...Itadori, who had been slapped awake by Sukuna, woke up groggily and then conducted a profound and lengthy self-critique regarding his actions—
After promising that he would absolutely never use his family's 'Nuo' as a body pillow again, he was mercilessly thrown out of the Inner World by Sukuna.
Of course, this didn't stop him from happily relaying the good news that Sukuna had woken up to everyone.
"It's good that he's back."
The second years and first years, already accustomed to the routine, also happily greeted Sukuna before heading to their respective classrooms... Upon arriving at the classroom, Itadori was unexpectedly greeted by a small surprise—
Teacher Gojo was sitting in his seat, raising a hand to greet them, and beside him was Yoshino Junpei, whom he hadn't seen since they parted two days ago.
When the young man saw him enter, a look of joy flashed in his beautiful olive-green eyes.
Itadori immediately rushed over, surprised and happy, looking at Junpei, then at Teacher Gojo, greeting them with delight.
"Hello, Teacher Gojo!"
"Junpei—"
He walked up to the black-haired boy, placed both hands on Junpei's shoulders, his light brown eyes filled with surprise.
"Junpei, why are you here?"
Itadori lowered his gaze and noticed the uniform Junpei was wearing—the black Tokyo Jujutsu High uniform, identical to his own.
The golden swirl buttons glistened under the lights.
He was both excited and disbelieving, a happy smile spreading across his face.
"You actually came to our school too!—"
Junpei looked at Itadori, whose attitude was exactly the same as before, and smiled shyly, nodding slightly.
"Mhm."
He hummed softly, and an almost imperceptible look of gratitude shone in his olive-green pupils as he looked at Itadori—
Gratitude toward Itadori for saving his mother from the Curse that night.
And also gratitude for having been saved himself.
Itadori was very excited and quickly pressed, "Why did you decide to come to Tokyo Jujutsu High? Where is Aunt Yoshino?"
Junpei had already anticipated Itadori's question.
His olive-green eyes flickered.
*Because... I want to be closer to you...* He masked the emotion in his eyes and answered with a smile.
"There are many reasons. In short, I wanted to come myself, and if I come to Tokyo Jujutsu High, they said they can protect my mother's safety."
Junpei lowered his eyes, a look of apology toward his mother surfacing within.
"After all, because of me, my family was targeted by a Special Grade Curse... I don't know if Mahito will come back to find us..."
"...At least by staying within Tokyo Jujutsu High's protection, I won't have to worry about my mother's safety."
Itadori's hands gripping his shoulders tightened for an instant, then quickly relaxed.
He looked Junpei in the eye and said solemnly.
"I will definitely exorcise Mahito! I promise you!"
Junpei looked at Itadori, his expression fluctuating.
From this person, he always received more than he expected—a feeling of being valued and cared for.
He once again showed a gentle, slight smile.
"Mhm!"
...Fushiguro and Nobara, who had walked over to Teacher Gojo, watched them as well.
Over the past two days, they had already heard Itadori talk about Yoshino Junpei.
Lamenting the other boy's circumstances, the two did not go forward to interrupt but watched quietly from the side.
Their first impression upon seeing the person was...—*This guy... he looks way too well-behaved!*
Next to the cheerful and sunny Itadori, he was further highlighted, resembling a docile kitten.
Can someone like this really be a Jujutsu Sorcerer?
Fushiguro looked at Gojo doubtfully and whispered.
"Why did you decide to bring Yoshino Junpei to the school? He was just a regular person before, right?"
Gojo looked at Junpei, who appeared even more obedient than usual while interacting with Itadori, and curved his lips into a smile.
"After all, it was his own wish, and surprisingly, he has quite a talent for being a Jujutsu Sorcerer—"
"Although his Cursed Energy isn't strong, and he might only reach Grade 2 or Semi-Grade 1 Sorcerer at best in the future, his combat awareness is quite good, and his Cursed Technique itself is very interesting."
"He passed Masamichi Yaga's test, so naturally, he was admitted."
...Moreover... this kid isn't as well-behaved as he makes himself out to be... He recalled the scene from yesterday when he took Junpei to see Masamichi Yaga—
Regarding Junpei's request to join Tokyo Jujutsu High, Masamichi Yaga was undoubtedly opposed.
"Why do you want to become a Jujutsu Sorcerer? The world of Jujutsu Sorcerers is no different from hell—"
Facing Principal Yaga's question, the normally gentle boy shed his outer facade, becoming cold and aggressive.
In his olive-green pupils, his gaze was dark and indifferent.
[For me, ordinary student life is hell itself...]
[If both are hell...]
A cold, dim light ignited in the black-haired boy's eyes—
Then, as if he recalled something, the cold aura slowly vanished.
Under his calm demeanor, a slight curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.
[...Of course, I must choose a hell that will accept me.]
The black-haired boy used his blue Jellyfish Shikigami to block the attack from Principal Yaga's cursed corpse doll.
The jellyfish's extended tentacles instantly wrapped around the cursed corpse doll's neck, strangling it and suspending it in mid-air, easily resolving the crisis.
He didn't even need to use the "Poison" characteristic of his Cursed Technique.
Gojo immediately decided right then and there that he absolutely had to get this guy into the school.
Just a week ago, he was an ordinary student who couldn't even fight, yet after awakening his Cursed Technique, he possessed keen combat awareness. That's quite impressive.
Furthermore, placing him next to Itadori would have a positive influence on him.
Gojo sighed again.
He truly was a good teacher who cared for his students~
...Seeing that Itadori and Junpei were mostly done catching up, Gojo bid everyone farewell.
"Alright then—Junpei is in your hands. He's a newcomer, so remember to teach him everything he needs to know~ I'm leaving now, bye-bye!"
Having said that, he walked out of the classroom.
Two seconds later, he suddenly poked his head back through the doorway.
"Oh, right, Sukuna is back too, right!~ Congratulations! I'll bring you some kikufuku later~"
Sukuna, who suddenly felt he was being addressed: [...]
[???]
What the hell is "Sukuna"???
Itadori was shocked: "How did Teacher Gojo know Sukuna woke up?"
Fushiguro & Nobara: "..."
—Of course, it's because of that smug, self-satisfied look on your face, which is completely different from how miserable you looked two days ago!
Itadori immediately lowered his head and happily said: "Suku—"
However, he had only said one syllable before Sukuna quickly interrupted him—
[Wait! Don't talk to me yet!]
Itadori froze, stunned... *No way, is he really that mad about me hugging him while sleeping last night?*
Then he heard Sukuna tell him:
[I don't want Junpei to know I'm inside your body.]
Itadori: "..."
...???
...He means this?
Huh? Wait, why not???!!!—
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