Persona: Devil Summoner

"Haha, are you confused as to why I would act with the goddess Artemis?"

Scathach asked.

Jiang Tianwei nodded.

"We are looking for the same man. Hercules, have you heard?"

Jiang Tianwei nodded again. This name was really well-known, the Greek Hercules! Even if you had never seen him, you could find weapons named after this great hero in various games, such as the Hercules Staff and the Hercules Axe.

"Artemis plans to find Hercules and ask him to train himself again. As for me, I want to see what this great Greek hero is like and how he compares to the warriors of my Shadow Kingdom."

Scathach narrowed her eyes, and there was a look of provocation and fighting spirit in her eyes. Jiang Tianwei knew this look very well, it was the look of a battle maniac. There was no doubt that if she could really find Hercules, she would 100% want to fight this Greek Hercules.

"Well, if you want me to help find someone, there's no need to tie up Fangze... I will definitely help - but why me?"

Jiang Tianwei asked.

Scathach interrupted Artemis who was about to speak. She knew very well that Artemis's character would be at a disadvantage in negotiations, so she took the initiative to say, "I've taken a fancy to your extremely fast flaming iron horse. However, it was purely a coincidence that we found you today. We just sensed the atmosphere of a war here and came to take a look."

"Oh, by the way, you said you wanted to find Hercules. Do you have any clues? Like what he looks like, or where you've seen traces of him?"

Jiang Tianwei asked again. This time Scathach did not stop Artemis. Maybe she thought that even if Artemis had this problem, it would not expose any weaknesses?

"We found traces of the Hydra here before! But when we arrived, the Hydra was already dead. It must have been Hercules who defeated it! I can't imagine anyone else being able to accomplish this feat..."

Before Artemis finished speaking, Jiang Tianwei raised his hand a little embarrassedly: "Um... I killed the Hydra."

"Hey!? You?!"

Artemis looked Jiang Tianwei up and down with an incredulous look. It was not difficult to judge from the movement of her vision that she was comparing Jiang Tianwei with Hercules. Moreover, Hercules was at least two heads taller than him, a big man over two meters and four meters tall.

Artemis walked around Jiang Tianwei while looking him up and down, pinching his waist and arm muscles from time to time. The next moment, her eyes suddenly sparkled: "Hercules of China! Please guide me!!!"

"what?"

Jiang Tianwei was stunned.

"Me? I haven't washed my face or brushed my teeth. I just came to this impression space to complete a side quest out of nothing to do. You, you suddenly tell me this and I'm embarrassed!?"

Jiang Tianwei was forced to retreat repeatedly by Artemis' puppy-like eyes, and his back hit the wall with a bang. He was forced into a desperate situation by her sparkling eyes.

Scathach chuckled and suddenly interrupted, "You should be embarrassed. You obviously have such excellent 'materials', but you don't have the 'awareness' to match them. You are like using a large pot of delicious ingredients, but you refuse to cook them properly. You just throw them into the pot and boil them. It's really a waste of heaven's resources. How about it? Now that you have absorbed Cu Chulainn, you are also half of my apprentice. If necessary, I can take you to the Shadow Kingdom for training."

The Land of Shadows is an important place in Celtic mythology. According to legend, this place has produced many powerful warriors. Cu Chulainn was also one of those who passed the trials of the Land of Shadows.

For someone like Jiang Tianwei who loves fighting, there is nothing wrong with him becoming Scathach's apprentice. But before Jiang Tianwei could speak, Artemis rushed to say, "Lady Scathach! Please teach me as well!"

"With all due respect, ma'am, you are not qualified to come to my Shadow Kingdom."

Scathach spoke in a cold tone, not giving the goddess any face at all, and said bluntly that she was not qualified.

Although this was not very kind, Jiang Tianwei did feel secretly happy.

If it were any other goddess, she would probably be angry and look for an opportunity to take revenge - this kind of thing is very common in Greek mythology, and it can even be said to be the main theme.

But Artemis didn't.

This pure goddess just rubbed her head awkwardly, quickly put away her disappointment, and grabbed Jiang Tianwei's arm: "Then, I still need your guidance! Master!"

"Eh?! Why is it based on the premise that I will accept it?"

"Please! Please give me some advice! I can do anything!"

When Artemis said this, Jiang Tianwei didn't have any distracted thoughts, but the hostage on the side was very anxious! Fang Zexia stood up suddenly, and the rope on her body fell down as she stood up.

Moreover, judging from the way the ropes fell to the ground, she did not break free by brute force. It was obvious that these ropes were "decorations" from the beginning! Although Fang Zexia was tied up like a crab in autumn, they were actually decorations! There was not even a mark of being tied on her fair arms...

She finally - really very easily - broke free from her restraints, and quickly tore off the seal around her mouth with both hands, shouting, "No! You can't do anything! Absolutely not!".

Hearing her shouting like that, Goddess Artemis nodded like a good child: "Oh, I see. I take that back."

Seeing how well-behaved she was, Fang Zexia didn't know what to do. She felt like punching cotton.

Fang Zexia looked at the other three people present, all of whom had pure faces, and no one was thinking of messing around, which made Fang Zexia feel a little embarrassed, and a little blush quickly appeared on her face. At this time, Artemis raised his right hand just right, like a good baby, and asked: "Well, so, why can't you say that?"

"Huh?!".

The question from the pure goddess made Fang Zexia even more confused. She now finally understood why many parents would say to their children, "There is no reason, it just isn't possible", because many things are really difficult to explain clearly to others!

Scathach looked at the chaos and smiled like an elder: "What a lively atmosphere - so, do you want to come? I will train you into a warrior worthy of the name of Celtic."

"Oh, this matter - let me refuse it for now."

Jiang Tianwei smiled and waved his hand.

Although he doesn't mind having a good workout...but, definitely not now.

If you keep doing one thing, you will definitely feel tired. Jiang Tianwei just solved the Dongxiang family's palace, and now he is fighting with Huangdi and Chiyou. Now you want him to go to the Celtic battlefield again?

He won't do it!

The continuous battles in the cognitive space made him want to return to reality, even if it was just to go to class. He was already tired of this commonplace red and black space.

Being able to force an adolescent boy to say "I'd better go to class" shows how much resistance he has in his heart.

Scathach probably guessed his current situation from his tired brows, and just responded: "Well, then, if you change your mind, then feel free to come to me."

"Then how do I find you? Just wander around in cognitive space?"

Jiang Tianwei asked back. He himself did not realize that the way he asked this question implied that he wanted to accept Scathach's guidance. Scathach shrugged casually, smiled mysteriously and said: "Of course, I will go into your wonderful magic tool with Artemis."

As she spoke, she pointed at Jiang Tianwei's cell phone. Perhaps, for the demons who had not been exposed to the modern electrical society, Jiang Tianwei's cell phone was just such a magical tool, right? It could take in the demon army, and could absorb the demons as nutrients into its body at any time. It was simply an advanced predatory organ that had never been heard of before.

Artemis was very enthusiastic about this suggestion, but Yoshizawa Kasumi pouted and grumbled unhappily.

Her original intention was to let the two goddesses pretend to kidnap her, so as to make Jiang Tianwei anxious, and then let the two goddesses see Jiang Tianwei's love for her. Originally, she expected that she and Jiang Jiang should show their affection to enhance their relationship, and the two goddesses could also take the opportunity to put forward their own requests to Jiang Tianwei. She didn't know how it turned out like this.

Now, Fang Zexia has deeply learned an idiom, called "things go against one's wishes", and understands what it means that man proposes, God disposes, and "everything has its destiny" and what it means to lose both the wife and the army... At this time, she has learned knowledge, enriched her spiritual core, and gained powerful companions. This is really cause for celebration!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 430: One of Us Must Have Made a Mistake

Coming out of the impression space, Jiang Tianwei even felt that the crowded crowd in the subway station had become adorable. In the past, he would take the subway during school hours, during the morning rush hour. There were office workers, students, social animals preparing to go to work, social animals who had just finished their night shift, social animals who slept standing up with one hand holding the hanging ring because they couldn't get a seat, social animals who worked overtime on their days off, social animals who got up and ran to work on their days off even though they had nothing to do today, only to find out when they got to the subway that they were on their days off... It was really a picture of all kinds of things in society.

When he arrived at the school gate, he was tired of seeing the big words "Xiu Jin College" next to the iron fence, but today it made Jiang Tianwei tremble involuntarily.

Of course, he wasn't afraid of going to school, nor was he afraid of being late. To be honest, just because the egg-headed principal was so servile and fawning to him, they should be afraid of Jiang Tianwei.

However, Jiang Tianwei thought of the warning given by teacher Kawakami Sadae about his lateness last time, and he couldn't help but feel a little scared. He was not afraid, but not really. After all, no matter how he thought about it, Kawakami Sadae couldn't cause any real harm to Jiang Tianwei.

But I would feel very uncomfortable, as if I had let down the expectations of Teacher Sadyo Kawakami.

But sometimes it is just like that, the more you fear something, the more it will come. This is the famous Murphy's Law. If you have any objections, please go to Murphy.

Jiang Tianwei jumped over the gate with a light leap, intending to sneak into the classroom quietly. Unexpectedly, just as Jiang Tianwei reached the door of the teaching building, before even entering the building, he saw a woman coming out. She was wearing a beige dress with a one-piece skirt, holding a thick document in her arms. Who else could it be but Kawakami Sadayo?

At this time, Kawakami Sadayo was coming down the stairs, and the two of them bumped into each other! They were both stunned, and expressions of astonishment appeared on their faces at the same time.

After a moment's silence, Jiang Tianwei's face immediately became embarrassed, and he was thinking quickly, trying to find a lie that could successfully fool the other person.

Unexpectedly, Kawakami Sadyo was even more flustered than him. When she saw Jiang Tianwei, her expression was stunned at first, then she quickly looked away, anxiously put all the documents in her hand into one hand, and hurriedly used her fingers to smooth out her hair and clothes.

"Jiang, classmate Jiang! Guan, regarding the answer to that matter, the old teacher needs to think carefully before answering you!"

Looking at Teacher Kawakami's red face and panic, Jiang Tianwei, who had just come out of the cognitive space and whose brain was still a little sluggish, couldn't figure out what was going on.

(Did I ask Mr. Kawakami for anything? My brain has been acting really bad lately - ah, I remember it!).

Jiang Tianwei suddenly had an idea in his mind!

Isn't it the Chinese Culture Research Club that the principal asked me to join? A club always has to have a club instructor. It feels like every company has to have a very pretty boss secretary.

Jiang Tianwei did think about asking Mr. Kawakami what he thought at that time, but he vaguely felt that he didn't ask it out loud?

(There have been so many things going on recently, maybe I remembered it wrong?)

He thought so, put on a bright smile, and said, "It's okay, teacher, you can take your time to think about it, I can wait."

"Ugh?"

When she heard him say that they could wait, Kawakami Sadayo took a step back in a panic. She had just come down the stairs, and when she stepped back, her high-heeled boots hit the stairs, causing her to stumble and fall backward uncontrollably!

It happened in a flash! Jiang Tianwei quickly stretched out his arm and grabbed Kawakami Sadano's wrist. With a little force, he caught Kawakami Sadano who fell backwards!

(Really, really cool?!)

Kawakami Sadashiro couldn't help but marvel at the extraordinary arm strength of her student. Although she was controlling her diet, she had gained a lot of fat due to her irregular work and rest schedule. This student was much stronger than he looked, as he could hold a big person like her with one arm.

However, it was a bit embarrassing that the position of the two people now did not look like dancing, but it did look like something out of a poster. Both of them saw that this action was not good, Jiang Tianwei quickly pulled up the teacher, and Kawakami Sadayo also quickly left the student.

"Well... I say, classmate Jiang, you, what you said before, you, you have to think it over carefully, is it really okay for me to choose a teacher?"

Teacher Kawakami looked around to make sure no one was around, then she leaned close to Jiang Tianwei's ear and whispered, "Could it be that since you became a phantom thief, your taste has become weird too?"

Jiang Tianwei couldn't understand what she meant by weird taste... but thinking about how Kawakami-sensei dressed up as a maid before, and considering that she had always been embarrassed about wearing a maid outfit to act cute in front of clients at her age, she probably was making fun of herself, right?

At times like this, when facing acquaintances who make fun of themselves, of course you have to encourage them!

"Of course, I think Mr. Kawakami is the best choice! Teacher! You have to have confidence in yourself! You are the most suitable one!"

Jiang Tianwei spared no effort and without any bad intentions, and gave a thumbs up to Mr. Kawakami.

This is natural, right? You see, why didn't Jiang Tianwei join the club? The core reason is that he wants to be a thief after school, right? Otherwise, with his physical ability, he can just find a sports club and start the story as a superpower sports theme.

Therefore, if Teacher Kawakami is the advisor of his club, firstly, it will be very convenient for him to skip work in the future. He can just tell her. Secondly, this is a lucrative job. The principal had promised in person that as long as Jiang Tianwei asked, the club would have enough funds. Thirdly, of course, he thought it was good to have someone he knew!

This feeling is like seeing a familiar friend in an unfamiliar college entrance examination room. Even if you know that he can't help improve your test scores, you will still feel a lot more at ease.

However, Jiang Tianwei didn’t notice that the two people were talking about completely different things.

When Kawakami Sadyo heard this, her eyes widened, as if a thunderbolt had exploded in her head. For so many years, she had given up on the idea of ​​love, but in the end, things took a turn for the worse. It didn't matter if peach blossoms didn't come, but when they did, she was shocked. It actually developed into a teacher-student relationship? !

In other countries, teacher-student relationships may be hotly debated with many different opinions, but in Japan, teachers are condemned unanimously. It's been less than a year since Shujin Academy just produced Kamoshida! How come there's another one!

(And, and, actually, actually, actually said that it has to be me?! I am the most suitable one?! Is this this this this this this child okay? I, I, I, I, what should I do?!)

When Kawakami Sadae came to her senses, she realized that she had instinctively run away with the textbook. Jiang Tianwei behind her saw that she was in a hurry, and since she had taken the initiative to say that she needed some time to think, he did not chase her and went straight to her class.

Kawakami Sadyo touched her cheeks, which were burning hot.

She quickly ran to the bathroom, turned on the faucet, scooped two handfuls of cold water and splashed it on her face, then took a few deep breaths before she calmed down.

"I...what should I do..."

She muttered this and sighed.

"Ah... um... so what should we do?"

Suddenly, another teacher's voice came from the toilet door.

What’s even more surprising is that this teacher is obviously a man!

Kawakami Sadyo turned around in surprise and saw Maruki Takuto standing at the door of the toilet, looking at him awkwardly.

"Huh? Maruki-sensei? Why are you in the girls' room?"

"Huh? Wait, wait a minute, isn't this the men's room?"

The two looked at each other in silence.

There is no doubt that one of these two people must have made a mistake...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 431 Let’s Have Beef Rice for Lunch

Lunch break at the Hinomaru Beef Bowl restaurant in Shibuya.

The steam from the beef rice in front of him turned Maruki Takuto's glasses white, making his originally cute personality even cuter, like a big boy who never grows up. This kind of clumsiness that is revealed inadvertently often inspires the maternal instinct of girls, which is probably one of the reasons why Maruki is so popular among the female students of Shujin Academy.

This Japanese beef rice is completely different from Chinese beef rice. Although they sound similar, the beef in Chinese beef rice is stewed in large chunks, while the beef in Japanese beef rice is thinly sliced, and usually comes with a half-boiled egg.

In fact, the name “Hinomaru” in this restaurant refers to the yellow core of an egg.

Maruki and Kawakami both like this shop. Maruki Takuto loves its large portions, while Kawakami Sadyo likes its affordable prices. Moreover, both of them like the strong flavor of life.

"Well, anyway, I apologize to you again! Mr. Kawakami!"

Takuto Maruki, holding a beer in his hand, bowed his head deeply to Sadyo Kawakami again.

From this apology, it is not difficult to conclude that the answer to the previous toilet puzzle was that Maruki Takuto had read it wrong.

But you can't blame him, there is a reason why he was wrong. Students of this age are prone to mischief. A few male students secretly changed the toilet sign for the purpose of joking. The original intention was to trick their friends, maybe to see him embarrassed, or just for fun... In short, I don't know if this trap tricked the friend, but it definitely tricked Maruki Takuto.