The pizza place had accepted defeat.
Completely.
Twenty-plus sorcerers occupying almost the entire building was already terrifying enough.
But the fact every single one of them ordered a full pizza each?
The workers had stopped questioning things an hour ago.
Boxes stacked across tables.
Soda everywhere.
Takaba somehow wearing a chef hat he definitely didn't own earlier.
And in the middle of all of it—
Takeru stood on top of his chair dramatically.
One foot on the table.
Pizza slice in hand.
"…Alright!"
Young Nanami sighed immediately.
"…Why is he standing."
"BECAUSE," Takeru announced proudly, "I need to explain how insane the future is."
Young Gojo grinned.
"…This'll be good."
Takeru pointed around the room while talking.
"So."
A bite of pizza.
"Everyone from my timeline technically gets doubled eventually."
Young Geto blinked.
"…Doubled?"
"Yup."
Takeru counted on his fingers.
"Two Besto Friendo's."
Todo immediately slammed the table proudly.
"BROTHER!"
"Two Nobara's."
Yuji immediately looked concerned for future society.
"Two cuddly happy Panda's—"
Panda waved proudly.
"—which BOTH need to learn the Wuxi Finger Hold from Kung Fu Panda."
Young Gojo nearly spat out his drink laughing.
"THAT'S YOUR PRIORITY!?"
"YES."
Takeru kept going.
"Two Inumaki's."
"…Two Maki's."
"…Two Yuta's."
"…Two Choso Broso's."
Choso nodded proudly.
"And eventually we get Eso and Kechizu too."
Young Geto blinked.
"…That sounds incredibly complicated."
"It gets worse."
Everyone paused.
Takeru pointed proudly at himself.
"Two super cool sexy me's including myself."
Immediate groans echoed around the room.
Then he pointed at Yuji.
"And one more super sexy super cool Yuji."
Yuji nearly choked on his drink.
"…WHY AM I INCLUDED IN THAT."
"Because you're my brother."
"…Fair enough."
Young Shoko looked exhausted already.
"…Future sounds loud."
"It is," older Shoko answered instantly.
Takeru took another dramatic bite of pizza.
Then pointed toward young Geto.
"Now some things obviously change from my timeline."
The room quieted slightly.
"Geto here isn't gonna go to the dark side."
Young Geto froze slightly.
Older Geto looked down quietly.
"Because Riko is alive."
Riko blinked from nearby.
Still not fully used to hearing how important she apparently was.
Takeru smiled lightly.
"We also have Riko now."
Young Gojo leaned back in his chair.
Smile softer this time.
"…Yeah."
Then Takeru pointed dramatically toward Sukuna.
"And TWO Uncle Sukuna's eventually."
Sukuna immediately looked offended.
"…Do not call me unc."
"Too late, unc."
Young Gojo was crying laughing at this point.
Then Takeru grinned wider.
"Oh—and in this timeline?"
He pointed between himself and Sukuna.
"Me and Sukuna are absolutely gonna aura farm Jogo."
Sukuna smirked.
"…That cursed spirit is mine to bully."
"…See? Teamwork."
Young Geto rubbed his forehead.
"…What even IS aura farming."
Hakari answered instantly.
"Being cool aggressively."
"…That somehow explained nothing."
Takeru leaned back slightly.
Expression turning thoughtful for a second.
"…Actually though."
A pause.
"What's Kenny gonna do now?"
The younger timeline people looked confused.
Takeru clarified immediately.
"Oh right—for the timeline-ers."
He pointed at younger Geto.
"I mean Kenjaku."
The atmosphere shifted slightly.
Older Geto's expression darkened.
Older Gojo's grin faded just a bit.
Because now—
they knew.
About the body hopping.
About the future.
About what almost happened.
But before things could get too heavy—
Takaba suddenly stood up dramatically.
"ENOUGH SADNESS!"
He pointed at the pizzas.
"WHO WANTS DESSERT!?"
Instant chaos returned.
Yuji and Todo started arguing over toppings.
Hakari tried ordering more soda.
Panda somehow ended up wearing another chef hat.
And in the middle of all the noise—
Older Gojo looked around the table.
At everyone laughing.
Alive.
Together.
And for the first time in a long time—
the future didn't feel inevitable anymore.