Megumi

A mission in an abandoned shopping mall, a curse of illusions.

Itadori and Megumi entered separately—and fell straight into a trap. The curse doesn't attack; instead, it forces the victim to see the deepest thing they are ashamed of.

Yuji sees himself… giving Megumi compliments. Hugging him. Confessing. He turns red as a tomato, trying to destroy the illusion with his fist, but it's as if it's alive. And then, from the darkness, the real Fushiguro emerges with an equally flaming face.

It turns out the curse forces them to exchange visions. Megumi saw through Yuji's eyes—and now he knows everything: how Itadori bashfully repeats "Fushiguro-kun," how he secretly draws them together in a notebook. And in return, Yuji saw how Megumi mentally plays out scenarios where they drink tea, sit on the school roof, and hold hands.

They both freeze. Between them is a shared fear that the other will turn away now.

"Did you... see that?" Yuji asks hoarsely.
"Yes," Megumi averts his gaze. "And there's no taking it back."

The curse dissolves, but a silence hangs between them—thick and sticky, like caramel. They can't look at each other, yet they are unable to walk away. It's too late to pretend.