Extra 4.8

After Jiang Lai sent the message, he put down his phone. Being able to contact his scientific friends made him feel much more relaxed.

At least, he was not completely alone in this strange world—there was a fulcrum from another world, connecting him from afar, building an invisible bridge.

Jiang Lai originally thought that it would take some time for Matsuda Jinpei to find him.

Unexpectedly, not long after the time passed, a message alert came from the only limited-time chat software. It was a message from Jinpei Matsuda.

[I asked Igarashi to set up a special program for quick screening. However, our online platforms and the electronic websites of various bookstores do not have any information about new series of comics other than the original "Jujutsu Kaisen".]

Jiang Lai felt a little disappointed and regretful after seeing this news. He originally thought that he could get some intelligence from the scientific world from a God's perspective.

Logically speaking, my experiences in another world would appear in comics. Since there is no comic news in the scientific world, could it be in the third world?

It’s just that my cell phone is still being upgraded, so I can’t log in to the three-dimensional website to check it out.

While Jiang Lai was thinking, Matsuda Jinpei on the other side sent a second message.

[However, there is an extra comic file on my phone that looks like your story.

Actually, I have a lot more to say, but... well, in order not to affect your judgment, you should just read it yourself first.]

Why?

Such a message made Jiang Lai slightly stunned.

Immediately afterwards, Jinpei Matsuda forwarded the comic file through the limited-time chat software.

After Jiang Lai received it, he immediately opened it and started reading it.

The comic file is about the new series of comics. That is, the story of the world he traveled to. Jiang Lai thinks so.

In the beginning, the black-haired young man walked off the plane, half-closed his eyes and laughed. In the heavy winter snow, his aura was very impactful.

The moment he saw this, Jiang Lai paused, and silently cried out in his heart: ...It's you! It's you, Hei Jiang!! This aura is really too dark and too supermodel!!

Sure enough, his previous inference was correct. Jiang Lai's mind flashed with an emoji of a puppy clenching its fist, and he gave himself a thumbs up for his wisdom.

With this thought in mind, he continued reading page by page.

Before leaving, Gojo Satoru said that there was nothing else to do for the rest of the day.

So Jiang Lai was not in a hurry. He planned to carefully study the intelligence information obtained from Matsuda - or in a sense, the intelligence information also came from Mobile Phone.

What happened later made Jiang Lai more certain of his guess. However, while he felt that the other party was really evil, he was also somewhat amazed at the other party's strength and posture.

But after this persistence continued for a while, a turning point occurred. The turning point was the plot before and after the alley.

At first, Jiang Lai didn't feel that this part was familiar, until he saw the name of the shop where he borrowed the umbrella, and Fushiguro Megumi and the child in the alley, then he suddenly realized the coincidence of everything.

The plot of the comic in the package also stops at this point, to be continued, and at the end of the chapter there is a spreading white fog.

——The comic ends here, but for Jiang Lai, his experience begins here.

He stared at the comic in a daze for a while. After a pause, he picked up his phone and sent a message to Matsuda Jinpei.

[…When I arrived, the comic was about to end. When I regained consciousness, I saw the mist gradually dispersing, and Megumi Fushiguro and the child lying on the side.]

Matsuda Jinpei seemed to have been waiting on the other side. After receiving Jiang Lai's message, he quickly replied: [What do you think?]

[Is this Heijiang's world? The person in here looks a lot like Heijiang. (Lost in thought.jpg)]

[Why do you think this is Kuroe's world? In the manga, he didn't hurt anyone.]

Jiang Lai paused. Indeed, the black-haired young man in the comics had never harmed humans, and even came out to save Fushiguro Megumi. But...

Jiang Lai still typed: [I think the plot description doesn’t make him look like a good person.]

[Comics do have narrative tricks.]

[The words he said at the beginning sounded very much like a villain's declaration.]

[Really? I think it’s a declaration of war against the villains in Curse Return.]

[He looks like he's thinking a lot.]

[Perhaps those plots were to defeat the enemy.]

[And the dark background atmosphere that always accompanies it——]

[Would you believe in comic book filters, Jiang Lai?] A smiley face emoji was added after this sentence.

Of course not! After all, I have been deeply persecuted by the filter of the underworld. Jiang Lai subconsciously replied in his mind, and then reflected on their series of conversations just now.

Looking back at what happened just now, Jiang Lai was silent for a moment, and then he asked: […Do you think he is a good person, Matsuda?]

[I can't be 100% sure objectively, but subjectively, I think he is.]

Before Jiang Lai could reply, the other party quickly continued with the next sentence.

[Because I think he is you. I believe you.]

Me? Jiang Lai's eyes widened in surprise, and then he quickly typed a reply.

[No no! How could it be me? I'm not as brave as him, nor as powerful as him! If there were cursed spirits everywhere, I would definitely hide first qaq I can't afford to mess with such a thing!!]

Jiang Lai thinks he is a smart and good citizen, but he is just a high school graduate who has just come of age. He doesn't think he can be so strategic.

[Why don't you have the courage? Going into danger yourself, betting on that one-thousandth chance of a miracle, isn't that what you have always been doing?

Maybe you are the only one who will carefully avoid it. But your sense of justice and your caring friends will always let you come out. I know what kind of character you are.]

Here, Jiang Lai was not sure whether Matsuda Jinpei was praising him or bringing up old matters.

He touched his nose, coughed, and replied first.

[…I’m sorry for making you worry back then, Matsuda QAQ]

[I'm not saying anything about you - well, I am a little dissatisfied. As a friend, I really want to hold you and protect you behind. I don't want you to always go upstream and risk your life.

But from the perspective of ordinary people, I think what you do is always worthy of praise. Miracles belong to you, and you create the future.]

Seeing these compliments, Jiang Lai's cheeks couldn't help but turn red and hot.

He blinked and typed back: [It’s been a while since we last met, Matsuda, how come you’ve become so talkative!! (Disco Liquid Cat.gif) You were always bullying people before.]

[Hey, I never bullied you. At most I just teased you and played a prank on you. Don't accuse me of that all of a sudden.]

Jiang Lai couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips. Through the words, he seemed to be able to see the curly-haired police officer's helpless expression.

Maybe the other person is smoking a cigarette and gets bitten by the smoke unexpectedly, and then he or she holds the cigarette in one hand and types a reply.

Jiang Lai lowered his eyes, thinking about the content of the comic he had just read and the conversation between him and Jinpei Matsuda.

Originally, Jiang Lai thought that the comics were Hei Jiang's world, but after communicating with him, he found that perhaps everything was just his subjective conjecture.

What is shown in the comics is definitely only part of it, there are some things that are not shown——

For example, why did Gojo Satoru and Ieiri Shoko know "him", why did Nanami Kento and Haibara Yu have impressions of him, and why did the plot of the original work deviate?

Digging into the details, the hidden truth lurks behind the netherworld filters and narrative tracks.

However, Jiang Lai still didn't think it was him.

Because the most crucial aspect is the age mismatch.

The comic drawings and dialogues reveal that the "Rai" in the comic is a mature adult, about the same age as Mr. Gojo.

But Jiang Lai himself is still a high school graduate preparing to go to college.

So he posted this in the conversation box.

[Come on, Matsuda, no matter what, that's definitely not me. Don't forget, I just graduated from high school - but I'm also an adult! Don't call me a kid! (Line Dog Akimbo.jpg)]

This time, there was no immediate reply from the other party.

It took two or three seconds for the message to arrive.

[…graduated from high school? But, the last time I contacted you, you said you were already working.]

Huh? Jiang Lai was a little dumbfounded: [Wait, didn’t I just say goodbye to you?]

After another pause, a message came from the other side.

[No, we haven't seen each other for a long time.

I've heard you talk about your new friends and new adventures. You've grown into a leader in your own right, Jiang Lai.]

Seeing this, Jiang Lai still found it a little unbelievable. But he knew that Matsuda Jinpei would never lie to him.

In other words, they are not in the same time and space!

Either the Matsuda Jinpei facing me is from the future, or I at this moment belong to the past.

Considering the situation in the comics and Gojo Satoru's attitude towards him, the latter possibility seems to be greater...

The thoughts in Jiang Lai's mind gradually became clearer, and he slowly came up with an answer that he had initially ruled out.

...Amnesia?

Or to be more precise, time and space were reversed. His body and memories returned to the past.

It sounds incredible, but the more I analyze it in my mind, the more likely this absurd guess becomes.

Jiang Lai's heart was pounding. He pursed his lips and looked at the comic book that was opened again.

If this is his story, if this is the world he lives in now, then, then what should he do in the future? He has no memory of the past of this world.

[What should I do, Matsuda?] Jiang Lai couldn't help but send a message to Matsuda Jinpei, [I'm not as awesome as in the comics, I'm not as calm and smart as him, I'm just... I'm just a student.]

[When did you become so unconfident, Jiang Lai? Humph, haven't you always been full of courage like a newborn ox that is not afraid of a tiger?

Although there are no spells and techniques in our world, dangers still exist. Explosions, gunshots, and knife wounds are enough to take away lives. But in the face of darkness, you have never retreated, right?

No matter what stage you are in, it is still you.

Time will pass, years will change, but the qualities that are yours will always be yours, and the strength that is yours will always be yours.]

Jinpei Matsuda rarely says sentences like this.

Jiang Lai looked a little stunned when he saw these words.

But one can seem to imagine the curly-haired police officer with a lazy smile and a cool demeanor, and there is an extremely reassuring temperament between Matsuda's eyebrows.

Is this me? My future self?

Jiang Lai thought about the content of the comic, feeling a little hesitant, a little confused, and also a little expectant.

Can I do that and live up to the expectations of my friends in this world?

Jinpei Matsuda continued to send messages.

[To be honest, I was surprised when I first read this comic. I didn't expect you to venture into such a high-risk world. It's really annoying.

Of course, this displeasure is not directed at you, but at the one who threw you over… It’s called world consciousness, right? As a friend, I naturally feel very unhappy when I see Him put you in danger like this.

But maybe it’s because you can always bring different miracles.

Well, I have to admit that you are pretty cool in the comics, and you are definitely a popular character in the works~ It’s a pity that we don’t have this comic, otherwise I would definitely collect a few copies (laughs).]

Jiang Lai couldn't help but laugh at the end, and the confusion and depression in his heart were dispelled a little.

On the chat page, a new message from Matsuda popped up again, like a rock falling steadily, carrying a unique strength of perseverance.

[You are as brave as he is, as smart as he is, and you can be as awesome as he is—because he is you and you are him.

If you ask me, or ask yourself if you can, there is only one answer, and that is - you will.]

1.0 Lai: This guy looks very dark, but he is really awesome!

3.0 Lai: Well... being able to deceive yourself is the greatest acting skill!

1.0 Matsuda reads comics (recognizes at first sight): This is Jiang Lai, so mature now. But, um, still familiar.