Higher education articles
“It’s really scary~”
"The scene was truly horrifying. Xiaokui's ears, eyes, nose, and mouth were all bleeding heavily. Fortunately, Glass was right next to her and used a reversal technique to heal the wounds and calm the turbulent blood in her body."
"By the way, Glass is the lady next to me~"
"I saw it when I was a kid, Xiaokui, do you still remember it~"
As if a lighthearted tone could ease the heaviness of the topic, Gojo Satoru tried his best to describe the whole process in a cheerful tone, snatching the work of describing the patient's condition from the attending physician, Ieiri Shoko.
As for why she was here, Hinata Aoi was inexplicably distracted, her mind drawn to the black cat on the bed.
She floated so lightly that she didn't leave any marks on the bed. She was licking her own shiny black fur gracefully, completely unconcerned with human gazes. The pupils revealed during her movements were the same solemn golden color as hers.
"Hey~ Are you listening to me carefully?"
Gojo Satoru leaned over and waved his hand across the black cat, but it went straight through the cat's body, as if it had penetrated a mass of black, solid air, without causing any damage.
"Can Aoi see it too? This is some kind of cursed energy that was generated by something we don't know how, so we can't do anything about it. It seems like only the two of us can see it right now~"
"...Isn't he the messenger of the underworld?" After hearing this, Hinata Aoi finally had the energy to respond.
Her emotions seemed to be stuffed into a jar and sealed. These painful-sounding experiences did not stir up any waves in her heart. In her mind, she only felt that the black cat looked so familiar, and she wanted to look at it again and again.
Perhaps this time the line between life and death was not as clear as when she was seven years old. Hinata Aoi found it difficult to empathize with her, but she vaguely felt that her life might not last much longer.
"Don't I have no connection with curse power?"
"Maybe...the conclusion will be overturned." Yes, it has been overturned.
Gojo Satoru could no longer maintain his cheerfulness and lowered his voice:
"Unlike the unchangeable bondage of heaven and curse, Xiao Kui's body should be made up of layers of bondage, wrapped in sections like a bandage."
"It's a removable and modifiable restraint. Just like the game code, the previous setting was 'insulated from cursed energy', but now it's been partially modified to 'can be healed by reversal techniques, but lacks blood clotting ability'."
Perhaps it was because of the lack of blood clotting ability that the code was changed to allow it to be cured by spells.
"...It's like having a severe case of hemophilia. Even the smallest wound will cause you to bleed to death without using a reversal technique."
"This black cat is most likely a mark left by the code author after making these changes." I don't know what Xiao Kui sacrificed her blood clotting ability for, but after doing all this, she was able to accurately deliver the child to Glass. It's truly incredible...
Hinata Aoi was silent for a moment:
"...And then what?"
It was like listening to a story that happened to someone else. There was not much sadness or pain. Hinata Aoi accepted it calmly.
It was more like a sigh of relief. At this moment, she finally realized that her fate had been manipulated. It was not that she had done anything wrong, but that no matter what she did, she would have ended up like this.
It's not her problem, so there's no need to blame herself for it, and she won't feel any psychological burden even if she blames others.
I should also be grateful that I didn't dwell on it for so long and didn't completely abandon the past, which allowed me to enjoy a relatively happy life with my friends for nearly two years.
It’s a pity that after persisting in parkour for so long, I have to be banned from strenuous exercise before I can use it to escape.
...What was there to be gained by editing her life? Was she being amused by her mood swings, letting her gain and lose again and again?
"Then......"
Gojo Satoru didn't expect Hinata Aoi to accept it so quickly. The words of comfort and enlightenment he prepared with great effort were of no use.
Not wanting the man to procrastinate any longer, as the current and future life-saving tool holder of Hinata Aoi, Ieiri Shoko hurriedly told Gojo Satoru the most crucial consequence:
"You can go back and live an ordinary life. If something unexpected happens, try to contact me to save you. Or you can choose to stay here and stay by my side for treatment at any time." But the premise of making this choice is that there are no more unexpected events.
"Unfortunately, when you appeared beside me, there were high-level spies around. Now they have received the news and are paying more attention."
"If you want to go back to live a normal life, you will inevitably be harassed."
The higher-ups will use various methods to test Hinata Aoi's specialness and various methods to investigate Hinata Aoi's identity. Both paths are easy to follow, and then combine to come to the conclusion that "the girl cannot be harmed by any cursed power and is the sister of the late traitor Geto Suguru."
All these years of secret protection have become ineffective, and Hinata Aoi will sooner or later be exposed and attract attention.
It can be said that the moment Hinata Aoi appeared in the rescue center, there would be no more ordinary life.
Ieiri Naoko gnashed the cigarette butt with her teeth, waiting for the girl to make a choice.
......Isn't this just leaving us with no choice?
Hinata Aoi suddenly remembered something:
"What day is today?"
"Number 26."
Gojo Satoru covered his face. He knew what Hinata Aoi wanted to ask:
"Have I reported to you about Ji's situation? He is alive and well now... Jie has been executed." He was killed by his own hands.
"He said that his relatives were buried behind that temple, and his parents had no name on their tombstones."
"You know the place."
The emotions sealed in the jar found an outlet in an instant, and a sour feeling instantly swept over her heart. Hinata Aoi buried her head and clutched the quilt tightly. Her tears were absorbed by the soft fabric before they flowed out of her eyes.
This was the most fearful birthday she had ever had. She kept holding her phone waiting for Goujuanji to report that he was safe. When she received the message in the evening, she finally felt relieved and happily accepted the sincere birthday wishes from her friends.
The other half that she couldn't let go of was that she didn't dare to ask about Geto Suguru's situation.
Giving herself a night's buffer, Hinata Aoi thought she would ask for specific details the next day, but she didn't expect that when she opened her eyes again, she would find herself in the sorcerer's territory.
If I had known earlier, I would have let her go to the battlefield that day. Maybe she could have made some contribution... It would have been a relief to die in that battle with Geto Suguru.
...a profoundly selfish relief.
"It's safe to stay in school. In peacetime, a normal person wouldn't get hurt in a year. The only thing you have to do is sacrifice your freedom."
Glass couldn't bear to see this kind of scene, so he turned around to organize the information.
Now it was like two old classmates mourning with the family. Even if that person was a jerk who had gone against them and needed a lesson, he would feel melancholy because of the withering of life.
"What Glass said makes sense~" Gojo Satoru changed his perspective and comforted Hinata Aoi:
"The thing we should worry about now is how to tell others, right?" he said, holding up his fingers one by one.
"You need to explain to Noko, explain to your friends, and go through the transfer paperwork... Why does it seem like Ji is the only one benefiting?"
"He can be your classmate again!" Is it fate that is biased in this regard?
...Maybe it would be good for him too?
"Ah, it's hard to stop those stubborn old guys from causing trouble~"
"Why don't you just go to my family tree, Xiaokui!"
Gojo Satoru thought he had made a perfect suggestion, but was hurt by two disdainful looks.
"Isn't that good? Even if it's in the family tree, just the name Gojo can scare off a bunch of scumbags."
"Don't you know how notorious you are outside?" Glass said bluntly.
"You won't run into those scoundrels at school. The ones who come to cause trouble are those who fear you but don't respect you."
"That's too much~ I was hoping Xiaokui would take care of me until the end of my life~"
Hinata Aoi was finally amused by Gojo Satoru:
"Even if my last name wasn't Gojo, I would have done the same thing, if I had lived longer."
"...What nonsense are you talking about? You will definitely live like an old lady. Remember to dress up nicely before coming to visit my grave~" Gojo Satoru rubbed Hinata Aoi's head.
*
After the meeting, he tried hard to dissuade Hinata Noko from resigning and returning to the world of curse arts, but Hinata Aoi still couldn't get through to Yato's number.
After learning about the existence of the photo from Mika, she wanted to contact Yato to reminisce about the past. Now that she has had another accident, she still can't find this god to help.
Hinata Aoi resigned herself to her fate and continued editing the message to be sent to Mika, deleting and reducing some things, but suddenly she felt that it seemed okay not to tell the truth.
Even if I have a terminal illness that prevents visitors, from now on I can only be friends with Mika and the others online, and I don’t have to worry about whether it will affect them.
But that explanation alone is too frivolous. Hinata Aoi decides to join forces with Kuroo and Mamoru, who have already made their choices. They have been baptized by the truth once and should be able to help her comfort Mika.
"Haven't you figured out what to say yet?"
Gojo Satoru adjusted his sunglasses and looked at the girl in front of him who was wearing the technical high school uniform.
"Very nice, the school uniform with a stand-up collar is very handsome~"
Especially when her face was expressionless, Hinata Aoi's cold arrogance was magnified to the extreme. The black cat paced at her feet, then easily jumped onto her shoulder, their two pairs of golden eyes shining brightly at each other.
"Okay, keep this up, we're going to give you a surprise!"
"Squeak, bang!"
Gojo Satoru forcefully opened the classroom door and leaped onto the podium in two steps.
"This is - Mr. Gojo!" He maintained what he thought was a cool gesture, but there was complete silence from the podium.
“…”
Just when Otsutsuki was about to say something out loud because it was too awkward, Maki tugged at her chin and crossed her legs in a different direction:
"Why aren't you wearing that disgusting eye patch anymore? Stop showing off your six eyes and get back to class, teacher."
The word "teacher" didn't sound like he was calling his own teacher, but rather was trying to draw Gojo Satoru's attention to his identity as a teacher.
"Yeah, isn't it just that we didn't recognize you before because you weren't wearing the eyepatch? Don't be sad, Wu, now we all know what you look like."
“Salmon.”
Feeling mocked, Gojo Satoru coughed twice and ignored the students, extending his left arm to welcome the girl outside the door.
"Welcome our new classmates!!! Clang clang clang clang~"
As the girl walked in, a harsh sound of chairs rubbing against the floor was heard simultaneously.
Goujuan stood up with his palm on the table, and looked at the girl who shouldn't be here with wide eyes in disbelief.
“…Ji?” Judging from Goujuan’s reaction, even if Panda was slow-witted, he could tell that the new classmate was the girl in the photo.
Maki looked at it for a long time, took off her glasses, wiped them, and put them back on.
"...He looks like an ordinary person, right? Is he very good at hiding?" She looked at Otsutsuki for confirmation, and Otsutsuki shook his head.
"Hmm~ I didn't say there was any cursed power~" Gojo Satoru nodded with satisfaction. This was exactly the effect he wanted.
"Ji might know more than me~ Why don't you come up and introduce the new students~"
The man immediately became the boss and smiled brightly with an innocent and kind look on his face.
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