After hearing Draco's thoughts, everyone couldn't sit still.

Maybe children's friendship is simple. They just share their favorite snacks and toys and they can play together quickly.

The children had a lot of fun and were no longer shy as they were at the beginning.

"Nanako, Mimiko, come and try this crepe, it's delicious." Hisahito greeted the two sisters in a familiar manner.

Nanako and Mimiko nibbled at a crepe. It was so sweet and delicious. They savored the flavor, reluctant to swallow it. They hadn't eaten it since their father went to heaven.

"Keiko, is that man with the scar on the corner of his mouth your father? You look alike." Zenin Maki couldn't help but ask. So strong! The Zenin family, one of the three great families, was beaten without any chance to fight back.

Maki seemed to have found her goal. "I'll do the same thing from now on, protecting Mayi!" Maki thought to herself.

Shinji was also curious and a little scared of this fierce-looking uncle, but her mother told her to listen to him.

"Yes. Even though dad is fierce, he is a very nice person." Megumi Fushiguro was afraid that her father would scare his friends, so she quickly explained.

"Yes, Uncle Shinji is just a little quiet. He is actually very approachable." Yuji Itadori nodded in agreement.

Zenin Maki and Zenin Shinji seemed to be hesitant to speak. They couldn't help but think of the man standing in front of Zenin Naohito, covered in blood and smiling evilly and wildly.

You two may have some misunderstanding about being approachable.

"Why is your surname Fushiguro? I heard from the adults in the Zenin family that your father's name is Zenin Jiner." Mayi asked curiously.

"Hmm... I don't know. I've always been called Fushiguro. Was Dad's last name Zenin before?" Kei was a little unsure. Dad hadn't told him.

"I know, I know." Hisahito raised his arms.

"Please go ahead, Itadori-san." Maki called out Itadori Yuji with understanding, acting like an older sister.

"This is called marrying into the family." Hisahito said confidently. He knew a lot.

"Marry into the wife's family?" Fushiguro Megumi looked at Itadori Yuji in confusion. Maki and Mayi also looked over curiously.

"I heard from the old lady next door that when a boy marries a girl, he has to take her surname. This is called marrying into the family." Hisahito said this confidently, remembering what the old lady next door had said to him before. He ignored the old lady's mutterings about how such a man was a loser.

"Wow." Maki's eyes lit up.

"Is it still possible to do this?" This was the first time Shinji had heard of this. It was different from what she had heard since she was a child in the Zenin family.

"Foshiguro's father is a good man." Rika stroked her chin and sighed in a mature manner. "Only a man who loves his wife would take her last name, right?"

She had met her uncle, a relative who was said to be marrying into her wife's family. He was very good to his wife. Although the other grandmothers and aunts hated his wife and said that men should be the breadwinners and women should be the homemakers, Rika didn't think so.

The aunt was very kind and looked like someone from the upper class. Every time she spoke to Rika, she would squat down and look her in the eye. It was the first time that the little girl felt respected.

"Then, then I'll also find a boy who marries into my wife's family like Fushiguro's father. The same goes for Mimiko, right?" Nanako bravely expressed her thoughts. Although Mimiko always shyly hid behind her sister, she also nodded in agreement.

The children were reluctant to leave. They agreed on a time to play together again. Rika followed Yaga Masamichi nervously, while Otsutsuki and his wife, along with Yuta, said goodbye.

Draco and the others couldn't help laughing when they saw a few kids who had just gotten along for a short time acting like they were parting ways with each other.

Gojo Satoru loudly mocked Fushiguro Megumi, who then punched him in the face. Gojo Satoru's exaggerated screams amused Nanako and Mimiko, who were still shy around adults, and helped them relax.

Satoru... he's really thoughtful. Geto couldn't help but smile. Satoru always cared for everyone in his own way. It seemed like he'd changed a lot without me noticing.

Since when?

"The day I kissed you, right?" Ieiri Naoko calmly sat down next to Geto Suguru and said, "You said it out loud."

"Ah, Nitsuko. Did you hear that?" Geto wasn't frightened, but he was certainly startled. He felt a little embarrassed and curious when he mentioned the kiss that day. "Why do you say that?"

"Maybe men with families will become mature." Nitro commented spicyly.

"Glass..." Faced with his friend's teasing, Geto Suguru was not as cheerful and unconcerned as Gojo Satoru. He was speechless for a moment.

"I think Gojo must be trying to prevent that future from coming true." Ieiri Shoko didn't look at Geto Suguru. She leaned on the sofa, her eyes fixed on some spot on the chandelier.

"Getsuyu, maybe you haven't noticed, but Gojo often uses your code of conduct as a guide."

When Geto Suguru heard what Nozomi said, he was stunned for a moment.

"He says he hates truth, but he's always right behind you, accepting all your opinions. If you look back, he'll be there."

If she didn't know the future, she would never have imagined that between her two good friends, one suffered a miserable summer and died in a cold winter; the other lived like the other and finally died in the same cold winter as the other.

Nitro had no idea what they were thinking, but she felt like there was a nameless anger burning quietly in her heart. They really were... two scumbags.

"Getsu, don't doubt yourself. Be firm. It's okay even if you think you're wrong. We're still young and have the opportunity to make mistakes. Just keep going forward, and remember to tell us when you turn. But... don't change your path without saying a word to us. Do you think our friendship is so fragile?"

"Or do you know that the path you're taking is the wrong one, and you don't want to drag us along? Who are you looking down on, asshole?"

She wasn't a stone without feelings. She was their only contemporary, and arguably the one who understood them both best. Though she often disdained them, she wouldn't hesitate to become their accomplice if necessary...

"Don't leave us without looking back..." Maybe it was because the chandelier was too dazzling, but a trace of tears flashed across Glass's eyes, and then quickly disappeared.

Geto thought it was an illusion. But Geto knew it wasn't. He hadn't expected that Nozomi had thought so much... Had Nozomi been suppressing all those emotions silently deep down in her heart all this time?

"I say this just because I hope you can think about it carefully. You still have us. You are obviously the youngest among us, so don't always pretend to be a mature brother. You should pay more attention to Gojo than to me." After saying that, Glass got up and took Nanako, Mimiko, Maki and Mayi upstairs to wash up.

Geto Xia Yu stared at Naoko's back in a daze. Both Wu and Naoko were taking care of his emotions.

It wasn't like he hadn't noticed. Wu, who insisted on being with him constantly, constantly texted him to check on him even if he wasn't there for a moment. He'd thought Wu's behavior was due to this change in status, but wasn't it?

"What are you thinking about?" Draco and Harry took Yuhito and Kei upstairs. Only Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru were left in the empty living room. Oh, and Liam was in the garden.

Gojo Satoru skillfully pulled Geto Satsuki to his side and sniffed and rubbed his shoulders. He looked very satisfied. He also touched his waist and back from time to time. Geto Satsuki felt itchy and pushed him away before he calmed down for a while.

Like a big cat playing with a ball of yarn, he tossed it left and right, tentatively searching for a weak spot.

Geto was getting used to it. He thought it was a little too intimate, but that was just how couples got along, wasn't it? He wondered uncertainly.

"Satoru." Geto Suguru rubbed Gojo Satoru's head.

He thought he had adjusted his mindset since learning about the future.

But now thinking about it, it seems that he was just suppressing his inner anxiety, trying hard to cooperate with everyone and pretending that he didn't care.

The righteousness he had always upheld was shattered. His choices, his own death, were all calculated by a lunatic. Even in the end, he couldn't rest in peace, his body was used to plot against Wu.

He was uneasy and confused. Even though he didn't have to swallow the hard-to-swallow Curse Spirit Jade, and even though the negative emotions from swallowing the Curse Spirit had completely dissipated, he still seemed to be trapped in a bitter summer.

Draco saw through it, so he gave him some cold noodle sauce, hoping he would eat more, a subtle reminder to him.

Glass saw it, so she said so much just now.

What about Wu? Wu must have noticed it too, right? That's why he's even more clingy than before.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Gojo Satoru stopped rubbing and put his head on Geto Suguru's shoulder and looked at Geto Suguru.

"Nothing, I just think Wu is very handsome suddenly." In the end, Geto Suguru still didn't ask. There are some things that don't need to be explained between them.

I understand your confusion, and I know you will stay with me. That's enough.

"Too close, Satoru." Geto Xia Yu turned his head and got very close to Gojo Satoru's face. So close that he could hear his breathing and heartbeat clearly.

Geto Xia Yu turned his head awkwardly, not looking at Gojo Satoru. No matter how many times he looked at him, he still couldn't resist Gojo Satoru's face, especially when he was so close.

"..." Gojo Satoru stood up without saying a word, leaving Geto Suguru a little at a loss.

"What's wrong, Satoru?" Geto Suguru was suddenly pulled by Gojo Satoru and teleported. As the world spun around, he arrived at a familiar small apartment.

It was a small apartment bought by Geto Suguru and Gojo Satoru not far from Draco's place, and only the two of them knew about it.

This is also the place where Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru confirmed their relationship.