Chapter 24: Just in time for the event

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"Geez what happened?" (Y/N) asks after Todo and Mai leave.

"Mai was picking a fight with Nobara." Maki answers. "Nothing special."

"And the gun was necessary?"

"Guess so."

The (H/C)-haired girl sighs, shaking her head slightly.

"Young people. So impulsive."

"Stop it you sound like an old man." Nobara complains. "Plus, you're just as impulsive sometimes!"

......

After dealing with Nobara's minor injuries and ensuring that Megumi had been treated by Shoko, (Y/N) walked towards the building where Gojo was. She arrived just in time to see a blue-haired girl skipping happily away from him.

"Satoru!" she calls out, waving.

"(F/N)!"

She couldn't help but smile, seeing the way his face lit up.

"That's a student from Kyoto, right? I think her name's Miwa?" (Y/N) asks.

"Yeah. She wanted a picture with me." the blindfolded sorcerer replies as they start walking away.

"Oohh, must be a fan of yours."

"You jealous?" he asks with a smirk.

"Should I be?" she replies, raising her eyebrows.

"Obviously. Since I'm so handsome." Gojo says, grabbing her hand and intertwining his fingers with hers. "But I like you the most."

"I like you the most too."

......

A month or two ago, Gojo had called (Y/N) along for what he called "an important meeting involving Yuji". As he opened the doors, she saw a familiar figure standing in the middle of the room.

"Nanami, hi!"

"I didn't know you would be here too. Hello (L/N)."

"We haven't seen each other in a while huh? How've you been?"

"I've been alright."

"Uh.. Who is that?" Itadori asked, cutting off the two older sorcerers who were catching up.

"This is Nanami Kento, the ex-salaryman jujutsu sorcerer!" Gojo introduced enthusiastically.

"Please don't call me that." the suited man said.

The white-haired sorcerer had told his student all about how Nanami would accompany him during the next mission.

It was during that mission Itadori saw for himself just how cruel, heartbreaking, and disgusting the sorcerer world could be. How unfair it was. Meeting the cursed spirit they called "Patchface" and the death of his newly found friend Junpei made him think a lot about everything. About what a proper death really was.

But there wasn't that much time for him to stop and figure it out, since he'd be joining the other students for the exchange event very soon.

......

"Oh, I didn't you were here. Hello." (Y/N) smiles as she closes the door behind her.

"Hello." Nanami greets back, looking up from his newspaper.

"So.. The mission, are you okay?"

"Yeah. It's not my first time seeing things like that, it wasn't too much of a shock. That's not the case for Itadori though." he answers, his eyes back on the paper.

"It's a harsh world we live in. Those kids deserve so much better." the (H/C)-haired girl says softly. "I'm glad you were with him though."

The man hums in response before looking at her.

"You seem tired." he remarks.

"So do you." she replies.

"Guess so. Have you been busier lately?"

"A bit." (Y/N) sighs. "It's okay, it's gonna get easier after the Exchange Event. What about you? Usual workload?"

"HEYY!"

The two sorcerers looked towards the door and, as they expected, Gojo was standing there with a grin.

"What are you guys talking about? Nanami, don't rub off too much of your boringness on my girlfriend okay?"

The blond man ignores him and starts reading his newspaper again.

"Okay, let's talk about something interesting." Gojo says.

And he starts to cheerfully suggest random things, like naming all the things you like about Gojo Satoru and playing catch with discarded rice balls while discussing the separation of church and state.

"Please keep that attitude going. Itadori needs that kind of idiocy right now." Nanami says without looking up.

The conversation then went back to Itadori and the mission. At least until it was interrupted by a very excited voice.

"Sensei!" the pink-haired boy calls out, running in. "Oh, Nanamin and (F/N) are here too. C'mon! Let's hurry up and go see everyone!"

"Yuji, are you planning to just show up like normal after dragging it out for so long?" Gojo asks.

"Huh? I can't?!"

"Even here it's pretty rare to see someone say they've actually been alive two months after they died. So we have to make it a surprise!"

......

It sure was a surprise. Everyone was shocked. They just didn't exactly react the way Gojo said they would.

"Sukuna's vessel?? What is the meaning of this?"

"Principal Gakuganji! Thank goodness! I was worried you might just die from the shock!" Gojo says with a big smile.

"You damn brat." the old man thinks.

......

(Y/N)'s POV

"You damn brat."

That's principal Gakuganji. Of course, he's here too. I could recognize his unpleasant voice anywhere, whether it was spoken or thought.

Satoru probably pissed him off again. He has a great talent for doing that.

But on that note, I should probably head there quickly. Gakuganji might just get so annoyed he takes it out on our students. Wouldn't put something like that past him.

......

3rd person POV

After the rules were explained by Principal Masamichi, the two schools went into different buildings for their team meeting. While the Tokyo students were trying to figure out a new plan, Itadori got a brief introduction to the second years as well as their techniques/fighting styles. Meanwhile, in the Kyoto building, the students were receiving instructions from Gakuganji, who still wanted Sunuka's vessel dead.

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