The mall trip somehow lasted hours.
Nobody knew how.
Nobody questioned it anymore.
Shopping bags piled up everywhere.
Hakari bought things nobody understood.
Kirara kept trying to reduce the damage.
Nobara had fully entered competitive shopping mode.
Yuji somehow carried too many snacks at once.
Meanwhile—
the coffee council had finished their rounds.
Takeru, Nanami, Higaruma, and Geto regrouped near the front of the mall carrying bags and coffee cups like exhausted professionals.
Nanami looked down at the mountain of purchases.
"…This was excessive."
Takeru shook his head immediately.
"No such thing."
Geto glanced over.
"…You bought an alarming amount of food."
Takeru grinned.
"Correct."
Then—
everyone watched as he casually paid for everything.
All of it.
Without hesitation.
Yuji stared.
"…How rich ARE you."
Gojo answered instantly.
"…Very."
Then came the pizza incident.
Box after box after box.
Stack after stack.
More and more arriving.
Megumi slowly blinked.
"…Why are there still more."
The worker looked exhausted.
"…This is only half the order."
Silence.
Nobara pointed.
"…Takeru."
Takeru nodded proudly.
"Correct."
Eventually—
there were around one hundred…
maybe two hundred pizza boxes.
Nobody could count anymore.
And then—
they all vanished into his shadows.
Hakari burst out laughing.
"…He turned the shadows into catering."
Kirara sighed.
"…That sentence should not exist."
Takeru clapped once.
"Alright."
A grin.
"Time to go to Spirit Island."
Yuji blinked.
"…We're allowed there now?"
Geto looked mildly surprised too.
"…You're bringing everyone?"
Takeru shrugged.
"Vacation episode."
Then—
everything shifted.
In one instant—
the entire group appeared on the island.
Warm air.
Ocean breeze.
Bright sunlight.
Perfect summer atmosphere.
Everyone froze.
Yuji looked around slowly.
"…WHAT."
Megumi stared at the beach.
"…This is a real place."
Nobara pointed at the volleyball court.
"…YOU MADE A RESORT."
Hakari looked inspired.
"…This is peak."
Kirara sighed.
"…I hate that it actually looks nice."
Then—
movement.
The cursed spirits noticed them.
And somehow—
they looked happy.
Several waved immediately.
One was gardening.
Another was carrying sports equipment.
A few were relaxing near the water.
And then—
Fred the Curse spotted Takeru.
The curse waved enthusiastically.
Takeru waved back instantly.
"FRED!"
Yuji stared in disbelief.
"…Why does the curse have a personality now."
Geto rubbed his forehead.
"…I think we accidentally domesticated them."
Then—
everyone noticed Sukuna.
He was standing near the volleyball area.
Smiling.
Ryomen Sukuna. Actually smiling.
Clearly having fun moments earlier.
But the second everyone appeared—
he froze completely.
Volleyball still in hand.
Smile still visible.
Silence.
Yuji pointed immediately.
"…HE WAS PLAYING VOLLEYBALL."
Megumi looked genuinely stunned.
"…Sukuna was happy."
Hakari started laughing instantly.
"…WE CAUGHT HIM."
Kirara covered her mouth.
"…There's no recovering from this."
Sukuna slowly lowered the volleyball.
Still smiling slightly.
Trying very hard to pretend he wasn't.
"…Tch."
Fred waved at him too.
And somehow—
Sukuna waved back automatically before realizing what he had done.
The entire island became silent.
Then Gojo absolutely lost it laughing.