The summer sun beat down, making the July weather exceptionally hot. Eiji, who had just started his summer break, arrived at the beach with the other person.
Eiji lay relaxed on the shallow water, arms spread wide, feeling the waves push his body.
A cool sensation touched his arm, and Eiji turned his head to see a translucent object washed ashore by a wave, landing on his arm.
He reached out and picked up the strange object, discovering it was a dead jellyfish.
Its translucent body and elastic feel made Eiji squeeze it hard.
"It's like a jelly that won't break, so springy."
Sitting up and playing with it for a while, Eiji suddenly thought of a few things.
"I remember jellyfish are supposed to be poisonous, right? I've been holding it for so long, am I okay?"
Although Eiji was physically strong now and knew Reverse Cursed Technique, it was less effective against attacks with a "poison" attribute.
It was like Rime; knowing Reverse Cursed Technique made them not weak among Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerers, but it still took a long time to deal with Choso's poison.
This was because using Reverse Cursed Technique to detoxify required more complex procedures.
Unless your Reverse Cursed Technique was fully automated.
"I think jellyfish venom can only be delivered through their tentacles, right?"
Checking himself and finding no signs of poisoning, Eiji went back to examining the jellyfish in his hand.
Having lived in the mountains in his past life and only seen the ocean a few times, Eiji was curious about everything related to the sea.
"Stop lying around like an old man by yourself. Come play with us!"
Slap.
A jellyfish much larger than the one in Eiji's hand was placed on his head. From a distance, it looked like Eiji was wearing a jellyfish hat.
"SA!TO!RU!"
He slapped the jellyfish off his head, feeling a sting on his face. A '#' symbol appeared on Eiji's forehead.
"You idiot, don't you know jellyfish are poisonous?"
Eiji clenched his fist and roared.
"It's fine, it's fine. I was stung by that kind of jellyfish when I was six, and I was completely fine."
As he spoke, Satoru Gojo extended his right hand and gave a thumbs-up. A mischievous smile spread across his face, hidden behind his sunglasses, his exposed white teeth glinting faintly.
Hardened. My fist has hardened again.
"Excellent, let's settle this."
With that, Satoru Gojo waved his hand, and the suction from Blue pulled two surfboards, decorated with coconut trees and waves, into his hands.
"Alright, be prepared, Satoru Gojo."
"You too. Don't cry when you lose later."
"Hah, you're the one who's going to lose."
When Suguru Geto returned from the seabed, he saw his two best friends having a blast.
He walked to the makeshift camp on the beach.
Suguru Geto opened the cooler, took out a slice of watermelon, sprinkled some salt on it, and ate it while watching the two of them play.
Watermelon was a luxury fruit in this country, more expensive than meat, and rarely eaten by ordinary people.
You ask why?
With such a small country, where would they grow watermelons? They relied almost entirely on imports, so of course, they were expensive.
The way he used to eat watermelon in his past life, scooping out large chunks every summer, would surely be considered extravagant by the people of this country if they saw it.
Actually, they liked eating it that way too, but it was too expensive to eat like that.
So, they chose to cut it into small slices and eat it bite by bite, sprinkling salt on it beforehand to enhance its sweetness.
However, Suguru Geto's leisurely time was soon interrupted.
A water balloon, deep blue with a darker center, flew towards Suguru Geto's head and burst with a pop.
The water balloon exploded, drenching Suguru Geto completely.
"Suguru, come play!"
Looking up, he saw the infuriating Satoru Gojo waving his hand and shouting towards him.
"Satoru, we're still on duty."
Suguru Geto felt an urge to push down and rush over to argue with Satoru Gojo.
Because of Eiji, Suguru Geto had met Satoru Gojo earlier than he otherwise would have, but also because of Eiji, Suguru Geto took a little longer to adjust to him.
Used to the usually serious Eiji, Suguru Geto initially had a bias against the less serious Satoru Gojo.
However, after a few encounters, this prejudice quickly disappeared.
Moreover, Suguru Geto also found that being with Satoru Gojo always gave him a sense of freedom and carefree joy.
This significantly eased the pressure Suguru Geto usually felt from consuming cursed spirits.
The world is so beautiful, yet I am so irritable. This is not good, not good.
Repeating this phrase in his mind, Suguru Geto's urge to get up lessened considerably.
But the next moment, a highly compressed water bomb of Blue, a special offering from Satoru Gojo, hit Suguru Geto again.
Eiji turned his head to look. Satoru Gojo had already activated Blue again, and seawater was being sucked into the vortex-like Blue.
This time, the water bomb exploded lower down, and the upward blast sent Suguru Geto's bangs flying, merging with the hair on his head.
...
Silently fixing his hairstyle, Suguru Geto stood up and took a volleyball from a nearby box.
"Here you go!"
The volleyball was sent flying with immense force, hurtling towards Satoru Gojo's face with Suguru Geto's fury.
"Beach volleyball, this is great."
Dispelling the water ball in his hand, Satoru Gojo unceremoniously smacked the ball towards Eiji.
Eiji, who was about to watch the show: ...
However, Eiji's movements were not slow. He aimed at Satoru Gojo's face and hit the volleyball back.
Satoru Gojo, who was preparing to receive the ball, noticed with his Six Eyes under his sunglasses that something seemed to be flying from the direction of the beach.
Satoru Gojo quickly lowered his head. The volleyballs from both Suguru Geto and Eiji appeared simultaneously in the space where Satoru Gojo's white hair had been, and then they collided fiercely.
"Hey, hey, 2-on-1 is unfair."
Satoru Gojo grabbed the two volleyballs that were about to bounce away after colliding and protested loudly.
"What, are you going to surrender?"
Eiji provoked him, and Satoru Gojo took the bait immediately.
"Huh? You're the ones who should surrender."
The next moment, Satoru Gojo smacked both volleyballs back.
Happy times always pass quickly. Soon, the few of them gathered back at the small campsite.
After a quick rinse to wash off the seawater, they began to re-establish the campsite.
Suguru Geto and Eiji started setting up the sun umbrella and spreading out the mats.
Satoru Gojo, meanwhile, opened the refrigerator and began arranging the food and cold drinks one by one.
However, quite a few of these snacks disappeared after being placed on the beach mat.
"Geto, have you found our target yet?"
Eiji, having finished setting up the sun umbrella, sat down on the beach mat.
"Not yet, the ocean is too vast."
Suguru Geto opened a bottle and poured out the iced juice.
"Are you sure the Rainbow Dragon operates in this area?"
Eiji turned to look at Satoru Gojo, who was still openly stealing food.
"I'm sure. As expected, edamame and fresh cream Kikufuku is still the most delicious."
After eating more than a dozen desserts, Satoru Gojo gave his assessment.
"It looks like this will be a protracted battle."
"Yeah."
Eiji and Suguru Geto sighed.
"That doesn't matter. If the Rainbow Dragon shows up, we'll catch it. If it doesn't, we'll just enjoy our vacation."
Satoru Gojo, on the other hand, seemed indifferent.
Eiji thought about it and agreed. It was rare to come to the beach, and it would be a shame not to have a good time.
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