Chapter 34
138.
After the meeting, Ijichi Kiyotaka quickly caught up with Gojo Satoru and said, "Excuse me, Mr. Gojo. Regarding the question 'What type of person do you like' in the questionnaire we collected this morning, only you and Tadano wrote each other's names. So, Mr. Manga Artist has some questions, and I'd like you to clarify..."
Gojo Satoru tilted his head: "Hmm?"
"Well," Ijichi Jiegao continued, "the manga artist wants you to add some details about your love story. He said he can't imagine you being in love with a woman."
"Huh?" Gojo Satoru raised his hand and tugged at his eyepatch. "That's such an exaggerated comment."
There was still some time before the evening gathering, and Shiori was dragged by the singer to look for Nazōko again. Gojo Satoru groaned, thinking it was just a way to pass the time, and nodded in response, "Okay, okay, I'll write it."
Ichichi Jiegao immediately handed over the note with the email address and nodded, saying, "Thank you so much. I have something else to do, so I'll excuse myself."
139.
In the office, Gojo Satoru's fingertips hovered over the keyboard, staring at the blank document on the screen, his brows raised slightly. That cartoonist was going too far. What did he mean by "I can't imagine him being in love with just one person"? He made him sound like a scumbag.
He sank deeper into the recliner behind him and thought, "Forget it, I'll just start from the beginning, from the first time they met."
He had rescued Shiori during a mission, and the moment he glanced at her with his six eyes, he noticed that she possessed a very interesting technique. By the way, what he said at the theater last time about not having any impression of her sister was also true. After all, he rescued many people every day, so how could he remember them all?
Since he was too busy, he left all the trivial matters such as inviting Shiori to school and popularizing the world of sorcery to Ijichi.
When they met again, Shiori was a freshman at technical high school. He had read her admissions information. She was a rural, uninitiated sorcerer, untouched by the vicissitudes of life. She was just an ordinary girl. Hmm... I had a feeling she wasn't cut out for the sorcerer's path.
This feeling intensified the first time he took her and Ino to a physical training class. Could she really do it? She looked like a completely ordinary girl, without a muscle in her body. Just like her chubby face, her whole body was soft and fluffy.
During the years he taught at the technical high school, he had seen many sorcerers give up halfway. Although he could understand, he still hoped that Shiori would not give up. After all, her technique had great potential, and she could definitely grow into the powerful and reliable partner he expected.
Shiori always gets injured during her taijutsu classes and would go to Naoko to get them treated. He was afraid that she couldn't bear it, so he asked Naoko to give her some psychological counseling as well. Naoko complained, "I'm a doctor, not a psychologist," and he thought it was the same.
When Glass was chatting with her, he stood at the door and listened quietly. Glass asked: "Is the training very hard?"
She was silent for a moment before saying, "That's true. But compared to Zhuye, I started later, so the hard work is understandable."
Glass asked again: "Have you ever thought about giving up? It's okay if you don't become a sorcerer, right? Don't put too much pressure on yourself."
“No matter how hard it is, I never thought of giving up.”
"Why?"
"I'm the student of the strongest sorcerer! The strongest student should also be strong, right? Besides, didn't Goku go through a lot of training before defeating Vegeta?"
Standing at the doorway, listening to that conversation, he curled his lips. As he turned to leave, he suddenly felt the urge to eat something sweet. He decided to bring some for this diligently trained child. After all, every time he came back with dessert, Shiori's eyes would light up. She, like him, was also a sweet lover.
Later, Shiori's eyes lit up at one more thing: his face.
After a taijutsu lesson, he had just removed the bandage from his eyes and was about to put on sunglasses when he caught her staring straight at him. Hey, there was nothing he could do. After all, he was Gojo Satoru. A naturally handsome guy, that's how popular he was.
In the days that followed, she lived up to her words and never once considered giving up. Even though she was constantly injured, whenever she was praised for her progress, she would smile even brighter, pulling Nazori to share her joy.
As for him, every time he returned to school after a mission, he would always bring her some desserts.
After all, she works hard every day, so a reward is only right, right? And watching her eat is like a way for him to relieve stress. Her round face, with its bulging cheeks, looks adorable, like a hamster.
As time goes by, Shiori becomes more and more proficient in controlling the curse power and techniques, and everything is developing in a good direction.
Even after he was no longer her homeroom teacher, he still gave her some pointers in his free time. Even when she wasn't at school, he'd always keep an eye on her. Her technique was too unique, and while he'd warned her against using it at this stage, things kept going wrong at the window. Of course, getting her back alive was more important than letting the senior brass know.
But if the senior executives really knew about this, they would definitely make a lot of inexplicable demands, right?
Therefore, all her mission reports would first go through his hands, and only be submitted after they were properly revised. He would also monitor the mission arrangements and would never assign her any missions that were too far or too remote. Until she had fully grown up, the magicians who accompanied her on missions would only be those he trusted.
Glass complained that he was too doting on his students, but he was the one who put his students first. He did just that, watching her grow up like a young seedling, watching her grow into a powerful sorcerer who could stand on her own.
When she was in the fourth grade, he was about to go on a mission. When he returned to the office to get something, he passed by the classroom and accidentally heard her conversation with Zhu Ye from inside.
Ino asked, "What does Shiori plan to do after graduation?"
She replied, "Maybe becoming a freelance magician, like Senior Mingming, would be great."
Zhuye immediately responded, "Then let's go together! We know each other so well and have always worked together very well."
"Indeed, and we don't have to worry about being assigned to a difficult magician."
"We're moving out of the dorm after graduation. Has Shiori found a place to live?"
"That's so troublesome. I'll just live with Ino."
"Oh! No problem! Leave it to me!"
He stood outside the door, slightly stunned by what he heard. He wondered, "How good can a relationship be with a girl of the same age? Is it really that good that they have to live together?" They're almost twenty years old now, not like weaned brats. Isn't this too strange?
After returning from the mission, he found Xiaozi with this doubt in his mind: "Xiaozi, do you want to live with me?"
Glass glanced at him and said, "No. What's wrong with you? Are you crazy?"
"I heard Shiori and Ino's conversation. They're planning to live together after graduation. Doesn't that seem a little strange? How can two people from the same period be so close? They're almost twenty years old. It's really strange, isn't it?"
Glass was silent for a few seconds, then said calmly, "Haven't they always had a good relationship? That's probably why."
He didn't react: "Which one?"
Glass said bluntly: "Couple."
"Eh—that's impossible?" He retorted subconsciously, "Shiori loves my face so much, her eyes light up every time she sees me. I'm not saying Ino is bad, but, but! After seeing someone with my level of looks, how could she still have thoughts about someone else? That's impossible!"
Glass stared at him for a while, then said slowly, "Don't you have any idea of your own character? Who in their right mind would fall in love with you?"
"But I'm really good to Shiori! I take her to training, take her on missions, and even take her out to eat and drink and buy her desserts. I obviously care about her a lot, okay?!"
Glass didn't say anything else, just looked at him quietly. After a while, she said, "Why don't you just ask her directly? She'll tell you."
He was stunned for a moment, pondering what Glass had said. That was true, he was just concerned about his students, so asking was normal.
But he was too busy. Shiori was now a first-level sorcerer and no longer stayed in school as often as before. She had more and more tasks, and he could never find a suitable opportunity to ask.
So annoying.
Why is Ino-no in the photos I saw on Instagram? The two of them are still exchanging words in the comment section. Do they have so much to say every day?
He knew he could just send a LINE message and ask, since they chatted often. But what if Shiori replied "Yes"?
...The words were too cold, he didn't like them. Let's talk about it in person.
As a result, one time when he returned to school after completing a mission, he ran into the two of them huddled together, their heads pressed together, looking at something unknown. He leaned over and vaguely heard words like "1DK" and "towards".
Have we progressed to choosing a house together?
He found an excuse to call Shiori away, and she turned around and said to Ino, "Let's talk on LINE later."
No, what's going on between these two? Do they have so much to talk about?
Shiori followed him to the office and asked, "Teacher, what do you want to talk to me about?"
What's the matter? He couldn't explain it himself. After thinking for a moment, he casually took out a spell tool from the drawer and threw it to her: "Try this."
He asked casually, "Have you decided what to do after graduation?"
She fiddled with her magic tools without looking up. "I'm going to be a freelance magician with Zhuye."
As expected, she really wants to be with Zhuye!
"It's not good to fall in love too early."
Shiori looked at him strangely: "Teacher, I'm almost twenty years old, is this still considered premature love? And Ino is Ino, it's impossible for me to fall in love with him."
"But weren't you looking at houses together?"
She said, "Yes, it's just like being in college, being neighbors and looking out for each other."
So that's what you mean by living together... That's fine then.
He gave her half of the dessert he had just bought and watched her stuff it into her mouth, chewing with her cheeks puffed out. It was so cute.
She asked, "Which shop's cake is this? It's so delicious. Teacher, please send me the name of the shop so I can buy it myself next time."
"Hmm? No need, I'll just bring one back for Shiori when I get back from my mission~"
"Thank you, teacher!"
He really is Great Teacher Gojo—he even shared half of his favorite dessert with her.
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