"I see~"
Kama nodded agreeably, her smile deepening.
"So, Gojo-sensei, are you here to check if your lovely superiors are still breathing?"
"Whoa! What a scary look!"
Gojo Satoru immediately took an exaggerated step back, crossing his arms over his chest defensively.
"How could Kama-chan doubt her teacher like this! I absolutely hate those Rotten Oranges, I couldn't care less about what happens to them~"
"Oh?"
Kama raised an eyebrow, taking a slow step toward him.
"Then are you waiting here specifically for me, just to say I've worked hard?"
"You could say that!"
Gojo Satoru leaned in a little closer, instantly shrinking the distance between them to less than ten centimeters.
He tilted his head, his gaze locked firmly onto Kama's face. His tone was frivolous,
but for a fleeting moment, it seemed laced with something else entirely.
"However, your teacher is mainly just a little curious. Is it really o~kay~ for Kama-chan to take care of those Old Men like that?"
Kama discreetly rolled her eyes.
Sure enough, she knew it.
She raised her hand, lightly tapping her slender index finger against her lips in a thoughtful gesture, before suddenly blooming into an exceptionally radiant smile tinged with an eerie charm.
"Gojo-sensei..."
Her voice was soft and gentle, like a little hook.
"You care so much... could it be that you're actually jealous?"
"Eh?!"
"Jealous that those Old Men get to receive my love?"
Kama edged forward another half step. She tilted her face up, her rose-red eyes swirling with a bewitching halo under the moonlight.
She deliberately slowed her speech.
"If you want it too... I can give it to you as well~ My love is very accommodating, anyone can have it~"
Gojo Satoru's body stiffened imperceptibly for a fraction of a second.
And then—
"Pfft, hahahahaha—!!!"
He erupted into earth-shattering laughter, bending over as he forcefully slapped the nearby door pillar with one hand.
"I can't, I can't! Kama-chan, what you said is way too dangerous! Hahahaha!"
He laughed while wiping nonexistent tears from the corners of his eyes.
"If some blind Assistant Director passes by and hears that, they'll definitely treat me like a perverted teacher harboring improper designs on his female student! Tomorrow's headline will be 'Shocking! Beautiful Teacher Commits Unspeakable Acts Against Underage Student!' And then I'll be thrown in jail, and my life will be ruined~ Hahaha, just kidding!"
Kama: "..."
The smile on her face instantly collapsed, replaced by a numb expression that mixed speechlessness, disgust, and a look that clearly screamed "this guy is hopeless."
"..."
She took a deep breath, trying to maintain her last shred of grace.
"Gojo-sensei, could you please not voice such disgusting delusions with such a bashful tone?"
"Eh? Bashful? Was I? Was I?"
Gojo Satoru stood up straight immediately, touched his face, and then coyly twisted his body.
"I'm just telling the truth~ After all, since your teacher is so charming, it's totally understandable for Kama-chan to be attracted... Whoa!"
Before he could finish speaking, a pink stream skimmed right past his ear and whizzed into the rockery in the rear courtyard.
"Boom—!"
The upper half of the rockery silently turned into fine dust, scattering in the wind.
Gojo Satoru maintained his head-tilted dodging posture, blinked, and then patted his chest.
"That was close, so close~ Kama-chan is lashing out from embarrassment~ You really are shy, aren't you!"
Kama expressionlessly pulled her hand back.
She felt that if she said one more word to this guy, her prestige as the God of Love would plummet straight through the earth's core.
However, the moment she decided to completely ignore this white-haired bastard and just walk away—
"Hum————!!!!!"
A massive, violent fluctuation of Cursed Energy, filled with an ominous and despairing aura, exploded with a bang, sweeping across all of Tokyo at an astonishing speed!
This fluctuation was so intense and distinct that it directly triggered the highest level of alarm in the perception of every Jujutsu Sorcerer!
It was to the extent that even ordinary people could sense something was wrong.
Both Kama and Gojo Satoru's expressions turned stern simultaneously, the teasing and impatience on their faces completely vanishing.
The two of them sharply turned their heads in unison, looking toward the source of the Cursed Energy eruption—
The direction of Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College!
Under the veil of night, a swirling, dark purple cloud of Cursed Energy could faintly be seen gathering in the sky in that direction; something terrifying was gestating and awakening!
"This is...!"
The frivolous expression on Gojo Satoru's face entirely faded, his lips drawing into a flat line and his jaw tightening.
Without the slightest hesitation, Gojo Satoru's figure vanished from his spot with a swish.
Only the faint lingering sound of a sonic boom in the air proved that he had ever been there.
Kama didn't move immediately.
She stood in place, looking up at the increasingly dense, ominous cloud of Cursed Energy in the direction of Jujutsu High.
The night breeze lifted her short silver hair, her red bow gently swaying in the wind.
Her eyes were changing bit by bit.
The original magnificent jewel-like rose red, as if thick blood had been dripped into it, was rapidly steeped in and replaced by a deeper, more blazing scarlet that bordered on pure destruction.
That crimson color blurred and swirled in the depths of her eyes.
At the same time, the corners of her lips slowly curled up, bit by bit.
At first, it was just a subtle arc, but then it became more and more obvious, increasingly exaggerated, forming a smile filled with endless malice and excitement.
"Aha~"
She let out a soft breath, her voice carrying the thrill and joy of getting exactly what she wanted.
"This time..."
"Finally caught you."
"Broken Holy Grail."
"And..."
"That absolute eyesore always buzzing around my face..."
"Little bug."
Her scarlet eyes curved into crescents.
"Hehe..."
A low chuckle slipped from her throat, echoing in front of the silent, deserted Jujutsu Headquarters.
"This time, let's..."
"Crush everything together."
The instant her voice fell.
The figure with silver hair and red eyes abruptly dissipated, as if melting into the night.