[ He's not expecting some dramatic, earth-shattering reveal, but her answer earns her a genuine snort of laughter from him, something that's been rare since their return from the hospital. In fact, it might be the first laugh she's heard from him since. Even he couldn't find anything to say then, when she was covered in his blood, bearing him back to the group after her grisly task.

Shoko may not be a sorcerer that takes to the field, yet for reasons that continue to multiply...Gojo has more respect for her not than ever before. ]

Tch, you would've loved it! I could've put a sea cucumber in your swim suit~

[ It would have been nice to have her there, too. His gaze grows distant, looking someplace far from where they are now. ]

You would've liked Riko-chan. She didn't appreciate my sense of humor, either.