Sukuna had been enjoying himself a little too much.
Just standing there.
Smirking.
Watching Takeru spiral.
Then he spoke.
"…You're thinking too much again."
That was all it took.
Takeru snapped.
"Say that again."
Yuji immediately stepped back.
"…Oh no."
Megumi sighed.
"…Here we go."
Hakari raised a hand.
"…I want no part of this."
Takeru dashed forward.
Fast.
Clean.
Full intent to slap Sukuna across the face for that comment.
Sukuna didn't even move.
Just smiled.
Ryomen Sukuna
"…Too slow."
Takeru lunged—
And tripped.
Completely.
Like reality itself said "nope."
"…!"
He fell forward—
But something shifted.
His body didn't land where it should have.
Instead—
his consciousness snapped into his manifested form.
The one standing nearby.
The Gojo-like presence he had been using earlier.
And his original body—
was still there.
Except…
it wasn't him right now.
Because something else had taken control for a split second.
Everyone froze.
Yuji blinked.
"…Why did his body—"
Megumi cut in instantly.
"…Don't finish that sentence."
Hakari slowly pointed.
"…That is NOT his normal body."
And it wasn't.
Takeru looked down at himself.
Silence.
Longer silence.
His expression went completely blank.
"…Huh."
The body he was seeing—
was still him.
But wrong.
Smaller frame.
Longer white hair.
Soft glowing markings along the skin.
And a feminine build that clearly wasn't what anyone was used to seeing.
Yuji immediately turned away.
"…I didn't need to see that."
Megumi looked like his soul left.
"…Why is this happening."
Hakari whispered.
"…Why is it worse when you fall?"
Sukuna, meanwhile, looked very entertained.
Ryomen Sukuna
"…Oh, that's hilarious."
Takeru's manifested form immediately stiffened.
"…Nope."
Instantly—
he snapped back.
Back into his normal body.
Normal form restored.
No changes.
No anomaly.
Like nothing had happened.
Takeru stood there.
Silent.
Processing.
Then—
very quietly—
"…Nobody saw that."
Silence.
Yuji raised his hand slowly.
"…I saw that."
Megumi nodded.
"…We all saw that."
Hakari immediately pointed.
"…YOU FELL INTO YOUR ALTERNATE FORM."
Sukuna grinned.
Ryomen Sukuna
"…That was pathetic."
Takeru slowly turned toward him.
"…I'm going to forget you said that."
Sukuna laughed.
"…You won't."
Fred slowly raised a sign from the arcade entrance:
"New form unlocked: embarrassment."
Takeru stood completely still.
"…I hate all of you."
Yuji nodded.
"…Yeah, that checks out."