Extra 4.10

Seeing the black-gold monk closing the door, Jiang Lai tensed up instantly! His brown eyes darkened slightly, and he looked like a vigilant little beast.

After the door was closed, the whole room became a closed space. The windows of this Japanese-style hotel were narrow and grid-like, and the sunlight seemed to be cut by the window panes and shattered on the ground.

The man with the ball-head hair had a usual smile on his face, with light and shadow flickering on his cheeks.

Although it seems unfathomable, in fact, Geto Suguru is also confused inside.

He never thought that he would see Lai the moment he opened the door.

Previously, he had received an email from Gojo Satoru, and learned that Lai was in some condition. He was in a state of amnesia, and it was unclear whether it was reincarnation or time regression.

Gojo Satoru's message was not very long, but his words contained complex emotions.

Through his best friend's words, Xia Yujie felt the emotions behind the words - perhaps, such emotions were also the surge in his heart.

Xia Yujie still remembers the scene when they parted in the alley.

At that time, he realized that Lai's condition was not right, but just in case, he did not stop, but walked straight away.

Now, from Gojo Satoru's message, Geto Suguru knows that compared to when they parted in the alley, the time and space regression of Lai is even more serious now - he has even become a confused human of high school age who does not know what the technique is.

Xia Yujie couldn't help but feel a little regretful, and thought: If I had stayed in the alley a little longer, could I have helped Lai and prevented him from going backwards in time again?

But he left at that time. He didn't look back.

Xia Yujie had no idea what happened in the alley.

Or is it that Lai's time and space regression is another backlash of the price he paid for opening the second round?

Because he broke the binding agreement of "see you tomorrow", they met first.

Xia Yujie was depressed. He was always accustomed to taking everything on himself and then blaming himself.

Gojo Satoru, who was on the other end of the email, seemed to be able to guess his friend's mindset, so he quickly sent a few more emails.

[Don't think too much, Jay. The agreement to meet tomorrow was made with you. If there is any violation of the agreement and it causes another backlash, it should be blamed on me.]

[Anyway, the current situation is like this. What we have to do is to protect Hollywood - and then wait for his appointment. Although Hollywood is always elusive, but... he has never broken his promise. ]

Never broke a promise? Xia Yujie thought, and the depression in his heart dissipated a little. Wu and Lai have known each other since childhood, so he must really understand Lai's character.

If that's the case, then I'll just look forward to it. Xia Yujie's brows relaxed. He looked forward to meeting him again.

——However, he did not expect that they would meet again so soon.

Xia Yujie knew that Gojo Satoru had brought the high school student Lai back to the technical high school, so he was even more surprised to see him in the room where he stayed during his mission.

Why is Lai here? ? ...He really looks like a high school student.

Xia Yujie was stunned, but his excellent psychological quality prevented him from revealing any emotions.

His eyes fell on the person in front of him. He was slightly startled, but at the same time, he couldn't help feeling a little bit of smile and sadness.

That nervous look, like a hedgehog with spikes all over its body... is looking at him with a strange and vigilant look on his face. It seems that he has really forgotten everything. A slightly complicated emotion flows through Xia Yujie's heart.

On the other side, Jiang Lai noticed the sight of the man with the ball-head hair, and his heart became even more tense. He curled his hanging hands slightly, and said nothing, but straightened his back.

In such silence, Jiang Lai maintained an unyielding appearance, but his back was inevitably covered with cold sweat.

His mind was racing.

Why did the other party close the door? What did they want to do? What should I do next?

Jiang Lai tried hard to calm his breathing and calm his mind.

At present, the only weapon he had was the cursed pistol with six special proton bullets. After Jiang Lai had chosen it, he put it into the waist bag on his side.

This cursed weapon certainly couldn't do much damage to Geto (or should it be Brain?). Jiang Lai didn't expect to turn the tables with this small cursed weapon.

His idea was very simple, which was to not expose his resistance and ability for the time being, and finally use the surprise attack to gain a chance to escape at the critical moment.

What a pity. Jiang Lai thought. The pocket watch magic tool was not with him. After the random space teleportation, he didn't know whether the pocket watch was left in the magic tool room of the high school, or fell into an unknown corner during the teleportation process.

If the pocket watch was still with him, Jiang Lai would be willing to take a gamble and try to trigger the spell again to do a random teleportation.

Anyway, it shouldn't be any worse than the current situation...

Jiang Lai pursed his lips, his heart beating like a drum in his chest.

The first person to break the silence was neither Jiang Lai nor the man with a bun in front of him - but another unexpected young man.

I saw a dark shadow moving, and a small fox head poked out from the wide sleeves of the man with the ball-head hair.

Jiang Lai: “?”

The fox, like liquid, stretched its body and twisted it into a twist at an incredible angle, climbing up the arm from the sleeve and crawling to the shoulder. Its red eyes, like circles of mosquito coils, stared at him, and its grinning mouth looked extremely strange.

Jiang Lai was stunned for a second, then immediately reacted - this is a cursed spirit!

As expected, I can see the cursed spirit! Jiang Lai confirmed this in his heart. Then the cursed power and the technique are still retained in the body, waiting to be stimulated from the silence.

Jiang Lai's eyes fell on the liquid fox. He had an impression of this special cursed spirit in front of him, after all, he had just finished reading the comic sent by Matsuda Jinpei yesterday.

In the comic, the one confronting the "mature version of myself" in the alley is this strange-looking liquid fox.

Jiang Lai still remembers the content of the comic. The fox kept shouting something like "hungry" and called "itself" "clock".

When it came, it brought fog, and when it left, the fog dissipated, and the plot of the comic ended here.

Could the time and space regression of "myself" be due to the cursed fox spirit in front of me? Jiang Lai's mind was wavering. He couldn't be sure whether the nightmare fox in front of him was an enemy or a friend, and whether his personality was really childish or just pretending.

The man with the ball-shaped hair in front of him seemed to be quite doting on this cursed spirit that suddenly appeared. He raised his other hand and gently tapped the forehead of the black little fox: "What's wrong, nightmare fox?"

As he moved, the wide sleeves of the black and gold cassock fluttered.

"Hungry." The black liquid fox called Nightmare Fox spoke in a childish voice, like a child. Its eyes fell on Jiang Lai, "Hungry. I want to eat."

Want to eat? You don’t want to eat yourself! ?

Jiang Lai's already tense heartstrings became even more tense. He lowered his eyes, and his aura was full of defensiveness.

The man with the ball-shaped hair noticed Jiang Lai's reaction. He showed a half-helpless smile, then pressed the head of the liquid fox: "Don't say such words that will cause misunderstandings. You scared him."

His voice was gentle, like an ordinary older brother from the neighborhood. But Jiang Lai did not let down his guard.

He knew that both Leader Jie and Brain Flower Jie were extremely good at pretending and hiding their true intentions. It was very likely that they were still smiling and chatting one second, and then they would kill someone with their head and body the next second.

The man with the ball-shaped hair in front of him—because of his appearance, he was temporarily called Xia Yujie—turned to Jiang Lai again. His narrow and foxy eyes smiled and he made a "please" gesture: "There is a tea table and a small stool in the room. Please take a seat first."

Xia Youjie did not ask Jiang Lai why he was here. He did not seem to be facing a strange enemy at all. His behavior was extremely natural, as if he was entertaining a guest.

"..." Jiang Lai didn't know what the other party was up to. He was silent for two seconds, and then he answered normally, "No need."

Since the other party did not persist in asking questions, there is no need for me to waste my words and energy on making up this lie.

Jiang Lai skipped this step neatly and simply summarized it in a topper's tone: "Due to some accidents, I accidentally fell here. I'm very sorry to bother you. I'm leaving now."

He took a few steps towards the door, but the figure in the black and gold cassock standing there showed no intention of moving aside. This made Jiang Lai's brown eyes narrow slightly, and he raised his eyelids and looked over there.

"Are you in such a hurry to leave?" Xia Yujie frowned.

"...Is there anything else?" Jiang Lai kept his voice steady and spoke.

Xia Yujie smiled, calmly accepting the scrutiny of the person in front of him, and said calmly: "It's nothing, but I just think that you don't have to leave so quickly. Meeting is fate, why don't you drink a cup of tea with me first."

"..." What a joke! Who would directly invite a stranger who appears in the room like this?

Who knows whether you can stand up again after sitting down, and whether the tea you drink is normal tea? What if it is poison?

Jiang Lai, who had been polished by the world of science, was very alert to these small details. Although he thought that as a top-level magician, Geto would not resort to such means, he still had to be on guard.

"I have something else to do." Jiang Lai said, "I won't stay."

"What do you want?" Xia Yujie asked.

"I—" Jiang Lai opened his mouth, but felt that if he made up a reason, he would definitely be refuted, and he didn't want to make the atmosphere tense. But then, a light flashed in his mind, and he immediately answered, "I was in a hurry to return the umbrella."

Xia Yujie: “?”

Jiang Lai took out the umbrella loan receipt from his pocket and said, "Look, I borrowed this yesterday. Today the weather is clear, so it's time to return the umbrella." He expressed his sincere request.

This is the truth, and it makes perfect sense! There is no reason for the other party to invite me to tea again. Jiang Lai typed the puppy-arms-arms emoji in his mind, and his eyes lit up a little.

Faced with the scene before him, Xia Yujie paused, his expression a little strange.

He never thought that one day he would be able to see Lai in such a youthful state... Well, it was unexpectedly novel.

However, he still couldn't let him go.

Because Xia Yujie, who was just completing his duties as a supervisory committee member, had just separated from the Special Curse Spirit Master.

That is to say, there is a high probability that the special cursed spirit is still nearby. If you go out and happen to meet him, it will be bad.

You know, the real person is a troublesome guy. He loves to conduct human experiments and his character is naive and cruel.

What's more, he had heard from the Nightmare Fox that there was some special aura fluctuation on Lai's body that easily attracted cursed spirits.

In this case, I have to keep him in this room first, no matter if the reason is reasonable or not, thought Xia Yujie. Then I can send a message to Wu and ask him to pick him up.

But on the surface they are still enemies, so they have to put on a show.