Chapter 152: Five Messages & Sun Totem

It is now three or four in the afternoon, and because it is a weekday, there are not many pedestrians on the street.

"Here." Otsutsukoshi Yuta, who was carrying a black sword bag, turned slightly and handed the three-colored meatball in his hand to the brown-haired boy beside him.

Otsutsuki Yuta said hello to Nanami Kento, left the technical high school with the little sheep Jiang Lai, took a taxi to the city center, and bought a portion of three-color meatballs at a store they passed by.

The little sheep Jiang Lai originally thought that the other party wanted to eat it, but unexpectedly, he gave it to himself.

He was slightly startled, then reached out to take it: "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Otsukotsuki Yuta smiled. "Gojo-sensei said you like sweets. I've heard of that shop before. It's very famous. Please try it."

I do like sweets - but I always feel that Gojo Satoru did not discover my love for sweets, but rather judged others by his own taste and thought that everyone likes sweets.

Jiang Lai thought casually in his heart and bit off a soft and glutinous meatball.

After swallowing the food in his mouth, Jiang Lai raised his head slightly and asked, "Where are you taking me, Otsutsu-senpai?"

This time when leaving school, Nanami Kento looked very relieved, probably because he knew that Otsutsuki Yuuta was a serious person and would not make people worry like Gojo Satoru taking care of a child.

"Ah... no need to address me as senior." Hearing Jiang Lai addressing him like that, Yuta Otsutsukoshi looked a little embarrassed, then smiled, "I did accept a mission, and I need to exorcise a first-level cursed spirit later - during this time, we can chat."

No need to address him as "senior"? Jiang Lai raised his eyebrows slightly.

He heard some meaning behind Okkotsu Yuta's words, and the other party did not seem to regard him as an ordinary junior high school student.

Jiang Lai had guessed early on that when Okkotsu Kyouta suddenly returned to his country this time, he must have brought some of Gojo Satoru's will with him.

At this moment, when the other party suggested to chat, he did not look surprised, but just nodded and said: "Okay, we can communicate now."

——I wonder how much Gojo Satoru told Otsutsukoshi Yuta. Jiang Lai thought to himself.

As if he could sense what Jiang Lai was thinking, Otsukoshi Yuta lowered his eyes and smiled:

"Gojo-sensei told me the current situation, and I know who the enemy is. However, he didn't tell me too much about you, only that you are a very important friend of his."

"Gojo-sensei said that it's up to you to decide whether to tell those stories and how much to tell." Otsutsuki Yuta blinked slowly, "He didn't intend to reveal too many spoilers in advance."

Jiang Lai's eyebrows slightly curved when he heard this, he knew that Gojo Satoru did this for protection.

After all, the identity of his own existence is always being watched by the enemy. For safety reasons, Gojo Satoru has long stated that he will not easily reveal Jiang Lai's identity - all these matters are decided by Jiang Lai himself.

Although Gojo Satoru is always laughing and making jokes, he is always the most reassuring person at these critical moments.

"To be honest, I was quite surprised when I got your information. It showed that you were a first-year junior high school student living in Nanami-senpai's house."

Yuta paused, "But I guess this is not your real age and identity. Because of some secrets, you need to use another identity that will not be suspected by the enemy."

Otkotsu Yuta has a very sharp intuition. Even though Gojo Satoru never told him these, he could still analyze the answer from just a few words.

At this point, he looked a little embarrassed: "Of course, these are just my guesses... I said them subconsciously. If I'm offended, I'm very sorry - you don't have to answer me, just treat me as nonsense."

"It's okay, no offense." Jiang Lai blinked and smiled, "You guessed it right. Since you are a student that Wu trusts, then it's okay for me to tell you."

Unlike Fuhuzhi and the others who are still in the growth stage, Otsukotsuki Yuta has already been exposed to the darkness of the world of curse and possesses strong ability to protect himself and others.

Therefore, he can accept and bear more secrets.

There were not many pedestrians on the street, and there were no iris totems on this road. Otsukotsu Yuta was still releasing his magical power slightly to explore the surrounding situation - in short, it was safe for the two of them to chat now.

Jiang Lai's gaze fell on the front, and the light beige sunlight swayed in his eyes.

When I talk about the past, I have a lot to say, but when I get to the point, I don’t know where to start or how to say it.

How to describe you, those old times?

There are many things that cannot be fully expressed in words, and only those who have experienced them personally can feel them.

However, I don't need to reveal so much details at this moment. This is just a basic information exchange, and I just need to explain some of the key points.

Jiang Lai thought for a moment, considered his words, and finally began to recount the past in a calm voice.

Okkotsu Yuta was a very good listener. He was gentle and calm, and walked with Jiang Lai at just the right pace.

Only after Jiang Lai finished speaking did he nod slightly and smile, "Hmm... So that's how it is."

Okkotsu Yuta did not make any personal comments on this, as he knew in his heart that those past events did not require his own comments.

Therefore, he just lifted the sword bag on his shoulder and uttered words similar to those just now.

"It seems that I should call you Senior."

At this point, Otsutsuki's cheeks turned slightly red, and he looked a little embarrassed: "...When Gojo-sensei told me that you were his friend, I thought that perhaps seniority wasn't what it seemed. It turned out to be true - at that time, you called me [brother] on the steps, and I shouldn't have accepted it."

The strong and gentle boy rarely showed a little embarrassment, and Jiang Lai was amused for a moment by the shyness of the big boy in front of him.

He said, "It's okay. In fact, as I just said, I have to pretend to be a junior high school student. In this case, the relationship between the elder and younger generations and the address of elder brother and younger brother in front of everyone should be like this."

"...I understand." Okkotsu Yuta nodded, his earlobes still slightly red, but his expression had adjusted. "In front of other people, I will treat you as a junior."

He knows the important points and won't get hung up on them.

"Now that you know what you want to know, it's my turn to ask." Jiang Lai said in a light tone, half jokingly, "Answer truthfully."

Okkotsu Yuta looked serious, and his voice was steady: "Excuse me, senior."

"How did you and Wu Guowai complete your mission?" Jiang Lai didn't rush to ask why he came back, but first asked about Guowai's situation. "I heard that the mission was a bit troublesome."

"It is true, but mainly because there are so many people involved and the cursed spirits are very cunning. But it's not a big problem."

Otsutsuki Yuta nodded, his expression showing a special level of ease, "Finally it's almost solved. Gojo-sensei personally exorcised the troublesome special-grade cursed spirit."

"Solved?" Jiang Lai blinked. "If that's the case, why didn't he come back?"

"The explanation from the high-level officials of the spellcasting is that the most troublesome curse has been resolved, but there are still many follow-up matters to be completed, so we have to stay abroad for a while."

Otsutsuki paused for a moment, "But actually, Gojo-sensei was planning to take care of something else."

Other things... Jiang Lai realized sharply that this part should be the key point.

After all, there are very few things that Gojo Satoru can handle personally.

Otsutsuki Yuta's return to Japan this time was probably arranged by Gojo Satoru. He went to handle the overseas affairs himself, and then asked Otsutsuki to return to Japan to bring messages and do other things.

After all, if it was just a separate message, Gojo Satoru could have just sent it via email.

Jiang Lai and Gojo Satoru often communicate through the phone - Jiang Lai informed Gojo Satoru about the collection of fragments of the Supervisory Committee, Geto Suguru's devouring of the real person, more secrets of [Existence], and the trip to Zenin's house, etc., all through email.

The two of them kept their information open to avoid internal friction where you kept secrets from me and I kept secrets from you.

But speaking of it, Gojo Satoru should have emailed him to inform him when Otsukuota returned to his country, so why didn't he send a message?

As if he could tell what Jiang Lai wanted to ask, Otsukotsu Yuta continued, "The place where Gojo-sensei is going to handle things is a bit remote, and for some special reasons, I think there should be no signal there."

"Why would Satoru go to such a remote place?"

"Well... this is what I'm going to say next. In fact, this is also why I came back to my country." Otsukotsuki Yuta looked at the people beside him and said, "Gojo-sensei has been secretly looking for information about the sun totem. This time I went there for this reason."

Sun Totem...

When it comes to this, Jiang Lai's first reaction is the unformed complex black sun pattern on Geto's forehead!

Gojo Satoru said back then that he would definitely find out information related to this.

Even after knowing that this was some kind of contractual stamp from the regulatory agency, I never stopped pursuing it.

At this moment, it seems that Gojo Satoru has finally fulfilled his promise to Geto Suguru and found the key clue about the Sun Totem.

Although he always looks nonchalant on weekdays, in fact, Gojo Satoru has always attached great importance to promises in his heart - just like he once insisted on "See you tomorrow", and just like he protected the youth of students in his own way.

Otsutsukoshi Yuta continued, "This sun totem is a thing used to confirm a collective contract. It is similar to a bond, but it is different."

"It has many special features, such as that once it is fully formed, only those who have signed the contract can see the totem. But one thing is that this contract is not permanent or absolute, and can still be removed."

"——As long as the [Four Guard Towers] are destroyed, the collective contract effect of the totem will be invalidated."

Can it be removed? Jiang Lai narrowed his eyes when he heard this.

The immortality of the core members of the Regulatory Commission is a very troublesome thing. He originally thought that he needed to bring [Rebirth] out, but now it seems that perhaps he can use breaking this collective contract as a breakthrough?

"What is [Four-sided Guard Tower]?" Jiang Lai asked.

"They are basically magic circles in four special places, but in addition to the magic circles themselves, the Supervisory Committee will probably arrange some other guards." Otsukotsu Yuta said, "Gojo-sensei will deal with the most troublesome one, and the rest--"

He picked up the black sword bag with one hand, raised his eyelids slightly, and smiled gently, carrying an extraordinary strength. The young man said in a clear voice: "Let's deal with it together, senior."