❝𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐃𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐒❞

26 | Stranger, Danger

     "The second movie looks like the same as the first and third movies," Junpei said to Itadori.

     "Mother. Why?"

     "No wonder the second movie is good," Itadori exclaimed. (Name), on the other hand, squinted her eyes in every direction, trying to find someone.

     "I didn't understand why it was interesting at first, so I had to watch it three times," Junpei added. "The second movie was gruesome out of all of the movies. That's hard for me." He sighed.

     "Why would go that far?" The pink-haired stated.

     "Do you like movies, Itadori-kun?" The young boy asked.

     Itadori answered, "I've been watching it lately for some reason, but I didn't watch it at the cinema. "I see." Junpei then told him, "but if you watch in the cinema, you'll feel how touching it is. Although, a video on pressure is effective."

     He looked at (Name), "When was the last time I got there?" Which she returned with a shrug. Then he looked at the young boy, "if you have a movie suggestion, bring me along next time."

     "What?!" The boy was surprised.

     "Do you need my contact number?" Itadori casually asked. He handed his phone, "Here. How do I add friends with this again?"

     "Ahh, Junpei, is that you?"

     "Mom!" Junpei exclaimed in surprise.

     The woman had short jet black hair, alike Junpei. She was wearing a purple plain shirt with black jeans that matched her beauty, "it's rare to find you here. Are they your friends?" She pointed to (Name).

     "Mom!"

     "What?"

     "Cigarettes," young Yoshino said as he made a fist with his hand. "You promised not to smoke..."

     His mother chuckled and stuffed the cigarette in her wallet, "Yes, I promised not to smoke Infront of you." Walking towards them, she asked, "What are the names of your friends?"

     Itadori raised his hand, "I'm Itadori Yuuji!"

     "(Name) Schoenheit, ma'am."

     The pink-haired suddenly pointed at the bag, which was held by Junpei's mother, "Ma'am, the green onions don't suit you!" He said enthusiastically.

     The older Yoshino gave a little escalation of the bag, "Wow, you can tell?" She playfully said. "My goal is to become a woman who doesn't suit green onions."

     "What are they saying?" Junpei and (Name) asked at once, confused.

     "How about it, Yuji and (Name)?" Ms. Yoshino turned her attention to the high schoolers. "Want to come over for dinner?"

     "Oh! I'm glad to accept the offer, ma'am!" (Name) smiled as she put her left hand on her cheek as if she was amused. Junpei, on the other hand, told his mother, "Hey! You're causing trouble for him!"

     "What?" His mother made an irritated face. "Is it troublesome to eat my cooking?" That's when Itadori's stomach grumbled in hunger.

As they walked to Junpei's home, (Name) stayed silent, not wanting any attention from her. She felt weird and strange, like something bad is gonna happen. Placing her hand on the pen, she can see the inkblots it accumulated. Sighing in exhaustion, she just followed the others...

     "Is there anything else you don't like? What about allergies?"

     "Not at all!"

Meanwhile, the man with sewing marks on his head whistled as he walked where Mahito is. The walls were damaged because of the impact Nanami did. As soon as the mysterious man, who called himself Geto, whistled, Mahito in a weird form slithered on the floor...

     Returning to his human form, he laughed, "Unlike his appearance, he's reckless!" He continued.

     "You have a great fight."

     "Geto!" Mahito turned to the black-haired guy. "That guy was interesting. I've learned a lot. Even if I'm crushed, I won't die if I maintain the shape of my soul. Consuming cursed energy is also a type of independence."  He added as he regenerated his foot. "And no matter how I changed my soul, there's no risk at all." He made a sharp knife-like using his finger. "I'll try something bolder next time."

... Bad news...

     "Geto, give me clothes!" The curse ordered.

     "No," Geto answered. "Where is the Jujutsu Sorcerer you fought with?"

     Mahito shrugged, "No idea. He said he's gonna retreat for now." He then added, "Maybe he's under the boulders."

Back to (Name), she was talking to Mr. Ijichi, who sounded worried...

     "What?! You're going to Yoshino Junpei's house?!" He cried out, making (Name) move the phone away from her ear. "That's..."

     "It's okay," she assured. "I'm just going to have dinner since Yuuji-kun is hungry."

     "Dinner? I'll come right away! If something feels wrong, please get out of there," he ended the call. 'Even if Yoshino Junpei is the perpetrator of the incident, the current Itadori won't be killed so easily. Now that Ms. Schoenheit is with him, I can be sure he'll be safe as well. But this is my negligence as their guardian. Let's not talk about the carefree Mr. Gojo. If  I get scolded by Mr. Nanami, the most mature man ever! I might cry.'

     Looking at his reflection, he stared horrified, "Let's hurry up! I don't want others to see me cry at this age!" After that, his phone ringed and the caller was none other than Nanami Kento. "Ahh! He called earlier than I expected! I'm gonna get scolded!"

     On Nanami's side, he heard Ijichi saying, "Yes, I'm sorry."

     "What?" The blonde-haired responded, confused why he was saying sorry. "I sent you my location just now, please pick me up. I'll go back to Jujutsu High School and find Ms. Ieiri for my treatment." His hand was pressing his left stomach, which was oozing blood.

     "Treatment?"

     "I'm okay. It's not fatal."

     "That's great. I'll find Itadori and Ms. Schoenheit first, then after that I'll meet you up later."

     "Aren't you together?"

     Mr. Ijichi facepalmed mentally, 'I'm such a fool.'

     Nanami ended the call and sighed in relief still clutching the side of his stomach, reminiscing what Mahito said, "I've practiced it many times. Your body is perfect for experimentation. I'm so lucky!"

     'That Cursed Spirit is just a kid. It probably isn't that long since he manifested. He grew up greedily and enjoyed it,' Nanami thought. 'That Special Grade Cursed Spirit that Gojo and (Name) fought has learned domain expansion. If that Cursed Spirit is still alive, it won't take him long to be strong. Nonetheless, the number of civilians that got into the fight is far beyond our expectations. We must exorcise him as soon as possible before it's too late.' Throwing the tissues, he walked thru the door.

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