22. Old Acquaintances and a Talking Panda
Saturday
That day was just beginning
To Gojo's surprise, Yoshio was a boy who woke up very early and was full of energy.
The jumps of joy that the child gave on the bed was what woke up his father
"Five more minutes..." Gojo blurted out, turning over to go back to sleep.
Perhaps age was already beginning to take its toll
"Saturron, I'm hungry!" Yoshio said, still jumping for joy.
"Hold on a little longer... I told you we'll go to a restaurant for breakfast later..." Gojo said a little sleepily.
"I don't want to have breakfast in a restaurant! I want you to make me pancakes!"
He released that little boy climbing on his father's back
"In the restaurant you can eat all you want..."— Gojo really wanted to sleep more
"Kenji always makes me pancakes on the weekends" Yoshio said mischievously.
Hearing that name made Gojo frown, he had to win over his son as much as possible and then get rid of that man
"Okay!" He started to turn around while his son laughed. "Let's make pancakes!"
Gojo take his cell phone—"Ijichi, I need you to bring me some ingredients..." said with a smile as his son kept jumping on the bed
Apparently, Yoshio had not only inherited a taste for sweet things like his father, but also his large and good appetite.
"Here you have! Some hotcakes a la Gojo!"— He put on the plate five of those spongy cakes accompanied with fruits and decorated with many sweets
"Just don't tell your mother that I gave you too much sugar for breakfast, OK? If she didn't kill me"— said Gojo sitting next to his son at that bar
"I won't tell you anything!" Yoshio closed his lips
Yoshio took the first bite
"Hmm! They are delicious, but not as much as the ones my grandmother makes!" —That boy commented laughing
"You said that Kenji made you pancakes." Gojo raised an eyebrow
Yoshio stuck out his tongue, that had been a dirty trick to get away with it
His father just smiled and messed up his hair in the process.
Father and son were having their first breakfast in that new home and they hoped that it would not be the last
Although Ijichi was also having breakfast with them at that time.
Gojo's cell phone rang because of a message that had arrived
A big smile appeared on his face as he checked his cell phone.
And that made his son curious, who had to find out a few things before trying to get his parents back together.
"Dad, do you have a girlfriend?"
Yoshio asked without taking his eyes off his father
Gojo raised his eyebrows at that question from his son.
"Why that question?" Gojo questioned setting aside his phone.
"Why did you make the same face mom does when Kenji texts her?" Yoshio commented curiously.
"Really?" Gojo was surprised at that
"Yup" Yoshio nodded his head.
"Do you have a girlfriend? Because if it is so, then mom would be right to say that you are a womanizer" Yoshio point my fork at him
That boy really looked like his mother when he tried to look "threatening"
His father started to laugh"Hahaha Of course I don't have a girlfriend!"
But Ijichi cleared his throat.
"He won't have a girlfriend... but he does like to go out with several women at the same time and currently he seems to be after..." Gojo interrupted him
"Ijichi, you want me to hit you right?"
A shriek came out of the assistant's mouth and he decided to continue eating in silence.
Yoshio raised an eyebrow at what that assistant said.
"What I'm trying to say is NO, right now I'm single and the only woman I want as a girlfriend is your mother" Gojo said stroking his son's hair
"But she already has a boyfriend" Yoshio answered with a grimace
" Later you and I will devise a plan to keep your mother's boyfriend away" Gojo gave him a little touch on the tip of the nose.
Yoshio smiled at that gesture
"Now Yoshi, hurry up we have to go see some very important people" Gojo commented starting to finish his breakfast
"Important people? To whom?" Question that little one with curiosity
"It's a surprise!"
Gojo winked at him, he seemed to be hiding something
"Whaaaaah?!"
Several voices were heard in unison in that garden that belonged to Yaga in life
"Wow! A talking panda!"— Yoshio let out very surprised
The faces of the five present there were disjointed because of what their eyes were looking at
A mini gojo
"Hey! Why are they looking at me like that?!" Yoshio asked making a face
Those adults had their mouths open
"Earth to losers, stop looking at me like that!" Throne his fingers while Gojo laughed out loud at the faces of his former students
"A mini you?!" Seriously... this can't be happening" Maki said very surprised
"What divine punishment must this be?" Seriously, I thought that when you said you had a son, you meant it as a joke!" Megumi said rubbing his temples
"Shake!" Toge blurted out.
"Well, at least Mika already has a cousin to play with. That's good, right love? Hehe" Yuta let out nervously as he brought his daughter in his arms
"A cousin who came out of nowhere!" Maki blurted out looking at her husband still surprised
"Really, this child gives off a lot of energy just like Satoru, without a doubt he is his offspring" said Panda, very curious with that little boy.
"Who are you?" Yoshio asked, very curious without taking his eyes off them. "My eyes tell me that almost all of you have cursed energy... Are you perhaps sorcerers?"
"let me introduce!" Gojo smiled and placed his hands on his son's shoulders.
"Hahahahaha well guys, this was the surprise I wanted to show you"—he adjusted his sunglasses—"Guys, this is my son, Yoshio Iori... that's right, his mother is Utahime!"
Gojo looked at his son, crouched slightly at his height and pointed to his students
"Yoshio, they are my former students" He started introducing them one by one.
"He's your older brother, Megumi chan!" Gojo said pointing
"I already told you, this child and I are not…"— Megumi was interrupted by Yoshio
"Why do you have a girl's name?" Does not matter! It looks like you have a lot of damn energy" Yoshio point at Megumi
"And it looks like you're very strong, it's great to have a strong older brother!" That boy smiled, looking at him curiously.
Megumi did not know what to say to that and less that he felt a great cursed energy coming from that little
"And They are your uncles Maki and Yuta" Gojo pointed at those two
"Tell me little boy, what has Utahime sensei told you about that idiotic father?" Maki asked with a hand on his waist
"My mommy says that daddy is a big idiot" Yoshio smiled saying that
"Nothing bad! Utahime sensei has raised him very well"— Maki released with a big smile —"I like him"—
"Tsk!" Gojo gritted his teeth a little at such a comment.
Yuta bent down carefully to present the baby she was carrying in her arms.
"It's nice to meet you Yoshi chan" he said with a big smile "I want to introduce you to Mika, your cousin"
That baby was barely a month old and it stood out that she had features of both parents
Her hair was as black as his father's, but her features were the same as her mother's.
The color of her eyes was the same as Yuta's, a dark blue worthy of the cursed lineage of Sugawara no Michizan.
"She's pretty and she has pretty eyes like mine" Yoshio said as he lightly poked the baby's peach-colored cheek with his finger.
That scene gave Gojo a blow to the heart
Just imagining that Yoshio as a baby could have been like his niece, so small and delicate gave him a stroke of tenderness and sadness at the same time.
"When you grow up, let's remove curses together as a team" Yoshio said with a big smile seeing that baby holding his index finger
Again, another stroke of tenderness hit Gojo
"Would it be a good idea to give Yoshio a little brother?" That albino thought when he saw his son happy
He shook his head to get out of those thoughts and continued to introduce the missing ones.
"And he's Toge, he doesn't talk much!" Gojo introduced pointing to his student
"Tuna Mayo!" He raised his hands in greeting.
"Did he say he wants tuna?" Yoshio asked confused by those words.
"Hahaha, Toge said it's a pleasure" answered Panda
"What are you? My eyes say you're cursed" asked Yoshio very curious
"I'm just an adorable panda" said this animal playfully
"My friends are not going to believe this!" I just met a talking panda!" Said that little boy smiling with joy
It was time for the adults to talk a bit about the whole current situation while Yoshio played with the talking panda
"I see... now it all makes sense why Utahime sensei walked away from the academy just like that six years ago" Megumi said sipping his cup of tea
"I would have done the same" Maki began to speak.
The three men stared at her at such an answer.
"I mean, first with the world of wizardry in shit and second"— Maki point to Gojo— "If the father of my son was this idiot, of course he would have better resigned for my sake and that of my baby, I understand Utahime sensei in that sense" — defended that idea
"Even so, I think the best thing would have been for Utahime sensei to have revealed it to him at the time" Yuta said looking at his wife
"Hey? But she is her mother and she had the right not to tell him because of the whole situation she was experiencing after Shibuya"— Maki commented looking at her husband
"I say it was good that Utahime sensei hadn't told him, otherwise they were both dead right now"— Megumi looked at Yoshio Playing in the distance
"So none of you knew?" Gojo asked with Mika in his arms.
Satoru asked to hug that little girl
The three adults shook their heads.
"Mai didn't tell me anything at the time..." Maki answered with a sigh. "Or maybe the Kyoto people kept the secret very well."
"At the same time that you were exiled, Utahime quickly disappeared" Yuta said waving his hands
"But now, the important thing is that this child has been safe for these six years living a normal and ordinary life in "theory""— Megumi commented with him arms crossed
The four adults looked at that scene
At that time, Yoshio was playing with Panda senpai, with Toge and all the other stuffed animals that once lived in the forest
Yoshio was not afraid of that, on the contrary, he liked those damn puppets
Perhaps Yaga would have been happy to meet that blue-eyed boy and see that he got along so well with his puppets.
Gojo sighed in regret as he saw his niece in his arms.
"Was Yoshio this small when he was a baby?" So he would have seen himself in my arms?" Gojo asked something nostalgic while he looked at his niece
Megumi scratched his head, it bothered his to see that scene
"The important thing now is that you take good care of your son, try not to be as reckless with him as you were with me, and above all, don't involve him in the world of sorcery" he commented.
"And why not? Yoshio seems to be interested in being a sorcerer" Gojo commented surprised by that comment.
Both Maki and Megumi looked at him seriously.
"Seriously guys, none of you think of returning to the world of wizardry?" And more than me I'm back!" Gojo question looking at his students
"To be honest no." Megumi drinking his tea.
"I'm not going to go back to that fucking world" Maki commented leaning back in her chair.
"The truth Gojo sensei... we are living very comfortably trying to lead a normal life, having a common and quiet job and above all trying to raise our daughter without having to involve her in this world" Yuta said with a serene smile
"Even more so now that this world of sorcery has turned into total shit with its new rules and with the fact that clans must be associated with a sanctuary," Maki commented annoyed.
"Mmm…" Gojo let out with disgust at such words from his students
"Sensei, excuse the question but how do you intend to support Yoshio now that he has returned?" Yuta stare at his relative— "I understand that the Gojo family is also not doing very well financially, right?"— Yuta questioned with concern
"Don't tell me you're still having this stupid idea of going back to work as a sorcerer" Megumi sighed.
Megumi had a bad feeling
"Well, I just got a new job exactly..." Gojo said looking at his niece
Yuta sighed in relief "It's good to hear that...
"But as a sorcerer helping the Ashiya clan" Gojo blurted out with a big smile looking at those three
The three adults were surprised to hear that, their faces went from joy to anger from one moment to another
They knew their teacher had gotten into trouble
"Did he say Ashiya Clan?" Maki questioned somewhat annoyed.
"Yes... as the Iori sanctuary did not accept me to return to the world of sorcery, I had no choice but to agree to work with them making a "contract" between both clans— Gojo shrugged and turned her eyes to his niece to keep playing with your little hand
The three adults kept a moment of silence that was broken by Yuta
"Gojo sensei, haven't you heard the rumors about that clan?" he ask with concern.
"Hmm?" What rumors?" questioned Gojo
"Well, some say that this 'clan' that calls itself Ashiya isn't the 'original' clan, since the clan that was known in ancient times was very 'reserved with its techniques and lineage'... for that reason it is said that none of them were left alive"— Yuta explained looking seriously at Gojo
"And from what they say about them, their methods are somewhat questionable for this new world of sorcerer" Megumi said somewhat annoyed.
"Well... I recently met their leader and he doesn't seem to be "a threat"— Gojo reminded Reiko
"Besides, our deal between both clans will end when the world of sorcery and the sanctuaries recognize me again as a great sorcerer, bone soon" Gojo commented, cooing Mika with a big smile.
The three students looked seriously at that man
Megumi slapped his forehead at what that idiot said—"It can't be..."
"Gojo sensei... but didn't Minimum make a binding vow with those people? Right?" asked Yuta with a bit of fear
"Not because I found out before shaking hands with their leader, who by the way is a very sexy woman" Gojo replied with a bit of mischief.
But the expressions of those three said it all, they knew that Satoru had committed a great idiocy by allying himself with that clan
"Guys, why do you ask if I made a binding vow with them?" the albino questioned when he saw the worried face of his students.
"Because, is it said that all the sorcerers who have made a binding vow with "that woman" disappear out of nowhere"— Maki said crossing her arms again
"Don't worry, remember that I taught you all about binding vows and I wouldn't even make one, even if my life depended on it" He said looking happily at that baby
"As I said, they seem to be a very weak clan that is only looking for the help of others to "find something"— Gojo said shrugging.
"Find something?" Megumi questioned, that seemed strange to him.
"What specifically do you want to find?" Yuta questioned again.
"No idea, so far I've only had about three missions with them and we still don't know what they're looking for or who" — Gojo commented without noticing anything out of the ordinary so far
"That's very mysterious" Megumi commented quietly.
"Too much..." Yuta said also analyzing that
"By the way, Gojo sensei..." Megumi began to say, expecting the worst.
"Tell us that you didn't do the idiocy of telling them you had a son... if the clans find out that you're a father and that they were never notified, we don't know what trouble they can get Yoshio into" Megumi commented seriously.
"Oh what retaliation he can take against you"— Maki started to say with her arms still crossed —"That's why we have tried to keep the birth of our daughter very discreet"
"That's why Mika bears the surname Okkotsu instead of Zenin to try to hide her among normal people" Yuta said looking at his little girl with a slight smile
"I told the Ashiya clan that I was the only remaining descendant of the Gojo clan"—He look at those three seriously—"And now, the only ones who know about my son are your and this is because I trust your enough and I can trust your, that your will keep the secret" Gojo commented with a big smile
Then he put his hand to his chin
"Although, I still have to discuss with Utahime about changing Yoshio's last name in the future and more if he wants to be a sorcerer"
The three adults stared at him, Megumi and Maki making a big face.
"Guys, who do you take me for?" I'm not going to risk Yoshio so suddenly." Gojo said looking at his students.
Megumi sighed in annoyance—"Anyway, that clan is still very suspicious... I say we shouldn't let our guard down, especially now that there are children involved"—He look at that baby
"Don't worry guys, I don't think that clan will do anything wrong, besides, I'm still the strongest sorcerer, so nothing will be an impediment for me." He flattered himself a bit since he sounded confident.
"Besides, I promised Utahime that I would take care of Yoshio and I will do that, just as I will continue to take care of you if you need it..." He looked at her niece with a big smile. "Isn't that beautiful?" Isn't Uncle Satoru the best?" Gojo smiled when she saw her niece's blue eyes
The three adults were a little worried about all that
Especially Megumi, so he would also try to take care of Yoshio from the shadows.
That child was still a mystery, especially because of his power and those three adults felt it... His cursed energy had not fully awakened yet
"By the way... What power did Yoshio inherit?" Yuta asked looking attentively at that boy.
At that time you could hear Yoshio laughing loudly while playing with Panda senpai
Who was tossing him up in the air and catching him between his paws
Gojo smiled at that scene while answering that question
"The truth, I still don't know if he has any other power Similary of the six eyes"he played a little with his sunglasses
"It is not long before he turns six, the age at which his true power is supposed to manifest... but yes, he began to see curses from a very young age and seems to detect the cursed energy of sorcerers and he knows how to differentiate her from the cursed people" Gojo said with a big smile
"Although I suspect that his power is something "beyond", since in the temple of his grandparents they treat him as if he were a blessed child... the parishioners think he is an envoy of God" he said that last very proudly
"I see..." Megumi commented thoughtfully.
"Even so, it seems that he will be a very strong child" —Yuta said as he gave his little girl a bottle—"Just like you my little princess, you two will be two very dear children"— He smiled at his baby
Yuta was a very doting father and that made Gojo a little envious.
Gojo let out a heavy sigh. "I wish Yaga had known them."
Both Megumi and Maki sighed for their sensei, who looked nostalgic.
"The important thing now is to keep these two little ones safe" Maki said with a slight smile
"I will do everything in my power to take care of my son... I promise" Gojo commented looking at his hands for a moment
The poor man still had a strange feeling and more than it seemed that his dreams were trying to tell him something
While those adults talked
Yoshio was planning something with that panda and Toge
"I want you to teach me how to kill curses" Yoshio commented looking at them curiously.
"Hey? Are you sure you want to learn that? Because it is something very dangerous" asked Panda
"Shake!" Toge pointed at him.
"I am! I want to be very strong like my dad!" Yoshio commented happily waving his hands
"I don't think your mother wants that" Panda commented thinking about Utahime sensei
"Tuna Mayo!"
"Let's go guys! My mom shouldn't be buried and my dad won't always be able to defend me... that's why I want to be the son of the strongest sorcerer, to take care of them all" he said with a tender smile
Panda and Toge looked at each other for a moment
"By fis! Just tell me what I can do if I see a curse!"— Yoshio made eyes of a half-dead lamb
Those eyes convinced that Panda and that adult
"Hee hee, you seriously look like your father when he was young" Panda said before a faint memory in his third core
"Shake!" Toge snapped his fingers.
"Okay! The first thing you could do is..."
Panda began to explain slightly what he could do in case of seeing a curse of a lower category.
Instead, Megumi looked at Yoshio with a bit of suspicion.
Something in him caused a conflict
Could she possibly get along with that child?
There was only one way to find out...
Notes;
Notes:The next chapter will be more focused on the new relationship of "siblings" between Megumi and Yoshio
Also to comment, that, although this story still has chapters ahead (perhaps this is my longest story actually)
I already have the ending ready❤
I hope you continue to like what is coming, since it will be pure drama and perhaps the occasional tragedy
About Mika's name...
Well, I wanted a name that encompasses the two girls who are important to Yuta.
And that's where Mika came from, so I discovered an approximate of its meaning would be:
"The one who becomes more beautiful"or "the one with the beautiful aroma"
Thanks
To all those who follow this story, comment on it and vote for it, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart