Shunichi had undergone a plete transformation in perspective.

  He once believed that after witnessing Satoru's overwhelming talent in Jujutsu, nothing else in the world could surprise him.

  No matter how gifted another person was, they could never pare to Gojo Satoru.

  But now, he realized—he was wrong.

  In the field of Jujutsu, Satoru stood unrivaled. But in other areas, Satoshi was just as extraordinary.

  Satoshi, meanwhile, was surprised by the drastic shift in Shunichi's attitude.

  He had assumed that Shunichi would be the first true antagonist he would face within the Gojo . But never did he expect the man to admit his mistakes so bluntly.

  It pletely disrupted all of Satoshi's previous expectations.

  While Satoshi was sidering how to hahis situation, Satoru spoke up beside him.

  "Shunichi, your disrespect toward Satoshi has deeply influehe entire 's perception of him. I've decided to revoke your position as captain of the guard."

  Satoru's voice was cold and unfiving.

  Despite the years Shunichi had spent proteg him, Satoru showed ation in delivering this punishment.

  Shunichi stiffened but made no objes.

  The elder beside them added, "Shunichi, I witnessed everything that happeoday. Your character still needs refining. From now on, you will be reassigo guard the back gate of the Gojo estate."

  This was the clusion he had promised Satoru.

  "Yes, sir. I accept this punishment."

  Shunichi's mood sank.

  To outsiders, it was absurd for someone of his skill—a master of Kendo—to be relegated to a mere gatekeeper.

  In any family outside of the Big Three, someone like him would be revered.

  Yet here, in the Gojo , he accepted his demotion without a word of protest.

  Satoshi watched the se unfold, his expression shifting slightly.

  " Head, I have a request."

  The elder turo Satoshi, narrowing his eyes as he observed the twin he had once chosen to spare.

  "Oh? Satoshi, what is it? I admit I have ed you over the past six years, allowing someone like Shunichi to discriminate against you."

  "Whatever you need, I will grant it."

  The elder's clouded eyes held anticipation. He was genuinely curious, what would Satoshi, a child who had rarely been granted anything in this family, ask for?

  From the moment Satoshi was born, the elder had sensed something unique about him.

  Had he been born into another , he might have been feared, even beled an omen.

  But he was a Gojo, a bearer of the sacred Six Eyes.

  A child born with sunate knowledge was not a curse but an anomaly worth .

  Would he ask to study the family's most guarded Jujutsu secrets?

  Would he demand a higher status within the ?

  The elder was eager to hear Satoshi's answer.

  But the moment Satoshi made his request, even he was stunned.

  Even Satoru and Takuya, standing nearby, subsciously wideheir eyes.

  " Head, I want Uncle Shunichi to teach me Kendo."

  "...What?"

  Shunichi instinctively looked up, utterly shocked.

  Did Satoshi not uand his own position?

  He had openly decred himself a member of the Twin Curse Fa.

  Even the elder voiced his s.

  "Satoshi, do you realize that Shunichi represents a fa that has been hostile toward you?"

  Satoshi nodded and shrugged.

  "And what does that have to do with me? I only want to learn Kendo. As far as I know, Uncle Shunichi is the most skilled swordsman in the family. Is he not qualified to teach me?"

  To Satoshi, it didn't matter who his instructor was.

  But having a master of Shunichi's caliber would undoubtedly accelerate his progress.

  Right now, his triorities were:

  1. F Zanpakutō. His trump card for the future.

  2. Mastering Kendo. The foundation o unlock advanced Soul Reaper teiques—Hakuda, Shunpo, and Kidō.

  Both were indispensable.

  And since he would be spending most of his time in the fe, it was only logical to find a nearby teacher.

  Why go searg elsewhere when the perfestructor was already being statio the back gate, right o the fe?

  He could practice Kendo between f sessions.

  There was no reason not to take advantage of the opportunity.

  Satoshi's proposal left the elder and Satoru deep in thought.

  After a brief exge of ghey came to a decision.

  They didn't know Satoshi's true iions.

  But sidering he had already demonstrated the ability te Cursed Tools at six years old, they saw no reason to deny such a simple request.

  Besides, the elder had already aowledged Satoshi's talent in f Sode no Shirayuki.

  It was only natural for him to seek further improvement in swordsmanship.

  And so, the once-hostile Shunichi was assigned a new role.

  No longer Satoru's bodyguard.

  But instead, Satoshi's Kendo instructor and sparring partner.

  With the matter of Shunichi resolved, the elder finally revealed the true reason he had brought Satoru here today.