Chapter 49: Speaking Straight to Life and Death (1,2 Huizhen embraces again...
"Ji, help me get that meatball!"
"tuna."
"This is better than the one we had the day before yesterday. Let's order another plate of meatballs..."
“Salmon.”
The panda was the first to break the awkward silence and said something random to get the air flowing.
Inujuan Ji also cooperated and changed the subject.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Nine Square Formation couldn't see them, a few people winked at each other and asked questions with their eyes and mouth shapes.
"Didn't you tell him?" The panda blinked hard at Fushiguro Megumi, and his little eyes conveyed a great deal of confusion.
Fushiguro Megumi shook his head. He thought Kyuho already knew.
The panda was very disappointed: "The junior woke up, but he didn't ask, so you didn't know how to tell him?"
"Hey, should we tell him now? It's not good to keep it a secret!" Maki joined the whispering army. The younger generation has the right to know the death of their companions.
"Prince Mingtai." This is a difficult situation.
"Indeed, someone needs to explain it to him." Panda nodded.
"Also, Ji, you don't need to use rice ball language when making lip movements." The panda's face was full of human expressions. Not only was its mouth busy opening and closing frantically without making any sound, but even the twisted dark circles under its eyes seemed to be able to convey the owner's meaning.
"Is this the time to talk about this?" Maki nudged the panda's waist with her elbow.
"Maki, speak softly! Don't let your breath leak out!"
"Why do we have to talk like this? Just tell him directly!" Maki twisted the panda's ears.
"But the younger generation will explode! It hurts! It hurts!"
Megumi Fushiguro watched a group of unreliable seniors perform a pantomime, and saw two confused outsiders with words written on their faces: "What happened? You are so weird!"
The only reliable minor: …
I despair of this malicious world.
After hearing the useless news, Jiu Fang Zhen said impatiently: "Did you hear me? Stop talking about meatballs! Tiger..."
Before he could finish his words, his arm was held down by Fushiguro Megumi who was sitting on his right.
The group sitting around the dinner table fell silent again. Everyone maintained their previous posture and looked at the "warriors" who were stopping the Nine Squares from speaking.
Jiufangzhen couldn't see everyone's attention. The only one who felt uncomfortable with being the center of attention was Megumi Fushiguro. He ignored the looks of his seniors who were watching the fun, and took Jiufangzhen's arm and pulled him away.
"Jiufang, I have something to tell you."
Huh? Is there something you have to say without having to go out to talk with other people?
Kyuubajin was pulled up by Fushiguro Megumi, and because Fushiguro seemed to be about to say something important, he did not struggle.
Fushiguro Megumi ignored the eager looks of her seniors and Tsurumaru, who were saying "Don't go, let me see you", slammed the door of the private room, and pulled the Nine Square Array to the end of the corridor.
There were fewer people around, and the aroma of the sukiyaki pot was much weaker. The sound of people toasting each other and laughing was heard through the heavy door of the private room, and only sporadic sounds could be heard in the corridor.
In the quiet and deserted corridor, a corner suitable for conversation was separated.
"What do you want to talk about? Is it about Yuji Itadori? What can't he say? You guys are really weird today." Kyuubajin tugged at his sleeves and shook off Fushiguro Megumi's hand.
"Jiufang, the seniors can't speak directly because they are avoiding this topic."
The black-haired boy, who had just finished a mission and was still wearing a bright-colored technical school uniform, gritted his teeth and spoke with difficulty:
"Tigerroot is dead."
"Ah?" The tightly furrowed brows relaxed because of confusion, and the squinted eyes gradually widened. The dark and lifeless pupils reflected Fushiguro Megumi's lowered head, and the world was taken in by his eyes as clear as a mirror.
"Dead...?" His brain seemed to be not functioning properly, unable to quickly understand this sentence. He could only repeat these two words slowly.
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The door of the box was opened a crack, and from top to bottom, there were Maki, Goumaki, Tsurumaru, and Panda, who were peeking through the crack.
Tsurumaru is there because he has similar interests as Gojuan and Panda, so he can be found wherever there is a lot of fun.
Maki was pulled over by the panda, with annoyance written on her face, and she muttered, "What's so good about this?" But she never looked away.
For a moment, the only one who sat quietly in his original seat was the "true indifferent gentleman" Bai Suchuan.
“Ah, Jiufang is stunned!”
“Salmon.”
Panda was once again disappointed: "Hui is too direct. Doesn't he know how to be roundabout? Can't he tell Jiufang about his companion's death in a tactful way? What if Jiufang can't accept it!"
"Why didn't you take more initiative just now? You just avoided the question and left the mess to Hui." Maki couldn't stand Panda's hindsight.
"It's just that... I don't have any stance! After all, I haven't met Yuji Itadori, so I can't empathize with him!" Panda argued.
"tuna."
"Ji! I'm not inferior! You are the inferior one!"
"Boyu flower."
Tsurumaru lay on the panda without any hesitation, and followed the lively high school boys and girls to peek at their companions.
He was the one who couldn't empathize with the situation the most. After all, not to mention that he was not a sorcerer and didn't know Yuji Itadori, the fact that he already knew that Yuji's death was fake and there was no need for them to be sad and upset didn't move him at all.
Rather, Tsurumaru was more moved by the fact that these sorcerers who lived between life and death unexpectedly took into account the feelings of their companions and were timid because they were afraid that the news of death would touch their friends' sensitive nerves.
So Tsurumaru felt no burden watching this lively scene.
Seeing that the two people stacked on top of him were about to quarrel with the panda below, Tsurumaru let out a strange cry.
"Ah! They're hugging each other!"
"What?!" "Kumbu!"
When Jiu Fang Zhen suddenly heard the news, he couldn't accept it for a while.
After he woke up, Yuji Itadori was still leading the way for him, using his hood to guide him in the dark night...
As soon as they see him, they circle around him like a stray dog that can't be chased away, and pretend to complain and say garbage like "When did you two become so close? Don't exclude me!"
when?
Why?
Why so sudden?
Just die?
The Nine-square Array could not contain the skyrocketing pressure, the dark cursed energy flowed rapidly, and the ominous "energy" made the floor vibrate.
"Hey! Jiufang! Don't get excited!" Fushiguro Megumi was worried that Jiufang Formation would explode in this crowded restaurant, so he approached Jiufang Formation with his powerful aura and held down his shoulder.
Why was he so angry? Why did the news of a boring person's death make him want to wreak havoc?
I clearly never took him to heart!
Just a useful guide dog! Even if it died quietly outside without a word, it was not worth his anger!
Can't lose control here!
No! I can't lose control anymore!
Out of control...eyes!
In order to suppress the surging pressure value, the Nine Square Array once again hugged the "treatment point".
As for the "Healing Point" himself, he lost his memory before the world restarted. This was the first time he was physically imprisoned by the Nine Square Array and forced to hug closely with his peers.
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Megumi Fushiguro had to go through the process of "shock - doubt - giving up - lying down" again, with her dead fish eyes open, watching the unreliable seniors from the high school hiding behind the exaggeratedly large gap in the door, "whispering" blatantly.
Mr. Gojuan, you can’t cover the sound of the shutter with your hands!
And Senior Zenyuan, Senior Panda’s ears were almost pulled off by you, and Principal Yega had to stay up late to sew them!
In shock, Zenin Maki didn't realize that the convenient thing she grabbed subconsciously was actually the panda's ear.
She began to doubt her life: "Why are Jiufang and Hui hugging each other for no reason? Are they in that kind of relationship?!"
The panda shook his head, trying to save his ears: "It's totally unimaginable! That's the Nine Squares Formation! The idea of a restless little lunatic getting along so closely with a human..."
"Oh, so it's so hard to accept that Jiufang is with others?" Tsurumaru complained: "What kind of image does he have among you?"
Panda explained: "No, no, we don't hate him, we just find it hard to believe that Jiufang would take the initiative to hug others. And I think it's highly unlikely that they are together! Rather than saying Jiufang and Hui are together, it's better to say that Mr. Crane and Mr. Bai are more like a couple."
"Salmon." Dog Curl agreed.
In the afternoon, when Mr. He appeared, he was standing behind Mr. Bai in a guarding posture, looking like a retainer or bodyguard.
Later, Jiufang and Mr. Bai went to talk alone. Mr. He wanted to keep staring at the other person and protect him like his own eye!
Especially when he saw that the other party was a little closer to the Nine Square Array, something was wrong! He wanted to sprint 3,000 meters to his side!
The look in his eyes at that time was not like that of a lord or a friend.
Mr. Bai is the same. He relies on Mr. He in everything. Even on trivial matters, he has to listen to the other party's opinions first, and his eyes always subconsciously pass through the other party.
With Goujuan and Panda’s gossip radar, they had already felt that something was not right between the two of them!
"…Rather than saying Jiufang and Hui are together, it's better to say that Mr. Crane and Mr. Bai are more like a couple!"
Hearing these words, Tsurumaru Kuninaga's heart skipped a beat. He subconsciously turned around to look at the Shinsengumi who was eating quietly with his head down. He found that the other party was not interested in their gossip and did not pay any attention to the conversation at the door. He was completely immersed in his own world.
Tsurumaru didn't know whether he breathed a sigh of relief or was holding back his breath.
When he realized what was going on, he immediately wanted to refute and clarify, but he found that the friend who was prying open the door with him had already returned to the previous topic.
Listening to the boys and girls continuing to gossip about the Nine Square Formation, the atmosphere was much more relaxed than before. Tsurumaru allowed himself to think over and over again about what Panda had accidentally blurted out.
"...Mr. He and Mr. Bai look more like a couple."
Like a couple?
Is there?
Tsurumaru recalls whether he had done anything that caused misunderstanding in high school?
Guarding, accompanying, chatting, passing water...
It's a very common thing! In Honmaru, any Tsukumogami who has the opportunity to serve as a valet will do so, right? Not to mention that in Honmaru, the Shinsengumi has more familiar tea friends! Isn't Mikazuki unexpectedly close to the Shinsengumi?
If these trivial daily matters can cause misunderstandings among Panda and the others, then the dozens of Tsukumogami under the lord must have unclear relationships with the Shinsengumi!
However, in front of the college, they seemed to have some actions that could easily lead to misunderstanding...
Running away in the dark without anyone noticing, hugging each other twice when they were exhausted, pretending to hug each other in a warm embrace in front of Getsu, and sleeping on the same bed in a wooden house by the sea without any defense...
Every moment they spent together was like a steady stream of water... No, the turbulent memories flooded Fusangshen's mind, messing up his thoughts wildly and domineeringly.
Inujuki and the others were unaware of what had happened to them, but misunderstandings arose from trivial daily matters that Tsurumaru thought were ordinary.
Although it was just a casual remark and a joke between friends, no one took it seriously.
But what if this isn't a misunderstanding?
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