Demon Capital Slayer

Chapter 148 Make a friend
"Buddhist chanting retreat? I've never heard of that name before." Kazama Hayato shook his head blankly.

Unlike him, Tatsuya Fujii suddenly looked at Mitsurugi.

This reserve senior monk had a pair of squinty eyes, which were usually narrowed into slits, but when Yu Jian uttered the name 'Fanbei Abode', he slightly opened his eyes and revealed a look of shock.

Then, Tatsuya Fujii let out a long sigh and continued, "...".

Despite his emotional expression, he still spoke in a barely audible voice.

Yu Jian listened patiently, and then nodded seriously.

"I see. Fujii-kun is a kind-hearted person."

Fujii Tatsuya scratched his face a little embarrassed by what he said. Unlike his exaggeratedly strong appearance, he was actually quite introverted, and his soft voice made people think of words like social anxiety.

The reason why Tatsuya Fujii rushed over to ask questions was actually out of a sense of responsibility as a practitioner.

It should be noted that when ordinary people accidentally obtain magical artifacts or other items, they may occasionally be imbued with Buddhist spiritual power such as Buddha's light, but that is not all good.

Because, in addition to the ritual implements used for exorcising evil spirits, the vessels used by Buddhism to seal demons also contain magical power.

Buddhist magic is essentially a kind of power from the netherworld. Just as animals tend to live near water sources, both situations will attract various beings from the netherworld.

"But speaking of which, does the mark on Mitsurugi-kun have any special function?" Kazama Hayato asked curiously.

"..." Tatsuya Fujii spread his hands and said.

The answer made the other two people look very strange.

"What is meant by... a distance learning and correspondence Buddhist education program conducted through Changshi Jing She as an intermediary?"

Yu Jian could understand the meaning of each word, but when they were put together, he felt completely baffled.

Can it be roughly understood as some kind of distance learning interest class?
Fujii Tatsuya shook his head helplessly, indicating that he had only heard snippets of information from his parents and did not know much about it.

"Anyway, it's good that it's not a bad thing," Kazama Hayato said, trying to smooth things over.

"Yes." Yu Jian nodded in affirmation.

He could roughly guess the source of the mark, which could be basically understood as Sister Lu sending him a trial paper for a Buddhist correspondence course. If that was the case, there was really nothing to worry about.

As for why they didn't tell me, given that senior's carefree personality, maybe they just forgot...

Sighing and rubbing their foreheads, the three high school boys decided to chat on the rooftop after confirming that everyone was involved in the Otherworld, since there was still some time before afternoon classes.

After exchanging self-introductions, Kazama Hayato immediately launched into a long-winded monologue, as if he were finally letting out a long-held breath, probably because he rarely had peers to discuss topics related to the underworld.

Mitsurugi was curious about modern ninjas, so he took the initiative to steer the conversation in that direction.

Kazama didn't hide anything, mainly because their ninja lineage had almost completely abandoned traditional ninja intelligence work after entering the modern era.

In other words, the Kazama clan ninjas have found a new source of profit growth, opened up a blue ocean market, and allocated resources...

Okay, in plain terms—

“Starting from the Edo period, the Kazama family broke away from the Inner Palace Ninja Army and began to independently operate the Omnipotent Shop (Note ①). Specifically, they assisted various practitioners, relaying information about spiritual disasters and doing follow-up work.”

"Oh, that's quite important." Yu Jian understood immediately.

In the modern era, the Kazama clan ninjas are specifically responsible for delivering messages about spiritual disasters and for providing assistance such as reconnaissance and search and rescue during disaster relief efforts.

"Is that what you think, Mikage-kun? I hope other cultivators can understand this too." Kazama Hayato sighed deeply.

Seemingly hesitant, he didn't elaborate after speaking, but rather abruptly steered the conversation elsewhere.

"Is that keychain... Fujii Tatsuya a fan of Akemi?" Kazama Hayato asked, raising his voice as he pointed to the gold microphone keychain on Fujii Tatsuya's keychain.

Upon hearing this, Tatsuya Fujii, who had been unusually introverted and mostly listened, suddenly became very enthusiastic.

“……!” “………，………!”

"…………!!!"

"……，…………".

"...!!!"

After giving a lengthy explanation of why Ms. Hayashihara Akemi is a goddess standing at the pinnacle of both the idol and diva realms, he suddenly turned around and opened his coat. On the back of the T-shirt worn by this prospective monk, the words "Akemi is the best!" were prominently displayed.

Judging from the appearance, it was still hand-brushed on using the traditional silk screen printing method by Tatsuya Fujii. Perhaps the emotional calligraphy was written by himself.

"That's really..." Yu Jian couldn't help but chuckle.

“…?” Tatsuya Fujii immediately looked over.

"Ah, in a sense, I'm also a fan of Akemi-nee."

Upon hearing this, the senior monk immediately reached out and firmly shook hands with the sword.

Although we just met today, if you're a fan of Akemi Hayashihara, then we're like brothers even though we're not from the same father.

Immediately afterwards, the two of them looked at the third person present.

"Uh..." Kazama Hayato swallowed hard, feeling as if the two gazes were tangible, and just being looked at by them brought waves of pressure.

"Actually, I also like Ms. Hayashibara's songs! They're my absolute favorite!"

Kazama Hayato pressed his arms tightly against his trouser legs and stood up straight immediately.

That's mostly true; at least, you can't tell that Tatsumi Fujii is a fan of Akemi Hayashibara just from a small keychain. But Kazama can do it easily, which shows he's very knowledgeable about related merchandise and may have already collected everything.

As we chatted, a melodious tune came over the loudspeaker, signaling the end of lunch break.

Hayato Kazama and Tatsuya Fujii chatted all the way back about Akemi's new album. It wasn't until they returned to class that Kazama reluctantly ended the conversation. Mitsurugi, listening nearby, thought about going to a video store after school to buy a copy.

This incident brought the three of them closer together.

Just before entering, Yujian heard his new friend suddenly stop walking.

"what happened?"

"Uh."

Recalling what Mitsurugi had said on the rooftop, mainly referring to Hayashihara Akemi, Kazama Hayato's expression suddenly turned strange, and his gaze towards him became increasingly subtle.

"Haha, it's nothing, it's almost time for class. The class president is looking this way." Kazama shivered and stiffly walked into the classroom first.

Following his words, Yujian looked at his seat in the second-to-last row by the window, where Baihexiang was casting an interested glance at him.

He raised his hand in greeting, then walked over and sat down. Soon after, he heard a girl's teasing voice beside him.

"Wise ruler, have you made a new friend?"

"Hmm, two not bad guys." Yu Jian smiled slightly.

"That's wonderful. I was worried that Mingjun would become a reclusive person," Yuriko sighed, gently touching her chest.

"Uh." Yu Jian immediately felt like he was being ridiculed.

"I just don't like pointless socializing...that's all."

"Hey hey, I believe you."

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