Chapter 185 The Tower of Positive and Negative
Although Okkotsu Yuta didn't understand the meaning of these words, he could roughly guess from the voice coming from the phone that the content of the conversation was related to what happened on the island.
'The Strongest Curser', 'Paranoia'...
These are very thought-provoking words, so Otkotsu Yuta remained silent for a second and wisely chose not to participate in this magical conversation between the teacher and the senior, so as to avoid being teased about taking sides.
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"I'm glad that the teacher and seniors are okay." Okkotsu Yuta's words were sincere.
Then, he exhaled and said in a low and calm voice, "I'm just sorry that I can't meet you in time. Due to some unexpected events, I am now back in Tokyo..."
The island environment was peaceful and quiet, and the voice on the phone was clear. In addition, the hearing of a sorcerer was much better than that of ordinary people, so Gojo Satoru next to him could also hear the voice of Otsukuo Yuta on the opposite side.
He stepped forward and said in a rising tone, "It's okay! What do you need? The best teacher is here. I can take Lai back. Or we can just charter a cruise ship."
Jiang Lai: ...As expected of a wealthy man, chartering a cruise ship sounds so easy and casual!
His wild imagination only lasted for a moment, and Jiang Lai quickly returned his attention to the key point of Yuta Otsukino's words just now - the other party mentioned an unexpected incident.
What happened in Tokyo that required the emergency recall of top-class magician Yuta Otsutsukotsu?
Before he could even ask, Gojo Satoru naturally followed up with the next sentence: "What happened to Yuta? Do you need teacher's help? It's not that rotten orange causing trouble again, is it?"
Having just come out of the tower world of [Fork in the Road], Gojo Satoru still had a sharp anger towards the high-level sorcerers. Although Jiang Lai'an's words had eased him a little, it still hadn't completely dissipated.
"No, it's not because of any high-level relationship." Otsukoshi paused and explained, "It's related to the matter of the special-grade cursed spirit, so I came back."
Speaking of special-grade cursed spirits, Jiang Lai finally understood why the curse world would specifically notify Otsutsukoshi Yuta.
Basically, only special-grade spellcasters can deal with special-grade spellcasters, and there are only a few special-grade spellcasters in the Japanese spellcasting world.
Among them: Gojo Satoru is carrying out missions abroad, Geto Suguru is nominally a defected curser, and Kujuku Yuki is idle and does not take on any missions.
——From this point of view, the only special-grade magician who is reliable and can be contacted is Otsukotsu Kyouta.
Although Otsutsuki Yuta is young, he is very powerful. Jiang Lai and Gojo Satoru are not worried if he handles the special cursed spirits.
However, Jiang Lai still asked one more question: "What kind of special curse spirit is it?"
The special cursed spirits he remembered (Hua Yu, Lou Hu, and Tuo Gen) should all be near Mount Fuji. Could it be that [Window] discovered the presence of special cursed spirits around Mount Fuji?
However, the top leaders of the curse world have long been in collusion with the regulatory body, and even if [Window] has intelligence, it will be suppressed for various reasons. It stands to reason that the existence of the special cursed spirits stationed in the [Transfer] Tower will not be easily exposed.
On the other side of the phone, Otsutsuki Yuta hesitated for a second before saying, "...This special-grade cursed spirit is a little strange. In fact, I didn't exorcise him, and I didn't even really fight him."
This reply surprised Jiang Lai. Which cursed spirit could receive such an evaluation from the God of Pure Love?
"That special cursed spirit seemed to know Itadori. He said he was Itadori Yuji's brother."
Okkotsu Yuta thought seriously and said.
"I think his attitude is sincere and he doesn't seem to be lying. He has normal intelligence and doesn't seem to be casually recognizing relatives. Moreover, he did not hesitate to hurt himself to save Yuji and the others in a critical moment... Maybe he and Yuji have some relationship."
At this point, Jiang Lai guessed who this was without waiting for Yukotsu Yoota to name him - the head of the Nine Phases of the Cursed Fetus, the good brother with twin ponytails!
Yan Xiang was once seduced by Naohua, but later saw through Naohua's conspiracy and rebelled against the Supervisory Committee for his brother Yuji. During the evacuation, he was seriously injured and needed to rest and recover.
If the special grade cursed spirit was a flatulence, Jiang Lai could understand why the higher-ups would transfer back Yuta Otsutsuki.
The current Chan-sang has long been an enemy of the Supervisory Board. It would be a good thing if he could be killed with the help of Otsutsuki.
Jiang Lai had encountered the expansion phase when he was on a mission to collect fragments with Geto and Masato.
At that time, he also had a few words with the other party, trying to pull the other party to his camp and expand the united front facing the regulatory commission.
At that time, Zhang Xiang was still recovering from his injuries. He said that he could not trust Jiang Lai easily. He had to confirm it before he could believe that Jiang Lai did have a deeper relationship with Yuzhang.
Jiang Lai knew that Xiao's words were useless, so he let Yan Xiang leave.
He had known for a long time that he would meet Sansei again in the future, but he did not expect that he would be away from Tokyo at that time. The other party went to find Yuji Itadori and alarmed the observation agency [Window] of the curse world, asking them to call back Otsukotsu Yuta.
Gojo Satoru was standing beside him, patted Jiang Lai on the shoulder, and mouthed curiously: Here comes another Yuji's brother, is he your brother too?
Jiang Lai waved his hands with his crescent eyes and made a simple gesture, indicating that his "brother" and Zhang Xiang's "brother" were not the same concept.
"..." Gojo Satoru raised his eyebrows, looking as if he understood and yet didn't understand.
If the black eye patch hadn't covered half of his face, he might have made an emoticon that said "Your circle is so messy."
Jiang Lai's attention returned to the phone call again, and he thought:
If it was just the matter of the sullen minister, Otsukotsuki Yuta should have dealt with it quickly, so why is he still staying in Kyoto? Is he keeping an eye on the sullen minister just in case?
On the other side of the phone, Yuta Otsukotsu seemed to be able to guess what Jiang Lai was thinking and continued to explain:
"The higher-ups are worried about the new special cursed spirit, so I need to act in coordination with them. Besides, there's something very important that's related to Yuji..."
He was silent for a moment before he said, "I think we need you and the teacher to come back before we can make a decision."
"What is it?" Gojo Satoru asked directly.
When it comes to students, Jiang Lai handed the phone to Gojo Satoru, who communicated directly with Otsukuoka Yuta.
On the other end of the phone, Yuta took a deep breath and spoke as calmly as possible: "I carried with me a map to find the four towers. After returning to the country, when I fought with Zhang Xiang to test him, the curse activated the map."
"At that time, Yuji and the others were also nearby, and the special symbol of the [Positive and Negative] Tower lit up."
Without further explanation, Jiang Lai and Gojo Satoru understood what this meant - in other words, the living Tower of Positive and Negative was among the first-year students!
Combining the name of this tower with Otsutsuki's more precise tests, the exact carrier of the Tower of Positive and Negative can be identified - just as he said just now, it was Yuji Itadori.
Jiang Lai was silent for a second after hearing the news, and he sighed in his heart: ... As expected! Every tower of the Supervisory Commission is very shady! !
It's not easy for Yuji Itadori to really die, because he is the vessel of the cursed king Ryomen Sukuna. It's perfect to put the Tower of Positive and Negative on him.
Jiang Lai pondered. However, there was a small problem.
In theory, the Regulatory Commission already had the Sun Totem Contract before Yuji Itadori was born. The pattern on Jay's forehead began to grow when he was in junior high school.
In other words, Yuji Itadori is the second-generation carrier of the Tower of Good and Evil, and there was another one before him.
It's just unclear on whom Naohua placed this tower before...
This piece of information might be useful or not. Jiang Lai kept it in mind for the time being, ready to explore it later.
The focus now is Yuji Itadori...A living tower. If you want to break it, it seems that the only way is death, except for the active transfer of the caster (brain flower).
After hearing what Otsutsuki Yuta said, Gojo Satoru held his phone, lowered his eyelids, and replied, "I understand - we will be back soon."
After hanging up the phone, the originally cheerful atmosphere on the island became much more gloomy.
There was still a smile on Gojo Satoru's face, but it was a faint smile.
He returned the phone to Jiang Lai, and after a while, he whispered, "Lai, can you still use time reversal now?"
Gojo Satoru knows that Jiang Lai in the real world has long lost the ability to control time, and the scene of the broken clock is still clear and glaring in his memory.
The scene in the tower of [Fork in the Road] comes only from the subconscious, and is like a fleeting star.
But he still couldn't help asking Lai.
"Sure." Jiang Lai blinked and gave an affirmative reply, "Don't you remember? We also developed a field combination."
Gojo Satoru was slightly startled, and said with a rising tone: "Really? I thought that was only done to break the illusion. In the real world, can you still develop that realm?"
"My strength has been restored by the head of the family. Although it is not as strong as in the Tower of Crossroads, it is still usable."
"Oh! That's no problem at all. I'll try to input more magic power and you can bear less."
Gojo Satoru's expression suddenly relaxed a lot. The corners of his lips curled up and he put one hand on Jiang Lai's shoulder. "When we go back, we will find a suitable hidden place that will not attract the attention of the regulatory committee to carry out the combined domain, and secretly reverse the tower on Yuji's body alone~"
This is indeed a method, but doing so would mean exposing the affairs of the combined domain to both Sukuna.
Jiang Lai didn't think it was a good thing to let the Sukuna family know too much.
——It’s annoying if your little brother knows too much!
In addition, the combined field is a fusion of Gojo Satoru and Jiang Lai's techniques. If it is discovered, the regulatory committee will easily be able to infer the fact that the two have already combined.
Jiang Lai had planned to reveal this point at the very end in order to launch a surprise attack.
But how to solve the problem of the tower on Yuji Itadori...
In a flash, Jiang Lai suddenly recalled events from a thousand years ago.
——At the moment of destroying the [Gate], he reversed time and space and engraved it into the godhead of Yuji Itadori who faces death with kindness!
At this point, perhaps we can use this to cleverly solve the problem of the Tower of the Living.
There is no need to worry about your stinky little brother knowing too much.
Thinking of this, Jiang Lai's mind relaxed, his expression brightened, and he said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have another way to solve the problem of Tiger Stick."
"There's no need to open a combined domain. After all, we are still enemies on the surface. Remember, you are the strongest curser."
Gojo Satoru was silent for half a second, then said: "…Why are you bringing up this meme again?!"
On weekdays, Gojo Satoru doesn't actually care about all kinds of comments and memes. He is very thick-skinned and casual, and he makes others mad with laughter every day.
I don't know why, but hearing my own jokes from Jiang Lai, who is both my teacher and my friend, sounded like dark history, and it made me feel tingly.
Jiang Lai coughed and blinked his brown eyes: "Sorry, I just said it casually. The script I have now is the amnesiac villain on the other side of the curse world."