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After being silent for a long time, Ryomen Sukuna finally showed himself slightly. The blood-red eye on Yuji's cheek was like a demon in a horror game.

In reality, the Lord of Curses is far more terrifying than the evil spirits in ghost stories.

The scarlet eyes looking down from above tilted down with malicious pressure, and when their eyes met Jiang Lai's, the other party slightly narrowed his red eyes, carrying an emotion that was probably teasing and mocking - more than that was not clear.

Jiang Lai's expression on the ground was always very calm. In this brief moment of eye contact, his face did not change at all.

After all, he didn't know much about Ryoumen Sukuna at the moment, and logically his memory should be confused now. So Jiang Lai simply responded to the ever-changing situation with the same attitude, and used the three-no expression to perfectly cover up all emotions.

Yuji Itadori fell to the ground due to gravity. As he took a breath, the eye disappeared again and the cherry-pink-haired boy's cheeks returned to their original state.

Kento Nanami took a few steps forward and approached Yuji Itadori. He first urgently confirmed that the other party was okay, then relaxed a little.

The cherry-pink-haired boy stared at the palm of his hand sluggishly. He paused for a few seconds, then said in astonishment:

"Wait, this thing is edible?! But why is that Sukuna guy——"

"..." The real person's eyes were filled with disbelief, but he quickly accepted the reality. He sighed and said, "It's really bad. But forget it, it's the only way."

The real person is not stupid. He knows that he cannot beat Ryomen Sukuna, and there is no way to force the other party to spit it out. Unless he is tired of living, he will take the initiative to provoke the other party.

Although I was unwilling, I had to give up.

"You two—" The real person's voice rose, but his heterochromatic eyes were filled with annoyed murderous intent. He glanced at Nanami Kento and Itadori Yuji, made a gesture at his neck, and smiled, "I remember it."

Nanami Kento's face was calm, and he showed no fear of the real person's threat. He turned his wrist, and the short sword with the spotted curse pattern once again began to burn with cursed power.

At this moment, the real person had no intention of fighting anymore, and seemed to be planning to go back and tell someone about this as soon as possible.

He leaped to the edge of the collapsing and fractured school building, and the blowing wind lifted his blue three-braided hair.

The real person turned to the black-haired young man, his lips raised, his smile bright and brilliant, looking quite friendly and enthusiastic: "Well, I'll be leaving first, my friend~ I look forward to seeing you next time."

As the last note fell, he leaped down from the air, landed on the ground several times nimbly, and disappeared.

Jiang Lai raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking: The other party would probably be able to see that he had no intention of going with him, so he simply didn't mention it. He just left a signal of "see you next time" between his words.

But from another perspective, the opponent just took a few steps away and left him alone in the place where the sorcerer was.

As expected, the real person has not essentially included himself in the category of "special cursed spirit family", but has only placed himself in the category of "similar toys that are somewhat interesting", or so it seems.

The power of the real person's curse gradually faded away, but Nanami Kento did not relax his vigilance. The reliable adult's eyes were cold and sharp, and then he glanced at Jiang Lai beside him.

The black-haired young man said in a flat voice: "Are you still fighting?"

"..." Nanami Kento did not reply, he remained cautious.

The sorcerer has the responsibility to exorcise the cursed spirit, but the one in front of him is a little special, and Nanami Kento has not figured out how to deal with it for the time being. Moreover, the opponent is very powerful and he cannot solve it on his side.

I should wait to inform Gojo-senpai. Nanami Kento thought so and did not make any further attack moves.

Jiang Lai retracted his gaze, took a few steps forward, walked to the edge of the building, and said casually: "If you don't want to fight, then I'll leave."

Just before he left, the boy's voice suddenly came from behind him. Yuji Itadori looked straight at him with his orange-gold eyes and asked the question that had been circulating in his mind before:

"Do you know Ryoumen Sukuna? Are you guys an accomplice?"

Accomplice? Given their different perspectives, no matter how things developed thousands of years ago, this term could not have been used - they were more like old enemies who disliked each other.

Jiang Lai complained in his heart but showed nothing on his face.

Under Yuji Itadori's gaze, the black-haired young man did not respond to the question, as if he had not heard it, or perhaps he simply had no interest in answering. He continued to move forward -

There was nothing in front of him, but it seemed as if the other person was walking on an invisible staircase, like a god descending from mid-air to the ground step by step.

Compared to the Seam Curse Spirit that had just left quickly, his attitude was even more calm and composed, as if he was just taking a walk, and he didn't consider anything a threat at all.

Yuji Itadori couldn't help but take a step forward and chase after him. Nanami Kento then put his hand on his shoulder and shook his head, indicating that Yuji Itadori should not care about the black-haired young man who was leaving.

"Let's go back too, Yuji." Nanami Kento said in a deep voice, "Let's report this incident."

Yuji Itadori was very observant. He half turned his head, hesitated, and whispered:

"Although he is a cursed spirit... I feel that he is different from other cursed spirits. He protected us from the last shock wave just now."

"It may be due to his technique that it caused a kind of protective coincidence." Nanami Kento warned in a low and serious voice, "Don't have such illusions about the cursed spirit."

"...Oh, okay." Yuji Itadori scratched the back of his head and nodded, "By the way, the one that Sukuna ate--"

"It's not clear what it is yet," Nanami Kento said. "If you feel any discomfort, please let me know as soon as possible. I'll let Senior Ieori check you out when we get back."

"Okay!" Yuji Itadori responded seriously.

After he and Nanami Kento walked a distance away, his expression looked a little conflicted.

Nanami Kento spoke first: "If you have anything to ask, just ask."

"Ah——" Yuji Itadori opened his mouth, and then said, "I noticed that Nanami also looked over here... Do you know him?"

After he finished speaking, he rubbed his cheek with one hand and said with a hearty smile: "Actually, I was just asking casually, Nanami, don't take it too seriously! I don't mean to dig out any secrets, so you don't have to answer me."

Nanami Kento was silent for a while, then answered: "I met him once when I was in high school - in fact, I didn't know him well, and the reason we met was because of Mr. Gojo."

"Teacher Gojo?" Yuji Itadori was stunned.

"Yeah." Nanami Kento nodded slightly, his eyes fixed on the front, and he narrated calmly, "If my memory is correct, he seems to be a friend of Mr. Gojo."

After a pause, he added, "...was."

——

Jiang Lai left the school in the form of a cursed spirit and returned to the alley where he had switched identities, and changed back into the shell of the brown-haired little sheep boy.

He walked back, clearing some street corner surveillance cameras with his phone. When he passed by a supermarket, he went in to shop and bought a few bags of snacks.

If Nanami Kento asked, he could say that he was not feeling well, so he asked for leave to go out and buy some delicious food.

Jiang Lai: As we all know, delicious food can cure all diseases (bushi)!

When he returned home with a bag of snacks, he realized that what he did was right. Nanami Kento and Itadori Yuji had already returned.

At this time, Kento Nanami was making a phone call in the next room, and Yuji Itadori on the sofa was biting the tip of the pen and struggling with the mission report in his hand.

"I'm back." Little sheep Jiang Lai said while changing his slippers at the entrance.

"Oh, welcome back!" Yuji Itadori waved with a smile, greeting enthusiastically, "I went shopping."

"Not feeling well, buy something to eat." Little Sheep Jiang Lai replied with a smile, then he changed the subject and asked knowingly, "How was your mission today?"

"Well... I guess the school problem has been solved." Itadori Yuji seemed to be struggling with how to organize his words. He let out a breath, "We'll observe for another day tomorrow, and you'll be able to go to school the day after tomorrow."

"So fast?" Little Sheep Jiang Lai tilted his head, "Isn't that very efficient?"

"It's a long story." Yuji Itadori sighed, then blinked and said, "Maybe we will investigate around here for a while to see if we can find any trace of those two special cursed spirits."

"Special grade cursed spirit? Around here?"

"I met them at your school today," said Yuji Itadori. "It was mainly one of them..." He pointed the pen cap at Nanami Kento's room. "Anyway, don't worry. Nanami is talking to Gojo-sensei."

Did he actually contact Gojo Satoru? But Gojo knows the situation on his side and the reason for the performance, so he will probably cooperate with the performance of this drama of a friend losing his memory and breaking up, Jiang Lai thought.

The two exchanged a few words and then went back to their own business. Yuji Itadori was busy writing a mission report, while the little sheep Era returned to the room to continue his classes and homework.

During this period, Jiang Lai also received an email from Junpei Yoshino.

The other party sent him some pictures of the materials that Jiang Lai recommended to send out in a package. Yoshino Junpei seemed to be studying hard and even marked his questions.

Jiang Lai scanned the room and answered each of their questions carefully, using cute and witty words like "For the boss's better future, please make sure to improve your skills," which actually contained a lot of encouraging words.

Afterwards, Jiang Lai could still vaguely hear voices from the living room. Nanami Kento said that he had made an appointment with Ieori-senpai to go back tomorrow for a full body checkup.

Hearing this, Jiang Lai, who was in the bedroom, twirled a pen between his fingers, his thoughts flowing.

Speaking of which, the power of the fragment of the godhead is so huge, but Ryoumen Sukuna was fine after eating it? Could it be that he is gifted, or has some connection with [Existence]?

But it can't be easily digested, Jiang Lai thought. Maybe Ryoumen Sukuna just rolled the fragments into his mouth, but didn't actually swallow them.

Who knows, the other party might just take the thing away and play with it in his own world.

But if we analyze it this way, the opponent must have taken away the fragments intentionally in order to have more chips in his hand.

Jiang Lai's analysis.

Although it is unclear what the fragments of the divine nature are used for now, as we get to know the regulatory authorities better, we will surely find them useful in the future.

Will I have to make a deal with Sukuna in the future? Jiang Lai rested one hand on the desk, lost in thought. Sukuna is not only powerful, but also has many plans, and will never let himself suffer a loss.

It sounds a bit troublesome, he thought. But if there is a chance to make a deal, a temporary cooperation or something, it is not impossible.

In short, let's talk about it later. He doesn't know the past between Sukuna and himself yet. Jiang Lai stopped spinning the pen and looked at the paper again.

The top priority right now is to complete the assignment!

——

At night, Jiang Lai picked up his phone again, thinking that it was about time for Science World to be updated, so he opened the official website and prepared to take a look at the comics.

After logging into the official website, the first thing he noticed was not the latest update, but another pinned message:

[Latest trailer: A new chapter [Thousands of Years] is about to begin! Going back in time, dreaming back to a thousand years ago, more stories behind the characters will be revealed soon~]

Jiang Lai: “…”

He looked slightly stunned.

Although I had guessed that this day would come, why did it happen so quickly? After Ryoumen Sukuna and the original self met and showed some attitudes, it entered the past?

But it makes sense. Jiang Lai's fingers lightly brushed across the screen. The light green fragments were a good starting point, and it was time to reveal some more secrets.

But this is about to open, when is it?

He browsed through the trailer again and fixed his eyes on the segment "Dream Back to a Thousand Years".

With a bit of a joke in mind, Jiang Lai guessed based on the clues: It won't be that when I go to sleep tonight, I will open the past line of [Thousands of Years], right?