Footsteps Approach Slow.
Unbothered.
Familiar.
Satoru Gojo (cheerful):My my~ What a lively morning All three turn sharply.
Nobara Kugisaki:WHERE WERE YOU?!
Yuji Itadori:GOJO SENSEI?!
Megumi Fushiguro:…
Gojo casually steps over debris. Eyes flicking briefly across the destruction. Then to you. Then to Megumi.
Satoru Gojo:Well done.
Yuji Itadori:WELL DONE?!
Nobara Kugisaki:She almost nuked the building!
Satoru Gojo (grinning):And yet~ Everyone survived. Curse exorcised. Student still intact.
He kneels slightly beside you.
Satoru Gojo (softly):Impressive for a debut.
Y/N — Stirring Your fingers twitch faintly. Breathing uneven.
Megumi Fushiguro:…She's waking.
Waking — Exhaustion Hits
Your eyes flutter open. Vision blurred. Body heavy.
y/n (weak):…Mm…
Everything aches.
Muscles stiff.
Energy drained.
y/n (barely whispering):Why… does my body feel like it lost a fight with a truck…
Yuji Itadori (relieved):Y/N!!
Nobara Kugisaki:Took you long enough.
You try to sit up.
Immediate regret.
y/n:Ah— bad idea…
Megumi steadies you without a word. Gojo Appears in Your View
Satoru Gojo (smiling):Good morning, sleepy sorcerer~
y/n:…Sensei…?
Memory crashes back. Curse. Energy. Loss of control. Your face pales.
y/n:I—! Did I…?
Satoru Gojo:Relax You didn't destroy Tokyo.
Yuji Itadori:Just half a hallway.
Nobara Kugisaki:And our sanity.
You look around. Cracks. Debris.
y/n:…I did that?
Nobara Kugisaki:YES YOU DID THAT.
Yuji Itadori:It was AWESOME. And TERRIFYING. But mostly awesome.
Megumi stays quiet. Watching you carefully. Megumi looks away slightly. Jaw tense. Thoughts racing.
Megumi Fushiguro (inner monologue):That surge… It wasn't just unstable. It reacted.
A flicker of memory: Your mark pulsing. Energy warping unnaturally.
"…What exactly are you carrying?"
Satoru picks her up in his arms without informing.
Satoru Gojo: fine... lets get back to school everyone and y/n to infirmary before she faints again.
both Nobara and Yuji chuckles.
y/n(cheeks flushed slightly): uh...se..sensei put me down... I can walk by myself.
Gojo didn't stopped and continued walking.
Satoru Gojo: like you really can? who was struggling even to sit straight.
y/n/: uh... but..
Soon he reached to the car, opened it and placed you in backseat. Nobara and Yuji gets in backseat with you while Megumi sat in front with Gojo. Gojo drives back.
Return — School Infirmary
Soft light.
Clean air.
Calm… almost suspiciously calm.
You lie on the bed, light bandages wrapped neatly.Your cursed energy — finally quiet.
Shoko Ieiri: Severe cursed energy exhaustion.
Shoko Ieiri: Expected.
y/n: Expected?!
Shoko Ieiri: First-time overuse. Untrained output.
She adjusts your IV with clinical ease.
y/n hissed a little.
Shoko Ieiri (dry): You're lucky you didn't fry your nervous system.
y/n: …That's comforting.
Yuji sits beside the bed, elbows on knees, still visibly shaken.
Nobara leans against the wall, arms folded.
Megumi stands near the window.
Silent.
And Gojo…
Gojo is lounging like this is a casual tea break.
Satoru Gojo: All things considered~
Satoru Gojo: Successful first mission 😊
y/n: Sensei, that did NOT feel successful…
Satoru Gojo: Growth rarely does.
A playful smile.
But his eyes?
Observing. Calculating.
The adrenaline has faded.
Only exhaustion remains.
Yuji Itadori: You seriously scared us though.
Nobara Kugisaki: Seriously.
Megumi Fushiguro: Control it next time.
The words are sharp.
But the voice?
Unsteady.
Concern bleeding through the cracks.
You soften.
y/n (quiet): …Sorry.
Megumi finally meets your eyes.
And for a split second—
Something raw flickers there.
Before he looks away again.
Nobara Kugisaki: Ugh, don't get all emotional. You're alive. That's what matters.
Yuji Itadori: Yeah!
Yuji Itadori: And you were kinda amazing.
y/n:Kinda?!
Yuji Itadori: Okay, TERRIFYINGLY amazing.
Even you manage a weak laugh.
From the corner of the room…
Gojo smiles.
But thoughtful now.
Satoru Gojo (softly, to himself): Faster than I expected…
Shoko glances at him.
Knows that tone.
Says nothing.
Outside the infirmary window—
Clouds drift slowly.
Megumi's reflection stares back at him.
His fingers curl slightly.
Megumi Fushiguro: …Troublesome.
But the way his gaze shifts toward you?
Protective.
Next Day — Recovery Order
Soft sunlight filters through your dorm window.
Too peaceful.
Too suspiciously peaceful.
You shift slightly in bed.
Immediate regret.
y/n: …Why does everything still hurt…
A dull ache runs through your limbs.
Not sharp.
Just heavy.
A knock.
y/n: Come in…
Door slides open.
Trio Invasion
Yuji Itadori (cheerful): GOOD MORNING PATIENT~
Nobara Kugisaki: You're too loud.
She's recovering, idiot.
Megumi Fushiguro: …
You blink sleepily.
y/n: Oh…
Visitors.
Yuji Itadori: How are you feeling?
y/n: Like my soul left and came back with back pain.
Yuji bursts out laughing.
Nobara Kugisaki: Serves you right for exploding like that.
y/n: I DIDN'T DO IT ON PURPOSE 😭
Yuji Itadori: You scared us though…
His tone softer now.
Yuji Itadori: That energy spike was insane.
You look down slightly.
y/n: …I scared myself too.
A brief silence.
Megumi finally speaks.
Megumi Fushiguro: Your control improved at the end.
You glance at him.
Megumi Fushiguro: You compressed it.
y/n: Barely…
Because of you.
Megumi pauses.
Looks away.
Megumi Fushiguro: …You did it.
Nobara smirks faintly.
Nobara Kugisaki: Look at that.
Rare Megumi encouragement sighting.
Megumi Fushiguro: Shut up.
Yuji drops dramatically into a chair.
Yuji Itadori: Anyway~
Doctor's orders: forced rest.
y/n: WHAT?!
Nobara Kugisaki: No training.
No missions.
Yuji Itadori: No dramatic self-destruction.
y/n: That's cruel…
Megumi Fushiguro: It's necessary.
You sigh.
But…
You're smiling.
y/n: …Thanks for coming.
Yuji Itadori: Of course 😊
Nobara Kugisaki: Don't get sentimental.
Megumi Fushiguro: Rest properly.
They leave.
Room quieter.
But warmer.
Elsewhere — School Infirmary
Shoko Ieiri flips through a medical chart.
Expression thoughtful.
Satoru Gojo leans against the wall.
Unusually silent.
Shoko Ieiri: Her cursed energy pathways are abnormal.
Satoru Gojo: I know.
Shoko Ieiri: No.
Not just "strong abnormal."
She taps the page.
Shoko Ieiri: They're adapting.
Gojo's smile fades slightly.
Satoru Gojo: …That fast?
Shoko Ieiri: Faster than expected.
Shoko Ieiri: That mark…
Satoru Gojo (low): Tenchu.
Shoko Ieiri: I thought it was practically myth.
Satoru Gojo: Most people do.
A pause.
Wind faint outside.
Shoko Ieiri: You're worried.
Satoru Gojo (smiling faintly): I'm always worried 😊
Shoko Ieiri: Liar.
Satoru Gojo: If it's truly awakening… Others will notice eventually.
Shoko Ieiri: And when they do?
Gojo's eyes sharpen.
Satoru Gojo: They won't get the chance.
Back in your dorm.
You sit by the window.
Quiet.
Your fingers brush your neck.
The Tenchu mark pulses faintly.
Warm.
Then cold.
y/n (whisper): …What are you?
For a split second—
The reflection in the glass…
Feels like it isn't entirely yours.
Moonlight spills across your room.
Everything silent.
Still.
You toss slightly in bed.
Breathing uneven.
The Tenchu mark begins to glow faintly.
Soft at first.
Then brighter.
Dream — Tenchu Vision
Darkness.
Endless.
Soundless.
You stand alone.
Barefoot.
In a vast, empty space.
y/n: …Hello?
Your voice echoes unnaturally.
Like the space is alive.
A shrine slowly materializes ahead.
Ancient.
Cracked.
Submerged in shadows.
y/n (whisper): …This again.
The same shrine from your blurred memory.
Cold air coils around you.
A distorted voice hums through the void.
Low.
Unsettling.
???: Bearer of Tenchu…
Your chest tightens.
y/n: Who's there?!
The shadows ripple violently.
???: Power unsealed…
Balance fractured…
The Tenchu mark burns.
y/n (gasp): Ahh—!
Visions flash rapidly:
Collapsing structures
Cursed energy storm
Unknown figures watching
A silhouette resembling… you
But older.
Eyes glowing.
???: You cannot remain hidden forever.
The shrine CRACKS.
Darkness explodes outward.
You jolt upright in bed.
Sweat-drenched.
Heart racing.
y/n: …Hah… hah…
Your mark still glowing.
Pulsing violently.
y/n (shaken whisper): It was just a dream…
Right…?
But the air in the room vibrates faintly.