The room had only just begun to settle.
People were still processing plans, alliances, unresolved tension, and the fact that Geto stood in the same space as all of them again.
Then—
something changed.
The air around Takeru bent first.
Not wind.
Not heat.
Reality itself.
A thin distortion wrapped around him like glass being twisted.
"…Eh?"
Takeru looked down at his hands.
"…Wha—"
At the same instant—
the same distortion formed around Gojo.
Gojo raised an eyebrow.
"…Now that's rude."
Megumi's eyes widened immediately.
"…Takeru!"
Yuji lunged forward.
"…GOJO-SENSEI!"
Yuta stepped in fast.
"…Barrier displacement?"
Higuruma's gaze sharpened.
"…No visible activation…"
Hakari cursed under his breath.
"…What kind of cheap trick is this?"
Kirara was already scanning the room.
"…No known source."
Choso moved instantly toward Takeru.
"…Brother!"
Hana's cursed energy flared slightly.
Angel reacted.
"…This is external interference…"
Ryu grinned despite the danger.
"…Now it gets interesting."
Uro narrowed her eyes.
"…Space manipulation…"
Kashimo smiled faintly.
"…Good."
Yuki's posture changed completely.
No longer relaxed.
"…Tengen."
Geto looked upward sharply.
"…Someone reached inside this space…"
Takeru tried to step forward—
but his foot never touched the ground.
The warped air held him in place.
"…Uh…"
He looked at Gojo.
"…This normal?"
Gojo smirked.
"…For us? Unfortunately, maybe."
The distortion intensified.
Light bent inward.
Sound thinned.
Megumi summoned shadows instinctively.
Yuji jumped again.
Choso reached out.
Too late.
With a violent inward fold—
Takeru and Gojo vanished.
Silence.
Absolute silence.
Yuji froze.
"…No."
Megumi's jaw tightened.
"…They were taken."
Yuta looked at the exact point they disappeared.
"…No residue…"
Hakari cracked his knuckles.
"…Then we go get them."
Kirara nodded sharply.
"…Immediately."
Hana stepped forward, eyes focused.
Angel's voice beneath hers:
"…This was deliberate."
Ryu laughed once.
"…Whoever did that just invited disaster."
Uro crossed her arms.
"…And removed the two worst people to target…"
Kashimo grinned wider.
"…I hope they survive long enough for me to meet them."
Yuki looked toward Tengen's inner chamber.
"…Find the source now."
Geto's expression hardened.
"…Agreed."
Far away—
or nowhere at all—
two figures opened their eyes.