Chapter 183 The Second Player

This Gojo Satoru guy... is really crazy about setting goals.

Isn't this a bit too cooperative?

Even Xi Haiqing Dou was moved by him.

This guy is still too young. He doesn't know that flags are not something that can be set casually. His flags are so straight that they fly: "I like Haruna because I am attracted to her", "No change", "I won't let go even if it's Jay", "I will definitely recognize him"... Very good, each one is a standard flag.

I was too lazy to count the other Xi Haiqing Dou, but I still let the system record them silently.

Saikai Haruto pinched himself secretly, trying hard not to show any strange and distorted expression in front of Gojo Satoru - as everyone knows, flags are meant to be broken, and he couldn't bear to think about how Gojo Satoru would feel when his flags were shattered one by one.

But when all these flags are destroyed... by then he probably won't be able to see the expression on Gojo Satoru's face in person, right?

Of course, he should still be able to stay in this world for a while at that time, so even if we can't see him in person, we should still be able to see him on forums and in comics... right?

Xi Haiqing Dou counted - of the three-year mission proposed by the original world consciousness, more than two years have passed, and now there are more than half a year left... In other words, he only needs to stay in this world for another half a year, during which time he must ensure the friendship and personal safety of Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru, and then send the players back to their "hometown"... Then he can complete the mission and return to the previous world.

...It doesn't seem that difficult? Great, victory is within reach!

...Although Gojo Satoru and Geto's friendship seems to be developing in the direction of "plastic friendship", who can say that plastic friendship is not friendship? As long as the relationship between the two does not break down in the next six months, everything will be fine.

The migrant worker, Haruto Nishimi, was instantly full of energy again.

He decided to just be nicer to Gojo Satoru - this guy had set up such a flag, he almost wanted to stick flags all over his body, if he didn't treat him better he would feel guilty - even though he didn't have that kind of thing most of the time.

So he waved to Gojo Satoru nonchalantly, no longer discussing those "messy" and "incomprehensible" questions, and told him in a good mood that he was going back to sleep.

Gojo Satoru looked at Saikai Haruto's back in confusion as he seemed to have suddenly become more cheerful.

Although Gojo Satoru didn't know why Saikai Haruto suddenly asked him these questions - these questions were never something he cared about - after all, Gojo Satoru always only cared about the "present" and the "future", and never had any nostalgia or care for things in the "past". To him, these were meaningless things... If someone else asked them, Gojo Satoru might not have taken them to heart at all.

But since Saikai Haruto asked, he answered seriously. Although his answer might seem a bit "irrational" to others, both Gojo Satoru and Saikai Haruto knew that there was not a trace of perfunctoriness in his words.

Gojo Satoru recalled Saikai Haruto's question again in his mind. Although he still didn't understand why he suddenly asked these questions, looking at Saikai Haruto's brisk back, he felt that it shouldn't be a big problem, right? Yuuki was in a "depressed period" due to taking care of the children, lack of sleep, and too many tasks recently? But anyway, it's not a big deal!

Without thinking too much, Gojo Satoru instantly put Saikai Haruto's question behind him. He spread one hand into a palm and clenched the other hand into a fist and knocked it on the palm, with a frustrated expression: "... Oops, I forgot to ask him what to give Haruna for her birthday!"

Damn it! He came to see Saikai Haruto to ask about Hanayamain Haruna’s birthday, which was coming up soon, and he hadn’t prepared a birthday present for her yet. He also wanted to secretly ask Saikai Haruto what present Jie wanted to give her… But Saikai Haruto asked him a bunch of inexplicable questions, and he actually forgot his main purpose! It’s so damned! !

"… Never mind. I'll ask next time."

On the other side, Saikai Haruto does not have any of the troubles that Gojo Satoru has.

After asking Gojo Satoru, he indeed did not do anything else. Instead, he leisurely found a shady patch of grass in the school, then casually lay down on his back and fell asleep.

The weather in September was exceptionally hot, but fortunately it was not the hottest time in the afternoon, and the technical college was located in the mountains, surrounded by many trees. The sun shone through the layers of leaves, and there was wind blowing from time to time. Xi Haiqingdou felt that the temperature had dropped a lot, and even the cicadas' chirping seemed to become particularly hypnotic.

When he woke up, the sun was about to set.

I don’t know if the conversation with Gojo Satoru played some unknown role, but this time he didn’t seem to have any nightmares and slept quite well.

Xi Haiqingdou opened his eyes and stared at the sky for two seconds. The first thought that flashed through his mind was "Fortunately, it's his day off today and he doesn't have any tasks."

This summer is even hotter than last year. The hot weather makes people irritable, and it is easier for cursed spirits to breed... So this year there are more cursed spirits than last year, and their tasks have become more arduous than last year.

Fortunately, with the arrival of Hanayamain Haruna and the increase in the number of people in the Jujutsu High School, even though it can be said to be a drop in the bucket, at least the number of tasks on them has been reduced a lot.

When they get together, they can occasionally give someone a short "vacation". Although the time is not much, it can at least make people relax...

There is no such thing as "psychological counseling" in the world of curse. Even their behavior of exploiting students to exorcise cursed spirits can be said to be "exploiting child labor." Xi Haiqingdou privately thinks that this behavior is very despicable, but who makes the world of curse not subject to legal jurisdiction? Besides, there are indeed not so many cursers in the world of curse. The three of them (referring to Gojo Satoru, Yugetsu and Igarashi Yuki) are indeed cursers standing at the top of the world of curse. There are only four special-grade cursers in the world of curse, and the three of them in the Jujutsu High School account for three quarters of them. With their abilities come responsibilities, and Xi Haiqingdou can only accept it with a pinch of his nose.

Fortunately, those high-ranking officials in the world of sorcery, those "rotten oranges" as Gojo Satoru called them, although not considered human beings, are well paid and well-compensated... otherwise, Saikai Haruto would have been making trouble behind their backs a long time ago.

…That’s a long way off.

Pull it back.

In short, although the top executives of the Jujutsu world are not good at logistics, Xi Haiqing Dou will not completely obey them. He still has to give himself some rest space - after all, he is still a child who is still growing and developing! Without psychological counseling, it is the same for him to counsel himself. Since he needs counseling, he still has to give himself some space to relax, right?

Fortunately, although Hanayamain Haruna has changed a lot in the past year or so, there is still no conflict between them in this regard, and communication is quite smooth.

Today was Xi Haiqingdou's turn to rest, so while others were busy with their tasks, he could luxuriously lie down in the technical college and sleep for half a day, and bask in the sun for half a day.

Xi Haiqing Dou straightened his upper body and took off the coat covering his body.

There was a faint fragrance on the coat.

It is different from the unpleasant smell of boys' sweat or soap, and it is not like perfume. The smell is light, almost imperceptible, but it smells quite good, making people want to explore it.

Xi Haiqing Dou almost instantly figured out who the owner of the coat was.

He turned his head sharply and looked to the side.

On the grass on the other side, not too far from him, there was a figure sitting quietly with his knees hugged, looking towards the setting sun.

The person was wearing a tight-fitting shrine maiden costume, a white top and skirt. Her long pink hair was gently draped behind her, her blue eyes were slightly narrowed, and there was a small teardrop mole under the corner of her left eye that shone so brightly in the setting sun that it seemed to be glowing.

Somewhat familiar... but also a little strange.

…It’s Hanayamain Haruna.

This scene makes people feel somewhat familiar... Looking at the quiet profile of Hanayamain Haruna, Saikai Haruto couldn't help but be in a trance for a second, remembering one evening two years ago, they... he and Hanayamain Haruna, had also had a scene like this sitting together watching the sunset.

But compared to that time, there are fewer people now, and the atmosphere is different from two years ago - back then, there were three other people sitting between them: Gojo Satoru, Geto Suguru, and Ieiri Shoko, and they were laughing and joking together, and it was extremely lively, unlike now when there are only two of them left.

And both of them have changed a lot since then.

Especially Hanayamain Haruna.

In the eyes of Saikai Haruto, the changes she has made in this year are not small. Recently, when he saw Hanayamain Haruna again in Jujutsu High School, Saikai Haruto looked at her with the eyes of "Igarashi Yuuki". Sometimes he would fall into a trance: Is the current "Hanayamain Haruna" still "Hanayamain Haruna"? Can someone really change so much in just one year?

It feels like she has become two completely different people. It almost makes people wonder if she has been replaced by someone else. Or maybe this is actually someone else who is also called "Hanayamain Haruna".

It's just that except for "Igarashi Yuuki", no one, whether it's Gojo Satoru, Geto Suguru, Ieiri Shoko, or anyone else, has the same idea as him.

Although as Saikai Haruto, as a true "outsider", he knows that "Hanayamain Haruna" has always been "Hanayamain Haruna" and players have always been players, but it doesn't prevent him from feeling a little... sigh.

"Yuuki, are you awake?"

Hanayamain Haruna turned her head slightly to look at him, revealing a gentle and peaceful smile, and then her eyes moved back to the setting sun: "I'm sorry, although I know you are in good health, but seeing you fall asleep like that, I always worry whether you will catch a cold when you wake up... So I covered you with my coat without permission. If you mind, just throw it away. Ah, did I wake you up?"