Chapter 88: The scene in Namimori Town, the cat in the prison temple is cute
After the Phantom Knight finished what he wanted to say, he left Hayato Gokudera in confusion, and left as quietly as he had come.
Hayato Gokudera had a sullen face and stared at the back of the Phantom Knight until the other party completely disappeared from his sight. Only then did he slowly relax his tense posture.
——Then he finally had time to turn around and look at the player with a gloomy expression.
Um……
Suddenly being stared at, Fushimi Kyoji couldn't help but look back in confusion.
What's wrong?
"Ah, Mukudera-san, your face." After staring at each other for a long time, Fushimi Kyoji belatedly noticed the scratches on Mukudera Hayato's face and pointed at the obvious marks in a daze.
"Don't pay attention to trivial matters right now!" Gokudera Hayato held back, taking a deep breath to suppress the anger he felt at the man's confused and distracted expression. "That man is quite dangerous. Don't get so close to him."
In fact, this can be seen from Yamamoto Takeshi's attitude towards Phantom Knight.
The players' reactions seemed to be interpreted as indifference, and Gokudera Hayato grew visibly impatient. He couldn't help but loudly emphasize the danger of the Phantom Knight, using his past experiences as a warning to the players: "He's the kind of man who will do anything to win, and he even betrayed his former leader. A man who betrays his family should never be trusted!"
ah.
The reaction was huge.
Although he is usually very irritable, this is the first time I have seen Hayato Gokudera so excited.
After all, the background of the game is set in a structure between families. Abandoning the family is probably similar to a samurai abandoning Bushido, which is an act that will be despised.
but……
Fushimi Kyoji's eyes couldn't help but wander, and his gaze shifted to the side.
Hayato Gokudera frowned, not understanding why the player didn't look directly at him.
Scratching his face with his index finger, Fushimi Kyoji hesitated, "Talking about others behind their backs doesn't give me a good feeling."
"Hey!" Gokudera Hayato shouted in frustration, trying to wake the players up and stop them from thinking the Phantom Knight was a good person. "What's there to feel guilty about? He's just that kind of person!"
puff.
Very serious.
"…Are you laughing?"
After talking for a long time without getting a response, Hayato Gokudera paused and glanced suspiciously at the player's face.
Fushimi Kyoji tried to look serious.
"There's no point in trying to hold back your laughter now! You're the one with the worst intentions."
After Hayato Gokudera finished his sharp complaints, his lively expression, which had been animated by his anxiety, gradually returned to calm. The reason for this was that the Phantom Knight, who had made him nervous and on guard, was not there, and Hayato Gokudera was much more tolerant of the players' unguarded reactions.
"Even if the Phantom Knight obeyed Bai Lan's orders, he has already been defeated and will not cause any more trouble. Unless necessary, it is better to stay away from dangerous people." The fierce tone makes it easy to overlook the concern hidden in it.
After saying this, he seemed to realize that it was strange to say this, and he became uncomfortable. He tried to excuse himself awkwardly, "I just didn't want the Tenth Generation to get involved in any trouble, so I came to warn you."
"That's all." He raised his voice to emphasize, then turned away from the player and whispered in a tone that tried to be nonchalant, "...it's up to you whether you listen or not."
"I thought I was one of the people that Gokudera-san considered troublesome." Fushimi Kyoji blinked and said hesitantly when Gokudera Hayato, who looked uncomfortable all over and seemed like he would turn around and leave if he didn't get an answer.
Although Hayato Gokudera's attitude towards players before did not reach the point of avoiding them as much as possible, he clearly resisted having too much contact with players.
Gokudera Hayato obviously also clearly remembered his previous evasion and said awkwardly: "The will of the Tenth Generation is my will."
Gokudera Hayato deliberately cleared his throat, the awkward expression that had been inappropriate on his face quickly vanishing, and he returned to his usual bold and confident self. "As the Tenth Dashige's most reliable right-hand man, I will not have any objection or dissatisfaction with his decision."
"Any decision made by the Tenth Generation will never be wrong. Since the Tenth Generation chooses to trust you, it means that you are trustworthy."
Hayato Gokudera probably didn't know that when he talked about Sawada Tsunayoshi, the corners of his mouth would unconsciously raise in pride.
His emerald green eyes sparkled, and his whole body was filled with pride.
It was easy to see that he was always happy to have such a leader; even the noticeable scratches on his face were invisibly weakened by his devout and focused expression.
All right.
It's still obvious when you notice it.
"Gokudera-san, your face... is it okay?"
Perhaps because the Phantom Knight had already left, this time Gokudera Hayato did not interrupt his concern for him, but he would not accept other people's kindness. He vaguely changed the subject: "It's nothing, just a minor injury, not at all...hiss, hey! Don't poke me so suddenly!"
Hayato Gokudera didn't know if it was because of the pain from the wound being poked, or for some other reason, but like a cat whose tail was stepped on, he jumped far away and reflexively kept a long distance from the player. He kept staring at her with a vigilant and hesitant look, as if he was afraid that Fushimi Kyoki would make another move.
Fushimi Kyoji stood there, waiting for him to realize that he had overreacted and then reluctantly walked over again.
Gokudera Hayato glanced at the melon on the ground, which was busy eating. It didn't even look up when he came over, and called to it in a stern tone: "Hey, go back."
The man with his back to him trembled a little but didn't move.
Hayato Gokudera simply reached out his hand and prepared to pick up the cat by the scruff of its neck.
Sensing Hayato Gokudera approaching, the melon turned around with incredible agility, all the hair on its body stood up, and it raised its tail and breathed at him threateningly.
Recalling the stinging pain on his face, Hayato Gokudera quickly withdrew his hand to avoid being attacked by the melon again.
Damn... what a selfish creature!
But after all, it's not entirely his fault that he can't get along with cats.
He has tried his best to build a good relationship with Gua.
"Hey! I'm your master. ...You never listen to me."
Gokudera Hayato shouted twice again, but was ignored even more completely by Gua. From behind, Gua rubbed Fushimi Kyoki's calf and begged for food from her, as if Gokudera Hayato didn't exist.
Hayato Gokudera crossed his arms and made a "tsk" sound, pretending to be indifferent.
"I feed it more often, but it prefers you, the unfamiliar one, over me." It sounded like a sour and unwelcome complaint, and Hayato Gokudera swallowed the last part of the sentence, "It's so unfair."
In stark contrast to the person's carefree words, his eyes kept looking at the player's feet.
Fushimi Kyoji squatted down and touched the short, delicate hair in the middle of Gua's ear: "Gua likes Yamamoto more."
"Huh?" Gokudera Hayato's expression looked even uglier than before. "I'd rather it liked you more."
manner……
It seems to have changed a little.
If it were before, he probably wouldn't be chatting with Hayato Jigokuji so peacefully like he is now, and wouldn't be openly expressing his disagreement with Takeshi Yamamoto.
Fushimi Kyoji lowered his eyes and said slowly, "Actually, I'm not the type of person that animals like, but most of the time, I'm not disliked by them either."
Gokudera Hayato took a while to react. With the previous precedent, it was hard not to think more about it and wonder if there was any other meaning in what the other person said.
In his mind, the other party's image was almost the same as a baseball idiot.
Gokudera Hayato frowned and asked uncertainly, "Are you showing off?"
Hey!
"You need to know the skills to get along with small animals. As long as you understand their habits, they usually won't dislike you."
"Gokudera-kun," Fushimi Kyoji paused, and when the other party looked up in confusion because he couldn't hear him, he asked, "Are you taking notes?"
"No!" Hayato Gokudera instinctively hid his hands behind his back and unconsciously denied it with a strong reaction.
"Oh." The player nodded without saying whether he believed it or not. "Now let's get to the point."
Gokudera Hayato endured it, quickly took out the diary from behind his back, and urged her with embarrassed eyes half closed: "If you are satisfied, finish it quickly!"
Is this the personality after getting to know him?
I thought he would leave in anger or some other reaction in the next second...
In short, I didn't expect that Hayato Gokudera would take out his notes and listen to the lecture attentively.
Is it a setting with contrasting cuteness?
Gokudera Hayato, who was ready to take notes, looked up frequently. Fushimi Kyoki paused and said, "Cats are very proud creatures. The way to treat a cat is... don't try to force it to do anything."
The player calmly shares all the little details she knows and follows in life with novice owners who want to build a good relationship with their pets.
"Respect the cat's independence and don't force yourself to touch or hold it. Just stay there quietly and wait for it to approach you first before you touch it."
“…” Hayato Gokudera did not lift the pen tip that was suspended above the paper for a long time.
The test that Feng had once given to Sawada Tsunayoshi now came to his mind.
The more you try to hold on to something, the more it slips through your fingers.
So... this also applies to getting along with box weapons?
While Hayato Gokudera was in a trance, Kyoki Fushimi held up his face and looked at him.
Ah, speaking of this...
Very similar.
When you are not familiar with her, you will observe her from a distance and not take the initiative to approach her. But over time, you will naturally become close to her.
It turns out that Gokudera is a cat.
The person being watched suddenly slammed his notebook shut, and Gokudera Hayato said to the player seriously, "Thank you for telling me this."
Unexpectedly, the player stared at him intently. Their emerald eyes, focused and stunned, met each other. Gokudera Hayato said dryly, "...I'm leaving."
As he said this, he stood up and called Gua's name.
It turned out that he was looking for a cat.
"Goodbye, cat." The player waved to Hayato Gokudera.
Taking advantage of his own box weapon's inattention to catch the opponent, Hayato Gokudera was obviously stunned for a moment, and waved at the player with his free hand holding the melon's front paw.
— and then he was caught pretty badly.
"Hey! Be polite! They're saying goodbye to you!"
With a few more red marks on his body, Hayato Gokudera realized from the player's eyes how miserable he was now, especially after he had just finished listening to the course taught by the other party on how to get along with cats in a friendly manner.
If that can be considered a course.
Hayato Gokudera reluctantly let go of his hand: "...Tsk."
Fushimi Kyoji was stunned for a moment, then suddenly said, "...cute."
"Huh?" Gokudera Hayato looked at the melon that immediately ran away after he let go. He could only see a quickly disappearing back. His lips unconsciously curled up, "Huh, that's the only advantage it has."
Fushimi Kyoji's gaze briefly focused on the melon that jumped into the grass and disappeared, then turned back to the somewhat dusty-looking Gokudera Hayato.
The player thought silently: Cute.
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