And Zenin Kiyoshi, who had said goodbye to Suguru Geto, was not idle at the moment. He looked at the time and then quickened his pace towards the Zenin estate.
The reason he was able to come out today was because he told Toji that there were not many ingredients at home.
He still remembered the faint look of apprehension on Toji's face when he heard what he said.
But it seemed that in the end, delicious food prevailed. Toji sighed and said to him:
"Alright, I'll go with you, but remember, we'll try to come back as early as possible. Don't cause any other trouble.
It's 4:27 in the afternoon now. The last bus is at 5:30. Excluding the basic commuting time, we have about twenty minutes to buy ingredients. Write down what you want to buy first, and then we'll split up to shop when we get to the mall. I'll wait for you at the alley entrance at 5:15. If you're late, you'll have to run back yourself."
Hearing Toji's words, a faint smile appeared on Zenin Kiyoshi's face. He wasn't like a child who wanted to go out and play. Instead, he wanted to try his luck and see if he could meet Gojo Satoru, Suguru Geto, or some other famous sorcerers from the original story.
After all, Tokyo is only so big. If he happened to meet them, he might be able to get some attribute bonuses from them. Even if he couldn't reach such a high affection level at once, he could at least get familiar with them, which would be convenient for increasing their affection later.
Zenin Kiyoshi naturally saw the worried look on Toji's face. He thought it was because he was being targeted.
But on second thought, Zenin Kiyoshi knew that things were probably not as simple as he had imagined. After all, in the original story, Maki, who had just awakened the complete form of the Heavenly Restriction, was able to kill her way through the entire Zenin clan by herself. So the current Zenin clan should be a group of insignificant people to Toji.
If the people monitoring him were really from the Zenin clan, then Toji would probably not show that kind of apprehension. So... the only possibility is that Kenjaku might have included him in the list of targets that needed to be monitored, and the strength of the monitor sent was to the extent that even Toji felt a little wary.
Almost in an instant, Zenin Kiyoshi connected the content of the original story in his mind and guessed the truth of the matter roughly.
But just as Zenin Kiyoshi was hesitating whether to go out, Toji's voice came again:
"After we get to the mall, you go where I tell you to go. Don't argue with me, understand?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Zenin Kiyoshi knew that Toji was preparing to block the monitor's actions himself to give him some safe shopping time.
Thinking of this, Zenin Kiyoshi's gratitude for Toji suddenly increased a lot. But he didn't say anything, just nodded and said with a smile:
"If you want to buy any ingredients, you can also write some for me. After all, the meal is for both of us. There will be things you like to eat then."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Toji's originally somewhat annoyed face. Perhaps this is the power of delicious food. No matter how cold-faced a person is, after eating what they want to eat, their gloomy mood will become better.
"Things I want to eat? No one has ever asked me this question since I was a child. If you suddenly ask like this, I don't know how to answer for a moment. Let me think..."
"Then let's go by my recent observations. Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, scrambled eggs with chives, kung pao chicken, pork rib and corn soup... your taste is quite sweet."
"You've observed quite carefully. Then let's buy according to what you said."
The last sentence, Toji's tone was an unprecedented lightness.
Zenin Kiyoshi looked at Toji, and at this moment, a message about the other party's affection level was jumping in his mind.
"Congratulations to the host for gaining Zenin Toji's affection. Current affection: 32/100 (Acquaintance)."
The moment he saw the increase in affection, Zenin Kiyoshi naturally felt happy. But at the same time, he also felt a little emotional.
That Zenin Toji, who looked difficult to get along with and exuded a sense of颓废 and dejection, would actually increase his affection so much just because someone could remember his preferences.
But these things are obviously very ordinary for a normal person.
But perhaps it is precisely because of this that he lived so awkwardly and twistedly in the original story...
He finally met the woman he loved, but fell into darkness again before he learned how to love others.
Perhaps this is the reason why Toji chose to sell Megumi to the Zenin clan in the original story.
Having never received love, he simply didn't know how to love others. Having never experienced parental love, how could he take care of Megumi with the correct fatherly love?
If Megumi's mother was still alive, if she was still alive, she would definitely have taken Toji with her, would definitely have taught Toji how to be a qualified father, and would definitely have spoiled Toji into the happiest husband in the world.
But... there are no ifs. Everything disappeared on the night she died.
A person who has been in the dark for a long time may be able to endure the night for a long time.
But if you let a person who has seen light in the night experience even a second of darkness, he will not be able to bear it.
And it is precisely because of this reason that even after being resurrected, he still did not know how to treat his son, let alone how to love him.
For the awkward and twisted Heavenly Tyrant, perhaps the remnant of the Playful Cloud inserted into his temple, perhaps the gushing hot blood, was a way of love.
Zenin Kiyoshi looked at Toji walking in front of him. He didn't even know why he thought of so many things. But looking at the man in front of him, a thought suddenly appeared in his heart.
He should have a good life. At least, he is not a bad person in essence.
Line Color Street, Second Road Platform.
At 5:23 in the afternoon, Zenin Kiyoshi stood panting at the platform. Opposite him was Toji with a faint smile and fatigue on his face.
"You brat, you're really a guy who needs to be watched all the time. If I hadn't run with you for a while, you would have been really late. I would have really made you run back yourself then."
Hearing Toji's threatening words, Zenin Kiyoshi let out a rough breath, then calmed his breathing, and then slowly said:
"What about the meat we bought? If you make me run back, it will probably spoil."
"I'll take the meat and go first."
"Can you cook meat?"
"No, I'll take it back to defrost and wait for you to come home."
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