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“Kugisaki, watch out!”
Yuuji pushed Nobara out of the way, receiving the ball of energy thrown by the curse they were fighting that would’ve hit his classmate had he not have intervened. He was thrown a few feet away, a tree stopping his momentum.
“You guys okay?” Megumi shouted, still fighting with the curse with the help of his Divine Dogs.
“I would’ve handled it just fine!” Nobara berated while rising from the ground, her eyes never leaving her opponent. “Seriously Itadori, we’re all sorcerers here. We know how to fight. You can’t just jump in and try to save us like some damsels in distress every single time! If we need some help, we’ll ask for it.”
Yuuji didn’t reply. Not a peep was heard from him.
“Itadori?” Megumi asked, throwing a glance where his friend was.
“Shit!” He only saw rumpled clothes at the base of the tree.
His exclamation also made Nobara look at where Yuuji was supposed to be.
The curse used their momentary distraction as an opportunity to flee.
“Fuck!” Nobara cursed. The dogs tried to chase after it but they were unsuccessful in the end.
Megumi and Nobara cautiously approached the lump of clothes. “Yuuji?” Megumi tried.
The dogs bravely went and started sniffing the clothes.
Everyone suddenly froze as they saw something move within and heard a groan come from it.
Pink hair appeared at the neckline of Yuuji’s uniform, followed by the face of their beloved classmate. However, instead of the face of a fifteen-year-old teen, they were greeted by that of a child. The dogs started sniffing him.
Baby Yuuji gasped, all starry-eyed. “Puppies!” He then proceeded to hug them and rub his face on their fur. The dogs happily nuzzled him back.
“The hell?!” Nobara exclaimed, being the first one to recover from shock.
Honey-coloured eyes snapped towards the two. “Gumi! Bara!” the child happily exclaimed.