Itadori Yuji looked shocked and confused, almost shouting his doubts aloud.
Sukuna seemed to be able to see his expression and spoke up to explain.
[The Curse that tried to kill Yoshino Nagi that night... was attracted by Ryomen Sukuna's fingers... right?]
[In other words, for Junpei... Ryomen Sukuna is one of the factors that almost killed his mother...]
[If you reveal right now that I am inside your body, what will Junpei think?]
Sukuna's voice sounded a little awkward.
He hadn't expected Junpei to actually come to the school; he thought they would never meet again.
Now, looking at the person who was almost killed by his own fingers, he wasn't sure how to face him.
Itadori Yuji instantly calmed down.
"But..."
[There are no 'buts'! In short, don't let him know I'm inside you!]
Sukuna quickly interrupted him, and after saying this, immediately submerged himself and stopped speaking.
Leaving Itadori Yuji there, clutching his head in anxious and helpless frustration.
Junpei looked at Itadori Yuji, his expression puzzled... Sukuna?
Had he heard that name somewhere before?
...Wasn't that the person Itadori Yuji cosplayed as?
—So that person actually existed? He thought Itadori Yuji had just made it up!
Fushiguro looked at Itadori Yuji, who was frantically clutching his head and failing to complete his sentences, feeling a bit confused... What was going on between him and Sukuna now?
"Itadori?" he asked aloud.
Itadori Yuji paused, then let out a heavy sigh.
Forget it, he'd let Sukuna have his way for now... This matter could wait.
He cheered up again, happily pulled Junpei over, and introduced him to Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki.
"This is Yoshino Junpei, whom I mentioned before! Junpei, these are Fushiguro Megumi and Nobara Kugisaki. From now on, we're all classmates!"
Junpei nervously placed his hands awkwardly in front of him and bowed slightly to Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki to greet them.
"Classmate Fushiguro, Classmate Kugisaki, nice to meet you. Please take care of me."
To him, they were seniors in the Jujutsu world, and he didn't want to conflict with Classmate Itadori's friends.
At his previous school, having constantly suffered from bullying, he was always accustomed to avoiding crowds, but that wouldn't work here. He needed to get along well with everyone—especially those close to Classmate Itadori.
His cautious demeanor gave Nobara Kugisaki immense satisfaction at being elevated to the status of a senior.
She happily stepped forward, adopting a big-sister boss attitude, and patted Junpei on the shoulder.
"Don't worry, we know all about your situation. If anything happens, just say the word. Your Big Sis has your back!~"
Fushiguro: "..."
Could you please stop making it sound like our school is some kind of gang territory?
He cleared his throat and nodded at Junpei in greeting.
"We're all classmates now. Welcome to Jujutsu High."
—After all, since he was someone Gojo Satoru brought back, Fushiguro felt obligated to look after him.
Junpei nodded, relieved.
Although Itadori Yuji's classmates looked a bit like... people who mixed with gangs, they seemed nice enough.
He glanced around the empty classroom and asked, slightly puzzled.
"Well, where are the other classmates?"
"...Cough."
Itadori Yuji cleared his throat and replied.
"This is everyone... there aren't many Jujutsu Sorcerers..."
Junpei: "...?"
That few?!
He was stunned but quickly accepted it... Good, this means he shouldn't have to worry about bullying anymore!
Seeing Junpei become a classmate, Itadori Yuji suddenly became talkative, firing off questions one after another.
"Junpei, where did you study before?"
Junpei: "Satozakura High School, over in Kanagawa."
Itadori Yuji: "High school? Are you also a first-year?"
...First-year?
Junpei was confused.
He hesitated for a moment and said, "Second-year..."
"...Huh? How old are you then, Junpei?"
"17 years old..."
"17?" Itadori Yuji was shocked. "Junpei, you're two years older than me!"
Junpei: "..."
...Two, two years older?!
Junpei's voice was slightly knotted.
"Classmate Itadori... you're only 15?"
He hadn't expected Itadori Yuji to be so young!
He subconsciously looked at Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki again, seeing the stiff and awkward expressions on their faces.
Fushiguro: "I'm 15."
Nobara Kugisaki: "16..."
Junpei: "..."
Alright, he was actually the oldest one here... But why didn't anyone tell him this was a first-year class?!
(Gojo: Is that my fault?)
Nobara Kugisaki coughed awkwardly, secretly hiding the hand she had just used to pat Junpei's shoulder behind her back.
She screamed internally—Why was a 17-year-old placed in the first year?!
—Her behavior just now was really embarrassing when directed at someone older than her!
It's not like they don't have second years! Send him to the second years!
Fushiguro sighed... Because Jujutsu Sorcerers don't really care about age; everyone starts as a first-year upon enrollment... he thought silently, glancing at Itadori Yuji again.
But the more likely reason was Itadori Yuji... From the sound of Gojo-sensei's words, he thought it would be more appropriate to keep Junpei close to him...?
The few of them exchanged glances, ending their first meeting in an awkward yet polite atmosphere... "Ahem, let's start class now."
Fushiguro lightly coughed, remembering his duty as a substitute teacher, and quickly interrupted the awkward mood.
The thought of having to reteach everything he had already covered gave him a headache.
Itadori Yuji also realized what was happening and quickly moved a new set of desk and chair from the back of the classroom next to his own table, meticulously and skillfully wiping it clean.
—Thanks to his germaphobe Sukuna, he now habitually carries a cloth or handkerchief, and his efficiency and results are top-notch.
Junpei looked at the desk and chair that had been prepared in less than ten seconds, gaining a new understanding of human manual dexterity. He stiffly withdrew the hand he had extended to clean it himself, thanked Itadori Yuji, and sat down.
—Then he watched Fushiguro walk onto the podium, confused.
When Fushiguro picked up the chalk and started teaching, Junpei's perception of the school was once again shattered—
Is there seriously nothing wrong with this school...? Why is a student teaching the class?
Where are the teachers...?
Did he come to some strange place by mistake?
...Fortunately, Fushiguro's teaching ability was actually quite good.
Junpei felt that he explained things even more clearly than the teachers at his previous school.
Since he used to skip school and rarely attended classes, he unconsciously entered a state of focused listening, occasionally raising one or two very pertinent questions.
This surprised Fushiguro; he hadn't expected the newcomer, Yoshino Junpei, to be quite intelligent, far better than those two eccentric types, Itadori Yuji and Nobara Kugisaki.
A promising student indeed... Fushiguro was relieved that someone had finally come to class with a brain, and his favorability towards Classmate Yoshino automatically increased by 50 points.
(Fushiguro: Relieved.JPG, my fellow kind has finally increased!)
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