"What's wrong with you people?"
Naoya Zenin strolled into the space between the shoji screens with a chuckle, wearing the same punchable expression he had in the original story. "If no one's going to stop me, I'll just take him away, okay?"
When no one responded, Naoya's face darkened. He waved a hand, and the members of Hei dragged an elderly man out from behind one of the screens.
"Wait..." Naoya walked over to the elderly man, crouched down, and said kindly, "He's getting on in years. You should be gentler with him!"
As he spoke, Naoya squeezed the man's shoulder, pressing hard enough to leave him drenched in cold sweat.
"Take him away." Naoya smiled, cast a mocking glance at the shoji screens, then turned to leave.
Walking at the head of the group, Naoya spotted a familiar face approaching from the opposite direction.
The principal of Kyoto Jujutsu High-Yoshinobu Gakuganji.
Naoya offered no greeting as they passed each other.
Yoshinobu Gakuganji looked back at Hei and Naoya, his expression complicated.
Although he represented the Conservative Faction, he did not stand firmly on their side. Rather, he believed Ze Zenin's reforms were too radical and should not be implemented so quickly.
Ze Zenin, however, believed that Jujutsu Society had been sick for far too long. Without the right treatment, its condition would only worsen.
Yoshinobu Gakuganji walked into the space between the shoji screens and sighed. "Everyone..."
"Hmph!"
A cold snort came from behind one screen. "Naoya Zenin... a dog throwing his weight around because of his master!"
A voice behind another screen chimed in. "The Zenin Clan is now entirely in Ze Zenin's hands. That boy is consumed by ambition-a grave threat to our Jujutsu Society!"
"I believe he's an even greater threat than Satoru Gojo!"
"Exactly. That