The scoreboard showed 0 points for both teams.

Todo went up as the next batter.

Todo: "Catcher, huh? Catching, throwing, leading, fielding, etc. One could call it a fitting position for my brother. But what I desire is a face-off with pitcher Itadori."

Itadori: "Todo... You could have been their pitcher."

Utahime: "He can't. Mechamaru can't do anything but pitch right now."

Todo: "Promise me, brother. If I hit a home run at-bat this time, next time you'll pl-"

Before he could finish his sentence, he was hit by a baseball on the cheek, thrown by the pitcher, Maki (intentional), making him drop the bat and fall to the ground.

Itadori: "T-Todo! Hang in there!"

Mai: "Nice pitch!"

Momo: "Nice pitch!"

Noritoshi: "Nice pitch!"

(y/n): "Nice pitch!"

Megumi: "Nice pitch!"

Nobara: "Maki-san, nice pitch!"

Panda: "Nice pitch!"

They all repeated over and over. Itadori hearing this could only look at Todo, with only one thought.

Itadori: "Todo, everyone really hates you!

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Meanwhile, the principals from the Tokyo and Kyoto schools were sitting on a bench, looking at the ground, where some ants were passing by.

Principal Yaga: "Do you still hate Itadori?"

Principal Yoshinobu: "It's not a matter of liking him or hating him. Itadori isn't allowed to exist under Jujutsu laws. He's only alive due to Gojo's selfishness. We must not bend the rules of the group for the individual. Moreover, many others may die because Itadori lives.

Principal Yaga: "How about Nakatomi, then."

Principal Yoshinobu: "He's someone we don't have control of, not even Gojo has. It's only a matter of time until he detonates."

Principal Yaga: "Why did you decide to get him out of his prison, then?"

Principal Yoshinobu: "It was Gojo's, but he was right, if 'they' got to him first, we don't know what could happen in such situation."

Principal Yaga. "Hm... If I'm honest, I don't even know what the right decision is with Itadori. But for now, let's just watch over them."

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Back at the baseball match, Inumaki was the batter now.

He hit the ball, sending it to Noritoshi, which then caught it and sent it to Mai, but Inumaki had already reached Mai's base.

Itadori: "Oh, he made it!"

Megumi: "Inumaki-senpai's a fast runner."

Inumaki: "Salted roe."

Utahime: "Mai! Miwa! Watch for base-stealing!"

'Mechamaru' sent a baseball to Itadori, which he successfully hit, sending it high through the air, everyone watched in surprise except for Todo who had what seemed to be a proud face.

Maki: "He nailed it."

Not even Momo could get a hold of the ball.

Itadori: "Yeah!"

Satoru walked in front of the principals while laughing, 'stepping' into the ants, but thanks to his barrier, he did not step on them.

Principal Yoshinobu: "Yaga, do something about Gojo first."

After the baseball match, the students went to their separate rooms.

(y/n): "Lame! how could you lose!"

Todo: "A nice play, as expected from someone like my brother."

Mai: "Shut up! You didn't even play!"

(y/n): "I wasn't let to!"

Matter of fact, if (y/n) was let to play, the result would have mostly been the same, since he doesn't know the rules of baseball.

Utahime: "You're injured!"

(y/n): "I'm perfectly fine!"

Miwa: "C-calm down, I-i'm sure next time it'll be different..."

(y/n): "Still! Even if we win next year. This is still a defeat!"

Mai: "Stop being such a baby!"

(y/n): "tch."

He then stormed out of the room. When it comes to battles, competition, or any sort of rivalry, (y/n)'s the type of person who doesn't like to lose, especially if it is caused by other people. He's a sore loser.

Noritoshi: "He's worst than Todo."

Momo: "You're right..."

Miwa: "H-he'll calm down."

Todo just stared at him. He had noticed a faint blue glow on (y/n)'s eyes through the bandages.

(y/n) was walking through the path at the school while kicking every pebble on his way

(y/n): "stupid baseball, stupid Gojo, stupid event, stupid everything."

As he was walking, three Tokyo students were waiting for him behind a corner. And when he passed by, two of them grabbed him by his sleeves and pulled him towards them.

(y/n): "Eh?"

Itadori: "Gotcha!"

Nobara: "Now tell us your secret!"

(y/n): "Secret? What secret?"

Megumi: "Can you leave him alone?"

Itadori: "Not after he tells us how did he manage to be directly put into second-years in the jujutsu high!"

Nobara: "Yeah! How did you do it!"

(y/n): "Oh... I just... Did?"

Itadori: "Tell the truth!"

A mouth suddenly appeared from below Itadori's eyes.

???: "did you have an affair? perhaps."

(y/n): "Only with your mom, Sukuna."

Sukuna: "Screw you."

Nobara: "That was ass."

Megumi: "Lame."

Itadori: "How do you know him?"

(y/n): "Aren't you his vessel?"

Itadori: "Oh, right."

Nobara: "Now speak!"

(y/n): "I already told you! They just told me my year and that's it... Maybe I'm just stronger than you, that's must be it."

Nobara: "Huh?!"

Itadori: "You wish!"

Megumi: "Hm."

(y/n): "You know it's true!"

Nobara: "How about we settle this?! The three of us against you!"

Megumi: "Don't get me involved with you."

(y/n): "Let's fight then!"

Nobara: "Alright!"

They made some distance between them and got ready to fight, but Mei Mei appeared and placed her arm around (y/n)'s shoulder.

Mei: "Sorry, but I'll have to take him for a while."

Nobara: "Eh?!"

(y/n): "Eh?"

Itadori: "Eh?"

Mei: "See you later~"

She said while dragging (y/n) along, him being confused with the whole situation.

(y/n): "Uhm... I... Who are you?"

Mei: "Oh, you can call me Mei, and I have some business with you."

(y/n): "Business? But we've just met?"

Mei: "Well, it's not kind to go around killing other people's crows, isn't it?"

(y/n): "O-oh. About that... I don't like being watched."

Mei: "I don't care, you still did what you still did. So, I need something in return."

(y/n): "What is it?"

Mei: "Well, since you broke my stuff, I need for you to make something for me, plus... I know your secret."

(y/n): "E-eh?"

Mei: "So, if you don't want it to get revealed, then you'll have to do some work with me, or should I say, for me."

Before the conversation could continue, Principal Yoshinobu appeared.

Principal Yoshinobu: "I need my student."

Mei: "Your student? What a surprise."

Principal Yoshinobu: "Yes, now, come with me."

Mei: "Not so fast, I need him to do some things for the crows killed."

Principal Yoshinobu: "He's still hasn't graduated to be an independent sorcerer. So he follows my command. We'll give you some payment in return."

Mei: "Hm~ Fine, although I'll still need him later on, and I want a bonus for the damage of my stuff."

Principal Yoshinobu: "We'll see about that."

And so (y/n) managed to escape the strange situation and followed Principal Yoshinobu, back to the other Kyoto students, for their return to Kyoto.

They got to the train station and went to their respective seats, Utahime had given a 'speech' about how well the students did on the Exchange event, but of course, (y/n) wasn't listening

The trip was quieter than the other, and the sits remained the same, the only change being that Todo now was sitting with (y/n).

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After some time they finally made it back, the students were driven to the school by the jujutsu employees.

Upon arrival to Kyoto Jujutsu High, Mechamaru was sent to be repaired.

Utahime told them to go to the classroom, for their usual lessons about the Jujutsu world, cursed energy, cursed techniques, other important sorcerers, and such.

Utahime: "So, based on the things that happened on the Exchange Event, we're gonna have a quick lesson about our mistakes and what to focus on. Anyone has any ideas?"

The students gave glances at each other until their eyes met (y/n)'s bandages, him instantly noticing the stares.

(y/n): "Hey, don't look at me. I took two of them while you losers couldn't even win a baseball game."

Mai: "I'll hit you."

Noritoshi: "Perhaps you need to take some time away from Todo."

Momo: "You still lost to the special-grade tho."

(y/n): "No I didn't."

Momo: "Yes you did."

(y/n): "Like the baseball game, I was restrained from it by force... I'm suing."

Utahime: "Eh?"

Mai: "What would you sue for? Being restrained from exorcising a cursed spirit in the middle of the forest with your magic powers? You'll be sent to the psych ward."

Miwa: "G-guys..."

Todo: "Maybe you still lack strength."

(y/n): "Shut up! You couldn't even beat that Itadori guy."

Todo: "My brother's strong."

(y/n): "I could take him on a duel, I could take every Tokyo student at once!"

Momo: "You wish, you wouldn't stand a chance against Okkotsu Yuta."

(y/n): "Yuta?"

Utahime: "Okay, okay, don't fight... What we need to make things better, is teamwork, we've got uhm... sort of a problem with it, so, you'll take missions for up to three people instead of the usual two."

(y/n): "I always went alone tho."

Noritoshi: "But taking three sorcerers for the same mission wouldn't be a waste? since depending on the difficulty of said mission, taking three people would be to take an extra sorcerer that could be used for another mission."

Utahime: "W-well uhm... It'll be only for high-difficulty missions... Yeah... Class dismissed!"

The students were kind of strange by Utahime suddenly dismissing the class but still left.

Right after going out, they all went to eat somewhere, they had the day off and the senseis wanted for them to be united so they sent them to eat in a restaurant, even if they didn't want to at all, they accepted... It's free food, who wouldn't?

But after some trouble deciding where to go, they decided to each get their own food and then get together in a park and eat there.

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After some time, they got their food and went to Maruyama park, Mai had some junk food, Miwa stew, (y/n) some (f/f), Nishimiya udon, Todo skirt steak, and Noritoshi ramen. Mechamaru was also brought along since he was now repaired, but he didn't bring any food for obvious reasons.

Mai: "So, how are going to do the three-man missions now?"

Noritoshi: "I don't know. I think it's a waste of sorcerers, the only reason for it to be useful it would be on harder missions."

(y/n): "I always went alone, tho."

Noritoshi: "Alone? What's your grade?"

(y/n) shrugged.

Momo: "Pass your identification card."

(y/n): "Identification card?"

Momo: "Yes, hand it over."

(y/n): "I wasn't given one."

Miwa: "Eh?"

Momo: "What do you mean you don't have one?"

(y/n): "They never gave it to me."

Mechamaru: "That's strange. But since you go on solo missions, you're probably a Second-grade sorcerer or higher, and since you got directly ascended to being a second year, it makes sense you're one."

(y/n): "I am very powerful what can I say?"

Mai: "Don't get too cocky."

(y/n): "I'll beat anyone!"

Mai: "Would you get rid of that attitude?!"

Mai hit (y/n) on the top of the head, making him spit some of his food.

The rest of the afternoon was tranquil, some occasional small talk but not much after it.

After finishing their food the students returned to the school, but as they were going to the dormitories, Todo called (y/n).

Todo: "(y/n)-san, could you come with me for a second?"

(y/n): "Hm? Sure."

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Todo guided (y/n) to a secluded area inside the school zone, making sure no one was near.

(y/n): "So?"

Todo: "You were at the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, right?"