie theater building.

The blue-white arc of light shone on the "alien", completely reflecting its originally dim and invisible shadow.

"The shadow of the entity..."

"Red blood..."

Nanami Kento murmured twice.

A horrible guess came to my mind.

the other side.

While fighting with the "alien", Yuji Itadori's fists were wrapped in dark cursed power, and he recalled the guidance given by Geto Suguru before his departure.

"...Your cursed power will be delayed by a beat, Yuji."

"A beat later?"

"Your cursed energy cannot keep up with your instantaneous explosive power, and your technique for retaining cursed energy is not mature, so it is easy for you to stay on the preset track."

"This will create an irregular flow of magical energy."

"Just when I realized my fist had hit, the cursed energy followed."

"That is, one blow can cause a secondary shock."

"This is......"

"——Jingting Fist!"

Yuji Itadori punched out, hitting the "alien" in the chest, creating a dent that almost went through the body. The subsequent cursed energy impact directly shattered most of the "alien's" upper body!

See this situation.

Nanami Kento came back to his senses instantly: "Is your original strength far beyond that of ordinary people?"

"Although the initial attack has very little cursed energy, it has 120% of the power of an ordinary sorcerer. If the real cursed energy is added later, the opponent will definitely be more exhausted than expected."

"And there is still room for growth. If I can add 100% of my magic power to my 100% physical skills..."

"As expected of that man's son, he's a good candidate for fighting skills."

now.

The "alien" who was knocked to the ground by Yuji Itadori was covering the broken parts of his body.

The pouring rain washed over its human-like face, and coupled with its pitiful expression of crying, it was inexplicably heartbreaking.

"Bento~"

The "alien" struggled to stand up. Yuji Itadori suppressed the throbbing in his heart and wanted to step forward and give it a fatal blow, but was stopped by Kento Nanami.

"Yuji-san, don't give it the final blow yet."

"check it out."

Kento Nanami showed a photo on his mobile phone to Yuji Itadori.

on the photo.

It was the arm of the "alien" he was fighting against, and there was a women's mechanical watch on his wrist.

“I filmed my opponent.”

"Ugh?"

"Won't the cursed spirit be photographed...?" Yuji Itadori was stunned, and his eyes slowly widened as if he realized something.

"Calm down and listen to me."

Nanami Kento said in a serious tone: "The opponent we are fighting against..."

……

"It's human."

"No, it should be said that they were originally human."

"Same as those three guys at the cinema."

In a dimly lit room, with only the operating light illuminating two "alien" corpses.

Ieiri Naoko, who was wearing a white coat and already had some familiarity, announced to the person on the other end of the phone.

"Their bodies were forcibly transformed into this state by a curse."

On the other end of the phone.

The second floor of Mao Ni Detective Agency.

Kento Nanami handed a wet towel to Yuji Itadori, who had his head drooped and looked listless, then sat back on the sofa and looked at the cell phone on the coffee table which was on speakerphone.

"If that was all, I would have noticed it from the beginning."

"The two people who fought with us had cursed energy in their bodies, just like cursed spirits."

"We can only go find the criminal and ask him what this technique is all about." Ieiri Naoko clamped the phone between her head and shoulders, put on gloves, and used a scalpel to cut open the "alien's" skull:

"However, there are signs of tampering near the brain stem."

"I'm afraid it's to cause a disorder of consciousness and make people fall into a state of cognitive confusion, so that the transformed humans will think that they are monsters physically and mentally..."

"If we can even transform our brains, maybe we can also transform people to be able to use cursed energy."

"After all, the relationship between the brain and cursed power is still full of mysteries."

"What a terrifying technique~"

"By the way, is that kid Yuji listening?" Ieiri Shoko suddenly asked.

"Ah~ I'm here."

"To put it simply, the cause of their death was shock caused by the transformation. Don't get it wrong. It has nothing to do with you."

"Hi......"

Although he felt somewhat comforted, Yuji Itadori was still frustrated by his own powerlessness.

Even through the phone.

Ieiri Naoko could also imagine his gloomy expression, so she invited him with a smile:

"Well~"

"When you are unhappy, just smile and it will be fine. These are your father's exact words."

"If you have time, bring your classmates and Nanami and the others to the Gojo household to play."

"Sister has been researching new dishes recently. Wu has been talking about his ambition to break through the sky and so on. No one came to help sister taste the dishes. I——"

This is the end of the communication.

It was Nanami Kento who hung up the phone on his own initiative.

Yuji Itadori was a little surprised by this.

Because this action is a little rude.

It didn't seem like something he had the impression that Nanami Kento would do, but right now Yuji Itadori was immersed in deep sadness and self-blame, so he didn't think much about it.

"No matter what the cause of death, it is the death of another person that weighs equally heavy on me."

Clenching the towel in his hand, Yuji Itadori gritted his teeth, veins popped out on his forehead, and he rarely showed extreme anger.

"The cursed spirit that committed this crime is truly evil!"

"Not only did he take someone else's life without permission, he also played with their corpse!"

"This kid can really get angry for others~" Nanami Kento looked at Yuji Itadori, his eyes filled with both relief and hidden worry.

"That remnant is the bait."

"Probably to lead us over."

"The other party is very impressive. I'm afraid they have a high IQ. They are very likely the super-class 'special grade' cursed spirit group that Senior Gou mentioned."

"It seems that we can't do it almost right." Nanami Kento stood up and said seriously:

"Yuji, there may be a fierce battle next. It's a battle between adults. If you want to quit now, it's not too late."

Hear the words.

Yuji Itadori was stunned for a moment, then he smiled confidently.

"No!"

"It's my fight too!"

"I am the son of 'The Strongest Magician, Zenin Mirai'. How could I possibly run away from the battlefield?"

"That's a pretty decent answer." Nanami Kento praised, "By now Haibara should have figured out what they are up to, so let's buck up!"

"Oh!"