Time slipped by, and before they knew it, it was late March.
Qingxiao stood at his dorm window, holding a black jade pendant.
Outside, cherry blossoms bloomed in profusion, and a gust of wind scattered them over half the sports field.
Graduation season for the third-years had arrived quietly. Their rank assessments had long since ended, and their plans after graduation had already been settled.
He and Satoru Gojo would stay at Jujutsu High as teachers, while Shoko would remain as the school doctor. Only Suguru Geto's name was still on a wanted notice.
He casually tucked the pendant into his Cave-Heaven Pouch.
He had picked it up on his last visit to the Cursed Tool Repository. Its ability to conceal cursed energy was just enough to fool the Six Eyes; those old geezers had probably developed it specifically to counter Satoru Gojo.
Qingxiao touched his ring, took a deep breath, and ran through what he would say shortly one last time.
A plain backdrop had been set up in a corner of the sports field, with a folding ladder beside it, making a space specifically for graduation photos.
Masamichi Yaga stood in the shade of a tree, his black uniform neatly pressed and a camera in his hand.
Seeing the three approach, he adjusted his sunglasses, his tone as stern as ever. "Everyone here?"
"Geto can't come, after all."
With a lollipop in his mouth and his hands in his pockets, Satoru Gojo ambled over to the backdrop. "For the public graduation photo, the three of us will do."
Shoko stood in the middle and straightened her collar.
Qingxiao took his place to her left, his back perfectly straight.
He looked composed on the surface, but he was already going through the sequence for the third time in his