I, in a Jujutsu Kaisen Manga, Take the Detective Conan World by Storm

The Fushiguro-Itadori-Kugisaki trio reunited, with Nanami Kento and Haibara Yu following closely behind Itadori Yuji's steps, arriving together.

Running up close, Itadori Yuji showed his classmates a brilliant smile, then exhaled and looked left and right, asking: "Where's Watanabe?"

This question made Fushiguro Megumi stiffen: "At the time, he was transported away by spatial transfer, I..."

Matsuda Jinpei answered first: "Since I'm still here, it proves he's fine. Most likely he got out early."

Nanami Kento approached from behind. Having heard Fushiguro Megumi and Matsuda Jinpei's words, he rationally and calmly adjusted his clip-on glasses, saying:

"The shikigami is still here, so the master is safe. Weaving illusions requires cursed energy to maintain. Probably to save cursed energy, and thinking Watanabe was too young to break the domain from outside, they released him."

Having experienced numerous mission incidents, Nanami Kento calmly analyzed the truth.

Everyone relaxed somewhat upon hearing this.

Fushiguro Megumi lowered his eyelids: "Sorry, I didn't protect him well at the time."

"It's not your fault. If we're really assigning blame, it should be me, the shikigami, who failed in my duty." Matsuda Jinpei approached the sea urchin-haired boy, his manner carefree yet carrying some mature presence, "Mirai isn't that weak. What happened then was also his own decision."

"His own decision?"

"Yeah," Matsuda Jinpei's eyes took on a smile, "Didn't he say? Transfer the ransom to his account. That's the little money-lover's decision. As his shikigami, I understand him."

Matsuda Jinpei didn't truly reveal Jiang Lai's intentions, but used half-joking words to comfort the boy's heart, letting the teenager, who was in his youth and quite proud and responsible, not dwell on this matter.

Everyone went blank for a second upon hearing this "ransom" statement, then the atmosphere became relaxed.

If Watanabe's shikigami could make such jokes, surely the master was safe and sound.

Kugisaki Nobara also continued the joke conversation, patting Fushiguro Megumi and saying with mock seriousness: "Based on my years of experience, this is a huge problem. 'How much do you think I'm worth' is a bottomless pit!"

"What years of experience do you have?" Fushiguro Megumi said half-helplessly.

"Years of experience reading novels and watching movies, of course!" Kugisaki Nobara confidently puffed out her chest, then elbowed the pink-haired boy beside her, "Right, Itadori?"

"Huh?" Suddenly cued, Itadori Yuji scratched his head, then thought seriously: "I think directly paying money isn't appropriate, so..."

He tapped his right palm with his left hand, "Fushiguro, you should just write an unlimited money IOU! Selling yourself is the best answer!"

By the end of his statement, even Itadori Yuji was laughing, obviously also joking.

In the back-and-forth jokes between his classmates on both sides, Fushiguro Megumi showed a helpless expression, but his posture relaxed considerably, and even the heavy feeling from the thousand-year-old regrets eased.

Everyone was now gathered together, the cursed spirit had been exorcised, so they planned to return to find Little Sheep Jiang Lai.

The surroundings were relatively remote abandoned house lots, probably where the illusory domain had driven everyone.

Nanami Kento had his phone with him. After leaving the domain, the signal returned to full bars, so he directly called Little Sheep Watanabe Mirai.

Meanwhile, Haibara Yu contacted auxiliary supervisors to handle the aftermath here.

On the way back, Nanami Kento first briefly described his side's situation, then inquired about Fushiguro Megumi and the others' situation.

Fushiguro Megumi hesitated, then calmly narrated walking to the illusion's center, fighting the projection, then the black-haired youth appearing to take the finger before ending.

Considering various factors, he temporarily didn't reveal the "thousand years ago" information.

Nanami Kento and Haibara Yu's attention fell on the black-haired youth who took away Ryomen Sukuna's finger, both their expressions becoming somewhat serious.

After the Satozakura School incident, Nanami had told his friend Haibara Yu about the events then, including the black-haired youth cursed spirit. Haibara also remembered the black-haired youth who brought the Zenin sisters back to the technical college, said to be Gojo Satoru's friend.

But since the Star Plasma Vessel incident, that person had never appeared again. After more than ten years, he reappeared, seemingly standing on the opposing side.

Haibara Yu put away his usual golden retriever-like smile, glancing at Nanami Kento: "Him again... Should we report it?"

Nanami Kento paused for a few seconds, then replied: "This incident can't be hidden, especially since it involves the special-grade cursed object Ryomen Sukuna's finger, which needs to be written into the mission report for submission."

Then he added, "Gojo-senpai came to Kawasaki City once before going abroad. I'll also inform him about this incident separately."

The two adults naturally thought more than the teenagers, discussing details of the mission report submission up front.

Behind them, the Fushiguro-Itadori-Kugisaki trio walked forward, with black wolf-dog Matsuda Jinpei accompanying them.

Itadori Yuji keenly noticed Fushiguro Megumi's slightly downcast expression. He lowered his voice, asking with concern: "Are you okay, Fushiguro?"

Fushiguro Megumi opened his mouth. Since they were outside, he didn't say much, just vaguely stated: "I'm fine. Just feeling that some missed opportunities leave regrets that can't be remedied."

He paused, "Maybe there's no chance anymore."

"......" Both Kugisaki Nobara and Itadori Yuji fell silent. They each had their own stories, so they couldn't help but briefly sink into their own emotions.

Matsuda Jinpei walked forward, speaking first to break the silence: "Things like [missing out] and [regret] will always exist, but before the dust settles, there's no need to assume [there's no chance anymore]."

Several people turned their heads slightly, looking at Matsuda Jinpei beside them.

The dashing black wolf-dog's expression showed some reminiscence, then he said slowly: "I once... also had extremely painful missed opportunities and regrets."

No matter how much time passed, Matsuda Jinpei would always remember Hagiwara Kenji's incident.

The rolling smoke of the explosion, the anxious sirens of ambulances and police cars, the silence after the dial tone on the phone... Even though much time had passed, that day's scene remained blindingly vivid in his mind.

Even more cruel was fate's mockery: the explosion had left Hagiwara Kenji unconscious in the hospital for several years, and by the time Hagiwara finally awoke, he himself had died in the ferris wheel cabin, becoming a wandering spirit.

Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji had perfectly missed each other, leaving regrets that seemed impossible to fill.

Fortunately, later he met Jiang Lai, Kurosawa, and the spirit form of Morofushi Hiromitsu.

Together they worked hard, using manga and forums to reverse the fate of death, returning to the present world and reuniting again.

The cigarette in Matsuda Jinpei's mouth flickered on and off. His gaze fell ahead as he said: "Until the last moment, no one knows if there will be miracles. Since time is still long, go boldly pursue the future you want."

The black wolf-dog's voice was lazy, his posture dashing when slightly raising his head. Though his manner was carefree, his words carried convincing power: "Make a plan first, take it slowly."

Fushiguro Megumi was stunned for half a second, then nodded in reply: "Mm, I'm thinking about it." After a breath, he continued, "Starting with finding the enemy, then step by step..."

His voice lowered, but his eyes became determined.

Kugisaki Nobara also emerged from her emotions, curiously approaching the wolf Matsuda: "Eh? Do shikigami also have various experiences and stories?"

Itadori Yuji: "Now that the white Divine Dog is gone, would the black Divine Dog that inherited its power be very sad?"

Matsuda Jinpei blinked, then smiled: "I don't know about Fushiguro's shikigami, maybe different techniques are different. Anyway, we spirits have our own spirit world, so we have our own companions and past."

In a sense this was true, so he spoke very smoothly.

Following Matsuda Jinpei's lead, Itadori Yuji also began sharing his inner thoughts. His gaze fell ahead as he said, "Speaking of regrets, sometimes I think it would have been good if I had more time to spend with Grandpa."

"Though Grandpa always aggressively told me not to come see him, actually, I knew he was happy to see me in his heart."

He turned his face, eyes bright: "Grandpa said he hoped I would die surrounded by people. I've also been pursuing a proper death."

Kugisaki Nobara suddenly knocked the pink-haired boy's head, her eyebrows raised high: "Honestly, don't talk about rushing toward death so happily! There's no such thing as regret-free death for jujutsu sorcerers."

"Kugisaki, you hit people so hard. I wasn't saying rushing toward death was happy." Itadori Yuji covered his head, laughing dryly, "But actually, cough, to be honest, I don't find death very scary either."

He thought a moment, his words coming naturally: "Rather, sometimes I feel... the word death is very familiar."

"Familiar???" Kugisaki Nobara's expression was somewhat hard to describe as she grabbed Itadori Yuji's hood, "I'm telling you, don't get addicted just because you died once. Now stay alive properly, you hear?!"

Fushiguro Megumi also frowned, silently staring at Itadori Yuji.

"Yes yes, I know!" Itadori Yuji smiled with curved eyes, showing a sunny, reassuring smile, "I won't die casually. Everyone doesn't need to worry."

Kugisaki Nobara let go, exhaling: "Really don't know what's with you finding death familiar... Better stay away from that."

As her words fell, a mouth appeared on the pink-haired boy's cheek, laughing loudly. Ryomen Sukuna's drawn-out laughter was quite mocking.

Itadori Yuji slapped that mouth on his cheek with his hand, but Ryomen Sukuna's mouth popped up from his hand back even faster. His voice carried arrogant mockery: "Stay away from death? You probably can never do that."

"I'll die together with you." Itadori Yuji was very calm. He had long prepared for this: collect all twenty fingers, then die together with Ryomen Sukuna.

Ryomen Sukuna laughed loudly again: "That's not what I mean." He mocked, "Foolish brat, just continue being foolish!"

Itadori Yuji and the others frowned, but no one understood Ryomen Sukuna's cryptic meaning, just finding him inexplicable.

But Matsuda Jinpei, having thoroughly read the new series manga content and seen the Thousand Year arc, understood what Ryomen Sukuna was saying.

But he knew he couldn't speak directly, so he seemed to casually remind from the side: "If you don't understand, ask the teacher. The teacher definitely knows more."

Gojo Satoru had experienced the second playthrough, knew about the [Existence] concept, and now vaguely recalled things from a thousand years ago.

If he heard this conversation from his students, he could probably guess Ryomen Sukuna's implication and realize his student was also [Existence]-related in some sense.

Then Gojo Satoru could discuss this with Jiang Lai, allowing Jiang Lai to naturally continue from the thousand years ago events and naturally reveal more information about [Existence] to Gojo Satoru.

Matsuda Jinpei outlined this route in his mind, cigarette dangling, his steps steady.

This way, he could help Jiang Lai closely too.

Little Sheep Jiang Lai chatted happily with Hiroki Kyubey for a while. After Jiang Lai received Nanami Kento's call, Hiroki Kyubey didn't linger long, returning to the Detective Conan world's electronic networks.

After telling Nanami Kento his current location, Little Sheep Jiang Lai waited there for them to return.

It was winter-spring season, and midday wasn't sweltering.

Jiang Lai sat at a small table and chairs the roadside dessert shop had placed outside, ordering a mango mousse cake, using a small spoon to eat cake while waiting for them.

On the table, he had also specifically bought a box of small cream puffs, planning to share with everyone later. Of course, according to Little Sheep's money-loving personality, he'd need to pretend to extort money first.

Jiang Lai thought about what came next, his eyes curving. He looked down at his phone.

The Electronic Spirits technique page showed the spirits' status. Shadow Dog (Matsuda Jinpei)'s health and mana bars had fluctuated then returned to full.

The level displayed was Lv19.

According to game settings, evolution was possible at level 60. Jiang Lai thought while resting his chin on one hand. He wondered what evolution would look like.

He sat leisurely at the small table eating cake when from the corner of his eye he glimpsed a blue-haired, triple-braided figure emerging from the adjacent alley.

Special-grade cursed spirit Mahito? Jiang Lai immediately recognized him, noticing Mahito's somewhat disheveled state, looking quite badly injured.

He raised an eyebrow inwardly. If so, it seemed the mastermind behind feeding the finger to set up the illusory domain was indeed Mahito.

When Jiang Lai noticed Mahito, Mahito also noticed the brown-haired boy eating cake.

The cursed spirit with stitched lines across his face first froze, then his smile rose with obvious malice.

He had seen them traveling together before setting up the illusory domain, knowing the brown-haired boy was with Itadori Yuji and the others.

Having been injured by Ryomen Sukuna and given a few more strikes by Nanami Kento and Haibara Yu, Mahito's hatred surged even more. Now he seemed to have found a target for venting.

A brown-haired boy just starting middle school first year had nowhere near enough strength to resist a special-grade cursed spirit.

Soul-touching transformation wouldn't take long at all. Since he happened to encounter this, he'd leave some "surprises" for Itadori Yuji and the others.

Mahito's lips curved upward, pulling at the stitched lines on his face.

Little Sheep Jiang Lai sensed that malicious intent rushing directly at him. He put down his plastic spoon, looking back with apparent bewilderment and wariness.

At the same time, his finger moved to his phone screen's spirits page, planning to first catch the other off-guard with Phone-kun while testing if Phone-kun could harm the other's soul, then quickly summon spirits.

The blue-haired, triple-braided cursed spirit's mismatched eyes locked onto the brown-haired boy. Though injured, his movements remained swift.

Mahito attacked without delay, his pale hand reaching to cover Little Sheep Jiang Lai's face...

"Snap" - a light sound as a folding fan moved faster, intercepting between Mahito's hand and Little Sheep!

The fan, made of unknown material, was incredibly sturdy. Not only did Mahito's attacking fingers fail to break the fan, they were actually deflected by it!

A figure walked slowly out from behind and to the side of Little Sheep Jiang Lai, appearing to be just passing by.

That person had long hair tied low behind his head, a gentle smile, and narrow pale blue eyes looking at Little Sheep Jiang Lai, his voice mild: "Are you alright?"

It was that Gojo family Third Elder, Gojo Kyufuin!

Jiang Lai remembered the name Gojo Satoru had mentioned.

But why would he appear on Kawasaki City streets? Logically, such a figure would normally reside in the family compound.

His heart paused slightly, instinctively growing wary, though his face didn't show it. He just maintained his bewildered, surprised expression, slightly widening his dark eyes.

No matter what, deal with it first. Jiang Lai thought. Whether dealing with normal people or perverts, he had experience.