Persona: Devil Summoner

Spending three hundred thousand to buy a toy gun is definitely expensive, but spending three hundred thousand to buy a weapon in the recognition space can also save countless days of work time in the future, which is definitely a big profit.

Obviously, the store manager didn't expect this guy to give the money so readily.

It is said that birds of a feather flock together. The worker with curly hair and glasses looked like he was short of money and agreed to the job on the spot. How come he has a rich friend who would spend 300,000 yuan on toys without blinking an eye?

(I hope Xun will be more careful in making friends in the future and make sure he doesn't meet the wrong people.)

After paying the money, Jiang Tianwei got his beloved gun as expected. I don't know if it's because the novelty of buying it has not worn off yet, but it is really rare no matter how I look at it. In particular, the Hanyang-made gun has a special feeling for the Chinese. During the most difficult period, it was this thing that supported the dignity of a nation.

However... Jiang Tianwei is now facing an embarrassing problem...

How can I bring it in when I go to Impression Space next time?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 229 Chicago is not the only city with typewriters

Although guns are cool, there is one problem that cannot be avoided...that is the problem of carrying.

This is why you see brave men dual-wielding submachine guns, but you don't see tough guys dual-wielding nuclear missile silos.

The pistols of Amamiya Ren and Niijima Makoto can be put directly into the bag - or even more extreme, put it in the trouser pocket and cover it with a shirt. It's not surprising that a beauty like Takamaki An carries a backpack big enough to hold a submachine gun. Yusuke's assault rifle can be put in the painting bag, but Jiang Tianwei...

The long Hanyang-made pole in his hand is too long to put in a bag, and it’s even more ridiculous to put it in your arms or pockets... He said he wanted to put it in a bag... But what kind of club would carry such a long bag...

To sum it up, it's not strange or out of place for a man to carry it, and can it even hold the equipment for a rifle...

correct!

Jiang Tianwei suddenly had an idea. Yes, guitar! It's a guitar!

It was obviously a musical instrument used for singing and chanting in peacetime, but when the box was opened, a submachine gun was found inside... This scene is not uncommon in American gangster movies: when the box was opened, a Chicago typewriter (Thompson submachine gun) was found inside. It is truly a screen memory for a generation.

This has even led to the creation of flashy weapons in the two-dimensional world where a guitar is hollowed out, parts are installed inside, and the weapon can be fired by playing a specific rhythm.

However, although one problem was solved, a second problem immediately arose:

(Where do I get a guitar case?).

Jiang Tianwei can't play the guitar, so he naturally wouldn't buy a guitar and leave it at home to collect dust, and naturally he wouldn't have a guitar case. Then... how about buying a guitar just to pretend to be a Hanyang guitar? But, making dumplings for a dish of vinegar always feels like a loss...

(Do I know anyone who might have a guitar case?).

Jiang Tianwei thought about it and realized that he really didn't know anyone who could play music...

Then, there are only two other options...

First, why do I feel like I'm losing out? It's because I can't play the guitar, and it's just sitting there collecting dust, which is a big loss. So, isn't it enough for me to just start learning guitar? Then, even if I use it to sing love songs to little girls, it will be great.

Second, how can you avoid being at a disadvantage? After you buy a guitar, you can just keep the case and sell it to someone else. Jiang Tianwei learned this kind of thinking by doing classic math problems in elementary school.

I believe many people have encountered this problem before, right? It is the classic question: three empty bottles can be exchanged for one bottle of wine, and you can only buy ten bottles of wine with your current money. How many bottles of wine can you drink at most?

A honest elementary school student would say, ten bottles.

An ordinary primary school student would say thirteen bottles, because you can exchange 10 empty bottles for 3 bottles.

A smarter one would say fourteen bottles, because based on what was said above, if you drink up the three bottles of wine you exchanged, you can exchange them for another bottle!

But, in the end, the teacher announced the correct answer, which was fifteen bottles of wine. Because, based on the fourteen bottles of wine mentioned above, you actually have two empty bottles in your hand, and you can't exchange for wine. At this time, you go to your neighbor to borrow an empty bottle, exchange for wine, and return the bottle to him after you finish drinking it.

It has to be said that this question had a huge impact on Jiang Tianwei's young mind at that time, so much so that every time he saw a math problem, he would always wonder if there were any hidden conditions.

So, he thought, isn't this just like exchanging wine? He can just buy a violin and a case first, and then sell it to someone who is a sucker.

Jiang Tianwei's greatest strength is his determination to do what he says. He immediately went out to find a music store and bought a cheap guitar, then returned to the survival game store and installed the Hanyang-made guitar he had always dreamed of.

Unfortunately, the boy thought he was very smart, but because he was so excited, he didn't notice a detail... that is... you can buy guitar cases alone in the music store...

Now, he couldn't wait to find a group of demons in the familiar space to test his new gun.

There is a song praising it: "When the Japs fired the cannon, the Eighth Route Army pulled the bolt and fired it in a second. Hey! They killed a translator." Many people have heard this catchy melody. The action of pulling the bolt corresponds to the Hanyang-made bolt-action rifle.

By the way, I have to complain again. This art is really not something that ordinary children can afford. Even the cheapest guitar in the store costs nearly 30,000 yen. Although this amount of money is just a drop in the bucket for me now, I still feel very disappointed when I think about spending money on a piece of junk that I can't use at all.

But this frustration was soon washed away by the joy of having achieved what he wanted. He put the box on his back and looked at himself in the mirror for several times. No matter how he looked at it, he really had the taste of playing music. The only thing missing was dyeing his hair red, embroidering a crescent moon on his back, and sitting on a bridge pier with milk to feed the cat.

Just as he was admiring his own heroic figure in the mirror, and as if the distant BGM had begun to sound in his ears, and he had become the godfather of the Jiang family, he suddenly noticed the expression in the mirror...

"Fuck... isn't it almost time for lunch break?!"

Yes, it was not until this moment that Jiang Tianwei realized that he had skipped classes for most of the day.

Actually, given his personality, he would do it once and for all. Anyway, school would be over after the first class in the afternoon, so why would he rush to school? However, the purpose of Jiang Tianwei going to school was not just to go home! This is the so-called student's awareness! ——What was he doing for? Of course, it was to have lunch with Fang Ze Jin at noon.

This opportunity to have lunch with a beautiful girl is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Do you know how many people in the school are looking forward to this opportunity but can't get it? !

Thinking of this, Jiang Tianwei hurriedly left the survival game store and ran towards the station.

Watching him run away, the owner of the survival game store turned serious again...

After making sure he was far away, the shop owner opened his phone and flipped through it, finding a piece of news and a photo of Jiang Tianwei...

As the saying goes, every path has its own ways, and many professions have intelligence sites that are not known to outsiders.

For example, have you ever thought about the people who sell pancakes for breakfast, why are they so evenly distributed in every corner of the city? Why do you rarely see three or five pancake carts piled together? It is because they have their own WeChat group, and everyone knows who goes to that place. If the chef at that place quits, unless there are no customers at that place, someone will quickly take his place.

Similarly, although this store owner has already withdrawn from the underworld, as the saying goes, even if the tree wants to be quiet, the wind will not stop. If you want to withdraw, have you asked other gangsters whether they agree or not?

It's easy to say that you should quit your job, but the grudges and hatreds between people are far from being so easy to let go. So the shop owner has been paying attention to these secretly circulated information...

(The young master of the Kawahara family... Tsk... He's really good at fighting. No wonder he dared to negotiate with that pig Jincheng alone... I hope he just came here to have fun today...)

He turned off his phone and closed the website, revealing the screen background standby picture, which showed a boy who looked to be in junior high school, with a well-behaved "Watermelon Taro" hairstyle and wearing glasses.

"I will never let anyone disrupt our peaceful life..."

Facing the empty basement, the shop owner seemed to be talking to himself and made up his mind again.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 230 What's so terrible about being late

"I'm telling you... don't be so willful and reckless."

In the office of Shujin Academy, Mr. Kawakami's voice sounded a little stern. It was lunch time, so the whole office was empty except for the teacher and the student.

Since the teacher is Mr. Kawakami, then the student... is naturally Jiang Tianwei.

It's easy to imagine that since he skipped almost all the classes in the morning, he would definitely be taken to the office and scolded.

However, because of his special status, the teachers were more willing to avoid getting involved. The last teacher who offended him has not yet recovered from the psychological trauma.

To be honest, in the past, there would always be a few teachers in the office during lunch time, either on duty or bringing their own lunch. Today's situation was definitely caused by Jiang Tianwei being taken to the office by Teacher Kawakami.

Teacher Kawakami really did what she said. She told Jiang Tianwei before that she would stop doing those trivial part-time jobs and become a good teacher again. Now she has really done it. Other teachers are worried about offending the powerful, but she is not afraid at all - although part of the reason for this fearlessness is that the two of them are really familiar with each other...

"So, why are you late?".

Seeing that he did seem to be repentant, Teacher Kawakami softened her tone. She looked around and confirmed that no one was around before she lowered her voice and asked, "Is it about the Phantom Thief?"

"Well... count, count, right?"

As the saying goes, you have to accept the face given by others, and you have to step down when they give you a way out. This is often the case. When someone gives you a way out, but you don't step down, you will often be stuck on the spot. At that time, they will insist on handling the matter impartially. Who will be in trouble?

Moreover, Jiang Tianwei is not just talking nonsense, this makes sense! You see, one of the jobs of the Phantom Thieves is to clean up the demons in the hearts of bad people, right? Since it is cleaning, you have to fight, right? Since you fight, you have to have weapons, right? Then, Jiang Tianwei skipped class to go to the weapons store, isn't this indirectly doing logistics for the Phantom Thieves' work? By analogy, this is as reasonable as a cleaner going to buy a mop!

What a logical quibble!

"No matter what, a student's duty is to study. No matter how busy you are, you can't give up studying. Otherwise, you will definitely regret it when you enter society."

Mr. Kawakami's words sounded very personal, but Jiang Tianwei just listened with one ear and let it out with the other.

It's not his fault. This kind of experience is always the same until you start to regret it yourself, and then you will feel that this experience is so right! Unless he really encounters it, no matter how many times someone said it before, it will just not matter.

However, as I said before, you have to give him face. Whatever Mr. Kawakami says is what it is. It’s up to you whether you listen or not, but you should at least show respect for your teacher! Mr. Kawakami also knows that Jiang Tianwei can’t listen to such words... Why do you ask her why she knows? Because she couldn’t listen to her teacher’s teachings when she was a student!

"Yoshizawa-san is waiting for you—is she your girlfriend?"

Teacher Kawakami changed the subject, and Jiang Tianwei followed her gaze and saw outside the office window a girl with burgundy hair walking back and forth anxiously.

"Girlfriend...does she look like one?"

"So that's the junior 'over there'?"

Teacher Kawakami sighed and said from the bottom of his heart: "In this world, the law can't punish the evildoers, so a group of children can only take action. What kind of thing is this...

"Okay, let's go. Don't keep me waiting. Don't fall into my hands again next time."

Teacher Kawakami said this and waved his hand to let him go.

As soon as Jiang Tianwei left the office, Fang Zejin came up to him quickly, holding a huge lunch box in her arms, her little face full of anticipation. She stood on tiptoe, her big, lively eyes looking over Jiang Tianwei's shoulder, looking at the space behind him.

After a long while, not hearing the gentle voice that she should have heard, Yoshizawa Sumire asked curiously, "Is my sister not here today?"

"Oh, she's on a special mission."

Jiang Tianwei didn't say the specific content, but summarized it in one sentence. He couldn't help but feel a little hurt: Sure enough, the girl didn't like him, but her sister.

"Oh, I see."

I originally thought that Fangze Jin would be very disappointed, but the expression on the girl's face did not change at all, and she still maintained that humble and polite smile, but her eyes focused from the air behind Jiang Tianwei to Jiang Tianwei himself.

"Senior, let's have dinner together!"

Saying these youthful words, Fang Ze Jin pulled Jiang Tianwei to the stairs below the rooftop.

This is quite a stark contrast.

Yoshizawa Sumire's appetite remains the same as before, making one wonder how that tiny body can hold so much food.

People have a very wrong understanding of how much food they eat, that is, fat people, or people with big stomachs, eat a lot. However, scientific research shows that no matter how big the physical differences between people are, the stomach organ is actually not that different, and the capacity is not much different.

The so-called big stomach is just because people eat a lot on a daily basis, so the stomach has always been very big. Therefore, some fat people simply don’t exercise much, and their appetite is actually just average.

However, no research has shown that a girl with a slender figure like Sumire Yoshizawa would have such a huge stomach...

"Speaking of which, Senior—I'm going to meet with the coach again."

Fang Ze Jin was eating while tentatively bringing up the topic. Her cheeks were puffy, just like a chipmunk in a cartoon. She lowered her head, raised her eyes, and looked at Jiang Tianwei through her hair.

Although she didn't say anything, the meaning of her words was very clear...

"Shall I go with you?"

Jiang Tianwei also asked tentatively.

As a high school student, although Jiang Tianwei has no experience in dating, he has watched so many animations and played so many games, so he has a lot of experience in watching other people dating. As the saying goes, if you read 300 Tang poems, you will be able to recite them even if you can't write poems.

Especially, I don't know who stipulated that the male protagonist of a romantic comedy must be a wooden man. I feel anxious for him even through the screen, and then I just hate why even such a man can find a girlfriend... Having seen this kind of scene many times, Jiang Tianwei naturally learned some skills of observing people's words and expressions.

Yoshizawa Sumire was a little nervous at first. After all, the coach she was about to face had always taken good care of the two sisters. Later, after Yoshizawa Kasumi got into trouble, Yoshizawa Sumire treated herself as the older sister because of Maruki teacher. But the coach was not stupid and could tell at a glance that this was a poor imitation of the older sister by the younger sister.

However, at that time, she just thought that this was a manifestation of having just lost a loved one, so she didn't pay too much attention to it. Seeing that she insisted on calling herself Fang Zexia, she finally stopped her training and let her rest for a while.

Now, Sumire Yoshizawa has unraveled the hint, but...what happened before will not change. When she thinks of the coach's frown and helpless tone at that time, Sumire Yoshizawa always feels like her face is burning with fire...

When she faced the coach alone, she always felt uneasy, as if she had done something bad.

Having someone familiar with me by my side might not help, but at least it would make me feel more at ease...

After getting Jiang Tianwei's consent, Fang Zejin finally looked relieved. She carefully described to Jiang Tianwei the location of the gym she often went to...

(This route looks so familiar…isn’t this the gym where I worked part-time?!)

It wasn't until the end that Jiang Tianwei realized that Fang Zejin went to the gym he had been to before! What a coincidence!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 231 Big Star! Coming!

As an artistic gymnastics performer, Sumire Yoshizawa has a lot to learn, far more than just gymnastics performance techniques.

Perhaps many people don’t have this knowledge, but in fact, activities such as gymnastics and dancing are very physically demanding. If you want to become an artist in this field, physical strength is essential.

Then, although many people in the industry don't say it explicitly,... in this kind of artistic gymnastics, the appearance of the performer is very important. Think about it carefully, if you see a slender and beautiful girl like Yoshizawa Kasumi and Yoshizawa Sumire playing with a ribbon, and an old, ugly, beer-bellied man playing with a ribbon, even if the two people have the same performance skills, which one is more pleasing to the eye?

Yes, although no one would say it clearly, the appearance of the performer is indeed one of the assessments of rhythmic gymnastics. Therefore, a series of painful trainings such as reducing fat and weight, maintaining a good figure, etc., which make women feel deeply painful, are also the Shura field that Yoshizawa Sumire has to overcome.

There is also physical training and temperament cultivation. Seriously, during their peak period, the Fangze sisters signed up for seven or eight tutoring classes in addition to gymnastics skills, and sometimes even had to attend five or six shows a day. It is said that one minute on stage takes ten years of hard work off stage. If you want to be respected in front of others, you have to suffer behind the scenes. The Fangze sisters can perfectly reflect this point.

So, what programs are the Fangze sisters learning in the gym where Jiang Tianwei works?