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

Gojo Satoru sat cross-legged on the tatami, casually threw an apple into his mouth, and looked at the five people sitting on the floor in front of him with suspicion.

"…It's a rare break between games, and it's almost time for dinner. Why don't you stay at home and come to join us? I don't want to be accused of colluding with the opponent before the game by the rotten oranges tomorrow…"

Toosaka Hideno ignored Gojo Satoru's ridicule, but his expression was somewhat embarrassed.

"That's why I said I came here to thank you! Listen carefully to what I say!" Konishizu Rina clenched her fists angrily and complained in a low but unconvinced voice.

Glass was sitting on the side with a lollipop in her mouth, reading the latest volume of Inuyasha, not paying attention to the conversation here. She just inadvertently noticed the grateful eyes from Kyoto - the three people who survived to the end.

The three of them had burning eyes and sincere expressions, especially the girl named Minaka, who was almost about to give a kneeling thank you to Nozomi.

Nozomi blinked slightly, then smiled and waved to her to show that it was okay, which made the simple-minded Akanako even more moved.

On the other side, Xia Youjie brought the brewed hawthorn water and evenly poured it into the tea cups in front of everyone.

As the captain, Tōsaka Hideno nodded to Geto Suguru first, then took a sip from his teacup. The others behind him also took their teacups and drank them all. Even though it was almost evening, the remaining heat from the day was still unbearable.

Therefore, having a cup of warm and cool drink becomes particularly precious...

"By the way, what is this?" The hot blonde girl Xiaoxi held the cup and looked at the orange-red drink inside.

"Hawthorn. Ze bought it specially for Da Yan. Soak it in water and drink it to dispel heat and clear the mind." Xia Youjie stood aside holding a teapot and responded with a smile.

"Oh~ This is the first time I drink this. It's called 'Hawthorn', right?" She was delighted and curious about the new and strange food she had seen.

This cannot be considered that our classmate Xiaoxi is short-sighted, although her knowledge and experience are indeed not as mature as her hot girl appearance...but hawthorn is indeed a rare thing in the whole East.

The cook who overheard the conversation in the kitchen was moved. He was also a little surprised when he first discovered this fact.

From a biological and geographical perspective, it could be the slightly acidic sandy soil and climate that hawthorn trees prefer, or the influence of heat and monsoons.

However, these professional knowledge were not what Su Ze was most concerned about. He was just amazed that there was no natural delicacy like hawthorn here. When he thought of the candied haws made entirely of strawberries and grapes, it seemed that even his enthusiasm for future festivals and ceremonies was dampened a little.

The hawthorns from the East are mostly dried products used as medicine, while the hawthorns bought from Dayan are fresh, but the price... is about ten times more expensive than he remembered.

Considering my love for hawthorn, and the possibility of making my own hawthorn version of candied haws in the future...

——What Master Su is thinking about now is whether it is possible to transplant two hawthorn trees next to the dormitory building.

...Well, we've strayed off topic.

In the living room next to him, Xiaoxi was very interested after listening to Xiayou Jie's explanation. She looked up and was about to ask more about the relevant matters, but she first saw Xiayou Jie's handsome face with a bit of ruffian and his fox eyes with curved eyebrows and a hint of charm...

Combined with my own tragic experience today and unbearable past events...

And all of this is closely related to the bastard in front of him who smiled like a good guy - our classmate Xiaoxi held back the questions that were about to be spoken out.

Then, at the kind request of Geto Suguru, "Would you like another drink?", he stood up and left the table temporarily, saying that he was not feeling well and needed to go to the toilet.

The three members of Wataru Shota's team were left staring at each other, and their captain was sighing helplessly. Xia Youjie shrugged indifferently and filled another glass for Wu Cheng who raised his hand. Although he looked the roughest, he seemed to be particularly thoughtful.

——I remember Ze’s evaluation of him was “Zhang Fei who can embroider.”

He still knows about the Three Kingdoms.

The atmosphere was generally more harmonious, and the worst-case scenario of a fight did not occur.

"Hmm~ So... you came here specially to thank me?" Gojo Satoru drank the whole cup of hawthorn water in one breath, rested his arms on his legs, tilted his head and looked at the few people with his chin in his hand.

……

Kitchen door.

"This is not the bathroom. The large bathroom is over in the living room." The crisp sound of a knife falling came from the kitchen, accompanied by a steady and soft voice.

——Oops, forgot the other asshole was in the kitchen.

Xiaoxi, who had just escaped from the living room, thought she had run into another tiger's mouth. To be honest, she didn't think that Su Ze and Xia Youjie's behavior today was so despicable, but she just felt a little unhappy about the failure and a little vanity.

So she kept silent and did not respond.

The sliding door of the kitchen was not closed, but the corridor-like layout made her not notice the person inside for a moment.

The man in the kitchen saw that she neither responded nor left, so he didn't ask any further questions - but with his cunningness, he should have figured out the reason.

Thinking of this, Xiaoxi became even more unhappy.

The sound of cutting vegetables suddenly stopped. Xiaoxi, who was leaning against the wall, turned around in confusion, but was frightened by Su Ze who suddenly appeared at the door and jumped.

"You seemed to like it very much just now. Would you like some?" Su Ze rolled up his sleeves, tied a goose yellow apron, and held a small basket of red fruits in his left hand.

"Hawthorn, besides soaking it in water, can also be eaten directly." He picked up one and took a bite, explaining, pretending not to notice Xiaoxi's panic.

Konishi Rina managed to calm down,

"You want to avoid Jie, right?" Su Ze raised the small basket in his hand again, indicating that she should take it herself. "I can understand that. That guy likes to see people embarrassed and helpless. He is really an asshole!"

Master Su has the look of "I understand you" as a fellow traveler and the attitude of "We are both wanderers in the world" as if we have met a soulmate who has been lost.

Konishi Rina reached out and pinched a washed hawthorn, her lips twitching speechlessly, and she swallowed the heart-piercing words "You are almost the same as him".

The unspeakable depression turned into the heroic spirit of swallowing the whole hawthorn in one gulp.

As a result, her pearly teeth only touched the hawthorn flesh once, and her entire facial expression suddenly froze and did not move.

"Oh no, didn't I tell you that this thing is very sour?" Su Ze took another big bite of hawthorn with an expressionless face and added in a calm voice.

"——None of the three of them could stand the taste of eating it directly." Su Ze recalled while chewing.

Xiaoxi, who was about to spit it out, suddenly remembered the abstract price list she had just glanced at, and thought that after all, this was a gift from someone else, so she simply closed her eyes and swallowed it half-heartedly.

"It's okay if you spit it out, after all, it's really sour." Su Ze smiled and added leisurely. He picked up another one and bit it.

Xiaoxi was so ashamed and angry that she almost started cursing.

"Glass is really blind--" Konishi Rina said in a very low voice, and angrily left with a flick of her sleeves.

——How could such a nice girl like Nitro fall for this bastard?

She thought of the clues she had found during the day and stood up for the lovely Miss Glass.

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(Oops, this chapter will be posted tonight... a little tune between games, a soft and bland seasoning of daily life~)