Chapter 108 The Master of the House

Megumi Fushiguro was a little at a loss. He knew that he should go and help his companions now, or maybe take away the Hell Gate that sealed Gojo Satoru. In any case, he should not just stand there stupidly.

But……

He looked at the person yawning lazily beside him, hesitated for a long time, and finally said, "Let's go."

They are obviously father and son, but the atmosphere between them is no different from that of strangers. Compared with strangers, there is perhaps even a sense of familiarity and awkwardness.

In Fushiguro Megumi's memory, the other person's existence was like a shadow, but now that they are face to face, he really doesn't know what to say.

Fushiguro Shijiro did not notice Fushiguro Megumi's emotions. He was still thinking about Eri whom he had just met.

Although the species has changed, the opponent is still Eri, the Eri who gave him sunshine.

It's just a pity that that wasn't his Eri. Perhaps the other party also knew this, so she didn't do anything that would cause misunderstanding.

She just looked at him with those familiar and gentle eyes, helplessly yet as if comforting him.

It's normal for Eri to want to survive. After all, she is Eri, and she won't watch anyone die so easily.

But living is really too difficult. He feels that every second of breathing in this world is meaningless.

"Very."

The young man's cautious voice came, and Fushiguro Megumi grabbed Fushiguro Shiori, and the eyes that were similar to his were worried and determined.

"Let's go." He said again, holding onto Shen'er, as if afraid that he would be lost like a shadow.

Fushiguro Shigeru looked at Fushiguro Megumi. He thought he had long forgotten what his child looked like.

But at the first sight of him, Fushiguro Shigeki knew that this was his and Eri's child.

Hui is growing up well, and Eri must be very happy to know that. Fushiguro even thought in a trance that the only thing he has gained in his life is the child in front of him.

Fushiguro Shigeki had always had bad luck, and even his death was not a worthy one. But looking at Fushiguro Megumi who was living a good life, Fushiguro Shigeki thought that it would be nice if all his good luck was given to Megumi.

"Let's go," Fushiguro Shinobu finally spoke and answered Fushiguro Megumi. He reached out and gently stroked Fushiguro Megumi's hair, with a slight smile in his eyes, "...Let's go."

I'd rather die before I train Hui Xun to be the strongest, Fushiguro Shigeu thought. It's too weak to be able to defeat even a special-level shadow magic with ten kinds of magic.

Completely ignoring the fact that Megumi Fushiguro was only in her teens, Shigeki Fushiguro pulled Megumi Fushiguro and was about to leave, holding a weapon in his hand that seemed to have been taken from a girl.

"Well, Shen'er, he should be fine, right?" Fushiguro Megumi thought about it, but still couldn't help but speak, and asked with some concern.

He knew that Zenin was very strong, but just now, Geto was able to seal even Gojo Sensei, so who knew what the other party was like.

Fushiguro Shiji didn't care at all. He waved his hands and said casually, "It's okay. He probably won't be back anyway."

Die with Eri, that guy is really romantic, I feel a little jealous for some reason.

"He won't," Fushiguro Megumi suddenly stopped and spoke seriously, "He promised me that he would not leave without saying goodbye."

Fushiguro Shier raised his eyebrows and chuckled. He didn't say anything sarcastic, but just ruffled Fushiguro Megumi's hair again.

Her innocent and naive nature doesn't make her suitable for the world of sorcery, but it's good. It's good to be like this.

"I'm your father, little brat."

Fushiguro Shiori chuckled as he spoke, picking up Fushiguro Megumi in one hand and leaving the area with a sword in the other.

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Chanyuan Shen'er stood there, the Tianni Spear in his hand was soaked and stained red by blood. He took a few deep breaths to calm the murderous aura in his body.

There was a corpse lying on the ground, its head was completely uncovered and the tissues inside were chopped into pieces by the Tianni Spear, leaving no chance of recovery.

He didn't really do anything to the corpse. After all, it was the corpse of Gojo Satoru's best friend, and he didn't have a habit of torturing corpses.

Eri, who was standing beside him, was huge and hugged Zenin Jhin gently, as if she couldn't leave him for a moment.

"Eri, is the fire out?" Zenin Shen came to his senses and asked. The fire was set by a special cursed spirit, and just now he asked Eri to solve it.

Eri nodded, and the shadows surrounding her surged. A volcano-shaped head appeared from somewhere, and it was probably the cursed spirit.

Zenin even laughed. He killed the cursed spirit with a single blow of his sword before it could even say a word. He said in a gentle voice, "Thank you, Eri. It's a relief to have you here."

Eri was obviously very happy with what he said, and even rubbed it. She looked like she had lost her mind, but she still asked, "Shall we go?"

Zenin looked at her and suddenly asked, "Eri, have you been happy all these years?"

After he took Eri to stay, he never asked this question, he just asked her whether she wanted to stay.

But since she was a cursed spirit born from the curse of love, how could she give a negative answer? She will never leave her family.

But the monastery didn't even ask any more questions. He was still a coward and hadn't changed after all these years.

He knew that Eri would not give him an answer he didn't want to hear, but he was wondering if doing so would be unacceptable to Eri, who was originally an ordinary person.

Eri was originally an ordinary person with a sunny and enthusiastic personality. Her biggest worry every day was what kind of clothes to match for Hui. She lived a passionate life.

But such a person probably never thought that he would become like this, nor did he think that he would become a special-level being who could tear apart all cursed spirits.

He forced Eri to stay like a naughty child, but he never asked him anything. Eri seemed to be happy all these years, but he still wanted to ask.

Because he was really a little afraid, afraid that his lover only loved them because of the instinct of the cursed spirit, and afraid that Eri had already regretted it.

It’s not that I would think so much, but love is a really troubling existence. It makes people become weak and unlike themselves.

I didn’t ask before because I didn’t dare, but now I ask, maybe just to feel at ease.

Zenin even hoped that Eri made this choice sincerely and took his hand and left together.

He loves her so much, how could he bear to make her sad.

Eri certainly heard Zenin Shinobu's question clearly. Perhaps she herself knew that the end was approaching. She had never felt so clear-headed before.

The resentment in her body seemed to be slowly dissipating, her figure shrank, and even her skin turned white, no different from when she was alive.

Zenin was stunned. He looked at Eri who seemed to be lifting the curse. His heart beat faster and faster. He couldn't tell whether he was panicked or happy.

“…Shin’er,” Eri spoke slowly but completely, not at all like she did before. She spoke again, this time at the same speed as a normal person, “Shin’er.”

The person being called was stunned for a while before he responded subconsciously: "I'm here, Eri."

Zenin Shin'er's hands, which had chopped people without hesitation, were now trembling, but his eyes were still fixed on Eri in front of him.

Eri chuckled, she remembered that when they got married, Zenin Shon looked like this too.

The tall man rarely showed any urgency and nervousness, and his hands were shaking when he was putting the ring on her finger.

But this kind of Shin is also cute, the Shin who is chopping cursed spirits is also cute, and the Shin who is dealing with rotten oranges is also cute.

She took Shen'er's hand on her own initiative, just like she took the initiative to put her hand into the ring when she got married.

"No matter what you look like, you are cute in my eyes," Eri said softly with a bright smile on her face, "I will always love you, no matter what you and I become."

She knew Shen'er's worries and was also very clear about her own feelings, so she certainly wouldn't blame Shen'er.

"Thank you very much for letting me stay in this world and accompany you for so many more years. I am really, really happy."

Eri took a small step forward, and the two of them moved closer, allowing them to see each other's faces more clearly, and even see her emotions clearly.

Chanyuan even opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but his throat seemed to be choked and he couldn't speak for a while.

Words could not express it, so he hugged Eri, as if he wanted to integrate the person in front of him into his bones, blood, and soul.

"Thank you, thank you Eri," Zenin even squeezed out these words, earnestly and almost choking, the man who was not good at speaking said, "I love you, Eri, and I will always love you."

Eri hugged him and gently stroked Shier's head with her hand. They kept this action for a while, and Eri seemed to feel something and let go.

Zenin didn't even resist, and looked at the father and son not far away with Eri.

He looked at them but didn't go any closer. Now he no longer had the energy to spare for others.

However, Eri approached them, and Megumi Fushiguro was stunned when she saw Eri in front of her who looked no different from a human.

He seemed to know what the scene in front of him was. Gojo Satoru once told him that this was what happened when his senior Otkotsu Yuta and Inorimoto Rika lifted the curse.

Before Megumi Fushiguro could say anything, Eri gently touched his face, her eyes complex yet loving.

At this moment, even Fushiguro Megumi couldn't tell whether she was looking at herself or at Enkei, who belonged to her but was far away in another world.

"You have to take care of yourself and live happily, Megumi." Eri only said this one sentence. She did not raise Megumi Fushiguro and had no right to say anything about education. She could only leave this instruction.

Finally, she looked at Fushiguro Shier who was standing beside her. She smiled and said softly, "You have to live well too, Shier. I think I in this world also hope that you will be well."

Fushiguro Shiji just looked at her but couldn't say a word.

Eri took two steps back, her figure becoming increasingly illusory. She smiled apologetically at the two people and said, "Shin'er is a coward, so let me say goodbye to everyone.

Goodbye, then, dear Hui and Shen'er."

After she finished speaking, she looked at them almost lingeringly, then turned around and walked towards the monastery without hesitation.

Zenin Jin'er holds in his hand the cursed tool that Noose had given him before, which is the main reason for them to travel through the world, and is also one of the props that allows them to leave completely.

Even if you die, you have to return to your own home, right?

Eri smiled happily, and Zenin Shin'er also smiled. He gently held Eri's hand.

It was as if at the beginning, they held hands and walked towards the marriage hall, towards what they believed to be a happy future.

Chanyuan looked at his lover and felt that his life was worth it.

Love is the most twisted curse, love is the most touching existence, love is——

Let the Zen temple, who never believed in the existence of anything, be grateful for his birth, grateful for his life, and even pray sincerely,

Let me live and die with my love, and be grateful for the constraints that Heaven has given me.

(over)