Okkotsu hurried to cut in. He had spoken with Teacher Gojo specifically about Suguru Geto, so he knew a little more than either side.
"The Suguru Geto White Noroi mentioned really is the same person you know, Maki... Teacher Gojo told me too that Suguru Geto was his most important friend. A lot happened afterward, and that was why Suguru Geto left Jujutsu High and became a curse user."
"Teacher has always regretted not being able to keep Mr. Geto at Jujutsu High... And before... during that battle in Shibuya, he recovered Mr. Geto's body. He's been researching how to bring him back to life lately."
Maki: "..."
No, wait. Recovered his body? Bring him back to life?-Holy crap, that was one hell of a bombshell!
She hurriedly took a bite of cake to steady her nerves.
Then, after taking a moment to recover, she looked back at Okkotsu. "So you knew all of this?... And you don't mind?"
Did he really not mind Suguru Geto being brought back to life, when the man had once targeted him and nearly stolen his Rika?
She had personally trained Okkotsu after he enrolled, and she didn't want someone she had trained to be bullied.
She knew Okkotsu respected Satoru deeply, enough to set his own feelings aside for him. Okkotsu really would force himself to accept a former enemy for Satoru's sake.
But she didn't want Okkotsu to feel forced into accepting this. She wanted to know what he thought.
Okkotsu took a deep breath and spoke earnestly.
"I'm fine with it. Mr. Geto didn't succeed that time, and Rika has already passed on. Besides, when it comes down to it, I was the one who won. I don't have any particular hostility toward Mr. Geto."
"Even if he comes back to