Chapter 22 Special 12/24
Jiang Lai did not stand there waiting. He hung up the phone, put the phone back into Fushiguro Megumi's pocket, and quickly left the scene.
The sudden rain and snow has stopped now, but the shock of the people and events I encountered this time is still lingering in my mind.
Jiang Lai returned home and sat upright on the sofa. He placed the locust wood tablet in his hand and tried to call Fuhei Shier to let him rest assured about his son's condition. He also had more questions he wanted to ask.
——However, Mr. Ghost did not appear, nor did he respond in any other way.
Jiang Lai waited for a while and thought: Maybe I can't sense the situation outside during the hibernation period.
The initial attack to block the cursed attack of the one-eyed, six-armed cursed spirit may have exhausted the energy of the ghost Fushiguro Shinjiro... I wonder if he will show up at the gambling game tonight.
Wait a minute.
He dropped the cards on the side of the table, then fished out the bronze key that the landlord had handed over today from his pocket.
The door key with the words "Summer Oil" on it lay quietly in his palm, bringing a cool touch. Jiang Lai stared at the key with mixed feelings.
As early as when he was on his way home, Jiang Lai turned on his mobile phone and tried to search the records of the "One Hundred Demons Night Parade" that year to judge the situation of Geto Jie he met this time, and to guess whether it was the real Geto or the fake Geto with brains taking over his body.
He used the same search method as the last interstellar plasma incident, searching both the light and dark networks at the same time.
——However, after Jiang Lai entered the relevant keywords, it showed that there was no relevant record. He locked the date and conducted a detailed investigation, but still found nothing.
December 24, 2017, was an ordinary Christmas Eve. There was no spellcaster announcement, no spellcaster gathering, no crowd evacuation, and no casualty records... nothing seemed to have happened.
So what is going on here?
Jiang Lai put down the key, sighed lightly, then leaned back on the sofa, casually resting his arms on it.
It's a bit difficult to analyze.
He emptied his mind and looked up at the ceiling.
I wonder if the comics have been updated, and if there will be relevant information in them. And, if it has been updated, I don't have to fight alone and waste my brain cells thinking hard—
Jiang Lai: Woohoo, my science friends and forum members, my external brains, come and help me!! QAQ
——
The other side. The world of science.
There was a heavy snowfall in Tokyo in December, and the snowflakes covered the teaching building of Teitan High School with a layer of white.
Kudo Shinichi's high school life was full of crises and twists and turns, like a spy movie. After the organization was destroyed, he recovered and entered the third year of high school, his life turned into a normal campus detective comedy.
The first national academic proficiency test (Japanese college entrance examination) will be held in late January next year, but for the scientific world full of magical time laws, there is still plenty of time.
Therefore, on this day of the college activity, the senior students of Teitan High School also participated and relaxed.
The theme of this year's event was jungle animals, so most people's costumes were related to forest animals.
At this time, Kudo Shinichi was facing the window next to him, adjusting the pair of plush wolf ears on his head.
He and Mao Lilan both wore wolf ears today - Suzuki Sonoko suggested and provided them in a friendly way, and finally she said with a giggle that this was a "couple look" that was very in line with this year's trend (as soon as she finished speaking, two braised boiled eggs were seen).
They played a few games together and took photos. Then Suzuki Sonoko happily dragged Mao Lilan to play the women's flower ball game.
Kudo Shinichi happened to go back to the classroom to get a water cup during this time. After searching the hole in the table, he accidentally rubbed the edge of the table when he looked up, and his wolf ears were crooked, so he used the reflection of the window next to him to fix it.
After fiddling with the wolf ears on his head, Kudo Shinichi took his water cup and prepared to go back, and glanced at the group of classmates gathered in the back row of the classroom.
Students dressed up as animals gathered together, as if they were having a jungle party. It looked quite funny. They seemed to be looking at something.
Kudo Shinichi took two steps forward, and after walking two steps, a student dressed as a tiger on the outermost side saw him and said in surprise: "Oh! It's Kudo-kun! Yes, we have a great detective Kudo in our class! I can ask Kudo-kun to help analyze——"
"What?" Kudo Shinichi was still a little confused, "Analyze what?"
Sitting in the middle was the girl with twin ponytails, Rina Komura. On the table in front of her was an open comic book for the people around her to read.
Hearing Kudo Shinichi's voice, she raised her head from the crowd and said happily, "Kudo classmate!"
She was dressed as a rabbit and waved her hand, saying, "Come here! I bought the latest update of the "Jujutsu Kaisen [New Series]" magazine on the way to school today. It also comes with a bonus information booklet - I remember you're also following this manga!"
"Ah... yes, I'm following a manga." So everyone is following a manga in the classroom? Kudo Shinichi reacted for a moment, then walked over in two or three steps.
He followed this comic because his good friend Jiang Lai was transmigrated into this comic - he wondered if he would be included in this update. Kudo Shinichi thought casually in his mind.
"These words are super exciting!" Another classmate leaned over and imitated the gestures, "That Gojo Rai made a move just like that - and then the cursed spirit flew out suddenly!!"
Gojo Rai? Jiang Lai appeared in these chapters? Kudo Shinichi caught the key words.
"My new wall is amazing!" Komura Rina nodded and muttered, "When the official version is released, I have been wanting to enrich my collection for a long time--"
"Hmm... the latest update is indeed very interesting. The new character's technique seems to be of the space type, but it is somewhat different from the previous guess of unlimited."
Kashirotani Akiko, who was sitting on the side, said calmly.
"The plot is progressing well, and I'm also interested in what happens to Kayuki Shinobu in the new series, as well as information about the newly emerged agency, the Regulatory Commission."
"For someone like me who doesn't use his brain and only cares about looks, reading comics is just fun." Komura Rina said jokingly, sticking out her tongue, "But I still want to know more. This time, Kei, Geto, and my new wall-head are all here. Please, please, the great detective in our class, come and summarize and analyze it... if you're not busy now?"
Kudo Shinichi recalled the average length of the women's flower ball game that Xiaolan was playing, and after calculation, he found that it would take some time to finish. So he nodded and replied, "I have nothing to do now - come on."
He took the latest comic magazine from Komura Rina, and his classmates gathered around him again.
Kudo Shinichi opened it and started reading from the front.
The beginning of this update is very thrilling. Megumi Fushiguro rescued the child who was targeted by the cursed spirit in a crisis. In order to protect the child who fell into a coma due to excessive fright in his arms, he had to resist and fight back with difficulty.
The sneaky arrows of the cunning cursed spirit had already rushed to Fushiguro Megumi's eyes, but at the critical moment, the spikes actually stopped!
The next second, under Fushiguro Megumi's astonished gaze, those spikes actually turned around and counterattacked towards the cursed spirit!
The next few frames are all extremely cool battle images, and the cursed spirit is suddenly thrown out by some unknown force -
The perspective of the comic mainly follows Megumi Fushiguro at this time. Although no other people have appeared on the screen yet, Kudo Shinichi has guessed who the person who took action is based on what everyone said just now.
I didn't expect that after just a few words, Jiang Lai had already mastered the technique. He was impressed. It is said that he earned it through acting skills, and his acting skills are getting better and better.
On the next page, following Fushiguro Megumi's gaze, he also saw the figure standing at the entrance of the alley with his hands raised, and the smooth and indifferent posture of holding up and closing the umbrella, waving his hands to drive away the rain and snow, and finally the dangerous smile on his lips when he raised his eyes.
Kudo Shinichi: ...Not only has the performance become superb, but the Hell Filter seems to have been upgraded as well!!
It has been a long time since he faced Jiang Lai when he was still Conan, but when he saw this filter scene again in the comics, Kudo Shinichi still couldn't help but put himself in the picture for a second.
Then he glanced at Megumi Fushiguro, who was standing against the wall with wide eyes in the comic, and silently pressed the confirmation button in his heart: As expected, this is scaring the kid (the first year of high school) again.
The relatively relaxed mood ended here, and then the liquid fox curse spirit appeared, the strange dialogue, Geto Suguru with a bandage on his forehead, and Gojo Satoru on the other end of the phone...
A series of shocking information suddenly flooded in, causing Kudo Shinichi's brain to work at high speed, while his expression remained blank for a few seconds.
...No, wait, Jiang Lai!! We haven't seen each other for a while, how come you have so many hidden plots?!
The detective's brainstorming and thinking sublimation: Is it possible that scaring children will lead to more magical plots? Is that why Jiang Lai would scare himself from time to time (bushi)
Kudo Shinichi fell into deep thought. He didn't know why, but it seemed like what was revealed so far was just the tip of the iceberg, and there would be more hidden stories to be revealed later.
It seems like I have been dragged into a plot storm, Jiang Lai. The detective thought.
When he turned the last page, his classmates looked at him cautiously and expectantly: "How is it? Did you see anything?"
Komura Rina, with her ponytails, tentatively raised another booklet in her hand: "Hey, there's another new information booklet here?"
Kudo Shinichi took a deep breath to calm himself, then said, "I have some ideas, but they need to be sorted out." His sapphire eyes were filled with the look of sharing worries for his friends and solving puzzles. He took the booklet from Komura Rina and said, "No problem, give it all to me."
——The bright sunlight outside the window illuminated the detective’s determined profile.
At the same time, plant a flower forum.
The latest plot discussion thread.
[Family members! Family members, can someone tell me what these words mean? QAQ!! How come that mysterious new character, Geto Suguru, and Gojo Satoru all suddenly appeared at the same time! ]
[Hui Hui, a man at the center of a storm, is in a coma——]
[Oh my god… that arrow claw suspension reversed, and the ability to throw the cursed spirit away from a distance, combined with the previous suspension, it really must be some kind of space manipulation, right? That Gojo Rai technique!! Why hasn’t the official information been explained yet?]
[It feels like a variant of Infinite (?). From what I can see so far, it can block objects from approaching and can also be controlled remotely. I don't know if it's a hidden version of the Six Eyes, or another technique that doesn't require the Six Eyes...]
[Wuwu, Lailai is so handsome when he gently waves his hands to disperse the rain and snow around him. He looks so trance-like, brushing away the dust indifferently! So handsome, wuwu dokidoki! ]
[Uh, so what does the [clock] mean? The newly appeared cursed spirit said that Gojo Rai is a [clock]. Is this a new setting? It feels very strange... Could it involve some time conversion method? ]
[Am I the only one who is concerned about the [inedible] review? What kind of review is that? I don’t believe it, unless Lai Bao comes over and lets me try it prpr!!]
[Upstairs, I can hear your calculations even from Uranus]
[Jack! Why is this Jack wearing a bandage (crying)? Is he the real Jack? ! Don’t waste your brains, don’t waste your brains——]
[I really didn't expect that Kayuki (or Naohua?) would appear this time. Do he know that Gojo Rai? Why are they not talking to each other...]
[No words to each other, only brain waves to communicate, so funny. Speaking of which, the same thing happened when you two were on the phone, why didn’t you communicate? (shaking like crazy.jpg) I don’t even know if you know each other, but it feels like there’s a story behind it! ! ]
[For those who are above, please take a look at the paper version of the comics information booklet uploaded by the Japanese fans. I guarantee that it contains all the key points.]
[I read it! It contains comic fragments and text information. The key points are:
Gojo Lai lives next door to Fushiguro Megumi, Tsumiki was saved by Gojo Satoru in advance, there was no One Hundred Demons Night Parade, Gojo Satoru helped to remove the curse on Riko in the Otsutsuki incident, Kagome Kagome's junior high school past, and some information about the Supervisory Committee... How could these key pieces of information not be put in the main film! Damn it! ! 】
[Good fellow, this is a very valuable film, let’s go and watch it! ]
[I have finished watching the plus one. To be honest, I think someone must have taken the script in the new series, or is it the second round of rebirth?
There is a second round of Gojo Sensei, but this second round should be at some point in time before 2018, and he should be reborn to a certain point in time in the past, such as returning to high school to attend school.
Since the situation on Torago's side has not changed, it means that Gojo-sensei probably doesn't know what happened in 2018. He only changed the previous Tsumiki, which affected the One Hundred Demons Night Parade incident and helped to remove Otsutsukuni Rika's curse.
In addition, as for Geto Suguru...it's a bit suspicious that his parents went missing while in junior high school and then were taken over. I wonder if there is a problem with the supervision.
However, according to the intelligence, it seems that the Iris Control Commission is still relatively well-recognized by the public. If it is a villain, it will be difficult to deal with. In this case, if we simply use force to confront them, it will be easy for the public to mistake us for the evil party, and the subsequent problems will not be solved.
By the way, I don’t know how Jiayou Jie will react to the regulator that took over and funded him. The authorities have not given any information on whether the one in front of us is the real Jiayou or the fake one.
If it is the real Getsu and Gojo in the second round, maybe Getsu didn't have a fight with Gojo and Nozomi, or there might be some kind of plan, it's hard to say.
But it is also possible that after turning evil, he did not die in 2017 because the plot of the new series is different, and he is still carrying out his own cause and making some adjustments.
In any case, the Shibuya Incident did not happen, which means that the brain flower's plan was disrupted, or the brain flower changed his mind. Maybe the regulatory agency has something to do with the brain flower? I don't know how it will develop later. 】
[Hey guys, a great analyst has appeared upstairs! I kneel down to you!!]
[This is too strong, oooo, my mom asked me why I was kneeling down to look at my phone... I couldn't see anything, oooo, thank you for giving me the analysis]
[hhh, thanks for the compliments. I didn't finish the last post, so I want to add one more thing: the new character Gojo Rai is called [Clock]. This word is a bit strange. I feel that [Clock] may be a special setting - how it develops specifically depends on the follow-up. Maybe he is not a human hh]
[I am excited after reading the analysis of the big guys... Woohoo! If it is really Gojo-sensei in the second round, that will be exciting!! I guess Gojo-sensei will be even crazier (bushi) but it will be a more restrained craziness! Invincible craziness! ]
[I am dying of laughter. Let me dance an advanced version of crazy dance! The white Gojo teacher and the black new character time cycle DNA double helix crazy dance! The three bodies of Tiger, Huihui and Wild Rose invade the earth crazy dance! The past five summer trio youth version of aerobics crazy dance! 】
【Fuck, what kind of monster is that upstairs? xs. I have to post an emoticon about this → Being a sorcerer and reading a manga about sorcery is crazy.jpg】
[Ga ga ga, continue, continue! I want more, more, continue——]
…
On the other side, curse back to the world.
Jiang Lai stared at the ceiling for a while, not knowing how much time had passed. He rubbed his eyes, decided to drink some water, and then check his phone to see if there were any comic updates.
When he picked up the water cup and took a sip but hadn't turned on his phone, a translucent ghost figure happened to float out from the locust wood plaque on the side of the table.
"What? Have you rested well?" Jiang Lai was a little surprised. He originally thought that the other party would not come out until the evening. But it was a good thing that he showed up earlier. They could communicate earlier.
"By the way, your son is fine. I have already informed... Gojo Satoru." Jiang Lai first reported safety to Shen'er, and after a pause, he still said the man's name.
Mr. Ghost raised his eyes when he heard this. He was silent for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "...I came out to tell you that our business may be suspended for a while."
Jiang Lai was slightly startled and put down the cup: "What's wrong with you?" He was quick to notice that something was wrong with Fushiguro Shier's condition at the moment, "Is it the effect of the curse today?"
The soul in front of him was much dimmer than before, and Fushiguro Jyouji's face was visibly tired.
Mr. Ghost turned his gaze to the wall and slowly replied, "I am a ghost after all. Although cursed spirits are also a type of non-living thing, I should not be able to affect them. Moreover, my original body is in a state where I cannot attack cursed spirits without a curse tool."
Jiang Lai listened carefully, feeling concerned and worried.
Although he and Fushiguro Shigeki are in a trading relationship of employer and bounty hunter on the surface, after spending some time together, Jiang Lai feels that they also have some kind of companionship.
In this dangerous and strange dimension, Fushiguro Shijiro is the person (ghost) that Jiang Lai has spent the longest time with in this world.
"You don't look well," Jiang Lai hesitated and asked, "Will it disappear?"
Fushiguro Shier pulled the corner of his lips and said, "To be honest, no. It's just that I will probably have to go back to this card wall to rest for a long time in the next period of time - I won't disappear, I will just sleep."
"It would be nice if I could just disappear like this." Mr. Ghost chuckled, his eyes dark, "...I am bound. Before I am freed, I cannot return to true death."
Jiang Lai stared at the translucent soul in front of him with a serious expression: "So what is restraining you?"
Fushiguro Shijiro said nothing. He just drooped his eyelids and wandered lazily to one side.
"Even if we are not friends, we are now partners. You can trust me more." Jiang Lai's brown eyes focused, and his back was straightened. "What's with your left hand that is always wrapped in a bandage? How much contact has it had with the regulatory commission? If I want to help you get rid of this state, I must know more intelligence."
"...No need to, you just need to help me convey a few words to Six Eyes."
"Then tell me what the message is!" Jiang Lai stared at him, "The loss of your soul this time was an accident for you, right? How long will you sleep? When will you wake up again? I know you don't know these. Although the Six Eyes is indeed not difficult to find, I can't guarantee that I can communicate with him normally later, and whether he will believe my words-"
Fushiguro Shiji tilted his head, his eyes penetrating the tangled hair on his forehead. He stared at the black-haired young man in front of him for a few seconds, then suddenly chuckled: "Are you trying to force me for information, or are you showing some kind of concern? Hmm?"
Jiang Lai's originally concentrated expression relaxed and he was stunned.
"Ah... how should I put it, it's a bit fresh." Mr. Ghost put one hand on his chin and said lazily, "It's also a bit weird."
"..." Jiang Lai stared at him silently.
"I'm just kidding." This time it was Fushiguro Shige's turn to say this. His scarred lips curled up, as if smiling, "Maybe I should thank you for your concern - but my words were previously used to talk to rich ladies, and it doesn't seem to be suitable for you, um..."
The atmosphere has changed from the solemn and stormy atmosphere just now to the current state of sudden change.
Jiang Lai twitched his lips slightly: "Okay, I was just asking you a serious question, be serious."
Mr. Ghost smiled and raised his eyebrows. "Okay, Mr. Serious Sponsor, what do you want to ask me? How about paying by word count? I will tell you everything I know - but whether it is correct or not is up to you to judge."
"..." Jiang Lai stared at him silently again.
Fushiguro Shinji responded with a lazy, casual smile.
Neither of them spoke, and they just stared at each other in silence for a moment.
Then, the smile on Mr. Ghost's face gradually faded. His dark green eyes stared at the person in front of him like some kind of jungle beast, and his voice was hoarse: "Do you really want to get involved in these things?"
"First of all, I am an honest man, and I always like to make the deals I agree to be perfect," Jiang Lai put his hands together and said, "Secondly, I want to know more information, not just for you. I have my own plans, and there are some things I must deal with here, so I need to know as much as possible."
——The truth about this world and the goal of returning home prompted Jiang Lai to take the initiative to go deeper and explore the secrets.
Hearing Jiang Lai's reply, Fushiguro Shier tilted his head slightly, but raised his lips again: "Oh, then I'm relieved. It's normal for you to have your own selfish interests."
Jiang Lai: "...Even so, let's believe in the existence of friendship."
Mr. Ghost sneered at this with a hint of disdain, but didn't say much.
He raised his eyes lazily, stared at Jiang Lai for a few seconds, and finally said, "Don't die."
Jiang Lai paused, knowing in his heart that this was probably the most comradely statement he could have made.
So he raised his head slightly and replied with a smile: "I won't die."
The house was quiet for a moment.
The warm winter light outside the window passed through Jiang Lai's brown eyes. He asked, "So now, are you going to tell me more?"
Fushiguro drifted back to the window, the sunlight shining through his soul which was dimmer than before. His eyes fell outside, then turned back to Jiang Lai, paused for a moment, and then spoke:
“December 24, 2017.”
Mr. Ghost said a date. Jiang Lai's heart skipped a beat. This is the day of the "One Hundred Demons Night Parade" in the original book...!
"This day," Fushiguro Shige said in a flat voice, "has happened twice."
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