Chapter 40, Page 39
"Jay, I want to eat a crepe."
It's not that I want to; compared to the specific word "want," "want" is more selective and has a lower desire index.
I want.
In her context, it means immediately or right away.
What kind of filling does Ai Lishi eat?
The young boy walking beside Xia Youjie looked up and asked, his gaze never leaving her.
"More strawberries, less cream." The slight tartness of the strawberries is perfectly neutralized by the cream. Mmm, just thinking about it makes my mouth water.
“Jay”.
The young boy tugged at the hem of his wide robe, trying his best to put on a sincere and touching expression.
“Jay”.
He called out again, his eyes sincere and earnest.
"Jay~"
The little girl on his back also joined in the cheering and shouting.
Jay, Jay, Jay...
They're such a mess and a real headache.
Although the technique is very appealing, I feel like I've just invited two troublemakers into my home.
?
Airi Matsusaka, the root of all evil.
Emi Amamiya, Yuichi Echizen, and Satoru Gojo.
With all these troubles following her, does he think his life has been too easy and he needs to level up?
Is it really a bad idea to go from Normal difficulty to Hell difficulty in one click?
"Jay~ Crepes—"
Airi Matsuzaka rested her head on his shoulder, tilting her head to look at the profile of his face. From her angle, she couldn't see much, but she just kept doing it. Her not-so-clean fingers were also tugging and pulling at Xia Youjie's swaying bangs.
Xia Youjie was about to tell her to stop playing with her hair, but then she remembered her submissive and terrible personality and shut up. She decided to let her play with it until she got tired of it and went back to wash her hair.
"Aren't you going to let Yuichi go?"
With his shell-removing ability, visible to humans, and his stealth techniques, few sorcerers could spot him among the humans.
Why did I skip him and it's my turn now? Does he seem that useful?
He felt a slight tug on his scalp at his temples, a light, intermittent pull.
"no."
The young boy beside him shook his sleeve with a bit of force, his tone somewhat aggressive.
"I want to protect Airi."
"I can't leave her."
...
It scared him.
Indeed, he failed to protect his beloved girl, and as a hunting dog, he left his master to deal with the enemy himself. He must be very worried about her safety now, treating her like a fragile crystal doll.
"Mmm, Yuichi wants to stay." The one on his back also shouted, chattering in his ear about what he wanted to do and what he wanted to do. The little boy walking beside him joined in the discussion, following Airi's nonsensical topic.
"Let's play games together!"
Do you want to play a mage or a priest?
This is a discussion about playing games.
"Will I be able to have Yuichi's cheese toast for breakfast?"
"You should ask Jay, we're staying at his house now."
"Can I have two glasses of milk?"
"No problem, Jay is fine too."
No, what do you mean no problem? I haven't even said anything yet, and you two are already talking about squandering my money? Am I not important?
He hit the nail on the head; he really did bring back two troublemakers.
He was the one who warmly invited me.
"Jay, do you like Patrick or SpongeBob?"
Her arm, which hung naturally at her chest, slipped inside his slightly loose collar. Xia Youjie raised an eyebrow, about to speak to stop her outrageous action—
Those two hands grabbed his clothes and rubbed them together, carefully wiping the dirt from between their fingers.
It was his fault; he shouldn't have tried to understand Airi with the dirty thinking of an adult.
Even though she possessed a bewitching charm, stunning beauty, and unparalleled allure, no one could escape her seduction.
Unreachable, like radiant light, like mist. It comes gracefully, and then drifts away.
......
"Yuichi, can you make pizza? I want double the cheese."
Would you like more grilled bacon?
"Now that you're a cursed spirit, can you eat too?"
"Shouldn't be a problem?"
......
He was wrong again.
This is hardly the radiant moon of the human world! Someone who plays video games, is greedy, can be a cheater, and likes watching SpongeBob SquarePants couldn't possibly have those worldly desires.
Yuichi Echizen is the same; his gloomy and vengeful attitude is all fake. Look how happy he is now.
A false cursed spirit, a false Airi.
Only Xia Youjie's troubles are real.
Summer is hot enough, can we please stop making it too crowded?
"Jay, are we there yet? I want to take a shower."
Is this how Gojo Satoru got through it all? He must have had a tough time; so this is what his history was like?
Now the same history is about to repeat itself in his case.
A capricious and reckless conman, followed by a spoiled and unruly madman. No matter how you look at it, Xia Youjie feels his family is doomed.
Demolishing houses on high ground—these are things they wouldn't dare to do.
If he hadn't been deaf and heard those two bastards call him Jay, he would have thought he was being called Kassan just by looking at the way they interacted.
A hierarchy? You're asking where that ranks?
It's undoubtedly the one at the bottom.
"Jay, do you have any family? I won't be saying hello, you know?"
“He has it,” Yuichi Echizen answered quickly.
"Hmm? Even Jay, the widow, has a family?"
“She has two adopted daughters who are a few years younger than Airi.”
"Hmm~ Have you seen his wife?"
What wife? Is he married?
"Jay." Yuichi Echizen tugged at his clothes. "Are you married?"
"No."
“Jay is a hopeless widow.” Airi Matsuzaka chuckled and patted the top of his head.
...So, being unmarried makes one a widow? I think it's more like Wu (悟).
"Aren't they cute?" she asked, leaning on Xia Youjie's shoulder as she chatted with Echizen Yuichi. "Won't you blame me for taking Jie away from you?"
What are you thinking? Nanako and Mimiko wouldn't do something so pointless. Compared to Airi, those two are good girls.
If Airi were to join in, he would not only have to handle the affairs but also deal with her troubles.
An endless stream of troubles.
...It's because she's too useful.
"Airi is the cutest."
Xia Youjie was lost in thought when, after returning to reality, he heard Echizen Yuichi praising Airi.
"Cute" is a superficial term; trying to praise this beauty, which is favored by heaven, with words would make one's brain freeze.
Without bias or prejudice, without turning one's gaze away.
If one's will is not as firm as a rock, and one lacks the conviction to go through fire and water for it, one cannot escape the instigation of the curse of love.
Only by tearing away that curse can one see the truth.
To glimpse that unparalleled brilliance.
"Of course, the cutest one is me without a doubt. Aren't they cute, Jai?" After praising herself, Matsuzaka Airi turned her attention to Natsuyu Jai.
"Who do you like the most, me or them?"
...
Liking someone isn't a weapon, Airi.
Remember this.
Is it important?
Is it important?
The three of them fell silent.
yes.
It doesn't matter to any of these three people.
Xia Youjie is obsessed with love and will give everything for it. Even facing the curse of love can be completely neutralized without any effect.
He has lost the capacity for love that a human being should have, so he is unresponsive to love.
Airi Matsuzaka is unable to feel love; she is trapped in the mire of the world, unable to escape, forced to retreat to a corner and create a small haven for herself. She turns love into a weapon, wounding others and herself in the process.
Yuichi Echizen is a mirror. One side overflows with love, the other overflows with evil. He deeply loves Airi, who manipulates him, and has no surplus to give to others. He hates everyone who hurts Airi, and he hates himself as well.
For him, there are only two people in the world.
He and Airi.
Everyone else is just a supporting character or cannon fodder.
They are all madmen who disregard life and go to extremes.
Does liking something matter?
important.
I love this world, just in a different way.
If you can't change for me, then let me change you.
Does liking something matter?
unimportant.
Why?
I hate too many things, and my liking for them has disappeared.
I don't want to look for it now.
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