Chapter 23 Living Together

　　"Mother."

　　Gojo Satoru said with some dissatisfaction:

　　"This is my lover. Even if she's trash, you can't say that to her face. My Gui has a strong sense of self-esteem. Don't say that again next time."

　　Kojima Kei: "..."

　　The sharp tongue is hereditary! He wants to strangle this guy to death! How can you say that to his face?

　　His character is hopeless!

　　Does he really have no self-awareness at all?!

　　"I know~" the beautiful woman replied with a pout.

　　An old servant stepped forward from behind her, tugged at her sleeve, and whispered:

　　"...Madam, please be mindful of your words and actions!"

　　The woman immediately put away her expression and smiled gently and kindly:

　　"Sorry... I'm always straightforward, please don't mind, Kei~"

　　“How could it be…”

　　Kojima Kei waved his hands in panic, bowed hastily, and stammered as he introduced himself:

　　"Hello, Auntie! My name is Kei Kojima, and I'm... sixteen years old. I'm Gojo-senpai's junior, and I'm currently a first-year student at Jujutsu High School... I have a mother at home, but no other siblings. Um... I'll work hard to catch up with Gojo-senpai!"

　　The beautiful woman raised her eyebrows, looked at Kojima Kei's cheek, and smiled sincerely:

　　"I sense Kei's sincerity. Don't worry," she said, waving her hand gently. "I'm not some unenlightened parent. I'll approve of anyone Satoru likes. As an old man, I won't disturb you two lovers. Satoru, don't bully Kei. I like such a cute boy, too."

　　"How could that be?"

　　Gojo Satoru smiled and hugged Kei Kojima:

　　"I love my Kei the most!"

　　Kojima Kei had a toothache, but for the sake of his family's elders, he forced a smile, gnashing his teeth.

　　"...Yes, Senior is very nice to me!"

　　"That's good, haha."

　　The beautiful woman covered her mouth and laughed, but her eyes looking at the two of them were somewhat meaningful.

　　Kojima Kei watched the beautiful woman leave gracefully, then suddenly turned around and punched Gojo Satoru in the abdomen:

　　"You...what on earth are you doing! Why didn't you tell me? Your mother is here too. If I had known, I would have brought some gifts!"

　　Now I have nothing in my hands... How rude!

　　Although Gojo Satoru's mother had walked a long way away, Kojima Kei still felt his face burning hot.

　　The woman seemed to seldom go out, but there was scrutiny in the look she cast at him. Those eyes, similar to Gojo Satoru's, seemed to be looking into Kei Kojima's heart.

　　——Saw the secret deep in his heart.

　　Kojima Kei only felt ashamed.

　　He lied.

　　He doesn't like Gojo Satoru at all.

　　The situation has now reached a point where he can no longer control it, and he is now deeply regretting it.

　　...Even if he were to leave now and return to the school where Geto Suguru is, Kei Kojima would rather stand here.

　　Even though his conscience was condemning him, he wanted to rest here for a while.

　　Gojo Satoru caught Kojima Kei's fist, which was not painful at all:

　　"It's not too late to tell me now."

　　"It's too late!" Kei Kojima said angrily.

　　"Kyu, you're getting into character so quickly. Are you trying to flirt with me?"

　　Someone said maliciously:

　　"In that case, I'll have to cancel my schedule today and spend time with Kei~"

　　Kojima Kei: "..."

　　"Who wants you to accompany me?! I need to go train!"

　　Kojima Kei said angrily.

　　"Well... what a shame~"

　　Gojo Satoru lamented and shouted:

　　"Aoki."

　　Suddenly, Aoki, who had disappeared while the masters were discussing something, reappeared before them.

　　"Take Master Kei to the training ground," Gojo Satoru ordered.

　　"yes."

　　Aoki whispered to Kei Kojima:

　　"offend."

　　After saying that, he teleported behind Kei Kojima and lifted his collar.

　　Before Kei Kojima could react, he was taken away from the hall. The scenery around him changed rapidly, and the speed was so fast that the wind hit his face painfully.

　　Kojima Kei: "..."

　　Do all the people in this family like to hold others by their collars? Is this a family trait?!

　　Gojo House is so big that it would take half a day to walk around it.

　　Aoki walked very fast and arrived at the training ground in less than a minute.

　　Indeed, Aoki is a very good master, a practical man who doesn't talk much but only does things. His training method is to let Kei Kojima improve in actual combat. His movements are graceful and his attacks are ruthless. Even though he had just established a relationship between Kei Kojima and his young master, he did not hold back. Kei Kojima was almost knocked to the ground by his big fight as soon as he stood firm.

　　I have to say that the training grounds in the nobles' homes are indeed much more advanced than the training equipment in schools.

　　There are magic power detectors throughout the venue, and they will launch an attack when they detect that people inside the venue are not continuously inputting magic power.

　　In school, the training ground is empty most of the time, but there are also seniors who need to occupy it, or sorcerers who don't have missions also need the ground for training. As a first-year student, Kei Kojima's priority is ranked last.

　　But here, the entire training ground was at his disposal. Before entering, Aoki instructed the guards at the door not to disturb anyone and closed the gate.

　　This is a special care from the young master of the Gojo family.

　　Gojo Satoru stood in the corridor, watching the young man training opposite from afar. After a while, he quickly got into the state, stumbling in the training ground, being knocked over by Aoki again and again, and then getting up again.

　　Maybe his talent is not outstanding, but his perseverance is unmatched.

　　He looks clumsy and always wants someone to help him.

　　"Wu, what are you doing today?"

　　At some point, Gojo Satoru's mother had already stood beside him. Although her eyes did not have the special ability like her son's to see far away, she knew who was in that direction.

　　Ever since she gave birth to Gojo Satoru, her status in the clan has been unprecedentedly elevated. She can do whatever she wants, but only within the clan. In order to maintain the dignity of the Gojo family outside, her every word and action when she goes out is strictly controlled.

　　She hasn't left the house for a long time, but she still has the ability to judge a person.

　　"Mother."

　　Gojo Satoru smiled and said:

　　"This guy is very interesting."

　　Gojo Hinako gently waved her folding fan, but the corner of her mouth curled up into a smile that was exactly the same as Gojo Satoru's when he mocked others:

　　"What are you thinking about? Could it be that the guy was forced to come here by you?"

　　Gojo Satoru chuckled twice:

　　"Well...about the same."

　　"What lovers? Are you interested in playing this kind of house-playing game now? That guy named Kei doesn't like you at all." Gojo Hinako said slowly.

　　“How could it be!”

　　Gojo Satoru immediately retorted:

　　"He must like me!"

　　Gojo Hinako was speechless at her son's confidence and rolled her eyes:

　　"How did you see that?"

　　"He told me!" Gojo Satoru said proudly, hands on his hips, "He said he liked me! Kei is an honest boy, he definitely didn't lie!"

　　Gojo Hinako: "..."

　　Gojo Satoru smiled confidently.

　　The stiff smile, the attempt to escape from Gojo Satoru, and the ashamed expression when he saw himself.

　　Whenever Gojo Satoru approaches him, he always subconsciously avoids him.

　　Subconscious behavior cannot deceive people.

　　She couldn't believe that her child couldn't even notice this.

　　"You really... think so?"

　　Gojo Hinako was so shocked that she even forgot to continue waving the fan in her hand.

　　Gojo Satoru couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips and said softly:

　　"Don't worry, Mother. I know everything."

　　Gojo Hinako turned her head to look at his stern profile, standing there looking intently into the distance, in the direction of the young man, with indifference and seriousness.

　　She rarely saw this expression on his face.

　　Perhaps there was something about this kid named Kei Kojima that attracted him.

　　She always knew that her children had their own ideas and there was no point in saying more.

　　Gojo Hinako went back silently.

　　I don’t know what Gojo Satoru and Yaga Masamichi talked about, but Kojima Kei spent almost the entire month at Gojo’s house and rarely returned to school.

　　The weather is getting hotter, and here, there is no need to rush to eat before the cafeteria closes.

　　After the training, someone will prepare food, provide hot water and make the beds.

　　After staying in such an environment for a long time, Kei Kojima felt that he was about to be corrupted by the power of money and power.

　　...No wonder that guy always looks so arrogant.

　　He would contact his mother occasionally, and his mother advised him that it was more important to practice now and not to rush home. She was also planning to return to the world of sorcery recently. Thanks to Ye Mo Zhengdao, she had re-applied for a sorcerer's certificate and took a photo of her certificate and sent it to him.

　　It is marked as a third-level sorcerer.

　　"Before Kei graduates, I will work hard to reach the next level!"

　　My mother's text message is full of hope for the future.

　　Since his mother works so hard, he has to work harder.

　　Aoki knew nothing about swordsmanship, so he specially invited a swordsmanship master in his family to teach Kei Kojima.

　　Kei Kojima spends every day in busy training and almost forgets where he is.

　　During this period, Gojo Satoru rarely appeared. Occasionally, he would come back at night to have dinner with Kojima Kei and tease the boy.

　　But Kei Kojima didn't know whether it was because the two of them had seen each other too often recently and he had developed an immunity to him, or because he was living under someone else's roof, or because everything Gojo Satoru arranged for him was to his heart, and now he was liking this annoying guy more and more.

　　If he doesn't open his mouth to speak, he is really a little handsome, but only a little bit!

　　Kei Kojima sincerely hopes that someone can understand this fact.

　　"If you have something to do, go ahead and do it. I can eat alone."

　　After finishing his meal, Kei Kojima said to Gojo Satoru.

　　"No matter how busy I am, I will have dinner with Kei~"

　　Someone smiled and said:

　　"We are lovers after all~ Don't you agree, Kei?"

　　Just two sentences shut Kei Kojima up and he fell into silence.

　　Even so, Gojo Satoru actually spends very little time at home. He has to go out most of the time, and sometimes he gets busy and doesn't see him for three or four days. However, compared to before, the frequency is already very high.

　　Kei Kojima lived a peaceful life here.

　　Here, at least, I don’t have to worry about Geto Suguru suddenly barging in, nor do I have to worry about the pair of eyes watching me from behind all the time.

　　Very safe and secure.

　　Except for the first day when he met Gojo Satoru's mother in the hall, after that, Kojima Kei went in and out of the huge mansion every day, but never saw them again.

　　After all, he was living in someone else's house, and Kei Kojima didn't know what gifts to give to his elders, so he asked his mother what to do. His mother asked someone to give the things to Masamichi Yaga, who then passed them on to Gojo Satoru as a thank you gift.

　　"Is Kei still living in your house, Satoru?"

　　Geto Suguru glanced at the package that Gojo Satoru placed next to him and asked.

　　This was just sent over by someone, who said it was a gift for family members.

　　"Um."

　　Gojo Satoru said nonchalantly:

　　"So don't call him so affectionately. He is my lover now, Jay."

　　Xia Yujie smiled slightly and looked up at him:

　　"What? You even care about my name? Aren't you being too nosy?"

　　The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere felt a little strange. Jia Ru Xianzi suddenly felt something was wrong and ran away.

　　Gojo Satoru sneered:

　　"Want to fight?"

　　He moved his body on the spot:

　　"It's indeed been a long time since I fought with you."

　　The two of them walked around the field at the same time, keeping a distance between them.

　　Geto Suguru raised his hand and knocked in the air, and a dark vortex slowly appeared.

　　Gojo Satoru extended his hand.

　　"Bang—"

　　Ye Mo Zheng Dao suddenly opened the door and stared at the two of them:

　　"What are you two doing?"

　　The vortex disappeared instantly, Geto Suguru adjusted his collar, Gojo Satoru laughed and stretched his body on the spot:

　　"Just chatting, nothing much."

　　Ye Moth Zhengdao glanced suspiciously at the two of them and said seriously:

　　"The mission has arrived, and Master Tianyuan has specifically assigned you two to be in charge."

　　The two looked at each other and looked at Ye Mo Zhengdao at the same time.

　　Lord Tianyuan?

　　——"Guard the satellite plasma, protect her until she assimilates with Master Tianyuan, and then eliminate her."

　　Ye Moth Zhengdao said this.

　　"ha?!"

　　Kei Kojima is still wondering why he hasn't seen Gojo Satoru these days.

　　He wanted to call and ask, but found that he didn't even have the guy's contact information.

　　...even more ashamed.

　　He called Haibara Yu, thinking that maybe Haibara Yu, who had full social attributes, should have it.

　　"Gojo-senpai's phone number?"

　　Huiyuan Yudao:

　　"Come to think of it, I don't have it either! I only have Senior Getu's phone number. How about I ask him?"

　　"Don't!"

　　Kojima Kei quickly called him:

　　"Don't ask him!"

　　"It's okay. I'll just say I have something I want to ask Gojo-senpai."

　　Huiyuan Xiong said considerately:

　　"I won't tell you."

　　"Then... I'll trouble you."

　　Kojima Kei said gratefully.

　　"This time, Nanami and I went on a mission with two seniors. We both returned from our aid mission yesterday, and they should be back to school soon."

　　"OK."

　　"I heard from Mr. Yega that you're staying at Gojo-senpai's house. What's going on?"

　　Haibara Yu asked.

　　"Well...something happened, so I ended up staying at my senior's house..."

　　Kei Kojima explained with difficulty.

　　Huiyuan Xiong said enviously:

　　"You and Gojo-senpai have such a good relationship..."

　　"Hmm... not bad."

　　Four people carrying out a mission together?

　　Kei Kojima hung up the phone and thought.

　　I imagine it must have been a difficult task, as it actually required almost all of the first and second graders to go out...

　　After waiting for a long time, he didn't get a call from Haibara Xiong, but he received a call from Yaga Masamichi, asking him to go back to school. When he went, Haibara Xiong and Nanami Kento were standing beside him. Haibara Xiong waved at him:

　　"Kyu! You're back!"

　　Kojima Kei nodded at them and called out:

　　"Mr. Nightmoth."

　　Ye Mo Zheng Dao was standing there in a daze, and only came back to his senses when he heard Kojima Kei calling him:

　　"Ah, Kei. You're back. Um... You haven't been neglecting your training at Satoru's house lately, have you?"

　　Kojima Kei replied:

　　"No, Mr. Yega. I'm still training every day. It's the same schedule as school. I get up on time every morning..."

　　There are dangers lurking all around and enemies are right beside him. Even though he is in a safe place, Kei Kojima dare not relax at all. He wishes the day could be longer and longer so that he has time to grow up and catch up with the pace ahead.

　　He was halfway through answering when a giant bird suddenly fell from the sky. Upon closer inspection, it was Geto Suguru's Shikigami, the crane. The crane spread its wings, chirped twice, and two people jumped down from its back.

　　It was Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru who had just returned from their mission.

　　When Kojima Kei's eyes met Geto Suguru's, he looked away immediately as if burned. Before he could see Gojo Satoru's figure clearly, suddenly—

　　"Hey! Kei, long time no see~"

　　Gojo Satoru suddenly jumped in front of Kojima Kei, and brought his big, smiling face close to him, almost touching his face:

　　"Did you miss me? You must have missed me! Otherwise - how could you appear in front of me when I was thinking about you?"

　　Kojima Kei: "..."

　　Kei Kojima had been attacked by this sudden appearance several times and had long been immune to it, but... he looked up at Gojo Satoru.

　　Hearing such words frequently, his heart couldn't help but waver, as if they had really become the most important people to each other.

　　Damn it, did this guy get some beauty treatments during the few days he was gone? Looking closer, she didn't look tired from work at all. Instead, she looked radiant, her brows lowered, her expression focused on me, which made me... a little moved.

　　"What happened?"

　　Kojima Kei asked in a low voice.

　　"Oh? Kei noticed?"

　　Gojo Satoru seemed a bit excited today. His eyes lit up surprisingly brightly as he looked at Kojima Kei, a smile on his lips:

　　"I feel now that everything in this world is so beautiful that it makes people sigh, don't you think so, Kei?"

　　Kojima Kei: "..."

　　How come after just a few days of not seeing him, he can't understand what this guy is saying?

　　Did you get any stimulation outside?

　　"You two have been living together for a while, and your relationship has become better."

　　Ye Moth Zhengdao pushed up his glasses and said with a faint smile:

　　"Wu, Jie, you've worked hard on this mission. It's just that the mission is not completed yet, and there are no concrete results yet. Take a good rest during this time."

　　Didn't complete the task?

　　Kojima Kei's eyes widened.

　　The four of them couldn't accomplish it?

　　But Gojo Satoru doesn't seem to be in a good mood at all...

　　His puzzled look caught Gojo Satoru's attention. Gojo Satoru smiled slightly and put his arm around Kojima Kei:

　　"I know, Mr. Nightmoth."

　　Kojima Kei: "!!!"

　　What is this guy doing in front of the teacher!

　　Gojo Satoru reached out and pinched his cheeks, shaking them left and right. Seeing Kojima Kei holding his breath, he couldn't help laughing.

　　Kojima Kei: "..."

　　People really laugh when they are speechless.

　　The subtle good feeling that had just arisen in my heart disappeared immediately.

　　It turns out that they are not compatible!

　　Ye Moth Zhengdao paused for a moment on the two of them and continued:

　　"Don't go out for the time being. There might be follow-up missions, and... Hey! Wu! Are you listening?! Stop bullying Kei!"

　　"The teacher I know won't cause you any trouble."

　　Gojo Satoru said with a grin:

　　"So, I'm going on a date with my lovely lover now. I'll come back next time to listen to your advice. Give us young people some time to fall in love~~"

　　"Hmm? Lover?"

　　Geto Suguru stood behind him and looked up at Kei Kojima opposite him.

　　Ever since he and Gojo Satoru came here together, Kojima Kei's gaze had never stayed on him for a moment, as if he was deliberately avoiding him and deliberately not looking in his direction.

　　"Huh? In love? You have a girlfriend?" Ye Mo Zhengdao was stunned for a moment.

　　Gojo Satoru patted Kei Kojima in his arms:

　　"Let me introduce to you all, this is my lover! Kei Kojima!"

　　Kei Kojima couldn't break free and could only accept his fate. When he heard Gojo Satoru say this, his face turned red and he was so embarrassed that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.

　　Haibara Yu and Nanami Kento both looked at Kojima Kei.

　　Gojo Satoru grabbed Kojima Kei by the back of his collar and waved to the petrified crowd with a smile:

　　"Bye~ I'm going on a date with Kei~ Thank you all for supporting this relationship~"

　　Ye Moth Zheng Dao's mouth slowly opened.

　　"ha?"