[Of course, you fully understood what Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto truly meant.]
[These two close friends, who had fought side by side for years, simply hoped you would stop living like an ascetic, shouldering every responsibility and an unpredictable future alone on your battered shoulders.]
[The sea breeze brushed your cheeks, bringing a slight chill.]
[Looking at these two men at the pinnacle of Jujutsu Society, your taut nerves finally relaxed a little.]
[You drew a deep breath of the salt-laced air, pushed up your glasses, and shook your head with a bitter smile as you said:]
["Satoru, Geto, thank you."]
["But... even if the information we currently have suggests that the mastermind probably hasn't discovered that I've noticed her existence, her abilities really are far too powerful and bizarre."]
["Against a monster who possesses an Open Domain and seemingly commands three Cursed Techniques, even getting a little closer to continue investigating in secret would mean taking an unimaginably enormous risk."]
[Your gaze passed over them toward the rolling waves in the distance, your tone gradually growing heavy and cold.]
["And we can't keep running away or sitting still forever just because we're afraid of that risk."]
["Because if we show any unusual signs of 'hiding in our shells,' a woman cunning enough to have remained hidden for this long will immediately realize that we've obtained some kind of information."]
["Once she seizes the initiative, with her in the shadows and us out in the open, we'll only die even more horribly."]
[Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto quietly listened to you, and even the white noise of the waves seemed to recede at that moment.]
[They could truly feel the terrifying, suffocating pressure you were bearing now, and had borne for more than a decade.]
[At that moment, they