Persona: Devil Summoner

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Chapter 327 Excuse me, do you sell talismans in this temple?

Keeping his word is probably one of Jiang Tianwei's greatest strengths.

Since he had promised Niijima that he would help her find a church, he naturally went there.

Of course, we went to the church where we saw Yi Er San.

The foundation of modern advertising is the "exposure effect" or "familiarity law" in psychology. In short, people prefer things that they are familiar with. This is why we always see advertising operators spending a lot of money to bombard you with information through various channels.

Of course, psychology is something that is difficult to formulate, which is why advertisers who abuse advertising bombardment are often just laughed at and scolded by everyone, and not as many people as imagined buy their products.

Similarly, the reason why Jiang Tianwei chose the church he was familiar with was also because of this psychological effect, and it was definitely not because he wanted to see his chess idol again! He definitely didn't have such an idea!

What can prove this is that Dongxiang Yiersan was not in the church at all. How could Jiang Tianwei come here for her?

Shinjima finally came to the church without a cross in her left hand and a Buddhist rosary in her right hand this time, as if to challenge her. But she had already made up her mind deep down that she would ask for a blessed cross from here to take home and worship it, at least in her room, so that she could at least avoid evil spirits from coming to her room at night to cause trouble, right?

Otherwise, I will definitely not be able to sleep well!

As soon as Shinichi Niijima entered the gate, he went to the bishop to ask for a cross.

As for whether buying this kind of thing is cheating, that's a matter of opinion. Jiang Tianwei used to be a staunch atheist, but after he personally witnessed the world of supernatural cognition, he realized that either you don't know something or it doesn't exist.

It is unclear whether the cross can drive away ghosts, but as the saying goes, sincerity is the key to success. For example, if the wind blows through the window and makes a humming sound, people who are afraid of ghosts will think it is a ghost knocking on the door, while people who are not afraid of ghosts will just plug their ears and ignore it. Similarly, as long as Niijima truly believes that the cross can ward off evil spirits, placing it at home is like having protection.

Dongxiang Yiersan did not come to the church today, so Jiang Tianwei naturally had nothing to do. Xindao Zhen was taken to see the cross. By the way, consecration is a Buddhist term. In Christianity, this act is called consecration, which means the same thing. In short, it means to inject the holy blessing of our Lord into your rosary and wish it to bless you.

This process was neither long nor short, but Jiang Tianwei didn't believe it, so he sat in the position where Dongxiang Yiersan was sitting, leaned hard on the backrest, and relaxed his mind.

Fang Zexia is not around today (she went to her sister's place), and Jiang Tianwei just feels empty inside, and doesn't know how to describe it.

When I was following the great Detective Akechi, we were separated for quite a while. I didn’t think it was a big deal at the time, but now I can’t stand it... Why is that?

No, actually, Jiang Tianwei already had some guesses about the answer to the question...

(Actually, I fell in love with her, right?)

Jiang Tianwei thought so and already had the answer in his mind.

After all, he didn't watch so many animations and play so many games for nothing. In modern works, love may not be the main attraction, but it cannot be absent. Even if you don't describe love, you will definitely arrange a close partner of the opposite sex for the male and female protagonists to let the players fill in the blanks.

However, considering those so-called romance works, they are either extremely annoying or full of arguments, the most prominent one is "I have been following comics for ten years, my children are old enough to read soy sauce, but the hero and heroine in the comics haven't confessed to each other yet"... So Jiang Tianwei has a lot of knowledge about how to argue with the heroine, but he doesn't know how to confess, or how to be confessed to.

However, considering the traditional logic of modern people, generally speaking, everyone believes that boys should be more proactive in love - what about gender equality?

Confession is not a problem...

Jiang Tianwei has also reached the age where he is interested in girls, but the problem is, it is very embarrassing... Every boy will go through these two stages. The first stage is that he thinks it is boring to play with girls and only plays with boys. The second stage is that he wants to play with girls, but he can't bring himself to do so...

Jiang Tianwei is currently in the second stage, and there is nothing wrong with confessing to Fang Zexia. The problem is, what if she says no?

Jiang Tianwei's mind had already emerged with a certain martial arts star wearing a green sportswear with the word "China" printed on it, with his hands crossed and a large message written on it: "Those who fail to confess to Fang Zexia, get out of China!"

(No, no, no, I can't be so negative. I'm in a church. If I pray to God, the success rate is estimated to be 50%... 40%? There must be 35%, right?! It can't be that low... After all, we have spent a long time together... Actually, it's not a very long time! You don't have any feelings for me at all, right?)

Just when Jiang Tianwei was struggling, he suddenly felt a blackness in front of his eyes. It was not because he was dizzy, because the blackness was not that thick, it was just a shadow. He looked up and saw the kind and gentle priest smiling at him.

This priest had previously firmly rejected Dongxiang Yiersan's mother, which left a deep impression on Jiang Tianwei.

"Um, hello?"

Jiang Tianwei tried to greet him, and he looked like he wanted to talk to him. He thought to himself: Could it be that this priest also saw that he was confused and wanted to say to him: "Lost lamb, come and confess to God!"

Jiang Tianwei is very familiar with the confessional, but it doesn’t matter how he is familiar with it.

"I remember you were the young man who played chess with Ms. Togo here before, right?"

The priest spoke to him.

Jiang Tianwei nodded. This wasn't something that needed to be kept secret. What was there to keep secret? Even if it had to be kept secret, it should be kept secret from her mother. Why should it be kept secret from the priest?

"Are you friends with Ms. Togo?"

"Hiss...Is that right?"

The definition of a friend is indeed a little difficult to determine, but considering modern people's broad definition of friends, since I have her contact information, it should be okay to call her a friend, right?

"I wonder how she is doing lately. She hasn't been to church for a while."

The priest sighed as he spoke. Although he did not specify when this period of time spanned from now, Jiang Tianwei suddenly realized that it should have been since the last time that Yi Er San's mother made a scene.

Judging from the paranoia displayed by the mother, she might decide not to allow Dongxiang Yiersan to come to this church again.

However, after that quarrel, I still saw her in church... I'm afraid it was this behavior that angered her mother?

What these monster parents can't stand the most is their children not listening to them. Maybe Dongxiang Yiersan came to the church secretly and exposed himself, and then his mother ordered him not to come again?

This kind of plot is not uncommon in Japanese comics, and Jiang Tianwei imagined it in his mind right away.

"I, I'll ask her later."

"Well, I hope Ms. Togo is okay - I see you look troubled, is there something bothering you? Do you need to confess to God?"

"Ah, I don't need it. It's useless to pray to God or Buddha for help with my troubles..."

Jiang Tianwei sighed. Yes, it is useless to pray to gods or Buddhas for love. You are only praying to Cupid...

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Chapter 328 Confession! (But two people?!)

No matter how reluctant you are, the exam will always come as scheduled.

Although this exam is neither stressful nor exciting for Jiang Tianwei who has a cheat, he still has to take it seriously.

Since his sure-fire way to win an exam is to simply copy someone else's paper, the first ten minutes is like free time with nothing to do.

I just casually read the test papers, and found that no matter which country they are from, they all give students a headache. This is probably the so-called "convergent evolution".

Jiang Tianwei was thinking about this useless thing in his mind.

He quietly went to look at Fang Zexia who was flying around to check other students' answer sheets. This ghost girl had said goodbye to him before and went home with her sister with her body.

Naturally, Jiang Tianwei was very curious about the follow-up.

People are inherently curious and are very enthusiastic about other people's gossip and anecdotes, which is what people often call "gossip."

He was very curious now. Judging from the time she came home, she probably didn't have dinner with her family. So, what happened? Moreover, after she went out for a while, she felt that her temperament had changed a little. It was hard to tell what the change was, but it just felt different... This subtle change was hard to describe, and Jiang Tianwei only had a vague feeling...

And... there is another problem now... Jiang Tianwei has always been worried about one thing... Sometimes, because things are so natural, no one pays attention to them. Until now, things have changed, and people are getting anxious...

Originally, why did Fang Zexia want to partner with me?

Because she is a ghost, only she can see her, no one else can see her.

So, what if someone else can confirm her existence?

Especially now, although she can only be resurrected as a human for three or four hours, since she can be resurrected as a human, she can naturally rebuild her social network in a human manner. She and Sumire are sisters, and if she encounters problems, Sumire will definitely spare no effort to help her.

Jiang Tianwei didn’t notice it before, but now he thinks about it, Fang Zexia has two choices, and he is no longer the only solution for Fang Zexia.

First, just like before, continue to float around as a ghost, and occasionally play as a person.

Second, even though Fang Zexia will be limited to three hours when she pesters Fang Zejin in the future, as long as Jiang Tianwei and Nuwa Niangniang are treated as mobile charging piles and they can be called over to charge when needed, it won't be a big problem.

Moreover, it seems that this so-called method of resurrection is to stick a talisman on the back of the neck. I wonder if it is possible to ask Nuwa to draw a batch of them - but Jiang Tianwei is not going to ask about this.

Unless Fang Zexia thought of this herself, he would not ask. Perhaps this is what is often called the possessiveness of men.

As he thought about this, he didn't realize that more than ten minutes had passed in the exam. In the past, Jiang Tianwei would try to answer some questions he knew to test himself, but today his mind was full of Fang Zexia's thoughts and he couldn't concentrate at all. He tried to force himself to look at the Japanese characters on the test paper, but these Japanese characters moved randomly like the stickman animations of the past, looking like a girl doing rhythmic gymnastics...

(I am really crazy. It is fine even if I read it in Tadpole Text. It would be great if I could awaken the Taixuan Divine Art by then...)

Jiang Tianwei thought about this in his mind and shook his head vigorously.

"Why, you don't know any questions today?"

A girl's clear voice suddenly rang out in the quiet examination room. Jiang Tianwei lowered his head and looked at Fang Zexia through her slightly long bangs. Perhaps because of her hair, her figure seemed hazy and unclear.

Fang Zexia also knew that it was not convenient for him to talk since it was an exam, so she floated to his side, pointed to the first question and said, "Choose B for this one."

But Jiang Tianwei clearly heard the answer but did not write it down. Fang Zexia immediately realized that he seemed to be struggling with something.

"What's the matter? Is there a problem? Write it down on a piece of paper and tell me."

Fang Zexia's words reminded him. Usually, a test paper and a piece of rough paper would be distributed for the exam, even for the Chinese test which didn't require arithmetic. Anyway, he didn't have to pay for it, so why not give it out?

(Write it on paper...?)

As Jiang Tianwei thought about this, the pen in his hand fell down...

【do you like me?】

His handwriting was not neat and beautiful. Like most high school students, he had to speed up his homework in order to squeeze out time for leisure and entertainment, and the final result was that he sacrificed the beauty of his handwriting. As a result, when he occasionally wanted to write well, his handwriting was still crooked no matter how he straightened it.

Jiang Tianwei felt his face burning red and hot, and he didn't dare to look up at Fang Zexia's expression. He had no experience in love, and didn't know how to create a romantic atmosphere. The love skills he learned from animation and comics were basically "pushing". After all, love comics basically won't let the male and female protagonists confess successfully unless the ending.

He didn't know why he suddenly said this...

"I like it."

Fang Zexia's voice came from his ear. He knew without looking that she was floating behind him, lying down, and talking in his ear, just like a couple in a comic book.

Jiang Tianwei was stunned, his heart skipped a beat, and a feeling of joy arose spontaneously.

However, he immediately thought that the Japanese always speak vaguely and hesitantly. In a country that would express "I love you" as "The moonlight is so beautiful", the "like" they say may be "like" or "love"...

At this moment, the boy's heart was beating very fast. He felt guilty for not taking the exam well, and was afraid that Fang Zexia would give an answer like "Ah, I don't like you as a lover, but as a friend!"

But, if I don’t get to the bottom of this, I’m afraid I won’t be able to sleep peacefully from now on…

If it was Jiang Tianwei a few months ago, he would have chosen to endure it, but now he is completely different. People's personalities are not static, but will change with changes in ability, position, and experience. A typical example is Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's youth and old age can almost be regarded as two different people. It is because of the accumulation of life experience that his personality gradually changes. Now Jiang Tianwei took a deep breath and tried to cool his boiling blood...

He moved the pen tip and tremblingly added a sentence under that sentence: [The kind of love? ]

"Yeah, the kind of love. But not lover~"

In the past, the little ghost who always gossiped and complained to himself, I don’t know why he looks so mature and reliable today…

"Oh~ So you were so distracted before because you were thinking about this kind of thing~ Oh~~ How cute~ (おカいこと~)"

Fang Zexia smiled as she spoke, and her usual smiling face became even cuter today. But her words just now always made Jiang Tianwei hear a steady baritone shouting in his ear: In the love game, the one who confesses first loses!

But considering that Kasumi Yoshizawa is neither the daughter of a wealthy Japanese tycoon nor does she have a dream of photography, that I have never scored full marks in an exam, nor have I ever been first in my grade, and that I am not the student council president of Shujin Academy, then even if I confess first, I don't necessarily lose, right?

Jiang Tianwei's mind was full of nonsense thoughts. Fang Zexia coughed dryly and deliberately lowered her voice and said, "Okay, hurry up and answer the questions. If you fail the test, be careful that Xiao Zhen will call you to make up lessons!"

Jiang Tianwei nodded. At this time, more than half an hour had passed in the exam and he didn't have much time to waste.

It is said that people feel refreshed when they are happy. Jiang Tianwei was so happy that he wrote as fast as flying. When the bell rang, the invigilator Kawakami Sadashiro shouted to collect the papers, and then the test papers and calculation papers came down in rows.

Jiang Tianwei looked very proud as he watched Teacher Kawakami collect his paper. He couldn't wait to finish the exam and go home.

Kawakami Sadaya looked at his smug look and didn't understand why he was so proud. After all, she had found out very clearly during the previous test at the family restaurant that this boy's background would definitely be in danger in this exam... So why was he so proud?

Just when Teacher Kawakami was wondering, she suddenly noticed that everyone else's abacus papers were all blank. That's right, after all, except for those candidates who know nothing else and would draw on abacus papers, ordinary people don't need abacus papers when taking the Chinese exam!

However, on Jiang Tianwei's rough paper, there was a line written in large letters: [Do you like me? --The kind of love?]

Boom!

Kawakami Sadyo felt as if a bolt of thunder had struck her from the blue sky, accurately hitting the center of her head, making her whole body crackle!

(Huh?! I, I was actually confessed to by a student?!)

Kawakami Sadyo involuntarily turned her head to the side, her eyes wide open, filled with even greater confusion. Jiang Tianwei was still immersed in the fact that the girl agreed to his confession, his face was full of pride. Seeing Teacher Kawakami looking at him, he thought she was worried that he didn't do well in the exam. After all, he did not leave a good impression on her in the family restaurant before...

So, he grinned brightly, like the hero in the game's happy ending, and gave her a hearty and confident smile in return.

(What does this smile mean?! You have already accepted that I will agree to be your teacher?! Huh? This, this problem child, do you really know how big of a problem teacher-student love is?!)

Teacher Kawakami forced herself to suppress the words in her heart. These words could not be said in front of everyone in the examination room. Moreover, the students in the back row were already waiting a little strangely. She suppressed her doubts in front of her and hurriedly continued to collect the papers, thinking in her heart, when should she have a good talk with him...

(And… I have to think carefully about how to respond to the questions… No, there’s nothing to think about! This must be wrong! This, this problem child, eh?!)

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Chapter 329 Is This Considered a Honeymoon?