Our Edano Was Such a Good Girl

Yuji Itadori took a starting stance. "All right, let's win!"

Thump! Maki kicked Yuji Itadori in the back. "Who made you the leader?"

"Ah!" Yuji Itadori went flying.

I buried my face in Nobara Kugisaki's shoulder, gleefully snickering. "Pfft, Yuji got put in his place by his senior Maki."

"Aw, Edano, you're so heartless."

"Ahem." Satoru Gojo's voice rang out over the speakers.

"One minute until we begin. Now, let's invite Ms. Utahime Iori to give us a moving, heartfelt pep talk."

"Huh?!"

"W-well, although injuries are unavoidable, umm, you know, you should help each other out sometimes, and stuff..."

Satoru Gojo interrupted Utahime Iori. "Time's up~"

"Seriously, Gojo, you!"

I laughed awkwardly. "Ahaha, Mr. Gojo's teasing Utahime again..."

"Huh? Why 'again'?"

"Because he's obviously a repeat offender!"

"Pfft, cough, okay, fair enough..."

"Then let the Sister-School Goodwill Event begin!!!"

"Show your seniors some respect!!!"

The moment the start was announced, both teams charged out.

I used Teleportation, though. Couldn't help it—my constitution was too weak for running~

On the monitors, a white figure flashed from place to place across the map. With her Silk Ribbon removed, she could effortlessly exorcise Grade 3 cursed spirits with nothing more than a glance.

Utahime Iori broke into a sweat. "...This child really is something else..." In just that brief moment, a third of the cursed spirits displayed on the map had already disappeared!!!

"Yep, yep, she is Great Teacher Gojo's student, after all~ You're making too much of a fuss, Utahime!"

"...Idiot!"

"Where would the Boss Cursed Spirit be?"

"They probably released it somewhere between the two schools, but cursed spirits won't just sit around obediently."

"When the agreed time comes, we'll split into Panda's team and Megumi's team, since they're good at finding enemies. We'll be counting on you after that, Yuji."

Yuji Itadori saluted. "Yes! But what about Edano?"

"She can locate targets and use Teleportation. She's already gone ahead to eliminate the cursed spirits. She should have exorcised half of them by now."

"Edano's amazing!"

"Woof, woof!"

Just then, a Divine Dog suddenly barked loudly and lunged forward. A spiderlike cursed spirit slid down from a tree.

"Where... are... you... going?"

"Small fry."

Maki charged forward, brandishing her Spear.

The Divine Dog noticed something and let out a warning growl, its fur standing on end as it looked toward Megumi Fushiguro.

"Stop, Maki!"

Bam! An arm as thick as a barrel slammed into the cursed spirit with overwhelming force, the fierce gust from its punch whipping countless tiny particles and clouds of dust into the air.

"Great, everyone's here! Come at me together... wait, where's Taketori?"

Everyone from Tokyo Jujutsu High went on guard.

Yuji Itadori charged in first, leaping up to drive his knee at Aoi Todo's head. With Aoi Todo occupied, the others quickly scattered and ran toward their respective objectives.

"It's just Todo, huh? Switching to Yuji really was the right choice."

"He's a monster. We already knew that, though."

"Yep, so just ignore him."

"Tuna."

"Here's your payback, first-year!"

Aoi Todo threw a full-force punch. Yuji Itadori hurriedly blocked with both hands, but the powerful blow still sent him flying into a tree and tumbling to the ground.

Bam! Bam! Bam! Aoi Todo hammered punch after punch into Yuji Itadori's head.

...The person beneath his fists gradually stopped moving.

"Over already?" Aoi Todo stretched, then prepared to leave, looking bored.

Scrape. Yuji Itadori dug his fingers into the ground and stood up against the tree.

"Huh? You can still stand? Seriously?"

Yuji Itadori's face was covered in blood. "You kept pounding my head! What if you make me even dumber?!"

"Takada said boys are better a little dumb."

"Who's that? I'm not interested in idols."

"Then how did you know she's an idol? You do know her."

"First-year, what's your name?"

"Yuji Itadori."

"I see, Yuji Itadori." Aoi Todo took a fighting stance. "I've got a question for you."

Yuji Itadori readied himself for battle too.

"What kind of woman is your type!!!"

"...Huh? Why are you asking that now?"

"Don't worry about it. I'm just sizing you up."

Yuji Itadori pressed a hand to his forehead. "I don't really get it, but if I had to say, a tall girl with a big butt. Someone like Jennifer Lawrence."

"Ah."

Aoi Todo activated his cursed technique: [Once I recognize you as my best friend, automatically add ten years of shared history].

After a string of memories, Aoi Todo tilted his face skyward, tears and snot streaming down in noodle-thick strands. "Looks like we're best friends. Boo-hoo-hoo."

"But you only just learned my name!!!"

"Yes, keep going straight ahead, but Todo's there too."

Someone flying on a broom was talking on the phone.

"It's fine. He's the one who told us to do whatever we wanted."

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Yuji Itadori scrambled to dodge the bullets.

"[New Shadow Style: Simple Domain]"

"Draw the Sword!"

Yuji Itadori rolled out of the way.

"[Don't Move]" I flashed into view on a tree, freezing Mechamaru as he charged up his attack.

"Tell me, were you planning to kill Yuji?" I really was a little angry. Unfortunately, my Cursed Speech was far too lethal.

Mai curled her lip. "Tch, Special Grade."

I used Teleportation to get beside Yuji Itadori and brought him up into the tree, watching the people from Kyoto Jujutsu High warily.

"Edano, why would they..."

I held his hand, trying to give him strength, and stood in front of him. "Because of certain cowardly, ignorant people. If I'm not mistaken, they originally wanted to attack me too."

Ahaha, she got us. Kasumi Miwa cried inwardly. She really hadn't wanted to come!

Aoi Todo's towering figure appeared behind Noritoshi Kamo, casting a shadow over him. His expression was menacing. "Hey, I told you, didn't I? Get in my way, and I'll kill you."

Noritoshi Kamo frowned and drew his bow. "Todo, Itadori has to die. Don't forget our plan."

"Quit ordering me around. Get out of here!"

Noritoshi Kamo put away his bow and arrows and turned to leave. As he passed Aoi Todo, he spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear. "Todo, make sure you kill him."

"That'll depend on Itadori himself. Don't order me around. After all, I'm not some insensitive man who'd go easy on his best friend!"

"..."

"Looks like they're retreating."

"Lame."

Yuji Itadori jumped down from the tree. "Edano, leave this to me. Let us have a proper fight."

"Okay. Stay safe." I healed his injuries.

"Hello~" I suddenly appeared in front of Momo Nishimiya, who was riding her broom and relaying information.

"Ah!!!" Momo Nishimiya nearly fell off her broom in fright. "What are you doing here?!"

I smiled, grabbed her broom, and forced her down. Once we were above a tree, I snatched her broom away and vanished, leaving only one sentence behind.

"Blehhh, I stole your broom~"

"Ahhh, my broom! Give it back-!!!"

Straddling a tree branch, Momo Nishimiya raged helplessly.

And the entire scene was broadcast live on the monitors.

Utahime slowly turned to Satoru Gojo and asked a question from the depths of her soul. "...Did you teach her that too?"

"Fwee, fwee, fwee~" Satoru Gojo answered by whistling, his hands behind his head and his gaze darting away.

"Our Edano is such a good girl. Your Kyoto Jujutsu High students must have done something to make her angry. After all, the monitors did malfunction just now."

"..."