Chapter 167: A heart-to-heart talk suddenly triggered by a high curse situation...
"I didn't have a chance to test it before, but now I see the grip is pretty good!"
Gojo Satoru lowered his head, blinking frequently behind his sunglasses. He tried to pinch the player's arm, whose muscles had no clear outlines, but was stopped by Geto Suguru.
"Huh? Why did you suddenly pull away from me?" Gojo Satoru didn't resist, obediently stepping back a few steps while enthusiastically describing, "Jay, you really should feel the density of this kid's muscles."
Xia Yujie glanced at the numbers on the handgrip and nodded. "Is this the full extent of your testimony regarding molesting a junior?"
Gojo Satoru's protests suddenly grew louder, clearly dissatisfied with Geto Suguru's criticisms. However, his attention was quickly drawn to a figure not far away: "Hey, Nanami Haibara."
The players who were being snatched from Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru saw that Nanami Kento slowed down his pace towards them after hearing Gojo Satoru's call.
Beside him, from the vague mouth shape of Huiyuan Xiong, it can be seen that he is asking, "Can't you come over?"
The mature sorcerer raised his eyes, and the player was sure that the gaze was directed at her. He then noticed that the two people beside him frowned slightly, as if they were considering whether ignoring Gojo Satoru would succeed.
"You're so disrespectful! When a senior greets you, you actually want to pretend you didn't see anything?"
Nanami Kento, whose neck was being strangled by an arm, said calmly: "It has nothing to do with age or seniority. I only respect those who deserve respect."
His eyes moved to the player's face, but he also felt no eager nod.
"Really? I'm so sorry!" Confused, Haibara Yu apologized in a remarkably loud voice, flashing a bright smile at the player. "Good morning, Fushimi-san."
The player stretched out his hands solemnly. Haibara Yu was stunned for a moment, then shook hands with him stiffly, shaking hands up and down.
"..." Gojo Satoru put his hands in his pockets and bent down, lowering his face to the hands they held together, looking left and right seriously.
After studying her expression, she burst out laughing. "Very good, very good! That's more like it."
Nanami Kento wanted to swing the arm that was on his shoulder down.
Haibara Yu opened his bright eyes and pointed at himself and Nanami Kento beside him: "I just received a mission on my phone that requires all first-year students to be dispatched."
Since the first-year players were not there, they took the initiative to come to the training ground to look for them.
"I was probably testing my physical fitness at that time and happened to miss the message alert sound." Xia Yujie picked up the player's mobile phone and woke up the screen to display the unread messages on it.
Nanami Kento frowned, but didn't comment on Geto Suguru's actions. Haibara Yu blinked, easily accepting the explanation: "So that's how it is!"
"Since this is a mission, you must protect the younger generation!" The player saw Gojo Satoru shaking his head, patting Huihara Yu's shoulder in a tone of 'there's really nothing I can do', and then he turned around and said, "Jay, let's get ready quickly too."
Huiyuan Xiong replied enthusiastically: "Yes!"
"Hey, have the seniors also received the mission?" Huiyuan Yu asked curiously before leaving.
"NO!" Gojo Satoru said with a serious expression, "I will wait for you to leave and then secretly follow you."
"I used the word 'tail'..." The player put his fist to his lips.
Gojo Satoru didn't care at all: "It's so boring to be in technical high school! I can only play the gal games in Jay's dorm room. Anyway, it's super-boring."
The perfect mask on Xia Yujie's face cracked into a visible crack. He gritted his teeth and endured it: "If you don't like it, don't rush to play with it."
"Alright! That's it, we'll catch up soon." The self-centered young master made his own decision, a restrained smile of anticipation appearing on his face. "Don't get beaten too badly by the cursed spirit."
He looked as if he couldn't wait to see their miserable plight.
……cute.
"Be careful, don't try to be brave." Geto Suguru seemed much more reserved, just smiling and giving the players a few extra words of advice.
"The seniors have a very good relationship with Fushimi-san." Haibara Yu couldn't help but sigh.
Nanami Kento disagrees: "Rather than having a good relationship... those two acted more like they were overprotective."
"Eh...that's indeed not right!" Haibara Yu's gaze unconsciously shifted to the three people who were talking.
Because of the direction of his position, he could only see the player's back, but he could clearly see the expressions of the two people facing the player.
——The corners of Gojo Satoru's mouth naturally curled up while he was wearing sunglasses. Geto Suguru smiled faintly, and his lowered eyes showed that he was patiently listening to the person in front of him.
"Everyone seems a little nervous because of Sukuna last time?" Huihara Xiong narrowed his eyes and stroked the back of his short hair. "Indeed, Fushimi is our classmate. We shouldn't let our seniors work so hard for us."
Nanami Kento looked at Haibara Yuu's innocent expression blankly and couldn't help asking, "Are you serious..."
"Hmm?" Huiyuan Xiong responded with a puzzled syllable.
"Nanami-san, Haibara-san!" The player suddenly poked his head out from between the two of them, looking around. "Should we leave now, or wait for a car to pick us up?"
"Don't you need to chat for a while?" Nanami Kento was slightly surprised. He glanced at the two people in the distance, subconsciously checked the time on his watch, and gave an accurate answer, "The auxiliary supervisor's car is outside, ready to go at any time."
Rather than conversations that can be started at any time, players are more looking forward to the development of multiplayer missions.
"I feel like the mission is more important?" the player said uncertainly. "Besides, this is our first time on a mission together, so I'm a little curious."
"It's better to get used to acting together as early as possible. As freshmen in the same grade, we will have many opportunities to come into contact in the future. This is inevitable." Nanami Kento's attention did not seem to be on the players. He paused after he finished speaking and looked at Haibara Yu with an obviously complicated look.
"……as well as."
On the way to their destination, the assistant supervisor explained the mission to them. As Nanami Kento got out of the car, he said, "Usually, we don't receive missions that are beyond our capabilities."
So, there will be situations that cannot be solved...
The player's aimless trance ended when he saw the serious look in Nanami Kento's eyes.
"That's what I'm saying. There will be unexpected situations that no one can predict," he said seriously, "so don't pin your hopes on those two people."
It is obvious who the two people referred to here are.
Nanami Kento glanced at the player as he removed his special glasses from his breast pocket. His voice was even, "They are undoubtedly strong, perhaps even the strongest, and they are willing to protect you. ...But don't go into a mission expecting someone to rescue you if you're in danger."
“Don’t think about relying on anyone, don’t think about depending on anyone, don’t think about being rescued from difficulties by anyone.”
“That’s how you truly take responsibility for yourself.”
He pursed his lips slightly and said no more.
The smile on Huiyuan Xiong's face faded: "That's right, even though the seniors are very strong, we still have to work harder to learn and survive."
He took hold of his other arm, flexing it in a pumping gesture.
Eh...
I didn't expect that a heart-to-heart talk would be triggered here.
He's a completely different type from Gojo Satoru and Geto.
They arrived in front of the barrier that had been set up. Haibara Yu and Nanami Ken were the first to enter the barrier.
The player approached Nanami Kento and curiously asked about the previous topic: "Can't we expect Nanami too?"
"...Don't say things like that to people you're not even close to. It makes them feel pressured." Nanami Kento maintained an invisible social distance, his attitude cold, but after hesitating, he nodded. "When you're on a mission together... you can trust your companions appropriately, but don't hold out too much."
Ugh! This person...should I call him negative or pessimistic?
Fortunately, the three players completed the exorcism mission without any danger.
As Nanami Kento said, the mission was relatively easy for them.
But everyone inevitably became covered in dust and dirt, and the player's special glasses fell and broke along the way.
"Wow, what a nice expression!" Gojo Satoru, who was waiting outside the barrier, tried to hold back something until he couldn't hold it back anymore and laughed wildly. "Did he experience an explosion in there?"
Nanami Kento had a blank expression on his face.
Huiyuan Xiong also laughed happily.
The player fiddled with the glasses in his hand, and his fingers passed through where the lenses should be without any hindrance: Hmm... Oo
"It's broken." Noticing the player's little movement, Gojo Satoru also took a closer look. "It looks like it can't be used anymore. We should get a new one."
"But similar situations are bound to occur. Glasses are definitely not as convenient as eyes."
The player thought for a moment and reached for the box on the necklace: "Maybe I know how to solve this problem."
"Yeah~ It would be best if you can handle it."
Geto Suguru was watching the conversation between the two from the side, and out of the corner of his eye he saw Nanami Ken reaching into his belt, as if trying to push something back.
"Nanami...what are you holding?" Not knowing what he was thinking at the time, Geto Suguru asked the question in his heart.
Nanami Kento was slightly startled, and the hand he pulled out of his pocket was holding a simple box. He did not refuse the player who came closer.
"I saw someone put glasses directly in their pockets, so I bought this," he said calmly, not thinking it was something that needed to be mentioned. "It's more convenient to put them in a glasses case, and it also prevents scratches on the lenses."
They gathered around the now-empty glasses frame and listened to Nanami Kento's calm voice: "I guess we don't need this anymore."
"Nanami is biased! Biased!" Gojo Satoru, having grasped the key point, immediately turned his spearhead on Nanami Kento, accusing him, "You clearly didn't give me or Jie anything!"
When named, Geto Suguru did not respond immediately, but he also turned his gaze to Kento Nanami.
Nanami Kento walked straight past Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru, "Didn't I roll my eyes at each of you?"
"……puff."
The player turned away: "Please ignore me."
"Hey, hey, hey, you just laughed, didn't you?"
The player clasped his hands together and said sincerely, "Forgive me."
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