After entering the gymnasium, the two split up and headed toward their respective teams.
"Satoru-kun!"
"Satoru-chan!"
Amikura Mako and Hasebe Haruka rushed over and hugged him together, paying no heed to the stares around them.
After all, from the moment Gojo Satoru entered, practically everyone in the venue had turned their eyes toward him. He was the star of this match.
Gojo Satoru didn't mind either, smiling as he hugged them both.
"Satoru-chan, who was that girl just now?"
Hasebe Haruka asked.
She wasn't jealous—she was simply curious.
Amikura Mako also looked at Gojo Satoru with a puzzled expression.
"Her?
..."
Gojo Satoru told them everything about how he had met her. Then, looking at them excitedly, he said with a grin, "Well? Wasn't I great? I stood there spacing out for over an hour!"
His face was practically screaming for praise!
"Yes, yes, yes~! Satoru-kun is such a wonderful person!"
"Satoru-chan's charm is just too great. That girl's willpower was so weak that she actually fainted."
"Sigh~! Can't be helped. I'm just too outstanding in every way!"
Gojo Satoru proudly accepted their praise without the slightest hint of shame.
"You two should head back to your seats and watch. It's almost time to begin, and I'm going to have a chat with Chairman Sakayanagi."
Gojo Satoru continued.
He had noticed Kobashi Yume and the others above, and knew Amikura Mako and Haruka had only run over to replenish their "Gojo Satoru energy."
"Okay! Good luck, Satoru-kun!"
"Then we'll head over first! Satoru-chan, make sure you win stylishly!"
After cheering Gojo Satoru on with smiles, the two left hand in hand.
Standing beside Kobashi Yume, Honami was clenching her right hand tightly, her gaze looking somewhat frightening.
Shiranami Chihiro, who had been silently watching her all along, took in every