The group soon headed into the city to have fun. Since Sukuna himself was there, Gojo went along too.
He barely joined in, simply following quietly behind everyone with a smile as he watched the students ahead noisily debate what they should do.
At some point, Okkotsu appeared beside him. He glanced at the lively younger students ahead, then carefully studied Teacher Gojo's expression.
Teacher Gojo wore a smile, his expression giving nothing away, yet Okkotsu couldn't help sensing-
Teacher Gojo wasn't as calm as he appeared.
He thought of the matter Teacher Gojo had been busy with these past few days, the one that still hadn't made any progress, and followed him in silence.
When everyone reached a place to eat, he went with Teacher Gojo, and the two sat at another table some distance from the others.
Holding his cup of tea, he looked up at the cheerful, lively group nearby and asked softly.
"Teacher Gojo, are you..."
"...really going to bring him back to life?"
That man... Suguru Geto. He had met him before.
He had even fought him once.
On Christmas Eve the previous winter, Geto had launched the "Night Parade of a Hundred Demons," unleashing large numbers of cursed spirits in various locations to distract the jujutsu sorcerers. Then he had entered Jujutsu High, intending to seize Okkotsu's shikigami, Rika, the "Special Grade Vengeful Cursed Spirit," who had remained there.
But Suguru Geto hadn't succeeded, and his Rika had long since passed on. A year had gone by, and naturally, Okkotsu wouldn't think Teacher Gojo shouldn't resurrect Suguru Geto because of that incident.
Teacher Gojo had saved him. To Okkotsu, he was like a deity. Whatever Teacher Gojo wished, he would follow unconditionally.
Now, what truly worried him...
-was Suguru Geto's "ideology."
If they brought