Chapter 250 Jiang Lai: Even more, just like...

Fushiguro Shigeji, who was floating in the air, looked calm. He clasped his hands across his chest and scanned the surroundings.

Jiang Lai was surprised by the other party's appearance, and what surprised him even more was Zenin Naoya's performance at this moment.

Stitch Naoya's gaze was actually focused on the soul body, he looked extremely stunned, as if he had seen a ghost.

In a sense, it is indeed like seeing a ghost... In other words, the soul body can even be seen now!

Jiang Lai reacted in a flash.

But this shouldn't be the case. I am the only one who can see spirits. Maybe I can add [Rebirth]. It is impossible for ordinary sorcerers to see ghosts.

But the scene before his eyes really happened. There must be a reason for Zenoin Naoya's focus and astonishment, and the only unexpected thing at the scene was Fushiguro Shigenori in spirit form.

At this time, ripples appeared on the electronic screen of Jinpei Matsuda next to him, and a network-textured image flashed quickly, indicating that he also saw the soul appear.

Jiang Lai quickly calmed down, his brain worked quickly, and he began to speculate on the cause.

Just now, when Fushiguro Shigeki came out of the pagoda wood sign, he said "I was woken up".

It is difficult to wake up Fushiguro Shiori from his deep sleep with words, so it is probably a deeper level of power that awakens Fushiguro Shiori.

It is known that the Zenin family's "Noble" Tower can identify souls, so it should also be able to identify Shiji's soul? That's why Fushiguro Shiji in the pagoda wood tablet was awakened and appeared.

The tower is now in a chaotic and fluctuating bug state. It is this power that affects the soul body Shen'er, allowing the locked soul from another world to reappear before his eyes, allowing Shen to be seen by people within the tower.

Therefore, Zenin Naoya and Matsuda Jinpei saw the soul body at this moment.

This is an accident, but not a bad one. The appearance and visibility of Fushiguro Shijiro can largely break the deadlock.

Besides... Jiang Lai's eyes fell on the floating ghost. He might be able to find a way to release the restraints of Shiner here.

He and Fushiguro Shinobu once believed that it was the contract with the Supervisory Committee that restrained Shinobu's soul from leaving.

Now it seems that the Tower of Noble may play a greater role.

Logically, this tower would not bind people who died of natural causes. Otherwise, after so many years, the Zen temple would have been filled with ghosts.

Fushiguro Shijiro is an exception. He is a test subject marked by the regulatory committee. He has no magical power but is bound by the contract to supply "feed" with magical power, or perhaps there is more deception from Brain Flower.

Due to the conflict of conditions, he fell into a certain bug state after his death, which also caused his soul to be stranded.

Well, as long as the Tower of Nobility is destroyed, there will be nothing in the world that can trap Shi Er, right? Jiang Lai thought.

Now, Fushiguro Shige's eyes swept across the weed-covered conference room in front of him, and his gaze fell through the window to the farther outside.

Outside were buildings crushed and crushed by vines, and more ruins and desolation.

Without further ado, one can tell that this is a Zen temple that has fallen into ruin after a great disaster.

The black-haired man raised the corners of his lips slightly, pulling the eye-catching scar, and smiled: "Oh, I never thought that I would be able to see this scene with my own eyes one day."

The soul body of Fushiguro turned around and looked at Jiang Lai: "Every time you appear, you can bring me different surprises." He looked lazy and his voice was magnetic, "It seems that since I met you, everything has started to be different."

Jiang Lai blinked and smiled.

Before Jiang Lai could say anything, another loud voice suddenly rang out from the side.

"…How is this possible?! Why are you…Shinji-kun here?!" Zenin Naoya finally came to his senses from his stunned state, but he fell into deeper confusion and shock, "Didn't you already—"

"Dead? Yes." Fushiguro Shigeki replied casually, "I don't want to be here either. But if it's for me to see the miserable state of the Zenin family, then I'm willing to come."

The second half of the sentence carries a hint of sarcasm and nonchalance.

Fushiguro Shigekiru does not have much affection for the Zenin family. Having always been oppressed by his family, he is happy to see this huge old family go down in decline.

Zenin Naoya's eyes widened.

He knew that Fushiguro Shiori had already been killed by Gojo Satoru, and he also saw that the translucent black-haired man floating in front of him was not a human at all.

There is no concept of ghosts in the world of sorcery, so-called ghosts only exist in the storybooks. Why did Jinji-kun's soul suddenly appear here?

Zenin Naoya's mind was still blank after his three views were shattered. He subconsciously took two steps back and glared at Jiang Lai with gritted teeth: "...Did you do this?! Haha, I knew that you, a thousand-year-old demon, have many tricks, but don't think you can fool me with such a trick!"

Jiang Lai shrugged when he was called out. He said in a calm voice, "Why would I lie to you? I've said before that you don't have any value that's worth my time and effort to design."

Matsuda Jinpei interjected, with smoke rings floating on his electronic screen: "You are a special first-class magician, can't you tell the difference between truth and falsehood? There is no cursed power fluctuation at the scene, so this is certainly not the effect of a magic."

“……” Zenin Naoya actually knew this, but he just couldn’t accept it for the moment.

If all the dead in the world turned into ghosts, wouldn't the world be in chaos?

As if he could see what Zenin Naoya was thinking, Jiang Lai added: "He is a special case. He is the only one in the world who was stranded and became visible because of the formation of the Zenin family."

Formation... Zenin Naoya's thoughts returned to the present.

After a brief pause, Zenoya glanced at the translucent black-haired man, and the shock and anger just now gradually turned into a kind of joy and nervousness of seeing his idol.

——This was the first time he had such close contact with Shen Er, except for the time they met in the corridor when they were children.

Zenin Naoya has a serious fetish for the strong, and the image of the powerful Jin Er has always been following him in his memory.

The translucent black-haired man noticed Zenoin Naoya's gaze and glanced over casually.

"Shinni-kun..." Zenin Naoya hesitated for a rare moment. He was trying to think of what to say but couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Fushiguro Shigeru paused for a moment, nodded slightly, and said the other person's name indifferently: "Zenin Naoya."

Zenin Naoya was quite surprised when his name was called out: "Shinori-kun, do you remember me?"

Jiang Lai was also a little surprised: How could Zenoin Naoya still be recognized in his current golden Stitch Skeleton appearance?

But he thought again and felt it was not surprising.

Jiang Lai had talked with Jin Er about the content of the Zenin family's transaction, and a lot of information had been revealed in their conversation just now. In addition, the scene of the family head succession ceremony, combined with Zenin Naoya's performance -

As a former bounty hunter, Fushiguro Shigeki was naturally able to accurately grasp the key information and guess the true identity of the Cursed Corpse in front of him.

However, Zenin Naoya himself probably cannot analyze this point rationally.

It was obvious that he was a little overwhelmed by the thought of facing his idol, and he probably only felt intense joy and pride.

Of course, in a sense, this is a good thing, Jiang Lai thought. After all, Fushiguro Shiori is on his side, so he can push Zenin Naoya to change his mind.

Ignoring Stitch Naoya's eager gaze, Fushiguro Shige's eyes fell back on Jiang Lai.

His voice came from his throat, carrying a low magnetic tone and a slightly lazy tone: "Out of curiosity, what happened here?" Mr. Ghost laughed, "It looks like a real garbage dump."

Fushiguro Shiji's words were not polite, and he never concealed his contempt for the Zenin family. He always called this place a "garbage dump."

"The specific situation is unclear. Maybe they are still alive, or maybe they are gone." Jiang Lai said, "We are currently trying to solve the formation here - the force that is attracting you is the [Noble] Tower of the Zen House."

Although Jiang Lai did not say it explicitly here, he actually hinted at the truth that bound his soul to Shen Er.

Fushiguro Shiji was not stupid, he was very smart and understood the meaning of Jiang Lai's words. His beast-like eyes were raised and his expression was focused.

"I'm trying to find a way to remove the tower's operating conditions," Jiang Lai said. "Now, the situation has progressed smoothly to the point where the successor to the family, Zenin Naoya, has read out the new family rules."

Here, Jiang Lai deliberately avoided the conflict of views between them and Zenin Naoya, lightly skipped those arguments and refutations, and focused only on the objective steps. He deliberately left the right to interpret the incident to Naoya.

Jiang Lai knows that the shock of the unexpected meeting with his idol has caused Zenin Naoya to lose some of his composure.

Naoya is careful about what he says and cares about his image, so he won't immediately reject the new house rules.

Hearing Jiang Lai's words, Fushiguro Shige in mid-air returned his gaze to Stitch Naoya. His eyelids lazily raised and drifted slightly towards that side.

"What is it?" Fushiguro looked down at Naoya, and the corner of his scarred lips twitched a small arc, the meaning of which was unclear, "The new head of the family."

"..." Zenin Naoya's tongue seemed to be tied. He was proud and nervous at the same time, and answered with wide eyes, "Of course! I am the successor of the projection shadow technique, the eldest son of the Zenin family, and a powerful special first-class magician. It is only natural that I should inherit the position of chairman of the family."

He puffed out his chest and said a long string of words, but Fushiguro Shinjiro's face was full of indifference and he didn't take what Naoya said seriously.

The semi-transparent Mr. Oni just raised his eyebrows, and after Naoya finished speaking, he said in a leisurely tone: "But the reason why you are the head of the family now is not the list you listed - it's just because someone gave you a chance. There's nothing special about you."

Although Fushiguro Jyouji had just appeared, he had seen through the situation and pointed it out accurately.

Zenoin Naoya's body froze, and for a moment he didn't know how to retort, despite his usually sharp tongue.

However, Fushiguro Shigeu didn't want to say more. He suddenly turned to the side of Stitch Naoya and looked at the booklet that Jiang Lai had placed on the table.

Mr. Ghost scanned the contents above, was slightly startled, and then smiled: "What an unexpected new house rule! I never thought that I would see the reform of the garbage dump one day."

Fushiguro Shige'er's eyes passed over Zenin Naoya: "In that case... I am a little more confident in you." He shrugged his shoulders, his posture lazy, "It seems that there is indeed something special about choosing you."

"But for me, such a change is a little late. So it doesn't matter." Mr. Ghost waved his hands, his face still with the same expression as before, his eyes fell on the family emblem in the center of the conference room.

Back then, he was declared useless in a meeting room like this, and it was after that that he turned his back to the family crest and left, never looking back.

Stitch Naoya fell silent for a moment.

Zenin Naoya is a strong-willed person who has always regarded Jiner as his goal and idol, but he also knows that people in the family have always criticized and ridiculed Jiner.

It is because he has no cursed power or techniques, so even if he had the power, he would not conform to the family's rules of hierarchy.

Such secret ridicule sometimes falls on Naoya, who regards Shiori as his idol.

Zenin Naoya hated those comments, but he couldn't refute them directly, so he could only spray venom like a venomous snake, trying to be sharper than anyone else.

The true heart of Zenoya, who admires strength, is that he actually believes that strength is everything and true strength is the most precious.

However, he could not give up the vested interests of his own bloodline, so he was unwilling to violate the rules of hierarchy.

Now, the soul form of Fushiguro Shinji is floating beside him, and that powerful aura can be transmitted even across the Yin and Yang worlds.

"You want to read out the family rules, right?" Mr. Ghost put one hand on his chin, and his voice came lazily from his throat.

His beast-like eyes stared at Zenin Naoya. At this moment, there was no pressure, but there was a kind of magical gaze.

Zenoin Naoya stood still, his head lowered as he looked at the booklet on the table, his tongue still extremely stiff.

He didn't want to announce such a subversive rule, but he also knew that sticking to the old rules would not solve the family's formation. Moreover, the idol he had always admired was watching him in front of him.

Yes, now Zenin Naoya is able to see through himself clearly. He knows that he is unwilling to read out the new house rules, not because he agrees with those rules very much, but because he wants to hold on to his vested interests.

Isn't selfishness human nature? Decisions are made by weighing one's own interests. Zenin Naoya has always thought this way.

Now...his decision has become a little hesitant because of the appearance and attitude of the idol Shin.

Zenin Naoya slowly picked up the booklet on the table, grasped the edge tightly, and dug his fingernails into the paper.

He kept this posture, silent for a while, and suddenly asked, "How did you recognize me, Mr. Shinji?"

This question seems a bit abrupt and strange at this moment.

Golden Stitch Naoya raised his face, his eyes clear of all the emotions just now, and stared straight at Mr. Ghost in the air.

It seemed that the final straw that tipped the balance was this issue.

Jiang Lai sensed the correct answer to this question, but he didn’t know if he could even sense it.

Fushiguro Shiji had a normal expression. He didn't show any unnecessary things, but just revealed a look of reminiscence. He said casually and lazily, "Hmm... you look familiar. If I remember correctly, I have seen you in the corridor before - arrogant brat. I have heard your name mentioned before."

"Isn't it because of my status as the legitimate son?"

Fushiguro Shijiro raised his lips with a hint of laziness and mockery, "Who is who? What does it have to do with me? Who I know and remember only has something to do with that person, nothing more."

"The noble and the humble are things that are set by people. If I don't abide by them, they don't exist. They only bind the fools who are trapped by them."

Fushiguro Shiori's spirit is like an eagle in the sky and a wolf in the grassland, extremely free and broad.

"..." Zenin Naoya stood there, he did not respond immediately.

But after a moment, he lowered his eyes and let out a breath - as if he was also exhaling the stubbornness that had been pent up in his chest.

Zenin Naoya pursed his lips and finally opened the booklet in his hand.