Dilapidated hospital.
Hum!!
With a low but piercing hum, space dissolved around Satoru as the battlefield changed into endless black with speckles of twinkling light—like the stars.
The man laughing maniacally paused; his expression shifted to agony—he clutched his head, his fingers digging into his flesh. His struggles were just for a second before his expression became blank, and with a thud, he fell from the spider's head.
Shrieeeek!!
Noticing the death of the man, the spider cursed spirit let out a shriek in fear—but Satoru didn't bother with them. With a casual wave, the humongous spider and its followers became cursed energy.
After killing his enemies, Satoru placed his hands into his pockets, the domain silently dissolving.
The 'ICU' room had returned to normal with no eggs in sight.
It's not the year for the Star Plasma Vessel manifestation yet... Some forces are already getting impatient, Satoru thought as his blindfolded eyes scanned the hospital; Suguru and Shoko were alright, but Masamichi was currently in battle with two blonde-haired brothers—he wasn't winning nor losing.
Guess I'll help! Satoru thought as he vanished from the room.
...
Outside the hospital, the battle between Masamichi and the Al-Mansur brothers was still ongoing.
Boom!
A cataclysmic explosion rang out again as two of Masamichi's dolls were repelled by Khalid, who also staggered two steps back, standing side by side with his brother. The once-paved hospital grounds were now bare.
"Ha...ha...ha," Khalid gritted his teeth as he stared at Masamichi, who still stood in one place.
"Khalid, we can't dra—"
Tariq hadn't finished his words when the ever-present oppressive feeling disappeared.
"This...!" Khalid snapped his head back and stared at the dilapidated hospital with a pale face.
"Don't look there! I'm right here!"
A teasing voice suddenly sounded beside him.
!!
Khalid's eyes widened as he stiffly turned his head to the side—immediately, his entire body became cold.
A blindfolded man stood next to him with Tariq's head in his grasp.
"You...!" Khalid's eyes were filled with rage as he tried to attack Satoru—only for his hand to stop mere inches away from his body.
Boom!
Satoru didn't waste words, casually slapping his head downwards—killing him instantly.
"I guess we're done here," Satoru said as he turned to Masamichi.
"Hmm," Masamichi gave a nod as he opened his hands. The dolls rapidly deflated and flew into his palm, and just on cue, Suguru and Shoko stepped out.
"Let's go," Masamichi said as he stuffed the dolls back into his suit.
Staring at the devastated hospital grounds, Suguru's eyes flickered slightly before he followed Masamichi towards the car together with Satoru and Shoko.
.....
Immediately they reached Jujutsu High, Masamichi turned to Suguru and Shoko:
"Show Gojo around the school," Masamichi said as he turned and walked towards the principal's office.
Suguru watched the receding figure of Masamichi, already imagining why he headed towards the principal's office.
"Let's go, Gojo. We'll show you round the school," Suguru said as he smiled at Satoru.
"I'll surely be needed at the infirmary, so I can't help," Shoko said, already heading towards the infirmary.
"..."
Suguru, with an awkward expression, turned to Satoru: "Don't worry. I alone am also enough."
....
Principal's Office
"Q?" Yamamoto raised an eyebrow as he took a sip of the tea served by the maid beside him.
Masamichi had already informed him of the situation that happened in the hospital earlier.
"It seems the Star Plasma Vessel plan has really been leaked," Yamamoto muttered. He wasn't too surprised, as this wasn't the first time the curse-user organization Q had attacked.
"But why target students?" Masamichi voiced his confusion.
Yamamoto dropped his cup of tea and drummed on the table for a while: "I heard the higher-ups are planning on giving the mission to the students."
"Are they crazy?!" Masamichi gasped in shock. Giving the mission to the students was no different than sending them to their deaths; the Q organization wasn't the only one who wanted the Star Plasma Vessel dead.
"They had been mulling over the decision for a while, but the enrollment of Gojo Satoru—a special-grade sorcerer—made them finalize it," Yamamoto said as he took a sip of his tea and dropped it, shaking his head. "What goes through their heads, even I don't know!"
.....
The days passed by quickly. After the hospital event, nothing major happened again—apart from Suguru Geto stepping into the rank of first-grade sorcerer—and then, after two months, another mission for the whole of the first-year students arrived.
....
"It has been so long since I stretched!" Satoru said as he walked through the school grounds of Jujutsu High while stretching. "Life's been really boring."
Though he had been taking missions—for Satoru, a special-grade sorcerer—these were no different from strolling. Even the chat group was inactive, everybody having their own private matters to attend to other than chat.
"For Masamichi-sensei to call us all, it must mean the mission has a chance that a first-grade sorcerer or higher would appear," Suguru, walking beside Satoru, said with a smile. "You'll surely stretch more."
They had become friends these last two months—though Satoru tried to stay clear of Suguru because of his future (which failed miserably)—and Suguru had shed the inferiority complex he felt towards Satoru.
"I hope," Satoru said with a sigh.
After walking for a while, they finally reached their classroom. Pushing the paper door, they were shocked to see Shoko already there.
"You're coming too?" Satoru asked in surprise.
"Hmm," Shoko nodded weakly, seemingly about to sleep. "Masamichi-sensei said I should come—in case any of you are injured, I can heal it just in time."
Satoru and Suguru blinked in surprise.
"Injured? I don't think that's possible!"
"What's the mission really about?"
Satoru and Suguru said at the same time. Just then, the paper door opened with a fwoosh, and Masamichi stepped inside. His gaze swept through the three before saying in a deep voice:
"Let's go. A new mission just arrived..."
"...This one is resealing the finger of Sukuna!"
....
A/N: Sorry for the late update.