Takeru stood in the middle of Jujutsu High.
His phone was in one hand.
His sunglasses were slightly crooked.
His expression was completely serious.
Which, considering this was Takeru, meant something enormous was about to happen.
Yuji looked at him.
"So... what are we doing?"
Takeru looked up.
"We're getting everybody."
Yuji blinked.
"Everybody?"
"Everybody."
Takeru pulled out his phone.
He started making calls.
One after another.
"Hey."
Pause.
"Yeah, it's Takeru."
Another pause.
"There's another Sukuna."
Pause.
"No, not Pickuna."
Pause.
"Yes, I know that sounds stupid."
Pause.
"Just come here."
He hung up.
Another call.
"Yeah, get the others."
Another.
"Yep, you too."
Another.
"Bring everyone."
Yuji stared.
"You're really calling everyone?"
Takeru nodded.
"I charged everything."
Yuji frowned.
"…Everything?"
Takeru held up his phone.
"Phone's charged."
He held up another device.
"Portable charger."
Another.
"Generator."
Then he dramatically pointed toward the school.
"And the entire school has been informed."
Yuji sighed.
"Okay."
Within the hour...
Jujutsu High looked less like a school and more like someone had accidentally scheduled the world's strangest convention.
People kept arriving.
Both Mei Mei's.
Both Ui Ui's.
Both Naoya's.
Both Kirara's.
Both Gojo's.
Yuki.
Todo.
Nanami.
Maki.
Mai.
Yuta.
Geto.
Kenjaku.
Hakari.
Uro.
Another Uro.
Takaba.
Both Sukuna-related entities.
And enough other powerful sorcerers and manifested beings that Yuji eventually stopped trying to count.
Takeru stood in front of everyone.
He clapped his hands.
"Alright!"
Everyone looked at him.
"We're making teams."
Takeru grabbed a whiteboard.
At the top, he wrote:
TEAM ONE: BUY US TIME
Underneath it, he started writing names.
"Both Mei Mei's."
The two Mei Mei's looked at each other.
Takeru tossed each of them some money.
"Four thousand yen."
One Mei Mei caught it.
"…That's it?"
"For now."
She smiled.
"Acceptable."
Takeru continued.
"A Shoko for healing."
One Shoko raised her hand.
"A Naoya."
One Naoya looked mildly offended.
"Why am I on the weak team?"
Takeru ignored him.
"A Kirara."
Kirara sighed.
"Fine."
"Panda."
Panda raised his paw.
"Here."
"And everyone else who's not quite strong enough for the main battle."
The group murmured.
Takeru pointed at them.
"You're not weak."
Everyone looked at him.
"You're the people who keep the main team from getting overwhelmed."
He tapped the board.
"Your job is simple."
He wrote:
SURVIVE.
"Buy time."
Then Takeru moved to the second side of the board.
He wrote:
TEAM TWO: KILL THE SUKUNA
Yuji immediately raised his hand.
"That's a little aggressive."
Takeru ignored him.
"Takeru."
"Yep."
"Yuji."
"Yep."
"Megumi."
Megumi sighed.
"Of course."
"Both Gojo's."
Both Gojo's raised their hands.
"Present."
"Other Naoya."
Naoya smirked.
"Finally."
"Other Kirara."
Kirara nodded.
"Hakari."
Hakari grinned.
"Let's go gambling."
"Yuki."
Yuki stretched.
"Ready."
"Todo."
Todo immediately threw his arms wide.
"BROTHER!"
Yuji looked away.
"Nanami."
Nanami adjusted his tie.
"I suppose this is necessary."
"Maki."
Maki nodded.
"Geto."
Geto folded his arms.
"Kenjaku."
Kenjaku sighed.
"Of course I'm going."
Takeru smiled.
"Mai."
Mai looked at him.
"Me?"
Takeru reached into a bag.
He pulled out a single potato chip.
It was glowing.
Mai stared.
"…What is that?"
"Cursed energy."
"What?"
"I put cursed energy into the bag."
Mai slowly took the chip.
"That's not how this works."
"Eat it."
She sighed and ate it.
Her eyes widened.
"…Whoa."
Cursed energy suddenly surged through her.
Takeru nodded.
"See?"
Mai stared at her hands.
"…You put cursed energy into a bag of chips."
"Yep."
"That is the stupidest thing you've ever done."
Takeru smiled.
"Thanks."
"Yuta."
Yuta stepped forward.
"Both Uro's."
The two Uro's exchanged glances.
"Takaba."
Takaba gave a thumbs up.
"Pickuna."
The tiny Sukuna in the pickle jar shook violently.
Takeru held up the jar.
"You're coming."
Shake shake shake.
"Yeah, yeah."
"Manifested Sukuna."
A much more imposing Sukuna stepped forward.
"Younger Sukuna."
The younger Sukuna cracked his knuckles.
"Manifested Raiden."
Raiden stepped forward.
"Manifested Akari."
Akari nodded.
"And everyone else who's strong enough to be in the front line."
The board was now completely covered.
Yuji stared at it.
"…That's a lot of people."
Takeru nodded.
"Exactly."
Then Takeru paused.
He added three more names to the weaker team.
Naoya.
Kirara.
Panda.
Yuji looked confused.
"You just put Naoya and Kirara on both teams."
Takeru nodded.
"Correct."
"…Why?"
"They're strong enough to help the weaker team if things go bad."
He tapped the board.
"If someone gets overwhelmed, they step in."
Takeru then raised one finger.
"And there's one more thing."
A Takeru copy walked into the room.
Everyone stared.
The copy waved.
"Hi."
Takeru pointed at him.
"I'm putting a copy in the weak group."
Yuji nodded.
"Backup?"
"Purely for extra Reverse Cursed Technique healing."
Takeru smiled.
"And cursed energy."
The copy raised both hands.
"Free RCT and cursed energy!"
Takeru nodded.
"Exactly."
Yuji looked at the massive army gathered inside the school.
Then at Takeru.
"You really planned all of this in one hour?"
Takeru shrugged.
"Yep."
Megumi looked at the board.
"This is insane."
Kenjaku looked at the army.
"…You realize we're essentially mobilizing an entire supernatural army against one person."
Takeru smiled.
"I know."
Kenjaku paused.
"…And you still haven't explained how we're going to kill him."
Takeru's smile disappeared.
"That's the fun part."
Meanwhile...
Hundreds of miles away, Tokyo continued burning.
On top of a ruined building, Sukuna Number Four stood silently.
Around him...
Cursed spirits were gathering.
One.
Ten.
Fifty.
Then hundreds.
He raised his hand.
More cursed energy poured into the streets.
Curses crawled from the shadows.
Some were enormous.
Some were tiny.
Some had strange bodies.
Others looked almost human.
They gathered around him like soldiers.
Sukuna Number Four looked over his growing army.
Then smiled.
"Come."
The curses roared.
Back at Jujutsu High, Takeru suddenly looked toward the window.
His Six Eyes flickered.
"…He's building an army."
Everyone went quiet.
Takeru picked up his sunglasses.
Put them on.
And smiled.
"Good."
He looked at the enormous group of sorcerers and manifested beings.
"Because we're bringing one too."