Chapter 24
100.
The noise in the KTV box seemed to be muted, and in Shiori Tadano's ears, the only sound left was Gojo Satoru's "SA-TO-RU" with a hint of coquettishness.
Suddenly, a white light exploded in my mind, and countless fragments of memory rushed up one after another.
It was when he put the black rope into her hands that he said, "I feel safe in Shiori's hands."
It was the warm breath that fell on her ear when he helped her open the dormitory door.
It was he who held her hand and walked across the moonlit campus, the sound of his footsteps breaking the silence.
It was the shadow of his eyelashes so close as he leaned in to take a bite of the same donut.
It was him...
She warned herself countless times that she should keep her distance and be vigilant, but every time she faced his direct and passionate approach, she would soften unconsciously.
The throbbing emotions that she had forcibly suppressed, the feelings that had been locked tightly by the word "teacher", at this moment, were like a flood that broke through the dam, instantly breaking through all the defenses.
She heard a loud bang in her heart, and the high wall built of restraint and timidity collapsed completely. In the dust of falling bricks, she stood without reservation.
Shiori didn't look away, just staring at him. It turns out that liking someone is never about standing in a safe shell and gazing at them from afar.
Even though I know that there are countless worlds in his eyes, I am still willing to step forward and become the most determined color in his sight.
It was to drop all pretense and admit that I wanted to stay with him, not just as a student, not just as a partner.
She curled her lips slightly and met Gojo Satoru's gaze:
"Enlightenment."
101.
Kugisaki Nobara quickly glanced towards Shiori and Gojo Satoru, lowered her voice and nudged Panda lightly with her elbow: "Did you get that shot? That one just now!"
Panda held up his phone, shrugging his shoulders and laughing: "I got it, I got it!"
Yoshino Junpei was sitting nearby, watching. Seeing the two men furtively pointing their phones in the same direction, he couldn't help but ask, "Kugizaki-san, Panda-senpai, what are you filming?"
"Shh!" Just as Kugisaki Nobara was about to wave her hand to signal him to speak in a lower voice, a lazy voice suddenly came from above her head, scaring her and Panda so much that they shivered at the same time.
"The teacher also wants to know what you are filming."
The two men looked up stiffly and found Gojo Satoru standing in front of them. Before Panda could react, the phone in his hand had already floated into his palm.
The screen was still frozen on the previous scene. Shiori was frozen in place, biting a donut, her cheeks slightly flushed. Gojo Satoru leaned over slightly, biting the other end of the donut, and their noses were almost touching.
Gojo Satoru swiped his fingertips across the screen, zooming in on the image. He touched his chin and tutted his tongue: "Nice shot~" He looked up at Panda, shook the phone, and handed it back, "Send it to me."
"Okay!" Panda nodded quickly, took the phone and started uploading pictures.
Megumi Fushiguro sat opposite, watching the farce from beginning to end, then raised her hand and took a sip of the black coffee in her hand.
102.
"Thank you Nanami-senpai for the gift!" Tadano Shiori said, holding the Hokkaido specialty, her eyes curved into crescents. "I haven't officially congratulated you on your successful election yet."
Nanami Kento nodded slightly: "Thank you. Actually, this matter should be attributed to you..."
"Oh my," Shiori smiled and patted her forehead, interrupting him deliberately, "I was drunk that day and don't remember anything."
Ieiri Naoko leaned against the table, her fingertips carelessly curling the ends of her hair. "Speaking of which, what happened to Gojo lately?"
Shiori blinked, looking confused: "What's wrong with him?"
"He keeps running to the infirmary," Ieiri Glass said slowly, "and then leaves after saying something incomprehensible."
Nanami Kento nodded in agreement: "Me too."
Shiori tilted her head to think about it, and finally shook her head: "He didn't tell me this."
The door to the infirmary was pushed open a crack, and Gojo Satoru poked his head in first. His sunglasses slid down to the tip of his nose, revealing his azure eyes. "Are you saying bad things about me? I heard my name clearly."
Nanami Kento picked up one of the souvenirs and handed it over. "No, Mr. Gojo. This is a souvenir from Hokkaido."
"Hokkaido~," Gojo Satoru took the gift, shook it, and said in a long tone, "It sounds like it makes me want to fly there right away."
"Given Mr. Gojo's current schedule," Nanami Kento said calmly, "it shouldn't be difficult to arrange a trip to Hokkaido."
"That's right." Gojo Satoru moved closer to Shiori and nudged her arm with his elbow. "Then Shiori, can you come with me? Let's go skiing together in the winter."
"Satoru," Shiori looked at him with a puzzled look, "It's only July now. Isn't it too early to talk about skiing?"
Gojo Satoru held her hand and shook it: "It shows sincerity to make an appointment in advance~"
"Nanoko, Nanami," he suddenly waved at the two of them, and without waiting for a response, he pulled Shiori out, "I'll take Shiori with me first, I still have a mission to do."
In the corridor, Shiori's helpless chuckle mixed with Gojo Satoru's naughty muttering gradually faded away.
In the infirmary, Ieiri Shoko and Nanami Kento looked at each other.
Ieiri Naoko sneered and looked away: "Finally I know what's been driving that guy crazy lately."
103.
"Junpei, you said you and Yuji went to a movie, and suddenly you had the technique?"
Yoshino Junpei nodded silently.
Shiori suspected she had misheard. She had just returned from a mission with Gojo Satoru, so how could the world have become so bizarre?
At this time, Nanami Kento said: "It's like this..."
After listening to the narration of Nanami Kento and Yoshino Junpei, everyone finally understood the whole story.
Yuji Itadori and Junpei Yoshino took advantage of their free time to see the newly released film "Earthworm 4," only to stumble upon a special-grade cursed spirit slaughtering ordinary people. The cursed spirit's technique, which reshapes people by transforming their souls, transformed three students and the ticket seller into cyborgs.
Nanami Kento received a report from "Window" that there was something wrong with the underground waterway in that area, so he went to investigate and happened to run into Itadori Yuji and Yoshino Junpei who were chasing the special-grade cursed spirit. When the three of them were chasing after him, the special-grade cursed spirit suddenly attacked Yoshino Junpei who was hiding in the corner in order to escape.
Gojo Satoru drawled out, "Eh—another special-grade cursed spirit that can communicate?"
Yuji Itadori immediately nodded: "Yes! And he looks no different from a human!"
Shiori rubbed her chin, thinking, "Have special-grade cursed spirits been appearing too frequently lately?" Aren't special-grade spirits called special because they're special and rare? But these creatures have been appearing way too often lately!
Gojo Satoru continued: "Yeah, it feels super annoying~"
Shiori said again: "But Hisahito, you are too brave...that's a special grade." This kid is too reckless. Although he has recently learned to control cursed energy, he can't just rush up and fight a special grade!
Yuji Itadori responded with a smile: "But if we leave it alone, he will hurt more people, right?"
Shiori rubbed his hair helplessly: "Yuji, you are really..." Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by the noise outside the door.
"I also have information about this matter."
Shiori turned and looked, "Senpai-sama!" She saw Ieiri Shoko leading Iori Sakurai at the door, with a robot trailing behind them. Shiori blinked at the robot. She had seen it at the sister exchange meeting last year, but she couldn't remember its name.
Iori Utahime stepped aside to let the robot behind her out of the way. "This is Mechamaru from Kyoto School."
Mechanical Maru said that the special-grade cursed spirit they had just discussed had also contacted him not long ago, wanting him to work with it at the sister school exchange meeting.
Gojo Satoru suppressed his smile and asked, "What does he want you to do?"
"Help them steal Sukuna's finger and the special-grade cursed item, the Nine Phases of the Cursed Embryo Diagram, stored at the Tokyo School." He paused, "Their ultimate goal is to seize Tadano Shiori's body, seal Gojo Satoru, and allow Sukuna to fully incarnate."
Shiori: “…” Oh no! This wave is coming for me!
After some discussion, they decided to let the mechanical pill act according to the other party's wishes first, and then report the other party's movements back, so as not to alert the enemy for the time being.
104.
At the mask stall at the Sumida River Fireworks Festival, the warm light from the lanterns makes the various masks look particularly vivid.
"Guess who I am?"
Gojo Satoru wore a fox mask, his entire face hidden behind it. He leaned in front of Shiori, his silver hair brushing against her cheek as he moved.
Shiori tapped her chin with her fingertips and deliberately drew out her tone in response: "Eh—it's so hard to guess, who is it?"
The mask was suddenly pulled off, and Gojo Satoru shook his head proudly: "It's the super handsome Gojo Satoru!"
Shiori covered her mouth and took a step back, her eyes widening exaggeratedly: "I didn't recognize you at all! How amazing!"
Zenin Maki stood nearby with his arms folded: "Two idiots."
Panda covered his face with his paws and chuckled softly: "They are a stupid couple~"
Goujuanji stood next to Panda and responded, "Salmon."
Shiori turned around and looked around, then asked curiously, "Where are the first years?"
Zenin Maki raised her chin and pointed to a stall not far away: "Over there, she's competing with the goldfish."
Gojo Satoru suddenly grabbed Shiori's wrist and rushed to the goldfish stall: "I want to play too!"
Shizhi stumbled a few steps as he pulled her, then followed her with a smile: "Slow down, goldfish can't run."
As soon as I got closer, I heard Kugisaki Nobara's roar: "Damn it! I can't fish it out at all!" There was a big hole in the paper net in her hand, and she was poking the water surface angrily.
Yuji Itadori held up another broken net and sighed, "Mine's broken too... Junpei, do you want to try?"
Yoshino Junpei squatted beside him, holding a new net in his hand and handed it over: "Youren, try again."
Megumi Fushiguro stood under the tree, not moving forward, just quietly looking at the goldfish in the water.
Gojo Satoru pulled Shiori to the front of the stall and excitedly shouted to the boss, "Please give me ten nets~"
The light from the lanterns fell on the water, making the goldfish scales sparkle, and mixed with the noise of the people around, it was just the right amount of lively.
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