Chapter 43
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Tadano Shiori: "Ino, I'm going to the club activities first! I have other things to do after that, so you go back to the apartment and pack your things."
Ino Takuma: "OK!"
Ino Takuma walked down from the podium, took out his cell phone to reply to Shiori's message, then sat back in his seat, packed up the things on the table, and prepared to leave the classroom.
Just as he was packing up, a hesitant voice suddenly rang out from the table: "Um... Ino-san?"
Ino Takuma looked up at the person standing at the table. He looked familiar, and after thinking carefully, he realized it was the class monitor. On the first day of school, the class monitor had taken him and Shiori on a tour of the campus, so he still had some impression of her.
"Squad leader? What's wrong?" He stopped and looked at the other person.
Squad Leader: "Although this is a bit abrupt...but your body should be fine now, right?"
"Youth?" Ino Takuma was stunned. "I'm fine. Nothing happened."
"That's great! You're recovering very well." The squad leader breathed a sigh of relief.
Ino Takuma asked doubtfully, "Why does the squad leader think there's something wrong with me?"
The class monitor clutched the corner of his shirt and stammered, "Because, Tada said...you weren't in school the other day because you had hemorrhoid surgery."
The corner of Ino Takuma's mouth twitched: "..."
Okay, Tadano-san, thank you so much for covering for me.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries with the class monitor, it was already dark when Ino Takuma left the teaching building. The school gate was crowded with students finishing up their club activities, and his eyes immediately fell on two figures not far away.
Shiori Tadano was his only classmate at the technical high school. In a normal school, this might seem unbelievable, but they were sorcerers, and sorcerers were rare, so being the only one was perfectly reasonable.
Gojo Satoru was their homeroom teacher in first grade. As the holder of the Six Eyes, the head of the Gojo family, and a top-grade sorcerer, he was surrounded by countless halos.
And these two people are now in a wonderful relationship.
Despite this, before he and Shiori graduated, Gojo Satoru and Shiori always maintained an ordinary teacher-student relationship and never crossed the line.
It was probably because Gojo Satoru, though seemingly careless, was actually a very virtuous teacher. As for Shiori, it was simply because she was a fool.
Not long after entering school, Ino Takuma noticed that Shiori's eyes were always glued to Gojo Satoru during class or training. When he asked her curiously, Shiori replied confidently, "Because the teacher saved me and my sister! Isn't it normal for him to pay more attention to him?"
Oh, it turned out to be a hero-saving-beauty drama. Ino Takuma even kindly advised her at the time: "Don't get too carried away, even if you pay attention to her. After all, you are teacher and student. Even in Japan, teacher-student relationships are a recognized taboo."
Shiori rolled her eyes and taunted him, "I'm just curious what the teacher looks like without the bandages. Have you been reading too many girls' comics?"
It wasn't until a taijutsu class that Gojo Satoru took off his bandages. After Shiori saw his face clearly, her eyes lit up even more when she looked at him again.
Ino Takuma was silent. Was it because he had read too many girls' comics, or was it that this idiot himself didn't understand his feelings for the teacher?
Objectively speaking, their relationship back then was no different from that of a normal teacher and student. Gojo Satoru truly treated him and Shiori as his own students, nurturing them with care, teaching them mana control, taking them on missions, and even designing individual instruction plans tailored to their specific techniques.
However, there is still a difference in the treatment of ordinary students and favored students. For example, after they entered the upper grades, their homeroom teacher was replaced by someone else, but Gojo Satoru still gave Shiori special treatment and often took her to perform more difficult tasks.
Ino Takuma sometimes half-jokingly wondered if this was the reason why he hadn't been able to become a first-level sorcerer yet?
Of course, he wasn't truly jealous, nor did he blame Gojo Satoru. After all, whenever Gojo Satoru returned from a mission, Shiori would always share half of the desserts he brought back. Furthermore, Shiori herself was diligent, possessing strong techniques and a steady mindset. For a student who consistently and resolutely pursued her goals, it was only natural for the teacher to pay more attention.
Thinking of this, Ino Takuma couldn't help but sigh.
Don't get him wrong, he wasn't lamenting "I was here first" out of sadness, but he was remembering the time when Gojo Satoru shared a short article with him due to a misunderstanding.
It was in the fourth grade when he and Shiori were talking about their plans after graduation in the classroom, and Gojo Satoru who happened to be passing by happened to hear them.
When Shiori said she wanted to live with him after graduation, she even drew two small houses next to each other on the blackboard, meaning that they would be neighbors on the left and right.
As a result, from that day on, Gojo Satoru always sent him some strange article links in the middle of the night, such as:
Most campus couples don’t last long, and here’s why!
Graduation Season = Breakup Season? Psychologists Analyze the Pain Points of Student Couples
Why is it so hard for student couples to get married? The reasons are these three!
Ino Takuma knew that Gojo Satoru had misunderstood their relationship and thought that he and Shiori would live together after graduation, but he refused to say anything. After all, he was Shiori's family, and he loved seeing Gojo Satoru's anxious but calm demeanor.
Every time Gojo Satoru posted a link to an article, Ino Takuma would pretend to be dumb and ask, "Gojo-sensei, why did you suddenly post this?"
Gojo Satoru's response was always roundabout, never pointing out the problem, only jokingly saying, "I just saw something interesting and wanted to share it with Ino. Doesn't it make sense?"
The most obvious targeting is on Instagram. Every time he and Shiori post photos from the same occasion, Gojo Satoru's likes always skip his and only appear under Shiori's updates.
Graduation is just around the corner, but the misunderstanding remains unresolved. Ino Takuma simply asks Ijichi Jietaka about Gojo Satoru's schedule, saying he wants to consult Gojo-sensei about employment-related issues.
After getting the itinerary, he immediately asked Shiori to chat with him on the way Gojo Satoru returned to the office, and the topic deliberately turned to matters related to the house.
As expected, before the two of them had chatted for a few words, Gojo Satoru came over and found an excuse to call Shiori away.
Since then, the sharing of articles in the middle of the night finally stopped, and his Instagram finally received likes from Gojo Satoru.
Thinking back to the present, Ino Takuma followed Shiori and Gojo Satoru and unknowingly walked to the door of a boutique. He touched his chin and thought to himself: When you get married in the future, you have to let me sit at the head table.
"Is this the love triangle where he loves her and she loves him?"
"Ino-san, you totally lost!"
Ino Takuma turned around to look at Nozaki Umetaro and Sakura Chiyo behind him, helplessly holding his forehead and said: "...I can hear it! What are you guys imagining?"
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In the boutique, Shiori took another unopened Tuotuo blind box and turned to walk towards the cashier - because the previous box was missing a cat stick Yuji, if she took it back to distribute to the students, it would always feel inappropriate.
After paying the bill, she and Gojo Satoru just pushed open the glass door and saw Ino Takuma, Nozaki Umetaro and Sakura Chiyo with their heads huddled together by the flower bed not far away, discussing something animatedly. They didn't even notice the two of them pushing the door open.
Shiori walked up and asked with a smile, "How did you three get together? It's so strange."
"We're discussing a love triangle," Nozaki Umetaro replied.
Shiori asked curiously, "Who and who?"
Nozaki Umetaro was about to answer when Ino Takuma covered his mouth. He laughed and tried to smooth things over, "We were just discussing manga characters." But he was secretly worried: "Nozaki-san, please don't hurt me!" At this distance, Gojo Satoru could definitely hear our conversation.
After chatting for a few more minutes, Shiori, Gojo Satoru and Ino Takuma all had to go back to the apartment where they were staying for a few days to pack their luggage, so they said goodbye at the door of the store.
On the way to the apartment, Shiori held the opened Tuo Tuo blind box and turned to Ino Takuma, who was walking with her, with some distress: "Ino, your Tuo Tuo is not in here."
Ino Takuma smiled nonchalantly and waved his hand: "It's okay! Just give Mr. Nanami's to me!"
After hearing what he said, Shiori handed over Kento Hakkai's lump.
"By the way, Ino," Gojo Satoru, who was walking beside Shiori, suddenly turned his head and said, "It's time for you to level up, right? You've completed many difficult missions with Nanami before, so this time, you should level up with Kei and the others. I'll take care of the recommendation."
Hearing this, Ino Takuma suddenly stopped in his tracks, his eyes instantly lit up, and he said excitedly, "Thank you, Mr. Gojo! I will definitely do my best!"
"Ino, that's great, congratulations!" Shiori also became excited, reaching out and putting her arm around Ino Takuma's shoulders, saying with a smile, "Then from now on we're both first-level magicians!"
"Alright, alright~ There's no need to rush to celebrate on the street," Gojo Satoru said, interrupting the conversation with a smile. He reached out and gently took Shiori's wrist, walking briskly forward. "Since you're so happy, why don't we go get something to eat and chat while we eat?"
Behind him, Ino Takuma looked at Shiori who was suddenly pulled away, then turned his head to look at his empty shoulder. He was stunned for a moment, and a string of question marks appeared on his face: "???"
So, not long after he was congratulated, he was quietly pushed aside by Gojo Satoru?
"Ino, why don't you catch up?" Shiori shouted back.
"If Ino doesn't catch up, we'll leave you alone to celebrate." Gojo Satoru also echoed.
"Here I come!" Ino Takuma hurriedly chased after him, but sighed silently in his heart -
Forget it, forget it. Just let Gojo Satoru go. And didn't Gojo-san just speak the truth? Did he really want to leave him and spend some time alone together? He actually said the truth with a smile on his face, Gojo-san.
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