Chapter 248: Big Star

"Is this Gojo Satoshi really Yuki's boyfriend?"

There was a gleam in Nanami Kento's eyes.

He wasn't jealous. On the contrary, he felt that Satoshi and Yuki were a perfect match.

Unlike others who doubted the power of Zanpakutō, Nanami Kento had already confirmed with certainty that it was Satoshi who saved him.

Such a person seemed like the perfect match for someone like Yuki, whose personality was blunt and fierce.

Even though he had been asleep for nine years, who else but a Special-Grade sorcerer like Yuki could possibly be the girlfriend of someone like Gojo Satoshi?

Nanami Kento was confident in that reasoning, but at the same time, another candidate surfaced in his mind—Ieiri Shoko.

Ieiri Shoko, who could use the Reverse Cursed Technique to injure even Sukuna's fingers, seemed like a suitable match for Satoshi as well.

Most importantly, the two of them appeared to be childhood friends, and their ages were quite close.

Nanami Kento hesitated. Was Satoshi's girlfriend Yuki or Shoko? Then he suddenly realized something and felt a bit overwhelmed.

What did it matter to him who Gojo Satoshi's girlfriend was?

He was still single. Meanwhile, Gojo Satoshi had been asleep for nine years and still had women waiting for him.

Thinking about this, the always serious Nanami Kento felt slightly shaken.

...

Far away in Kyoto, at Kyoto Jujutsu High.

The old Yoshinobu Gakuganji smiled bitterly and shook his head as he strummed the electric guitar beside him, the image completely out of sync with his appearance.

"Yuki, it seems you've truly made up your mind. You're still so persistent about Gojo Satoshi."

"Is it because of Satoshi that Lord Tengen chose not to assimilate you? You're not trying to repay Satoshi just because of that, are you?"

"This kind of emotion is not a good thing."

Gakuganji recalled the moment Tengen handed Yuki over to Kyoto High.

He remembered the Zanpakutō Tengen wore at her waist and couldn't help but guess the hidden connection between Gojo Satoshi and Lord Tengen.

Most importantly, he had also heard that the first time Gojo Satoru and Satoshi appeared together this year was near the Tombs of the Star.

What did that mean?

There was no doubt that the place where Gojo Satoshi had been sleeping for the past nine years was within Tengen's domain—the Tombs of the Star.

That Tengen would allow Satoshi to sleep within her territory for nine years said one thing clearly—she acknowledged Gojo Satoshi.

Tengen used the Zanpakutō forged by Satoshi, which meant she recognized not just the man, but his craft as well.

Gakuganji had always harbored suspicions about the relationship between Tengen and Satoshi.

The reason why Tengen failed to assimilate with Yuki might very well have been because of Satoshi. More specifically, because of the Zanpakutō he forged for her.

Gakuganji even harbored an audacious thought in his heart.

As someone who had been in the sorcery world for decades, he understood Tengen more than most.

As a woman, Tengen disliked men. Unless they were the descendants of her old friends, she rarely spent any meaningful time with them.

It was hard for him to imagine that Tengen had lived with a man for nine years.

That was the Tombs of the Star, Tengen's private sanctuary. If Gojo Satoshi had truly been asleep for nine years, then that counted as them living together.

Gakuganji's expression turned complicated.

Before Satoshi awakened, all attention was focused on Satoru.

There was no question about Gojo Satoru's potential. With the Six Eyes and Limitless Technique, it was inevitable that he would become the strongest sorcerer of his generation.

Even though Yuki was currently the only Special Grade, Satoru would eventually surpass her.

But now, with Satoshi awake, paying attention to Satoru had become secondary.

It was as if Gojo Satoshi had been born to be the protagonist of this era. Everyone else, including Satoru and Yuki, became mere footnotes in his story.

Even though Satoshi couldn't use his Zanpakutō at the moment, the other Zanpakutō around him continued to shine brightly.

As long as Zanpakutō existed, as long as their power continued to amaze, no one would forget the man who created them—Gojo Satoshi. Even if Satoshi himself could no longer wield one...

It was a tragedy to be born in the same era as Gojo Satoshi.

Satoshi was like the sun. People like Yuki and Satoru, even with their immense talent, could only become the planets that orbited silently around him.

"Mei Mei, Utahime... I hope that after this exchange event, you'll understand what true top-tier power in your generation looks like."

Gakuganji lowered his eyes, his brows sagging slightly as a complex expression surfaced on his face.

Perhaps he had made the wrong decision.

Maybe it was too early for Mei Mei and Utahime to meet Gojo Satoru and Gojo Satoshi.

If their confidence were shattered, it would be difficult to recover.

Hopefully Yuki can maintain balance and not become love-blinded. This Gojo Satoshi really is a strange one.

(To be continued.)