The conversation should have ended already.
Everyone wanted it to end already.
But unfortunately—
Takeru continued thinking.
Which was always dangerous.
He sat there silently for several seconds.
Doing math in his head.
Then suddenly—
his eyes widened.
"…WAIT."
Older Gojo immediately pointed.
"No."
Young Gojo leaned forward excitedly.
"Oh this is gonna be stupid."
Takeru slapped both hands onto the table.
"WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT—"
Yuji blinked.
"…What?"
Then Takeru burst out laughing.
Absolutely losing it instantly.
"I'M FIVE!?"
The room froze.
"ME AND YUJI ARE FIVE RIGHT NOW!?"
Complete silence.
Then absolute chaos.
Young Gojo fell off the couch laughing.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Hakari started choking on his drink.
"…HE JUST REALIZED HE'S TECHNICALLY A TODDLER!"
Yuji stared blankly for a moment.
Then his own eyes widened.
"…WAIT."
A beat.
"WE'RE IN KINDERGARTEN!?"
Takeru pointed aggressively.
"BRO WE PROBABLY JUST LEARNED THE ALPHABET!"
"NAH I WAS EATING DIRT."
"YOU STILL WOULD."
"FAIR."
Older Gojo was wiping tears from his eyes now.
"…Why are you reacting like this is horrifying."
Takeru pointed dramatically at the ground.
"THERE ARE CURRENTLY MINIATURE VERSIONS OF US RUNNING AROUND."
Young Geto smirked slightly.
"That is generally how childhood works."
"…THAT'S TERRIFYING."
Megumi sighed deeply.
"…You're acting like you discovered a curse."
Takeru leaned back dramatically.
"There's a tiny me somewhere right now."
Yuji gasped suddenly.
"WAIT."
He pointed at Takeru.
"DOES THAT MEAN THERE'S A TINY SUKUNA FINGER EATER ME!?"
Sukuna looked disgusted immediately.
"…Do not describe yourself like that."
Hakari was nearly unconscious from laughing too hard.
"…THIS IS THE DUMBEST EXISTENTIAL CRISIS EVER."
Young Shoko rubbed her temples.
"…I hate sorcerers."
Takeru looked genuinely emotional now.
"…Bro…"
He looked at Yuji.
"We should go find ourselves."
Everyone yelled instantly.
"NO."
"…Why not!?"
Older Gojo pointed directly at him.
"Because I do NOT trust you around your five-year-old self."
"…I'd be cool."
"You would teach yourself Hollow Purple somehow."
A pause.
"…Okay maybe."
Young Gojo immediately joined in.
"WAIT I WANNA SEE LITTLE ME TOO."
Utahime screamed from the hallway.
"ABSOLUTELY NOT."
Takeru laughed harder again.
"…There's probably a tiny Nobara yelling at people somewhere too."
Yuji nodded seriously.
"…And tiny Megumi already looked done with life."
Megumi sighed.
"…Probably accurate."
Then Takeru suddenly paused.
"…WAIT."
Everyone groaned instantly.
"NO MORE REALIZATIONS."
Too late.
Takeru looked horrified again.
"…Does this mean tiny me is currently alive while future me already died once?"
The room quieted slightly.
A strange realization.
But before it could get too heavy—
Takaba immediately jumped onto a table dramatically.
"GOOD NEWS!"
Everyone looked over.
"If little Yuji eats random stuff…"
A pause.
"…that means nothing changed!"
Yuji pointed angrily.
"HEY."
And just like that—
the heavy feeling disappeared again beneath another wave of laughter.