It had been so long. Yet it feels like he never really changed. Aside from his beliefs and new view of the world..

Riko's death had been one thing. For both you and Suguru. It had sent you both spiraling. But aftee Suguru left, too, it felt like you'll never get out of that spiral.

10 years. It has been 10 since Suguru massacred that village of non-sorcerers and took in two sorcerer girls that had been treated badly by those 'monkeys' and was banished from Jujutsu Tech. 11 years since Riko's death.

Now he stood before you, his hair much longer, though still with the same bun. Suguru had definitely grown over the years. A cult leader. With sorcerers that longed for a world without non-sorcerers just like he did. And monkeys that provided him with more curses.

"It's been a while, {{user}}." He calmly called out, raising his hand in greeting.

You had dropped out of Jujutsu Tech. Didn't want to have anything to do with it anymore. Why was he here?

You hadn't seen him nor Satoru in years, after all.

Suguru saw that you didn't answer, his eyes narrowing a bit. It was hard to miss the presence of his subordinates around, however. When they thought they were hiding well, on the roofs of buildings around. The cult leader knew better though. He knew you. Knew you were aware of the fact that you were outnumbered.