Chapter 38 Showdown

　　Geto Suguru stared at Kojima Kei for a moment before speaking:

　　"Where have you been this week?"

　　"It's none of your business."

　　Kojima Kei said indifferently:

　　"I'm talking about breaking up."

　　"Can you tell me why?"

　　Asked Geto Suguru.

　　"Don't you think it's funny that you ask this question now?"

　　Kojima Kei was quite speechless, and said with a twitch of his lips:

　　"It's obvious that you want to leave me. Being long distance is difficult enough, not to mention that I can't contact you at all. Have you ever thought about how often we've been in touch lately? We should have broken up a long time ago."

　　Geto Xia Yu lowered his head slightly:

　　"Sorry, I've been a bit busy lately."

　　"No need for these polite words,"

　　Kojima Kei looked a little tired:

　　"I called you out today just for this matter. There's no excuse. I should also apologize to you. Over the years, I have no friends, and you are the only one by my side. I regard you as my lifeline."

　　He looked out the window and recalled the past:

　　"Before, I didn't want to leave you. I wanted you to stay by my side forever. Maybe I mistook this feeling for love."

　　He turned his head and looked at Geto Suguru who had been silent the whole time:

　　"I've been relying on you for my entire life, and it must be hard for you. I'm sorry, but I won't do that again."

　　Xia Yujie pursed his lips:

　　"Don't you think it's a bit late now that you think it's an illusion?"

　　He raised the corners of his lips, as if sneering:

　　"Kyu, I know you best. Don't use these words to cover up your heart. There's only one reason why you want to break up with me now."

　　He leaned back.

　　——"You like someone else. Is that right?"

　　Terrible man.

　　Kei Kojima's face couldn't help but tremble.

　　Although the reasoning process is wrong, the result is right.

　　He did fall in love with someone else.

　　"You guessed it right."

　　Xia Yujie looked at the boy whose expression changed slightly and said slowly:

　　"Who is it? I know everyone in your school. You didn't interact with them before, and at least during the six months when our relationship was strained, your relationship with them wouldn't have progressed so dramatically to this point. In other words, it's a new person... Is the emergence of your cursed power related to him?"

　　"Kei Kojima——"

　　He stared at the boy with a gloomy expression and said in a deep voice:

　　"How dare you betray me?!"

　　Didn’t we agree to be together forever? Damn it! He just had this thought in his mind, and Gui immediately found another partner?

　　His hands on the table were clenched tightly with veins popping out.

　　Kojima Kei couldn't help but laugh out loud:

　　"Okay, okay, so that's how it is."

　　They originally thought that with the cursed power, they would have a golden ticket to immunity from death, and they would part ways amicably and have nothing to do with each other in the future.

　　Unexpectedly, he now has a new charge.

　　It seems that in Geto Suguru's mind, there is no other ending for him except the death penalty.

　　Xia Yujie was stunned for a moment:

　　"Um?"

　　Kojima Kei stopped smiling and looked directly at Geto Suguru:

　　"You're right. I do like someone else. You know me well enough to know that I need company.

　　I will like whoever accompanies me. It was you who gave up on me, wasn't it? Now that we've come to this point, I want to ask you, if I were sitting here today, an ordinary person without any magical power, would you still be so angry?

　　"You know me, yes. But I know you just as well."

　　Kojima Kei sneered:

　　"I only recently realized that you didn't want to contact me because I'm just an ordinary person without any magical power. You know very well that we are no longer in the same world and you want to take the initiative to cut off this connection.

　　You want the best of both worlds, don’t you?

　　The secret thoughts in Geto Suguru's mind were brought to light.

　　He pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled:

　　"You've grown up, Kei. When did you realize this? I remember that I didn't teach you these things."

　　Kei Kojima looked at him coldly.

　　Of course, it comes at the cost of life.

　　Otherwise, he is so stubborn that once he sets his eyes on someone, he will never let go.

　　"You were the first to want to leave me. If that's the case, there's no need to worry about who betrayed whom first."

　　Kei Kojima said softly:

　　"It's all the same anyway."

　　The two people sat opposite each other, separated by a square table, neither too far nor too close.

　　But Geto Xia Yu inexplicably felt that the distance between them was a little far, he raised his hand:

　　"But, Kei, I've changed my mind now. You..."

　　He just stretched out his hand, but saw Kei Kojima subconsciously shrank back and dodged his arm, his eyes full of vigilance.

　　Rejection of him was written all over her body.

　　Geto Xia Yu withdrew his hand. For a moment, he had a dark thought, and the next second, the dream of that night flashed through his mind.

　　Gui in a pool of blood, and the indifferent Gui who passed by him.

　　Two completely different Kei.

　　"Why are you hiding from me?"

　　Geto Xia Yu couldn't help but ask:

　　"Do you think I would hurt you? You didn't want to see me, so you jumped down from the third floor?"

　　Kei Kojima was shocked. He actually discovered it?

　　"right."

　　He admitted:

　　"I was in the room when you called, and I didn't want to see you."

　　Geto Xia Yu looked at the boy opposite him. He had a familiar face, but now he had a completely unfamiliar look and expression. He could hardly recognize him.

　　He wanted to say, did you jump from the third floor and go to the hospital because you were injured?

　　The warning message you sent to my parents, were you telling them to be wary of me?

　　Am I this kind of person in your mind?

　　He had a lot of questions he wanted to ask, but he swallowed them back.

　　Xia Yujie took a deep breath, suppressed all the irritability and sadness in his heart, and said in a light tone:

　　"I understand. In that case, Kei, I respect your opinion."

　　He subconsciously turned his head away, not wanting to see the boy's momentary expression of joy:

　　"I won't bother you anymore."

　　He stood up:

　　"Goodbye, Kei. Will we still be friends when we meet next time?"

　　He stretched out his hand and handed it to Kei Kojima.

　　Kojima Kei looked up at Geto Suguru's dark eyes, hesitated for a moment, and finally held his hand:

　　"……Um."

　　"That's good~"

　　Geto Xia Yu only shook hands for a moment and then quickly let go:

　　"See you someday~"

　　He left.

　　Kei Kojima watched Geto Suguru's back disappear at the entrance of the coffee shop. The transparent glass door disappeared in a moment.

　　He then breathed a sigh of relief and laid down on the table, unburdened.

　　My back was already wet and covered in cold sweat.

　　Finally succeeded...!

　　He finally ended his relationship with Geto Suguru and solved the top priority that was weighing on his mind.

　　In this way, even if he wants to settle accounts with ordinary people around him in the future, it should not be blamed on him and his mother. What's more, he has now stepped half a foot into the world of spells.

　　Kei Kojima drank several glasses of water before he recovered.

　　But they also have to be prepared to move. At least after moving out of the Gojo family, they can no longer live nearby and have to move to a place that Geto Suguru doesn't know.

　　But funding is a big problem...

　　He is still a student and has no way to earn money. When he comes back and has time, he should find a part-time job to at least earn some living expenses.

　　While thinking, Kei Kojima took a taxi back to his Gojo home.

　　In order to prevent being followed, he deliberately got off the bus ten kilometers in advance and walked back in a roundabout way.

　　When he returned, the gate was unguarded, so he sneaked in. His mother was still sleeping soundly, breathing steadily.

　　Kei Kojima was exhausted, both physically and mentally. This conversation with Geto Suguru had consumed all his energy. He forced himself to wash up, fell on the bed and fell asleep quickly.

　　Fell into a deep sleep.

　　He didn't know that his tail had not been shaken off and followed him.

　　Kei Kojima is not a good hider, and he is not aware of the cursed spirit skills possessed by Geto Suguru. Even if he tries hard to erase his traces, these creatures that live outside of human society are enough to figure out his route.

　　Geto Suguru really wanted to know who this "adulterer" that Kei was hiding was, who went to such great lengths to change the route, even walking for more than an hour, and refused to take public transportation.

　　Kei… He used to hate walking the most.

　　He followed Kei Kojima's route and tracked him.

　　At the front of the road, Geto Suguru saw a person who shouldn't be here.

　　"Yo, Jay~"

　　Gojo Satoru sat on the stone slab beside the road and waved at him slowly:

　　"Good afternoon, would you like to have a cup of tea together?"

　　Geto Summer stopped.

　　He figured out almost instantly who the fainted boy was that Wu rescued that day.

　　They had only known each other for less than a week!

　　Is that enough to make you fall in love with someone else?

　　Or...

　　Xia Yujie asked calmly:

　　"Satoru, what are you doing here?"

　　"My home is right in front, so of course I can be here~"

　　Gojo Satoru pointed across the street:

　　"I'm sorry, I have a special guest at home right now. It's not convenient for me to invite you in. You're welcome here."

　　He looked up at his old friend:

　　"Let's talk."

　　Geto Summer Oil replied:

　　"It depends on what you want to talk about."

　　Gojo Satoru smiled slightly:

　　"How about I talk about my love life?"

　　--"OK."

　　Geto Suguru sat opposite him.

　　"But before we begin, I want to ask a question."

　　Geto Xia Yu raised his eyes and looked across:

　　"What's the curse on Kei?"

　　…

　　Kei Kojima slept until dawn.

　　Perhaps because he had solved the most important thing in his heart, he slept very comfortably. He felt much more relaxed and it showed on his face.

　　Kojima Rina smiled and said, "You're in good shape today, Kei."

　　"Um!"

　　Kojima Kei nodded happily:

　　"I feel a little better now," he clenched his fist, "I'm going to start exercising today!"

　　"Exercise?"

　　"Yes!"

　　Kojima Rina looked skeptical. "How do you train? Don't you hate sweating? Can you stick with it?"

　　Kojima Kei puffed out his thin chest: "Of course! Don't underestimate me!"

　　Back then, no one could break his record, and he was truly a training maniac.

　　If he were to do it again, he really couldn't stand his body being out of breath after walking a few steps. He didn't need to train to the same level as in his previous life, but if his house was robbed, he should at least have the ability to fight back.

　　Ten years is a long time.

　　I still have to work and save enough money for my mother’s retirement!

　　Kei Kojima is very motivated and takes action as soon as he says he will.

　　After breakfast, he went to the training ground as he was familiar with the place. Recalling the initial training plan that teacher Yega Zhengdao had made for him, he officially started training.

　　What a great venue! I'd stay there for a few more days if I could.

　　Once he survives the timeline where Geto Suguru comes to kill him, he can return home safely.

　　Kei Kojima remembered that during this period, Gojo Satoru had learned the reversal technique, so except when he was on a mission, he spent most of the day in the school training ground and rarely went home.

　　I originally thought it would be like this now, but ever since Kei Kojima started training, I can always see him at home.

　　"What's wrong? I also need to train my physical fitness."

　　Gojo Satoru ran to his left and said with a smile:

　　"Training with two people won't be boring. Will Kei think I'm in the way?"

　　Kojima Kei waved his hands hurriedly:

　　"How come?"

　　...I'm too happy to express myself.

　　The two ran side by side on the training ground, trained together, and lay on the lawn in the middle together at night, looking at the starry sky above their heads.

　　He secretly tilted his head and looked at Gojo Satoru beside him.

　　There is no burden in my heart, only the warm breath of the person next to me and the cool breeze at night.

　　This was a feeling that Kei Kojima had never experienced before.

　　Being with the one you love is just a simple thing, but it makes you happy.

　　Rina Kojima watched her son get up very early every day and go out in his training clothes before dawn. She was deeply puzzled by this positive and optimistic Kei.

　　Since he fell ill, Gui has changed more and more.

　　Maybe it was because of this that Kei cheered up and started to take his health problems seriously? She didn't understand.

　　As they didn't know when the danger at home would be over, Rina Kojima and Kei Kojima discussed it and started preparing to move after returning.

　　But before finding a new residence, she couldn't live and eat for free at the Gojo family. Kojima Rina specifically found the housekeeper and wanted to help with something. The housekeeper refused repeatedly but failed to convince her, so he had to report to Gojo Satoru.

　　Gojo Satoru waved his hand and directly stuffed Kojima Rina into the company under the Gojo family's name.

　　The workplace is located in the suburbs of Tokyo. The staff are all directly under the Gojo family, and the security guards are also internal guards of the Gojo family. The security level is very high.

　　"The job isn't difficult. It involves confidentiality related to sorcerers, and it's considered the Gojo family's logistical support department. I'm sorry to bother you, but I'll pay you the normal salary for your position. I'll deduct one-third of your monthly allowance for accommodation and food. How about that?"

　　Gojo Satoru handed her a contract:

　　"You and Kei both live at my house, so you won't have any ulterior motives. However, it's a bit difficult to select people from society who won't leak the secrets of the Gojo family. You're a perfect fit, and you're helping me out. However, you might need to work overtime, so you have to make it clear in advance."

　　Rina Kojima took a look at the contract and saw that the salary was twice as much as her previous job.

　　"Here, men and women get equal pay for equal work~"

　　Gojo Satoru said lightly.

　　Kojima Rina sighed helplessly:

　　"Now, the favor cannot be repaid."

　　"It's clearly a win-win situation~"

　　Gojo Satoru smiled:

　　"The curse on Kei hasn't been lifted yet. Working here, you can also learn relevant knowledge, which may come in handy one day~"

　　After hearing this, Rina Kojima, who was already hesitant, made up her mind to quit her previous job, signed an employment contract with the Gojo family, and officially became an employee of the company under the Gojo family's name.

　　By the time Kei Kojima found out, Rina Kojima had already taken a car to work at her new company.

　　"……Thank you."

　　Kei Kojima specially ran to thank Gojo Satoru.

　　"It just happened to be a coincidence. We were short of people, so it happened to be a coincidence~"

　　Gojo Satoru sat on a bench to rest, looking a little unhappy.

　　Kojima Kei sat next to him:

　　"What happened?"

　　You were away all day yesterday. Have you returned to the college?

　　Gojo Satoru returns to his senses:

　　"Hmm? Why do you ask?"

　　“It’s just a feeling.”

　　"Thank you for your concern, Kei~"

　　Gojo Satoru raised his hand and touched Kojima Kei's head:

　　"It's just that there's a problem with the training method."

　　"Yes,"

　　Gojo Satoru stood up and said, "Let me teach you some basic techniques~"

　　Whatever you want comes true!

　　Kei Kojima was just hesitating about how to talk to him. After Gojo Satoru demonstrated it to him, the techniques he would use from then on had a source.

　　very nice!

　　But...Is it necessary to get so close to me just to teach you a technique?!

　　Think he doesn't know?

　　Was it the same way when he taught his students before?

　　Gojo Satoru held Kojima Kei's hand, their palms pressed together and their fingertips touched.

　　"Can you feel it? The direction of the flow of cursed energy."

　　Is this a tease? Is this a tease?

　　The two were quite close to each other, and Gojo Satoru suddenly raised his hand, stretched out his slender index finger, and lifted the loose hair on Kei Kojima's forehead.

　　This familiar action made Kei Kojima's heart tremble involuntarily.

　　——In the past, Gojo Satoru would do this whenever he wanted to kiss him.

　　After picking up the loose hair, he will lean over and kiss you.

　　Kei Kojima looked up and met Gojo Satoru's eyes, watching his Adam's apple roll and his face slowly move closer.