Future Yuji Itadori Joins the Chat Group

Miyaguni Chiharu stared at Okkotsu Tsurugi in disbelief, trying to comprehend what he had just said.

What did he mean by Yuji Itadori had been playing pachinko this entire time?

"Wait, wait. Back when Earth was in danger because of the conflict with the aliens, he was actually in an arcade the entire time?!"

Miyaguni Chiharu's voice trembled slightly.

"Yeah... At least, that's what Itadori-senpai said. He didn't deliberately hide his whereabouts. Even the other people in the arcade knew his name."

The moment Okkotsu Tsurugi finished speaking, he heard something crack.

A fracture had appeared in the table before Miyaguni Chiharu.

"You're saying... he never hid his whereabouts at all?!"

Miyaguni Chiharu's expression had become incomparably gloomy. Okkotsu Tsurugi could practically hear her grinding her teeth.

She had ordered her subordinates to search for Yuji Itadori, and they had combed through practically every possible location—mountains, forests, deserts, and beaches.

Yet in the end, Yuji Itadori had been inside the city?

And he had been in an arcade?

Even the people around him knew his name?

Could it be... that Itadori hadn't appeared at first simply because the Jujutsu World hadn't gone looking for him, so he assumed nothing serious would happen?

Were these subordinates of hers actually serious?

The corner of Miyaguni Chiharu's mouth twitched uncontrollably.

Especially when she remembered the absurd thing her subordinates had told her earlier.

Only Todo Aoi knew Yuji Itadori's whereabouts.

And to find Todo Aoi, they had to find Yuji Itadori.

Once she returned, she would definitely teach those fools a harsh lesson.

"Miyaguni-san, the table is about to break..."

Okkotsu Tsurugi sensed the terrifying killing intent radiating from Miyaguni Chiharu. Sweat immediately beaded on his forehead as he hurriedly tried to stop her.

"Then what exactly did Itadori-senpai come to see you for last time?"

Miyaguni Chiharu's gaze locked onto Okkotsu Tsurugi. Her incomparably sharp stare forced Tsurugi to turn his head away and avoid making eye contact.

He had heard that Miyaguni Chiharu was terrifying when she was angry.

Without a doubt, those Assistant Supervisors were about to receive a brutal lesson.

"Itadori-senpai just took Yuka and me to an arcade to play pachinko."

"He didn't say anything else?"

"I don't think so... He just said that if we ever wanted to play again, we should call him."

Miyaguni Chiharu froze for a moment.

Was the person he was describing really Yuji Itadori?

In Miyaguni Chiharu's memories, Yuji Itadori had been a man of few words, as though he didn't care much about anything. He also seemed to be deliberately distancing himself from everyone else.

No matter how she looked at it, he didn't resemble the person Okkotsu Tsurugi had described.

"Are you certain it was really Itadori?"

"Absolutely."

Okkotsu Tsurugi nodded with complete seriousness.

"At first, I also thought Itadori-senpai had a rather cold personality. But after spending time with him that day, I realized he was completely different from what I'd imagined... He was more like an elder who takes extremely good care of his juniors."

Hearing Okkotsu Tsurugi's words, Miyaguni Chiharu couldn't help pursing her lips.

Had something caused Yuji Itadori to change?

She really couldn't understand him.

Meanwhile, Yuji Itadori was strolling through the streets while holding Beatrice's hand.

Beatrice had never seen a city like this before. Her eyes were wide open, as though she wanted to deeply engrave every sight around her into her heart.

Naturally, her cheeks were also stuffed full.

Yuji Itadori had taken Beatrice to eat all kinds of delicious food, none of which existed in her original world.

After several centuries, this was the first time Beatrice had traveled somewhere so far away.

The two of them looked just like a father taking his daughter out to have fun.

"Beatrice, is there any problem with the Mana inside you?"

Yuji Itadori asked while holding Beatrice's hand.

He knew that Beatrice couldn't produce Mana herself. In the past, she had absorbed Mana from the Forbidden Library, but now that she had formed a Contract with him, she absorbed it from his body instead.

"There's no problem, I suppose! Although the power inside you is very unusual, Yuji... it can still be used as Mana, so Betty can move around without any problems at all!"

After forming a Contract with Yuji Itadori, Beatrice could sense the immense power surging inside his body.

Cursed Energy.

It was like an ocean, practically inexhaustible.

Therefore, Beatrice didn't need to worry about running out of Mana at all.

"Let's bring some food back for Panda-senpai later."

Yuji Itadori had originally wanted Panda to come out with them, but Panda had said something about this being a rare family outing and chose to stay home and play video games instead.

"Yuji, do you live together with that... black-and-white bear from earlier?"

"Senpai is a panda."

Yuji Itadori said with a smile.

"But I only brought Panda-senpai here recently. After all, Senpai's body is that of a Cursed Corpse, and Jujutsu High had kept him hidden inside the Cursed Warehouse before this... I should've brought Senpai out sooner."

Along the way, Yuji Itadori had given Beatrice a general explanation of this world, so she also understood the situation concerning Jujutsu High.

However, just as Yuji Itadori finished speaking, Beatrice stopped walking.

"Betty also has something to ask you."

Beatrice raised her round head and stared intently at Yuji Itadori.

"Oh? What do you want to ask?"

Yuji Itadori lowered his head and looked at Beatrice.

"Yuji, have you been alone all these years?"

Beatrice had already learned a few things about Yuji Itadori.

Yuji Itadori merely nodded.

Back then, he had wanted to avoid seeing his companions leave him again, so he had willingly chosen to be 'alone.'

But—

At that moment, Beatrice suddenly stood on tiptoe and raised her hands toward Yuji Itadori's face.

"What's wrong?"

"Honestly! Betty can't reach, I suppose! Hurry up and crouch down!"

Hearing Beatrice's words, Yuji Itadori crouched down.

Beatrice's small yet warm hands gently rested against Yuji Itadori's cheeks.

Her eyes reflected only Yuji Itadori.

"Since you brought Betty out of that place, then no matter where you go from now on, you must never leave Betty's side!"

Light seemed to shimmer in Beatrice's eyes.

"In return, Betty will never let you be alone again, I suppose!"

Her tender voice still carried a childish quality and sounded rather adorable.

However, her gaze was incomparably serious.

Beatrice could clearly sense that every single word Yuji Itadori had spoken when he shared his emotions with her inside the Forbidden Library had been sincere.

"Yeah. It's a promise."

Yuji Itadori nodded to Beatrice as well.

The Yuji Itadori of the past had believed that being alone was enough. The people he had once known had left one after another, and he no longer wanted to witness such scenes again.

Yet at some point, people had once again begun standing beside him.

'Come to think of it, the way I used to think really was selfish.'

Yuji Itadori thought to himself.

At that moment, Yuji Itadori's phone began to ring.

The caller was Okkotsu Tsurugi.

When Yuji Itadori had taken Tsurugi and Yuka out last time, he had left them his contact information.

'If you ever need help with anything, feel free to come to me.'

"Tsurugi, is something wrong?"

Yuji Itadori answered the call and asked.

"Itadori-senpai, something terrible has happened!"

Okkotsu Tsurugi lowered his voice, but his tone sounded extremely anxious.

"What happened?"

Yuji Itadori immediately asked.

His first thought was that they had encountered a dangerous Cursed Spirit.

However, Cursed Spirits should no longer exist in this world.

"Miyaguni-san seems really angry..."

On the other end, Okkotsu Tsurugi spoke while repeatedly glancing cautiously behind him.

Even through a wall, Okkotsu Tsurugi could hear Miyaguni Chiharu roaring at several Assistant Supervisors.

Their screams accompanied her shouting.

"Little Miyaguni, huh? Come to think of it, I haven't seen her in a long time."

Miyaguni Chiharu's appearance surfaced in Yuji Itadori's mind.

Back then, Miyaguni had merely been an inexperienced little girl. She possessed tremendous talent in Cursed Energy but couldn't control her emotions, frequently dragging both herself and the people around her into dangerous situations.

After Todo Aoi found and adopted her, Yuji Itadori had also helped train Miyaguni Chiharu for a while.

Come to think of it, nearly thirty years should have passed by now.

"Before I knew it, Miyaguni had already become an adult capable of standing on her own. There were too many things to handle last time, so I only saw her briefly."

Yuji Itadori couldn't help looking into the distance.

Come to think of it, although he had taught Miyaguni Chiharu before, he hadn't spent much time accompanying her. Todo Aoi had been the one looking after her most of the time.

By then, Yuji Itadori's heart had already gradually grown numb, and he no longer wished to interfere in matters concerning the Jujutsu World.

Perhaps that had been rather unfair to Miyaguni Chiharu.

Maybe he should make it up to her a little now!

After all, to him, Miyaguni Chiharu was still merely a junior.

"Tsurugi, could you ask Miyaguni whether she has time to meet up later? We could hang out and play some pachi—"

"Itadori-senpai, I don't think Miyaguni-san would enjoy that..."

Okkotsu Tsurugi couldn't imagine such a scene at all.

"Oh, right. Then let's arrange to have a meal together later. Please give her my contact information as well."

"Of course, Itadori-senpai... Come to think of it, Miyaguni-san really is your disciple, isn't she?"

"More or less. I only occasionally taught her some basic knowledge in the past. Todo helped her most of the time—Isn't Todo about to return as well?"

"Yeah. Miyaguni-san said Todo-senpai will be returning soon, and she even asked me to buy a vibraslap."

"Understood. I'll leave the rest to you."

"It's no trouble at all, Itadori-senpai! I'm the one who's always troubling you!"

Okkotsu Tsurugi lowered his phone and tilted his head to listen. Only after confirming that no sound was coming from beyond the door did he knock.

"Come in!"

Miyaguni Chiharu's furious voice rang out from the other side of the door, seemingly capable of penetrating the wall.

Okkotsu Tsurugi swallowed and cautiously pushed open the door.

The first thing he saw was Miyaguni Chiharu's irritated face—and rows of people associated with the Jujutsu World kneeling on the floor beside her, bricks resting on their knees.

"Tsurugi? Didn't you already leave?"

"Um, I just spoke with Itadori-senpai—"

"You spoke with Master—I mean, Itadori-senpai over the phone just now?"

Miyaguni Chiharu's voice rose several pitches, but she quickly forced herself to calm down.

"Ahem. What did Itadori-senpai say?"

"He asked whether you've been free lately, Miyaguni-san, and whether you wanted to meet up and have a meal together. After all, it's been a long time since you last saw each other."

"Honestly! So he knows it's been a long time!"

Miyaguni Chiharu crossed her arms over her chest, wearing a somewhat angry expression.

"Why does he have to contact me through you?! Can't he come to me himself? Last time, he didn't even have time to say hello—"

"Um... The call hasn't ended yet, Miyaguni-san."

Before Okkotsu Tsurugi could finish speaking, Miyaguni Chiharu rushed in front of him at a terrifying speed.

Okkotsu Tsurugi was utterly astonished.

'That speed is probably already approaching the Tyrant of Heavenly Restriction's, isn't it?!'

Miyaguni Chiharu snatched Okkotsu Tsurugi's phone away, and a smile instantly appeared on her face.

"Master, were you looking for me?"

Miyaguni Chiharu's voice was far gentler than before. Okkotsu Tsurugi looked at the miserable state of the Assistant Supervisors beside her, then at the smiling Miyaguni Chiharu, and momentarily had no idea how to react.

It was truly difficult to imagine that such a gentle voice had just come from Miyaguni Chiharu's mouth.

"...Mhm! I've been doing well lately! I'm already a Grade 1 sorcerer..."

"...Okay, okay! Master Todo will also be returning soon!..."

"...Mhm! I'm free whenever you are! Right now is fine! You're already preparing to come over? Okay, okay!!"

Miyaguni Chiharu ended the call, immediately took out her own phone, and swiftly saved Yuji Itadori's phone number.

A smile remained on her face the entire time.

Although Miyaguni Chiharu had constantly complained that Yuji Itadori had been impossible to find, in truth, he was also one of the two people she respected most.

Without Todo Aoi and Yuji Itadori, she would never have set foot on her current path.

Miyaguni Chiharu also understood perfectly well that Yuji Itadori had ultimately been the one to fundamentally resolve the conflict between the two races.

He had also been the one to bear all the responsibility in the end.

Come to think of it, they hadn't seen each other in over twenty years!

"There's still enough time! I'm going back to change my clothes!!"

Miyaguni Chiharu turned around. The smile on her face instantly disappeared, and her tone became incomparably cold and oppressive.

"Hey! All of you, keep kneeling here! None of you are allowed to leave until I return!!!"

Okkotsu Tsurugi could only break out in a cold sweat.

'Miyaguni-san really is a dangerous person...'

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T/N: If you spot mistranslation, do tell me.

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