The silence stretched painfully.
Naoya looked around.
At Takeru.
At Maki.
At the girls.
At the two Gojo's.
At the people very clearly judging him already.
Then he clicked his tongue.
"…Fine."
Yuji leaned forward immediately.
"Oh this is gonna be terrible."
Hakari nodded.
"…Absolutely catastrophic."
Takeru crossed his arms dramatically.
"Question one."
A point forward.
"What are women to you?"
Naoya answered immediately.
"…Women should support men."
The air changed instantly.
Maki's eye twitched.
Nobara cracked her knuckles.
Both Utahime's looked disgusted.
Yorozu looked offended somehow on behalf of humanity.
Fred slowly lowered his sign.
"Bad start."
Takeru slowly nodded.
"…Okay."
Then he raised another finger.
"Question two."
"Are women equal to men?"
Naoya scoffed immediately.
"…Obviously not."
Silence.
Pure silence.
Yuji slowly looked away.
"…Brother he's cooked."
Megumi nodded once.
"…Burned."
Hakari whispered.
"…Ashes."
Even Nanami stopped drinking coffee.
"…Unfortunate answer."
Takeru remained strangely calm.
Too calm.
Then—
third finger.
"Final question."
"From one to ten, how much do you look up to Gojo…"
A pause.
"…and Toji."
Naoya crossed his arms.
"Gojo? Seven."
Older Gojo looked offended instantly.
"SEVEN!?"
Younger Gojo pointed aggressively.
"THAT SHOULD BE AT LEAST ELEVEN."
Naoya ignored them.
"And Toji…"
A slight pause.
"…Ten."
Megumi blinked.
"…Huh."
Gojo immediately burst out laughing.
"HE RESPECTS THE DEADBEAT MORE THAN ME."
Yuji collapsed onto the ground laughing.
Hakari was dying.
Even Geto covered his mouth slightly.
Meanwhile—
Takeru slowly walked toward Naoya.
Still smiling.
Which somehow felt more threatening.
"…Interesting."
Naoya narrowed his eyes.
"…What."
Takeru suddenly put both hands on Naoya's shoulders.
"…You failed."
Silence.
"…What."
Takeru nodded seriously.
"Catastrophically."
Fred raised another sign.
"0/3."
Then—
every woman present started walking toward Naoya at the same time.
Naoya finally noticed.
"…Wait."
Maki cracked her knuckles.
Nobara smiled dangerously.
Both Utahime's looked ready for violence.
Even Mei Mei looked entertained enough to participate.
Yuji immediately backed away.
"…OH IT'S OVER."
Hakari grabbed Kirara.
"We should leave the blast radius."
Nanami calmly turned around.
"…Wise idea."
Takeru stepped aside politely.
"…Good luck cousin."
Naoya finally realized—
the test had never been about the answers.
It was about survival.