With the emergence of three special-grade cursed tools, wielded by Satoru Gojo and Sukuna—whose strength already surpassed special grade—the tools unleashed power far beyond their own limits.
Under the intimidation of the Cancer Sword, the previously cautious and reserved fighting style of the two now completely opened up.
Although Satoru Gojo hadn't fully recovered his combat abilities, he faced off against the Nightmare clone. Meanwhile, Sukuna, wielding two special-grade cursed tools, naturally took on the more significant task—confronting the Nightmare true body.
As for [the third party], although he hadn't made a move yet, no one could figure out what he was planning. But one thing was certain—he wasn't just here to watch passively. He had a deeper role in this battle.
Even so, the battle remained fierce beyond imagination.
This clash, involving the strongest in history, the strongest of the present era, the most evil in history, and the most evil of the present era—four of the greatest sorcerers ever known—was destined to be immortalized in history and remembered forever by the jujutsu world.
However, those watching this battle didn't yet comprehend the true significance of what was unfolding.
Their attention was entirely focused on the battle itself. Eyes glued to the projection screen, their minds were held captive by every move of the four combatants.
Even though the pace and intensity of the battle had far surpassed what many could follow, none of them could tear their eyes away.
"The situation... isn't looking good."
Tengen stared at the projection with an increasingly grave expression.
Although his original intention had been to assist Gojo and Sukuna, he couldn't take direct action now. The mysterious strategist still hadn't acted. Tengen couldn't understand his thoughts—was he really going to just stay on the sidelines?
If he was waiting, what was he waiting for?
Surely, once the Nightmare adapted to its new powers and eliminated Gojo and Sukuna, that man wouldn't believe he could escape unscathed?
Was he perhaps waiting for the perfect opportunity?
Suppressing his growing anxiety, Tengen continued analyzing the situation.
Without the Great Barrier, many of his abilities were now sealed.
He couldn't even deliver weapons directly anymore—it had to be done through Mei Mei, who possessed the Crow Manipulation Technique.
Thanks to the three carefully selected special-grade cursed tools, the previously overwhelmed Gojo and Sukuna were no longer on the defensive.
However, the current battle could at best be described as evenly matched.
Tengen knew full well that even with the help of three special-grade cursed tools, they could no longer suppress the Nightmare like before.
Most of Chronos Imperium's powers were unrelated to combat and lacked aggression.
But now, Lucifugus , judging by the Libra Bullet that could swap positions and the Cancer Sword that ignored defenses, was clearly its polar opposite.
If the Nightmare had previously mastered the Lucifugus abilities, even the three cursed tools might not have changed the outcome.
"Leo Bullet!"
Back on the battlefield, after forcing Sukuna back, Tokisaki Kurumi unveiled a new ability.
A silver-white bullet, roaring like a lion, emitted a terrifying grinding sound as it shot toward Sukuna. Its overwhelming aura made one's skin crawl.
Wherever the bullet passed, it left behind a distorted trail, as if the void itself had shattered!
Space was being devoured.
Sukuna hair stood on end. Overwhelmed by the premonition of death, he quickly shifted to the right to dodge the bullet.
For a special-grade sorcerer, calculating trajectory from the gun's barrel and dodging bullets wasn't difficult.
But what he hadn't expected—the bullet suddenly curved midair!
"Slash!"
Fortunately, with his demonic body possessing four arms, even while holding two cursed tools, he could still form hand signs with the other two.
Countless slashes collided with the Leo Bullet, intercepting it midair.
"BOOM———!"
But not only did the bullet curve—
After being sliced apart by the slashes, the power hidden within it erupted all at once.
In that moment, the surrounding space quaked.
Trees, flowers, even the soil itself—everything was reduced to nothingness.
Even the air in that area seemed to be devoured, creating a brief vacuum-like vortex that pulled everything in—including Sukuna, who felt a momentary force dragging him inward.
"Space… Lucifugus powers are space-related!"
With over a hundred years of combat experience, Sukuna swiftly pieced it together from the Nightmare previously revealed powers.
Libra Bullet: swaps spaceGemini Bullet: creates spatial mirrorsLeo Bullet: devours spaceCancer Sword: likely slices through space
The sword had injured Gojo by slicing the space itself, bypassing his Infinity technique.
"Slice... space..."
Muttering these two words, Sukuna suddenly felt like he'd grasped something.
Slash—his signature technique.
He had never considered it before, but the Cancer Sword of Lucifugus had inspired him.
What if... he extended his slashes to target space itself?
As soon as the thought appeared, an uncontrollable grin formed at the corners of his lips.
Why try to break the Nightmare simplified domain?
Why bother?
He could strike the Nightmare true body directly!
With that in mind, he lunged toward the Nightmare again, pretending to continue the same pattern of engagement.
Clang! Clang!
The sound of metal striking metal rang out. Within just a second, their weapons clashed multiple times.
"Cancer Sword!"
Another spatial slash came at him.
One of Sukuna spear-type cursed tools shattered instantly, reduced to scrap metal.
The next moment, Sukuna quickly retreated, as if losing confidence after his weapon was destroyed.
"Leo Bullet!"
But Tokisaki Kurumi gave him no breathing room, immediately aiming her barrel at the retreating Sukuna.
"Opportunity!"
Sukuna eyes lit up, his hands rapidly forming seals.
He had used himself as bait, sacrificing a cursed tool, all to lure the Nightmare into using the Leo Bullet once again.
No—truthfully, as long as it wasn't the position-swapping Libra Bullet, any bullet the Nightmare used...
Would lead to his victory.
At this moment, Sukuna focused all his attention.
Because he was so focused, it seemed as if even the world had slowed down.
Recalling the sensation of space being torn apart when the Cancer Sword was swung, Sukuna four eyes became slightly unfocused, as if he was seeing something that did not belong to this world.
That was—the world itself!
"Slash!"
This was a slash capable of severing the world itself!
Just like how the Cancer Sword ignored Satoru Gojo Infinity, Sukuna spatial slash similarly ignored Nightmare simplified domain!
"Swoosh——————!"
In the next moment, blood sprayed in all directions.
Amid the astonished or ecstatic gazes of the crowd, Nightmare body was sliced in half.
The lower half still stood in place, while the upper half slowly slid off and fell weakly to the ground.
They won!
They had won!
In that moment, many high-ranking individuals watching the battle suddenly stood up.
Even Tengen couldn't hide the joy that surfaced on his face.
However, their expressions quickly froze.
"Thank you for the demonstration, Nightmare."
The smile on Sukuna lips gradually widened as he looked at Nightmare corpse and said,
"Truly impressive, Nightmare. I'll probably never forget you for the rest of my life."
"Scales… Bullet…"
Yet, in Tokisaki Kurumi eyes, there was no fear at all. She calmly shot herself.
"Bang————!"
In the next moment—before anyone could understand what had happened, even Satoru Gojo with his Six Eyes couldn't capture what occurred—she stood there completely unscathed once again.
Sukuna saw this scene too.
Resurrected from death—this unexpected event evoked a trace of fear in even the King of Curses due to the unknown.
He instinctively took a step back.
Yet, it was precisely because of this step that he suddenly felt as if his body was falling backward.
A smooth cross-section appeared in everyone's sight.
The King of Curses' upper and lower body had separated—just like what happened to Nightmare moments ago.
"What… what happened?!"
Only realizing now that he had been sliced in half, Sukuna face showed uncontrollable shock.
Whereas on Tokisaki Kurumi face, the exact same smile that Sukuna had just worn now appeared.
The Scales Bullet — its true ability was not merely the swapping of positions within a certain space.
While that was something it could do, it was not the entirety of its power.
Its true ability was the swapping of causality within a certain space!
Sukuna had sliced Tokisaki Kurumi in half, but under the causality exchange of the Scales Bullet, it became Kurumi slicing Sukuna in half!
But! That still wasn't a fatal wound to Sukuna!
He could still use the Reverse Cursed Technique to heal himself!
However, this time, because the area that needed to be healed was too large, even for him, it was impossible to recover in a short time.
"Scales Bullet!"
Seizing the opportunity, Tokisaki Kurumi once again used the Scales Bullet, swapping places with her clone.
"Cancer Sword!"
This time, Satoru Gojo was prepared. He guessed what Nightmare wanted to do and attempted to retreat early.
But the clone clung tightly to him, not allowing any distance to be created.
Kurumi, now in her original position, immediately swung the sword. Like Sukuna before him, Satoru Gojo was sliced in half at the waist.
"Archer Bullet!"
Faced with the last person standing on the battlefield, Tokisaki Kurumi showed no hesitation.
She raised her gun and fired a single shot.
That person tried to dodge, but it was as if something held them in place in that very second—their body stiffened momentarily.
The bullet hole wasn't large—less than a centimeter in diameter—but blood and brain matter flowed out from it.
This was the Archer Bullet's ability: to shorten spatial distance!
In three seconds, all three lost their combat capability!
Nightmare—so terrifying!
"It's over…"
At Jujutsu High in Tokyo, Megumi Fushiguro face turned deathly pale.
"In the end… we still lost."
Tengen let out a deep sigh, already preparing for Nightmare to come after him next.
Not only them—every jujutsu sorcerer who witnessed this scene showed the same reaction.
The euphoria from Nightmare being slain hadn't even fully dissipated before it was mixed with the despair now climbing onto their faces, forming expressions of complete confusion.
Some clutched their heads, faces pale. Some lost their balance and fell. Others started laughing like madmen.
Even though Satoru Gojo, Sukuna, and the last person had not died…
Everyone knew—it was only a matter of time.
The Jujutsu world… was finished.
[Main Mission Completed: Become the Nightmare (Nightmare) Feared by the Jujutsu World]
[This roleplay ends here]
[You may return to the Settlement Space within 24 hours]
Looking at the system screen appearing before her, Tokisaki Kurumi was instantly overjoyed.
The final main mission!
Completed!
Yay!
Yay yay yay!
She could finally go home!
Mom, Dad, and her beloved little sister—she could finally see them again!
At this moment, the girl's emotional fluctuations had reached a peak, making her briefly forget she was still on the battlefield.
But soon, she reined in her emotions and forced herself to focus again.
Sukuna was not dead.
He could still heal himself using Reverse Cursed Technique.
Satoru Gojo was also not dead.
Similarly, he could also heal himself.
In the original story, the reason they died after being cut in half was simply because their bodies and brains had reached their limits, and their Reverse Cursed Technique could no longer regenerate their lower halves.
But… why didn't the last person die?
Looking at the wound on their forehead that healed in an instant, Kurumi expression stiffened for a second.
She truly hadn't intended to kill Gojo or Sukuna—or more precisely, Yuji Itadori.
But she did intend to kill the last person.
That's why she aimed the Archer Bullet at the head.
But soon, she understood the reason.
While the Archer Bullet was instantaneous and unmissable, its power was just too weak.
If it could directly obliterate the brain, that person might not have been able to use Reverse Cursed Technique.
But since it only opened a tiny hole, that person used Reverse Cursed Technique immediately after taking the shot and healed the wound instantly.
No wonder the White Queen never used the Archer Bullet in the original story.
It's useless!
"Forget it, whatever. My mission's complete anyway. You three can keep playing now."
Now, Kurumi only needed to think of a suitable excuse to leave this world.
As for what would happen to this world's future after she stirred it up—she didn't care anymore.
"Eight!"
However, what she didn't expect was—
Sukuna didn't immediately use Reverse Cursed Technique to heal himself. Instead, he launched a slash attack on her.
"Scales Bullet!"
Kurumi instinctively used the Scales Bullet to swap places with the last person.
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh————!"
Four slicing sounds rang out.
Kurumi pupils shrank to the extreme.
Because Sukuna hadn't just attacked the spot where she had been standing—
He attacked everyone's locations simultaneously!
He had guessed that Nightmare would use the Scales Bullet to swap position or causality with someone else to avoid the damage.
But he didn't know who would be swapped—Gojo, the last person, or even Kurumi herself.
So—he slashed everyone at once!
"Ding——————!"
The Domain of Free Will shattered at this moment.
"Idle Transfiguration!"
Seizing the opportunity, the last person charged forward and struck a critical blow at Nightmare chest.
"Nightmare! Prepare to die!!!"