Chapter 85
I've actually shipped them... huh? What does that mean?
Gojo Satoru was a little stunned, blinking his pale eyes—when he looked down further, he found that there were quite a few posts with similar names.
[Help! Is this something I can see?]
I can't believe this is an official clip.
[Sebastian, I need all their information within three minutes.]
[CP people, CP souls, Wuzhen CP are the best of the best]
【True Enlightenment! Long live True Enlightenment! ! 】
Come and see these insightful words of wisdom!
【Pure, natural white fur!! I love white fur!!】
There are so many posts with similar titles. Every time I refresh the page, new posts are pushed to the top of the homepage, like the ever-flowing water in an aquarium. Countless bubbles are like straightforward cries of the heart, rising, bursting, and generating even more.
Gojo Satoru carefully browsed the titles of the posts, his attention drawn in, and he slowed his pace.
Kazuma Hatake also slowed down, making sure to walk alongside him on the paved road without urging him on.
It was early summer, with lush foliage and the chirping of cicadas. The intense sunlight shone down, casting a soft, hazy glow on Gojo Satoru, who was wearing a white shirt, as if splashed by water.
Along with his pure white, soft hair, the ends, like his personality, swayed in lively arcs in their respective directions, bobbing up and down with each step, as if lifting up a few rays of warm sunlight.
Just looking at him, his dark eyes revealed a gentleness that was unique to him.
Wu Tiao Wu barely managed to scroll through the latest post titles, and when he was slightly distracted, he could sense that the other person's gaze was always on him.
But the emotion behind that gaze was neither the expectation of the old man at home, nor the criticism, nor the urging or demanding.
He just watched quietly, like a stone placed on the beach.
Whether the tide is rising or falling, whether the azure seawater carrying pure white foam crashes onto the rock or not, it simply stays there quietly.
Even with the coldest expression, his eyes softened when he looked at Wu Shi.
The title of the post popped into his mind so abruptly and abruptly.
Just then, as they were about to go up the steps, Gojo Satoru, who hadn't been walking steadily, stumbled and almost dropped the magazine he was holding in his arm. Hato Kazuma caught him just in time.
Gojo Satoru: “…………”
To think that someone as dignified as [Six Eyes] would ever trip up on a step!
It's because I was distracted by my phone!
"Enlightenment?"
Kazuma Hatori, who was standing next to him, was still asking, "Have you received any urgent emails?"
Otherwise, it's hard to explain why Gojo Satoru was so engrossed in looking at his phone that he didn't even notice where he was walking.
Kazuma Hatori had also forgotten the website address that Tomoya Tsuji had sent him earlier.
After all, for him, it's just a game.
No matter how popular someone is in the game, to him it's just a string of numbers, or just that NPCs react to him differently.
For example, some games have a reputation system where killing NPCs will lower your reputation and make you a wanted player. In this case, wherever the player goes, it will trigger fear and vigilance from the NPCs.
Conversely, you have to grind through a lot of side quests that are like unclogging toilets, involving killing monsters, running errands, buying things, and delivering items. You have to work hard to raise your reputation so that NPCs won't nag you and you'll get some money and materials. It's tiring and troublesome.
But Kazuma Hatake didn't care about his reputation at all, and he completely forgot about that website.
Therefore, Gojo Satoru choked up when asked the question.
In that instant, for reasons he didn't know, he subconsciously didn't want Kazuma Hatake to see the forum.
"No, it's just some advertising information."
Gojo Satoru coughed casually, then closed his phone and put it in his pocket.
"Delete it, delete it—let's not talk about this anymore, let's go back and check the magazine content first!"
Kazuma Hatori was still a little confused, but he agreed anyway.
They ran out during lunch break, and now that they're back in the classroom for a while, they can continue their afternoon classes.
"Clang clang—"
With exceptional learning ability and mental fortitude, Gojo Satoru leaped into the classroom, unfolding the magazine in his hand to show it to his two classmates.
"It's a magazine interview with me and Yizhen!"
"Wow... Is this the place we went to last weekend? It looks pretty good."
Shoko Ieiri was sleeping on the table when she heard this. She lifted her head from her crossed forearms and stared at the cover listlessly.
She had just been woken up and was still feeling sleepy.
What was the content of the interview?
Xia Youjie, who doesn't usually take afternoon naps, was reading a book when he asked, "Will they ask us some really tricky questions?"
"No, not at all. They're just very ordinary questions about preferences."
Gojo Satoru lowered the magazine he was holding up and flipped through the pages until he reached the one with their interview.
"……ah."
"What's wrong?"
Kazuma Hatori also went over to look and found that it was a photo of them sitting on the sofa during an interview.
To be precise, it was when they were answering a question in the middle of the interview that the photographer came in and asked if he could take a picture of them during the interview. So Gojo Satoru leaned on his shoulder and made a "V" sign while looking at the camera.
At the time, Gao Ximei said it was just a casual photo shoot and might not be used, so she told them to pose however they wanted.
Gojo Satoru and Hagoromo Kazuma both believed it at the time.
Therefore, they all looked exceptionally relaxed in the photo. Even Gojo Satoru was making a "V" sign with both hands, one next to his face and the other on the head of the expressionless Hatori Kazuma.
"So this one got posted too," Gojo Satoru said. "And there are solo photos on both sides as well."
The interview content was written in two pages, with a group photo in the middle and individual photos on both sides. When taking these two photos, the photographer specifically emphasized their poses and expressions so that they would all look incredibly handsome.
Especially the photo taken from the ground up, with Gojo Satoru half-bent over, a sliver of misty blue peeking out from behind his sunglasses, looking down with a condescending, half-smiling expression, like a sharp sword engraved with intricate patterns, piercing straight into the heart of Hato Kazuma.
He secretly decided that once the magazine was released, he would definitely buy a copy to keep as a collector's item.
"Is this a professional photographer? I can't even recognize myself in these photos."
Ieiri Shoko moved closer and saw the arrogant and unrestrained solo photo of Gojo Satoru.
"I never expected you could make such an expression."
Upon hearing this, Gojo Satoru immediately became unconvinced.
"Huh? I'm handsome, okay?!"
When he said "[right?]", he turned to Kazuma Hatake to confirm, and received a serious nod from the latter.
"That's right, he's incredibly handsome."
This is the truth. When Xiao Wu is at the college or resting and having fun, she is always lively and cheerful. Even her pranks are nothing more than secretly adding a spoonful of sugar to Xia Youjie's buckwheat noodles.
Of course, Xia Youjie would reciprocate by treating him to savory desserts, such as sea salt and olive oil flavored cream ice cream.
Because the taste was too strange and subtle, Gojo Satoru took one bite and stuck out his tongue, then stuffed the rest of the food into Hagoromo Kazuma's hands.
And because both Kazuma Hagoromo and Natsuyuki were actually able to finish it all, they showed expressions of extreme shock.
But these are just the usual five insights.
In missions, Gojo Satoru is always efficient and decisive. Whether it's investigation, scouting enemies, or fighting, he can immediately adopt the most efficient solution. His blue eyes, raised with a flick of his finger, are a frozen lake blue, wiping out enemies without leaving any room for retreat.
This is a uniquely charming moment for Gojo Satoru; it is his talent, his intelligence, his hard work, and the dazzling brilliance that suddenly bursts forth after he has absorbed all the knowledge he has learned and made it his own.
Those who called him a "monster," those who looked down on him for relying solely on talent, didn't even deserve to look up to him.
Kazuma Hatake emphasized it again earnestly.
"He's super handsome normally too."
Receiving two compliments in a row felt like having someone backing him up, and Gojo Satoru immediately became proud, even straightening his back with arrogance.
"Did you hear that? This is none other than the handsome Gojo Satoru!"
Ieiri Glass let out a "whoa!" and showed an expression as if a light bulb had been shining into her eyes.
Xia Youjie silently typed out a string of "...", not wanting to say anything at all.
Were these two people completely oblivious, or was he just too perceptive?
It couldn't be that he guessed wrong... No way, it's so obvious, he considers himself to be quite observant.
When will the magazine be released?
Finally, he had no choice but to ask a trivial question that Hagoromo Kazuma was quite concerned about.
“It seems to be tomorrow,” Gojo Satoru thought for a moment. “I heard from Tsuji Tomoya that the magazine publisher approved printing an extra 500,000 or 600,000 copies. I wonder if they’ll sell out.”
“Since they made that decision,” Xia Youjie said, “they should be confident they can sell out.”
After all, he is the type of person who prefers to make thorough preparations before taking action and only acts when he is confident in his abilities.
Tomorrow...
Kazuma Hatori decided to buy a copy.
As for Gojo Satoru, he was still thinking about the forum that was open on his phone.
But now that Kazuma, Shoko, and Suga are all here, it would be too dangerous for him to keep looking; he might easily be discovered.
Even after lying in bed that night, Gojo Satoru poked his head out from under the covers, looked around, and took out his phone with the screen lit up.
Even though he was the only one sleeping in the dorm, he seemed guilty, even his actions of opening a website were furtive and furtive.
This time, Gojo Satoru not only browsed the post titles, but also clicked directly into the hot post that was still at the top.
[Fellow fans, this time it's for real!]
1L (Original Poster): Please watch this episode of the variety show, okay? Please, everyone, watch it quickly! I'll come back and thank you! [Screenshot of the variety show's name]
2L: Isn't this that prank show? It basically relies on celebrities embarrassing themselves to gain attention, right? It's like watching a digitally made vegetable.
3L: I heard they're all has-been celebrities, or nobodies whose names I can't even remember. What kind of entertainment can you expect from this show?
4L: Well, I quite like comedy shows, I'll go check them out!
5L: I'm back, holy crap, thanks OP.
6L: That's shocking? I'll go check it out too.
7L: Holy crap, thanks OP.
...Next came a series of exclamations followed by "thank you, OP," the formation of which was exceptionally neat. The rest of the list was also filled with various interjections and exclamations. Gojo Satoru's blue eyes flickered slightly as he quickly filtered out the less repetitive information and scrolled down the page at a glance.
136L: Ahhhhhh, handsome guys!! The white-haired handsome guy and the black-haired handsome guy!!
139L: How can someone be so handsome? Why is someone so handsome?
145L (Original Poster): Great, it seems everyone understands my excitement. Now, I'm going to start analyzing the key points!
Please see how Gojo Satoru immediately turned to Hagoromo Kazuma to check on the situation when the weak current just started. Isn't that a conditioned reflex of worry?
In addition, there's Kazuma Hatori's reaction. He looked back almost the instant Gojo Satoru looked over, his attention was completely focused on Gojo Satoru the whole time!
[What weak current? How can a mere weak current compare to the importance of the other party?.jpg]
167L: Ahhhhh, it smells so good!!
190L: Wow, Gojo Satoru later deliberately leaned close to Hatori Kazuma to talk. Look at the direction of his fingertips [screenshot] He was definitely concerned about whether Hatori Kazuma could handle it!
215L: He even secretly smiled later, sob sob sob, his smile was so handsome, how could he be so handsome!
267L: He's so handsome even when he's messing with the host!!
385L: Kazuma Hagoromo is really cooperative and super protective of his subordinates, I'm really shipping them...
446L: When Gojo Satoru moved the microphone away from the host, he was so handsome that tears involuntarily streamed down my face. Oh no! When I looked down, my underwear was gone!
447L: I looked up again, and wow, Gojo Satoru and Hato Kazuma's underwear were gone too! Perfect timing for me to see!
448L: Help! The upstairs post smells amazing and is hilarious hhh
472L (OP): And when the two of them watched the host scramble away from the metal plate as if nothing had happened, and then exchanged a knowing glance, there was no eye contact between them, but their actions and expressions were perfectly synchronized!
519L: I even think their clothes are matching couple outfits. Look at the styles, they're exactly the same!
587L: Isn't this the group's uniform?
612L: Putting aside the fact that there are only two people in the team, no team would have the same plain white shirt and black casual pants, right? It's obviously their own everyday clothes.
634L: Ahhh, Kazuma Hagoromo and Satoru Gojo's super calm expressions even after winning were so cool!!
694L: I thought I would see them in a magazine interview, but after a commercial break, I heard the host say that they were given to Anri Saki, and then they disappeared?
738L: The host said it was because they didn't want to be disturbed...
867L: Exclusive news! Please see today's news report [screenshot]
895L: I was wondering why he didn't appear in the last segment; it turned out he was there to do a heroic deed??
956L: I heard that the murderer was arrested on the spot and handed over to the police. No wonder he is my new male god, so handsome!
997L: An insider who witnessed the incident said that the assailant was their department head, who was beaten terribly and dragged down from the top floor with his face covered in blood. His colleague was so frightened that he called the police on the spot.
1058L: As expected of my husband, he's gotten even more handsome! [starry-eyed]
1159L: [Starry-eyed]
1260L: [Starry-eyed]
...Then came another row of starry-eyed emojis, which made Gojo Satoru chuckle softly. He then raised his hand to pull up the edge of the blanket to cover it, making it look dull, but it still revealed his undisguised happiness.
Although being called "husband" felt a bit awkward, he was happy to accept it since so many people praised his good looks!
To be honest, I still don't quite understand what "getting hooked" means. Did he already know what was written in this post back then? He's not as clueless as Ichijin.
Gojo Satoru simply logged out and clicked on a new title: "[Magazine Interview Photos]".
He was quite curious about the feedback from the magazine interview—after all, he had only answered some questions casually, some of which were not even considered private.
1L: Good news—they really did accept the interview!! I got the sample copy, ladies. My phone camera isn't very good, so please bear with the quality [photos][photos][photos].
6L: Making meaningless screams.jpg
12L: Okay, okay, okay, these two are so handsome, I'm dying of excitement!
25L: The text is a bit hard to read. What question has been answered completely?
48L: When asked what they liked about each other, they both answered everything!
62L: Aren't they together yet?? These two must like each other so much they can't find fault with each other anymore! 79L: Get married! Get married right now!!
82L: And in the section about food preferences, Kazuma Hatori said he started eating it because Satoru Gojo introduced him to it, so he also developed a liking for it. My goodness…
93L: My most vivid memory recently is the first time I fished until midnight and then made rice soup with my catch.
101L: The place we've been wanting to travel to recently is Kamakura. We've even made plans to ride the shunted train, play volleyball, collect seashells, and make a wish under the wishing tree... Help! What kind of couple is this?
115L: I saw the logo on the clothes under a microscope—it's the same style!! [Screenshot][Screenshot]
117L: Okay, okay, I knew they were wearing matching outfits on that variety show!
—Upon seeing this, Gojo Satoru silently refuted in his heart.
That time, I was wearing my college uniform with my coat off, it wasn't a couple's outfit!
Besides, these were just clothes bought from the same clothing store... how can they be called couple outfits!
Riding an upside-down train, playing volleyball, collecting seashells, and making a wish are all normal recreational activities. How did they become couples' activities? If we're talking about real couples' time together, it should be...
It should be...
Gojo Satoru's thoughts stalled at this point.
Where he grew up, there was no concept of couples. In order to ensure the continuation of the Gojo family bloodline and to produce as many sorcerers as possible, marriages within the clan were basically arranged by the elders. They would arrange for the two parties to meet, nod to each other, and that was considered marriage.
Even his own parents, after giving birth to him, who is described as having "six eyes" and "no limits," have seen their status rise significantly, yet they can no longer be close to him.
In that family with overly strict rules, his parents, who were not powerful sorcerers, were forbidden from participating in his upbringing, and the days they could see each other gradually decreased.
Searching through past memories, almost all that remains are a few words exchanged when we were together. Rather than expressions of concern, they seemed more like rigid formalities, a set of procedural questions and answers.
During the time he ran away from Gojo's house to relax and wander around, he didn't specifically observe what the couples on the street were doing.
As Gojo recalled the events, he silently raised his hand to cover his face, his bewildered blue eyes blinking rapidly.
Could it be... that he really didn't know about this?
Impossible, right? These are just ordinary play activities, aren't they?
The moon's shadow outside the window moved slowly as time passed, and even the chirping of insects temporarily quieted down, but Gojo Satoru showed no sign of wanting to sleep.
His eyes gleamed, and with a flick of his finger, he clicked on a post titled "When we promote insightful words, what exactly are we promoting?"
There is still a lot more content in this forum.
…………
The next morning.
Kazuma Hatori knocked on the dormitory door and called Satoru Gojo to go to class together.
Tap tap tap—no response.
Hmm? Is Wu still not awake?
Kazuma Hatori waited patiently for a while, then knocked a second time.
This time, he clearly heard a sound like a "plop," as if something soft had fallen to the ground.
A few moments later, the door was unlocked, revealing a tired face without sunglasses and with light bluish-black under-eyes.
Upon closer inspection, Gojo Satoru, who had just washed his face, still had water droplets clinging to the ends of his bangs. With a blink of an eye, the water droplets fell onto his cheek, leaving a winding trail of water until it disappeared into the slightly disheveled collar of his hastily put-on outfit.
Kazuma Hatori stared at the water droplet, momentarily lost in thought.
It wasn't until Gojo Satoru spoke first.
"You've arrived."
You could tell he hadn't slept much all night; his voice was a little hoarse, but still steady... or rather, exceptionally calm.
When Kazuma Hatake looked up again, he noticed that the pale blue eyes looking at him seemed to hold a rather subtle scrutiny and examination.
After a moment of eye contact, those strange emotions seemed to disappear, leaving only Gojo Satoru covering his mouth and yawning, mumbling that he was sleepy.
Kazuma Hatake instinctively asked him, "What game is so fun?"
The only explanation for why Gojo Satoru would stay in his dorm all night, besides playing video games as he had done before, is that he couldn't think of any other reason.
Gojo Satoru: “…………”
Stunned by the question, Gojo Satoru silently took a step forward and closed his dormitory door.
With his white hair sticking up even more than before, Gojo Satoru spoke earnestly to Hato Kazuma, his tone firm and resolute.
"What do you mean by playing games? I studied all night. I mean, I studied."
Kazuma Hatori was taken aback for a moment, then immediately apologized to him for his misunderstanding.
"Oh, I'm sorry."
Now, it was Gojo Satoru who was speechless—he had forgotten that this kid was a black Shiba Inu who was super dense only around him!
But to ask him to confess that he actually stayed up all night reading posts about the Kazuma x Gotouge pairing, and even used various academic theories to analyze Kazuma and Gotouge's micro-expressions and small gestures...
One of the parties involved, Wu Tiaowu, couldn't bring himself to say it.
"I... cough um, I didn't blame you."
Gojo Satoru spoke dryly, instinctively wanting to pat Hagoromo Kazuma on the shoulder, but stopped halfway because of the content of those posts, and instead straightened his uniform.
The whole sequence of actions was like a program suddenly reporting an error, with abrupt and stiff transitions in the middle, leaving Kazuma Hatori confused.
Fortunately, Wu did not do anything strange after that. They went to the cafeteria for breakfast first, and then went to the classroom and sat down in their seats.
Good morning.
"Good morning."
"morning."
Good morning!
After saying hello, Gojo Satoru flopped down and started catching up on sleep before class.
Shoko Ieiri glanced at Satoru Gojo, who was exhausted, and then looked at Kazuma Hatori, who was sitting calmly and upright next to him.
The two people came in one after the other, their movements were normal, and their tone of greeting was also very ordinary.
Then, she gently shook her head at Xia Youjie, indicating that she hadn't noticed.
Xia Youjie: "…………"
Could it be that his senses are faulty?
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