Ikebukuro Street Sunshine 60 Avenue

Wearing a fox mask on his head, Geto Suguru is squatting on the top of a building looking down. From this angle, looking at the figures below is like looking at colorful ants.

It seemed that because of the attraction of the soul, his perception of his own body became stronger. From the location told to him by Zhufu Jingguang, he faintly found the breath of half of his body, and then followed the breath all the way to here, and he actually found it.

This also made Xia Yujie more certain that perhaps a part of his soul was really in his body.

Xia Yujie looked at the "Xia Yujie" who was in the crowd. The monk in a cassock was strolling on the street, seemingly wandering aimlessly. However, beside him, there were several strange-looking cursed spirits.

After becoming a spirit, his five senses are more acute than those of humans, and his ability to detect aura is more subtle. Even at such a long distance, Geto Summer Oil can judge that those cursed spirits are in very bad shape.

"At least it won't be lower than special grade." He said to himself.

So, this guy is really using his body...

However, the cursed spirit beside "Suguru Geto" does not seem to be in a state of being tamed and controlled, which is worth pondering.

"…Are you colluding with the cursed spirits? Curse masters? No, not necessarily." Xia Yujie thought to himself, "It feels really strange to watch my own body move."

He jumped between two buildings, trying to continue tracking the group from high above.

However, before he could reach the other building, the trees on the roadside suddenly grew sharp branches and stabbed him directly.

Xia Yujie jumped directly away from the cursed spirit under him, but the cursed spirit he was riding just now was not so lucky. It was pierced through by the wooden spike. After being pierced, it struggled painfully for a few times, but finally dissipated.

Passersby who saw the tree suddenly growing abnormally cried out in surprise.

"What's going on?"

"No way! Why did the tree suddenly become deformed?"

"What is this? A dryad?"

There is also the sound of a camera shutter. I believe that a new hot post will appear on the BBS soon.

However, at this moment, the winding thorn suddenly split apart, like a cone growing in all directions, and then a hook stabbed towards Xia Yujie again.

In a split second, he could only jump down from the window sill of the building next door.

He had no time to listen to the noisy voices of passers-by, because as soon as he landed, a new attack came to him——

The one-eyed cursed spirit with the volcano head flashed in front of him and threw a punch at him. Xia Yujie crossed his hands in front of him subconsciously to block it.

Because of the force, he was forced to move half a step.

The head of the cursed spirit in front of him was like a small volcano, erupting several times.

Seeing that his attack was blocked without any pain, Louhu said in dissatisfaction: "Tsk, Hua Yu's attack actually let you dodge... You are more durable than I thought. I thought that one punch was enough to finish you off."

After hearing what he said, Xia Yujie frowned.

Hua Yu... is she one of the cursed spirits that attacked him just now? These cursed spirits actually have their own names?

Still as angry as a volcano, he widened his eye and looked at the other party with hostility: "So, why are you following us? Also, who are you? You smell weird."

The fake Geto Suguru who occupies his body is also late.

There were two cursed spirits beside him, one of which had two branch-like objects growing on its head where its eyes should be. When Xia Yujie saw him, he knew that this was the first cursed spirit that attacked him.

The other one is a cursed spirit covered in white cloth and looks like an octopus.

Hua Yu told his companions about his perception.

After hearing this, the fake Geto looked at the person in front of him with interest and said, "So that's how it is... You are a monster, right? However, the aura on your body is very strange. Could it be that you are a half-demon?"

In fact, if it weren't for the flowers, they might not have been able to find Geto.

The fake Geto had a calm expression. He spread out one hand and asked curiously, "Why are you following us?"

Xia Yujie did not reply.

As of now, the other party seems unable to feel the attraction of the souls in the two bodies, which also means that as long as he does not take the initiative to reveal his identity, the other party will never guess who he is. In order to ensure his own initiative, he will never speak.

Because the sound could also lead to his identity being exposed.

It is better to let the other party guess for themselves, or guide them to make wrong guesses.

"You're not going to tell me?" The fake Getsu observed the other party.

He knew something about this outfit. The fake Geto said calmly, "The 'shop' that caused a stir on the streets of Tokyo a few days ago is related to you, right? It is said that among the shop owner's subordinates, there are two fox gods, black and white... I guess you are one of them?"

Xia Yujie was not so complacent as to think that he could escape unscathed by force. The three special grade cursed spirits were beyond his expectations.

We can only rely on wits.

He thought to himself: …It seems that I have to bear the responsibility of carrying Guo Jiuyuan.

He neither confirmed nor denied it, but the look on his face seemed to confirm it to the fake Geto.

The fake Geto smiled very cordially. He didn't mind the other party's silence at all, and asked, "So that's the case. What does the owner of the 'shop' want from us?"

What he was thinking in his heart was whether the shop owner had already known their purpose.

The volcano head next to him disliked this kind of virtual testing the most. He tightened his fingers to make a claw shape and looked at Xia Yujie with a bad look, as if he was planning to treat him as a prey, and said:

"Why are you asking so many questions? Xia Yu, why not just kill this guy? He won't tell you anything even if you ask him."

The fake Geto soothed him, "Don't worry, Louhu. At this point, taking action won't solve any problems."

Unexpectedly, after hearing his words, the fox god really stopped his guard, took something out of his sleeve, and threw it over with a wave of his hand.

The fake Getsu caught it with his backhand, and when he looked closely, it turned out to be the black invitation.

——This is probably the invitation they distributed a few days ago, Fake Geta thought.

But he said, "I see. Sorry for making such a special trip."

Xia Yujie nodded, acknowledging that he was there to deliver the invitation.

While the fake Geto was opening the invitation, he summoned the curse spirit again, pretending that he had completed his work and left.

Louhu had already raised his hand, but was stopped by the fake Geto.

——He naturally thought much more than Louhu.

The mysterious shop owner actually asked the fox god to come to them. What does this mean?

Does the other party know what he is doing? If so, to what extent?

Is the other party an enemy or a friend?

This is all he needs to know. Even if he gets rid of this fox envoy here, it will be useless. After all, the real mastermind behind the scenes is the owner of the store.

Jiuyuan, who didn't know that he was suddenly accused of being the mastermind, was now standing at the door of his kitchen.

With guests coming to the house, it suddenly became lively.

"Um, is it okay to just put it here?" Nakajima Atsushi came running errands and brought over a lot of ingredients, all in double quantities according to the list Hanako had given him before.

"Well, thank you. Just put it in the corner here for me, and I'll take care of the rest." Jiuyuan smiled at him and walked into the kitchen where cooking was in progress.

Nakajima Atsushi didn't come alone today, Dazai was here too.

He moved a chair to a corner of the kitchen and sat down, but he had nothing to do with helping. He was holding a glass of juice that Odasaku gave him, and complained:

"I say... Odasaku, don't you think Kunikida-kun is too much? He finally saw the right person and was almost ready to commit suicide for love, but at the critical moment, he was interrupted by someone who didn't understand romance. Isn't he really not good at reading the air?"

Morofushi Jingguang, who happened to be delivering a pallet, heard this ominous speech.

If he remembered correctly... this was abetment of suicide, right? What kind of job did this person in front of him do?

Why are there so many dangerous people in this store?

However, Dazai's complaints were not over yet: "Also, when I was busy entering the water, you asked me to work... I mean, does work really require that much effort?"

As Oda Sakunosuke took the baked cookies out of the oven, accompanied by the sweet aroma, he asked, "Really? What kind of work is that?"

"Commissions from the military and police... well, they're mostly troublesome matters."

To outsiders, the daily communication between him and Dazai actually has a strange radio-like feel.

At this point, even Morofushi Jingguang couldn't help but think: ...Shouldn't I complain at this time?

Jiuyuan also came in. He smelled the aroma of food and walked towards this side unconsciously.

I saw Dazai Osamu sitting on a chair, swaying back and forth in a nonchalant manner.

Kuen: "Mr. Dazai, please don't shake the juice out. It will be troublesome to maintain hygiene."

Come to think of it, Dazai has been coming here quite frequently recently, and not only that, he also eats and drinks for free with a clear conscience.

Jiuyuan felt that this was not the right thing to do. Although he did want Dazai to be more obedient and not cause trouble for him at the beginning, he couldn't handle too many of them.

"Mr. Dazai." He thought for a moment and asked, "Mr. Dazai is smart, right? Can you teach our kids how to read?"

Dazai knew who the children were, but he didn't agree immediately. Instead, he said, "I didn't go to school much, so I can't do this. But, there's someone I know who used to be a teacher. And he's someone Kuen-kun knows. If I ask him for help, maybe there will be a chance."

“Is that so…?”

Dazai didn't look like he was joking, so Kuen asked, "That person is someone I know... Could he be from the detective agency? If so... wouldn't it be Kunikida-san?"

"Bingo~ Kunikida-kun was a real math teacher in the past. I think he is more than qualified to teach those kids."

"Really? Then I'll go visit Kunikida-san in person in the next few days."

If what Dazai said is true, then Kunikida should be the only serious teacher he has found so far.

You mean Gojo Satoru...?

He doesn't teach cultural subjects, so it doesn't count.

After sending this group of people away, Geto Summer also came back.

Seeing that he was unharmed, before Jiu Yuan could ask, the other party asked first: "Can I talk to you?"

It was rare for Xia Youjie to take the initiative to discuss things with him, so Jiuyuan naturally agreed.

After closing the door, they sat down facing each other. After taking off his mask, Geto Suguru revealed a slightly exhausted expression. He said, "Things are more complicated than I thought. The person who invaded my body... I can't tell what his intentions are."

"…What's wrong?"

"He is accompanied by special-grade cursed spirits. Now it seems that they are all unregistered cursed spirits." Xia Youjie said, "You know that my ability is to control cursed spirits... However, there is no control relationship between that person and the cursed spirits. It seems more like a companion with some common interests."

"...Can humans and cursed spirits have common interests?" Jiuyuan repeated this sentence. Even though he didn't know much about sorcerers, he knew what this sentence meant: "...Could it be that the man is a curser?"

"Not necessarily. The relationship between the curse caster and the cursed spirits is not as harmonious as you think. The curse caster probably just regards the cursed spirits as tools." Xia Yujie felt that the man was probably just using the cursed spirits, but his attitude was subtly different from that of the curse caster.

...It's so weird.

Since you are a person with a sensitive identity, the other party should be very wary of you, right?

"Have you been discovered?"

"……Um."

Jiuyuan asked: "Doesn't the other party suspect you?"

Kagome Ken: "...Ahem. Actually..." He told Hisaen that he had improvised and sent out the invitation.

Kuen: ...No wonder your reputation has risen, so this is the reason.

However, he did not think it was a problem.

"They probably want to test each other. Why not let them continue to be wary of us... and use this buffer period to find out what they want to do."

"Well, I will tell Satoru about this." Xia Yujie knew that this matter would definitely involve Gojo Satoru. "No matter what the other party is planning, if they want to stir up trouble in the world of sorcery, they will inevitably come into contact with Satoru in the end... It's better to make him a little wary as soon as possible."

"It's a bit of a pity." Kuen said, "I'm quite curious about what Geto-kun will look like when he grows up..."

After hearing what Jiuyuan said, Xia Yujie felt a little depressed when he thought about his body being used by someone else and not being able to get it back for a while.

"Yeah... it would be nice if I could use my body back." said Geto. "I have confirmed one thing. The missing part of my soul is indeed trapped in the body. That means no matter what the reason is, I have to find a way to get my body back."

Jiu Yuan held his chin with one hand and murmured, "...Then find out the guy who has taken over the nest..."

"…Just send him to hell, right?"