At the long staircase of Tokyo Jujutsu High.
Every year, Tokyo and Kyoto Jujutsu High held a sister-school Goodwill Event at the school that had won the previous year. And last year, Yuta Okkotsu had competed, so...
"You're saying it's in Tokyo this year, and we're not going to Kyoto?!" Nobara Kugisaki clung to Panda in despair. "How could this happen?"
Panda looked just as helpless. "Okkotsu competed last year, after all. There wasn't much we could do."
"It was practically a landslide victory last year."
With a naginata slung over her shoulder, Maki said with a smile, "But my brother's been training them over there this year. Kyoto might be a lot stronger this time."
"Salmon," Inumaki quietly replied from beside her.
Megumi Fushiguro, Yuji Itadori, and the newly joined Junpei were engrossed in discussing the game they had played together the night before.
"Everyone from Tokyo even came out to welcome us. Sorry for the trouble."
A voice reached the Tokyo Jujutsu High students as a group in black uniforms came up the long staircase below.
Standing in the middle was Maki's younger twin sister-Mai Zenin.
The rest of the Kyoto Jujutsu High students followed behind her.
"Isn't that a few too many first-years? There are four of them..."
"You don't need to give us that much of a handicap, do you?" Mechamaru said tonelessly.
"Hakari isn't here?" Aoi Todo scratched his head as he surveyed the group across from him.
"You could at least call those two third-year girls over, couldn't you?" Mai looked at Maki with a provocative smile.
"What are you smiling about?" Maki rolled her eyes at Mai, walked over to her, and said, "Still putting on an act, huh? Want me to go tell our brother?"
"I'm sorry..." Mai lost all her earlier