Sakurajima Barrier.
Accompanied by the roar of a massive object hitting the ground, Kokichi Muta snapped his eyes open.
The world before him looked like a city from the eighties.
Old apartments and two-story buildings filled his vision.
Beneath his feet was an asphalt road, unmaintained and riddled with small pits and bumps.
The shops along the street also had a period feel, narrow stores huddled together one after another with large signs hanging above them—signs that were rusty and weathered by the elements.
Most prominent was a giant-like creation lying across the entire asphalt road, having crushed the low houses on either side.
Additionally, over a hundred puppets were evenly distributed throughout the streets, seemingly covering the entire world with Kokichi Muta at the center.
The sight of that familiar giant creation and the puppets made Kokichi Muta's eyes widen.
"Ultimate Mechamaru and Ultimate Mechamaru: Absolute Mode..."
"I didn't expect them to actually follow me into Dream Walk Migration."
"My prediction was correct. As long as I maintain a Cursed Energy cycle even while asleep, I can bring physical objects into Dream Walk Migration."
This reasoning wasn't complicated for Kokichi Muta.
In fact, if he thought about it carefully, he could understand:
If only beings with Cursed Energy talent could enter Dream Walk Migration, Cursed Spirits would be fine, but would humans appear naked throughout the entire Sakurajima Barrier?
Furthermore, if Innate Techniques like Puppet Manipulation or Crow Manipulation, which rely on external means to manifest strength, couldn't bring anything, wouldn't they be powerless from the start?
Would they have to recreate their constructs from scratch within Dream Walk Migration?
That wouldn't make any sense at all.
Kokichi Muta was certain that Mahito would never make such a mistake in his Apotheosis Ritual.
And now, it seemed his judgment was correct.
Splash.
Kokichi Muta lifted his hand.
He was still in his disabled state, having brought his entire nutrient solution and bath-bed into Dream Walk Migration.
This was likely because these life-support facilities had been completely permeated by his Cursed Energy, so much so that they were brought along upon entering the dream.
Kokichi Muta thought further.
Since even these life-support devices could be brought in, if someone held firearms, rocket launchers, machine guns, or even tanks, fighter jets, or aircraft carriers, could they be brought in too?
Of course, the more massive the object, the lower the efficiency of Cursed Energy permeation.
Probably no Jujutsu Sorcerer would be bored enough to try that.
But theoretically, it was possible.
Could this be considered a bug?
Kokichi Muta pondered seriously.
It was precisely because he was a Puppet Sorcerer that he thought of these things.
Powerful Sorcerers who could achieve the same results as modern artillery using only their Innate Techniques probably wouldn't think of this.
Then, his gaze suddenly sharpened as he looked to the side.
A cicada-like shikigami appeared beside him.
The shikigami spoke in a cheerful and sweet AI voice:
"Because for a Puppet Sorcerer, puppets are part of their strength, any puppet, no matter how powerful, can be brought into Dream Walk Migration as long as it can be linked to the Sorcerer's Cursed Energy."
"This is permitted by the rules."
This shikigami flew harmlessly up, down, left, and right.
"This is Kogane for No. 4511."
"Kogane can provide the master with all guidance and support for Dream Walk Migration, including but not limited to purchasing weapons, healing, knowledge, wishes, and querying enemy intelligence."
"A barrier shikigami, huh."
Kokichi Muta said thoughtfully.
"No. 4511... what does this number represent?"
"It means the master is the 4,511th Jujutsu Sorcerer to step into this place," Kogane said.
"Hmph, there sure are a lot of people who aren't afraid of death."
Kokichi Muta suddenly realized:
"No, most of those before me should be Curse Users!"
"After Mahito appeared, Curse Users almost vanished."
"Now, these Curse Users must have been thrown into this game the moment Dream Walk Migration opened."
"These Curse Users must account for at least several hundred people, if not more!"
"The rest should be civilians with talent who know nothing of the Jujutsu World."
"These civilians are probably just bold; after all, in a country with over 100 million people, having data for 4,000 people is reasonable."
Kokichi Muta didn't act immediately, but continued to ponder the information about Dream Walk Migration.
At that moment, Kogane suddenly made a beeping sound.
"Master has received a new message! Master has received a new message!"
"You even have the function to send and receive messages from others?"
Kokichi Muta said with interest.
"It seems your role is greater than I imagined."
"Kogane is very capable! Kogane is very capable!"
Kogane flew up and down happily.
"Does the master want to see the message?"
"Open it."
Kogane flew in front of Kokichi Muta's eyes, projecting a screen from its large watery eyes.
Mahito appeared on the screen, waving at Kokichi Muta with a broad smile.
"This is Mahito. Long time no see, Yuukichi-san."
"Ah, no need to say hello, this is a recording."
"As agreed, the Binding Vow between us will automatically terminate after I open Dream Walk Migration."
"Thank you for your hard work these past six months."
"The intelligence from the Kyoto side was very useful to me, especially your tracking of Principal Gakuganji to determine his location, which allowed us to better perform small actions under his nose."
"So much so that until I fought Gojo Satoru, he didn't realize his home base had become a sieve."
"You've done a great job."
Kokichi Muta felt very uncomfortable.
No matter how one looked at it, this was betrayal.
At the beginning, he had actually harbored the thought that after completing the Binding Vow, he could obtain forgiveness from the Kyoto side by betraying the Cursed Spirit side.
But as Mahito's power and influence grew, that thought became harder and harder to maintain.
Even Kokichi Muta himself hadn't expected that until the very end, he would continue to work as Mahito's spy.
And now, even the Binding Vow was coming to an end.
But this was fine too.
Kokichi Muta sighed inwardly.
Mahito, who possessed the ability to resurrect infinitely, could never be killed.
Even if he failed, he could make a comeback at any time.
From the perspective of error tolerance, no matter how the Jujutsu World struggled, the ultimate winner would inevitably be Mahito.
His career as a spy was not meaningless.
Snap.
Mahito lightly clapped his hands.
His recording, as if understanding Kokichi Muta's conflict, said cheerfully:
"Originally, I thought about healing you personally."
"But you see, if I did that, your betrayal would be known by the Kyoto side."
"You probably don't care about those teachers, but you cherish the atmosphere among your fellow Kyoto students, right?"
"If it were exposed like that, you probably wouldn't have the face to stay there anymore, even if I am the ultimate winner."
A total bullseye.
Kokichi Muta clicked his tongue.
"So, I changed the method."
Mahito in the recording said with a smile.
"The points in Dream Walk Migration are almost omnipotent, including healing a Heavenly Restriction!"
"Not just for someone like you who traded physical function for broader and more abundant Cursed Energy."
"I can even heal the Heavenly Restriction of a Heavenly Restriction user."
"And the price is the same, fair to all:
200 million points."
Kokichi Muta's mouth twitched.
Two hundred million?
Even though he had just arrived and didn't yet know how points were obtained or at what speed, he knew that 200 million was a massive and difficult number.
Then, the recorded Mahito said:
"Now, since you can hear my words, it means Kogane has already recorded your Cursed Energy residue."
"At the same time, I have specially set it so that as soon as your Cursed Energy residue is recorded by Kogane, 200 million points will be provided to you for free immediately."
"You should understand what this means, right?"
Clench.
Kokichi Muta subconsciously tightened his fist.
Of course, he knew what it meant!
At this moment, if he wanted to, he could truly rid himself of this disabled body at any time, walk the earth with his own feet, and release Cursed Techniques with his own hands.
He would never have to lie in this life-support device for the rest of his life!
This was his wish.
And now, that wish was within his reach.
Amidst the excitement, a question arose in Kokichi Muta's mind:
Since Mahito even thought of the Kyoto side's suspicions, how will he reasonably explain these 200 million points?
As if perfectly timing Kokichi Muta's train of thought, Mahito smiled like a child and said:
"In a moment, the legendary Ryomen Sukuna will descend into this barrier, or perhaps drop right in front of your eyes."
"One way to obtain points is through a Jujutsu Sorcerer's life-and-death battle, which grants a large amount."
"So... restore your mobility as quickly as possible, and then have a good fight with Sukuna, who only has the strength of one finger!"
"Use this decisive battle against Ryomen Sukuna to manifest your rebirth, and by the way, fill that 200 million-point gap."
Kokichi Muta's pupils contracted.
He couldn't help but cry out in shock:
"I'm fighting Ryomen Sukuna?!"
"Finally."
Mahito raised his index finger and lightly pressed it against his lips.
"You must erupt with the Cursed Energy output of a Special Grade Sorcerer."
"Because the stronger the Jujutsu Sorcerer, the higher the points obtained in a life-and-death battle, making the 200 million-point gap appear more reasonable."
Mahito in the recording revealed a smile as happy as a child receiving his favorite model kit, innocent and pure.
He finally said:
"That's it!"
"Please have a good fight with Ryomen Sukuna."
"Isn't Papa Mahito especially gentle?"
"He's considered everything perfectly for Yuukichi-san."
"Oh, of course, if you just heal yourself and don't fight Sukuna, that's fine too."
"But then you'll have to come up with your own excuse for how you got those 200 million points."
"Well then, bye bye."
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