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

The domain completely dissipated, and the surroundings returned to the tranquil lakeside.

Gojo Satoru casually threw Louhu's head on the ground, then stomped on it without any hesitation.

"Alright, now it's time for questions."

He looked down at Louhu from his high vantage point.

"Who sent you? What good would killing me do you? In short... who's behind us?"

Lou Hu gritted her teeth, glaring at him intently: "Who would tell you, you brat!"

Gojo Satoru slowly rolled Louhu's head with the sole of his shoe, speaking casually.

"Are you sure it's okay for you to say that?"

He pressed down slightly with his feet, and his tone gradually turned serious, "Hurry up and tell me. Otherwise, I'll exorcise you right now."

That seemingly casual yet inherently authoritative and arrogant interrogation style made Kikawa Sumi's gaze on the hilltop gradually darken.

Just then, a hidden fluctuation of magical power suddenly emanated from the depths of the forest by the lake.

Sumire Kikawa's eyes suddenly turned cold.

There's one more.

A tall figure silently emerged from among the trees.

Thick branches wrapped around its body, and its eyes were replaced by strangely shaped branches. Its target was extremely clear: it went straight for Yuujin Itadori, obviously trying to divert Satoru Gojo's attention so as to save Kogoro, who was being trampled under Gojo's feet.

At the same time, large swathes of unidentified flowers bloomed eerily on the lakeside, their strange fragrance spreading rapidly with the pollen, attempting to disrupt the minds and judgment of everyone present.

Rin Furukawa, standing beside him, hadn't even realized what was happening.

Meanwhile, Sumire Kichikawa had already raised her hand.

The power of the rules vanished in the blink of an eye.

An invisible blade instantly pierced through the entire mountain forest!

The cursed spirit, which was preparing to pounce, suddenly froze in mid-air.

puff!

A horrifying, deep wound, revealing bone, ripped from its shoulder all the way to its abdomen! The massive body instantly lost its balance and fell like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily in front of Hisahito Itadori.

"Whoa!" Yuuji Itadori jumped in surprise, immediately backing away. "Another one?!"

Gojo Satoru reacted extremely quickly.

He instinctively raised his hand to block Itadori Yuujin, then his gaze quickly swept over the neat wound that had appeared out of nowhere on the new cursed spirit.

Gojo Satoru raised an eyebrow slightly.

He had clearly sensed something, but instead of looking up to search, he turned his head and looked at Hisahito Itadori with a smile.

"oops."

His tone was light and cheerful, and he sounded unusually happy. "Could it really be that the lucky candy worked? I'm really lucky today. One cursed spirit after another is coming to my door looking for death."

Hua Yu on the ground had no time to think about where the attack that had almost split her in two had come from.

Because Gojo Satoru was already standing in front of it.

"You want to save him?"

Along with this casual question, Gojo Satoru kicked Hanami in the stomach.

boom!

Its massive body was sent flying backwards in an instant, barely coming to a stop after crashing through several large trees.

Gojo Satoru showed no sign of stopping.

He wasn't in the mood to play these slow, probing games with the cursed spirits. He still had to take Yuujin back to school and clean up the mess.

Most importantly, he needs to go home and sleep early.

Before Hua Yu could struggle to get up, a violent, azure-blue curse erupted from the side, slamming her entire body into the mountainside. Huge cracks quickly spread across the rock strata like a spiderweb.

Hanami struggled to her feet, her abnormal regenerative abilities kicking in, the broken branches regrowing at a visible speed. But before she could truly regain her footing, Gojo Satoru was already upon her again.

"Sneaking attacks on students is not a good habit."

Gojo Satoru raised his long leg and delivered a clean and decisive downward kick, sending Hanami back to the ground.

Hanami attempted a counterattack, her massive roots bursting forth from the ground and frantically trying to strangle him. However, these attacks were all firmly blocked by an invisible force the instant they reached Gojo Satoru.

Gojo Satoru grabbed the branch on its head with one hand and pulled it sharply in front of him.

"You guys are all pretty busy today."

He slightly turned his body to avoid Hua Yu's other thick arm, and then slammed his elbow into its chest.

The wooden chest cavity suddenly caved in, and the cursed power within Hana Yu's body violently trembled like an out-of-control tide.

Louhu, watching from afar, stared with bloodshot eyes and roared hoarsely, "Hua Yu!"

Gojo Satoru trampled the helpless Hanami under his feet, his expression remaining completely calm.

"Don't rush," he said calmly. "Neither of you are leaving today."

From atop the mountain, Sumire Kichikawa watched from afar as Gojo Satoru confronted the two heavily wounded cursed spirits.

He had keenly sensed that in the shadows further away, an even more concealed presence lurked. Although they had already left, the other party hadn't made a move, clearly searching for the perfect opening like a venomous snake.

However, Sumi Kichikawa did not intend to alert the enemy at this time.

So he simply left a mark quietly before the man left.

Now that Wu is already here, there's no need for him to interfere in the situation on this battlefield. Besides, he can clearly see that Wu has firmly grasped the absolute initiative.

He withdrew his gaze and casually placed Furukawa Rin, whom he had been carrying all the way, beside him.

"I'm gone."

Rin Furukawa was still reeling from the visual spectacle of that god-like battle, her mind buzzing, and she didn't immediately react: "Huh?"

"I'm going home."

Kikawa Sumi took one last look at the tall, white-haired figure by the lake.

Since Wu is not in any danger, there is no point in him staying here any longer.

Moreover, after a busy night, he really wanted to go home.

As the image of Gojo Satoru's sharp edge flashed through his mind again during the battle, a smile that could not be concealed appeared in Kisakawa Sumi's eyes.

Rin Furukawa still couldn't understand why his boss, who had just been looking like a menacing demon about to continue exorcising cursed spirits, was suddenly in such a good mood and wanted to go home.

Before he could figure it out, the back of his neck was tightened again.

"Wait, wait! Boss, can we try a different position this time—"

Before they could even finish their protest, the two figures had already vanished into the howling night wind on the mountaintop.

At the same time, on the lakeside.

Gojo Satoru seemed to sense the departure of some kind of aura, and suddenly stopped moving, raising his eyes to look at the distant, now deserted mountain.

After a moment, he chuckled softly.

"...I'm already home."

Hisahito Itadori, standing next to him, looked in the direction of his gaze with a blank expression, but saw nothing.

"Teacher, who are you talking to?"

"It's nothing."

Gojo Satoru withdrew his gaze, deftly lifted the helpless Hanamichi, and then casually picked up the leaky coral head from the ground.

"Hiruhito, let's go."

Yuji Itadori quickly followed suit.

"Tonight's extracurricular activity is over. Your teacher will take you back to your dormitory."

Upon hearing this, Hisahito Itadori's body stiffened abruptly, and a bad premonition welled up in his heart.

"Wait! Teacher! Can we go back this time in a slightly more normal way?!"

"Sure." Gojo Satoru turned around and looked at him with a smile.

"Let's run back."

Yuji Itadori looked around at the completely destroyed, ruined old forest, and then thought about the immeasurable distance between here and Tokyo, and fell into complete silence.

A few seconds later, he silently reached out and gripped Gojo Satoru's sleeve tightly, sighing resignedly.

"...Let's fly."