Chapter 110 My Name is
“…”
Under the powerful spell, everything became quiet in an instant.
Jiang Lai did not speak first, but just stood on the ruins in the illusion, looking down at the people on the ground with an indifferent expression mixed with a slightly unknown smile.
That 'navy blue figure' was not stupid. As soon as it sensed a force greater than its own, it tried to escape - but Jiang Lai did not give it a chance.
A genuine, flawless spatial technique enveloped the false projection, tightly wrapping it up and leaving it no chance of escaping.
Jiang Lai has already seen that the practitioner of this unfinished domain is none other than the false projection in front of him - the other party's technique seems to be related to simulation, so the domain is a memory illusion, and it can pretend to be someone else and simulate some abilities at the same time.
But a fake is still a fake, and a poor imitation is just a joke in front of the real thing.
Jiang Lai's gaze fell on the projection. As a curse spirit, he was even more sensitive at this moment. With just one glance, he could sense the unusual, evil and cold power lingering around the curse spirit.
Ryomen Sukuna's finger! Jiang Lai guessed it immediately.
He suddenly realized: No wonder this cursed spirit could create such a huge illusion realm, it turned out that it had devoured Ryomen Sukuna's finger and absorbed the huge power that did not belong to it.
It's just that the fingers of Ryomen Sukuna are not cabbages that can be found everywhere. This time, it happened to be swallowed by this cursed spirit to upgrade, and it might be intentional.
Jiang Lai thought to himself. Maybe it was the finger of another character who set up this game.
No matter what, since I happened to come across it, this finger belongs to me.
It takes no effort to get it.
As it happened, Ryoumen Sukuna had a fragment of the divine power in his hand, and he had a finger of Ryoumen Sukuna. It was almost like a bargaining chip for the two of them to trade.
From this perspective, I don’t know who will suffer the most from this wave of layout of the fantasy realm, but I must be the one who gains the most.
There was a hint of smile in Jiang Lai's eyes, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.
Megumi Fushiguro and No Rose Kugizaki below saw the faint smile on the face of the man with black hair and brown eyes, and their nerves were tense, like a stretched string.
They didn't understand why the other was laughing, and their hair stood on end under the strong pressure of the cursed power.
The smile on Jiang Lai's face was only short-lived. He quickly restrained his expression and returned to his usual indifferent attitude. He jumped lightly from the ruins and landed on the ground nearby.
Megumi Fushiguro and Rose Kugizaki subconsciously assumed fighting stances, but were careful not to launch an attack.
Both of them had an impression of the black-haired, brown-eyed young man in front of them. The "gift" from the sukiyaki restaurant had left a deep impression on them.
Not long ago, Yuji Itadori also mentioned a few words to them about the incident at Urasakura School.
However, because sorcerers have many and heavy tasks to do on a daily basis, they usually like to talk about happy things and rarely mention anything related to their tasks.
Therefore, the last time Yuji Itadori went back, they only chatted briefly for a few words without going into details.
Fushiguro Megumi's memory of the man in front of him was even deeper. After all, the man in front of him was his neighbor in Tokyo, and he had saved him in an alley before - but he never understood why the other party did it.
At this moment, seeing each other closely, both Fushiguro Megumi and Kugizaki Norose noticed something strange about the black-haired, brown-eyed young man that was different from before...
It only took a moment for them to perceive and observe, and they quickly realized that the black-haired young man in front of them was not a human, but a cursed spirit! !
But, how could this happen...? ! The last few times we met, we were all human. After not seeing each other for a while, I actually——
This realization instantly made them tense up!
Cursed spirits are the enemy of mankind. Could it be that the black-haired young man in front of him is in league with the illusory cursed spirit? That would be very troublesome, they are completely no match for him.
But the other party had helped them several times before, maybe this time too...? But why?
Come to think of it, I always feel that the black-haired young man in front of me is somehow familiar.
All kinds of thoughts were swaying in his mind, and Fushiguro Megumi felt dizzy. He bit the soft flesh inside his mouth with his teeth to stimulate himself to stay awake.
In front of him, the black-haired young man in a slim windbreaker did not look at the two technical college students, but instead fixed his gaze on the navy blue figure.
Just at this moment, Norose Kugizaki suddenly reached out, grabbed Fushiguro Megumi's arm and pulled it back slightly.
Fushiguro Kei glanced over and saw that Kugizaki Norose looked nervous but her eyes were calm and resolute. He mouthed a signal and took advantage of the unexpected figure in front of them to focus their attention on the projection, and the two of them stepped back together.
Temporarily retreating is the right choice. Even if it is impossible to completely withdraw and stay away from the battle, it is also a rational decision for both of them.
Fushiguro Megumi retracted the shikigami and slowly retreated following the girl's steps, while staring straight ahead.
The black-haired and brown-eyed young man glanced over with his indifferent brown eyes and noticed the fake projection with murderous intent flashing.
Since it couldn't escape, it simply took the risk of burning its boats and attacked first with its cursed power!
The black-haired young man didn't even move his feet. He raised his hand slightly, and an arc-shaped space barrier blocked the attack and covered it at the same time!
The projection tried to imitate the black-haired young man and fight back, but before it could even stand up, it was suddenly controlled by the shrinking air around it!
The dense air wrapped around the projection as if it had a spirit, like a coiled snake, not giving the opponent any chance to take advantage.
The black-haired man flicked his fingertips and easily took control of the situation, and was not affected even though he was in the opponent's territory.
His eyebrows were slightly raised, his expression was carefree, his posture was full of confidence, yet there was an inexplicable tolerance that prevented him from appearing ostentatious. He was like the bright moon in the sky, whose radiance spread far and wide but was not dazzling.
With a turn of the wrist, it seems as if the entire space is held between the fingers.
Such powerful spatial control ability...
Witnessing the situation on the scene, Megumi Fushiguro slightly widened his blue-green eyes, and at a certain heartbeat, something flashed through his mind like lightning!
Could it be that the black-haired young man in front of me is——
Speculations emerged like a spring, and Fushiguro Megumi was alert and looked intently.
The standing young man with brown eyes had neat short hair, and he was not wearing a navy blue kimono, nor were there any ancient books floating around him.
But such a powerful and inclusive aura, even if mixed with some inexplicable dark and chaotic aura, is still unparalleled.
——That is a quality that a false projection can never imitate.
After reacting for a while, Megumi Fushiguro finally matched the black-haired young man with the dark blue figure with a misty face in her memory.
After coming to this conclusion, a torrent of emotions surged in his heart!
But, but how is it possible? ! Is it him? Not him?
He hoped that the person in front of him was the figure in his memory a thousand years ago, but he didn't want it to be that person. Because the figure in front of him changed not only in appearance, but also -
The knowledge that the black-haired young man was now a cursed spirit hit him hard again. Fushiguro Megumi took a bigger step back, and Kugizaki No Rose next to him immediately looked at him.
"..." Fushiguro Megumi exhaled deeply and looked back at Kugizaki No Rose. Although she didn't say anything, she could read his expression at the same time.
Kugizaki Norose was stunned at first, then in disbelief. She remembered that they had met once a thousand years ago. At this moment, she turned her head to look at the battle situation and subconsciously murmured, "Can, curse spirit?"
When they saw each other before, they were human, but now they have turned into cursed spirits. But they still remember that thousands of years ago, they seemed to be a being on par with gods.
In front of him, the cursed spirit that was bound by Jiang Lai's space technique could no longer maintain its disguise. The skin of the "navy blue figure" fell off, revealing its original appearance - a huge crow with a twisted body, and its dark red eyes looked like rotten meat.
It opened its mouth and let out a strange cry, its ferocious face was accompanied by a surge of cursed energy, and the entire illusion realm began to fluctuate!
The surging cursed energy came one after another. Kugizaki No Rose raised her arms to block the wind and dust, and Fushiguro Megumi also narrowed her eyes.
However, Jiang Lai looked calm. He took a few steps forward leisurely and easily broke through the evil spell that was coming at him.
With a wave of his hand, he dispelled the incoming attack, and then used the cursed blade to cut open the belly of the crow curse spirit.
The spatial technique separated his hand, and he pinched a dark finger from the other person's abdomen.
——It’s Ryomen Sukuna’s finger!
Megumi Fushiguro and No Rose Kugizaki, who were not far away, recognized it immediately and understood it in an instant.
No wonder this cursed spirit is so powerful, it turns out it swallowed Ryoumen Sukuna's finger!!
After Jiang Lai took out his finger, the cursed spirit visibly sank, its strength dropped several levels, and it had no strength to struggle anymore.
The black-haired, brown-eyed young man ignored the cursed spirit and used space magic to cover Ryomen Sukuna's fingers, gathering them in his palm.
Then, he raised his eyes and glanced calmly at Fushiguro Megumi and Kugizaki No Rose not far away.
Megumi Fushiguro looked over, with mixed thoughts in her mind.
If he was really that person, why didn't he come to see him or Gojo-sensei during this period? Why did he change from a god to a cursed spirit?
The other person's aura seemed a little strange, mixed with confusion. But he had helped me before... Did I remember it a thousand years ago?
These thoughts seemed to be frozen when the black-haired young man looked at me with his brown eyes.
——The other person’s eyes were too calm and too strange.
Indifference and alienation, separated by an extremely obvious barrier. Although it doesn't seem like looking at a stranger, the little familiarity that remains is only because of the few encounters we have had in the past.
Not only did the other person lose his former identity, but it seemed that his memory had also disappeared.
The false projection in the illusion will care about him, but the real person has long forgotten.
The fingertips of Fushiguro Megumi's lowered fingers trembled imperceptibly. He frowned and stared stubbornly into the scrutinizing gaze.
The black-haired and brown-eyed young man did not stay for long, nor did he continue to look at Fushiguro Megumi. He lowered his eyelids slightly, tilted his head to play with Ryomen Sukuna's fingers, and was about to turn around and leave.
The illusion that was shaking around her became more and more shattered, and the clothes on Megumi Fushiguro that were transformed from a thousand years ago by the illusion also began to dissipate.
Amid the crumbling illusion of the ruins of Heian-kyō Castle, that person walked away without a second thought.
Fushiguro Megumi took a step forward subconsciously. He still had a lot of questions he wanted to ask, and many of them could not be put to rest with just a simple "things have changed and people have changed."
Kugizaki Norose reached out and pulled him again, and Fushiguro Megumi regained her senses in an instant.
The other party was a dangerous cursed spirit at the moment, so they should not chase after him. The black-haired young man took the finger and left, which was actually a good situation for them, as they could take this opportunity to exorcise the weak cursed spirit.
Megumi Fushiguro's long hair from a thousand years ago dissipated with the illusion, and the Heian-kyo clothes on her body swayed in the wind, gradually fading away and turning back into the style of a high school student's uniform.
The figure in the distance walked into the unknown distance, and an indescribable emotion choked in his throat.
He thought of the regrets he had, and the name he hadn't had time to tell her. But he also calmly knew that he shouldn't attract the other person's attention, and shouldn't call back the threat that was about to leave.
He couldn't shout out loud, so silence was the best response.
The boy opened his mouth, his reason suppressing his emotions and keeping him quiet, but eventually a trace of stubbornness came out, and he uttered a faint bass voice towards the back:
"…My real name is Fushiguro Megumi."
The final illusion of Heian-kyo collapsed and disintegrated as the cursed power was drained, and the back of the black-haired young man also disappeared in the distance.
Only at the very end, the man seemed to turn his head slightly.
Maybe I heard something, maybe I didn’t - or maybe there’s no difference between the two, because the result is just emptiness and confusion.