Chapter 208 Epilogue (Part 5) (Thanks to Infinite Depth): He's really cute, his lover
We had a fantastic time at the amusement park. The rides that didn't require queuing were so exciting that we rode them over and over again – especially the popular rides that used to require queuing for one or two hours, which we could now ride three or four times in a row!
Yay!
At this amusement park, there was a man named Hori Masayuki who went to watch the stage play performed by the staff and then gave it a score, finally concluding that even Kashima Yu's face was not as good-looking as the play itself.
There was a tour of Kashima Island where the staff were surrounded by a large number of female staff members, and the princesses kept coaxing them into screaming with joy.
Nozaki Umetarou, who traveled and filmed along the way, even tried to ask Sakura Chiyo to model him in a sailor uniform but was rejected;
There's also Mikoshiba Mikoto, who secretly buys figurines of the amusement park's signboard girl, and then yells "Idiot! He just came in for a quick look and accidentally paid for it!" when he's caught.
Only Sakura Chiyo was truly enjoying all the amusement park rides to the fullest.
—For Kazuma Hatori's friends, Satoru Gojo laughed non-stop throughout the entire event, and after thinking for a long time, he came up with a summary.
"I suggest all your friends debut as manzai comedians, really."
Is this what Ichijin's upbringing was like? No wonder he came up with the bizarre idea of feeding the Kamo family over fifty bowls of rotten rice and having the Panxing Sect's leadership drink pot-washing water for an entire afternoon.
It's Nozaki Umetarou, who seems to be doing some research...
He needs to buy that kid's comic book to read. I remember what it was called, "Moe Love"?
Glancing at the research booklet, Gojo Satoru secretly finalized the plan in his mind, while outwardly remaining nonchalant—after all, his black Shiba Inu was really clueless, having never browsed their CP forum before, and now unaware that he had been drawn into the manga.
Not long after the amusement park trip ended, Kazuma Hato finally started his spring break and could spend all his time with Gou Ni.
However, he still has things he needs to do immediately.
— Enroll in training for a sidecar motorcycle driver's license.
Now that he's an adult, he can finally take the test to get a sidecar motorcycle driver's license!
Kazuma Hatori remembers that during the first playthrough, Satoru, who originally wanted to ride in the sidecar, had to become the rider because he couldn't ride a sidecar tricycle, so he gave up the sidecar seat with the best view to Satoru.
Now, he can not only fulfill Wu's wish to ride around in the sidecar, but also take advantage of the excellent view to show off his handsome side to the other party.
Kazuma Hatake studied with exceptional diligence, even more so than when he was in class at school.
Gojo Satoru laughed uncontrollably when he learned that Kazuma was learning to drive a sidecar motorcycle, but immediately decided to spend money to buy back the sidecar motorcycle that cost 3.5 million yen from the first playthrough—even though they now have many more convenient means of transportation to choose from.
It's not just because Yizhen is working hard to get his sidecar motorcycle license, but also because of the most crucial point: this is one of the countless details that truly shows he is cared about.
Even if it was just a casual remark he made, the other party always remembered it and worked hard to make it a reality after everything settled down.
I'm so happy.
Just thinking about this filled Gojo Satoru with a sense of extraordinary joy and peace—like sleeping in a large ship with soft and warm beds when a storm comes at sea, the journey is always smooth and firm, and no storm can shake it.
Although it will be a while before Kazuma Hatori fully masters the sidecar stance, there are other things he needs to take over as soon as possible.
For example, the Panxing Sect, whose founder has been missing for several months.
Kazuma Hatori spent a very long time in the world of magic, so long that it could be compared to the real world he lived in, likened to "Zhuangzi dreaming of a butterfly".
At the end of that "dream," when he chose to merge the world of magic, which no longer possessed magical power, into his own real world, he deliberately aligned the time points on both sides with December 24th, the day of the Great Battle of Shinjuku.
And January 5th, 13 days after that great battle, was the day Kazuma Hato bought the game.
Of course, at that time, Kazuma Hatake had no idea that his every move in the game would eventually be reflected in the real world.
Just like the title of "big star," or the identity of the founder of the Panxing Cult...
"Hatori-sensei...!"
When Yuta saw Kazuma Hatori finally return to the Pansei Sect, he was almost moved to tears.
Rika successfully broke the curse, and the high school was disbanded. After that thrilling battle, Yuta Otsuko, who returned to the daily life of an ordinary high school student, had an unusual identity - the Holy Son of the Panxing Cult.
Just keeping up with the high school curriculum is already incredibly tiring, but since the patriarch, Mr. Hatori, hasn't come back to take over, Yuta Otsukoshi has no choice but to shoulder the burden, bringing his homework to help whenever he has free time.
Miguel had originally intended to try tutoring him with his homework, but he got a headache and walked away as soon as he saw the messy handwriting.
Before the great battle in Shinjuku, Miguel was one of the people who helped Gojo Satoru remove the cursed spirits from the barrier, but he was ambushed halfway through and seriously injured. The half of the black rope that he still had was stolen.
Fortunately, Rika had not yet broken the curse at that time. Yuta Otsukoku, who had entered the barrier with him, sensed something was wrong and rushed over to save his life.
After spending more than a month in the hospital, Miguel finally recovered and returned to the Panxing Cult.
In fact, in this new world where curse power has completely disappeared, the remaining curse masters, including Miguel, who had been recruited to the Panxing Cult, no longer need to perform the exorcism services they once did.
In the past, exorcisms were performed to help believers solve their problems. If people continue to do this now, it would be considered cheating and deception.
Unfortunately, Mr. Hato was not around at that moment. After discussing with Mr. Gojo, Yuta Otsuko gave them a new task: to hunt down a curse master who was wanted by the curse world but was still roaming the society and had now lost his means of harming people.
With the General Headquarters effectively defunct, the Gojo family, along with two other families, took over the responsibilities of funding and logistics, with equally generous compensation and readily available weapons and medical support.
"It's like being a bounty hunter, but we have an agreement with the government that our arrests are limited to the curse masters on the wanted list. Ordinary criminal cases are still handled by the police."
Gojo Satoru and Hagoromo Kazuma walked side by side on the Panxing Sect's territory, no longer needing to use the cat mimicry.
However, since the white hair and blue eyes are such rare features, there have been rumors recently that "Master Wu is actually the Holy Cat in human form"... It can't be said to be entirely wrong.
Even Ayako Sakura was stunned for a long time when she saw Gojo Satoru walking so familiarly in the Panxing Sect, swaggering around as if he were back home.
When she saw Hatori Kazuma, who had shrunk to the size of a high school student, she froze for a long time, "...An illegitimate child?"
Ayako Sakami could only come up with this reasonable explanation, and the more she thought about it, the more credible it seemed.
Gojo Satoru: "Pfft!"
Kazuma Hatake: "...It seems your workload isn't enough. Do you want to grow vegetables and feed chickens too?"
What nonsense are you thinking!
Hearing the familiar voice, Ayako Sakami breathed a sigh of relief, "As expected, it's still the original."
This tone, more demonic than any demon could be coming from anyone else but the person standing before him.
"..." Kazuma Hagoromo asked her, "Where are Nanako and Mimiko?"
"I transferred to a regular high school and ended up in the same class as Megumi, Wild Rose, and Hisahito."
Gojo Satoru chimed in to explain, "Everyone is adapting fairly well, after all, they attended regular junior high school before. The Jujutsu High School also teaches some simple general subjects, so they just need to catch up on the coursework that was half a year behind."
Those who went up from Yuta's class had it much worse, having to catch up on two or even three years' worth of progress; especially Kinji, the student who considered himself a lucky gambler, had an expression on his face when he first received the news that was a million times more devastating than when Yuta asked him to fight Rimei alone.
At least Rimenu could overcome it with effort, and he was also fascinated by the passion that surged through every nerve during battle; but to make him go back to high school and work harder to get into university... it would be faster to kill him and let him be reincarnated.
It took Xing Qiluo a long time to comfort him before he slowly emerged from the overwhelming grief he felt that day.
Gojo Satoru put his hands behind his back, watching the students react in various ways with amusement, and thought it was all very good.
They are still full of energy, lively and relaxed, able to make longer-term plans for their future, instead of rushing to some task early on, barely having a moment of youth, and in the end only receiving a bouquet of flowers as a silent tribute before their tombstone.
It's much more interesting to watch them worry about tomorrow's exam than to make them make vows to save others or the world and sacrifice themselves for them.
—When the decision to disband the High School of Spellcasting was announced, Gojo Satoru thought to himself, and was genuinely happy that he could witness such a future.
"Let's get everyone together and have some fun in a few days."
After giving a general description of everyone's current situation, Gojo Satoru smiled and raised his index finger to make a suggestion, which Hagoromo Kazuma naturally agreed to in full.
"good."
After nodding in agreement, he looked at Yuta Etokoku and asked, "So, Yuta is also worried about his studies?"
"……Um."
Yuta looked at his teacher, who had shrunk in size, with a pitiful expression and eyes full of pleading.
Even though Mr. Hatori has become Hatori-kun, he can still save me...!
"Let me help you with your studies."
As expected, Kazuma Hatori took the initiative to speak, which made Yuta Otsukoshi secretly cheer and shout that the other party was indeed a great person!
"Wow, please help me then!"
However, this is also one of the rewards that Yi Gu You Tai deserves.
If it weren't for his efforts as the "Holy Son" to maintain the order and reassure the followers that the sect leader would definitely return during these past few months, it's unlikely that Ayako Sakura and others with less influence could have convinced everyone with these words.
Even if no major problems arise in the short term, it's hard to guarantee that some unscrupulous individuals won't gradually develop wicked ideas.
When Kazuma Hatori, the patriarch, made his usual appearance during the following prayer ceremony and said a few ambiguous words to reassure the excited followers, the Panxing Sect's operations gradually returned to stability.
"Speaking of which, how is Zenji Naoya doing these days?"
After most of the matters were settled, Kazuma Hatori remembered the guy who had played a key role in the previous Shinjuku battle.
Although I had a very bad impression of him from the beginning, I punched him in anger in the first playthrough because he belittled Satoru; later in the second playthrough, I threatened him to become an informant for me in the high-level world of sorcery, and used him as a handy tool.
But in the final moments of this game, which was almost at its end, it was Zenji Naoya, who had previously been reluctant to work, who took the initiative to pick up a crucial piece and completely revitalized the entire game.
Even disregarding his years of hard work as an inside player, that one achievement alone improved Kazuma Hatake's impression of him considerably.
As expected, you have to beat them up from the start; once you've beaten them up, they'll behave.
"Oh, Naoya?"
Gojo Satoru couldn't help but chuckle as he recalled Zenji Naoya's swaggering walk, which resembled a peacock spreading its tail.
"He became the acting head of the family and was overjoyed. During the last meeting to discuss the career change and resettlement of professional sorcerers, he specifically asked me to visit the Zen Temple family when I had time."
Perhaps because he had witnessed the immense power that Zenin Shinji could achieve with just his physical body, Zenin Naoya's obsession with incantations was not as deep as that of the other members of the Zenin family, and he adjusted his mindset after losing his incantation power much faster than they did.
Since the ancestral strongest technique [Ten Shadow Techniques] no longer exists, Zenji Naohito no longer needs to insist on Fushiguro Megumi returning to the Zenji family; in addition, Zenji Naoya was one of the heroes of this great war, so the over-seventy-year-old Zenji Naoya simply promoted Zenji Naoya to the acting head of the family, and he himself completely let go and went to drink and have fun all day long.
For Zenji Naoya, this was a happy ending that finally got what he wanted—the demon who used to boss him around had completely disappeared, and the day he officially took over as head of the family was just around the corner—he was overjoyed every day!
"Oh right, Kazuma, would you like to come with me to visit Zenin's house later?" Gojo Satoru clapped his hands lightly and asked Kazuma with a smile, "We can give him a surprise."
"Let's skip the visit and just tell him not to slack off."
Kazuma Hatori thought for a moment and then uttered a cold line that would soon make someone's vision go black.
"The work that needs to be done still needs to be done."
It's good that everyone is free of magical powers now, but what if someone still tries to scheme against Wu? We must take precautions and have Zenji Naoya conduct more sting operations to nip the danger in the bud.
Gojo Satoru chuckled, “...You really don’t intend to let him go, huh?”
“Yes,” Kazuma Hato said with a stern face, “I will absolutely not let what happened in Shibuya and Shinjuku repeat itself.”
This is a promise he made, and he will steadfastly fulfill it in the future.
In the apartment they called "home," Gojo Satoru intently watched Hato Kazuma.
Most of the time, he had a rather indifferent expression on his face, which would give others the initial impression that he was aloof and difficult to get along with.
But Gojo Satoru knew that many interesting ideas would also pop into his mind. He would be happy when he tasted something delicious, and he would feel down when he was hit by a setback. Once he set his mind on a goal, he would do his best to achieve it and never boasted.
Just like his name, Yizhen, he always kept his word.
He's really cute, his lover.
Gojo Satoru would also be moved by such sincerity countless times, falling into a deeper and warmer love each time.
"Don't make it sound like I'm weak right now,"
He laughed. "Believe it or not, even if I give you a handicap, I can still easily beat you at least five times?"
Kazuma Hagoromo pondered for a moment, "Really?"
"Of course it's true."
Wu Tiaowu was full of confidence and agreed without hesitation.
Five minutes later, he regretted it.
"Wait, I didn't mean this: you can't handcuff me to the headboard with one hand...!"
"Even handcuffing him to a chair won't do!"
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