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Time passed after the encounter with Ogi and Misae.
The only issue was that instead of two kids, he was now responsible for four.
Since they were heading to an amusement park, Naoya had asked Toji and Miyuki if they were interested in joining.
Toji, however, took advantage of the offer and sent Megumi instead so he could go on a date with Miyuki.
Naoya felt a little annoyed at Toji but decided to bring Megumi along anyway.
Miyuki had helped him a lot with taking care of the girls, and if he could give her a day off, he wasn't opposed to it.
The biggest mistake he made, though, was inviting the most hyperactive kid he knew.
"Alright, runts 1, 2, and 3! We are drowning ourselves in cotton candy until even our teeth change colour!" yelled Satoru Gojo, acting as the leader of the children.
"Yeah! We'll drain Satoru's money!" declared Maki.
"He will be broke!" declared Mai.
"Mom will scold me," Megumi said awkwardly, overwhelmed by the others' energy.
"Huh? You two are evil! Urchin-hair kid! Grow some spine!" Satoru yelled.
"I am not urchin hair!" Megumi complained.
Seeing Megumi flustered, Satoru was about to tease him further when a firm hand grabbed his head.
"Ow Ow Ow!!! Stop this domestic violence at once!"
"No one is overdosing on cotton candy," chided Naoya.
"Huh? What is this? Tyranny! I call this tyranny! It is oppression of our free will!"
"Opession!" cheered Mai.
"Tiny!" cheered Maki.
They weren't able to pronounce correctly, but were still joining the strike.
Megumi was the only one who was somewhat calm, but even he looked a bit deflated at Naoya's declaration.
"You only get one cotton candy."
"10!" Satoru negotiated as the ring leader.
"1"
"9"
"1 and if there are more protests, then we will be going out for green veggies for dinner."
All four of them looked at Naoya in horror.
In the end, they relented to just one and continued with their stroll around the park, enjoying the rides and having fun.
Once they were somewhat done with the rides, Naoya and Satoru sat on a bench, while the other three were on a kids' ride.
"So, why are the runts 1 and 2 sad?" asked Satoru as he sipped on some juice and glanced at Naoya.
Naoya was looking at the three, making sure that they were fine and vaguely told Satoru about the situation. He could not delve deep into clan matters, but giving just the gist was fine.
"...The people in the jujutsu society are quite orthodox and remain stuck in past values....It's honestly a bit amazing how much of an asshole people can be," muttered Satoru.
"Can't argue with that. I would rather they don't interact with this side of the world, but that's just not possible, being born in the Zenin clan," replied Naoya and sighed.
"Yoshi Yoshi. Don't worry. Mommy Satoru is here for you," said Satoru and patted Naoya.
Naoya looked at the self-proclaimed honoured one and narrowed his eyes.
"Since when did you upgrade yourself from 'son' to 'mommy'?" asked Naoya, but didn't interrupt the headpats.
"Since you got rejected by mom," replied Satoru.
An invisible arrow pierced Naoya.
"...Ruriko-san....you just had to put salt over my wounds, huh?"
"Yeah. I am still overdue and should just blast you away for making passes at my mom. That's a violation of the bro code, you know."
"It does not when I consider my bro as my son."
"...What sort of logic is that?"
"A logic that would have been implemented if Ruriko-san were to accept my confession....I even made a song and all for her."
"Huh?"
Satoru looked at Naoya, wondering if this broken-hearted man was serious.
Naoya remained silent for a while before he started singing.
"Gojo's mom has got it going on! She's all I wan-"
Without even thinking for a second, Satoru pounced on Naoya to beat the crap out of him.
The onlookers looked at the two of them fighting and didn't know whether to stop them or not.
Some wanted to help, but it seemed like some girls stopped those attempts and were even cheering.
"Tear his shirt! Tear his shirt!" chanted the girls as Naoya started to fold Satoru.
As part of their pact, the two had decided not to use CE under normal circumstances and without CE, Satoru was simply no match for Naoya.
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After leaving the girls disappointed by not tearing their clothes apart, Naoya and Satoru went to get the kids and continue their exploration.
Maki and Mai were now looking more cheerful than they were in the morning, and that's what mattered to Naoya.
Currently, Naoya was being clung to by the four kids he brought.
Maki, Mai, and Megumi were tired of running around, and therefore Naoya needed to carry them.
Maki and Mai in his hands, and Megumi sitting on his shoulders.
Satoru could have been a helpful guy for once and could have carried Megumi, since Maki and Mai would never allow him to carry them, but no, the first-year high schooler felt left out against some kids and was clinging to Naoya's back.
Naoya contemplated falling on his back by mistake, but decided against it.
Like that, the five of them toured the park and later went to have dinner at a pizza place.
Once that was done, Satoru took his leave, and Naoya went to Fushiguro's residence to drop Megumi.
"Thank you for taking him too. Megumi, thank Naoya," said Miyuki.
"Thank you, Nii-chan," said Megumi and bowed to Naoya.
Naoya was technically his uncle, but the moment Megumi called him uncle, Naoya pinched his cheeks so hard and continued to do so until he started calling him brother.
"You are welcome, Megumi. Though no need to thank me. Did you enjoy today?" asked Naoya.
"Umu," replied Megumi and nodded.
Naoya smiled and patted his head.
"Then it's alright," said Naoya and ruffled his hair.
*Yawn*
Maki yawned, seeing which Mai yawned as well, signalling that they were about to be done for the day.
"Well, I should get going. It seems like these two are getting sleepy," said Naoya.
"Want to stay the night?" asked Miyuki.
"Thanks for the offer, but they need to wake up early for training. I would rather not break their routine. Well, good night. See you later, Miyuki nee-san, Megumi."
"Good night," said Mai and waved at the two, whom Maki and Megumi copied.
As they got out of the door, Naoya spotted Toji coming back with some bags in his hands.
"You still here?" asked Toji.
"Just leaving, had fun today?"
"Yup," replied Toji and walked past Naoya and was about to enter, but stopped and turned around.
He looked at Maki and Mai for a bit and asked, "Did they start their training?"
Toji's senses were quite sharp, and he could notice the minor changes in the twins' bodies that happened because of their training. Something he has seen among the people of the clan for a long time.
"Yeah, they're about to turn 4. A bit early I know but still."
Toji turned silent and thought of the bum living in his home, whose only form of training was jumping around while watching TV.
"...I will need to straighten out that bum in my house," muttered Toji.
"He is almost a year younger than these two. Let him be for now."
"He needs to start being disciplined soon."
"He is better than other kids, don't raise him like how kids are raised in the clan. Let him grow normally with training mixed in."
This made Toji silent.
"....Maybe....say, what would you do if he awakens one of the clan's inherited techniques?" asked Toji.
"...You are seriously not thinking of admitting him to the clan, right?" asked Naoya back, feeling a bit surprised.
"...He could receive better training at the cl-"
"If he gets stuck somewhere in jujutsu training, ask me personally. I will teach him."
Naoya interrupted Toji before he could even finish. He knew Toji was not interested in sending Megumi to the clan, but he also knew the limitations that Megumi would face if he were to be stuck with non-sorcerers.
Toji turned silent and then snorted.
"What? You think my kid is not good enough for the shitty clan? You will see how insane that bum's potential is when you train him," said Toji.
"Better than mine?" asked Naoya.
Toji was about to say yes, but decided to think things through.
Special Grade sorcerer with almost as much pure physical prowess as him, and three techniques.
'...Why the hell did the world make such a cheat character? thought Toji.
Seeing his reaction, Naoya smirked, making Toji a bit pissed at his cousin.
"Well, I will take my leave. Good night....say, want to have a 'training session' sometime this week?"
"...Is there even a need to ask? Of course, I am up for some ass-whooping sessions," replied Toji.
He was finally getting a chance to move his body. He was not gonna refuse.
Once they decided the date and time, Naoya took his leave. The twins were already asleep, and now he had to carry the two of them back home, too.
'Am I spoiling them too much?.... Of course I am,' thought Naoya and summoned Nue to get a ride back home.
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A/N:
After this, there will be some timeskip. It seems like things slowed down a bit, but most of the things that recently took place were necessary. I will not be deep diving into the training part of either the twins or Naoya, and will be summarising the changes as the story follows.
Second thing, I am now relatively free, so you can expect a somewhat regular schedule for the uploads. Thank you for being patient.
Now, one final request to you all: help me climb back up the rankings. You guys know how to do that, so just do it.....pretty please.