In the end, in the inner world, Sukuna did not turn down the volume, nor did he say that he would turn off the television.
And Orochi also solved the dilemma of being constantly disturbed by Sukuna's TV sound in her room. It was a perfect solution where neither side was wronged.
In fact, in order to add a bit of insurance, before Zenin Kiyoshi left, he even deliberately found a gap.
He comforted Sukuna and Orochi respectively.
"Orochi is staying here for the first time. Sometimes some of her requests are my fault for not doing them well. It's not that she wants to find trouble with you. If there are any disputes, I will handle them. For this matter today, I didn't consider it in advance. I'm sorry."
Hearing this, Sukuna snorted coldly and just said threateningly:
"Brat, you'd better not have a next time!"
And to Orochi, Zenin Kiyoshi comforted her like this:
"That guy Sukuna has never had the experience of getting along with people normally. He has always been alone. Even if he has companions, for him, they are just his servants. He is almost a guy without normal judgment ability, so sometimes, he will do many things excessively.
On this point, I hope you can be more tolerant of him, because we are friends. You can share your unhappiness with me, you can confide in me, but Sukuna can only hold it in by himself.
Over time, he has become that kind of strange personality. Do you know the [principle of the happy avoiding]? In front of us who are happier, we should try our best to avoid those who are unhappy, don't you think?"
After hearing this, Orochi's mind was completely immersed in the words "friend," "share," and "happy." She held Zenin Kiyoshi's hand tightly and then said with a smile:
"Yes, Kiyoshi-kun is right. I will listen to you in the future and will not bother with that pitiful four-eyed bastard."
After resolving the crisis in his own inner space, Zenin Kiyoshi also returned to the real world.
The summer vacation of Jujutsu High is from late July to late August, which is about a month.
It has been more than ten days since he arrived in Okinawa, and news has recently come from the school.
Masamichi Yaga called him and said that there have been many cases in Tokyo recently, and he has been listed as a [suspect].
He needs to come back early, and before that case is completely cleared up, he cannot leave Tokyo without permission.
Therefore, in about three days, he will have to return to Tokyo immediately.
After telling Riko Amanai this news a few days ago, Riko was silent for a long time. In the very end, she slowly raised her head, with her red eyes, and asked Zenin Kiyoshi with a trembling voice:
"Then will you come again in the future? Do we still have a chance to meet again?"
Zenin Kiyoshi could hear her trembling in her voice, and could also hear that deep fear. She was worried, worried that this separation with him would be their eternal farewell.
To this, Kiyoshi just looked at Riko, looked directly at her somewhat trembling eyes, and said softly but firmly:
"In the future, every summer, we will spend it together. The summer in Okinawa is really beautiful."
And after hearing such an answer, for some reason, Riko actually asked鬼使神差般:
"Is it... is it just that the summer in Okinawa is very beautiful?"
Hearing this, Zenin Kiyoshi was stunned for a moment, then he looked at Riko, who was now so shy that she was almost burying her face in her chest. He was silent for a moment, then said with a smile:
"It's like looking at the scenery. If the important people around you get angry when looking at the scenery, then no matter how beautiful the scenery is, it will lose its meaning, right?
So, in fact, when we say that the scenery is beautiful, what we often value is not the scenery, but the person we care about around us.
The sunset when school is over in the evening, the evening breeze after the exam, the scorching sun during the summer vacation, these things in our memory seem to be more beautiful than most things.
But those are just what we see every day. The reason why they become special, isn't it because of special people, or special things?"
Zenin Kiyoshi did not speak very clearly. He just told Riko these things in a more obscure and euphemistic tone.
A direct approach is certainly good, but sometimes, a hazy feeling can make people complete all their regrets in their imagination.
And after saying those words, Riko Amanai also raised her blushing face. She looked at Zenin Kiyoshi, opened her mouth, and her eyes, as bright as stars, shone with a light that had never been seen before. She wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing.
She just smiled, then extended her little finger to Zenin Kiyoshi and said softly in a playful voice:
"If that's the case, then we have a promise. Every summer vacation, we have to spend it together!"
Hearing this, Zenin Kiyoshi nodded and extended his little finger, intertwining it with the girl's soft finger.
The cicadas chirped as before, and the trivial and noisy light of summer scattered through the green shade outside the window.
In the last period of time in Okinawa, Toji was still working part-time. And besides his previous job as a bank cashier, he also had a job of carrying goods for people.
However, in order to prevent the surrounding employees from feeling embarrassed, Toji did not show a work level that was far beyond that of ordinary people, because Zenin Kiyoshi had told him in advance that if he did so, his colleagues around him would also be given the same requirements by the boss.
And such a person is called a "scab."
Originally, Toji still felt that this bastard brat Zenin Kiyoshi was being talkative, but after really seeing his colleagues around him, he was silent for a long time.
It was a shriveled old man. He was already fifty-seven years old. Although he had already exceeded the dangerous standard of this industry, he still fought on the front line.
Toji had also asked why that boss would be willing to sign him.
The old man smiled and explained to Toji:
"As long as your salary is half of others', there will always be someone who is willing to hire you."
"Why don't you find a better job?"
"Besides selling my own physical strength, I don't know any means of making a living. I'm an orphan, and I don't know anything."
"Then what if you can't move it anymore?"
"I will wait to die, find a place where I won't bother others, and die silently, just like that stray dog that has been with me for a long time."
When he said these words, the old man was smiling.
Toji didn't say anything either. He just always lent a hand in the subsequent work.
He had talked about this matter with Zenin Kiyoshi once, and that brat had looked at him with a "gratified" gaze.
It made Toji feel uncomfortable all over.
And for Zenin Kiyoshi, this was a very memorable thing.
This was no longer just a simple anime world. They were never just NPCs for him to gain affection from.
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