Chapter 101 : Gojo Coming Through the Window
After browsing through the manga updates, Jiang Lai heard walking and washing sounds from outside his room. Both Itadori Yuji and Nanami Kento had gotten up.
He thought about it and decided not to rush out first, planning to finish reading all the information before breakfast.
So Jiang Lai went to browse more materials on the official website, hoping to find additional content.
But the official site hadn't added new character information, naturally lacking more explanations about that technique called [Conversion].
Jiang Lai first reported his safety in the group chat, then also browsed through his Detective Conan friend's replies.
The physical manga volume didn't include additional pen information this time, but came with several watercolor-style posters.
One showed the quite brilliant Heian-kyo city meteor shower, with a navy-blue figure and the [door] at the center of the image, Sukuna and Uraume standing at the ground's edge, and a dot of lotus pink in the far distance.
Another showed the thousand-year-ago Gojo-Geto-Ieiri trio gathered around a table, raising cups together under the moon with bright smiles.
There was also one of adult Fushiguro and Kugisaki dining together in a small restaurant's private room, with a small cluster of knotweed flowers on the empty chair beside them.
Looking at these posters, Jiang Lai felt momentarily dazed as memories from a thousand years ago reconnected with those from a thousand years later.
His fingertips brushed across the phone screen as he thought silently: After a thousand years of reincarnation flow, this time there would definitely be no more disappointments, welcoming the best happy ending.
The manga contained no more information, so Jiang Lai opened the Jujutsu new series Chinese forum, planning to see if there were any analyses inside.
【Oh my god, the posters included with the new manga volume are absolutely beautiful! But why are they limited release! Looking for Japan first-batch proxy buyers, or any family members selling directly through certain seafood platforms××】
【Wuwu, this is like Night Parade of a Hundred Demons overlapping with Shibuya Incident from a thousand years ago, the Heian-kyo City Incident? So tragic yet the scenes are so stunning! Brilliant stars, falling stellar rivers, so shocking…】
【Beautiful? Shocking? Exchanged for burning divine status, a once-in-a-lifetime meteor shower beauty (sadness) My God Lai ahhhh]
【Actually using thousand-year-ago Yuji as an energy source, damn Brain-kun ahh, and the higher-ups actually wanted to frame Geto and harm the Gojo faction, rotten tangerines and Brain-kun all go die!! (smashing doors)
Brain-kun really is a serial trap-setter. Even the boss got tricked. If it were me I couldn't stand it. Sukuna boss, quickly cut Brain-kun into pieces for the pot in a thousand years! ps: remember to remove the teeth】
【Speaking of the boss, in God Lai's finale scene, didn't expect the boss would dig out his own divine status and force-feed it to God Lai. When I saw that scene, I literally shouted wc!
The scene had a strange bloody beauty and eroticism. Seeing that moment, I couldn't help but cry while taking off my pants…】
【What are you doing upstairs!! Be careful I'll call the [Existence] big family to report you (hands on hips)】
【Bringing up death divine status, maybe the future sinister aura is the effect of this half divine status (dog head) Yesterday's Past God Lai had strong power, so he suppressed the sinister aura, only being very gentle.
But modern chapter God Lai's power was exhausted, couldn't suppress that half death divine status, so it showed that especially terrifying sinister filter haha (talking nonsense)】
【Seriously, these recent chapters made me so emo, especially the scene after God Lai's slumber. Long-haired Gojo couldn't reunite with his former friend throughout his entire life. Even the strongest couldn't defeat time.
Wuwu, no chance to know your name in this lifetime, then firmly believe in thousand-year reincarnation, gathering under next life's radiance (crying loudly)】
【Then, finally reunited for a while, but before Gojo Satoru could recover his thousand-year-ago memories, the restarted God Lai lost his memory (great sadness) Why must modern chapter still have such regrets! When Gojo Satoru's memory recovers, won't he again discover this world couldn't hold onto the person beside him…】
【Isn't the most tragic when Geto Suguru recovers his memory? In the thousand-year chapter, Geto said "he pulled me from the swamp, if there's a chance in the future, I want to thank him in person."
After reincarnation, God Lai again gently pulled him like spring rain. But during Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, Geto was controlled and forced to stab God Lai, ultimately never getting to thank or say goodbye to the pre-restart God Lai...
Thinking this way, in the manga's initial modern chapter, Geto accidentally meeting the amnesiac God Lai in that alley must have had such complex feelings. Ahh I'm in pain, dying of pain eee】
【These chapters' updates killed someone, killed me ahh QAQ!!】
【There's also [Birth] the great beauty. Thinking of their possible ending in modern chapter makes it even sadder. Simple analysis:
Previously seeing their conversation with God Lai in the iris flower sea, I was puzzled how iris flowers everywhere could guide Lai Lai.
Thinking about it now, maybe Birth meant to use iris flowers as hints. God Lai seeing this symbol would pay attention to the organization behind it, then follow the trail to find his elder brother (elder sister) and the way home.
Also, after trading with Kenjaku, [Birth] made iris flower totems into a good-deed organization symbol, also with the function of assisting in collecting faith power to help God Lai recover, creating the Supervisory Committee's prototype.
Too bad these were all Brain-kun's deceptions of Birth. Later it completely became Brain-kun's tool for implementing his own path!
The thousand-year period has arrived. True Young Master dragon king God Lai, quickly recover your memory, lead a hundred thousand friends to crush Brain-kun, reclaim the family fortune!】
【Grass, the last sentence above made me laugh, too many elements hey 2333】
【A bit curious how Brain-kun knows about [Existence]... it can't be Solitary Eye Cat paying tribute to Naruto, giving Brain-kun the Black Zetsu script from Naruto, as another natural child unknown to everyone, causing trouble to revive some divine mother, right (funny)】
【Shouldn't be that far hahaha!
By the way, about that Gojo family person with light blue eyes, technique is conversion, also connected to Brain-kun. Combined with the Supervisory Committee's "fodder" theory, maybe those they deem useless people, those missing persons in society, are captured and converted through technique.】
【Terrifying to think about…】
Jiang Lai narrowed his eyes.
Currently there was too little information about that Gojo family person with light blue eyes, lacking more intelligence. He'd ask Gojo Satoru about it later, obtaining some information from him.
Thinking this, Jiang Lai heard knocking at his door, a quite energetic young voice speaking:
"Good morning, Watanabe-kun. We're about to eat."
"Coming!" Jiang Lai put down his phone, simply straightened his clothes, and walked out of his room.
Sitting at the dining table next to Itadori Yuji, knowing the other was his conceptual little brother, Jiang Lai couldn't help but pay more attention. Because of this, he noticed a layer of shallow fatigue floating beneath the other's smile.
"Didn't sleep well last night?" Little Sheep Jiang Lai turned his head, blinking his dark eyes as he asked, "You look sleepy."
Nanami Kento also looked up at Itadori Yuji in front of him.
The cherry pink-haired boy scratched his cheek with his index finger, answering: "Ah, a bit. Mainly that Sukuna bastard pulled me into his innate domain last night, and we fought."
"You two fought?" Nanami Kento asked in a flat tone.
"Cough, well, actually I was one-sidedly infinitely revived then brutally killed..." Itadori Yuji coughed somewhat embarrassedly, then clenched one hand into a fist. "That bastard, someday I'll beat him up too."
"Ah, speaking of last night, that Sukuna bastard also asked me a very strange question." After eating a couple bites of rice, Itadori Yuji seemed to remember something and spoke again: "He asked me 'when confronting that black-haired guy yesterday, did you have any special feelings?'"
Nanami Kento put down his chopsticks, his eyes slightly focusing. Jiang Lai also perked up, concentrating his attention.
"That question was completely baffling. I just replied 'what special feelings could there be?' He stood on a mountain of skulls looking down at me with this particularly weird smile on his face. After hearing my reply, he laughed really loudly."
Itadori Yuji recalled with some confusion and annoyance on his face: "Don't know what that Sukuna bastard meant."
Jiang Lai's face showed no excess expression, thoughts flowing in his heart: Sukuna definitely sensed long ago that Itadori Yuji was the good side of [Death].
Though Sukuna never admitted it, after learning so much intelligence, he definitely guessed that the conceptual brotherly relationship between [Existence] that Jiang Lai mentioned a thousand years ago was real.
Hearing Itadori Yuji's reply and laughing heartily, Sukuna probably found it quite interesting to watch the unknowing Yuji and the amnesiac, degraded Jiang Lai fight each other, brothers killing brothers.
Very sinister, very much a fun-loving boss. Jiang Lai thought silently.
Nanami Kento pondered for a moment, fingers lightly tapping the table: "I see, that question is indeed strange. It seems he's acquainted with that black-haired special grade cursed spirit."
"Should be, right?" Itadori Yuji tilted his head slightly, saying, "Don't know if they're friends or enemies... But Nanami-san, you told me yesterday that black-haired youth might be Gojo-sensei's old friend?"
"I just felt somewhat familiar. But regardless, that black-haired youth is currently a special grade cursed spirit, making him an enemy." Nanami Kento said calmly, "Since Ryomen Sukuna specifically mentioned this person, it's clearly not simple. Please be very careful when you meet next time."
"Right." Itadori Yuji nodded in agreement. After two seconds, he had another realization: "Oh right, about that light green crystal fragment from yesterday's scene, I saw it in Sukuna's innate domain last night!"
He said: "Sukuna kept playing with that light green fragment the whole time. After brutally killing me several times, he said with some interest, 'If you can touch me in your next attack, I'll give it to you.'"
"That thing is with Sukuna..." Nanami Kento paused, saying, "But it's still there, better than being devoured. Though we don't know what that fragment is, it definitely contains enormous energy. Not being absorbed is good news."
Hearing this, Jiang Lai thought: Is the other unable to absorb it, or simply not interested in absorbing it?
Then his thoughts shifted, thinking again: Ryomen Sukuna isn't someone who would directly reveal his gains. Being so conspicuously playing with fragments in front of Itadori Yuji, then stating such a wager, seems deliberately emphasized.
If that's the case, then Ryomen Sukuna seizing divine status fragments was probably for making deals. Therefore, he first displayed it before Itadori Yuji, using Itadori Yuji's voice to pass this message along.
His speculation was interrupted by an exclamation. He heard Itadori Yuji shout quite surprised:
"Gojo-sensei?!"
Little Sheep Jiang Lai looked up, following the cherry pink-haired boy's gaze, seeing a tall figure floating outside the living room window.
Gojo Satoru in black jujutsu high teacher uniform hovered outside the window, lips curved high as he waved at those inside.
Why did Satoru come? Jiang Lai was also quite surprised.
Though he knew after Nanami Kento told Gojo Satoru about the Satozakura School incident, the other had said he wanted to use Six Eyes to check if the students were alright. But he thought Gojo planned to gather and meet again at the jujutsu high medical office.
Didn't expect him to rush over first thing in the morning.
The white-haired teacher wearing an eyepatch moved his fingers slightly, easily prying open the locked window, his long legs stepping in from outside.
"Hello hello, good morning everyone~ Are you especially surprised and happy to see me?"
"I believe my house has a front door." Nanami Kento heavily set down the chopsticks he'd just picked up. "Why must you enter through the window?"
"Hey, isn't this kind of entrance more handsome? Besides, I was too lazy to go around looking for the door. Coming directly through the window isn't impossible, right?"
"Though you've already done so, and I suppose you won't listen anyway, I still must express my position: it's not okay."
Nanami Kento adjusted his nose-bridge glasses, speaking in a calm tone. He'd removed honorifics from his speech toward his senior.
"Don't be so serious, Nanami-san~" Gojo Satoru easily leaped in from outside the window, patting off nonexistent dust from his body, then raised one finger: "Come, listen to my command! Stand up, Yuji!"
"Ah, yes yes." Itadori Yuji instinctively put down his chopsticks, stepped outward once, standing up straight.
Gojo Satoru curved his index finger against his lips, circled around Itadori Yuji several times, then walked to Yuji's side, suddenly pressing his hand on the boy's shoulder with a grave tone:
"Yuji ah..."
"Wh-what?" Seeing the white-haired teacher's serious expression, Itadori Yuji instinctively tensed.
The exquisitely featured white-haired man parted his lips slightly, then broke into a big smile:
"No problems at all! Six Eyes feedback shows you're still very healthy!"
"Wuwah, Gojo-sensei, you scared me to death!!"
Nanami Kento remained expressionless beside them: "Please don't treat students this way. Deceiving minors' trust is truly terrible."
"Just joking around to liven the mood haha," Gojo Satoru patted Itadori Yuji. "Relax, relax. When we get back, I'll have Shoko examine you again for double insurance."
Itadori Yuji had always been good-natured and didn't mind these little pranks, asking with enthusiasm and concern: "Sensei came so early, have you eaten breakfast?"
"Not yet, so I planned to grab a little friend to accompany me for a sweet parent-child special set meal." Gojo Satoru bent down and reached out, naturally pulling Little Sheep Jiang Lai from his chair. "The youngest person present is the lucky audience member!"
Suddenly embraced, Jiang Lai was stunned for a second, then was half-pulled half-dragged by Gojo Satoru to stand up.
"Even if Watanabe is the youngest present, the age gap between you two doesn't fit parent-child relationships, and you have no parent-child feeling whatsoever." Nanami Kento spoke calmly, "Please release Watanabe and let him eat breakfast properly."
"How don't we seem parent-child? Being this close, don't we have a special father-son feeling?" Gojo Satoru giggled while ruffling Little Sheep Jiang Lai's brown hair. "The sweet parent-child special set meal has limited-edition strawberry macaron milk-cap cake, super delicious."
Nanami Kento: "This isn't a reason to suddenly drag a growing child to fake being parent-child."
Jiang Lai knew Gojo Satoru's early morning visit pulling him out wasn't simply to go to a dessert shop for some parent-child meal, but more likely wanting to chat privately with him about something.
Therefore, he cooperated by looking up, using Little Sheep disguise advantages to make starry-eyed expectant youth expressions:
"Wow, limited-edition strawberry macaron milk-cap cake! I want to eat it!"
He put his hands together, dark eyes looking at Nanami Kento: "Please please, let me go. Just this once."
Gojo Satoru: "Mirai wants to go himself, let him come with me! Oh right, I'll bring back some little desserts for you too~"
Nanami Kento rubbed his temples, sighed, and said: "Fine, go ahead. But don't only eat sweets, eat some proper meals too."
"Thank you, Nanami-san!" Little Sheep Jiang Lai replied happily.
"Alright then, let's go~"
Then Gojo Satoru picked up Little Sheep Jiang Lai with one hand and leaped out the window again.