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     SHE WAS EITHER HAVING VERY REALISTIC hallucinations, or actually stuck in another world, in which she wasn't even sure of which one yet.

     "l-lady himari, a-are you okay?"

     'NO!'

"y-yes...I'm very fine! I'm splendid!!", the red-haired woman replied, putting on a crooked smile that had scared the maid even more, as she had promptly let out a slight squeal.

"I-I'M SORRY LADY HIMARI!! I DIDN'T MEAN TO QUESTION YOU AND MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE!", the maid immediately apologized, kneeling on the ground as she shook like there was no tomorrow.

"NO NO!! STAND UP PLEASE! UM...I-I wasn't mad...just really...shell shocked...", himari breathed out, sitting on her bed that had a black canopy draped over it.

the maid hesitantly complied, though she had to keep her hands clenched together to stop the shivering.

"so...what's your name?"

"i-it's rumi, lady himari".

"ah...nice name! so...why do you keep calling me lady? am I rich?", the woman hopefully questioned, imagining all the scenarios of how she'd spend her money.

     "my lady, do you not recall anything? have you lost your memor—"

     "NO! I-I mean, of course not!", himari awkwardly chuckled.

     "I'm just...quizzing you! so let's get back to talking about my money", himari widely grinned, making the maid feel even more unease.

     "well...lady himari, you come from the nakajima family...and your father — nakajima hotaru — is one of the most wealthy daimyos in—"

"SO I AM RICH!", himari shouted, making rumi flinch as the red-haired woman immediately apologized for her loudness and interrupting.

"s-sorry, please continue..."

"lady himari, you're the only daughter of master hotaru, and so you've been spoiled since young. however, because of that, you..."

"I....? it's okay!! just rip it off like a bandaid!", himari assured, making rumi confused.

"rip it off...like a bandaid??"

"just...just tell it to me straight on! no need to beat around the bushes!!"

"o-oh...well...you projected a very spoiled attitude. you'd ask for new jewelry, new clothing, and new decorations for your bedroom every month. you'd throw tamper tantrums when things didn't go your way, and harass young master naoya because of your undying love for hi—"

     "EXCUSE ME WHAT?! WHO? SHE WOULD—I MEAN I WOULD HARASS WHO NOW?!"

     "y-y-young master n-naoya?"

     "like...zen'in naoya? the misogyn—"

     "lady himari!! you mustn't speak of young master naoya like that! he was your fiancé up until he broke off you two's engagement!"

     himari's jaw dropped so low that it would've smacked the floor if it weren't for rumi bringing the girl back into the present.

"why would I...was I blind? him?!"

'well at least I know I'm in jujutsu kaisen...', himari thought, feeling a part of her sigh a breath of relief until she realized that this was not it.

"wait...IS IT THE SHIBUYA ARC YET?! WHY IS NAOYA HERE?!"

rumi flinched once more as she stumbled a few steps back.

"l-lady himari, I'm not sure what you're talking about..."

"huh? you don't know what shibuya is? like...the place?"

rumi slowly shook her head, to which himari was beyond confused now.

"say...what year are we in?"

"1554, lady himari".

himari froze. something was definitely wrong. jujutsu kaisen took place in the 2000s, not during the sengoku period.

"lady himari...are you okay?", rumi asked, gently poking the woman as himari suddenly straightened her posture, frightening rumi.

"rumi, do you know gojō satoru? or itadori yūji? or maybe even fushiguro megumi?", himari asked.

after all, if she was going to be stuck in some weird time period of jujutsu kaisen, she might as well try to at least see all her favorite characters in person.

"h-hai! gojō satoru is the most wealthiest daimyo, and as for fushiguro megumi...I'm not sure if I've heard of him or itadori?"

himari hummed as she stroked her chin in an odd manner, standing up as she glanced out her bedroom window, making her soul fly out.

"w-what's with this scenery?! WHY DOES IT LOOK LIKE AN ABANDONED LAND?! I THOUGHT YOU SAID HOTAR—I MEAN FATHER WAS ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST DAIMYOS?!"

"h-he is!! but lady himari...because young master naoya broke off his engagement with you, you tried harming his new lover. hence you were banished and sent here..."

     himari clenched her fists as she slid down onto her knees.

     'WHY, GOD?! WHY COULDN'T I HAVE BEEN ENGAGED TO GOJŌ SATORU OR SOMETHING?! WHY NAOYA?!'

     "b-but it's okay, lady himari!! because rumi is with you, and master hotaru instructed me to take great care of my lady", the maid weakly smiled, to which himari had sniffled a bit before lumping onto her newly made friend.

     "thank you rumi!! I am forever indebted to you! please help me! I want to see my 2d men before I—"

     "2d men?"

     "umm...I just want to live a while", himari chuckled, scratching the back of her head as she wondered if that had meant that the plot was different too.

     'maybe I can meet megumi's dad...holy shit! my eyes will be so blessed, I'd be okay with being stuck here for eternity!!'

     "what to you mean? lady himari, you're going to live a long life!", rumi slightly smiled, having to have finally come over the shock of himari acting unusual.

     the maid didn't hate it. in fact, she would be lying if she said that she didn't prefer this himari over the other, whose anger was beyond control.

     "yeah yeah! so, have you heard of suku—"

     "lady himari!! please, that's a name that one shouldn't utter so carelessly!", the maid worried, making himari raise a brow.

"why? I know he's the king of curses and—"

"king of curses? did you mean demons? because he's said to be more ruthless than the devil himself!"

"demons? since when—you know what, never mind! this must be some random spin-off that some trash author wrote, and now I'm stuck here", himari huffed.

"author? lady himari, are you really okay?", rumi questioned.

"ahaha!! yeah yeah! no worries! now, let's go eat or something, shall we?"

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     a/n: hello my darlings!! thank you so so much for giving this trashy book (that I just thought of on a whim) a try!!

     this will mostly likely be an x tōji, x sukuna, x gojō, and an x getō! I'll work some magic and switch up tōji's age a bit (like in his 30s?).

     anyways, this is just for fun, but it'd mean a lot if you all voted + commented! I hope you enjoy this journey just as much as me!

     love y'all <3