'Never gonna give you up~ Never gonna let you down~ Never gonna run around and desert you~ Never gonna make you cry~'
{T/N: Did you kiss it? }
The cell phone rang suddenly.
Benio Adashino and Kinako, who had been listening to that strange love song, both had a confused and peculiar expression at the same time.
Gojo Satoru casually took out his phone. He raised an eyebrow as he saw the call Id.
Tsuchimikado Arima!
He clicked the screen and answered.
"Hello, Arima."
Gojo Satoru's tone was lazy, but the smile in it was unmistakable playful.
"What is it? Did you suddenly miss me? Or did Kyoto open a new massage parlor again?"
Benio's face immediately twitched.
Kinako's ears perked up, as if he had just heard something extremely important.
On the other end of the line, Tsuchimikado Arima sounded like he was choking on air.
"You guessed it all?! There is a new massage shop in Kyoto. Do you want to go together— No, no, no! Why am I even talking about that?!"
He quickly coughed and regained his composure.
"Ahem. Let's not talk about that for now. Gojo-kun, don't you think something is going on in Tokyo?"
Gojo Satoru paused slightly.
His Six Eyes had already caught the abnormal demonic aura several kilometers away, as well as two distinct spiritual signatures approaching the building from below.
But his expression didn't change at all.
"What happened?"
He pretended to be innocent.
"Nothing happened. It's peaceful. If anything, we should be setting off fireworks to celebrate."
Benio Adashino stared at him with a deadpan expression.
Kinako blinked, then looked up at him as if He was thinking, Gojo-sama is lying again.
Arima's voice turned suspicious.
"Really? It shouldn't be. Then why did Mikage-kun report to me that there are signs of powerful demons coming to Tokyo?"
Gojo Satoru said smoothly, without missing a beat.
"Oh, the report was wrong."
The moment he said that—
"WHAT A MISTAKE?! GOJO-SAMA, WE ARE IN TOKYO!"
A loud shout burst out from the phone.
At the same time, Arima's voice came through, scolding someone.
"I told you not to expose it! You'll scare Gojo-kun!"
Gojo Satoru's smile widened. His tone was still relaxed, but it was the kind of relaxed that made people want to punch him.
"Tsuchimikado Mikage, right? You're getting more and more daring."
Mikage's voice came through again, sounding half-frustrated, half-resigned.
"Master Arima, what happened if I say it or not…. With Gojo-sama's pervert-level investigative ability, he must have discovered us long ago."
Gojo: Hey, who are you calling a pervert!
Arima fell silent for a second.
"…Uh… yes, I forgot."
Then—
Click!
The call ended.
Benio Adashino blinked.
Kinako tilted her head.
Gojo Satoru put his phone away calmly, like nothing happened. He even hummed that ridiculous love song again just for fun.
Benio finally couldn't hold it in.
"Gojo-sensei… is it really okay for you to provoke the head of the Tsuchimikado family like that?"
Gojo Satoru turned his head.
"Benio, I'm not provoking him. I'm giving him the emotional stimulation he desperately needs to stay young."
Benio's face instantly filled with black lines.
Kinako nodded seriously, as if he agreed.
Just then—
The rooftop gate was pushed open.
A cold wind rushed in, as rwo figures stepped out.
One was wearing a Exorcist uniform, posture neat and disciplined, expression serious and respectful.
The other was also wearing a Exorcist uniform, but his face had a carefree, playful grin that made him look like he had come to a festival rather than a mission.
{T/N: Exorcist Uniforms or their combat attire/outfits, that are often feature stylized, dark, long-sleeved designs suited for battling Kegare (Impurities) in Magano}
It was—
Tsuchimikado Mikage and Tsuchimikado Arima.
"Long time no see, Gojo-sama."
Mikage immediately bowed and said with a serious expression.
While, Arima lifted a hand casually.
"Yo. Gojo-kun."
Gojo Satoru waved back lazily.
"Long time no see, Arima."
Then he tilted his head, his smile bright and irritating.
"You came all the way here just to invite me to Kyoto's new massage parlor? How kind of you."
Arima's smile froze.
Benio Adashino quietly stepped aside, dragging Kinako with her, because she already sensed what kind of nonsense was about to happen.
Arima walked right up to Gojo Satoru. Then his expression shifted into something serious. He leaned in close and lowered his voice dramatically.
"Hey… what's going on between you and the Adashino family orphan—"
Benio's eye twitched.
Before Arima could finish, Gojo Satoru ruthlessly grabbed his head like he was holding a basketball.
"Ah."
Arima's voice instantly turned into a strangled cry.
"Wait, wait— OW! OW! OW!"
Gojo Satoru smiled sweetly, as he said in a calm voice. "The ridicule came to me, so it's fine."
Arima waved his hands frantically.
"Wrong, wrong! I was wrong! Really wrong!"
"No.You were right."
Benio Adashino's mouth dropped open.
Kinako's jaw also dropped open.
Gojo Satoru stood up, as if he wasn't satisfied yet. He rubbed Arima's head vigorously with both hands, like he was polishing something.
"Feel my love for you!"
{T/N: Gay}
Arima screamed like a man about to die.
"You call this love?! It hurts! It hurts to death! I really want to die!"
Meanwhile, Benio and Mikage made eye contact.
Benio hesitated, then greeted him properly.
"Hello, Mikage-sama."
Mikage snapped back into reality and immediately shook his head with emotion.
"You don't have to call me 'sama'. Just call me Mikage."
Unexpectedly, this orphaned young lady of the Adashino family became a student of Gojo-sama's, which is really surprising.
Benio Adashino was taken aback for a moment, but immediately realized why. As she nodded.
After tormenting Arima for a full few minutes, Gojo Satoru finally let go, looking satisfied.
"It still feels good. And It's comfortable to pinch."
Arima staggered back, rubbing his aching head silently. Then he suddenly lifted his face again.
"Aren't you wondering why we came to Tokyo, Gojo-kun?"
His eyes shone with excitement.
Benio immediately realized something.
This man… liked teasing people.
No, not teasing.
He liked baiting people.
And once Gojo Satoru said "I'm curious", Arima would definitely say "I'm not telling you" until Gojo got annoyed.
That was his entire personality!
Arima looked at Gojo expectantly.
Gojo Satoru folded his arms and replied instantly.
"Not really."
Arima's whole face collapsed.
"Why?! WHY?!"
He shouted like a heartbroken child.
"Say it! Say it, Gojo-kun! Why won't you say it?! Say it quickly!"
Benio blinked.
Kinako blinked.
Mikage stared at the ground like he was pretending he wasn't here.
Gojo Satoru looked at Arima with contempt.
"I'm not going to say it. You're definitely holding back some bad idea."
Arima's expression froze. Then the background behind him seemed to turn gray.
He radiated pure despair.
Benio Adashino actually felt pity for him.
For about half a second.
Then she remembered he deserved it.
Mikage finally stepped forward, clearing his throat.
"Gojo-sama. This time, Arima-sama and I came to Tokyo because we want to ask you to go to Magano to investigate a 'new type of kegare.' "
"Oh, a new type of kegare?"
Hearing this, Gojo Satoru's become interested.
"Tell me the details."
Mikage nodded and spoke clearly.
"A few days ago, when Tatara went to investigate the outskirts alone, he was ambushed by that kegare."
Mikage continued, not minding his surrounding.
"It could speak. It could manipulate flames and volcanic heat. The battle was stable at first, but near the end, that Kegare used a strange technique. It wasn't a spell used by exorcists. It was like… a domain."
Mikage knew what a domain was.....because Gojo had used it against them! Why not to the extent to kill them—During that time he had said what it was, how it work and what unfair advantage it provides to its user.
Mikage's voice lowered as he pause for sometime before continuing.
"It forcibly pulled him into it. It wasn't until the 'Domain' dispersed on its own that the reinforcements lead by Subaru Mitejima arrived. By then, Tatara was already lying on the ground, barely alive."
Mikage finished with a sharp final line.
"And the last escape direction of that kegare was Tokyo."
For a moment, silence fell on the rooftop.
The wind grew colder.
Tokyo's bright lights below suddenly felt distant, like the city had no idea what was approaching it.
Gojo Satoru's expression became strange as he analysis the provided information. He rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
Domain… Kegare… able to forcibly pull people in…That's not something Kegare should be able to do.
Cursed spirit? Yes. But he had already destroyed the most powerful cursed spirit and anyone with the ability to create a domain.
And in this world there are many supernatural creatures (Demon, Devil, Kegare, etc), cursed spirit wouldn't even get the opportunity to rise before they were kill either by other creatures or the Humans (Exorcist, Devil Hunter, etc).
Benio swallowed hard.
"Gojo-sensei… do you think it's connected to the other worlds?"
{T/N: She is talking about different dimension like the void world— Gehenna, }
Gojo Satoru tilted his head.
"Probably."
Or probably not....
Then he smiled again, as he gaze at the person before him.
"Is there an image of anything?"
"Yes, Gojo-sama, here."
Mikage reached into his pocket, taking out his phone as he open it and opened the photo album—it was the 'New Type of Kegare' in the photo album. As he handed it over.
Gojo Satoru took the phone.
The moment his eyes landed on the image—
He burst out laughing.
"PFFT—! HAHAHAHA. "
Benio's eyes widened.
Kinako leaned forward.
Even Arima blinked.
Gojo Satoru laughed so hard he almost had to wipe tears from his eyes.
"Isn't this my lovely Jogo?!"
Although I don't know if it is the same one, but the appearance is indeed the same...well, somewhat.
Benio froze.
"…Jogo?"
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