She had long felt that these two male classmates were unusually close, so seeing this scene now, she wasn't surprised in the slightest.
At first, she thought it was just because their genders were different, which was why she and the other two weren't so clingy, but later she realized it had nothing to do with gender; it was simply that these two were just different from everyone else.
Uchiha Sasuke's eye twitched at this scene filled with déjà vu, as if he had suddenly realized how he and Uzumaki Naruto appeared in the eyes of others back then.
“Haha, Geto's lips are really super soft.” Gojo Satoru didn't show any of the unpleasant expressions people imagined when kissing a man; instead, he blinked those beautiful blue eyes and laughed happily.
It was a vivid demonstration of what it means that if you don't feel awkward, then everyone else will.
"Your understanding is quite good too." Quickly catching on to the other's prank, Geto Suguru followed his words without changing his expression; if one ignored the slight redness on his earlobes, his acting would deserve a perfect score.
Can all the students at this school play around like this? Is something wrong with this place?
Suddenly, he felt like this school didn't seem very reliable.
Uchiha Sasuke was completely disheveled by the wind, the stoic, handsome image he had maintained all this time was almost ruined.
"Are you two.. into that kind of thing?" Uzumaki Naruto asked, his voice trembling.
Not at all, Suguru and I are good friends. A kiss between good friends helps strengthen their friendship," Gojo Satoru said with complete seriousness. "Right, Suguru?
"That's right, it's perfectly normal for good friends to kiss," Geto Suguru, who had played countless pranks with him, nodded with a deadpan expression.
Ieiri Shoko, who had long known that Geto Suguru was no honest fellow: ".. What kind of friends kiss each other!"
Uchiha Sasuke was also speechless; who would believe such nonsense!
But Uzumaki Naruto believed it; that's right, in his eyes, friends should be like this!
Thinking about the way he and Sasuke had kissed, then thinking about how natural the two of them looked after kissing, comparing the two made it seem like he had lost to Sasuke.
He couldn't lose; a strange competitive streak was ignited within Uzumaki Naruto.
That's right, Sasuke and I have already kissed three times; a kiss really does help strengthen friendship.
Since I lost the kissing reaction, then I'll just have to win at the number of kisses!
I almost forgot that this idiot would actually believe that, Uchiha Sasuke thought expressionlessly.
The opponent had actually kissed him three times; Gojo Satoru was shocked. He had lost, he had lost!
"Geto!" Gojo Satoru looked at Geto Suguru with a serious expression.
"Satoru, there's no need to compete over this." Geto Suguru gave a few dry laughs, feeling that things were taking a strange turn. Nodding along with the momentum just now was one thing, but sacrificing so much for a prank didn't seem quite right.
No way!" Gojo Satoru pouted. "Getting to kiss a handsome and dashing guy like Gojo Satoru is a huge favor, Geto! What are you hesitating for? Come here!
Thank you, but I'm not interested!
Facing Gojo Satoru's approaching face, Geto Suguru fell into a philosophical crisis of "Who am I, where am I, what am I doing?", a faint sense of Buddhist detachment began to emerge on his face.
What kind of comparison is that even supposed to be!
It seems he's another friend like Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru.
Ieiri Shoko let out an expressionless huff and shut the door directly, seeking peace of mind by out of sight.
Get lost, you bunch of bastards who do whatever you want under the guise of friendship!
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Author's Note: There should be another 7,000 words today.
Thank you to the little angels who cast Overlord Tickets or provided Nutrient Solution for me between 2021-08-02 18:18:45 and 2021-08-04 00:26:11~
Thank you to the little angels who provided nutrient solution: Wen Yuan, Mu Jin (5 bottles);
Thank you all so much for your support, I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 49
The sound of Ieiri Shoko slamming the door shut startled Geto Suguru, he ruthlessly shoved Gojo Satoru's face away as he leaned in.
“Satoru, stop messing around.” Geto Suguru's smile faintly exuded a dark aura, tiny cracks began to appear around him, through which Cursed Spirits could even be seen; clearly, his emotions had reached a breaking point.
Fine." Gojo Satoru shook his head in disappointment, "Shoko's temper is getting weirder and weirder.
“Satoru was just joking just now; that's just the kind of person he is.” Geto Suguru ignored Gojo Satoru's shouting nearby about "What do you mean, 'that's just the kind of person you are!", instead smiled warmly at Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke.
I'll take you to report to Yaga-sensei first!
It's one thing for Gojo Satoru to have a bad reputation, but Geto Suguru actually cares about his reputation!
A joke? What joke? Uzumaki Naruto was conflicted; weren't they supposed to be friends, just like him and Sasuke?
Uchiha Sasuke moved away from the three people beside him, already beginning to doubt why he hadn't looked more closely at the school before choosing it; otherwise, he wouldn't have ended up with classmates who looked so mentally unstable.
“Teacher, I've brought back this year's new students!” Gojo Satoru kicked open the door to Yaga Masamichi's office with his long legs, then leaned back onto the sofa with practiced ease, crossing his long legs, looking incredibly relaxed.
Yaga Masamichi, who was bowing his head to process documents, gripped the pen in his hand tightly, a cross-shaped vein appearing on his forehead. He took a deep breath and told himself in his heart not to get angry; at least Gojo Satoru knew how to call him teacher now.
“Hello.”
Yaga Masamichi stopped mid-sentence; why did these two new students look so different from their photos?
It was one thing for the black-haired mushroom cut to be shorter and more disheveled, with a completely different aura, but the blonde one was going too far; not only did he look nothing like his photo, but he actually had six extra whisker marks on his face!
Are you Nanami Kento and Haibara Yu?
"No, my name is Uzumaki Naruto, he is Uchiha Sasuke." Uzumaki Naruto looked completely bewildered.
"What's going on? Weren't you two here to attend Jujutsu High?" Yaga Masamichi's thick, dark eyebrows furrowed, making his already unfriendly face look even more murderous.
"Jujutsu High? Isn't this Mototada Junior High?" Uchiha Sasuke also sensed that something was wrong.
After a few words were spoken, everyone present looked at one another in confusion.
What on earth is going on here?
“This is Jujutsu High. What do you mean by Mototada Junior High?” Yaga Masamichi spoke first.
"Naruto and I were going to Mototada Junior High School. I thought the two of them were sent by my brother to pick me up, so I followed them here." Uchiha Sasuke pointed at Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru, feeling a bit frustrated with himself; had he known, he wouldn't have let things turn out like this by not asking them a question back then.
He glared at Uzumaki Naruto, blaming this guy for being too quick to pull someone onto the dragon.
Uzumaki Naruto knew that his behavior of rushing forward the moment he saw the dragon was part of the reason for the current situation; he rubbed his nose, not daring to meet the cold gaze of Uchiha Sasuke beside him.
“I was called by Satoru to pick someone up as soon as I arrived at school, so I didn't know anything else.” Geto Suguru quickly cleared himself, although he had probably guessed what was going on.
The gazes of several people were all directed toward Gojo Satoru.
"Who can remember everything you said back then? Who knew it would be such a coincidence to run into someone of a similar age and appearance?" Gojo Satoru fell silent for a moment before answering under everyone's gaze.
The truth was out: Gojo Satoru had mistaken the new student for someone else!
This is getting awkward.
"How could you get this wrong?" Yaga Masamichi slammed the table in frustration.
Ordinary students would have been terrified by Yaga Masamichi's ferocious expression long ago, but facing Gojo Satoru, even if he was being unreasonable, he would still insist on getting his say.
“I haven't seen photos of the new students, so how would I know what they look like? Since these two happen to have blonde and black hair and can also see Cursed Spirits, anyone would think they are new students.”
Gojo Satoru waved his hand and said with conviction, "Since they're already here, those two can see Cursed Spirits and aren't weak in combat, we might as well just recruit them. That way, the first-year class will have four people."
“Four classmates! It's been so many years since Jujutsu High has seen a group like this; you two should be thanking me for my contribution!"
Yaga Masamichi's gaze slowly swept across the still-chattering Gojo Satoru and the two unfamiliar students, finally coming to rest on Geto Suguru.
Geto Suguru was amused by the fact that Gojo Satoru had actually mistaken him for someone else. He covered his mouth to stifle his laughter, but he couldn't hide the mirth gleaming from the corners of his narrow eyes, which appeared to Yaga Masamichi as a look of complicit gloating.
Seeing the reactions of these two "star pupils," Yaga Masamichi felt his fists itching for action.
!
Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru knelt outside the door, both sporting large lumps on their heads from being beaten by Yaga Masamichi.
Geto Suguru.. Gojo Satoru was the one who messed up by mistaking the person, so why did he have to get beaten and kneel along with him?
"Seriously! It's clearly Yaga Masamichi's own fault for not being clear. If he had just said the new student's name earlier, it wouldn't be a problem." Gojo Satoru continued to complain incessantly while kneeling on the ground.
“Satoru, stop it.” Geto Suguru, kneeling beside him, felt utterly helpless. They were only separated by a door; he would be heard!
And you too, Geto, you didn't even try to help me just now.
I'm heartbroken. You're going to help me write tomorrow's homework!
".." Do these two things even have any connection? And besides, most of your homework is written by me, okay?
You're sleeping in Geto's room tonight, you have to play games with me!
“..”
If I have sinned, please let Heaven punish me, instead of letting this guy Gojo Satoru torture me, Geto Suguru thought despairingly.
With the background noise of Gojo Satoru's non-stop chatter outside the door, Yaga Masamichi asked the two people in front of him without changing his expression,
You can see Cursed Spirits?
Cursed Spirit? Are you talking about that dragon that brought us here?" By connecting the dots, Uzumaki Naruto roughly deduced the meaning of the term "Cursed Spirit.
“Dragon? You mean Geto Suguru's Rainbow Dragon.” Yaga Masamichi thought for a moment and immediately knew what the other was talking about. It was simple: Geto Suguru often rode the Rainbow Dragon around with Gojo Satoru, so how could he not remember?
Since you can see the Rainbow Dragon, it means you truly possess Cursed Energy.
What cursed energy? My power is chakra, Uzumaki Naruto asked Uchiha Sasuke with his eyes.
Don't look at me, listen to what he has to say first, Uchiha Sasuke replied with a look.
Yaga Masamichi acted as if he couldn't see the silent exchange between the two of them and continued, "Cursed Energy is a curse, originating from human negative emotions. We Jujutsu Sorcerers refine Cursed Energy from those emotions."
Hearing him say that, Uzumaki Naruto suddenly understood.
I get it, Cursed Energy is equivalent to chakra, refining Cursed Energy from emotions is equivalent to extracting chakra from cells!
But Yaga Masamichi's next words took Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke by surprise.
Ordinary people cannot control the Cursed Energy within their emotions like Jujutsu Sorcerers can, so their resentment, hatred, other negative emotions gather together to become all kinds of Cursed Spirits.
As long as humans exist, curses are being produced in this world every single moment. The Rainbow Dragon you saw is considered one of the relatively stronger types among them.
Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke exchanged a glance, both feeling a bit dazed. Based on the correspondence between Chakra and Cursed Energy, didn't the other's meaning imply that Cursed Spirits were equivalent to Tailed Beasts?
But there are only nine Tailed Beasts, according to the other's words, Cursed Spirits are infinite and impossible to count.