Chapter 7 Who Are You

Jiang Lai tucked his windbreaker in, walked steadily in the winter night, and prepared to go back to the hotel to sleep and rest.

Just now, he slammed the phone down as fast as he could, and the phone, acting as a brick, lived up to his expectations and knocked down the gecko spirit unexpectedly.

——This proves that this phone can be used as a cursed tool and has the ability to strike cursed spirits.

Very good, the mobile phone is still very reliable! Jiang Lai is very satisfied with this. I don't know if it is effective for other techniques, such as breaking the limitless or blocking Sukuna's cursed attack... If there is a chance in the future, I can try it.

However, at that moment, the cursed spirit in front of him was not exorcised and disappeared by the brick hitting, but it just temporarily lost its resistance.

...Maybe as an ordinary person, I need to use it a few more times to purify myself? Or is there something else I need?

Jiang Lai caught a glimpse of the protagonists at the door and paused for a moment, then changed his mind.

No, maybe I don't have to solve it myself this time. Since this is the mission target of Itadori Yuji and his team, I can just give it to them.

In this case, it can be regarded as a different kind of silent "gift"? He curled his lips and crossed his hands. He can also make a presence in the comics.

Therefore, Jiang Lai placed the target cursed spirit that was invisible to ordinary people in the flower arrangement on the side, slowed down his pace slightly when leaving, leaving a trace in Yuji Itadori's vision, and when the other party looked over, he smiled at him.

Looking back at what happened not long ago, Jiang Lai reviewed it in his mind.

...Perfect image creation! He gave himself a thumbs up in his heart. The ambiguous attitude was just right, and it also showed that he was the one who gave the "meeting gift".

This may allow the forum to make further speculations, and maybe the world will give me some skills... Otherwise, ordinary people will be easily killed in this world of magic! ! QAQ

Of course, an operation like this tonight actually has a certain degree of risk - that is, Gojo Satoru will come to the door the next day.

In front of the six eyes, he is definitely not able to hide. It is not easy to deal with the strongest in the world of magic. Jiang Lai does not want to meet the opponent too early, which will make Dihua's upgrade path difficult.

But in order to have more roles in the comics... this risk is acceptable. Jiang Lai has been calmly weighing and analyzing in his heart. Gojo Satoru should not come to him because of such a small incident.

The other party is very busy in the original work, and it feels like he will be even busier in the new series. Maybe the other party will be a little interested in me because of the students' description, but this is not enough to drive him to spend energy to find someone.

Jiang Lai walked forward, the snow under his feet made a slight crackling sound, and the falling snowflakes brushed against his hair, landed on his shoulders and melted away.

In fact, the most crucial reason that made him take the risk to make this decision was that Jiang Lai knew that Gojo Satoru, who came to him, would not kill him; but if he did not participate in the plot of the comics and did not have the corresponding ability, he might die in this world where the strong prey on the weak.

He didn't want to die in another world. He wanted to see his friends again and go home.

Jiang Lai raised his eyes, glanced at the gray sky, and briefly cleared his mind.

Three seconds later, he typed the Groundhog emoji in his mind:

Why does it feel like the script of "How to Survive in the Cursed World"?

However, now he has evolved from the little white rabbit survival script to the iron-toothed and bronze-toothed transformation script... There is no other way, just score three times!

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The speed of time flowing in the cursed world and the scientific world is not the same, and the difference between the two is sometimes big and sometimes small. Sometimes one flows fast and the other flows slowly. There is no regularity between the two.

Now, when Jiang Lai, who had returned to the cursed world, had finished his dinner and went back to the hotel to rest and sleep, nearly a week had passed in the world of science.

World of Science. Evening.

After get off work, Morobushi Jingguang walked on the road with a briefcase under his arm. In it were some unimportant but troublesome documents that required him to spend extra time to complete.

He originally planned to finish the work in the office, but after everyone else had left work, he felt embarrassed to take up such a large space and turn on the lights to waste electricity. Since the documents could be taken out, he decided to go home, eat dinner, and then work overtime in the study.

After the collapse of the organization, the reinstated Morobushi Kagemitsu has a high enthusiasm for work. Therefore, although he is a little tired after a day's work, his mental state is still very good.

Passing by a convenience store ahead, Morofu Jingguang slowed down his pace out of habit, preparing to look at the latest stock notice posted by the store.

——Ever since he knew that his good friend Jiang Lai had traveled to the new series of Curse Return, he developed this habit and always paid attention to the latest developments of this comic.

The new series of Curse Back comics are not serialized in traditional comic magazines, but are currently updated irregularly on the official website.

The official announcement said that after a few chapters are collected, they will be combined into a separate magazine and sold in paper form (thinner than a single volume, in the style of a magazine).

Compared with electronic versions, Morobushi Kagemitsu is more accustomed to handling paper versions of documents, which is convenient for taking notes and analyzing points. In addition, paper versions usually have more Easter eggs and intelligence information than electronic versions.

At this moment, his eyes were drawn to a fluorescent poster board, on which was written in exaggerated and dazzling marker:

["Jujutsu Kaisen [New Series]" ~ The latest collection volume arrives today☆! Comes with a mysterious insert page and pen that has not been released online, a wonderful thing not to be missed!! ]

A collection of books? As of yesterday, the update on the website was still at the first chapter... Looks like there will be a big giveaway today. Morofushi Jingguang turned and walked towards the convenience store.

Business was good in the store, and Morobushi Kagemitsu queued up to buy a copy of Jujutsu Kaisen (New Series). He wanted to go home and read it later, but he was really worried about the situation in the other world, so he simply found a small restaurant nearby, sat down, ordered food, and started to open the cover and read.

The previous content was the trailer and the first episode, which he had already watched countless times, so Morofushi Kagemitsu continued to flip forward.

After a simple daily transition, high school first-year student Yuji Itadori and his companions took on a new mission:

[Exorcise the cursed spirit Tunwu that roams the Changlin District of Tokyo (the cursed imaginary city) and becomes stronger and eats people at the end and beginning of every month. ]

This cursed spirit is said to be born from people's negative emotions such as not having enough money, not having enough wages, etc. The picture shows a small purple gecko with wings.

In the comic, Norose Kugizaki also complained, "It's so small, does it really have any offensive power?"

Auxiliary supervisor Ke Pu said that we should exorcise it now while it has no offensive power, otherwise it will be troublesome at the end of the month or the beginning of the month.

This thing is very clever on weekdays, and it is difficult to catch or exorcise it. But we can't wait until the beginning or end of the month, as that would be even more dangerous.

Morobushi Kagemitsu took out the ballpoint pen he carried with him and wrote down the name and characteristics of the cursed spirit. Then he flipped through the pages.

Teacher Gojo was originally going to take them on a mission and give them some guidance, but because he had something urgent to do, he decided to let the students go first and go there the next day.

With the help of the auxiliary supervisor, Yuji Itadori and his colleagues finally locked down the cursed spirit Tunwu that was roaming the streets.

What followed was a thrilling siege battle. Despite their joint efforts, the creature still managed to escape - it seemed to be particularly sensitive to the cursed power of the sorcerer, so it escaped in advance before Yuji Itadori and the others approached, and its movements were swift and agile.

Yuji Itadori was behind with his speed of 3.50 seconds, but he was not careful and slipped on a downhill slope!

He shouted "Be careful" and slipped. There were pedestrians in front of him. The scene was very thrilling.

The man in the picture was only a silhouette at this time, but he could be seen dodging the attack swiftly and accurately! He even reached out to help the man with ease.

Yuji Itadori was able to stabilize his body by this pulling. He stood up while panting and thanked him, then looked up at the person beside him.

It was also at this time that the comics depicted the complete image of the person in Yuji's eyes——

The black-haired young man had a gentle expression and brown eyes as calm as water. A few thin snowflakes fell on the shoulders of his windbreaker, and then fell away quietly as he retracted his hand. He raised his eyelashes slightly and smiled, "The road is slippery in the snow, be careful where you step."

Seeing this, Zhu Fu Jingguang's expression showed a little surprise: It's Jiang Lai!

Of course he recognized his friend.

After the surprise, Morobushi Jingguang felt a little worried: He wondered if Jiang Lai was involved in the Curse Spirit Swallowing Noon incident... He hoped that nothing would happen to him.

He held the pen in one hand and continued to turn the pages.

The next scene turns to a sukiyaki restaurant, and Morobushi Kagemitsu immediately notices Jiang Lai appearing on the screen.

In the comic, exquisite food is placed on a solid wooden table. On the side, a black and white iris logo occupies the entire wall. In front of the square table, a black-haired young man lowered his eyes and wiped his fingers one by one with a wet towel.

As if he was thinking about something interesting, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and the chandelier above his head cast a faint shadow on his face.

...This atmosphere? Morofushi Jingguang couldn't help but pause his pen.

The steam in the sukiyaki restaurant was rising, making the background blurry. As one frame of the background blurred, the scene below changed, and after turning the page, we arrived at a train station.

Train station? Was he going to insert memories into the story? Morobushi Kagemitsu took half a second to react and continued to look intently.

Inside the station, people are bustling about. In the center of the picture, a young man with long blue hair and seams on his face is leaning against a supporting pillar.

It's that guy! Morofushi Jingguang frowned subconsciously. He had studied it over the past few days and identified that this was the special cursed spirit in the original work of "Jujutsu Kaisen" - Zhenren!

He is a bad-tempered and troublesome guy... Morobushi Kagemitsu drew a dangerous triangle symbol next to it with a pen.

The real person in the comic was staring at something at this moment, and the casual smile on his face seemed to fade slightly, and a question popped up in his inner frame: "......?"

His blue-gray eyes looked straight ahead, and behind the overlapping frames of his heart, distorted words appeared: "...human? ...cursed spirit? ...strange."

Zhu Fu Jingguang was stunned: Who did he see?

Combined with the development of this plot, he had some vague guesses in his heart, but he felt that the guess was incredible.

The crowd moving forward like a tide interweaves a simple line. In the dark tones deliberately depicted in the picture, a beautiful translucent feather pendant sways lightly in the frame, at the same pace as its owner.

One, two, three times.

Feathers flutter, steps move.

"..." The real person stood firmly, tilted his head slightly, and stared at the approaching person.

Amid the simple lines of people around him, the camera gradually zooms out from the feather necklace to reveal a person with dark hair who walks forward step by step.

…It’s really Jiang Lai!! Zhu Fu Jingguang held the comic book tightly and slightly widened his blue eyes.

This picture is very impactful, with a top-down oblique view and exaggerated bending effects to highlight the center!

The black-haired young man with one hand in his pocket walked towards this side. His brown eyes seemed to have a hidden edge as he stepped over the bustling crowd and raised his head far away.

In the comic, the real person's smile faded a little, and his slightly drooping hands seemed to have instinctively made some kind of preparation, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense!

However, the black-haired young man did not look at him, but just glanced at him silently, as if he didn't care.

——He walked forward with a normal expression.

Clearly, the atmosphere of a stormy confrontation had been brewing at the scene, but it was completely dissipated in the subsequent calm and complete disregard, which caught everyone off guard!

The real person in the comic also froze in astonishment, as if he had not expected such a scene.

In the image that was cut into equal parts, the black-haired young man and the real person passed by each other. In the brief few frames, no one made any special movements.

——They passed each other silently.

"..." Zhu Fu Jingguang stared straight at the comic book in his hand. After seeing Jiang Lai walking away, his tense body finally relaxed.

But his mood was still somewhat complicated: part of it was relief. Seeing his good friend Jiang Lai's acting so steadily in the face of danger, he felt relieved.

The other part of my mood...

Zhu Fu Jingguang put down his pen and held his forehead with one hand.

How should I put it? This storyboard, this lighting, this special effects——

Jiang Lai, are you wearing some strange filter? ? So this is the power behind your friend's rush to the hidden BOSS of the organization? ?

...Although, well, it seems to be quite useful.

Zhu Fu Jingguang paused for a moment, finally picked up the pen and made a few marks next to it, and then drew a smiley face.

After this flashback narration ends, the next page of the comic returns to the sukiyaki restaurant. However, the camera returns to the protagonist.

Yuji Itadori greeted the black-haired young man who stood up and walked out.

Meeting the kind-hearted person who helped him by chance again made the boy look bright and happy, and even sketched a few small flowers commonly used in comics next to him.

Morofushi Kagemitsu was also infected by this atmosphere. Looking at the smiles of the pink-haired boy and his good friend in the comics, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.

(Although the smile from my friend in the video was… um, mysteriously elegant and dangerous? Perhaps it was because I hadn’t recovered from the atmosphere of recalling the plot at the train station yet.)

He turned the page back, the corners of his lips still showing the faint curve from before, until he saw the picture that took up the entire page at the end -

The Cursed Spirit Swallowed Noon suddenly appeared in the beautiful flower arrangement!

Zhu Fu Jingguang's smile froze.

...How could this happen?! How did they do this?! Why is it such a coincidence? ?

He was no less shocked than the protagonists in the comics, and the hand holding the pen suddenly tightened!

"..." After three seconds of silence, Zhu Fu Jingguang straightened his back and smiled softly.

Forget it, no matter how Jiang Lai did it, at least he's okay.

And - um... no wonder Jiang Lai was wiping his fingers with a wet towel in the previous picture, did he just get rid of a cursed spirit?

The scenery is so beautiful, and we found the highlights! .jpg

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The other side of the scientific world.

"Aaaaa——" High school student Komura Rina rolled over on the bed in her bedroom and excitedly called her friend, "Tani Akiko! Tani Akiko! Did you see today's update?"

"My new wall is so cool...!!" Komura Rina lay on the bed, covering her face with one hand, and shouted loudly.

"The nonchalant demeanor at the train station was amazing! He completely ignored the real person's burning gazes - and the gift-giving at the sukiyaki shop was also so cool!! Such an elegant meeting gift!!"

"I didn't expect that he would send the cursed spirit Tunwu to Yuji. From the previous plot, it seems that this cursed spirit is extremely difficult to catch——"

Komura Rina said in one breath, "I don't know how he did it. The manga only showed the scene where Torako and the others saw the flower baskets after he left... Oh, I thought I could see the technique of the new wall."

After taking a deep breath, Komura Rina continued excitedly: "By the way, does Shinkentou know Mr. Gojo? It seems like he knows that Yuji and the others are Gojo's students!! Giving them gifts has an inexplicable meaning. He must have deliberately not purified it and put it in front of them..."

On the other end of the phone, Kashiroya Akiko said, "I just finished reading the manga. There are many interesting things to explore about the new characters."

Her tone was as calm as ever, but people who knew her well, like Rina Komura, could hear the interest hidden in her words.

"Come on, let's start the video chat!" Komura Rina immediately sat up from the bed with her eyes shining, "I still want to say a lot to you!!"

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Flower planting forum. The latest discussion thread.

[Today the official website updated 3 chapters at once! It is said that Japan has released a magazine with a pen, but it is not available here for the time being QAQ]

[hhh It's really funny to see the protagonists collectively catching this flying gecko. It feels like catching a chicken or breaking a cat! (Not implying Gojo-sensei xs)]

[The Gojo Lai from the beginning has appeared here again! When he moved out of the way, he didn’t forget to help our Hu Zi and reminded Xue Tian to be safe. He seemed a bit gentle (awkward)]

[Ahem, she is indeed gentle... But considering the strange beginning at the airport, there is always a danger that a beast will smile...]

[And the comics specifically highlight his speed. Before he took the initiative to attack, he didn't let the slipping Tiger touch him at all! What kind of speed is this for dodging bullets (dog head)]

[I like this! I really like this mysterious and handsome character! I unilaterally declare him to be my new wife! ]

[This is so funny. It’s only been a few words. How come the guy above has already started claiming his wife so early? Hahaha (tactical backward movement)]

[The Sukuna family!! Look! When the new character separated from Yuji and the others, Sukuna closed his eyes! (Enlarged screenshot.jpg)... This is extremely scary when you think about it carefully!!]

【??? Hey guys, although Sukuna has appeared from time to time before, this scene feels a bit, that, (gestures) Did Sukuna open his eyes because he sensed the new character?】

[No way, is there something special about the new character? It can't be that the two know each other? Slow Cat.jpg]

[You haven't finished watching it yet? In the flashback of the last episode, there is a real person, and his inner thoughts are actually uncertain about the identity of the new character as a human or a cursed spirit - I feel that this is a point worth digging deeper. ]

[Cursed spirit? Human? No, this, how can you be so uncertain!? (Confused)]

[Sukuna and Masato are here, what a grand ceremony! Could the new character be Jurekō? Woohoo, Gojo-sensei! Gojo-sensei, come and take charge!]

[He's not from the Curse Spirits side, is he? He even gave Torako and the others a mission target. I think the new character is more like a casual big shot in the Curse World like Jiujiu, who passed by and was in a good mood, so he helped the younger generation. ]

[Well, to be honest, rather than helping, that setting and the smile afterwards, as well as the atmosphere, felt more like a secret provocation... I mean, the target was not Torako and the others, but Gojo Satoru behind Torako and the others.]

【Friends, isn't the most crucial point in solving the case to be who he was calling at the very beginning?】

[It’s a foreshadowing, hah, who knows]

[It is not clear what this Gojo Rai stands for, but he seems to be a big shot (thinking)]

[Upstairs, without the feeling, he is obviously a big boss! ! ! ]

[One click to urge the update! One click to urge the update! Every second before I can see the next chapter, there are many Sukuna crawling on my body! ! QWQ]

[Fuck, be careful upstairs, the master will come to you across dimensions tonight]

[Are there any like-minded people in Japan? I want to see the paper version, please! Does it reveal any information about the new characters? ]

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The world of science was bustling all night, with heated discussions and bold speculations about the latest episodes and new characters.

At this time, in the hotel of the world of curse.

Topic Focus - Jiang Lai (sleeping and dreaming): ZZZ...