At noon, Sukuna handed the body back to Little Fox again.
There was one advantage to Little Fox possessing him-the black cursed markings on his body disappeared. Without those conspicuous markings, he could walk around Jujutsu High without attracting trouble.
As it happened, he now had a new public identity, too-Bai Li, perfect for a newly enrolled jujutsu sorcerer.
As for the whole "honorary professor" thing, it was enough for their little circle at Jujutsu High to know. To outsiders, given the original Bai Li's background, being a student was much easier to explain.
Gojo had even prepared a student ID for him, with an utterly unremarkable Grade 3 listed under rank.
-Yep, the strongest Grade 3 Jujutsu Sorcerer in history. Nice.
When Little Fox took over, everyone in class felt as though their Ren and Du Meridians had been opened, their whole bodies relaxing. The mountain that had weighed on them all morning had finally been lifted.
With Teacher Gojo absent, everyone was still a little nervous around Sukuna.
To avoid trouble, only Gojo and Sukuna themselves, Little Fox and Itadori, who had been present at the time, and the Special Grade Sorcerer Okkotsu, whom Gojo had informed afterward, knew about their binding vow. No one else had been told.
The main concern was that word might accidentally get out, leading some idiot to rely on the binding vow and go provoke Sukuna for attention.
So the others at Jujutsu High, including Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara, had no idea that Sukuna could not hurt them at will.
But Nobara's ignorance did nothing to hinder her inexplicable trust in Little Fox-she had hugged him yesterday, and nothing had happened.
So today, she boldly approached again and linked arms with Little Fox Noroi. Once she confirmed Sukuna had not sliced her