In the end, Suguru Geto never explained why he had suddenly become interested in Reverse Cursed Technique. He merely gave Shoko a few evasive answers before decisively hanging up.
Although she had gotten no useful information out of Suguru Geto, Shoko instinctively sensed that this absolutely had something to do with that outrageous teacher-and-student duo, so she promptly called Satoru Gojo.
Satoru Gojo had just finished his current assignment and was planning to teleport straight over to see how his precious student was doing when Shoko called.
After Shoko explained exactly what had happened, Satoru Gojo identified the suspect almost instantly.
That precious student of his, Sherlock!
After all, when it came to making his best friend Suguru Geto lose his composure, even he had to concede defeat to his eldest student.
If Suguru Geto had been rattled so badly that he specifically called Shoko to ask about Reverse Cursed Technique, there was only one possibility: his precious student had learned Reverse Cursed Technique!
And there was a very good chance he had learned it right in front of his best friend!
Satoru Gojo instinctively sensed that there was some spectacular entertainment here that he had missed. He decisively abandoned his plan to rush back and see what was happening with Sherlock, arranged with Shoko to subject Sherlock to a joint interrogation that evening, and hung up.
The instant the call ended, Satoru Gojo broke into his most heartfelt smile in recent days.
Whatever had prompted that outrageous eldest student of his to learn Reverse Cursed Technique, he had mastered a means of keeping himself alive. As his teacher, nothing could have made Satoru Gojo prouder than that news.
Unfortunately, Satoru Gojo's pride lasted only until he returned to the school that evening.
The reason was simple. After Sherlock returned