"And as for you Tokyo students, here is your surprise! Ta-da! It's your departed friend, Yuji!"

"Hey! OPP!"

Yuji posed as he emerged from the box, an excited grin tugging at his lips when his eyes caught his three classmates. Nobara, Megumi, and you all stared at him, eyes wide and lips slightly parted, but no words filled the silence that followed.

A drop of cold sweat trickled down the side of his neck. Why weren't you saying anything? Where was the excitement Gojo had promised him?

Yuji glanced at his teacher, who sheepishly looked away. Reality crashed down on him, and Yuji realized far too late that this might have not been the best idea. He had been dead for two months, and he had died brutally in front of you and Megumi—

His eyes found yours, and he felt his throat tighten.

"...Hi?"