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The shadow for the light ~ Chapter 02: Faith and love.

Fandom: Jujutsu Kaisen

Genres: Romance/Action

Setting: Medieval era

Main characters: Kugisaki Nobara, Fushiguro Megumi, Itadori Yuji, Gojo Satoru, Okkotsu Yuta, Zenin Maki, Zenin Mai, Kasumi Miwa, Inumaki Toge, Iori Utahime, Mahito

Pairings: Megumi/Nobara, Yuji/Yuko, Yuta/Maki, Gojo/Utahime, Kokichi/Miwa, Geto/Shoko

Summary: The fated battle between Mahito and Megumi ensues. Back in Kanto, Maki and Mai visit Gojo in his house. After their departure, Gojo and Utahime will share a wholesome moment.

Warning: Graphical violence and major character deaths.

Chapter 02: Faith and love.

(Read on AO3).

There was bloodshed all over. The stains of blood tainted the green grasses, making it seem like a red-grassed meadow. A few soldiers were dead, especially from Sapporo’s side, all thanks to the warriors trained by skilled mentors. Nobara and Miwa were done with assassinating the soldiers and Yuji did the same to the commander. However, that never made Mahito helpless. He had confidence on himself, but so did the jet-haired Prince. It was the final showdown of that evening. None would have thought that a battle between fewer soldiers could go so long. Both of them were continuously panting with blood stains, bruises, cuts and other injuries all over. But, those never had any impact baneful impact on them. They had the adrenaline rush to still fight thus the injuries were irrelevant. Behind Megumi, Yuji, Miwa, Nobara and some of the soldiers who were alive in their platoon were there. But Mahito was all by himself on the other side with a very handful of soldiers left.

“Great job, now I have very few by my side. However, I did bring some of my weakest soldiers. The stronger ones are there back in Sapporo. But still, it took a long time for you all to kill them. Says how weak you all are. But, except for that Yuji guy and you of course, Fushiguro. You have been able to keep up with me for a long time! This not a surprise, because I know whose student you are, none other than Gojo Satoru right?”

“Since I am his student, you will regret fighting, wherever you are going to end up. Because I am going to defeat you right here and right now!”

‘Will Prince Fushiguro be alright? He seems to be so exhausted. But, I have high hopes for your Prince Fushiguro. I know that you have that determination. Prove him it’s just because of sheer luck that he was able to survive the battle for this long! Just keep in mind about what Gojo sensei has taught us! When you are in the worst situation, just keep yourself calm and never worry about the outcome!’

“Will Megumi-san be able to handle this?” Miwa asked out of skepticism.

“He will, have faith on Megumi. He’s going to come victorious.”

“What about starting the duel?” Mahito asked as he slapped the sword against his palm. Megumi ensured that he wouldn’t go off-guard even for a second.

‘This guy is definitely dangerous, but I shouldn’t slack off for that! If I spare him now, we’ll have to face the consequences and the nuisance of Sapporo will never end! Bring an end to this once and for all, Megumi!’ the jet-haired Prince thought to himself.

“Aaaahhh!!”

Mahito rotated his sword and came to attack Megumi. The latter defended himself with his Katana. They got engaged in a duel with only the swords’ slashing and sleeshing sounds.

“Interesting! You still have some energy left huh?” Mahito asked in an evil tone.

“You are asking my question, Mahito.”

“Hahahaha! You’ll just regret telling that!” Mahito completely deflected Megumi’s Katana and kicked his thighs. Megumi stumbled upon the floor. He choked on some blood after he got his stomach punched.

“Prince Fushiguro!” Nobara screamed out loud out of fear and concern. Her eyes were clearly shedding tears at his state.

“Wow, so these Zenins are really weaklings huh? Then why should I worry then? The others are not even worthy enough to be ants; they are just minute grains who should cease to exist forever! Die, you bastard! Ensure that you would never come back to this world again!”

Megumi was blocked from every direction he could escape.

“Miwa, Prince Fushiguro is in danger! He needs help!”

“Stay back, Nobara.”

“What?! This is not the time for that! We need to save his life!”

“Kugisaki… I’d never want Prince Fushiguro to fight him all by himself. But, he was so stubborn. He told us to not interfere between him and Mahito. He wants to defeat Mahito all by himself.”

“Fushiguro… are you serious? Do you have any idea on how much of prowess Mahito has in his hands? You will need our help. You can’t fight him all by yourself. Let’s do it together,” Yuji said.

“Itadori… this fight between me and Mahito will decide my future. Currently, I am the only male heir in the Zen’in clan alive. If I die, then who can rule Kanto in the future? This is a test for me to prove my worth for being the next King of Kanto! Please Yuji. I have become stronger over the years. We both have surpassed Gojo sensei, but let me handle Mahito. You’d take care of the chief-in-commander. He is pretty tough too. If we both concentrate on Mahito alone, we will be at grave disadvantage. This not only does involve the future of Kanto, but the future of the whole world. If we let go of either of them, we will be at grave disadvantage.”

“But Prince Yuji…. What about having a tag-team battle? I guess that would work,” Miwa suggested.

“No Miwa. That would be the worst strategy, because when both the commander and Mahito tag along, we will meet the worst case scenario. Over the years, they became an undefeatable duo. Their weapons, abilities and their fighting styles are extremely resourceful and compatible with each other. That’s why we need to avoid tag-team battle at all cost. Also….” Megumi looked down.

“What do you want to tell Megumi?”

“We need to safeguard the citizens of Shibuya and Kugisaki. She might be in danger….” His tone softened when he specified Nobara.

“Surely, I wonder whether she is safe and sound. She might be mourning over her father’s demise, right?” Yuji asked.

“Undoubtedly… She was adopted, so she would definitely feel bad for losing another precious person. However, Kugisaki is a brave woman. She was trained by Gojo sensei with us. I am pretty sure that she might also want to engage in a battle.” Megumi said.

“Wait…. Do you mean that Kugisaki will fight Mahito?”

“Possibly, but here comes the problem. Women are not allowed to engage in wars. They’ll have to heal the victims and be by the side of the wounded ones. They are allowed to fight only during occasional times, so Nobara might have lacked some skills. That’s why, we should get to Shibuya as soon as possible and come to her aid if anything happens to her. I won’t let Mahito do anything to her! I won’t let her have a scratch from him!”

Megumi’s eyes turned bloodshot. Yuji and Miwa were baffled for a moment. After taking a rest post ten hours of travelling, Megumi went to his stallion.

“Enough of taking rest soldiers! We have a long way to go! Shibuya is too far! If we delay, then things are prone to turn worse! Let’s get going everyone!” Megumi ordered. Miwa and Yuji got up too.

“Prince Yuji, I feel that Fushiguro-san is so concerned for Kugisaki-chan. He cares a lot for her, doesn’t he?”

“Definitely; when we were training under Gojo sensei, we went to a lot of missions. Fushiguro prioritizes Kugisaki’s safety every time. He sure does have a soft spot for her.”

“I see…”

Miwa smirked and thought, “There is really something going on between them. Or is it just my delusional assumption?”

Megumi was left to whine on the ground. Mahito left him and advanced towards Kugisaki. Yuji and Miwa raised their weapons and advanced towards him.

“I am sorry Fushiguro! I had to do this! I can’t see you dying! You have to live in order to rule Kanto! Did you forget that?” Yuji asked.

“Yes Fushiguro-san! You should not die in front of Kugisaki! She’ll feel extremely bad! We are here to save you!” Miwa rotated her Katana and came to attack Mahito, but they both were stopped. A few soldiers from Sapporo were holding Megumi hostage. Yuji and Miwa were shocked and helpless for a moment.

“If you both want your friend safe, then don’t even think of coming to me. Your Megumi-chan is in a terrible state! If you don’t want the future King of Kanto to die, then dare not to raise your weapons, clear?”

Miwa and Yuji pulled their swords back helplessly. Mahito was coming towards Nobara in order to abduct her. Nobara was pointing her sword to him in the act of threatening him, but they ceased to work on Mahito. Nobara’s hands were shivering. Miwa and Yuji were completely helpless and were trying to ambush Mahito.

Mahito sensed both of them moving, “Prince Yuji and Princess Miwa…. Didn’t you hear me? If you take a step, then Megumi will meet his demise. If you want both your friends safe, then don’t move even a finger!” Just when Mahito was about to touch Nobara, he felt someone’s shoulder.

“Didn’t I say to not stop me Yuji? You’ll have to see your friend Megumi dead-”

Before he could finish speaking, he was startled by the presence of the jet haired Prince. It was not Yuji, it was Megumi. Mahito turned further to see his soldiers lying dead, indicating that Megumi had killed all of them. His eyes were completely blood shot. He was struggling to walk, but it never affected his mentality and desire to defeat Mahito.

“Fushiguro!” Yuji exclaimed out of happiness.

“I would dare not to make a young woman feel ashamed in front of an unruly and greedy King like you Mahito! I will never let you abduct her, even after my death! Her purpose in life is to not get married to a cold-hearted King, she has done a lot of wonders and she will do a lot more! Dare you not make her feel losing her purity by marrying you Mahito!” He quickly stabbed him through his stomach. Mahito coughed out a large amount of blood from his body. Megumi pulled his sword out and kept himself on guard.

Nobara was just expressionless for that moment. She froze, at least in reality but virtually she was caught in her own imagination. Her mouth gaped, her eyes widened. Overall, she was motionless yet not out of disappointment. She understood how much Fushiguro cares for her.

“Hey you young brat, don’t be so arrogant! You will face the consequences for it!” Mahito still couldn’t resist shouting because of his rampaging rage. With their remaining strengths, both of them engaged in a duel.

“Prince Fushiguro! Don’t strain yourself too much! You are not in a good state!”

“Kugisaki….” He said in a low-pitched tone, “I’ll never let him abduct you, even if it costs my life.”

“No Prince Fushiguro! You are in no condition to fight him. Please!”

“Kugisaki!”

Nobara was immediately silenced. She couldn’t help but just remain quiet and stay behind. Megumi was ready to put his life on line again and spring back into action.

Both the swordsmen engaged in a duel again. Despite their bodies didn’t support them, their mindsets took the priority which made them have a fierce duel with their reflexes being impressive as the fight goes by. The fight gets intense which made the spectators worried.

“Prince Fushiguro is pushing himself beyond his limits! At this rate, he might not survive the battle!” Nobara cried on Miwa’s shoulder. Miwa was consoling Nobara, “Princess Kugisaki! It’s not the time to cry! You are not being yourself! I never saw you like this before! If you are being demotivated about him winning, then how can we claim victory? You should be confident on his abilities! Have faith on him!”

‘After all, you love him Kugisaki. You love him with all your heart. Then encourage him.’

Nobara herself felt being not her usual self. She has been a courageous woman, why is she crying at that moment? Thankfully, she recognized it and exclaimed, “Prince Fushiguro! You should live and claim this victory! Instead of telling that you will defeat him even if it costs your life, tell that you’ll defeat him and survive the battle! That’s the beauty of a warrior!”

‘That’s who you are, Kugisaki!’

Megumi felt a sudden motivation. The wounds became numb to him. He turned back to Nobara once. Her face was stained with tears, whereas, his’s was stained with blood. He gently smiled at her. Really, how much she believed him?

“Mahito….” He groaned.

“Your demise has been carved on the canvas. With my comrades beside me, your fate can never be changed!” Megumi ran towards Mahito in order to attack him. Mahito quickly defended, but got bluffed.

No, Fushiguro was not coming for a direct attack. He pretended to attack him directly, but Megumi’s reflexes were quite fast that he changed the direction of his Katana and stabbed it right through his stomach again. His weak spot was aimed. Mahito coughed out a lot of blood and fell on the floor. He was motionless, his eyes remained widened and he was lifeless. He met his demise.

Megumi panted. He couldn’t smile, but felt the success. Nobara, Yuji and Miwa ran to him, but he fainted and collapsed on the ground too.

“Prince Fushiguro!” Nobara exclaimed and held his head with one hand and his torso with the other. Yuji and Miwa were there around him.

“Yuji, Miwa, let’s take him to the royal court. Medics will be waiting there.” Right on time, a few soldiers came to the site with their stallions. There was an old female medic with them, carrying a few medicinal herbs and spices. She came to Nobara, who was holding Megumi in her arms. Miwa helped the old woman kneel on the floor. She gently took Megumi’s wrist to check his pulse and examined his wounds.

“No worries, he is still alive. The injuries are quite deep, but he will survive.”

Megumi’s friends sighed out of relief, especially Nobara.

“But he shouldn’t engage in any physical activities for at least three weeks. He should take good rest. He has gotten so much of blood loss.” The old medic took a small silver cup and poured brown herbal syrup on it.

“Just open his mouth, at least a bit.”

Nobara pressed her roughened fingers on Megumi’s blood-coated lips. She parted them gently, letting the medic to pour the syrup slowly. After feeding him, Nobara took a cloth and wiped all the blood stains on his face and arms. Megumi’s eyelids vibrated a bit before he opened his eyes completely. She felt quite difficult to reach his legs. Beside the medic, there were a few maids holding a lot of herbs on platters. A tent was built in a short duration of time. Megumi looked at Nobara and then the people around.

“Take him to the tent; I need to treat his wounds there.”

Miwa helped Megumi get up from Nobara’s laps. Yuji and Nobara helped Megumi reach the tent. He was made to lie on a bench mount by a red cloth. His Yukata was taken off with his torso being exposed completely.

Yuji and Nobara were nervous about Megumi’s shape. Seeing both of them in the tent, the medic assured them, “Princess Nobara and Prince Yuji, please wait outside. Be patient. Prince Megumi is not in a critical state despite the injuries. He is really strong that he survived and also won the battle. It will take some time to heal him, but he will come out well. If it were any warrior apart from him, I highly doubt whether they would even survive. Be glad that Prince Megumi gave us a great victory, which nobody in the past could achieve it. His wounds and efforts will definitely pay for it.”

Megumi was treated for around twenty minutes. Nobara was being consoled by both Yuji and Miwa. She didn’t cry, but was certainly worried.

‘I have never been so worried since my clan’s annihilation. I feel that sadness is an alien to me. Why Kami? Why should my father and Prince Fushiguro undergo this much for the safety of me and the world? Please Prince Fushiguro; I want you safe and sound.’

“Nobara, you needn’t carry all these sorrows. The medic did say that Prince Fushiguro will survive. You have concern, but have hope too. Fushiguro will be alright!” Yuji remarked with a smile on his face.

Just three hours before the final show down, Maki and Mai went to visit Satoru Gojo in his house in Kanto. Utahime was preparing dinner in the kitchen. Their elder son Satoshi was cleaning his sword and their eleven year old daughter Asuka was stitching some clothes and then went to help her mother. Both of them greeted Maki and Mai before they seated themselves on their sits.

“Gojo sensei, I and Maki came to talk with you. Why did you send Megumi to Shibuya?” Mai asked.

“Sensei, our major issue is not sending him, but why weren’t we informed about that when were on our expeditions?”

“Maki, Mai. There is a reason for that. You both went to Yokohama for your expedition. If we had informed you about this, you both would have gone to help Megumi. That would have ruined the expedition, which is very important for the future of Japan.” the white-haired teacher remarked.

Utahime came with two platters to serve the princesses, followed by Asuka serving her father with a platter.

“You both did hear your uncle and me on why we didn’t tell this to you, right?” Utahime asked as she gave a concerned look on both of them.

“Well Utahime, how will they listen to you? I mean, who will listen to you?” Gojo mocked.

“Just stop that Anata! This is not the time to joke!” Utahime yelled at her husband. Gojo couldn’t help chuckling at her for a while. Maki and Mai were giggling too.

“Even so, if the purpose is to let Megumi show his self-worth, he is not as experienced as you are Gojo sensei. It’s too risky to send him all alone to fight Mahito. Even the greatest warriors in history couldn’t defeat him or any of the warriors from Sapporo.”

“So what if Megumi can create a history, Maki? Isn’t Megumi a great warrior too? Remember under whom he has trained, it’s none other than Satoru Gojo who was deemed as the strongest in history. Both Yuji and Megumi have surpassed him. I am just glad that they didn’t inherit his goofy personality,” Utahime remarked.

“There is nothing you both need to be worried about. If I have sent Megumi and Yuji even with Miwa, there should be something behind it because, you both put in a lot of faith and trust on me. Please put the same in this case too. This is my kind request,” Gojo requested. Maki and Mai couldn’t help agreeing.

After the dinner, Maki and Mai spent some more time talking with both Gojo and Utahime. They left to the royal court.

Utahime was checking all the educational records of both their students. They have been quite mixed up so she was segregating them accordingly. Gojo was just standing in the balcony and admiring the stars with his son. Asuka was gone to bed earlier.

After Utahime was done with her job, she went upstairs to see her husband and their son. She could see her son sleeping on Gojo’s arms.

“Anata.”

“Oh, Uta. You’re done with your job, huh?”

“Yes, my lord.” She went and stood beside him to watch the stars.

“They are beautiful, aren’t they?” she asked.

“They are, but none of these can outclass your beauty Uta.”

Utahime felt a rendezvous feeling. Her cheeks turned red and she gently lowered her gazes.

“Well, I said you are superior to the stars only.”

Utahime felt enraged and said as she controlled her anger, “Well, you needn’t have said that.”

“I am not finished yet. To my eyes, stars are the most beautiful thing, that’s why.”

Utahime experienced a mood swing again. That night was especially for them and their tryst, right?

“Well, Anata. Let Satoshi sleep on the swing.”

“The surface might be hard on his head, Uta.”

“I’ll have him on my lap Anata.”

Gojo smiled and let Utahime sit on the swing. He gently placed his son’s head on Utahime’s lap. He went and sat on the other side beside Utahime. She gently rubbed her palm on her son’s forehead and passed her fingers through his scalp. Her other hand supported his torso.

“Our son just looks like you,” Utahime said and gently rubbed his face. Her lips planted a smile. Gojo was mellowed by his wife’s sweet gestures despite he didn’t show them explicitly. He suddenly remembered those days when Utahime was an active teacher, teaching her students yet taking care of them like their mother. Utahime was at Kyoto for most of her career, but there were times when she and Gojo met each other. They also studied together for a few years during their education.

“He is also like you Utahime. He has gotten your hair after all.”

Utahime chuckled and gently rested her head on Gojo’s shoulder. He gently laid his hand on her back, cupping her shoulder the furthest from his reach. They might be very bickering and funny, but they have their own wholesome times. Then why are they even together?

‘Still your motherly side hasn’t left you at all Utahime, right? Despite you tend to get annoyed, you have a delicate heart for our children and your students.’

“Today, the students of Satoru Gojo and Iori Utahime are training together. I think they all were excited for this day,” Mei Mei chuckled. Shoko and Mei Mei were walking to Gojo’s training arena in Kanto region. After a few minutes of walking, they reached the training grounds. The sight was so amusing to watch. The young eight to ten-year old girls were plucking flowers and made a tiara out of it. Nobara took the tiara and ran to Gojo.

“Gojo Sensei! We made a flower tiara for you!”

“Nobara, be careful with it. You are going to tear the tiara apart,” Nishimiya warned.

“I am handling this with care Nishimiya, don’t worry about it,” Nobara assured.

“Wow, this is really cute!” Gojo knelt down to reach young Nobara’s height. She slowly fixed that on Gojo’s head.

The boys were playing hide and seek with Utahime.

Shoko was swooned over by them and Mei Mei continued to chuckle at them.

“Are they training or playing?” Shoko asked. The heavily garnished Mei Mei replied, “I think they are doing both. Hide and seek might sound ordinary, but it gives a foundation for developing your senses to sneak into opponent’s territory. Girls do require the skills of handling flower too, right? They all are so young Shoko.”

“They are. These children will lead the future. It’s so satisfying to see them being so energetic, innovative and skillful.”

“It is, but it’s funny to see Gojo wearing a tiara. Guess he should give that to Utahime.”

“No, the girls have made it for Gojo. Gojo will give Utahime himself,” Shoko teased as Utahime passed by. Utahime popped a vein and yelled, “He wouldn’t, why would that numbskull give himself to me?” Despite the anger, Utahime’s face was red, with her cheeks being redder than any other region. Shoko and Mei Mei giggled, with Utahime being half shy and half angry.

While Utahime was getting ready to hide, she accidentally bumped into Gojo and they both tumbled on the floor with him being on top of her. Shoko and Mei Mei were laughing out loud, with the latter almost falling on the floor. Shoko was holding her for support too.

Utahime had no time to get infuriated with neither Mei Mei and Shoko nor Gojo. Utahime could just feel rendezvous while deeply staring at Gojo’s blue eyes, which has a universe behind it. Gojo was also caught in a deep eye to eye interaction with Utahime. They both were never audible to the teasing by Shoko and Mei Mei, but their attention was all into the glance exchange. Gojo’s hands were on her shoulders whereas Utahime didn’t even move hers.

The boys went and hid themselves, with Megumi being the catcher this time.

“Uta and Gojo, what are you both doing there?” Shoko asked. Gojo and Utahime returned back to their senses and parted from each other quickly. Gojo went to the girls and Utahime went to hide herself.

“I think Utahime is hiding from you than from Prince Megumi who is just a kid!” Mei Mei teased Gojo. He pretended to have not heard her, but he felt extremely weird when his friends tease him.

“Utahime sensei, I found you!” Megumi jumped and caught her red Hakama. Utahime was quite late in hiding herself, thus she was caught too early.

“Utahime sensei, you are the catcher now!” Yuji exclaimed as he ran to hide himself.

“Aah! This will get over too soon then! Utahime sensei is older than us, she might find us quite easily,” Yuta remarked as he felt troublesome.

“Yuta, if it is possible for her to get caught so soon, it can be possible for her to find you all late as well. Don’t underestimate yourself; you children are filled with potential.”

“So you mean to tell that I am weak huh?”

“Of course you are, Utahime,” Gojo mocked. Utahime got infuriated and came to hit him, but suddenly they all were diverted by the cries of a certain boy.

“Fushiguro has hurt his knee!” Yuta and Yuji immediately ran to him. The other boys closely followed. Gojo and Utahime noticed that from a further distance and ran as well. Megumi was whining and crying in pain. Utahime gently moved the boys aside and held Megumi’s hurt leg, examining it.

“He has got hurt on his knee. His wound needs to be treated,” Utahime remarked and gently carried him to a safer place. Fortunately, Utahime will have a few medicines by her side when she trains children because she is aware of the fact that some might get wounded during their classes. Gojo followed her and they both made Megumi sit on a bench under a tree.

Utahime applied a green paste on Megumi’s wound. He whined a bit, but Gojo gently rubbed his spine. Despite he was holding Megumi’s shoulder; his attention was still on Utahime- The way she was gently applying the paste on the wound did melt his heart. He didn’t express it, but he enjoyed it internally. She removed her white sash tied on her hair to cover Megumi’s wound. That particularly drew Gojo attentive. Every action of hers just caught his attention.

Utahime’s hair was unbound. Gojo saw her like that only for a handful of times, but nevertheless, she was much beautiful than she used to be.

“Gojo Sensei! Gojo Sensei!” Nobara ran to Gojo. She broke his distraction.

“Yes Nobara?”

“What happened to Megumi-chan?”

“He just hurt his leg; you don’t need to worry anymore Nobara. I am treating his wound.”

Nobara wasn’t convinced. She just cried after looking at Megumi’s wound.

“But Utahime sensei, the wound is quite big! How can he be fine?” Nobara asked as she cried further. Gojo lifted her up and made her sit on his lap. Utahime finished rolling her sash on Megumi’s knee.

“Nobara, don’t worry. He will get well soon,” Utahime consoled Nobara.

She gently lifted him up and made him sit on her lap too.

“Does it pain Megumi?”

“Just a little bit Utahime sensei, but thank you very much! I feel better!” Megumi assured her.

“Megumi-chan, are you-”

“Don’t worry Nobara, I will be alright!” He assured Nobara too with a wide grin. Nobara was happy to see him being positive, so she nodded her head.

Utahime was fast asleep on Gojo’s shoulder. Gojo was wondering how he’d be able to carry both of them to the room. If he gets up, he will totally dismantle their positions. Despite she was sleeping, her hands were pulling Gojo’s arm tighter. He was in love with her for years, but so did Utahime.

She pretended to hate him, loathe him but she does love him deep from her heart. She used to hate his over-board personality, but it’s just the matter of fact that Utahime is quite opposite to him. It took quite some time for both of them to express their love for each other, because they just didn’t want to get too distracted in that regard. Still, there were limits to it. They can’t hold it for longer. There was a time when they started to be aware of each other’s love.

It was two years since Utahime and Gojo started training the students when they turn fourteen regardless of their genders. The ones below fourteen were training under Shoko and Geto. Gojo was twenty-four whereas Utahime was twenty-seven at that time. Utahime pays visit to Kanto frequently and that was one day when Utahime came there.

Strangely, Gojo wanted to meet her all alone. They do have some private talks, but most of them would be regarding training their students. This one seemed quite different.

There was nobody in Gojo’s training arena. Utahime passed the training grounds. Just beside the arena, there was a small house where the students learn theory and take rest. The house had a ground floor and a first floor. Utahime entered the house. There was nobody inside. She was quite shocked and suspicious.

‘Well, he should be in the first floor if not here.’

Utahime climbed the stairs. Yes, Gojo was there with his hands tied and himself leaning on the wall. After he noticed her presence, he stood still. He had a calm composure despite Utahime herself was tensed up.

“Utahime….”

“Y-Y-Yes….. Satoru….”

“Be honest Utahime, you are in love with me, aren’t you?” he asked.

Utahime froze. She felt emotionless and lifeless at that moment. Her lips widened and her cheeks turned red. She was about to cry.

“Why are you crying Utahime?”

“….”

“Why should you? I have completely lost myself in you. From the moment I fell for you, I couldn’t stop thinking about you. Your beauty cannot be matched to any women in this world. I am a cursed being, but the biggest curse on me has been love.”

“S-S-Satoru…..” Utahime was shocked and got moved by his words. She really couldn’t believe that he would confess her. She did think about whether Gojo likes her, but it was true after all. She was really worried whether Gojo would accept her. She thought that Gojo might be harsh, but he isn’t like that after all. Tears were coming out fast and her heart just banged her chest faster.

“I can’t see you crying, Utahime. Please don’t cry.”

Utahime couldn’t stop crying at all. She immediately ran to Gojo and when she was about to trip, she was caught by Gojo. She landed right on his chest with Gojo wrapping his left hand on her waist. They were once close to each other like this, but this time it’s with their self-awareness of loving each other. Utahime wrapped both her arms around Gojo’s spine and he bought his other hand into Utahime’s scalp, gently rubbing it and making her feel pleasured.

Utahime looked up deep into Gojo’s eyes which were filled with a never ending tryst.

‘Utahime, our journey of love starts here. From this moment, I am yours and you are mine.’

Megumi’s treatment was done. The medic allowed Yuji, Nobara and Miwa to visit Megumi. Nobara was the first person to sit beside him.

“Fushiguro-kun, are you-”

“Don’t worry Nobara, I will be alright,” Megumi assured her.

Those were the same words said when he was just eight.

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