Chapter 138: Multi-Person Exorcism Ritual, Mahoraga

At the same time, Yuji Itadori was once again forced into a choice.

Jogo and Hanami were preparing to escape.

If he stayed, he might be able to stop them here.

But if he stayed, Megumi and the others might die.

The hesitation lasted only a fraction of a second.

Then Yuji made his decision.

He tore three masks from his waist.

Black mist surged.

The sealed Cursed Spirits were released.

A Special Grade Cursed Spirit, a massive Grade 1 serpent, and a giant four-winged eagle appeared around him at the same time.

"Hold them back for as long as you can!"

The moment his words fell, the Special Grade and the giant serpent charged toward Jogo and Hanami.

Yuji jumped onto the back of the giant eagle and looked back at Aoi Todo.

"Todo, let's go!"

Todo saw everything and immediately understood.

He did not ask a single unnecessary question.

Between best friends, understanding mattered more than explanation.

Todo grinned and leaped onto the eagle's back.

The giant eagle spread its four wings and shot into the sky, carrying both of them above the scorched forest.

Yuji immediately asked in his mind, "Asuramaru, I'm counting on you for directions!"

Asuramaru did not refuse.

"Straight ahead."

Only moments after Yuji and Todo left, Jogo stepped forward.

Flames surged from his body.

In an instant, the Special Grade Cursed Spirit and the giant serpent were burned into charcoal.

Jogo walked toward Hanami and said, "Let's go."

The two charred bodies shattered and returned to the masks at Yuji's waist.

Yuji was not surprised.

Even now, Jogo was still the strongest Cursed Spirit he had encountered.

Leaving him behind was dangerous.

But there was no other choice.

His friends mattered more.

Inside Asuramaru's mind, the system's voice rang out.

[Ding! Intense negative emotions detected from the Volcanic Calamity, Jogo. Gained 10,000 emotion points!]

[Ding! Intense negative emotions detected from the Forest Calamity, Hanami. Gained 13,000 emotion points!]

After the two prompts faded, Asuramaru continued guiding Yuji without delay.

"Turn right."

On the other side, Jogo and Hanami left the range of the Curtain and arrived at the meeting point.

Kenjaku and Mahito had already been waiting there for some time.

The moment Kenjaku saw them, he smiled.

"Good work."

Then his attention returned to the projected image before him.

A Cursed Spirit's eye hovered in the air, displaying the battle inside the Curtain. The image showed Megumi Fushiguro, Noritoshi Kamo, and Toge Inumaki struggling against the Pox God.

Jogo stepped closer and watched with them.

"So this is the battle on the other side. Yuji Itadori has already gone to support them."

Mahito crouched near the image, watching with shining eyes.

"Geto, this Cursed Spirit's Domain is really interesting."

His smile widened, twisted and delighted.

Jogo glanced at him, then turned to Kenjaku.

"We're running out of time. Yuji Itadori is growing too fast. Even if I open my Domain now, it's difficult to defeat him quickly."

Kenjaku did not look surprised.

"Has he already grown to that extent?"

His expression remained calm.

"It doesn't matter. At most, we begin the plan within a month."

"Look, look!"

Mahito suddenly pointed at the projection, laughing until tears gathered in his eyes.

"They can't hold on anymore. This death struggle is so interesting..."

Everyone looked toward the image.

Inside the Pox God's Domain, Megumi, Kamo, and Inumaki were already struggling to maintain their Simple Domains.

Their defensive spaces flickered under the constant pressure.

Then Megumi was caught.

A coffin appeared above him and slammed down, sealing him inside.

Immediately afterward, a massive gravestone appeared.

The coffin sank into the earth.

The Pox God began its countdown.

Three seconds.

If Megumi failed to escape before the countdown ended, he would die from the infection.

At two, Divine Dog: Totality and Toge Inumaki fought desperately, breaking open the coffin and dragging him out.

Even so, Megumi's body had already been tainted by disease.

If it happened again, if any one of the three was caught, death would be certain.

Megumi understood that better than anyone.

He wiped blood from the corner of his mouth and looked toward the others.

"Inumaki-senpai," he said, voice tense, "get as far away from me as possible."

Inumaki's eyes changed.

He seemed to realize what Megumi intended.

"Salmon."

Beside them, Kamo also understood.

His expression tightened.

"Fushiguro, are you planning to start a multi-person exorcism ritual here?"

"That's right."

Megumi had already made his decision.

If all three of them were going to die, then one person dying was better.

The Ten Shadows Technique allowed its user to exorcise and tame ten different Shikigami. Normally, the exorcism ritual was meant for the user alone. However, it could also be performed with multiple participants.

The drawback was clear.

If a Shikigami was defeated in a multi-person ritual, it would not be tamed by the user.

At first glance, that made the ritual useless.

But it had another purpose.

It could drag an enemy into the ritual and force them to perish together.

And what Megumi intended to summon was the one Shikigami that no Ten Shadows user in history had ever successfully tamed.

Megumi raised both hands.

His fists clenched in front of him.

His face was pale, but his eyes were firm.

"With this treasure, I summon..."

The shadows around him stirred.

"Furube Yurayura..."

Before his voice fully faded, part of the Domain was invaded by darkness.

Wolf howls echoed around the burial ground.

Shikigami appeared on both sides.

Behind Megumi, a massive bound figure slowly emerged from the shadows.

"Eight-Handled Sword Divergent Sila Divine General... Mahoraga!"

The moment the chant was completed, the bindings around Mahoraga began to loosen.

Kamo stared at the giant figure, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

He swallowed hard.

"So this is the legendary Mahoraga..."

"Dried bonito..."

Even Inumaki, who usually spoke only in rice ball ingredients, could not hide the tension in his voice.

Both he and Kamo could feel the oppressive aura radiating from Mahoraga.

It was so heavy that breathing became difficult.

Megumi looked up.

A faint smile appeared on his face.

"I'll be going ahead."

He glanced toward them.

"You guys do your best."

The moment he finished speaking, Mahoraga, now fully freed from its bindings, struck.

One punch sent Megumi flying.

He crashed in front of a tombstone and lost consciousness completely.

Mahoraga shifted its attention to the Pox God.

Its towering muscular body stepped forward.

Four pairs of wings framed its face. The wheel above its head turned slowly. In its hand, the sword of exorcism gleamed with lethal force.

Every step it took seemed to press the entire Domain lower.

Even the Pox God could not ignore that pressure.

Mahoraga raised its sword.

The sword tore through the surrounding Cursed Spirits and slashed toward the Pox God, about to exorcise it completely.

Then the Domain's shell shattered.

Yuji Itadori descended from the sky on the back of the giant eagle, twin swords in hand.

Todo stood behind him, expression fierce.

But when Yuji saw the situation below, he froze for a moment.

Megumi was unconscious.

The Pox God was about to be destroyed.

And Mahoraga was standing at the center of it all.

"What do I do, Asuramaru?"

Asuramaru looked over the scene and understood quickly.

"Your friend probably dragged that Special Grade Cursed Spirit into a multi-person exorcism ritual."

Yuji's expression changed.

"But right now, your friend is on the verge of death. If that Special Grade Cursed Spirit is killed, the ritual will end, and your friend will truly die."

Yuji's grip tightened.

"If you want to save him, then you, as someone outside the ritual, must kill that Shikigami and forcibly terminate the exorcism ritual."

Yuji understood.

His gaze settled on Mahoraga's back.

Determination filled his eyes.

The twin swords ignited with blazing flames.

"I understand."

The giant eagle dove.

Yuji stepped off its back and rushed toward Mahoraga.

"Sago-giri!"

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