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

The sun was shining brightly when I left Hachihara.

The Fujiwara couple waved warmly at the gate of the courtyard, while Aunt Toko kept reminding them to be careful on the road.

Natsume stood a little distance away, holding Nyanko-sensei. From an angle where no one was paying attention, Nyanko-sensei wagged its tail at them to say goodbye.

Kikawa Sumi rolled down the car window to say goodbye, and only rolled it up again after the car had driven off the road.

Soft, soothing music filled the car. Gojo Satoru leaned back in the passenger seat, turned his head, and looked out the window at the verdant mountains and forests rushing past.

Sumi Kichikawa gripped the steering wheel with one hand and glanced at the person beside her.

Gojo Satoru casually rested his hand on the central armrest; his hand was long and slender with distinct knuckles.

Without hesitation, Sumire Kichikawa removed her right hand from the steering wheel and placed it over it.

The moment their palms touched, Gojo Satoru's fingers twitched, gripping his hand in return and enveloping it in his own.

The car was quiet for a while.

"Sumi." Gojo Satoru suddenly turned around, his pale blue eyes carrying a mischievous smile. "When we get back, how do you plan to introduce me to Ms. Miyazawa and the others?"

Kikawa Sumi paused slightly, her eyes fixed ahead: "What? How do you introduce it?"

"Should I continue saying 'I made a really good-looking friend outside,' or just say 'I got a boyfriend'?" Gojo Satoru asked, drawing out his words as if he already knew the answer.

"Of course, it's the latter." Sumi Kikawa answered without hesitation, gently rubbing her thumb against the web of Satoru Gojo's hand. "I'll tell them that I'm dating Satoru, and that Satoru is my lover."

Gojo Satoru chuckled softly, his shoulders trembling slightly.

"Shouldn't Dr. Kikawa's consultation room have a special seat reserved for me as a companion?"

Kikawa Sumi smiled, took Gojo Satoru's hand, gently kissed the back of his hand, and said softly, "That seat has always been available, just waiting for you to sit here."

Gojo Satoru didn't say anything more, but the smile on his face became even more obvious.

The carriage fell silent again, with only the faint white noise of tires rolling over the asphalt.

Kikawa Sumi gripped the steering wheel, glancing at Gojo Satoru out of the corner of her eye.

The people around me seemed no different than usual.

He leaned back lazily in his chair, his white hair fluttering slightly in the breeze from the window, his expression relaxed, and a faint smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

However, Sumi Kichikawa was actually feeling uneasy.

He frantically tapped the system in his mind.

"system."

No response.

"...System, are you there?"

No response.

Kikawa Sumi maintained her composure on her face, while mentally stabbing herself several times.

He actually had no idea how he brought Gojo Satoru through time when he arrived.

At that time, the system was still asleep. Logically speaking, without the system's assistance, he would not have been able to complete the task of bringing someone through time. However, he still brought Gojo Satoru through time.

Without any systematic guidance, without any warning, and without even realizing it, he was already standing on the territory of Hachihara.

Now he needs to bring Wu back, but what if he fails to travel through time if he doesn't understand the principles of time travel?

How should he explain this to Wu?

Should you say, "Sorry, I don't think I know how to get home"? Or should you quickly make up an excuse like "Actually, I'm lost," which even a three-year-old wouldn't believe?

You can't exactly say, "Actually, I'm a retired missioner who travels between worlds. I had a malfunctioning system that accidentally transported you here, and now I don't know how to get back," can you?

What does Wu Hui think?

Do you think he's a madman, or a liar full of lies?

Kikawa Sumi took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. He mentally cursed the system from head to toe, but his expression remained gentle and composed.

He glanced furtively at the passenger seat while looking in the rearview mirror.

Gojo Satoru was leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed, breathing steadily, looking like he was dozing off.

Little did anyone know that Gojo Satoru, with his eyes closed, was actually in a highly active state of mind.

The six eyes are operating without any blind spots.

He is waiting.

Waiting for that "miracle" that could instantly pull them back to Tokyo from the remote countryside to happen again.

He wanted to see if Xiao Cheng's ability to change reality without anyone noticing had any flaws.

After all, he had time-traveled without any preparation last time, so this time he wanted to see what was going on.

The car drove into a tree-lined road with tall metasequoia trees on both sides.

The sunlight was cut into tiny spots that swept quickly across the windshield.

Sumire Kawakawa was wondering whether she should find an excuse to pull over first.

In that very second, without any warning or sound,

What was originally a two-lane rural road has been widened in an instant into a bustling urban thoroughfare.

The distant, rolling mountains have vanished without a trace, replaced by rows of high-rise buildings and huge electronic GG signs.

Sumi Kawakawa blinked.

He quickly glanced at the car's navigation system—the location was clearly displayed as being within Tokyo.

Successful.

Kikawa Sumi let out a long sigh of relief, and her tense back finally relaxed.

At the same time, Gojo Satoru slowly opened his eyes.

There was no surprise in his azure eyes, only a deep, unfathomable curiosity.

There was no fluctuation.

There was no trace.

There wasn't even the slightest sense of spatial distortion.

It's like the road from Yahara back to Tokyo has always been this highway; they've always driven on this road, and nothing has ever happened.

It's...so perfect it's chilling.

Gojo Satoru lowered his eyelashes, and a subtle smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Since no trace was left, it means that no one can track down Xiaocheng.

That's good; it saves him a lot of trouble.

He looked up and glanced at the car clock.

The date and time were perfectly matched.

They spent three days in Yahara, and three days also passed here.

"Sumi," Gojou Satoru said, "just drop me off at the intersection ahead."

Kikawa Sumi turned her head to look at him: "Aren't you going home?"

"No, I have some urgent work to take care of, and it's closer to go that way," Gojo Satoru casually made up.

Kikawa Sumi nodded without asking any further questions.

The car slowly came to a stop on the side of the road.

Wu Tiao Wu unbuckled his seatbelt.

"Shall I go then?"

Just as he was about to open the car door, someone next to him grabbed his wrist, and Gojo Satoru turned around in confusion.

"What's wrong?"

Sumi Kichikawa's expression remained as calm as ever, but Satoru Gojo sensed a slight emotion emanating from him.

It's like a child throwing a tantrum over parting.

Gojo Satoru chuckled inwardly, feigning ignorance: "What's wrong, Sumi?"

Kikawa Sumi pursed her lips slightly, tightened her grip on Gojo Satoru's hand, and tugged at him a little. After thinking it over, she finally spoke, albeit somewhat shyly.

"Give me a kiss before you leave."

His voice was very soft, but Gojo Satoru could still hear him. However, his mischievous side kicked in, and he still wanted to tease his new boyfriend, so he maintained a puzzled expression.

"What did you say?"

In fact, Sumi Kichikawa was a little embarrassed by her unusual behavior at that moment.

The main reason was that he didn't expect the desire that had been suppressed on the way would suddenly rebound at the moment of parting.

Although I told myself not to be too hasty, lest I scare Wu, seeing that person say goodbye and leave, I still really wanted to kiss him before he left.

After all, they had just started dating, and he wanted to spend more time intimately with his lovely boyfriend.

Thinking of this, Sumire Kikawa suddenly felt a little resentful towards the school leaders whom Satoru Gojo had never met.

Who assigns tasks to people on short notice?

The school administration is truly despicable.

But despite his anger, he didn't want to really interfere with Gojo's work, so he pulled him into his arms, grabbed the back of Gojo's head, and then kissed him.

The tip of her tongue tentatively traced the other's lip line, forcefully conveying her breath with an undeniable force.

Gojo Satoru was somewhat surprised by the kiss, and a soft, muffled laugh escaped his throat.

But he didn't flinch; instead, he obediently opened his mouth slightly, letting Sumi Kichikawa deepen the kiss.

The air inside the carriage became thick and sticky.

It wasn't until Gojo Satoru gently nudged his shoulder that Sumire reluctantly stepped back.

"Be careful on the road." Sumi's voice was terribly hoarse, and her thumb lightly brushed against the corner of Gojo Satoru's slightly reddened lips.

Gojo Satoru licked his lips and looked at him with a smile: "So you're reluctant to part with me?"

Kikawa Sumi's ears burned slightly, but she readily admitted, "Yes, I can't bear to part with it."

Gojo Satoru chuckled and ruffled Sumi Kichikawa's neat black hair. "Alright, we'll see each other when I get off work." He gave Sumi Kichikawa's forehead a reassuring kiss again, then opened the car door and got out.

As he turned around, he could still feel the lingering gaze of Sumi Kichikawa behind him, and Satoru Gojo chuckled to himself.

Dr. Kosuke is so clingy~

But he liked it very much.