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Chapter 61: Respect Yourself

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"Won't you be tired living like this?"

Would you be too harsh on others? Would you be too harsh on yourself?

If Satoru felt that Tiantian was like a piece of butter that would go wherever it slipped.

Then now, Satoru felt that she was like a tightly stretched string.

Both ends were constantly stretched outwards, and although it was tight, it was only one step away from breaking.

"Gojo-sensei, I'm talking too much. In fact, Gojo-sensei doesn't need to care too much about other people's answers."

Tiantian shook her head silently and steadily. There was a tranquility in her dark blue eyes, and her voice became softer.

"In fact, I never feel tired because I am a relatively self-centered person."

Self-centeredness was the essence of Tiantian's personality, and it was also the final definition of her future choices after years of growth.

"Self-centered person? I can't believe that modern lawyers are not as strict as you in self-discipline."

Satoru was stunned and chuckled. The volume of her speech was also very quiet, she was immersed in her own thoughts and seemed not to believe Tiantian's evaluation of herself.

It had come to this point, rather than saying she was self-centered, it was better to say that she was a humble person, right?

"It is precisely because of my 'self' that I insist on my own character and my own ideas."

Tiantian knew that Gojo-sensei was in a bad mood now, and did not care about his disbelief. Instead, she was next to the man and continued to speak very patiently.

"Some people say that I am too cold and some people say that I am very righteous, but some people also say that I am cold-blooded and unfeeling, but what does it matter? This is my image in this life."

"No matter what others say, I will never change until I die. Because this is me, I am willing to stick to myself, and I recognize myself."

At this point, Tiantian nodded slightly, lowered her voice, and approached Satoru.

"Gojo-sensei people can't be all the same. My thoughts are just my thoughts. To be honest, you don't have to care about my thoughts, and you don't even have to care about anyone else's thoughts."

"No matter how many reasons others talk about, no matter how many opinions they say, they are ultimately others, not you."

"As human beings, everyone has the right to make their own choices, and everyone has their own self to choose. Sensei, I feel that you are a very awesome person, but no matter how awesome a person is, if he lives his life according to other people's ideas and wishes, he will be unhappy."

Tiantian smiled slowly twice, and the atmosphere around her became relaxed.

She reached out and patted Satoru's shoulder.

But because she was too short, she looked like she was trying to reach something.

"..."

Why couldn't she pat his arm?

Satoru was silent for a moment, and leaned slightly so that Tiantian's hand could just touch his shoulder.

"...Gojo-sensei, you are capable and an adult, you can make decisions for yourself. Sometimes people who care too much about what others think are the most tired."

"There is nothing wrong with being true to yourself. I live a very easy life now, and I hope that teachers can live a little easier."

Just like when she was in junior high school, when she was still in school.

Because her toothpaste was used, she quarreled with her roommate in the girls' dormitory. Although she scolded her roommate, she couldn't sleep all night thinking about her roommate's angry eyes. She lay on the bed with her eyes open all night.

She also had a low fever the next day.

Others were not good, but she was physically and mentally depressed.

Now think about it, everything was actually unnecessary.

There was no need to argue over a tube of toothpaste.

There was no need to be depressed all night because of the roommate's dissatisfaction.

Either don't do it, or don't regret it if you did it.

Thinking about it the other way around, Tiantian felt that Satoru was quite reliable, and he was already such an old man, and he was still so awesome, and the system designated him as the [Son of Curse].

If he did anything, Tiantian believed that he should be able to control it.

"..."

Satoru stared at the ants moving on the ground, looking at the long line of hurried figures, and fell into silence.

But the aura around him seemed not so low anymore.

"...huh..."

After a long time, Comrade Mr. Go sighed and patted Tiantian's head.

The man turned his head to look at her.

His eyebrows softened a little, his lips curved, and there was some relief in his blue eyes.

"Being true to yourself... is really a good speech."

How many times had he been true to himself or... compromised along the way?

"I'm sorry, I'm the teacher, but I'm venting my troubles here."

Satoru smiled, and his voice seemed a little self-deprecating.

"It doesn't matter, I like chatting with others, and I'm tight-lipped."

Tiantian said generously.

The words were almost like "come and talk to me about anything, I love talking about life with others the most."

Then Tiantian seemed to think of something, and lowered her voice and said carefully, "Hey... Sensei, are you going out later? Can you bring me a pack of cigarettes? I haven't smoked for three years these days, and I'm itching to do it."

There's not even an e-cigarette here, and her hands were shaking because of the greed these two days.

Satoru's mouth twitched: "..."

The atmosphere was ruined.

Okay, if you don't say it, I almost forgot about it.

"You're so bold, Meifeng."

Satoru smiled, and his evil big hand grabbed Tiantian's crown like a sect master practicing the Nine Yin White Bone Claw.

"Hey, Sensei, what Meifeng, didn't I say it, this isn't my name?"

Tiantian grabbed Gojo-sensei's wrist with both hands, trying to save her crown.

This Gojo Satoru was so strong that it hurt her scalp.

"Students ask teachers for cigarettes. This is the first time I've encountered this situation since I started teaching. You should reflect on yourself."

Satoru's forehead was bulging with inconspicuous veins.

"What exactly makes you feel that sensei is someone who would buy cigarettes for students?"

"I suggest you quit... By the way, I can't control you in other ways, but don't let me see you smoking with my own eyes."

"Sensei, please be gentle, my skull is falling apart."

Oh no, I still couldn't figure out this temper.

Tiantian's head was scratched by Satoru and she grimaced.

She originally thought that since Gojo-sensei's attitude was good, she would ask for a pack of cigarettes. She originally thought that Satoru was a more "open-minded" person, but she didn't expect to hit a snag.

•

Tiantian was sent back to the infirmary and told them about the Yokohama mission.

Satoru came to a dark street alone.

There were very few pedestrians on the roadside. Satoru didn't pay attention to his surroundings at all. He just walked alone.

He walked around and came to an ordinary door. He stretched out his arm and gently pushed the door open.

*clink*

The shaky wind chimes above the door frame made a crisp sound.

"Have you made up your mind, Mr. Gojo?"

The woman with long black hair and a crimson kimono came over with a long pipe in her hand, wearing a lingering incense.

Satoru looked up and the woman's pale face was reflected in his blue pupils.

The pipe of Ichihara Yuko was shrouded in mist, which made the red makeup at the end of her eyes more and more charming.

"Please put out the cigarette, Miss Ichihara. Seeing it reminds me of my naughty student asking me for a cigarette just now."

Satoru looked around the store and spoke to Yuko in a good temper, and his voice seemed to be accompanied by a slight smile.

"Haha, young people always like to be unique and it is inevitable that they will pick up bad habits on the road to growth. As a teacher, Mr. Gojo still has to correct her."

Yuko did not feel offended. She smiled and knocked the tobacco on the pipe with sparks into the teacup beside her.

There was a "puff".

The sparks went out.

"What do you think, is it to save or give up."

Yuko turned her head, and her dark eyes were like the stars peeping at everything in the dark night, staring at Satoru silently.

"Not to save."

Satoru looked up, his snow-blue eyes sparkling in the darkness.

Facing a magical and powerful species like Ichihara Yuko who suddenly came to him, he did not show any fear or weakness. Instead, he was as powerful as Yuko in terms of momentum.

"Is that giving him a chance?"

Yuko was curious.

"No."

Satoru denied it without hesitation.

'There is nothing wrong with being true to yourself.'

"It's giving myself another chance."

The man looked up and said firmly.

He had killed Suguru once, and Suguru should not continue to exist in this world, but as long as he did not exist here, it would be fine.

"Then do you agree to the terms of our exchange?"

Yuko smiled and took out a piece of paper, which was the contract between them.

"In the next 100 years, the Gojo family will not give birth to a Six Eyes child, and after you and Geto Suguru cross the boundary between human life and death, you will share all the causes and consequences."

"And while you are alive, you will never see Geto Suguru again."

Those sins, those grudges.

Someone would have to bear them eventually.

Satoru took the paper in his hand and signed his name without hesitation, without even thinking about it.

"The six-eyed thing may not be a misfortune if it does not appear, but rather a gift."

The man's voice was flat.

"My beloved students and future descendants will one day become as powerful as me, they who are not tainted by these clan scums and trivialities will be miracles and hope."

The future of the world of sorcery did not rely on the six Eyes.

It relied on the unwavering human heart.

"Well, as expected of Mr. Gojo."

Yuko smiled and clapped her hands.

"Child, come out and meet Mr. Gojo."

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Accompanied by the clapping of Yuko's hands.

A black-haired boy who looked about seven or eight years old and had a delicate appearance walked out from the screen behind Yuko.

He frowned slightly, carefully observed the surroundings, and looked at Satoru and Yuko with some doubts.

"..."

Satoru was silent the moment he saw the boy.

He stared at the boy quietly, his blue eyes looking at him without blinking.

"Miss Yuko? This gentleman...?"

The boy looked at the solemn atmosphere between the two in confusion, a little puzzled.

Yuko did not answer the boy's question first, but turned to look at Satoru, and asked considerately, "Is there anything else you want to say to him?"

The boy: "...?"

He looked at Satoru. This was the first time he saw him, but Satoru stared at him as if he had known him for a long time.

The boy didn't quite understand the current situation.

"..."

Satoru walked forward, slowly squatted in front of the boy, and gently touched the boy's head.

Thousands of words finally converged into one sentence.

"Don't be an a*shole, take care of yourself."

The boy: "..."

The child was confused and didn't understand the situation.

Why did he say "don't be an a*shole" right away?

"He will be in your hands. If he doesn't obey, beat him to death."

Satoru took a deep breath, stood up, and took a last look at the boy, and said to Yuko.

"Hehe, please rest assured, I will teach him well."

Yuko smiled and watched Satoru's figure without any reluctance.

*clatter*

Accompanied by the sound of wind chimes, the door of the store closed.

The outside world has nothing to do with the store anymore.

Only Yuko and the boy were left.

"Who is that person?"

Suguru frowned and asked Yuko with dissatisfaction.

"It's not important."

Yuko smiled gently, put her arm around the boy's shoulders, and led him deeper into the store.

"Let's go, didn't we say we'd take you to the future civilization to broaden your horizons?"

"See the universe opened up by humans who evolved from apes."

"Reaching the moon in the sky, transcending the speed of light and time, how magical and magnificent it is."

"What civilization is that? When?"

Suguru asked curiously.

"It's called the Wandering Era in history."

Yuko answered.

She supported the boy, stared at the door Satoru had just left with her deep eyes, and smiled slightly.

The integrated world was full of infinite possibilities and magnificent.

Wasn't it?

•

After the Kung Fu Panda look-alike and Maki came back, they didn't go on missions again.

Tiantian didn't see Satoru again during this period. She was alone in the station, except for talking about life with Toge from time to time. She was alone in the station to open up wasteland and grow crops.

Fortunately, with the help of the system, planting could be done with one click. She only needed to make regular gestures with her fingers in the small vegetable garden and water the crops to complete the task.

However, during this period, Maki once came to the station to visit her.

Seeing her gesturing in the field alone, her little finger, which had nowhere to go, was poking there as if it had cramps, Maki was immediately shocked.

Then she came up carefully and asked her if she had ADHD or stereotyped behavior.

Tiantian: "..."

Another week passed, and Satoru came back.

He also brought back someone Tiantian didn't expect.

"Sister!"

Junpei had watery eyes, carrying a lot of bags, and his hair, which hadn't been cut for a long time, was tied into a small ponytail at the back of his head. He looked at Tiantian, who was stunned in front of him, sincerely, and called out loudly.

Tiantian: "..."

To be honest, Tiantian was relieved and moved when she saw Junpei for the first time.

In memory, the thin and gloomy boy now had a healthy wheat-colored skin.

The bangs that blocked his eyes were also lifted to the back of his head, revealing a pair of black and bright eyes, which looked like he had eaten a lot of carrots.

This boy who was tortured and wasted by fate finally waited for the dawn after the night, he was bathed in the beautiful sunshine in the morning and was reborn from the ashes.

On the boy's body, the gloomy color of an old man faded, revealing youth and vitality.

And that was what he really looked like.

"Jun... Junpei."

Why were you here?

Wasn't this the Hogwarts School in Japan? Were you also an old wizard who was wandering outside?

Tiantian's lips moved, and she opened her mouth with a trembling voice.

The touching feeling came quickly and went quickly.

After the overwhelming excitement faded, the screen was full of embarrassment.

Seeing Junpei, Tiantian inevitably thought of that "passionate" night.

Good guy.

Acting like a hooligan to a few gangsters, taking off her pants, and fighting.

All she needed was to give them an inspirational pole dance.

'Tiantian, Gojo-sensei said he wanted to give you a surprise, so I didn't tell you before that Junpei was coming.'

Toge was typing on her phone, smiling at Tiantian, her eyes were incredibly bright in her warm smile.

It could be seen that Toge was also looking forward to Tiantian and Junpei meeting.

Tiantian: "..."

Inu, you were such a mean kid.

This caught her off guard...

She turned her head slowly and saw Satoru wearing a blindfold, showing his big white teeth, with his hands in his pockets, looking at Tiantian and Junpei very happily, with a gloating atmosphere all over him.

Since Satoru came back, the dull look on his face has been swept away, and he has become unusually relaxed and energetic.

Although he was almost 30 years old and could be a father, Satoru was like a teenager who had not grown up, holding his phone mischievously and secretly recording Tiantian and Junpei.

"Ara, reunited after a long time. I want to record it for you."

Tiantian: "Sensei... stop recording. What are you doing?"

Satoru moved the camera away and smiled teasingly, "This is the school culture of Japan. It must be recorded. Besides, your relationship with Junpei is so special. This is a precious memory."

Maki stood aside, not knowing whether she saw Tiantian's embarrassed look, and asked curiously, "Yoshino, did you know Kanna before?"

"Yes! It was sister who saved me!"

Without waiting for Tiantian to reply, Junpei raised his hand cheerfully and said loudly, his eyes sparkling.

The boy had now slowly walked out of the haze.

These experiences were no longer painful memories for him, but memories worth savoring countless times in his mind.

"?"

Maki hugged crossed her arms in front of her chest, looked around Tiantian, and then looked back at Junpei.

"Oh... then why do you call her... Onee-san?"

By the way, how long had this girl been here? Her record was so brilliant.

"Sister said that she wanted to recognize me as her brother. Being sister's brother is the luckiest thing in my life, so I call her sister."

Although this aspect was the main factor, there was another factor that Junpei would definitely not say.

It was that Tiantian introduced herself as "Donut", which sounded too weird. Junpei couldn't call out the word "Donut" to his benefactor's face, so he just called her sister.

Thinking of this, Junpei was also full of emotion.

Unexpectedly, one day, he would be able to see Tiantian again, and Tiantian in front of him looked so mentally healthy, without any signs of cerebral palsy, and her speech and performance were clear and coherent.

This was not an illusion.

New school, new life, new partners.

He could also fight side by side with Tiantian.

His life... was really starting to get better.

Thinking of this, Junpei's eyes gradually turned red.

"Sister!"

The boy took a step forward, grabbed Tiantian's hand, and called Tiantian with a crying voice.

"!!"

This action scared Toge and Tiantian.

Toge: "..."

The boy looked at Junpei and Tiantian's clasped hands in confusion.

Ah...

Wasn't this... a bit bad?

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