Chapter 19
74.
"Are you interested in my technique?"
Shiori Tadano sat on the steps at the edge of the training ground, her eyes sweeping over the three people in front of her.
Yuji Itadori took a half step forward and asked curiously, "Foshiguro said that Mr. Tadano's technique is very interesting!"
Kugisaki Nobara also nodded: "Please let us see it!"
Megumi Fushiguro, who was standing next to them, looked away, deliberately reducing her presence.
Shiori chuckled and stood up from the stairs: "Okay, it's not a big deal."
She brushed the dust off her skirt, a faint halo of magical power emanating from her fingertips. She secretly thought to herself, "I have to pick out something special to show these two little guys how powerful I am!"
[An umbrella that rains when opened] No! I absolutely don’t want this!
【Translation Konjac】Who is this translation for? It’s useless!
【Gratitude Machine】They are all good kids, so this is of no use.
Yuji Itadori and Nobara Kugisaki were stunned as they watched the things in Shiori's hands change, disappear and reappear, as if performing some magical magic trick. They couldn't help but exclaim in unison: "Amazing!"
At this moment, Shiori's eyes suddenly lit up. This is it! Look at me cosplaying Sukuna!
——【Counterattack Gloves】Wearing the gloves on your shoulders, you can return the attacks you receive with triple the power.
She buckled the two gloves on both sides of her shoulders, and the extra arms made her look very imposing. Shiori turned to Itadori Yuji: "Yuji, call Sukuna out to see."
She shook her fist and said in a deliberately loud voice, "After all, he has four arms, and now I have four arms too."
As soon as the words fell, a mouth suddenly cracked on Yuji Itadori's cheek, and a low voice sounded: "You are quite courageous, woman."
Shiori is not afraid of him. He only has the strength of two fingers. Even if he really comes out, she can beat him.
She waved her arms and raised her chin at him, "Sukuna, you are the challenger!"
Sukuna sneered, "Once I take over your body, I'll eat you."
Shiori ignored him and turned to walk towards the center of the training ground: "Don't waste the props I specially selected. You three, come together."
75.
"Senior Glass, thank you for your help." Shiori Tadano scratched her cheek awkwardly. She had indeed hit the three little guys a bit too hard just now, leaving them covered in wounds.
Naoko Ieiri looked at the three people in front of her. Megumi Fushiguro was holding her ribs, her face pale. The abrasion on Yuji Itadori's arm was still bleeding, and Nobara Kugisaki was trying to get up from the ground with a grimace.
"Every time I take on new students, it's like unpacking a package," Ieiri Shoko helped Nobara Kugisaki up and sat her on the examination bed to recover. "But this time, the teacher tore it to pieces."
Shiori scratched her head and moved to the corner. "They said they wanted to see my technique."
As Ieiri Naoko wiped the bleeding wound on Itadori Yuji with an alcohol swab, the boy's back tensed in pain. She glanced up at Shiori, who was huddled in the corner, and said, "Shiori was like this when she first started school."
Yuji Itadori blinked curiously. Megumi Fushiguro stopped rubbing his ribs, and even Nobara Kugisaki, who had just sat down, pricked up her ears.
"At that time, she always ran to the infirmary with injuries all over her body." Jiarui Nishiko picked up the clean gauze and pressed the wound, reducing the pressure of her fingertips.
Shiori stood in the corner and looked at the four people, her thoughts gradually drifting back to the past.
The smell of disinfectant overlapped with the smell in my memory. The door to the infirmary was flung open, and Shiori ran in, her arm clasped in her arms. A long gash had been cut across her sleeve, and blood was dripping from her fingertips onto the floor.
"Glass-senpai!" She grinned, but the wound on her arm oozed more blood as she pulled. "Teacher said I've improved!"
Later, she began going on missions, and when she returned, she looked even more disheveled than she had been in physical training class. But she sat in the infirmary, stubbornly holding back a single tear: "Senior, look, I did it."
During those days, the infirmary chair seemed to be her personal seat. As Ieiri Naoko tended to her wounds, she kept muttering, "I'll definitely be able to dodge it next time."
It was not until later, when her physical skills became stronger and her control over her cursed energy became more precise, that she was finally able to complete every mission with dignity.
Ieiri Naoko tied the last piece of bandage and patted Itadori Yuji's arm: "It's done."
Shiori stood up from the corner, patted her chest, and a smug smile appeared on her face: "Glass-senpai, I am no longer the same person I used to be."
As Ieiri Shoko packed her medical kit, she looked at Shiori, who was surrounded by three younger students seeking advice. Yes, that little girl who always ran into the infirmary with injuries had long since grown into a capable sorcerer.
76.
"Yuji, if you accidentally swallow the watermelon seeds, a small watermelon might grow out of your belly button~" Gojo Satoru teased Yuji Itadori with a smile.
"I understand! I will remember to spit out all the seeds!" Yuji Itadori immediately straightened his back and responded seriously.
Kugisaki Nobara glanced at Gojo Satoru, who was grinning uncontrollably, and complained with a pout, "Come to think of it, I haven't seen Gojo-sensei lately."
"After all, I'm the strongest, teacher. There's nothing I can do about it as I'm busy dealing with various things~" Gojo Satoru dragged out the last word and spoke in a casual tone.
Shiori paused flipping the grilled meat, her eyes involuntarily falling on Gojo Satoru. Was this really just an ordinary mission? She frowned slightly, wondering if the Directors were using the incident with Yuta to give him a hard time, just like they did last year.
"Shiori, you've been staring at me," Gojo Satoru suddenly approached, abruptly interrupting her thoughts. "If you keep staring, I'll be embarrassed~"
Shiori's ears turned red quietly. She silently picked up the sizzling meat and put it on the plate of Fushiguro Megumi, who had remained silent the whole time, to hide her panic.
At that moment, Gojo Satoru's phone suddenly rang. He picked up and said, "Got it, I'll be right there." After hanging up, the relaxed smile on his face faded a bit. "Teacher needs to take care of something. You guys can continue eating."
"I'll go with the teacher." Shiori put down the tbsp and looked at him straight in the eyes.
Gojo Satoru tilted his head and tried to jokingly excuse himself: "But the mission is super boring, and with me here, it can be solved in minutes~"
Fushiguro Megumi looked up at Shiori, then turned back to look at Gojo Satoru, and was about to say, "Then I will also..."
"All three of you stay here." Gojo Satoru interrupted him bluntly, raising his hand to ruffle Shiori's hair. "Since Shiori wants to go so much, then come with me."
Watching the two of them leave, Yuji Itadori and Nobara Kugisaki turned their heads and stared at Megumi Fushiguro: "Foshiguro, are Gojo-sensei and Tadano-sensei a couple?"
Fushiguro Megumi: “No.”
Yuji Itadori's eyes widened: "Huh? But they seem to be very close!"
Kugisaki Nobara nodded and said, "And Gojo-sensei's attitude towards Tadano-sensei is obviously different, right?"
Megumi Fushiguro looked at the charcoal fire in front of her: "But the atmosphere between them is very different."
Yuji Itadori and Nobara Kugisaki asked in unison: "Are they a couple?"
Fushiguro Megumi was silent for a moment before he slowly said, "Perhaps even they themselves haven't figured out the relationship." He paused and added, "But this is also good."
Yuji Itadori suddenly realized: "So that's how it is!" Although he still didn't fully understand it, he inexplicably felt that what Megumi Fushiguro said made sense.
Kugisaki Nobara frowned and pointed out: "So what's going on? You don't understand at all!"
77.
On the other side, Shiori Tadano and Gojo Satoru hurried to the scene.
One of the surviving sorcerers had already suffered a mental breakdown, his clothes stained with blood. He saw Shiori and Gojo Satoru and cried out uncontrollably: "The sorcerers who came with me are all dead! All dead!"
"Mr. Gojo, if you had come a moment later, I would have been dead!" He choked with sobs, his tone full of accusations. "Why couldn't you have come sooner? You could have easily handled these things, so why did you send us on such a mortal mission? Why didn't you just leave it to you from the beginning?"
Shiori stepped forward, stood in front of Gojo Satoru, and said in a deep voice: "Teacher, you came here without even eating. Please don't say such hurtful words anymore." Her tone slowed down a little, and her eyes fell on the bleeding wound of the other party, "You are seriously injured. I will take you to the treatment first." After that, she gave Gojo Satoru a look, indicating that he should go into the tent first.
In the hospital, Shiori looked down at the doctor bandaging the sorcerer's wound. The doctor sniffed and whispered, "Sorry, I was too excited just now."
"The mission itself comes with risks, but taking your anger out on those who come to rescue you is not what an adult should do," Shiori responded calmly.
The sorcerer clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white. "But we clearly..."
"It's not easy for you to take time out of your busy schedule to come here." Shiori looked up at him. "You are not fighting alone, but don't treat the teacher as an omnipotent god. The burden on his shoulders is heavier than anyone else's."
Footsteps were heard at the end of the corridor. Gojo Satoru walked over with his hands in his pockets. The ends of his white hair shone softly under the light. He said in a cheerful tone, "We're done. Shall we go back and continue eating barbecue?"
The sorcerer struggled to his feet and bowed deeply to Gojo Satoru: "Mr. Gojo, I'm sorry! I shouldn't have said that! Thank you so much for coming to save me!"
Gojo Satoru waved his hand nonchalantly, then left the ward with Shiori.
As the two walked out of the hospital side by side, Gojo Satoru stopped and leaned closer to her: "Shiori was so handsome when you spoke for me just now~."
Shiori turned her head away, her tone still filled with lingering anger: "Because I'm very angry."
"So," she deliberately put on a stern face and looked at him seriously, "in order to make me less angry in the future, could you please take care of yourself a little bit?"
Gojo Satoru was stunned for a moment, then he chuckled, his laughter echoing across the empty street. "Okay." He put his arm around her shoulders and led her towards the barbecue restaurant. "But as a reward, Shiori has to grill me some meat."
Shiori struggled but couldn't break free, so she let him half-dragged and half-pulled her forward.
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