Ms. Gojo thought she was dating an ordinary person's boyfriend.

"Alright~ Let's rest."

With a lazy call from Gojo Satoru, the students finished their training and dragged their tired bodies to get ready for dinner.

"Yujin, could you stay behind for a moment?"

Gojo Satoru rested his chin on his hand, looking through his sunglasses at the pink-haired boy who was about to leave with Fushiguro Megumi.

Yuujin Itadori stopped, greeted Megumi Fushiguro, and then jogged over to Satoru Gojo: "Gojo-sensei, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing serious." Gojo Satoru gestured for him to sit down beside him, his tone, which had been slightly raised due to the approaching end of the workday, toned down a bit.

"Just asking routinely, has 'that person' been behaving well inside you lately?"

When Ryomen Sukuna was mentioned, Yuujin Itadori subconsciously touched his chest, his originally bright expression becoming somewhat subtle.

He glanced around cautiously, then moved closer to Gojo Satoru and whispered:

"Teacher, actually... I was just about to talk to you about this."

Hisahito Itadori scratched his head, his expression subtle, as if he were both confused and embarrassed.

"I don't know if it's just my imagination, but ever since I started wearing the amulet that Dr. Kikawa gave me, Sukuna seems to... not be able to affect me as much anymore."

Gojo Satoru raised an eyebrow slightly, his usual nonchalant smile still lingering on his lips, but the carefree glint in his eyes had already disappeared.

"Is it an illusion? Or not?"

"I think... it's probably not my imagination."

Itadori extended his fingers and pulled the orange amulet from the inside pocket of his uniform jacket.

"Ever since I put on this amulet that Dr. Kikawa gave me, I've always felt that Sukuna seems to have...never made any moves." Itadori Yuujin scratched his cheek, still seemingly finding it somewhat unbelievable.

He looked at Gojo Satoru tentatively, a hint of curiosity in his clear eyes: "Sensei, you mentioned before that Dr. Kikawa is not ordinary. Does your 'not ordinary' include... this aspect of suppressing curses?"

"Oh?" Gojo Satoru raised an eyebrow slightly behind his sunglasses, drawing out his words with an ambiguous tone, "'Also' includes?"

"Yes." Yuuji Itadori nodded seriously, and finally poured out all the doubts he had been holding back for a long time.

"Teacher, do you remember the time you took me to your house when I first transferred here?"

Of course, Gojo Satoru remembers.

That was the first time he brought Hisahito Itadori into his and Sumi Kizawa's "safe zone".

"That time, as soon as I entered the door..." Yuji Itadori's voice lowered even further, "Sukuna suddenly stopped moving."

"No movement?"

"It's completely silent!" Itadori Yuujin's eyes widened as he gestured emphatically.

"It's like... it's like something completely shut it out of my head! Usually, it'll at least chirp a few words in my head. But that day at your house, there wasn't a sound from beginning to end! It wasn't until we left the house and walked a distance away that it suddenly popped up again!"

Hisahito Itadori scratched his head, a strange expression on his face:

"Teacher, Sukuna was really angry that time. It cursed for a long time, saying things like 'You must never go near that kind of place again,' and that Dr. Kikawa's aura made it nauseous."

Gojo Satoru had one hand in his trench coat pocket, casually twirling the candy wrapper between his fingers, his face still bearing that lazy expression.

"and then?"

"And then there's this." Itadori Yuujin waved the amulet in his hand.

"Last week's mission! We went to deal with that level-two cursed spirit hiding in the abandoned hospital. I was clearly already at the end of the corridor, and the cursed spirit was around the corner, but it didn't notice me. It wasn't until Fukuro went around to the other side and approached that it realized what was happening! The two of them thought the cursed spirit's senses were incomplete..."

"But I always felt that it was thanks to this amulet. It's as if as long as we carry it with us, not only is Sukuna suppressed, but even our aura is 'hidden'."

There was silence for a few seconds under the shade of the tree.

The wind rustled through the branches and leaves of the beech tree.

Yuji Itadori watched his teacher nervously, waiting for an answer.

Gojo Satoru listened quietly, his outward expression remaining calm and even slightly mocking, but his heart was in turmoil.

He was certainly aware of the special nature of that protective charm.

From the day he received the amulet, most of the countless noisy information streams from this chaotic world that he, with his six eyes, was subjected to would be automatically filtered out.

His brain, unusually, didn't have to work at high speed to process that massive amount of information, allowing it to truly "rest."

But he never expected that Xiao Cheng's abilities would be so domineering.

That seemingly warm and cozy home could actually suppress the consciousness of the "King of Curses," Ryoumen Sukuna? Even a charm that Kosumi casually gave away could block the senses of cursed spirits and suppress Sukuna?

"What exactly is Xiaocheng's identity...?"

How exactly did he manage to rewrite these laws so silently, using a power completely outside the system of sorcery?

Gojo Satoru sighed silently in his heart, and the image of the man who had held him tightly beneath him in the dim light of the previous night flashed through his mind.

How could someone who can do this be an ordinary pediatrician?

But so what?

Gojo Satoru's smile became genuine and gentle.

No matter what terrifying trump card that Kikkawa Sumi was hiding that could overturn the understanding of the sorcery world, that man would still put slippers on him every morning with his ears red, and would give in to him and let him eat desserts when he complained that his back hurt.

"Yes, you're right. This amulet definitely owes some credit to Xiaocheng."

"I knew it!" Yuuji Itadori's eyes lit up instantly. "I knew it! Dr. Kikawa is truly amazing!"

"However—" Gojo Satoru drawled, tapping Itadori's forehead with his finger, "Didn't I tell you, teacher? I don't want Sumi to get involved in the world of jutsu, so you have to keep everything about him a secret, okay?"

"I know!" Hisahito Itadori nodded vigorously. "I won't tell anyone!!"

"Good boy." Gojo Satoru narrowed his eyes in satisfaction and patted Itadori's shoulder. "Now that you've discovered the special properties of the amulet, make good use of it from now on."

Gojo Satoru pointed out, "With your explosive speed, if you suddenly get close to the cursed spirit without it noticing, you'll definitely be able to pull off a very beautiful surprise attack."

As Hisahito Itadori listened to his teacher's analysis, his eyes grew brighter and brighter, until they seemed to ignite like two small flames. He gripped the amulet in his hand tightly and nodded vigorously.

"I understand! I'll make good use of this amulet! Hehe, I'll definitely give Fushiguro and Kugizaki a surprise on the next mission!"

"Go ahead, go ahead," Gojo Satoru waved his hand, "Remember not to lose your amulet."

"I definitely won't lose it!" Yuujin Itadori stuffed the amulet back into his clothes like a precious treasure, and skipped and hopped towards Kugizaki and Fushiguro.

Gojo Satoru stood under the shade of the tree, watching the boy's retreating figure, the smile on his face slowly fading.

He stood up, turned around, and walked towards the infirmary.

Regarding Susumu Kikkawa, perhaps no one in the world knows those hidden qualities better than him, but he still has some questions that don't belong to the world of sorcery, and he needs to consult a real "doctor".