To implement his plan, Sukuna began trying to transfer his power.
It was precisely while transferring all of his body's power into a single finger, an opportunity that required him to completely extract every last shred of power from Yuji's body, that Sukuna discovered the finger Kenjaku had sealed within Itadori's body from the very beginning, and he transferred that power along with the rest.
Sukuna could also tell that the power of this finger wasn't something he had swallowed recently, but had existed within this vessel for a long time.
"Could it be that this brat..." While Sukuna pondered this as he transferred his power, he continued explaining to Yorozu.
"While I don't believe the situation you described will occur, defeat in battle is no different from death. If it comes to that, you are free to do whatever you wish with my corpse."
Upon hearing Sukuna's response, the flush on Yorozu's face deepened, and she asked with a somewhat bashful stutter.
"Th-th-then if that's the case, m-m-m-m-marriage is also acceptable, right?"
Feeling that the power had finished concentrating, Sukuna used his right thumb to snap off his right pinky finger. He then tore it off and shoved it into the mouth of the unconscious Megumi Fushiguro for him to swallow, answering Yorozu's question perfunctorily.
"Do whatever you want regarding that."
But Yorozu cared deeply, roaring with extreme seriousness: "You have made a promise, so a binding vow is hereby established! I shall become your primary wife, and I will not allow you to take concubines! For the wedding, at least three villages must be destroyed! The wedding entertainment will be set as..."
As Yorozu spoke of her fantasies regarding her marriage to Sukuna, she couldn't help but dance with excitement. Unfortunately, Sukuna paid no attention to what she said; after all, there was no need to consider things that would never happen.
The Sukuna who had been holding Megumi Fushiguro gradually collapsed, and in his place, the Megumi Fushiguro in his hands stood up.
However, the body's original will, Itadori, did not wake up to regain control. This was because the situation differed from the manga.
In chapter 212 of the manga, Sukuna used the Vow he had made with Itadori to take the initiative. But in this timeline, because Yuji Itadori's body had ingested power equivalent to ten fingers all at once, his will was forcibly suppressed into a deep sleep.
Thus, even though Sukuna had actively transferred his power, Itadori's state of slumber did not dissipate.
Even so, Sukuna's transfer still had some effect: in this state, Itadori could be woken up early if given a certain level of stimulus.
As Sukuna felt out Megumi Fushiguro's new body, it was clear he had gambled correctly; Megumi Fushiguro also possessed the aptitude to host his power.
Similarly, Sukuna could feel the resistance coming from Megumi Fushiguro. Although it was not the absolute suppression he experienced in Itadori's body, it was enough to affect his movements to some degree.
After all, Megumi Fushiguro had essentially only been knocked out by Sukuna's punch. The situation regarding 'Tsumiki' had not yet completely crushed his spirit, or rather, it had not yet fermented to that level.
While Sukuna was doing this, Yorozu did not interfere or stop him at any point, simply watching as Sukuna performed the body swap.
Because Yorozu's mind was now filled only with visions of what would happen after she defeated Sukuna, she was willing to wait no matter how Sukuna chose to prepare.
Sukuna's response to this was to aim at the back of the unconscious Itadori's neck and fire the first 'Dismantle' using this new body.
"Ah...!"
"Ho?" Sukuna was somewhat surprised that a single 'Dismantle' failed to finish off the brat.
Instead, the damage caused by the strike forcibly woke Itadori up.
However, the wound on Itadori's neck, which was about a third of its width, was gushing blood. The fatal injury made it impossible for Itadori to concentrate his will to resist.
Sukuna could also feel that Megumi Fushiguro, within the body, was resisting desperately at the sight of this.
Originally, Sukuna intended to use 'Cleave' to directly dismember Itadori, but after a moment's thought, he decided to give Megumi Fushiguro a sense of participation to better crush his will, so Sukuna decisively summoned the Chimera Beast.
After all, this was a Chimera Beast summoned by Sukuna; its size alone was several times larger than the original.
The Chimera Beast opened its maw of fangs inherited from Totality and began devouring Itadori's neck. With just one bite, it tore Itadori's head off.
Sukuna's disposal of Itadori was swift and efficient, largely because in this current storyline, he had obtained Megumi Fushiguro's body but had not yet met Uraume. Therefore, he needed to consider how to make Megumi Fushiguro's soul fall as much as possible without undergoing 'the Bath' to completely take control of the body.
Based on this, he had no reason to play around with Itadori.
In the inner world, Sukuna did not forget to continue mocking Megumi Fushiguro, attacking his will.
"Your body stolen by me, the brat you personally saved killed your comrade, and now he is killed by your own hand. Next, I will use your things to personally kill your sister. I really don't know how you can be thick-skinned enough to stay alive in this world?"
In Megumi Fushiguro's mind, the sight of the Chimera Beast devouring Itadori was still vivid. Moreover, due to Sukuna's four-eyed transcendent vision, the sight was exceptionally clear, even allowing him to see the details of muscles being torn by fangs in slow motion.
Besides Itadori's death, there was the image of Kugisaki's dismembered remains with eyes wide in death, and under this extreme pressure, his brain uncontrollably conjured images of Tsumiki's death.
Megumi Fushiguro's will clutched his head in agony, letting out a hoarse and frenzied howl.
"No! It wasn't supposed to be like this! Why... why! Why does it have to be me who suffers this...!!"
Yorozu looked at the face in Tsumiki's memory, one she knew all too well, and asked.
"So, are you ready? You eventually chose that child."
Sukuna calmly adjusted his hair and replied: "Yeah, I think this face looks a bit better. It's about time to kill you. Don't worry, I'll end the battle quickly. I don't want to miss the more interesting opponents inside."
"Are, are you kidding me! I'm the woman who's going to be your wife, yet you actually think others are more interesting than me!!" Yorozu roared at Sukuna in fury, her body quickly becoming covered in Flesh Armor.
T/N- Guys this fanfiction is finally completed on p@treon, the updates will be shifted from once a day to once a week.
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