Extra 4.14

Jiang Lai always pays attention to the more distinctive points at certain tense moments. It is very clever, but also very close to life.

Gojo Satoru seemed to have not expected Jiang Lai's answer to be this, and his expression was rarely seen as he paused for a moment.

It was not until a few seconds later that he spoke, jokingly saying, "Oh, is that so?" He raised his eyebrows and repeated, "That guy owed you money and didn't pay it back? It's really surprising."

"It's not like I owe you money." Jiang Lai's answer was still quite serious. He stated the reality objectively. "The umbrella I borrowed from the store was eaten by his cursed spirit. He promised to return an umbrella to me or compensate me for the money, but he just turned around and left."

"Okay, I understand." Gojo Satoru nodded, "That's really too much~ I will strongly condemn Jie for you!"

He raised the corners of his lips, looking a bit excited to see the excitement, and shook his finger and said, "On a certain day of a certain month of a certain year, Jie didn't pay back the debt he owed Lai. I've made a note of it."

Jiang Lai blinked his eyes, and then said: "Actually, I am not that obsessed with money. It's just that the reason I am so concerned about this is because I am short of funds, so I have to be frugal."

"And the reason for the lack of funds is that ... the workplace has not paid its workers."

"Well, this is also a problem. Of course the work unit must pay wages on time. Your work unit..." Gojo Satoru said a series of things in a row, his thoughts still stuck on the previous one, until he suddenly realized what Jiang Lai meant by "work unit", and his words suddenly stopped.

Gojo Satoru suddenly remembered that he was the one who employed Jiang Lai now, and the so-called workplace was actually his home and office, so he was naturally the one responsible for paying his salary.

——This time, Lai is complaining about himself!!

Gojo Satoru turned his head and saw the half-moon eye expression on Jiang Lai's face.

The black-haired high school student sighed and muttered, "The benefits of the technical college are pretty good. They provide food and accommodation. You don't have to worry about food and accommodation."

"But it's still not possible without some small changes. In life, in addition to food and accommodation, there are also interpersonal relationships to take care of. The school is so remote that transportation is a big cost. In addition, there are other miscellaneous things..."

"Is there so much to consider?" Gojo Satoru put one hand on his chin and said in a brisk voice, "I have never thought about these things. Just spend the money if you want to. Anyway, you can't spend it all~"

Jiang Lai: “…” Such an overly rich guy! !

I can't be so reckless anymore, Jiang Lai thought. I have to take care of everything myself, including food, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea.

——Because his parents are busy police officers, he started to learn to be frugal and manage the household at an early age.

"In short, I want to know about my salary. When can I get paid?" Jiang Lai asked, "Or, if possible, can I get a part of it in advance?"

"Well... I neglected this point," Gojo Satoru responded calmly, "Don't worry, I'll transfer your salary to you later - I might as well just pay you a year's salary in advance!"

"Ah, no, no." Jiang Lai waved his hands quickly.

Directly prepaying a year's salary may sound like a joke, but when Gojo Satoru said it, it was the truth. Because the other party really has the money!

Gojo Satoru's attitude made Jiang Lai feel a little embarrassed. After all, what he said just now sounded like he was urging Gojo Satoru to give him money.

In fact, Jiang Lai was not that anxious. He just continued talking naturally along the topic just now.

"There's no need to rush." ​​Jiang Lai coughed and whispered, "After all, I'm still in the probation period. You... may also fire me."

To be honest, Jiang Lai didn't want to be fired. But he was prepared for the worst.

"Where is the probation period?" Gojo Satoru raised his eyebrows. "Aren't you just my official assistant, assistant, and good student? I'm very satisfied with your work."

Jiang Lai: "...I don't think I have done anything yet." He was taken away by the pocket watch on the second day after he started working. He had no time to work at all, but instead caused a lot of trouble.

...Isn't Gojo Satoru just speaking sarcastically? Jiang Lai looked at him suspiciously, thinking that Gojo Satoru was not the kind of person who liked to use sarcasm. His strongest comments were always straightforward.

Gojo Satoru raised the corners of his lips and said in a leisurely and cheerful tone: "I see that you are in a good mood, so I am of course satisfied with everything you do~"

Jiang Lai: ...Are you so willful? You are indeed like that!

Although he complained in his heart, Jiang Lai had actually guessed that the real reason behind Gojo Satoru's words and actions was definitely not some "matched affinity".

——The strongest Rokugan has never been a warm-hearted, kind-hearted, "good guy" in the traditional sense. Although he is indeed a member of the square camp, there is no absolute black and white in the world of curse.

Gojo Satoru is essentially a person who is warm on the outside but cold on the inside. The people he really cares about are just a small circle. He would not care so much about a stranger.

After experiencing all this, Jiang Lai became more certain of his previous guess - that is, he had known Gojo Satoru very early on in the world of magic, and they had a good relationship, or even a very good one.

If we were to make a bold guess, perhaps he was not only friends with Gojo Satoru... but also with many other people, such as Geto Suguru.

Combined with the attitude of Xia Yujie just now, Jiang Lai looked up at the sky. Thinking back again, there were actually many "irrational" aspects of Xia Yujie's behavior just now.

He never really hurt himself, nor did he try to trick himself. Some of his actions did not seem like coercion or harm, but more like a kind of implicit protection.

Jiang Lai sorted out his thoughts as he walked.

At this moment, he and Gojo Satoru were walking side by side on the streets of Osaka. After the incident at the hotel was over, Gojo Satoru used his mobile phone to contact the assistant supervisor to handle it, and then he jumped down from the window holding Jiang Lai in one hand.

Jiang Lai was still a little unresponsive at the time, and he almost fainted when he was picked up and dropped from a high place. However, when Gojo Satoru put him down steadily on the ground, he slowly resumed his normal breathing.

Osaka has good weather today, and the sun is warm. It is a blessing to have such warm sunshine in winter.

The white-haired man seemed to be in a good mood, and led Jiang Lai to a dessert shop. Just standing at the door, one could smell the warm and fragrant scent of dessert cakes.

However, Jiang Lai's attention was not on the sign of the dessert shop, but was attracted by an octopus ball shop next door.

Jiang Lai actually likes to eat snacks. When he was in the science world, the one he ate most was octopus balls. Around this, he had a special agreement with Matsuda Jinpei at that time... It was a regret, but also a bond.

Thinking about it now, it’s half guilt, half nostalgia, and a little bit of relief and peace.

"Want to eat?"

A voice coming from the side pulled Jiang Lai out of the vortex of memories.

The white-haired man stood beside him, with one hand in his trouser pocket, moving in a dashing manner.

Jiang Lai blinked and came back to his senses. He looked towards the dessert shop and reminded him in a friendly way: "Why don't you go buy some desserts first? This shop seems to have a lot of people. Be careful that you won't be able to buy the desserts you want later."

"Of course I can eat what I want, and this dessert shop doesn't have any special limited editions that I want to eat." Gojo Satoru put one hand on Jiang Lai's shoulder and pushed him a few times generously, "Come on, let's go eat octopus balls together~ By the way, can you add white sugar or rock sugar to this?"

“…Don’t add sugar to your octopus balls, Gojo-sensei!!”

"Eh? Why? Sweet octopus balls should be popular. I want to try what octopus balls with condensed milk and syrup taste like. I'll ask the boss to make them specially later~"

"...Normally, takoyaki shops don't have this kind of topping, Gojo-sensei!!"

The two quarreled, but in the end Gojo Satoru successfully got the octopus balls that he wanted to try, which were "injected with condensed milk and topped with syrup".

Because this store is next to a dessert shop and the two stores have a good relationship, the owner usually stocks some ingredients that may be used by the neighboring store.

"Will it really taste good..." Jiang Lai held his normal octopus balls in his hand and couldn't help but glance at the one in Gojo Satoru's hand.

"Do you want to try it?" Gojo Satoru picked up one with a bamboo stick and handed it to Jiang Lai with a smile.

Jiang Lai was about to say no, but Gojo Satoru took his hand back and stuffed the octopus balls into his mouth, saying, "Think about it if you want to. I just showed it to you~"

Jiang Lai Half Moon Eyes: ...How can there be such childish adults!

"Just kidding~" Gojo Satoru quickly turned his head and forked another octopus ball over to him, "Do you want to eat it, Xiaolai?"

"No." Jiang Lai refused decisively.

"Oh, I'm not kidding you this time, I'm serious~"

"I still like the normal style of octopus balls." Jiang Lai made it clear.

"What a pity! I can only wait until the next holiday to let the students try this one~" Gojo Satoru finished a small portion of octopus balls in a few mouthfuls, wiped his hands with the wet towel provided by the store, and thought with a long tail, "The nearest holiday is--"

Here, inexplicably, Gojo Satoru's voice paused, as if a mute button had been pressed.

Jiang Lai took out his phone and checked it, then added: "The nearest holiday is Christmas, December 25th." He added, "Coincidentally, this day is also my birthday."

"…your birthday?" Gojo Satoru turned around and asked, "Is this the day you were born?"

This question was a bit strange, but Jiang Lai answered it anyway: "Yes, this is the day I was born."

"..." Gojo Satoru did not reply immediately. He fell into a rare moment of silence. It seemed like a few seconds or minutes had passed before he slowly spoke, "December 25th."

Gojo Satoru lifted the blindfold with one hand and took it off. His bangs of white hair fell down naturally, and the beautiful bright blue eyes were revealed behind his fluttering hair.

He raised his glass-like, blue eyes, which were as pure as a snowy pool on a mountain, and stared directly at Jiang Lai.

Gojo Satoru didn't have the same cheerful smile as usual. He looked very serious yet distracted.

His eyelids were lowered, his fine white eyelashes fluttered, and he spoke in a low and slow voice:

"——Will you give me a surprise gift on that day, Lai?"

Jiang Lai: ...? Isn't it my birthday? Are you giving me a gift? (Dumb)

For the Takoyaki jokes in 1.0, you can look back at Chapter 45 and Chapter 88 of 1.0.