Chapter 108, Chapter 22: Goodbye, Dad...

When Ayaka Arashi woke up, she heard Gojo Satoru talking on the phone with Natsuyu Jie in the next room.

Well... the gist of it is that she was showing off, and what she was showing off was her conversation with that elder.

Zhixue Yahuali: "..."

Sure enough, this guy takes advantage of any opportunity to excel.

As soon as she woke up, Gojo Satoru noticed her and poked his head in as soon as he opened the door: "Little Tsukihime, are you hungry? Want to go out for a late-night snack? Jetsu and the students are having a barbecue party at school, and we're the only ones missing."

Hmm, it's a good time to take Little Moon Princess away from the main family. Once she's gone, she won't be coming back. What's so fun about the main family?

Karin Oriyuki was unaware of Satoru Gojo's plans, but she was quite interested in the barbecue party at the high school, so she nodded.

So the two of them returned to the vocational college.

In order to make it in time, Gojo Satoru teleported with Orishita Karin countless times, and finally they made it.

Xia Youjie joked with a smile, "If you're any later, there won't be any left for you."

Would Gojo Satoru be afraid of such a threat? No, he was already prepared, and Oriyuki Karin was watching him make his preparations.

He displayed the Oriyuki Karin and said boastfully, "Come on, Little Moon Princess, tell this squinty-eyed rascal whether I'm afraid of this or not."

Karin Oriyuki, who was placed to face Natsumi Yuki, was speechless.

She sighed somewhat helplessly, then said calmly, "Father had someone buy some barbecue ingredients on his way here. There should be quite a few high-end ingredients... and desserts. They should be arriving by now, so please wait a little longer."

Upon hearing this, the students' eyes lit up.

"Will there be seafood? King crab?" Hisahito Itadori's eyes lit up.

How could Yuki Ayakari know this? Gojo Satoru only told people to prepare barbecue ingredients, but didn't say what they were.

She looked at Gojo Satoru.

Gojo Satoru rubbed his chin: "Maybe? We'll know when we get there."

As soon as he said it, a truck arrived, loaded with all sorts of ingredients.

There was no need for the Gojo family to move it; the students swarmed up and carried everything down, yelling and shouting as they did so.

It has to be said that the batch of ingredients that Gojo Satoru sent really elevated the entire barbecue party to a whole new level. A huge pile of ingredients that looked expensive were delivered to him like they were being bought in bulk.

Everyone was eager to seize the opportunity to take advantage of the big spender, and the scene quickly became lively and bustling.

As the youngest among them, Yuki Akarin was naturally the one who received the most care.

Normally, it should be her father baking it and then feeding it to her. But... well, what can she do when her father is Gojo Satoru?

So in the end, it became Xia Youjie's grill. When Xia Youjie was almost done grilling, Gojo Satoru snatched it away and gave it to Yuki Aka and Karin, telling her to eat it quickly so she wouldn't go hungry.

Zhixue Yahuali: "..."

She frowned and lectured Wu Tiaowu: "Father, you shouldn't have taken...taken what belongs to others like that."

Gojo Satoru didn't seem to care much: "What's there to be afraid of? Jet doesn't mind."

The child frowned even more, turned around and obediently handed the barbecue back to Xia Youjie, apologizing, "I'm sorry, Father is being unreasonable and has caused you trouble."

The students watching all cast disdainful or hesitant glances at Gojo Satoru.

Look, even a child is more sensible than you.

Xia Youjie was both amused and exasperated, and pushed the barbecue back to Zhixue Yahuali: "It's okay, you can eat it. It was meant for you anyway."

So, Zhi Xueya and Hua Li obediently thanked her and accepted Xia Youjie's offering of food.

Gojo Satoru, standing to the side, said, "See? I told you Jet wouldn't mind, right?"

Zhixue Yahuali: "..."

Xia Youjie, this is what you've done to spoil me!

However, it must be said that Xia Youjie was like a patriarch among this group of people. He not only took care of Gojo Satoru and Oriyuki Karin's portions, but also distributed all the barbecue he grilled to every student. If you didn't know better, you would think that he was a chef who was delivered along with those high-end ingredients.

There's no way around it; he just has a spell that's perfectly suited for barbecuing. He only needs to sit there and control a bunch of cursed spirits, and dozens of skewers can be grilled at the same time.

Seeing this, Yuujin Itadori couldn't help but say, "If Natsuyu-sensei opened a barbecue stand, he would definitely make a lot of money."

Oriyuki Ayakari: To be honest, that's what I think too.

However, Gojo Satoru didn't just target Natsume Yuuki; he would take food from wherever he went. No matter who baked it, if it looked delicious, he would take it back to share with Oriyuki Ayaka.

Before, when he was alone, his students would complain about him taking food. Now that he has a daughter, it's much easier for him. As long as he says he's taking some for Xiaoyueji to try, even though the students know he'll eat some, they'll still share some with him.

Strangely enough, since most of these ingredients were sent by Gojo Satoru, it somehow gave Oriyuki Karin the feeling of a poor old man shamelessly taking meals from many families on her behalf.

Zhixue Yahuali: "..."

Not far from her were Hisahito Itadori and his brothers.

Not only did the nine brothers take the barbecue very seriously, but after they finished, they would also feed their younger brothers with great brotherly affection.

Simply put, the eldest brother feeds his nine younger brothers, the second brother feeds his eight younger brothers, the third brother feeds his seven younger brothers, and so on...

It's easy to imagine that Hisahito Urajiro was the one who received the most food.

Eating a lot isn't a bad thing, but the problem is that some of his older brothers aren't very bright, and the barbecue they make is... well, it really puts your stomach to the test.

Eating each skewer of Japanese knotweed by Yujin is a true test of luck.

Looking at the mountain of brotherly concern piled up in front of him, Kiryuki Karin almost couldn't help but laugh.

In stark contrast to him was Fushiguro Megumi, who, having heard there would be meat to eat, also came today as a non-tenured teacher at the vocational high school.

As a result, Fushiguro Megumi diligently grilled the food, but as soon as it was done, Gojo Satoru snatched a portion of it, and then the other half basically all ended up in Fushiguro Jinji's stomach.

Kugizaki Nobara had originally planned to come here to mooch some food, but seeing his miserable state, she patted him on the shoulder with sympathy and then left.

Fushiguro Megumi: "..."

After grilling for so long, did he even get to eat a single skewer?

When Fushiguro reached out again to take away the lobster he had just grilled, Fushiguro Megumi glanced at him with a sly look.

Fuheshchen glanced at him: "What?"

Fushiguro Megumi said expressionlessly, "You've been eating here for half a day, have you even touched anything yourself?"

Fuheshchen looked him over and understood.

The unscrupulous father grinned and sneered, "You didn't bake it all day and end up with nothing to eat, did you?"

Fushiguro Megumi looked at him silently: What do you think?

Fuheshen thought he was incredibly stupid, and laughed again, but still got up.

"Wait."

He uttered those two words and walked out.

Fushiguro Megumi was still wondering what he meant when he saw Fushiguro Shinji walk up to Oriyuki Karin.

Although Gojo Satoru didn't bake much himself, he didn't skimp on Oriyuki Karin at all. He went outside in her name and "begged" a huge pile of food, which ended up in front of Oriyuki Karin.

Although Yuki Ayaka was also very greedy, her body was only that of a small child, so she couldn't possibly eat that much.

Fuhesh came up to her: "Hey, kid."

Zhixue Yahuali:?

She looked up at him in surprise.

"Is there something you need?"

This guy doesn't usually strike up conversations unless he has something important to say.

Fuheshen pointed to the barbecue in front of her: "Can you finish all of this by yourself?"

Zhixue Yahuali: "..."

Having been raised by Fukuro Jinji for a period of time before, Shiki Akarin knew what he was planning as soon as she heard this.

Daddy, you're amazing!

However, she couldn't finish all of it, so she generously agreed to let Fuhesh take most of the barbecue away.

Watching from afar as Fushiguro Jinji brought the barbecue to Fushiguro Megumi, unaware of the reason behind it all, Oriyuki Karin thought to herself: That's great, Daddy has finally learned to care about his son!

Megumi Fushiguro watched helplessly as Fushiguro Jinji got a huge plate of barbecue from the child: "..."

He really wanted to disown this father.

"Are you going to eat or not? If not, I'll finish mine." Seeing that he wasn't moving, Fuheishen'er started eating herself. "Don't look. How much can a little kid like her eat? She's the one who shared this."

If Fushiguro Megumi doesn't eat it, then he'll finish it and won't give it back anyway.

Fushiguro Megumi understood his meaning and silently started eating as well.

Wait, this squid... isn't it the one that was taken away by Gojo-sensei right after he finished grilling it?

Fushiguro Megumi: "..."

Suddenly, I felt perfectly at ease eating.

The party was lively, and several times, Karin almost couldn't control herself and wanted to abandon her persona and join in the fun. Looking at the joyful smiles on everyone's faces, a smile involuntarily appeared on her lips.

Very good.

Although she didn't think that much about it at first, she managed to deviate from the original story's blood and tears in the end, which is really... great.

However... it's time to go back.

Saying goodbye here seems just right, doesn't it?

If she were the author, this would be the best arrangement.

That evening, after the party ended, Gojo Satoru was able to take his beloved daughter home with him, and she didn't refuse with a long face.

He felt that this must mean his beloved daughter was more accepting of him!

Gojo Satoru was beaming with joy, his grin practically reaching for the sky.

Little did she know that Oriyuki Karin only wanted to give him a little something sweet before leaving.

He took advantage of the situation and casually ruffled the child's hair, asking, "Did you have fun tonight?"

Karin Oriyuki's expression remained largely unchanged, but she nodded and said, "Father seems to be in a very good mood tonight."

“Yeah, that’s right.” Gojo Satoru made no attempt to hide his joy. “But what made me happiest wasn’t the party.”

He looked at Oriyuki Karin and smiled, "I was thinking that no matter whether you tell your grandfather about your affairs or not, I will not give them the opportunity to put it into practice."

"It's one thing for kids to be ignorant, but these old folks whose teeth are practically useless are still thinking about these inhumane things all day long. It seems like they should retire and go enjoy their old age."

"But... it's great that you didn't say anything. I have to say, I'm really relieved. As expected, how could my daughter, Gojo Satoru, be such a rotten orange that's so old-fashioned she'd rotten to the core?"

"And—" At this point, Gojo Satoru's smile suddenly became somewhat... smug.

He smiled at Karin Oori and repeated her words: "I don't know who is right, or what is right for you, but if I tell you these things, Father will definitely be unhappy."

"Is that what Little Moon Princess said? Is it because she didn't want to upset me that she didn't tell the old men? Eh—So Little Moon Princess likes me, Daddy, that much?"

Zhixue Yahuali: "..."

You can have your fun in private, is it really necessary to go all out and expose yourself?

Although it was indeed her who said those lines, and she had carefully planned them beforehand, why did it feel so much more embarrassing when the same words came out of his mouth?

The child pursed his lips, looked away to avoid eye contact, and stubbornly said, "If you say that... the elders won't bother us anymore."

"Oh~ I see~" Gojo Satoru seemed not to pursue the matter, but his gaze fixed on the child's reddened ears was blatant.

Princess Gojo remained silent for a long while.

Knowing she couldn't out-argue Wu Tiao Wu, she simply kept quiet and became a silent, stammering person.

Gojo Satoru didn't really take advantage of the situation; he just smiled, pinched her cheek, and said nothing more.

However, at this moment, something unexpected happened.

Gojo Satoru noticed that Gojo Tsukihime's hand had suddenly become somewhat transparent.

This change did not escape the notice of the six eyes. Gojo Satoru paused for a moment, but quickly continued walking forward as if nothing had happened.

"Time flies," he said with a touch of emotion. "I thought Little Moon Princess could stay a little longer."

Both have six eyes; if Gojo Satoru can see it, then Gojo Tsukihime can certainly see it too.

She didn't speak, but paused for a moment, then pursed her lips and lowered her eyes slightly.

She knew she had to go back, and that she might never see her father again.

Gojo Satoru patted her head and, unusually, spoke to her like a father, saying, "Being the head of the family is very tiring, and so is being the strongest."

The child's stubborn voice came through in a muffled tone: "I will become the strongest."

Just like you, Father.

Gojo Satoru chuckled: "Of course I know that. My daughter, Gojo Satoru, will naturally be the strongest. But that's not what I meant."

"What I mean is, being the strongest is exhausting, so... there's no need to push yourself so hard in other areas. Just be more relaxed and don't worry about what others say. They're not the strongest, so what do they know?"

Perhaps because it was time to part ways, Gojo Tsukihime didn't say anything to object this time, but just nodded obediently: "I understand, Father."

"It's still Father..." Gojo Satoru said with a hint of resentment, "Even at the very end, not a kiss or a hug is one thing, but he won't even call me 'Dad'? Little Tsukihime is so heartless—"

Upon hearing this, Princess Gojo froze for a long while.

After a while, she slowly reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck, stiffly pressed her arms against his, and completed an awkward hug under Gojo Satoru's surprised gaze.

That was enough to make the child blush. She didn't dare to look up and meet Gojo Satoru's gaze directly, even though for the two six-eyed people, they could see each other's expressions whether they looked up or not.

She knew her father had always wanted her to call him "Dad," and at this final moment, she finally spoke, her voice soft but extremely sincere: "I hope you will always be safe and happy. Goodbye, Dad."

In the very end, she gave Gojo Satoru a faint smile before leaving this world.

Gojo Satoru's arm was now empty, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of loss.

"Goodbye, Little Moon Princess." He said to the empty night road, "Grow up well, and don't turn into a rotten orange, or your father will be sad."

After saying that, he couldn't help but smile.

"Just kidding, how could my daughter, Gojo Satoru, be a rotten orange?"

With that, he strode toward his dormitory.

The night sky is so beautiful tonight. I should have let Xiaoyueji look up at it more often.

——

Meanwhile, on the other side, Oriyuki Karin had already returned to her original world.

She was still savoring the script she had just read.

Yes, I really am a genius!

She didn't feel particularly sad about parting. After all, it wasn't like she couldn't go back and visit again. Maybe she could even go back as an adult.

The future of the sorcery world...

Well, the hard times are over now. Although I don't know what the future holds for the world of sorcery, with them around, I believe it will be a bright future.

There's plenty of time in the future.