Extra 4.15

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

"..." Jiang Lai was slightly startled when he heard this, and suspected that he had misheard the relationship of granting and receiving. But after repeating it in his mind, he found that this was what the other party meant.

A question mark slowly appeared in his mind.

Wait, is that the opposite? Why do I have to give you a surprise gift on my birthday?

Jiang Lai was silent for a moment, and asked doubtfully, "It's my birthday, and I'm giving you a gift?"

"Yes." Gojo Satoru nodded calmly and smiled. "Is it not possible? There doesn't seem to be a ban on sending gifts on birthdays."

"There is indeed no such ban..." Jiang Lai twitched his lips.

But this is not human nature! How can a person who has a birthday give gifts to others?

"Or, just think of it as a Christmas present for me~" Gojo Satoru said in a cheerful voice, tapping his right palm with his left hand, "That day is still Christmas, isn't it? It's very suitable!"

Gojo Satoru turned his head, his blue eyes fixed on the front, looking far away into the distance. He then quietly added another sentence, his voice so soft that it seemed like a breeze blowing by, almost impossible to detect.

But Jiang Lai heard it. For some reason, his hearing was particularly good at this moment.

"...I have been waiting for your gift for a long, long time."

"?" Jiang Lai was a little confused. He turned his head and glanced at Gojo Satoru.

After the white-haired man took off his blindfold, his exquisite and perfect face was completely exposed.

At this moment, he rarely restrained his usual playful and frivolous look. His pure white eyelashes were like a thin mist, half covering his pair of glass-like blue eyes.

There was no special expression on Gojo Satoru's face, but Jiang Lai felt that he seemed a little depressed - or to be more precise, that depression came from the regret of never being perfect and the loneliness of not seeing each other for a long time.

Regret? Long time no see?

Jiang Lai retracted his gaze and looked forward.

He is not stupid, he has always been a meticulous person (just sometimes he is slow). At this moment, Jiang Lai saw the special thing about Gojo Satoru's words.

In fact, Jiang Lai had a sense of it from the very beginning - because Gojo Satoru did not call him "Xiao Lai classmate" or "Xiao Lai", but simply "Rai".

Gojo Satoru blurted out the word "Rai" with great ease, as if he had called it countless times before. His tone, his eyebrows, and his demeanor were all filled with some special memories.

So the words I just said were to the older version of myself depicted in the comic, Jiang Lai guessed.

[Older self], this title is a bit strange.

However, for Gojo Satoru, that should be his [past self], and for his present self, it should be his [future self], so neither of these two titles can be used.

In summary, the only way to describe it is "an older self". This is definitely not wrong.

When I was that old, had I promised to give Gojo Satoru a gift? Jiang Lai was a little worried, trying hard to remember in his mind, trying to restore his memory.

Could it be that I have also owed something? For example, like the money that Geto owed me for his umbrella?

Even though I really forgot about it, people would still talk about it for a long time ()

Gojo Satoru's eyes had no blind spots, and even though he was facing forward at the moment, he noticed Jiang Lai's frown, so he made an exaggerated gesture of covering his heart: "What's wrong? Are you so reluctant to give me a gift? The teacher is sad."

"No." Jiang Lai shook his head, "I just don't know what to give you, and I feel a little depressed." He turned his head and asked seriously, "What do you want, Mr. Gojo?"

Gojo Satoru was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "Oh my, you let me choose by myself? This really touched the spicy teacher! Anything is fine?"

"Since it's a holiday gift, I must give you something you like." Jiang Lai thought for a moment and added, "Of course, it has to be within my ability."

If Gojo-sensei asked for a whole truckload of high-end desserts, Jiang Lai couldn't afford it. Or if Gojo-sensei asked for a famous dessert master, Jiang Lai couldn't do it either. These were certainly beyond his ability.

"Hmm..." Gojo Satoru put one hand on his chin, pretending to be thinking, and then suddenly raised his voice and said happily, "Then turn into a god for me to see~ Qingshan Sun and Moon flick my fingers like a shuttle~~"

Jiang Lai: “?”

"Or a ghost messenger from the underworld that wanders between life and death."

Jiang Lai: “???”

"Or perhaps a healing spirit that warms life."

Jiang Lai: “???”

He couldn't help but type countless question mark emoticons in his mind. Seeing that Gojo Satoru was getting more and more outrageous, Jiang Lai coughed and reminded him, "Please, tell me something within your ability."

"None of the above works?" Gojo Satoru looked rather sorry, and then said, "Well, how about turning into a thousand-year-old monster?"

Jiang Lai's eyes were half-mooned, and he couldn't help puffing up his cheeks and said, "Be serious, Mr. Gojo!" He sighed and asked seriously, "What gift do you want? Stop joking like this."

His brown eyes were filled with sincerity, and his eyebrows and features were those of a young man with youthful spirit.

The face was blown by the cold winter wind like a knife, and it turned a little red.

The high school student in front of me seemed to be a little afraid of the cold. He tightened the collar of his windbreaker while talking, and his fingers were a little stiff due to the cold.

Even without using the six eyes, Gojo Satoru could see that the person in front of him was a real human being.

"What gift do you want for Christmas?" Jiang Lai said, "After all, you are my leader and my teacher, and you specifically asked for it. I will prepare it for you, provided you answer me seriously."

In fact, that was the serious answer. Gojo Satoru blinked slightly. But he didn't say it out loud.

He just shook the blindfold with one hand as usual, put the other hand in his trouser pocket, walked slowly forward, and answered casually: "Okay, okay, I'll change to another one."

Gojo Satoru tilted his head, and after a few seconds, he smiled slowly and said, "If neither of them is possible - then let's spend Christmas together."

"Huh?" Jiang Lai was a little surprised by the answer. After all, it didn't sound like something Gojo Satoru would say.

Those words just now about gods, ghosts, elves and monsters sounded like the opening remarks of a joke.

Jiang Lai originally thought that after those words, Gojo Satoru would recommend some limited edition dessert as a gift.

But what he didn't expect was that Gojo Satoru didn't actually talk about the gifts, but instead said something like "Let's spend Christmas together."

I always feel that this is not the character of the strongest six-eyed man. Jiang Lai is a little confused.

"You said that day was also your birthday." Gojo Satoru shook his finger and said cheerfully, "So why not just do this, both your and my gifts are Christmas, isn't that great?"

Jiang Lai pretended to think seriously and said, "I spent Christmas with you as a gift. You spent Christmas with me, which seems a bit ungrateful."

"Eh? Why do you say that? That's too much, Xiao Lai!!"

"Just kidding." Jiang Lai smiled cheerfully, then said, "I'm very happy to celebrate the holiday with you guys - will the college have a Christmas dinner?"

"Yes, every year." Gojo Satoru answered, "It's very lively. Students usually participate. Principal Yemo presides over the event. Have you seen the fir trees in our school? Every year, we pull one out and use it as a Christmas tree at the banquet venue. We plant it back after the banquet is over."

"Ah?" Jiang Lai was stunned for a moment, "Can the tree still survive?"

"Of course - I lied to you. I'm so touched that classmate Xiao Lai trusts me so much~~" Gojo Satoru deliberately dragged out the words, and finally revealed the answer with a smile, "The Christmas tree is a fake tree moved out of the warehouse and is used once a year. The trees in the school will not be moved around, except for accidental injuries during training."

"Haha." Jiang Lai's eyes widened again. He curled his lips and felt sulky for a second because he was fooled again.

But it was only for a second, and Jiang Lai's attention quickly shifted to the Christmas dinner that Gojo Satoru mentioned. He asked curiously and excitedly, "What will the dinner be like? Will there be any performances?"

Although he is in a dangerous alien world, Jiang Lai still enjoys life and the present moment.

But... of course, he would miss home, but he would not be trapped in those complicated thoughts and things. When it is time to relax, he would let himself relax.

What's more, that day was his birthday, and Jiang Lai really wanted to spend it with everyone in a lively and noisy manner.

"A dinner party is a gathering, and as for a program... there should be one." Gojo Satoru tilted his head and replied.

"Why aren't you sure?" Jiang Lai blinked. "Mr. Gojo, you've been a teacher at the technical high school for so long. I heard from Mr. Ijichi that you've always been here and studied here as a student. You should know the procedures of the Christmas dinner very well."

"It's been so long since my student days, and the procedures have changed a lot now." Gojo Satoru raised his voice, "Although I am a teacher here, it doesn't mean that I know the procedures of the dinner."

"On the one hand, I'm not in charge of planning. On the other hand - I haven't participated in one for a long time."

"?" Jiang Lai was a little surprised. He turned around and asked, "You're not going to attend the college's Christmas party?"

"Because there are other things to do." Gojo Satoru paused for a moment and said slowly, "On this day, I will wait for someone to come to the appointment."

Jiang Lai blinked. He was a little curious about the person Gojo Satoru was talking about.

Could it be Geto? They broke up and took different paths, but Gojo Satoru should still miss his high school life.

Maybe he and Geto Suguru had some kind of agreement, that one day they could put aside their differences and become comrades-in-arms side by side again.

...Can't it be a bigger version of myself?

Jiang Lai thought for a moment and continued, "Is that so... Did he keep the appointment?"

"To be precise, no~"

Jiang Lai blinked and said, "Then Teacher Gojo will attend the Christmas dinner with me this year. Are we not going to wait anymore?"

"I will still wait." Gojo Satoru chuckled, "Just... in a different way. Logically, I should be able to wait this year."

"What if I can't wait?"

Gojo Satoru turned his beautiful blue eyes towards Jiang Lai, his eyelashes fluttering deftly: "If you are in a bad mood, then I will give you twice the work~"

Jiang Lai retreated tactically: "Huh??! Why am I the one who got hurt——"

This extra chapter should be over in the next chapter~