The
Kawasaki family home
wasn't far from Teitan University.
After a few blocks,
Kawasaki Takuma and Kawasaki Riko
entered an
apartment building
.
Gojo Satoru
activated his Six Eyes
, scanning the building.
Trouble.
The
ghost of Kawasaki Shota was inside
—but that wasn't all.
A
first-grade cursed spirit
lurked within the apartment as well.
Worst-case scenario.
Handling a
cursed spirit and a first-grade curse at the same time
meant a quiet exorcism was
impossible
.
He was definitely getting scolded by Yaga again.
Sighing internally, Gojo followed the Kawasaki family into the
elevator
.
Behind him were
Geto Suguru, Conan... and three kids who refused to leave.
Gojo frowned and
gestured at them
.
"Why are they here?"
Kojima Genta puffed out his chest.
"We're the Junior Detective League!"
Ding.
The elevator doors
slid open
.
Gojo leaned toward Geto.
"Suguru, keep an eye on them. I don't want anyone dying today."
And with that, he stepped into the
hallway.
Just as Gojo reached the
apartment door
, a
woman passed by.
Her presence sent an
uneasy chill down his spine
.
Familiar—but completely unknown.
His
gaze flicked toward her forehead.
Stitches.
A sinking feeling settled in his stomach.
Kenjaku?
Or...
Was this woman Kaori Itadori?
Before Gojo could react—
"AHHHH!"
A woman's scream
shattered the silence
.
Gojo's head
snapped toward the apartment.
By the time he looked back—
The stitched woman was gone.
"AHHHH!"
Another
scream
.
Gojo
abandoned his chase
and turned toward the
Kawasaki apartment
.
BANG.
A single
kick
sent the
door flying off its hinges.
Inside—
A horrifying scene.
Kawasaki Riko
curled into the corner
, trembling violently. Her wide, tear-streaked eyes were
frozen in terror
.
In the center of the
living room
, Kawasaki Takuma
lay slumped over the coffee table
, his face covered in
blood
.
His
glasses hung askew
, the lenses completely
shattered
.
Mrs. Kawasaki stood
motionless
beside him.
Her expression was
cold. Unfeeling.
Conan
bolted inside
toward Riko—
But Gojo
grabbed his collar mid-run.
"You trying to die, kid?"
Conan
kicked the air
.
"Let me go! We have to save her!"
Gojo
didn't budge
.
His
icy gaze
was locked onto the
massive cursed spirit filling the living room
.
"She's probably the most dangerous one here."
Everything made sense now.
Kawasaki Riko had cursed her own brother.
Or rather—
They had cursed each other.
A
special-grade cursed spirit
—stronger than most, fueled by deep hatred.
And then there was the
other
threat—
At the
bedroom door
, a
first-grade cursed spirit
crouched low.
Its grotesque body was covered in
fangs and writhing arms
, its
hungry gaze locked onto them.
Conan
couldn't see them.
But from Gojo's reaction, he
knew
something terrible had appeared.
Gojo
released Conan
, but not before warning,
"Stay back."
"Suguru! Drop the veil!"
Geto raised a hand.
The
apartment was instantly enclosed in a tent
,
sealing the battle from the outside world.
The moment the veil settled—
Riko's cursed form turned toward them.
It
shrieked
, an inhuman wail rattling the walls.
A
tentacle-like limb shot forward—straight for Conan.
Gojo
stepped in front of him
, his presence alone
stopping the attack mid-air
.
The tentacle
twitched violently
, unable to
push past his Limitless barrier
.
At the same time—
The
first-grade cursed spirit lunged
Straight for the three kids.
BOOM.
A
giant rift
split open behind Geto.
A
massive dune worm
slithered out
, its enormous mouth gaping wide—
And
swallowed the first-grade curse whole.
"AHHHH!"
The Detective League
screamed.
Gojo sighed, pressing his temples.
"Kid, can you get your friends to shut up?"
But Conan's eyes were
shining with excitement
.
"That was amazing! Geto summoned that?"
Kawasaki Riko... stopped pretending.
A
twisted grin
spread across her face.
She
pointed directly at Gojo and Geto
.
"Brother, they're stopping us from taking revenge. Kill them!"
The
cursed spirit obeyed.
It
turned
, its monstrous
red eyes locking onto Gojo
.
Its
jaws dripped with acidic saliva
, sizzling against the floor.
This was bad.
An
apartment complex wasn't an ideal battlefield.
If Gojo
used Blue or Red
, the
entire building
would collapse.
But if he held back...
The curse could
spread its destruction even further.
His only choice—
"Suguru."
One look, and Geto
understood.
The two
retreated down the hallway
, shielding Conan and the kids.
Gojo
expanded his Limitless field
, ensuring the curse
couldn't launch a surprise attack.
BANG.
Suddenly—
two squid-like creatures
burst into existence, attaching themselves to the corridor
windows
.
The
glass shattered.
Now!
Geto
grabbed Ayumi and Genta
, leaping
out the window
.
A
giant manta ray appeared mid-air
, catching them safely.
Gojo followed, holding
Conan and Mitsuhiko
, floating effortlessly in the open air.
The
special-grade curse followed.
It
sprouted wings
and
jumped after them
.
"Got you."
Gojo's smirk
returned.
This was the
open field behind the apartment
far enough from civilians
.
Now,
they could go all out.
The
manta ray hovered
mid-air.
While Geto controlled his dune worm, he
transferred Conan and Mitsuhiko
onto the creature's back.
Gojo
removed his sunglasses.
His
pale blue eyes
gleamed under the moonlight.
A
surge of cursed energy erupted around him.
"Blue."
BOOM!
A
blazing sphere of compressed energy
blasted straight into the
cursed spirit's core
.
White light
flashed
across the night sky.
Conan had to
shield his eyes
from the sheer intensity.
"NOOO!"
Kawasaki Riko
screamed
.
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Her
brother's spirit was gone.
But the
fight wasn't over.
The
first-grade cursed spirit broke free from the dune worm's grip.
Geto's
gaze darkened.
"Rainbow Dragon."
A
deafening roar shook the air.
The
black-and-purple dragon
collided
with the
first-grade curse
, a massive explosion
shattering the remaining apartment windows.
Silence.
Gojo
sighed.
Even
after trying to keep things contained...
They
still
caused a disaster.
Yaga was going to kill him.
And
Shoko was going to laugh at him.