[And so everything began running in an orderly fashion, just as you had planned and arranged.]
[At Jujutsu High's dedicated training grounds, Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki officially joined the joint special training with second-years Maki and Inumaki as alternates for the Goodwill Event.]
[But anyone watching closely from the sidelines would have found that, rather than a two-way "sparring session," it was more a case of Fushiguro serving as a "high-pressure sparring partner" for the two second-years, Maki and Inumaki, while the newcomer, Nobara Kugisaki, received special attention as all three jointly "coached her through practice exchanges."]
[Of course, this did not mean Fushiguro could overpower both upperclassmen in hand-to-hand combat alone. The ones actually providing the high-intensity practice were his "shikigami," which had become extraordinarily cunning and well coordinated after years of your targeted training that could only be described as hellish.]
[Although Nobara Kugisaki had considerable talent, her foundations in practical combat experience and total cursed energy were still somewhat lacking. She had not yet reached the point of needing that sort of "inhuman" intensity in a sparring partner.]
[Just keeping up with Maki's sweeping, forceful hand-to-hand instruction already had her drenched in sweat and gritting her teeth.]
[Panda, serving as the substitute team leader and instructor, dutifully stood at the sidelines with a small notebook, occasionally using his furry paws to point out shortcomings in Kugisaki's techniques for generating force.]
[It was worth mentioning that when the two unconventional third-year seniors, Kinji Hakari and Kirara Hoshi, heard about this so-called "pre-Goodwill Event special training," Hakari merely curled his lip in utter disinterest, left behind the remark, "I've got no interest in playing house when there's none of the thrill of gambling and not a trace of 'fever,'" and disappeared with Kirara Hoshi.]
[Meanwhile, you took Yuji