After I Used and Abandoned the Six-Eyed Divine Child

Problem child Gojo Satoru, the divine child in everyone's eyes, had been the center of attention since he was young. Cool and aloof, with a hint of arrogance, he'd lived a smooth life without setbacks.

Until...

he found a phone.

The phone was strange. It had no password, and the only thing it could open was a chat app.

He assumed some curse was at work, but his Six Eyes couldn't detect a thing. As he wondered about it, a message arrived in the app.

[Hello! You're Satoru, right? Starting today, I'm your guardian. Let's get along!]

The head of a wealthy clan, a celebrated Six Eyes prodigy, the carefree young master of the Gojo family... announced he had been adopted today.

"That's great! You're not a homeless little savage anymore!"

The app cheerfully sent its congratulations, making the young master narrow his eyes in irritation. He didn't bother replying.

But the app sent him messages every morning, noon, and night, asking if he'd eaten and whether he was warm enough. It didn't care that he never replied, and kept up its bright and cheerful mood every day.

On his birthday, the app sent even more messages than usual.

Looking at the heartfelt words, he figured he must have been bewitched by some sinister curse. On impulse, he tapped out a reply:

"Where's my birthday present?"

He was unreasonable. The first thing he said was to demand a gift.

Even someone as arrogant as him knew that wasn't polite. The person on the other end would surely hate him now and never message him again...

The next morning, when he woke up, a servant had carefully placed a package outside his room.

It was neatly wrapped in sky-blue paper, with an enormous pink bow attached, apparently for extra kitsch.

He looked disgusted, but still opened the gift, which looked absolutely tacky. Inside was exactly what he'd asked that person for...

A pair of sneakers.

There was also a greeting card.

The white-haired child in the drawing looked like a sulky dandelion, and the shapeless thing beside him was apparently the phone curse.

She'd drawn herself with a happy expression. A huge speech bubble beside her read:

[Satoru, happy birthday!]

[I'll always be by your side in this new year of your life, too.]

Gojo Satoru lowered his eyes. Snow fell outside, and for the first time, he carefully put away a present.

He accepted the inexplicable guardian and occasionally replied to her messages.

He told himself it was just to pass the time, but whenever she didn't message, he felt inexplicably uneasy.

Until she went nearly half a month without sending anything.

At first, he managed to hold back, acting aloof and demanding an explanation once a day.

Later, he could no longer restrain himself. His fingers flew over the screen, sending one unread message after another. All he got in return was silence, like a boulder sinking into the sea.

Another half month passed before she finally showed up, sending an apology through the chat.

Gojo Satoru was unmoved and unleashed every cutting insult he'd ever learned on her.

He'd always been spoiled with affection. When had he ever suffered a slight like this?

She had to apologize to him again and comfort him...

After that, he would graciously make up with her. Of course, first she'd have to promise never to disappear again.

But even the divine child could be wrong.

The chat stopped after his last spiteful message, and the other side never replied.

At last, his eyes, blue as the deep ocean, were reflected in the glowing blue screen. The artificial light stung his eyes in the still of the night, but he kept staring until night turned to day, and day to night...

Gojo Satoru never received another reply.

--

During winter break, the old phone that high school girl Yuzuki Akari had thought dead for eight hundred years mysteriously started working again.

She wanted to export her old photos, but suddenly discovered the phone had only one app left.

[Adopt a bratty little boy!]

She didn't remember downloading it, but the adorable mascot was ridiculously handsome. In a moment of weakness, she immediately chose to adopt him as her child in the game.

But the child wasn't nearly as cute as he looked.

He never replied to her messages, none of the interactions would trigger, and he never stayed in the game house... Yuzuki Akari felt like she'd adopted a stray cat with a bad temper.

Still, she stuck to the attitude of "might as well, since I already started." Every day, she logged in on time and completed all the daily conversations. She'd planned to play until the boy's birthday and then quit, but that day she could send him lots of messages, and the boy...

looked up at her for the first time.

Only then did she notice how beautiful her child's eyes were.

Later, the two of them grew much closer (according to Yuzuki Akari), until the new term started and half a month slipped by before she knew it.

The boy's sulky messages popped up one by one in the chat. Just as she was about to apologize, the phone suddenly went black and wouldn't turn on again.

There was nothing she could do. She'd see if it could be repaired.

With that thought, she drifted off to sleep.

When she opened her eyes again, she found she'd transmigrated to another world.

A strange uniform, a strange school... and strange classmates.

White hair, sunglasses, and a wild, arrogant personality.

She'd never wanted to get too close to a classmate like that.

Her mission to keep her distance went smoothly until one day the two of them were forced to go on a mission together.

Her classmate, who always kept Infinity active, ran out of energy and fell asleep against her at the bus stop on the way back. His usual brashness had vanished, replaced by an expression far too soft.

Wait, his eyes were blue, too?

Stunned, she suddenly matched the white-haired dandelion in front of her with the child from her game.

No, seriously? You're telling me the kid I raised, who used to greet me every morning and evening, ask if I was having a hard day, and keep wanting to hand over the family fortune... turned into this delinquent with this kind of personality...!??

Okay, I admit it. This is my problem.

So is it too late to raise a different kid instead?

She hesitated, distracted, and didn't notice how close they were until her breath brushed the boy's face, a masterpiece of divine beauty. He suddenly opened his eyes, his cool blue gaze fixed directly on her, leaving her no room to escape or catch her breath.

"You said you'd always stay by my side."

After recognizing her as his guardian, her classmate pressed closer at every turn, staying almost glued to her side, as if afraid she'd abandon him again.

She couldn't accept it for a while, so she went with the idea that "running away is shameful, but it works."

She ran away for half a month. Just as she was about to be swallowed by a curse, someone arrived and easily cut down the danger...

But the danger posed by the Six Eyes was no less than that of a curse. His icy blue eyes brimmed with indescribable anger and... hurt.

"So now you're going to break your promise again?"

W-wait! The phone malfunction wasn't her fault... And as for wanting to raise a different kid, huh? How do you know about that? I never said it out loud, did I...? W-wait, don't come any closer! I-I won't replace you, okay?

I'll raise only you, all right?! I promise--

*A sweet romance.

*A sweet story where everyone survives.

Theme: If you're going to raise a kid, take it seriously, okay!!!