Chapter 120: True Person: Okay, Geto and Lai are thawed...
Despite his stormy head, Geto Xiayou still had a squinting, foxy smile on his face, and he kept moving forward relying on his muscle memory and instinct.
The liquid fox lying on Geto's shoulder blinked its red eyes and suddenly rubbed Geto's cheek. The cool, jelly-like touch made Geto, whose cosmic thinking was sublimated, wake up instantly.
He quickly calmed down and sorted out his thoughts in a short time.
...It seems that Lai's memory is still good? That gentle glance shows that he still remembers the past.
However, the question of how Lai himself became a cursed spirit remains unanswered. But it seems that Lai is very comfortable with it, and he probably has some plan. If there is a chance later, maybe we can communicate privately.
Thinking of this, Xia Yujie's heart, which had just been hanging high, finally calmed down a little. The hands that were clenched tightly under the wide sleeves loosened gently, leaving only a few red marks of relaxation.
Although the two did not have a detailed communication, a kind of natural tacit understanding made Xia Yujie understand in his heart that he had to cooperate with Lai and continue to act as if he didn't know him but was very interested, pretending to help the real person to carry out this plan and take advantage of the situation.
It's time to test my acting skills again. I used to perform mostly solo, but I never thought I'd have the chance to work with Lai this time.
Very good, let's get started.
Xia Youjie quickly adjusted his state. With the perfect smile of the past on the corner of his lips, he took a step forward and followed Jiang Lai not too far away.
As if he was not used to the approach of the curser behind him, Jiang Lai quickened his pace and walked to the side of the cursed spirit with blue hair in three braids.
The black-haired young man's actions were not concealed, and the real person naturally noticed Jiang Lai's actions. The Curse Spirit's eyes with seams on his face flashed with brilliance, and he smiled: "What's wrong?"
The black-haired, brown-eyed young man pursed his lips and glanced back slightly, still surrounded by a faint sense of alertness. He spoke calmly: "That guy gave me an uncomfortable feeling... What is his technique?"
"Yeah, very sensitive." The real person did not hide it. He raised the corners of his lips and replied, "Mr. Getsu's technique is the manipulation of cursed spirits, which has something to do with us. This is probably why you feel uncomfortable."
"But don't be nervous. Mr. Getsu is our partner now and he won't do anything to us." The real person then added a soothing word.
The two did not deliberately lower their voices. After hearing the same words, Geto Suguru stepped forward and walked from behind. With a bandage wrapped around his forehead, he smiled and responded:
"Although my technique is the manipulation of cursed spirits... I am not the kind of person who would attack my partners at will."
He spoke lightly, but his aura did not make people feel relaxed. When he stood beside Jiang Lai, he brought a subtle and silent pressure.
The black-haired young man with keen perception frowned slightly, and also released magical power in response. At the same time, he moved away from Geto Suguru who walked to the side, and took another step towards the real person.
The real person smiled and raised his hand to put it on Jiang Lai's shoulder through the space door barrier. He continued, "Okay, if you are still worried, just go to my other side."
Jiang Lai nodded slightly, he turned to the side of the real person, and suggested to the side from the middle door of the three-person group.
As he took a step forward, he raised his indifferent brown eyes and stared at the young man with the ball-head hair from a distance with his eyes slightly narrowed.
The corners of Xia Yujie's narrow eyes slightly raised, his gaze swept over the black-haired young man, and he smiled calmly, "There's no need to be so alert to me."
The real person with gray-blue heterochromatic eyes turned to Kagome Geto and said quietly: It is not the time to take action yet. First, you should calm down, build good relations, and let the other party let down their guard.
Noticing the hint from the blue-haired three-braided special cursed spirit, Xia Yujie smiled, but also restrained some of the cursed power released from his body, showing his willingness to cooperate.
The real person retracted his gaze, and then, his voice rose, "In fact, Mr. Xia Yu does not absorb and convert all cursed spirits. The fox you followed today was a partner that Mr. Xia Yu had kept by his side for a long time, but he had never signed a master-servant contract with him."
The black-haired young man seemed to be very interested in the liquid fox. Hearing this, he turned his head and looked over.
Xia Yujie was very graceful. He raised one hand and touched the little fox lying on his shoulder, then smiled at Jiang Lai: "I like Nightmare Fox very much, and it seems that Nightmare Fox likes you too - do you want to continue playing with Nightmare Fox?"
The black-haired, brown-eyed young man did not reply immediately, and there was a hint of hesitation on his face.
The real person seemed very keen to break the ice between the two, and said, "The Nightmare Fox is indeed quite good, and is one of the top-grade cursed spirits with a better temper. I think you can first feel the aura of our companions from the Nightmare Fox at a close distance."
The black-haired young man seemed to trust the real person more. Hearing this, he finally nodded slightly and relaxed the tight barrier.
Xia Yujie patted the nightmare fox on his shoulder and said, "Go, go and play with our new friend. You can also get some food from him."
The black liquid fox shook its tail upon hearing this, and its body shape changed and twisted in the air, gathering and reorganizing, and when it reappeared, it appeared beside Jiang Lai. It shook its ears, and its mosquito-repellent eyes swirled in circles.
"This guy loves to nibble on everything. His magic is to devour enemies or cursed tools." The real person also added, smiling, "If you want, you can feed him anything, my friend."
Oh, it seems that the liquid fox in the past is not particularly stupid. It sounds like it has not exposed its swallowing ability in the time gate. Jiang Lai analyzed this point very keenly.
He could tell from the real person's words that his understanding of the Liquid Fox's [Swallow] skill remained at the level of real matter.
But it makes sense. If the liquid fox had revealed the time gate's devouring ability, the regulatory agency would have been worried about Xia Yujie.
Jiang Lai thought.
You know, the reason why the regulatory agency currently gives Geto Kagome greater freedom is the constraints they signed with him when he was a child - that is, the complete control during the One Hundred Demons Night Parade in the first act.
After the second round begins and returns to the Star Magma incident, the Liquid Fox has already begun to devour this early bondage of Geto Kagome, and it is estimated that it has been cleaned up by now - but the regulatory board is unaware of this.
With this analysis, it seems that we can guess why the liquid fox became slightly thinner.
In theory, cursed spirits would not have the concept of gaining or losing weight. However, the liquid fox continued to use the power of the time gate and could not get timely replenishment (that is, feeding itself), so it gradually lost weight.
Thinking of this, Jiang Lai felt a subtle sense of guilt again.
It seems that I haven't had a good meal in more than ten years. No wonder the guy in the alley kept shouting "hungry" to me.
In that situation, he was able to stick by Geto's side and not chase after me. He is really a good kid.
I should find time to feed the little fox more often later, he thought.
Seeing the liquid fox walking around him on the ground, Jiang Lai smiled faintly, as if he was attracted by such a thing. He bent slightly and gestured to guide the liquid fox to jump into his arms.
The Nightmare Fox was not polite either. He jumped into Jiang Lai's arm nimbly, his jelly-like body trembled, and he found a comfortable position to lie down, biting Jiang Lai's sleeve and began to gnaw and chew.
The clothes of cursed spirits are condensed from cursed energy, which can be replenished at any time and will not really be damaged or disappear. Most cursed spirits do not pay special attention to the clothes they wear.
Therefore, at this moment, Jiang Lai was not worried about the little fox gnawing on his clothes - in fact, this kind of subtle feeding method that seemed like playing was not bad.
With such a companion in his arms, the indifference and alienation surrounding the black-haired young man seemed to have finally dissipated a little, and he was no longer as cautious as before to keep a distance of several meters from Geto.
The real person was very satisfied with this. He felt that this had broken through the initial barrier and allowed Jiang Lai to temporarily let down his guard.
He returned to the topic of the mission again: "This time the debris collection range is in the Kanto region, most likely in Saitama Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Tokyo, and Kanagawa Prefecture. We are currently exploring Kanagawa Prefecture first, and then in the order of Chiba, Saitama, and Tokyo."
"How many days will it last?" Jiang Lai asked.
"It may take some time." Zhenren replied with a smile, "But it's actually very quick - during these few days of the time gate, I can introduce you to other companions, or you can ask me anything you want to ask."
"Of course, you can ask Mr. Geta." The real man did not forget to mediate the atmosphere between Jiang Lai and Geta, "Geta has more contact with us companions."
Xia Yujie turned his face slightly to the side, with the corners of his eyes raised, his hands naturally folded in his pockets, and his black and gold cassock shone warmly under the moonlight.
He said, "Of course, if you have anything to ask me, I will answer it."
The real person continued speaking, his voice rising frivolously and with a smile on his face:
"Mr. Xia Yu actually comes into contact with more similar spirits. He also comes into contact with some cursed spirits that are not in our small group when he is on a mission. I think if you are interested, you can really talk to him."
The real person intends to continue to show a warm and friendly attitude during the few days of the time gate before the fragment fluctuations appear.
By the way, let Geto Suguru and the black-haired young man become familiar with each other, thereby lowering the black-haired young man's vigilance and ensuring that the last blow will hit the target and avoid any accidents.
At present, it seems that the black-haired young man has a certain degree of trust in himself, but he is still wary of Geto Suguru as a human being because of his cursed power.
The cursed spirit with blue hair and three braids thought. In this case, the key point now is to thaw the atmosphere in the door between the two.
The master sorted out the plan clearly in his mind. His heterochromatic eyes curved and he took a step back nonchalantly, leaving some space for Jiang Lai and Xia Yujie to get close and chat.
The black-haired young man's expression remained calm as he looked over with his brown eyes.
Xia Youjie kept a smile on his face. After the real person stepped back slightly to leave space, he slowly moved closer to Jiang Lai to shorten the distance between them.
The black-haired young man's consciousness stood up for half a second as the space gate technique vibrated around him. Then, as if he felt the shaking of the liquid fox in his arms, he finally closed the open barrier and did not move away, but allowed Geto Suguru to approach him.
They walked side by side, and after a moment of silence, they finally started chatting casually.
Xia Yu is still very knowledgeable, it seems that everything is going well.
The real heterochromatic Wanwan, who was lagging behind slightly, was very satisfied with the progress in eliminating her vigilance.
With his mediation, the cursed spirit Lai and the cursed master Xia Yu finally thawed and came closer!