While the others waited, Gojo arrived as well.
As soon as he came through the door, he asked curiously, "What, what? What happened to A-Nuo~?"
He had suddenly received a message from Megumi earlier. The line "Something happened to Tiger" had startled him before he realized it meant Sukuna.
"Tiger" was Sukuna's special nickname for Yuji. Megumi never called him that, so this was his subtle way of saying that something had happened to Sukuna.
The tone hadn't been urgent, so it probably wasn't anything serious. Gojo immediately relaxed.
Still, since it concerned the King of Curses, he had rushed over right away.
Then, the instant he entered the dorm room, he froze.
He turned his head blankly in one direction, stunned and bewildered by the information his Six Eyes relayed to him-
-Over there, Sukuna was trying to hide behind Itadori...
Seeing Gojo enter, Sukuna nervously edged closer to Itadori, then shifted behind Yuji, inching farther and farther back.
As though he could use Itadori to hide the big, fluffy tail behind him.
Itadori kindly reminded him, "Sukuna, hiding won't help. Teacher Gojo has the Six Eyes. He can see you no matter what."
Sukuna: "..."
I-I'm just trying to make myself feel a little better!
He saw Gojo turn his head toward them and stand frozen in place. Clearly, he had already noticed Sukuna's condition.
Resigned, Sukuna slowly shuffled back out from behind Itadori.
Then he looked up, raised a fist toward Gojo, and shook it, looking a little nervous and flustered.
"...Don't you dare laugh at me!"
He ground his teeth in frustration.
"I don't know why I ended up like this either... If you dare laugh at me... I-I'll beat you up!"
Gojo... was wearing his blindfold, so his expression was impossible to read.
But Sukuna