"And to think Hanami could really be eliminated... What a disgrace, darn Jujutsu Sorcerers."

Sitting under a beach umbrella, Jogo grumbled while resting his chin on his fist. His face showed irritation, but deep in his eyes, a sense of discouragement was visible.

It was normal for him to feel this way. He and Hanami shared the same dream, and despite not getting along so well, they felt they should protect each other.

Finding out she had been exorcised hit him in a way he had never felt before.

"Bwoo."

In the water, Dagon murmured, causing Jogo to look at him with an irritated face.

"Don't worry, we'll find her in the future. I'm sure of it." And seeming to understand the curse's noises, he declared.

"This outcome was unexpected, but still, we managed to collect the fingers protected by the school." Mahito sat on a beach chair, speaking with a hint of sorrow in his words. "It's really sad that Hanami was exorcised... She was so cute."

"Thanks to her, our plan was accomplished." Beside them, Kenjaku spoke with a small smile. "Don't be discouraged, for she sacrificed herself for her own ideals."

"Indeed." Jogo nodded in agreement.

"Now we can start planning our plan.

Sealing Satoru Gojo."

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Walking through the streets of Tokyo, the freshmen group from Jujutsu High seemed to attract attention wherever they went.

Whether it was their uniforms or their unusual appearances, none of them seemed to enjoy receiving constant stares.

"Well, it's normal for a beautiful girl like me to attract so much attention." Nobara commented confidently.

"It's our uniforms, it's not normal clothing." But Megumi simply stated, causing the girl to furrow her brow.

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"We should grab something to eat." Itadori, who seemed to be looking around with interest, suggested.

"You can only think about food?" Nobara questioned with irritation, causing Itadori to turn to her with an impassive face.

'Try spending months eating dehydrated food.'

He didn't say those words, but that's what he wanted. Even though he had memories of Itadori eating normal food, the predominant memories were still from his old life, where he spent almost a whole year eating only dehydrated and prepared food in a way that removed most of its flavor.

It was normal for him to want to enjoy the pleasures that good food could provide.

"Sort of."

Nobara sighed.

"I agree with Itadori, I'm hungry too." Megumi declared, stopping in front of a Korean restaurant.

Itadori noticed his companion's intention, a small smile on his lips as he walked towards the entrance. "That sounds good, I want to try spicy chicken with sauce."

"I'll go for something lighter." Megumi declared and followed him.

"Ugh..." Nobara crossed her arms, giving up arguing with the two as she followed them. "Wait up!"

"..."

After a few minutes, the three left the restaurants with very satisfied looks... Except for one person.

"You monster." Itadori declared, turning to Nobara, who rubbed her belly with a happy face. "You ate more than me and Megumi combined! How is that possible?!"

"Hey!" Nobara pointed at him discontentedly. "Who told them to allow unlimited self-service?! Clearly it wasn't me!"

"That's no reason to cause them a loss!"

With the argument between the two heating up, Megumi stepped away embarrassed when the attention of the people around turned to them.

'Idiots.'

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"The growth of Itadori Yuji has become a point of discussion among the higher echelons... They're feeling threatened." In the director's office, Yaga stared at Gojo, who was sitting in front of him.

"Ha! Of course! He's one of my talented students." Gojo boasted about Itadori's performance, but a serious look from Yaga made him go silent.

"This is no joke, Satoru!" The director reprimanded the former student. "If we measure his level based only on cursed energy control, we can place him side by side with Aoi Todo. But if we take into account the recent events, he can be classified as a special-grade sorcerer."

"If it comes to that, the higher echelons will surely designate someone to assassinate him, since his growth is abnormal, and they can say it's because Sukuna is influencing him."

Gojo smiled at that statement.

He understood that very well, but he couldn't be less worried. Itadori had become very strong in a short amount of time, surpassing his expectations by far.

With a consecutive hit of Black Flashes, and now, the ability to expand his own domain, it was only a matter of time until there was no one capable enough to hunt him down.

Besides...

"With me here... Who are they going to send?"

Yaga sighed in resignation. But despite being too proud, Gojo was right.

At that moment, there was no one who could hunt down Yuji Itadori.

*Sneeze.

Away from the school, Itadori suddenly sneezed, his eyes wandering around as he seemed to be looking for something.

"Uh? What's wrong?" Noticing his strangeness, Nobara turned to see him.

"I think someone has been talking about me."