"Is that so? How pathetic."
Losing Rainbow Dragon and Kuchisake-onna had drastically reduced his Cursed Spirits' top-tier combat strength. It was a complete defeat.
"Do you want me to beat him up a few times to vent your anger?"
Satoru laid directly across Suguru's back, his index finger poking Suguru's cheek repeatedly.
"No need. I can handle it myself."
Suguru grabbed the finger Satoru kept poking him with.
'I always feel like I'd lose if I let Satoru help me.'
Suguru thought silently.
"You want to beat up Toji? No problem."
Eichi's words made the two, tangled together, look up at the same time.
"That guy's currently unemployed. A full-time freeloader. Satoru, tomorrow you can talk to Yaga-sensei about hiring a PE teacher for Tokyo Jujutsu High."
Eichi directly sold Toji out.
"Speaking of which, you two seem really familiar. Are you acquaintances?"
"Ah, we're both from the Zen'in clan, so yeah, we know each other."
There was nothing to hide.
"Zen'in, huh?"
Satoru's mouth curved into a playful smile.
Not only did Eichi, the heir of the Ten Shadows Technique, escape.
Now, someone qualified to fight him and Suguru also came from the Zen'in clan.
What a waste of talent, that family.
Suguru took advantage of Satoru being distracted and used a burst of strength to push the clingy cat off his back.
"Nooo, Suguru, I still want a hug."
Satoru immediately latched back on.
"Satoru."
Suguru placed his hands on Satoru's shoulders and looked at him gently.
"If you're feeling lonely, you can go diving outside. There are a lot of cute dolphins. They'll definitely like you."
Satoru immediately collapsed onto the floor.
His tall, slender figure of over 180 centimeters hit the ground, one hand supporting himself while the other covered his lips, his face filled with sorrow.
"To actually hand me over to dolphins... Suguru, you really are a heartless man."
Suguru's eye twitched.
"Pfft."
Eichi couldn't hold back, and the coffee he had just sipped sprayed out.
"Cough, cough, Satoru."
Eichi squatted down beside Satoru, pressing his right hand on his shoulder, gazing at him with deep affection.
"Don't mind Suguru, that unfaithful man. He's going to have twin daughters next year."
"Huh?!"
Like a startled cat, Satoru instantly leapt up and pounced on Suguru.
Still reeling from Eichi's words, Suguru was caught off guard and ended up pinned beneath Satoru.
"Tell me, who's the mother of the children? When did this start? Why didn't I know anything?!"
Satoru looked genuinely hurt. His best friend had a girlfriend, and he hadn't noticed at all.
"Wait, that's clearly a joke."
But seeing that faint look of betrayal in Satoru's eyes, Suguru felt unexpectedly flustered.
Pinned down, Suguru turned his gaze to Eichi.
"You're joking, right?"
"Unfortunately, no."
Eichi spread his hands.
"They're a really cute pair of twins. One is blonde, Nanako. The other has brown hair, Mimiko."
Eichi kept dropping truth bombs.
"Brown hair? Could it be Shoko?"
Satoru went into serious thought.
"How could it be?!"
Suguru, still pinned under Satoru, started struggling.
'Suguru really is slim in clothes but muscular underneath. That physique... tsk tsk, just a bit short of Toji, I'd say.'
'Satoru really is white all over, not just his hair and skin. Even though he's taller, he's so slender compared to Suguru.'
'Forget it, I should take pictures. I'll send them to Shoko later.'
At this moment, Eichi fully savored the joy of chaos.
Eventually, the two sat back down, their clothes messy.
After a round of interrogation, Satoru realized Suguru had genuinely been wronged, and both of them turned their eyes to Eichi.
"Why are you both looking at me?"
Eichi had a bad feeling and tried to run.
Slap.
Suguru's right hand landed heavily on Eichi's shoulder.
"Eichi, don't you have something to say?"
Suguru's eyes narrowed, his smile terrifying.
Eichi felt a chill down his spine, like he was being stared at by a huge predator.
"Ahem... well, the kids are actually adopted by you."
The moment he said it, Eichi could tell the two glares behind him had lost their threat.
"Actually, it's not just you. Two years later, Satoru also adopts a child."
"Really?"
Suguru's grip loosened noticeably.
'Made it out alive.'
Eichi let out a silent sigh of relief.
"Really. If I don't intervene, Toji will be killed by Satoru, and before he dies, he entrusts his child to Satoru."
Eichi blurted it all in one breath.
"Huh? You're joking, right? Why would I raise that scoundrel's kid?"
Satoru immediately appeared in front of Eichi.
This time, it was Suguru's turn to watch the show.
"Megumi is a very excellent child, you know."
"Still impossible. Could he be better than Suguru?"
Eichi fell silent.
Although Megumi had strong potential, compared to Suguru... he'd probably need Okkotsu Yuta and Higuruma Hiromi together to be on the same level.
"That's not the point."
Eichi shook his head.
"You want more allies. You raise him to be a pillar of the next Jujutsu era, so you can change the rotten Jujutsu World."
"For that, you even stayed on as a teacher after graduation. The Strongest Delinquent Teacher, Satoru!"
As he spoke, Eichi struck a ridiculous pose, mimicking Satoru.
"The Strongest Delinquent Teacher... has a nice ring to it."
Satoru rubbed his chin, clearly pleased with the title.
"It's hard to picture Satoru as a teacher. Wouldn't he mislead his students?"
A scene popped into Suguru's mind.
'Exorcising Cursed Spirits is simple. Just follow me. Ora! See? It's gone.'
Then Satoru turned with a grin and gave a thumbs up.
'Everyone, follow my lead.'
All the students shouted: 'How are we supposed to do that?!'
"Suguru, that's prejudice. The students taught by the Strongest Teacher naturally become the strongest too."
Satoru grumbled as he ruffled Suguru's hair into a messy nest.
"What about me?"
After settling the clingy cat, Suguru asked Eichi.
Although it was strange to imagine Satoru becoming a teacher, it was Satoru. Nothing was too surprising.
Now, Suguru was genuinely curious about his future.
Eichi fell silent, thinking of what lay ahead for Suguru.
In that moment, he finally understood a little of what Yuji and the others had felt... as accomplices.
The next second, Eichi composed himself.
"Suguru, after adopting the two girls, you abandon Satoru, run away from home, take over the Time Vessel Association, and then build a big family of your own~"
Eichi grinned mischievously.
"Huh?"
Suguru looked stunned.
I abandoned... Wait, why did you say abandon?
"Poor Satoru, abandoned by Suguru. Lonely and sad, crying alone in his room. So pitiful. After graduation, he can only become a teacher and rely on his charm to tease Nanami and his students to fill the void in his heart..."
Eichi hugged himself and wiggled dramatically.
"Oh, and Suguru even falls for your student's girlfriend. You two have a huge fight over it."
Eichi got more and more carried away.
Satoru and Suguru both looked at the increasingly unhinged Eichi, veins bulging on their foreheads.
The two exchanged a glance, then grabbed Eichi simultaneously, one from each side.
"What are you two doing?"
Eichi, who was shouting moments ago, suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
The next moment, screams rang out inside the cabin.
"Ah, easy! Wait, Satoru, where are you touching?!"
"Suguru, no!"
On the deck under the night sky, Satoru and Suguru looked up at the stars.
"Did you notice?"
"Yeah, I noticed."
When Suguru asked about his future, Eichi's momentary sorrow and sadness didn't escape their notice.
"Don't worry, Suguru."
Satoru put his arm around Suguru's shoulder.
"I'll protect you."
"No need. I'm strong."
(To be continued.)