The group had a great time at the convention.
At the convention, everyone didn't have to pretend to be good kids anymore, nor did they have to worry about not being understood.
Here, everyone could meet friends with similar hobbies and go wild together for their favorite characters.
After the convention, the group chose a cafe near the mall to rest.
Maid Latte.
"Welcome back, Master."
As soon as they entered, a maid greeted them with a smile.
The girl looked to be high school age, wearing a classic black and white maid outfit, and even had cat ear and tail decorations.
She was probably a student working part-time.
"Oh, these ears move! How do they do that?"
"Cat ears naturally move. Anyway, Master, what would you like to eat? Today's special recommendation is omelet rice."
"Then I'll have three of those. Let me see... one of these cakes, and this one, and this one..."
"All sweets? Satoru, aren't you afraid of getting cavities?"
Suguru Geto looked at Satoru Gojo's long list of cakes and desserts and began to wonder why Satoru Gojo didn't have any cavities.
"He did get them."
Eiji answered Suguru Geto's question.
"Wait, how do you know that?"
His embarrassing past exposed, Satoru Gojo couldn't sit still.
"The Divine Child of the Gojo Family rolled around on the floor crying from a toothache, unable to eat snacks, and secretly cried in his room. Waaah, so pitiful."
"Huh? Who's spreading rumors about me?"
"Everyone's spreading it. This whole thing went around the Three Great Families before."
The news was brought back by Toji Fushiguro. At the time, the news also reached the Zenin Family.
Toji Fushiguro happened to overhear it when he went to the Zenin Family to pick out a Cursed Tool.
"Damn it, those guys..."
Seeing Satoru Gojo grinding his teeth, Eiji felt that if the person spreading the rumor appeared before Satoru Gojo, he would definitely be severely punished by him.
"It sounds like something Satoru would do."
Suguru Geto, standing beside him, also chuckled.
"Suguru! Why are you like this too?"
Satoru Gojo felt betrayed by his best friend.
"Master, this is the cute omelet rice, and this is the cherry blossom cream mousse..."
"Misaki-chan, I'm ready to order over here."
"Coming right up."
The maid named Misaki turned back and responded to the customers at a distant table.
"Please enjoy. Let me know if you need anything."
Misaki bowed slightly, then turned to take orders from another table.
"She's quite energetic. What, are you interested in her?"
Satoru Gojo leaned in front of Eiji, nudging his waist with his elbow.
"No, I just feel like I've seen her somewhere before."
Eiji gave Satoru Gojo a roll of his eyes.
"When you're interested in a girl, it's the prelude to falling for her."
Suguru Geto held his coffee in one hand and propped up his cheek with the other, looking like he was enjoying the show.
"Go cool off somewhere else."
"Don't be shy."
"Go eat your cake."
Eiji picked up a cream puff and stuffed it into Satoru Gojo's mouth.
"Oh, this tastes good. It's just not sweet enough."
"The level of sweetness you consider normal is lethal for ordinary people."
Eiji picked up a piece of tamagoyaki and put it in his mouth.
It was fluffy and soft, with a rich egg and milk flavor filling his mouth.
It tasted really good.
The omelet rice tasted great too. The egg was smooth and tender, and the flavor became richer when paired with the cream mushroom sauce and ketchup. The rice must have been seasoned, as it was very fragrant.
"What did you order, Geto?"
Satoru Gojo looked at the food in front of Suguru Geto.
"Let me see, coffee, matcha cake, chocolate mousse... I feel like it's not sweet enough."
"I remember both matcha and coffee have a faint bitterness. It's better to eat something sweet occasionally."
"I like it."
Suguru Geto pushed Gojo's large face away.
"Ah, right."
Gojo seemed to remember something.
"Jujutsu High is opening in a few months. Are you guys going?"
"Yes, I'll go. Jujutsu High is a place specifically for teaching Jujutsu Sorcerers. By attending, I can understand jujutsu and cursed spirits better, and I can use this power to protect more ordinary people."
Geto retracted his hand.
"Got it, got it. I know you're a good boy, Geto."
Gojo leaned back lazily in his chair and waved dismissively at Geto.
"It's not like that."
Gojo's perfunctory attitude made Geto much more serious.
"Listen, Satoru. The existence of jujutsu is to protect non-sorcerers. The survival of the weak is how society should be."
"More platitudes? I hate platitudes."
Gojo's lips curled up.
"Hmm?"
"Power is just power. Adding reasons and responsibilities to power is something the weak do."
Gojo exerted a little force, shifting his posture from leaning back to resting his arms on the table, propping his chin with the back of his hand.
His sunglasses slid down with inertia, revealing his sky-blue Six Eyes, which seemed to see through everything.
"Don't get all emotional over those platitudes, Geto."
His ideals being so thoroughly denied, even though Geto and Gojo were best friends, made him somewhat angry at the moment.
Geto narrowed his eyes, a look of anger on his face.
This expression made his already small eyes completely disappear.
"Okay, okay. This is a coffee shop, are you two going to fight here?"
Eiji shoved the last two cream puffs into their mouths, acting as a peacemaker.
Geto took the cream puff and put it in his mouth, his face full of displeasure.
Gojo, as if nothing had happened, opened his mouth and accepted Eiji's feeding.
"Eiji, did you give me the right one?"
"Swallow your food before you speak."
Hearing this, Gojo directly swallowed what was in his mouth.
"Eiji, do you think I'm right?"
"I agree with half of it."
"Ah, which half?"
"Power is power. How you use it is up to you to decide."
"Eiji, how could you too..."
Geto frowned, his almost invisible eyes widening slightly.
The opposition from his two best friends caused the half-grown boy's mindset to shift.
"Geto."
Eiji interrupted Geto.
"The strong protect the weak. I agree with that point."
"Huh?"
One moment he was denying, the next he was agreeing, which made Geto's brain unable to keep up.
"But you have to distinguish who you want to protect. Not all weak people are worth protecting. Some people, once gone, would make the world a better place."
"Besides, the definition of 'weak' is too broad. It's so broad that it will make you doubt whether protecting 'the weak' has any meaning. Sooner or later, you'll realize that people's hearts are vast enough to encompass the whole world, but they are also small enough to only protect the people they want to protect."
Eiji secretly decided to keep a close eye on Geto, so he wouldn't go astray again.
Some things were unavoidable, but if guidance was provided in advance, the story could lead to a different ending.
Three more years, it's not too late.
"See, Geto?"
Satoru Gojo said with a smug look.
"You too, Gojo. Power without purpose only brings chaos and destruction. People can only become truly strong when they bear a burden."
"There he is, Eiji, spouting his wisdom."
Satoru Gojo shrugged.
Satoru Gojo was someone who truly did as he pleased, unconcerned with the world's opinions. It wasn't until Suguru Geto defected that he realized his own power had limits and he began to shoulder his responsibilities.
"Ah, right. Remember to get your Jujutsu Sorcerer rank assessed before you enroll."
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