Chapter 48, Chapter 15: Pretty impressive, isn't it, Brother Fu Hei?

Bullying and humiliation are common in schools. Although Fushiguro Megumi possesses a physique far exceeding that of ordinary people, he would never do such a thing. Because he cannot stand such behavior, he would teach the bullies a lesson.

Sometimes the other person is quite well-behaved; after being disciplined once, they won't do it again—or rather, they won't openly let them know again.

Of course, some people were unconvinced, thinking that having more people would be enough to subdue him, and that would lead to a situation like today...

Although the results are usually the same.

Fukuguro looked at the people in front of her who had all been knocked down, her delicate eyebrows furrowing in displeasure: "I don't mind if you come in groups, but since you're all here, let's just get this straight once and for all."

"Anyone who's not happy can come find me, as many people as you want. But don't bully others like this again, or I'll definitely kill you next time."

"Do you understand?"

Even if the thugs, already bruised and battered from his beating, harbored resentment, who would dare utter a word of dissent? They all nodded, "Yes, we understand, Brother Fu..."

Seeing that the matter was resolved, Fushiguro Megumi immediately turned to leave. However... as soon as he turned around, he saw Fushiguro Jinji and Oriyuki Karin standing not far away.

Karin Origami's mouth was agape, her face filled with excitement. Fukuro Shinobu, on the other hand, smiled with amusement.

Fushiguro Megumi froze on the spot.

What, when?

He didn't even notice it.

No, rather... how did I end up here?

Didn't we go to Aomori Prefecture?

Before Fukuhei Megumi could recover from his shock, Fukuhei Shen'er said jokingly, "Pretty impressive, Fukuhei-ge."

The way he spoke the words "Brother Fu Hei" carried a deeper meaning made Ayaka Shiki cover her mouth and laugh, "Pfft."

Fushiguro Megumi: "..."

He didn't know why, but for a moment he really wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Embarrassed, the usually taciturn Fushiguro Megumi chose to change the subject: "Didn't you... go to Aomori Prefecture?"

He didn't even dare to look at Fukushige and Shikiya Karin when he spoke.

Fuheshchen felt extremely happy at this moment because he had seen something very interesting.

He hadn't expected that Fushiguro Megumi would have this side to her, and Fushiguro Megumi's obvious embarrassment made the whole thing even more interesting.

This prompted Fushiguro Jinji to not only answer Fushiguro Megumi's question, but also to tease him again while answering: "Ah, yes, it's over. This little guy insisted on coming to the school to find you two, so here we are. I didn't expect to see some fun things, so it wasn't a wasted trip."

Karin Origami also felt that her trip was worthwhile, as she witnessed Fushiguro's famous scene.

I also saw Fuhei Shen'er calling Fuhei Hui "Brother Fuhei," hahaha...

Seeing Fuhei Shen'er teasing him, she couldn't help but want to tease him too, so she imitated Fuhei Hui's tone from earlier: "Anyone who's not convinced can come find me, as many people as you want."

The voice of a two- or three-year-old child is extremely childish. When she says this, it not only doesn't sound threatening, but it also sounds quite amusing.

The premise is—you are not the one being learned from.

Megumi Fushiguro, who was being taught this lesson: "..."

Humans have a sense of shame.

At least for a while, Fushiguro Megumi will find it hard to accept that his actions and words were heard by both his father and daughter, and that the older one had started calling him "Fushiguro-nii" like the thugs, while the younger one had started threatening people like him...

But the fact was that they had already seen it, so he could only bite the bullet and pretend to be calm: "It's good that you're back, then let's go back."

As he spoke, he started walking forward, as if this awkwardness would prevent him from catching up.

But the current "big embarrassment" followed behind him, along with the "small embarrassment," and he could even hear their laughter.

Fushiguro Megumi: "..."

He'd rather go to the amusement park with Gojo-sensei than stay here any longer.

Karin Origami stared at Fushiguro Megumi's reddened ears and kept giggling without showing any sign of stopping. She was so laughing that she was practically clinging to Fushiguro Jinji.

—Ever since she took this pseudonym, she has indeed become increasingly unruly. Relying on the pseudonym's young age and her father's indulgence, she has no emotional intelligence whatsoever, only caring about having fun.

She not only laughed, but she also told Fushiguro Megumi, "Dad, your ears are red."

As soon as she spoke, Fuhe Shen'er also glanced at Fuhe Hui's ear.

It's really popular.

He smirked, "What? You were all so imposing just now."

Fushiguro Megumi: "..."

He didn't want to talk.

Fushiguro Miki was surprised and happy to see Fushiguro Jinji and Oriyuki Karin come to pick them up to go home.

However, she also noticed that Fushiguro Megumi seemed unhappy, and couldn't help but ask, "Megumi? What's wrong? You haven't said anything."

Although he doesn't talk much, he's never been this silent before, has he?

Fushiguro Megumi pretended nothing was wrong: "It's nothing."

But Karin Oriyuki, standing nearby, immediately saw through his lie: "Because Daddy's shy!"

This was accompanied by the innocent laughter of Oriyuki Karin, and a mocking laugh from Fukuro Shinji.

Fushiguro Megumi: "..."

Fushiguro Miki: ?

Although I don't know what happened, it seems like Megumi and Jinji-san and Akari-chan are getting closer.

Feeling that this was a good thing, Fushiguro Miki also smiled and said, "As for Megumi, she was actually quite shy when she was little, but it's not so easy to see her emotions as she's grown up."

Karin was immediately intrigued—Megumin's incredibly rare childhood story! She wanted to hear it!!!

So she kept pulling Fushiguro Miki along as she talked to her, and Fushiguro Megumi tried to stop her, but to no avail.

Just kidding, right now, Yuki Akako is the most influential person in the entire Fushiguro family!

So Fushiguro was forced to be talked about by them the whole way.

Fushiguro Miki and Oriyuki Karin were chatting, while Fushiguro Jinji, who seemed indifferent at first glance, was actually listening intently. As for Fushiguro Megumi…

Fushiguro Megumi was looking at which crack in the ground was the best place for him to crawl into.

Megumi Fushiguro: Why does something like a childhood dark history even exist?!

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Perhaps embarrassing moments and embarrassing pasts do make it easier to bring people closer together. After Fushiguro Jinji was loudly exposed by Oriyuki Karin for secretly dealing with Sukuna's fingers, and Fushiguro Megumi was also caught in the act of being a school bully and had a bunch of embarrassing childhood stories told about him, the relationship between the father and son... does seem to have gotten a little closer.

I can't quite put my finger on what's closer, and it looks pretty much the same as before, but it just feels a little different.

Karin Oriyuki was very pleased to see this, but...

"Daddy, have you been deliberately going on missions on weekends lately?" She tugged at Fu Heishen'er's trouser leg, tilting her little head up to look at him suspiciously.

Fuheshchen: "No."

He instinctively retorted, "The mighty Heavenly Tyrant at this moment is just like a guilty cheating husband caught having an affair by his wife."

Zhixue Yahuali: "..."

She didn't believe it at all.

Given Fuheishen's personality, how could he possibly have to go out on missions every weekend? He's with her every weekday, and the money he earns never even gets a chance to be spent. If he doesn't need the money, why would Daddy go to work?

But after thinking about it, it must have been tough for Fukushiro to have to take her with him every weekday, so Shikiya Karin decided to let him off the hook and give him a break.

She patted Fuheishen's leg generously and said, "It's okay, you can go out if you want. I'll be with Dad and Tsumiki-neechan this weekend."

Fuheishen: "..."

For some reason, when the little guy suddenly agreed to let him go, Fuheishener actually felt like he had let her down.

What a load of nonsense...

But inexplicably, after Fuheshel went out under the pretext of a mission and quickly completed the task, he didn't go to casinos or racetracks. At most, he would find a place to eat well, take a bath and enjoy himself, and then go back.

Like a dutiful man who would obediently go home after finishing his work each day.

After having this thought, Fuheshen couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

He knew he wasn't.

It's just... because that annoying little guy is still around.

That's what he was thinking.

But that little nuisance won't stay forever; she'll leave.

Just like his wife.

Then everything will go back to how it was before.

Yes, that's him.

He was a rotten person to begin with.

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Adults think about all sorts of things, but children are simpler. When Fushiguro Jinji goes out, Oriyuki Karin only thinks about petting Fushiguro Megumi's "zoo" every day.

Ever since she transformed herself into a cursed being, and was able to see cursed spirits, Karin Oriyuki has been clinging to Megumi Fushiguro, wanting dogs and bunnies.

Fushiguro Megumi was initially somewhat surprised, because he remembered that Oriyuki Karin couldn't see the rabbit at first. But now...

However, Karin is just a child, and it seems that Megumi Fushiguro can't get anything out of her, so he can only make things up in his own mind.

Perhaps the child cried so hard last time that even though I saw it, I didn't do anything about it?

In any case, Fushiguro Megumi convinced herself.

Oriyuki Karin: I knew it! As long as I'm young enough, you guys will fix the loopholes for me yourselves!

At the beginning, Karin was very nervous. She remembered that her "mission" was to prevent Fushiguro Miki from being raped. So she kept an eye on Fushiguro Miki every day. If she came back a little late, she would ask Fushiguro Megumi about her whereabouts, fearing that she would go to the Eighty-Eight Bridges and get into trouble.

But one day she suddenly realized that the Eighty-Eight Bridges seemed to be in the county where Huihui and the others used to live, but because of the influence of her last time traveling through time, they were now in Tokyo, where there were no Eighty-Eight Bridges or Ninety-Nine Bridges.

Zhixue Yahuali: "..."

So what was the purpose of her working so diligently for so many days?

After covering her head and cursing her brain for being so stupid this time, Yuki Ayaka Rin completely went crazy.

I finished the "task" last time, so this time I can just play around, right?

Today she rides a jade dog, tomorrow she sucks on a rabbit, playing around like a real child.

Then, joy turned to sorrow.

She was just casually going grocery shopping with Fushiguro Megumi, but can anyone tell her... why did she encounter such a powerful cursed spirit?!

"Dad!" Karin Oori looked anxiously at Megumi Fushiguro, who was holding her in his arms. Blood was already seeping from the corner of his lips.

He had just had to withstand the attack of the cursed spirit to save her. Kiriyuki Karin's eyes were now filled with worry.

If she were Natsuyu Ayakari now, she could unleash the Yuki-onna to fight. If she were Ieiri Hisato, she could heal Fushiguro Megumi and help him fight. But she is now Fushiguro Meiri, a completely immature Heaven and Curse, utterly powerless and merely a burden.

For the first time, Yuki Ayakari hated herself so much for being in such a young age in this disguise, so young that she couldn't do anything.

All she could ask was, "Dad, are you alright?"

Not wanting her to worry, Fukuro Megumi raised her hand to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth: "It's nothing, just a minor injury."

That's what he said, but he knew he couldn't win.

That's... a top-tier cursed spirit.

Although he didn't know why a top-tier cursed spirit had appeared near his home, now was not the time to think about that.

He placed Zhi Xueya Huali on the back of a jade dog and quickly instructed, "Mingli, hold on tight. It's dangerous here, and I don't have the strength to protect you. You should leave here first and go home. I'll go back after I deal with this cursed spirit, okay?"

When Zhi Xueya Karin heard his words, her heart skipped a beat.

She's not a real child; she knows perfectly well what Fushiguro Megumi is planning.

She opened her mouth as if to say something, but she knew—she would be of no use staying; she would only be a burden.

what to do?

what to do?

Suddenly, his brain, which had been malfunctioning lately, remembered something. He hugged the dog's neck tightly with one hand and reached out to Fushiguro Megumi with the other: "Dad, give me the phone!"

Fushiguro Megumi paused for a moment, then realized what was happening and handed the phone from her pocket to Oriyuki Karin.

He thought that perhaps she also understood what he had just said...

"We'll fight again once we're back in a safe place." He only gave this one instruction before ordering the Jade Dog to take Oriyuki Karin and leave the area quickly.

Knowing she couldn't cause him any trouble at this moment, Karin tightly gripped his phone, hugged the dog's neck, and shouted, "Dad, hang in there!"

Her voice was already trembling with tears.

Having traveled through time three times, this was actually the first time she had truly encountered danger.

Fear and panic weighed heavily on the child's already weakened mind, and she couldn't control her tears, but she didn't cry out loud as usual.

Before they even got home, Yuki had only run a short distance with her when Yukiko was already struggling to hold onto its neck with one hand while trying to make a phone call with the other.

Huihui, hang in there!

Gojo Satoru, you're the fastest to get here! You absolutely must stay at the vocational high school!!!

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Author's note: Another scene is playing in my mind: Karin opens Megumin's phone with high hopes, only to find that the phone has a lock screen password.

Huihui then died.

I'm dying of laughter, what a hellish joke! Hahahaha!