Persona: Devil Summoner

This strange expectation is mainly caused by information asymmetry. This is why everyone thinks that the country is in a mess, while the foreign countries are prosperous and peaceful - that's because you haven't seen the terrible situation abroad. Even family disgrace should not be made public, let alone the country's?

Similarly, Jiang Tianwei also had a great yearning for Italy. Especially, when it comes to Italy, it must be Italian noodles! Moreover, I heard that the scenery in Italy is also quite good. Under the name of going to Italy to punish evil, isn't it possible to travel openly?

It's just like a school trip or something like that.

Moreover, for some reason, when he heard the word Italy, Jiang Tianwei couldn't help but tremble all over.

How could Baekjong Naoto miss this little detail? There is a psychology discipline called "Micro-expression Psychology" which is about expressing that some subconscious changes in human facial expressions and movements actually foreshadow the projection of certain emotions. Naoto keenly noticed his little movement and asked, "What's wrong with Italy?"

"Nothing, I just suddenly remembered that I have a dream, which is to become a 'gangster star'."

"Ahaha... Is this why you recognize Mr. Masaaki Kawahara as your stepfather?"

Obviously, comics and animation are not the areas that Bai Zhongzhidou is proficient in, and she didn't understand the joke at all.

Jiang Tianwei was also embarrassed and didn't feel like explaining. This is probably the fate of people who use memes. You have to be prepared that one day, the other party won't understand your memes.

At this time, what can you do? Criticize the other party for not understanding the meme? Or explain the reason for the meme to the other party... No matter which method you choose, it will be embarrassing... So, the best way is to ignore it and pretend it doesn't exist.

"Big, probably..."

Jiang Tianwei evaded the question casually, but Bai Zhongzhidou used his detective logic to the fullest at this time: he wanted to be a gangster star...he trembled when he heard about Italy...when it comes to the stereotype of Italy, it is naturally the Mafia. Could it be that he was thinking about the Mafia or something like that?

As soon as this idea came up, Bai Zhongzhidou immediately denied it: No, Jiang Tianwei is not that kind of person. Judging from his personality, the most likely possibility is that he felt that he could meet the real mafia in Italy, so he was a little excited.

I have to say that Bai Zhongzhidou's reasoning is really amazing. He guessed Jiang Tianwei's thoughts at once.

Jiang Tianwei didn't know much about Italy. All his impressions came from movies and cartoons. Especially the fifth part of the popular comic that started with the love and hatred of vampires and was serialized in eight parts, the ninth part of which was about a boy who wanted to become a gangster star and his various wonderful adventures between Italy and the mafia. Since then, Jiang Tianwei has had a strange longing for Italy...

Bai Zhong Zhidou saw his embarrassment and did not continue to ask. She continued to tell the information she had obtained: First of all, Medjay is a very loose organization. Strictly speaking, they cannot be called an organization.

Their nature is more similar to the common forums and the like. They have neither a fixed action program nor a leader, giving people the impression that all members of Medjay are people who gather together based on the interest of "hacking".

The reason why they say their headquarters may be in Rome is that the majority of their login IP addresses are in Rome, based on their previous criminal records. But in fact, records of Meijed's activities can be found in countries around the world.

Bai Zhongzhidou told all the information and then shut up. The meaning was very clear: she was waiting for Jiang Tianwei to respond.

Jiang Tianwei thought for a moment and said, "You can't get a tiger cub without going into the tiger's den. Even if it's a dragon's den or a tiger's den, I have to go there."

When Fang Zexia heard this, her eyes rolled and she said, "I support it!"

Fang Zexia's idea is, you see, it's a rare opportunity to go abroad, so of course we have to create a romantic atmosphere, right? Then she and Jiang Jiang will walk together on the Via Veneto in the ancient city of Rome, Italy, and when they are hungry, they will order a plate of Naples-style pasta. At that time, under the afterglow of the sunset, she will hear him say to her: "Davvero-bella (Italian: so beautiful)" and then she can ask him: When you say beautiful, are you talking about the sunset or me?

(No, Jiang Jiang would never say such a thing even if he was beaten to death. What a mess I am imagining!)

Fang Zexia was soon made sad by the cruel reality.

In the past, Fang Zexia would only try to facilitate the relationship between him and his sister, but never thought of intervening herself. But... the situation is different now.

Remember the example above? The core logic of the example is: when there is no real interest dispute, people tend to be generous, but once it involves themselves, it is another matter.

This is why you always see a group of people on the Internet being generous to others, but once you ask them to be generous in person, they are not happy.

Fang Zexia always felt that she was a ghost and that she and Jiang Tianwei were not meant to be together. Why did she match him with Jin? To a large extent, it was because Jin and she were twin sisters and looked too much alike. In the current popular term, it was "meal replacement".

But now that Fang Zexia had indeed obtained the "ticket", the matter became a little subtle... "It was obviously me first..." This thought quietly emerged from the corner of Fang Zexia's heart...

Not sure if Jiang Tianwei's answer hit the mark of Zhidou's mind, she nodded, looking as if she had expected it. It seemed that she had already guessed that Jiang Tianwei would say that he was going to Italy.

Maybe he would return in vain, but Jiang Tianwei is definitely not the kind of person who would give up trying just because he might achieve nothing.

"But speaking of which, do you guys have an exam soon?"

Naoto's words woke Jiang Tianwei up from his passionate dream of being an Italian gangster star. It was like "cold water poured over my head and ice in my arms."

Yes! The exam is coming soon...

Jiang Tianwei had completely forgotten about this!

It's like when you're playing a Souls game and you see a suspension bridge, and on the other side of the suspension bridge is a gorgeous castle and a lot of treasure chests. You think you're about to reach a new map and pick up treasures, so you can't help but relax your vigilance. At this time, a soldier will pop out from a blind spot and kill you with one blow. Even if the damage is not high, it will usually cause you to fall off a cliff... It's really sad.

take an exam!

Although Jiang Tianwei has the strongest cheating device Fang Zexia present, so he doesn't have to worry about not getting a good grade, the problem is that no matter how much you cheat, the teacher won't give you points if you are absent from the exam. It seems that the plan to go to Italy will be postponed...

Damn it, they actually ambush in a place like this! This is really too much!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 321: Cramming is part of learning

Speaking of exams, students always look worried.

Good students are sad about wasting time - I will get high scores no matter how I take the exam.

The poor student regrets wasting his time - I will fail the exam anyway, so why not go to the Internet cafe and have some fun?

Ordinary students generally have a headache because of the exam itself - I have seen this question before, although I don't know the answer, but I think it looks familiar. So what should I choose for this question?

Jiang Tianwei was not too worried about his test results because he had Fang Zexia as a plug-in. For him, the most troublesome thing about the test was the waste of time. As the ancients said, time is money, which shows how much time he had wasted on the test.

Then... there is an even more troublesome thing...

"How is your preparation for the exam going?"

On this day, Jiang Tianwei was about to go home after school, but a big hand pressed his shoulder. There was no need to look back. In this Shujin Academy where both teachers and students just muddle through, the only person who rekindled his passion for being a teacher was Kawakami Sadyo.

This experience is like throwing a wolf into a group of huskies. Although you may not be able to tell them apart at first glance, as long as you get along with them for a while, the wolf's nature will suddenly emerge from the husky and cannot be concealed at all.

“… Still, is it okay?”

Jiang Tianwei felt a little guilty for a moment.

This doesn't mean that he is not confident of getting good grades. With the super plug-in Fang Zexia, he is basically sure to get good grades - unless the top student in the grade makes a mistake this time.

But the problem is that many times when you listen to people speak you can't just take their words at face value.

For example, if you are an hour late, your teacher will most likely say to you: "You are really early! (gritting teeth)". In this context, this sentence cannot be understood as "I am really early, go back and take a nap."

When people talk, there are often two layers of meaning and real thoughts. On the surface, Mr. Kawakami's words are asking about his preparation for the exam, but after so many conversations with various people, Jiang Tianwei immediately noticed the trap in this sentence: Mr. Kawakami is actually asking: "Can I give you extra lessons?"

Some people may be curious, if you don't want the teacher to make up lessons, then why don't you just say that you are very well prepared? If you say that you are not prepared and the teacher makes up lessons, then isn't it enough to say that you are prepared?

It is naive to think so. If you say so, then Mr. Kawakami’s next words will definitely be: "Is that so? Then let’s test it. Let’s go to your house."

Jiang Tianwei's family is in a mess right now. There's no way to explain it to anyone...

Goddess Nuwa, what do you say? Just say this is your mother? A female college student who loves to play COSPLAY?! Do you think the police will believe this?

Then, Wu Jianmiao, what do you say? Nuwa can barely be considered a relative, but Wu Jianmiao is a complete outsider. Unless one of these two people is called Jiang Miao or Wu Jiantianwei, this is really hard to explain! Why did the doctor have to stay at Jiang Tianwei's house because his house was burned? This is totally illogical!

Finally, don't forget that Yoshizawa Kasumi's body is still on standby at home. How are you going to explain to the teacher that you have a beautiful girl at home who is no different from a vegetable? Especially this person looks exactly like Yoshizawa Sumire. Jiang Tianwei dares to bet that the moment Kawakami Sadayo saw her, she would definitely think that she had kidnapped Yoshizawa Sumire, and then did a series of beastly things, which eventually led to the girl's mental breakdown.

Therefore, the best way is to not let teachers into your home! This will fundamentally solve the problem!

Hearing Jiang Tianwei's hesitant words, Kawakami Sadayo never thought that his family would be in such a mess now. She also wondered if he was obsessed with his work as a thief and had no time to study. Although she could understand it, she still felt that young people should pay more attention to their studies.

"From your tone, you seem to be very uncertain. Do you want the teacher to help you with your studies?"

As the saying goes, the real dagger is revealed when the picture is fully revealed. Kawakami Sadyo had already prepared herself to end with this last half sentence no matter what Jiang Tianwei answered.

"That's not necessary - because only the results you get yourself in the exam are meaningful! Relying on tutoring or something like that doesn't count as real ability!"

Jiang Tianwei spoke nonsense that seemed to be very philosophical, but in fact he was just saying what he thought of casually in a righteous way.

"Yes! Yes! You are absolutely right!"

Suddenly, when Jiang Tianwei and teacher Sadyo Kawakami were having a friendly exchange, someone shouted from behind.

The two of them were in the school corridor. Normally, when teachers called students to the office, they would always feel nervous and worried about whether they had done something wrong. She didn't like this kind of conversation environment very much.

Calling a student in the corner of the corridor may not be as formal as calling him/her in the office. However, precisely because of its lack of formality, this situation often occurs - people in the corridor can overhear the conversation!

So, who is so bold to come over and talk to him?

That person is of course a person who is generally recognized to have nothing to do with "cram schools": Ryuji Sakamoto.

As we all know, in many cases, people don’t need “truth” or “correctness”, but “agreement” and “anything” or “reasons to escape”. This is why many people ignore the doctor’s advice and are willing to listen to the short videos that claim to be a miracle drug that “cures all diseases and has no side effects”.

As mentioned before, Sakamoto Ryuji hates cram schools! However, in order to get a decent grade, he had to rely on cram schools. It was really not worthwhile to sacrifice his leisure time such as running, playing games, watching anime, and watching movies to waste on studying.

Of course, Long Si could understand this kind of rationale, so he was also struggling with whether he should study hard... After all, he could have originally chosen the path of a sports specialty student, but later because of his leg injury, he didn't have the opportunity to continue his studies and improve his academic qualifications, which could indeed be a good stepping stone for his future...

But, when he heard what Jiang Tianwei said as he was passing by, he slapped his thigh and said, "You're right! Me too!" Then he crumpled up the cram school leaflet in his hand and threw it into the trash can, then ran away briskly, probably to play video games.

"Hey! Hey!! Don't run! - Tsk, Ryuji is definitely going to run a red light again this time..."

Teacher Kawakami took two quick steps to try to catch Ryuji, but he ran very fast, worthy of being the former ace of the track and field club, and disappeared in a flash. Teacher Kawakami could only sigh and turn his attention back to Jiang Tianwei.

"Let's not talk about the so-called theory of strength for now..."

Kawakami Sadayo turned back and grabbed Jiang Tianwei, who was about to escape, and controlled his shoulders.

"I think that even if he is receiving tutoring, his ability is normal."

From her unexpectedly strong hands—perhaps she had developed the strength from doing maid massages?—a wave of fiery energy was transmitted.

In comics, you can always see such scenes, where a look or a gesture from the other party can convey complex emotions. There are even such stream-of-consciousness scenes, where you can feel the other party's energy or something. Unexpectedly, Jiang Tianwei also had this feeling today...

"I, I understand. I will go to the tutoring class..."

Jiang Tianwei agreed reluctantly. After Kawakami Sadyo decided to become an excellent teacher again, it would be very difficult for her to get away with it in such a place.

Although I am grateful that she is so concerned about my future, I still feel that this is a bit troublesome...

Now, Jiang Tianwei could only settle for the next best thing. At least, he couldn't choose to take extra classes at home... that would cause big problems. So, where should he choose?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 322: Of course, everyone in a family restaurant is a family, right?

As we all know, people from every country have some temperaments or characteristics that are not very similar to those of foreigners. This will lead to various different living customs and habits, as well as some "habits".

For example, the Japanese have the habit of sleeping on tatami mats, while the Chinese prefer to choose beds as bedding. Another example is that the traditional tableware in Europe and America is knives and forks, while in China it is chopsticks.

For Chinese people, when they mention a restaurant, they generally think of it as a place to eat. Few people go to a restaurant for other reasons.

But in Japan, family restaurants have many functions... for example, you can study here.

This is the difference in customs caused by so-called cultural differences.

Jiang Tianwei's mind was full of these random things, because thinking about these random things was much more interesting than attending class.

Teacher Kawakami sat opposite him. Today she changed into a dark blue T-shirt that was close to black. It was said that black made people look thinner. Kawakami Sadao also had a clear understanding of herself. First, she was no longer young. Second, although she was working as a maid, she was too tired and did not manage her body shape. As a result, Kawakami Sadao would sincerely recognize this every time she saw those young and energetic female high school students in the school.

Especially, this school also has active models like Takamaki An and gymnastics athletes like Yoshizawa Sumire, both of whom are hexagonal warriors with super good looks, temperament and body shapes... Teaching such female students every day, I always unconsciously start to lose confidence in my body shape.

However, body shaping, like losing weight, is easier said than done. In the end, Sadayo Kawakami only put some effort into the superficial appearance.

The subject that Kawakami Sadyo is in charge of is Chinese literature, which is analogous to Chinese language class in China. The main focus is on: memorizing and writing down the entire text, incomprehensible reading comprehension, and essays that have no clear scoring standards.

Jiang Tianwei only studied with her for more than ten minutes, but he already felt that all the Japanese he had learned during this period was in vain. If he continued to study for a while longer, he probably wouldn't even be able to speak Japanese clearly.

After all, Chinese people have some inherent confusion when learning Japanese. There are many Japanese kanji and Chinese kanji that have very different meanings, such as "blame me (injury)" and "cut hand (stamp)". Originally, Jiang Tianwei had learned quite well and could handle daily conversations, but when Mr. Kawakami taught him about verb changes and so on, he was completely confused.

"I say, you can obviously get good scores on the exam, how come you can't understand such basic things?"

Teacher Kawakami held a carbon pen in his hand and was turning it around between his fingers with a bit of boredom. Jiang Tianwei's academic ability was completely disproportionate to his test scores.

She was just complaining casually, but Jiang Tianwei's heart skipped a beat. This was what people often call a guilty conscience. He knew too well how he got that high score, so he quickly said, "Teacher, are you thirsty? Order something else."

Family restaurants generally won't chase you away unless they are extremely popular, but this is based on the premise that you are a customer. It always makes people feel embarrassed if you don't order anything, or just order a little.

It’s just like the plot of the TV series “Chinese Partners” back then, where the protagonist ordered a serving of French fries and blatantly used the KFC booth as a cram school, attending classes surrounded by students. It’s really a bit exaggerated.

"Alas, that is all that can be done."

Kawakami Sadyo sighed, picked up the menu and started reading it. Half of her face was hidden by the thick menu, and she murmured in disappointment: "If only you could have the same enthusiasm for studying as for eating."

This kind of family restaurant focuses on the atmosphere, which is to make customers feel at home. However, if you look at the prices of the food, it doesn't feel like home at all... After all, for most people, the core value of cooking at home is to save money.

In this situation, Kawakami Sadyo was too embarrassed to ask the student across from her to pay, so she showed her generosity as an adult. After a while, the waiter with a sweet smile brought a plate of steak. The hot iron plate kept making crackling sounds, which was the sound of the sauce boiling.

A strong aroma immediately conquered Jiang Tianwei's nose. He raised his head excitedly and pushed the homework and textbooks on the table aside. Anyone who has eaten steak knows that when the steak is opened, oil particles will splash everywhere, which will wet the textbooks. He never thought of taking this opportunity to stop studying!

Steak is a food that most boys must have dreamed of when they were young. Just like the characters on TV, grab a whole piece of meat that is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and tear it off with your teeth without worrying about other people's opinions. How delicious it would be.

Although Master Liu is proficient in cooking Chinese cuisine, perhaps it is because Chinese cuisine is so exquisite that the simple and rough taste violence like steak makes Jiang Tianwei feel more "refreshing".

He looked at Mr. Kawakami with expectant eyes. The latter smiled and stretched out his hand as if he was doting on his own younger brother, making a "please" gesture to him.

Jiang Tianwei was not polite either. He simply cut the steak into four with a knife and fork, picked up a large piece, dipped it in black pepper sauce and put it into his mouth. I remember reading a saying somewhere that the food that can best relieve fatigue is meat - I guess it was spread by the butchers...

"Don't worry, I won't snatch it from you."