Itadori smiled and nodded.
Meanwhile, he listened to his Sukuna talking to him in his Inner World-
[Are you sure you should be calling them your big brothers so casually? And why do they want you to be their little brother? Didn't you only meet them for the first time last time?!]
Sukuna was a little annoyed. Tiger was clearly his little brother! Why did someone try to steal him away every day?
[Do you have some weird knack for attracting people who want to be your brothers?...]
First it was Todo, and now even Incarnated Vessels were joining in.
Just how many people wanted to steal his little brother? Did he really have that many enemies?
[And aren't you going to ask how they ended up looking like this? Weren't they still pretty weird-looking last time you saw them?]
He thought they looked much more presentable now too, but why did they keep trying to claim Yuji out of nowhere?
Itadori found it a little strange too, so he asked the two curiously.
"How did you end up looking like this? You didn't look this way before, did you?"
Kechizu and Eso exchanged a glance, then looked at Itadori with apologetic, embarrassed expressions.
"N-no, we can't say..."
Kechizu covered his mouth with both hands and looked pitifully at Itadori.
"If we tell you... we'll turn back..."
Itadori and Sukuna: "..."
...Then you'd better not say anything...
You're fine the way you are now...
Itadori hesitated, then asked quietly, "Is it a Binding Vow?"
Kechizu gave a little nod. "Mm-hmm!"
All right... then it really did seem like they couldn't say.
Itadori shifted his position, holding Kechizu with one arm and patting his head with his other hand.
"It's okay, then don't tell me-but you have to promise me you