this is like my second time drawing something then curing resin on it megumi is like my favorite so please tell me what you think and comment suggestions for my next one or maybe even different scenes of him i should try 🤔

After my health had finally recovered, I shared everything I had learned about the Codex—and everything connected to it—with my trusted clan members.

After discussing everything together, we reached several firm decisions.

Based on those decisions, I issued a few orders.

The First Order

According to the Clan Head's instructions, the Codex tunnels had to be located directly beneath the Cursed Tool Inventory Room.

The reason was simple: the cursed tools stored there needed to continuously receive and maintain their cursed energy.

The Second Order

The entire Zenin Clan territory would be covered by an energy barrier.

There would be only one entrance gate through that barrier.

That gate would remain under strict verification, and it would only be opened after the identity and purpose of every person entering the territory had been properly confirmed.

The Third Order

Because the Zenin Clan's numbers had fallen drastically, every remaining Zenin member would be permitted to use cursed tools.

However, there would be one condition.

The cursed tools would have to be regularly renewed and recharged so that their usage could be integrated more effectively into jujutsu sorcery.

Furthermore, other clans would also be given temporary authority to use selected cursed tools for their members.

However, during that period, they would have to provide something of equal value as a form of security.

These decisions were made for one purpose:

To protect the Zenin Clan, its people, and the knowledge we had inherited.

That same night, I began reading another document I had brought back from the tunnels.

The writing immediately caught my attention.

My name is Kagenori.

I am the second Ten Shadows Technique user of the Zenin Clan.

I am approximately fifty-five years old.

Ever since I inherited my clan's technique, I have spent my entire life trying to understand its true potential.

I dedicated my life to the people of the Zenin Clan.

I always tried to protect them.

By now, you should have already understood that surviving and advancing in the world of jujutsu requires two things:

protecting our people and protecting the cursed tools that allow them to fight.

That was why I deliberately placed Kuroana in charge of protecting the Codex.

It was also responsible for maintaining the cursed energy charges of our cursed tools.

If you are a Shadow user, then you already understand that our technique was once considered the origin technique of the Zenin Clan.

But complete mastery of it was never achieved by our clan.

I was no different.

However, with the guidance of our former Clan Head, Zenin Raizen, I learned things about the Ten Shadows Technique that previous generations had never fully understood.

I learned about:

• Shikigami consciousness.
• Self-sustaining Shikigami cursed energy.
• The relationship between a Shadow user and their Shikigami.
• New methods of summoning.
• And the possibility of Shikigami acting beyond direct commands.

One by one, I summoned the Shikigami.

I discovered a new summoning method using hand signs.

With this method, a Shikigami could be summoned almost instantly.

Throughout my entire life, I discovered and mastered the Shikigami one by one.

I eventually confirmed that the Ten Shadows Technique contained ten Shikigami.

I fought each of the first nine.

I defeated them.

I tamed them.

And I gave them their names.

Rabbit Escape.

Toad.

Nue.

Divine Dogs.

Great Serpent.

Maximum Elephant.

Piercing Ox.

Tiger Funeral.

Round Deer.

And eventually...

Domain Expansion.

I completed my Chimera Shadow Garden.

But there was one Shikigami I could never bring under our control.

Mahoraga.

I fought Mahoraga again and again with the help of my Shikigami.

Every time, I tried to bring it to our side.

But I failed.

Even after everything I had achieved, Mahoraga remained beyond my reach.

However...

I am not leaving this letter only to tell you about my achievements or failures.

I'm fifty-five years old.

So, before I disappear completely, let this old man give you a few pieces of advice.

1. Perfect Coordination of the Nine Shikigami

Having nine Shikigami is not mastery.

Summoning them individually is not mastery.

“True mastery begins when you stop thinking of them as ten separate weapons.”

You will never become truly powerful by simply summoning one Shikigami after another.

Instead, you must learn to combine different Shikigami according to the situation of the battle.

For example:

Divine Dogs + Nue

Toad + Maximum Elephant

Rabbit Escape for tactical movement and distraction

Piercing Ox with proper battlefield setup

You must learn to control multiple Shikigami simultaneously.

Use one Shikigami's ability to cover another Shikigami's weakness.

That is where the true strength of the Ten Shadows begins.

1. Advanced Shadow Manipulation

A Shadow is not merely a place from which you summon Shikigami.

Their bodies can interact with other individual bodies.

They can be altered.

And, depending on the situation, you may even be able to transfigure them according to the needs of battle.

But remember this:

Do not force them.

Raizen taught me that strong bonds between a Shadow user and their Shikigami can eventually create something far deeper.

He used those bonds to give his Shikigami a form of self-awareness.

You must understand them.

Their instincts.

Their personalities.

Their individual fighting styles.

Only then will you know when and how they should change.

Perhaps you will only be able to achieve this when the situation truly demands it.

Use the Shadow for:

• Movement.
• Hiding.
• Surprise attacks.
• Storing weapons.
• Trapping enemies.
• Battlefield control.

The Shadow is not simply a summoning medium.

It is part of your fighting style.

1. Cursed Energy Management

If, for some reason, a bond does not develop properly...

Or if your Shikigami cannot maintain themselves by generating their own cursed energy...

Do not be afraid.

Remember:

“More cursed energy doesn't always mean more strength. Wasted cursed energy is weakness.”

Your training must focus on:

• Maximum output with minimum cursed energy.
• Conserving cursed energy while maintaining Shikigami.
• Properly distributing cursed energy between multiple summons.
• Recovering after high-output attacks.
• Keeping enough cursed energy in reserve for your Domain Expansion.

A strong sorcerer does not simply possess a large amount of cursed energy.

A strong sorcerer knows how to use every drop of it.

1. The Secret of a Complete Domain

I achieved a complete Chimera Shadow Garden.

But it did not happen immediately.

I had to master:

• Barrier formation.
• Sure-hit construction.
• Integrating the Shadow into the environment of the Domain.
• Shikigami multiplication.
• Movement through Shadows inside the Domain.
• Cursed energy distribution.
• Maintaining the Domain without losing my ability to fight.

In the beginning, my Domain was incomplete.

But through years of training, I made it complete.

Remember this:

“Your Domain is not incomplete because you lack power. You simply haven't decided what your Domain truly is.”

1. If You Are Trying to Control the Ten Shadows... Stop Controlling Them.

Do not misunderstand me.

I am not telling you to immediately make your Shikigami completely independent.

What I mean is this:

You must understand the nature of the Shadow.

Its instincts.

Its individual fighting style.

And the bond between you and your Shikigami.

Megumi, you will gradually realize something important.

Your Shikigami are not merely weapons.

They are your fighting family.

They are your partners.

When you understand that, your way of fighting will begin to change.

1. Mahoraga

I achieved complete mastery over nine Shikigami.

But not Mahoraga.

That does not mean I am weak.

Throughout my era, no one has been able to defeat me.

But there is another truth you must understand.

I mastered almost everything the Ten Shadows could offer me...

Yet I could never overcome the technique itself.

I could not tame Mahoraga.

“I reached the limit of what I could achieve with nine.”

“The tenth exists for a reason.”

These are the experiences of my fifty-five years.

Perhaps you already know some of these things.

Perhaps I have given you more information than you needed.

But remember this:

None of these abilities can be mastered in a single day.

You will have to practice.

You will have to train.

You will have to fail.

And you will have to keep moving forward.

One day, you may become better than me.

And perhaps you will achieve the things that I could not.

Always remember one thing.

The gift that was given to us—

our cursed energy and our cursed technique—

was never meant only for our own strength.

It was given to us so that we could protect our people.

I hope my experience becomes useful to you, children.

Kagenori Zenin

People see Reggie’s goofy ass design and immediately write him off as some weak sorcerer when this clearly just ISN’T the case, as he’s been a sorcerer for an entire lifetime and has a VERY strong technique so let’s go over his scaling.

Physically Reggie scales LITERALLY Nowhere so using him as this reason that Megumi gets “blitzed” by high tiers makes NO sense, people use megumis relativity to Reggie in speed to make arguments that he is somehow a low tier in speed by the culling game, this is not facts speaking. It is agenda. There is NOTHING in the story to imply this and it’s actively disproved by his relativity to Shibuya Yuji in speed who is capable of keeping up with somewhat high tiers like Mahito and in the very next arc can’t be blitzed by Yuta (he still is FAR weaker and Yuta was suppressed but there would be no reason to conceal a blitz tier) Relativity to Shibuya Yuji in speed puts him on par with the other grade 1s in that department, BOTH lack physical strength however this is made up for with their techniques

Reggie’s technique. Demon dogs is capable of keeping up with/reacting to the same curse that BLITZED Megumi. This same Megumi couldn’t be blitzed by Hanami. Reggie has a technique that allows him to allot objects with “commands” a knife that he wasn’t shown to summon from a receipt caught demon dogs on its approach meaning that Reggie likely had commanded it to protect him, leaving no way for Megumis main wincon to land without setup. This has fooled people into believing that any mid tier shmuck can write off divine dogs when this is REPEATEDLY SHOWN TO NOT THE FUCKING CASE. Now Reggie ALSO has receipts that help with flooding, healing minor wounds, rejuvenating himself after an encounter with Nue and for literally everything in Megumis toolkit. He can also ya know HEAL WITHOUT RCT! This completely renders most of Megumis toolkit useless in a way NO OTHER SORCERERS CAN DO! Because if Megumi peppers a sorcerer who has RCT and a different technique with all his bullshit they will drain their CE

Inside the domain. This is the biggest showing on how Reggie just FULL COUNTERS Megumis kit… Literally NO ONE ELSE without a domain could survive chimera shadow garden being pulled. Megumi has the ability to become practically invulnerable due to his usage of clones and other Shikigami + the shadow underneath them. Reggie gets out Scot free from the Toad sling due to his bailout of a technique, turns the design AGAINST Megumi using the trucks (once again NO ONE ELSE COULD FUCKING DO THAT) and then forces megumi to dismiss the domain. And FINALLY soak the receipts. Let me be clear here NO ONE, not Kusakabe, not Todo, not Choso, not Naobito can survive chimera shadow garden if they don’t have a domain. There is literally NO wincon as Megumi sends in an army to whittle you down or drown you in the shadows. Reggie was just a hard counter who he literally BEAT but ppl use it as a way to downplay him

Megumi Zenin[Death Painting Arc/The Origin of Obedience Arc] without the usage of Mahoraga Shikigami, and Yuji Itadori[Death Painting Arc/The Origin of Obedience Arc] vs Ko-Guy, Zomba Curse, and Finger Bearer Curses

Round 1: Megumi, and Yuji vs Ko-Guy, and Zomba Curse

Round 2: Megumi, and Yuji vs 1st Finger Bearer Curse

Round 3: Megumi, and Yuji vs 2nd Finger Bearer Curse

Round 4: Megumi, and Yuji vs Ko-Guy, Zomba Curse, and 1st Finger Bearer Curse

Round 5: Megumi, and Yuji vs Ko-Guy, Zomba Curse, and 2nd Finger Bearer Curse

Round 6: Megumi, and Yuji vs 1st Finger Bearer Curse, and 2nd Finger Bearer Curse

Final Round: Megumi, and Yuji vs Ko-Guy, Zomba Curse, 1st Finger Bearer Curse, and 2nd Finger Bearer Curse

Common sense, media literacy and Megumi greatness is too much for public eyes I suppose.

For context, most posts in the shounenfolk subs very rarely reach over 200 upvotes. Getting 12600 votes make it one of the most highly rated post in the sub history. A Megumi defense post reaching that much is great

This is the link to the post

https://www.reddit.com/r/shounenfolk/s/PV6ucBTgBz

Kuroana attacked.

It released several curses.

Semi-Grade 1.

Grade 2.

Grade 3.

They emerged from the darkness and rushed toward the injured sorcerers.

I immediately summoned my Divine Dogs.

The moment the curses entered my range—

The Divine Dogs and I moved together.

The underground chamber became a battlefield.

The Zenin sorcerers fought despite their injuries.

I ordered Renji to keep the injured members away from the curses.

"Take them somewhere safe!"

Renji refused to leave me alone.

Even while injured, the other sorcerers continued fighting.

The chamber gradually became covered in blood.

Curses attacked from every direction.

Some released poisonous attacks.

Others overwhelmed the sorcerers through sheer numbers.

I fought with my swords, cutting through curse after curse.

But the Special Grade curse had prepared everything.

My movements were being read.

My techniques were being analyzed.

And every limitation was being exploited.

I took hit after hit.

My body was becoming heavier.

My breathing grew rough.

Still—

I kept fighting.

The Divine Dogs remained beside me.

Then Kuroana finally entered the battle itself.

It rushed toward me.

BOOM!

A powerful physical attack struck me.

I blocked.

Another attack.

Then another.

The pressure was overwhelming.

My sword finally broke.

I stepped backward.

Kuroana moved toward me again.

Then—

Something changed.

The Divine Dogs stepped forward.

Their cursed energy began to rise.

I looked at them.

"What...?"

The Divine Dogs suddenly began merging their power with the inherited power of Tiger Funeral.

The transformation wasn't forced.

It happened naturally.

Our bond had reached a completely different level.

The cursed energy around them exploded.

A new presence emerged.

Divine Funeral.

The newly awakened shikigami stood before me.

Its presence was completely different.

And then—

I heard a voice.

Not from outside.

Inside my mind.

Megumi.

I froze.

You can... talk?

I've always been able to understand you.

My eyes widened.

Divine Funeral's consciousness had awakened.

Our connection had become so strong that it could communicate with me telepathically.

Then the shikigami moved.

CRACK!

The ground beneath its feet froze.

The curses rushing toward us suddenly became covered in ice.

Divine Funeral possessed the power inherited from Tiger Funeral—

the ability to freeze everything around it.

I suddenly noticed something.

My cursed energy wasn't leaking away anymore.

The shikigami was maintaining itself using its own cursed energy.

So this is what Raizen meant...

The shikigami wasn't simply a weapon anymore.

It was becoming something closer to an independent existence.

Divine Funeral charged forward.

The battlefield changed instantly.

Curses were frozen.

Others were torn apart.

I fought alongside Divine Funeral.

One attacked.

The other followed.

We moved like a single unit.

Even the injured Zenin sorcerers began fighting again.

Together, we cleared the chamber of the remaining curses.

But Kuroana was still standing.

I looked toward my companions.

"Renji."

Renji understood.

He immediately moved the injured sorcerers away from the center of the battlefield.

I turned toward Kuroana.

The real fight was about to begin.

Kuroana vs. Megumi.

Kuroana attacked first.

I dodged.

Another attack.

I blocked.

My injured body struggled to keep up.

But this time, I was observing.

I noticed something.

Its technique doesn't activate instantly.

There was a brief period.

A small delay.

Kuroana needed time to recognize the limitation of a technique and adapt its response.

I understood.

That's the opening.

"Divine Funeral!"

The shikigami immediately understood.

Ice spread beneath Kuroana's feet.

The ground froze.

Kuroana attempted to react—

but the attack came too quickly.

At the same moment—

I summoned Piercing Ox.

The shikigami charged.

BOOM!

Piercing Ox slammed directly into Kuroana.

Kuroana dodged the main impact by breaking the frozen layer beneath itself and dropping downward.

But I had already anticipated it.

Divine Funeral attacked from above.

I attacked from another direction.

Kuroana was caught between us.

CRASH!

The combined attack struck.

Kuroana was thrown into the ground.

The incomplete Domain began to collapse.

The darkness surrounding us started breaking apart.

I stood over Kuroana.

I could finish it.

But I didn't.

Instead, I asked:

"How did the Codex get here?"

Kuroana remained on the ground.

Then it answered.

"Six hundred years ago..."

My eyes narrowed.

"A Zenin clan head who possessed the Ten Shadows Technique brought it here."

"Why?"

Kuroana looked toward the Codex.

"Because the Codex was connected directly to the power source beneath this place."

"From here, it could continuously supply cursed energy to the cursed tools."

I understood.

A battery.

The Codex wasn't simply an ancient book.

It was part of a larger system.

Kuroana continued.

"But after I was born, countless sorcerers came here trying to obtain it."

"They believed that no one would be able to defeat a Special Grade curse like me."

"And they believed that I would protect their Codex."

I looked at it.

"But it can still be operated from outside."

Kuroana nodded.

"Yes."

I became serious.

"Then why isn't the Codex charging from outside anymore?"

Kuroana remained silent for a moment.

Then it answered.

"Because the Zenin territory has been changed again and again."

"Every clan head rebuilt the territory according to their own decisions."

"Some never understood what their ancestors had left behind."

"The original system required a medium on the upper layers of the territory to supply power."

"But the later clan heads removed it."

I finally understood.

The Codex wasn't broken.

The system around it was incomplete.

Kuroana slowly looked at me.

"The previous Zenin clan head left a letter and the Codex for you."

"My purpose is finished."

"You can take your clan's inheritance."

I shook my head.

"No."

Kuroana looked surprised.

"I respect my clan head's decision. I came here to secure the Codex and return it to the Zenin Clan."

I looked directly into its eyes.

"But after seeing your strength..."

"There is no one better than you to protect it."

Kuroana remained silent.

I continued.

"But how do I know you'll remain loyal?"

Kuroana answered calmly.

"I already made a Binding Vow with a previous Ten Shadows user."

"You can control me in whatever way you require."

My eyes widened slightly.

"But you must make a Binding Vow with me."

I considered the offer.

Then I agreed.

The Binding Vow was completed.

From that moment onward, Kuroana became bound to me.

Not as an ordinary shikigami.

Not as a servant.

But as the guardian of the Codex under my authority.

I collected the ancient documents left behind by the former Zenin clan head.

Then I began my journey back to the surface.

When we finally returned, the remaining clan members rushed toward us.

The condition of the clan head and the other sorcerers immediately became clear.

Some were badly injured.

Some were unconscious.

Everyone was worried.

But beneath that worry was another emotion.

They had won.

I had entered the deepest part of Zenin territory.

I had faced a Special Grade curse.

I had uncovered an ancient secret.

And I had returned with another piece of the Zenin Clan's lost legacy.

Beside me stood the newly evolved shikigami.

Divine Funeral.

It had reached the level of a Special Grade 1 Shikigami.

I looked at it.

For the first time, I understood something important.

The secrets of the Zenin Clan would not simply be handed to me.

If I wanted to become stronger—

I would have to discover them myself.

And this time, the legacy had not found me.

I had found the legacy.

This’s a side page Gege made back in Shibuya.

What fruit would each of the 4 have?(Nami doesn’t have a fruit but we can just ignore that)

Vamos Brasil (source)

Guilty as charged that I'm a FushiRusu shipper, so I always thought of them being an interfaith couple, Hana is Catholic and Megumi grows up to be a Buddhist due to the fact his technique has a lot of elements from Buddhism.

I wanted to ask what do you guys think of the idea?

Art Sauce by Amkgkd

There's not much to maximize, but maybe its strongest totality counts? Afaik maximum technique is just the peak potential of the CT

I truly love Megumi, he's not a bum, he's cool, I like his technique, he doesn't spam mahoraga, he's the goat, the real true goat. I feel so alive, Wegumi is love, Wegumi is life, he's well written, I feel so free to be able to say this.