─── ౨ৎ𓄹٠٘ viii. new year's

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𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟖:
𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑'𝐒
❝ 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒚, 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒖𝒓𝒊. ❞
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—after giving respects and prayers to the shrine, the gojo clan gracefully bowed in unison before exiting solemnly

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—after giving respects and prayers to the shrine, the gojo clan gracefully bowed in unison before exiting solemnly. they all wore traditional clothing for the new year, sayuri was wearing her blue kimono, while satoru wore a simple blue yukata.

"shit—" satoru was quick to cover his mouth. it was his 7th time tripping on his attire today. that was why he was never really fond of wearing traditional clothes and if it weren't for his sister nagging him, he would've stuck to his suit.

sayuri jabbed her brother discreetly as if telling him to behave himself. they were on their way to the dining hall when satoru split himself from his sister as they parted ways for their table seat — satoru seated at the front-end of the table for he was the head of the gojo clan, meanwhile sayuri sat at the side, a little far from her brother.

the servants started to place symbolic and delectable dishes on the table. the white steam emitting from each of them made its way to all of their noses. as it was the turn to serve the toshi-koshi soba, a noodle dish that they had eaten before and after the new year, satoru put a thumbs up to sayuri, knowing it was both of their favorite.

sayuri gave a thumbs-up back to her brother. he can be a good clan head if he chose to and thanks to his wise choice, sayuri couldn't wait to eat — especially the dessert that will be served later on. surely, she and satoru will feast on it.

when satoru bowed, thanked for the food, and took the first bite, only then the rest of the members of the gojo clan and their servants were allowed to eat.

the sound of palatable eating with the clinks of tableware was all everyone could hear until sayuri and satoru's father spoke up.

"satoru, the higher-ups have informed that they need our clan's help due to the sudden appearance of cursed spirits in the neighboring countries of japan. they already have sent a good amount of sorcerers but it's not enough."

at this, everyone in the room halted. they had only started eating and filling their stomachs with some good food, what was up with the sudden shoving down of depressing news in their throats?

cursed spirits outside japan? but, that wasn't possible — cursed energies were limited to this country only and—

"multiple cities in malaysia and philippines are in code red as of late." mr. gojo chihiro spoke. "right now, the capital city, manila, is in chaos for hundreds of medium level cursed spirits that have been spotted."

it had just turned new year yesterday and now, satoru had another problem to put in his list.

satoru placed with chopsticks down. "too bad." he responds to which the elders were not fond of. "i have to track geto's crimes. there are other sorcerers there. they just want me to go because my performance will put a good face for them." he answered, referring to the higher-ups and reasoning a white lie for not wanting to leave japan and his sister alone.

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