Chapter 122
Upon hearing this, Gojo Satoru was stunned for a moment, wondering if he had misheard.
Despite struggling with her feelings for so long without saying anything, even back at the hotel, she seemed to be forcing herself to be awkward, stubbornly refusing to face her true feelings honestly.
But after he jokingly said that Mont Blanc tasted ordinary, the other party first caught him off guard and made him cry, and then readily confessed her feelings!
Is this, is this real?
Gojo Satoru suddenly began to wonder... was he dreaming?
After all, it's rare enough for a cool guy to shed tears, let alone someone who was so stiff just now that he was almost walking with his arms and legs moving in unison, suddenly becoming quick-witted and his tongue no longer tied in knots...
Could it be that he actually fell asleep while waiting for his birthday at midnight?
Gojo Satoru narrowed his blue eyes, unable to hide the joy he felt upon hearing those words, a joy that made him want to cheer.
Like sparrows perched on a telephone pole, they flapped their wings and began hopping and chirping, each word overlapping and ringing out as if joyfully shouting—
Say yes quickly, say yes quickly, then pounce on him and pin him down!
Meanwhile, Gojo Satoru conjured up a tiny figure in his mind, pressing his hands down in the air towards the flock of sparrows, feigning composure.
— Calm down, everyone calm down. We absolutely must not appear too happy at a time like this.
What if it really is a dream, and he wakes up laughing?
Let's try it out first.
From Kazuma Hatori's perspective, after a moment of stunned silence, Satoru Gojo suddenly stretched out both hands—
It slapped his face and started rubbing it from side to side, even pulling it a few times.
Kazuma Hatori was a little stunned, but he did not resist the other party's physical advances.
"?"
Only above his head, a question mark slowly emerged, growing ever larger.
"—[Six Eyes] has also been confirmed; he is not the enemy impersonating Black Bean Shiba."
After staring at it for a moment longer, Gojo Satoru was completely relieved.
Kazuma Hatake: "..."
But then, his cheek was poked by a finger, causing it to dent, bounce, and dent again—accompanied by a series of increasingly suffocating accusations.
"You're really good at startling people, aren't you? Did you deliberately prepare a birthday surprise for me? Trying to find out just how much I care about you, huh? You cunning Shiba Inu!"
Kazuma Hatake blinked slightly. Even though he innocently shook his head in denial, the joy of regaining what he had lost still filled his chest, and it was reflected in his eyes and brows. No matter how you looked at it, his happiness was obvious.
His melancholy, his dejection, and his growing depression all gradually dissipated at this moment, and even his body felt lighter.
However, one of the parties involved was very dissatisfied.
"You still dare to shake your head? Look how happy you are now. You definitely want to see me make a fool of myself. Humph, don't you dare tell Jie and Xiaozi, do you hear me? Do you hear me?"
Amidst the sudden cheers and chirping of countless sparrows in his heart, Gojo Satoru still had to keep a straight face and earnestly warn Hatori Kazuma not to tell anyone.
If those two knew how flustered and disorganized he was just now, they would definitely laugh at him for losing all his usual confidence and composure!
So, Kazuma Hatake obediently nodded again.
"good."
After Gojo Satoru finally felt completely relieved and let him go, Hato Kazuma, however, continued to press for answers.
"And Wu's answer?"
Gojo Satoru: "..."
What's wrong with this kid? He's suddenly become so proactive!
"Cough, cough, um, it's hard to say."
Those beautiful blue eyes darted around, and even the young master of the Gojo family pretended to cross his arms.
"You know, I have a lot of suitors, cough."
Since Kazuma Hagoromo dared to deliberately provoke him earlier, he shouldn't blame him for being impolite now.
Gojo Satoru's gaze shifted and landed on the Mont Blanc chocolate on the table.
"But—only those who create a Mont Blanc that satisfies me 100% will earn my favor, okay?"
The original intention of this sentence was to make Kazuma Hatori show some anxiety, but after it was said, the smile on the other party's lips became more and more obvious, and you could almost hear that faint, happy chuckle.
"...How can you be so sure that your Mont Blanc is 100% satisfactory when you're laughing so happily?"
Gojo Satoru was choked for a moment, then began angrily poking his face with his fingers again.
"I just said I liked it, not that I was 100% satisfied—you little rascal, don't get too cocky!"
With the help of game cheats, Kazuma Hatake, who was given the answers in advance, laughed and nodded obediently.
"Yes, I will try my best."
"...You don't look like someone who would try at all."
Doesn't it look like it?
"He looks like he's already standing at the finish line with an air of arrogance!"
"..."
"Pretending to be well-behaved at a time like this won't work!"
…………
Faint sounds occasionally drifted over, accompanied by a series of chaotic noises, as if something had been overturned.
Natsuyu Jie, who lives next to Kazuma Hatori's dormitory, lay on his bed with his eyes open, unable to fall asleep.
A few moments later, still unable to contain his worry, he simply pricked up his ears to catch the occasional faint sounds and began to speculate in his mind about how far the two of them had progressed.
That was the sound of a chair leg scraping against the floor. Who stood up?
The people talking suddenly got louder, are they arguing?
Why is there suddenly no sound again? Could it be that they're having a cold war?
Oh dear, he's so anxious! Did those two confess their feelings or not?
I really want to knock on the door of the dorm next door, then grab one of their heads in each hand and pin them together, and that's it.
While pondering how far his two friends had progressed, Xia Youjie drifted off to sleep.
The next day, he was awakened by even louder knocking on the door.
"Jay, wake up! We're off to Saitama's Super Arena!"
It was Gojo Satoru's voice, which sounded incredibly cheerful and full of boundless energy.
But only a few dim rays of light peeked through the gap in the drawn curtains. Xia Youjie glanced at the time on his phone; it was only 6:30 in the morning.
“…”
He propped up his still-dazed head and slowly turned over.
Alright, no need to guess anymore, these two are definitely together.
After another knock on the door, Xia Youjie resignedly got out of bed, opened the dormitory door, and looked at her with a resentful gaze through her messy bangs, which were not yet tied up, clearly indicating that she had not had enough sleep.
"It's only 6:30 now, Wu..."
After a brief pause, he still didn't forget to add a sentence.
Happy birthday. And finally, I can say congratulations.
A quick glance around the two of them was enough for everyone to understand what the "[Congratulations]" meant.
"Hmph, thanks for the blessing!"
Dressed in casual clothes, Gojo Satoru had a bright smile on his face, radiating happiness and completely unconcerned about Natsumi Yuuki's grumpy face, as if he had been forcibly woken up.
Beside him was Kazuma Hatori, who was wearing the same outfit. He seemed to be in a very good mood, and his usual aloof aura had almost completely disappeared. He was as cheerful as a little dog wagging its tail after getting a bone.
Despite the constant stream of cute little flowers blooming in front of Xia Youjie, Wutiao Wu still asked him curiously.
"How did you know that my relationship with Yizhen has progressed so rapidly?"
Xia Youjie: "...I believe that if you two hadn't been able to be together last night, you would have left home crying today."
Even though it was past midnight... anyway, he hadn't slept yet, so it's all counted as last night.
"—You'll cry then,"
Gojo made a face at him, looking smug.
Even if someone were to cry, it would be Kazuma Hato, who usually wears a cool expression, not him! Besides—
"How could Yizhen not like me? The entire Lun... all the fans know that he likes me!"
Almost blurting out "[the whole forum]", Wu Tiao Wu quickly stopped himself, changed the wording to something else, and patted Xia Youjie on the shoulder, urging him to hurry up and wash up.
Since all the first-year students at the vocational high school were going to the concert today, Masamichi Yagami decided to give them a day off and even encouraged Kazuma Hatori and Satoru Gojo to sing well and not to be nervous.
"I've been instructed by my superiors to support your actions to the best of my ability within reasonable limits, so taking a day off is no problem."
Although Yamo Masakado found it strange that the higher-ups in the sorcery world, who had been complaining about this and that not long ago, had suddenly made a 180-degree turn in their attitude, he was still Yizhen and Wu were his students after all—as long as he could support them, he naturally wouldn't deliberately pour cold water on them.
Gojo Satoru, at this moment, also showed an excitement far exceeding his usual level.
Xia Youjie felt that if he were to use [Azure] now, he might not be able to control his spell power output so precisely that it would become extremely powerful and blow up the entire dormitory building.
But the other party was completely unaware and even urged Xia Youjie again.
"I'm going to wake Shoko up now. Hurry up and wash up and get dressed!"
“…”
Xia Youjie leaned against the door frame, staring at the back of his white-haired classmate who was skipping and jumping to the glass dormitory to call for people, and asked a question out of the blue.
"So, what did you two get to last night?"
The dignified first-level sorcerer, Gojo Satoru, who possessed the [Six Eyes] + [No Limits] spell, suddenly stumbled and almost fell flat on his face in the flat dormitory corridor.
Kazuma Hatori, who witnessed the whole thing, raised his hand to cover his mouth, suppressing the smile that appeared in his eyes.
Gojo Satoru staggered two steps to regain his balance, paused for a moment, and then turned around angrily.
"...It's none of your business!"
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