Chapter 125 Meeting in the Realm of Life
Because it is living in the body of Yuji Itadori, Ryomen Sukuna's figure is now similar to Yuji Itadori, and is no longer the two-meter-tall, four-armed ghost from a thousand years ago.
Although his body had been transformed into two arms, Ryomen Sukuna was still used to wearing a loose-fitting kimono—that is, a women's kimono.
Jiang Lai stood up straight and tore off the vertical space code barrier. He looked at the two Sukuna for a second, then at the floating cow bones and blood on the ground.
Because Jiang Lai habitually isolates his body with a thin layer of space, as if there is no bottom, so the blood will not touch him.
He raised his hand slightly, used a spell to float a bull skull, and weighed it in his hand to try it out.
The texture is good, Jiang Lai thought. It looks like a real cow bone.
Ryomen Sukuna, who was sitting cross-legged on the Ox Bone Mountain, saw Jiang Lai's action, narrowed his scarlet eyes, and propped up his face with one hand: "Why, you haven't reacted yet? It's really annoying to casually intrude into someone else's territory."
Jiang Lai still held the cow skull in his hand. He raised his eyes and did not directly respond to Ryomen Sukuna's words. Instead, he said calmly, "Do you want to come down and talk?"
"I think this height difference is just right." Ryoumen Sukuna said leisurely, switching legs. "Although my previous rule is that you are not allowed to look up without permission - but I am happy to see the ridiculous look of you looking up at me at this moment."
"No, I didn't make the suggestion just now because of the perspective, it's just..." Jiang Lai paused, tapped the white bull head in his hand with his finger bones, and asked sincerely, "Sitting on this hard thing, although it looks cool, but don't you feel uncomfortable if you sit for a long time?"
Ryomen Sukuna: “…”
Such a topic was indeed too unexpected, but Ryoumen Sukuna still had no special expression.
As a genuine thousand-year-old monster, he would certainly not be defeated by such words.
"I felt something was wrong with you last time. Now it seems that you are seriously injured... including your brain." Ryoumen Sukuna snorted and laughed, "You actually focus on such a boring thing."
Jiang Lai: Actually, my real focus is on you. You must be shorter than me when you come down.jpg
Ryomen Sukuna, who is living in Yuji Itadori's body, is now the same height as Yuji Itadori, both are 1.73 meters.
Jiang Lai thought so casually in his heart, but did not say it out loud. Instead, he put down the ox skull in his hand and looked at the two Sukuna on the top of Ox Bone Mountain.
He adjusted his expression, his eyes slightly fluctuated, mixed with a little bit of unnoticeable confusion: "Actually, I wanted to ask you just now, why do you look so familiar with me... Do we know each other?"
In the short time just now, Jiang Lai had analyzed it in his mind, and then decided to continue pretending to have amnesia.
Ryoumen Sukuna was cheated by Naohua thousands of years ago, and the vengeful guy is determined to chop Naohua into pieces next time they meet. So in theory, he is also standing on the opposite side of the Supervisory Committee controlled by Naohua.
However, given Ryomen Sukuna's evil personality, it is difficult to achieve a truly reassuring cooperation.
The other party probably wants to expose other people who have offended him while showing off his brain. In short, no one else can have an easy life except him.
They may cooperate later, but based on the current situation, Jiang Lai does not need to reach a cooperation agreement with Ryomen Sukuna for the time being.
Therefore, after careful consideration, he decided to continue pretending to have amnesia.
Although Ryomen Sukuna is currently inside Yuji Itadori's body and has no direct contact with the Supervisory Committee, it is better to hide it from him just in case.
That is why Jiang Lai adjusted his facial expression and tone and responded as he did just now.
Hearing this, Ryoumen Sukuna slowly lowered his hands from his face and said, "Huh?"
His fangs were slightly exposed, and he let out a disdainful sound from his nose. "There's no point in using the same move twice - it was already done once a thousand years ago. Repeating the same routine is very boring."
Jiang Lai: It was a one-second joke back then, but now it’s a long-term acting, and it’s not the same routine.
He made up his mind about the words, but his face showed no sign of it.
At the bottom of Niugu Mountain, the black-haired young man still had the same expression. Hearing Ryoumen Sukuna's response, he frowned slightly: "Sorry, but I don't understand what you are saying."
The second half of the sentence even carried a certain sincerity, "I don't know why I am here, but I feel that you are somewhat familiar. Perhaps it is the companion effect of being a special-grade cursed spirit."
"Somewhat familiar? The companion effect of being a special grade cursed spirit?" As if he had heard something very funny, Ryoumen Sukuna smiled inexplicably and sarcastically, "It's really funny to hear these two short sentences from your mouth."
"But when I first saw you on that winter night, you seemed to be in human form. Now you're a cursed spirit? It seems incomplete."
Ryoumen Sukuna put one hand on his chin. "It's a little interesting, but don't you feel disgusted and regretful that it has become such a mixture?"
Jiang Lai's expression was turbulent, and he blinked: "It seems that you care about me a lot - but I don't care what my appearance is like, as long as I am still myself inside."
"Same boring reply as last year." Ryoumen Sukuna snorted, raised his eyebrows, and said with a somewhat malicious smile, "Can you really not care about your appearance at all? Then why not let me break your arms and legs for fun, and watch you struggle like a worm? It's quite interesting to think about it."
Facing the malicious intent of the special curse spirit in front of him, Jiang Lai looked calm and retorted: "Since you think it's interesting, why don't you perform first."
Ryoumen Sukuna stood up, and his scarlet eyes looked down from afar at the black-haired young man in the blood, with a kind of oppressive and inquiring look in them:
"Enough with the joking - tell me why you came into my territory without any reason."
"My answer is the same as before." Jiang Lai said calmly, "I don't know the reason for this."
Because there was no plan for cooperation or transaction for the time being, Jiang Lai did not reveal the fact that he had obtained the other party's finger and touched the fragment.
He began to pretend to know nothing about anything, and his impeccable expression made it impossible to find any trace of lying.
Ryoumen Sukuna narrowed his eyes and suddenly jumped down from the top of Niugu Mountain, splashing blood on the ground where he landed.
At the moment of landing, he turned his wrist and slashed the sharp curse blade through the air with his fingernails——
Jiang Lai moved sideways to avoid the incoming cursed blade, and with a flick of his fingertips he picked up a strand of cursed power code and swung the hard bull skull at it!
Ryoumen Sukuna grabbed the bull skull with his backhand, crushed it with one hand, and threw it into the blood in the living area. He moved quickly, and his figure flashed like a flash, rushing in front of the black-haired young man!
The two of them fought back and forth in the realm of life. The piled up ox bone mountain was collapsed and restored by the shock wave of curse power, and the splashing and surging blood sounded like huge waves in the space!
Ryomen Sukuna, who failed to gather all the strength of his fingers, and Jiang Lai, whose strength was reduced but still powerful, once again ended in a draw.
This is the domain of Ryomen Sukuna, but Jiang Lai is not restricted or negatively affected in the other's domain. It seems that he is half detached and half immersed in it, like a projection.
Finally, the two used the same cursed blades to form a cross in the air. After the shock wave pushed the two back in opposite directions, they stopped attacking at the same time.
"I said I didn't mean to come here, why bother fighting?" Jiang Lai put away his left arm that was across his front, staring at him with his brown eyes, "Or maybe you mistook me for your former enemy? I have no memory of knowing you, you've got the wrong person."
Ryomen Sukuna puts her hands together, her wide white kimono sleeves covering her wrists with black patterns, and the thin indigo bow on her waist and back hangs down naturally.
He looked unhappy, but it didn't seem to be because of the draw just now.
"Is your memory really confused, or are you just pretending? This attitude is really a wolf."
Ryoumen Sukuna was staring at him from a distance, with a look of inquiring thought on his face, and his scarlet eyes were like those of a ferocious beast.
Jiang Lai knew that the other party was not easy to fool, so he did not relax for a moment. He used his acting skills, which were honed through his experience in the scientific world, to weave a net that was enough to confuse others.
"I don't think you have the right to comment on others casually." Jiang Lai replied calmly, "Compared to my mistake, you are more like the guy who is entangled."
"Huh? I am indeed very determined to kill you." Ryoumen Sukuna said with contempt, his attitude was casual and arrogant. He raised his hand slightly, put his index finger on his lips, and showed a thoughtful look, "I have thought about the recipe for a long time. I can cut it into pieces and try them one by one to see which one tastes better."
Faced with the undisguised murderous intent of the cursed spirit in front of him, Jiang Lai remained calm.
He didn't intend to waste time on meaningless bickering, and thought that while he was still in the other person's natural territory, he could simply explore the situation.
Jiang Lai didn't know when he would leave the other party's territory, perhaps when his body woke up from the dream.
Now, since he is not affected by the negative impact of the domain and will not be hurt by Ryomen Sukuna, he can take this opportunity to pretend to wander around while actually searching for the fragments.
Last time, Ryoumen Sukuna took away the light green fragment from Satoshi's junior high school. Logically, the fragment should be in the opponent's territory.
However, due to the influence of the domain, Jiang Lai could not sense the specific location of the fragments.
Before Jiang Lai could put this idea into practice, his thoughts were interrupted by another voice present.
I saw another figure falling in the center of the living area—it was Yuji Itadori!
Jiang Lai was somewhat surprised that Ryomen Sukuna pulled Yuji Itadori into the realm of life, and then quickly guessed whether this was another test from Ryomen Sukuna.
The cherry-pink-haired boy placed his hands on the bloody ground. After a second of shock, he quickly reacted. He rubbed his elbows and stood up. He stared at Ryoumen Sukuna in front of him with full energy and shouted unceremoniously:
"What are you doing, Sukuna? You dragged me into this again?"
Ryomen Sukuna snorted lightly, with an inexplicable smile on his face. It was rare that he didn't cut with his cursed blade in response to Yuji Itadori's performance.
He tilted his head slightly, motioned Yuji Itadori to look to the side, and drew out the last line of his voice: "I asked you to come and see a guy who broke in, kid - do you want to see him?"