I Sealed Sukuna’s Finger#481+482: You Can Freely Vent Using Me, Want to Finish Without Reaching Satiation?

"Anyway, let's sit down and talk slowly."

Seemingly without intention of quickly ending the topic, Chisato smiled faintly as she proactively took the young man's hand, pulling him toward the infirmary's inner section.

The two left the desk area like this, coming to the partition door at the infirmary's far end.

Well, couldn't really call it a partition—just a small area separated by white curtains with a single empty bed inside.

This was normally for students injured during sports, brought here for emergency bandaging while awaiting hospital personnel—temporary use. But that was extreme circumstances. Overall, this bed had barely ever been used.

Chisato pulled Bokue into the partition, coming bedside to sit first. Then she raised her hand to lightly pat the empty space beside her, lifting her head with a smile.

"Come, sit."

No point refusing hospitality—Bokue naturally went with the flow.

Must say, the infirmary bed was quite sturdy. Even with two people's weight pressing down, it didn't shake one bit. Not even a single creak.

Seeing Bokue also seated, Chisato shifted position to move even closer to the young man until the two pressed right against each other before stopping.

"Alright, any other questions? Ask freely. I can answer everything until you're completely satisfied."

Speaking of questions...

"So why couldn't you tell me these things personally? Had to make Ornis cannon fodder?"

Bokue was somewhat curious.

"Well..."

Mentioning this topic, Chisato's expression clearly showed traces of hesitation. Simultaneously, light crimson leapt onto her cheeks.

"Mainly... I didn't want this to incur your dislike."

"?"

Bokue raised a question mark.

He couldn't understand what this had to do with dislike. Whether from Ornis's account or what Chisato herself just said—he felt no hostility from the latter toward himself.

Could even say Chisato's attitude toward him had been friendly from the start.

As they say, you don't slap smiling faces. How would friendly attitude incur dislike?

"Mmm, how should I put this..."

Chisato bit her lower lip with a flushed face.

"Actually, the one who first proposed observing you was my sister. Initially I just held an ordinarily agreeable attitude. But during observation, as my understanding of you deepened, I gradually understood Sister's thoughts. Just by then, I couldn't tell you my initial purpose anymore. Plus, if I'd rashly revealed I was one of the Ancient Ten Gods, you likely wouldn't have believed me either."

True enough.

Bokue thought.

After all, he'd only learned about these so-called Ancient Ten Main Gods today—and only because a certain simp paid with his life to inform him.

If previously someone randomly ran over telling him they were an Ancient Ten God, Bokue would probably think they'd suffered chuunibyou.

What Ancient Ten Gods? Never heard of them.

Even saying you were the Biblical God who'd exhausted power and could only maintain mortal form, needing a V50 KFC meal to restore power before rewarding him with twelve-wing archangel status as thanks—that would have slightly more credibility.

At least most people had heard of Biblical God's existence. At most never seen him personally.

"Exactly. To convince you, I'd have to demonstrate my power—like today's Ornis."

Getting here, Chisato's expression grew somewhat awkward.

"But that would inevitably cause conflict with you. Something I was unwilling to do..."

"Plus, informing others they're being observed easily incurs displeasure. After all, no one wants their life spied on by others. So I could only delay repeatedly until today, finally finding such an opportunity."

Finishing the last sentence, the school nurse carefully turned her face slightly to glance at Bokue beside her—seemingly wanting to observe whether the young man truly felt displeased.

Mmm...

Bokue covered his forehead, organizing his thoughts.

"Wait, so your sister is also..."

"Raphaeline. Also one of the Ten Gods. Simultaneously the person I most respect."

Chisato seemed to have activated answer-everything mode. Hearing the young man's questioning intent, she immediately provided the answer.

Oh, as expected.

Bokue thought.

"Tch. Though I'm happy you and your sister were willing to defend me before your colleagues, I still want to ask—what's your real purpose doing this today?"

True, Ornis's appearance let him learn about the Ancient Ten Gods' existence. But clearly the former's methods couldn't incur goodwill.

Including what Chisato now told him about how only she and her sister Raphaeline had spoken up for him back then among the Ancient Ten Gods.

Realistically speaking, just that latter point alone was enough to make Bokue consider reducing the Ancient Ten Gods to the Ancient Two Gods.

Or perhaps this was the school nurse's true purpose?

"Purpose?"

Chisato's cheeks seemed to flush deeper.

"Actually no real purpose. Like I said, some things I couldn't tell you personally. So I could only relay them through Ornis's mouth."

"Oh right, actually there's one more thing I've hidden from you, Bokue."

Getting here, the school nurse unconsciously switched to a completely different intimate address—no longer using his full name but directly calling by given name.

"This matter, perhaps even now you haven't noticed. The apartment across from yours... actually had someone living there."

Hmm?

As if instantly hearing something peculiar, Bokue looked over.

"When I inquired with property management before, they told me no one lived there. But now that you're saying this, Hasegawa-sensei—could the person living across from me actually be..."

"It's... me."

The school nurse nodded softly.

"Because I had no suitable identity to appear beside you, moving across from your place was my only method to observe you closely long-term. Every day after you left by elevator, I'd come to the corridor to sense your lingering presence and confirm your recent growth."

"I know doing this doesn't conform to common etiquette, so..."

Before finishing, Bokue heard rustling clothes-removing sounds beside him.

Turning to look, he saw the certain school nurse had already removed the white coat she permanently wore everywhere, revealing beneath it the mature perfect figure outlined by a sleeveless knit vest. She turned her face—flushed nearly to bleeding—aside.

"If you're still displeased about me observing you before, Bokue, you can freely vent on me now. Until you're thoroughly satisfied."

"Using... this body of mine."

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Though he had no real complaints, using her once was still acceptable.

Originally, Bokue had come to the infirmary simply wanting to clarify matters. Theoretically, if purely conversational, it wouldn't exceed half an hour at most.

However, by the time they actually finished, the entire lunch break had already passed.

As the largest and only middle school on Itogami Island, Saikai Academy's daily student management could be described as relatively relaxed.

No burdensome coursework or soul-crushing test prep. Aside from morning cultural classes requiring slight attentiveness, even school hours started somewhat later than other Japanese high schools. Noon especially provided ample break time—from 11:45 a.m. straight through 1:30 p.m., nearly two full hours.

Typically during this period, ordinary students chose chatting in classrooms or playing on phones. Those preferring quiet headed to the library for reading. Plus, there were those playing ball on the field.

Meanwhile, Bokue and Chisato Hasegawa remained inside the tightly shut infirmary from start to finish.

Like this until the angle of sunlight streaming through windows carried traces of westward slant did the infirmary's commotion gradually settle.

Still on that familiar bed, white curtains marked with red crosses surrounded the two.

Bokue and Chisato lay facing each other on their sides. The young man's hand wrapped around the school nurse's waist with some force.

Beneath them was a single bed—as mentioned before. So area-wise, naturally it couldn't compare to the spacious full-size beds hotels specifically provided.

Precisely because of this, the two in this position had virtually no gap between them. They shared the same pillow. The distance between nose tips was at most five centimeters. Their gazes reflected while their exhaled breaths mingled.

"Truly unexpected... to think it would be such a wondrous experience..."

Chisato's cheeks still carried faint crimson.

Now she'd removed the non-prescription glasses she always wore, placing them on the nightstand behind. Those beautiful emerald eyes were completely, wholly displayed before the young man.

Different from expectations that the glasses' purpose was concealing overly sharp edges in her eyes to make her entire person seem duller and more indifferent—the school nurse having removed her glasses now appeared extraordinarily gentle.

Abundant moisture rippled in her emerald eyes, clearly reflecting the young man's face before her.

Chisato raised her hand to touch Bokue's cheek. Her lips curved upward with a happy smile even she'd never imagined.

"If not for you, Bokue, I probably could never experience this feeling in my entire lifetime."

"...Sounds like you feel you profited somehow."

Bokue gently pinched.

The small action made the school nurse laugh involuntarily while her facial flush deepened several shades.

"Of course. After all, I've been anticipating this from very early on. Just that all sorts of girls constantly surrounded you, Bokue. And with my status, I had no good excuse to get close. Ultimately could only delay repeatedly. Never expected it would drag all the way until now."

"So what should I call you now?"

Bokue asked casually.

Chisato didn't immediately answer. She turned her face slightly sideways, looking up at the white ceiling above while drawing out a humming sound.

"Well, though I have many names, they're ultimately all referring to me. So no distinction between real and false names exists. As for which you want to use, Bokue—you decide yourself. Whatever you choose, I'll like it."

"Then I'll just stick with Hasegawa-sensei."

Bokue made an "oh" sound.

"Unexpectedly ordinary."

The school nurse couldn't help laughing wryly.

"Because you're used to this form of address?"

"Pretty much."

Bokue shifted to another topic.

"Speaking of which, where is Hasegawa-sensei's sister currently..."

"You mean Raphaeline-neesan?"

Chisato instantly understood the young man's meaning.

"Raphaeline-neesan currently remains in Heaven. As the first person to oppose the other Ten Gods back then, Sister also paid a price for her decision—being held hostage under house arrest in Heaven. Only I, her younger sister, was responsible for persuading you to surrender and join."

"...I see."

Bokue thought briefly and understood the logic.

After all, Chisato had mentioned earlier that the Ten Main Gods' interior wasn't unified either. Putting it bluntly, all were victors who'd emerged through brutal struggles. So to a large degree, everyone harbored their own schemes.

The other Ten Main Gods wanted to eliminate him early due to fearing Bokue's power. Only Raphaeline and Aphraea—meaning the Hasegawa sisters—chose opposition.

Under those circumstances, the other Ten Main Gods couldn't possibly not guard against Raphaeline and Aphraea's potential betrayal.

A god-killing threat had already emerged. If the opposing Raphaeline and Aphraea then betrayed them—using "persuasion" as pretense to descend to the mortal realm and farm favorability early, then when timing matured strike back to directly reduce Ten Main Gods to Two Main Gods—that would be quite the spectacle.

Therefore, leaving one person as final insurance was extremely necessary policy.

Of course, that was from the other Gods' perspective.

For Bokue's side, that was another matter entirely.

"Looks like I'll need to make time for a trip."

The young man said casually.

Coincidentally also clean up all those miscellaneous gods one by one. He rather disliked constantly being targeted.

Plus, consider it repaying the favor owed back then.

"So that's what you're thinking."

Hearing this, Chisato smiled faintly.

She'd already understood the young man's inner thoughts, but still half-jokingly added a line.

"Seems my understanding of you still isn't deep enough, Bokue. Originally thought you just never passed up what's served to your lips. Now unexpectedly you've even set sights on Raphaeline-neesan."

"Well, though this works out well."

Chisato leaned forward slightly, lightly blowing breath toward the young man's earlobe.

"After Sister returns, we'll both live next door. That way from now on, you can come find us anytime like today, Bokue... right~?"

"Like today?"

Bokue raised one eyebrow.

"Don't tell me Hasegawa-sensei thinks this is over?"

With that, his hands supported the school nurse beside him, semi-forcibly making her sit up.

"Eh? Bokue, what are you... wait, you still plan to... but now it's already...!"

A few seconds later, following the young man's casual "Afternoon's free anyway," the altitude of the youth center Chisato Hasegawa operated was elevated once more.