Persona: Devil Summoner

Sometimes, it is better to improve one ability to the limit than to develop in multiple directions. A typical example is the Swiss Army Knife. Although it has all the functions and it does have a blade, I have never heard of anyone going to the battlefield to kill the enemy with a machete instead of a machete. This is because the machete is a weapon specially designed for killing the enemy, and it does not need other functions.

Zhong Kui put all his energy into exorcising demons and defending the Way. The ghost-beating sword in his hand is specifically used to fight demons and evil spirits. If this were a video game, it could be roughly understood as something unscientific like [Special Attack Against Evil].

It can be said that the demon is the one he restrains the most.

Zhong Kui succeeded in striking the target with his sword, and his short and fat body leaped nimbly like a dragon leaping out of the sea, and landed steadily in front of the chief abbot, grabbing his shoulders with both hands.

"Ke?! What are you going to do!?"

"How annoying! How hateful! How dare you, little devil, do such a thing!"

As Zhong Kui spoke, he opened his mouth wide and bit the eye socket of the great abbot!

With a loud snap, the skull of the great abbot was bitten into pieces by Zhong Kui!

Jiang Tianwei felt sick when he saw it, especially since the person being eaten looked a bit like him. Although there was not much blood in the scene, it was surprisingly disgusting... Jiang Tianwei didn't want to eat beef jerky for at least a month! ... No, maybe a week. It wasn't such a serious psychological trauma.

In Chinese legends, there is a legend about Zhong Kui exorcising demons and swallowing little ghosts alive. Unexpectedly, monsters of the demon's level are just little ghosts that he can swallow alive.

Nuwa kept a mysterious smile on her face, watching Zhong Kui devour the opponent completely.

Jiang Tianwei didn't dare to look at the other side until Zhong Kui swallowed the monk's robe. Then he suddenly thought of a question: "Then, since the monk was defeated by Zhong Kui and eaten by him...does it mean that I can't get the power of the demon?"

"That is natural—but, my child, it is not a good thing, as you will understand in the future."

What Nuwa said sounded exactly like what a mother would say.

I believe that all children have more or less encountered this sentence from their parents: "You will understand when you grow up." The saddest thing is that many correct principles can only be found to be correct after you have experienced them yourself. But it is too late to change, and you can only say to your next generation: "You will understand when you grow up", and then continue to sneer at the next generation of hot-blooded people.

Jiang Tianwei didn't think it was a big deal. Absolute rationality is not necessarily a good thing, especially when you encounter something that requires passion - such as entering the bridal chamber with your wife in the future. If you have no passion at all and are very calm, then it will be a disaster.

Besides... it was too late to regret now... Zhong Kui had even eaten the monk's robe, what else could he do? He couldn't cut open Zhong Kui's stomach, pull out the remains of the great monk, revive him, and then fight him again, right?

All these supernatural things unfolded in less than five or six minutes. Although it was not in a flash, it was indeed too much for the confused Yoshizawa Sumire and Niijima Makoto to digest. The two of them just stared at this side in a daze.

What's the war between demons and humans, what's Nuwa and Zhong Kui, I don't understand?

So, what happened, enemies became friends?

This feeling is just like when you are distracted in math class and when you come back to realize that the formula on the blackboard has evolved to the point where you can no longer understand it...

Zhong Kui completely ignored the two girls' confusion, sniffed around, and laughed: "Hahaha! Alright, alright! I'm full! The evil spirits here have been pacified, so I won't bother you any more. Lady Nuwa, my friends, see you later!"

As Zhong Kui spoke, he swung the sword in his hand and walked downstairs. The further he walked, the fainter his figure became. Finally, before he completely walked down the stairs, he had disappeared.

This expert in exorcising demons and fighting ghosts came in a hurry and left in a hurry. He was really a very anxious person.

Jiang Tianwei felt his brain was a mess now. He suddenly received too much information and couldn't react at all. Now that Zhong Kui was gone and he didn't need to fight anymore, he finally had time to sort out his thoughts.

Although I really want to ask Shin Niijima to help sort it out, but looking at President Niijima's distraught look, I know that I can't count on her.

"Zhong Kui, you have such a quick temper..."

Jiang Tianwei sighed.

"It's not that he has a bad temper. It's just that this place is very special."

Nuwa responded calmly, she narrowed her eyes as if she wanted to see through the entire palace.

"There is a lot of death energy and vitality here. This specificity is what Zhong Kui is most sensitive to. And you, my child, you carry the aura of a demon, and you are destined to meet this demon catcher. It's just that the death energy and vitality here collided, stimulating the aura of the demon in you, so he found you. Now that he has completed his mission, he will naturally go to other places."

Jiang Tianwei seemed to understand Nuwa's words, but at least he understood a little bit, that is, Zhong Kui was chasing him, and now that his problem was solved, he would naturally leave.

"Well... I, I know this question is a bit awkward, but... what's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly appear, and why did you call me a child?"

This is another thing that Jiang Tianwei is puzzled about.

Nuwa smiled, and her already beautiful figure became even more stunning because of this smile. Jiang Tianwei now understood why King You of Zhou set fire to the beacon towers to trick the princes just to make a beauty smile. Some beauties' smiles were worth the price.

"Haha, I created humans from clay, so naturally all humans are my children. Since you are a human, you are naturally my child."

Nuwa seemed very satisfied with his question, and there was a hint of teasing in her explanation.

"As for why I appeared... it wasn't me who [wanted to appear], but you [called] me, right? Just use that wonderful creation in your hand. It's really interesting, something that even the ancestors of gods and Buddhas can play with in their hands... This is something that didn't exist in the Age of Gods."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 253: Have you ever had a beautiful JD mother?

Nuwa's words made Jiang Tianwei start to wonder again what this demon summoning program in his hand was.

He has always adhered to the principle of "even if I don't know the principle, as long as it works", and didn't think about where it came from or why it worked. But now he can't help but start to wonder who made such a software and for what purpose...

Moreover, when the two bodies merged, there would actually be a [fusion accident], which was something they had never thought of.

However, thanks to this accident, Jiang Tianwei was able to summon Nuwa...

This deity is classified as the Earth Mother in the software. Considering the legend of Nuwa, this classification is very reasonable. Moreover, the software shows that her ability is very high. How high is it? Basically more than twice that of Setant...

It must be said that he is indeed a god of the main god level. Jiang Tianwei thought about it and felt a little proud: This is the god of our China!

Jiang Tianwei asked some more questions, but Nuwa just answered them one by one in the negative with a loving attitude: because she really only had a vague understanding of the situation.

She could find something wrong with Jiang Tianwei's spiritual world because she was the god who created human beings and knew the human spiritual structure very well. As for palaces, human hearts, and the transformation of disabled people, she knew nothing about them.

Jiang Tianwei could only sigh and said, "Then, Lady Nuwa..."

"No need to be so distant, just call me [Mom] or [Mother]."

"Uh... ahahaha... well, I, I still need some time to prepare myself mentally."

Jiang Tianwei said this awkwardly.

It was no wonder he was embarrassed. The goddess Nuwa in front of him was at the level of a main god in terms of status, and he did not dare to approach her. In terms of seniority, his grandfather had to call her ancestor, and it was really weird for him to call her mom... Most importantly, from her appearance, the goddess Nuwa was not much older than him, at most she was the age of a contemporary college student. She was only a few years older than him... Imagine how shameful it would be for a high school student to call a female college student mom...

Nuwa sighed, knowing that this matter could not be rushed, so she said: "Well, I am a little tired, I will go back and rest first."

As she spoke, her body quickly turned translucent and rushed towards Jiang Tianwei's phone...

Jiang Tianwei quickly asked: "Um, Nuwa? No, won't you help us?"

"Haha, if I go... that's not helping... you'll understand immediately."

Nuwa’s response came from the sky, and her remaining shadow also dissipated into the air...

(This goddess Nuwa is as decisive as Zhong Kui...)

Before this line of words came out of Jiang Tianwei's mind, he suddenly felt a black screen in front of his eyes, as if all the strength in his body was drained away. He fell to the ground with a thud, gasping for breath. This feeling was like having a heat stroke during military training, the kind of dizziness that could not be controlled...

Yes, don't forget, it takes energy to drive the demons from the demon summoning program. This is also the core reason why Jiang Tianwei didn't just summon hundreds or thousands of demons to crush them.

Another logical conclusion is... naturally, the stronger the demon, the more difficult it is to summon, and the greater the energy consumption.

As a god of the main god level, Nuwa's summoning cost is no joke. Although she wanted to see her lovely child more, it would be bad to burden the child. So she took the initiative to choose to go back.

Jiang Tianwei panted for a full five minutes before he felt a little better. He quickly struggled to take out a bottle of Wu Jianmiao's special energy potion from his bag and drank it.

"Senior, are you okay?"

Fang Zejin squatted in front of Jiang Tianwei and stretched out her hand to him. Jiang Tianwei grabbed it and stood up with the help of her strength.

"I'm fine, thank you for your concern - it's nice to have a reliable schoolmate."

Jiang Tianwei's words were originally pure praise, but when Xindao heard it, he always felt uncomfortable, and always felt that the words implied that "it's too bad that the senior sister is unreliable." Even though he knew that the other party did not mean to condemn him, and he was not the kind of person who would make innuendos, he just couldn't stop himself from blaming himself.

She is just like this by nature, with an overly strong sense of responsibility. She will constantly reflect on herself, criticize herself, and actively improve herself. But who would have thought that she came here to help, but because there were monsters everywhere, she was so scared that she couldn't help properly...

"Well, can you tell me in detail about this incident?"

In order to restore his reputation, Shin Niijima took the initiative to ask questions, hoping to analyze some clues from the details of the incident.

Jiang Tianwei had not fully recovered yet and needed to wait for the energy potion to take effect, so he just talked about recent events as a topic of conversation after dinner.

He had not been restricted from telling anyone about the Demon War. But he felt that it was useless to tell anyone. After all, he was the only one who would be dragged to that battlefield to fight the demons. If you told others, it would only make them worry in vain.

But since Shinjima and the others had seen it today, there was nothing to hide.

I just gave them a brief summary and also mentioned what that bastard Ooyamada had done. While saying this, I waited for the energy potion to take effect.

Setant had little interest in this kind of topic, so instead of arguing, he simply pulled two tables together, pushed all the food on them down, and lay down on them, crossing his legs comfortably, waiting for the conversation to end.

After listening to Jiang Tianwei's narration, Shinjima Makoto and Yoshizawa Sumire felt that everything was so psychedelic, just like the setting in a game, unreal and untrue. But the series of events that just happened made them believe it.

Shinjima could only sigh: "It's true, reality is stranger than fiction!"

"Well, there's no point in thinking about all that. Our first priority right now is to solve this incident. Let's steal Ooyamada's secret treasure!"

Jiang Tianwei noticed that Shinjima's brows were furrowed, and knew that this serious senior must be dwelling on something again, so he quickly made a summary.

Shinjima nodded and said, "Then let's set a temporary goal and go to the location of Ooyamada's office."

Yoshizawa Sumire raised her little fist: "Oh! The Phantom Thieves of Hearts——are on the move again!"

Setant yawned, rolled down from the table, shouldered his spear, and said, "Have you decided? Then, let's go."

Seeing that everyone was in high spirits, Jiang Tianwei also felt much more comfortable. It is said that emotions can infect people, and now he is probably infected by everyone's fighting spirit!

"Well, let's go upstairs. Target: the top floor - let's-go!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 254 The cover is for reference only, everything is subject to reality

I don't know if it's because Zhong Kui came here, but the ghosts in the whole palace have quieted down. Although the air is still as dead silent as before, it no longer exudes a suffocating and solemn feeling.

This is not surprising. After all, whether it is a hospital or a theater, such places are not meant to suppress others. After all, the twisted essence of Oyamada is to attract "audiences" to come and watch. If the audience gets lost in it, whose money will they make?

For the same reason, unlike the previous palace, Oyamada's palace did not have many twists and turns, nor any traps or mechanisms. There were some zombies wandering around on each floor, but other than that, there was nothing else difficult.

Since I have a map in hand and compare the relative positions, it is not difficult to go upstairs.

Soon, everyone found Shoichi Oyamada's office.

From the outside, it looks ordinary.

After all, most theaters spend their money on places like the lobby and stage that the audience can actually see, and the actors' lounge is not much different from an ordinary house.

The reason why we can be sure that this is Ooyamada's office is because there are wreaths everywhere. A rough count shows that there are at least hundreds of them, almost covering the entire corridor, even blocking the other doors. Only the only door is particularly conspicuous among the flowers.

The brightly blooming flowers were tied with colorful ribbons, and there were many gift cards filled with enthusiastic blessings from fans. Under the wreaths were piled up large and small exquisitely wrapped gift boxes, which looked like the mountain of gifts under the Christmas tree during the holidays in TV dramas.

Jiang Tianwei has never seen the lounge of a big star in real life, and it is estimated that Oyamada is the same. This exaggerated design should be based on Oyamada's imagination, right? It is just like the classic saying "The emperor must use a golden hoe to farm, right?"

Jiang Tianwei signaled everyone to get ready, and then kicked open the door of the lounge.

“Hmm? Another fanatical sasaeng fan? Oh my, this is so sad—”

As a result, as soon as I entered the door, I heard a pretentious moan coming from the room.

Before Jiang Tianwei's eyes could catch sight of the person inside, he heard a "Dang!" and a ball of colorful light suddenly exploded from the ceiling, just like the laser lights in a hotel, red, blue, green... lights of all colors flew around randomly, dazzling people's eyes.

When my eyes adjusted to the swaying light, I saw a man in the middle of the room raising his right hand and making a "very six plus one" gesture, with his body twisted strangely, as if he was imitating Michael Jackson.

But his movements were not up to standard and his figure was completely out of shape. Not only were his arms and thighs covered in fat, but his beer belly made his shirt bulge out.

Although the clothes he wears are similar to those on the posters outside, with a gorgeous tuxedo, a top hat, and gorgeous feather ornaments on his back that look like feather dusters, as if he just came back from dancing samba in South America, the saying that clothes make the man is also true in reverse. The stills of Ooyamada outside, although a bit messy in style, are still quite handsome.

But now, what is presented to Jiang Tianwei is a completely different image. To use an analogy that may not be understood by many people but is very essential, it is like the difference between FSN's Shirou Emiya and TMA's Shirou Emiya.

It can be seen that although Dr. Oyamada has always wanted to be an idol, he has never done the body management that all idols must do... His whole temperament has turned this "idol burden" into a "revenge idol", which is really sad.

"What is a sasaeng fan?"

Shinjima obviously had never been a fan of a celebrity before, so he only had a vague understanding of this term and thought it was some new type of cuisine. Sumire Yoshizawa was at least someone who had some connection with the entertainment industry, so she quickly explained to Shinjima what a sasaeng fan was. After hearing this, Shinjima's eyes widened in anger: "I, we are not sasaeng fans! Who wants to be your sasaeng fan!"

After hearing this, Dr. Oyamada exclaimed exaggeratedly, and the wrinkles on his face began to tremble with this shout.

"You, why do you have to do this? It's not your fault that you're obsessed with me. You can only blame me for being too good - ah, you don't have to hide your love for me. I, the medical idol Ooyamada Shoichi, will definitely be a guiding light for fans..."

Jiang Tianwei felt sick after hearing what Oyamada said. Especially, he had met Oyamada in real life. He didn't expect that the seemingly righteous doctor would have such a flirty... no, so wild... uh... so... so unconventional style!

Based on past experience, you will encounter the shadow of the palace lord in the palace, and this shadow will be very honest.

Shinjima didn't need to confirm to know that this style of clothing, except in the promotional video of Yakuza 7, it is impossible for him to be a doctor. It must be the shadow of Oyamada, which means that he is also a person who will answer any questions, so she quickly asked: "Doctor Oyamada! Why did you kill Doctor Takemi?"

"Tsk? So it's not a sasaeng fan, but an undercover reporter? For questions like this, please contact my agent, or wait until the press conference to ask."

Ooyamada Shoichi acted like a big shot, but in less than a second, he burst out laughing. "Speaking of that stupid woman, I want to laugh. She only needed to obey me, but she actually wanted to expose me and make me a laughing stock in Japan... No, she wanted me to be a laughing stock in the world?! Hahaha, impossible! Absolutely impossible! So I just chose the most reasonable way to make her shut up."

As Ooyamada spoke, he laughed heartily, just like every villain in the anime: "That's what happens if you disobey me! Hahahaha, that's what happens if you try to bring shame to the great Ooyamada Province! Kill! Kill! Kill the haters! Hahahaha!"

Hearing these crazy words, Shinjima was really furious. She clenched her fists tightly, and her knuckles made crackling sounds. It seemed that if she wasn't very rational, she would really take action.

"Then, there's one thing I don't understand. Why did you become a laughing stock?"