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

Chapter 483 The Origin of Modern Urban Legends
For ordinary humans, it is normal to leave no traces in history.

But as a "god" who needs believers to praise his name, he will more or less leave a reputation in the "supernatural history", not to mention "Ame-no-Miya God", a powerful evil god who, after waking up, can kill gods and has never been defeated.

A god so unknown that it seems as if he has never existed in supernatural history is really abnormal.

"Hmph, no need to bother checking..."

The hot tea in the cup dried up, and the shortbread that Xia Fan had just picked up disappeared without a trace as he was chewing on it.

"In the war of faith that year, I was defeated by Amaterasu. After my divine body was sealed, I fell into a deep sleep."

"Amaterasu was afraid that I would be resurrected one day, so she destroyed all records of me."

Tian Yushen's petite figure looked at the snow-white bare feet and sat quietly beside him.

"Hmm? Mr. Xia Fan, what did you say you couldn't find?"

Across the table, Aoi Jinguji, who couldn't see Amamikame, was finishing her cakes elegantly and efficiently, asking with a look of enjoyment on her face.

"Ahem, I mean, I've only read a small part of the collection. There are so many books related to 'The Seven Wonders of the Institute'. I always feel like I can't find the key point."

Xia Fan turned around and looked at the mountain of ancient books on the desk.

The Seven Mysterious Tales of Honjo are seven strange stories that occurred in Edo Castle and were widely circulated during the Edo period.

The seven strange stories are Okigyobori, Farewell Lantern, Farewell Kakikogi, Touma Soba, Footwash House, One-leaf Reed, Tanuki Doshi, Fallen Leaves, and Tsugaru Taiko...

Because of their thrilling and bizarre content, these strange stories were widely circulated among the people who lacked entertainment. Over time, they continued to iterate themselves into many versions, and can be said to be the "ancestor of modern urban legends."

Therefore, psychics from the Edo period onwards would more or less mention one or two of these strange stories when writing books, so there are quite a lot of related ancient books.

"After getting the clue of 'Seven Wonders of Our Institute', I combined some of my previous investigation records..."

Speaking of investigation, Jinguji Aoi regained her serious expression and pulled out an electronic screen from behind the bookshelf.

On the screen was a map of Tokyo used for the internal investigation of Section 9.

This electronic map not only contains information about various places within the Metropolitan Police Department, but also overlays ancient maps from different periods since the founding of Edo City.

"Based on the information from the previous investigation and the map of the ancient Edo Castle, I have preliminarily delineated the scope of the Seven Mysterious Cases of our office, and simultaneously compared them with the locations of the 'supernatural cases' in recent years..."

Jinguji Aoi clicked a few times casually, and seven red circles with the names of the ghost stories marked on them, representing the "possible existence range", and several green dots representing "supernatural crime scenes" appeared on the map.

"In most books, the ghost stories are similar, with only some details different."

"Therefore, the focus of the follow-up investigation is to narrow down the possible existence range of the seal through the detailed descriptions recorded in ancient books from different periods..."

"After the scope is narrowed down to a certain extent, we will try to confirm the location of the seals one by one through field surveys and on-site sensing."

"Mr. Xia Fan, what do you think?"

After she laid out her investigative ideas, she looked at Xia Fan inquiringly. "Great! Jinguji, you are more professional when it comes to investigating this kind of thing. Let's follow your ideas first."

Walking to the screen, Xia Fan stared at the densely packed marks and case information on the map in amazement...

Apparently, after serving as a professional consultant for Lesson 9 for many years, this witch had accumulated "investigation results" in her quest to find her mother, which were far more than just ancient books in the basement.

"Look, in this book, 'Collection of Folk Tales', there is a legend about Okigyohori, which mentions that it happened in a pond near Horikiri Station. Maybe it's a clue..."

"There have been no records of supernatural incidents within five kilometers of the old Horikiri Station in recent years, but many cultural relics were destroyed when Kita-Senju Station was built. Perhaps there are sealed objects inside. Anyway, record them first and leave them for on-site confirmation."

"There is also this book, 'Yokai Erotica', which contains records about Ashirai Residence. It says that in a bathhouse in Mikasa Town, a pair of slender white legs of a woman would appear from the ceiling every night, asking the victim to help wash their lower body. Perhaps this bathhouse is also a direction for investigation..."

"Mr. Xia Fan, please do not trust the descriptions in this shameless book."

After a short rest, the two sat at the desk, flipping through ancient books and discussing possible clues intermittently.

The first time Xia Fan participated in the basic investigation of a supernatural case, it was much more boring and time-consuming than he had imagined...

But the Jinguji Aoi in front of him seemed to be particularly accustomed to this kind of work. She looked so calm and composed, just like a female college student in the study room.

"Hey, Uncle Higashino... What am I doing? I'm reading a book in the library..."

"There's a big commotion outside right now, and you're just being lazy!"

"The fact that Xia Fan is a descendant of the mortal world has already been exposed. There is nothing I can do about it. When everyone gradually accepts it, they will stop discussing it..."

After a while, Xia Fan received an anxious call from Dong Yejiying.

"That's not what I'm talking about! Ten minutes ago, an anonymous guy posted a special article on the Internet, reporting you and Hoshina Hanami, and also implicated Yayoi Tsuki and the entire Burning System. The fabricated content is too disgusting to read, you should read the details yourself..."

"These must be the shameless guys from J Club. After they found out you were 'down to earth', they decided to completely blackmail you when they couldn't hide you. The paparazzi that day must have been hired by them!"

"Anyway, all the staff in the publicity and legal departments of Company B have been mobilized and are working on an emergency public relations plan. For the time being, you should continue reading in the library and try not to be photographed by other paparazzi."

Higashino Yoshie finished speaking in a panicked tone, sent a link, and hung up the phone.

"Report, me... and Hanami?"

With a head full of doubts, Xia Fan clicked on the link sent by Dong Ye.

In this anonymous article, the poster claimed to be a paparazzi, and the main content of the accusation was that Xia Fan and Hoshina Hanami were photographed maintaining an "abnormal intimate relationship"...

When investigating the relationship between the two, the paparazzi's team accidentally discovered that the Burning Group used the Mao Di Zang Fund as a platform for money laundering, power-for-sex transactions, and gray resource allocation...

Not only Xia Fan and Hoshina Hanami, but even big stars like Yayoi Tsuki were involved.

What's even more exciting is that during the short break of the "Kanda Festival" on the day, Xia Fan and Hoshina Hanami took time out of their busy schedules to jointly entertain a certain important person...

(End of this chapter)