The Sorcerer Killer and the Tyrant Descend!

"Take this!"

Just then, Riko Amanai's shout cut through Suguru Geto's thoughts.

She suddenly leaped up and kicked at Gojo Satoru, only to be deflected by his Limitless technique and sent flying back.

Plop!

Riko Amanai plunged into the tide.

The salty, briny seawater flooded her nostrils, and the sensation of suffocation gripped her throat like a pair of massive hands.

Suddenly, a thought surged into Riko's mind.

"Just die like this... die at the happiest moment..."

Riko Amanai let all the strength drain from her body, allowing herself to sink into the sea.

The azure water mirrored the boundless sky, bubbles drifting upward like pearls.

A vividly colored fish swam past her eyes, sunlight glinting off its scales, reflecting a dazzling halo.

In that moment, Riko Amanai felt as if all the pressure in her heart had lifted, her entire being becoming utterly light and free.

Just before she closed her eyes, accompanied by the sound of someone diving in, Gojo Satoru's face came into view.

Those pure, flawless cyan-blue pupils shone as brilliantly as the radiant sky and sea.

Gojo Satoru scooped Riko Amanai up by the waist and swam toward the surface.

"Pfft... ahh~"

The two gasped for air above the water, Gojo Satoru's face dark with irritation. "Hey! Did your leg cramp up or something?!"

Riko Amanai fumed, "You're the bastard who sent me flying, aren't you?!"

"Huh? Do you have any idea I was trying to protect you?!"

"I almost drowned—some protection that was!"

"Damn brat, want me to shove your head back underwater?!"

"Who're you calling a brat! You're not that much older than me... glub glub glub..."

Misato Kuroi hurriedly shouted, "Please stop, Gojo Satoru-sama!"

Gojo Sawa watched Satoru and Riko bickering and spoke with interest, "Geto, don't you think they kind of suit each other?"

"Huh?"

Suguru Geto rolled his eyes. "I can tell Satoru enjoys being around Riko, but jumping to a romantic relationship is just weird."

Gojo Sawa spread his hands. "Can't help it—as an older brother, I have to think about my little brother's future!"

Suguru Geto was speechless. "That's way too soon, they're not even adults yet!"

Then Geto shot a sidelong glance. "Speaking of which, how are things going with you and Shoko?"

"Huh?"

Gojo Sawa stood up, utterly bewildered. "Hey hey hey! Geto! What nonsense are you spouting? No way! Absolutely not! That kind of thing is completely out of the question!"

Watching Gojo Sawa blow all his cooldowns on a single basic attack, Suguru Geto just smiled and said nothing.

"What the hell is that look for, you bastard?!"

Time passed amid the group's idle chatter and teasing.

But as the sun set and the night gradually darkened, the smile on Riko Amanai's lips slowly faded.

The night passed without a word.

The next day, the group received orders from the higher-ups and rushed to the airport.

Misato Kuroi tried to follow along, but Gojo Sawa suddenly pulled her aside to say something.

Gojo Satoru grinned like an auntie. "Whispering secrets behind our backs? Don't tell me..."

Suguru Geto, however, frowned, suddenly recalling the email Gojo Sawa had sent to Yaga-sensei the day before.

Soon, Misato Kuroi nodded solemnly, bowed deeply to Gojo Sawa, then glanced at Riko Amanai in the distance before leaving.

Gojo Sawa made no move to explain himself to the other three.

The group took a plane back to the outskirts of Jujutsu High.

Step by step up the stone stairs, each footfall weighed heavier on their hearts.

Riko Amanai's heart pounded with anxiety, but she still put on a carefree front.

She looked proudly at Gojo Satoru, pointed at herself, and declared loudly, "Hey! I'm about to merge with Tengen-sama soon, so after that, you'd better show me some respect, got it?!"

Gojo Satoru rolled his eyes and turned his face away.

"Don't get too cocky. 'See Tengen'—once I drop you off at Jujutsu High, I'm out of here!"

Soon, they arrived at the barrier of Jujutsu High.

Gojo Satoru remarked, "Finally made it!"

Suguru Geto nodded with a smile. "You and Sawa have been maintaining the Limitless for so long. You can finally rest now."

The barrier at Jujutsu High was personally arranged by Tengen, equipped with alert capabilities. Any unregistered sorcerer who stepped inside would trigger an immediate reaction.

It was, one could say, quite reliable!

But Gojo Sawa didn't think so.

He knew exactly what kind of person that old hag Tengen was.

Also alive for a thousand years, Kenjaku had both strength and ability to show for it.

As for Tengen... let's not even talk about it!

The next moment, the group stepped into the barrier.

Gojo Satoru stretched lazily, casually deactivating the Limitless with a relaxed expression.

Suguru Geto and Riko Amanai also let their guard down.

Now that they were inside Jujutsu High, there shouldn't be any danger, right?

Only Gojo Sawa didn't share that thought. Instead, he kept his full attention fixed on Gojo Satoru's back.

Soon, the Sorcerer Killer, who bypassed barriers by virtue of his constitution, would appear behind him and stab him out of nowhere.

Still grinning like an idiot at a time like this... my foolish little brother...

Shink! Shink!

His train of thought was cut short by a sharp, searing pain.

Gojo Sawa looked down. A bloodstained blade was protruding from his own waist.

And at the same time, Gojo Satoru's pupils contracted sharply as he was viciously stabbed from behind.

Toji Fushiguro held a short blade in each hand, his ambush successful, a cold, confident smile on his face.

Just like the original timeline, at this very moment, when everyone was at their most relaxed—

The Sorcerer Killer had arrived!

Gojo Sawa hadn't expected to be ambushed himself, but when he saw where the two of them had been stabbed, he instantly lost his mind.

What the hell?

Gojo Satoru gets stabbed in the chest, and I get stabbed in the kidney?

"Sawa! Satoru!"

Suguru Geto was stunned. He struck at Toji Fushiguro instantly, swinging Playful Cloud so fast it broke the sound barrier.

But Toji Fushiguro's reaction was far too quick. The moment Geto attacked, he had already created distance, hopping back and forth across the "quite reliable" barrier personally arranged by Lord Tengen.

"What's going on? The barrier didn't react?"

Suguru Geto broke out in a cold sweat. He couldn't sense a trace of cursed energy from this man.

But the intense sense of danger he felt was unlike anything before!

Dangerous! Extremely dangerous!

"Geto!"

Gojo Sawa suddenly roared. "Don't forget what I told you. Go, now!"

Suguru Geto hesitated for a moment, then immediately grabbed Riko Amanai and ran into Jujutsu High.

Gojo Satoru didn't know what his older brother had said to Suguru Geto, but he understood that letting him take Riko Amanai away was the best move right now.

What came next was the Six Eyes Twins versus the Sorcerer Killer!

"Bro, are you okay?"

"I won't die!"

Gojo Sawa stared at Toji Fushiguro, a faint smirk tugging at his lips. "Zenin... no, Toji Fushiguro. Long time no see!"

Toji Fushiguro raised an eyebrow. "Didn't expect the eldest son of the Gojo Clan to still remember a wild monkey like me. What an honor!"

"Come to think of it, how long has it been?"

"Eight years."

"Right, eight years since we last met!"

Toji Fushiguro twirled the Soul Liberation Blade in his hand with interest. "Since we're old acquaintances, how about you step aside and let me take the girl?"

An enraged Gojo Satoru was about to speak, but Gojo Sawa cut in first. "Not a chance!"

He then squared up. "From the moment I first laid eyes on you, I knew we'd have to fight one day. If you want to get past us, kill me!"

"And me!"

Gojo Satoru stepped forward, standing shoulder to shoulder with Gojo Sawa, staring down Toji Fushiguro.

Toji scratched his head helplessly. "Ehh~ Then..."

"Please go die!"