The sudden words left Suguru Geto stunned in place. No one had ever asked him this question before, and no one had ever really cared. After all, Jujutsu Sorcerers are engaged in exorcism work; things like taste are irrelevant.
But for some reason, Suguru Geto felt a little like crying. With a bitter smile on his face, he said, "Ah... it's disgusting. I don't know if this is the right way to describe it, but the taste is as revolting as... a rag used to wipe up vomit."
"But, there's no other way."
Saying that, Suguru Geto prepared to swallow the cursed spirit ball.
"Wait."
Gojo Ze suddenly called out to him and then pulled a jar of honey from his robe. He opened the lid and poured it over the cursed spirit ball several times until the entire surface was covered in honey. Suguru Geto's expression went from curiosity to shock, and finally to a face full of self-doubt.
"Try it again?" Gojo Ze handed the ball back to him.
Suguru swallowed it whole. The original revolting taste had vanished, replaced by the cloying sweetness of the honey. In an instant, Suguru Geto felt his beliefs crumbling.
So this thing could be solved this easily? Was all my previous suffering for nothing?
Ze and Satoru leaned in and asked, "How is it?"
With a mournful face, Suguru nodded, "It seems... it really works."
"Then why are you crying?"
"My heart hurts!" Suguru Geto's face was covered in tears. "If I had known that just coating it in honey could mask the taste, then why did I endure that nausea every time?!"
Gojo Ze and Satoru Gojo fought to keep their composure, running through every sad memory they had just to keep from laughing. Can't laugh! Hold it... can't hold it anymore!
"Hahahahaha..."
"Suguru, you idiot! Hahahahaha..."
Suguru Geto: "..." Having you two as friends is my "blessing"!
Tokyo Jujutsu High School
"Reverse Cursed Technique? You want to learn that?" Shoko Ieiri looked at Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto, finding it somewhat baffling.
"Yeah! If I learn this, I can surpass my brother!" Satoru Gojo said excitedly. He had always been suppressed by Gojo Ze in regular training, so he wanted to find another way to overtake him.
Suguru Geto raised his hand. "I'm curious about the Reverse Cursed Technique too."
"I see~" Shoko Ieiri thought for a moment. "Alright then, let me explain. It's like shoo, then hey, shoo-hey~"
Seeing Satoru and Suguru's bewildered faces, their CPUs seemingly smoking as if they had burnt out, Shoko Ieiri blinked. "Don't understand? No talent!"
"..."
"Satoru~ Suguru~ what are you doing???"
Gojo Ze's figure appeared between the two like a ghost, his hands resting on their shoulders. Satoru Gojo gave a start, "Ahahaha, Onii-chan!"
"It's nothing! Just having a learning exchange with Shoko. I definitely don't have any thoughts about beating you up after learning RCT! Ahahaha..."
'Tch! With Shoko's teaching method, I'd wash my hair while standing on my head if you two could learn it', Gojo Ze complained in his heart, while maintaining a "radiating" smile on the surface.
"It seems your youth isn't hot-blooded enough, younger brother! Come practice taijutsu with me! Suguru, you come too!"
"Me too?!"
In the end, unable to refuse, Satoru and Suguru were forcibly dragged away.
"Let's make a bet," Gojo Ze grinned. "Recently, the Department Store in Funiao District is hosting a Comic Convention!"
Satoru Gojo immediately remembered his own dark history. Suguru Geto was confused until Satoru whispered the explanation in his ear. Suguru's expression turned to horror. "No way, that's total social death!"
Gojo Ze pulled out the Special Grade cursed tool, Yūun. "Suguru, if you two can win, I'll give this to you!"
Knowing Suguru coveted the tool and that he himself wasn't suited for armed combat due to the Limitless, Gojo Ze dangled the bait.
"Really?! Don't regret it!" Suguru changed his tune. "Satoru, if we go at him together, we might have a chance! You've already cosplayed as a Maid Catgirl anyway, what's one more time? But if we win... don't you want to see Ze in female cosplay?"
The two looked at each other. "Yeah! Let's get him!"
The three figures collided in a blur of Shinbu Style techniques and rapid punches. While Gojo Ze initially suppressed them, the duo's coordination improved until they fought him to a draw.
Just as Ze caught an opening to lock Satoru's arm, Satoru gave up on defense and tackled Ze around the waist.
"Suguru! Take the chance!"
The three of them tangled into a heap and slammed onto the ground. Ze had them locked down, but they wrapped their arms around him in a deadlock.
"In this situation, I've won, right?" Gojo Ze panted.
"Who says? You're stuck too!"
"One, two, three, let go!"
None of them moved.
"You bastards, I knew you wouldn't let go!"
"Urusai! You're the same! Stop tickling the soles of my feet!"
At that moment, Ieiri Shoko walked into the dojo. She froze, seeing Gojo Ze and the other two tangled in a heap in a very... suggestive posture. Her face turned bright red, and she backed out immediately.
"Sorry, sorry! I've come at a bad time, please continue!"