Future Yuji Itadori Joins the Chat Group

"Who is that child?"

Satoru Gojo's gaze once again fell upon Beatrice's face as he asked curiously.

"She's a very important companion of mine from another world."

Yuji Itadori answered seriously.

"That's great, Yuji."

Satoru Gojo patted Yuji Itadori on the shoulder again.

"But there's still one important thing you haven't forgotten, right?"

As he spoke, a mischievous smile appeared on Satoru Gojo's face, and he even held out his hand as though asking for something.

"Of course not, Gojo-sensei. I was originally planning to find you later, but since we've run into each other now, I might as well give them to you."

Yuji Itadori immediately took several boxes out of his Spatial Backpack and handed them to Satoru Gojo.

They contained specialty foods he had brought back from Sato Kazuma's world and his own future world.

Satoru Gojo had previously told Yuji Itadori that he wanted to try desserts from other worlds, so Yuji Itadori had prepared some for him in advance.

Satoru Gojo didn't stand on ceremony. He immediately opened a box, took out a small piece, and placed it in his mouth. An extremely satisfied expression instantly appeared on his face.

"Mmm~ It tastes really good~ Yuji, how exactly did you bring these things here?"

Satoru Gojo was somewhat curious about how Yuji Itadori had managed to bring objects from an Isekai before him.

"The Chat Group has a Group Inventory function. Things from an Isekai can be temporarily stored inside it, then taken out after arriving in another world."

Yuji Itadori explained.

"I see. Then does this so-called Group Inventory have a capacity limit or something?"

"I'm not sure yet. I usually only put snacks and drinks inside it—because a friend from another world needed them before."

Yuji Itadori recalled Sato Kazuma. When Kazuma had first arrived in the Isekai, he had struggled even with basic necessities and could only do construction work every day to earn living expenses.

"However, there seems to be a limit on the size of items. Anything too large can't be stored in the Group Inventory. The largest thing I've managed to put inside so far should be a gaming machine."

Yuji Itadori had tried putting larger things inside, but the Group Chat quickly displayed the message, 'Item too large to store.'

"A gaming machine?"

Satoru Gojo's first thought was some kind of small handheld console.

"Yeah, one of those full-sized pachinko machines you see in arcades."

Yuji Itadori shrugged.

Satoru Gojo gently rubbed his chin with one hand as he tried to comprehend what he had just heard.

Yuji Itadori had specifically stored an arcade machine inside the Group Inventory?

In this world, Satoru Gojo hadn't known Yuji Itadori for very long, so he didn't know what Yuji Itadori's true hobbies were.

So he liked playing pachinko.

At that thought, another strange idea seemed to pop into Satoru Gojo's mind, and a sly smile appeared on his face.

"I see, I see."

"Sensei, why do you look like you're about to do something bad?"

"Don't worry. Your sensei is an extremely dependable adult~"

Satoru Gojo said with a smile.

Putting a few gaming machines inside Jujutsu High seemed like a pretty good idea.

Yaga Masamichi would definitely fly into a rage when he saw them, but he was already overwhelmed with other matters concerning the Jujutsu World every day, so he certainly wouldn't have time to deal with it.

"If you like them, I'll bring you some more next time, Sensei."

"Sure, sure!"

Yuji Itadori nodded to Satoru Gojo. It was already getting late, so it was time to prepare to leave.

He should give Satoru Gojo and Geto Suguru some time alone.

"Betty!"

Yuji Itadori called Beatrice's name. She ran lightly to his side and took his hand.

"Let me formally introduce you. This is Betty, and this is—"

"My name is Satoru Gojo!"

Satoru Gojo greeted her. However, he still carried a frivolous air about him. Seeing that Beatrice looked like a little girl, he hurriedly added a sound effect.

"Ta-da!"

Beatrice looked at Satoru Gojo and frowned before raising her head to look at Yuji Itadori.

"Yuji, is he an immature idiot, I suppose?"

"I think I just heard something shatter."

Out of the corner of his eye, Yuji Itadori looked at Satoru Gojo beside him. He seemed to have turned to stone, pointing at himself with his right index finger, his entire expression saying, 'Is she talking about me?'

He had never imagined that one day he would be called immature by a little girl who looked barely over ten.

"Then we'll be leaving first, Gojo-sensei!"

"Mm, see you."

Satoru Gojo waved at the two of them and watched as their figures gradually receded into the distance. Even after they disappeared from view, the smile remained on his face.

"You've really worked hard, Yuji."

He turned around and walked over to Geto Suguru's gravestone.

"It looks like what the two of us couldn't accomplish was completed by our juniors, Suguru. He's more capable than we imagined, and he's endured far more hardship too."

Satoru Gojo raised his head to look at the sky again as a thought arose in his mind.

Perhaps he should also do something for Yuji Itadori.

He took out his phone and called Young Itadori.

After resolving everything, Yuji Itadori bought new movie tickets and went to see a film with Yoshino Junpei.

After the movie, he and Beatrice went to Yoshino Junpei's home and ate the food prepared by Yoshino's mother.

They chatted and laughed around the dining table, just as they had sixty-eight years ago.

Without Mahito and Kenjaku, Yoshino Junpei and his family would surely be able to live peacefully.

"Come over and eat with us more often when you have time!"

It was already very late. Yuji Itadori declined Yoshino Junpei's invitation to stay the night and prepared to leave with Beatrice. Yoshino Junpei also left the house to walk them part of the way.

"Um, Itadori, I kept forgetting to say this! Let's exchange contact information! You're my... only friend."

Before they parted, Yoshino Junpei took out his phone and looked at Yuji Itadori with great anticipation.

Yuji Itadori didn't answer immediately because he had no way to contact him.

This wasn't his world, after all, so his phone couldn't be used here.

Yuji Itadori had considered giving him Young Itadori's contact information and having Young Itadori spend time with Yoshino Junpei in his place afterward.

However, Yuji Itadori quickly rejected that idea.

Yoshino Junpei regarded him as his best friend. He absolutely couldn't respond to him that way.

After several seconds of silence, Yuji Itadori spoke again.

"Sorry."

"I don't have a phone from this world."

"This... world?"

Yoshino Junpei seemed somewhat confused.

"Yeah. That's because I'm not from this world. I came from another future."

Yuji Itadori spoke with a serious expression.

Deep down, Yuji Itadori didn't care whether he left any trace of himself in this world. It didn't matter even if nobody knew what he had done. He only wanted the people he had once known to find happiness. That was also why Yuji Itadori hadn't told anyone other than Young Itadori and Satoru Gojo about himself.

However, to sincerely respond to Yoshino Junpei's friendship, Yuji Itadori decided to tell him the truth.

What he had said was admittedly difficult to believe...

Even a Jujutsu Sorcerer would have trouble accepting it immediately.

Yoshino Junpei was merely an ordinary person.

Just as Yuji Itadori was wondering how he should explain himself, a delighted smile appeared on Yoshino Junpei's face.

"I see! That's so cool!"

Now it was Yuji Itadori's turn to be confused.

"You believe me that quickly?"

"Of course! You looked extremely serious when you said it just now, Itadori! Since you're the one saying it, I'll believe you! After all, you also think highly of Earthworm Man 2! Besides, I've always believed that things beyond an ordinary person's imagination exist in this world! You're like someone from Back to the Future, right?"

Yoshino Junpei's eyes were filled with excitement, without the slightest trace of doubt.

Had someone else said those words, Yoshino Junpei would certainly have thought they were joking with him.

But it was completely different when the words came from Yuji Itadori.

"Something like that."

"Then do you have anything that only exists in the future? Can you show me?"

"Well..."

Yuji Itadori couldn't immediately think of anything particularly special.

Although sixty-eight years had passed, technological progress hadn't actually been as great as one might imagine. Most of the city didn't look very different from how it did now.

"There doesn't seem to be anything particularly special in the future, but things that transcend common sense do exist in this world."

Yuji Itadori extended his hand, and a ball of flame gathered in his palm.

"Woooah!"

Yoshino Junpei watched with eyes that practically shone.

Many people would instinctively feel afraid when they witnessed something they couldn't understand.

Yoshino Junpei, however, felt no fear whatsoever. Instead, he was filled with intense curiosity.

"Keep this a secret for me for now."

"Mm! Definitely!"

Yoshino Junpei nodded with all his strength.

"Also, Itadori, after you leave, will you come back?"

"I will. I probably won't be able to stay for very long each time, but I'll still return occasionally. Besides, there's another 'me' from the present time in this world. I'm sure he'd also be very happy to discuss movies with you!"

"Got it!"

A smile appeared on Yoshino Junpei's face.

He usually wore a gloomy expression and rarely smiled.

"When you come back next time, you have to visit me! I'll have Mom prepare a meal!"

"I definitely will."

After bidding farewell to Yoshino Junpei, Yuji Itadori prepared to return to their original world with Beatrice.

"The people here are a little more interesting than Betty imagined, I suppose."

Beatrice held Yuji Itadori's hand and tilted her head slightly, looking back in Yoshino Junpei's direction.

"Yeah. They're all good people."

Yuji Itadori replied.

Beatrice could sense that Yuji Itadori was more relaxed than before.

At the very least, he was different from when she had first met him.

The words Yuji Itadori had spoken to her in the Forbidden Library really hadn't been wrong.

He was also changing little by little.

That was why Yuji Itadori had been able to bring her out of the Forbidden Library.

"But Yuji, you should still have other very important companions in this world, I suppose! Aren't you going to see them?"

Beatrice asked curiously.

"There's no need. My identity is special right now. If they learned of my existence, I might end up causing trouble for them."

Yuji Itadori shook his head.

Of course he wanted to reunite with his former friends.

However, there was no need for the others to know what was originally supposed to happen in the future or what he had changed.

As long as they could obtain a happier future, that was enough.

He had already eliminated every possible threat. The tragedies that should have occurred would never happen now.

Whether it was Sukuna, Kenjaku, the Cursed Spirits, or the formerly hidebound Jujutsu Headquarters, none of them were problems anymore.

"Yuji! Honestly! You don't have to keep thinking that you'll cause trouble for other people every single time, I suppose!"

Beatrice pouted and spoke to Yuji Itadori with utmost seriousness.

"Even if some troublesome situation occurs, Betty will still be by your side, in fact!"

Yuji Itadori nodded.

At that moment, Yuji Itadori received a message from the Group Chat.

[Jujutsu's Top PE Student: Unsurrounded One-senpai! Are you free right now?!]

[Unsurrounded One: Everything here has already been resolved. I'm free. Did something happen on your side?]

[Jujutsu's Top PE Student: Gojo-sensei said he has something extremely important to discuss with you! He told you to come over immediately!]

[Unsurrounded One: What happened?]

[Jujutsu's Top PE Student: I don't know either! Gojo-sensei said he has to tell you in person!]

Yuji Itadori was somewhat confused.

There shouldn't be anything Satoru Gojo was incapable of resolving now.

However, judging by the situation, it seemed extremely important.

No matter what, he needed to go and take a look.

[Unsurrounded One: Got it. Where are you?]

[Jujutsu's Top PE Student: We're at Jujutsu High!]

[Unsurrounded One: Got it. We'll be there right away.]

Yuji Itadori closed the Chat Group and immediately told Beatrice what had happened.

Beatrice nodded and immediately activated her Magic, directly teleporting the two of them inside Jujutsu High. Yin Magic could distort space, allowing instantaneous movement.

Although a Barrier surrounded Jujutsu High, a Barrier of that level was nothing to Beatrice.

Yuji Itadori and Beatrice arrived at the athletic field of Jujutsu High School. By sensing Cursed Energy, he easily located Satoru Gojo.

"Gojo-sensei, what happened?"

Yuji Itadori asked.

At that moment, he also noticed several enormous sealed cardboard boxes beside Satoru Gojo.

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

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