Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 2: Just a few minutes?
"What? It's only been a few minutes and it's already done. Do you think it's a beep?"

When Dongye looked up in surprise, Xia Fan had already pressed the play button.

A melodious prelude sounded in the small single room...

"I have been waiting for the day when I can meet you again, on that path where cherry blossoms are dancing..."

Then, the virtual singer Hatsune Miku sang a ballad full of nostalgia with her clear voice.

"Although the virtual singer has no emotions and is full of skills, it at least presents a 60% to 70% effect..."

Listening to the song that was synthesized for the first time, Xia Fan nodded with satisfaction.

The song "Sakura" is full of nostalgia and sense of the season, with a strong traditional Japanese aesthetic. The melody is simple and smooth, and the lyrics are catchy.

Although the original singer, Naotaro Moriyama, is a man, he was influenced by his mother, a singer, since he was young. He has a soft voice and graceful falsetto that is more feminine, so the original tune of this song is actually more suitable for the female vocal range.

In his memory of another life, this song also has a Chinese version, "Midsummer Cherry Blossoms", which has been covered by many famous singers from Dragon Country.

"Uncle Dongye, what do you think? Can it be used?"

After listening to the song, Xia Fan looked at Dong Ye curiously.

"It's not just usable, it's inexhaustible!"

Dongye listened to the entire song while kneeling. Finally, he came to his senses and his face flushed with excitement.

"This... a song of this level of completeness and artistic quality cannot be written in just a few minutes. Could it be your previous 'stock'?"

Although his musical attainments are not high, he has listened to many DEMOs during this period for the purpose of collaboration. The song just now is quite complete, even the demo provided by Master Kishimoto before is far inferior to it.

"Time waits for no one. I will contact T Company and the recording studio right now and record it for him this week!"

Dongye straightened his tie and took out his phone with confidence.

"Well, I want to be credited as the lyricist and composer of this song."

Xia Fan made a request.

He was very short of money, and since they were songs from a parallel world in his previous life, he had no psychological burden regarding the copyright.

"Sign your name! You must sign your name! As long as you perform well, not only will the balance of the money I prepared for old man Kishimoto belong to you, but you will also get the subsequent share, and you will also get a stake in my uncle's company!"

"Hahahahahaha, you've been tone-deaf since childhood. When you were admitted to Dongyi, I thought you were just guessing. I didn't expect you had such a talent for music!"

Stared at by Xia Fan's star-like eyes, Dong Ye nodded repeatedly without any resistance and patted his shoulders vigorously.

"Everything about recording the song has been arranged. We'll go into the studio tomorrow. As the creator, you must also come and monitor it!"

Before long, Dongye, with the enthusiasm of gathering his brothers for a fight, efficiently arranged the recording of the song.

"By the way, you are credited as the lyricist and composer. What is your stage name?"

Suddenly remembering something, he turned his head to look at Xia Fan.

"The stage name... let's call it 'Xia Fan'."

Xia Fan thought about it and came up with a homophonic name.

Anyway, the "Oracle" just wants more people to listen to this song, and it didn't say that the "Imperial Divine Body" himself must show up to sing.

Moreover, he was very curious, if a poster showing only his face could gain faith, would the same be true for a song released under a stage name?
...Chiyoda, Tokyo Grand Shrine.

Under the giant black torii gate about twelve meters high, a white figure was sitting.

This is a beautiful girl in her twenties with a slender figure. She is dressed in a white dress and red hakama, a black ponytail tied with a red and white rope, white tabi and red straw sandals, forming a standard Shinto shrine maiden outfit.

There was no expression on her delicate little face. Under her bangs that fluttered in the wind, her clear eyes stared intently at the ground...

There, there was a bucket of "KKC Ten Wings Bucket" which was the same red and white color as her.

Just as the girl dressed as a witch lifted the lid of the paper bucket with her bare hands...

"Meet the Jinguji Miko."

A man in a black police uniform walked out from the other end of the gravel path surrounded by green plants.

"Inspector Higurashi."

The shrine maiden known as "Jinguji" stopped what she was doing and looked at the other person calmly.

This person was none other than Detective Rimu who had sent Xia Fan back to the dormitory not long ago.

"Xia Fan, the only survivor of the Ikebukuro Blood Festival, was examined by Sensoji Temple and confirmed to be free of possession or vengeful spirits. Due to the hallucinogens, he has no memory of the incident and cannot provide any useful clues. I have personally sent him home."

"According to the autopsy results, the three victims, except Xia Fan, all died of excessive blood loss caused by cuts on their hands and ankles. The main culprits, several cult members, suffered cardiac arrest due to unknown reasons."

"As for on-site evidence collection, the huge stone used for the sacrifice was naturally cracked, and there are no suspicious elements in its composition..."

Standing two meters away, Detective Higurashi bowed respectfully to the witch and reported in a low voice.

In the photo on the first page of the file, Xia Fan was naked and lying unconscious on a huge rock wrapped in ropes, surrounded by strange runes smeared with blood.

While Detective Higurashi was reporting, the Jinguji priestess quietly took out a golden and crispy chicken wing from the paper bucket.

"suck……"

She opened her red lips slightly and pursed them gracefully, and only two intact bones were left at her fingertips.

"That's roughly the situation. What's your opinion as a professional?"

After finishing the report, Detective Higurashi looked at her expectantly.

"I looked up the classics, and there is no record of the 'Divine Stone'. Judging from the situation at the scene, those people seemed to want to awaken the hidden existence in it, but the result was not ideal."

"In recent years, some people have been secretly trying to awaken some 'supernatural beings' that have been sealed or dormant for many years."

"The identities and purposes of these people are within the scope of your police investigation. Ise Jingu and the Spiritual Association have appointed me as your consultant, responsible only for dealing with matters in the supernatural field."

The Jinguji Miko spoke incoherently while squinting her eyes and chewing the crispy fried chicken.

"Understood. Our police force is conducting an in-depth investigation into the connections between the criminals, and is striving to uncover the manipulators behind these cases as soon as possible. In addition, there is one more thing..."

"In recent months, five people have died of cardiac arrest in the Tokyo area. The crime scenes were all toilets. The common characteristics of the deceased were terrified expressions, twisted limbs, and every hole in the body was filled with toilet paper."

"In addition, there have been several rumors about the 'toilet paper lady' circulating on the Internet recently. Most of the content is 'when going to the toilet, you will meet a woman in white and ask if you want paper', 'you feel that if you answer, something terrible will happen', so these cases have been determined by the Information Department as 'supernatural cases'. I would like to ask you to take the time to investigate."

Detective Higurashi nodded and handed over a new file.

(End of this chapter)