When Gojo Satoru arrived at the scene, he finally understood the strange tone of his always reliable junior on the phone.

"...If this is an illusion...it would be better to wake up?"

Unnatural snowy scenery, mysterious monsters, and a young boy whose identity is a mystery.

as well as--

A friend who has "come back from the dead".

The interweaving of these pieces of information gave me a terrible feeling, as if my brain was clogged with chocolate sauce mixed with hazelnuts, and my thinking became slow.

Unfortunately, the information that Rokugan fed back to him was that this was indeed Geto Suguru.

(Is it a corpse? Or is it a method similar to the operation of a cursed spirit? Or is it something else?)

Gojo Goning was sure that the person in front of him was not Geto Suguru.

The best friend he had killed himself had now returned to the age he was most familiar with, and was now working for someone else's purpose. Many speculations immediately emerged in Gojo Satoru's mind: Is this a conspiracy? Was he being manipulated and had to obey? Who was playing tricks on the dead Geto?

It was obvious that Geto Xiayou also noticed the other party. Gojo Satoru's presence was too strong, not to mention their many years of friendship, which allowed him to notice something was wrong with the other party at first sight.

Precisely because of his familiarity, he knew what Gojo Satoru was thinking without even having to think about it.

(Maybe he thinks I'm being manipulated.) He thought.

His memory had just been restored, and to be honest he didn't know how to face Gojo Satoru.

Jiuyuan noticed that Geto was a little stiff, but this would obviously be disadvantageous in the tense pursuit. Feeling that he might fall on the ice, Jiuyuan closed his eyes tightly, waiting for the pain to come.

However--

"Reverse the technique - He."

Gojo Satoru took action.

Through the shared vision of the vests, Jiuyuan saw Gojo Satoru use the technique for the first time. Not only the icicles, but all the ice and snow in that area were completely shattered and disappeared, forming a depression like a moon crater.

After readjusting his landing point, Geto Suguru landed safely, but his next move stunned Kuen - he actually walked directly to Gojo Satoru and gave himself up.

Before he could ask, Xia Yujie said to Gojo Satoru, "Satoru, I'll leave this child in your care."

Without giving the other party any chance to object, Gojo Satoru subconsciously stretched out his hand to cooperate, and the boy's slender body was handed over to him by his best friend.

Kyuon, who was inexplicably carried by Gojo Satoru like a princess, said: "..."

This really scares me!

"What are you going to do, Jay?"

Gojo Satoru did not stop him. He felt that this conversation made him very dazed, and he vaguely felt that time had been forced to go back at least ten years.

It was as if they were still in the college, carrying out some hostage rescue mission.

He had a lot to say and ask, but...

What made him feel even more complicated was Geto's attitude now, as if he was indeed the Geto of ten years ago.

Xia Yujie simply took off the useless fox mask and said, "You've already recognized me anyway."

He said, "Please keep this for me first. I want to make it clear in advance that this is not mine, so please don't damage it."

He looked towards the teaching building: "...there is another child waiting for me."

Kagome Geto is referring to Hanako, who was dealing with Ayuki alone in order to help Hisaen escape. Now with the powerful external aid of Gojo Satoru, Kagome Geto is able to help Hanako.

As for why Gojo Satoru was not allowed to intervene and help, perhaps Geto Suguru subconsciously wanted to make up for some regrets.

It was like the idea that "If I had given Tenuchi Riko to Gojo Satoru, would she have survived at that time?" This was an absurd thought even to him. Or, if he had made other choices at that time, would all the regrets have disappeared at that point.

But before he could laugh at himself, he had already handed Jiuyuan over to Gojo Satoru for protection.

...Perhaps he has to admit that he was very dissatisfied with the past outcome.

He wanted another ending.

"I leave it to you, Satoru."

"Wait." Gojo Satoru stopped him, "This is not something you can decide alone, Jie."

"We're together," he said.

There was an excitement in his tone that he himself had not expected.

…

…

On the other side, from her high position, Hanako could see that the students had almost all retreated, and a few blocks away, the police were also approaching.

Although the relationship between Gojo Satoru and Geto was beyond his expectations, it did not affect his next script plan.

By the way, because Gojo Satoru and Geto Kagome were so excited about the mixed doubles match, the "weak" Kuen had to be moved to the arms of the next person - Nanami Kento.

Jiuyuan: ...Can you change the position? Why do you choose to hold a man like a princess when you are holding one or two men? Don't you think it's weird?

Forget it, just close your eyes and pretend to be dizzy.

However, he had originally planned to have the Hanako alias offline for a few days. Now with the addition of Gojo Satoru, Hanako can get timely support and the damage he suffers will naturally be reduced. It seems that there is no need to completely log off the line, and he can just pretend to be weak for a while.

This is better, as the game between Hanako and Axue can enter the next stage.

When Geto was about to enter the attack range of the two, Hanako showed signs of exhaustion and acted as if she was losing her ability.

Xia Yujie could only see the boy's body falling down limply, and he could no longer see him from the window.

As for Xue, without Hanako's "interference", she completely let go.

Compared to the soft but thick snow, his moves now all use sharp ice spikes and cones.

"…That white guy," Gojo Satoru said, "Will his power not run out? The output he has shown from the beginning to now is already very exaggerated. Even a monster should run out of power at some point, right?"

There is no force in this world that is unrestrained.

But seeing as he was still creating icy attacks with his backhand and forehand, it was impossible to tell how much strength he had left.

Although Gojo Satoru was not struggling, a protracted battle would be very troublesome if both sides were MP fighters.

"Jie, is your target the boy upstairs?" Gojo Satoru had already seen Hanako, but he was wondering why Geto was with them.

Xia Yujie could more or less guess what Gojo Satoru was thinking. He smiled and said, "I know what you want to ask, but now is not the right time. Anyway... the kid chose to stay behind to clean up the mess in order to let us leave."

"The word 'aftermath' doesn't sound very good." Gojo Satoru commented pertinently.

He had only met Hanako once, but his sharp temper left a deep impression on him.

...I didn't expect him to be so dedicated, Gojo Satoru thought.

Gojo Satoru stopped and said to Geto Suguru, "——I'll take this."

Geto Xiayou would not show off his prowess out of boredom at this time. Without the curse spirits he could use, his means of attack were much less.

Now that Gojo Satoru is here to draw the fire, all he has to do is take Hanako away.

Xia Youjie nodded and said, "Thank you, Wu." Then he went upstairs to the teaching building.

"That white guy over there--" Gojo Satoru found a landing point for the snow tower, and after using his skills to counter Axue's attacks several times, both sides felt that it was a meaningless thing.

It's like hitting cotton with a fist.

He said to Axue, "You are the companion of the man with the slit mouth, right?"

"Ah..." Axue stopped attacking and narrowed her eyes and said, "It's you, the kidnapper."

"...Hmm? I didn't do such a thing. It was clear that he left me voluntarily, wasn't it?" Gojo Satoru said, "I also want to ask you something - you helped the man with the slit mouth to kill his enemies, right? The people responsible for monitoring them were completely tricked by you. Is this your ability?"

Axue avoided the topic directly.

"To say 'killing' or something like that... sounds a bit harsh. I'd rather call it 'cleaning up'. Those guys themselves are parasites of human society. Or are you using their deaths as an excuse to launch a just crusade against me?"

"That's really too much." Gojo Satoru looked at Axue cheerfully. The other party's attitude was very clear, so he said straight to the point: "In short, you have admitted that you had a hand in the deaths of those people."

"I'm not going to deny it." Axue smiled and said, "This is the truth. But I hope you don't get involved in this matter. I haven't shown any hostility or threats to anyone other than a specific target, right?"

"You broke the contract first," Gojo Satoru pointed out. "You no longer have any credibility."

"I thought that I had shown my sincerity by not attacking these ordinary people." Axue frowned.

"You are so arrogant... What is your purpose?" Gojo Satoru's voice became low.

If the Slit-Mouth Man and the Snow Man are from the same camp, then according to what the Slit-Mouth Man told Gojo Satoru when he had previously come into contact with him... the people behind them want to establish a new order, but Snow Man, who is their chief executor, is obviously a guy who has no affection for humans at all. Letting such a person carry out the execution, won't it bring trouble to the human camp?

Although the man with the slit swore that it would not harm humans.

But their current actions...are not convincing at all.

It's even less humane than Hanako who chose to be left alone.

Axue avoided the main point and did not mention their real purpose at all.

"I'm just here to bring back the runaway child... or are you sorcerers so idle that you want to meddle in other people's family affairs?"

Gojo Satoru: "It may sound a little harsh for me to say this, but when you guys are doing housework, you're causing a lot of trouble to others. You should be a little more careful about this, right?"

"Really..." Axue glanced at Gojo Satoru with a forced smile.

It would be extremely unwise to engage in a long-term battle with Gojo Satoru, but this was not his original purpose.

Kagome Geto has already reached Hanako upstairs. Shifting the perspective again, Kuen feels that the plot can move on to the next stage.

When Axue and Gojo Satoru were talking just now, he was not idle either. He quickly used the reward from his reputation to increase Axue's mental control by one level. In addition, he also made preparations for himself.

After all, if you want to act, you have to avoid being exposed.

At this time, the police also arrived at the scene.

Everyone is here.

Axue withdrew all attacks and said softly: "——Don't worry, it will be over soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kuen, who was unconscious in Nanami Kento's arms, began to struggle in pain as if someone had pushed him into the water. It was obvious that he had been attacked by some unknown force.

The young man stretched his fair neck back as far as possible, he tightly closed his eyes, grabbed the clothes of the person next to him as if he was drowning, and breathed rapidly. The suit of Nanami Kento was pulled into layers of wrinkles by him.

Nanami Kento quickly adjusted his posture: "--How are you?" Then he turned to the police and said: "Is there a doctor accompanying us? Someone here needs--"

Suddenly, the boy's body stopped struggling, and then he opened his eyes very slowly.

In those eyes that were like the blue sky, there was not a trace of human emotion. They were more like a flat mirror that could only reflect the scenery in front of them, nothing else.

At the same time, a surge of pressure like the sea swept over everyone present.

Rather than saying it was the sea water, it was more like the feeling of emptiness and powerlessness before the meteorite landed, when people could only watch it fall. It was as if a deep despair was awakened, and everyone felt the silent loneliness at the same time.

Only Ah Xue opened her eyes wide, looking completely different from her previous relaxed and elegant appearance.

He forced a not-so-good-looking smile, "It's the master of the family..."

Hanako, who was hugged by Geto, also subconsciously pulled his clothes and whispered: "...It's the master of the family. Why is he..."

"Thank you." Kuen smiled and said to Nanami Kento, "I'm fine."

Now is the time to test Kuen's acting skills. The next scene to be performed is the brief appearance of the mysterious master using the container's body.

Jiuyuan asked Axue to use his psychic ability to briefly impact everyone present - for him, this level of momentum was enough.

If he doesn't do this, he is not qualified to be a "master".

He walked forward a few steps with a smile on his face, looking at Ah Xue who bowed her head respectfully.

However, as soon as he said this, Ah Xue became visibly nervous——

"Ah Xue... I have always trusted you and believed that you would not make mistakes due to willfulness and prejudice."

"It's just that today, you did it a little bit." Jiuyuan shook his head, "Just in case, I set up a safety device on Jiuyuan-kun... When he is in danger that exceeds what he can bear, I You can take over this body for a short time.”

"Tell me, Xue——"

"——Why did your attack trigger the safety device I set up?"