Shoko woke up.
"Uh… uh…"
Tendou:
"It seems our guest has woken up."
He glanced at Satoru Gojo, who was still being constantly drained of his cursed energy—to the point where he would need several days of rest just to return to normal.
Shoko:
"What are you going to do with me and Gojo?"
(Her thoughts weren't exactly innocent.)
Tendou:
"What do you mean?
What are you best at? Get a clue."
Shoko:
She flushed in embarrassment.
Tendou:
"I need your help to heal my old man.
…Or, you know what—let's make a binding vow.
I'll let both of you live after you heal him, and I won't harm you—unless it's in self-defense."
Shoko:
"Ehhhhhh…?!"
Tendou grabbed her chin and looked at her face.
Having recently entered puberty in both his lifetimes, his own face flushed slightly.
Shoko:
"Okay… but do you even know that making a binding vow with another person requires a face-to-face agreement?"
After entering another room, Tendou removed his mask and changed into his normal outfit.
Then he returned.
Shoko:
"GOJOOO! Are you alright?!
Release me—we can escape—
Wait… what happened to your eye—"
She stopped.
The young teen in front of her looked 60–80% like Gojo, but with blood-red eyes and a younger appearance.
"Wait… you're not Gojo."
Tendou:
"It's me, Miss Shoko Ieiri."
Shoko:
"Are you sure you're not related to that white-haired guy over there?"
Tendou:
"What? We look nothing alike."
Shoko:
She stared at him… like he was trying to fool a child.
They formed the binding vow.
After that, Tendou grabbed her chin again and lifted it to his eye level.
Shoko:
"What are you doing?"
Tendou:
He cleared his mind and used his darkness to extract information—the principles and requirements behind a perfected Reverse Cursed Technique.
Shoko relied mostly on instinct and feeling, but even extracting fragments of that knowledge would allow Tendou to eventually use Reverse Cursed Technique himself.
Tendou:
"You know what… let's end this here.
I'll set both of you free right now.
In return, you can't reveal my identity or any details about me to anyone."
Shoko regained full awareness.
Shoko:
"What did you do to me, you per—"
Tendou covered her mouth.
Tendou:
"Miss Shoko, I'm pure—and younger than you—so mind your language.
…Though you are beautiful. I like people who don't smoke."
Shoko:
She started blushing.
Tendou:
"So this is what they call good girls liking bad boys…"
He brought out the Inverted Spear of Heaven.
Shoko:
"What is that for?
You really are a pervert—AHHH!"
The ropes binding her were cut.
Tendou:
"…"
Nidhogg:
"Man… what kind of taste in women do you humans have? You should get a therapist."
Satoru Gojo:
Now awake but unable to move, he silently watched.
For a moment, looking at Tendou felt like staring into a distorted mirror of himself.
And seeing Shoko act like this—
it was definitely a first.
Shoko:
Blushing even more from sheer embarrassment.
Satoru Gojo:
"Who… are you… and why did you attack us?"
(He finally mustered enough strength to speak.)
Tendou:
"Well, you sorcerers attacked me a month ago.
More specifically, Q did.
I took care of them yesterday morning—but they injured my old man.
So I came here to get a healer."
(He pointed at Shoko.)
Gojo:
"Ohhh… wow. I didn't know Shoko was this famous.
Or that someone could be more thin-skinned than me."
Shoko:
"Are we sure he isn't your evil clone… or some robot from the future?"
Tendou:
"This isn't Terminator, Miss Shoko."
Gojo:
"Then why the hell did you bring me?
Do you have that kind of preference or something?
Because my bounty was revoked a long time ago."
Tendou:
"Nah… I just took you for a DNA test.
Your surname matches my late mother's."
Shoko:
"…"
Jesss do even need a dna test you both look like brother's
Tendou / goio
We look nothing alike... Seeing each other again they shut up
Gojo:
"…So what's the name of this imaginary mother of yours?"
(He said it like a joke.)
Tendou:
"Gojo Kanae."
Satoru Gojo:
"…That name… does ring a bell.
I just can't place it."
Kanae Gojo was the sister of Gojo's father.
She had married outside the clan for love—to Jin Itadori.
Later, Kenjaku took over her body.
She was reported dead…
and no one even came to retrieve her body.
Due to some circumstances