Chapter 34 5t5: Turn into a monster quickly——!

"..." Jiang Lai didn't know what Xia Youjie and Yuukawa Kurita were talking about, but for safety reasons, it was better not to let them continue chatting.

I always feel that this strange dog Jiechuan will not have any positive guiding effect, Jiang Lai thought.

However, before he could speak, Yukawa Kurita had already taken a step back, bowed politely and said, "Thank you, Senior Geto, for helping me solve my doubts. I will not bother you any further. Goodbye, Senior."

"It's okay, you don't have to be so polite." Xia Yujie kept his usual squinting smile and replied, "It's also very inspiring to chat with you."

Jiang Lai was stunned when he heard this: Inspiration, what inspiration?

With thoughts surging in his mind, Jiang Lai still maintained his usual expression and nodded to Yuukawa Kuriki who also greeted and said goodbye to him. He did not ignore him, but he was not enthusiastic either.

After Yukawa Kurikawa left, Jiang Lai did not rush to say hello and goodbye to Xia Yujie who was about to enter the dormitory. Instead, he walked to his side in three or two steps.

Xia Yujie was a little surprised, but asked politely, "What's wrong, Lai? I thought you were going to leave the dormitory... Did you encounter any problems?"

Jiang Lai was indeed planning to leave the dormitory and walk around the campus, sorting out his thoughts while walking. If he could meet Xia Yu, they would chat, but if not, it would be fine.

However, after meeting Geto Suguru and Kurikawa Yuikawa outside the dormitory area, he changed his mind - let's talk now.

But Jiang Lai did not point out his fundamental purpose directly, but just said: "I want to walk around, but because I am not familiar with this place, I am worried about getting lost or accidentally entering some place I shouldn't go to." He said a little embarrassedly, "So, if it's convenient..."

"Oh, let me lead the way for you." Xia Yujie replied gently, "I have nothing to do anyway, so I'll go around with you."

"Thank you very much." Jiang Lai said with a smile.

The two walked side by side on the campus road, keeping a perfect social distance between them. After all, they were not very familiar with each other and had only met a few times.

Jiang Lai remained rational and sorted out his thoughts calmly.

Gojo Satoru and I have a closer relationship. On the one hand, it's because Gojo Satoru himself is a free-spirited person with no sense of distance, and he can quickly get familiar with people he's interested in.

On the other hand, it was probably because he gave Gojo Satoru a similar feeling - a god-like [existence] and the son of God who was born with six eyes. They were both in the human world, but because of their different strength or identity, they seemed to be separated from the human world.

In addition, I had had brief but memorable interactions with Young Five and Junior Five. In a sense, the two of them can be considered old friends who have been together for a long time.

His thoughts turned slightly.

Xia Yujie is different. He is a sensitive person by nature and is not the type of person who can get familiar with others as soon as they meet.

When it comes to making friends, he is a bit like Hagiwara, appearing to be gentle and polite to everyone, but in reality, he has very few friends whom he truly recognizes and remembers.

The two of them first met in an abandoned building where they had recently carried out a mission, and so far they had only known each other for a short time.

Therefore, it can be said that the current attitude of Geto to me is mostly due to the attitude of my good friend Gojo Satoru to me. Because Gojo Satoru and I have a good relationship, Geto is relatively close to me.

Jiang Lai saw it very clearly. He knew that he and Xia Youjie were still at the stage of superficial friends.

Therefore, it is not suitable for you to dig deep into the other person's inner secrets or make certain attempts at sensitive areas at the moment, as this will instead arouse the other person's vigilance or disgust.

In this way, it is enough for me to pay some appropriate attention to him from a distance so that Geto can have the idea of ​​communicating with his friends of the same period.

Jiang Lai made up his mind. He looked ahead and chatted with Xia Youjie in a gentle tone about his daily life. He planned to guide the topic to what he really wanted to say once the atmosphere was harmonious.

After the daily casual chat, Jiang Lai first mentioned what Gojo Satoru had told him about tomorrow's mission.

"When I returned to the dormitory today, Wu came to me and asked me to go to Zenyuan's house with you guys tomorrow." Jiang Lai said, "Is this okay? Is there anything I need to pay attention to?"

"If you want to go, of course you can. Wu has already told me." Xia Yujie narrowed his eyes and smiled like a fox. "Although the inspection there is quite strict, nominally no one outside the mission is allowed to enter, but don't worry, there are many ways to operate it - after all, they are the ones who need our help."

He is not a rigid and obedient student by nature, which is why he gets along well with Gojo Satoru and they are collectively called the problem child of the high school.

"Then I feel relieved." After hearing Xia Yujie's reply, Jiang Lai smiled and said, "I haven't been to the Zenin family yet, and I'm a little curious about it."

"Well, then follow us." Xia Yujie nodded, "Satoru must want to bring one more person to play."

"Come to think of it, was Junior Jiechuan asking about the problems in the afternoon training?" Jiang Lai blinked gently, "Did I teach him wrongly at that time? Maybe my understanding of some issues is different from that of the general public..."

"You didn't teach me wrong. On the way, Jiechuan told me that you taught me very well." Xia Yujie smiled, "He said that if there is a chance, he would like to learn from you next time."

Jiang Lai: "..." This guy is really persistent. But if I have more contact with him, I might be able to see the true face of the dog Jiechuan.

"If there is a chance." Jiang Lai answered naturally without showing anything on his face.

"Speaking of this," Xia Yujie looked over and smiled humbly, "I also want to thank you for helping to ease the atmosphere at that time."

"Nothing. I just did some simple coordination. The essence is that you, Wu, and Jia Ru have a good relationship. Even if there are small conflicts, they will soon dissipate." Jiang Lai's warm brown eyes are gentle and calm. "You can talk to each other about anything."

"..." Xia Yujie's gaze fell on the blue floor tiles in front of him.

"Jie Jun looks like he has something on his mind - of course, I'm not going to take the initiative to be your spiritual mentor and help you sort things out." Jiang Lai's voice floated in the air with the wind, "You don't have to tell me your thoughts."

The young man with black hair and brown eyes held a book in his hand. He turned his head and smiled slightly: "It's just that if there is something you can't figure out by yourself, you can talk to your friends. For example, Wu, for example, Gaozi."

“Maybe they can’t give you a definite answer,” Jiang Lai said, “but they will accompany you to find the right answer.”

"..." Xia Yujie did not respond immediately.

The forest breeze baked by the late spring sun carries a unique fragrance. When it passes by the ears of the boy with a bun, it shakes the loose hair that has not been tied up and blows up the end of the white bandage.

After a brief silence, the boy with the ball-shaped hair raised his face, his brows relaxed: "...Thank you."

Xia Youjie is a smart man. At this moment, he has understood the significance of this walk.

The [existence] in front of him saw that he had something on his mind, but did not explore it. He just conveyed his concern with everyday reasons and plain narration.

——And this did smooth out some of the wrinkles in his heart.

The distant view of the sky was reflected in Geto's eyes, and he thought to himself: Maybe, I can have a chat with Satoru, Nozomi and the others... one day in the future.

——

Unlike the Gojo family, whose old house is in Kyoto and new house is in Tokyo, the Zenin family only has one residence in Kyoto, and the huge building complex is located on a piece of land that has been there for a long time.

After arriving in Kyoto by car, they didn't rush to the Zenin family. Gojo Satoru enthusiastically took Kagome Kei and Jiang Lai to play around here.

Gojo Satoru: "Although I'm more familiar with Kyoto, it's still more fun than Zeninya." He said one word after another, "Anyway, let's wait and see before going. Anyway, we haven't agreed on a specific time."

"Even so, don't be too late." Xia Yujie reminded.

"Don't worry! Just get there before dark." Gojo Satoru waved his hand, "After we go shopping at the snack street, we'll go buy some clothes. There's a good store here. I have a membership, so you two can pick whatever you want."

Jiang Lai: It appeared, "A Rich Friend of Mine"!

Xia Yujie shook his head: "I don't need that. I usually wear the uniform of the technical high school anyway."

Jiang Lai wanted to politely decline, but then this question suddenly crossed his mind: Does [Existence] need to buy clothes?

So far, his navy blue kimono is amazing. Not only does it not get dirty, but it also fits him perfectly and is comfortable at all times.

If it is a speculative setting, [existence] should not have a definite entity. At present, I am an anthropomorphic image because I walk in the human world. The clothes are probably also illusions.

In this case, clothes probably don't need to be purchased, but can be constructed by oneself? Similar to the soul body of Fushiguro Shinobu?

Jiang Lai's thoughts raced through his mind, and he replied, "I don't need it either. Because - if I want to change my clothes, I can do it myself."

This setting should be reasonable, and the world will probably be able to recognize it. He planned in his mind.

Gojo Satoru and Kagome Geto were slightly startled when they heard this, and after a few seconds they showed an expression of enlightenment, probably connecting it to those stories about gods, ghosts and monsters.

Gojo Satoru tapped his palms and said, "Oh - yes! That makes sense." He was full of curiosity and interest as he circled around Jiang Lai a few times, "Can you change into the silly big goose costume that's popular recently? Or a full-body pink bee costume with wings?"

Three black lines slid down Jiang Lai's forehead: "...What is that? No."

Xia Yujie also twitched his lips and couldn't help but say, "Be serious, Wu, how can you let Lai go to the Zenin family dressed like that?"

"Why not?" Gojo Satoru raised his sunglasses arrogantly, looking down at everyone with his blue eyes. "I will deal with anyone who objects."

Xia Yujie held his forehead and said, "You should be more serious and not cause any trouble for the time being... I've noticed that Mr. Yemo has become a little bald recently, so I feel a little sorry for him."

"Teacher Ye Moth must be very touched to know you said that." Gojo Satoru pulled his sunglasses back on and snorted, "Next time you can say it in person."

"No, etiquette tells me not to tell a man he's bald to his face, even if it's the truth." Xia Yujie smiled with a squinting foxy expression, "Okay, speaking of this, what kind of words should we use to bring Lai in?"

“Hmm…” Gojo Satoru placed one hand on his chin, pondered for a few seconds, and raised the corner of his lips, “I know! Otherwise, let’s say - Lai is my Shikigami!”

Xia Yujie thought seriously and said, "Shikigami, this identity is not very good, the flow of magic power should be different. And you don't know how to summon Shikigami at all, Satoru."

Gojo Satoru: "So, Lei is your special-grade cursed spirit? Then you release one or two more and let Lei blend in."

"Isn't that even more outrageous!" Xia Yujie's eyes widened a little when he heard this. He paused for a second, "Besides, if we release a special grade cursed spirit, the Zenin family might have a stress reaction."

"It's nothing, just one or two special-grade ones." Gojo Satoru put his hands behind his head and spoke lightly with the tip of his tongue, "Why are you so nervous?"

“…Not everyone is like you, Satoru. For most people, being a special grade is a disaster.”

"Okay." Gojo Satoru put down his hand, his glass-like blue eyes slightly curved, "In that case, then let's just be a shikigami."

Xia Yujie crossed his arms over his chest and said, "Okay, that brings us back to the original question. How do you summon a shikigami?"

"Why not? I can do anything," Gojo Satoru said with his head held high. He put his hands in his pockets and walked out. "Who's questioning? If you don't let us in, then forget it. We'll just go back to the technical high school."

Kagome: "This is a question about the technique." He flicked his brows to the side and said with his crescent eyes, "In this case, you might as well just make up some more nonsense and skip the explanation of the technique of summoning shikigami and explain it as [signing a contract with a monster or an artifact spirit] or something like that."

"The Zenin family should believe in this, right?" The ball-headed boy narrowed his eyes and smiled, "The more closed the place is, the more people believe in this kind of thing."

Jiang Lai joked, "That's a good idea. Sign a contract with me and become a magical girl, Wu."

"What magical girl? I want to be an orange-slaughtering warrior." Gojo Satoru snorted, raised the corners of his lips, and said wantonly.

The white-haired boy's eyes wandered, and he continued the previous topic, saying casually, "In that case, then let's call it a monster - wait! Don't hit my head this time. You just agreed to it yourself."

His figure was like a cat standing on tiptoe alertly, and his beautiful blue eyes stared at me through his sunglasses.

"How could that be? You're overthinking it." Jiang Lai's eyebrows curved like a crescent moon, and he showed a gentle and harmless expression, "When have I ever been so unreasonable?"

Gojo Satoru rolled his eyes and stuffed another taro daifuku into his mouth.

"So, is this what we have decided?" Xia Yujie changed the subject, raised his eyebrows slightly, and narrated slowly, "With [the mysterious monster that signed a contract with Wu, like a cloud and mist, always accompanying him] as the excuse?"

Gojo Satoru chuckled, his expression bright and cheerful: "It should be [The great and invincible Rokugan personally tamed the unreasonable monster and specially pulled it out for everyone to see] for the excuse - Hey, what are you doing, I haven't finished eating yet!"

The white-haired boy stared at Jiang Lai who suddenly snatched the snack box from his hand.

Jiang Lai calmly stuffed the snack box to Xia Youjie and said, "After eating this, your mouth won't feel as sweet as if it were smeared with honey. So don't eat it."

The ball-headed boy kept his eyes narrowed and smiled like a fox. He took it naturally and ate the remaining Daifuku in the snack box. Then he returned the empty box to Gojo Satoru.

Gojo Satoru: “…”

Before the white-haired boy could do anything, Jiang Lai changed the subject again and blinked his warm brown eyes: "Come to think of it, I should change into a costume similar to the monsters in the storybook."

"How do you want to change?" Gojo Satoru's attention immediately shifted from the snack box to this, and his words were full of interest. He gestured on his head with his slender fingers, "Grow a pair of ears or horns?" Then he gestured on his waist, "Or wings? Or add a big tail?"

Jiang Lai: “…It’s not that exaggerated.”

He was not sure if he could construct ears, wings, and a tail. These should be considered as changing the body structure, right?

However, even if he could, Jiang Lai didn't want to change these - after all, he had already adapted to the body of a normal human being, and being unaccustomed to the extra parts might cause some trouble.

For example, the corners get stuck in the door frame, the wings hit the furniture, and the heels step on the tail.

That doesn't look like a mysterious and powerful being, but more like a stupid monster character from a comedy comic ()

Xia Yujie tilted his head slightly and asked, "Do you want to change your clothes? Do you need to borrow some styles from the illustrated books of gods, demons and monsters?"

"No need. Just a simple upgrade on this basis." Jiang Lai nodded in response.

While the conversation was going on, Jiang Lai also tried to follow his instincts and construct clothes - a silver fox mask gradually condensed and emerged in the palm of his hand, with intricate gold-rimmed patterns outlined on it, and vermilion dotted between the eyebrows and the corners of the eyes.

The moment the mask appeared, Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru's eyes both fell on this object that was born out of thin air.

Jiang Lai put the exquisite fox mask on his face.

Through this silver, gold, and vermilion-embellished mask, one can only see a pair of brown eyes that are as calm as water.

The mask fits the face perfectly, without any unnaturalness, as if it is a part of the body.

At the same time, ink-colored spell patterns slowly emerged around the cuffs, waist ornaments, and haori hakama of the navy blue kimono, as if some kind of unknown text was written on it, attracting people's attention while also being confusing.

The black-haired, brown-eyed young man shook his sleeves, and the ink and talismans flowed as if they had life, slowly turning over on the navy blue kimono.

Jiang Lai chuckled behind the fox mask and said in a low voice, "...What do you think? Do you feel like a monster in this outfit?"