Chapter 60: Sixtieth Day of Cultivation
Chapter 60
Kanako and Yuta Otsutsuki at the table did not notice anything unusual happening next door for the time being.
"Otsutsuki, let me tell you something," Kanako said as she placed the meat on the grill. "In a sense, I really enjoy having people over for dinner."
"Hmm." Yuta Otsutsuki thought to himself, this is obvious, he had noticed it a long time ago.
The system's mouth watered at the aroma, but unfortunately, it couldn't eat it. It could only complain resentfully, "Isn't it because you simply love to eat?"
"No...well, that's part of the reason!" Kanako said.
She prepared ten servings of sauce and then said mysteriously, "You should be grateful to have me as your teacher, Otsuka!"
"Senior, you are the benefactor of Rika and me, and we will naturally not forget to be grateful to you." Yuta Otsutsukota was not very interested in the meat, and instead shifted his gaze to the vegetable plate.
“…That’s not what I meant.”
Kanako's pranks were like hitting a ball of cotton, completely useless in the face of a straight ball that was more sincere than hers.
Even the other party is willing!
"What I mean is, on the surface, I'll set aside time for training and combat, and the rest of the time I have to rest well... but in reality, my teaching method is 24 hours a day!"
"Even eating is included in my teaching plan!" she said.
System: Okay, okay, time to start making up stories.
Kanako gestured in the air with her chopsticks. "I think eating is really something magical. It's said that you can get to know someone very efficiently by having a meal with them."
She picked up the cooked meat from the grill and swung it in mid-air. "What does the other person like to eat? What's their personality like? How is their attitude towards unfamiliar waiters? What topics are they good at chatting with?... Most people are relatively relaxed when eating, and they unconsciously reveal many traits that they haven't even noticed."
"All of this observation can be converted into intelligence!" Kanako said excitedly. "Sounds super cool, doesn't it?"
Yuta Otsutsuka's hand stopped in mid-air because he was listening attentively. In the moment of pause, another round of grilled meat on the plate was cleared by Kanako.
He came back to his senses and asked blankly, "...Is it teaching time now?"
The system floated over to him and whispered, "My personal opinion is that Kanako is deliberately talking about topics that sound worthy of in-depth discussion in order to grab the barbecue and divert your attention."
"Hmm..." Kanako paused mid-sentence, "The above paragraph was taught to me by one of my parents. I don't think about things in such detail."
"Besides, for someone to be able to have dinner together, that means at least their mutual affection isn't negative, right? Therefore, this kind of intelligence analysis isn't very practical. The most common method is to use it to analyze the other person's preferences, secretly memorize them, and use them later when giving gifts!"
Kanako happily ordered another twenty servings of grilled meat. Under the waiter's skeptical scrutiny, she said, "In practice, it's like this—Otsutsuko prefers vegetables to meat."
"Especially cabbage dipped in sesame oil and salt." Kanako said, "When you enter Jujutsu High School, if you become an outstanding model student, I will definitely ask the principal to help you rent a large piece of land in the back mountain to grow cabbages!"
"Kanako-senpai." Otsutsuko Yuta tried to remind him quietly, "What did you just say... what technical high school?"
Kanako: "...!!!"
Kanako quickly made amends: "I'm talking about the Guardian High School! That's right, anyone who has a Shugo Chara or can create a Soul Egg can join the Guardian Group!"
Ino Takuma at the next table: “…Pfft!”
The laughter was so loud that it attracted the attention of the two people. Kanako turned around and then burst out loudly: "Nanami!!!"
Ino Takuma was extremely shocked: "Nanami... Nanami!?"
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Nanami Kento... to be more precise, the Nanami Kento of this world was very sure that he didn't know the girl in front of him.
Moreover, he hadn't seen anyone as recognizable in age and appearance as her in recent missions... Out of courtesy, he gave a more appropriate answer: "Sorry, I don't seem to know you."
Kanako pulled herself away from the pile of dishes, ran over to their table, and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't know me, it's okay as long as I know you!"
Ino Takuma looked at the girl, then at Nanami Kento, still struggling with the nickname: Nanami... This kind of address actually means he is really calling Mr. Nanami.
I thought it was someone familiar to Mr. Nanami, but judging from Nanami Kento's reaction, I guess this girl is just outgoing.
The fact that he could accurately call someone by a new nickname upon meeting them for the first time was so willful that it reminded Ino Takuma of the most famous and powerful Rokugan in the world of curse arts.
"Is he a junior?" Kanako noticed Ino Takuma and waved. "Hello, I'm Kanako. What's your name, junior?"
...There's no modifier before "junior." Does that mean the girl automatically considers him her junior, too? How strange.
"I'm Ino Takuma." He suppressed his curiosity and surprise. "I didn't expect to see someone like me here... What a coincidence."
Yuta Otsutsuki rushed over after hearing the news. After introducing himself, Nanami Kento began to look him in the eye: "I heard Mr. Gojo talk about you."
Yuta Otsutsukota pointed at himself in confusion: "Me?"
"He said he accidentally discovered a very talented child among the people outside the school. Due to some special reasons, he cannot be admitted to the Jujutsu world for the time being." Nanami Kento said softly, "The name matches. Hello, Otsutsuki-san."
Yuta Otsutsuki lowered his head slightly: "Hello..."
"Nanaha! What else did Gojo Satoru say after that? Did he mention anything about me?" Kanako excitedly interrupted the topic.
"have."
"What is what!"
"If you see a powerless Amanaka next to Otsutsuki-san, just treat her as a companion—"
Nanami Kento said, "As above, this is the level of trust that Gojo-san has personally acknowledged."
With the strongest guarantee, Ino Takuma immediately felt relieved: "Since we've already met, why don't we share the table and eat together?"
Kanako refused: "No need, actually I'm almost 80% full. Eating more will affect my movements."
She stretched herself, raised her arm and called to the waiter, "Please pay the bill!"
Upon hearing these four words, the waiter who had previously moved dozens of plates and dishes ran over impatiently and reported a bill number that he had carefully calculated many times.
Waiter: Let me see who can eat so much... Can a human stomach really hold so much? Could it be a glutton?
Kanako took out her black card.
Waiter: Holy crap!
"Please take a photo with me!!" The waiter didn't care about anything and just turned on his phone and went straight to the service. He probably mistook Kanako for a potential internet celebrity or celebrity.
In response, Kanako confidently made the eggplant hand gesture. After taking the photo, she exclaimed, "Are people so enthusiastic about chasing stars nowadays? As a celebrity, I'm really embarrassed."
System: "...How are you famous? There should be a limit to narcissism!"
After a while, the waiter came back and said, "Sorry, ma'am, this card cannot be swiped."
Kanako: "Can't swipe out? Is the password wrong?"
The waiter politely said: "No, it's something more basic..."
Kanako: "Is the card machine broken?"
The waiter said bluntly: "This card information does not exist."
"Ah." This was Kanako's confused expression after she realized that the black card would become ineffective after traveling to a parallel time and space.
Just when she was at a loss, Yuta Otsutsukota took the initiative to step forward and took out his wallet: "Let me do it, how much is the total?"
The waiter smiled and quoted an astronomical figure.
Otsutsuki froze, afraid he had misheard: "...how much?"
The waiter continued to repeat it elegantly, clapping his palms at the same time, as if he was about to call for help.
Kanako closed her eyes to escape reality: "This is not true, this is not true..."
The system also had a dead look in its eyes, and with the last bit of rationality it muttered, "To be a reliable person, you can't run away from the bill, you can't run away from the bill, you can't run away from the bill..."
The waiter and several security guards all looked at Yuta Otsutsukota. "Sir, would you like to pay by card or cash?"
"Cash, cash..." Yuta Otsutsukota handed over the entire wallet with trembling hands, hesitating, "Can I use the rest... to wash the dishes?"
Kanako: QAQ!
Is it too late to activate the spell and travel through time right now? ! !
System: "Don't travel through time for something like this!!"
Fortunately, there was a truly reliable adult present, Nanami Kento, who promptly requested to share a table and merged the bill of Kanako's table with his own.
Then, he glanced at the numbers on the bill with an expressionless face, his expression calm and steady, almost unchanged.
"Nanahi, my superman!" Kanako was so happy that she cried, "You are the only reliable adult parent!"
"..." Nanami Kento said calmly, "Ino, please send a text message to Haibara, telling them that from now on there's no need to restrain your energy. Please go all out in Gojo-san's chat window until he pays off all his debts."
That sounds like a really high cost… Ino Takuma buried his head in editing the text: “OK.”
Kanako was still cheering, "Nanaha is so awesome!"
"To make it up to you, let's help you with some quests to exorcise cursed spirits!"
Nanami Kento came back from the checkout counter, packed up his things, and asked, "Are you in the training stage now?"
"Yes, that's right!"
"I understand. If there is a need for a mission, I will take you with me." Nanami Kento silently glanced at his watch and thought that it was not possible now because it was time to get off work.
"Leave me your contact information. I'll be in charge of this area in the near future. I'll contact you when there's a mission."
"Okay, okay."
After parting at the barbecue restaurant, Kanako saw that the street next to her was very busy.
It seemed like they were holding an event. The entire street was filled with various street stalls. Kanako pointed and suddenly thought, "Otsutsuki, let's go pick out some apprenticeship gifts!"
Before Yuta Okkotsu could react, she grabbed his sleeve and half-dragged, half-ran towards there.
Evening had not yet come upon them, and the street was brightly lit.
"Didn't I tell you before? As my founding disciple, I must give you a useful magic weapon." Kanako quickly shuttled through the crowd, but her attention was soon drawn to something else. "Oh my god, there are candied haws skewers!"
Yuta Otsutsuki watched Kanako squeeze into the queue, counted two with his fingers, and tapped his toes rhythmically while waiting.
"Sister, I want strawberry candied haws."
"Okay, boss, I want two strings of strawberry candied haws."
The boss apologized and said, "The last two bunches of strawberry are sold out. Would you like to see if they have hawthorn or orange flavors?"
"ah……"
Kanako, holding two wooden sticks in her hands, turned her head and found that the people talking were a pair of sisters. The elder sister looked about the same age as her, while the younger sister was younger. At this time, the little girl was lowering her head in disappointment.
never mind.
"Here you go." Kanako squatted down with her knees hugged and handed the two strawberry candied haws to the girl.
"Strawberries and rock sugar are the perfect combination. For me, any extra options can't fill the role of strawberries. I guess you feel the same way, right?" Kanako said, "Share it with your sister. Have a nice night."
The little girl took the candied haws with surprise, her eyes twinkling as she said, "Thank you, kind white-haired elder sister!"
The little girl's sister quickly bowed to express her gratitude, paid Kanako for two strings of candied haws, and the two left hand in hand.
Kanako stared at the two sisters' departing figures and suddenly said, "It's all Otsuko's fault."
Yuta Otsutsuki stood there and got caught in the crossfire again:???
Kanako couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Just kidding, what teacher would blame students so casually?"
"But to be honest, Otsutsuki always smells like strawberry yogurt, which makes me want to eat strawberries..."
"Taste, taste?" Yuta Otsutsuka misunderstood the meaning and nervously reflected on his own problem.
"It's the cursed energy. I can smell different curses. Otsuke's cursed energy is a bit like strawberry yogurt." Kanako raised her left hand and pointed at her ring finger. "Most of your current cursed energy is stored in objects, so it's inevitable that there will be a smell that leaks out. Once you achieve the level of control like Gojo Satoru and Nanami, I won't be able to smell it anymore!"
"I understand. Then, Senior..." Otsutsukota paused for a moment, then asked cautiously in a tone that he himself didn't believe, "Senior, will you continue to teach me?"
This time, Kanako didn't say anything.
The crowd passed by the two of them like an endless stream. Kanako exhaled and finally made up her mind to tell the truth: "I'll be leaving soon."
"Yeah, I know." Yuta Otsutsuki said unusually calmly.
"Well, actually I really can't think of anything to give you..." Kanako swallowed the second half of the sentence. It seemed that she couldn't leave anything in this world.
Everything related to her will be taken away after the crossing.
But Kanako insisted: "Food can bring people closer together... Gifts are for those you care about."
Yuta Otsutsuko lowered his eyes: "Senior Kanako has given me more than enough."
The second life after falling off the cliff on the top of the mountain, the words that freed him from bullying, the guidance he received in understanding spells and physical techniques... Most importantly, he and Rika regained a closer connection because of Kanako's help.
"As for the apprenticeship gift...it should be given to Kanako-senpai by me, right?" Yuta Otsutsuko took out a small transparent plastic bag from his pocket.
With tacit consent, Yuta Otsutsuki hesitated for a moment, his gaze wandering from Kanako's ear all the way down, finally stopping at her right wrist.
The plastic bag contained a thin red rope, which Yuta Otsutsuko quietly tied around Kanako's right wrist.
"The red string symbolizes blessing you for a lifetime of health and peace."
Kanako's head was about to explode with joy, but she suppressed the urge to scream out in triumph and said calmly, "Your words are quite good, but they lack a bit of the characteristics of a sorcerer."
[The phone rings and a notification tone sounds, the system quietly flies away, and the inbox is opened.]
"...How should I put it then?"
Kanako smiled and said, "You should say 'curse'."
[From Nanami: Urgent mission. If you're free, we can meet in an hour. Address attached.]
"For a sorcerer, a 'curse' can express one's innermost wishes, right?" Kanako said, "I curse you to become super strong! Punch and kick Gojo Satoru!"
Kanako's face was full of interest: "Did you learn it? Change your words and say it again!"
The system floated nearby and suddenly remembered the first time Kanako learned to form a sentence using curses on others, which happened just recently.
At that time, she was chatting privately with Gojo Satoru and asked: In a situation like Koyomizu's, if he hadn't met you and was caught by those high-ranking officials, what would have been the outcome?
Gojo Satoru replied: Death penalty.
Kanako:......
Seeing that the other party hadn't replied yet, Gojo Satoru added: "Well, I will try to get him a suspended death sentence. After all, it's too cruel for him to not be able to enjoy his youth."
[…Will all minors in this situation be sentenced to death?]
I think so.
How many people have they harmed over the years?
Kanako: [...How dare they? How dare they!?]
The message sent out did not require any additional embellishment to convey Kanako's undisguised rage.
Kanako: [I captured Otsutsuko, and he's committed to becoming the 'strongest'! No... that's not right. Even if he wants to be an ordinary person, that's fine. After all, no one but me can sentence him to death.]
Kanako: [I'm so pissed! I'm going to curse these rotten oranges! And then make them apologize to the sweet and sour oranges!]
The first time you use "curse" is out of pure anger, a sincere curse, but the second time you use "curse" you are seriously considering how to send blessings to the other person.
Curse and blessing, the relationship between the two is in a completely opposite state, but unexpectedly they can complement each other and are indispensable.
Feelings are truly elusive. The system sighed.
Under Kanako's expectant gaze, an extremely weak voice emerged from the depths of Yuta Otsutsuko's heart.
【don't want. 】
Yuta Otsutsuki suddenly wanted to follow his heart and be a little willful.
【I'm sorry... just this once. 】
"...I wish you a smooth and lucky life, that you can eat delicious food every day and be blessed with abundant love."
It is both a blessing and a curse.
【Author’s words】
Happy New Year~ I happened to be writing this chapter today, so I would like to send these blessings to you all as well!
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