Akai Noroi - Jujutsu Kaisen

Chapter 31: Echoes

Author's Note: *Republished, Fixed up a few grammatical errors I found throughout the book, if You ever find some errors, Feel free to comment so I could get on it :)

-I also added an extra scene when Kiyoko and Geto confronted each other in the burning villagr

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~Around One Year Later~

-Whip!! The air was filled with the loud crack of Kiyoko's Chain Whips. Together with Gojo, She had been training in the rain in only a tank top and jogging pants. Geto and Shoko watched Her dance and swing Her chains in the rain, Watching the rain droplets sway and disrupt with each disruptive swing of Her chains

Shoko: "Kiyoko!! Don't overdo it or You'll catch a cold!" *She lowers Her voice to talk to Geto* "She's really been working Herself away with training!" *Suguru just lightly hums to agree with Leiri* "It really annoys Me Geto, How I could and probably never understand the pain You three experienced inside the star-chamber... I'm Your friend but I can't do anything to help You guys... Some friend I am..."

Geto: "Don't say things like that, It's really destructive to one's mental health Leiri. You should be more positive..." *While Shoko doesn't turn Her head to look at Him, She could just barely see His figure at the corner of Her eye*

Shoko: 'A hypocrite, Look at Your own state of mind and body...' *The two were put off Their conversation when Kiyoko swung and whipped the air with Her chains for the tenth time this training session and finally did a successful Reality Destroying attack* 'Physically, Yes Your better off now a days but Mentally...'

Geto: '... How powerful... Such a devastating move that can render any defenses or techniques utterly useless...' *He looks over to Her face* '... ... So beautiful... So confident... So free' *He places a hand on Shoko's shoulder* "I'll be going now Leiri, I should be resting at this time" *With that, Suguru left the courtyard to presumably skulk away to somewhere*

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-Suguru was now walking through the hallway of The school, Thinking back to everything that happened in the past year since Riko and Kuroi's Deaths inside Master Tengen's Chambers. It really ate away at Them like there was something horribly wrong with Them but neither Kiyoko nor Suguru understood or knew what this was

Geto: 'Riko's blood is still there...' *His hand shook ever so slightly thinking back to when He went back into The Star Chambers and talked Riko out of it* 'So idiotic... Your a Sorcerer yet I hesitated... Gojo and Misato died for nothing and Kiyoko nearly went into a coma...' *He could still see Kiyoko's poor state, arms cracked and legs shot, Her head bleeding from a few cuts all over body and shivering on the cold concrete floor* 'At that moment... I forgot all about that wretched X shaped wound on My chest...'

Kiyoko: "Suguru..." *A cold line of chains slowly crept and wrapped around His hand* "Why are You lying..." *Suguru's eyes dilated, He turned around to see Kiyoko in a glowing aura, He froze in place seemingly stunned by Her beauty that only He saw* "Really? The Mid-Summer Heat? The powerful Suguru Geto falls victim to a light heat" *She evaporates the chains in Her hands and walks towards Him, looking directly into His eyes* "What's really wrong here Suguru?"

-Geto's facial features soften seeing Her trying to reach out to Him but Riko's death still weighed over Him after all this time. His eyes look over His strengthening body, The abs She's developing and how the muscles in Her arms are growing more refined

Geto: 'Look at Her... Rather than mop around feeling sorry for Herself... She's improving...' *He recalls another moment He stood before a mirror and took a look at His own body, While it was still muscular and defined, He was definitely showing signs of under eating and fasting* 'I've lost more of My body weight with every passing week, everything I eat has no flavor, Why even bother eating if I can't even taste anything... ...'