On a bustling street, Eichi, dressed in a black yukata with a white haori draped over it, stood quietly by the roadside, waiting.
A locally famous Summer Festival was going to be held on a nearby mountain today.
Eichi planned to go to the festival with Artoria.
For this, Eichi went all out the day before, directly resolving all the mission requests recently issued by the Jujutsu Headquarters to Tokyo Jujutsu High.
For nearby tasks, he directly shuttled through shadows.
For distant ones, he directly summoned the Chimera Tiger Funeral.
The Chimera Tiger Funeral, a Fusion of Tiger Funeral and Nue, possessed the power of wind and lightning and was extremely fast.
The Tiger Funeral carried Eichi with sparks and lightning, resolving all exorcism requests within Tokyo in just one day.
This directly gave everyone at Tokyo Jujutsu High a week-long holiday.
Afterward, Eichi didn't rest for a moment, immediately beginning to research routes and having Zenin Shuji prepare clothes.
He was fully preparing for today's Summer Festival date.
As for why Eichi, who was usually more oblivious than a block of wood when it came to romance, suddenly wanted to date Artoria?
That requires adjusting the perspective to two days ago.
Two days ago, at Tokyo Jujutsu High.
After finishing a day's work, Eichi leisurely drank tea in the High School's old mansion.
Enjoying a rare moment of rest.
Then he met Panda, who was equally relaxed.
Unlike Maki and Inumaki Toge, who could be healed by Reverse Cursed Technique.
Panda, a Cursed Corpse with the appearance of a Panda, was not affected by the healing effects of Reverse Cursed Technique.
Therefore, a battered Panda could only slowly repair himself.
So, during this time, Panda remained at Tokyo Jujutsu High.
Like a real Panda, he spent his days being cute and daydreaming.
And so, he ran into Eichi.
"Speaking of which, I heard that you and Artoria are boyfriend and girlfriend, Teacher Eichi?"
Panda suddenly leaned close to Eichi's ear, his face flushed.
'The Jujutsu world is truly amazing; even Pandas can blush.'
"Yes."
Eichi nodded.
"Then why don't I ever see you two go out on dates?"
Panda asked curiously.
"Dates?"
Eichi, who had never been in love in his previous life and had a wooden head, let out a confused sound.
"Exactly, if you don't date, how will anyone know you're boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"Isn't it enough if we know ourselves?"
Eichi gave Panda a strange look.
"Then what do you two usually do?"
Panda detected something amiss.
"Go to work, occasionally go on missions together."
..."Then how are you two any different from classmates?"
Panda ruthlessly retorted.
"It seems... that's actually true."
Eichi's lips slightly parted, wanting to explain something, but in the end, he couldn't say anything.
Thinking about it carefully, his current way of interacting with Artoria seemed no different from when they were in school.
Did this really count as being boyfriend and girlfriend?
Eichi's smile gradually froze, eventually becoming incredibly stiff.
Eichi, who had never been in love in his previous life and whose most frequent encounter with a female in his work was the large dog Cuihua at his workplace.
Furthermore, when he entertained himself, he preferred watching works like "Battle, awesome!"
Eichi, who never watched any romance anime, had no concept of what a boyfriend and girlfriend were like or what they should do.
He just thought it was enough for two people to be together.
But if he thought about it carefully, if being boyfriend and girlfriend just meant being able to stay together, then what was the difference from good brothers?
Yes, what exactly was the difference between good brothers and a girlfriend? Was it just about having children?
The doubts and confusion in his heart were like wildly growing vines, tightly entangling Eichi's thoughts, making him unable to break free.
"Tsk~ Teacher Eichi really doesn't understand women."
A Panda said I don't understand women... A Panda said I don't understand women... I don't understand women... Eichi felt as if he had been struck hard, his neck turning towards Panda like a stiff gear.
Looking at the human-like disdain on Panda's face.
Eichi actually had a feeling of, "I'm not as empathetic as a Panda."
As a human, I apologize.
Panda looked at the petrified Eichi in front of him, intending to turn and leave.
Slap.
Suddenly, a large hand firmly grabbed Panda's shoulder.
The immense strength made Panda wonder if Eichi was enraged and about to kill the bear to silence him.
"My deepest apolo..."
"Help me, Teacher Panda!"
This time, it was Panda's turn to be petrified.
A second ago, Panda thought his ruthless teasing had hurt Eichi's pride and wanted to beg for mercy.
A second later, the situation was spiraling in a direction Panda had never anticipated.
As for pride?
Eichi looked at Gojo Satoru, then at Geto.
What was that?
Haven't you heard that among three people, there must be one who can be my teacher?
Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses, so we must learn to not be ashamed to ask questions.
"Mhm~"
Panda, realizing what had happened, smiled, his eyes squinting and his mouth stretching wide.
The entire Panda was enveloped in a light pink aura.
"Leave it to me, Eichi!"
Panda revealed a face that said, 'I've got this.'
And so, today's scene of Eichi inviting Artoria out to play came to be.
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
Artoria's voice came from behind him.
"No, I just arrived too."
Eichi smiled as he turned around, his brain rapidly working.
Panda's little class, lesson one: Meeting.
Panda: "After my careful research, girls pay great attention to their appearance and dress up meticulously for dates, so the first thing you should do after meeting her is to compliment her... Idiot, besides 'beautiful,' can't you compliment anything else? Compliment her from multiple angles: her image, her temperament, her attire."
"What's wrong, Eichi?"
Artoria looked curiously at Eichi, who had suddenly zoned out.
"Ah, no, nothing, it's just that I suddenly saw you looking so beautiful, Artoria, so..."
Eichi's voice grew softer and softer, and his heart became more and more anxious.
Because he remembered that Artoria had been raised as a king since childhood.
Later, with Merlin's help, she always cross-dressed, so her perception was a bit more masculine.
Therefore, he was a little worried that if he said this, Artoria might get upset like Mordred.
"Is that so? Shoko and Rika helped me choose this outfit."
Originally, Artoria had planned to come out in her High School uniform, but she was suddenly stopped by Shoko Ieiri and Rika Orimoto.
After half a day of a situation Artoria couldn't quite grasp, Artoria was dressed in her current appearance.
Artoria was wearing a pink kimono.
Because of its multi-layered structure, it wouldn't expose skin easily like a yukata.
Nor would it feel flimsy and make one feel insecure.
Artoria's golden hair was styled in a bun at the back of her head, tied with a blue and pink bow.
Her upper body was adorned with a gradient kimono, transitioning from light blue to cherry blossom pink.
Various flowers bloomed on the kimono.
The sky-blue parts of the kimono highlighted the girl's gentle and serene beauty, while the pink and red gradient starting from the waist added cuteness and vitality to the girl.
Each hand-embroidered flower further enhanced Artoria's beauty, making her the most exquisite bloom in the flower garden.
It made people unable to resist taking a few more glances.
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