Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube-Chapter 1383 - 979: Ablution

——"Baptism."

In the world of sorcery, this term holds a special meaning.

"Bathe" in the concept of sorcery usually refers to a kind of ritual.

It is a ritual conducted to protect heirloom secrets from being tainted by foreign enemies by transforming them into Curse Artifacts.

By using toxic curses to melt and filter specially selected creatures, concentrating the curse power into a solution, and then placing the heirloom secret object within it, this is the ritual of "baptism."

The so-called "baptism" refers to this process of the ritual, meaning "to immerse the object that needs transformation within it."

Just as Knot set out for the Xiantai Barrier to meet with Reiger, such a ritual was being conducted in a solemn place.

A mysterious secret master named Li Mei appeared there, reaching the deepest part of this solemn place.

Contrary to its solemn nature, this place was an extremely evil den.

Countless Curse Spirits were crushed into innumerable chunks of flesh, layered and tanned together, acting as a substitute for toxic curses, melted and filtered into concentrated curse power solution, with pitch-black liquid continuously flowing down from the ceiling, being injected into the pool below.

The pool was also entirely pitch-black, emitting extremely dense waves of negative power, akin to a tangible curse, making one feel nauseous.

Yet in this nauseating black pool, a black-haired boy was soaking.

This boy was none other than Fushiguro Megumi, who went missing during the Shibuya incident.

He had been soaking here for quite some time.

Of course, the reason he was placed here, soaking in the curse power solution generated by countless Curse Spirits, undergoing the "baptism" ritual, was not for transformation into a Curse Artifact, but to let his consciousness sink and never awaken.

Now, Fushiguro Megumi’s consciousness had completely sunk into the pitch-black abyss, not only incapable of surfacing, but his very nature was being infinitely brought closer to the concept of "demon" under the effect of the curse power solution generated by countless Curse Spirits.

And as the instigator of all this, Li Mei was preparing for the final step of the ritual, bringing the last necessary item here.

"Everything is ready."

Li Mei knelt with one knee in front of the figure he had placed against the wall, head hung low, sitting by the wall.

"It’s time to officially return, Lord Sukuna."

The person to whom Li Mei, kneeling respectfully on one knee, was worshipping was surprisingly Itadori Yuji, who should have been in the Tokyo First Barrier.

Upon closer look, Itadori Yuji’s current condition wasn’t good either; not only was he in a coma, but his body also bore marks of being frozen.

"...This is the second time, right?"

Before losing consciousness, Itadori Yuji whispered this unwillingly in his heart.

How similar was this scene to that during the Shibuya incident?

Only...

"This is also the last time, kid."

An evil voice sneered as if mocking him.

"The time to fulfill the bondage from before has finally arrived."

"Congratulations, kid, you’ve shaken off me, as you wished."

"You should be happy for that."

"After all, very soon, you won’t be able to be happy anymore."

Before this, Itadori Yuji had fantasized countless times about breaking free from the curse inside him.

But he never thought that the day he shook off the curse would be the real beginning of the nightmare.

Unfortunately, at least for now, he wouldn’t realize this.

Because, during this final period of time, the person occupying his body would be the revived Curse King from modern times.

"...You are still so conscientious, preparing everything I need at the right time."

Originally hung low, leaning against the wall, Itadori Yuji—no, it should be Ryomensukuna let out a low chuckle.

Ominous black lines appeared on his body.

The pair of eyes at the corners of his eyes also opened.

Sukuna lifted his head, looking at Li Mei, who was kneeling in front of him, and complimented him.

"This is what I should have done." Li Mei said in the most respectful attitude and joyous tone, keeping his head down: "Besides, I’ve waited a long time for this moment."

"So true." Sukuna grinned and said, "I too have been waiting for a long time."

Speaking, Sukuna stood up, looking at Fushiguro Megumi soaking in the black pool, and his smile grew even wider.

"Great, now we can start directly."

Sukuna had long set his eyes on Fushiguro Megumi.

He, who had once dominated the peak era of sorcery during the Heian period as a demon god, was unparalleled whether in curse power, sorcery, or intuition and insight during sorcerer battles.

So, very early, from the first time he had woken up and saw Fushiguro Megumi, he had vaguely sensed that this boy held extraordinary potential for technique.

This feeling only peaked when Reiger summoned extraordinary Divine General in the Jujutsu High and tried to subdue it.

Moreover, when residing in Itadori Yuji’s body, not only was he constantly suppressed by the genius’s consciousness, unable to seize control of the body, but also the vessel of Itadori Yuji did not satisfy him. Thus, Sukuna had an idea early on.

That is, when the time was ripe, to transfer his soul to Fushiguro Megumi, transforming Fushiguro into his vessel, to reincarnate and revive on his body.

Then, not only would he gain those fascinating technique potentials, but he also wouldn’t be suppressed as he was within Itadori Yuji.