However, that tranquility was soon shattered.
"Wahahahaha-!!!"
An utterly undisguised, arrogant laugh drew closer, accompanied by rapid, thudding footsteps.
It was as though some large wild animal was approaching!
Clatter-!!!
The hot spring's wooden sliding door was yanked open!
A figure with only a small towel wrapped around his waist as a token covering shot forward like a cannonball, shouting, "Here I come!"
He leaped high in a textbook cannonball pose, then-
Boom-!!!!!!!
An enormous splash exploded like a miniature tsunami!
The brute force sent hot spring water several meters into the air, drenching Madara and Itadori from head to face!
Even the stone lantern beside the pool rocked a few times, its light swaying wildly.
The water level dropped dramatically in an instant, then rapidly rose again as fresh hot spring water flowed in.
"Pwah-!!!"
Itadori choked on a mouthful of water and wiped his face in disarray. His eyes went round as he stared at the "culprit" who had surfaced in the middle of the pool and was shaking his dripping white hair.
"Whoa!! Gojo-sensei!?"
Madara slowly removed the soaked towel from his face. Water still dripped from his black hair as he looked expressionlessly at the white-haired man splashing in the pool.
"Hm?"
Satoru Gojo was completely unbothered. He casually slicked back his wet hair.
Yet his exceptionally handsome features and tall, straight figure still held a dazzling allure amid the rising steam and hazy light.
He swam to the edge of the pool, forming a triangle with Madara and Itadori, that smile on his face.
"What's up, you two? What secrets are you hiding here talking about?" Satoru Gojo blinked.
"We were just chatting," Madara said, draping the towel around his neck again.
"Really~?" Satoru Gojo drew out the word, clearly unconvinced, but did not pursue