Chapter 2 : BT Attraction Aura Performing Stably (not)
Although Matsuda Jinpei isn't beside Jiang Lai, he can still hear through the phone the suddenly changed tone from the other side, and that sentence...
"Gojo Lai???"
Compared to Matsuda Jinpei's suddenly raised voice, Jiang Lai appears much calmer: "How was that, Matsuda, this opening setting should be pretty good, right?"
Actually, although the time was brief just now, Jiang Lai did think seriously about it.
Having experienced transmigration and manga forum integration, he's very clear about the certain influence of third projection and second dimension. In a completely blank opening, he must grasp the setting opportunity well.
...After all, Jujutsu Kaisen is a high martial arts, high danger world!! Without a powerful setting, he'd definitely become some Passerby A cannon fodder who dies miserably here, right? QWQ
Of course, the setting must be reasonable, otherwise it might be directly blocked.
Jiang Lai: So definitely can't say things like "immortal cultivation ascension expert," "Godzilla dark god" or such... although I really want such special skills (?)
But wanting to leave a reasonable yet profound impression on the first appearance is very difficult, and the airport exit doesn't have much room for performance, so basically can only set things through words.
The most convenient and crucial thing is naturally the name.
Without doubt, fabricating a fake name connected to the Three Great Families is the easiest way to form an impression and make people associate things.
Thinking this, information about the Three Great Families quickly flashes through his memory:
Kamo family: The most unremarkable of the Three Great Families, but once produced someone named Kamo Noritoshi (possessed by Brain Flower) who was called an "evil jujutsu sorcerer" villain.
Jiang Lai pauses: What if I choose this family and the setting gets connected to Brain Flower somehow... no no!
Zenin family: Not small in presence, also large and powerful, but feudal thinking is deeply rooted, cursed energy discrimination is very serious.
Jiang Lai is silent: The most famous feudal great family, buried many hidden dangers... later almost got wiped out, maybe let's skip this one .jpg
Gojo family: The birthplace of the Six Eyes that changed the jujutsu world's landscape, the family of the strongest Gojo Satoru. But aside from Gojo-sensei, other people have almost no presence.
Jiang Lai ponders: Feels like the Gojo family has the least trouble and pretty good mysterious feel? Plus there's a highly popular strongest one, can be said to be quite eye-catching.
And from the perspective of reasonableness, adding new characters around high-popularity characters is also quite common.
In the short time, various thoughts quickly flow through his mind, Jiang Lai finalizes his answer the moment he steps out the door.
To avoid being cannon fodder Passerby A who dies miserably, let's go!
So he also briefly explained this reasoning to his friend on the other end.
"Gojo fake name setting? Uh, okay, I roughly understand." After being confused by the wind for a moment, Matsuda Jinpei on the other end also reacts and expresses agreement.
After pausing for two seconds, he hesitates again: "Speaking of which, your tone just now..."
Jiang Lai coughs once, his voice answering seriously: "Yes, I deliberately used three parts mockery, three parts teasing, and four parts nonchalance in my tone just now, how about that?"
Matsuda Jinpei: "???"
Jiang Lai: "Just kidding, pie chart meme, you understand!" Following that, he seriously explains, "Because according to shounen manga logic, chuuni posture and speaking ambiguously most easily create atmospheric feel."
And having experience from the previous Detective Conan world, Jiang Lai is very clear about his own dark filter attribute.
Be like: Even the most ordinary lip-curving smile can be depicted in manga as that kind of frivolous dangerous mysterious smile.
Of course, having a permanent dark filter is a good thing in a sense. Especially in the Jujutsu high martial arts world where crazy people are everywhere and the darker you are, the stronger you become.
Jiang Lai: Good, so you want to add filters? Then make me dark to the extreme!! (Stepping hard on the gas pedal, rushing in reverse)
To this, Matsuda Jinpei says: "No, it's not that I can't understand your purpose, I'm just a bit surprised..."
Jiang Lai: "What?"
Matsuda Jinpei: "How are you so skilled at this."
Jiang Lai: "..."
Jiang Lai: "Cough cough, that's not the point hahaha! Anyway, how was the performance?"
Hearing this, Matsuda Jinpei pauses slightly, raises an eyebrow, and says in a drawn-out voice: "Well, it did sound quite effective, Jiang Lai. Your decisive handling was quite practiced."
"Mm, not bad, not bad." Jiang Lai smiles modestly, keeping his achievements and fame hidden.
After pausing, he suddenly reacts: "Wait, these complaining scenes won't be drawn into the manga, will they?!"
"..."
Most afraid of sudden silence in the air.
Matsuda Jinpei: "Uh, probably not."
Jiang Lai tries hard to imagine this scene with too much contrast... can't imagine it ()
If it really gets drawn, the art style would immediately shift to silly comedy manga!
But Jujutsu Kaisen is obviously not a silly comedy manga, and the opening probably won't have any small theater scenes either. Based on this new series' art style, this one is probably still a dark hot-blooded shounen manga full of foreshadowing.
Recalling the difficult setting of this new series, Jiang Lai sighs quietly.
Don't know the specific situation, but just from the pilot content, you can feel it seems somewhat troublesome.
"Don't worry, Jiang Lai." Matsuda Jinpei's steady voice on the other end of the phone carries the natural comforting power of a police officer's temperament, "We'll keep track of manga updates here, analysis and intelligence will all be shared with you. Although we're across worlds, it's not like we can't help, right?"
He half-jokes at the end: "And we'll definitely... um, what's that word called, vote? Anyway, we'll help you become a popular character."
Jiang Lai pauses slightly and says: "Although popular characters in Jujutsu seem to die too... but still, thanks."
He smiles, knowing that what his friend on the other end of the phone wants to convey is not just the literal meaning, but also the silent companionship hidden beneath it.
That's right, no matter what, even if he's in another world, he's not alone.
Everything is just beginning now, the drama has only lifted a corner of the curtain. Jiang Lai breathes lightly, thinking calmly.
After the next manga update, he'll go look at the manga and forum situation, consider follow-ups based on the initial settings, and think about the worldview and completion conditions behind this new Jujutsu series.
As long as he perfectly utilizes the dark filter, with assistance from cross-world Detective Conan friends, finally completing the manga and getting a ticket home definitely won't be a problem!
Jiang Lai maintains an optimistic attitude, calming himself.
He chatted a few more sentences with Matsuda Jinpei on the other end, agreed to contact each other anytime if there are problems, then hung up the phone and put it away.
When you come to a bridge, the road appears. Jiang Lai relaxes his previously tense body, gazing at the brightly lit night ahead.
Returning to the present, the most important thing now is:
First find a place to have a good meal!!
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People are iron, food is steel, if you don't eat one meal you'll be famished. Even if you cross into the wrong world and arrive in Jujutsu, people still need to eat and sleep.
Fortunately, after crossing to the wrong world, his money is still there, various documents are still valid, so Jiang Lai won't be wandering the streets from the start, or rushing to make fake documents.
But after this... perhaps he'll still need to restart the hacker skills he learned in the Detective Conan world to take some jobs and earn money to live in the Jujutsu world.
He tightens his trench coat, pulling his suitcase to catch the train, preparing to take the nearest train to leave the airport and head to the nearest city center.
Similar to the airport situation, the train station also has many people. After all, trains are one of Japan's basic transportation methods.
But the current passenger flow isn't crowded, Jiang Lai moves sideways through it, following the hanging signs, preparing to head to the platform.
As his gaze flows downward, he catches a glimpse of a strange figure leaning against a pillar diagonally ahead. The people around seem unable to see this oddly-shaped young man, directly brushing shoulders and passing by.
Jiang Lai unconsciously glances over.
The strange young man leaning against the support pillar has long blue hair braided into three strands hanging on both sides, with eerie vertical and horizontal suture lines on his face and arms.
At this moment, those heterochromatic eyes, one gray and one blue, ripple with light, full of some curiosity and leisure, examining the people walking around.
It's the special grade cursed spirit [Mahito]!
Jiang Lai's heart jumps suddenly!
Logically speaking, ordinary people generally cannot see cursed spirits (except when near death or when massive negative emotions leak out).
Jiang Lai doesn't know why he, who should be an ordinary person, can now see special grade cursed spirits so clearly, but now is not the time to consider this.
The special grade cursed spirit leaning not far away is named Mahito, with a truly trashy personality. Cursed spirits don't have gender, but his current appearance is male.
Mahito can touch and manipulate human souls. Although he looks decent, he's cunning and cruel, daily using a toy-playing, experimental attitude to transform humans into painful deformed shapes.
Information about the opponent instantly surfaces in Jiang Lai's mind, his steps imperceptibly slow down.
Why is he here? Well, cursed spirits wandering around is normal, and the train station has relatively large passenger flow, maybe he's here looking for [toys].
Although he knows life isn't controllable, is it really appropriate to encounter such a stimulating character right at the opening? It's just like a newbie player encountering a BOSS-level monster right upon entering the game!!
Could it be his mysterious pervert attraction aura working diligently again??
Jiang Lai frantically scrolls through praying hands emoticons in his mind.
Please, next time can we start with a simple pervert as a warm-up...
No wait, what next time opening, there is no next time.
Complaining internally, Jiang Lai's face remains steady as a mountain.
After all, not revealing inner emotions on the surface is a basic quality of Detective Conan BOSS.
His expression shows no fluctuation, instead walking forward like the people around him, pretending not to see the other party. Only his feet quietly shift slightly.
Avoidance is best, but he must also prepare for the worst-case scenario of contact.
Jiang Lai builds fortress walls in his mind, simulating possible follow-ups, maintaining a calm and clear posture without any ripples.
It's also at this moment that Mahito's flowing gaze finally moves to Jiang Lai's direction.