The most striking sight, however, was the figure standing a short distance ahead of them.
It was Jogo, the Special Grade Cursed Spirit with a single eye and a head that constantly spewed scorching steam and flames like an active volcano.
Jogo was visibly startled by their sudden appearance. His lone eye immediately locked onto them as surprise flashed across his face before giving way to violent fury, especially after recognizing Itadori Yuji.
"Sukuna's vessel!" he roared, flames surging higher from his volcanic head. "And you... that disturbance just now... was that your doing?!"
His gaze shifted to Sol.
Although he couldn't understand how Sol had appeared, the abyss-like aura surrounding him instinctively filled Jogo with dread. Even so, the disruption of his plans and his obsession with Sukuna overwhelmed that fear.
Yuji immediately dropped into a fighting stance, Cursed Energy flowing instinctively throughout his body. His heart pounded as he faced a Special Grade Cursed Spirit head-on.
He glanced at Sol, who remained completely relaxed, as though they had simply arrived for a leisurely walk.
"Sol, this..." Yuji began, about to ask why they were here and what they were supposed to do.
Sol ignored both Jogo's outburst and Yuji's confusion.
Without sparing Jogo a single glance, he casually produced a small cloth bag from inside his clothing.
Under the astonished gazes of both Yuji and Jogo, Sol calmly opened it.
Inside were ten shriveled, twisted Special Grade Cursed Objects, Sukuna's fingers, each radiating an ominous and overwhelming cursed aura.
"Eat them."
Sol held the bag out to Yuji.
His tone was as casual as if he were offering a bag of snacks, while his crimson eyes remained fixed on Yuji with quiet authority.
"Huh?!"
Yuji's eyes widened.
"What did you just say? Eat... these?!" His voice cracked with disbelief as he pointed at the grotesque fingers that seemed to shake the soul just by looking at them. "Those are Sukuna's fingers! Sol, do you even know what you're saying?!"
Jogo was equally dumbfounded.
The flames and steam erupting from his head paused for an instant. His single eye blinked repeatedly as he looked from Sol, to the fingers, then back to the bewildered Yuji.
His overwhelming confusion briefly eclipsed his anger.
This mysterious human had stolen the Prison Realm, sealed Gojo Satoru, and now stood before him holding the Sukuna fingers Jogo had painstakingly gathered, ordering Sukuna's vessel to consume them.
Whose side was this man on?
What exactly was he trying to accomplish?
The question nearly overwhelmed Jogo's simple mind, leaving him frozen in place as he struggled to make sense of the situation.
Yuji's own thoughts had gone completely blank.
Sol's voice had been far too calm.
The bag of Sukuna's fingers, objects of terrifying evil, had sounded no more significant than ordinary food.
"Have you lost your mind?!" Yuji shouted, his voice hoarse with disbelief. "Those are Sukuna's fingers! Don't you know what'll happen if I eat them?! What are you trying to do?!"
Across from them, Jogo finally recovered from his initial shock.
His volcanic rage reignited, though it was now mixed with deep caution.
"Human!" he roared. "What game are you playing?!"
Scorching heat poured from his head, but despite his fury, he didn't dare charge recklessly after witnessing Sol's incomprehensible abilities.
Sol paid him no attention.
His gaze never left Yuji.
"Eat them," he repeated.
His tone remained unchanged, yet it carried an undeniable authority that felt less like a command and more like an absolute law.
"This is something you must go through."
"Go through what?!" Yuji practically yelled, his body trembling with resistance.
He couldn't understand.
Not at all.
Sol had sealed Gojo, and now he wanted Yuji to swallow every remaining finger.
It looked like complete betrayal.
Buzz.
An invisible yet immeasurable force spread outward from Sol.
There was no flash of light.
No sound.
Yet the very rules governing the surrounding space seemed to change.
Just as Jogo prepared to attack, the boiling Cursed Energy and roaring flames surrounding him were violently forced back into his body by an unseen power.
His massive frame froze instantly.
Pure terror filled his single eye.
He couldn't move so much as a finger.
It was as though he had become an insect trapped inside solid amber, able to think but incapable of acting.
Yuji experienced something entirely different.
A gentle yet irresistible force enveloped him, suppressing every attempt to struggle.
It caused no pain.
No pressure.
It simply rendered him completely immobile.
His eyes widened as Sol calmly approached while carrying the bag of fingers.
"You'll understand."
Sol's expression remained unchanged.
He reached out, grasped Yuji's jaw, and gently forced his mouth open.
Then, under Yuji's desperate, disbelieving stare, and beneath Sol's absolute control, every one of Sukuna's ten fingers was placed into his mouth.
One after another.
Each carried an overwhelming cursed aura capable of driving even veteran jujutsu sorcerers into madness.
The immense torrent of cursed energy rushed down Yuji's throat.
His body convulsed violently.
The whites of his eyes rapidly darkened.
The sealed eyes on both of his cheeks snapped open.
Black markings spread across his body like living creatures as Sukuna's power surged awake.
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