Hanami was retreating, blood trailing from his severed arm, trying to stall for time as cursed energy barely kept his form stable. But Kanzaki Kenzo was already surging forward, a storm of power building around him.
"This ends now."
With the fourth Boosted Gear stack complete, Kenzo activated his Pawn Conversion. The system upgraded his measly pawn piece temporarily to Queen—maximum output.
In a flash, everything changed.
The cursed energy in the air crackled as Kenzo's aura erupted. His magic sword glowed, its edge coated in destructive magic. In a single charge, he tore through the battlefield like a comet, cleaving everything in his path.
The earth split. Trees turned to ash. The air screamed.
He leapt, his blade glinting red, and rained down a flurry of magic sword shadows infused with Destruction Magic. It was like watching a barrage of cursed artillery descend.
Hanami didn't even have time to scream. His body was sliced apart, reduced to smoldering fragments before it could hit the ground.
Kenzo lowered his sword.
"One down."
His gaze shifted. Standing just to the side was a boy with short pink hair, panting, his eyes wide.
Yuji Itadori.
Or rather, the vessel of Ryomen Sukuna.
Kenzo lifted his sword slightly. "So, what should I call you? Yuji Itadori... or Ryomen Sukuna?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
Sukuna stretched his neck, joints cracking as he smiled.
"You think that brat could ever take control from me?"
"..."
The black lines faded. Slowly, Yuji's features returned to normal.
"Geez... I was just quiet for a minute trying to get a grip on the situation, and you talk like I died."
Sukuna's smile twisted into a scowl. "What did you do?!"
Yuji poked at the strange eye on his cheek. "Just took my body back."
He turned to Kenzo. "So... what the hell is going on?"
Kenzo stepped closer. "Don't worry about it. Just sleep."
Before Yuji could respond—
Bang.
A clean punch to the temple, and Yuji crumpled to the ground unconscious.
Kenzo caught him before he hit the floor and laid him flat.
A glowing spell circle appeared under his palm.
Rias burst into the hospital room a moment later. Her eyes went wide.
Yuji Itadori was lying shirtless with his stomach split open. Kenzo had one hand deep inside him.
"What are you doing?"
She blinked rapidly, unsure if she should summon a blast spell or ask questions.
"Relax. A cursed spirit forced him to swallow a Sukuna finger. I'm performing separation surgery."
Kenzo's voice was calm as ever.
The cursed aura flared and then—pop.
He pulled out the blackened, twisted relic. Sukuna's finger, glistening with cursed energy.
He activated the Healing Bracelet. Yuji's stomach slowly began to close, tissue reknitting itself under a soft blue glow.
"So it was just retrieval…"
Rias exhaled in relief. For a moment, she thought she had walked in on something… else.
Kenzo held the finger up, observing it.
"You know, Rias... I kinda want to taste it."
Her head snapped toward him.
"No."
"Just a nibble. Scientific curiosity."
"No."
Kenzo sighed. "Fine."
...
Outside Kuoh Town, beneath a half-burned torii gate, a pale man with stitch-scars across his face sat cross-legged. Mahito.
Behind him, another cursed spirit returned—limping and visibly shaken.
"You're back alone?" Mahito asked. "Where's Hanami?"
"He's gone."
"What?"
"Kenzo—Gremory's new reincarnated devil killed him."
Mahito stood, his cursed energy flickering like a wild flame. "That shouldn't be possible. Hanami's regeneration should've held."
"He activated some kind of transformation. It wasn't even a battle. He overwhelmed him."
Mahito ground his teeth. "Any data from the mission at least?"
"No intel. But we confirmed Yuji Itadori's body can still contain Sukuna."
Mahito went quiet. Then laughed.
"Unreliable plan... but I have backup."
He smiled. "Time for Phase Two."
...
Back at the Occult Research Club, Rias was seated with her arms crossed.
"Kenzo, do you need money?"
"No."
"Do you have some debt?"
"No."
"Then why in hell would you want to eat Sukuna's finger?"
"To test something."
Kenzo looked dead serious.
He had a theory: since the system could convert evil pieces into entries, maybe Sukuna's fingers could be converted too—if eaten.
Destroy the relic and gain a rare entry at the same time.
Efficient. Genius, even.
But to Rias, it sounded like madness.
"You think eating cursed objects will give you powers?"
"My digestion ability is very selective."
"That sounds like complete nonsense," Koneko muttered nearby.
"I think it's interesting," a new voice said.
Gojo Satoru, who had just arrived, gave a relaxed wave. "Let him try one. What's the worst that could happen?"
Rias glared. "Gojo-san, please."
"Okay, okay. Just kidding."
He smirked, hands in pockets. "I came by after Megumi told me the situation."
Everything was already over, of course.
Gojo turned to Rias. "By the way, my superiors are moving Sukuna's fingers to a new location."
"Good."
Rias placed the finger into a secure case with a sigh. She was tired of dealing with cursed objects in her clubroom.
"It's been a pleasure working with you," Gojo said.
But before he could leave, Kenzo called out.
"Add me?"
"Sure."
The two exchanged numbers, and Kenzo handed him a sleek black business card.
"I hear your school's short-staffed. If you need someone to train students or crush curses, I take freelance gigs."
Gojo looked at the card, then at Rias. "Is this allowed?"
Kenzo shrugged. "Who said anything about secrecy? I'm doing this openly."
Rias waved a hand. "As long as he doesn't eat sukuna's finger, I don't care."
Gojo chuckled. "You devils really do value personal freedom."
He flashed a grin and walked out the door. "Catch you later, Kenzo. I'll call when I need someone crushed."
After seeing Gojo off, Rias dismissed everyone for the night.
Kenzo returned home and then opened his status screen.
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T/N: Smh, I feels like I could make it better or I have made some mistakes.....hmmmmm!
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