Chapter 107 Jiang Lai: Is the real boss still here?
There are still people walking around, and cars passing by on the street from time to time.
Nanami Kento grasped the thallium knife wrapped with the talisman without hesitation. This very obvious gesture did not attract the attention of passers-by.
This performance has made people somewhat aware of some of the characteristics of this field.
It is a bit like a fantasy structure, which ingeniously replicates the surrounding environment of everyone not long ago.
That was why they, who had just finished training and were relaxed, did not immediately notice the enemy's secret arrangements.
In this case, it makes no sense to attack the ordinary people created by the illusions around them. They are illusions created by the domain, and the breakthrough point is not here.
But if it accidentally attacks ordinary people in real life, it would be really troublesome.
So it is better to ignore the people around you for the time being and focus on finding your companions and the caster.
Fushiguro Megumi made a gesture to summon the jade dog "Hun". The black and white big dog appeared here majestically, but it did not explore the way ahead, but protected the little sheep Jiang Lai.
"I'm fine, no need to protect me." Little sheep Jiang Lai half raised his head, blinked his eyes, and shook the phone in his hand, "I also have a similar electronic elf like you, similar to a Shikigami!"
"It's different. You should keep your cursed power for now." Fushiguro Megumi said calmly, "Stay by my side and don't stray too far away."
Jiang Lai knew why the other party was worried.
His own [Cyber Spirit] and Megumi Fushiguro's [Ten Shadow Spells] can both be considered summoning techniques, but the power of the same or similar techniques is not the same.
For example, the shikigami summoned by Fushiguro Megumi is different from the one summoned by Ryomen Sukuna after occupying the opponent's body in the original work. For another example, the same construction technique, Manben in the Death Return is much more powerful than Zenin Shinji.
Jiang Lai thought.
Fushiguro Megumi thought that he was relatively young and had just awakened to the technique, so his ability was insufficient. So he kept his cursed power and stayed close to him.
But in fact, his real strength is not weak, because he can mobilize his own magical power reserves, and after this period of time, he has become more familiar with the new techniques.
However, in order not to draw too much attention, he did not show his full strength for the time being.
At present, there is no danger, so let's wait. Jiang Lai's eyes swept the surroundings, and his fingertips brushed the phone. Folding the wings can also confuse the enemy behind.
So, the little sheep Jiang Lai made a puffy face and muttered, "Okay, then I won't do anything for now."
After a second, he came closer with a sly smile and said in a lively tone, "If you need help later, just tell me. This time it's a free trial, and next time if you help me attract some customers, you can both share a super affordable 20% discount!"
"...Is a 20% discount considered a super good deal?" Fushiguro Megumi couldn't help but complain, and then glanced over, "Are you taking orders as a bodyguard?"
"I can do anything. Welcome to patronize me." Little sheep Jiang Lai gave a thumbs up, "I am an all-round genius!"
The conversation between the two did not continue. Nanami Kento in front suddenly stopped and his expression became more serious.
He held the thallium knife with the talisman wrapped around it in front of him, and saw a standing figure appearing not far away.
Jiang Lai raised his eyes and looked, and when he saw the figure jumping into the curtain, his heart was inevitably stunned for a moment.
Light brown hair, reddish brown eyes, a slightly shy smile - isn't this Yuukawa Kurita?! How did this unlucky thing appear again!?
However, after the second round of the game, the evil Yuukawa Kurikawa was taken down by the well-prepared Gojo Satoru long ago. Jiang Lai then recalled the description in the comics.
After Gojo recorded Yuukawa Kuria's secret operations and showed them to Nanami Kento and Haibara Yu, he locked Yuukawa Kuria up with a sealing curse.
Jiang Lai believed in Gojo Satoru's handling of the second round. Logically speaking, Yuukawa Kurikawa would not have a chance to escape from the seal. And even if he could escape, it would be impossible for him to appear here so coincidentally and directly.
After a calm analysis in his mind, Jiang Lai looked carefully and noticed that the figure in front of him looked quite young, the same as when he was in high school.
Rather than a real existence, it is more like a shadow in memory.
The figure of 'Yuukawa Kurita' smiled, his drooping eyes slightly bent, and he waved his hand: "Nanami!"
Jiang Lai's gaze fell on Nanami Kento who was diagonally in front of him, and he was paying attention to the other's profile.
Back then, Yuukawa Kuria was a classmate of Nanami Kento. Yuukawa Kuria, who was very good at acting, got along well with Nanami and Haibara. Neither of them knew that the brown-haired boy actually had a mentality of making fun of them behind their backs.
After Gojo Satoru revealed the truth, it must have taken Nanami Kento and Haibara Yu some time to accept the truth. After all, they were once companions who spent every day together.
I don't know what the other party's reaction is when he sees Yuikawa Kurigashi. Or maybe this realm illusion is a projection created based on the most impressive part of the memory to confuse others physically and mentally.
Nanami Kento still had a tense face. He tugged at his tie and said calmly, "You two don't have to come forward. Just leave it to me. Fushiguro-san, please protect Watanabe."
"Okay." Fushiguro Megumi responded in a deep voice. He and the summoned Jade Dog Hun stood guard at the back.
Nanami Kento would not be fooled by the projection. Although his emotions inevitably fluctuated for a while, they quickly calmed down.
Rather than a complicated recollection of the past, what rose in his heart was more of a burning cold anger - towards the caster who touched his memory, and towards what Yuikawa Kurikawa did back then.
If you try to slow him down through this projection, it's impossible!
Nanami Kento swung the thallium knife wrapped with talismans expressionlessly and moved forward rapidly.
Jiang Lai stood steadily in the back. He was not worried that the caster would sense anything in his memory.
First, the technique of completely exploring memory is too illegal, and the world consciousness will not allow such a technique to exist. Secondly, everyone's memory is extremely long, even if the caster can sense a little, there is no time to read it.
Therefore, it is highly likely that this projection was created after the technique was initiated, automatically and randomly selecting a figure from the target's emotional ups and downs for projection.
No matter what, Jiang Lai believes that the mobile phone and the will of the world will not let his secrets be exposed. At most, only some of the memory projection characters that belong to the identity of [Watanabe Weilai] will be revealed.
Nanami Kento had already stepped forward with his weapon in hand, but the light brown-haired figure did not make any counterattack. He still stood there shyly, with a somewhat surprised expression, and his drooping eyes slightly raised to look innocent.
It seems that this illusion projection cannot imitate the ritual? Or maybe it can be used a little, but for some purpose it is temporarily useless?
Jiang Lai analyzed subconsciously in his mind, his eyes fell on the figure of 'Jiechuan Lijie' in front of him, and he always felt that things were not that simple.
Since he didn't fight back and didn't make any other confusing remarks, what exactly was the purpose of this projection?
Nanami Kento moved without hesitation and slashed across with his weapon, splitting it in two with the cursed blade - the next second, the space over there suddenly twisted, as if tearing through a newspaper pasted on the wall to reveal a cave behind it, and then suddenly shrank and changed!
The changing space separated the two groups of people. In the blink of an eye, the environment around Fushiguro Megumi and the little sheep Jiang Lai changed in rotation and was no longer the urban streets they used to be!
Now, the surrounding environment has turned into a dense forest, and they are in the forest under the moonlight.
Fushiguro Megumi: “?!”
He was startled and narrowed his blue-green eyes alertly.
The blond adult figure that was not far ahead was now nowhere to be found.
This seemed to be done intentionally by this illusionary realm, separating them and twisting the space to separate them.
But we cannot be afraid to attack just because of this.
Not only did Jiang Lai understand these analyses in his mind, but Fushiguro Megumi also guessed them quickly.
He pursed his lips and reached out to pull the little sheep Jiang Lai closer again: "It separated us on purpose, don't stay too far away from me." After half a second, he added, "...Don't be afraid."
"I'm not afraid." The little sheep Jiang Lai showed a playful smile.
He is not afraid of this, nor is he worried about being separated. In fact, he is considering whether to pretend to be separated.
Because after being separated, it would be easier for him to display his abilities undisguisedly and break the situation from the side.
Little Sheep Jiang Lai didn't show his thoughts. He took out his phone and muttered, "There's a photography contest with prizes recently. I think the randomly changing scenes here are good. I can take a few photos and enter the contest to earn some money~"
He took a few photos symbolically, and then contacted his scientific friends privately with his mobile phone.
After some time of training, several scientific friends have adapted to the body of the magic world and have almost figured out their abilities. However, they have not yet put them into actual combat.
They made an agreement that Jiang Lai would contact them privately when he needed help, and they would definitely come to help except during working hours.
When you have little free time, you can enter the program online to control the elves to fight. If you have more free time, you can come in person.
Recalling what Matsuda Jinpei had said before, that due to recent work adjustments, he had relatively little time to spare, Jiang Lai thought about it and first sent a message to Matsuda Jinpei in private.
Matsuda Jinpei on the other side quickly replied with an OK, saying that he had just got off work and was currently free.
Just when he received the message from the other side, Jiang Lai heard Fushiguro Megumi's breathing suddenly stagnated beside him, as if he saw something.
He immediately raised his head and looked into the distance.
In the illusion of the moonlit forest, a new figure appeared not far in front of me.
——A young man in a navy blue kimono stood in front, his long black hair flowing down like a waterfall. His slender fingers were holding an ancient, plain book.
The other person's face was always covered with a hazy white mist, making it impossible to see his face accurately, but one could still vaguely see the gentle corners of his lips raised.
Jiang Lai: “?” Isn’t this myself in the Thousand Years and Thousands of Years chapter!
Seeing this scene, the little sheep Jiang Lai also paused for two or three seconds.
His first reaction was: As expected, Fushiguro Megumi also vaguely awakened the memory of a thousand years ago. Although the details are unclear, it seems that he remembers himself.
His second reaction was: What a fake projection, the real one is still here (although in disguise).
The projected 'dark blue figure' stood quietly at a distance under the moonlight. Under the swaying moonlight, it looked like a gentle heron.
Although he guessed that it was a projection of an illusion, Fushiguro Megumi inevitably paused for a moment, with a complicated expression.
The moonlight and the forest before him were the place where he was rescued as a child many long years ago.
Megumi Fushiguro exhaled and calmed his thoughts. Just as he was about to make a move, he noticed that the brown-haired boy beside him used a spell to summon a black wolfhound with devil horns.
The little sheep Jiang Lai spoke in a lively voice. He patted the black wolfhound beside him, looked at the jade dog Hun, pointed to the front and said, "Go, bite him!"