Bad News! Jietan is in Love!

"What?!"

Just as Gojo Sawa and Gojo Satoru returned to Jujutsu High, Shoko sent them a photo.

In the photo, Suguru Geto was holding two little girls by the hand, with a refined young woman beside him. She seemed to be chatting with Geto, both of them beaming with smiles.

The whole scene looked like a family outing—parents taking their kids shopping, the happiness so thick it could be topped with pink bubble effects!

Ieiri Shoko sent a message:

"I ran into them by chance on Ginza's main street. I wasn't sure it was Geto, so I didn't dare say hi! (ノ°ο°)ノ"

"By the way, that girl and Geto really look like a married couple! Don't you think? (ง ˙o˙)ว"

Staring at the picture and messages Shoko sent, Gojo Sawa and Gojo Satoru's faces had already twisted into grotesque grimaces.

"He's dating, right? Definitely, right?"

"Damn you, Suguru Geto! Abandoning our revolutionary friendship!"

"A bastard like that deserves execution! Execution!!!"

Disfigured by jealousy, the two of them, after getting the location from Shoko, began frantically teleporting.

Ten minutes later.

"Sunshine Cafe?"

The two Gojo brothers stood in front of the cafe, staring at the sign in prolonged silence.

"That gloomy bastard Geto—how does he have anything to do with the word 'sunshine'?"

They pushed open the door, and a waitress in uniform, Manami Suda, stepped forward. "Welcome! Please, come in!"

"Thanks..."

Gojo Sawa and Gojo Satoru were about to thank her when they looked up and saw, not far away, Suguru Geto chatting with a refined young girl.

That girl was exactly the one from the photo Shoko had sent.

Instantly, Gojo Sawa and Gojo Satoru began crawling in contorted, twisted movements.

Like bizarre creatures, they rushed up to Suguru Geto, and before he could react, they threw themselves into his arms, sobbing.

"My little Suguru sweetie, have you forgotten that night we spent together?"

"Let go of me, Satoru, you fox spirit! Little Geto is coming with me to practice the vi-o-lin! Come on, Geto-chan!"

Suguru Geto's face was covered in black lines. "This is so embarrassing. Can you stop?"

"Geto-chan doesn't love me anymore!"

"Shut up! Geto-chan's love belongs to me alone!"

"Go die, both of you bastards!"

"Yaa~ Geto-senpai, don't~"

Haruko Shinohara watched the three of them messing around and couldn't help covering her mouth to stifle a laugh. "You two must be Geto's good friends!"

Suguru Geto wore an expression of extreme disgust. "Making friends with them was the worst decision I've ever made in my life!"

"Yaa~ Geto-chan, your heart is so cold~"

"Act normal, you bastards!!!"

Gojo Sawa smirked, pulling out a magenta camera and holding it out to Haruko Shinohara.

"Miss, you know, our little Geto here is a total trap!"

Suguru Geto panicked instantly. "Taku, you bastard! Stop right there!"

But with the two of them restraining him, he could only watch, pale-faced, as Haruko Shinohara took the camera and flipped through his embarrassing history.

"Oh, this..."

Haruko Shinohara froze at the first photo.

Then, as if she'd discovered a treasure, her eyes lit up as she admired one after another.

"Mr. Suguru in a cat-eared maid outfit... so cute!"

"Huh???"

"So you cleaned out the Star Religious Group's funds and bought this cafe?"

Gojo Sawa took a sip of coffee. "Sunshine Cafe—such a childish name. Totally not your style!"

Haruko Shinohara timidly raised her hand. "Um... I named it. I hope customers who drink our coffee can have smiles as bright as sunshine."

"But then again, the name might be a bit childish, but it carries a wish for the customers' happiness. The more you hear it, the more fitting it feels!"

"..."

Gojo Satoru glanced at Mimiko, Nanako, and Rikuhisa Negi, who were helping out.

"All kids with cursed energy talent... Hey, Geto, isn't this illegal child labor?"

Geto Suguru shrugged, "I don't pay wages, so it's not illegal child labor!"

"Hiss~ That reasoning sounds familiar somehow..."

Gojo Sawa on the side quickly shrank into a corner, lowering his presence.

"I'm so jealous of you—running a cozy coffee shop, dating a pretty girlfriend, hiding out here enjoying the good life!"

At that, Shinohara Haruko's pretty face flushed, "Um... Mr. Geto and I aren't..."

Geto Suguru also looked a bit embarrassed, "Haruko's just working at the shop for summer break."

"Tch~"

Evening.

The coffee shop closed for the day. Shinohara Haruko waved goodbye to everyone and got on the bus.

At the store entrance, Gojo Satoru had mixed in with the three kids—Nanako, Mimiko, and Nitta Riku—exuding a real ringleader vibe.

Sugada Manami looked a bit helpless, "Gojo Satoru-san, don't give the kids too many sweets!"

Gojo Sawa and Geto Suguru leaned against the wall side by side.

"You look a lot better."

"Yeah."

Geto Suguru scratched the back of his head with a faint smile, "Probably because... I found my own answer."

"Oh? Let's hear it?"

"You were right. I shouldn't have shackled myself with that 'protect the weak' label—that's not what I was after."

"Now I have family."

Geto Suguru looked at Manami, Nanako, and the others, a gentle smile spreading across his face.

"Protecting my family—that's what I truly want to do now."

Gojo Sawa smiled, "Sounds pretty cheesy, but not bad."

"..."

Geto Suguru rolled his eyes, "Oh, right. They all have decent cursed techniques. Maybe they could enter the technical school for advanced study."

"Nanako and the other two are still young and need to go to school. For now, they can follow me, and I'll teach them their techniques."

"Manami's technique is similar to reversed cursed technique. It'd be perfect for her to study under Ieiri Shoko. Could you talk to Shoko about it?"

Gojo Sawa's head ached a little, "That Shoko hates trouble. No idea if she'll agree. I'll ask."

Then he pinched his chin and said, "So you've got three disciples now. That Satoru guy also took in Toji's son, Fushiguro Megumi."

"What do you think—should I take on a disciple too?"

At that thought, Gojo Sawa suddenly stopped in his tracks, "Oh yeah! That guy—I almost forgot!"