Suguru Geto's brow twitched slightly with a hint of confusion.
"And..."
He never finished.
Because two sets of footsteps came from outside the ruins.
Suguru Geto looked past Satoru Gojo at the two figures approaching through the entrance to the ruins.
The figure in front wore a suit jacket mottled with dust and blood.
Kento Nanami.
The figure following him made a stark contrast to Kento Nanami.
He wore a Jujutsu High uniform, stood tall and straight, and had neatly cropped black hair.
On his face was that trademark smile, as though no shadow could ever obscure it.
His steps were light, his eyes bright. The instant he saw Suguru Geto, he even raised a hand and waved.
"Geto! Long time no see!"
Yu Haibara.
His sunshine smile and clear voice seemed especially bright amid the ruins in the early hours.
Yu Haibara stopped about three paces away from him.
The sunny boy tilted his head at him, smiling brilliantly.
"You look pretty tired, Geto."
"I..."
"I know. Nanami told me."
"But it's okay!"
"You're just... just too tired, or something strange has latched onto you, right?"
"You... you're still so naive..."
"Am I?"
"Hahaha."
"Nanami was just telling me on the way here that I was too loud."
Kento Nanami stood half a step behind Yu Haibara and said nothing.
His gaze settled on Suguru Geto's ruined body.
He watched silently for a while, then looked away.
He said nothing.
Suguru Geto looked at Yu Haibara's smiling face.
"Haibara."
"You..."
"Yeah!"
Yu Haibara nodded emphatically.
"Mr. Wangchuan brought me back to life!"
"Though I don't really understand how he did it... in that pitch-black place, something suddenly pulled me, and then it was like I fell asleep. When I woke up, I saw Nanami standing beside the coffin."
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