Persona: Devil Summoner

What surprised Jiang Tianwei even more was that when his car passed a certain place on the street in Shinjuku, he unexpectedly discovered that strange prison-like door. Elizabeth was sitting at the door holding a big sign. Although Jiang Tianwei wanted to go over and take a look, Chihaya Mifune needed help more now.

"So, you are the one causing trouble?"

Jiang Tianwei looked at the man standing in front of Chihaya Mifune's fortune-telling stall. He was a slender boy wearing the school uniform of Shujin Academy, with soft curly hair and a pair of huge glasses covering his face... just like a big dog.

Jiang Tianwei was very familiar with this person—Amamiya Ren.

I had thought that this leader had no presence before, but now that he is no longer the leader, how come his presence is so strong? It is just like playing a dating game for women and looking up the strategy in advance, so that you can always accurately go to the location to meet the male target.

Now Amamiya Ren was standing here like a piece of wood, and opposite the fortune teller Mifune Chihaya was sitting a woman who looked very heavy.

To use the popular words on the Internet, it is "sickly" or "heavy girl". She kept mumbling: "Sure enough, he loves me, he must love me, hehehe, this is the meeting of fate, hehehe..." She looked like she would do anything for love.

Judging from their positions, Chihaya Mifune was communicating with this woman, and Amamiya Ren next to her was either waiting in line or looking for trouble. But it was obvious that based on Jiang Tianwei's understanding of Amamiya Ren, he would not do the latter.

"So, what happened?"

Jiang Tianwei looked at this strange combination in surprise and felt that his shallow reasoning ability was not enough to handle such a complicated situation.

"Yes, that's right, Master! Can destiny be changed!?"

Chihaya Mifune's voice suddenly became higher, her tone full of excitement, her eyes were wide open, and her brows were furrowed.

In many cases, when people ask questions, they are not expecting the other party to give an answer, but rather expecting the other party to give the same answer "as the questioner expects" - in simple terms, they are asking for recognition rather than seeking true knowledge.

Obviously, this is what Chihaya Mifune meant by this question.

However, Jiang Tianwei couldn't decide, YES-or-NO, which answer was what Chihaya wanted...

(The other party is a fortune teller. Generally speaking, she must hope to get the answer that fate cannot be changed, right? But, she also said in the text message that she hopes I can lend her a hand... If she thinks fate cannot be changed, what else can I do to help her? She must need my help to change her fate... But I'm not a real Taoist priest...)

Jiang Tianwei thought so and had the answer in his heart. Looking at Mifune Chihaya's sparkling eyes of hope, he smiled and said firmly: "Of course it can be changed. As the saying goes, man can conquer nature."

However, as soon as these words came out, Chihaya Mifune's excited expression suddenly stiffened, and the light in her eyes quickly faded, leaving only a pair of lifeless eyes.

Jiang Tianwei had seen this expression many times in various yandere animations. His heart skipped a beat and he tensed his muscles involuntarily, fearing that this girl would pull out a hatchet or an electric saw from somewhere and cut off his head...

Fortunately, Chihaya Mifune quickly adjusted her mindset. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and when she opened her eyes again, she had returned to normal. She said with an admiring expression, "As expected of you, Master! For you, changing your fate is a piece of cake, right?"

"Um...so, so, what exactly happened?"

Jiang Tianwei awkwardly changed the subject... Mifune Chihaya then told him the whole story: It turned out that Amamiya Ren was not here for the first time. The last time he came, Chihaya casually read his fortune for him and it was a perfect match. So she took the opportunity to sell him a lucky stone worth 100,000 yuan.

Originally, this matter should have ended here. After all, it is difficult to quantify the luck of fortune. It is difficult to say whether the lucky stone is useful or not. If you believe it, it exists. If you don't believe it, it doesn't exist. But somehow, Chihaya sold the lucky stone to others in the form of a piece of rock salt... This is unreasonable. It's like you go to buy toilet paper, and the store lets you spend a lot of money but sells you sandpaper instead...

As expected, Amamiya Ren came to return the goods, and happened to meet this girl who was consulting about something related to her boyfriend. According to Chihaya's divination, she actually didn't have a boyfriend, but just had a crush on someone, who was a stalker to put it bluntly, and unrequited love to put it nicely.

In Chihaya's words, the person she admired could never get along with her. Then Chihaya wanted to say that fate was irreversible. But this woman took the initiative to ask to buy a lucky stone, and a very, very large stone, to increase its effectiveness... But Amamiya Ren had been fooled before, so how could she just sit there and watch others get fooled? Then the strange troublemaker mentioned by Chihaya appeared.

Jiang Tianwei listened to the story and looked at Yu Gong Lian, but what he was thinking about at the moment was not these things... Jiang Tianwei swallowed his saliva involuntarily, pondered for a moment, and asked:

"So, Amamiya-san, I have a nice guitar here, are you interested?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 291 That’s not how a charlatan pretends to be!

Regarding fraud, the mainstream idea is that the scammers should undoubtedly be punished.

But, there are sometimes situations where you really can't blame the scammers, but rather blame the victims for being too naive.

If the victims believe the scam “I, Qin Shi Huang! Send me money!”, you can still explain it as a “history enthusiast”. But if you clearly tell you “top quality Hetian jade, ten times the compensation if it’s fake” and then sell eleven pieces together, and there are still people who believe it is the real thing, then we can only say that where there is demand there is supply… It’s not that there are too many scammers, but you would be doing a disservice to biodiversity if you don’t scam such fools!

After listening to Chihaya's description, Jiang Tianwei is now extremely sure of one thing - that is, this woman, no matter whether she is active or passive, she is the swindler mentioned above!

You buy a stone for 100,000 yuan? Then it's not too much to sell this guitar to you for 1 million yuan, right?

This is the guitar Yao Ming used to buff Sephiroth in the M78 Nebula! Buy one, Captain Amamiya! After playing it, not only will your weapon be +16, but you will also gain four attribute enchants and activate rune secrets, and you can also trigger the power of number 1-9 of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect! What are you waiting for!

But it is clear that the wisdom of the ancient Chinese is very reliable. As the ancients said: Every failure makes you wiser. Amamiya Ren had just been cheated out of 100,000 yuan, and he could not be cheated out of a guitar again. So he waved his hand clearly: "I can't play it, I don't plan to learn, so I won't buy it."

Jiang Tianwei didn't mean to sell the guitar to him. If it really didn't work, selling it to Miss Sakurano would also be a good idea. Visual elements plus music elements, what a perfect combination. Very rock style!

If no one buys it, then we can only modify the guitar into a machine gun, and pluck the strings to fire bullets... Anyway, there are many such examples in the two-dimensional world.

While the two were joking around, the female student who came for consultation became more emotional. She laughed and slammed her hands on the table, making a loud bang. Chihaya Mifune was frightened by the sudden loud noise and trembled all over like a small animal.

"Hey, hey, hey, so, hurry up and give me the stone! Huhu, it's really effective, it's so effective! I will offer you any amount of money. Hurry, hurry up and give me the spiritual stone that can change my destiny!"

It was the first time that Mifune Chihaya saw someone act like this, and her speech became incoherent: "Well, but fate, fate cannot be changed..."

"How can it be unchangeable? You bastard! Change it for me! Didn't you just say you would ask a master to come and change it for me?!"

"No, no, I, I don't mean that..."

It is said that the soft ones are afraid of the hard ones, and the hard ones are afraid of the desperate ones. Chihaya Mifune, who was a genuine soft girl, suddenly skipped a level and met this desperate berserker. Her brain crashed on the spot, and she could only look to the two people on the side for help.

Both of them believed that fate could be changed - one of them even bought a fate stone to experience it firsthand. Jiang Tianwei and Amamiya Lian looked at each other, and then the two of them... made a "please" gesture together, which clearly meant asking the other party to help first.

"I say, you two, how come you are so in sync at a time like this!"

Morgana in the backpack and Fang Zexia floating behind Jiang Tianwei also complained almost at the same time.

Amamiya Lian and Jiang Tianwei both had subtle expressions on their faces, and it was obvious that their expressions were saying: You two have a good understanding of each other, don’t you?

However, since someone had to take action, Amamiya Lian coughed lightly and took the initiative to step forward.

"Excuse me, ma'am, what's the name of your sweetheart..."

Before Yu Gonglian could say anything, Jiang Tianwei grabbed his arm and pulled Yu Gonglian back! He lowered his voice and leaned close to Yu Gonglian's ear: "What do you want to do... You are not going to change my mind for this kind of thing, are you?"

"How is that possible? I just want to understand the situation..."

However, she didn't know what was wrong. Amamiya Ren came here to ask questions, but this woman suddenly showed a strange smile on her face, her mouth wide open. How to describe it, it was like an enthusiastic fan who found his idol knocking on his door and asking to go to the toilet...

"Hey, he, he cares about me. Oh, he has me in his heart..."

Hearing this, Jiang Tianwei was no wooden man. After watching so many anime where the male protagonist pretended to be stupid or really knew nothing, Jiang Tianwei was so anxious. When he saw this woman's behavior, he knew immediately: (This woman, could it be that she has a crush on Amamiya Ren?!)

Thinking of this, Jiang Tianwei couldn't help but look Amamiya Lian up and down carefully. Although Jiang Tianwei, as a pure man, had no idea what kind of men were popular with girls, Amamiya Lian was definitely a high-quality male: slender and tall, handsome, good-looking, and good-natured. He could also make coffee, cook curry, and recommend expensive flowers to his best friends.

If you are the type of girl who is looking for excitement, then Amamiya Ren has an even more exciting identity that can definitely satisfy their desire for excitement.

Let's put it this way, there are only two things about Amamiya Ren that cannot be called excellent. The first is his oversized and thick glasses that seem to have been inherited from his great uncle. These glasses cover at least 80% of his beautiful face. Of course, if you consider that some people just love glasses, this can only be said to be not excellent, not a disadvantage.

Secondly, no matter how good Amamiya Ren is, there is only one of him. He doesn't have quintuplets, nor does he know the Shadow Clone Technique. He is simply not enough for these beautiful girls.

At this moment, Jiang Tianwei would never have thought that his joking idea of ​​facing Amamiya Ren would actually be reflected on himself one day. All he could say was that his fate was unfortunate!

Since he had dragged Amamiya Lian back, it was of course his turn to take action next. Jiang Tianwei coughed lightly and said, "Madam, what is the so-called destiny..."

Jiang Tianwei was just about to talk about some inspirational stories he had read on the Internet, saying something like "ideals, dreams, hard work, and my destiny is in my own hands" to fool her, but just as he started, he caught a glimpse of Mifune Chihaya looking at him expectantly from the corner of his eye. Jiang Tianwei then remembered that he still had the title of Chinese Taoist Master in her eyes.

What is the most important rule in a foreign country? Don't embarrass the Chinese! Although Jiang Tianwei made up an excuse to make a joke at first, who would have thought that he would be in such a dilemma now...

"【Destiny, ah this destiny, this bad luck, the fate is full of misfortunes, Feng Tang is easy to grow old, Li Guang is hard to be promoted...】"

Jiang Tianwei felt embarrassed by Chihaya Mifune's hopeful look and made up a few words in Chinese. Fortunately, these Japanese couldn't even speak English well, let alone Chinese.

The Chinese spoken by Japanese voice actors is incomprehensible except for words like hello and thank you. Since they can't speak clearly, they can't be understood either.

What's more, the "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" that Jiang Tianwei recited in a hurry is a treasure in ancient Chinese literature. It contains a lot of quotations from classics, and these Japanese people couldn't understand a single word! Whether it was the female customer or Chihaya, they just listened to Jiang Tianwei's rhythmic words, but they didn't understand a word of the content.

"In short, based on the calculations I made for you using our country's mysterious divination techniques, you have to understand one thing about this person. You can't rely on external things. This is what it means to be 'insincere'!"

Jiang Tianwei was a master of pretending to be a charlatan, shaking his head and nodding his head. Especially after seeing Zhong Kui's crazy and crazy tone mixed with opera voice and recitation, Jiang Tianwei now had a new understanding of pretending to be a charlatan.

"So that's how it is. I only thought about relying on others. This is not sincere! They say sincerity is the key to success. I, I have to work hard on my own... hehehe, work hard in my own way, I, I get it!"

The woman grabbed Jiang Tianwei's hands with both hands, and Jiang Tianwei himself was also shocked: I don't know what the hell I'm talking about, and you actually understood it? ! In your previous life, your last name was Di, and you were a demon, and served a great wizard of the dead, right?

Jiang Tianwei felt the woman's fiery grip and even hotter emotions coming from his palm. He tried to pull his hand out... But with his demon-level strength, he couldn't get his hand out after pulling it out?! This shows how fanatical this female client is...

(Wait a minute…why, why are you shaking my hand so hard?!).

Jiang Tianwei's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He quietly looked at the fortune-teller in front of him. Her face was flushed, her eyes rolled up, and she was making a strange laugh. She looked exactly like the crazy girl in the cartoons from more than ten years ago...

Jiang Tianwei suddenly had a terrible inference: (Shit, could it be that this girl’s target is not Amamiya Ren, but me?!)

Without talking about the argumentation process, just starting from the conclusion... Jiang Tianwei does have the potential to be a charlatan, because he always makes correct guesses.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 292 RNM, refund the money!

Many times, many things are just so coincidental. As the saying goes, there is no coincidence in the world.

Speaking of stalkers, yanderes, and sasaeng fans… Normally, the male protagonist who is loved so fanatically is either handsome and heroic, or gentle, considerate, and caring. Jiang Tianwei never thought that someone like him, who is as “ordinary” in appearance as Louis Koo, would actually have his own stalker…

He thought he should be unknown in school and be a small stone. Unexpectedly, there was a pair of eager eyes watching him in school...

Now Jiang Tianwei understood why the other party disagreed with the divination result of Mifune Chihaya. Jiang Tianwei knew from his conscience that he would not agree with it.

This fanatical fan held Jiang Tianwei's hand for a long time, then she ran away, unable to suppress her excitement as she ran: "I touched the hand! Wuhu! I touched the hand!".

Seeing her like this, the three of them didn't know what to say. Mifune Chihaya took out a few tarot cards and read for the girl...

"You see, fate really can't be changed. Her love affair still won't be smooth! As expected, fate is predetermined!"

Chihaya Mifune seemed to be inspired by something, and she puffed out her chest proudly, showing off a little. Morgana saw her like this and couldn't help but complain: "It's fate or not, but you can't sell us rock salt as a transportation stone!"

Upon hearing this, Amamiya Lian also remembered that she was here to return the goods, not to mediate a dispute, and quickly said, "I'm here to apply for a refund."

As he spoke, Yu Gonglian took out the rock salt he had received. It had broken into several pieces, and Yu Gonglian carefully wrapped it up with a handkerchief. Now he carefully opened the handkerchief, looking like an old lady. Jiang Tianwei couldn't help but complain: "Are you really that careful?!"

"There's nothing I can do. If I don't keep it this way, it will really break into powder!"

Morgana spoke up for Amamiya Renming, and Jiang Tianwei curiously leaned over to take a look. Sure enough, in the middle of the spread-out handkerchief, the "rock" part was basically invisible, and only "salt" was left.

Fortunately, Amamiya Ren only wears glasses and can change his mind, but he does not have blue hair, is not an ancient relic scientist, does not know magic and does not go to the tower of ruins with four attributes. In particular, his nickname is not "White Flour", otherwise this operation of holding salt in his hand would be really dangerous.

Chihaya Mifune also saw this, and it was indeed different from the lucky stone she understood - because the lucky stone must at least be a stone first! This is just like the essence of the wife cake is a cake.

Chihaya Mifune originally wanted to ask how she was sure that she was the one who gave away the powder, but at first glance, she could still barely make out that the rock salt part was tied with a rather delicate red rope, which was exactly the decorative rope Chihaya Mifune used. This simple-minded girl's heart skipped a beat, and she acknowledged that she was the one who sold this thing.

If it were a cunning merchant, he would definitely find a lot of excuses to cover it up. In fact, it would be easy to use rogue skills and deny it. He would say that it was Amamiya Ren who pulled out the rope and found a piece of rock salt. Come! Cheating! Come! Sneak attack! Is this good for a young female comrade like me? This is not good. The capitalist market economy emphasizes harmony and cannot engage in infighting.

But it's a pity that if a girl like Chihaya could say such shameless words, she wouldn't have fallen to the point of fortune-telling and selling stones on the street. I can only sigh that it's a good thing she was not born in Vietnam, otherwise...tsk tsk tsk. "

"Well, the effect of the stone is fine! It's just that this stone... Yes, it must be that the bad luck on you is too strong! Refund is impossible, so let me change the stone for you, that's all I can do."

Chihaya Mifune firmly stated that her stone was fine. Jiang Tianwei raised his eyebrows and thought: (If a simple person like her did something bad, she would definitely feel guilty. Judging from her insistence on the effect of the stone, she must believe in the effect of this stone from the bottom of her heart...)

"But……"

Amamiya Ren wanted to say something, but Mifune Chihaya was convinced that "fate cannot be changed". Especially the female guest just now, even her powerful "master" could not change her fate, which strengthened her self-confidence.

"Destiny is absolute. Only by using this stone of happiness can we accumulate spiritual energy and gain happiness."

Mifune Chihaya said it with certainty, but Amamiya Ren shook her head: "No, fate can definitely be changed."

"It cannot be changed."

"It can be changed."

Jiang Tianwei looked at the two people confronting each other like elementary school students and sighed: "How long do I have to watch this kind of scene?"

No matter what, at least the other person's safety was confirmed, and Jiang Tianwei left peacefully. Amamiya Ren and Mifune Chihaya were left to confront each other: "Since you said you can change, then change for me?" "Okay, then I will change for you next time."...

After leaving the fortune-telling stall, Jiang Tianwei went to the strange door that he had accidentally seen in the taxi. Elizabeth sat next to the door. Although Nuwa repeatedly told him that the woman was very dangerous, Jiang Tianwei still couldn't suppress his curiosity and wanted to find out who the woman was.

It’s strange that the door was so out of place, but no one stopped to look at it.

(It was almost as if I was the only one who could see it.)

Elizabeth was still in the same situation as she had seen through the glass in the car before. She was holding a wooden sign in her arms, the kind that people would hold in their hands during demonstrations or when looking for jobs on the streets.

Next to her, a little girl with an eye mask and golden hair was shouting orders at her angrily. The little girl was wearing a blue dress similar to a military uniform, which was simple but functional. She had a big long military cap on her head. Except for the color, the overall style of the dress was a bit like the Nutcracker.

Jiang Tianwei had seen this sister before.

As mentioned before, some scenes, even if you have only seen them once, will be firmly imprinted in your mind as long as the impression is deep enough.

For example, there is a famous crosstalk during the Spring Festival Gala. If you have ever experienced falling into a tiger cave in a zoo, even if it has only happened once in your life, the memory of it will be extremely deep, and you will definitely be able to recall it on your 85th birthday.

The last time I saw this blonde girl, she was performing a beautiful spin kick, accurately kicking Amamiya Ren on the butt, and then like the powerful shot in Captain Tsubasa, she kicked Amamiya Ren directly into the goal.

Witnessing this strange play with his own eyes, Jiang Tianwei was naturally left with a very deep impression.

At this time, the little girl with an eye mask was holding a retractable baton in her hand, and was venting her anger at Elizabeth. Elizabeth just sat there, with the board leaning against her shoulder, drooping against the wall.

She neither talked back nor got angry. It was as if she was watching a relative's child making a fuss outside. She felt no pressure at all because they were not her own children and they were not destroying her own home.

She caught a glimpse of Jiang Tianwei coming over from the corner of her eye, and suddenly stood up. This sudden change of action scared the blonde girl with an eyepatch: "You, what do you want to do?!"