Persona: Devil Summoner

Although Yoshizawa Sumire really wanted to kick away the pressure, this thing is not a living, real thing after all. How can you kick it if you can't see or touch it?

This naturally serious schoolgirl still unconsciously wants to respond to other people's expectations and wants to become a better person, so she naturally wants to get a good ranking in the competition. This is the first pressure.

Also, she confidently performed her rhythmic gymnastics in front of coach Hirakochi, thinking that she would be praised by the coach, or at least recognized? But everyone knows the result.

Coach Hirako pointed out Sumire Yoshizawa's problem. Referring to the previous point, Sumire Yoshizawa still hopes to meet the expectations of some people, which leads to her mental stress. This is the second stress.

Then, Sumire Yoshizawa had to think about whether her and her sister's dreams could be fulfilled. At her age, she was full of curiosity and hope for the future, but also a little uneasy. This was the third pressure.

Under this triple pressure, Sumire Yoshizawa came to participate in the competition, but she was actually very unsure.

It is said that twins have telepathy, and this may not be groundless. Although no scientist has yet been able to give a definite conclusion about telepathy, Fang Zexia was indeed keenly aware of the uneasy heart beneath her sister's well-behaved face, so she urged Jiang Tianwei to come and see her, and most importantly, she wanted to come and see.

When it was Sumire Yoshizawa's turn to perform, Kasumi Yoshizawa had been watching her sister's performance in the audience. It was difficult to tell the difference in this kind of artistic competition. Especially when all the contestants did not make any technical mistakes, the judges would mainly look at their temperament.

There is no standardization for this kind of thing, just like there is no standard process template for actors to act. Although they are both brave warriors, it will not work if you use the acting skills of Wu Song to play Guan Yu.

The same is true for rhythmic gymnastics. How to "perform" that eye-catching inner self is the key to victory or defeat.

This is why, for the same painting, some people comment on it as “beautiful, lifelike” while others look beyond the appearance of the painting to see the artist’s artistic expression.

This is also the reason why Fang Zexia is here.

She couldn't guide her sister to become a master of rhythmic gymnastics all at once...but if she just wanted her to win this conference, there would be no problem.

The method is also very simple.

When it was Sumire Yoshizawa's turn to perform, Kasumi Yoshizawa flew from the audience to the stage and shouted to Sumire Yoshizawa loudly and with all her might: "Sumire! Come on! Win the championship!"

At that moment, shock, joy, excitement and many other emotions surged up from her heart, squeezing out all the complicated pressures! As the saying goes, confident women are the most beautiful, which is what it means now.

She didn't expect that her sister's spirit would come to cheer her up! Her originally anxious mood was suddenly filled with joy.

Fang Zexia herself knows that this is not a long-term solution. To use an analogy, this is like a resection surgery in medicine. Is it effective? Very effective. But this is not a long-term solution. If your hand hurts today, you cut off your hand, and if your foot hurts tomorrow, you cut off your foot. If you keep cutting, you can no longer be called a human being.

But strong medicine also has its advantages, that is, it really works. As for how to let Fang Ze Jin understand her own characteristics step by step, that is a matter for the future. Now, it is more important to help her win the first place.

Although Yoshizawa Sumire has always belittled her own level, that is because she has the super genius Yoshizawa Kasumi as a comparison. It is like Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei fighting against Lu Bu. Lu Bu is of course the bravest of the three armies, but you cannot say that Liu, Guan Fei, and Zhang Bei are noobs who cannot beat anyone.

Yoshizawa Sumire is a simple-minded girl. The excitement deep in her heart is naturally reflected in her body. It is just like the finishing touch. With the essence in her eyes, her performance is even better.

Originally, Yoshizawa Sumire's level was remarkable, and now because of her sister, she has a bit more confidence. Naturally, she got a good result in this competition and won the championship directly! For Shujin Academy, which urgently needs to make achievements to wash away the stigma, this is undoubtedly a shot in the arm.

After the competition, the next step was to announce the results, and then disband. The Fangze sisters also followed the crowd out of the venue. The timing was very coincidental. When the competition ended, Jiang Tianwei was just escaping from the Demon War.

So not long after the two sisters walked out of the venue, they saw Jiang Tianwei sitting on a bench in the street garden, with her face held by a beautiful cosplayer-like girl, looking very intimate.

Fang Ze Xia naturally knew this uninvited "mother". Given her personality, she must have come over to joke with her in a very familiar way. Although Fang Ze Jin didn't know this woman, when she heard her sister joking so familiarly, she guessed that she was probably someone she knew, and nodded to her in a friendly manner.

Seeing that Nuwa had left Jiang Tianwei and he was still sitting there like a wooden statue, Fang Zexia couldn't help but be shocked. Taking advantage of the fact that others couldn't see her, she waved her limbs vigorously, hinting Jiang Tianwei to pick up the bouquet.

Jiang Tianwei then remembered that the bouquet of flowers that Yu Gong Lian had extorted from him before he came here did not seem to have been teleported in with the demon war just now.

There does seem to be a saying that plants actually have self-awareness, but they just haven't developed language to express it. If this inference is true, it is not difficult to understand why they were not sent into the space of the demon war together.

No matter what the reason is, this feature is of great help now. Otherwise, there would definitely be big problems in the previous battle with the fierce battle with flames flying all over the sky.

"Jin, I'll take you there."

Jiang Tianwei picked up the bouquet on the bench and handed it to Fang Zejin.

Fang Zexia frowned and winked at him, suggesting that he should say something more. As a otaku, Jiang Tianwei's daily entertainment must be animation and games. He rarely watched short videos and had no reserve of love words. He gritted his teeth and finally uttered: "Congratulations on getting a good ranking."

"Thank you, senior!"

Although it was such a dull and official blessing, Fang Ze Jin showed a special joy. Fang Ze Xia looked at her sister's easy-to-please appearance and couldn't help but sigh. Coincidentally, Nuwa beside her also sighed almost at the same time.

However, Nuwa's tone was of course lamenting her child's stupid mouth. If she hadn't met a pure child like Fang Zejin, she would have been led by a bad woman...

Fang Zexia and Nuwa looked at each other and saw the look of disappointment in each other's eyes. Although neither of them said a word, they instantly understood each other's meaning: The future of my son and my sister depends entirely on me!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 285 Special training finally begins!

"Hey! This is the so-called cognitive space!"

Hanamura Yosuke spoke with great emotion in a drawn-out tone.

"It's so convenient! Back then, we had to find a TV that was big enough to accommodate the entire person...that was such a hassle!"

Li Zhong Qianzhi also echoed the words.

When Hanamura Yosuke heard this, he was both angry and amused and said, "How dare you say that? You guys use our TV every day and I haven't said anything yet! Pay the rental fee or something!"

"We are all good friends, is it necessary to be like this!"

Rizhong Chizhi said this in a flattering manner, clasping her hands together and rubbing them together like a fox in an animation.

"Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly, let alone we are not related."

"You're so stingy! That's why you can't find a girlfriend!"

"Wooah!".

Richu Chie's words seemed to hit the nail on the head, and with just one sentence, Hanamura Yosuke was unable to get up again.

Listening to the two people's complaints about each other, even though Jiang Tianwei didn't know what kind of disasters they had gone through together or what kind of enemies they had defeated, he could still feel the strong bond between them.

(If we hadn’t split up, would our Phantom Thieves have become like this in the future?).

As he thought about this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

After watching Fang Zejin's game and sending her home, Jiang Tianwei and Fang Zejin didn't show any sparks, which really worried the parents of both parties - Fang Zexia, the sister of the girl, and Nuwa, who claimed to be the mother of the boy. These two people were like CP leaders, and they wanted to find a good partner for their sister and son, but in the end, they hated that these two people were wooden.

But on the other hand, wood and wood are also a perfect match.

After sending Fang Zejin home, Jiang Tianwei did not choose to go back to class - where in the world can you find a male high school student who loves studying so much! Of course he would find a chance to go out and play... ahem, of course he had important things to do!

Jiang Tianwei is now very aware of his biggest weakness. Although the demons he summoned are all very powerful, he is too weak as their controller, summoner, or contractor. Moreover, he must be careful when encountering a situation where the demon summoning program cannot be used - for example, before Sanada Akihiko deliberately provoked him in reality, he can't openly summon demons in reality, that would cause trouble for himself!

Now he had a strong body but was not good at using it, which was like starving while guarding a mountain of gold. Therefore, Jiang Tianwei decisively chose to come to the cognitive space special training.

Since I am here for special training, I naturally need some people to help me with the training.

Setante... No, now we should call him Cu Chulainn, which is naturally the best choice. When Jiang Tianwei mentioned the special training, his first reaction was to think of the seniors of persona whom he had just met not long ago, Hanamura Yosuke, Satonaka Chie and Sanada Akihiko.

In particular, Jiang Tianwei knew that persona was essentially the embodiment of the user's spirit. To train persona was to train the spirit, or conversely, a strong spirit would also promote the evolution of persona. Naturally, he would never forget this.

So Jiang Tianwei contacted the three people according to the contact information given by Naoto. As you can imagine, a battle fanatic like Sanada couldn't help but rush over in his combat uniform (that weird combination of shorts and cape that exposes all the muscles) without even changing his clothes, and asked Jiang Tianwei to open the door for him...

In the end, Jiang Tianwei could only watch as Brother Sanada disappeared into the subway tracks in the familiar space with a backpack full of protein powder... He could only secretly send blessings to these shadows.

As for Chie Satonaka and Yosuke Hanamura, they were also very loyal. When they heard that their juniors needed help, they said it was okay. However, these two people had formal jobs after all, and it was impossible for them to leave their jobs casually. Mature people in society cannot cause trouble to others casually, so they both went to hand over their work first, and naturally they were much later than Akihiko Sanada.

By the way, a few years ago, Akihiko Sanada was also preparing to take the police academy entrance exam to become a detective, but in the end, it was all over the place. It seems that it was because he didn't have enough credits in college? After all, it's not that easy to get into the police academy. Akihiko Sanada took a long break from school to train himself around the world, so naturally he didn't have enough credits. It may also be because he liked this shirtless combat uniform too much. How can there be a detective dressed like this in the world? ! So he didn't pass the exam because it was an eyesore...

In short, no matter what the reason was, in the end Akihiko Sanada failed to become a detective and instead became a world-class fighter. It can only be said that there is a gap between ideals and reality.

"Wow?! I just noticed that this set of yours is so cool, isn't it?! Are all personas so cool nowadays?!"

Hanamura Yosuke shouted loudly, pulling Jiang Tianwei's thoughts back from the shirtless muscular man in the cape. He saw Hanamura senior looking at the phantom thief costume on him with admiration with a pair of shining big eyes.

Indeed, if we compare them horizontally, although Hanamura Yosuke and Richu Chie entered the cognitive space from reality, their clothes did not change much. Hanamura Yosuke was still wearing the same casual clothes, but Richu Chie changed her casual clothes into a green sports jacket. Neither of them wore a mask on their faces, but they both wore a pair of plain glasses.

Even though they are all members of the Phantom Thieves Group, most of their Phantom Thief costumes are simple black in style. It is rare to see someone like Jiang Tianwei wearing such a gorgeous style that seems like he could perform directly on the Peking Opera stage.

Li Zhong Qianzhi looked at himself, then at Jiang Tianwei, and praised, "Indeed! Cool!" while giving him a thumbs up.

She has always loved Chinese Kung Fu movies, and as the saying goes, love the house and love the dog, Li Zhong Qianzhi's love for Kung Fu movies also extends to Chinese culture. Today, when she saw this set of Phantom Thief costume with strong Chinese style, her eyes became hot.

"Really? I want to awaken too! The Phantom Thieves! That sounds much cooler than the Special Search Team!"

"How is that possible!".

Rizhong Chizhi complained with a smile, and the two of them laughed together.

"How did you two know Naoto? And what is a Shadow Walker? From what you said, will Shadow still appear in reality?"

Jiang Tianwei threw out several questions in a row. People always tend to use the knowledge they have understood to answer questions. As a member of the Phantom Thieves, Jiang Tianwei knew about shadows and battles, which all appeared in the cognitive space, so he was very interested in other situations.

"Back then, it was very troublesome to fight the shadows. We had to go to the TV first."

While complaining, Li Zhong Qianzhi made a gesture to him, performing a non-physical performance, pretending that there was a TV in front of her and reaching out to it.

"Then, at twelve o'clock in the middle of the night after the rain, you can see the shadow of the person thrown into the TV... You can see the unknown side of others... Hehehe..."

Hanamura Yosuke seemed to have thought of someone's behavior, and the expression on his face suddenly became indescribable. Jiang Tianwei was also a man. When he saw Hanamura Senior's dead look, he immediately got it. There must be something good! Maybe there will be something exciting like a popular idol wearing a bikini on TV.

Of course, Jiang Tianwei was just thinking about it as a complaint. If it really exists, it would be a masterpiece.

It was obvious that Richu Chie had also seen it, so she made a loud "Hmm!" sound and threatened Hanamura Yosuke not to tell anyone.

In this way, Jiang Tianwei missed a great opportunity to learn about the swimsuit special performance show of the current idol, which was a big loss.

Perhaps he guessed that if he asked Hanamura Yosuke to introduce it to him, he would always introduce some content that cannot be viewed by people under the age of 18, so Rizhong Chie interrupted him and introduced it to Jiang Tianwei alone.

That year, a serial murder case suddenly occurred in Inaba City.

Because the deceased's condition was so cruel, the whole person was turned inside out and his posture was distorted.

The police at the time simply couldn't find any entry point - if that's the case, it seems very similar to the current phenomenon of people being disabled?

However, a legend circulating in Inaba City at the time, the midnight television, became an opportunity to solve the case. He keenly noticed that the victims would appear on the midnight television before their death, and by chance, he discovered that humans can enter the television... and thus a huge adventure began.

In this era, due to the development of science, atheists have occupied the absolute mainstream position. People are becoming more and more realistic and only believe in what they see. They are absolutely unwilling to believe in such weird and superstitious things.

If an experienced police officer had raised this possibility, perhaps the police station would have tried to investigate it. But when a high school student suddenly came over and said that he had found a clue to the murder case, and the clue was that the world on TV killed the victim... It was a very polite gesture by the police not to curse him out directly.

So, in the end, with a transfer student named Yu Narukami as the core, these high school students who have liberated their persona abilities call themselves the Special Investigation Team and begin to investigate the case.

(Narukami Yuu... this name sounds so familiar, as if I heard it somewhere recently...)

When Jiang Tianwei heard this, he always felt that this name was familiar.

Chie Satonaka continued to tell the story of her era: Naoto Shiratonaga also joined the search team at this time and formed a solid friendship with everyone.

As for the Shadow Walker...to be honest, Richu Chie and Hanamura Yosuke don't know much.

After all, the two humans who are compared to the Phantom Thieves are Takamaki Anne and Sakamoto Ryuji. If you ask them to charge into battle and stand by you, they will never complain. But if you ask them to analyze flexibly and deduce logic, that would be too difficult.

Originally, the Shadow Walker organization was formed by a persona who was earlier than the two of them. In addition, the organization was a secret organization, and the two of them did not join the organization, but only had a cooperative relationship. They knew very little about this place.

The only knowledge we have now is that Shadow Walker is an organization founded by Kirijo Mitsuru, the successor of the Kirijo Group. It is an organization with very high privileges. Its main task is to patrol everywhere and find out events that may be related to Shadow.

However, it is easy to imagine that this kind of highly privileged autonomous secret organization will definitely not make those in power comfortable, so almost all the senior executives are restraining the Shadow Walker either openly or secretly. This is why Akihiko Sanada is so eager to invite Jiang Tianwei to join... This organization is in urgent need of fresh blood.

In fact, the original matter of crippling people should be handled by the Shadow Walker, but who would have thought that they could enter other people's minds? This is too unbelievable! Therefore, if they can't find the relationship between crippling people and the Shadow, this organization can't act. After all, there are too many crimes in Japan, whether it's special cases, and you can't handle them all.

This also exposes the biggest flaw of the Shadowwalker organization.

It seems that the conversation between the few people has lasted too long. The shadows that have been staring at this side from the depths of the orbit can no longer hold back...

"Oh, it seems that no matter in the TV world or in the spiritual space, Shadow is a thing that doesn't understand romance!"

Hanamura Yosuke was shocked, and waved his hands. Unknowingly, two large kunai appeared. Rizhong Chizhi also pulled open an incomprehensible martial arts stance like a Chinese Kung Fu practitioner. The two looked at each other. Although they didn't say anything, the tacit understanding of long-term cooperation made them understand each other's meaning at once:

(You must not embarrass yourself in front of your juniors! You must show your handsome and reliable side as a senior!).

It seems that no matter in the TV world or in the spiritual space, everyone has only one attitude towards Shadow!

However, before the two of them had a chance to show off their authority as seniors, Cu Chulainn, who had been listening silently with his spear in his arms, suddenly spoke up: "Don't help him, let him go alone."

Jiang Tianwei looked at this cool guy who looked like the magic version of Zhao Zilong, shrugged, and said nothing. He silently activated his ability, put on the Chinese-style armor, and held a pure black spear with golden patterns in his hand.

(End of this chapter)

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 286 Coach, I really want to learn shooting!

Sharing experiences is a habit that almost everyone has. From the small things like food, clothing, housing and transportation to the big things like how to behave in society, there are experiences to share.

For example, now, because every time Jiang Tianwei successfully killed a demon, he would gain a corresponding part of the demon's ability. According to experience, after defeating the four demon knights this time, he should gain new abilities. This is what experience says.