Yū found himself once again entering his parent's apartment late at night, and once again, he found himself coming face to face with his parents.
He was both unsurprised they were back by this time, but also surprised that they were still awake after their long day.
"Yū, where have you been?" he almost let out a sigh upon hearing his father ask that question in a tired tone.
"Getting a standard vehicle licence and a car," his response was met with hesitation from the older people in the room.
"You've got a car?" his mother sounded unsure, then again, she had missed most of his life growing up.
"Yes, it was supplied by a group I'm working with," he admitted before handing her the letter containing the fact that it was given to him by the government agency.
The frowns that adorned the adult's faces were clear to him.
"You are working with a Government Agency?" his mother sounded uncertain, something he was more than understanding of given his age and status as a student.
"Yeah, it is a bit strange for a Government branch though," he admitted, then again, being a branch that specialized in hiding the existence of the supernatural meant it was only natural they wouldn't be normal.
The fact that his parents didn't respond told him that they were of the same opinion as he was.
Then again, how many agencies recruit people who are still in high school and supply them with a vehicle?
"You're not getting involved with anything… questionable, are you Yū?" his father asked seriously, earning a blank stare off the boy.
"I've just spent a year with Dojima-ojisan… do you really think I'd get involved with anything like that after staying with him?" His question was simple and made his parents look away with a hint of embarrassment on their features.
After all, Dojima was more than willing to arrest him if he ever got involved in something illegal… hell, he'd almost arrested him simply because he was suspicious after that letter that threatened him.
Plus he considered the man to be like an older brother now, he looked up to the detective as a role model despite his flaws and the issues he harboured, hopefully he would be able to move on with his life and give Nanako the time and affection she needed.
If he was honest with himself, he had high hopes for his uncle and cousin.
"Anyway, I'm going to bed," he stated calmly as he walked towards his room, sure he wouldn't actually be sleeping yet, instead he would deal with his homework, watch some television and maybe call one of his friends back in Inaba, but the point was that he was going to his room.
"I see… goodnight," and with that call from his mother, he proceeded to hole himself up in his room and finish off his day.
Godou couldn't stop it.
He sighed as he once again found himself being told what he was going to be doing for the summer break.
Honestly Erica could just be way too pushy… well, most of the time really.
It didn't change the fact that he really did care about her, he simply needed a bit of space and being expected to essentially go on a honeymoon before getting married, long before he was ready for either thing, was not appealing to someone with his sensibilities.
"To put it simply, I see myself like a Doctor, I won't sit by and let someone die just because I wasn't getting paid, but that doesn't mean I won't use those same skills to make a living."
He found those words passing through his head as he thought about his life and how it was changing ever since becoming a Campione.
Honestly, what his senpai had said that day still rang clear in his mind, that just because it was his duty to defeat Heretic Gods didn't mean he shouldn't benefit from it either.
Then there was the fact that the older teen had been double dating… sure he wasn't going to have a go at the guy for that, given how close he was to both Erica and Mariya he was pretty sure it could be considered hypocritical, but at least in his case, both knew about each other and how close they all were.
Then again, given the lack of surprise on Risette's face upon that revelation maybe they weren't exactly hiding the fact and it simply didn't come up before.
But honestly, he wished he had some way of getting away from Erica, at least for a little while.
Especially now that she was trying to organise his entire holiday while giving him zero input as to what they were going to do.
So he silently made plans to leave the country without Erica's knowledge, which if he was honest with himself, was a surprisingly difficult thing to do, especially given just how thorough she was with anything involving him.
Thankfully Mariya-san and the HCC had been prepared to help him in his endeavours.
So it was now simply a matter of waiting for the summer holidays to start and then he would be on the first flight to Sardinia and towards Lucretia Zola's home where he would be laying low until such a time when it was safe to re-emerge and come back to school.
Of course that would mean leaving Japan in Narukami-senpai's hands but he was certain the white haired senior could handle it, besides it wasn't like a Heretic God attacked every week, hell, they rarely even attacked more than once a year worldwide if what he had heard was right.
Of course the fact that he had killed Verethragna, met Melqart and defeated Athena in just a few months made him very sceptical about the veracity of that information.
And that wasn't even including the fact that Narukami-senpai had killed Izanami that very same year.
So either the information was wrong and Heretic Gods descended more often than they claimed or they were having a funky year or two.
Honestly he hoped that it was just a short burst that was ending but if his luck held true then it wouldn't be a surprise if another God descended soon.
And he would probably end up in the middle of whatever it was doing.
He shook his head clear of that thought, he didn't have reason to worry about this situation just yet, it was getting late and he had school the next day.
So he proceeded to prepare himself for the night and tried to clear his mind so sleep could take him.