"Fine, you win this time. But this is the first time you've beaten me, and it'll be the last." Satoru Gojo accepted his defeat. He believed he had only lost because he hadn't taken things seriously. It was entirely his own fault.
"Well, your punishment for losing is to wear a maid outfit and go shopping with Geto." Sakurada Niji had thought of the perfect way to torment them both.
"Pfft-" Suguru Geto sprayed a mouthful of tea onto Satoru Gojo's 250,000-yen shirt.
"Hey, hey, hey! That won't do, buddy. Pay me back for my 2.5-million-yen shirt... and dress up as a girl with me, or I'm never letting you off! You bastard!" Satoru Gojo grabbed the front of Suguru Geto's shirt and played the delinquent, launching into threats-or rather, extortion.
Satoru Gojo was trying to drag Suguru Geto down with him. If that failed, he could use it as an excuse to fight him.
"...You want money?! Then we're dying together!" Suguru Geto grabbed the front of Satoru Gojo's shirt too. Their foreheads pressed together as they locked eyes, both looking ready to devour the other.
It wasn't that Suguru Geto couldn't afford it. He had recently bought the Special Grade Cursed Tool, Playful Cloud, from Toji Fushiguro, leaving his finances tight. He needed money right now. Asking him to pay was practically asking for his life.
"Well, I'll cover the money and the outfits. You two can do it together." Shoko, the wealthy photo fanatic lurking in the shadows, suddenly appeared. She pulled two women's outfits and a long white wig from behind her back, successfully settling the dispute. At that moment, she became the center of the storm.
"Where did you get clothes and a wig that fit them so perfectly...?" Looking at the smiling Shoko, Sakurada Niji suddenly asked a question whose implications grew more terrifying the longer he considered them.
After handing Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto their respective outfits, Shoko stared intently at Sakurada Niji in his sailor uniform.
"Do you really want to know...?" Shoko asked Sakurada Niji, her eyes vacant and a smile on her lips.
Know when to take a warning... The words suddenly appeared in Sakurada Niji's mind.
"I suddenly don't want to know anymore..." Sakurada Niji shook his head furiously at Shoko, decisively trusting his instincts.
Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto exchanged glances, each giving the other a provocative look. They seemed determined to beat each other in some bizarre new arena.
...The Jujutsu High boys were changing.
A white-haired woman emerged from Satoru Gojo's room.
This woman had long, silvery-white hair as radiant as moonlight, features as delicate as a porcelain doll's, and skin as fair as jade, with a faint translucence.
His azure eyes seemed to hold the entire sky. As he blinked lightly, a luminous gaze seemed to shine from within, leaving onlookers dazed.
All that beauty made people overlook his height of nearly 195 centimeters.
Shoko silently raised her camera and began snapping pictures. Satoru Gojo followed her instructions, striking a series of flashy poses that made Sakurada Niji cover his face.
It was a heavenly restriction! Satoru Gojo had traded his sense of shame for the Six Eyes!
Just then!
Suguru Geto's door swung outward, and a woman with long black hair appeared!
This woman had a perfect oval face, and his slightly narrowed eyes seemed to radiate boundless wisdom.
His long black hair fell loosely down his back, giving him an effortless air, while his whole presence exuded a mysterious intellect. His perfect proportions made his height of 185 centimeters seem perfectly natural, and his monk's robes gave him a forbidden, alluring charm.
Shoko stopped directing Satoru Gojo and appraised Suguru Geto.
Suguru Geto spoke to Shoko first. "What score would you give me? ❥(^_-)"
Suddenly, Shoko covered her face, clutched her head, and burst into tears.
"Why?! I can accept Niji being that cute! But why are these two scumbags so talented too...?"
Sakurada Niji went over and crouched beside Shoko, intending to comfort her, only to hear her muttering to herself.
"There's no chance with Gojo, but Geto hasn't learned Reverse Cursed Technique yet. Next time he gets hurt, I'll help him cut off the unnecessary parts..."
Sakurada Niji's hand froze in midair. He slowly turned and tiptoed away from Shoko.
Just then, two people seemed to appear a short distance from the dormitory. One looked eager to run over, but the other held him firmly back, trying to escape.
Suddenly, the one being held back shouted, "Good afternoon, upperclassmen!" Everyone was drawn by the exuberant voice and turned to look at them.
The one who had wanted to escape seemed to realize he could no longer leave. He could only steel himself and walk over with his companion.
The newcomers were this year's first-year students, Yu Haibara and Kento Nanami.
Yu Haibara greeted them cheerfully. "Gojo! Geto! Shoko! Sakurada! Good afternoon to all of you!"
Kento Nanami, beside him, was clearly not quite so "socially anxious." Seeing the male upperclassmen's strange outfits, he closed his eyes, as though the sight was too much to bear.
"Good afternoon." Kento Nanami bowed with his eyes closed. Anyone who didn't know better might have thought he was attending a funeral.
"You're just in time! Nanami! Haibara! Come rate the three of us!" Satoru Gojo hollered, apparently not finding his outfit embarrassing in the slightest.
Suguru Geto smiled. "Who looks better, me or Gojo?"
Sakurada Niji covered his face and hid behind Shoko. He considered himself a normal human being who valued his dignity and possessed a sense of shame.
"I think you all look beautiful! You're all incredibly outstanding people! Not only are you strong, you excel in every other way too! You're the examples I should learn from!" Yu Haibara earnestly voiced his thoughts. He didn't consider this embarrassing. He simply thought these upperclassmen really were exceptional.
Yu Haibara was frank and cheerful, not one to overthink things. He could see the good in others and treated everyone with respect.
His cursed technique was the Blood-Burning Cursed Technique. It allowed him to control the flow of blood within his body and greatly enhance his physical abilities. It inflicted considerable harm on his body, but was very effective at keeping injuries under control.
Yu Haibara was extremely capable in close combat, but his cursed technique could only affect the blood inside his body, and he couldn't sustain repeated, high-intensity battles. Masamichi Yaga thought very highly of him and had instructed him to learn Reverse Cursed Technique from Shoko, believing he could only truly unleash his strength after mastering it.
"..." Kento Nanami remained silent, merely lowering his head to check his watch.
"You're always so cheerful, Haibara." Shoko appreciated people with such straightforward personalities. In her eyes, Yu Haibara was far ahead of that scumbag Gojo.
"Thank you for all your guidance, Shoko!" Yu Haibara bowed to her again.
"Has Shoko actually taught you anything useful?" Satoru Gojo asked seriously.
"I'm just too stupid... I haven't been able to understand Shoko's teaching methods..." Yu Haibara looked sorrowful. He seemed to believe his inability to learn Reverse Cursed Technique was due to his own lack of understanding.
Kento Nanami glanced at his watch again and bid everyone farewell.
"Sorry, everyone, but we have a mission, so we can't stay and chat. Haibara, we need to get going." Kento Nanami bowed to his "upperclassmen," then took Yu Haibara by the arm to leave.
"Goodbye, everyone!" Yu Haibara didn't forget to say farewell before leaving.
"What's your mission this time?" Sakurada Niji poked his head out from behind Shoko to ask.
"There's a problem with an Ubusunagami in a local village! The mission briefing says it's a Grade 2 Cursed Spirit! Don't worry about us! I'm more than strong enough now! And I've got Nanami with me too!" Yu Haibara rolled up his sleeve and flexed his arm at the four second-years.
The two left.
"So it's finally here. The so-called 'reasonable arrangement.'" Suguru Geto's expression turned icy. He activated Cursed Spirit Manipulation, and a dragon's head emerged from a rift behind him.
"Geto, we'll go together." Sakurada Niji walked over to Suguru Geto and stroked the Rainbow Dragon behind him.
"I'll look into those old fossils and find out who issued the mission. Don't worry. I'll be careful and won't tip them off." Satoru Gojo gave the two a solemn assurance, then turned and left.
"Shoko, find Mr. Yaga and watch for anything unusual... Stay here at Jujutsu High and wait for us."
Sakurada Niji and Suguru Geto climbed onto the Rainbow Dragon and gave their instructions to Shoko below.
"Understood." Shoko nodded seriously.
The Rainbow Dragon rose into the air. Suguru Geto released a tracking cursed spirit and began following Yu Haibara and Kento Nanami's traces.
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