You, the other students of Jujutsu High, all future students, will all have the opportunity to attend school.
There will be plenty of time in the future; you can choose to do anything you want to do.
No responsibilities, no Old Orange meddling in everything, free and easy just like a bird.
Young Master, I've accumulated a lot of CGs today, they're all stuck in the background. I'll go through them with you now while I have the chance.
Kobe Suzuo blinked.
Whether it was because his mind was clouded or due to low blood sugar, he did not stop Merlin, but instead reached out to touch the Smart Glasses on the bridge of his nose.
[Intimacy from a third-person perspective]
[In the arms of the Overbearing CEO]
[CG Is It Too Early to Confess]
[CGThe way he looks at you]
[CG You and he both knew it clearly]
Kobe Suzuo's hand was held, fingers with clearly defined knuckles removed the glasses from the bridge of his nose without a moment's hesitation, then skillfully reached for his right earlobe to deftly hook away the earphone.
Perhaps it was because he had been exposed to the night wind for too long, Satoru Gojo's fingers were ice-cold, making Kobe Suzuo's entire ear burn hot.
Kobe Suzuo had already confirmed that he was suffering from low blood sugar; he felt a bit of regret, thinking he should have eaten something tonight.
His five senses grew dull as he waited patiently for the blackness before his eyes to vanish.
“Mm.”
A hard, spherical object pressed against his lips and was stuffed into Kobe Suzuo's mouth.
Satoru Gojo moved so quickly that by the time the sweet taste of candy was sensed by his tongue, Kobe Suzuo realized what had just happened.
He slowly, slowly blinked his eyes again.
The blackness before her eyes gradually faded, Satoru Gojo, radiant as the stars, occupied all of Kobe Suzuo's attention like a piece of candy in her mouth.
Chapter 36: That Chocolate
Kobe Suzuo put down her pen, rubbed her aching temples, took the coffee handed to her by the butler.
The study in the Manor Annex has an excellent view.
While working at the desk, a slight turn of the head offered a view of the meticulously landscaped backyard and the lush, undeveloped forests in the distance.
But today, the scenery of the Kobe Family's backyard was no longer the same.
The scorched earth, looking as if it had just been looted by bandits with bulldozers, was scarred with patches of exposed, yellowish soil, looking as unsightly as a dog's frantic digging.
As Kobe Suzuo set down her coffee cup, the faint, distant sounds of "demolition" rumbled from the direction of the forest.
A bead of cold sweat slid down the butler's forehead, he averted his gaze from the window, choosing not to look at what caused him such distress.
With steel-like professionalism, Ford Fordge maintained his smile, bowing as he asked:
Young Master, do we still need to prepare afternoon tea today?
Kobe Suzuo was wondering whether that deep pit in the backyard used to be a labyrinth landscape or a fountain, replied casually:
Mm, just bring it straight to the study.
The empty coffee cup on the table was swiftly cleared away by the butler onto the tea trolley. Kobe Suzuo thought for a moment and gave an instruction:
Contact the designer and prepare a new renovation plan.
With this rate of destruction, no amount of real estate would be enough to keep up; he might as well consider it a change in home decor style.
Understood, Young Master.
The butler acknowledged the command and left, pushing the tea trolley.
The fifteen-minute break had passed. Kobe Suzuo sighed and turned her gaze back to the documents on the table.
Kobe Suzuo's overseas enterprise is currently focused on two main sectors: one is artificial intelligence information technology, the other is new energy development.
As for the former, everything was going smoothly with the experience of developing Merlin.
As for the latter.. How could "Cursed Energy" not be considered a new energy source.. Just tell me if it's new enough!
But due to the lack of data and the obstacles encountered along the way, things had never gone smoothly since landing at the research institute.
Yuki Tsukumo brought a message for the researchers back to Japan this time.
Tell Kobe Suzuo to either find a Jujutsu Sorcerer with a doctorate to participate in the research, or find a way to let them actually come into contact with Cursed Energy.
Otherwise, unless they abandoned all morality and went insane by performing brain surgery, they would never come up with a new breakthrough solution.
Kobe Suzuo..
They say that spending too much time around Jujutsu Sorcerers makes your mental state go abnormal.
He was a perfectly fine scientist when he was hired, but in less than two years, he had become a legal liability.
If it were before, Kobe Suzuo would have definitely made a trip in person.
Setting aside the fact that he couldn't solve all the problems, he at least had to arrange some psychological counseling for the employees and paint them a big, rosy picture.
But unfortunately, Kobe Suzuo really didn't dare to go abroad lately.
Only God knows how high the probability is of a plane crash or being attacked abroad.
Kobe Suzuo felt that if he went abroad at this critical juncture, what awaited him would either be a heart-wrenching, soul-searching tragic romance with Satoru after returning to the country three or even ten years later after losing his memory.
Or he would be trapped overseas by various accidents, by the time he returned, Satoru would already have children and have lost all passion for the man, Kobe Suzuo, who had wasted his youth.
Pain, it was too much pain.
Kobe Suzuo would never allow such a future to occur, but the work still had to be done.
He has already been working overtime for a week straight.
The Director's Department has also been working non-stop for a week because of him.
Have the Cursed Spirits been exorcised? Have the mission reports been submitted? Have the damage reports for public buildings been approved? Can such a massive clan manage its income and expenditures?
Even the top boss isn't resting, how can you people sleep!
Overtime was the norm for the CEO during the early stages of the startup, Kobe Suzuo took it in stride.
At least it's better than having one child in each hand, looking at them with those sapphire eyes and pointing at Kobe Suzuo, saying, "Call him Uncle," right?
Terrifying. Truly terrifying.
Kobe Suzuo thought, "Crash—" The bulletproof glass of the study shattered with a crisp sound, struck by a heavy object.
A black figure crashed straight through the window, smashing onto the floor inside the room, then lay there, motionless.
Kobe Suzuo emphasized in her heart for the countlessth time:
Is this even a normal human? This is a superman.
Smashing through bulletproof glass was just a routine feat for a superman.
He took a deep breath and asked gently, "Toji, no matter how you look at it, playing dead in front of the boss during work hours is a bit much, don't you think?"
Fushiguro Toji stared at the ceiling, his entire being radiating a depressing aura of "not wanting to work," and he muttered:
No matter how you look at it, making a bodyguard fight those two monster-like brats every single day is just too much.
Having to restrict the types of Cursed Tools available while also being forced to hold back—isn't this just treating the kid like a literal punching bag?
I really want to resign..
I wonder why on earth I work so hard..
Kobe Suzuo's cold, capitalist heart felt a rare moment of guilt; exploiting a "free man" like Fushiguro Toji, who had no ties and had closed himself off, was indeed quite inhumane.
Since Fushiguro Toji refused psychotherapy, he had no other options.
Fushiguro Toji stood up from the ground, shaking the glass shards off his body, his powerful physical constitution recovering from his injuries at an astonishing speed.
He supported the back of his neck with one hand and rotated his neck, scanning the study before collapsing limply into the long sofa next to the bookshelf.
Don't make a sound. I'm leaving the afternoon and evening training sessions to that crazy woman; I need to rest.
Fushiguro Toji's voice came through, muffled and rasping with exhaustion, leaving Kobe Suzuo, who had originally intended to use money to soothe the hearts of his employees, with nothing to say but to fall silent.
After Yuki Tsukumo returned to Japan, she submitted a request to meet Tengen, but after being rejected, she immediately went to the Elders Council and caused a huge scene.
This current and only Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerer refuses to lift a finger, refuses to break the rules, refuses to work, choosing instead to simply loiter at the Jujutsu Director's Department without any intention of leaving.
Always mocking them whenever the Elders Council comes up with some twisted idea.
Elders: A mountain of work is already annoying enough.
People who don't do a single lick of work are even more annoying when they're jumping around right in front of you.
The headache-inducing Elders Council was truly at their wits' end, so they assigned Yuki Tsukumo as a temporary instructor at Jujutsu High.
Either the Jujutsu Director's Department is peerlessly capable of seeking death and acting stupid, or Kobe Suzuo is the only one who can come up with such brilliant ideas to actively bring trouble upon them.
The playground and buildings destroyed during the previous fight between Fushiguro Toji and Satoru Gojo hadn't even been repaired yet, but this time, the brawl between Yuki Tsukumo's Shikigami and Suguru Geto's Cursed Spirit had blown up the remaining dormitories and school buildings as well.
When the old principal of Tokyo School handed over the repair bills with a guilty conscience to the Director's Office, Kobe Suzuo nearly burst out laughing.
The old principal, trembling, braced himself as he submitted his retirement application as well.
So, as the regular students were arriving one after another for the new semester, Tokyo Jujutsu High was having a true summer vacation, as the school needed to rebuild its facilities and had no missions to attend to.
For those who were unwilling to go home or had nowhere to go after visiting relatives, Kobe Suzuo simply invited them to his house for special training.
With Yuki Tsukumo and Fushiguro Toji, there wouldn't be any better sparring partners than this.
Kobe Suzuo had originally thought that the manor's area was large enough and adjacent to an undeveloped area, providing plenty of room for them to let loose, but looking at it now, it was still not enough to truly act without restraint.
Young Master, the refreshments are here.
Mm.
Kobe Suzuo gave a response and looked out the window. He should still have a few private islands under his name..
It was close, just one crucial point short.