𝐊𝐈𝐒𝐒 𝐈𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑, jujutsu kaisen

four

being a homeless man in tokyo is never a pleasant experience. unfortunately for [name], he has to go through this phase thrice in his life.

the other two times is a story for another time. but for now, the said man is busy crying over the fact that he was never an organized person to begin with.

he can never be economical no matter how hard he tries to be. he is a wasteful man by nature. and he hates himself for it.

does he regret it? yes. but even so, he never really put any effort in changing that bad habit of his.

he is a pretty carefree person. maybe too carefree for his own good. he never thinks before he acts. because of that nasty habit, he is now suffering because of his lack of knowledge in managing money.

he can't even afford an apartment for god's sake. it has only been a couple of weeks since his first day in japan and all his savings are already disappearing so quickly. how come he's able to survive all these years with such poor financial management skills?

well all that matters is that he survived. but the real question is, will he survive now in the capital city of japan?

he doubts it.

after hours of consideration, he decided that he has three options.

one, staying homeless and settle in this four star hotel he's been staying in until he earns enough money to buy a place to live.

a four star hotel... and he still wonders why his wallet is getting thin so quickly.

two, he could lower down his pride and ask his older brother for a place to stay for a while. but it's probably not going to happen knowing that they're not on good terms right now. it could hurt his pride if he were to rely on his older brother.

three, he could stay in his former highschool's dormitory along with those high school students that he is about to teach.

out of all these options, although embarrasing, he figured that the third option will be the safest one.

"i need to grow up." [name] mumbled to himself. physically, he's in his mid twenties. but mentally, he feels like he's a seventeen year old teenager.

"a twenty-six year old man who can't even manage his own finances properly. how pathetic." he degraded himself, displeased with his lack of skills.

the man then spent the rest of his night thinking over the past. specifically his regrets and his happiest moments.

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"toru, have you ever been in love?" four year old [name] asked a certain child with white hair.

"love?" satoru paused for a moment, staring at the younger with judging eyes.

"yeah, love. have you ever been in love, toru?" the little boy repeated.

noticing how serious his friend looked, satoru can't help but let out a laugh, "love? seriously?

[name] frowned, "what's so funny about it?"

"nothing, i guess i just don't believe in that type of fantasy."

this provoked [name]'s curiosity immediately. "why? do you not want to get married?"

"marriage is stupid." satoru said, "why would you want to spend the rest of your life with only one person when you can spend it with 100 other?"

"then spend the rest of your life with 101 people! why would you say that it's stupid?"

"if i marry someone then i'll have to make time for them. and if i make time for them, then i can't make time for you. i don't want that. i don't need marriage, i only need you." satoru explained.

[name] only blinked at the older's confusing statement. "but we'll still be friends even if you marry someone."

"we'll naturally drift apart from each other if i were to marry someone else, [name]. marriage means forever. that's a long time, don't you think?"

[name] doesn't understand. why does satoru always confuse him? "well, my sister did mention something about divorce. so technically, marrige can be temporary if you want it to be. but then again, why would you want to break things off with the person you love?"

"because... it sounds fun?" satoru bluntly said.

[name] immediately shot up an unamused expression towards satoru, "you're evil! i would never marry someone like you!" the child declared.

"ooh, but if it's you then that's a different case." satoru grinned, "i don't mind being your husband. i'd definitely put up with marriage as long as it's you."

[name] tilted his head in confusion, "why would you want to marry me? i thought you said you dislike the idea of having to be with one person forever?"

"because i like you." satoru smiled, "if marriage means that i'll have to spend the rest of my life with you then i'd take my chance!"

[name] punched satoru's arms lightly hearing satoru's strange logic, "do you realize how dumb you sound right now?"

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beep beep

crystal blue eyes fluttered open upon hearing his alarm going off.

bitterly, he got up and made his way towards his bathroom to brush his teeth. morning breaths never amuse him after all.

"another dream of [name]." satoru spoke to himself. "i swear to god. once i find you, i'll never let you go ever again. god, i miss you so much."