Chapter 235 : Jiang Lai - Pervert Elimination Game, Though Late, Has Arrived
When Gojo Satoru finished the family meeting, it was already deep into the night.
At tonight's family meeting, he hadn't seen Gojo Kyufuin's figure.
According to other elders present, Gojo Kyufuin was feeling unwell and couldn't attend, so he had taken leave tonight.
Feeling unwell? After living for a thousand years, there was still such a thing?
Gojo Satoru had raised his eyebrow slightly at the time, but he hadn't said much.
Regardless of whether Gojo Kyufuin attended the meeting, as long as he was within the family grounds, that was enough.
That guy taking leave might actually be more convenient for Lai's actions. After all, now that the main forces of the family were in the meeting room, there would be no one to interfere with the conversation between Lai and that guy outside the meeting room.
This was what Gojo Satoru thought.
At this moment, he sat quietly in his room, casually holding a scroll to flip through while waiting for his friend's arrival as agreed.
There were no lights on in the room, only a single candle lit beside the desk where Gojo Satoru sat.
The window was half-open, half-closed, with moonlight streaming hazily into the room, enveloping the interior in a layer of faint mistiness.
Gojo Satoru listlessly flipped through the ancient scroll in his hands, his azure eyes casually scanning over the ancient Japanese characters.
His pure white eyelids drooped slightly, his fine, fan-like eyelashes casting a shadow.
In the quiet room, there was only the sound of shallow breathing.
In a trance, Gojo Satoru felt as if he had returned to a thousand years ago.
On some night a thousand years ago, there had been this same serene tranquility. That person's brown eyes sparkled brilliantly, draped in warm moonlight, coming through the window.
The evening breeze slipping through the window cracks swayed the candle flame beside the desk, light and shadow flickering on and off, dancing on the seven-star golden patterns of Gojo Satoru's family head kimono.
The white-haired man's lips curved slightly upward, his expression floating with some memories.
It was also at this moment that he heard faint sounds from the window side.
Accompanied by night dew and frost, a figure nimbly entered through the window. The person landed lightly on tiptoes, silently arriving in the room.
At the moment of landing after climbing through the window, the figure raised its head, black hair swaying, revealing warm, smiling brown eyes.
It was Jiang Lai.
"So fast?" Gojo Satoru still held the scroll with one hand. He leaned against the desk, using his other hand to lift a small pot and add oil to the candle lamp beside the desk. "I thought you wouldn't come until after midnight."
"Well... how should I put it," Jiang Lai coughed once, "I was also very surprised to encounter that guy at the shrine."
"The shrine?" Gojo Satoru was also surprised to hear this. "You met there?"
"Yes, I entered the Gojo family territory from the back mountain. At the time I thought, with your family meeting and the elders each saying a few words of nonsense, it wouldn't be short, so I planned to enjoy some quiet at the shrine first. Who knew Gojo Kyufuin would also go to the shrine."
Gojo Satoru narrowed his eyes slightly: "What was that guy doing at the shrine?"
"To worship. Worship himself."
"Oh." Gojo Satoru's tone rose. "He really should burn incense for himself in advance. So how did the intelligence gathering go?"
"Very smoothly." Jiang Lai nodded, pausing slightly here, then said, "Too smoothly, even making me realize that my aura hasn't failed and is still performing steadily."
"?" Gojo Satoru's head sprouted question marks. "What aura?"
"Pervert attraction aura." Jiang Lai said calmly. "It's good, at least it let me clarify the other party's purpose. Now I can update my pervert collection guide again, a brand new pervert has been added to the collection."
Gojo Satoru: "???"
Every word was understandable individually, but strung together it seemed like he couldn't understand what Lai was saying at all!!
The complaining words were just that brief segment. Jiang Lai quickly adjusted his way of speaking, using normal intelligence exchange structure to fully inform him of all the intelligence gained at the shrine this time.
Jiang Lai didn't think he was a deity, and he wasn't one either, but if Gojo Kyufuin wanted to think so, that was fine with him.
After all, this point could also be utilized. With the decisive battle approaching, every advantage had to be grasped tightly.
At the end, Jiang Lai added half-jokingly: "That guy wanted to be my first believer, but unfortunately, you were one step ahead."
"Hmph." Gojo Satoru leisurely curved his lips. He crossed his legs and swayed them lightly, like a big cat leisurely swishing its tail. "The strongest is naturally first in everything~ So shouldn't you give me some first believer benefits, Lai?"
"Like that limited edition passion fruit cheese cake from the street next door that comes out once a month. If you can't even do this, you'd really be an unqualified divine lord."
"Hmm? Shouldn't you be making offerings to me?" Jiang Lai smiled in response. "What kind of believer asks for things in reverse like you? You're really an unqualified believer."
The mutual teasing was only momentary. Jiang Lai then returned to the topic: "Of course, I didn't say it like that to Kyufuin."
"Oh?" Gojo Satoru asked with some curiosity. "You didn't reveal information about the first believer?"
"I didn't say it was you." Jiang Lai shrugged. "You know, perverts have very strong obsessive power. Of course I wouldn't leave you with such a hidden danger. It's better to throw such trouble to the enemy."
"So?" Gojo Satoru tilted his head.
"So I said, looking from the beginning, the first believer is actually Brain-kun. But this guy has impure intentions, appearing to believe and respect on the surface while actually wanting to usurp and steal power to realize his own interests." Jiang Lai said. "This isn't unfair blame, in a sense it's also the truth."
"A thousand years ago, Brain-kun already had the [Benevolent Death] divine status fragment early on, and afterward wandered the world making close arrangements. I speculate he probably knew secrets related to the god-like [Existence] through some opportunity."
"Then he, as the first person to know and believe, can naturally be called the [First Believer]."
"Faith only becomes faith when it's believed. Looking at it this way, Brain-kun is the one who deservedly took away the [First Believer] title." Jiang Lai said with a smile. "I'm willing to give him this title, and conveniently give him the trouble too."
That the current leader of the Supervisory Committee was Brain-kun was something Jiang Lai had already informed Gojo Satoru and the others about long ago.
His explanation was: he had heard about someone with brain transplant technique mastery a thousand years ago, and presumably the person with suture marks on their forehead in the Supervisory Committee was the rumored Brain-kun.
This had very smoothly conveyed that intelligence.
At this moment, hearing that Jiang Lai had thrown the trouble to this person, Gojo Satoru first raised an eyebrow, then grinned: "Not bad, not bad. Neither of those two are good people, having them conflict and fight each other would be the most fun~ But, did Kyufuin just believe it like that?"
"Although he's also from a thousand years ago, he couldn't possibly know everything that happened then. With me saying this, he'll probably think Brain-kun had early contact with me, just that Brain-kun privately concealed this point." Jiang Lai's eyes crinkled.
"When talking with smart people, you don't need to speak too clearly, you have to leave them space for imagination. I believe Kyufuin will perfectly fill in all the detail gaps, making everything connect according to his own imagination."
"Refined egoists are like this. When they've decided on something, they become extremely confident."
"Actually, I don't expect to sway Kyufuin too much. These words are just inserting a small splinter." Jiang Lai said slowly. "But leaving a splinter is enough to bring a lot of trouble."
This tactic was called [Pervert Elimination Game]. Jiang Lai had used it in the Detective Conan world, transferring conflicts and making two evenly matched pervert players hurt each other.
He had thought it wouldn't be useful in the Jujutsu Kaisen world, but unexpectedly he could still make a pair.
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"Honestly, I really hadn't seen that Gojo Kyufuin would actually be a so-called [Divine Descent Sect] member." Gojo Satoru rested one hand on his chin. "But hearing you say it like this, he feels like a very crazy person."
"That's right. Beneath Gojo Kyufuin's gentle surface personality lurks the distortion soaked in feudal great families." Jiang Lai analyzed calmly. "From his obsession with deathbed confessions and especially valuing external image, you can see he's someone with extreme obsession about [purity]."
"Initially his attitude toward Brain-kun was just rejection between two different factions. But now, I think Gojo Kyufuin will develop even more hostility toward Brain-kun." Jiang Lai said. "Because Gojo Kyufuin cannot tolerate that the person who stole the [First Believer] title is an 'impure' Reform Sect member."
"How interesting." Gojo Satoru said cheerfully. "Compared to them, I suddenly feel my goal of overturning the rotten oranges is very lawful and just."
After a moment's pause, Gojo Satoru said: "Kyufuin isn't normal, stay away from him. Be careful of his backlash."
He waved his hand casually: "Of course, as the true first believer, I'll also protect our divine lord~"
The white-haired man grinned, looking completely carefree. However, his beautiful azure eyes deepened with focus, and the aura around him carried a hint of danger directed at that person.
"I know he's not normal." Jiang Lai nodded. "As I said before, Gojo Kyufuin is a refined egoist. Even his obsessive [Divine Descent Sect] beliefs can't change this essence."
"So once he thinks the deity has deviated from the rule restart path he's determined, he'll 'reform' the deity according to his understanding."
"So I'll still be on guard against him." Jiang Lai spoke calmly. "And even more than before." After a long while, he smiled again. "But hearing what you just said still moved me. Truly worthy of touching father-son affection."
"You son, me father?"
"You son, me father."
The mutual joking and teasing relaxed the atmosphere considerably. Then the two reviewed tonight's intelligence once more, along with making subsequent plans.
"Since we know Brain-kun's purpose, we can go along with it to create a false impression." Jiang Lai tapped his knuckles on the desk, raising his brown eyes. "Let's perform another classic fake death for Student Itadori