Chapter 97, Chapter 11: As a serious, reliable, and responsible teacher...

"Where are you guys headed?" Xia Youjie asked casually.

Gojo Satoru readily replied, "I plan to take Tsukihime shopping to buy some daily necessities and clothes."

"Have you forgotten that you have class this afternoon?" Xia Youjie asked the crucial question.

Gojo Satoru: "..."

He paused for two seconds, then tilted his head: "Really?"

Xia Youjie smiled.

Gojo Satoru threw himself at him: "Jay—"

Before he could say anything, Xia Youjie interrupted him directly: "Don't even think about it. Xiaozi has been staying in the infirmary for too long and wants to go out for some fresh air. I just switched shifts with her and I'm going to the infirmary to cover for her in a bit."

"That glass..."

"Shoko's out on a mission, don't think about her."

“Emmm…” Gojo Satoru pondered, “Actually… it wouldn’t be a bad idea to let the injured get treatment on the training ground, would it?”

Clearly, Gotsu wanted Xia Youjie to work two shifts by himself.

Xia Youjie and Zhi Xueya Huali: "..."

Xia Youjie gave a helpless, bitter smile: "Should I thank you on behalf of the injured people who need treatment today? You even arranged such a well-ventilated medical place for everyone."

Gojo Satoru waved his hand: "You're welcome~"

Xia Youjie laughed and refused, "Just kidding, don't even think about it."

"Hey—Jie—"

Just as Gojo Satoru was about to act cute, Natsuyuki glanced at Oriyuki Karin beside him, then directly pulled Gojo Satoru around and the two began to whisper to each other.

Xia Youjie's expression was serious, and he lowered his voice: "Wu, are you going to skip class in front of Yueji?"

Gojo Satoru nodded decisively: "Can't I? I'm even willing to skip class for her, she'll definitely be very touched, right?"

Although he already knew Gojo Satoru's thought process, Xia Youjie still couldn't help but twitch his lips when he heard him say that.

"Whether you're moved or not is another matter, but first of all, people will think you're very irresponsible, right? Is this really okay?" Xia Youjie said, and even pulled Wujiao Wu to take a special look in the direction of Zhixue Akarin.

He knew how much Gojo Satoru had longed to have a daughter, which is why he said that.

As expected, when Gojo Satoru heard him say that, his expression immediately became more serious.

Xia Youjie pressed his advantage, asking, "Do you want your child to think that his father is an irresponsible person?"

Gojo Satoru turned around, his face full of sanctimonious indignation: "Little Tsukihime, I'm sorry, Daddy forgot that I have class this afternoon. As a serious, reliable and responsible teacher, I would never do something as irresponsible as skipping class, so—I'll go shopping with you after class."

Xia Youjie's eye twitched: "How could you even say that..."

Kiryuki Karin was also speechless.

Does she really think she doesn't know what kind of person he is?

She didn't play dumb and directly called out Gojo Satoru: "You were clearly planning to skip class just now, weren't you?"

Gojo Satoru's skin was as thick as a city wall: "No, how could that be? When did I ever say I was going to skip class?"

“Just now…” Karin Oriyuki wanted to refute, but then she remembered—Gojo Satoru had acted as if he was going to skip class, but he didn’t actually say that he was going to skip class.

He simply called out to Xia Youjie.

Although everyone present knew why he shouted that, the truth is... he didn't actually say he was going to skip class.

Gojo Satoru's smile was gentle and reliable: "What?!"

Zhixue Yahuali: "..."

She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but that didn't stop Oriyuki Karin from putting on an act as if she'd already seen through it all.

She wrinkled her nose, said nothing, but looked at Gojo Satoru with a hint of doubt.

Gojo Satoru smiled at her, then turned around seemingly naturally, and behind his back began frantically gesturing to Natsuyou Jie: Hey! Jie! Hurry up and say something!

Xia Youjie tilted his head with a smile: What?!

Gojo Satoru was pretending to be stupid in front of Oriyuki Karin, and now he's pretending to be stupid in front of Gojo Satoru too.

Gojo Satoru winked anxiously: Hey! Don't play dumb with me! It's all your fault for bringing up class, okay?

Xia Youjie looked innocent: So it's my fault?

Gojo Satoru's eyebrows shot up: What else?

Xia Youjie shrugged: Oh, then you'll have to figure it out yourself.

Gojo Satoru:......

Xia Youjie glanced at him with a smile, his eyes full of anticipation for a good show.

There was one thing that Gojo Satoru had clearly forgotten, but Natsume didn't remind him. That was... even though he had his back turned, the child behind him also had six eyes.

In other words... the other party could see Gojo Satoru's winking and gesturing just now.

From Xia Youjie's perspective, Gojo Tsukihime frowned, and the doubt in her eyes almost materialized.

Her situation was rather special. Unlike the other children, she had never met her father before, and this was her first time meeting Gojo Satoru.

Xia Youjie could roughly guess that the other party might have had various imaginations and expectations about the role of father, but Wu...

Although they were close friends, Xia Youjie knew very well that Wu's personality was not quite in line with the typical image of a father.

Clearly, Gojo Satoru's current performance has made the child somewhat skeptical.

However, Xia Youjie was not too worried. Because he was very familiar with Gojo Satoru, he knew that even if Gojo Satoru didn't seem like a reliable father, who said he couldn't be a father?

After all… when they first heard that Satoru Mirai would become a teacher, they all thought the world had gone mad. When Satoru Makoto first announced he wanted to be a teacher, everyone doubted whether he could be a good one. And every student, upon first meeting Satoru, wondered if there was something wrong with the school.

But... hasn't the other person also become a very good teacher?

Similarly, why can't the role of a father be included?

At most, the process might be a bit ridiculous, but... what does that have to do with him? On the contrary, isn't this a good time to watch Wu make a scene?

Xia Youjie: -v-'

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Karin Origami was taken to class by Satoru Gojo. On the way, Satoru Gojo asked her, "Do you know my student, Tsukihime? The current first-year students are Yuujin Itadori, Nobara Kugisaki, Megumi Fushiguro, Junpei Yoshino, and the nine from the Nine Phases Diagram. The order from largest to smallest corresponds exactly to their strength."

Karin Oriyuki's expression remained calm: "I know the first three."

Gojo Satoru nodded: "Well, that's what I was thinking too."

Since Gojo Satoru had already shared information and photos about Gojo Tsukihime in the group chat beforehand, all the first-year students already knew her. However, Gojo Satoru still gave everyone a very formal introduction again.

"Jiangjiang—the teacher's daughter, Gojo Tsukihime, also known as Little Tsukihime! But only the teacher can call her Little Tsukihime~ It's a nickname that only the father can use!" As he said the last sentence, Gojo Satoru's invisible tail seemed to be wagging in the air.

Clearly, Gojo Satoru had noticed that Oriyuki Karin had made Natsuyuu change her way of addressing her, and then he thought about how his daughter had tacitly allowed him to call her Tsukihime.

What's this called?

Isn't this his daughter's love for him?

Anyway, Gojo Satoru's self-guided strategy is complete.

The real reason is that Karin Ooyuki knows Gojo Satoru's character all too well. No matter how much you protest, he won't listen. The more you object, the more enthusiastically he'll shout, acting like a primary school kid, so childish.

The students below were somewhat speechless at Gojo Satoru's obvious boasting.

But in the end, led by Hisahito Itadori, they inexplicably cheered once again.

Gojo Satoru seemed even happier.

Zhixue Yahuali: "..."

She looked at everyone with indifferent eyes.

There was no emotion whatsoever. Very calm, but it made the group of people below seem even more idiotic.

The applause gradually became sparse.

The Nine Phases Diagram still looks rather dim-witted and unable to control its tongue.

The bone structure expert turned his head and asked, "Brother, why isn't the teacher's daughter talking? Does she dislike us?"

Sanxiang patted him on the shoulder: "Don't talk nonsense, maybe the other person is just mute."

Everyone: "..."

Zhixue Yahuali: "..."

Gojo Satoru, that shameless father, laughed without any regard for her feelings: "Pfft, little Tsukihime~ You've been mistaken for a mute~ What do you do?"

His attitude of clearly enjoying the show was infuriating.

Karin Origami glanced at him, her expression somewhat complicated. She seemed to want to say something, but said nothing, instead giving a cold look to the Bone Form and the Scattered Form who had just spoken.

The two brothers immediately shut up, blinked, and pretended that they hadn't said those words.

Karin Origami almost burst out laughing.

She looked away and nodded slightly to the crowd: "Gojo Tsukihime."

Everyone waited for a while, but she didn't say anything else.

Karin felt like she was the protagonist of an anime, the kind of character who only introduced herself by her name. Wasn't this moment just like it?

"Tsukihime-chan! Welcome—" It was Itadori Yuujin who broke the silence; the little sun never lets the atmosphere die down.

Of course, the Nine Phases Diagram clapped along with its younger brother.

Before Yoshino Junpei and the others could catch up, Oriyuki Karin's cold voice fell again: "Please don't call me that."

The atmosphere froze again, and Hisahito Itadori was also taken aback.

However, he didn't stay stunned for long. He quickly smiled and scratched his head: "Ah... sorry, don't you like this nickname? What should I call you then? Would it be inconvenient to call you Gojo-chan, since the teacher is also Gojo?"

"Don't call me that. You can call me Akari or Tsukihime."

"Don't you want it like that? Okay. But why? Isn't it cute? And what's this 'Red Ritual'?"

"..." The child seemed a little too lazy to explain, "You're being a bit too long-winded, Itadori-senpai."

"Ah, sorry, sorry, I was just curious. Can I call you Tsukihime from now on?"

Karin Oriyuki nodded slightly: "Mm."

Her scrutinizing gaze swept over Yoshino Junpei and the others from the Nine Realms, her brows furrowing slightly.

"Father, why would you take such a weak person as a student?" she asked directly, expressing her confusion.

Knowing he wasn't very strong, Yoshino Junpei subconsciously pursed his lips.

He's quite sensitive, while there's someone else who isn't—

Shao Xiang pointed at himself and asked, "Are you talking about me?"

The bone structure expert turned to his brother and asked, "Brother, is she talking about us?"

Sanxiang shook his head: "No, she must be talking about you, not me."

Everyone: "..."

Unable to resist rolling her eyes at her idiotic classmates, Kugizaki Nobara finally raised her voice and said, "Hey, who are you calling weak?"

The child glanced at her and pointed around very honestly: "Him, and the rest of them."

She was referring, of course, to Yoshino Junpei and the other eight brothers, excluding the one named Takasō.

After saying that, he added, "Although Kugizaki-senpai and the others aren't very strong either, they're still quite good compared to others."

She didn't even sound arrogant or contemptuous when she said this; she was just calmly stating her opinion because that's how it was in her mind.

However, this makes it even more infuriating.

“You—” Kugisaki Nobara gripped her hammer, but after glancing at Oriyuki Karin, she let go.

It wasn't that she thought bullying children was wrong, but she was reminded of the flattened forest she had seen last time...

Clearly, although this child is not very big, his destructive power is on par with that of Gojo Satoru.

Kugizaki Nobara's lips twitched, and she finally glared angrily at Gojo Satoru: "Hey! Teacher, aren't you going to do anything about this?"

Gojo Satoru, looking on with amusement, shrugged and said, "What do you care? What Tsukihime said is true. Everyone is still very weak."

Kugizaki Nobara's lips twitched, yet she couldn't refute this statement at all.

"Hmm—" Gojo Satoru rubbed his chin. "But if you want to fight, you can definitely have a match."

Students: "..."

Thank you, none of them want to fight Oriya Karin. They still remember the devastation in that forest last time.

Gojo Satoru had also thought of this. He looked at Oriyuki Karin and added, "Little Tsukihime, you're not allowed to use [Haku], okay?"

The child frowned slightly.

She wasn't afraid of fighting, but she had no interest in engaging in such meaningless battles.

After thinking for a moment, Ayaka Shiki made a condition: "I need you to teach me how to use infinity."

While skills like [Azure] can be left for now, the Infinite, which serves as a barrier against attacks, is still essential. Although the Reversal Technique can guarantee survival, who wants to get hurt if they can be a damage-free turret?

Gojo Satoru raised an eyebrow: "Sure!"

And so, the competition began.

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Author's note: Jie Ge's expression -v-'

The key point is the apostrophe :-D