In the study room.
The steady hum of a sewing machine filled the room.
Vrrrrm-Vrrrrm-Vrrrrrm-Vrrrrrm—!
Gojo Satoru sat upright at his desk using the sewing machine, his long legs stretched comfortably under the table.
The desk was covered in fabric rolls, measuring tape, tailor chalk, scissors, thread spools of different colors, and a half-finished costume draped carefully over a mannequin.
A delicate white and dark purple fabric shimmered under the desk lamp.
It was clearly a girl's outfit.
Gojo adjusted his sunglasses slightly and guided the fabric under the needle with calm precision. His movements were smooth and practiced, like someone who had done this many times before.
Despite being known as the strongest sorcerer—He was also surprisingly good with a sewing machine.
"Hmm… sleeve length is perfect."
Buzz—!
At that moment, his phone vibrated inside his pocket.
Vrrrrm-rrrrm—!
However, He didn't stop.
The stitching had reached a crucial part. If he paused now, the seam alignment might shift.
Ten minutes later—
The machine finally stopped.
Silence returned to the study room.
Gojo leaned back slightly and stretched his shoulders. Only then did he take out his phone, unlocking it as he glanced at the screen.
There was a new message—
Yukinoshita Yukino: Tomorrow I'll come over to see Vanilla. Please send me the location first.
Gojo raised an eyebrow behind his sunglasses.
"Yukino, huh?"
He couldn't help but smirk slightly.
She was really attached to Vanilla. Or perhaps—She was just a serious cat lover. More than he thought.
He lifted two fingers lazily and typed back.
Gojo Satoru: If you want to come, then come....the location is....
Almost instantly, after Gojo had send her the location—a reply came from the other side.
Yukinoshita Yukino: Huh? So you live there? Alright. I'll come tomorrow afternoon.
Gojo blinked.
"That fast?"
It had only been seconds.
As expected—When it came to cats or anything related to small animals, Yukino's response speed was terrifying.
He tossed the phone onto the desk carelessly, his phone is tough it wouldn't break so easily.
"Back to work."
The weekend was approaching. If he kept this pace, the cosplay costume would be finished before the holiday.
He adjusted the thread tension and resumed sewing.
Vrrrrm-Vrrrrm-Vrrrrrm-Vrrrrrm—!
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Outside the study door.
Three pairs of large eyes peeked through a small crack, staring at Gojo's back, who was too focus on his work.
Umaru Gojo.
Benio Adashino.
Kinako.
The three of them were looking at him with suspicion, they couldn't believe their eyes for a second.
"Master Gojo is making clothes?" Kinako asked in a low voice while lying lazily across Benio's head, while stretching his head in confusion.
"It looks like it," Benio muttered. "But judging the color… it seems like a girl's outfit."
Umaru blinked in confusion, "Huh? You two don't know?"
She had thought that they already knew the reason but from the looks of it they don't.
Benio and Kinako looked at her at the same time.
"Know what?"
"Yes, my lady?"
Umaru puffed her cheeks, as she said in a low voice, "It's for Kitagawa Marin. She wants to cosplay a character and since Big brother knows how to sew, he's helping her make the costume."
"Oh—"
Benio suddenly understood. But in the next second, her expression darkened slightly.
"She didn't tell me…" Her eyes narrowed dangerously. "Next time I won't invite her to eat Ohagi!"
Before she paused as she muttered, "…Fine. I'll just invite her to eat one less."
Umaru covered her mouth and snickered. "Then she really has to thank you."
Benio crossed her arms, pretending to be indifferent.
Life was strange.
When Benio first came here, she barely spoke to anyone except Gojo and Kinako. She was distant, cold, and serious. Her thought were only on killing Kegare! Fighting against them!
But after entering Sobu High School, and becoming classmates with Kitagawa Marin and others.
Her personality slowly softened.
Marin's cheerful and energetic nature was highly infectious!
Even Benio couldn't resist it.
"Meow—"
Vanilla's soft cry came from downstairs.
It seemed the cat had woken up.
The three person (2 girl and one shikigami) looked at each other before immediately dispersed as if nothing had happened.
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Evening,
After dinner—
Gojo did not return to his study to continue sewing. Instead, he stretched lazily on the sofa—where Vanilla was lying—deciding to reward himself with a well-earned rest!
As he picked up his phone and began replying to messages; Nakano Nino, Hiratsuka Shizuka, Subaru Mitejima, and a few others.
The notification sounds continued one after another.
Beside him, Umaru was eating potato chips while playing a game on her new Nintendo DS.
Crunch.
At first, she ignored it but curiosity eventually won as she leaned slightly and glanced at his phone, as she took a glanced at the chat.
And then—She froze, as she saw the message.
On the screen:
Nakano Nino: Shall we go on a date this weekend, Gojo-kun?
"!!!"
Umaru's eyelid twitched violently.
Who is this sneaky cat?!
Her fingers started pressing the buttons harder than necessary, with her eyes fixed on the screen (Gojo's phone)
Tap tap tap tap tap—
Causing her game character that had taked the whole night to level-up to immediately died.
"Ahh—!"
She didn't even glance at the poor character as the blood follow out of it.
{T/N: Damn}
Her eyes still fixed on her brother phone, as she clenched the Nintendo DS tighter, her tone turned dark and ghost-like as she said slowly,
"Onii-chan… it's not good to be a Poseidon, you know. Be careful of getting hacked to death."
{T/N: she had just recently seen Kratos kill Poseidon, in the God of War III. And yes, that world have God of War and Umaru like to play it.}
Gojo turned to look at her, already understanding why she is using Poseidon instead of all the other Greeks Gods. "You know how to curse your big brother every day. Can't you say something nice for once?"
He said with a fake angry expression.
"This is a friendly reminder," Umaru replied blankly.
Gojo snorted. "What hacked to death? How is it fair! You think I'm someone as deranged as Itou Makoto?"
{T/N: 💀}
"Hehe."
Umaru gave a dry laugh, as she averted her eyes from her brother to the game screen as she load in new game. And started playing it — Her fingers moved faster and faster as she tapped on the buttons violently. It's a miracle that the buttons aren't broken yet....
So—
This was the power of jealousy?
It hurts. It really hurts!
"Onii-chan, you're replying too many girls lately," she muttered in a very low voice.
As she keep her eyes fixed on the game screen.
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After sometimes (15 minutes),
Click—!
The front door opened of the house, Benio Adashino and Kinako have returned from outside. They were carrying boxes of freshly bought Ohagi!
"I'm back," Benio said.
"Welcome back!" x2
Gojo and Umaru replied at the same time, without looking up.
One was busy replying messages.
The other was busy losing her game, she was not able to focus on the game at all! Her mind replaying the message pver and over again.
"Meow."
Vanilla who was lying on Gojo's lap — after the brother-and-sister had taken her spot—lifted her head and greeted them instead.
Benio placed the Ohagi box on the table, before she seat down on the sofa in front of Gojo and Umaru, as she layed down, tired.
As a certain Shikigami cried out —
"Master Gojo! Let me tell you something!"
Gojo finally looked up from his phone after sending his reply, "Oh? What is it?"
"When Lady Benio and I went to buy hagi cakes just now, we met that ugly monster again!"
"Ugly monster?" Gojo raised a brow. "Let's hear it."
Benio lazily leaned back on the sofa, closing her eyes.
Clearly—
She didn't want to explain.
Kinako seeing that his master didn't want to say anything, placed his hands on his hips proudly.
"This afternoon, when Lady Benio was clearing impurities in the outskirts, she encountered that ugly guy again. He's actually an Exorcist!"
"Exorcist?" Gojo repeated thoughtfully.
"Yeah! And he has a terrifying beast claw on his arm! It looks super scary— like it could tear apart filth with one swipe!"
Gojo tilted his head slightly.
"…Beast claw?"
Could it be—
Seigen Amawaka's disciple? Or some branch family member?
Kinako continued dramatically.
"But he kept shouting, 'I don't want to be an Exorcist! Why do I have this power!' It was super annoying!"
Umaru blinked. "Sounds edgy."
Kirara nodded seriously.
"Then Lady Benio got angry and scolded him a few times. Then we left."
Benio opened one eye. "He was reckless."
Kirara nodded fiercely.
"And tonight! When we went to buy Ohagi, we ran into him again! He kept pestering Lady Benio, saying he would treat her to Ohagi as an apology."
Umaru gasped dramatically. "The audacity!"
{T/N: ?? }
"Exactly!" Kirara said, clenching her fists. "Who does he think he is?! How dare he try to eat Lady Benio's ohagi!"
{T/N: ??? }
He began demonstrating excitedly. "And then I stepped forward, and give him a— left uppercut!" He said as he threw a punch in the air.
"Then right hook!"
Another exaggerated punch.
His small arms swung wildly as he gestured excitedly.
Seeing this funny movement and expression, Gojo and Umaru brust out in laughter. Even Benio covered her mouth to hide her smile.
"And then?" Gojo asked with amusement, trying had to maintain a serious face as he ask.
"He ended up with a bruised nose and swollen face! He knelt down and begged for mercy!"
Kinako finished proudly.
Vanilla tilted its head in confusion.
"…Meow?"
The room erupted in laughter again.
Benio sighed softly.
"Kirara exaggerates."
"Only a little!" Kirara protested.
Gojo leaned back against the sofa.
Interesting.
An Exorcist with a beast claw who didn't want his power.
Maybe he'd look into it later if the person is who he think.
But for now—
He picked up another Ohagi, before putting it inside her mouth.
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