Chapter 102 Memory or Not

The sunshine was very bright in the morning. As it was the transition period between winter and spring, the cool morning breeze blew into people's sleeves and collars, causing those who were walking to wrap their coats tighter.

The little sheep Jiang Lai had a light camel-colored scarf wrapped around his neck, and it was this scarf that just blocked the cool morning breeze - this was the newly bought scarf that Nanami Kento suddenly grabbed and handed to him at the last moment when Gojo Satoru was carrying him out of the window.

Nanami Kento always remembered the physical condition that Gojo Satoru mentioned when he sent the little sheep Jiang Lai over. Reliable adults will always show silent concern when needed.

At that time, Jiang Lai and Gojo Satoru discussed the setting of the Little Sheep alias [Poor Health] in order to make it convenient to take sick leave and skip school at any time, and then collect clues or change the original body.

At this moment, after receiving the light camel-colored scarf handed over by Nanami Kento, Jiang Lai was slightly startled, then he reached out to take it with a cute smile, thinking in his heart:

When the situation becomes clearer and you don't need to switch identities to explore intelligence, just remove the "poor health" in the settings, recover smoothly, and say goodbye properly.

In the cursed world, there is no reason for this vest to escape, so there is no need for those who care about it to worry too much.

On the way, Gojo Satoru bought a rice ball and stuffed it into the little sheep Jiang Lai's hand, saying: "Eat some of this first to fill your stomach. It will only take half of your stomach. We can save the rest of the stomach for dessert~"

"Thank you very much." Little Sheep Jiang Lai took the rice ball and said with some surprise, "Are you really going to take me to a dessert shop?"

There weren't many people on the street in the morning, most of them were hurrying to work. There weren't many big stores around, and there weren't many iris signs.

Therefore, Jiang Lai did not worry about being overheard by someone with ulterior motives, and continued talking as usual.

"Of course, the small cakes in that shop are really famous, and I have been wanting to try them for a long time."

Gojo Satoru raised his voice and replied, "Especially the exclusive parent-child set, which is the signature of this store - that's why you have to set up a parent-child set to buy it, but it doesn't matter, from now on, you are my son~"

"...Hey, don't take it upon yourself to give someone a name like that."

"Didn't you agree just now, little Weilai—" Gojo Satoru raised his hand and ruffled the hair of the brown-haired boy beside him, "You agreed so happily! You must cooperate well in this parent-child drama later."

For a moment, Jiang Lai felt as if he was back in school life, as if his roommates were joking and complaining about each other on a daily basis.

Then, he came to his senses, pushed Gojo Satoru's big hand off his head, and then looked up and said, "I thought you were here to tell me something?"

"Eh? Isn't it your turn to say something to me?" Gojo Satoru's voice was still rising, but the black eye mask wrapped around his face perfectly concealed half of his expression, making it impossible to tell.

Jiang Lai was stunned for a moment.

The white-haired teacher laughed, tapped the palm of his right hand with his left hand, and then said, "Okay, anyway, let's go buy some cakes first - then we can sit down and chat slowly."

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Heyintan Dessert Shop is a local signature dessert shop. As soon as it opened in the early morning, it welcomed customers.

A tall, slender, white-haired man walked into the store, wearing a strange black eye patch on his face.

Despite this, through the half of his face that was exposed, one could tell that he was a very handsome man.

...So tall! The clerk sighed inwardly. This person must be over 190cm tall.

Next to the white-haired man was a brown-haired boy, who seemed to be a freshman in junior high school.

The visitor asked for a family set meal at the front desk when ordering.

"I'm sorry, sir, our store manager has a rule that parent-child packages can only be sold to parents and children." The clerk replied with a business smile on his face.

"I know, we are parent and child." Gojo Satoru raised his hand and patted the brown-haired boy, saying seriously, "Although our faces and hair colors seem to have nothing in common, and he is not as handsome, handsome, and charming as me, we are really parent and child."

Shop assistant: “?”

Little sheep Jiang Lai: “.” This self-praise is so skillful!

The clerk hesitated for a moment, then laughed and said, "Ah, is that so..."

Gojo Satoru half-bent his waist, resting his elbows on the front stage, and turned his head to face the brown-haired boy, and said with a smile:

"Come on, call daddy and let him know. Daddy is taking you to skip school today to eat a limited edition cake. After you finish eating, go back to class. Oh, don't let your mom know."

He actually sounded like an unreliable father in his words and acted very convincingly.

...But it was impossible to call him daddy. Out of sight of the clerk, Jiang Lai gave the other person a dead-eye expression.

Perhaps because he heard Gojo Satoru's words "taking the children to skip school, eating cake and then going back to class", the clerk, out of concern for minors, did not ask any more questions, quickly placed the order, and said that the parent-child set meal would be served in a moment.

Gojo Satoru brought the little sheep Jiang Lai and chose a position on the inside, relatively in the corner, which happened to be next to a certain decoration.

Such a location is relatively hidden, which is convenient for the two to talk and also convenient for setting up a double security barrier.

The store brought out the dessert parent-child set very quickly. Gojo Satoru cut the limited edition strawberry macaroon milk cake in half very beautifully, and gently pushed one of the pieces forward in front of the little sheep Jiang Lai.

"I didn't expect you to actually give me half. I thought you would keep it all for yourself or just give me a little bit." Jiang Lai raised his eyebrows in surprise and said half-jokingly.

"What are you talking about? I'm a good daddy--" The other party deliberately used a long tone, and his words contained a bit of teasing between good friends.

Jiang Lai smiled and paused for a second before returning to the topic: "Nanami should have already told you about what happened at Satakura Junior High School. I won't go into details."

"It's like this, Nanami told me roughly." Gojo Satoru slightly retracted his frivolous attitude just now, nodded and asked, "What's the situation with your special-grade cursed spirit?"

"Just like what I told you before, it's a state I can adjust myself." Jiang Lai smiled and explained, "I chose the curse spirit form at that time to conceal my whereabouts. In addition, the curse spirit identity makes it easier to contact those guys on the opposite side - there is at least a small group of special curse spirits."

He said it according to the setting of the original work. Considering the intelligence of the cursed spirits in the new series, he added the word "at least" in his words.

"What a small group..." Gojo Satoru picked up a strawberry from the cake with a fork and put it into his mouth, saying casually, "Cursed spirits with high intelligence are troublesome."

"Indeed." Jiang Lai nodded, "But this also means that they can communicate. If they can communicate, maybe we can get some information out of them."

"Speaking of special-grade cursed spirits, Jay told me that there seems to be one in the regulatory agency." Gojo Satoru thought for a moment and said, "Is it the same as the one you encountered this time?"

"Probably." Jiang Lai answered, "The special-grade cursed spirit we encountered this time was a humanoid cursed spirit with three braids of blue hair and seams on his face. He held a special woven bag in his hand, which collected the light green fragments that attracted the surrounding cursed spirits in Utsura Middle School - that is, the fragments of the divine nature."

Hearing the word "divine fragment", Gojo Satoru's expression became slightly tense. He stopped what he was doing.

"Don't worry, that's not mine, and mine hasn't broken." Jiang Lai paused for a second, then continued, "That thing is now in the hands of Ryomen Sukuna. When we were chatting together at breakfast, Yuji said that he kept it in his living realm and didn't swallow it."

"Do you need it?" Gojo Satoru asked directly, "Do you need this kind of fragment?"

"...I, roughly know who the owner of the fragment is." Jiang Lai lowered his eyes, "I need it, but the purpose is not to use it on myself."

After pausing for two or three seconds, Gojo Satoru gestured with his hands and said with a rising tone, "OK~ No matter where you use it, I'll give it to you." His expression straightened a little, "I'll keep an eye on it."

"Then I'll leave it to you." Jiang Lai did not refuse, he replied with a smile.

At the end, he added, "However, the power contained in that thing is very strong. It is best not to touch it directly with a certain part of the body. If you don't have a special sealing tool, just circle around it and leave it to me to deal with."

"Hmm? Is it that dangerous?" Gojo Satoru raised his eyebrows under his eye mask, and nodded under Jiang Lai's serious gaze, "Okay, if I have any news, I will inform you as soon as possible - before that, no one will know or get close. Don't worry."

Jiang Lai heaved a sigh of relief. He knew that although Gojo Satoru seemed lazy and unreliable in daily life, his promises were absolutely trustworthy. He could rest assured in leaving the task to him.

Then, he remembered that he wanted to ask about Gojo Satoru, so he spoke again:

"By the way, Satoru, let me ask you something - is there a person with light blue eyes and a high status in your Gojo family?"

This question seemed a little abrupt at this moment, but Gojo Satoru didn't ask any more questions. He put his index finger on his lips and answered:

"You must be referring to the third elder of our family. He's the guy who I told you about when we went to watch the fireworks display together when we were little and he was immortal."

Jiang Lai's thoughts wandered for a second, and he was amazed at Gojo Satoru's excellent memory - it was such a long time ago when he attended the fireworks display in his youth, but he could still remember the details so clearly after so long!

Then he regained his composure and said, "This man may have some connection with the regulatory agency. Do you have any more information about him?"

Hearing the word "regulatory board," Gojo Satoru raised his head slightly, then nodded without surprise:

"Well, he has connections with the Regulatory Commission. I know that - it's no secret. All three families have people who are responsible for contacting the Regulatory Commission. In our family, this elder is also in charge of the connection."

Jiang Lai was slightly startled, thinking: Such open words are more difficult to handle than carefully hiding. It seems that this person is not afraid of exposing the real dark side of the Regulatory Commission through himself.

"His name is Gojo Hisakazuin."

Jiufengyuan… Jiang Lai muttered silently, feeling that it was a bit confusing. Generally speaking, the word "yuan" mostly appears in Japanese surnames, and is relatively rare in given names.

"That guy has lived for a long time and knows a lot, so every time the family holds a ceremony, they will check with him after reading the ancient books."

Gojo Satoru said, "He is the third elder of our family. Unlike the first and second elders, he does not usually participate in the struggle for family power. He is mainly responsible for the curse tools and ancient books in the family library."

The other party's focus may not be on the Gojo family. Jiang Lai understood what he heard.

"That guy's personality is gentle in the traditional sense. I don't know if it's real or fake, but he would often visit sick people in the family, regardless of their status, and give them bedside care and comfort."

Gojo Satoru thought for a moment, "When I was young, compared to those elders who always came to nag me about great principles, he left a good impression on me - after all, he rarely restricted me and didn't bother me with great principles."

If Jiang Lai had not seen some connection between the other party and Naohua in the comics, just by listening to these words, his impression of this person would be above average.

But now that we know more, these actions seem to be shrouded in a veil of unclear meaning.

But he couldn't tell people in this world about the Jujutsu manga.

Therefore, after a long silence, Jiang Lai spoke up: "I don't have any evidence now, but my intuition tells me that there is something wrong with this person. If you believe it... be careful, Wu."

"Needless to say, of course I believe you - it is said that the intuition of gods and monsters is very accurate, right?" Gojo Satoru raised the corner of his lips, shook his finger and said, "Oh, I have an idea that is very interesting. After everything is over, you go to the street to set up a food stall, I will be the agent, Jay will be the tout, Naoko will be in charge of collecting fees, and the students will support us. It will be a perfect retirement life!"

"…What kind of ridiculous retirement life is this!"

After this joke interrupted the conversation, the tense atmosphere dissipated and Jiang Lai's tense heartstrings relaxed slightly.

Gojo Satoru ate a few bites of the cake in front of him, wiped his lips and fingers with a wet towel, crossed his legs and said, "Go on, do you have anything else to say?"

"I'm done." Jiang Lai had asked all the questions he wanted to ask, and at the moment there was nothing he wanted to dig deeper into.

From Gojo Satoru's answer just now, he could tell that Gojo didn't know the third elder with light blue eyes very well.

Therefore, after writing down what the other party said, he stopped asking more questions.

"Have you finished?" Gojo Satoru threw the question back, "Nothing else - there should be something else you want to tell me."

These words were said rather directly, and the scene was somewhat similar to what happened on the road just now - Gojo Satoru seemed very determined that Jiang Lai still had something to say.

Jiang Lai didn't react to the other party's meaning for a while. After a few seconds, he began to guess: Could it be that the other party has recovered his memory from a thousand years ago?

But it doesn’t seem quite like it.

In other words, there may be some vague perception, but not complete.

If the other party really had complete memories from a thousand years ago, his performance would not be like this. Moreover, in the question just now, more information about the light blue eyes of Gojo Kyukazein a thousand years ago would be revealed.

Jiang Lai naturally also looks forward to his friends recovering their memories from thousands of years ago, but before his friends truly recover their memories, he does not intend to talk too much about the events of a thousand years ago.

That would cause trouble to your friends, and they might blame themselves for [forgetting] it and keep trying to remember it.

Therefore, Jiang Lai chose to let things take their own course. He did not rush them, but waited silently by the side, giving them time.

This also perfectly connects to his actions in the Yesterday and Yesterday chapter, explaining that they met, got to know each other, and became friends, but they would not deliberately let things that happened thousands of years ago trap each other.

At this moment, when he was unsure whether Gojo Satoru had really recovered his memories from a thousand years ago, Jiang Lai did not take the initiative to say more.

He planned to learn more about the other party first.

So he just blinked and counted on his fingers in reply:

"Oh, maybe there's something else I want to talk about. I promised the landlady in Tokyo to clean up the room upstairs. Could you find someone to do it indirectly every once in a while?"

However, Gojo Satoru did not respond to this question. Instead, he crossed his hands and leaned back in his chair.

The black eye mask was still on that exquisite and perfect face, completely covering the eyes, but Jiang Lai seemed to be able to sense the pair of blue eyes staring at him behind the eye mask.

The air was quiet for a moment, and Gojo Satoru's voice was low and seemed to come from far away:

"I...seemed to have had a very long dream."