GBP Chapter 443 Welcome back
Chapter 443 Welcome back
Note: This chapter is two chapters in one
I have never had such a happy moment.
The last time I was so happy was when I took a long trip back home and forced myself to pet Natsume's talking calico cat named "Ban" for three hours.
That chubby and round cat face, which looks wretched at first glance but is actually weirdly cute, I don’t know why it is so attractive to me, so much so that I rubbed my face against its back and got slapped three times mercilessly, but I still didn’t care.
However, the current situation is not quite consistent.
I was holding two fluffy babies in my hands. Compared to last time, I felt twice as happy!
I didn’t want to keep pets before because I felt that their lifespans were much shorter than mine, and no matter how carefully I raised them, they would still eventually die of old age.
But now, Gojo Cat and Summer Oil Fox have completely solved this problem.
If only there were some condition that could make them willing to maintain this form for a long time... Stop, Suzuki Yuri, if you keep thinking like this, it will become a costless crime!
I let out a long breath, carried my two freshly-made pets and walked out of the room, deciding to first look for the only person besides Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru who knew that I was back - Nishiko.
Getting to her infirmary required walking halfway across campus.
Maybe it was because it was still early in the morning, or maybe it was because the school was too big, anyway, I didn't meet anyone else along the way, and I arrived at where she was quite easily.
The door to the infirmary was wide open.
At this moment, facing the door, I saw Glass half leaning against the open window.
The pure white lace curtains swayed in the breeze under the seven o'clock sunshine, like the skirt of a ballet dancer standing on the stage. Two sparrows stayed by the windowsill, chirped and jumped twice, then picked up two seeds and flew away.
Glass's gaze stretched out far away, without focus, and there were still some sparks left on the long women's cigarette in her hand. She seemed to be immersed in some thoughts, and did not take a puff of the cigarette, but just let the ashes slowly fall into the ashtray.
"You're here." Glass saw me and didn't show any surprise. He just stood there and asked, "Did they let you out?"
"No." I touched Gojo Satoru's belly and grabbed it twice, shrugged, and said, "I came out by myself."
"Glass." I walked over to her side, leaning against the wall like her, and asked helplessly, "Are you still smoking?"
Judging from the number of cigarette butts in the ashtray, she basically had a sleepless night and refused to go to bed.
"Yeah." She pressed the cigarette butt to the bottom of the jar, and after completely extinguishing the spark, she said lightly, "Every time I want to quit, I overestimate myself and never quit."
In fact, it’s not that you think too highly of yourself, but that there are too many things to face, and you need to find a channel to vent your emotions.
I was silent for a moment.
The conversation on the phone was pleasant enough.
Because they can't see each other, many things won't be expressed in their voices as their emotions fluctuate.
However, now that they are standing face to face, their facial expressions, body movements, moods and demeanor are all clearly visible.
At this moment, standing in front of her, I felt a sense of shyness and restraint.
After all, this is not Yuji Yushin meeting the school doctor "Ms. Ieiri" after escaping death, but Suzuki Yuri meeting her old friend Ieiri Shoko after a long absence.
Someone who already knows completely, clearly, and thoroughly who I am.
I didn't dwell too long on the topic of whether to quit smoking.
After all, we don't want to make the atmosphere too heavy all of a sudden.
Then, her eyes turned and her gaze stayed on the two "pets" that were nestled in my arms, looking quiet and well-behaved.
"what is this?"
"A new pet."
"Pet?" Glass smiled playfully and raised an eyebrow, asking, "Where did you pick it up from?"
"I found them in the Shibuya subway station on my way back." I raised my arms to show off, holding the two cats and the fox high, and sighed, "They had such bad personalities that I wanted to throw them away."
"But then I thought it wouldn't be good to let them bite people, so I was kind enough to bring them to visit you, Nitro."
Never mention who this is.
"Do you have a name?" She glanced at the blue eyes on the Ragdoll Cat that were exactly the same as Gojo Satoru's, and the strange bangs on the black fox's forehead that had become a symbol. "They do have two faces that deserve a beating."
"Yes." I nodded, patted my restless paws, and said, "This one's name is Gojohei."
Then he smoothed the fox's bangs and continued, "This one is called Xia Yubai."
In fact, calling these two names, in a sense, is implicitly insulting both of them.
After all, I originally intended to use it to name two dogs. But considering the dog-like behavior of Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru, I think the name is really appropriate.
"Puchi." Glass tried hard to suppress the upward curve of his lips, but couldn't help laughing in the end, "Hahahahahaha, Gojo Kuro and Kasugano Shiro, Gojo Kuro and Kasugano Shiro..."
"You are really a genius at naming."
I think it’s thoughtful enough that they didn’t name him Tiezhu or Wangcai.
"Wait a moment." She took out her cell phone from her pocket and said meaningfully, "This kind of grand scene is rare nowadays."
“I have to keep some souvenirs.”
As soon as the topic of taking photos was mentioned, Gojohei immediately became dissatisfied.
Since it couldn't speak, it could only jump on my arms and then nimbly leap onto my shoulders. Its pure white tail swept back and forth across my face like a feather duster, like a large dandelion blooming in spring.
"Meow, meow, meow, meow. Meow, meow, meow! Meow~"
I couldn't understand a word.
As for Summer Oil White, it was not as lively as Gojo Hei. It just leaned its head against my chest with a look of despair and said helplessly, "Glass, can you please stop taking pictures? Flashlight is not friendly to people's eyes."
"People?" She looked around in confusion, "Except for Lily, I don't think I saw anyone. Face the reality, you are just a fox, and it is just a cat."
This in turn earned Gojo Satoru's even more dissatisfied "meow meow meow" sound, so noisy that it sounded like a thousand birds arguing at the same time with their speakers turned on.
"You're really noisy." I pinched the five cats' cheeks (I rubbed them twice more because they felt so good), "How come a cat can be so noisy?"
"Meow~" The blue eyes instantly filled with tears. It looked at me with watery eyes and called pitifully, "Meow, meow, meow~"
It looks like a homeless cat begging for mercy from me.
Me: “............” What’s with this pitiful look on his face? He’s not expecting me to be soft-hearted and let him go?
"Lily." Glass was completely unmoved, and even smiled with interest. She said, "Both of yours are male, right?"
"Although it's still winter, spring is coming soon. We need to hurry up and send him to the hospital for sterilization." She paused and continued, "But if you think it's troublesome, I can help you solve it for free."
"By the way, I've just run out of anesthetic here, but that shouldn't be a problem."
As soon as she said this, Xia Yuhu's body stiffened and his eyes widened in disbelief.
As for the five cats, they meowed fiercely, as if loudly accusing: "Glass, what nonsense are you talking about!"
"Cough... cough cough..." I tried to suppress my laughter by coughing, but it didn't work at all. I said to Glass, "I'll think about it."
Ignoring the strong protests expressed by the cat and the fox, after taking the photo, Glass put down her hands and seemed to be in a much better mood.
"Now that we're out of the prison gate," she glanced at Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru cheerfully, and asked calmly, "What are you going to do next?"
Regarding this........I thought about it for a while, and then answered: "First, I should go to Kyoto to find Shier."
"His phone showed that it was out of service area, and he didn't get a reply to his text messages. He was completely disconnected, which was quite rare for him." I said, "I would feel uneasy if I didn't go to see what happened."
"Are you planning to fly over there?" Glass looked out the window, at the sky that was sunny just now but now covered with dark clouds. "It feels like it's going to rain soon. If there's no limit to the rain, I don't recommend you to fly over there."
"Then don't fly." Xia Youjie's fox fur feels really good. I couldn't help but touch it again and again. I said, "Let's take the train. Anyway, it's not too far from here. It will only take a few hours."
In fact, whether it rains or not, I don’t actually plan to fly there.
If Shinji really did travel back to my world again, it would obviously be impossible to see him even if I flew directly to Kyoto.
On the contrary, the last time we met was on the train from Tokyo to Kyoto. If I’m lucky and my dream comes true, I might be able to find you in the same place.
Of course, there is only a certain probability, and I don’t know what it will turn out like.
However, after thinking about it carefully, I found that this thing called "dream fulfillment" is quite scary.
If someone knew its effects in advance and disguised himself as a billionaire to deceive me, and I really believed him, wouldn't he be able to make a fortune right away?
There is also a colleague who once confessed to me and still likes me.
They still like me now. Is it because I believe this that they maintain this state, or is it really just out of their own will?
If it is the former, how is it different from directly manipulating other people's minds? This is too scary.
The only way I can comfort myself now is that this "dream come true" seems to still need to rely on a certain realistic foundation to be realized, and it will not succeed every time.
But perhaps there will be a way to separate it from my soul and put it away in the future.
"Oh right." I suddenly remembered something and quickly said to Glass, "Glass, everyone still thinks that my return is a prank by Gojo Satoru. I'm about to leave. Could you please tell everyone that I'm really back?"
When I talk about this, I still feel angry and I silently make a note of Gojo Satoru in my heart.
"Actually..." Glass narrowed her eyes, smiling with a dark and gloating look, "Ten minutes after I finished talking to you on the phone, I reported this matter to the principal."
"Because they didn't answer the phone, he angrily ran to the teachers' dormitory to settle the score." She paused and said, "I think he can't avoid at least 20 blows and a 10,000-word self-criticism."
"However, if he sees them again after his attack, I think the punishment will be doubled."
Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru froze at the same time and touched the back of their heads in perfect sync.
"Principal..." I was actually a little touched when I heard that the principal wanted to stand up for me. "I didn't expect that he would go there with a knife."
It seems that he is really angry.
"He still feels bad about what he said to you." Glass looked out the window and said calmly, "He didn't know it was you at the time, so he said such hurtful words."
"Hurtful words..." I was stunned, and then I recalled that what Glass mentioned should be the words that I was transmigrated into the gender-changed Gojo Satoru in the play, when the principal was troubled by my remarks to the higher-ups, and he warned me after leaving the meeting.
"That..." I smiled and said calmly, "It's okay, I don't care. If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten it all."
"Besides, my origins were unknown at the time, and what I did was indeed suspicious. What the principal said was not without reason. If I were in his shoes, I don't think I would completely—"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Glass.
I opened my eyes wide and saw her rudely pull Geto Suguru and Gojo Satoru aside, then rush over and give me a hug.
The white coat smells of disinfectant and alcohol, but it is extremely reassuring.
"Don't be so stubborn. If you really didn't care, you wouldn't have remembered it so quickly."
"Lily, we all owe you a lot," she said. "You've done a good job. You don't have to take all the responsibility on yourself. Even if you can't do it, no one will blame you."
“............” I lowered my eyes and said nothing.
"There's one more thing." She took a step back, smiled at me, and said, "Although it seems a little late to say it now."
"But welcome back, Suzuki Yuri."