Chapter 39 Chapter 39 One Hundred Demons Night Parade 2 ...

Just when the seniors who were cured by the reversal technique and Megumi Fushiguro rushed towards Yuta Otsutsuki, Eri Kimoto retreated and disappeared on the spot when they were not paying attention.

But I didn't expect that there was someone here who came faster than me.

Hmm? Why is Gojo Satoru here?

Shouldn't he be in Shinjuku?

Eri Kimoto slammed on the brakes and quickly returned behind the wall, leaving only a pair of big eyes exposed, ready to peek.

There were two people in the alley, one standing and one lying. Geto Suguru, who was sitting against the wall, was seriously injured. The cursed wave he was hit by made most of his body bloody.

"Why did you come so late, Wu?"

Unexpectedly, it was Geto Suguru who spoke first. Just as he had told me before, he and Gojo Satoru had a very good relationship, and there was a sense of sadness in his tone after a long separation.

"I didn't expect that I would end up in your hands. How are my family members?" Xia Yujie asked while covering his fatal wound.

Gojo Satoru was not wearing glasses at this time, so the peeking Eri Kimoto also saw his complete face without sunglasses.

Damn, it turns out that they weren’t that kind of eyes. Instead, they were the kind of eyes that looked like the bright sapphires of the sky and the firmament.

...I even felt like I was meeting his eyes!

Eri Kimoto quickly withdrew her head and pretended nothing had happened.

Fortunately, Gojo Satoru didn't seem to say anything, but continued his conversation with Geto Suguru: "Your family members have successfully escaped. You also arranged for the people in Kyoto, right?"

"Yes, unlike you, I treat people very well."

"Unlike you," Xia Yujie smiled. "You sent those two here just to have me kill them, and then use them as a trigger to detonate Otsutsuki, right?"

Gojo Satoru's tone remained calm. "I trust you in this matter. Given your principles, you wouldn't kill a young magician without reason. Also, Eri caused you trouble a while ago."

Perhaps thinking back to the events of the past few days, Geto Xiayou smiled and gently shook his head: "Eri is very well behaved and didn't cause any trouble for me."

"By the way," Geto Suguru pulled out a student ID from his pocket and tossed it to Gojo Satoru: "It's from Yuuta Otsutsuki, help me return it to him."

"So you were the one causing trouble back in elementary school, weren't you?"

Hearing this, Geto Suguru sighed tiredly, "Satoru, you're not as sharp as Eri."

Feeling like she was being praised, the corners of her mouth rose five pixels. Eri Kimoto, who was hiding behind the wall, also had the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

"Anything else you want to say in the end?" Gojo Satoru spoke in a relatively relaxed tone.

Unfortunately, the expression on his face didn't match his tone, and Eri Kimoto had no idea what expression he should use when asking his former best friend for his last words.

"While I do hate monkeys, I've never hated anyone with a high curse."

"It's just that in this world, I have never laughed sincerely."

...Is being a sorcerer really that painful?

Hearing what Geto Suguru said, Eri Kimoto, who had poked her head out from behind the wall, was also a little stunned. This heavy and sad emotion could be clearly felt even from such a distance.

"Jay."

Gojo Satoru moved closer to him, squatted in front of Geto Suguru and whispered something. It was so quiet that Eri Kimoto didn't hear anything. She just saw Geto Suguru's stunned expression, then complained with a smile, saying, "At least curse a few words at the end."

It feels like Geto Suguru is really going to die... and Gojo Satoru doesn't seem to be planning to leave just yet. Is he trying to see his old friend off? How long are we going to have to watch here? Do we have to watch Geto Suguru die?

Qi Ben Eri hissed, thinking that if she waited any longer she would not be able to see Geto Suguru off, so she just stuck her head out and raised her right hand to say hello.

"Um, can you give me some time to say goodbye to Geto Suguru, Mr. Gojo?" Eri Kimoto walked to Gojo Satoru and asked with her head raised.

“…”

“…”

Eri Kimoto winked at him and said, "My brother-in-law... No! It seems that Yuta Otsutsuki really needs you. I will help you send Geto Suguru on his way! I'll just ask him a few questions and then send him on his way!"

Gojo Satoru looked at her quietly for a few seconds, and finally rubbed her head.

"Please."

.....

.....

It was getting dark.

Eri Kimoto's favorite time, dusk, has passed. The sun that covered the earth with a golden gauze has disappeared, and the quiet high school has been swallowed by the twilight.

After gathering her skirt, Eri Kimoto squatted quietly and obediently in front of Geto Suguru.

His eyes slowly swept over the wound on Geto Suguru's body that was so deep that the bone was visible and the blood was flowing non-stop, and finally stopped at his face with a gentle smile. The leader had never appeared in such a miserable state some time ago.

"Eri, I haven't seen you for a few days. Are you doing well?" he asked.

Qi Ben Eri nodded perfunctorily: "It's okay."

"I think so too. He looks healthy and healthy, and—"

"Stop."

Qi Ben Eri quickly interrupted him: "If you keep saying that, I will have to send you to Sanzu River myself right now!"

Xia Yujie laughed loudly, but he started coughing up blood halfway through his laughter.

The man slowly shifted his posture and pulled out another piece of black rope from his pocket. It was a familiar black rope that could be used to free her from restraints using special techniques.

"Eri, do you want to untie the black rope?"

"Come, let me help you."

"Compared to that," Eri Kimoto put her wrist in his hand and let him untie the knot with difficulty, while tilting her head and staring into Geto Suguru's eyes,

"Why did you come here to seek death, Geto Suguru?"

“…”

Geto Suguru froze for a moment, he lowered his eyes and continued with his actions as if he had not heard Eri Kimoto's words.

"Although,"

"Actually, this is your first big event since you defected from the Polytechnic."

"Ten years,"

"Compared to what you said, your actions are just empty talk."

"It's true that you hate ordinary people, but you also know you can't kill them all, right?"

“....”

"Did you kill so many people when you defected because it was a crime of passion driven by your youth? Did you become more honest after you came to your senses?"

"Exorcising curses, eating cursed spirits, amassing wealth, and raising children. In ten years, I've eaten over four thousand cursed spirits—"

Qi Ben Eri really wanted to complain that he could swallow 122 cursed spirits almost every day on average, and his behavior seemed more like that of a decent person.

But Geto Suguru was still silently untying the black rope on her wrist with his head down, as if his ears and vocal cords had suddenly broken at the same time.

"You and Yuta Otsutsuki were holding back in the fight, weren't you?"

"You can guide me in further studies in my field. You must have it. I haven't seen your field yet. Why don't you open it?"

"Why are you preparing this funeral for yourself?"

"Don't you want your family anymore?"

"Mimiko and Nanako will be very sad."

Eri Kimoto looked at him calmly.

Finally, Geto Xiayou raised his head, but he just smiled with the corners of his lips. He stared at her in silence for a long time before sighing helplessly, "Eri, you are such a perceptive and good child."

"But there's no point in talking about this now."

As if recalling some unhappy past events, Geto Xia's gaze fell on the ground, his tone tinged with vicissitudes and confusion: "I just..."

I just want to stop seeing my companions sacrificed. I'm really tired. Is that too much to ask for?

The rest of the words were not spoken. The emotion in Xia Yujie's eyes flashed, and finally replaced with that kind of light tenderness. He slowly stretched out his hand and rubbed Qi Ben Eri's head with difficulty.

"Eri... cough... I hope you won't live your life in pain like I did."

She could feel that the hand that Geto Suguru was stroking her hair was no longer as strong as before, but this unusual tenderness made her feel strange, so much so that Eri Kimoto herself didn't notice that she unconsciously lowered her head and leaned towards the direction of his hand.

The blood and dust made the leader less elegant than before, but Qiben Eri did not mind at this time.

Blinking at him, Eri Kimoto asked softly, "Why do you say that? Do you really not want to live? I told you that Mimiko and Nanako will be sad. I think they will cry miserably."

"Cough..." He tilted his head and spat out another mouthful of blood. Geto's helpless tone was more like an elder doting on a child. "Eri, do you think I can live for a few more minutes with this injury?"

"That's not the point," Eri Kimoto quickly interrupted him, "I just want to know your true thoughts."

"Do you really not want to live anymore?"

All he got was the man's silent and gentle smile, as if he was using this smile to express his determination.

Eri Qimoto suddenly felt unhappy.

"Ahem... ahem... I'll give you this rope. Maybe it can help you in the future."

"Eri, could you please give a message to Nanako and Mimiko for me?"

"Sorry, there's one more thing."

"Tell them not to avenge me, and let them live well."

“…”

It's really funny that they actually tell others to live well.

"I don't want to. Why should I help you pass the message?"

After answering him word by word, Eri Kimoto retracted her hand, her lips stretched as straight as a line. As if sensing her anger, 'Rika' who appeared behind her also became clearer from blurry.

Geto Suguru's eyes flashed, and then finally became clear and enlightened.

Possession or protection?

Curse or love?

But this is no longer the point. Geto Suguru closed his eyes tiredly, quietly waiting for his death. If there is a next life... what will he be like? In fact, being an ordinary person is already very happy.

Then, that familiar feeling came.

An indescribable warmth slowly spread, silently seeping into every cell. This warmth itself carried a familiar, strange, reversal quality that reminded me of Ieiri Naoko. The pain in the broken bones and damaged internal organs seemed to be slowly filled by the gentle reversal technique.

Geto Suguru suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the girl in front of him in surprise. Eri Kimoto had already stood up and was whispering something to her sister who was using the reversal technique.

"...Why did you save me?"

Feeling his wounds recovering at a slow and steady pace, Geto Xia Yu frowned and asked, "I planned this Night Parade of One Hundred Demons—"

"Ha," Qi Ben Eri looked down at his eyes, and after a few seconds, a strange arc slowly appeared at the corner of her lips, "What does that have to do with me?"

"Because I was a bad-tempered kid, my favorite thing to do was to contradict others,"

The dark red pupils narrowed slightly, and the eyelashes cast a fine shadow under the eyes. The girl showed a kind of almost mischievous smile, and her tone became more playful.

"Want to die? Then I won't let you die."

"You still expect me to bring you a message?"

"Dream on."

Eri Kimoto lowered her head, made a face at him, turned around and left. Her sister urged her to leave quickly and find Yuta, probably still a little annoyed by the strange bangs.

“....”

Looking at their backs as they left, Xia Yujie lowered his eyes and looked at his wounds that were still healing, and smiled softly.

"What a bad-tempered kid..."

"Eri."