Chapter 44: This Is Gojo Satoru's White Moonlight!
Did Gojo Satoru really choose to stop the spar because he had a lot of mission requests to deal with next?
Of course not.
Cursed Spirits of that level, even if bundled together, are a one-hit problem for him, and it would even be easier because he wouldn't have to run around so much.
Part of the reason was the fact that he was utterly unable to deal with the rule-based Noble Phantasms, which prevented Emiya from fighting at full power in that regard, but the more crucial reason was something else—If the commotion that had happened so far could still be self-servingly attributed to Gojo teaching a student, any greater disturbance would be difficult to explain.
Out of duty, the two Assistant Supervisors down the hill would report what they saw truthfully.
It would be terrible if those old fogeys found out about Emiya-kun's current strength.
Gojo knew they might tolerate the appearance of a few more Grade 1 Sorcerers, but if a Special Grade suddenly appeared, it was obvious what they would try to pull.
Humans are fundamentally selfish creatures.
Forget about arguments like a new Special Grade Sorcerer significantly alleviating the Jujutsu world's pressure, or that rash infighting would consume internal strength. As for the former, no matter how dire the Sorcerer profession gets, the greatest danger lies with ordinary people and some frontline Sorcerers, which has little to do with them.
As for the latter, if they continue to decline and the continuation of their family bloodlines becomes a problem, what does the future danger of the Jujutsu world matter to them?
Gojo admitted that there are many people in the family lineages who are principled and responsible in the face of major issues, but they are not the majority.
The ones that cause the most trouble are ultimately those rats scurrying in the shadows. Emiya still has a lot of room for growth, so Gojo would absolutely not let those people interfere with him.
Domain Expansion.
Only a minority of all Sorcerers master this technique, but Gojo is not worried about whether Emiya can master it.
With that... special Cursed Energy and such a firm will, it would be strange if he didn't comprehend the technique.
The only thing that worries Gojo is that Emiya still hasn't awakened his own Innate Technique. But he stubbornly believes that Emiya's awakening is merely being held back by something, not that he lacks one entirely.
As for the other extremely important reason... of course, Gojo was afraid of encountering more trouble. If some clueless people saw him in his current state, trouble would surely follow.
Gojo would have to spend a lot of effort to make those people understand that Emiya-kun's ability to fight him to this extent is a testament to Emiya's own skill. It doesn't mean Gojo has gotten weaker, nor does it mean those clueless people have gotten stronger.
"By the way, Gojo-san, did you remember how much time has passed?"
"Huh?" Gojo was momentarily stunned by Emiya's sudden question. Why would he specifically keep track of the time passing?
But now that Emiya mentioned it, his sense of time is usually impeccably accurate, yet his current perception felt somewhat distorted. It might have been the influence of that Sword of Reversed Light, or perhaps he was too focused on the fight. But he could just pull out his phone and look...
"About twenty-something minutes have passed. The curry rice is probably cold by now."
"...Ha?" Gojo's action of reaching into his pocket for his phone suddenly froze.
That single, simple sentence caused Gojo more damage than the chest-piercing 'surgery' he had just undergone.
What is the light in his life? Women, he's never been interested in or obsessed with.
Cursed Spirits, fighting things he can easily eliminate is genuinely uninteresting.
Anime, the recent trend of trashy-quality works makes him want to blow up some production studios.
Therefore, the greatest light in Gojo's current life is Emiya-kun's food! To encounter a new dish every day when he comes to Emiya-kun's room, and for every dish to be exceptionally delicious—is this not a life worth looking forward to?
But now, the only light in his life, that curry rice, was about to be cruelly taken away. If he used the Sword of Reversed Light, could he retrieve the time that was lost as the food slowly cooled?
"I'm going back right now!!!"
Boom—!
With a roar, Gojo, who had been standing in front of Emiya, vanished instantly. Only a crater left in the ground proved his recent presence. This speed was even more exaggerated than
when he was fighting Emiya, which Emiya found a little baffling. He was just about to ask if he wanted him to reheat it!
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Munch—Munch—Munch—
"Oishii~ Oishii~ (delicious- delicious) Sure enough, the only place I can truly enjoy delicious food is with Emiya-kun. Everything else is just material to replenish energy." Gojo made exaggerated sounds while eating the freshly reheated curry rice.
Like someone who has grown accustomed to delicacies and struggles to tolerate bland soup and plain noodles, Gojo's palate had been completely spoiled by Emiya. Now, besides food personally prepared by Emiya, the only things he could eat were sweets and even sweeter sweets.
Sometimes, Gojo would even wonder if Emiya had put some kind of powerful drug in the food to make him this way. But on one hand, his Six Eyes couldn't detect anything, and on the other, his 'Infinity' was already capable of blocking poisons, so it was basically impossible.
It only made him lament that talent truly is an insurmountable chasm. If he is the Strongest in terms of fighting ability, then Emiya-kun is probably the Strongest in terms of cooking.
"SATORU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
As Gojo stroked his stomach after finishing his meal, marveling at the good things in life, a deafening shout suddenly came from outside the room.
Click—
The next second, the room door was opened from the outside with a key, and a burly man wearing sunglasses pushed the door and walked in with a dark expression.
"Regarding the situation on the back hill, I expect you to provide a suitable explanation.
Don't even get me started on the effort it will take to remodel that area. We also need that space for the exchange event coming up soon... Don't try to pull some 'spur-of-the-moment' excuse." While criticizing Gojo's actions, the man adopted the posture of a senior authority figure.
Upon seeing the man, Gojo's face also showed a hint of embarrassment. Leaning his head close to Emiya's ear, he whispered, "This is Principal Masamichi Yaga, the principal of the Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College.
By the way, I haven't told him yet that you're staying here."
Emiya: "....."
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