[Spell Return] Beast of Despair

52.

—June 2018, Tokyo, Nishitama-gun—

The dark clouds that had accumulated throughout the morning finally dissipated slowly in the afternoon, and the sunlight leaked through the gaps in the clouds and reflected on the river surface, but was smashed to pieces by the water waves.The black top Shizhi was wearing soaked up the heat of the sun, making her feel a little stuffy.

She tugged at the neckline, and the early summer wind permeated through the clothes, bringing a slight warmth, without feeling too much coolness at all.She took a few steps back and hid herself under the shade of a tree, secretly thankful that she wore a hat and sunglasses before going out, otherwise she would definitely be tortured by the too bright sunlight.

Gojo Satoru is also wearing a peaked cap and sunglasses just like her.The sunglasses are, of course, still the same vintage style with round lenses, but they're no longer getting any of the "this makes you look like a blind artist" jibe.

The conversation between them fell silent for about half an hour.The bait still sank to the bottom of the water without any movement, but each other's thoughts did not stop at all.

Gojo Satoru was thinking about whether he had said too much just now.

Yezhi was reflecting on whether Wujo Satoru's words were correct.

They all firmly believe that their own ideas are right, but they also feel that there is nothing wrong with the other party's rhetoric.

The hidden thoughts finally couldn't be hidden for longer after the 45 minutes of silent dialogue.

"that……"

"I……"

They spoke at the same time, and their words collided.The inexplicable tacit understanding made Shizhi feel a little embarrassed, but Gojo Satoru laughed.He put away the fishing rod, changed the bait again, and threw the fishing line into the water again.

"You go ahead," he said.

Suddenly it was him who spoke first, and he always felt a little uncomfortable, but he agreed anyway.

After carefully phrasing in her heart for a while, she said slowly: "I think, I still don't know how to love my younger brothers."

That's why the accident happened, all because her "love" was not appropriate and too narrow.

"That's right, I care about Huihui because I see the reflections of my younger brothers and sisters in him. I still love them, but this love can't be exported, so I need it so urgently A person like this allows me to vent this emotion. But I, not at all, regard Huihui as a substitute."

"I know."

"Megumin is a good kid who deserves to be loved—he always has been."

"You are also worthy of being loved."

Gojo Satoru looked at her, although the corners of his mouth were still raised, but at the moment his expression didn't look like he was smiling at all.He stretched out his hand, put it on Yeshi's head lightly, and rubbed her head as he did in the past.

In the past, this small action represented comfort and love, but most of the time it would turn into childish trouble, such as deliberately messing her long hair after drying it.

What does that mean at this moment?It's not the latter, and neither does it hope it's the former.

"Yes, I love..."

"Why haven't we caught any fish until now?"

Ye Zhi interrupted his words, looked up at him, his eyes were so empty that there was almost no movement.

"why?"

53.

—June 2014, Tokyo, Metropolitan Taketori Elementary School—

"Huihui's school is so big."

Yezhi, who was crowded by the stands, sneaked up to Gojo Satoru and whispered to him.

"Are all elementary schools this big now? I didn't pay attention when I came here to pick Huihui up after school. Uhhh... I'm envious!"

Hearing this heartfelt emotion, Wujo Wutiao wanted to laugh.

"Is this enough to make you envious?"

She lightly grabbed Wujou's sleeve, shaking it back and forth.

"Of course I'm envious. You know, my elementary school is really small. It's just a short building. The playground is also small, and the classes are pitifully small. The classmates are all children who have known each other since birth." While talking, she sighed, put on an artificial jealous gesture, and said pitifully, "Mr. Gojo, who has always lived in Tokyo, must not be able to understand the hardships of living on a small island. .”

Gojo Satoru nodded: "That's right. I really don't understand."

The overly blunt answer was so angry that he screamed and poked Gojo Wu with his fingers.

"Don't you cooperate to comfort me? You are so cruel!"

"It's nothing to be comforted with, is it?" Gojo Satoru wrapped her twitching hand in his own, "Besides, being on a small island sounds interesting. At least I think it's interesting."

"Then throw you to the island for a live-action wilderness survival next time."

"It's not impossible... Ah, Hui's 50-meter race is about to start."

"Huh? Where is where?"

Shizhi squinted his eyes, and tried his best to find the cutest Fuhei little carrot among a group of little carrots.But no matter how hard he searched, he still couldn't see where his Huihui was.

There are too many people.

"Isn't it over there?"

Gojo Satoru put his hands lightly on Yezhi's shoulders, turned her body slightly to the right, and pointed at the elementary school students standing in a neat row on the outer circle of the playground.After staring at it seriously for a while, he finally found Fu Heihui.

It's a shame, but the main thing is to recognize him by his hair.

The little carrot heads who participated in the 50-meter sprint race soon entered the arena, each standing on the starting line, all looking energetic and serious.

The referee raised his gun, but before he sounded the start signal, he was already extremely nervous.She hugged Wujo Wu's arm tightly, almost strangling his hand so that the blood was not flowing. When the gunshot sounded, she trembled violently.

But to be scared is to be scared.When cheering for Fu Heihui, Shizhi worked harder than anyone else, and he was very excited with Gojo Satoru.The parents sitting next to them looked at them with a smile, and asked after the game:

"Are the two parents of Fuhei kid? They look so young."

"……Eh?"

Yeshi blinked in confusion.It was a fairly new experience for her to be identified as someone's mother.She was about to shake her head in denial, but Wujo Wu hugged her shoulders.

"Yes."

Gojo Satoru said so in a confident tone.

Hearing this, the whole person was dumbfounded.She nudged Wutiao lightly with her elbow.

"Don't talk nonsense!" She quickly explained, "We're just Huihui's...neighbors."

After thinking about it for a long time, it is more reasonable to say that they are neighbors.

The curious parent nodded knowingly, and didn't ask any more questions.And Gojo Satoru was still smiling, I really didn't know what made him laugh so happily, until the end of the sports meeting, when he was about to send Fu Heihui home, he still couldn't figure out the reason why Gojo Satoru couldn't stop laughing.

She simply stopped thinking about it, and went to a pet store near the school, and brought back Cheetos who was fostered here.

Before coming to Taketori Elementary School in the morning, she took Cheetos to the pet shop for a bath.Thinking that she would stay at school with Gojo Satoru all day long, and pet dogs were not allowed to enter the elementary school, that's why Cheetos was allowed to stay in the pet shop.Now, though, Cheetos can come home, too.

With Fu Heihui leading the dog leash, they walked leisurely on the way home, even Qiduo slowed down, it seemed that he was considerate of the little shit shoveler behind him.

"By the way, Huihui, can you do that again?"

Yes, he said suddenly.

Fu Heihui raised his head and was stunned for a moment before he realized: "Ah...is that?"

"Well, that's it."

"it is good."

Fu Heihui put the dog leash around his wrist, wrinkled his face, put his hands together, and made a strange gesture, the shadow reflected on the ground turned into the shape of a dog.

"Jade Dog." "

The shadow swayed violently, and two jade dogs emerged from the shadow, standing on either side of Qido, Qido's tail drooped in fright.In fact, Qiduo can't see the jade dog or the curse, it just can feel something is wrong.

For example, at this moment, I feel the presence of a strange breath, so my usual timidity is revealed.It quickly ran to Yeshi's side, with its paws on her legs, whimpering softly.Even if Fu Heihui took back the jade dog, it was still very timid, and just wanted to nest beside its master for comfort,

Shizhi caressed its ears, but couldn't help covering his mouth and giggling.

"Our Qiduo family is as timid as ever."

54.

—August 2015, 8, Tokyo, High School of Magic—

"I have an idea."

Wujo Satoru said seriously.

"Can I bring the dog into the ward?"

"……what?"

Nitro frowned, for a moment he didn't know from which angle to deny Gojo Satoru's bad idea.

But after listening to his explanation, she felt that she didn't need to deny it so decisively first.

"It's like this. Yeshi and I raised a dog." He tried to explain from the beginning.

"I know your dog. It's called Cheetos, right?"

"Yes. In short, after the accident, it didn't see Ye Zhi. A few days before that, it was also fostered at the home of Ye Zhi's younger sister, and it missed her very much. And I think, Ye Zhi must also Missing Cheetos. Maybe bringing Cheetos over to touch her should make her feel a little better. In this way,..."

"In this way, maybe she can slowly accept your existence, isn't it?" Nitro sighed softly, his eyes tired, "Are you still trying to talk to her? You clearly know that she The most difficult person to face right now is you."

"if not?"

His answer was surprisingly decisive, with almost no hesitation.

"She is my lover."

Nitro was not surprised to hear him say that, but she needed to think again.

"She...is very tenacious. She won't ask anyone for help, even if she really needs help. She doesn't talk to me often. You know? This is actually a kind of self-defeating behavior." She paused Dun, "Then let you try it. I heard that dogs can perceive human emotions. Maybe your dog can... I'd better not say it too absolutely. In short, bring it."

With Nitro's permission, Gojo Satoru led Qiduo to the ward without hesitation.Xu Shi smelled the scent of its long-lost owner, and it was extremely excited, jumping non-stop, almost throwing afterimages of its fluffy tail.

The door of the ward was ajar.Gojo Satoru hesitated for a moment, thinking that he should knock on the door first.

As soon as he raised his hand, he heard a familiar voice coming from the crack of the door.

"Come in. I have something to tell you."

Gojo Satoru was taken aback, surprised at how hoarse her voice was.But soon this surprise was completely overwhelmed by the sense of gratitude that "she is willing to talk to me".

He pushed open the door and stepped into the dimly lit ward.It turned out that she drew the heavy curtains, and only a gleam of light came through the gaps in the curtains.She sat in front of this gap, curled up in the soft chair, with her head tilted, half of her face covered by loose hair, Gojo Satoru couldn't see her expression clearly, only her rapid breathing could be heard.

The faint light made her look like a hazy, trance-like figure, making it almost impossible to feel her presence.Gojo Satoru let go of the dog leash in his hand, and let Chito run to her side, lying at her feet as always.

She didn't move, as if she didn't feel anything, and she didn't know that there was a warm little animal beside her.She just stared at a ray of light shining on her fingertips.

The rapid breathing slowed down.Gojo Satoru heard her say:

"Break up. Us."

"File Record"

—Cremation Registration Form—

Pet Name: Cheetos

cause of death:

Date of death: November 2016, 1

Breed: Golden Retriever

Weight: 37 kg

Cremation time: January 2016, 1

Owner's name: Yae Yae

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