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◎Puppy. (Two-in-one)◎
"How could Megumi say such a thing!" Yuuki Matsuna stared wide-eyed in disbelief, then said, "Do you, like that scumbag teacher, think I have something wrong with my head?!"
"Did that scumbag teacher say something to you?!" Yuuki Matsuna gritted her teeth. She stood up, intending to confront Gojo Satoru. "I'm going to give that scumbag teacher a couple of punches in the face right now!"
“No… I think you’re more likely to get beaten up if you go.” Fukuguro Megumi grabbed her wrist, stopping her in her tracks.
He sighed and said, "What kind of person with a sound mind would say every day that they want multiple boyfriends?"
"What's wrong?" Yuki Matsuna asked, curious about Fushiguro Megumi's words.
She sat back down and said, "I was just expressing my thoughts frankly, what's wrong with that?"
"There's a huge problem..."
Just as Fushiguro Megumi was about to continue speaking, the school bell rang.
The assistant supervisor entered the classroom, placed the textbook on the teacher's desk, and said, "Class is starting."
Helpless, Fushiguro Megumi could only swallow his words, after all, he didn't want to be punished by standing with Yuuki Matsuna again.
Once is enough of this kind of embarrassing thing to do.
Unfortunately, with Yuuki Matsuna around, this kind of punishment of standing in the corner is definitely not a one-off occurrence.
"So why are you staring at me so intently during class again?" Fushiguro Megumi said, once again being punished to stand outside the classroom.
Matsuna Yuuki blinked and replied frankly, "Because I'm too curious about what Megumi didn't finish saying. I want to know why."
"Why don't you just tell me here?"
Fushiguro sighed. He felt that his temper had improved ever since he got involved with Yuuki Matsuna.
He began, "Because..."
"Isn't that Yuuki and Megumin-chan who punched the teacher?!"
Their words were interrupted again, and Fushiguro Megumi and Yuuki Matsuna both looked toward the source of the sound.
Gojo Satoru seemed to be in a good mood. He walked towards the two of them with a smile and said, "Why are you being punished to stand outside again? Have you two really become such bad students?"
Upon seeing Gojo Satoru, Yuuki Matsuna's expression darkened rapidly. She turned her head away and clicked her tongue in a sound that could be heard by all three people present.
The disdain and disgust were so obvious that even if Fushiguro Megumi wanted to pretend she didn't hear it, Gojo Satoru, who had lost his smile, couldn't possibly pretend she didn't hear it.
"Yuki." Gojo Satoru reached out and pinched Yuki Matsuna's face, forcing her to turn her face towards him, and asked, "Yuki, do you really want the teacher to punch you in the head a couple of times?"
"Come on then, if you dare! If you hit me, I'll report you for being a heartless teacher!" Yuuki Matsuna was fearless, and even when forced to raise her head, her eyes remained firm.
“Teacher…” Fushiguro Megumi tried to stand in front of Yuuki Matsuna and say a good word for her, but Gojo Satoru pushed her away.
Gojo Satoru used all his strength, laughing and threatening, "Oh, so Yuuki thinks he can take two punches from the master?"
My face was pinched so hard it hurt, and it felt like even the bones were cracking.
Since coming to the Jujutsu High School, Matsuna Yuuki seems to always be injured.
When she first enrolled, Rika slapped her out the window, distorting her face.
She was seriously injured during a mission with Fushiguro Megumi. She didn't really think much of the injury at the time, but thinking about it now makes her feel a little wronged.
After that, Gojo Satoru would occasionally press her head down hard, each time making her head hurt a lot before he would let go.
Last time, her opponent was clearly someone she couldn't fight, but Gojo Satoru left her there to face him alone. She was beaten so badly that several of her ribs were broken, and she kept coughing up blood.
Yuki Matsuna felt a little wronged, but it seemed like it was more than just a little.
The pent-up grievances welled up in her heart. The young lady, who had never been treated like this before, finally couldn't hold back anymore. She sniffed and found that her eyes were covered with a layer of mist.
But the force with which she pinched her face did not lessen at all, which made her feel even more aggrieved, and tears involuntarily flowed from her eyes.
"...Gojo-sensei, she's crying." Seeing that Gojo Satoru still hadn't let go, Fushiguro Megumi reminded him.
Gojo Satoru then realized what was happening, hurriedly let go of her hand, and awkwardly comforted her, "You...you don't cry."
It would have been better if no one had comforted me; now that someone has, my pent-up grievances have exploded.
Yuki Matsuna's tear ducts completely overwhelmed her. She opened her mouth and started crying loudly. The two people present had never seen a girl cry like this before, and they were both stunned.
"W-what happened?" The assistant supervisor pushed open the door and, seeing this scene, was momentarily unsure whether he should step forward.
After hesitating for a moment, he tentatively asked, "Mr. Gojo, why did you make this child cry?"
Gojo Satoru:…
The loud crying attracted more and more people; no one had ever cried so loudly at the Spellcasting Academy before.
The second-year students also stopped attending classes and went to the source of the sound with the assistant supervisor.
"What's wrong?" Yi Gu You Tai took the initiative to step forward.
He gently wiped away Matsuna's tears and asked softly, "Matsuna, weren't you in a good mood when you went to school this morning? Why are you crying like this now?"
Yuta looks like someone who knows how to comfort children.
Maki, Inuyuki, and Panda tacitly agreed on this idea.
When someone she could rely on appeared before her, Yuuki Matsuna sniffed.
She threw herself onto Yuta Otsuko, burying her face in his chest, and choked out, "Gojo-sensei just pinched my cheek, it hurts so much."
She spoke while crying, and she looked extremely pitiful.
Gojo Satoru suddenly felt like he was being glared at by a lot of people.
Fearing that Yuuki Matsuna might cry and say she couldn't breathe, Otsukoshi Yuta patted her back and gently coaxed her, "Does it still hurt? If it does, can I rub it for you? That will make you feel better."
Yuuki Matsuna shook her head and cried, "It...it doesn't hurt anymore."
"Then why are you still crying?" Yuta Otsukoshi's voice was so gentle as he guided Matsuna Yuuki to explain, "If it doesn't hurt that much, why are you crying so much?"
"Because...because I feel so wronged." The young lady, who had always been putting on a brave face, finally revealed her true feelings.
"It's one thing to be constantly injured, but the teacher I trusted so much actually abandoned me in a dangerous place without any intention of rescuing me, only wanting to collect my body. This is just too heartbreaking."
So it really is because of that scumbag teacher!
The group all looked at Gojo Satoru, condemning him with their eyes.
“I see.” Yuta Otsuko glanced at Satoru Gojo, then lowered his head and said, “But now Matsuna’s bodyguard has been changed to me, so I won’t leave Matsuna alone in a dangerous place.”
Gojo Satoru felt that Otsukoshi Yuta's words were an allusion.
For some reason, Yuta's words made Matsuna Yuuki cry even harder.
"That's the problem!" she said sadly, burying her face in Yuuta's arms. "Yuuta is so gentle, I had already decided to make him my first wife, but he's going for the pure love route. I'm heartbroken!"
Yuta's smile suddenly became somewhat stiff.
“Matsu…Matsuna.” Yuta Otsuko coughed, regaining his composure. He patted Matsuna Yuuki’s back and said, “We’ll talk about the pure love route later. Please stop crying now, okay?”
Everyone is worried about you.
Yuki Matsuna peeked out with one eye and cautiously glanced around, noticing a large crowd gathered around her, their eyes filled with worry.
Even the unscrupulous teacher who had been chattering incessantly fell silent, a rare occurrence for him.
Noticing her gaze, Inu-chan Thorn turned his head slightly to meet Yuuki Matsuna's eyes and said in his own language, "Ooku?"
The word "大芥" (dàjiè) has a comforting connotation.
The people around her were concerned about her; if she continued to cry, it would only make others worry about her.
Yuuki Matsuna raised her head, wiped away her tears, and tried to appear calm, saying, "I...I'm alright now, thank you everyone for your concern."
But her sobbing hadn't subsided, and this explanation failed to reassure everyone.
Masamichi Yagami rushed from the other end of the corridor towards Gojo Satoru. Reaching Gojo's side, he shouted, "Gojo, how come you're almost thirty and still bullying little girls?!"
There are almost no people left who can keep Gojo Satoru in check at this age; Masamichi Yagami is barely one.
He forced a smile, wanting to say something, but couldn't.
"It's...it's okay." The sensible child spoke first. Yuuki Matsuna rubbed her eyes and said in a tearful voice, "It's...it's okay. I was just being presumptuous."
She sniffed and said, "Teacher Gojo probably didn't actually want to protect me at all, but my dad and mom forced me to, so she reluctantly became my bodyguard."
The fact that the child was too sensible made everyone feel even more resentful towards Gojo Satoru.
Sure enough, scum doesn't discriminate by age or time of year. He might make girls cry when he's young, and he might still make little girls cry when he's almost thirty.
Yuta patted her head and comforted her, "It's okay, Matsuna, haven't I already become your personal bodyguard?"
It's better not to mention it, because mentioning Yuuki Matsuna reminds me of Otsuku Yuuta's pure love story.
She sniffed, and tears of sorrow welled up again.
How could someone as gentle as Yuuta be so determined to follow the pure love route?!
Before her tears could fall again, Gojo Satoru suddenly spoke up.
He sighed and said helplessly, "Don't cry."
“It was wrong of the teacher to leave you there, but I didn’t do it with the intention of collecting your corpse. If you are really in danger, I will appear and take care of that curse master and the cursed spirit for you.”
The proud cat finally confessed the truth after being bombarded with the girl's tears.
Matsuna Yuuki sniffed and asked, "R-really?"
“Of course it’s true.” Gojo Satoru sighed, rubbing his hair in frustration, and said, “Why would I lie to you?”
Yuki Matsuna didn't react for a moment, but after a while, she suddenly hugged Otsuki Yuta with both hands and said, "Even if you say that, it won't work, because I've already hired Yuta as my bodyguard."
"Even if the teacher is begging to be my bodyguard now, it's too late." Yuki Matsuna stuck her tongue out at Gojo Satoru.
However, despite saying that, she didn't cry anymore.
*
Apologizing is not a simple thing.
Especially for those who are not frank.
Straightforward people, when faced with conflict, want to quickly express their thoughts, resolve the conflict, gain the other person's forgiveness, reconcile with them, and continue moving towards a happy ending.
But for those who are not honest, these are things they wouldn't even dare to think about.
They typically consider more issues than straightforward people, and at the top of these issues is dignity.
Dignity can also be replaced by another word, namely face.
A dishonest person is too proud to apologize to the other party.
Therefore, the person who can make them apologize must be someone who holds a very important place in their hearts.
Looking at Gojo Satoru who appeared in front of her, Yuuki Matsuna blinked.
She grabbed Yuta's wrist and urged, "Yuta, let's go. I don't want to stay here anymore."
Yuta and she both saw Gojo Satoru at the same time, so how could he not know why Matsuna Yuuki was urging him to leave at this moment?
"Matsuna, don't you want to talk things out with Gojo-sensei?" he asked.
Yuki Matsuna didn't reply. She lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers, trying to avoid Otsukoshi Yuta's question in this way.
Yuta saw through her thoughts, reached out and ruffled Matsuna Yuuki's hair, and said, "Then I'll leave for a while. Matsuna, come find me after we're done."
Gojo Satoru stood in front of Yuuki Matsuna, and neither of them spoke.
"...What?" Unable to stand the strange atmosphere, Yuuki Matsuna stood up to leave. "If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."
"I still need to go find Yuta."
But Gojo Satoru grabbed her wrist and said, "Are all children this temperamental these days?"
Is this just a childish temper issue?
Yuki Matsuna glared, about to explode in anger, but Gojo Satoru acted first. He handed Yuki Matsuna the Kikufuku in his hand and said, "It won't happen again."
Yuuki Matsuna snorted, refusing to take the things from his hand, and deliberately said, "Nothing will happen in the future, huh? I don't understand."
"Why are you pushing your luck?" Gojo Satoru chuckled.
He grabbed Yuuki Matsuna's wrist, forcefully shoving the Kikufuku he was holding into her hand, and answered her question: "What I mean is, I won't just leave you in dangerous places again, and I won't..."
Seeing the smug look on the girl's face, Gojo Satoru changed the subject and said, "I won't scare you anymore, after all... Yuuki is a crybaby."
What--? !
The smug look on Yuuki Matsuna's face vanished instantly.
"There's no way around it. After all, Yuuki is a young lady from a wealthy family, so of course she's very fragile inside. As a responsible person, the teacher has to take good care of her fragile student, otherwise she'll be hiding in Yuuta's arms and crying again."
Yuki Matsuna gritted her teeth, angrily took Kikufuku, lowered her head, and bit Gojo Satoru's wrist hard.
She only let go when a clear teeth mark appeared on it.
"Gojo-sensei is a big idiot!" she bared her teeth, trying to threaten him. "If there's a next time, I'll bite your wrist and not let go, even if it bleeds!"
“However—” she snorted and said, “Seeing that the teacher’s attitude in admitting his mistake was not bad, I will reluctantly set the teacher as a backup boyfriend. Whether he can be officially recognized depends on his performance.”
“However, Teacher is no longer qualified to be my first wife!” She stuck out her tongue and said, “Compared to Teacher, Yuta, Megumi, and Thorn are more qualified to be my first wife!”
Gojo Satoru just smiled and remained silent.
He knew the girl was no longer angry.
*
"Have you made up with the teacher?" Ekuku Yuta asked as he opened the door.
Yuuki Matsuna nodded, squeezed into Otsuko Yuta's dormitory, and sat down on the sofa in the room with practiced ease.
She looked up, patted the seat next to her like the owner of the room, and urged, "Yuta, come sit down quickly."
Yuki Matsuna thinks Otsuku Yuuta is like a puppy, but Otsuku Yuuta thinks she's more like a puppy.
Especially when she looked at him with those eyes, her wet and sticky gaze was just like a puppy staring at its owner, as if he were the only person in the whole world.
Like a puppy, a pitiful puppy whose eyes only see its owner.
But Matsuna wasn't such an obedient puppy.
Yi Guyoutai's Adam's apple moved.
He sat down next to Yuuki Matsuna, a smile on his face, and asked softly, "Yuuki, now that you've made up with Gojo-sensei, do you still want me to be your bodyguard?"
"What a strange question!" Yuuki Matsuna looked at him with a strange expression and said, "Of course, if you make up with Gojo-sensei and then dump Yuuta, that would be too unfair to Yuuta."
"Honestly, what does Yuta take me for? Even though I'm going to have a harem in the future, I'm not the kind of person who would just abandon Yuta so easily."
Yuuki Matsuna raised her index finger and tapped Otsuko Yuuta's head with it, saying, "If Yuuta thinks of me as that kind of person, I'll get angry."
Yi Gu was so worried that he lost his smile.
He felt a bit thirsty in his throat, so he reached out, picked up the cup, and took a sip of water, which made him feel a little better.
“Matsuna.” He suddenly remembered what Yuuki Matsuna had said before and asked, “Why are you so resistant to going for the pure love route?”
"Hmm?" Yuuki Matsuna didn't expect Otsuko Yuuta to ask this question.
This question roused her. She coughed twice, trying to change Yuta's mind about taking the pure love route: "Mommy told me that people who take the pure love route never have a good ending."
"In shonen manga, couples, lovers, or people who haven't yet developed such a relationship are mostly used as props to advance the plot, or cannon fodder, and they'll be discarded once they're done."
"Although that might make readers remember me, that's not my goal. My goal is to live longer. My grandmother told me that I want to see her later."
Mentioning her grandmother, Yuuki Matsuna frowned, her voice unconsciously lowering: "I want to live a long time, to inherit my mother's will, and to firmly move towards the harem route, absolutely, absolutely not the pure love route."
She deliberately repeated the word "absolute" to express her determination.
"I see." Yuta Otsukoshi nodded, then said casually, "Matsuna, may I ask you a question?"
“Of course,” Yuuki Matsuna replied immediately. “If it’s Yuta, I’m willing to answer any question.”
Are you willing to answer any question?
This statement really has a way of leading people to think the wrong way.
"How would Matsuna feel if I were with someone else?" Yuta Otsukoshi asked, using guiding words.
"Yuta is with someone else?" Yuuki Matsuna's eyes widened in surprise. She had never seriously considered this question before.
She lowered her head, frowned, and began to seriously consider the question.
What kind of people will Yuta be with?
Is she an ordinary girl, with black hair and black eyes?
It seems a bit out of place with Yuta, so let's change the colors. Let's change the hair to blonde, the eyes to light brown, and the face to look the same as hers.
Okay, now it's a perfect match.
It's a match made in heaven!
After thinking it over, Matsuna Yuuki replied without hesitation, "I'd be very happy."
What?
For a moment, Yuta Otsukoshi forgot how to breathe. He asked in a hoarse voice, "Matsuna, if I were with someone else, would you be happy?"
"What?" Yuuki Matsuna asked in confusion, "Why is Yuuta with someone else? Being with me is the perfect match for him."
Yuta sighed and then breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that Matsuna Yuuki was not thinking in the direction he had guided her to.
Helpless, he could only cup Yuuki Matsuna's face in his hands, look her in the eye, and guide her step by step.
“Matsuna, now start imagining in your mind how you would feel if I were with someone who is the complete opposite of you, neither blonde nor brown-eyed, and without your illustrious family background.”
Why would Yuta be with someone like that?
Isn't that a completely different person, not her at all?
"Why?" Yuuki Matsuna bit her lower lip, then tugged at Otsukoshi Yuta's clothes with a hint of grievance in her voice, "Why does Yuta have to be with other people?"
"Does Yuta not like me?"
Yuta Otsukoshi didn't reply to her. He stared straight at Matsuna Yuuki and said coldly, "Matsuna, tell me now, what are your true feelings?"
"I feel a bit depressed, like I really want to cry." Yuuki Matsuna sniffed and didn't answer the question any further.
She said, looking aggrieved, "Yuta, why are you talking to me in such a cold tone? Do you hate me?"
“I didn’t say that.” Yuta Otsuko shook his head, releasing his hands from Matsuna Yuuki and deliberately distancing himself from her.
The girl was clearly more upset; her lips pouted, and her eyes welled up with tears.
It looks more like a puppy now.
But just looking like a puppy isn't enough; what Yuta Etsuku wants isn't an ordinary puppy.
What he wanted was a puppy that would only look at him and wag its tail at him alone.
That's not enough.
Yuta Otsuki coldly said, "Matsuna, if you don't want to go down the pure love route, then I will be with someone else."
The girl's eyes widened.
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