Chapter 111 Sorry for the long wait!
Jiang Lai took his fingers away and left without any regrets. As an [existence], his hearing was extremely sharp, so he naturally heard the last low voice squeezed out from between Fushiguro Megumi's lips and teeth.
His heart was slightly moved, but he did not stop and continued to pretend that he had lost his memory.
Jiang Lai was very rational. He knew that it was not convenient to reveal the truth outside where there were many people around and it was difficult to see clearly.
And when it comes to secrets, the fewer people who know about it, the better - this has nothing to do with trust or not, but from an objective perspective, this is the most appropriate approach.
Currently, the only people in the world of Jujutsu who know that Jiang Lai has not truly lost his memory are Gojo Satoru, Geto Suguru, and Ieiri Nozomi.
All three of them have complete memories of yesterday's past, and they are the ones who have worked together to set up traps and secretly pressure the Supervisory Commission over the years.
At this moment, Jiang Lai, who had helped solve the trouble of the cursed spirit, stepped out of the gradually collapsing illusion realm, landed swiftly and nimbly in a hidden and safe place, then looked down at the fingers isolated by the space technique in his palm.
The finger of Ryomen Sukuna is a troublesome thing. As a special cursed object with powerful power, it has a strong attraction to cursed spirits. Therefore, it must be kept well.
But how to keep it and where to keep it is a problem.
Jiang Lai pondered.
It must be handed over to someone you trust and who is strong enough to deal with finger accidents, such as Gojo Satoru or Kasugano Ken.
Gojo Satoru was not in the country at the moment, so he could not hand over the two-sided Sukuna finger to him. Moreover, in order to confirm his own amnesia and helpless situation, he had better be careful and not hand over such obvious items to Gojo Satoru.
The same goes for Geto Xia Yu, it is not convenient for him to take over the item in this way.
From this point of view, it is best to keep it yourself. So where should you put it?
Jiang Lai had thoughts running through his mind. After thinking for a few seconds, he suddenly remembered that the game called [The Elves and New Route] had a backpack function. He wondered if his technique [Electronic Elves] could also simulate the game to store objects.
...Since we have a guide Kyubey, it should also be equipped with this function, right?
Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated. After using the technique to check that the surroundings were safe, he switched identities and turned into the appearance of a brown-haired boy.
Jiang Lai knew that he had to clean up his fingers before Yuji Itadori and the others came out, so he summoned the guide without any delay.
As the light flowed, a cute pink creature jumped out on the scene, it was the guide Hiroki Kyubey!
"Weilai." Hongshu Qiubi is an artificial intelligence data. He roams the Internet every day, so he is always free and will come here when he senses the call.
He smiled and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
"Hiroki!" Little Sheep Jiang Lai also smiled. He showed the two Sukuna's fingers to the other party, "Can you sense the storage backpack? If you can, help me store this."
Hongshu Qiubi's fluffy tail swayed. He closed his eyes for a few seconds, then opened them again: "Sure, there are three initial grids. Just put your finger in front of me."
Jiang Lai was very happy to hear that. He moved quickly and placed Ryomen Sukuna's fingers on the ground.
Hiroki Kyubey focused his attention on Ryoumen Sukuna's fingers. He saw the space around the fingers twist slightly, and then swallowed them up, entering the invisible backpack space.
"It's OK." Hiroki Kubi exhaled, and then asked, "Can you feel the breath of your fingers?"
Jiang Lai released his magical power and tried it out, but he didn't sense anything, so he replied, "No. It seems that this backpack is quite useful." He smiled and said, "Thank you Hongshu for keeping it for me!"
"You're welcome." Hiroki Kirby smiled adorably. "That's great. I'll go back and import the finger data into the database of that world. Maybe I can make some new peripherals."
"Huh?" Jiang Lai was a little surprised, "Are you also doing peripherals?"
"Of course." Hongshu Qiubi winked playfully. "By the way, I'm a NIO promoter! I've also made friends with several other NIO fans, one of whom is in the United States."
"Really? You communicate in English?" Jiang Lai asked curiously. As an artificial intelligence, Noah's Ark Hongshu can use multiple languages, but because the original body is a Japanese child, he is used to speaking Japanese in daily life.
"No, the other party can speak Japanese, so I will continue to use Japanese." Hiroki Qiubi said, "But the person seems to be very busy and rarely goes online. Occasionally, he will ask me to buy some small sheep lifestyle peripherals."
"It's good to make more friends. After all, being happy is good." Jiang Lai picked up Hongshu Qibi and held the cute pink creature in his arms.
Hiroki Qiubi continued to smile and said, "I heard that your series of underworld peripherals sold very well some time ago. If you have any related inspirations, you can also let me know. I can also produce fan peripherals! The dividends will be left to you then."
I didn't expect that Hongshu has also been keen on selling peripherals recently. However, seeing that he seemed very happy, Jiang Lai also smiled and touched Hongshu's head: "Okay, let me think about what other tricks I can come up with."
Hiroki Kyubey: "...It doesn't have to be the underworld."
Because outsiders cannot see the electronic elves, the little sheep Jiang Lai changed his posture and let Hongshu Qiubi lie on his shoulders.
He put the Bluetooth headset in his pocket into his ear and pretended to make a phone call so as not to make his communication seem abrupt.
Then, the little sheep Jiang Lai walked out of the narrow alley while chatting with Hongshu Qiubi on his shoulder.
The weather outside was perfect, and the warm sunlight illuminated their path.
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the other side.
Not long ago, Nanami Kento, Haibara Yu and Itadori Yuji met the mastermind behind this illusion - as Jiang Lai guessed, the person behind it was none other than the Special Curse Spirit Master.
Naturally, the real person felt unfair about the result last time, so this time he specially found a finger, fed it with a simulated curse spirit, and set up such an illusion space, in which he carried out his revenge.
The real person's target is Nanami Kento. He has been holding a grudge against the opponent's attack last time when he was in Satana Junior High School, so this time he seized the opportunity to kill him.
As he is keen on playing with people's hearts, he naturally plans to kill Nanami Kento in order to mentally harm Itadori Yuji. He might even have a chance to regain the fragments that were lost last time.
He didn't dare to use his soul-touching technique directly against Yuji Itadori, because there were still two Sukuna in Yuji Itadori's body.
Just now, the special curse spirit accidentally touched Sukuna, and Sukuna's cold murderous intent was full of oppression. However, Sukuna, who was happy to watch the excitement, temporarily forgave the real person this time.
The cursed killing intent that was spreading at that moment was the cursed fluctuation that was keenly sensed by Matsuda Jinpei in the distance.
In the later stages of the battle, Masato realized that Nanami Kento, who had fought him before, was on guard in every move, so he changed his target at the last moment.
He planned to launch a surprise attack on Haibara Yu who had been assisting from the side. Killing Haibara was also a form of revenge against Nanami Kento.
Just when the real person suddenly changed his target and wanted to touch Haibara Yu, Yuji Itadori moved quickly and bravely to block him.
As a result, the real person who touched the soul once again offended the two Sukuna who were imprisoned in the Tiger Stick prison.
This time, Ryomen Sukuna had seen enough of the excitement and no longer gave the leniency of "not making an exception for the next one".
He fought back directly and rudely - there is a gap between special grade and special grade, and the attack of the Curse King, even just one blow is enough to cause heavy damage!
The real person had no time to dodge and was hit hard, his soul was shaken and damaged!
Coincidentally, the surrounding illusionary realm also began to collapse and disintegrate. The real person looked quite stunned, obviously he did not expect that anyone could solve the curse spirit that devoured his finger.
The real person had no time to retract his finger, and probably guessed that an accident had occurred there. Even if he went, he couldn't retract his finger, so he could only retreat again with hatred in his heart.
But his expression was still smiling, and he retreated as slickly and nimbly as a snake, so that Yuji Itadori and the other three were unable to stop him.
After the real figure went away, Yuji Itadori wanted to chase him again, but Kento Nanami grabbed his hood.
The serious-looking adult shook his head and said, "We can't catch up with them. They are all very cunning. We should go check on Fushiguro, Kugizaki, and Watanabe and the others."
"Oh, yes!" Yuji Itadori immediately turned his attention back to his friend.
Huiyuan Xiong shouted: "Hey? The one running over from a distance is... Watanabe's shikigami?"
During the training a few days ago, they had seen from a distance several Shikigami summoned by Little Sheep Jiang Lai. Although they had never come into close contact with them, they had some impression of their appearance.
The black wolfhound Matsuda Jinpei ran towards them following the waves of cursed energy, then stopped at a distance, his body looking sturdy and graceful.
He held a cigarette between his lips and nodded, saying, "They are over there - I will come to find you and then lead the way."
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Megumi Fushiguro and No Rose Kugizaki completely exorcised the cursed spirit whose fingers had been removed and who was severely injured by Jiang Lai.
Then, after going through a series of things and completing this final task, Megumi Fushiguro let out a long breath, no longer forcing himself to stand up straight, and staggered a few times before sitting down on the ground tiredly.
Kugizaki No Rose didn't make any jokes this time. She looked very tired, and her expression was filled with an indescribable complexity.
The air was quiet for a while, and Kugizaki No Rose sighed and spoke first: "...Don't be too immersed in your emotions. A lot of things must have happened in the meantime. But think about it, that person helped us before, maybe he still remembers something in his subconscious."
"..." Fushiguro Megumi lowered his eyelids, then raised them again. His voice was a little hoarse, but he remained calm. "I know. I'm not immersed in my emotions. I'm just thinking about the things behind it."
"Gojo-sensei should also have memories - when we mentioned that person many times before, he always replied with a vague and joking reply." Fushiguro Megumi said, "Gojo-sensei knows more than us, and perhaps he also knows the reasons behind this and the real enemy."
"Are you going to ask him?" Kugizaki Norose raised her eyebrows.
Fushiguro Megumi's eyes fell on the land in front of him. He stared at the ground for a while and said, "I will ask, but I won't ask any more questions."
"There is only one thing..." The urticant boy narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "I must know who the real enemy is."
Kugizaki No Rose asked: "Why? Do you think there are enemies besides the cursed spirits?"
"If it was only the cursed spirit, Gojo-sensei would not have concealed the truth from us, nor would he... just listen to the news from that person silently without taking the initiative to do anything." Fushiguro Megumi analyzed calmly, "There must be something more troublesome, standing in the way."
Neither of them spoke for a moment.
Kugizaki No Rose put one hand on her forehead and said in a long voice: "Ah - this is really troublesome. The cursed spirit is already annoying enough, and now there is also this annoying guy."
Then, she put down her hands, her eyes sparkling, and her words powerfully said, "Of course, all the miscellaneous things will be smashed by me in the future!"
The girl's attitude was bold and unrestrained, and Fushiguro Megumi's expression also relaxed a little.
He thought that no matter what, these friends would walk hand in hand on the same path.
"No matter what, at least a regret has been made up a thousand years later." Kugizaki Norose spoke cheerfully, her eyebrows raised, "I still remember what I said a thousand years ago - the Wind and Fire Trio, now we have it!"
The girl's face suddenly lit up with a bright smile, but it quickly faded away and she coughed.
"Well... Mr. Yuji, you are barely qualified to be my bag-carrying assistant!" Kugizaki Norose said in a deliberately pretentious tone and nodded.
Fushiguro Megumi seemed to have her usual calm expression, but the corners of her lips were slightly raised.
The orange-haired girl crossed her arms over her chest, holding a stone under her feet, and muttered the second half of the sentence: "...just made us wait too long."
As she finished speaking, she caught a glimpse of a figure approaching, so she looked up.
In the distance, they saw a cherry-pink-haired boy following a black wolfhound, running towards them with big strides.
Seeing his friend safe from afar, he smiled widely and shouted:
"Fushiguro--Kusaki--I'm coming--!"
Fushiguro Megumi looked over, and her blue-green eyes clearly reflected the approaching figure.
Kugizaki No Rose straightened her back, put her hands on her hips, raised her voice and replied with great momentum:
"Hey, Yuji, hurry up - we're waiting for you!"
I've waited for you for a thousand years.
The voice traveled far away, mixed with some subtle complaints, expectations and smiles.
Yuji Itadori scratched his head in confusion at the mixed emotions in the conversation, but he still smiled. He was in high spirits, waving his arms enthusiastically, and responded loudly:
"Hi——Sorry for the wait!!!"
He took big strides and ran like the wind, crossing dozens of meters, as if crossing a distance of thousands of years, and ran towards them with vigor and vitality.