Spirit Island somehow became even more absurd.
The beach was full now.
Sorcerers relaxing in chairs.
Cursed spirits swimming.
Others tanning in the warm sunlight.
A few curses were playing volleyball with terrifying athleticism.
Fred had buried himself in sand and proudly declared himself "camouflaged."
Yuji looked around in disbelief.
"…We made a functioning vacation ecosystem."
Megumi stared at a cursed spirit peacefully floating in the water with sunglasses on.
"…This shouldn't exist."
Geto looked oddly proud.
"…And yet it does."
Takeru stretched his arms behind his head while walking across the island.
"See? Peak design."
Nobara pointed toward a large building nearby.
"…You even built bathrooms?"
Takeru looked offended.
"What kind of monster do you think I am."
Hakari blinked.
"…There's also a hotel."
Silence.
Kirara stared.
"…You built a beach resort."
Gojo grinned immediately.
"…Best student ever."
Utahime immediately responded.
"…No."
Meanwhile—
people still had to change clothes.
Which meant the changing rooms were busy.
Very busy.
After a while—
the girls' side door opened.
Hana stepped out first.
Smiling brightly.
Clearly happy.
Even Angel seemed pleased.
Yuji blinked.
"…Angel is capable of happiness?"
Hana laughed lightly.
"…The beach is nice."
Takeru gave a thumbs up immediately.
"See? Vacation arc."
Then—
the changing room door closed again.
And didn't open for a while.
Nobara noticed first.
"…Why are they taking so long?"
Inside—
Yorozu, Reina, and Aika were panicking.
Not outwardly.
But internally?
Absolute disaster.
Because now—
they had to walk out wearing swimsuits.
In front of Takeru.
And unfortunately for their emotional stability—
Takeru was very obviously their crush.
Reina sat quietly trying to mentally prepare herself.
"…This is stupid."
Aika nodded instantly.
"…Agreed."
Yorozu crossed her arms.
"…Why is this suddenly stressful."
Another silence.
Then all three immediately thought the same thing.
"…Because it's Takeru."
Outside—
Takeru was completely unaware.
He was currently trying to teach a cursed spirit how to surf.
"Balance, Fred! Balance!"
Fred immediately fell into the water.
Yuji laughed loudly.
"…HE'S TRYING HIS BEST."
Megumi rubbed his forehead.
"…We are never returning to normal life after this."
Then—
the changing room door slowly opened again.
And the three girls stepped out.
Carefully.
Quietly.
Trying not to look nervous.
Immediately—
multiple people noticed.
Hakari blinked.
"…Oh."
Kirara immediately noticed the nervous energy.
"…Ohhhh."
Nobara smirked instantly.
"…I see what's happening."
Meanwhile—
Takeru finally turned around.
Paused.
"…Oh hey."
A grin.
"You guys finally came out."
And somehow—
his completely normal response made it worse.
Reina looked away instantly.
Aika froze slightly.
Yorozu tried to maintain confidence and almost succeeded.
Gojo saw everything immediately.
"…This is incredible."
Geto sighed quietly.
"…He genuinely has no idea."
Yuji nodded.
"…Not even a little."
And while the girls tried to recover mentally—
Takeru simply pointed toward the ocean.
"Come on!"
"Fred finally almost surfed!"
The moment shattered instantly.
And somehow—
that made all three of them relax a little.
Even Angel quietly admitted:
"…This place is strangely peaceful."
As waves rolled across the shore—
Spirit Island continued becoming the weirdest happy place any of them had ever seen.