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

"So far, there has been no record of 'Telling a Hundred Weird Stories'."

Judging from the background of the picture, Aoi Jinguji is kneeling in a rather traditional Japanese tatami room with several stacks of heavy books at her sides.

"There aren't many books related to 'Hyakumonogatari' in the Great Shrine. I just found them all. I might be able to find some clues in them, but I haven't had time to look through them carefully yet..."

"By the way, Xia Jun, you said that thing mentioned a 'signal', but even you couldn't detect it. Is this 'signal' some kind of secret spell?"

While discussing with Xia Fan, she was concentrating on flipping through the ancient book in her hands...

"In short, the thing that invaded my phone and computer should have some connection with the folklore of 'Hyaku Monogatari'. The nature of its existence is currently unknown..."

"But what I am more concerned about are the three strange stories He told today."

"My intuition tells me that these three strange stories may be 'supernatural cases' that are currently happening. Please ask Lesson 9 to investigate further."

Xia Fan suggested seriously.

When "Hyakumonogatari" came, Amanomiya did not react at all, which meant that the thing could not threaten his life, so he was more concerned about those weird stories that sounded creepy.

But because he concealed the strange story related to himself, he could only use "intuition" as an excuse to try to get the attention of Jinguji Aoi.

"Those three strange stories... let's simply codename them 'Disease and Happiness', 'Corpse Mail', and 'Man in the Mirror'..."

"Chapter 9 and the Psychic Association will dig deep into the clues related to these strange stories. Regardless of whether they are real or not, they are also a very important direction for investigating the "Hyaku Monogatari". "

Jinguji Aoi naturally believed his words without a doubt. She muttered to herself and started writing down what she heard with a pen.

"To prevent any omissions, please repeat the details of the three strange stories to me again for confirmation..."

"Well, Xia Jun, why don't you look at the camera?"

She was not even aware of her bathrobe slowly sliding off, revealing her slender, snow-white shoulders and the valley between her snow-capped peaks.

"Um, your clothes..."

"what……"

It was not until Xia Fan, who had been turning his head sideways on the other end of the video, whispered a reminder to her that she exclaimed and wrapped her large bathrobe tightly.

“You…you saw…”

"No, I turned my head the moment the clothes slipped off!"

"So, who is prettier, me or Yayoi Tsuki?"

Jinguji Aoi's cheeks puffed up slightly, and she stared at Xia Fan on the screen shyly but firmly.

"You look good!"

Without having time to think about this question, Xia Fan answered without hesitation, driven by his desire to survive.

"Huh, you still say you didn't see it."

There seemed to be a special magic in his words, and Jinguji Aoi suddenly felt an irrepressible joy in her heart.

"I'll let you go..."

She couldn't hold it in any longer, and she smiled, her brows relaxed.

Chapter 168 Idol Cradle

2024-07-13

"Then I'll leave the investigation to Section 9 and the Psychic Association..."

"Leave it to us. Please be careful during this period. If the 'Hyaku Monogatari' comes looking for you again, feel free to notify Section 9 using the backup contact method."

"Well, that's all for today. I have practice classes tomorrow morning..."

The discussion was almost over, Xia Fan glanced at the calendar on his phone and yawned.

Tomorrow is the first dance and vocal training class arranged for him by Higashino Yoshihide.

"It's already so late. Good night."

"Good night."

After saying good night to each other, the call ended.

……

"Being targeted by that strange existence, Xia Jun, is it really okay..."

"What am I worried about? Even that kind of wild god can't do anything to him. If I have to talk about threats, it can only be..."

Inside the Tokyo Grand Shrine, Aoi Jinguji stared at the black screen of her mobile phone. She first laughed at herself, then suddenly became dazed again.

"At this time, it should be morning over there, right?"

"Hello, it's me...I asked you to ask the overseas consulate to contact the medical institution for consultation. Is there any new progress on the case?"

After a while, she sighed and dialed a number on the other side of the ocean.

"Surgery is not very likely, so targeted drugs are recommended. Isn't that no different from what the experts in District 11 said?"

"But he has already taken the third-generation drugs, and there is not much time left for the fourth-generation drugs to enter clinical trials..."

"No, we must mobilize all our resources and look for a few top sanatoriums and private hospitals to find the world's best treatment plan..."

……

The next day, Nakano Ward, Tokyo.

The wide playground is surrounded by gray and white teaching buildings, and the words "Horikoshi Gakuen" are printed on the sign on the roof.

"Is this the legendary Horikoshi Academy?"

The morning mist had not yet dissipated, but Xia Fan was already standing at the school gate, looking at the surroundings curiously.

Horikoshi Gakuen, whose full name is Horikoshi High School, is a private high school that has been established for 100 years and is famous for its performing arts major.

Among the many performing arts training schools in Tokyo, Horikoshi Gakuen is one of the few comprehensive schools that adopts a unit-based curriculum, which includes regular academic advancement routes, comprehensive sports routes, and artist routes.

The full-time graduates of Horikoshi Gakuen range from the first generation of male and female idols to top singers and movie actors, and almost include most of the artists that ordinary people can name in the decades since the booming entertainment industry. Therefore, Horikoshi Gakuen is also known as the "idol cradle" and "star-making factory" of District 11.

It was the morning rush hour, and although the students entering and leaving the school were wearing ordinary high school uniforms, their appearance, dress, figure and temperament were several levels higher than those of passers-by outside...

"It's worthy of being a school that specializes in cultivating artists. The students coming in and out have great temperament and appearance."

Xia Fan sighed silently.

Compared with the ordinary high school he attended before, the style of painting is like a world of difference between "hard-core hot-blooded comics" and "youth campus comics".

"Who is this guy? He's so handsome!"

"He is quite handsome, but he looks unfamiliar. He may not be from school, right?"

"This must be a young idol that some company sent here for training. There are quite a lot of them these days."

But what Xia Fan didn't realize was that he had already caused whispers among the students passing by as he stood in a daze in front of the school gate with an even more dazzling appearance and temperament.

"Hello, where is the registration for the 'Arts Class'?"

Recalling his purpose of coming, Xia Fan asked a pretty female teacher who was guarding the door.

In order to continuously supply talents to the fiercely inward-looking entertainment industry, the teaching and management of Horikoshi Gakuen are very strict, almost to the point of semi-militarization.

Because there are many artists who use their free time to give "extracurricular lessons", and many artists who have not yet graduated are already well-known, outsiders naturally cannot enter the campus at will.

"Arts class...?"

The female teacher, who had a serious face and was checking whether the students' attire complied with school rules, turned around and met Xia Fan's bright eyes, and her expression and tone suddenly softened.

"The entrance to the arts class is over there. A staff member will check your information and take you to the corresponding classroom."

"However, you are a little early. You may have to wait outside for a while."

She stared at Xia Fan's face with burning eyes and pointed to a separate small door on the other side of the school gate.

In addition to full-time students who are committed to becoming artists, many artists use their spare time to enroll in the "Entertainment Course" set up by Horikoshi Gakuen for artists, and the teachers are naturally not surprised.

Because many top artists also take classes here, independent entry and exit routes are set up to protect the privacy of the artists and avoid contact with ordinary students.

"It's okay. I came early just to get familiar with the environment. Thank you very much."

After thanking the other party, Xia Fan walked towards the small door and found that there were already quite a few people queuing there.

Among them, there are young men and women with good looks, as well as middle-aged people with calm temperament.

Xia Fan even recognized one of the middle-aged women with a dignified temperament. He seemed to have seen her on a weather forecast program.

"Xia Fan?!"

"How will you be here?"

The tall, handsome blond young man in the front of the line suddenly turned around and called out his name.

"Senior Chai Dao?"

Xia Fan also recognized the other person.

"It's Shibata!"

It was his old rival in the campus singing competition, the sophomore "school hunk" in the performing arts department and a well-known campus trainee, Makoto Shibata.

"Boy, did you come here specifically to 'make up lessons' for the campus singing competition finals?"

Shibata Makoto walked up to Xia Fan, squinted at him, and asked in an unhappy tone.

"Well, I am indeed here for dance and vocal lessons. But it's not for the campus competition. After all, the tuition here seems to be quite expensive."

"Shibata-senpai, what class did you sign up for here?"

After Xia Fan answered politely, he asked curiously.

"What class did I sign up for...hahahaha...well, I'm different from you..."

"Because I'm a contracted trainee, I often come here for training. I've taken all kinds of classes over the years..."

Shibata Makoto chuckled a few times, put on an expert look, and pretended to be nonchalant as he put his hands in his trouser pockets, but his fists were already clenched with veins bulging.

Because he came here specifically to attend the class in order to prepare for the finals of the campus singing competition.

The tuition at Horikoshi Gakuen is not cheap. The tuition and miscellaneous fees for ordinary classes are about one million yen a year, and the fees for the artist class are even higher.

Although Shibata Makoto has been practicing for two and a half years, S Company would naturally not be generous enough to send him to such a place for training. He usually practices in the company's studio and small theater.

After the second round of the campus singing competition some time ago, the number of views of the stage video of "Broken Wings Descending to Earth" directly crushed the stage video of "Cheng Band", causing his "accidental internet fame and debut plan" to be far less effective than expected.

Shibata Makoto certainly would not think that this was because he was not as skilled as others, but rather attributed it to the fact that he "came to earth with broken wings" and borrowed the popularity of Hoshina Hanami.

Therefore, he pestered his family and paid for extracurricular lessons at Horikoshi Gakuen, the top school for entertainers, hoping to make a strong debut on the finals and get his debut plan back on track.

Shibata Makoto never expected that today he would meet Xia Fan, the biggest stumbling block to his debut plan and one of his "rivals" in the campus singing competition...

After all, if both he and his opponents have invested heavily in "after-school teaching", doesn't that mean that it is ineffective and both sides are standing still, and only Horikoshi Gakuen will be the winner?

Chapter 169 Human Class

Chapter 169 1-person class

2024-07-13

Chapter 169 1-person class

"He's only a sophomore but he's already been practicing for two and a half years. He usually practices at Horikoshi Academy. Shibata-senpai is really amazing."

Xia Fan nodded and sighed sincerely.

According to this time, the other party should have signed with an agency right after graduating from high school...

If you spend two and a half years at Horikoshi Gakuen, that would be a huge amount of tuition, which is really unforgettable.

"Humph, this is your first time here, of course you don't understand the value of being able to train at Horikoshi Academy..."

"Look, there are hosts from famous TV stations, idols who are about to debut on talent shows, and some who are members of the celebrity dance troupe..."

"Look carefully, the mature woman in the front with a great figure is a very famous action actor in the dark entertainment industry. Her representative works include IPZ..."

Shibata Makoto, who misunderstood, became even more proud and introduced them to him in detail.

"Oh? Let me check..."

"Are you talking about this person... the one next to him? The search engine also has an encyclopedia..."