Chapter 131 – Megumi Fushiguro Returns, Gojo Satoru Unsealed
Three days later, just as Sukuna had promised, Megumi Fushiguro returned safely to Jujutsu High.
However, his expression was unusually heavy.
"Megumi! You're finally back! That bastard Sukuna didn't hurt you, did he?!"
Yuji rushed over the moment he saw him, excitement and worry showing clearly in his eyes.
Megumi shook his head and looked around at everyone.
"I'm fine. But now isn't the time to talk about that. Sukuna has already completed his reincarnation… and he's terrifying.
We need to sit down and seriously plan for the final battle."
"Relax," Shoko said calmly. "We've got plenty of special-grade sorcerers on our side now. And you came back just in time—today's the day we unseal Gojo-sensei."
As she spoke, Shoko appeared pushing Hana Kurusu in a wheelchair.
"Megumi! Are you okay?!"
The moment she saw him, Hana stood up reflexively, almost forgetting her injuries, desperately trying to check if the man she loved had been hurt.
Seeing her, and recalling Sukuna's actions, Megumi finally remembered who she was—
The girl he had once saved by accident when they were children.
"Hana… I'm sorry. About what happened before."
Megumi bowed his head sincerely. If not for him, she never would've been gravely injured by Sukuna.
"It's not your fault."
Hana smiled faintly and shook her head.
When Sukuna had torn apart her wings, she had truly believed she would die.
Fortunately, she'd been rescued in time—and with Shoko and Yuta's reverse cursed technique, she'd recovered enough to use her abilities again.
"Toji, see that?"
Zen'in Shinsuke clapped Toji on the shoulder teasingly.
"Megumi's practically ready to settle down already. You sure you don't want to find someone too?"
"I agree with Uncle," Tsumiki added seriously.
"Dad… you really should consider it."
Her mother had been gone for years.
No word.
No trace.
Her father shouldn't have to shoulder that loneliness alone.
Smack.
Toji brushed Shinsuke's hand away without expression.
"Mind your own business."
Then he turned to Tsumiki.
"You're old enough to find a boyfriend yourself, Tsumiki. Don't fall behind."
"W–what…?"
The conversation flipping onto her instantly left her speechless.
She turned away in silence, dodging the topic altogether.
She hadn't thought about romance at all.
"Speaking of which," Shinsuke added casually,
"Maki, Mai—you're all grown up now too. Once Sukuna's dealt with, bring boyfriends home. I'll inspect them for you."
Shinsuke looked at the two sisters, Maki and Mai.
He had raised them since they were little.
Calling himself their second father wouldn't be an exaggeration.
And at his age, nagging about personal matters had become a strange new hobby.
"…Master."
Maki met Shinsuke's gaze calmly.
"I'll only consider that kind of thing after I become as strong as you."
There was no trace of longing for romance in her eyes.
Only hunger for power.
After all, she'd been raised under the shadow of his overwhelming strength.
Shinsuke's mouth twitched slightly.
By that standard… she'd probably be single forever.
"Exactly!" Mai chimed in.
"Unless a guy is stronger than you and treats me even better, I won't even look at him!"
Growing up beside Shinsuke, the sisters had naturally come to use him as their standard.
"…."
Shinsuke fell silent.
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"You're all feeling confident about next month's battle?"
Uraume suddenly appeared, arms crossed, her voice icy.
"Let me give you a piece of advice—Lord Sukuna is no longer what he once was.
He is about to become a being the world has never seen before.
If you don't want to die miserably, you should surrender now."
Shinsuke shot her a glance.
"Why are you still here? Can't bear to leave yet?
What—planning to help us jump Sukuna?"
He felt no urge at all to kill Sukuna's faithful servant.
Once Sukuna died, she would likely take her own life anyway.
Uraume's face darkened.
Without another word, she turned and left.
Now that Megumi had returned safely, she needed to rejoin her master.
She'd only spoken because she hated seeing them underestimate Sukuna.
"Zen'in-sensei, you're seriously just letting her go?"
Kinji Hakari asked. "Want me to take care of her?"
"No need."
Shinsuke waved him off casually.
"It'll happen sooner or later. No rush.
If we kill her now, Sukuna'll just mock us later."
Uraume was strong—at least top-tier Grade 1.
Without a special grade stepping in, most people couldn't deal with her easily.
"…Alright."
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"Hana. This is the back of the Prison Realm."
Yuki Tsukumo produced the Prison Realm (Back) and handed it to Hana.
Originally, Tengen had possessed it.
Yuji and the others had planned to retrieve it from Tengen after finding the Angel.
Before Kenjaku went to the Tombs of the Star, Tengen had passed it to Yuki in advance, just in case something happened.
Hana took the cube and glanced around.
Everyone was staring at her expectantly—clearly eager to see how she would unseal Gojo.
"…Gulp."
She swallowed nervously.
"We're… opening it here?"
The hall was packed with students and teachers from both Tokyo and Kyoto Jujutsu High.
This… really didn't feel like the right place for something this dangerous.
"Actually," Yuji added, suddenly concerned,
"what if Gojo-sensei loses control when he comes out?
Maybe we should find somewhere more open?"
Everyone thought of Gojo's chaotic personality.
…That was a valid concern.
"Yuji's right," someone else said.
"Time inside the Prison Realm is basically frozen.
For all we know, Gojo-sensei might've been inside for hundreds of years."
"What if he's lost his mind?"
The group unanimously agreed to find a spacious area.
"No need to worry so much."
Yuki shook her head.
"You need to understand—we're not opening the Prison Realm.
We're opening the back of the Prison Realm.
It's basically the back door.
Once it opens, Gojo will appear at the Prison Realm's original location."
Realization dawned across their faces.
"Then…"
Hana took a breath.
"I'll begin."
She clasped her hands together as pure white wings unfurled behind her.
A sacred aura erupted outward and poured into the Prison Realm Back.
A brutal flash of white light swallowed the room—
Then vanished.
And along with it…
…so did the Prison Realm Back.
"That's it…? It worked?"
The room was stunned.
If the cube hadn't vanished, they would've thought the spell failed.
"If nothing went wrong," Yuki said calmly,
"Gojo Satoru has already appeared somewhere."