Maki brought Miwa over to the group and "gently" pushed her into a sitting position.
She then spoke to Itadori.
"Never mind how happily you were just feeding Sukuna pizza... just the phrase 'Gojo-sensei is chatting with Sukuna'—that alone is enough for people to make a big deal out of, okay?"
Sitting in the middle of the group, Miwa's face was tear-stained, and she was practically shaking like a sieve—
This is terrifying... Seriously, what huge secret did she stumble upon? Why are a Special Grade Curse and Jujutsu Sorcerers happily eating pizza together? Did they all defect?
And Mai's older sister has such a strong grip; she can't break free at all!
It's over... She's going to meet her end right here today!
Her two younger brothers—! Wuwuwuwu—
"As it stands, we have no choice but to form a binding vow. We can't let her reveal anything about Sukuna!"
Maki stated, after all, they couldn't actually kill someone from Kyoto Jujutsu High; that would be a huge problem.
Nobara suddenly stood up, looking like a bandit leader.
"Leave this to me, I've got it!"
She swaggered up to Miwa and clapped a hand onto her shoulder.
"Come on, let's make a binding vow... You cannot let anyone else know anything you learned about Sukuna just now... including anything you guessed, otherwise..."
Nobara kept her hand on Miwa's shoulder, leaning down to meet the trembling girl's eyes.
Her tone was icy and cruel—
"Otherwise, you will—"
"Be saddled with one hundred billion yen in debt!!"
Super Poor Person Miwa: "..."
Her expression instantly shattered.
The shock drained all color from her face.
O-one, one hundred billion yen in d-d-d-d-d-debt?!!!————
Help!!—That's way more terrifying than a Special Grade Curse, okay?!!
...When Miwa returned to the Kyoto Jujutsu High restroom, eyes full of tears and holding a slice of pizza, everyone looked at her with confusion mixed with slight concern.
"What happened?"
Kamo, who had just woken up, asked. Miwa was usually the least troublesome among them, so this abnormal behavior definitely signaled a problem.
Miwa wore a tearful expression, thinking of the "secret that Tokyo School and Sukuna had to keep" that she was burdened with, and the far more terrifying "one hundred billion yen debt" she would incur if anyone discovered the first secret. She decisively chose to conceal the former—
Facing the concerned stares of her classmates, she was filled with extreme anxiety.
What should she do, what should she do, what should she do?!—How should she answer?
Classmate Kamo is very smart. If she says anything wrong, she'll definitely be found out, and then interrogated!
Wuwuwu, why is she so miserable!
She only wanted a bit of gossip; why did she run into something so terrifying!
The girl, pushed to the brink, was internally distraught and lost. The first thing that surfaced in her mind—
Was her bias—
—Gojo Satoru.
Yes... that person, the legendary strongest—Gojo Satoru!
Ahhhhh! In the last moments of her life, she just wanted to see her bias one more time ahhhhhh—
Miwa's eyes glazed over as she stared at the non-existent Spicy Teacher above her head, murmuring her intense desire.
"...Li..."
Everyone: "...Li...?"
"Like..."
Snap—
The teacup Mechamaru was handing to Kamo was crushed in his hand... Like???—
—Who???!!!————
Why did Miwa suddenly have someone she liked after just going out?
Who did she meet?! Someone from the Tokyo School? It couldn't be that pretty boy named Fushiguro, could it?!—
Kamo, still half-lying on the bed, looked at the tea spilled all over himself and his blanket, his brain freezing—
...He... he must maintain... the bearing... of an heir... of The Big Three Families... So should he throw out this wet blanket, or should he beat up Mechamaru??
Miwa's brain also froze—
...What am I saying? L-l-l... Like?
She looked down at the pizza slice that Itadori had just shoved into her hand and suddenly realized.
She subconsciously finished her sentence.
"...Classmate Itadori..."
This time, everyone's eyes widened: "...???"
Wait, Miwa, are you serious? You like Sukuna's vessel???
Kamo didn't even have time to worry about the tea on him, as the phrase "putting righteousness before family" flashed vividly in his mind.
"...the pizza I brought back..."
Miwa, tears still in her eyes, finally finished her sentence.
Everyone: "..."
...???
Kid, can you stop taking such deep breaths when you talk?!
You'll scare people to death, okay?!
Mechamaru:...—Thank goodness, it was about the pizza!!
His entire mechanical body relaxed. He felt as tense as if he had just finished beating up a Special Grade Curse... Wait a minute... Is this pizza really that good? Good enough to make Miwa cry?!
...Should he go next door and ask for the link for Miwa?
...And so, when Itadori stepped out of his room again, he saw Mechamaru, who was only half a body, silently standing by the door.
One half of his body was sputtering with static, making him look particularly resolute standing there.
Itadori was genuinely startled and quickly jumped to the other side of the door.
He took a defensive stance, his expression tense.
"...What is it?... The Exchange Event is over, you aren't still trying to kill me, are you?"
Mechamaru:...No, I just wanted a link... Looking at the wary Itadori, whom his side had just ambushed, he got a headache... So how should I open my mouth and ask this difficult question?
Mechamaru felt that the brain cells capable of processing billion-level circuit signals couldn't handle the scene before him.
Forget it... I'll just be straightforward... "Just now... Miwa, she..."
Miwa??
Itadori held his breath, his heart pounding wildly.
—Did she decide to reveal Sukuna's situation even if it meant taking on a hundred billion yen in debt?!
"...The pizza you gave her, do you have the link?"
Itadori, whose heart was pounding so hard it nearly stopped: "...?"
...Huh?
Maki and the others, who were pressed against the door inside the room, listening in and debating whether to come out and fight: "...??"
...Eh?
...Wait a minute... you're a robot, do you even eat pizza??
Itadori let out a sigh of relief.
So Sukuna wasn't exposed!—
Ah, he was scared to death!
He completely relaxed, a mysterious smile of relief appearing on his face.
"That's all? No problem, no problem."
He pulled out his phone, found the shop he had just ordered from, and looked at Mechamaru.
"Do you have a phone? I'll send it to you."
Mechamaru was silent, looking at Itadori's remarkably friendly attitude.
Is this guy too easygoing??
Is he really the vessel for the dangerous Special Grade Curse that the principal spoke of?
...And do you even remember that we tried to kill you earlier?
Mechamaru looked at the sunny, cheerful good boy smiling before him and suddenly felt a pang of conscience.
He clutched his chest, and a crackling sound of electricity came from the broken circuits beneath his cold metal shell.
I... I feel a bit ashamed!
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