[Gojo, where are you? Everyone is saying you defected from Jujutsu High]
[Be careful.]
Gojo Satoru stared at the latest message, "[Be careful]," for a long time, then chuckled, typed in his current address, and added, "[Bring me some more clothes, too]."
Then, he silenced his phone, ignoring the call from Suguru Geto that came almost instantly.
Yay~! If he answered the phone now, he'd get yelled at twice. Only a fool would answer!
The fat man seemed surprised that Gojo Satoru was so easy to talk to, and he just stood there in a daze. Only when Gojo Satoru's figure truly disappeared on the rugged mountain path did the fat man come back to his senses and hurriedly head to his destination.
He arrived at a secluded house. The nameplate was crookedly written with the word "Kaga."
The fat man said to the village headman who was preparing to collect the bodies, "Headman, something bad happened. A stranger came to the village just now, saying he was looking for Canaan and Mimiko!"
"What?" The headman frowned. "Where is he now?"
"I told him there were no twins here, and I tricked him into leaving! What should we do? Could he be a friend of the Kaga family looking for them?"
The headman thought for a moment, "The Kaga family's husband worked outside before, so it's possible that he knew someone from outside. Why is it today of all days..."
The Kaga family's wife was currently lying dead in the house. As for the husband, he had died a year ago. The family now only had two twin daughters.
[TL: IDK if these guys exist, Kaga?]
The fat man panicked, "What should we do? He might come back later even though I tricked him away for now. What if our secret about taking over the Kaga family's house and land is exposed?!"
"What are you afraid of? Just say that the Kaga family's husband went up the mountain to chop wood a year ago, slipped and fell to his death. The remaining orphans were too poor to live, so they voluntarily sold the house and land to us. As for the money, they spent it themselves."
The fat man thought this was a good idea and asked, "Then what about the Kaga family's wife dying today?"
The headman puffed up his cheeks and said, "What's there to ask? Of course, she died from illness. What does it have to do with us? We're even kindly collecting her body!"
Ever since they had been driven out of their original house, the woman had been getting sick every now and then. She said she had fallen and hurt her leg, and it was quite serious. She couldn't go to the hospital and had been bedridden for a year. Now, the 23-year-old woman had died, leaving behind only two twin daughters.
The fat man nodded repeatedly, thinking that the headman was indeed clever. The two of them colluded and agreed on their story. After a while, the fat man's wife walked out of the house, beaming, "Look, I found something in their house! A gold necklace!"
She picked up a thin necklace and proudly put it around her neck, "Look, it's gold! So pretty!"
The headman's eyes lit up, and the fat man happily said, "You're really good at mixing with the people in town. You have a lot of money. You even bought your wife a gold necklace! You're so rich! Let's keep looking, maybe there's something else good!"
The headman quickly said, "Wait, you can't keep this necklace."
"But... Headman, you got the watch we took off Kaga's body last year, right?"
The headman immediately pretended to be angry, "What watch taken off a corpse? That's so unlucky. We took it off before he died. Later, I even decided to give their land to you. Isn't that enough?"
The fat man muttered, "That land isn't very good, though. It's not as good as the house..."
The fat man's wife quickly said, "Yeah, yeah, Headman, the watch and the house are yours, and the land and the gold necklace are ours. Is that okay?"
The headman glared at them, "Alright, I'll give you the watch, and you give me the gold necklace..."
Suddenly, a sharp explosion came from inside the house, and the two little girls burst out like cannonballs, throwing stones at them.
Their childish voices were filled with hysterical anger and despair, "Give back Mom's necklace!!!"
The group of them were caught off guard and hit in the head by the stones the children threw.
"Ouch, you little brats, we're kindly collecting your dead mother's body. You should be grateful!"
Canaan screamed, "You made her sick! You pushed her!"
The fat man's wife looked guilty, "When did we push your mom? She killed her own husband and gave birth to two little monsters. I think she got what she deserved..."
"My mom didn't kill Dad! You killed Dad! I know everything! You just want our family's money!"
Canaan was young and didn't understand a lot of things. She only remembered that the villagers were actually very nice before, and they were willing to take care of them, often exchanging food with their family. But everything changed after her father earned money from outside and renovated their house.
Everyone in the village was hoping for their family to be unlucky.
The fat man seized the opportunity, grabbing Canaan while they were picking up stones.
"Ah!"
Mimiko panicked and rushed forward, hitting the fat man with her little fists. The fat man casually kicked her away. The thin, small child rolled on the ground for several rounds, her head hitting the wall hard.
Canaan screamed, "Mimiko!!!"
The fat man was afraid she would attract the "friend from outside" to the village, so he raised his hand to slap her, but he suddenly couldn't feel his hand.
With a bang, he saw a plump, severed hand fall not far away.
"..."
The fat man was stunned. He didn't even realize it was his own hand. He turned his head in confusion and saw the white-haired, blue-eyed "monster" smiling at him in a terrifying way.
"The twins, aren't they right here?"
"——AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
On the other side.
Suguru Geto immediately dialed Gojo Satoru's number after receiving his email, but it went straight to voicemail. He gritted his teeth, but he also breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness, he's okay!
Suguru Geto quickly said, "Teacher, I'll go back to Jujutsu High and pack his clothes!"
"Wait." Masamichi Yaga grabbed Suguru Geto's arm. "It's too much of a waste of time to go back to Jujutsu High and then go to that address. Let's go to the Gojo family. We'll go directly to his house to get his clothes."
Suguru Geto was stunned, seemingly not expecting this option, so he nodded.
Half an hour later, they arrived at the legendary Gojo family. After briefly explaining their purpose, the Gojo family immediately led them into Gojo Satoru's old house.
The current head of the Gojo family stood in Gojo Satoru's courtyard, worriedly asking, "So, what's going on with Gojo-kun?"
Masamichi Yaga truthfully said, "That kid seems to be doing something on his own, but he's not willing to communicate with us. Don't worry, we'll get answers once we go to that location."
The head of the Gojo family said with concern, "The Jujutsu Headquarters has always looked down on Gojo-kun. This time, they'll definitely use this as an opportunity to make a big deal out of it. You have to persuade him to come back as soon as possible."
"Of course."
Suguru Geto started rummaging through Gojo Satoru's clothes in his bedroom.
The Gojo family's butler accompanied him, specifically finding a backpack from a corner of the room. "Would this be okay for packing things? This is Gojo-sama's backpack from when he bought it on TV a few years ago."
Suguru Geto glanced at him in the midst of his busy work, "Ah, it's big enough, thank you. Um, do you have any of his toiletries? Please get some for me. And cash, sweets, if you have any, please give them all to me."
The butler looked strange, but he followed orders. He first went to get toiletries and sweets, and when he came back, he asked with concern, "Suguru-kun, are you going to bring Gojo-sama back?"
This person said he was going to bring Gojo Satoru back, but the things he was preparing seemed more like supplies for Gojo Satoru to run away with.
Could it be?
The Gojo family had spent so much effort and money cultivating the Six Eyes. If Gojo Satoru really disappeared like this, wouldn't all the Gojo family's efforts over the years be in vain?
Suguru Geto didn't have time to think about what others were thinking. He checked the backpack the butler had brought and replied, "We'll try our best to bring him back, but if he really doesn't come back, he'll need some supplies."
The butler looked like he wanted to say something, but Suguru Geto frowned and interrupted him, "Excuse me, are these the only clothes here?"
The butler looked in and saw that the closet was full of kimonos. He realized, "Yes, Gojo-sama took most of his casual clothes with him when he went to Jujutsu High. Later, he had his family send him the rest of his clothes, so the only ones left here are these."
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TL: Please comment if you notice any mistakes.