By the time she left the Kamo Main House, fiery clouds had spread across the horizon.
She picked up her silenced phone and found several unread messages from Satoru Gojo.
"Stopped by the Kamo Clan. Nothing unusual. Remember to tell me if anything comes up."
"Picked up the new students. I'm taking them around Tokyo today and testing their abilities while we're at it."
"Let me know when you're done~ (●'◡'●)"
His overly cute tone and emoticon stirred something in Miwa Chisei's sorrowful heart. Just as she was about to reply, Satoru Gojo called.
"Hello, hello! Looks like you're finished?"
"Just finished. Having fun with the students?"
"Megumi's sulking. He didn't get to do anything today, but we exorcised the curse along the way."
Satoru Gojo sounded cheerful. Then Miwa Chisei heard a familiar voice from his end.
"Gojo-sensei, stop spreading lies about me to Qianxing."
Then a bold girl's voice chimed in, brimming with energy.
"Today was all me. Fushiguro's just being a baby."
Yuji Itadoro's earnest, aggrieved voice followed.
"I helped too!"
Everything sounded wonderful. The new students were all full of life, though taking them to exorcise a curse on their very first day together was certainly typical of Satoru Gojo.
Satoru Gojo's voice was merry. He seemed to be in a good mood.
"We're going to get dinner. Want to join us?"
"You guys go ahead. I'm going home to rest."
"What a shame~ I might cry from the heartbreak."
No sooner had Satoru Gojo said that than the girl remarked,
"So this is what Gojo-sensei's like... Honestly, it's kind of gross..."
Then Megumi Fushiguro calmly chimed in.
"He's always like this when he calls Qianxing. You'll get used to it."
"Qianxing? Don't tell me she's Gojo-sensei's girlfriend..."
The girl had barely finished speaking when Yuji