Persona: Devil Summoner

Fang Ze Jin stood in the middle, looking shy: "Oh, sisters, you said too much..."

"Huh?! How can that be too much! That's why I told you to recognize your own identity!"

"That's right! Xin Deruijin! I want you to know who is the real boss in this family!"

Obviously, the two sisters said the standard lines of evil villains, but for some reason, they instantly changed their meaning when they came out of their mouths... Jiang Tianwei couldn't help but sigh, this is the magic of language, the same sentence may have completely different meanings...

Just when everyone didn't know how to continue the topic, suddenly, a dry cough was heard in the corridor, and a figure wearing a bright red puffy skirt in the style of a European noble lady came down the stairs and appeared in everyone's sight. She did not go downstairs, but just left a glaring red mark at the stairs.

"Oh, my dear three daughters, what are you quarreling about? Is it about poor Cinderella again? What's the matter?"

It is easy to imagine that now that sopranos and mezzo-sopranos have appeared, it is time for altos to sing. Yes, the mother of the three sisters was a contralto singer.

"Mother! It's outside. There's another weird guy knocking on the door!"

"Xin De Rui Jin is opening the door for those uninformed guys again!"

"We are - teaching her to recognize herself~"

Although the mother did not show up, she still hummed in a rather dignified manner, and the fan in her hand snapped shut, and the plush lace on the edge merged into a large furry ball.

"Then, just send the guests away!"

Snapped!

Without waiting for Jiang Tianwei to say anything, the door closed, leaving the group of people in disarray in the wind.

Trapped in a dead end.

Fang Zejin was in this strange fairy tale world and couldn't recognize anyone. Surrounded and protected by her two sisters, Jiang Tianwei didn't even have a chance to say a word to her before she was turned away.

This style of singing and dancing is really too weird. It is similar to India's Bollywood style and traditional musical style. In short, it highlights a very artistic quality.

The most surprised person was not Jiang Tianwei but... Fang Zexia.

"Jin, is this how you used to think of me?!"

Fang Zexia covered her head with her hands and squatted on the ground helplessly. She muttered to herself: "I, I admit that I am a little too caring towards my sister, but, but it's not that exaggerated, right? Hey, hey! I'm not that exaggerated, right?!"

Fang Zexia looked at Jiang Tianwei with a pitiful puppy-like look, eager to get a negative answer. But Jiang Tianwei thought carefully about Fang Zexia in his memory... and silently looked away.

"Hey! Wait a minute, what do you mean by looking away!?"

"No, it's just that I suddenly thought, since we can't start with Cinderella, why don't we change the target like before?"

Jiang Tianwei tried to explain, but it only made things more obvious. Fortunately, he was quick-witted. If it were someone else, I'm afraid they would have to explain it here. I dare not say that there will be any big trouble. Fang Zexia's favorability will inevitably drop. It will definitely drop from 65536 to 65535. It's really scary...

However, we have to admit that Jiang Tianwei's idea makes sense. Just like the previous Alibaba story, since there is no room for action on Cinderella, one of the two main characters, then can we do something about the prince?

With this in mind, the group could only temporarily set the castle as their destination.

It’s just… Jiang Tianwei looked at the two Fang Zexias in that house, and for some reason, he suddenly had a bad feeling… The prince in this castle… couldn’t it be… me? !

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 399 Am I like this? ! You are

Jiang Tianwei once dreamed of becoming a prince.

There is nothing shameful about this. It is better to say that more than 90% of people will always have some unrealistic fantasies when they grow up, especially when they are young.

Especially when writing essays in elementary school.

At this time, you can often see all kinds of wonderful ideas. If it is a composition topic like "my father, my mother, my grandfather, my ____ (a relative)"... then you can see an extremely great relative, that is, the kind of great man who would not be honored as the only supreme president in the universe.

Their deeds range from small things like not picking up lost items on the road, being enthusiastic about helping others, and selfless dedication, to big things like being brave enough to do what is right, fighting against criminals to the death, and turning the tide... Some of them are obviously because they have watched too many animations. In this case, his relatives are amazing. Not to mention their nationality, even their species are unclear. There are everything from the Autobots of Cybertron to the Ultraman of the M78 Nebula...

From this, we can see how to make a lot of money? The answer is to be a primary school Chinese teacher. Then assign this kind of composition to students every day. Then carefully save the works. Then wait for your students to grow up. As long as any one of them becomes particularly promising, whether it is a company executive or an entertainment star, then you can use the dark history to threaten him to give money.

However, this money-making secret has only one small drawback: like all the secrets to making big money, it is written in the Criminal Law. It is really sad.

Back to the point, Jiang Tianwei did dream of being a prince when he was a child. Mainly because... he was handsome!

Not only can you ride a tall horse, you can marry a beautiful princess, and you are often very rich, with a group of loyal soldiers. Then you can be the king, and any evil will be pierced by the sword of the prince of justice... Jiang Tianwei wanted to be such a prince when he was a child!

But I don't know when my interest in the prince started to wane, and I started liking dark warriors instead.

Why is the topic of the prince suddenly mentioned here... Of course, it’s because in Yoshizawa Sumire’s fairy tale world, the role of the prince is Jiang Tianwei!

Logically speaking, Jiang Tianwei should be very happy to have gotten what he wanted. However, at this moment, he was in a very strange mood...

because……

"Hahaha, I'm going to find a hundred beautiful girls to sleep with me today too, hahahaha!"

In the back garden of the castle, a man dressed in an outfit that was clearly a prince from a fairy tale world made such a heroic sound.

This person has the same hair as Jiang Tianwei, the same face as Jiang Tianwei, the same voice as Jiang Tianwei, and the same physique as Jiang Tianwei - this grandson is simply Jiang Tianwei!

But, as soon as I opened my mouth...

Jiang Tianwei was dumbfounded: "What the hell?! Is this how I am in her mind?! Hey, don't stop me, I have to have a good talk with that girl!!"

As for how a few people managed to sneak into the castle, that was not a problem for those who called themselves thieves. Climbing walls, sneaking through doors and picking locks were their specialties.

He should have observed the other person carefully, but Jiang Tianwei couldn't help but complain.

"No, no, no, I think what you need is some self-reflection."

Shinjima looked at the indignant Jiang Tianwei with a frown on her face, and made a rare complaint. She now felt more and more that Jiang Tianwei did not know himself well enough. Although everyone says that the person who knows you best is yourself, there is also a saying that those who are involved are often confused, while those who are not involved can see things more clearly!

Shinjima, an outsider, felt that Jiang Tianwei had too many and too messy relationships with women. (This was based on the fact that she didn't know that among the women Jiang Tianwei was close to, there were also adults like teachers and doctors, as well as the goddess Nuwa, who could be called the ancestor of the Chinese people.)

"Me? Self-reflection? Then my shortcoming is probably that I'm too handsome. I need to reflect on this."

"He's so handsome..."

Shinichi Niijima's helpless expression became more obvious when she heard this. She couldn't help but take a closer look at Jiang Tianwei, and then looked at the Jiang Tianwei opposite her - Prince Skin - Limited Edition. It can only be said that clothes make the man, and the boy who didn't think he was particularly good-looking before, now looks much better to her.

In Yoshizawa Sumire's eyes, the prince's attire was basically a tight-waisted style, but with puff sleeves on the shoulders, a pair of loose shorts and tight pants, looking like he came out of Shakespeare's opera.

Maybe Sumire Yoshizawa herself has never seen a prince in real life, and her knowledge of this profession only exists in the image in operas?

Unlike Niijima who really disdains him, Yoshizawa Kasumi proudly puffed out her chest with an expression of pride that said: (Of course he’s handsome, of course my man is handsome!)

"Who are you? What are you doing in my castle? Ah, the beautiful girl I have been thinking about, where can I find my beloved beautiful girl? Ah, beauty, or beautiful girl, this is a question..."

Wang Zitianwei said this, performing an exaggerated performance like a drama actor, which gave Jiang Tianwei goosebumps: "Don't ruin Shakespeare's famous saying, you guy! Am I so superficial to replace such a philosophical speculation about survival and destruction with women?"

As soon as Jiang Tianwei said this, he didn't expect everyone around him to nod in agreement: "About the same, right?"

What else could Jiang Tianwei say? He could only squat on the ground and draw circles with his fingers, like a little punching bag.

Regardless of the image, it is obvious that there is no driving force in the plot, which has caused the entire castle to fall into a stagnant state. You go to talk to the guards, but the guards ignore you. Although this prince Tianwei will respond when you talk to him, he will not take the next step and will only repeat the Shakespearean style lines here.

Now, we are completely trapped in a vicious circle.

Jiang Tianwei didn't know what to do, and Bai Zhongzhidou was also in a dilemma.

The problem wasn't that she hadn't thought of a solution...but that this solution didn't work.

You see, why can't the plot develop? Because Cinderella's sister doesn't abuse her.

How do you proceed? Can't you just let Cinderella's sister abuse her?

But how do you change Cinderella's sister's thoughts? You can't go to a new palace in the cognitive palace, right? This weird routine of reminiscence within reminiscence only exists in animation.

Therefore, the best way is to let the real Yoshizawa Kasumi infiltrate the sister group and let her act as the bad guy to bully Yoshizawa Sumire.

But the problem is... Considering how much Yoshizawa Sumire likes her elder sister, and how much Yoshizawa Kasumi likes her younger sister, she definitely wouldn't do this easily.

So, we are in a dead end.

This is a bit similar to the famous trolley puzzle on the Internet. There is one person on one track and five people on the other. Now the train cannot stop. Which side do you choose to save?

From a mathematical point of view, it would definitely mean sacrificing one person and saving five, thus making a net profit of four lives.

But from the perspective of sociology and universal morality, this is not an option. We cannot casually sacrifice the lives of innocent people.

Therefore, in the end, this trolley puzzle did not actually cause any discussion about whether to save one person or five people. Instead, it became a meme that everyone played with, changing the question beyond recognition and turning it into a collection of various hilarious topics. If you are interested, you can search for trolley puzzles, most of which are funny.

"Oh, yes!".

Suddenly, Bai Zhongzhidou thought of something from her own thoughts and clapped her hands. Everyone was frightened by her sudden surprise and couldn't help but look over.

Jiang Tianwei was delighted and asked anxiously: "What! Do you have any idea to break the deadlock?"

"Oh, I got it. Sometimes, daydreaming is still useful!"

Bai Zhongzhidou chuckled. As a detective enthusiast, the happiest thing for him was to solve a mystery and solve a case.

"It turns out that it's so easy to solve this incident..."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 400 So, why is it necessary to use the door to escape from a secret room?

If you like escape rooms, you will definitely find that in those slightly horror escape rooms, there is always a sentence in the "Instructions": "It is forbidden to attack the staff with violence, and it is forbidden to destroy the puzzles of the escape room with violence."

In Cthulhu-themed paper RPGs (also known as "group games"), there are always some people who don't follow the prescribed routines, but try to use slanted moves and violently solve puzzles. This is commonly known as "kicking the door".

When the Phantom Thieves were conquering the maze of Golden City, Jiang Tianwei had done something similar. Faced with the thick door of the vault, Jiang Tianwei chose not to look for the key or crack the mechanism, but directly used his powerful persona to melt the door.

It can be seen that when you cannot answer a question, choosing to solve it is also a way to solve the problem. Why do you still follow the enemy's instructions to break through the level when you know that the enemy has set up layers of traps for you? !

Before, Bai Zhongzhidou was thinking:

Although she had not been to many palaces, through Jiang Tianwei's description, she had a general understanding of this wonderful spiritual space.

It can be said that this palace of Mitsuyo Togo is really special.

Although we know that the theme is a fairy tale, the approach of using a single character as the main axis and inserting it into the fairy tale is really different from other palaces.

Moreover, normally, a palace would not undergo so many changes, and would be closely dependent on the self-perception of the palace owner.

For example, Kamoshida considers himself a king, so his palace is a castle.

For example, Madarame considers himself a curator, so his palace is an exhibition hall.

For example, Jincheng thinks he is the bank president, so his palace is the bank.

For example, Futaba believes that she should die, so her palace is a tomb (pyramid).

So the question is, what does Togo Mitsuyo think she is when her palace is so strange?

Previously, Shirakari Naoto had always thought that Togo Mitsuyo treated her as a character in a fairy tale, such as the stepmother in Snow White. But firstly, he couldn't find a suitable role, and secondly, if she was really a certain character, then it didn't make sense for her palace to be so strange and have so many changes.

Until just now, Bai Zhongzhidou suddenly had an inference in his mind. If his reasoning is completely correct, then he has a good way to crack it by brute force...

Many times, changing your mindset and thinking outside the box can have a miraculous effect, just like the examples above. No matter how hard you try, you can't find a character that appears in Sleeping Beauty, Alibaba, and Cinderella at the same time, but these three stories have one thing in common, or in other words, they all have a common profession...

The creator of the story. That is, the writer.

A Chinese philosopher once proposed a line of thought, which is to make bold assumptions and carefully verify them. Bai Zhong Naoto is now ready to make such a bold assumption: this time, Mitsuyo Togo, as the owner of the fairy-tale-themed palace, is not a character in a fairy tale, but a narrator who created the fairy tale.

Once you think outside the box, a lot of things start to make sense.

First of all, her feelings towards her daughter, Togo Ichi-san, are easy to understand. Usually, when people mention imprisonment, they always think that it is an act that contains hostility or venting.

So at first, when Bai Zhong Zhidou heard about this behavior, he always felt that this mother might hate her daughter in her heart.

But now it seems that the opposite is probably true.

She did not hate her daughter, on the contrary, she loved her very much.

She treats her daughter as her favorite "protagonist" and shapes her into a character. Whether it is training her to become a shogi idol or working hard to connect with various places to increase her exposure, all of these are to make Togo Ichimi closer to what she expects.

It's like, when a person is playing a development game, he is often willing to develop the character into what he wants, but few people think about whether the character itself is willing to be shaped in this way.

Shakespeare wrote his four famous tragedies, but no one ever asked Hamlet whether he liked this drama of prince's revenge.

Similarly, as a fairy tale weaver, Mitsuyo Togo wanted to shape her daughter into a fairy tale princess, but she also did not ask Ichiro herself.

Secondly, there are some strange details in the palace.

For example, why are there statues of Ichi-Ni-San everywhere in the castle of Sleeping Beauty in the first scene? This is understandable, after all, to Togo Mitsuyo, Ichi-Ni-San is like her princess. But why is it Shinjima Makoto sleeping on the bed instead of Togo Ichi-Ni-San?

It's easy to understand... because there is a kissing scene in Sleeping Beauty! How can an idol casually cause such a gossip? !

I'm afraid that was replaced urgently by Mitsuyo Togo.

This also explains why her style is so varied. Because Togo Mitsuyo does not use a particular fairy tale as a blueprint, but uses the broad category of "fairy tales" as the basic elements to create her works. So of course her style can be varied.

There is only one kind of enemy in this world that is the most terrifying, and that is the unknown enemy. If you don't know what the enemy has, you can't target it. On the contrary, as long as you know what the enemy is like, you can find its weaknesses in a targeted manner.