"Is this Papa's house?"
Following Ryuya back to his home in Kyoto, Arcueid and Altrouge immediately smelled a familiar scent upon entering.
Excitedly running around the house once, the two True Ancestor Princesses expressed satisfaction with the environment and, incidentally, pestered Ryuya for his clothes.
"Papa, I want Papa's clothes to wear as pajamas."
When they were little, they often ran around the bedroom wearing Ryuya's clothes.
In Arcueid and Altrouge's memory, their father's clothes were the best.
It had been a long time since they wore Ryuya's clothes after growing up.
Although there were clothes left by Ryuya in the Millennium Castle, those clothes had lost their 'father energy'.
Looking at Ryuya with expectant eyes, Arcueid and Altrouge were met with a flick on the forehead from Ryuya.
"Stop being mischievous. Look at how big you two are now. Can you even still fit into my clothes?"
Looking helplessly at his two mischievous daughters, Ryuya certainly remembered the scenes of the two little ones accompanying him when they were young.
But unlike their childhood, they had changed now, clearly not comparable to when they were small.
"Papa is a bully." x2
Saying this with their mouths, Arcueid and Altrouge still clung to Ryuya's arms without letting go.
"You two... Go quickly and pick the rooms you like."
Looking at the large and small bags of clothes and other things they bought, Ryuya said.
"Ah? We need our own rooms? Can't we be with Papa?"
Blinking, trying to get away with it, the Brunestud Sisters completely didn't want to leave Ryuya's side, not even for a minute or a second.
"When you were little, it was fine. But look how old you are now. How could you still sleep with me?"
Looking at Arcueid and Altrouge, Ryuya was very sure his daughters had truly grown up, at least a bit better than Yukino in that aspect.
Speaking of which, although Yukino had recently started new development with Ryuya's help, her... strength was still concerning, just a bit better than Eriri's.
"???"
Seeming to sense Ryuya's gaze, Eriri subconsciously gripped her clothes and took two steps back shyly.
"Alright, you two go pick your rooms quickly. Sawamura, are you staying tonight?"
The first part was for Arcueid and Altrouge, but the latter part was directed at Eriri.
After the fight in the shopping street, Eriri had followed Ryuya and the others home like a robot.
Still digesting what she saw along the way, feeling like she was dreaming, Eriri was almost startled into jumping by Ryuya's words.
"Sta... staying here?"
Not knowing what she thought of, looking at Yukino winking at her from the side, Eriri hesitated for a moment, then said, "Fine, I'd stay here."
At the dinner table, as usual, Haruno came over together, and Kaguya brought Hayasaka, almost becoming regular guests at the house.
Except for leaving after dinner every night, she was no different from a member of this family.
Having also seen those cursed spirits at the company with Haruno, Kaguya was now the official heir of the Shinomiya Conglomerate.
With Ryuya's help, she had even begun sidelining her father's influence.
Also, both she and Haruno had Shinsengumi's youkai protecting them. They were clearly unable to comprehend the Brunestud Sisters upon meeting them.
"Ryuya, these two girls... are your daughters?"
Her eyes scrutinizing Arcueid and Altrouge up and down… Kaguya couldn't see how these two acted like children anywhere.
Her concept of Ryuya's daughters was still stuck on small, cute infants. She didn't know what to say.
In contrast, Haruno walked up with a familiar air.
"They're Ryu's daughters? What are their names?"
"I am Altrouge."
"I am Arcueid."
Sensing unusual determination and perseverance in Haruno, Arcueid and Altrouge politely introduced themselves to her.
Chatting happily with the two princesses, time passed quickly.
By the time Souji returned, the dining table, now with the two True Ancestor Sisters and Eriri, appeared peaceful, but in reality, a certain delicate balance had been broken.
…
On the other side.
"Hmm, let me see. The address is here, right?"
A silver-haired man with outstanding looks, wearing a black uniform and an eye patch over his eyes.
After hearing from Yuji about Jogo and the false Suguru's appearance, Gojo's first reaction as the current strongest Jujutsu Sorcerer was disbelief.
Because he knew Suguru was dead… he had killed him himself back then. Yet now Suguru had reappeared… The possibility was really...
Shaking his head, having seen the footage from the restored café in the shopping street showing the false Suguru's face, though he couldn't confirm if it was really Suguru due to it being a recording, the Cursed Spirits blotting out the sky were clearly a move only Suguru could use.
Ultimately, following a trail of Cursed Energy, he arrived at Ryuya's doorstep.
Taking a deep breath, even the usually relaxed and confident Gojo felt a bit nervous now.
"What are you nervous about? You're Gojo Satoru."
Patting his own face, Gojo knocked on the door of Ryuya's house.
"I'll get the door."
Hearing Gojo's knock, Souji went to answer it.
And then...
"Gojo-san?"
"Okita-san?"
Their eyes met.
Gojo remembered he followed the traces left in the shopping street, 'Then why was I seeing Okita Souji?'
"Gojo-san, is there something you need from me?"
Frowning slightly, Souji hadn't met Gojo many times, but given her status as the current Shinsengumi's leader, basic communication existed.
"Okita-san, actually, I'm not here for you today. I'm looking for..."
"Chiyo, is that Gojo Satoru?"
Interrupting Gojo, Ryuya's voice came through the hallway to the entrance, "If it's Gojo Satoru, let him in. I invited him."
"Understood, Ryu-nii."
Even though she couldn't see Ryuya through the walls, Souji still nodded obediently towards Ryuya's direction. That devout manner made even Gojo feel it was overly respectful.
"Please follow me, Gojo-san."
"Oh, alright."
Nodding, Gojo changed into slippers and followed Souji inside.