Chapter 180: The Summer Festival is a Goldfish Hunt!
"Gojo-senpai..." a stumbling male voice called out to the senior with difficulty, "How long can we keep this up?"
"If we find out that he's playing tricks on us again, we'll definitely..."
Nanami Kento stumbled as he couldn't see the road ahead, and his hand almost moved away from Haibara Yu's face. After he regained his balance, the words he was about to say were interrupted. He calmed his breath and continued.
"...There's nothing I can do about you. Being 'disrespected by the younger generation,' a situation that has no impact on you at all, I'm sure you've already gotten used to it."
"Ah! Nanami, don't let go!" Haibara Yu closed his eyes and shouted, while pressing his hands tightly against his partner's eyelids.
Losing their vision, they could only rely on the noisy voices of people, the pavement beneath their feet, and the vague glimpses of surrounding stalls to easily tell that they were on a busy street.
A few days ago, a frivolous senior started clamoring for a summer festival in the technical high school and even persuaded Mr. Yega that all the students in the technical high school should attend the fireworks display in the evening.
As for the mysterious reason why they were asked to blind each other, it is unknown.
Nanami Kento calmly pointed out the key point: "Why do we have to obey the orders of that idiot senior?"
"Don't peek! This is to maintain the sense of mystery~" Gojo Satoru deliberately spoke in a rhythmic manner to distract the two younger students who were currently blinded. "Take another step forward, Nanami, stand a little to the left. That's right! You can put your hands down now."
Not only Nanami Kento and Haibara Yu couldn't guess Gojo Satoru's intention, the players who were silenced by the other party's index finger were curiously observing what Gojo Satoru would do next.
The player saw Gojo Satoru suddenly jump away from in front of her, exposing her to the two of them, and he kept making childish onomatopeia words like "clang clang" from his mouth.
After removing his hand, Huiyuan Xiong, who had regained his sight, looked somewhat bewildered with his droopy eyes. He flickered and looked to both sides before finally pausing at the player. "So it was Fushimi that Gojo-senpai wanted us to see."
The players were also surprised: "It's mine?"
"And they didn't even notify the person himself?" Nanami Kento helplessly held his forehead. He asked calmly, "So what do you want us to see?"
"Haha—isn't this obvious?" Gojo Satoru asked incredulously, pulling the player over to highlight it. "Don't you notice something's different about this junior? Huh?"
He pointed, and Huiyuan Xiong, who was shyly looking at the player, reflexively said, "Yes?"
"Habara, you answer."
"Okay?" Huiyuan Xiong rubbed his face with his hand and agreed without any nervousness. Then he began to seriously examine the player, blinking more frequently. "The clothes he's wearing are very different!" His eyes fell on the pattern on the player's yukata. He stared at it blankly for a while before slowly looking away and giving a thumbs up. "Excellent!"
"It suits you very well." Nanami Kento nodded calmly, praising the player. He turned to Gojo Satoru and asked, "And then?"
Gojo Satoru couldn't stand it any longer and dragged Nanami Kento closer, "What's that reaction? This is the costume and makeup I carefully selected and finally decided on."
"Open your eyes and take a closer look at the hair accessories that match the yukata, and the specially coordinated makeup. There's simply no one cuter than this child! Your reaction is a bit cold."
Nanami Kento was unaffected by the other party: "These should just be the most basic requirements."
He gestured to Gojo Satoru to look at the pedestrians around him who had complete makeup and exquisite clothes.
"Gojo-senpai, are you..." Haibara Yu was completely stunned by Gojo Satoru's reaction. He blinked and stammered, "Want to start a family?"
Otherwise it would be inexplicable, this silly dad look who doesn't allow anyone to question him.
Nanami Kento straightened his collar and said sharply, "Twisted fatherly love."
Huiyuan Xiong winked at the player: "The fireworks display hasn't started yet, do you want to take a walk around first?"
"Okay." Seeing that Gojo Satoru's blank expression was not going to change for a while, the player responded cheerfully.
Because of the summer festival, many stalls have been set up on the streets, and the player glimpses the chocolate bananas that Matsuda and Hagiwara had previously sold.
Looking at the chocolate banana fixed on a bamboo stick, the player took out a special-grade spell item of similar shape and said, "Sukuna, do you want to cover it with chocolate crisp?"
The player was responded with a cold laugh, which probably implied "Do you want to die?"
"Eh - I wonder if chocolate was introduced to Japan a thousand years ago. Don't you want to try it?" This time there was no response at all, and the player put away the special spell.
Considering the rumors about Ryoumen Sukuna, it's understandable that he has no interest in chocolate.
Like to eat meat...
"Fushimi... do you want to play goldfish scooping?" Haibara Yu frankly met the player's gaze, smiling as he explained his question, "I see you've been staring at the goldfish scooping stall since just now."
“Ah… Yeah!”
"Then let's go over there." Haibara tilted his head and called out to his companion who was a distance behind. "Nana?"
Nanami Kento had no objection, walked to the stall, paid, and divided the scoop net between the two of them.
Glancing at the player's helpless posture, his eyes trembled under his eyelids, and he raised his eyes and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Eh, me?" The player put down the net and looked away embarrassedly.
The voices of people passing by nearby made it almost impossible for Nanami Kento to hear the other party's voice. He had to pay close attention to the player's face, which was illuminated by the warm light, in order to distinguish the player's lip movements.
"Actually, I'm not very good at catching goldfish. The net always breaks quickly." The player said with an embarrassed smile, unconsciously turning the paper net in his hand.
Haibara Yu blinked, did not interrupt the conversation between the player and Nanami Kento, looked for the stall owner, and silently left the team.
"Like this..." The player lowered the net into the water and scooped up the goldfish underwater. The moment it was pulled out, the soaked paper net suddenly broke in the middle. The player looked up innocently, "Here."
He didn't take into account that Nanami Kento was also nearby, and there were obviously a few more water marks on the other person's collar.
“…”
When the players thought Nanami Kento would remain silent, he spoke.
"The net was in the water for too long."
The player tilted his head in reaction to the unexpected answer.
"Don't fiddle around aimlessly underwater. Confirm your target in advance and let the net enter the water at an angle. You'll find the trick after trying a few times." Nanami Kento handed the paper net in his hand to the player.
The players watched as the other player put his hands in his sleeves and stopped moving.
No personal guidance?
By the way, where did Haibara Xiong go?
Looking at the familiar figure not far away, Huihara Yu was facing the goldfish stall owner with his hands clasped together. The distance was a bit far and I couldn't hear what they were talking about.
"Others hold hands and try to fish it out, but next time it's my turn, I still won't be able to do it," the player almost said, his inner thoughts aloud. Nanami Kento frowned slightly and urged the player, "Focus."
"……oh!"
"Use this!" Huiyuan Xiong, who came back panting, held up the paper net in his hand and said to the player.
The player felt strange, but still took the paper net handed to him by Haibara Yu, and followed the techniques that Nanami Kento had told him, holding his breath and concentrating.
Wow——
The goldfish was scooped out of the water and into the bowl with the net, and the paper net in my hand was not torn.
"Huh!?" the player exclaimed in surprise, "Lucky!"
Huiyuan Xiong narrowed his eyes and smiled.
Noticing his expression, Nanami Kento unconsciously showed a thoughtful look on his face, and his eyes fell on the paper net in the player's hand.
After the player caught a few more goldfish, he subtly felt something different. With a movement of his hand, the paper net in his hand split into two.
Ah, it turns out that the two paper nets are stacked together...
No wonder it's so strong.
Is this allowed?
The goldfish scooping stall owner turned the player's gaze away as if nothing had happened.
"Ahaha, I've been caught," Haibara Yuu admitted frankly, his face showing no sign of discomfort. "You must be very depressed about not being able to catch any goldfish, right? I did this to make Fushimi happy."
"Haha, thank you?"
Gazing at the pure and sincere emotion in Huiyuan Xiong's eyes, the player looked into his eyes and said lightly, "But even so, I still feel very lucky."
"Huh? Why?" asked Huiyuan Xiong in confusion.
Nanami Kento: "...Two idiots."
The goldfish was placed in a bag of water, and the player picked it up to examine it.
"Sukuna, do you prefer to eat it raw or cook it first?" The player asked the diner's opinion.
The expression on Nanami Kento's face became quite interesting - at least that's what the players thought.
"You...are catching goldfish to feed Sukuna?"
"Eh, that's true, but Sukuna ignored me," the player asked uncertainly, "Do you want it, Nanami-san?"
Nanami Kento sighed: "...I'll take care of it."
"oh!"
So loving!
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The author has something to say: Enlightenment (contemplation): No, no, no, no
Nanami (nods repeatedly): That’s right, that’s right
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