[You did not respond to Yuki Tsukumo's signature opening probe: "What type of woman do you like?"]
[You simply stopped walking. Expressionless, you took the somewhat crumpled pack of cigarettes from your pocket and drew one out, placing it between your lips.]
[The metal lighter clicked crisply, and a wisp of pale smoke slowly rose before you.]
[You inhaled deeply, letting the slightly bitter smoke circulate through your lungs before raising your eyes to the blonde woman with the commanding presence before you.]
[Your eyes seemed to hold a pool of stagnant water, without the slightest ripple.]
[Your voice was flat, without a hint of inflection. "One of the four Special Grade Sorcerers, Yuki Tsukumo, right?"]
[Hearing you recite her full name and title without a single mistake, Yuki Tsukumo merely raised her eyebrows.]
[There was little surprise on her mature, beautiful face.]
[After all, if the man before her truly was the mysterious person who had secretly contacted her in the past and made such grand declarations as "cutting out the tumor," he would naturally know exactly who she was-a Special Grade Sorcerer who remained outside the circle of Jujutsu Society's Higher-Ups.]
["Oh my, using my full name the moment we meet. What a cold man."]
[Yuki Tsukumo pushed her sunglasses onto her head and looked you up and down with keen interest, trying to spot some opening in that black-hole-like presence of yours.]
[Just then, a flurry of noisy footsteps came from the training grounds nearby.]
[It was Satoru Gojo, who had been looking for you all day to drag you into today's high-intensity sparring session.]
[He had clearly noticed the unusual activity here, along with the unfamiliar blonde woman.]
["Hey, Shunchen!"]
[Almost in the blink of an eye, Satoru Gojo's tall, slender figure landed beside you with