Curse back: As a swordsman, what's wrong with a happy ending?

end of 2011.

The weather is turning colder.

Most pedestrians on the street were wearing coats.

In winter, curse incidents tend to be at their lowest. This is a good thing, after all, sorcerers probably don't want to fight curses while wearing scarves, gloves, cotton jackets and masks.

At this time, the magicians who have free time will often look for potential magicians among the people.

This is also an opportunity for many students to enter technical colleges.

Shinjuku, "Cat Whispering" Cafe.

The cat cafe has expanded.

There are thirty more positions than before.

It happened that part of the store was damaged in the summer, and then Geto Suguru closed the store for more than a month on the grounds of "renovation."

It did not reopen until late October.

In any case, the expansion at least proves that business is good.

For example, right now, there are only a dozen or so customers sitting sparsely in the store. The cats' meows and the customers' exclamations of being cured are heard one after another.

A small table inside.

"…Are you considering going back to teach at the technical high school? Things are very different now than before—"

Su Ze asked softly. His windbreaker was hanging on the stand next to him, and the black and white Border Collie was rubbing against his legs. Su Ze buried his hands in the dog's fur.

Glass sat next to him. She was wearing a beige turtleneck sweater and teasing the tabby cat in her arms.

Xia Yujie took a sip of coffee and said with a smile: "I don't know, the magic world is indeed in a good state right now-"

He stirred the cup with a thin silver spoon.

“But it’s not bad here.”

He raised his hand and gestured in front of him. The guests' whispered conversations and laughter were clearly audible, and the expressions on every customer's faces were comfortable and relaxed.

A fat orange cat leisurely passed by the group of people.

Immediately afterwards, Mimiko, wearing a sweater, ran over quickly, with the fluffy bunny pendant on her head swaying.

"Nanako! Master Geto said not to run around in the store--" Mimiko stood at the door of the kitchen, holding the Sunny Doll tightly in her arms and shouting.

Then, a series of crisp sounds came from the orange cat and Nanako, along with a small noise.

Master Xia, who had just finished making bold statements and boasting about his own coffee shop, fell silent for a moment, and the smile on his face froze.

Mimiko turned around holding the sunny doll, pouted and whispered, "It's always like this. I told her not to chase each other indoors..."

She was not surprised by the result and turned to get the broom in the corner.

Su Ze raised his eyebrows, but he didn't care much whether Nanako, the lively girl, was injured... After all, the sorcerer's physique was there.

If you have the spare time, you might as well care about how the big orange dog is doing.

"It seems that things are not very safe here either..." Master Su was vague.

"Uh..." Geto Xiayou pretended to be calm, "When raising a child, there are bound to be some problems--"

The woman at the front desk was keeping accounts. When she heard the noise, she quickly put down her work and ran over to help.

She had long, cloud-curled hair dyed brown-pink. She did not wear the standard professional suit worn by receptionists or accountants, but instead chose a modified cheongsam in a business style.

Her facial features are charming and attractive, revealing the unique charm of a mature woman.

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"Who is that lady?" Glass noticed the eye-catching lady.

Su Ze also saw it early on. The moment he and Glass came in, he noticed the woman standing at the stage to greet guests.

But Su Ze was paying attention to her for no other reason...

"...She is a sorcerer." He said softly, "She is quite capable... Is she at the first-level level——"

Xia Youjie shrugged, "You have really sharp eyes~"

He didn't know whether to boast or complain.

"Ms. Ayana, last month, I encountered this on the way to exorcise the cursed spirits—"

Su Ze knew that the curse was of special grade and was called "Plague".

——But I have never heard him mention such a big living person.

Xia Youjie continued: "After I exorcised the cursed spirit, I met Miss Ayana. She is a little different from us...but——"

"What do you mean different? Just say he's a curse master--" Hayakawa Ayana, who was holding a garbage bag, stood next to them at some point.

She ignored Xiayou Jie's surprise and turned to look at Suze and Gaozi. She seemed to have remembered the scene at that time, so she looked a little helpless and said to herself: "What did Xiayou tell me about the "Tao" and ideals? It's like a stupid child-"

The voice is gentle and intellectual.

"But I'm glad that someone was willing to give me a hand at that time."

She admitted it frankly, and then turned around and went outside to throw away the trash.

"...That's just the way it is."

Geto Xiayou wiped the non-existent sweat off his face, picked up the coffee and took another sip.

"Then you picked her up to work as an accountant?" Su Ze glanced at Hayakawa Ayana's back and said with a slightly mischievous tone.

"There's nothing wrong with your understanding this way—" Xia Youjie ignored his friend's teasing and spread his hands to admit defeat.

"Jie, to be honest... you're in much better condition than I thought—"

Su Ze suddenly laughed out loud and put his hands on the table.

The Border Collie under the table felt the biped pull its hand away, so it nudged hard with its mouth, and Su Ze had no choice but to continue rubbing the dog's head.

"That's good too. Besides, the door of the technical college is always open to you--" Su Ze said with a smile.

"...Ha", Geto Xiayou also laughed, "Of course——"

"What I want to say is the same as before... Ze, no matter when, as long as you need me, I will always be here."

Glass didn't interrupt, but she swung her toes gently - this was a little gesture she made when she was happy.

Xia Yujie also noticed the small jump of excitement of Gaozi. He glanced at the two people in front of him one by one, thought for a while, stroked his chin and asked: "...Are you living together?"

Su Ze's forehead was slightly sweaty, and the topic finally came to this direction.

"Just like the technical college, under the same roof."

He calmed down.

"Oh." Xia Yujie didn't ask any further questions.

He is fine with other people, but Su Ze becomes a little embarrassed when facing questions from his close friends.

...Maybe it's because they are too familiar with each other.

They are so familiar with each other that they can tell you what the other person wants to eat today... Of course, the head of the Gojo family is not included in this category.

He would just bring a bunch of sickly sweet royal snacks and invite you to eat.

"Where's Satoru? Is he okay—"

Geto Xiayou thought of that guy.

"Pretty good...he's full of energy and always makes me want to beat him up--" Su Ze responded while chewing the cake.

"I see—" Xia Youjie couldn't help laughing, "It sounds the same as before."

Su Ze couldn't help but curl up his lips and said with a smile: "Yeah, it's the same as when I was in high school."

He also told Geto Suguru about the singer's recent situation, and that she had already given up on the title of first-class magician.

The singer had been to the cat cafe several times before, but compared to catching up with Geto Suguru, she seemed to prefer chatting with Nanako and her sisters... and petting the cats.

According to Glass's exclusive news, after they went out for a drink, the drunk singer said to her, "Near-first-class is actually not bad, who cares about the title of a broken first-class——"

It wasn't that the singer was angry, she was probably just letting go of something.

——After making sure that we would not drift further away from them.

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(If the members of the Summer Oil camp meet Jie who has different ideas, will they be impressed by his personality charm again?)