The Goofy Spring Breeze Blows Everywhere, Geto's Sister is Truly Impressive Ch. 68

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"Because you've got a mom-filter," Chihori replied instantly.

"...That's got nothing to do with it! I don't have a mother-son relationship with that mushroom!"

"It's just an aesthetic opinion," she said casually.

Naoya tugged the corner of his mouth into a faint smirk and, before Suguru could take it, grabbed the cherry bomb himself in one swift motion.

"You should know, I've got great taste—let me take another look up close."

Satoru waved toward the surrounding assistant supervisors. "Hey hey, just a heads-up—this thing will explode. If you don't wanna get blasted into the sky, now's a good time to back off."

The assistant supervisors didn't know what exactly this thing was, but with their extensive survival experience, they didn't need Satoru to say much. They'd already instinctively backed far away from the scene the moment something weird showed up.

Naoya paused for a second after hearing Satoru's warning, then casually tossed the cherry bomb back to Suguru. "Since it's yours, you hold onto it."

Suguru raised a brow, then threw it right back. "Weren't you the one who wanted a close-up look, Naoya-kun?"

Naoya caught the cherry bomb like it was scorching hot, fumbling with it in his hands and getting ready to toss it back again. He muttered without thinking, "A child shouldn't be separated from its mother's arms, Suguru-kun."

System: [?? Piggy, you've been infected by Chihori's way of talking already!!]

Suguru paused for a moment, then put his polite smile back on and said calmly, "You actually said it out loud. If you're scared, Naoya-kun, then give it to me. I'll take care of it."

Naoya's throwing motion stalled for a second. He glanced at Satoru and Suguru again, hesitated for a moment, and started to think.

'...These two guys—could they be messing with me again? Saying something like this random cherry is going to explode, just to scare me and make me look stupid in front of everyone.'

Naoya wavered in his thoughts.

The cherry was so small, didn't show any signs of aggression at first, and its mouth wasn't even covered—probably nothing serious, right?
(System: Though actually, this cherry can explode without its mouth being covered!!)

"It has nothing to do with [fear]."
In the end, Naoya slightly raised his chin and said, "It's just a suggestion—if you don't like this pair of cherries, of course, throwing it on the ground is fine too."

Satoru and Suguru both took three steps back at the same time, and Suguru pulled his sister back with him as he moved.

Naoya: "......"

Naoya looked down at the red cherries in his hand and silently told himself not to fall for their psychological tricks.

He stood tall and composed, still carrying the proud air of the Zen'in clan's eldest son. With a slightly raised tone, he said:

"Fine then. I'll test it for you all and see if this thing is actually as dangerous as you claim."

Chihori: "Maybe throw it a bit farther?"

Naoya: "No need."

And then—

The news footage appeared!

← [To be continue!]

After hearing Suguru's narration, Yaga went quiet for two seconds and entered a brief moment of higher thinking: ...So cherries can explode now, huh.

—What kind of societal pressure are we living under that it's even affecting plants now?!

Even though the story was complete and had a beginning and an end, it still felt completely absurd. But Yaga straightened his face and turned to Suguru. "What kind of cherry?"

Suguru: "Red ones. A pair."

"Cursed spirit? Cursed tool? Cursed object?"

"No. Just regular plant cherries," Suguru paused for a second, "They just had a face."

Yaga: ...Just had a face?!

He placed both hands on the podium and looked at Suguru. "Let me see it."

"I'm afraid that's not possible now." Suguru looked a little troubled. "That kind of cherry disappears in a flash. It's a one-time-use item."

"How did something like that come into existence? Is it controllable?" Yaga asked seriously. "If it's that powerful, we need to take it seriously."

"Preliminary guess is that it was born from Suguru's rage," Satoru said, one leg crossed lazily over the other, raising his hand. "Don't worry, Yaga-sen, I'm good at this!"

Suguru: "...Satoru!!"

After the small meeting ended, Satoru and Suguru walked out of the classroom side by side.

Once outside, with just the two of them, they exchanged a glance and picked the conversation back up.

"There was an assistant supervisor present at the time. The higher-ups probably know about that plant now too," Suguru said. "But for now, their attention should be mostly on me."

"Yeah." Satoru looked ahead. "Speaking of the higher-ups—this special-grade curse incident and the situation inside the curtain... we managed to cover it up pretty well."

But they still needed to dig deeper.

"There's another trace of cursed energy left behind. It's probably another cursed spirit," Satoru said, rubbing his chin. "Unless that passing curse was actually on humanity's side, the key to breaking this open lies with Naoya and your sister."

"Naoya doesn't have the strength to handle a special-grade curse." Suguru answered directly, then paused for a second. "But my sister also..."

Satoru patted his friend on the shoulder. "Didn't we already send in the request to get her info registered at Jujutsu High? She can come over tomorrow. Then we can talk to her about the stuff inside the curtain."

"Also, even though Six Eyes didn't pick up anything, I've got a feeling—" Satoru dragged out the last word, "your sister might not be as fragile as you think."

"My sister has a strong spirit. She's always so optimistic." Suguru paused for a beat. "She keeps a bunch of strange plants... maybe those plants actually helped somehow. But I know her health's always been weak. She needs extra care."

"Hard to say," Satoru said, twirling his sunglasses in his hand. After a moment of thought, he continued, "Why not try confirming things a bit more?"

Suguru frowned slightly, then relaxed. "Alright, you mean... have my sister hit you tomorrow when she comes, and see what you can pick up?"

"I mostly want to observe with Six Eyes," Satoru said. "See if anything shows up—curses or something else—that normally doesn't appear unless she's in attack mode. I've never seen a case like that before, but it might happen."

"She doesn't have to hit me specifically—though I don't mind being the target."

He decided right away, "Yeah, just let her hit me. It'll make observation easier."

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