User:Young Mako/Evening Festival

Evening Festival
Based on suspicions and an investigation built around a mole at Kyoto Jujutsu High, Utahime Iori takes Satoru Gojo's first-years to Kokichi Muta's supposed location. She informs them that Kokichi wasn't chosen due to any specific suspicion, but by the process of elimination.

With his Puppet Manipulation cursed technique used over a wide range, Kokichi could easily steal information and feed it to the enemy curse users. Yuji breaks down the door to his hideout, but he isn't there. The fact that their group was misled is proof enough for Utahime to confirm Kokichi is Jujutsu High's mole.

Meanwhile, Kokichi meets with Mahito and Geto. They forged a Binding Vow where Kokichi agreed to give them information from Jujutsu High in exchange for Mahito using his Idle Transfiguration technique. Kokichi feels the contract was violated because it also stated Mahito's side couldn't harm Kyoto students. Mahito blames that on Hanami and claims he should just kill Kokichi regardless. Geto refuses to allow him to violate the pact and Mahito finally grants Kokichi with a healthy body capable of standing on his own two feet. With the vow fulfilled, Kokichi and Mahito both agree it's time to fight.

Kokichi uses his lair full of Mechamarus to distract Mahito and escape outside. The hideout implodes under Mahito's feet, forcing him outside and pitting him face to face with Mechamaru Mode: Absolute. It's a goliath of an armored puppet that stands several meters taller than Mahito while standing in a lake. Mahito embraces the challenge and ignores the giant puppet's heat waves and physical attacks. With the special grade cursed spirit fully confident that he can't be hurt, Kokichi prepares his secret technique.

Using a mysterious projectile, Kokichi manages to injure Mahito. This leaves the curse vulnerable to Mechamaru's offense. Even Geto acknowledges that his skills and strategy might just be able to exorcise Mahito. Kokichi believes he can achieve his dream of walking amongst the others but he's taken off guard when Mahito suddenly counters by activating his Domain Expansion: Self-Embodiment of Perfection.

Mahito believes he's won after activating the automatic hit of Domain and applying it to Idle Transfiguration. However, Kokichi survives and Mechamaru stabs into Mahito using another one of Kokichi's secret tubes. He reveals the tubes contain New Shadow Style Simple Domain, allowing Mechamaru to use the domain to neutralize Mahito's technique. The curse explodes and the domain disappears.

Kokichi believes victory is at hand and turns his attention to Geto, but Mahito suddenly breaks into Mechamaru's cockpit. He attempts to stab Mahito with another tube as the curse crawls into the area. Their hands pass by each other's but Kokichi's arent fast enough at close range.

In his last moments, Kokichi remembers Kasumi's promise to come to see him one day. Following his death, Mahito reveals to Geto that he allowed Kokichi to believe he'd one in order to sneak up and go for the kill. He's happy to have gotten to have fun and see good techniques like Simple Domain before Shibuya in ten days. Geto adds that their commissioned curtains are ready as well. Just over a week later October 31, 2018, arrives and the day in Shibuya has finally come.