Chapter 63 The Sixty-Three Days of the Tool Man
Hiiraeiji discovered that Dazai Osamu's insomnia had really begun to ease since he moved to a small house halfway up the mountain.
After staying up all night to observe Dazai Osamu for a week, Hiiraeiji felt relieved.
But there are also disadvantages to moving, that is, the distance from the port mafia becomes longer. One night during dinner, he heard Osamu Dazai complain about being chased and beaten by Nakahara Chuuya for being late.
"...Really, that slug is so troublesome." After finishing speaking, Osamu Dazai muttered.
Hiiraeiji took a deep breath before he hit Dazai Osamu on the head with his finger.
——Is it still reasonable to be late? Why didn't I notice this brat was so sleepy before? If you can do it, let him sleep well!
Dazai Osamu looked at Hiiraeiji for two seconds, and when he looked at him with some trepidation, Dazai Osamu finally slowly looked away.
"...What's wrong?" Hiiragi asked in confusion.
"It's nothing," Osamu Dazai laughed in a low voice, "You actually didn't speak for that little guy, Eiji."
As he said that, he pushed the fruit plate on his hand in the direction of Eiji, his iris-colored eyes silently moving. The words seemed to urge Hiiraeiji to quickly taste the fresh fruits in the fruit plate.
...Probably to praise Hiiraeiji for his behavior just now.
Believe it or not, he beats people up——! Hiiraeiji felt that his fists were hardened.
He washed all these fruits! Are you very good at borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha? This brat!
After confirming that Dazai Osamu's insomnia problem had indeed been alleviated, Hiiraeiji immediately became even busier.
Because Nishiri Seiryu's little vest has begun to officially operate, the evidence he has collected about the corruption and incompetence of the high-level people in the magic world has been completely compiled these days. In order to prevent any mistakes in the process, Hiiraeiji simply let the clone use genjutsu. He controlled most of the core members of the Xili family so that they would not hinder him at critical moments.
Soon, he will give this amazing gift to the Metropolitan Police to let the official forces understand the power and hopelessness of the magic world. He does not believe that the official group will still be able to sit still. It will probably be very difficult. A special planning department will be established soon and we will cooperate with him, right?
He thought about all possible subsequent developments and prepared multiple plans to prepare for emergencies.
But that's not the most important thing. The reason why he hasn't set an exact time for submitting the information is because he also wants to know whether the students in the college have any opinions on the senior management.
The sudden change in the upper management actually has some impact on their study and life, but since Hiiragi Eiji has taken action, he will definitely keep this impact to a minimum.
Several students in the third and fourth grades are basically no longer in the school. The students who are about to graduate are busy with the examinations related to the magician, so Hiiragi can only start the investigation from the first and second grade.
Haibara Yuu is a first-year student at the Conjuring High School. He was born into an ordinary family. His current favorable opinion of Hiiragi Eiji is 100 points.
"...High-level people? Haha, I don't understand them at all, and I have no interest in them. They are probably the ones giving orders to us? It doesn't matter, I feel like that's a place I can't touch." Haihara Yu said very optimistically.
There are very few first-year students in this class, only two people.
The other one, Nanami Kento, also had a favorability score of 100 points. After hearing Hiiraeiji's question, he just kept his elbows on his knees and sat motionless on the rest chair, "Be with him." We have the same idea." When he said this, he raised his head and glanced at Hiiraeiji, "Haihara and I have just entered school for less than a year, and neither of us was born in a family with a tradition of magic. People like us, in contact with Unless the above circumstances are met, this is probably the thinking, and it is not within our scope of consideration."
After listening to their words, Hiiragi nodded thoughtfully.
...It was also after he came to this dream world and became a teacher at the Conjuring College that Hiiraeiji found out that Nanami Kento was actually a junior student one year below Gojo Satoru.
He was the one who was invited back to the high school by Gojo Satoru to give special training to the students during the sister school exchange meeting. He is actually a mixed race.
Like Zero, he also has golden hair, but the color is brighter, and his skin is also cold white.
Nanami Kento has very few expressions. Compared to the lively and cheerful Haibara Yuu, he appears to be very reserved, but he is very attentive.
Judging from what he thought during this period, Hiiragi Eiji had a very good impression of him. He was obviously less than seventeen years old now, and he already had a calm and reliable demeanor in speaking and doing things.
...How should I put it, especially when compared with the second-year Gojo Satoru, these two first-year children are so normal that they are incompatible with high school.
Thinking of this, Hiiraeiji's expression became complicated.
He vaguely guessed why the favorability of people around him increased so much after he first entered the junior high school.
"But, to be honest, my impression of the senior management is quite good so far!" Haibara Yuu pulled Nanami Kento's shoulders and said to Hiiragi Eiji with bright eyes.
Hiiragi Eiji immediately felt shocked, how could it be possible? ! Why would this boy, Xiong, have such an outrageous impression on the senior management? ! Did something happen that he didn't know about? !
Then, he heard Haihara Yuo say happily: "Because they sent Mr. Eiji here!" As he said that, he seemed to suddenly remember something, his shoulders suddenly shrank, and he secretly rubbed them. After observing the surroundings, he found that there was no one else, and then he said: "Of course, Teacher Noctus is also very good, but I still like Teacher Yingsi the most! Can you send Teacher Yingsi to the high school? Those people at the top It's pretty good!"
Hiiraeiji was stunned, he never expected that this was the reason why Haihara Yu had a good impression of the senior management.
... Could it be that he raised the impression value of the senior management among the students? !
After coming to this conclusion, Hiiraeiji felt embarrassed and relieved at the same time. It seemed that Haihara Yuu didn't really have any special thoughts about the senior management.
"Teacher Eiji!" Haihara Yu said incredulously, "Are you embarrassed just now?"
Eiji Hiiragi: "..." Of course!
Haibara seemed determined to get an answer. Hiiragi Eiji said helplessly: "...a little bit, because -" He sighed, "This kind of praise seems a bit excessive."
Haibara stared at him and blinked. Blinked.
"But I think it's better for Mr. Eiji to get used to it," he said seriously, "because I don't say 100% among students. After all, a certain senior in the second grade is a bit elusive..." He murmured in a low voice, "At least Ninety-nine percent of students think so. So it is better for Mr. Eiji to get used to it early, so as not to show such an expression next time when faced with such praise." "
...Hey, Haibara, You guys are very powerful." Nanami Kento looked at his classmate in confusion and said.
How did you manage to say such embarrassing words in such a cheerful tone? The most important thing is that he has no sense of self-consciousness at all, he is natural and candid.
…It’s really amazing.
"Teacher! Don't look at Nanami like this, he actually has a lot of inner activities, right? Believe me, he must feel the same as me!" Haibara grinned and said to Hiiragi Eiji.
Nanami Kento, whose shoulders were being pulled by him and shaking with his strength, still had no expression on his face, "At this time, don't—" take him with you.
But when Nanami Kento met Hiiraeiji's warm amber eyes, the words that were already on his lips suddenly took a turn, "...Forget it, you'd better take me with you, so I don't need anything." I told you." After saying that, Nanami Kento pointed at the guy behind him, "In short, it's the same as him." "
Teacher, look! I'll just tell you!" Haibara said happily, he couldn't help it. Shaking Nanami Kento's shoulders, "Nanami Kai, it's rare for you to be so candid! Try to keep it that way in the future." "
...Don't call me that."
Hiiraeiji couldn't help but laugh along with Haibara Yuu, only Nanami Kento sighed heavily.
Enough is enough, these two guys.
After understanding the thoughts of the two students, Hiiraeiji became curious about another thing.
In this dream, except for the confusion of the timeline, other things seemed to be consistent with the development of the real world. So, he had met Nanami Kento ten years later, but what about Haihara Yuu?
Is it possible to stop being a conjurer?
Thinking about this, Eiji Hiiragi asked: "Then what are you two going to do after graduation?"
Haihara Yu said in confusion: "What? Of course, to be a magician," he said with a smile, "It's so hard work. I have persisted through all the training. It would be a big loss if I don’t work in this field after graduation, right? What’s more, this is a high-paying profession.”
Hiiragi Eiji’s heart sank, but he still smiled and said: “That’s not true. Wrong, as a profession, the magician is indeed a high-paying profession. Xiong, do you completely regard the magician as a profession? This is good." If you just regard the magician as a profession, then It couldn't be better.
...However, if Haibara Yuu still hasn’t changed his goal after three years, and his relationship with Nanami Kento is still so good, and he is a junior of Gojo Satoru who has no achievements, there is no reason for Nanami Kento to return to the magic world to help. He is still outside, after all, Haihara Xiong's strength is not bad either.
Are you too busy with tasks? Or...something bad happened?
No matter what, Hiiraeiji kept this matter in mind and planned to use his clones to look after the two children when they were away from the high school on missions, lest anything bad happen and he knew nothing about it.
After learning from the two students about their impressions of the senior management, Eiji Hiiragi went to the second-year training ground and prepared to start teaching them.
Yesterday, Xia Youjie came back.
After this period of mission baptism, Xia Youjie's temperament became obviously gloomy.
...But this is completely normal. Because the tasks that Hiiragi Eiji prepared for him were not easy to complete.
From the removal of curses from cults to the cursed spirits in prisons, magical humans appear in every mission.
After seeing Xia Youjie sitting on the lounge chair from a distance, even Hiirai Eiji felt a little sorry - had he gone a little too far?
Although he sent a clone to follow Xia Youjie every day, he had also seen Xia Youjie collapse. At one point, Xia Youjie almost couldn't help but attack a cultist who wanted to sacrifice children, but at the last moment, he held back.
But very strangely, during the mission, Xia Youjie's favorability value for him had reached 70 points.
...So, are you thinking about what he said while going on a mission?
That's why my favorability towards him suddenly increased by ten points during this period of time.
However, after looking around, Hiiraeiji was surprised to find that Gojo Satoru had also fallen into some kind of low ebb. He and Xia Youjie were sitting on one side of the lounge chair, and even their expressions and postures were highly consistent - the two They all stared at the ground of the training ground with gloomy faces without saying a word.
When he saw him walking towards the training ground, Ieiri Shoko, who was standing behind the two of them, walked quickly towards Hiiraeiji.
"...Eiji-sensei." Ieiri Shoko called out to Hiiragi Eiji dryly.
Seeing her nervousness, Hiiraeiji reached out and patted Ieru Glass on the shoulder, "What's going on, Ieji Glass?"
Ieji Glass covered his forehead in pain: "...Probably, he suddenly realized that I found out that Jie’s tasks during this period were all assigned to him by you, and then it became like this.”
Hiiragi Eiji: “…”
So, what’s the reason? ! Because he threw Gojo Satoru's best friend to mission purgatory without taking him with him, so he was bored to the point of growing hairy in high school? !
Thinking about Gojo Satoru's character, it was really possible. Hiiraeiji had no choice but to let out a long sigh, and then walked to the training ground with determination.
Sure enough, as soon as he passed by, Gojo Satoru's blue eyes suddenly looked at him. Those eyes were astonishingly bright, and the white-haired boy stood up from his seat in an instant.
"Teacher, let me do this training class first." He said to Hiiragi Eiji with the corner of his mouth raised, but there was no trace of smile in his blue eyes.
Hiiragi Eiji: "..."
You really want to vent your anger on him!
Ten minutes later -
Gojo Satoru was about 20 meters above the ground. The thick branches condensed into a hemisphere layer by layer, and at the very tip of the sphere, the white-haired boy was stuck inside.
Such a big scene made Iaru Glass and Xia Youjie couldn't help but take out their mobile phones and take random pictures of this white-haired man. The two even used selfie mode to take a long distance from Gojo Satoru, who was trapped in the center. group photo.
This is Hiiragi Eiji's Wood Release. This tree branch has the function of absorbing chakra, and chakra is equivalent to a symbol of vitality. In other words, Gojo Satoru's physical strength is passing away.
Hiiraeiji controlled this amount very accurately. He only set his wooden escape to a level that made the opponent unable to break free.
"That's amazing, Mr. Eiji." The satisfied Ieji Shoko said with emotion. She glanced at Hiiragi Eiji and Xia Youjie, and said very considerately: "I'll leave for a while and come back in about ten minutes. The next person to train will be , let Jie take the lead first."
After saying that, she left with cheerful steps. As she walked, she lowered her head and pressed her phone to see who she was messaging.
"...Probably he passed on Satoru's current appearance to the senior singer." Xia Youjie said helplessly.
Hiiragi nodded clearly. This fourth-year nunnery singer was very dissatisfied with Gojo Satoru, so she probably went to share her happiness with him.
"Is this your technique, teacher?" Xia Youjie shifted his gaze back to Gojo Satoru.
...To be honest, this scale is a bit exaggerated.
He still remembered the scene where the training ground was instantly transformed after Hiiragi Eiji made a few strange gestures.
Hiiragi's expression was still relaxed, which made Xia Youjie completely unable to guess how far he could spread these branches.
Hiiragi didn't refute, just looked at Xia Youjie with a smile.
...How can he know any magic technique? This is clearly a ninjutsu! It's strange. Gojo Satoru should have known that he didn't have any techniques, but he didn't expect that he didn't even say anything to Xia Youjie?
"Start training?" Hiiraeiji asked.
Xia Youjie was silent. He was in a turmoil. To be honest, he had no intention of training at all.
And the reason why he couldn't wait to return to the high school was actually because he wanted to see Hiiragi Eiji.
He had a lot to say to this man. But I don’t know where to start.
As if aware of his dilemma at this moment, Hiiragi Eiji's gentle voice rang out: "How are you these days? Do you still want to stick to your own ideas?"
Xia Youjie fell silent.
In a short period of time, he came into contact with many people, including those who were ignorant, those who were only immersed in their own twisted world, those who were bad, arrogant and unrepentant...etc., etc., and each one of them made him irritable. Want to kill someone.
He does have the ability to punish these people, but doesn't this go against his wishes? He was supposed to protect these guys, and he had no right to punish them.
"...But, Teacher Yingsi, in this world, good people are the majority, right?" Xia Youjie finally asked softly.
Hiiragi Yingsi was slightly startled, probably because his outlook on life was greatly affected. There was obvious confusion and confusion in Xia Youjie's tone, as if he urgently needed someone to help him.
...What's going on with this child? Hiiraeiji sighed slightly. Wasn't he very vigilant before? If he really has any bad intentions, at this time, you can completely guide him to the other side.
This is an important time for ideas to reshape and become stronger.
Thinking like this, Hiiraeiji took a photo of him on the back, "Of course. Although when you meet a bad guy, your trust in human beings will collapse, and it will also make you doubt your own ideas. But that's because of the momentary shock. But, Jay, this world is not black and white, and you don't have to limit yourself to such extreme rules."
... You can't be too diode in life. Hiiraeiji complained silently in his heart.
"...Eiji-sensei——" Just as Xia Youjie called out Hiiragi Eiji's name, Gojo Satoru spoke at the same time in mid-air.
"Ah?! Put me down! What are you talking about! I want to listen too - !
"
What to ask yourself, probably...what should I do?
"I think you don't have to rush to know the answer from me. It is actually a very painful thing to change the established thoughts in your heart, but it will also make you stronger. Jay, go and find out for yourself first. "As he said that, he smiled at Xia Youjie, "Don't be afraid, the teacher will always be watching you. If you are at risk of going astray, I will definitely pull you back, so before that -"
Hiiragi Ying Si said softly: "Just let go and explore boldly."
Xia Youjie's eyes widened slightly.
"Xia Youjie's favorability +10"
When he heard the system prompt, Hiiraeiji was already stepping on the branches emerging from the ground and heading towards Gojo Satoru.
"...Really, how do you achieve such reliability?" Xia Youjie smiled helplessly as he looked at Hiiragi Yingsi's back. However, what rose deep in his heart was a sense of security that even surprised him.
Indeed, he has been watched by Hiiraeiji. And as long as he had such thoughts, the confusion and pain that had plagued him in recent days seemed to be reduced a bit.
The confidence in his heart suddenly became sufficient.
At this moment, Hiiraeiji had already arrived in front of Gojo Satoru, and the white-haired man was looking at him with a stinky face.
Hiiraeiji said helplessly: "How are you, have you calmed down?"
Gojo Satoru looked at him steadily.
At this high altitude, there were only two of him and Hiiragi Eiji. And his figure was all in those gentle amber eyes.
...It's strange, he suddenly felt calmer.
but why?
"...Oh." Gojo Satoru replied in a daze.
Hiiragi Eiji: "..." Oh, what do you mean!
In the end, Hiiraeiji sighed and released Gojo Satoru, "Okay, don't be angry."
Gojo Satoru felt his heart skip a beat.
...Indeed, he can't be angry at all now.
"Next time, I won't assign so many tasks to Jie alone and make him leave the high school for so many days." Hiiragi Eiji added straightforwardly.
Suddenly, Gojo Satoru felt that his head was burning again, "Huh?!" He made an incomprehensible and shocked voice.
Hiiragi Eiji: "..." What's so surprising! Isn’t that why you are losing your temper?
However, when he stepped onto the ground of the training ground with Gojo Satoru, Hiiraeiji found that Gojo Satoru rubbed his wrist calmly.
...Oops, did you hit him too hard and get him injured?
At eight o'clock in the evening, Gojo Satoru was walking on the road to the dormitory with an expressionless face. However, when he stepped up the stone steps, he unexpectedly found a familiar figure standing under the dim street light.
"...What are you doing here, Eiji-sensei?" Gojo Satoru asked in surprise.
He didn't realize that his tone suddenly became lively.
Hiiraeiji raised the lunch box in his hand to him, "Have you had dinner? It doesn't matter if you have eaten. I also prepared some desserts."
A few minutes later, the two of them were sitting on the stone steps. Gojo Satoru said Eating the dessert made by Hiiraeiji in silence.
...Strange, this should be the first time this happened, so why does he feel familiar?
When Gojo Satoru stuffed the big blessing into his mouth, his expression became more confused. Even the taste of this big blessing made him miss it.
At this moment, a warm touch suddenly came from his wrist. Gojo Satoru immediately looked at his left wrist and found that it was Hiiragi Eiji who had put his hand on it.
"I'm sorry," Gojo Satoru heard the light-haired young man say apologetically, "Your wrist is because I hit too hard in the training ground this morning, right?" There were some
bruises on Gojo Satoru's wrist with distinct wrist bones. It was probably because Mu Dun wrapped his wrist too tightly.
After listening to his words, Gojo Satoru's hand holding the chopsticks tightened instantly, "...Hey, what do you mean by calling me so weak? With this kind of injury-"
Just when he was about to show that he didn't care, With such a minor injury, he saw a bright green light rising from Hiiraeiji's right palm, and then he felt the pain on his left wrist slowly disappearing.
This made him a little surprised, "...What kind of ability is this?" It's not a method that can work instantly like a reversal spell, but it's also a healing ability.
Even if he can attack in a large area, he can also perform such a healing technique. Isn't it a bit too versatile?
"This is the Palm Immortal Technique." Hiiraeiji replied calmly, "It also has a therapeutic effect. Just hold on and put the lunch box on your lap first. It will be fine soon."
In the quiet night, the two of them were like this, One was eating dessert, while the other was concentrating on dealing with the other person's injury. It was clearly such a quiet atmosphere, but Gojo Satoru felt that his whole body was as relaxed and comfortable as his left wrist.
"...I really still can't figure it out, why are you so concerned about Jay?" Suddenly, Gojo Satoru asked, turning his head to meet Hiiraeiji's amber eyes, "In your eyes, he is better than me. Is that much stronger?"
As this question was asked, Gojo Satoru finally understood one thing - his attitude has been so erratic recently just because he cared about this matter very much.
He hoped Hiiragi could just look at him.
Hiiraeiji was almost amused by his angry and unyielding tone, "Do you really not know about the strength of the two of you?" He must praise him for what he is doing.
Gojo Satoru's face turned even more disgusting, "That's not because of you? If it weren't for you, how could I ask such a question." "
Yes, yes, it's all my fault." Hiiragi Eiji reviewed himself calmly. .
Gojo Satoru was stunned again.
...He always felt that Hiiraeiji's attitude toward him was more familiar than he thought.
Such a discovery made Gojo Satoru subconsciously raise the corner of his mouth, "What about the reason? You can tell it now, right? There is no one else here." After thinking for
two seconds, Hiiragi Eiji finally compromised: "Because Jie is very determined. Such thoughts can easily make him suffer, so I will be more worried about him. As for you-" Hiiraeiji paused, "You are not the kind of character who will make yourself suffer, are you? And to be honest, you In fact, the concept has not been fully formed yet? It is more of a state of doing whatever you want, but there is nothing wrong with that. However, because of this reason, I really don’t know what is better to teach you." Such a self, It is also a kind of free and easy. Gojo Satoru actually does not need others to interfere with his growth.
Gojo Satoru blinked thoughtfully.
Hiiraeiji continued: "Actually, you feel more like a piece of white paper to me. I won't say whether it can be dyed with color, but it is true-" It is still blank.
"Gojo Satoru's favorability +10"
Suddenly, Hiiraeiji felt his wrist being held by someone's backhand. He looked down and saw Gojo Satoru's left hand holding his wrist firmly. He pulled hard, and Hiiraeiji lost control. He leaned forward towards Gojo Satoru, and the distance between the two suddenly narrowed.
And Gojo Satoru also approached him at this time.
Faced with such a distance, Hiiraeiji subconsciously wanted to retreat, but Gojo Satoru held his hand very strongly, and Hiiraeiji had to put his other hand weakly on his shoulder to prevent the two from getting closer.
"Eiji—" Gojo Satoru looked at him with his shining blue eyes, "Would you like to try it?"
Eiji was stunned, "...what?"
"Try it, can you dye this paper? Other colors?"
Hiiraeiji: "..." Is this guy crazy!
"There's nothing wrong with it, right?" Gojo Satoru said, "I'm also curious about what kind of color you would add to it."
Looking at his eagerness to try, Hiiragi Eiji was speechless.
"...Give it a try!" Gojo Satoru invited enthusiastically.
He even started to act coquettishly!
This guy is really abnormal——!
the other side.
Dazai Osamu sat at the dining table with his chin in his hands.
Great, nine fifty, and Eiji hasn't come back yet.
...The guys from the high school are so annoying.
He narrowed his eyes slightly.
The next morning, Gojo Satoru appeared at the training ground refreshed. When he saw Xia Youjie, he immediately raised his hand to greet him, and then said in a brisk tone: "Jie, I finally understand. It turns out that I don't dislike Ying Si, but I dislike you!"
Xia Youjie: "...???????"
He carefully observed the white-haired boy, and finally, he narrowed his eyes in understanding. From the looks of my eyes, something probably happened last night.
But soon, he started laughing again.
It doesn't matter, anyway, at this stage, Satoru is still the guy who is naturally waiting for people to pay attention to him and take the initiative to approach him. He has his own arrogance, and even if he cares about that person very much, he still has to follow this process.
...This kind of elementary school chicken has no deterrent effect at all.
After thinking about this, Xia Youjie calmed down. He smiled and said: "Satoru, it's good if you continue to look like this."
Gojo Satoru: "...????"
In the afternoon, when Hiiraeiji was holding a compliment When he was explaining history to three second-grade students with a history book, he suddenly got stuck in the middle of what he was saying.
This sudden lag caused the three students to look up at him without knowing why. They found that the expression of the light-haired young man suddenly became serious.
"...I'm sorry, everyone, I may need to take a temporary leave." Hiiragi Eiji said. Just now, the clone accompanying Osamu Dazai on his mission was suddenly released. Although judging from the memories transmitted back, it was Osamu Dazai who deliberately touched the clone and caused him to disappear, but they were still on a mission and were very dangerous.
He didn't know what Osamu Dazai was thinking, but he certainly couldn't let the good boy take any chances.
"Need help?" Xia Youjie stood up.
Gojo Satoru also looked at Hiiraeiji in silence.
Hiiraeiji smiled at them reassuringly, "No, there is something wrong with the child at home." After apologizing to the three of them again, Hiiraeiji hurriedly left the classroom.
Ten seconds after he walked out, Xia Youjie and Gojo Satoru looked at each other, and the next second, they both ran out of the classroom together.
Jiarujiazi once again extended his hand to them, but he hesitated to speak, and he hesitated to speak.
...Good guy! Are her two classmates so abnormal? !
Gojo Satoru and Xia Youjie, who chased out, soon discovered that something was wrong.
"Can you still see Teacher Eiji?" Xia Youjie asked Gojo Satoru.
Gojo Satoru: "..." You can see that there is a ghost. The guy actually disappeared in such a short period of time.
Xia Youjie: "..."
A few seconds later, a canine curse spirit appeared at Xia Youjie's feet. He was just about to go to Hiiragi's office to get something for the curse spirit to smell. Seeing Gojo Satoru calmly taking out a handkerchief from his pocket, "Well... although it has been washed, there should still be some smell on it, right?" This was what Hiiragi Eiji lent him last night.
Xia Youjie: "...?"
In the end, the two of them relied on this handkerchief to track it all the way to... Yokohama.
"What?! How did he get here in such a short time?!" Gojo Satoru, who was chasing after him by taxi, fell into a state of confusion, "Can he teleport?!" Xia Youjie
remembered After hearing Hiiragi Eiji's magical technique, he couldn't help but murmur in his heart, it's very possible.
But soon, the two found the location of Hiiragi Eiji.
In a relatively empty street, Hiiragi Eiji was standing in front of a black-haired curly boy. Judging from his serious expression, he seemed to be educating the curly boy who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old.
The strange thing is that most of the exposed parts of this young man's body are covered with bandages, even his left eye.
Hiiraeiji spoke for a long time, but the young man didn't respond. Just when Hiiraeisi wanted to continue talking, the young man suddenly raised his head and smiled at him. He didn't know what he said. Hiiraeisi was originally serious. His expression suddenly couldn't be maintained, and the next second, he reached out helplessly and rubbed the young man's head.
And the young man stuck to him with a cheerful expression.
Then, the two of them walked forward, their backs looking indescribably harmonious.
Xia Youjie and Gojo Satoru: "..."
Very unhappy——!
Chapter 64 The Sixty-Four Days of the Tool Man
Just when Gojo Satoru and Xia Youjie were staring at the two people in front of them unhappily, suddenly, the light-haired young man stopped first. He looked back at the two helplessly. The student raised his voice and asked: "Why are you still not here?"
Gojo Satoru and Xia Youjie: "..."
The two vividly explained what it means to be sunny after the rain, and they immediately walked towards Hiiraeiji.
"...What? In fact, you have discovered us a long time ago, right?" Gojo Satoru muttered after standing still. While speaking, he uncontrollably looked at the black-haired curly kid standing next to Hiiragi Eiji.
Unexpectedly, this glance directly met the opponent's kite-colored right eye.
Gojo Satoru was surprised to find that this kid had a very familiar expression on his face - a rather unhappy expression.
...How dare you? This brat, who made the teacher suddenly come over in the middle of class?
"...You two haven't hidden your whereabouts at all, right?" Hiiraeiji complained. He is a perceptive ninja. He is so familiar with the auras of his two students that he can immediately detect them even if they have no chakra. He could tell, "Come here to see me. Did something happen to the Conjuring High School?"
The moment Hiiraeiji finished these words, Gojo Satoru noticed that the expression on the face of the curly bandage kid in front of him became even more disgusting. , the look he looked at him was also filled with a very unfriendly aura.
After Xia Youjie discovered that his friend was concentrating on observing the childish behavior of the kid, he took the initiative to take over the conversation at this moment, "No, teacher," he said with a smile, "Satoru and I were just worried that you might have encountered some trouble, so That's why he left in such a hurry."
Upon hearing this, Hiiraeiji showed a relieved expression, and he said gently: "Of course not," then he changed the subject and looked at the bandaged man standing beside him, He said in a rather speechless tone: "There is something wrong with him. This is the child who lives with me. His name is Dazai Osamu." After saying that, Hiiraeiji introduced Natsu Youjie and Gojo Satoru to Dazai Osamu. .
Xia Youjie greeted Dazai Osamu clearly, "Is this Dazai? This is the first time we meet, I am Xia You." After saying that, he didn't care that he didn't get a reply from Dazai Osamu, and looked at Hiiragi Eiji: "He looks really young, only about twelve or thirteen years old, right?"
Hiiragi Eiji: "..."
His attitude is gentle and polite, but extremely insulting. After all, Osamu Dazai is approaching his sixteenth birthday.
Dazai Osamu: "..."
Don't judge a person's age based on their height, these two giant orangutans.
"So, what happened to Dazai just now?" Xia Youjie continued to smile.
After hearing this question, Hiiraeiji's expression became subtle again.
...and after careful interrogation just now, he discovered that this brat did it on purpose.
"Do you know that this kind of behavior is like the cry of wolf? If you make my clone disappear for no reason every time, I may subconsciously think that you are playing a prank again. If you are real If you encounter any danger, I won't be able to rush over to save you in time."
Osamu Dazai didn't say anything after being scolded. He just raised his head and looked at him with his kite-colored right eye. After a long time, he said: "But, As long as the clone disappears, no matter what memories you receive, you will come over, right?" The curly-haired kid raised his eyebrows, "Isn't that the case?"
Hiiragi Eiji: "..."
Although it is indeed the case, but -
he is Weren't you touched by this brat? !
"Besides, why can those people from the high school meet Eiji, but I can't?" Osamu Dazai looked down at his bandaged hand.
Seeing that he seemed to be angry with his own superpower, Hiiraeiji still softened his heart. He rubbed Dazai Osamu's head and tried to restrain him and said: "Okay, this is just this time. If it doesn't happen next time, you should do the same." You know I need to work, right?"
Thinking of the conversation he had just had with Dazai Osamu, Hiiraeiji felt a little bald. He felt very sorry for the three children of the Conjuring High School. After all, even the classes were delayed by this unexpected incident. .
But I looked at the time... It was already the end of get out of class. If I rushed back to the high school with Gojo Satoru and the others, it would probably be evening.
Faced with Xia Youjie's question, it was even more difficult for him to answer. It couldn't be said that it was the kid at home who was causing trouble. He had to come back and take a look, right? Even a good old man needs face.
"Teacher, what are you going to do next? Are you going back to the high school?" Gojo Satoru asked this question at the right time.
Hiiraeiji was a little tangled. On the way here, he had already informed Noctua that he was taking leave this afternoon. If Dazai Osamu hadn't finished his mission when he first arrived, and he had to wait for a while, he would actually be able to leave in ten minutes. Turn inward and return to the junior high school.
But for now...
"I won't do it today. I'll make up for you tomorrow." Hiiraeiji said. He couldn't take up the students' free time in the evening because of his own personal affairs.
Then he remembered that he had originally planned to go to the supermarket to buy ingredients for today's dinner and then go home with Dazai Osamu, but now his two students came all the way because they were worried about him. In this case- "
... Why don't we have dinner together tonight?" Hiiragi suggested hesitantly.
After all, he didn't know if the two children had any plans for the evening.
However, the second he finished speaking, three voices sounded at the same time.
Gojo Satoru: "Okay!"
Xia Youjie: "Okay!
" Dazai Osamu: "No!"
Hiiragi Eiji: "..."
What is the meaning of that discordant " No!"
As a result, the three people all looked at Dazai Osamu who raised objections.
Dazai Osamu could turn a blind eye to the two male high school students with abnormal heights, but he could not ignore Hiiraeiji's doubtful eyes. He tried his best to show a cute smile, "Then let's go to -" a nearby restaurant to eat.
...Then please ask these two abnormally tall male high school students to climb up quickly!
However, just when Dazai Osamu was about to say the next few words, Gojo Satoru's unusually cheerful voice rang out: "You are preparing to do it yourself, right, Eiji-sensei? Let's go to your house to eat! I'm not at all ready yet." Experience in this area, what is this called, a home visit?"
Xia Youjie said expressionlessly: "Can you speak normally, Wu? Also, a home visit is when the teacher visits the student's home, not the other way around. You kind of It can only be called being a guest." After saying that, he put on a smiling face, looked at Hiiraeiji and said, "Wouldn't that disturb the teacher too much?"
Dazai Osamu: "...?"
Just like that, the place for dinner was decided. Settled in the small villa halfway up the mountain where Eiji Hiiragi and Osamu Dazai currently live. Taking into account the appetite of these two growing teenagers, Hiiraeiji went directly to the nearby large supermarket and frantically filled his plastic bags with ingredients.
The remaining three people fell slowly behind him. When Hiiragi Eiji's figure disappeared from the shelf at the corner, the three people stopped together.
Gojo Satoru and Natsu Youjie stood in front of Dazai Osamu in a tacit understanding. Compared with Dazai Osamu, who is currently less than 1.7 meters tall, these two tall guys can be said to have an advantage, not to mention the two faces. The smiles on the faces are as brilliant as the others.
"Hey, kid, I just wanted to ask, how did you contact Mr. Eiji?" Gojo Satoru asked lazily.
At this time, both Gojo Satoru and Xia Youjie only regarded Dazai Osamu as an ordinary kid of fifteen years old.
Although the other party was dressed a bit weirdly, at a young age, he had a long black trench coat on his shoulders, a suit shirt underneath, suit trousers and black leather shoes, and the face was facing them and facing Eiji. When he was a teacher, he had two different faces, but... no matter how you look at it, he is just an ordinary kid, the kind that is even less cute than the kid of the same age.
Maybe he was injured before? That's why the body is covered with bandages.
Gojo Satoru and Xia Youjie's thoughts were very synchronized. They simply started from each other's appearance and then came to the above conclusion.
After hearing Gojo Satoru's question, the curly bandage spirit raised his eyebrows slightly, "Of course it's because Eiji has been looking at me." He said in a soft and slow voice.
...What does it mean to keep watching? Xia Youjie was a little surprised. How is this description
so similar to how he felt when he performed those missions before? It was as if someone had been watching him.
Just when Xia Youjie fell into silence, Gojo Satoru bent down slightly, and his round sunglasses slipped slightly because of his movement, revealing his blue eyes hidden behind the lenses, "You can't be so rude, can you? Gojo Satoru said, "What do you call Teacher Eiji, you should always call him dad, right? He is your guardian." I do
n't know if this sentence subtly hit Dazai Osamu's pain point, but the smile on this kid's face The meaning suddenly deepened. Just when Gojo Satoru wanted to continue to say something, he heard the kid speak in a relaxed tone: "Guardian? That's because I'm not an adult yet. Who knows what will happen next?" He said it lightly, and then he met Gojo Satoru's eyes, "Gojo-kun, you will graduate in two years, right? Eiji has only given you two years to be a teacher," his tone said. There is simply no hidden meaning in his disdain.
Gojo Satoru slowly straightened up in surprise, and Xia Youjie obviously heard their conversation just now.
At that moment, a thought flashed through their minds at the same time - this brat is not as simple as they thought.
Gojo Satoru bumped Xia Youjie with his elbow and said in an incredible tone: "Does Teacher Eiji know that you can change your face so well? Jie, did you hear that? Just now, he was definitely provoking me, right? This guy They are completely two faces! When it comes to Mr. Eiji and to me!"
Osamu Dazai didn't bother to respond to him at all.
Xia Youjie smiled and said: "That's true."
Gojo Satoru rolled up his sleeves, "Can I beat him?!"
Xia Youjie stretched out his hand in Dazai Osamu's direction and said: "Of course, you can absolutely do it. "After all, this guy really deserves a beating for what he said.
Just a second before Gojo Satoru was about to take action, he suddenly realized something. He suddenly turned his head and looked at Xia Youjie, who was watching on the sidelines: "Hey, do you want to beat him too, but you don't want to be beaten by Eiji?" Did you realize that that’s why you asked me to do it?”
Xia Youjie: “…”
Sure enough, Satoru suddenly became sharper after a certain day.
But -
"How could it be? I just don't have the ability to stop you." Xia Youjie said innocently, spreading his hands.
In this aspect, he certainly won't lose to Satoru.
At this moment, Xia Youjie suddenly felt the sound of familiar footsteps. He immediately pushed Gojo Satoru, and Gojo Satoru was also aware of Hiiraeiji's approach. He instantly dropped his two sleeves and talked with him. Xia Youjie put on a kind and well-behaved smile, and then turned around to look at Hiiraeiji who was coming from behind. "Teacher, you are so fast." They blocked Dazai's head with a tacit understanding. behind.
...This guy is not done yet! It would be terrible if he suddenly complained! Even though they clearly haven’t done anything yet!
However, Hiiraeiji, who originally had a relaxed smile on his face, saw the expressions on the two people's faces and said suspiciously: "...With this expression, did you secretly do something bad just now?"
Gojo Satoru and Xia Youjie: "..."
Are their acting skills so fake? ! Obviously they deceive the noctua like this every time, right? !
At this moment, the two felt the person behind them making a move. The bandaged man seemed to want to get past the two of them and come to Hiiraeiji, but was blocked by Gojo Satoru and Xia Youjie without moving.
"...Aren't you going to give in?" Osamu Dazai's calm voice rang out.
Hiiraeiji also stuck his head out.
...Don't tell me, I didn't feel it before, but standing with these two people, Osamu Dazai's small body was instantly overwhelmed.
Two tall teenagers suddenly stepped forward, came to Hiiraeiji's side, and then took the large shopping bags in his hands.
"So many things? It looks like there are a lot of dishes to be made tonight." Gojo Satoru commented subconsciously as he glanced into the bag.
...Of course, it doesn’t matter how big your appetite is.
While the three of them were chatting about dinner, Osamu Dazai slowly walked to and stood in front of Hiiraeiji.
His iris-colored eyes looked at Hiiragi Eiji, with a hint of doubt in his tone: "Ei Si, are these two really your students?"
Hiiragi Eiji was equally confused: "...are they fake?"
Why did he ask suddenly ? Such a strange question? Could it be that something happened just now?
Sure enough, Hiiraeiji found that the bodies of Xia Youjie and Gojo Satoru had become a little stiff, and the smiles on their faces became more and more like they were caught after doing bad things.
Then, he heard Osamu Dazai suddenly sigh heavily, and he said meaningfully: "It's really... so childish, I thought he was an overgrown elementary school student."
Hiiragi Eiji: "... "
Gojo Satoru and Xia Youjie: "..."
What if the fist becomes harder!
And they subtly felt that in this small conflict, they were completely at a disadvantage because of the other party's words!
This kid is really no ordinary kid!
In the end, the four of them took a taxi back to Dazai Osamu and Hiiragi Eiji's current residence - a small villa located halfway up the mountain.
"...This courtyard?"
Standing in the courtyard in front of the house, Gojo Satoru and Xia Youjie subconsciously stopped and looked around curiously.
The courtyard was very exquisite. What surprised the two of them was the hammock in front of the two trees and the treehouse on one of the trees.
"It's so childish." Gojo Satoru looked up at the tree house and murmured, "Where did you get this?"
Just when Eiji Hiiragi was about to answer, Dazai Osamu said lightly: "Eiji made it for me. "."
Gojo Satoru: "...?" Is this guy showing off? !
Xia Youjie observed the structure of the small tree house and said hesitantly: "Teacher, was it constructed by your ability?"
After all, it was wood. Xia Youjie immediately thought of Hiiragi Eiji's magical ability. .
Hiiragi Eiji scratched his head in embarrassment, "No, I bought the wood and put it together myself."
...There is no way, Dazai Osamu's neutralization ability can destroy all his wood escape products, not to mention , it is more sincere to do this kind of thing yourself.
Xia Youjie: "..."
He shouldn't ask based on luck.
Sure enough, when Xia Youjie and Gojo Satoru looked at Dazai Osamu, a reserved but proud smile appeared on the brat's face.
Next, the critical attacks continued. Especially when they saw the room in the attic where they could see the stars and learned that it was designed by Eiji Hiiragi himself for Osamu Dazai.
After sitting in the living room on the first floor, both DKs looked a little dazed.
"...So, Satoru, why did you insist on coming?" Just to see the proud expression on Dazai Osamu's face?
"Huh?! The opportunity is right in front of me. Do you think I'm stupid if I don't take the initiative?" Gojo Satoru said in disbelief.
After hearing his answer, Xia Youjie was slightly stunned.
……what happened? Aren't you just passively waiting for others to approach? How come within a short period of time——?
While Xia Youjie was still immersed in a dazed mood, Gojo Satoru had already jumped up from the sofa, swept away his depression, and squeezed into the kitchen at a brisk pace.
"Teacher - do you really don't need help? Don't look at me like this, I'm super strong."
Xia Youjie's expression darkened slightly.
...The only one who seems to have been stagnant is himself. At this moment, he felt that his mood was inexplicably irritable.
But at this moment, Xia Youjie felt the sofa he was sitting on sink slightly, and saw Osamu Dazai slowly sitting next to him.
"Natsuyou-kun, what's wrong? You look very unhappy?" Osamu Dazai asked with a smile.
Xia Youjie frowned slightly, and he felt strangely that Dazai Osamu's tone had changed to a certain extent compared to before.
"Are you still troubled by the previous mission?" Osamu Dazai asked.
Xia Youjie looked at him sharply.
"Don't show such a surprised expression," Osamu Dazai said in a calm tone, "The reason why your mission went so smoothly is that I played a part in it." It was he who told Xia Youjie that he might encounter him along the way. The side details were cut away so that he could get straight to the point.
There is no way, who could let this be what Yingsi expected. Of course, some exciting stuff was also added in. But of course it's a secret.
Xia Youjie's expression suddenly darkened, "What do you mean? Who are you?"
"Just an ordinary mafia," Osamu Dazai replied with a smile, "What about you? Do you think you are satisfied with these tasks? "?"
Xia Youjie's expression turned completely dark.
Dazai Osamu suddenly felt bored. As he stood up, he said softly: "Yes, the world you live in is so hopeless."
Xia Youjie's facial expression suddenly became tense.
When the four of them sat around the dining table and had dinner, Gojo Satoru felt that his mood was not soothed by the delicious dishes at all, but instead became even more irritable - how long had Dazai Osamu enjoyed this treatment? ?
However, a sudden email notification interrupted Gojo Satoru's random thoughts.
At the same time, Xia Youjie's mobile phone also rang.
The two looked at each other, immediately put down their chopsticks and turned on their mobile phone screens.
Hiiraeiji began to worry when he saw the two people's serious expressions at the same time: "What's wrong? Is there any emergency?"
Originally, Gojo Satoru was about to casually reveal this task, but when he looked at it, After inadvertently glancing at Osamu Dazai, who was sitting next to Hiiraeiji, the words that came to his lips took a sharp turn: "...it's Mr. Noctua, who suddenly sent an email to say something, asking Jie and I to do a job that may endanger the entire world. The mission of the world."
Gojo Satoru said it without caring, but these words were completely different in Hiiraeiji's ears.
...What kind of mission is it? Will it actually endanger the entire world? !
He immediately couldn't sit still.
What are you doing! If it was a task of this size, why was it only given to the two of them?
Seeing Hiiraeiji's expression becoming more and more solemn, Gojo Satoru quickly took a few mouthfuls of rice in the bowl, "Jie, eat quickly, we have to rush back after eating." Xia Youjie immediately understood
Gojo Satoru He responded with a smile and matched his movements to speed up his eating.
...are you in such a rush? Hiiraeiji's mood became heavier and heavier.
At the end, he couldn't help but said: "If it's convenient, can you let me see the content of your mission?"
- This is what he was waiting for!
Gojo Satoru immediately put the phone into Hiiraeiji's hand.
Osamu Dazai: "..."
Hiiraeiji quickly scanned his email - the general idea is that the magician Tian Yuan-sama with the magic of immortality is about to start a restart every five hundred years. The method of restart is to use the astral body called astral body. The person was brought to Tianyuan and allowed the two to assimilate to complete Tianyuan's restart.
But now, the location of the astral body has been exposed, and many people want the life of the astral body to make this assimilation fail.
However, once he fails, Tian Yuan will not know what direction he will evolve in. There is a certain probability that he will become an enemy of mankind. At that time, it will be a catastrophe that really threatens the entire world.
Hiiragi Eiji: "..." Only two children are sent for such an important task? ! Although they are indeed very strong, this task obviously involves too much!
"I'll go too!"
Dazai Osamu: "..."
Just like that, after finishing dinner quickly, Hiiraeiji and Dazai Osamu said hello and left.
"Thank you for the hospitality. Mr. Eiji, please lend us a temporary loan for a while!" This and that annoying Bai Mao left his last words before leaving.
Dazai Osamu: "..." The fist is hard!
When the house was completely calm, Dazai Osamu walked upstairs in silence.
After Eiji bought the house, Dazai Osamu moved the things in the apartment the next day. All the remaining things were picked by him and Eiji personally after get off work. Until now, this house has been Full of life.
After pushing open the attic door, Osamu Dazai walked to his desk. He skillfully rummaged through the pile of books and found a... brown-covered book.
He gently rubbed the book with his hand.
A life like this should be far away from him. But he is such a lucky but unfortunate person -
he picked up a blank book a year ago.
Gradually, he figured out how to use this book - as long as the things written in it would come true. It is enough to interfere with the rules of the entire world, because it is one of the cornerstones of this world - "book".
This discovery turned Dazai's stagnant life around, and he began to use this "book" to explore more things he didn't know.
Soon, he knew that the world he was in could only be called a small world, and there was a main world outside of countless small worlds.
Dazai Osamu in the main world has a completely different situation from Dazai Osamu in other small worlds - a man named Hiiragi Eiji appears next to him in the main world.
At that moment, Osamu Dazai deeply realized his misfortune. Because Hiiragi Eiji only exists in the main world.
Why let him witness such warmth, but cruelly tell him that this warmth can never belong to him? That being the case, he never wanted to know in the first place.
He wanted to live in confusion like himself in other small worlds. No matter what, he had to face the death of his best friend Oda Sakunosuke. It was better than knowing from the beginning that there was a man named Hiiragi Eiji who would kill the luckiest him. Drag out from the endless abyss of darkness.
Precisely because he had witnessed his own life in the main world, voices of reluctance gradually gathered in his heart - why? Why does he only have such good luck in the main world?
Why can't he even if he has the "book"?
Yes, he is different from Osamu Dazai in the main world. He has a "book".
So, he spent another period of time in this kind of suffering. He made countless attempts to establish a connection with the main world, but to no avail. The "books" of that world naturally formed a barrier, Osamu Dazai, who owns the "book", is isolated.
Even if he borrows the power of "books", he can't go to that world.
...In this case, wouldn't it be nice to let Eiji come to this world?
As long as all the escape routes are cut off, he will belong to this small world forever.
Then -
he tore the book, which was one of the cornerstones of the small world, in half, and threw one of them into the main world. This bold and desperate plan made him suffer from insomnia. If he fails, then he may never be able to witness everything about Eiji from the "book".
But after the "book" was divided into two classes, Osamu Dazai also deeply felt the horror of the book - a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky. The strange thing is that except for him, everyone else turned a blind eye to this phenomenon. It seems like this is what the sky should look like.
Thinking of this, Osamu Dazai laughed silently.
But it didn't matter. He lowered his head and gently stroked the torn pages. It was all worth it because Eiji came to this world.
Even if a grey-purple gauze appears in the sky, which indicates that the world is in danger of collapse, as long as he no longer easily uses the power of the book, the gauze will not further erode the world. This was a deal that couldn't be more cost-effective - he just lost most of the rights to use the book, but got Eiji from the main world in exchange.
And now, Eisi's arrival also heralds that he no longer needs to use the power of books to see everything in the main world.
The world will be safe. He will live well in this world with Eiji. Even if the other party only regards it as an abnormal and most realistic dream, it doesn't matter.
The end of this dream is the end of life.
It was the "book" that brought a miracle to him.
Dazai Osamu slowly held the mutilated book in his arms.
He had been an unfortunate person for the first fifteen years, but at the age of fifteen and throughout his long life, he would be a lucky person.