"Shizuka-san, you are really ruthless, it hurts so much."
Crouching down and touching his head, Gojo looked pitiful.
It hurts…?
Of course, this was naturally impossible.
After all, how could someone like him, who carried the Limitless Technique as a passive ability, be injured by an ordinary person like Hiratsuka Shizune?
Even if it was a powerful cursed spirit wandering in the wilderness, if one wanted to truly hurt or even touch Gojo Satoru, the closest they could get would still be no more than a fingertip's distance.
Yes—the distance of the universe at your fingertips.
For Gojo's pitiful display, Hiratsuka Shizune only rolled her eyes in response.
If it had been their first meeting, she might have been deceived and thought that she might have hit him too hard. But after knowing each other for a long time, she understood the truth.
How could she, an ordinary human, ever hope to injure the so-called legendary onmyoji?
(Note: She believed Gojo was an onmyoji.)
And this tone and expression of his—classics among classics at first glance.
She will not be played by him again, Never!!!
Seeing Hiratsuka Shizune's expression that says "you keep pretending, I'll keep watching", Gojo stood up and sighed dramatically.
"Hey, Shizuka-san, you've changed. You're no longer the cute Shizuka you used to be."
"Who gave you the confidence to think I wouldn't notice your pretending?"
"Oh...ho"
Gojo smirked.
When he first met Hiratsuka Shizune, he had really enjoyed teasing her from time to time. But the more he did it, the more obvious it became that she had developed a new skill—
100% recognition of Gojo Satoru's disguises.
Benefit: Will not be trick by the the one and only Gojo Satoru.
That is a really useful and rare, which he hope most people don't gained.
"Ahem, let's not talk about that."
Sitting back in his chair, Gojo put away his smug grin.
"Shizuka-san, do you still have that amulet I gave you?" Gojo asked with a calm expression.
Half a year ago, he had given Hiratsuka Shizune an amulet.
That amulet could not only work for a short-term defense, but also suppress the intensity of her natural spiritual energy.
Most importantly, it allowed Gojo to instantly determine her location.
The reason Hiratsuka Shizune had been drawn into danger half a year ago was because the curses had sensed her naturally powerful spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy are like the most delicious food for the curses, every curse wanted to devour that power and evolve.
"Yes, I always carry it with me," she replied gently, her voice soften.
With that, Hiratsuka lowered her head.
Her right hand slipped inside her collar and pulled out the amulet she always wore around her neck.
But before Hiratsuka could react, a pair of slender hands reached out and touched the amulet.
"Well… it seems the strength is still there. No need to change it for you."
Gojo observed it with a serious expression.
Looking at Gojo face close-up, who was holding the charm and inspecting it so earnestly right in front of her chest, Hiratsuka Shizune blushed.
Yes—blushed.
Even though he was only holding the amulet, the distance between them was just a few centimeters. And to her, it felt less like he was holding a charm and more like he was touching somewhere private.
Although she really wanted to give Gojo Satoru a punch to his face, one look at his "serious" expression made it impossible.
Hiratsuka Shizuka could only suppress the shyness rising in her heart.
Meanwhile, Gojo was secretly laughing inside.
To check if the amulet still held power, there was no need to take it out and feel it with his hand. Just a faint sense of cursed energy would have been enough.
Besides, he had made the amulet himself—its spell power could last at least ten years under normal conditions. Of course, excluding emergencies, when the spell had to be used.
Although he really wanted to keep seeing Shizune's shy, flustered side, Gojo knew how to stop in moderation.
After pretending to examine it for over ten seconds, he finally let go.
'Whew—'
Seeing his hand retreat, Hiratsuka Shizune let out a sigh of relief in her heart.
Although she had a lot of good feelings for Gojo Satoru, the truth was that they hadn't confirmed their relationship yet.
Going any further might push him away, which scare her.
"Honestly, Shizuma-san, you shouldn't be shy. What's there to be embarrassed about, given our relationship?" Gojo asked, crossing his legs and covering his mouth with mock surprise.
At his teasing, Hiratsuka's face turned dark.
"You bastard, Instead of wasting time saying things like that, why don't you hurry to your class? The new students are almost done gathering."
Brrrrriiiiing!
Just as her words fell, the school bell rang.
"Well, looks like it's time for me to see my lovely students."
Gojo replied lightly.
Hearing the bell, Gojo didn't linger. He stood up casually.
"Then I'll go first, oh~ Shizuka-san. Bye-bye."
Bang!
The office door closed.
"Honestly… as expected," Hiratsuka muttered with a pout.
With nothing more to think about, she picked up the student roster for her class and left the office as well, heading to meet her new students.
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(Note: there was no one else in the office, the other teachers had gone to class early.)
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