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◎Confessing Your Love (Four in One)◎
After completing the mission, Yuuki Matsuna didn't return to her dormitory; instead, she came to Gojo Satoru's place.
"Itadori Hisahito—" she called out Itadori Hisahito's name, and then instructed Sato, "Put all these snacks on that table over there."
Sato placed handfuls of snacks on the table.
"This... so many snacks?!" Yuuji Itadori's eyes widened in surprise. "Matsuna, I asked you to bring me snacks, but you don't need this many!!"
He scratched his head sheepishly and said, "These snacks must have cost a lot of money, right, Matsunaga? Shall I transfer the money to you?"
“No need.” Yuuki Matsuna said calmly. She sat down next to Itadori Hisahito, opened a bag of snacks, and said, “Because I want to eat too.”
"Why did Yuuki come to see Itajō-sensei instead of his beloved Gojō-sensei? Has Yuuki lost interest in you? I'm so sad, sob sob sob." The aggrieved tone came from the humanoid cat.
He half-embraced Yuuki Matsuna from behind the sofa, noticing the girl in his arms flinch. He then leaned close to her ear and deliberately drew out his words: "Teacher misses Yuuki so much, doesn't Yuuki miss Teacher at all?"
Bad adult.
Yuki Matsuna turned around and tried to press his face down, but he grabbed her wrist.
"Is this Yuuki's special way of greeting his teacher?" Gojo Satoru was wearing sunglasses today, which slid down his nose to reveal his pale blue eyes. He stared intently at Yuuki Matsuna, looking extremely alluring.
He knew that Yuuki Matsuna really liked his face, so he narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a slightly coaxing voice, "Yuuki, do you miss your teacher?"
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Stared at by those eyes, Yuuki Matsuna momentarily forgot how to think, and following Gojo Satoru's words, she was about to continue: "I want to—"
But then I suddenly realized.
She covered Gojo Satoru's eyes with her other hand, struggled backward to break free from his embrace, and said, still shaken, "Teacher, you're so despicable! Don't deceive your students with your face!"
"Oh—what a pity, I was so close to saying 'I want to'," Gojo Satoru said regretfully, draping his arms over the sofa and resting his chin on them, tilting his head to look at Yuuki Matsuna.
Just like a well-behaved white cat.
But Matsuna Yuki knew his true nature. Gojo Satoru was not a docile kitten at all, but a ferocious creature that lurked behind you and would attack you and devour you whole—a snow leopard.
The snow leopard narrowed its eyes. If Gojo Satoru had a tail, it would be hanging down on the ground right now, waiting for the right moment. Once the time was right, its thick, long tail would cling to its prey.
This is not how cat-like creatures hunt, but for some reason, Matsuna Yuuki felt that if Satoru Gojo were a snow leopard, he would definitely wrap his tail around her body.
But why is she entangled?
Is she prey for Gojo-sensei?
Before she could even think about the question in detail, Gojo Satoru spoke up: "Did the Yuuki family really put pressure on the higher-ups in the jutsu world?"
"Ah." Yuuki Matsuna finally came to her senses. She nodded and frowned. "I asked Daddy and Mommy for help, but Daddy said that because the world of jutsu is hidden from ordinary people, they must have special ways of making money, so I don't know if putting economic pressure on them will work."
"But it should have had some effect, at least they won't be as arrogant as before?" She thought for a moment and said, "After all, the Yuki family is a big family in the world, they have to give the Yuki family some face."
“Indeed.” Gojo Satoru rested his chin on his hand, looked directly at Yuuki Matsuna, and said, “Now many people in the jutsu world know about Yuuki, saying that Yuuki is extremely foolish to give up her status as a young lady and insist on getting herself into trouble.”
He made that up.
How could anyone dare to speak of his student like that in front of Gojo Satoru?
Gojo Satoru blinked and asked, "Does Yuuki think becoming a sorcerer is a foolish thing to do?"
"Uh, actually a little?" the girl said frankly. "After all, compared to my previous life, being a sorcerer is dangerous. There's a risk of dying, and not only that, it's also very tiring. Every day I have to do extremely tiring physical training, and I have to go on missions every day. It's just too troublesome."
Gojo Satoru gradually lost his smile.
“But—” she changed the subject, “After becoming a sorcerer, I met many wonderful people and helped others to the best of my ability, so it was all worth it.”
"But if you could reduce my workload and stop making me run laps around the track, I'd definitely love this job even more," Yuuki Matsuna murmured as she slumped onto the sofa.
She lay on the sofa like a salted fish, watching TV programs with Hisahito Itadori.
However, Hisahito Itadori wasn't looking at it.
Gojo Satoru and Itadori Yuujin exchanged a glance, and the latter grinned at him. Clearly, they were on the same page.
"Yuki is so cute." Gojo Satoru hugged Yuki Matsuna again, ruffled the girl's hair, and said, "Shall we sleep at the Mightiest's house again tonight?"
"What? No way!"
"The teacher won't just enter Yuuki's room."
“…Then I can think about it.”
"How could you do this?! Does Yuuki really not want to see her teacher? She's so sad!!!"
Indeed, I shouldn't have believed what that unscrupulous teacher said.
The moment Yuuki Matsuna opened her eyes and met Gojo Satoru's gaze, that was the first sentence that popped into her mind.
She immediately took a deep breath, raised her leg to kick Gojo Satoru, but he easily dodged it.
"Don't barge into girls' rooms again!!" Yuuki Matsuna shouted through gritted teeth early in the morning. "If you barge into my room again, I'm never sleeping here with you again!!"
*
She was sleeping soundly.
Completely unprepared, as if he wouldn't know what he was doing now.
Gojo Satoru squatted beside Yuuki Matsuna's bed, staring at her intently without blinking, his azure eyes scanning the girl from top to bottom.
Her breathing is so faint, is she really breathing?
The girl's breathing was so faint that he was even a little worried that she might be dead or not breathing.
But the faint breathing indicated that the girl was not dead.
Her neck is so thin, it looks like it would die if you pinched it, it's so fragile.
Gojo Satoru reached out and grabbed Yuuki Matsuna's neck, applying slight pressure. Sure enough, the girl's breathing quickly became rapid.
He immediately let go, patting the girl's back with some fear to help her breathe.
Why didn't her cursed spirit come out to protect her today?
Was it because she realized he wouldn't do anything and just wanted to observe her sleeping face?
What a clever cursed spirit, just like herself.
No, that's not true either, because I'm too stupid. So many people like her, and she still hasn't realized it. How can someone be so stupid?
Or perhaps she noticed, but was just pretending not to?
Gojo Satoru narrowed his eyes slightly, a dangerous glint in his eyes.
It shouldn't be.
After denying the idea, the dangerous glint in his eyes vanished instantly.
His gaze fell downwards, landing on the girl's hand. Like a curious cat-like creature, he touched his hand to the girl's, comparing the size of his palm with hers like a child.
Such tiny hands, he can wrap them all up in one go.
Slender fingers, fair skin, and knuckles that are not so distinct yet still reveal the joints of each finger.
So cute.
The moment he realized he had this thought, Gojo Satoru wrapped his hand around the girl's hand, but after doing so, he felt that he had not achieved his purpose.
He then let go of her hand, changed his approach, and directly intertwined his fingers with the girl's.
Yes, that's the correct way.
What is correct?
Gojo Satoru didn't want to think about this question. He leaned slightly towards the girl, pressed his forehead against hers, and rubbed his head against hers.
The girl's stray hairs brushed against his cheek, but he didn't pay much attention.
"Goodnight." He stood up, and because their fingers were intertwined, the girl's hand also rose with him.
Gojo Satoru looked somewhat confused and questioning.
He didn't want to let go of the girl's hand, but he also couldn't take her away. What should he do?
After much deliberation, he made a decision.
He arbitrarily drew a boundary in the middle of the bed, using the blanket as the dividing line; the left side belonged to Yuuki Matsuna, and the right side to him.
Okay, that solves the problem.
He took the girl's other hand, interlocked their fingers, and closed his eyes.
Lu Shu, who witnessed the entire process in the realm of birth: ...
It didn't know whether it should tell Yuuki Matsuna. After thinking about it all night, and seeing Gojo Satoru wake up early and observe Yuuki Matsuna again like a curious cat-like creature, Shikazuki decided not to tell Yuuki Matsuna.
No matter what happens, it will protect Matsuna Yuuki.
She doesn't need to worry about these things.
*
"Honestly!" Matsuna Yuuki pointed at Satoru Gojo and angrily complained to Hisahito Itadori, "Hisahito, quickly tell him to tell Gojo-sensei that he's barged into my room again!"
"What?!" Gojo Satoru feigned grievance. "The teacher just wanted to wake up the cute students, is that wrong?"
"Can't you knock before you wake someone up?!" Yuuki Matsuna didn't believe him at all. "Couldn't you just wake me up from outside the door? I'm not sleeping that soundly!"
"The teacher wants to wake Yuuki up personally; if she stands outside and shouts, it won't be the teacher waking him up personally!"
"Isn't your voice your own?! What use is your voice then? I'll make you mute!"
Yuki Matsuna pounced on Gojo Satoru, reaching out as if to strangle him.
She thought the other person would stop her, but Gojo Satoru did nothing.
Looking up in confusion, Yuuki Matsuna saw a strange expectation in Gojo Satoru's eyes, as if he was hoping that she would grab him by the neck.
…?
She withdrew her hand, quickly jumped off Gojo Satoru, and saw a look of regret in his eyes.
? ?
Gojo Satoru grabbed her hand and asked, "What, weren't you going to help the teacher make your voice hoarse?"
? ? ?
Matsuna Yuuki recoiled as if electrocuted, hiding behind Hisahito Itadori, peeking out only to look at Satoru Gojo. After a moment's hesitation, she asked, "Sensei, you're not a pervert, are you?"
*
Summer is the season when curses are most prevalent.
Matsuna Yuuki has been very busy lately. With summer approaching, the number of cursed spirits is gradually increasing. She's so busy that she doesn't even have time to bicker with Satoru Gojo anymore, because Satoru Gojo can't even see her.
Too busy.
The higher-ups in the sorcery world are indeed a bunch of rotten oranges. All they do is sit there issuing tasks, assigning her to go here and there, while they themselves are like useless trash who can't do anything.
"Go back and rest for a bit." Fuhei Shen patted Yuuki Matsuna's head and said, "Just turn down any missions you don't want to do. Do you think the higher-ups will scold you?"
"If they insult you, just wave your hand and say you're quitting being a sorcerer. There are so few top-level sorcerers, they'll definitely get anxious."
After thinking about it, Matsuna Yuki realized that what Shinobu Fushiguro said made a lot of sense.
She routinely chopped off the cursed spirit's head, sheathed her sword, and immediately decided not to continue the mission and to go back and rest.
But just as she was about to reach the dormitory entrance, the appearance of someone suddenly roused her.
She hadn't seen clearly at first and thought she was seeing things. She rubbed her eyes, blinked, and checked again and again, but she still couldn't believe that the person in front of her would be here.
When the man saw Yuuki Matsuna, he gave her a gentle smile, extended his hand, and greeted her: "Matsuna."
It really is a case of extreme sadness.
"Yuta?!" Yuuki Matsuna's voice rose in shock. "Weren't you abroad? Did you complete your mission? Did those high-ups send you back?"
The series of questions revealed her confusion, and Yuta answered them one by one: "The mission was not completed, and the higher-ups did not want me to come back, but I had something to deal with, so I came back early."
"Really?! How long will you be staying? Will you be going abroad again after you come back?" the girl asked again.
Yi Gu You Tai looked troubled, his brows furrowing slightly. After a moment's thought, he said, "Hmm... I can't stay long, because the mission isn't finished yet. I can only stay here for a week before I have to go abroad again."
“I see.” Yuki Matsuna nodded, her tone a little regretful, but she quickly cheered up and said, “But it’s great that you can come back for a week. Everyone misses you, and you can also meet the new first-year students.”
Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Yuta Etsu and asked, "So, what business did Yuta come back to take care of?"
This time, Yuta Ekiku did not answer her question.
He stared intently at Matsuna Yuuki, smiling but saying nothing, as if she were the answer to the question.
ah?
Yuuki Matsuna reached out a puzzled hand, pointed to herself, and asked cautiously, "Yuta, did you come back because of me?"
“Yes, that’s right.” Yuta Otsuko readily admitted, “I came back for Matsuna.”
He didn't give Matsuna Yuuki a chance to ask any more questions. He sighed, put his hand on his shoulder, lowered his eyes and looked tired, and said, "Matsuna, can I have a hug?"
"Why?!"
"Because I'm so tired." Yuta knew exactly how to treat Matsuna Yuuki; in this respect, he understood Matsuna Yuuki better than anyone else.
He deliberately showed his humility: "I just finished my mission and took a plane. I didn't get a good rest on the plane. The kids behind me kept kicking my seat. I came straight here after I got off the plane because I wanted to see Song Nai."
He paused, his tone inexplicably tinged with sadness and sorrow: "Matsunai, won't you even give me a hug?"
Hearing this, how could Yuuki Matsuna possibly refuse?
“Of course!” She hugged Yuta Otsukoshi, burying her whole body in his chest, and snuggled against him affectionately, saying, “Give Yuta a hug, and all your fatigue will disappear.”
“…Hmm.” Yuta Otsukoshi’s voice was deep. He hugged Matsuna Yuuki back and buried his head in her neck. He said, “It’s gone.”
He didn't lie this time.
“But my exhaustion hasn’t gone away yet.” Yuuki Matsuna raised her head, rested her chin on Otsuko Yuta’s chest, and looked at him, saying, “I’m so tired too. After becoming a Special Class, I have to handle missions every day. I’m exhausted.”
She pointed to the area under her eyes and exaggeratedly said, "Look, Yuta, I'm starting to have dark circles under my eyes that are almost as bad as Yuta's now!"
Yuta Otsuko didn't respond immediately. He suddenly chuckled, touched Matsuna Yuuki's face, and rubbed her eyes with his fingers, saying, "While it would make me happy if Matsuna had the same things as me, I'd rather not have dark circles under her eyes."
"No dark circles under your eyes," he said.
“But even without dark circles, I’m still incredibly tired,” Yuuki Matsuna pouted. “I’m a beautiful young woman in my teens, and this kind of exhaustion is making me lose my soul.”
At this point, she said angrily, "So those high-ranking figures in the sorcery world are just rotten oranges! Exploiting beautiful teenage girls like this is reprehensible!"
“Yuta too, you’re only in high school and you already have such dark circles under your eyes. Why don’t you just quit the world of jutsu and go back to a normal life with me!” she said in one breath.
“…That’s not bad either,” Etsuyuu murmured to himself softly.
"What?" Yuuki Matsuna didn't hear clearly and asked, "Yuta, what did you say?"
"It's nothing." Yuta changed the subject, ruffling Matsuna Yuuki's hair and asking why he had come back this time, "Why hasn't Matsuna expressed her feelings to me like she did before?"
"Huh?" Yuuki Matsuna suddenly remembered that she hadn't told Otsuki Yuta about the Shikazuki, and quickly explained, "Because I don't like Yuta!"
Yi Gu You Tai's heart skipped a beat.
"The reason I was attracted to so many people before was because Lu Shu was sealed in my heart." She continued to explain, "Now that the seal has been broken and Lu Shu has come out, I naturally won't be attracted to them like before."
"So, Matsuna never liked me, right?" Yuta Otsuko asked the crucial question.
For some reason, Matsuna Yuuki felt this was a life-or-death question.
Isn't it only girlfriends in a romantic relationship who ask their boyfriends potentially disastrous questions?
After hesitating for a moment, she didn't answer Yuta's question, but instead asked, "...Yuta, are you very angry right now?"
"Angry?" There was no smile in Yuta's smile; it was like the calm before a storm. "Maybe so. I'm very sad because I feel deceived."
"...Why are you sad?" Yuuki Matsuna asked cautiously. "Yuta...do you like me?"
“Yes.” Yuta Otsukoshi admitted directly.
He was never someone who dared to admit his feelings. Compared to others, Yuta Etotsu had the biggest advantage: he was straightforward.
A straight shot is very useful, for example, right now.
"I like Matsuna, so when I found out that Matsuna never liked me in the first place, I couldn't help but feel angry, but I felt sad even more."
Yuuki Matsuna's pupils dilated, her expression twisting and then relaxing as she murmured to herself, "Yuta... likes me?"
"Yes, I like Matsuna."
"Stop talking! My brain is about to explode." Yuuki Matsuna covered Otsukoshi Yuta's mouth, her brain starting to work at lightning speed.
After thinking for a moment, she asked again, "When did you start liking it?"
"Forget it, you'd better not say anything." She gave up on the question again, because with her mouth covered, Yi Gu You Tai couldn't speak and could only look at her.
Yuki Matsuna lowered her head again, lost in thought and talking to herself, but just then, she suddenly felt her palm being gently licked.
The wet and soft object touched her skin, and she pulled her hand back as if she had been electrocuted, but Yuta Otsukoshi grabbed her wrist.
Yuta Otsuko had one arm around Matsuna Yuuki's waist and the other around her wrist, preventing her from pulling away.
He lowered his eyes, looked directly at Yuuki Matsuna, and said in a serious tone, "I like Matsuna. I've liked her since the first time we met."
Yuuki Matsuna was so shocked that her lips started to tremble, and she stammered, "Yū... Yūta, you've liked me since the first time we met?"
"Don't joke around, Yuta." She swallowed.
Yuta Otsuko frowned: "I'm not joking. I really fell in love with Matsuna the first time I saw her."
"How could that be?!" Yuuki Matsuna said, bringing up a past she didn't want to recall anymore. "Has Yuuta forgotten that when you first met me, Rika slapped me out the window?"
Her voice was filled with shock: "Does Yuta have a penchant for torturing people he likes?!"
Yuta Etsuko was speechless for a few seconds, his voice devoid of any emotion: "Matsuna, can't you think about this from a different perspective? Have you ever considered that it's because I was too excited that I couldn't control my spell?"
He paused for a moment, then said, "At that time, Rika was already one of my techniques."
“I don’t believe it.” Yuuki Matsuna denied it outright. “I absolutely do not believe that Yuta fell in love with me from the first time we met. I will never forget the painful memory of being slapped out the window by Rika.”
“…I’m sorry.” Yuta Otsuko lowered his head, his hair was all combed back, and his eyebrows and eyes were fully exposed to Matsuna Yuuki.
He lowered his head slightly, looking pitiful, his eyes filled with disappointment.
Yuki Matsuna softened her heart again.
“Okay.” She took Yuta’s hand, ran her finger across his palm, and said, “Although I don’t believe Yuta liked me from the first time we met, I know now that Yuta likes me.”
Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Yuta Otsukoshi, as if he were the only person in her eyes: "Does Yuta want to be with me?"
“Yes,” Yuta Otsukoshi answered without hesitation, “I want to be with Matsuna.”
Yuta Otsukoshi added, "It's a feeling of wanting Matsuna to be with only me."
"Ah." Yuuki Matsuna rubbed her hair. "That's a bit of a problem, because I don't go for the pure love route."
“Liking someone is unique.” Yuta Otsuko pressed down on her waist, suddenly increasing his strength. “The reason why Matsuna doesn’t want to go down the pure love route right now is because she hasn’t fallen in love with me yet.”
“If Matsuna falls in love with me, she’ll want to be with me alone.” He released his grip on Matsuna’s wrist, then intertwined his fingers with hers, lowered his head slightly, and closed the distance between them. “I don’t ask Matsuna to be with me right now.”
“I want to be with Matsuna, and that’s all Matsuna needs to know right now.” He suddenly released his hands and took a step back. “Just like Matsuna said so confidently before that I would definitely fall in love with you, Matsuna will definitely fall in love with me too.”
Otsuku Yuta suddenly laughed: "Even if Matsuna doesn't like me, I'll find a way."
After he finished speaking, he tilted his head and said, "Goodnight, Matsuna."
Yuuki Matsuna nodded hesitantly and replied, "Good...goodnight."
For some reason, she felt that Yuta's smile just now was very dangerous.
Her instinct to avoid danger made her unwilling to think about what was hidden behind Etotsu Yuta's smile.
Watching Yuuki Matsuna's departing figure, Otsuko Yuta sighed.
He covered his face with his hands, his chest heaving violently several times. He pressed his hand to his heart, looked up at the darkness, and said softly, "Thank goodness I've calmed down."
"Otherwise, I don't know what I might do."
Dangerous words vanish into thin air.
*
love at first sight.
A word that exists in comics.
Yi Gu You Tai did not believe in love at first sight. He believed that liking someone without any foundation was like a bubble, which would burst at the slightest touch because it had no basis.
But this actually happened to him.
His heart pounded when he saw the blonde girl following behind Gojo Satoru and their eyes met.
The girl winked at him, then stared intently at him for some reason, her yellowish-brown eyes filled with innocence.
She suddenly gave him a smile, as if she had understood something, and walked towards him step by step.
Why are you walking towards him?
What do we need to do?
Did you notice the violent fluctuations in his heart?
The violent beating of the heart makes emotions uncontrollable. As a sorcerer, the most taboo thing is strong emotional fluctuations. Sorcerers need to calm their minds and transform their usual emotions into sorcery power.
If a sorcerer fails to control their emotions, in severe cases, they may lose control of their spells.
No, he wouldn't lose control of his technique.
By then, he had regained his status as a top-tier sorcerer, and he would never make such a basic mistake.
Until the girl took his hands, looked up, and frankly and directly revealed her feelings to him: "Would you like to be one of my boyfriends?"
One of her boyfriends?
When emotions reach their peak, the technique becomes uncontrollable, indiscriminately attacking those around the user.
At that moment, the girl standing closest to him was the one in front of him.
Before he could react, Rika appeared, slapped the girl across the face, and sent her flying out the window.
The person he fell in love with at first sight thus excluded him from his list of potential boyfriends.
*
Seeing Yuta being surrounded by everyone, Yuuki Matsuna, who was standing outside the crowd, belatedly realized that she was shy.
Wait...wait a minute?!
Did Yuuta confess his feelings to her yesterday?!
Did Yuta say he liked her? Did Yuta want to be with her? Did Yuta say he fell in love with her at first sight?!
Her face turned red instantly, even steam rose from it, and her earlobes were completely stained red. This was the first time that Yuuki Matsuna had been confessed to in such a direct way.
He's still handsome.
Standing next to Yuuki Matsuna, Fushiguro Megumi noticed her unusual behavior. He glanced at her, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Megumi, I'll tell you something in secret." Yuuki Matsuna, as if she had found a best friend to share with, grabbed Fushiguro Megumi's collar and covered her mouth with her hand, carefully saying as if afraid that others would hear, "Yuta confessed to me yesterday."
"What…" Fushiguro Megumi's mouth was covered by Yuuki Matsuna's hand.
"Shh, don't be so loud, someone will hear you." She put her index finger to her lips, and only let go when Fushiguro Megumi nodded. Then she said shyly, "Yuta said he likes me a lot, but he still wants me to be with only him."
She rubbed her head shyly, blushing, and said, "Yuta seems to be the possessive type."
Fushiguro Megumi felt that she was very calm at the moment.
His heart was ice-cold; what else could it be but extreme calmness?
"So how are you going to respond to him?" No, he felt himself losing his composure again, because he heard himself ask, "Are you going to be with him?"
“This…this.” Yuuki Matsuna, unaware of Fushiguro Megumi’s emotions, frowned and thought seriously for a moment before saying, “I don’t know either, because I feel like I don’t like Yuta that much, and Yuta’s story is a pure love story, while mine isn’t.”
“But—” she stuck out her tongue, her gaze darting around, and said shyly, “Actually, I’ve never been confessed to like this before. To be honest, I’m really smitten with You, and I’m still thinking about it.”
"and--"
"If I confessed my feelings to you now, would you still be attracted to me?" Her words were interrupted by the boy's reply.
What?
Yuki Matsuna didn't react for a moment, and slowly raised her head to look at Fushiguro Megumi.
Megumi Fushiguro's expression remained calm. He repeated himself, as if he really wanted to know Matsuna Yuuki's answer: "If I confessed to you now, would you still be attracted to me?"
Seeing that the other person seemed genuinely interested, she hesitated for a moment before cautiously giving her answer: "Probably... yes?"
"I like you." Fukuro Megumi pressed her shoulders, looking at her with his deep blue eyes, the sea in his eyes finally churning, the waves surging.
His deep blue eyes held a pure seriousness, revealing that his owner was not joking. He continued, "I thought you could see through it, but it seems that unless I explain it to you directly, you won't understand at all."
“I asked you before what you would do if I liked you, but you didn’t give me an answer.” He sighed, his voice helpless. “If your answer is that you would be moved if someone confessed their feelings to you directly, then it’s time for me to say it directly too.”
“I like Matsuna,” he said.
Yuki Matsuna's computer crashed.
She closed her eyes and was about to fall straight to the ground when Fushiguro Megumi caught the back of her head.
“Don’t run away,” Fushiguro Megumi said.
He put his arm around Yuuki Matsuna's waist, forcing her to remain standing, and said, "If you were attracted to Otsukoshi-senpai, then you should be madly attracted to me now, right?"
He suddenly chuckled softly: "So you're running away now because you've fallen for me and can't face me?"
Is this really the kind of character Megumi is?!
Isn't Megumi supposed to be the tsundere type? This Megumi who's so good at flirting is totally out of character!!
And...and it's just so incredibly tempting!!
"Hmm?" Fushiguro Megumi asked again.
"Megumi's character has changed!!!" Yuuki Matsuna steeled herself, shoved Fushiguro Megumi aside, and stumbled back a few steps, stammering, "Give me time to react, right?!"
She turned and ran off without looking back, as if afraid that Fushiguro Megumi would stop her.
Fushiguro Megumi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
His face suddenly turned completely red; that was his limit. He turned his head away and disappeared into the shadows, letting the shadows cover his face so that no one could see his flushed face.
I said it.
I said "I like you" directly.
Steam rose from Fukuhiro's head.
*
Hui confessed her feelings to me.
I was confessed to by Yuta yesterday, and today I was confessed to by Megumi.
If it were a harem anime with multiple male protagonists, this would definitely be the best time to start the harem aspect, but unfortunately, both Otoko Yuuta and Fushiguro Megumi follow a pure love route.
"Waaaaah, what am I going to do?" Yuuki Matsuna covered her face, leaned over in her chair, and wailed.
No matter which one she agrees to, she's determined to go down the pure love route!!
This is completely contrary to her ideals!!
"Big Mustard?" The voice came from above.
Yuki Matsuna lowered her hand, looked up, and met Inuyama Toshi's gaze.
At that moment, Inuyuki Toji appeared like an angel descended from heaven. Yuuki Matsuna threw herself at him as if she had seen a savior, crying out, "Toji, it's all up to you—"
"Salmon roe, salmon roe?!" Inujima Toshiki didn't expect the girl to suddenly pounce on him. He hurriedly caught Yuuki Matsuna to prevent her from falling.
He hugged the other person's legs and breathed a sigh of relief, but then he realized that the two of them were very close. He was about to shyly say something in his rice ball language, but the girl who was in his arms and hugging his neck was more flustered than he was.
"Thorn—" she sobbed, "Please give me some advice! I've been confessed to by two people at the same time, and I'm struggling to decide which one to choose!"
"No, no, I don't have to choose them." She suddenly denied herself, then said as if suddenly realizing something, "Since they're going for the pure love route, why can't I just be with someone else? Why do I have to choose one of them?"
She looked up again, winked at the dog-like creature, and asked for its opinion: "Thorn, what do you think?"
Dog-Curl Thorn couldn't answer her because his hands were wrapped around her legs, leaving him no free hands to type.
"Oh, I forgot!" Yuuki Matsuna jumped off Inuhamaki Thorn again, looking at him expectantly, and said, "Thorn, now that you can type, hurry up and give me some ideas."
Dog Curly nodded.
[Who confessed to Matsuna?] That was the first sentence he typed.
Because she was standing right next to Inu-chan, Yuuki Matsuna could see her without him having to raise his phone. She replied, "It's Yuuta and Megumi. They both say they like me."
She then asked, "Does Ji think I should choose Yuta or Megumi, or perhaps neither?"
[Choose neither.]
She nodded in agreement: "Yes, I think so too. They all follow the pure love route, which is not suitable for me at all."
[Choose me.]
Yuki Matsuna was stunned.
"Wait...wait a minute?!" Yuuki Matsuna misunderstood Inuaki Toshi's meaning. "Toshi doesn't need to stay with me just to help me reject them!"
[...I didn't want to help Matsuna; I wanted to be with Matsuna out of selfishness.] The boy's knuckles turned white.
He typed again: [If you really have to choose, choose me.]
"Wh...what do you mean?" Yuuki Matsuna stammered. "Thorn, you...you wouldn't also?"
[Yes, I like Matsuna.]
Those around them were so shocked they almost lost their color. Inujuu Thorn stretched out his finger and poked Yuuki Matsuna's face with it.
My fingers sank into the softness of her face.
He blinked, bringing the other person back to consciousness: "Salmon, salmon."
[Are you shocked? I think I made it pretty obvious... Didn't Matsuna notice at all? T^T]
"I...I really didn't notice." Yuuki Matsuna felt a pang of guilt at the sight of the crying expression. Seeing the other woman lower her head in disappointment, she quickly added, "It's not Thorn's fault, but...maybe I'm just too oblivious!"
She swallowed hard and asked nervously, "Why do they like me? I know I'm a beautiful young woman, but am I really that charming? Yuta, Megumi, and even Thorn, why do they all like me?"
I don't know about others, but the reason I like Matsuna is because Matsuna is you.
Matsuna is someone others should like. She's always there for me when I'm feeling down, always smiling, and even when she's unhappy, she doesn't bring negativity to others. When she looks at me with all her heart, I feel like I'd give her my whole heart.
The boy's overly exaggerated and pure confession startled Matsuna Yuuki.
“I…I won’t take Thorn’s heart,” she said.
[I know Matsuna wouldn't want it, because Matsuna cares a lot about others. If I gave my heart to Matsuna, she would definitely feel guilty to death, right? This is just me exaggerating. (^^)]
What I want to express is that I really like Matsuna. Matsuna is a person I truly admire, and I love every single aspect of her.
Yuki Matsuna remained silent.
"Ji...you...how can you make girls' hearts flutter like that?" After a long while, she stammered in confusion, "This is too unfair, saying things like that really makes my heart flutter."
Thorn's character design has changed too!!
Isn't he supposed to be a sweet, innocent puppy? Why is he so good at sweet talk? What kind of innocent puppy is so good at hitting a girl's heart?!
I long for Matsuna's heart to beat for me.
A note from the author:
Yuta is about to make his appearance!
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After being killed by Tomie, I received the script of redemption.
Introduction:
[This content largely avoids references to the original work, featuring original storylines. Viewers who haven't seen the original anime or manga can still enjoy it.]
A purely wicked beauty changed the rules of the battle royale game. Outnumbered, I died at the hands of Tomie Kawakami.
However, he was unwilling to accept being bound to the RPG survival game system.
System: The host will receive one resurrection card for each person they redeem.
It sounds like a cheat code, but the system tells me that there is someone hunting me in every world, and I must find this person and kill him before he does.
I was speechless, thinking to myself, isn't this still Battle Royale?
In order to gain a chance at resurrection, I picked up the redemption script and entered the RPG world.
In the first world, I played a geisha from the red-light district.
A four-armed, four-eyed monster comes to see me every day, but he has no money. I kicked him away, but at the same time I kicked him out the door, I heard the system's voice.
[Ding—The redemption character "Two-Faced Sukuna" has been unlocked. Please enable this inherently evil seed to possess the most basic "goodness."]
I stared at the little devil, his face contorted with hatred, and fell into a brief silence.
In the second world, I played the nominal lover of the boss of the Black Organization.
The long-haired, silver-haired brat with a stern face said I would definitely be abandoned, but he always bandaged me up when I was injured. I thought this brat was really dishonest, and since I didn't like children, I told him not to bother me anymore.
The system's voice sounded again.
[Ding—The redemption character "Gin" has been unlocked. Please guide him onto the right path in life.]
My expression twisted.
In the third world, I played a high-ranking member of the Mafia organization who was highly valued by the boss.
This self-destructive brat keeps sending me negative energy about ending my life, but I cherish my life. I hate this precocious brat who thinks he knows everything about life, so I tell him to get lost.
Just as I said I'd kill you if you bothered me again, the system's voice came like something out of hell.
[Ding—The redemption figure "Dazai Osamu" has been unlocked. Please become the spider silk that suspends him.]
At that moment, I thought I might as well just fix the system.
What is the first priority after being brought back from the dead?
Of course, it's for revenge.
Tomie Kawakami went mad. She said she liked me, that she understood me very well, and that I could never like anyone else but him.
Where does his confidence come from?
Tomie Kawakami got one thing wrong from beginning to end: I've always felt extreme disgust towards him.
I want to replace him and become the new "Tomie".
Just then, the system's voice rang out at an inopportune moment.
[Ding—The redemption character "Tomie" has been unlocked. Please help her experience human emotions and break free from pure evil.]
Looking at Kawakami Tomie, whose face was deathly pale and who looked like she was going crazy, I decided to kill this damn system first.
[Disclaimer for Consumption]
1. My protagonist is a popular heroine who loves herself the most.
2. This is a gender-swapped version of Tomie, not the original Tomie from the manga. It contains personal settings, and any out-of-character moments are my own.
3. Some of the "bugs" in the early stages may be foreshadowing; screenshots of the text have been taken.
4. It basically doesn't involve the original plot. I will definitely start writing the story on June 8th. If I don't, I'll twist my head off.
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