Pochi-chan, I used to be a princess.

Ryoumen Sukuna's fists were unable to penetrate Sakamoto's sword and spear defenses, only hitting the spear tips and blades. The difference in martial arts skills was obvious at a glance. The spear tips and blades continuously inflicted damage to Ryoumen Sukuna's body, gouging flesh, tearing skin, and piercing bones. His body, which had fully recovered during the reincarnation, was once again covered in wounds.

["Dragon scales, backfire, twin meteors!"]

At this moment, Ryomen Sukuna's second mouth began to chant the incantation, and his free hands quickly formed seals.

[The speed was too fast. Although Sakamoto had the upper hand in the battle, he was unable to stop Ryoumen Sukuna's technique in time.]

【"untie!"】

Ryoumen Sukuna leaped back and swung his hand forward. An invisible slash split the world apart, splitting the earth in two. A huge and deep crack extended forward. No defense could stop such an attack, and Sakamoto's body was also cut open.

[Because, this is the slash that ended Gojo Satoru and cut through the world!]

[“Secret technique, jumping back and forth!”]

However, Sakamoto used his famous secret technique, releasing magic to increase his jumping power. With the insight cultivated through training, he seized the opportunity and stayed in place, leaving the figure that Ryoumen Sukuna had destroyed as a mere afterimage.

Chapter 56: Sakamoto holds the Holy Grail

"Are you kidding me? Secret Techniques Jumping Back and Forth? What a ridiculous name."

[The fatal attack was countered by a ridiculous trick, and Ryomen Sukuna showed a somewhat unacceptable expression.]

[“It’s a secret technique, jumping back and forth.”]

A line of Sakamotos are gradually advancing. The location of the sound keeps changing. The Sakamotos are leaping left and right as they move forward. Their rapidly leaping figures leave a trail of afterimages, which looks a bit bizarre.

[Although it's a bit bizarre, it's effective. Ryoumen Sukuna can't tell Sakamoto's true identity.]

【"untie!"】

Ryoumen Sukuna launches a regular slash, slashing horizontally at the Sakamoto's waist, trying to cut off all of the Sakamotos.

Sakamoto suddenly dropped to the ground and ran forward on all fours. Ryomen Sukuna's slash passed over his head without even a hair being scratched.

[“Secret technique, Darwin’s theory of evolution.”]

Sakamoto's body gradually straightened up, his arms lowered from the ground, his body hunched over, then straightened, and then slowly lowered again.

This process is exactly the evolution of Darwin's theory of evolution.

[Up and down, shifting sideways, dozens of Sakamoto figures swayed before his eyes, changing dozens of movements every second. Ryomen Sukuna's four eyes were almost dizzy from the swaying.]

"What strange species?"

It is obviously a very technical step, but anyone who sees it will be dumbfounded.

Based on Darwin's theory of evolution, it imitates the process of evolution and degeneration, while simultaneously stretching the figures into a row through repeated sideways jumps. Its extremely fast speed and jumping ability connect each change into a line. This kind of advancement, although effective, is also very outrageous. Although not very elegant, it is very academic, leaving the audience at a loss as to how to evaluate it.

Ryoumen Sukuna's head was about to explode. He immediately gave up on searching for Sakamoto's true form and attacked with his four fists raised.

He didn't believe Sakamoto could kill him with one strike. As long as he couldn't kill him with one strike, he could use a reversal technique to repair the wound and catch Sakamoto in position to strike.

【Four punches were thrown, piercing through Sakamoto's body.】

Of course, all of their attacks hit nothing. Ryoumen Sukuna wasn't surprised by this. He pulled his fist out from the afterimage's body, ready to meet Sakamoto's attack.

“Differentiation—the line that separates life and death! Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa! …Right here!—The wrathful waves!”

[So, taking advantage of the flaw left by Ryoumen Sukuna's attack, Sakamoto unleashed his Noble Phantasm without hesitation.]

Sakamoto leaped high and released magical power with his feet, accelerating his body as he plummeted towards Ryoumen Sukuna like a meteorite. The blood-red sword in his hand, like the legendary foot of the god Manano, transformed into three sharp blades and stabbed at Ryoumen Sukuna, who had no time to dodge.

Ryoumen Sukuna used his four hands to block Sakamoto's attack, but Sakamoto's attack was far more powerful than he had imagined. His blocking arms were instantly shattered, and three sharp blades slashed down from his head, right shoulder, and left shoulder, splitting Ryoumen Sukuna's body into four.

The shattered Sukuna fell in the whirlwind of magic. Sakamoto stood in front of the corpse, his bloody sword and spear disappearing from his hands. He adjusted his glasses and said solemnly, "This should all end."

The scene turns white. Sakamoto walks through this white world and reaches out to hold up a golden cup.

[(Record - On X month X day of XXXX year, Diarmuid Odinar won the Subspecies Holy Grail War. He held the Holy Grail without any wishes of his own, and was born into the human world in a fleshly body. The Holy Grail, which could grant any wish, was left in the world of Z.

In the X+1 round, Diarmuid Odinah was born in the East under the name of Sakamoto. The immense magical power in his previous life gave him the power to ignore the laws of physics since birth. For this reason, he sealed his name and part of his power. After coming into contact with the world of curses, he sealed his surname and another part of his power.

On December 2018, 12, the day of the death of Gojo Satoru, the second most powerful sorcerer born in the 24st century, Sakamoto regained his power and defeated Ryomen Sukuna, the most powerful sorcerer in history.

Afterwards, in order to prevent his own power from disrupting the balance and causing the myth to be born as a cursed spirit, Sakamoto raised the Holy Grail once again.

"The Holy Grail? The one with Jesus Christ?"

"The one King Arthur sought?"

"The one whose water anyone drinks will be rejuvenated, resurrected from the dead, and gain eternal life?"

All parties quickly collected information.

The Holy Grail that can fulfill all wishes sounds much more powerful than the Philosopher's Stone.

Hattori Heizo speculated, "A subspecies Holy Grail War. Where there are subspecies, there are true ones. Apparently, there is more than one Holy Grail?"

Kuroda Heibei speculated, "The Holy Grail War, where people fight over the Holy Grail, just like the Crusades?"

Dusk raised a possibility: "With the power displayed by Sakamoto, he could defeat even an army of ten thousand. I'm afraid the participants in this Holy Grail War are not living humans. Judging from that incarnation, the protagonists of this war are probably the souls of mythical figures."

Superintendent Hakuba nodded. "Twilight makes sense... The Holy Grail that grants all wishes, World Z... It seems that world holds many secrets we don't know yet."

Everyone's expressions also became solemn.

Things stored in the Z world will not change when the world enters the next cycle.

In this case, are there still many incredible things and people in the Z world?

At this time, the video screen changed again. The observation angle stretched rapidly, and the white world continued to expand. It was unknown how many tens of thousands of miles it expanded. The observation angle locked onto one direction and began to descend.

There, a spacious and bright indoor hall appeared.

[“Hey, long time no see, my dear friend.”]

[Shower Geto, with his hair tied in a bun and wearing a school uniform, greets Gojo Satoru with a grin.]

Gojo Satoru put his arms on the back of his chair and said unhappily, "Wow, are you kidding me? This is terrible."

[Sugaru Geto sneered, "How rude! It's been a while since we last met, and that's all you're saying?"]

Gojo Satoru raised his head: "Didn't I tell my students? When we die, we are all alone. Please, this must be an illusion!"

[Suguru Geto said: "There's nothing wrong with this, right? It doesn't matter."]

"That's not good. His father's matter hasn't been resolved yet... But I've already entrusted that to Nozomi, so that's fine."

Gojo Satoru gritted his teeth and scratched his scalp, then put his hand down in frustration.

Chapter 57: The Power to Change the World

"...I've used all my trained physique, mastered techniques, honed perception, and improvisational imagination and explosive power. I hope to convey all of this to Sukuna. I hope to convey it to Sukuna... It's such a relief. I'm sorry that Sukuna couldn't convey all of this to me with the same honesty."

Gojo Satoru clenched his fists, recalling Ryomen Sukuna's face in his mind, and was overwhelmed with emotion about the decisive battle between him and Ryomen Sukuna.

"In short, it wasn't time or disease that killed me, but someone stronger than me. I think that's really great."

"Where did you come from, military commander? Your thinking doesn't sound like a modern person at all. It's really disgusting. But I guess that's why you've lived longer than me."

A voice sounded from behind Gojo Satoru, and the image zoomed in. Behind Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru, there was also a row of chairs. Nanami Kento and Haibara Yuu were sitting there with their backs to them.

【"ah?"】

“Please stop!”

Gojo Satoru was upset and tried to grab Nanami Kento's hair, but Nanami Kento raised his hand to block him.

[Beside him, Huiyuan Xiong couldn't help but laugh: "You two are just the pot calling the kettle black, Gojo-senpai and Nanami."]

Nanami Kento made a sour face. "I told Gojo-senpai before, wouldn't it be better to just leave everything to Gojo-senpai? You're not trying to keep the spell going, nor are you trying to protect anything. You're just a pervert who's doing it for your own pleasure."

Haibara Yu said cheerfully, "Nana, although everyone thinks so, no one actually says it out loud."

Gojo Satoru grumbled, "Wait a minute, Haibara, you're even more infuriating!"

[Grayhara Yu apologized with a smile: "I'm sorry."]

Nanami Kento said, "But that's exactly how I feel."

[Sugyou Geto said: "After all, he just admitted it himself."]

【Gojo Satoru was speechless.】

Nanami Kento: "It's a dying style that suits you. I'm not entirely sure, but I sympathize."

Gojo Satoru: "Thank you so much... So what exactly was going on with you back then?"

[Grayhara Yu rubs the back of his head: "Oh, I was too talkative..."]

Nanami Kento: "There are curses that can keep people alive, just like spells. When I asked Miss Mei for recommendations for relocation, she told me that if I wanted to become a new person, I should go north, and if I wanted to return to my old self, I should go south. I chose south without hesitation. I was so negative before, but I gambled my future on it at the moment of my death. It was a very good death. I am very grateful to Haibara. Thank you!"

"Is that so... Principal—! Didn't you say that a sorcerer can't die without regrets?"

【Gojo Satoru raised his palm and shouted to the front.】

The image gradually expands, and Ye Moth Masamichi scratches his ear. Gojo Satoru, Geto Suguru, Nanami Kento, Haibara Yu, Kuroi Misato, Tennen Riko... one by one, the dead appear throughout the hall.

Sakamoto walked down the spacious hallway, holding the Holy Grail, and greeted everyone sitting in the hall: "Gojo-senpai, Geto-senpai, Nanami-senpai, Haibara-senpai, and Yoga-sensei."

Yaga Masamichi sighed sadly, "Ijichi? I didn't expect you to die too. Of the three students in your class, only Naoko is still alive?"

Gojo Satoru scratched his ear. "Well, sorcerers are short-lived. Our average age isn't even 30, is it? I hope Nazō can raise that average."

Sakamoto said, "Please don't worry. I'm still alive. I've only come to this afterlife temporarily."

[Suguru Geto smiled faintly and said, "Is that so? It seems you have regained your full strength. Ryoumen Sukuna was also defeated by you, right?"]

Sakamoto nodded and said to Geto, "I want to end this. To do this, Geto-senpai, I need your help."

[Suguru Geto stood up, his expression becoming serious: "Do you have a plan?"]

"This Holy Grail contains a vast amount of magical power, enough to change the world. By harnessing the power of the Holy Grail, you can unleash a transformation that encompasses the entire world."

Sakamoto handed the Holy Grail to Geto Suguru. Geto Suguru was stunned for a moment, staring at the golden cup without reaching out to take it.

"Hey, hey, how dare you? Have you forgotten Jay's righteousness? He intends to wipe out all ordinary people, leaving only sorcerers in this world."

Gojo Satoru started to complain, but his butt seemed to be stuck to the chair, and he made no move to stop it.

Sakamoto said, "Gayu-senpai's righteousness wasn't originally about exterminating ordinary people, right? I believe that Gayu-senpai will make the right decision."

Nanami Kento, Haibara Yu, Gojo Satoru, Yaga Masamichi, Kuroi Misato, and Tenchu Riko all looked at Geto Suguru with trust.

[Suguru Geto smiled gently and took the Holy Grail from Sakamoto's hand.]

[(Record - On December 2018, 12, Geto Suguru used the power of the Holy Grail to activate the technique of inaction transformation through the Z world.

Reality is like a blank sheet of paper, allowing Geto Suguru to paint on it. Curses and cursed power disappear from human history. Curse incidents that have occurred have turned into disappearances, suicides, and accidents. Dead sorcerers are resurrected in the changed world, and their memories and lives are replaced by the experiences of ordinary people.

In a world without cursed power, no one would be harmed by cursed spirits, and no cursers would be persecuted by humans. This is the righteousness of Geto Suguru.

"This is the ending...?"

No one in the Metropolitan Police Department was actually surprised.

Ever since the appearance of Geto Suguru, the Jurei technique, and Masashi's inaction transformation, the police officers with excellent reasoning ability guessed it.

The reason why there are no cursed spirits in this world is probably because Geto Suguru used the cursed spirit manipulation technique to obtain the inaction transformation of a real person, and then used something similar to the philosopher's stone to do something.

The only thing no one guessed was that Geto Suguru had died before that.

However, Geto Suguru's life or death does not affect the police officer's reasoning.

The death of Geto Suguru corresponds to the interaction between Sakamoto and the ghost.

The current and past protagonists of the videos listed here, although they are different people in different periods and have different personalities, their conduct always corresponds to that in the videos.

If Geto Suguru hadn't died, the accuracy of his reasoning would have been only 55%. But if Geto Suguru had died, the accuracy of his reasoning would have risen to 70%.

"But I really don't know how to put it. How many times has this world been reset? How many times has it been changed? What were we like in the past? It feels like the world is a toy in someone's hands, or a game where if you fail, you'll enter the second round."