The room went quiet in a way that felt immediate and suspicious.
Takeru was still standing in front of the mirror.
Still judging his own hair like it had personally betrayed him.
Inside him, Sukuna relaxed immediately at the mention of being manifested.
Ryomen Sukuna
"…Finally."
Takeru exhaled.
Then raised a hand.
A surge of cursed energy—precise, controlled—pushed outward.
Not violent.
Not destructive.
Just structured.
And Sukuna was pulled out.
Fully manifested.
Standing there like it was the most normal thing in the world.
Sukuna stretched his shoulders.
"…Much better."
Yuji immediately stepped back.
"…Why is he just allowed to do that casually now?!"
Megumi looked exhausted.
"…We've stopped asking that question."
Hakari tilted his head.
"…Is this a summoning system now?"
Takeru pointed at Sukuna like he had just made a decision he should've made earlier.
"This is why I ain't going by Takeru Sukuna, actually."
Silence.
Sukuna smirked slightly.
"…Good."
Gojo leaned in.
Satoru Gojo
"…That name was never surviving anyway."
The second Gojo nodded.
Satoru Gojo
"…It sounded like a legal problem."
Takeru ignored them both.
He was already thinking ahead.
Then he suddenly turned toward the group.
"…Let's go to the Heian Era next!"
Silence.
Yuji blinked.
"…The WHAT?"
Megumi immediately responded.
"…No."
Hakari raised a hand.
"…What do you mean 'next'? Like vacation next?"
Kirara slowly backed up.
"…We are not time traveling casually."
Sukuna, however, looked mildly interested.
"…Now that is nostalgic."
Takeru nodded like this was already decided.
"Yeah."
A pause.
"I want to see something."
Gojo rubbed his chin.
"…He's saying it like it's a field trip."
Nanami slowly spoke from the side.
Kento Nanami
"…I feel like this is how civilizations collapse."
Fred slowly raised a sign from the corner:
"Historical incident pending."
Takeru stretched once.
Hair still a chaotic mess.
Still unconcerned about it now.
"…Heian Era."
A pause.
"…Let's see what 'strong' used to look like."
Sukuna smiled wider.
"…Now you're speaking properly."
Yuji whispered:
"…We are absolutely not surviving this trip."