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"Welcome to the Yanagi Family. Please excuse our lack of hospitality, Mr. Gojo."
After Satoru Gojo and Utahime entered the Yanagi Family estate, the housekeeper, Ms. Kyouko, led them to the reception room. She told Satoru Gojo to 'please wait a moment,' and then dragged Utahime away.
After Satoru Gojo had waited for nearly 15 minutes and was on the verge of losing patience, the door opened.
The first person to walk through the door was Utahime. Aside from her usual simple red and white miko outfit, she was now adorned with various understated yet elegant accessories. Her hair had also been trimmed and styled, pulled up and tied back.
"Ahem, it's rare to see you dressed up like this. You finally look like something."
Satoru Gojo was momentarily stunned upon seeing Utahime's attire, but quickly forced a tone of sarcasm to mock her again.
"Gojo, you..."
"Ahem!"
Utahime was about to retaliate, but before she could finish, she was interrupted by a spirited old woman behind her.
"You've only been studying in Tokyo for two years, and you've already forgotten your manners? Is this how the eldest daughter of the Yanagi Family should behave!" The old woman glared sharply at Utahime, who lowered her head in fear, not daring to meet the old woman's eyes.
After reprimanding Utahime, the old woman turned to Satoru Gojo and said:
"Greetings, divine child of the Gojo Family. I am the current head of the Yanagi Family, Yanagi Manhime. Welcome." As she spoke, Yanagi Manhime and her attendants bowed slightly to Satoru Gojo.
Utahime didn't want to bow, but after a glare from Yanagi Manhime, she was forced to begrudgingly bow to Satoru Gojo.
Honestly, Satoru Gojo usually loved seeing Utahime get frustrated, especially when it was caused by him. But looking at the scene before him, he felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
"Enough. I'm not here representing those old geezers back home. I'm just here to accompany my classmate for a 'family visit.' There's no need for all these rules. All this messy etiquette is really boring." He said impatiently to Yanagi Manhime, emphasizing the words "family visit."
"...Understood, Gojo-kun. Since you are here with our Utahime, you are a guest. Please rest well, and we would be honored if you could attend the Yanagi Family banquet this evening. I still need to arrange your room, so I will take my leave."
Having said this, Yanagi Manhime bowed again and left the reception room with her attendants, but she didn't take Utahime with her. She only cast a meaningful look at Utahime as she passed by.
"Phew, I really don't dare to breathe in front of my grandmother." Seeing that everyone else had left, Utahime let out a long sigh and slumped down ungracefully next to Satoru Gojo.
"Um, thanks for standing up for me earlier." Utahime whispered her thanks to Satoru Gojo; she wasn't so dense that she couldn't tell Satoru Gojo had snapped at Yanagi Manhime to vent frustration on her behalf.
"Don't get it twisted. I just couldn't stand that Old hag's sour face; it reminds me of those old geezers back home." Satoru Gojo said stubbornly.
"Hehe." Utahime touched her head and smiled a bit foolishly, ignoring Satoru Gojo's childish, stubborn defense.
Meanwhile, the group that had left the reception room.
"Family head, is it necessary to be so respectful to that Satoru Gojo? And the eldest young lady, to bring such a plague god home... I heard she's also getting very close to that Genji. It's truly outrageous!"
A man walking beside Yanagi Manhime spoke to her.
"Not necessary? Do you truly understand the gap in scale between us and the Gojo Family? Even though the Yanagi Family is one of the premier jujutsu families in Kyoto, how can our few hundred years of accumulation compare to the millennium of The Big Three Families? And Satoru Gojo is practically destined to become the head of the Gojo Family."
Yanagi Manhime glanced at the man, seemingly mocking his ignorance.
"Even without considering the influence of the Gojo Family, as the possessor of the Six Eyes—a rarity in a hundred years—Satoru Gojo is extremely powerful in his own right, even boasting a record of exorcising Special Grade curses. And you're telling me not to care about someone who possesses both such power and authority?"
Yanagi Manhime's voice grew increasingly angry. Seeing this, the man quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake.
"From today on, you don't need to stay at the main house. The branch family's temple needs someone to look after it; you go there." Having said this, Yanagi Manhime left without looking back.
The man stood there in regret, lamenting his reckless words intended to impress the family head. Being sent to manage the branch family's temple meant he had been expelled from the main household.
At night, upon the Yanagi Family's invitation, Satoru Gojo also changed into a kimono. However, unlike the kind that required cumbersome dressing, at Satoru Gojo's request, the Yanagi Family had to prepare a "simplified version" of the kimono, which they usually looked down upon.
As for Utahime, she had to sit rigidly at the vanity, unable to move, while several attendants dressed her for nearly half an hour before she was finally released.
"It doesn't feel that different from during the day, does it? Why did you guys spend so long in there?" Satoru Gojo looked Utahime up and down and asked. This time, he truly had no malicious intent.
"You... eh, forget it. Honestly, I've never understood this either, even after all these years."
Utahime had initially thought Satoru Gojo was mocking her again and was preparing to argue back, but upon meeting his gaze, she realized he was genuinely curious, so she answered with some resignation.
"Little Utahime, the banquet is about to start." Just then, a woman's voice called out, and a gentle-looking woman opened the door, seeing Satoru Gojo and her daughter.
"Mr. Gojo is here too. The banquet is about to start; let me lead you there."
"Okay, Mother, we're coming right now." With that, Utahime grabbed Satoru Gojo and ran over to her mother, Yan Chiyo.
"By the way, how did you and our Little Utahime meet, Mr. Gojo?" As the three of them walked toward the banquet hall, Yan Chiyo suddenly asked.
"Of course it was..."
"It was just a regular meeting. I was returning to Jujutsu High after finishing a mission, and it just so happened that the first years were in special training at the time, so we met on the practice field."
Before Satoru Gojo could finish his sentence, Utahime hurriedly interrupted him. Knowing Satoru Gojo as she did, she was well aware that he would never say anything she wanted to hear.
Recalling the scene of their first meeting, Utahime was still furious. A handsome underclassman had suddenly appeared before her, looking at her with (purely in Utahime's imagination) affectionate eyes, and her maiden heart had almost leaped out of her chest. But then, the underclassman suddenly said, "You're so weak," completely crushing her maiden heart on the spot.
Thinking of this, Utahime looked at Satoru Gojo beside her with dissatisfaction. Satoru Gojo, noticing Utahime's gaze, glared right back at her, not one to be outdone.
Watching the two of them glaring at each other like elementary school students, Yan Chiyo was lost in thought.
"Alright, the banquet hall is behind this door." Finally, Yan Chiyo stopped in front of a large door, turned around, and said to the two of them:
"Little Utahime, you go in first. Mother has something she wants to discuss with Mr. Gojo."
"Mother, you..."
"It's fine, go on in."
Seeing that her mother insisted, Utahime had no choice but to give up. Before entering the banquet hall, she glared at Satoru Gojo again to warn him not to say anything reckless, and then stepped through the door.
Seeing Utahime's look, Satoru Gojo made a face at her. Once again successfully irritating Utahime, he felt very pleased.
"It seems that you and my daughter get along quite well, Mr. Gojo."
At this moment, Yan Chiyo spoke up again.
"Huh? Me and Utahime? Impossible." Just as Satoru Gojo was vehemently denying it, something unexpected happened—Yan Chiyo suddenly knelt down before him, her head bowed deeply.
"Eh? Eh? Ma'am, what is the meaning of this?" Yan Chiyo's unexpected action shocked Satoru Gojo, and he hurriedly tried to help her up.
"I know that asking you directly is quite rude, and I have no reward that would catch your eye, but I still want to ask you to help Little Utahime. This is my only option."
The woman's voice reached Satoru Gojo's ears, causing him to frown deeply.
"What happened to Utahime?"
Satoru Gojo asked seriously.
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