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On the brink of sleep, people occasionally experience a moment like this: their bodies suddenly feel weightless, as if they've been dragged into a bottomless abyss. Just before consciousness reaches its lowest point, they're violently yanked back to reality. When they open their eyes, their hearts are still pounding wildly in their chests, and the lingering fear remains.

This physiological reaction, called "hypnic twitch", is a very normal phenomenon.

But now her condition is not normal at all!

Because as soon as she opened her eyes, the real feeling of falling from a high altitude still washed over her body. The wind rushed into her collar, and the feeling of weightlessness made her breath hard. Worse, she tried her best to mobilize the magic power in her body, but she only felt emptiness - the magic power disappeared, and her connection with the celestial system was completely severed.

Now he has become an ordinary person who is powerless and doesn't even have the most basic ability to protect himself.

The beginning of the collapse of the sky is just like this: the danger of falling from a high altitude is imminent, and the ability to save herself is gone. She has no room to struggle and can only wait helplessly to fall.

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So, she was a genius, she had fought tooth and nail to break free from the curse, finally escaping despair and ushering in a new life, but now, she was going to end up falling to her death in such a ridiculous and embarrassing way?!

This is so disgraceful! It's a mockery of all her past struggles! Absolutely unacceptable!

At this point, all her reputation as a genius and her past achievements had been swept away by the strong wind from a thousand meters above. Now she had only one thought in her mind - survive, she must survive!

Anyone will do! No matter who it is, come and save her!!!

Help, help, help!!

Damn it! Even the faintest cry for help was trembling in the strong wind—if anyone could save her right now, no matter who it was, she would grant them one wish! Please!

This isn't just any promise! This is a wish made by the world's greatest genius, the one who once broke the curse of death and stood at the top! If anyone dares to come to her rescue, she will do it with all her might! Please, even if there's only a glimmer of hope, please show up!

The strong wind was like countless hands pressing down on her eyelids, making it difficult to even open them a crack, let alone scream for help. The speed of her fall was indeed slower than before, and her face was no longer painfully scratched by the wind resistance, but this relief brought not hope, but even more piercing despair.

The ground is approaching at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the shadow of death is approaching.

I clenched my fists, my nails digging into my palms, and deep down I was crying out, "I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"

As they got closer to the ground, the outlines of the buildings below finally became clear in their field of vision during the intervals when the wind abated. Hipper's pupils suddenly shrank - the layout of the buildings in this area was so familiar!

The next second, the wall of a building was suddenly broken open by brute force, and two young men rushed out one after the other, followed closely by a cursed spirit!

Her memory was activated by the crucial information, and she instantly realized it—it was Sugizawa Third High School in Miyagi Prefecture! The school that Yuji Itadori once attended! And the scene before her was the night when Yuji swallowed Sukuna's finger to save Megumi Fushiguro!

This was a ray of hope in a desperate situation! Her heart was pounding, almost bursting through her chest—hurry up and shout for help! Yuhito would definitely come to save her! The boy who wouldn't even save a stranger would never watch her fall from a height!

"Yuji! Help me—!"

She tried her best to open her mouth, but the imagined heart-wrenching cry for help came out as only a faint whisper. Hipper then frantically remembered that her throat had not yet healed, and her vocal cords were damaged. The sound she made couldn't even create a ripple on the wind, and they below couldn't hear it at all.

The hope that had just ignited was extinguished in an instant, and cold despair enveloped her again - it was over! If she didn't save her now, it would be too late!

*

Yuji Itadori was nimbly avoiding the sharp claws of the cursed spirit, deliberately drawing its attention away from Megumi Fushiguro, but his footsteps suddenly stopped halfway and he subconsciously listened carefully.

"Be careful! What are you daydreaming about at this hour? Itadori!" Megumi Fushiguro, clutching his bleeding wound, gave an anxious warning. He felt his temples pounding as he watched this uninitiated young man suddenly charge out. Daring to charge in without any cursed energy was outrageous enough, but he was actually distracted in the middle of a fight!

He gritted his teeth, feeling a surge of helplessness. If only Gojo-sensei were here, at least the two of them would be safe. The strength of the cursed spirit before them was already beyond their ability to handle.

"Hiss... I felt like someone was calling me just now?" Yuji said uncertainly while being on guard against the attack of the cursed spirit.

Was it an illusion? In that instant, he seemed to have caught a faint cry for help and clearly heard his own name.

Without giving him time to be distracted, the cursed spirit attacked again. Yuji immediately regained his composure, dodged sideways, and then used inertia to step on the cursed spirit's head and leaped into the air. Just as he raised his head to adjust his posture, his eyes accidentally swept to the sky -

A figure is falling straight down from the clouds!

!!!!!!

Yuji's pupils suddenly contracted. So it wasn't an illusion! Someone really was calling him! It was this person in heaven!

"Fushiguro! Get out of the way first! There's still someone to save!" He didn't have time to explain. He kicked the cursed spirit's head hard with his foot, and used the reaction force to rush towards the girl falling from a high altitude, and stretched out his hand to grab the other party steadily.

Almost—! I was just a little bit away from touching her! Yuji Itadori's heart almost jumped out of his throat. His fingertips were almost able to touch her, but his body began to fall due to the limit of his jump. The tiny gap between the two of them seemed like a chasm at this moment.

Damn it! Come closer!

At this critical moment, the girl's fingertips suddenly touched his palm - she was also trying her best to reach out to him, even though her arms were frozen stiff by the cold wind at high altitude, she still reached out towards him.

The next second, Yuji suddenly clenched the cold hand and pulled her into his arms, and the two fell to the ground in each other's arms.

But the peace was just a fleeting illusion - as soon as they landed, the cursed spirit caught up with them, and grabbed the two of them with its huge hands, obviously treating them as a tonic that was about to be eaten.

His arms were tightly gripped by the cursed spirit, and he couldn't move the girl in his arms. Only the girl's arms had room to move. In the chaos, Fushiguro Megumi's previous words suddenly exploded in his mind: by devouring Ryomen Sukuna's finger, he would gain powerful strength enough to fight against the cursed spirit.

In this situation, only by gaining strength can the deadlock be broken! Only by doing so can Fushiguro Megumi be saved, the girl in his arms, and his classmates be saved!

He must eat Ryomen Sukuna's finger! Even if there is a risk of death after swallowing it, he must not give up this only hope!

"I have a finger in my pocket! Help me take it out and let me eat it! Hurry!" Itadori's voice was a little hoarse due to the effort, and he was anxious and urgent - Fushiguro Megumi was seriously injured, and the two of them might be eaten by the cursed spirit at any time. He had no time to hesitate, and he had to get the power immediately!

finger?

Hipper's head was swirling with the thrill of the fall and the fear of being caught. She was so weak that even trying to think clearly was painful. Yuji's urgent words rang in her ears, and she only grasped the word "finger".

The finger... was the thing that caused Hisahito pain. She vaguely recalled a fragment of the future - it was because Hisahito swallowed this thing that he became the vessel of Ryomen Sukuna and experienced so many life and death tests.

If he hadn't chosen to eat it, would he have had a normal school life? If he had never been pestered by Sukuna, would he have laughed more easily and been happier?

Confused thoughts raced through her mind, and she raised her hand dizzily, her fingertips trembling as she reached into Yuji's pocket, and soon felt the cold, ominous finger.

Perhaps because her mind was not clear and she couldn't maintain her rationality, a crazy idea suddenly popped up: What if... what if she was the one who ate it? Would she be able to cut off and rewrite Hisahito's heavy future?

Sukuna's finger can transform Hisahito, who has no cursed power, into a vessel. Will it also work on me, who once had cursed power but is now an ordinary person?

It's not about gaining new power, but about regaining the lost cursed energy—and then, using this body, trapping Ryoumen Sukuna forever!

The girl's white hair trembled slightly in the wind, and her face was as white as a piece of thin paper. Only her blue eyes were incredibly bright, clear and gorgeous. It was a look that Yuji Itadori had never seen before, so stunning that it made his heart skip a beat.

But the next second, Yuji's breathing suddenly stopped - instead of handing him the finger, Hipper put the finger that exuded a cursed breath directly into his own mouth!

“!!!!”

You will die!

"Spit it out! Spit it out quickly! You will die!!!" Yuji Itadori's voice suddenly changed, and he was about to collapse. He struggled desperately to stop it, but was held tightly by the cursed spirit.

He clearly saw that the girl's throat rolled, accompanied by a slight swallowing sound - the finger was swallowed by her!

Megumi Fushiguro, who was not far away, felt his heart sink to the bottom. When he heard Itadori say he wanted to eat his finger, he was already filled with despair; but now, it was this girl who had just been rescued who had swallowed the special cursed object, and his despair deepened.

There are only two outcomes for swallowing a special-grade cursed object: instant death or possession by Sukuna. If the latter... everyone present will die.

The air seemed to freeze, the screams of the cursed spirits distant. But the anticipated excruciating pain, the explosion of cursed energy, and Ryoumen Sukuna's awakening never occurred. Hipper's body was silent. Unable to resist the sudden drowsiness, she tilted her head, closed her eyes, and her breathing evened out—she fell asleep.

"Sleep, she fell asleep!!!" Yuji Itadori's voice was filled with disbelief and collapse. He was even more panicked than when he saw her swallowing her fingers just now. She actually fell asleep? !

Megumi Fushiguro looked at the quietly falling white hair, her face paler than before.

It's over.

This situation was even more confusing than being possessed by Sukuna, and it simply dragged them into an even more terrifying unknown.

All of them will die!

"Huh? You're really covered in bruises."

A casual voice suddenly rang out, and a white-haired man walked past Fushiguro Megumi with light steps. Almost the moment he appeared, the cursed spirit that had left the two helpless was completely exorcised without even a chance to struggle.

The man walked straight up to Itadori Yuji and took the sleeping girl from his arms. Only then did Fushiguro Megumi see the girl's appearance clearly, and her pupils suddenly shrank -!

This girl... looks like Gojo Sensei!

No, not an exact resemblance, but they had the same white hair, and that inexplicable intuition... What exactly was the resemblance? Fushiguro Megumi couldn't put his finger on it, only feeling that the familiar quality was particularly strong.

"Thank you for your hard work, Yuji." The man smiled and patted Yuji's shoulder, his tone as natural as if they had known each other for a long time. Yuji scratched his head, confused: Does he know me? When have I seen him before? He had no recollection of it at all.

"Alright." The man lowered his head, and used his fingertips to tease the girl's tightly closed eyelashes. Then he looked up at Yuji, "Where's Sukuna's finger? Did you eat it?"

Well, after all, in all known world lines, Yuji would choose to swallow his fingers to save people, and this time should be no exception... As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, he heard Yuji's denial.

"Ah, it wasn't me, she ate it." Yuji stretched out his hand and pointed at Hipper in his arms.

"...Huh? Is that true?" The man's smile froze, and he looked surprised.

"It's true." Megumi Fushiguro and Itadori said almost in unison, their faces gloomy.

He sensed Hipper's body—not to mention the fluctuations of Sukuna's awakening, he couldn't even detect a trace of cursed energy. That was a special-grade cursed item that could instantly kill anyone who swallowed it, and Hipper had no reaction at all after consuming it?

"He's such a jerk, daring to eat anything." He sighed helplessly, but didn't sound too blaming. He turned to look at Fushiguro Megumi, his tone returning to his usual casual tone, "Megumi, take Yuji back to the technical high school. Well, you'll have to be his senior for a while and guide him through the adjustment period. Sensei needs to be busy with other things."

"Goodbye~"

Before he could finish his words, the man disappeared with the girl in his arms, leaving Yuji and Fushiguro Megumi looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Uh, Fushiguro, high school...where are you taking me?" Itadori scratched his head, looking confused.

...It's like this again, leaving all the trouble to the students! Fushiguro Megumi sighed helplessly, turned around and walked downstairs, explaining as he walked: "It's a place where people with cursed power learn spells, a school."

"It is one of the only two schools in Japan that specializes in teaching sorcerers."

The pink-haired boy paused and hesitated to interrupt him: "But, I don't have any cursed power? Do I have to go like this?"

"...I don't know." Fushiguro Megumi didn't understand what that person was thinking, so he gave up. "Since Gojo-sensei asked you to go, he must have recommended you for admission. Maybe he has a solution..."

He actually couldn't understand why Itadori had no cursed energy. Even though his physical fitness was far superior to that of ordinary people, he couldn't exorcise the curse without cursed energy. Did he have to become a cursed tool user like Maki-senpai?

And that girl... after swallowing Sukuna's finger, she didn't die, nor did she activate her cursed power to become a sorcerer. She just fell asleep. What did Gojo-sensei do with her after taking her away? Was he going to study the abnormality in her body, or...

Megumi Fushiguro stopped thinking about it and felt that the troubles in the future would probably be more than he had imagined.

"Let's go, Yuji."