24: Hakiro Jii Meets Ririro

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" Suddenly so nice ?" The old grandpa spoke. He wore a very usual men's kimono and looked like your typical friendly grandpa who would occasionally nag a few things about you. For your own good.

Reimi: you're my only jii (grandpa). Of course I'm nice to you.

" You don't have to come back just because it's my birthday."

Reimi : jii !!

" Destroying curses. Helping out at the school. I think that's fine. I'm just an old geezer waiting to die. "

Reimi ; don't say such sad things !! Right. I brought some of my new friends over.

" To this place ? Are you crazy ? "

Her grandpa lived in the woods. A little far off from the road. If you noticed, you could see a path that was barren to the ground from people walking that same route over and over again , up and down.

Reimi ; they're my very good friends. Well... One of them is.

The door knocked.

" that's fast." Reimi goes to open the door " Ririro !! Gojo."

Gojo ; yo !!

Reimi : come in !! Ririro !!

Gojo sweatdrops " ignore me ?"

Reimi held onto ririro's shoulders and guided her to see her grandpa " jii ! This is ririro. Ririro. This is my grandpa."

Ririro ; what should I call him ?

Reimi ; mmm... hakiro jii ?

Hakiro : hi.

Ririro... Why are you here ?

What are you doing here ?

Ririro bows " hajimemashite. Ririro Jou."
( First time, nice meeting you.)

Hakiro ; you're working with reimi ?

Reimi: um. She is.

Hakiro : how long ?

Ririro: quite long...

Hakiro: what grade ?

Reimi ; jii !

Ririro ; grade 2

Gojo: you're sure are interested in her ~ hakiro jii.

Hakiro ; you're living ok now ?

Ririro ; hai. Arigatou.

Reimi : alright!! Let's prepare for my jii dinner !
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They had just finished their dinner.

Ririro stood up " I'll go get the cake."

Reimi starts to stack up the plates and bowls " ririro and gojo got the cake for you. Gojo. Help to clean up "

Gojo; ok.

Hakiro : that's nice of you two.

Gojo helps to take the utensils " anything for to make an old man happy. "

Hakiro : this one, isn't your boyfriend right ?

Reimi ; hmph. Of course not.

Hakiro ; I thought so.

Gojo : that's mean ~ hakiro jii.

Hakiro : sweet talker . Not my granddaughter's type. Plus ... You're a gojo. We houins aren't compatible.

Gojo : I didn't know you were that kind of old man too.

Hakiro : forgive me for being blunt. You guys are a big family. We are but a small family that carried on for generations. Not even a clan. I don't want any trouble.

Gojo : I see. Don't worry ~ I don't like her. She's ... Just like our mom.

Hakiro laughed .

Reimi: jii !! Don't laugh !!

Hakiro ; she does tend to take care of me a lot. But she only does that to the ones she care about.

Ririro puts the cake on the table " we're family ! Reimi promised ! "

Hakiro ; I see. Do you know ? Where your mother is buried.

Ririro : .... Hakiro jii. You know my mama ?

Hakiro ; well, we are good friends. She always was mischievous.

Ririro : oh... How did you know her ? I mean, she's an assassin. You're a jujutsu user... Right?

Hakiro ; wait... She's a what ?

Ririro ; assassin. Like my papa.

Hakiro : oh. I must have remembered wrongly then. Let's cut the cake .

Reimi: candles first !!

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Gojo and ririro had left.

Reimi : jii. You know ririro's mother?

Hakiro: ... Tell me. Who are ririro's parents ? Do you know ?

Reimi ; her father is Takano Jou. I don't know about her mother. She never told us about it.

Hakiro ; I see...

Reimi ; so you do know ?

Hakiro stood up from his chair " nope. Sighs. Just bad luck... And I thought it would be fine. Guess it's not bad, she joined us. Became a jujutsu user. Grade 2 too..."

Reimi: jii. Do you actually know... Ririro ?

Hakiro : going to sleep. Night.

Reimi: jii. Jii !!


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