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"Shouldn't you be asking me this?!" she tried to escape the heavy pressure. "Who would let a guest sleep in their room? A house this big, how could it not have guest rooms?!"
"Yuuki slept in the teacher's room last time, so why can't he do it this time!"
"Who wants to sleep in a room that reeks of an old man! I want to sleep in the guest room, the guest room!!"
After much back and forth without any results, Yuuki Matsuna finally gave in.
She reopened the door, quickly went inside, and closed it with lightning speed as the person behind her stepped out.
Goodnight, teacher.
Still somewhat bewildered by the closed door, Gojo Satoru pounded on it a few seconds later, saying, "How could Yuuki treat the teacher like this—"
"The teacher wanted to tell Yuki a bedtime story to lull him to sleep, but Yuki actually locked the teacher out! The teacher's heart is breaking!!"
“Then just break.” Yuuki Matsuna said through the door. “Teacher, stop talking about being sad. I can’t see any sadness in you at all.”
"Besides, I'm not a child anymore, so I don't need to be put to sleep at all."
"Isn't Yuuki afraid to sleep alone?!"
"I'm not afraid, and I have the Deer-like creature."
"But the teacher is scared!!"
Speechless at these shameless words, Yuuki Matsuna was at a loss for words.
"Then Teacher should go find Itadori. He's so brave and skilled in martial arts. Even if a terrifying female ghost comes looking for you, he can knock her away with one punch."
“The teacher has no interest in being put to sleep by a man!” Gojo Satoru muttered. “The teacher doesn’t like men, and she’ll have nightmares if she’s put to sleep by a man. Hisahito is probably the same way as me!”
"What a coincidence, I don't have the desire to be lulled to sleep by men either." Yuuki Matsuna snorted, then said, "Then teacher shouldn't sleep, go out and run a couple of laps to loosen up your muscles."
She turned around, about to fall onto the bed, when she heard the voice outside the door suddenly change.
"Is Yuuki trying to get the teacher away because he's going to call Etotsu?" he asked.
What does this have to do with You Tai?
"Why would I call Yuuta?" Yuuki Matsuna stopped and called out to the person outside the door. "We're not a couple, why would I call him?"
She yawned and said, "I'm really sleepy. Goodnight, teacher. You should go to sleep too."
As she spoke, she collapsed onto the bed.
Gojo Satoru didn't say anything more.
He stared intently at his bedroom door, lost in thought.
*
Dog Curly knocked on the door.
There was no response. Was he not in the dormitory or had he already gone to sleep?
Before Gou Juanji could ponder the question in detail, the person beside him spoke up and resolved his doubts.
"Matsuna went to see Gojo-sensei."
Dog-Roll Thorn turned his head, and Fukuro Megumi, standing beside him, greeted him before brushing past him.
"The atmosphere between those two feels really strange." Maki turned her head and asked, "Panda, what do you think?"
“I feel the same way,” the panda nodded.
*
The message was delayed in receiving a reply.
[I'm so sleepy, Yuta, I'm going to bed now.]
The above message was not answered seriously; many messages were read but not replied to, a stark contrast to the attitude a few weeks ago.
what happened?
Yuta's eyes gradually dimmed, and he lowered his gaze slightly, unable to help but sigh.
Hearing his sigh, the dark-skinned man next to Yuta Otsu raised an eyebrow, glanced quickly at Yuta's phone screen, and asked, "What's wrong? Is your girlfriend angry?"
"Don't joke with me." Yuta chuckled softly, exuding a gentle aura. "She's not my girlfriend yet."
“But who knows about the future?” The man took a sip of his drink and said, “Yuta seems to really like this girl.”
"Is it that obvious?" asked Yiguyoutai.
“Of course.” The man waved his hand and said, “You Tai has been getting too distracted lately when he’s on missions. Anyone can tell that he has something on his mind.”
“…I see.” Yi Gu You Tai lowered his head and scrolled up the chat history to the part where the other party was extremely enthusiastic towards him. He read it carefully, word by word.
He had actually read these words many times, but he still looked at them tirelessly, like someone who was stubbornly clinging to his delusions.
"If you have something on your mind, you should deal with it quickly," the man said. "If you keep worrying about something and letting it weigh on your mind, it could lead to disaster."
Yi Gu You Tai nodded in agreement: "Yes, I also think I should handle this as soon as possible."
He put away his phone, looked up and gazed ahead, but he wasn't just looking ahead.
He stood up and said, "I will take care of these problems. Thank you for your concern."
*
"Good morning, my most, most, most adorable student—Yuuki-kun~"
Yuki Matsuna was awakened by the man's joyful voice.
She opened her eyes, her brain not yet processing what was happening, staring directly into those pale blue eyes. After a while, once her brain started working again, she finally came to her senses.
Yuuki Matsuna sat up abruptly, frantically pushing Gojo Satoru away, covering her face to avoid the handsome man's gaze, and exclaimed, "How did you get into my room, teacher?!"
“We came in through the main entrance~” Gojo Satoru explained cheerfully, adding, “And this isn’t Matsuna’s room, it’s the teacher’s room.”
"That's not the problem at all!" Yuuki Matsuna exclaimed excitedly. "Teacher, please leave! A girl's sleeping face or how she looks when she's just woken up shouldn't be seen so easily. Don't just go into a girl's room like that! You're ruining my girlish heart!!"
"Sigh—" Although his tone was extremely regretful, Gojo Satoru surprisingly did nothing else, letting Yuki Matsuna push him out the door.
Before Yuki Matsuna closed the door, he winked at her again, and sure enough, she fell straight backward as if she had been hit.
Knowing that he's handsome, a baby-faced guy is incredibly attractive.
As Yuuki Matsuna lay on the ground, bleeding from her nose, she thought to herself.
"Honestly, if the teacher keeps barging into girls' rooms like this, I'm going to get really angry," Yuuki Matsuna said while drinking her milk. "The teacher is acting like a pervert."
"How can you say that? The teacher just wanted to wake up his precious student himself. Is that wrong?" Gojo Satoru's tone was filled with shock, but Yuki Matsuna knew he was faking it.
She glanced at Itadori Yuujin, who had been eating silently without saying a word, trying to seek outside help: "Itadori, you'd better say something for me, otherwise he will definitely barge into my room like this again next time."
Yuuji Itadori, who was suddenly called out, looked up, glanced at Matsuna Yuuki, then at Satoru Gojo, and said with a clear conscience, "Gojo-sensei, it's really not good for you to just barge into Yuuki's room like that."
As expected, Itadori is an angel!
"But that's the teacher's room!!" the unscrupulous white-haired teacher retorted. "Is it wrong for a teacher to want to enter their own room?!"
“Then please don’t let me sleep in your room, teacher. Let me sleep in the guest room instead,” said Matsuna Yuuki, who was forced to sleep in Satoru Gojo’s room.
*
"Is the teacher going to give me a ride?" Yuki Matsuna, who had just stepped out the door and was about to get into the bodyguard's car, turned to look at Gojo Satoru.
After hesitating for a moment, she said, "I don't mind, but didn't the teacher say that there were other things to take care of in the morning? The teacher is so busy, so it's okay if I don't need to?"
“No.” Gojo Satoru said firmly, “How could I let my precious student who lives in my house ride in someone else’s car?”
"...Teacher, this is the Yuki family's car."
He personally delivered it, but in the end, poor Kiyotaka Ijichi still had to bear the consequences of his willfulness.
Seeing that Ijichi Kiyotaka had been woken up early in the morning by a phone call from Gojo Satoru and rushed over, Yuki Matsuna felt sympathy for him.
She patted Kiyotaka Ijichi on the shoulder and comforted him, "Mr. Ijichi, you've worked hard. You must be very tired taking charge of such sorcerers."
Kiyotaka Ichiji dared not reply.
"What? It's like you're making it sound like the teacher bullies Ijichi all the time. That's really hurtful," Gojo Satoru said, dissatisfied.
He leaned back in the back seat, crossed his hands behind his head, turned his head slightly to look at Yuuki Matsuna, and complained, "Why is Yuuki so enthusiastic to others, but so indifferent to you, teacher? I'm going to be sad."
“What is there for the teacher to be sad about?” Yuuki Matsuna sat up straight, looked out the window, and said calmly, “You can’t see the word ‘sad’ on the teacher’s face at all.”
"That's because Yuuki doesn't care about the teacher at all."
Yuki Matsuna didn't reply. She lowered her head, took out her phone from her pocket, and sent a message to Sato.
My phone died T^T.
My phone had almost no battery left after not charging it overnight.
"By the way, the exchange meeting is about to begin," said Gojo Satoru.
The unfamiliar term piqued Matsuna Yuuki's curiosity: "Exchange meeting?"
She asked questions while opening her contacts.
Etoyo is at the top of all her contacts, which is what she used to set.
Just a few minutes ago, Yi Gu You Tai sent me a message.
[Matsuna, it's already morning. Are you awake?]
She replied. [I'm already awake. Why isn't Yuta asleep yet? Is the mission not finished?]
“Every year, Tokyo and Kyoto hold a league between magic schools, and because we’ve won so many times, most of the matches are held in Tokyo,” Gojo Satoru said.
Are the students from Kyoto very strong?
"Hmm..." Gojo Satoru pondered for a moment and said, "It's alright, but compared to our school, it's utterly weak."
[I just finished a mission and am on my way back. I figured Yuuki should be up by now, so I thought I'd send him a message.]
Overly intimate language.
If it were someone else, they would definitely be able to see what the person behind this message was thinking.
But Matsuna Yuuki couldn't tell.
[Oh, okay. Then Yuta should go back to sleep. I won't text him anymore to bother him.]
Yi Gu You Tai didn't react for a moment.
Looking at the last message from the other party, he blinked, helplessly rubbed his hair, and sighed softly.
Is this what she looks like when she doesn't like someone?
When you like someone, you'll want to revolve around them wholeheartedly, but when you don't like someone, you'll be extremely indifferent and won't even want to talk to them much.
"Who are you chatting with?" Gojo Satoru glanced at Yuuki Matsuna's phone and saw the contact. "Is it Otsukoshi?"
“Yeah, Yuta just finished his mission and is about to go back to sleep.” Yuki Matsuna put away her phone and added, “I said goodnight to him.”
"I see." Gojo Satoru nodded and didn't say anything more. Yuuki Matsuna also had no interest in speaking, and the two remained silent until Yuuki Matsuna was sent back to school.
Why did you put your phone away so quickly?
Is it because there's something on your phone that you don't want him to see?
What do you talk about with Yi Gu every day? Why don't you chat with him?
"See you in physical training class, Yuuki." With an undisguised dark emotion hidden in his eyes beneath the eyepatch, Gojo Satoru smiled casually as he bid farewell to Yuuki and Matsuna.
As the car restarted and the windows closed, his face instantly darkened.
*
Physical training class was with the second-year students.
Because the exchange meeting will begin in a few months, starting today, the physical education classes for first and second graders will be held together.
"Maki~" Yuuki Matsuna called out Maki's name as she lunged at her.
She hugged Maki, nuzzled affectionately against her neck, and said, "I haven't seen Maki for several days. I miss Maki so much."
"It's...it's only been a few days, right?!" Maki wasn't good at dealing with this kind of overly intimate contact, and paused for a moment before responding.
"Alright, alright." Gojo Satoru clapped his hands and said, "Let's start dividing into groups. Six people can be divided into three groups."
They are playing in teams today.
This is also why Matsuna Yuki hugged Maki from the very beginning.
She hugged Maki tightly and made a decision in an instant: "I want to be in a group with Maki!"
Having witnessed firsthand just how powerful Maki's physical skills are, she would definitely choose to be Maki's teammate rather than her opponent in physical training class.
After all, she didn't want Maki to press her head down and rub it on the ground.
Matsuna Yuuki turned her head, her eyes shining: "Maki, I know you can definitely carry me to beat the other side, let me cling to your leg!"
Maki's lips twitched: "Is this why you've been so enthusiastic towards me all of a sudden today?"
Yuki Matsuna was taken aback when the other party noticed her intentions.
She laughed awkwardly, feeling guilty, and said, "How could that be? I'm so enthusiastic about Maki because I really like her."
"Do you think I'd believe that?" Maki pushed her away, helplessly adjusted her glasses, and said, "I'm fine with being in a team with you, but if you drag me down, I'll beat you up along with the other team."
That means you've agreed.
"Maki—" Yuuki Matsuna hugged Maki's waist and rubbed her face against hers. "I knew Maki was the best. I will never let Maki down!"
“Then, let’s pair Maki and Matsuna Yuuki with Inu-maki and Fushiguro,” Gojo Satoru said.
After hearing Gojo Satoru's words, Yuuki Matsuna released Maki again. She swallowed and said cautiously, "Maki, be gentle when you hit me."
She knew that Thorn's physical skills were second only to Maki's.
Moreover, although Hui's physical skills are not very good, they are still much better than hers.
Compared to these three people, she's practically a useless piece of trash who's holding everyone back!
Yuki Matsuna felt like she could already see herself being pinned to the ground and rubbed against.
She sniffed and said sadly, "Maki, if you hit me too hard, could you please not hit my face? I'm afraid I'll get disfigured."
Maki:…
"Hey, why are you giving up before we've even started?" She clicked her tongue, turned to look at Inu-maki Toji and Fushiguro Megumi, and said, "I'll go deal with Toji first, you go hold off Megumi, can you do that?"
"teacher--"
Kugizaki Nobara raised her hand and said, "What about me and Panda?"
Gojo Satoru, as if they were still there, frowned in surprise and asked, "Oh right, what are you going to do?"
He was so eager to see a martial arts expert fight alongside someone weaker in martial arts that he momentarily forgot how the other two should be divided.
After a brief moment's thought, he came to his answer: "Okay, then."
"The losing team needs extra training, and they'll have to practice with Kugizaki and Panda's team!"
Kugizaki Nobara clenched her fist, and a tic-tac-toe symbol appeared above her head.
She was certain that this unscrupulous teacher must have thought it was funny, which was why he arranged for Maki's group to play against Inugami's group.
Moreover, he absolutely made the decision on a whim, arranging the pairing of Kugizaki and Panda.
I'm so annoyed, so incredibly annoyed.
That heartless, stinky white-haired teacher!!!
“I’ll deal with Thorn, you deal with Megumi,” Maki said.
She clenched her fist and threatened in a low voice, "If you give up from the very beginning, I'll really beat you up too."
"Maki is so scary—" Knowing that she would really do it, Matsuna Yuuki gasped. She nodded quickly, silently shedding tears in her heart, "I will try my best."
"Let's begin then," said Gojo Satoru, seeing that all four of them had walked to the center of the playground.
As soon as the battle began, Yuuki Matsuna and Maki quickly switched positions.
"Megumi, I'm going to hold you off." Yuuki Matsuna stood in front of Fushiguro Megumi, and she was about to attack when she realized that the other party had already anticipated their move.
“Your fighting style is too easy to see through,” said Fushiguro Megumi, as he quickly jumped back a few steps, landing near Dog-Tsubaki.
Fushiguro Megumi and Inuyama Toshiki have also switched places.
“Kombu,” Dog-Roll Thorn blinked and said.
Seeing Inuaki Toshi appear in front of her in an instant, Yuuki Matsuna swallowed hard. She thought to herself, "I'm doomed," but she still wanted to delay Inuaki Toshi for Maki's sake.
Even if she is completely useless in physical combat, she will try her best to stall for a while and not let Maki hold her back too much.
Even if she's a good-for-nothing, she's a good-for-nothing with a sense of responsibility and mission!
However, Yuuki Matsuna's physical skills were far inferior to Inujaku Toshiro's. She was trying her best to dodge Inujaku Toshiro's attacks and dodging as quickly as possible, but Inujaku Toshiro was able to catch her with ease.
This may be the difference between a strong physical athlete and a weak one.
Before Yuuki Matsuna could react, Inuyama Toshiki suddenly appeared in front of her and met her gaze. In that instant, Yuuki Matsuna saw an apologetic look in Inuyama Toshiki's eyes.
She knew that the dog-like creature, Thorn, was going to get rid of her.
Dog-Turtle clenched his fist, preparing to punch the person in front of him in the stomach. Although he didn't intend to use much force or cause too much harm, he hesitated for a moment because he couldn't bear to do it.
Therefore, the fist failed to land on Yuuki Matsuna's stomach.
“Hey, you two are really bold,” Maki said. “Ha, you actually dared to let Eri deal with me, while you went to deal with the weakest one, Matsuna. It seems you had the same plan as me.”
Dog-rolling Thorn turned his head and saw Maki holding Fushiguro Megumi by the collar.
“But you seem to have misunderstood something, Thorn—” Maki’s tone was arrogant, “that is, Eiko can’t hold me back.”
With a burst of strength, she lifted Fukuro Megumi's body and slammed it down on Goujuuji.
Dog-Roll Thorn quickly dodged, and he was able to successfully avoid the attack, but Yuuki Matsuna in front of him was in a terrible predicament.
"Wait, wait a minute?!" She raised her hands, her pupils dilating. "Maki, I'm still here!!!"
She was directly hit by Fushiguro Megumi's body, and the excessive force and weight caused her body to fall straight backward.
"Ouch, that hurts." Fukuro Megumi used one hand to support herself as she stood up.
But he felt as if he wasn't supporting the ground, because the ground wasn't that soft.
Before he could react, his hand unconsciously clenched, and the person beneath him instantly reacted, kicking him in the back of the head.
Consciousness completely disappeared.
Yuki Matsuna pushed away Fushiguro Megumi, who had already fainted, who was pressing down on her.
"Hmph, Megumi was careless after all." She stuck out her tongue at the fallen Megumi Fushiguro.
Watching Maki and Inuyama Toshiba fiercely battling it out on the field, she knew there was no chance for her to participate anymore. So she dusted herself off, rubbed her sore back, and stood up.
"Teacher—" she cried, "This is completely beyond my involvement now, and Hui has already fainted. Shouldn't my sparring session be over?"
"If it's over, I'll go first—"
Before she could finish speaking, Gojo Satoru seemed to say, "I see. It seems like Yuuki isn't involved at all. Then go run another dozen or so laps, Yuuki."
Yuki Matsuna stares blankly.jpg
A moment later, she wailed, "Why is it running laps again? Can't you do something else?!"
*
Physical training class is so frustrating, it makes you want to die.
Yuuki Matsuna, who had been lying on the sofa pretending to be dead and doing nothing since returning to her dorm, thought to herself.
Her whole body ached, and every organ and skin from head to toe told her just how exhausted she was.
So even though she heard the knocking, Yuuki Matsuna didn't look up. She called out Sato's name and asked him to open the door.
"What?" She didn't know who it was, but she knew it must be someone highly skilled in sorcery, so she asked directly.
"...What kind of pose is that?" It was Fushiguro Megumi's voice.
As soon as Fushiguro Megumi entered the room, she saw Fushiguro Megumi sprawled on the sofa, her head buried in it.
He was speechless for a moment, coughed, and his earlobes turned slightly red. Because of his shyness, his eyes became unfocused, and he stammered for a long time without saying a word.
Sato noticed his embarrassment and nodded to him, "Then I'll go out first. I'll come back in after you and Miss have finished talking."
With only two people left in the room, Yuuki Matsuna slowly sat up, resting her chin on a cushion. She was so tired that her eyes were barely open, and urged, "What do you want to do? I'm really exhausted."
"...Physical training class today." After a moment's hesitation, Fushiguro Megumi blushed and apologized, "I'm sorry, if you want to make amends..."
"Physical training class?" Yuuki Matsuna opened her eyes, as if she had just remembered, and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, you mean when you rubbed my stomach?"
Fu Heihui was taken aback.
"If that's it, then don't worry about it too much. It's just a little belly. Who doesn't have a belly?" She closed her eyes again, slumped onto the sofa, and was completely drained of energy.
Therefore, she didn't see Fukuro Megumi's face turn red and white alternately.
He still thought...
He thought it was—
He's decided to take responsibility!
Fushiguro Megumi patted her head, clearing those jumbled thoughts from her mind, then looked up at Yuuki Matsuna with her deep blue eyes and asked, "...What did you do at Gojo-sensei's place yesterday?"
The tone was a bit strange.
"Megumi's statement is so strange, it sounds like she's catching her cheating wife." Because her head was buried in the sofa, Matsuna Yuuki's voice sounded a little muffled. "I didn't do anything, I just took a nap in Gojo-sensei's room."
"Gojo-sensei's room?" Fushiguro Megumi frowned, then asked, "Why doesn't he sleep in the guest room?"
Why is he sleeping in Gojo-sensei's room? Where does Gojo-sensei sleep?
Did they sleep together?
"..." Matsuna Yuuki finally raised her head, looked at Megumi Fushiguro with dead fish eyes, and slowly said, "Megumi, are you really here to catch your cheating wife?"
"...What are you saying?!" Fushiguro Megumi's tone became impatient, and he stammered for some reason, "Besides, you...you're not my wife."
Wild Rose was right; boys in this age group are indeed quite strange.
"Because Gojo-sensei didn't prepare a guest room for me," Yuuki Matsuna said. "The teacher slept in the guest room himself, and I slept in his room. I don't know why."
She muttered again, "Who knows what that teacher is thinking?"
Fushiguro Megumi didn't ask any more questions. He nodded and stood still.
An awkward silence fell over the entire room.
"So what does Hui want from me?" Yuuki Matsuna couldn't stand the silence and broke the silence herself. "You're not here just to ask me what I did at Gojo-sensei's place yesterday, are you?"
The blonde girl winked at Megumi Fushiguro, looking a little playful: "So Megumi's a gossip?"
Clearly, she misunderstood what Fushiguro Megumi meant.
"Who's being nosy..." Fushiguro Megumi walked over to her, stood on the floor next to the sofa, and asked in a low voice, "Aren't you sore all over? If you go straight to sleep after exercising, you'll feel even worse the next day."
"I figured you'd just go straight to sleep, so I came to ask if you needed..." He coughed, seemingly out of shyness, "...would you like me to give you a massage?"
Yuki Matsuna did not reply immediately.
After a while, she said with certainty, "Hui, you really are going for the □□ persona."
Seeing that Fushiguro Megumi was about to explode in anger, she quickly replied, "I was just kidding! Megumi, don't be angry. Quickly massage my shoulders and back; I feel like I'm going to die!"
“…Every time he says he’s about to die, he still turns out to be more energetic than anyone else.” Fushiguro Megumi said helplessly.
He lowered himself slightly, but then felt that it was inconvenient. Thinking that he would have to take a shower and change clothes when he got back, he simply sat down on the carpet and reached out to massage Yuki Matsuna's shoulders.
The girl's shoulders didn't have much muscle, her frame wasn't large, her body was slender, and soft flesh covered her bones, making her feel soft to the touch.
Because of the bodyguards from the Yuki family who provided her with meals, Yuki Matsuna was in very good health; she was neither too thin nor too fat.
Fushiguro Megumi didn't speak, her eyes dimmed, and after massaging her shoulders, she was about to press on her waist, but at that moment, the girl lying on the sofa suddenly spoke.
She jokingly reminded him, "Don't touch me like that!"
Yuuki Matsuna was just trying to make a joke, but she didn't expect the boy behind her to immediately get angry, raise his voice, and deny it with a hint of agitation: "I would never do such a thing!"
“…I was just kidding,” Yuuki Matsuna explained softly.
The girl stopped talking, and Fushiguro Megumi's mood slowly calmed down. He blushed and pressed on the girl's waist. The soft flesh of her waist felt even softer to the touch, and because they were so close, Fushiguro Megumi could even smell the girl's shower gel.
Is it sweet, strawberry, or cherry blossom flavor? Fushiguro Megumi couldn't tell.
Like Gojo Satoru, the girl loved sweet things, something Fushiguro Megumi had noticed long ago. He had also anticipated that the girl's shower gel would be sweeter, but when he smelled it himself, he couldn't help but feel shy.
Her earlobes burned, and her whole face felt like it was on fire. Fushiguro Megumi felt a shy yet indescribable joy and happiness.
He even felt somewhat despicable for taking advantage of the girl's trust to secretly smell her scent.
He also thought that the girl must not look up at him now, otherwise she would discover all his thoughts.
But to his surprise, while he was lost in thought, the girl actually looked up.
Yuuki Matsuna raised her head and turned towards Fushiguro Megumi. She was about to say thank you, Megumi, when she saw that Fushiguro Megumi's face was as red as a ripe apple, as if it would burst if poked.
"Megumi, do you have a fever?" Yuuki Matsuna asked.
Upon meeting the girl's eyes, Fuhei Hui released her grip as if electrocuted, and hurriedly retorted, "No!"
"Then why is your face so red?" Yuuki Matsuna sat up, reached out and poked Fushiguro Megumi's red cheeks, and said, "It looks like a ripe apple, all red and rosy."
Fushiguro Megumi didn't know what to say, but the girl didn't give him time to think. She looked at him with pure curiosity and asked, "Can I take a bite? It looks delicious."
"What?!" Fushiguro Megumi's eyes widened as she was about to refuse, but then, due to some dark emotions, she swallowed back the words she wanted to say.
After hesitating for a moment, he stammered, "...Okay, go ahead and bite."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuki Matsuna leaned towards him.
The girl pressed her hands against his shoulders, leaning half her body against him. Because she was sitting on the sofa with her body raised, she was slightly taller than Fushiguro Megumi.
She lowered her head slightly, her mouth passing through Fu Hei Hui's eyes to his cheek, opened her mouth to reveal her canine teeth, and gently bit down.
She only gave him a light bite and then left. Fushiguro felt a strange sense of loss, but before his disappointment could disappear, the girl's next move made him stare in astonishment.
The girl stuck out her tongue and licked his cheek with her soft tongue.
Fushiguro's brain completely shut down; his eyes were glazed over, and he even forgot how to breathe.
Yuuki Matsuna withdrew her hand and sat back on the sofa. Recalling the taste, she commented, "I don't think it's edible. It's too hot. Was it cooked by the sun?"
Fushiguro Megumi's face flushed red as if it had exploded, and a cloud of white steam rose from his forehead. Yuuki Matsuna blinked and pointed at the steam, saying, "Ah, Megumi's been steamed by the sun."
No, that's not true.
It didn't get steamed up by the sun!
Fushiguro Megumi suddenly stood up, leaving behind the words "I'm leaving first," and without giving Yuuki Matsuna a chance to say goodbye, she quickly opened the door and ran out as if fleeing.
Why?
Is the massage over yet?
Yuuki Matsuna lay back on the sofa and said quietly, "My body aches haven't gone away yet. Megumi isn't a good enough ***."
To her surprise, the knocking on the door started again.
...Is this another massage for her?
Since Sato had just left, Yuuki Matsuna had to open the door herself. Reluctantly, she got up from the sofa, opening the door while saying impatiently, "What's wrong? I'm tired. Knocking on the door is so annoying—"
Her words trailed off; she couldn't bring herself to say the word "annoying."
Because the dog-like creature was looking at her with innocent and harmless eyes, she couldn't bring herself to say she was annoyed by those eyes.
Dog Curly tilted his head and raised his phone.
[I'm sorry, did my visit bother Matsuna?]
Yuki Matsuna took a deep breath.
"No, how could that be?" She changed her impatient expression to a smile, and her voice became cheerful as she said, "I'm very happy that Thorn came to see me."
I can't say it, I really can't say it.
Who could say "You're annoying" to a puppy's bright, innocent eyes? Their conscience would bother them, and they'd feel guilty!
Dog Curly nodded, his eyes clearly showing happiness.
so cute--!
Yuki Matsuna felt her heart melting.
Thorn, it really looks just like an adorable little puppy!!!
She immediately made up her mind that she must raise a small dog in the future, not for any other reason than to warm her heart.
Small dogs are just too adorable to melt a person's heart. How can there be such cute creatures as small dogs in the world!
Matsuna Yuuki forced herself to calm her heart, refraining from saying, "Would you like to be my puppy?", and asked instead, "What brings Thorn here?"
Dog Curly nodded.
[I'm sorry about today's physical training class... Because Matsuna is my opponent, I attacked her several times, and even tried to punch her in the stomach. I'm really sorry.]
What a sincere little puppy!!!
Yuuki Matsuna sniffed, feeling that Inuyama Toji was radiating light from head to toe. She shook her head and said, "I'm fine. Toji, don't worry about such a small thing. If you're an opponent, you should go all out. Besides, Toji is probably in a worse state than me, right?"
After all, he was facing Maki.
Compared to her, Thorn probably got beaten up more.
"Is your wound alright?" she asked again. "If you don't have any ointment, I can ask Sato and the others to get you some."
[No need, I've already applied the medicine, Maki too. (ì_í)]
“I see.” Yuki Matsuna nodded.
Neither of them spoke again. After a moment's hesitation, Yuuki Matsuna spoke first, tentatively asking, "Tori, is there anything else?"
Dog Curly looked troubled. He seemed unsure of what to say, so he could only ask a familiar question instead.
[Has Matsuna had dinner yet?]
"Ah, I've already eaten," Yuki Matsuna replied, puzzled.
Seeing the blank look in the girl's eyes, Inujuuji drooped his head in dejection. He patted Yuuki Matsuna on the shoulder, said "Salmon," and then turned and left.
Why does it feel like... Thorn's departing figure looks so forlorn?
It's just an illusion.
Yuki Matsuna shook her head, banishing the thought from her mind.
It would be better if we could change to a better topic.
Walking back to his room, Gou Juanji thought dejectedly.
He's terrible at finding topics to talk about with Matsuna. If he could find a good topic, Matsuna would definitely be happy to discuss it with him.
He still doesn't understand what girls like.
*
"Uncle Shen, aren't you worried about Megumi?" Yuuki Matsuna asked.
She turned her head and asked again, "Being a sorcerer is a high-risk profession. Uncle Shen, aren't you afraid that something might happen to Hui?"
"He's perfectly fine, isn't he?" Fuheshen said casually, staring straight ahead without blinking, urging, "Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and finish the task so you can get back to school."
"It's such a hassle that I have to follow you around whenever you're out there. I don't want to deal with a brat like you," he said impatiently.
Yuuki Matsuna didn't move. She looked at him for a while before looking away, taking a step forward, and slowly saying, "Uncle Shinji is a tsundere, isn't he?"
?
Fuhesh turned to look at her.
"He should have checked on Hui's safety, but he kept pretending not to care. I find Uncle Shen'er disgusting." She added, "Besides, I didn't beg Uncle Shen'er to come with me, so why did he have to come on this mission with me?"
"Don't say I'll dock your pay because you're not coming. I know the Yuuki family will pay you whether you come or not."
Not hearing Fuheishen's voice, she paused for a moment, then said, "If it's because of guilt or other feelings that you can't face Hui, I would think that Uncle Shen'er is really lame."
Fuheshchen finally spoke: "Can you shut up?"
Matsuna Yuuki: "No."
“Tsk,” said Fuheshen. “I’ve said it before, I’m not suited to be a father. There are people who can raise Hui better than me.”
“This is completely different from what I was saying, isn’t it?” Yuuki Matsuna stopped in her tracks, looked at the cursed spirit in front of her, and said, “Your inability to be a father and facing Megumi are two different things, aren’t they?”
The Deer-like creature appeared behind her, but this time she did not want to rely on its power. Yuuki Matsuna stopped the Deer-like creature, took a step forward, concentrated her cursed power in her eyes, and stared directly at the cursed spirit.
She didn't even draw her sword: "Why don't you just die yourself?"
The cursed spirit's eyes changed color completely, clearly indicating that it had been manipulated by her. It whimpered a few times and reached out to tear itself apart, as if it felt no pain.
Looking at the scene before him, Fuheishen was silent for a moment before saying, "...Suddenly I find you quite terrifying, kid."
“You can’t say that beautiful girls are scary!” Matsuna Yuuki frowned, puffed out her cheeks, and looked at Jinji Fushiguro. “The word ‘scary’ cannot be used to describe beautiful girls. Uncle Jinji should use a cuter word to describe me!”
"You're disgusting," Fuheshen commented bluntly.
“Uncle Shen, with his arrogant persona, has no right to talk to me like that.” Yuuki Matsuna snorted and walked towards the car, adding, “Megumi has been acting strange lately. She gets angry all the time. Yesterday, her face was as red as a ripe apple.”
She asked, "Wild Rose said that boys this age are all very strange. Hui's biological father, can you help me analyze what Hui is thinking?"
Fuheishen remained silent upon hearing this, and after a long while, he finally spoke: "Have you ever considered that he might have feelings for you?"
He tried to hint at it to Matsuna Yuuki, but the other woman didn't understand at all. She looked up at him as if she had seen a ghost and said, "Uncle Shinji, you're not trying to set me up with Megumi, are you? What is this, belated fatherly affection?"
"Ugh—" she said again, disgusted. "How disgusting."
Fuheshen thought this kid was an idiot.
“I think you should get your head checked,” Fuheshener sincerely advised. “Really, you little brat, you’re so rich, why don’t you spend your money on something worthwhile and get your head checked?”
"It's not me who needs to have my head checked, it should be Uncle Shir, right?" Yuki Matsuna teased. "It's disgusting, this belated fatherly affection is giving me goosebumps."
As she spoke, she crossed her arms and shuddered in disgust.
“…Fine, just pretend I didn’t say anything,” said Fuheshen. “Let that brat figure out how to make your idiotic brain work.”
"What?" Yuuki Matsuna stretched out her leg and kicked him in dissatisfaction, then said, "Don't just call others idiots. It's very rude. I'm offended!"
She pulled her leg back, made a face at Fuheishen, and continued walking forward, saying, "But Hui is really nice. She doesn't seem like Uncle Shier's child at all. Maybe I really will fall for Hui."
"...For an idiot like you to fall for someone, that kid must be pretty amazing."
Fuheshen received a fierce glare, plus a powerful kick.
"Go to hell, Uncle Shen!" the girl kicked him hard and shouted.
A note from the author:
I finally tested negative! Hahahaha!!!
Then, ten minutes later, another positive result appeared on the antigen test... TT
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