Chapter 24: Warm Water Can't Boil Hanane
[This is more like a hotel than a hostel! It’s too luxurious, damn rich people! 】
After passing through the Japanese-style front hall, Kanda Kanon discovered that there was a different world here.
Behind the traditional wooden door is a building that combines modern and Japanese styles. Waiters in kimonos were serving guests in the front hall, most of whom were travelers dragging suitcases.
This hotel is located in the city center. Although it is not in the bustling center, it not only covers a large area, but also has a low-key yet luxurious decoration style.
Kanda Kanon, who had never been to such a place in her two lifetimes, tightly grasped Gojo Satoru beside her, trying to gain a little sense of security.
She still maintained her ladylike demeanor, holding her head high and not showing any timidity at all. Even the seemingly ignorant action of looking around was performed as if she was examining someone.
"Is it necessary to come to a place like this?" Xia Youjie muttered softly. His plan was to take her to the commercial street for a stroll and explain things to Nanami and the others.
But why did Gojo Satoru bring them to this kind of hotel? It would be fine if they were just here for tourism...wait.
Those fox eyes looked sharply at a white-haired guy who was talking to Kanda Kanon about something.
Is this... a display of self?
In order to attract female peacocks during the breeding season, male peacocks in estrus will perform courtship behavior by spreading their feathers. They display their beautiful feathers and perform graceful courtship dances to attract female peacocks.
Geto Xiayou felt that his behavior was very similar to that of a male peacock.
After showing off your appearance, are you going to show off your financial resources? What a boring self-display. What era is this? It's so unfashionable.
Xia Youjie complained bitterly in his heart. To be honest, he didn't think Kanda Kanon would stay in the world of sorcery because of this. After all, the future was hell. What's more, she herself was born in a family of sorcerers...
It would be better to say that the cat at home can do a backflip and take her home, Xia Yujie sneered.
[BFF!] As expected of you, you are the eldest young master. If there is a nice place, he will really take us to it! Why do I feel like I look more handsome than usual? Is it an illusion? 】
Geto Xiayou paused, then turned his head stiffly like a robot, his fox eyes full of confusion.
Do you actually like this old-fashioned way of chatting up, Kanon! ! !
Don't be swayed by money! Didn't you try your best to escape? Open your eyes and look carefully, the person in front of you is a complete scumbag!
You really don't know how to look at men!
Xia Youjie pounded his chest in frustration and sighed, like an old father whose cabbages were eaten by pigs.
No, calm down, if this can make her stay it's a good thing. But why is there this unwillingness in my heart!
Xia Youjie's troubled face became ferocious.
"Right~ I saved his life by accident before, and he gave me a lot of coupons. But I was too busy to come, and today I'm free, so I'll hold a welcome party for you!" Gojo Satoru said in a very reasonable manner, "It's a pity that Nozomi is on a business trip, so why don't you give her some coupons to go out with the Utaha later?"
[…Why don’t you give it to me? It would be so nice for me to play with them. Why should I go to the hot spring with those stinky men? 】Kanda Kanon's eyes were wandering. She only hated the poor character she had chosen. She could only think about it.
Hearing this, Xia Yujie's face relaxed and he smiled and nodded.
That's right, don't be blinded by unimportant things...
Wait, did he forget something? Xia Youjie raised his chin and frowned in confusion.
"I always feel that Senior Getsuyu is fighting something alone." Haibara Yu came close to Nanami Kento and whispered.
"Don't look at it, it will make you stupid." Nanami Kento replied.
"...You know what?" Gojo Satoru nervously leaned close to her face, "How I saved the boss before."
Kanda Kanon shook her head.
"This hotel used to store a cursed object. Then one day the seal loosened and the cursed object became bait, attracting many cursed spirits." Gojo Satoru narrated in a low and sinister voice, "At that time, the owner had not yet inherited the hotel. He just came back unintentionally and encountered these cursed spirits. Fortunately, I happened to be nearby and saved him before he was eaten."
"I've eaten." Kanda Kanon said in a trembling voice. The hotel lobby was brightly lit, but she felt cold.
"Yes." Gojo Satoru looked at her in surprise, then continued seriously, "Cursed spirits can eat people. You haven't been to such a miserable scene yet. It's lucky to have a complete body. It's not uncommon to encounter a cursed spirit and be eaten without leaving even a bone residue."
“Come to think of it, the cursed item was sealed again, but it’s still stored here to ward off evil.” Gojo Satoru raised his head thoughtfully, “Maybe the seal on that cursed item has loosened again.”
"Ah!!!" Kanda Kanon exclaimed loudly, staring at his expression uncertainly.
Although she got a book describing the future, the book did not describe any knowledge about spells in detail.
She wasn't sure if what Gojo Satoru said was true, but he certainly had no reason to lie to her.
[What should I do? Is it too late to go back now? I don’t want to be eaten by the cursed spirit at all! 】
Gojo Satoru glanced at her ugly face, and a smile slowly formed at the corner of his mouth.
The smile was fleeting, and he immediately put on a serious expression.
"I can't help it. You're so weak that you'll be easily eaten. Don't leave my side here, okay?"
Kanda Kanon nodded nervously.
[Is this an illusion? Why is it that nothing good happens every time I go out with these two guys? Compared to the cursed objects, these two are the bait, which is so attractive to the cursed spirits. 】
"Kane." A warm hand patted her shoulder. Kanda Kanon turned her head and saw that it was Geto Suguru.
He still had that smiling face, but she always felt he was a little scary, like a smiling tiger.
"You and Haibara should go to the restaurant first. Satoru and I will come to you after we check in."
Geto Suguru gestured with his thumb behind him, and Huihara Yu, who was standing in front of the elevator, waved at her.
A light bulb lit up above Kanda Kanon's head.
[That’s right, since they are all sorcerers, they don’t necessarily have to follow Gojo Satoru! If I had to choose, of course I would choose Angel Huibara! 】
“…Hey!” Gojo Satoru raised his chin in dissatisfaction.
[…I almost forgot. I’m now Gojo Satoru’s fiancée. 】
Kanda Kanon, who had already taken a step forward, suddenly turned around and hugged Gojo Satoru's arm.
"I want to be with Wu-kun!"
Gojo Satoru raised his eyebrows proudly. See, she will definitely choose me in the end.
Xia Youjie silently rolled his eyes, stared at me with dead eyes and said in a flat voice: "Since it is so dangerous, why not go back to the high school after dinner."
"You're not a kid who has to obey curfew when going out to play, or are you scared?" Gojo Satoru sneered and replied sarcastically.
"...You're going too far, Wu." Xia Yujie's face darkened.
Using intimidation to achieve one's goal is too despicable.
"The result is everything. You care too much about being right." Gojo Satoru's voice also became deeper.
What's wrong with wanting her to stay by my side? What's more, he didn't think that warm water could boil her. If he procrastinated any longer, she would probably run away.
"You think too simply. What you did today is not like your style. This kind of useless work will not succeed.
If she could be kept by these simple things, she wouldn't have thought of breaking off the engagement and running away in the first place.
"What is it to you?" Gojo Satoru stuck out his tongue and made a face.
"You're a liar to women!" Veins bulged on Xia Youjie's forehead and the air behind him twisted for a moment.
It's ridiculous to tell people not to insult their pure love.
"Heh, do you think you're some kind of saint?" Gojo Satoru raised the corner of his mouth sarcastically, "And I'm not lying."
It's just a slight exaggeration.
[…Aren’t these two good friends? Why are they arguing? 】
Kanda Kanon, who didn't understand why the two of them suddenly started arguing, had a hint of confusion in her eyes.
[It looks like you're going to fight again. Let's stop. What if you accidentally hurt me? Oh, stop hitting me, stop hitting me. You won’t kill anyone like this! 】
…
The two boys seemed to have lost all their strength and means and sighed in tacit understanding.
I don't know what they are arguing about.
"Gurgle~" A not-so-loud sound came from Kanda Kanon's abdomen, but the two people with good hearing heard it clearly.
Feeling the gazes of the two people, Kanda Kanon silently lowered her head.
【hateful! What am I screaming at this moment? My stomach, you are so disappointing! I'm so embarrassed that I can't face people anymore. Goodbye to this world. I'm going to sail away. 】
She dug her toes into the ground and almost dug a castle for herself.
Hello, the living are slightly dead, and the society is dead.
"Hahahahahahahahaha!" Gojo Satoru held his stomach and laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back.
"Stop, stop laughing." Xia Youjie's face was distorted as he tried to hold back his laughter. He tried to pretend nothing happened, but his distorted voice revealed everything.
Kanda Kanon bit her lips hard, tears of shame and anger welling up in the corners of her eyes.
[Whose fault is it? If you two hadn’t quarreled, I wouldn’t have had my meal by now! 】
[Apologize to me, bastard!] 】
"Well, here are the room keys. Haibara and I will share a room, you two will share a room, and Kanda-san will have a room by himself. Is that ok?" Nanami Kento walked out silently and took out the other two keys.
"Nanami you..." Geto Suguru took the key in surprise.
"Use the name of Gojo-senpai. Let's go eat. Kanda-san just fainted due to hypoglycemia. It will be bad if he has hypoglycemia again." Nanami Kento said calmly.
[Woo!] 】Kanda Kanon took her own key.
[You are worthy of being the only reliable adult male in the future! So reliable, much better than these two guys! 】
[Come to think of it, after Haibara Yu died, Nanami Kento left the world of sorcery and became a corporate slave. Otherwise, I'll just take them along when the time comes. 】Kanda Kanon thought about this possibility again.
Of course, it's just a thought. Unlike Haibara Yu, Nanami Kento plays a big role in future events, and she can't afford the butterfly effect if he is taken away casually.
But others may not know.
Gojo Satoru's dangerous gaze instantly fell on Nanami Kento. I never expected that there is someone more dangerous than Geto Suguru.
And Geto Suguru looked at him thoughtfully and thought, yellow-haired...it's not bad.
"Hmph!" Gojo Satoru grabbed Kanda Kanon's hand and trotted into the elevator.
It's so funny. If I don't leave now, my wife will be kidnapped soon.
"What a surprise. It turns out that you didn't come to Shibuya to provide guidance. I thought you would be a more unscrupulous person." Nanami Kento suddenly spoke.
The three of them were not in a hurry to catch up and chose to take the next elevator.
"Who do you think I am? Unintentional and guiding are two different concepts, and... it's not time to rush yet." Xia Youjie's words were very suggestive, "After all, it's us who are eager to change, not her. She is already a favor to be able to hear it, and we can't force her to do anything."
After thinking about it for a while, Nanami Kento finally understood the general idea.
There is a world of difference between accidentally hearing her inner voice and guiding her to hear the future they want to know.
The reason why Geto Suguru chose the former was undoubtedly because he wanted to become a trustworthy companion with Kanda Kanon.
If one day, Kanda Kanon knew that there were constraints, then if he chose to guide her, it would inevitably cause resentment in her heart.
That was a future that Geto Suguru didn't want.
He had no intention of using her, and this was what Xia Youjie wanted to express from beginning to end.
As for why it is not time to rush, it is even simpler.
If the critical moment really came when they were facing death, it would be impossible for her not to think about this matter as she was determined to escape from the world of magic and the tragic future.
When that time comes, she will probably be more anxious than them.
"But the inability to communicate is a problem." Nanami Kento frowned.
"What are you communicating about?" Huihara Yu listened for a long time but didn't understand what they were saying. It seemed very profound.
"...Did you try it too?" Xia Yujie suddenly choked up.
Nanami Kento nodded silently, his face pale as he recalled the scene of his social death just now.
"There are four of us now, so we might as well form a band." Xia Youjie was thinking about how to get the other two people involved.
"Does Senior Getsu like music?" asked Huihara Yu with a smile.
They both fell silent.
Xia Yujie sighed softly and patted Huihara Yu's shoulder lovingly: "Huihara, you must stay pure and innocent forever."
Huiyuan Xiong tilted his head in confusion.
"Although I can't say it directly, I can convey it in another form." Xia Yujie took out his mobile phone and sent a group email.
Of course, the recipients are Gojo Satoru, Nanami Kento, and Haibara Yu.
"This is..." After opening the email, Kento Nanami's eyes moved quickly as he read the contents.
"Fushiguro... Shinji? Who is that?" asked Haibara Yu in confusion.
The content of the email was some information about Fushiguro Shige, which was purchased from the black web by Geto Suguru with great effort.
Of course, his behavior would definitely attract the attention of Fushiguro Shigeki. But it doesn't matter, what matters is that he realizes that someone is investigating him.
He hated being tripped up in secret more than confronting someone openly.
"This is a person who needs special attention. He is known as the magician killer and is a rather difficult enemy." Xia Yujie emphasized certain words in his tone.
Since hearing Kanda Kanon's voice, Geto Suguru has acquired many key names.
For example, curses and cursed spirits like Ryoumen Sukuna and Hanamika, and the container Yuji Itadori, Yuta Otsutsuka, and Rika.
But it was very difficult to investigate these people, not to mention Ryoumen Sukuna and Hanami. After asking the police I knew, I found out that the latter two were just two children.
According to his observation, there was no magic formula and no curse spirit could be seen.
The only person who gave him some clues was Fushiguro Shige, who was quite famous among the curse masters.
This person will attack the high school, and Lord Tianyuan's barrier will not work on him.
And today, Kanda Kanon mentioned even more content, so he had to go back to sort out his thoughts and continue his investigation.
But before that, I need to give others a warning.
Kento Nanami's eyes flickered. "Mage killer?" That's a very indicative name. From what we heard from Kanda Kanon about the future, he was killed by a cursed spirit.
If Geto Suguru's target is this person, it should mean that his future is related to Fushiguro Shinobu.
In any case, you need to pay attention.
"I understand." Nanami Kento said solemnly.
"Oh!" Huihara Yu nodded confusedly, so what is the mission objective?
"Nanami..." Xia Youjie wiped the non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes with emotion, "It's great to have you."
God knows how he lived his life before that.
"…It's a bit disgusting, Senior."
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On the other side, Kanda Kanon, who was dragged all the way to the restaurant, was led by the waiter to sit by the window with Gojo Satoru.
"Let's just eat something first, and then we'll eat in the private room we booked tonight. There's a private hot spring there, by the way. If you don't want to go to the public hot spring, you can just go there and soak in the hot spring." Gojo Satoru ordered some dishes casually.
"Huh?" Kanda Kanon looked at him blankly. In fact, she was not used to his almost considerate words.
"Why, do you still want to take a hot spring bath with me?" After seeing the waiter leave, Gojo Satoru turned his head and approached her, with a sly smile on his lips.
"No..." She said subconsciously.
"Hmm?" Gojo Satoru frowned.
"…It's not impossible." She forced herself to change the subject.
"Why are you so reluctant? I remember you were not like this when you first came." Gojo Satoru stretched out his voice, his blue eyes half covered by sunglasses staring at her without blinking.
Pretty and delicate, her eyes contained not only teasing but also emotions that she couldn't understand. She felt a chill all over her body. What was going on?
[How strange…]
Kanda Kanon nervously clutched the hem of her skirt, and her movements began to shake visibly.
[This is so strange...it shouldn't be like this. 】
This weirdness became more pronounced when she was alone with Gojo Satoru.
What went wrong? 】
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