The forest had gone quiet again.
Not peaceful—just that eerie kind of quiet that happens when everyone realizes the conversation has shifted into something they don't fully understand.
Only the younger versions were reacting now.
Eyes wide.
Confused.
Trying to keep up.
Yuji leaned forward.
"…Wait, what did he just say?"
Megumi frowned.
"…I'm lost already."
Nobara crossed her arms.
"…Yeah, same."
But the older ones?
Not a single reaction.
No surprise.
No confusion.
Just mild acceptance.
Even Sukuna looked like he'd already factored it into reality.
Takeru sighed like he was about to explain something completely normal.
Then pointed at himself.
"Alright. I'm gonna steal the Gojo Glazer, Narrator's job—sorry Narrator."
He shrugged.
"Copy ability system."
He tapped his head.
"If I spar or fight someone for a total of one hour, I gain their full moveset."
A pause.
"But it's not mastered."
"It's like a blank slate version. I can use it, but not perfectly."
The younger students blinked harder now.
"…That's insane," Megumi muttered.
Hakari nodded slowly.
"…That's actually disgusting."
Kirara looked over.
"…That should not exist."
Takeru continued anyway.
"And it gets worse."
He held up a finger.
"Paired with Yuta's 'Pure Love' and Rika…"
"…he has a ring that allows a shikigami called Rika to manifest or partially manifest."
He pointed outward.
"And if I have that ring…"
"…Yuta and I share cursed techniques."
The younger students froze completely now.
"…Share?" Yuji echoed.
Takeru nodded.
"Yeah."
"Cursed Speech."
"Projection Sorcery."
"Limitless. Red. Blue. Purple. Infinity."
"Malevolent Shrine. Divine Flame Open."
"Deadly Sentencing."
"And Geto's technique—don't know the name yet."
He paused, then shrugged again.
"Lots more."
The silence that followed was heavy.
Yuji slowly turned to Megumi.
"…He just listed the entire endgame arsenal."
Megumi replied flatly.
"…Yeah."
Nobara blinked.
"…So basically he's cheating."
Hakari nodded immediately.
"…Advanced cheating."
Kirara added:
"…Multiplayer cheating."
Takeru clapped once.
"These are shared between me and Yuta if I'm wearing the ring."
Another pause.
"And only if I wear it."
"If Yuta wears it alone, it doesn't activate the same way."
Yuji raised a hand slightly.
"…That feels unfair."
Takeru pointed at him.
"It is."
Sukuna finally spoke from the side, calm as ever.
"…That explains everything."
No confusion.
No shock.
Just acceptance.
Like he had already seen the outcome.
Older Gojo nodded casually.
"…Yeah, that checks out."
Younger Gojo blinked.
"…Wait, that's normal?"
Older Gojo replied instantly:
"…For him? Yes."
Geto sighed quietly.
"…We should've expected worse."
Takeru stretched slightly, like he'd just finished a lecture.
"Anyway."
A grin.
"That's the system."
He pointed at the younger group.
"You'll understand later."
Tiny Yuji whispered:
"…I don't think I want to."
Tiny Takeru nodded.
"…Too late. We're involved now."
And somehow—
that was the most accurate thing anyone had said all day.