"Haven't you been sleeping well lately?"
Eichi looked at Suguru Geto, who had deep dark circles under his eyes.
"Yeah, too many Cursed Spirits have appeared recently, so I haven't been able to rest properly."
Suguru Geto sat on the bench next to the vending machine, his topknot slightly undone, adding a touch of feminine softness to his face.
It was like a fox briefly turning into a rabbit.
"You really need to take care of your body. If you don't want to do a mission, just turn it down like Gojo does."
Eichi skillfully handed Suguru Geto a bottle of honey tea.
"Thank you."
Suguru Geto took the honey tea and drank a sip.
"Gojo has been working very hard lately too; he's also going around exorcising Cursed Spirits."
"That's true."
The missions Gojo Satoru refused were always annoying ones issued by the Old geezers at Jujutsu Headquarters; Gojo Satoru never refused normal Cursed Spirit exorcism missions.
Although he seemed arrogant and unreliable on the surface, Gojo Satoru was surprisingly sensible.
Perhaps this was why Gojo Satoru wanted to change the Jujutsu World but didn't directly kill all the higher-ups.
In fact, it wouldn't be difficult for either Eichi or Gojo Satoru to overthrow the current higher-ups of the Jujutsu World.
But what after the Old geezers were all killed?
Who would manage the Jujutsu World?
Eichi, who had worked in various organizations before, knew that the hardest thing in this world was managing people.
It was like the one-third theory of the workplace.
In any organization, one-third of the people work, one-third slack off and lie flat, and one-third drag their feet and hinder others from working.
It's very difficult to accommodate everyone's ideas and make them all willing to work.
And the larger the team, the harder it is. By the time you realize it, small factions have all sprung up within the team.
Each faction has its own agenda.
Eichi and Gojo Satoru are neither Sukuna nor Kenjaku; they have no interest in rivers of blood.
Therefore, he wanted to wait until he had accumulated enough power before subverting the current Jujutsu World.
But speaking of management... Eichi's eyes narrowed slightly.
Among the Heroic Spirits, there are many who excel at ruling.
Kings, emperors, pharaohs... If possible, he could focus on this direction in the future.
However, those are too far off. Before the internet era fully arrives, the speed of collecting Phantasmagoria is truly slow.
'Speaking of which, it seems there will be a good opportunity to make money next year, in 2008. I'll find a way to make a fortune then and start investing in the internet. Making money isn't the point; as long as the internet takes off, my strength will skyrocket.'
Just as Eichi was half-asleep and Suguru Geto was daydreaming, Yu Haibara, humming a tune, arrived at the vending machine.
"Ah, it's Senior Geto and Senior Eichi."
"... Haibara?"
Suguru Geto opened his sleepy eyes.
"Didn't I say you don't need to use 'Senior'?"
Everyone around Eichi called him by his name, so Eichi also told Yu Haibara to call him by his name directly.
However, this enthusiastic young man was very polite and always added the two words 'Senior'.
"Seniors, you've worked hard."
Yu Haibara looked at the tired Suguru Geto and Eichi resting in the chair, his face filled with admiration.
Recently, it was a period of concentrated Cursed Spirit outbreaks, and the students of the High School also stepped onto the battlefield of Cursed Spirit exorcism.
And the achievements of the third-year students also made countless people look on in awe.
It could be said that almost all Grade 1 and above Cursed Spirits are now handled by the third-year students of the High School.
Among them, Suguru Geto was the busiest, as taming Cursed Spirits could increase his strength, and he couldn't miss this annual opportunity.
Yu Haibara, who already admired them somewhat, was even more moved to see his Seniors working so hard to exorcise Cursed Spirits.
Of course, the most important thing is that Yu Haibara only focuses on others' strengths, and the students in Gojo Satoru's year are all monsters, with their strengths being too obvious.
"Here, honey tea."
Eichi offered a bottle of honey tea, and Yu Haibara also sat down next to them, a little embarrassed.
"Haibara, you've been working hard recently, haven't you? Can you still hold up?"
Suguru Geto asked with concern.
Kento Nanami and Yu Haibara have also received many missions recently.
Only Ieiri Kiyotaka remained at school most of the time due to his poor strength.
"It is a bit tough..."
"But being able to do what you want with all your might, that feeling is truly wonderful."
Yu Haibara showed the kind of expression typically seen on a protagonist.
Confident and sunny, a smile that would not falter no matter the difficulty.
Upon hearing this, Suguru Geto's narrowed eyes also widened considerably.
"Is that so? Then keep it up."
Suguru Geto's face showed a sincere smile.
'These are the kind of people I want to protect, aren't they?'
"Haibara, how's your sister? Is she still insisting on becoming a Jujutsu Sorcerer?"
Eichi asked curiously.
"My sister, huh..."
Yu Haibara, who was a true sunny boy just a second ago, showed a troubled expression.
"I will convince my sister to give up on becoming a Jujutsu Sorcerer."
Yu Haibara has a younger sister, who, like Yu Haibara, does not have high talent.
Perhaps wanting to share her brother's burden, Yu Haibara's sister also always wanted to become a Jujutsu Sorcerer.
Yu Haibara would definitely not agree to this.
Initially, Yu Haibara didn't really want to be a Jujutsu Sorcerer either.
But he came from a common family, and both his background and talent were inferior to Suguru Geto's.
Partly for his sister who could see Curses, and partly to take care of his family, Yu Haibara ultimately joined Tokyo Jujutsu High.
"Is that so? Good luck."
Eichi also felt that it wasn't a good thing for a little girl from an ordinary family to join Tokyo Jujutsu High.
Eichi thought of Miwa Kasumi, the girl who, despite being scared to death, desperately swung her sword to help with household expenses.
Tap, tap, tap.
Just as the few of them were chatting idly.
A series of footsteps reached their ears.
'The sound is a bit like women's leather shoes. Is it Shoko?'
The few of them looked forward.
A tall, waist-length blonde older sister appeared before the three of them.
The woman's height was estimated to be 1.8 meters, about the same height as Suguru Geto.
From her appearance, she didn't look Asian; instead, she looked more like a Westerner.
Her golden long hair was a good color, but it didn't seem to be frequently styled, with many strands separated.
The woman had a very good figure; her athletic physique could be seen through her black tight-fitting clothes, and her two arms exposed outside the sleeveless top also showed clear muscles.
Her posture looked like a female warrior or Valkyrie from Western legends.
Not the soft and plump female warriors from island nation anime, but more akin to realistic Western female warriors.
Tap, tap, tap.
Yuki Tsukumo.
"Are you Suguru-kun and Eichi-kun?"
Yuki Tsukumo walked up to the three of them and coolly flung her jacket behind her.
"What type of women do you like?"
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