The Melaleuca Routine of Dominating the Devil

1.

At the time of the devil, the alley is silent.Putting these two sets of words together, it means abnormal.

Gojo Satoru was never afraid of abnormalities.For him, no matter how big an abnormality is, it can be turned into a small annoyance about whether to accept the stuffed leaflet.

But this time the abnormality is one of the [few] out of control.

Rarely in his life did things escape his control.It's nothing more than friends, old enemies, and... that woman.

"...you're kidding."

The first time I saw her, my mind went blank for a moment.As if his vocal cords had been taken away, the eyes of the strongest conjurer were hidden behind the sunglasses until Yi Dizhi approached from behind.

"Mr. Gojo, what happened...?"

"——Idizhi, don't come here!"

His snap back shocked the high commissioner's labor supervisor.The man stood timidly at the entrance of the alley, hesitating and not daring to look in.The sorcerer is 1.9 meters tall, firmly blocking the light that shines into the alley.Vaguely, he saw a little girl who was only five or six years old standing there.Glittering deep gold, she has eyes with strange lines.

"It's been about ten years since we last met. I didn't expect to see you again in this life."

The white-haired conjurer had pulled off the blindfold, and those six eyes with all directions and no blind spots were gazing at her intently. "Is this posture your disguise, or your real side?"

"—Miss Macchima~?"

The long ending was Yidizhi's familiar glib tone, but he keenly noticed that Gojo Satoru was not happy—he was even angry.

The little girl called "Miss Macchima" just tilted her head and didn't answer.

She stood there quietly, like a plant, like the negligible air.As the conjurers walked closer and the distance between them became shorter and shorter, the new dominator demon raised his head to look at Gojo Satoru, and then raised his arms.

"hug."

2.

Stared at by those emotionless circle eyes, Gojo-sensei froze for a second.

He didn't pick her up as promised, and he didn't turn around to hold her high.The conjurer looked up, down, left, and right suspiciously, and finally showed mercy and offered a hand.

"How about holding hands, let's get out of here first."

The little girl with circle eyes is kind.As soon as she moved her body, the scene of the alley behind her was exposed to the conjurer and others.Yi Dizhi gasped uncontrollably.Gojo Satoru didn't speak, but held the young hand tightly through a layer of spell power.

"Mr. Wujo, this is all her...?!"

"...Let's go, let's talk about it when we go back to the high school."

He looked down at the little girl, and could only see the top of her black hair. "Miss Maqima" seemed to have shrunk too much, and was even shorter than Fu Heihui back then.However, the woman was hiding in this small body, and he felt it very clearly.Although she is still sleeping, her breath is very weak... But she is [her], dominating the demon.

On the way back to the high school, Gojo Satoru put on the blindfold again.He casually took out a lollipop from his pocket, noticed the girl's gaze, and asked. "want to?"

The candy with its wrapper peeled off, exuding a pleasant smell, swayed joyfully in front of her.The little girl nodded, and finally there was a trace of longing in her empty eyes.

It's a pity that this rare emotion disappeared after Gojo Satoru quickly stuffed the lollipop into his mouth.She turned her head to look out the window, and no matter what Gojo Satoru said to laugh and sing, she never responded.

Yidizhi, who watched the entire interaction process between the two of them: "...Mr. Gojo, she is just a child."

"No, this child is a demon, a very excessive demon."

Gojo Satoru said. "Ten years ago, I made a vow that I would exorcise him when we meet again in the future—I still remember it! It's okay to be bullied a little now, right?"

——But what you do is more like a devil?Yidizhi complained in his heart.Adults who tease children with candy are the worst!You are 28 years old!

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking~ Yidizhi, I'll beat you up when I get out of the car."

"Oh, Mr. Gojo is getting too much..."

After arriving at the high school, I ran into a little trouble on the way to see Noctuma Zhengdao.The little girl with circle eyes didn't want to pass through the barrier at the main entrance. She looked at the gate of the high school with a look of resistance.However, her position was not big enough for the headmaster to come in person, so Gojo Satoru picked up the girl and made her sit firmly on his arm.

"...!"

"It should be all right, right?"

He rubbed the hair of the dominating demon with his magical hand, and the little girl who was raised from the altitude hugged the neck of the white-haired conjurer, at a loss. "After meeting the uncle in sunglasses, I will decide whether to give you candy! Show me well!"

The golden inorganic pupils looked at him without blinking.The little girl moved her lips, but still said nothing.

Thinking about it carefully, from the beginning of the "hug" they spit out when they met, she didn't say a word-the development of the vocal cords must be no problem, but the demon in her arms was silent like an autistic child, which made Gojo Wushen Feel like finding another way.

"Perhaps Night Moth will know how to deal with you."

He murmured to himself as he went up the steps. "The body will change, and the communication will not work. Could it be that the personality will change so much?"

——Is that still the "Marchma" in his memory?

Long before arriving, Gojo Satoru had called to explain the situation.Not only Night Moth, but also Jia Ruzi, who also knew Maqima, also rushed over.

In fact, there is another person who has a deep relationship with Maqima, but [that person] has an embarrassing position, and it is really not suitable to appear in the high school of conjuration, and he treats Maqima, and Maqima treats him...

"Dog."

The childish voice of the little girl brought Gojo Satoru back to his senses in an instant.Looking down, she was pointing at the curse skeleton next to the night moth, her eyes glowing. "Dog!"

Night Moth squatted down/body, and asked patiently. "Do you like dogs?"

She nodded and repeated it. "Dog!"

"Then tell uncle, how about your name?" Night Moth's sunglasses flashed. "Could it be Ma..."

"Nayuta."

The young dominator demon stopped paying attention to adults after giving the answer.She approached the pile of felt doll-shaped cursed skeletons step by step, and with a clear goal, she picked up an orange puppy-shaped cursed skeleton from it.

Wujo Wu subconsciously looked at the moth, but the owner of the cursed skeleton just shook his head, motioning him to look again.

The demon named Nayuta held up the cursed skeleton.The eyes of the golden circle shone with unprecedented brilliance, like treating the most beloved pet, the only one in the world, she hugged the lifeless cursed skeleton tightly in her arms, with a happy expression on her face.

"Dog." Nayuta closed his eyes and curled the corners of his lips quietly.

In an instant, Gojo Satoru recalled the first time he met Nayuta.The child stood in the dark alley, looking at him innocently, with his arms raised.

At that time, she was looking forward to his hug.

This is probably the first time the conjurer realized that Maqma... also had a straightforward desire to dominate the demons.

3.

"You found human corpses in the alley?"

"There are ten in total, and the preliminary judgment is that they are demon hunters."

"The dead are all in a sacrificial posture with their hands clasped together and facing down?"

"That's right, it's really strange~ After all, it's been ten years..." Gojo Satoru stroked his chin. "Who will still be so obsessed with summoning the dominating demon back to the present world? Those hunters in the police finally want to change their bosses?"

"Most of the demon hunters who knew 'Machima' back then have probably passed away. There are only one or two who are alive."

Night Moth was also thinking. "As far as I know, the 'Chain Saw Man' went to hell and never came back. Could it be someone else..."

"In addition to the demon hunters, there are some magicians who want Miss Mazima to come back, don't they?"

Jia Ruozi yawned, putting his hands in his pockets. "Or, the Curse Master... has he been in contact with Xia You since then, Wu?"

"..."

Unanimous silence swept the entire hall.Except for Nayuta who played with the dog without realizing it, everyone fell into a complicated feeling from the past.

【Curse Master Xia Youjie】.Former college teachers and students hated the prefix in front of this name.At that time, Gojo Satoru was still a little bit angry at Maqima, but now that I think about it, everything is natural and the cause and effect of fate.

Even if there is no dominating demon, at a certain point, the fox-eyed conjurer will realize that something is "wrong".Will crumble, fall, and part ways with them, and take a different path.

"...I didn't contact Jie."

Gojo Satoru finally answered the principal's question, he waved his hand and said lightly. "It's been about three years? After the matter of Youtai ended, I didn't care about the situation of the Panxing Sect anymore. Anyway, he lived quite comfortably, and the whole family took care of them well."

"I heard that he will regularly attend the parent-teacher meetings of his two adopted daughters, and he has become a good father." Jia Ruozi said. "Although it is suspected, it may not necessarily be the demon summoned by Xiayou."

"Compared to Jie, I suspect another dangerous person." Night Moth asked the unpredictable conjurer again. "The student you brought, Mr. Fu Hei... What's the latest move of his father?"

"Are you suspicious of Fuhesher?"

"Although he has absolutely no magic power, he has the dual identity of a demon hunter and a magician killer after all, so we should not underestimate him."

"The most important thing is that he also has a deep obsession with Miss Maqima." Jiarui Glass added. "Only one point, I vote for Fuheshier."

"—What do you think, Wu?"

"..."

Gojo Satoru didn't bother to think about it, he was watching Nayuta playing with the dog.

Fearing that the little girl would be bored, Ye Mozheng gave the puppy-shaped curse a little magic power.At this time, the orange dog was circling around Nayuta, its tail flicking like an electric fan.And the dominating demon, with a flush of excitement on his face, played games with the puppy.She doesn't care what the adults are saying, it seems that with this puppy, everything is just a cloud.

"...The question now is, who will take care of Machima, whom Wu regards as a reincarnation."

Night Moth Zhengdao was still rambling over there. "Ordinary conjurers are definitely not good, there is a possibility of being dominated by demons. Enlightenment, do you think you can..."

Five Ways of Enlightenment. "Stop playing with that dog."

"... Wu, what did you say?"

"Stop playing with dogs, I'll take this one first." He stepped forward to pick up the orange puppy mantra, and said to the stunned Nayuta. "I said, why don't you play with other dolls? Don't play with dogs, okay?"

"..."

Nayuta stared at Gojo Satoru. "Dog."

Jiarui nitro held his forehead. "Wu, you'll make her cry."

"Look at how cute this cat is~" The conjurer ignored him, picked up another cursed skeleton, and lavished on Amway. "The furry feel, the elegant shape, and the meat pad! No matter what, it is much cuter than a puppy. Come and play with this cat."

While pinching the flesh pad of the cat's curse skeleton, Gojo Satoru looked at the little girl expectantly.It's a pity that this strong buying and selling from the strongest human beings did not work in front of Nayuta.

"Return して (give it back to me)."

The golden circle eyes looked directly at Gojo Satoru.Being forced to this point, the little girl was obviously very unhappy, she even trembled her lips and said a few more words. "Give it back to me, dog."

The invisible dominating power came out from Nayuta's mouth.

For a moment, the conjurers all felt this inexplicable force, and they looked at each other with solemn expressions.

At this moment, she finally acted like the devil they knew, even though it was just for a dog...

"...Take Nayuta back and treat her well, Satoru."

Just when the dominating demon and the conjurer were eye-to-eye, and the two sides were in a stalemate, Night Moth finally stood up and made the final decision. "Monitor her, protect her... Don't let the power of the demon grow, and it doesn't matter if you use your spells when necessary."

"You must be a bad parent." Principal Sunglasses patted his student on the shoulder, unceremoniously took the dog's skeleton in his arms, and put it in Nayuta's hand.The little girl was hugged in her arms, and she rubbed against her as if she had lost it, and the principal couldn't help showing a smile.

"If possible, let her grow up happily."

"She's not Machima anymore, Satoru. The child's name is [Nayuta]."

4.

Machima or Nayuta?this is a problem.

Gojo Satoru didn't think about it for the time being, but he didn't want to bother others.He intends to conceal the matter of [dominating demons in the present world] to the maximum extent—it is best for only a few people to know, and it is enough to keep outsiders in the dark.

And the place that reduces the possibility of Nayuta being exposed to the crowd is the conjuration expert who has the enchantment of Lord Tianyuan.For this reason, Gojo moved some things, and lived in the teacher's dormitory of the high school with Nayuta.This not only makes it easier for him to watch (monitor) the devil, but also saves him the time of running back and forth, which can be said to serve multiple purposes.

However, the "sacrifice" he made was not bought by the other party.

Nayuta gave Nayuta an unpleasant impression on the first day, causing the little girl to turn her face when she saw the conjurer—although they all looked expressionless, but it was obvious that she preferred to work with Noctua rather than Gojo Satoru. The right way gets along with the family into the nitro.

Even, Nayuta would go to Nobuto's office to stay.Sometimes I read books, sometimes I play with dogs.Once, the little girl was there watching a criminal investigation drama with Jia Ruzi, and when she returned to the residence, she said to Gojo Satoru seriously.

"Snatch the dog." Her finger was about to touch the conjurer's tall nose. "Sentencing."

Gojo Satoru: "Don't move your head, I'm combing your hair."

Nayuta: "Prison, lock you up."

"Close the prison properly... I am the strongest, how can any prison hold me?" The conjurer said casually while opening the jewelry box. "Which one should I use?"

Nayuta looked down. "Cherry blossoms."

So Gojo Satoru put a cherry blossom hairpin on her, and then said. "Okay, miss, go play with your dog."

The dignified dominating demon, as if she was forgiven when she heard this, quickly jumped off the chair to look for her beloved dog.After tidying up the things on the table, the young man took off the blindfold and pressed the bridge of his nose.He looked at his reflection in the mirror and burst out laughing.I don't know if he is laughing at him, or at the devil with the beautiful hair accessories.

"You like this, how could you be Miss Macchima?"

It can be clearly seen in the mirror that the little girl with circle eyes is lying on the carpet, whining and playing with the orange dog-shaped skeleton.There are several spell skeletons of different shapes around her.There are frogs, bears, rabbits, and there are also cat curses that Gojo Satoru insists on joining.Each one is vivid, just like a real small animal.

These are all derived from the dedicated contribution of Noctuid, and now Nayuta has a toy friend with the size of a zoo.

The dominating demon at the beginning was very stubborn, and he assumed the attitude that I only pet dogs in a big harem.But with the passage of time, the little animals are in various forms, each with its own clinginess.Nayuta gradually fell in love with the little bear and the rabbit, and sometimes played with the cat, no longer just the puppy.

For example, now, after playing with the puppy, the little girl puts the dog aside.The little rabbit Zhuan jumped onto her shoulder, while the cat Jiaoku clinged to her coquettishly, rubbing against her hand non-stop.

Nayuta was smiling happily.The white-haired conjurer also laughed. He sat aside, resting his head on his hands, relaxed and leisurely.He felt that the wind was sunny and the sky was clear, and everything was under control, which couldn't be better.

Until one day, Nayuta came over from Iriko, and she looked at the orange dog's skeleton, and suddenly said two words.

—— "Electric times".

Gojo Satoru's smile faded away, and the sunny days went away again.

On that night, the dominating demon began to "specially favor" the puppy Curse again.Under the supervision of the magician, she never touched any other dolls, no matter how the other cursed coquettishly behaved.

5.

"It's my fault, I didn't notice that the chainsaw man was playing on TV." Jia Ruozi said. "By the time I realized it, Nayuta had been watching it for almost 10 minutes."

Gojo Satoru frowned. "What was playing at that time?"

"Documentary, "Looking for the Lost Hero - The Chainsaw Man."

"...Which TV station is so boring? Do people really watch this kind of documentary?"

"The Blu-ray of this documentary is sold out on Amazon and is #[-] on the charts."

Jia Ruozi beat the conjurer with cruel reality. "Wake up, now the public likes brutal heroes. What's more, the chainsaw man does have actual achievements."

Gojo Satoru gasped, "He has disappeared for several years..." He said again after a while. "Glass, do you know that Nayuta names that dog now? She calls it 'Denji'."

"That's all, other curse bones have also been named. The key is..."

The young man looked unhappy. "She called that cat 'Wu'!"

"Oh~~"

To this, his friend responded: "Interesting, which curse skeleton is named 'Glass'?"

"..."

Gojo Satoru clearly felt that after watching a lot of TV, Nayuta was not easy to manage.

She will avoid him, will also hang out in the college, and will not take the initiative to return to the dormitory.She would occasionally go to watch the practice of the second-grade students, but she just stood far away, with a strange expression on her face.

The panda waved to her friendly. "Hello~Nayuta~~"

The little girl froze for a moment, then waved her hand.

All the students in the school know that Mr. Gojo adopted a five or six-year-old girl "Nayuta".The child was particularly shy and rarely spoke.She often stays with the faculty and staff, and her favorite is her Cursed Puppy.

Due to Gojo Satoru's hints in private, all students will not take the initiative to approach Nayuta.They were only allowed to look at the child from a distance, to say hello to her - and then nothing else.

Because the danger of Nayuta cannot be determined.The teachers of the college try their best to isolate the dominating demon from the students, reducing the possibility of polluting the students' thoughts from the source.

Probably also aware of the attitude of the students in the school, Nayuta never took the initiative to approach.She always stood far away, and then left holding "Dianci" under the pity eyes of the pandas.

Panda: "That child is so pitiful."

Dog Curlythorn: "...salmon."

Zenyuan Maki hit the training magic tool with a stick, expressing her mood with actions.

Would Nayuta feel lonely after seeing the hordes of students?

This question Gojo Satoru was asked very rudely by Zenyuan Maki.The young and energetic conjurer couldn't bear to see Nayuta die without a problem after greeting her. She thought she should do something for the child.

If she is afraid of strangers, take her to know more about strangers; if she seldom speaks, lead her to communicate more.Instead of slowing down like now, with no beginning and no end.She was genuinely angry at the inaction of the college teachers.

"I've never seen you take Nayuta out, Wu!"

Maki said. "If you're really her guardian, then...do something with her! Go to an amusement park, go for a walk, go to a museum, do whatever you want with Nayuta! That's what helped her grow up Way!"

"—Instead of just holding her down and letting her play with the curse!" The girl became angrier as she talked about it. "Nayuta is your adopted child, not your prisoner!"

Then she saw that the white-haired conjurer rubbed his hair, and then heaved a long sigh. "Ignorance is bliss..."

"……what?"

"If necessary, I don't mind raising Nayuta all the time."

Regardless of Maki's rage, Gojo Satoru thought to himself. "However, I will take her out in the near future... I also want to see how she will adapt."

6.

When a child grows up, his wings will naturally harden.This is the experience he gained when he was Fu Heihui's guardian, and this experience also applies to Nayuta.

The conjurer doesn't intend to keep children in check, after all, five or six years old have independent thoughts, not to mention that they are fake children, real devils.If Nayuta had more opportunities to communicate with others and accumulated a rich vocabulary, then she must have complained about Gojo Satoru a lot.

However, it is precisely because their group of "hate conjurers" did not provide such an environment, so the dominating demon has not been able to speak long sentences so far, and her language ability is still very weak.

In order to prevent the dominating demon from being born again and confuse the mind and soul of mankind, the strongest conjurer endured the curses of his own students, which can be described as well-intentioned.

—Who knows if Mazima will wake up in that young body?

Gojo Satoru didn't tell anyone, but he was always prepared.Even if Nayuta brushed his hair one day and she suddenly turned around and called him "Gojo-kun" with a smile, he wouldn't be too shocked.

Because Miss Machima gave him too many surprises when he was young, and he still has lingering fears to this day, lamenting the unique means and charm of that pink-haired woman.

- I do like you very much.Gojo Satoru would occasionally make a definition in his heart, and then go his own way.

But I don't miss you.

Because Nayuta's identity is really special, the dangerous elements involved are like the mud brought out by pulling a carrot, one after another.Gojo Satoru didn't want to stir up any troubles during the limited peace period, especially when "Miss Machima" hadn't shown signs of it yet.

So on the day he went out with the dominating demon, even the night moth was not informed in advance.The conjurer's thoughts came in a storm. One second he wanted to watch a movie, and the next second the two of them appeared at the entrance of the cinema.

"Watching a movie with me reminds you of anything?"

Nayuta looked puzzled, and did not forget to hold her "Denji" tightly.Gojo Satoru glanced at the movie played today, and finally said.

"Watch "Luo Dahei", an animated movie, and there are cats on the scene, you can't go wrong."

He took the wallet and said cheekily to the ticket counter. "Two parent-child tickets, thank you~"

……

Movies are good and popcorn is delicious.But there seems to be something missing, the conjurer thought thoughtfully.

"What do you think of the movie, Nayuta?" he asked the little girl beside him. "Does it look good?"

About average.Because Nayuta yawned and nodded listlessly.The conjurer asked persistently, "Do you think it's a bad movie?" She nodded perfunctorily again, without saying anything.

When he saw the little girl half buried her face in the puppy doll, Gojo Satoru felt discouraged for a moment.The original Nayuta would look at him and want to hug him, but now the demon is not even willing to look at him.

Is it because...she is being "dominated" by him?

It was his decision to go out, it was his decision to watch a movie, and what movie to watch was also because of Gojo Satoru's choice——Nayuta probably felt that he was just accompanying a guest.She didn't have the strength to refuse, she could only protest silently in this way.

"...Sorry, Nayuta."

The conjurer crouched/body, took off his sunglasses and looked at the little girl.The Dominator Demon is listless, with wandering eyes.He wanted her to meet his eyes, but finally chose to give up.

"It would be great if Nayuta could tell me what I want to do." Gojo Satoru said seriously. "Where do you want to go? I can go with you."

Nayuta hugged "Denji" hesitantly, thought for a while before whispering. "……amusement park."

"Are you sure it's an amusement park, don't you regret it?"

She nodded. "Sure, amusement park."

Gojo Satoru gave a big smile.He made a sudden move and hugged the little girl amidst the little girl's exclamation. "No problem, I'll take Nayuta right away!"

"Wujo teleport high-speed rail, let's go—!"

7.

Not long after arriving at the amusement park, Gojo Satoru wanted to regret it.He wished he could travel back to an hour ago and punch himself who made Nayu more choices.

"Long time no see, Wu."

The curse master Xia Youjie with twin adopted daughters, even standing in the amusement park full of people, is still contemptuous of the audience. "I didn't expect you to appear here..."

"Hehe, each other."

Gojo Satoru twitched the corner of his mouth.The expression of the former friend suddenly changed, and his eyes were fixed on Nayuta beside him.

The conjurer's subconscious is a block. "Jay, she's not..."

"Miss Marchma?"

Xia Youjie could not help but take a step forward. "Have you returned, Miss Marchma?"

Called in such a trembling tone, the demon with golden circle eyes poked his head out from behind Gojo Satoru.

No longer intermittent sentences, the little girl blinked her beautiful eyes, and a faint light gathered in her eyes.

"Miss Marchma...who is it?"

She turned to look at Gojo Satoru. "Is it me, Wu?"

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