Persona: Devil Summoner

"What a disaster, Yousuke."

Yuu Narukami gave a seemingly casual answer, but judging from his expression, it seemed that he was saying it seriously.

"Oh...why is love so difficult!"

"So, do you want to do it again? Motorcycle pick-up."

"Absolutely! Not!!".

Listening to what the two people are saying...I guess there's no harm in it, right?

Fang Zexia made such judgment.

Suddenly, Hanamura Yosuke glanced and keenly noticed Jiang Tianwei in the crowd, and Yoshizawa Sumire beside him. The two walked side by side, and they didn't look very close. However, people's imagination is very strong. When Yosuke saw the two of them, he immediately imagined the boating on the lake not long ago...

"Wow!!!"

Yosuke suddenly covered his face and ran away. Ming Shangyou had a confused expression and chased after Yosuke. However, just after running two steps, the phone rang.

"Hello, Bai Zhongjun."

"Senior, please tell me a swimsuit that can knock a man down with one blow!"

"One hit to knock you out?"

Narukami Yuu thought for a moment, and in his mind, Bai Zhongzhidou had always been a very serious person. He seemed to have had a misunderstanding before, and thought he was a murderer.

Thinking about it this way, I guess the swimsuit she was talking about was not the swimsuit I understood. Otherwise, she wouldn't have said something like "knocked down with one blow". Is it a metaphor for something?

Ming Shangyou figured this out and said, "Anyway, let's use the universal attribute and three times of great damage to solve the problem first!"

“Universal… three times?! Big…big…big damage?! I, I understand, senior. I’ll study it!”

"Well, if you need help, feel free to call me."

"Ah? Hey hey! Ahhh, no need! Senior, I'm hanging up first!"

I vaguely heard a chaotic sound coming from the other end before hanging up.

(Sure enough, they are on some secret mission, and the swimsuit is really a metaphor for something. Forget it, I'd better go find Yosuke first.).

Narukami Yuu quickly ran towards the direction where Hanamura Yosuke was going away.

Although Fang Zexia didn't understand what was going on with these two people, it was a good thing that they left.

“Finally, we’re here…”

Fang Zexia muttered tiredly, and the three of them finally arrived at the swimsuit store without being disturbed by anyone.

"Sister... I always feel that you are a little tired..."

Fang Ze Jin could sense her sister's tiredness just by her voice. Fang Ze Xia sighed: "Yeah, after all, I'm your sister..."

“Ah...huh?”.

Yoshizawa Sumire didn't understand the logic behind this sentence. Yoshizawa Kasumi didn't intend to explain to her and said, "Okay, okay, now that we're here, let's pick out our swimsuits!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 505 No man can refuse the omnipotent triple damage!

"Wow, it's been so long since we've been so close together!"

In Shibuya, in the largest swimming store, a woman with bright orange hair is expressing a cheerful emotion that matches her hair color.

She was wearing a green tracksuit with yellow stripes today.

"Yeah, yes, it's really rare!"

Next to her was a girl with pink-brown curly hair and thick glasses on her face. Her big wavy hair blocked her small face, blocking other people's view to the greatest extent possible.

"I'm really sorry. I know you're both very busy, but this is an emergency. This is a problem I can't solve on my own."

The blue-haired girl spoke with a neutral accent, wearing a white shirt and plaid trousers, which exuded a capable temperament in its simplicity.

Those three people are, of course, Chie Satonaka, Risa Kujigawa, and Naoto Shirakari. The time when they were solving puzzles while living at Yasogami High School in the small city called Inaba seems to have regained its glory.

Although the pressure of life can separate good friends, in the end, the warm concern between people will still bring people who were once separated back together.

Just like before, when Naoto had just started the investigation, these friends came to Tokyo without hesitation after receiving a phone call, except for some people who had special identities. For example, Yukiko Amagi, who was also a partner, actually wanted to come and help, but now she was preparing to take over the family inn, so she was busy all day long and couldn't spare time.

The enthusiasm of his friends made Bai Zhong Zhidou feel a little moist in his eyes again today.

"As expected, my companions are still reliable."

She couldn't help but sigh, but she didn't know that the two companions in front of her actually had their own thoughts.

Kujigawa Risa is an idol who is very interested in love. As the saying goes, she will support her friends who want to fall in love - provided that they are dating different people. From this point of view, she can support Baekjong Naoto without any obstacles.

As for Chie Satonaka, she was more emotional. After all, in her impression, Detective Baekjong was a tomboy. After all, her wish back then was to become a man! Unexpectedly, after just a few years, she changed her mind!

Moreover, they were discussing what swimsuit to buy. How could she miss such a feminine activity!

On weekdays, the work at the police station was exhausting, leaving her with neither the energy nor the spare time to fall in love - she didn't even have time to watch her favorite Jackie Chan movies, let alone fall in love. Now she had a rare opportunity to relieve her fatigue, so she would seize the opportunity to observe how her colleagues fell in love, learn advanced love experience, summarize advanced love skills, and then apply them to herself.

The reason why Baek Jong Naoto chose these two companions is very simple. Of course, it is because she herself has no idea how to choose a swimsuit.

If we only talk about swimming skills, then Baek Jong Nao-doo is very confident. She is even confident that she can go swimming in this suit. As we all know, ordinary clothes will become very heavy after absorbing water. I remember a TV program did a test, if it is a full set of cotton clothes from head to toe, it will exceed 60 kilograms after absorbing water. If it is an ordinary summer suit, it will also weigh more than 10 to 20 kilograms after absorbing water.

In addition, the low temperature of the water will take away the body temperature and make people more easily tired... So swimming with clothes on is very unscientific. Even so, Naoto is quite confident - after all, detectives always encounter emergencies, and if they really encounter a situation where they have to jump into the water without taking off their clothes, at least they will not drown themselves.

But when it comes to swimsuits, that's another topic. Putting aside the practicality, she has never thought about what kind of swimsuit is more in line with men's aesthetics.

“Uhuhuhu, don’t worry, Naoto-chan. I will try my best to pick out the most, most, most, most cutest swimsuit for you!”

Kujigawa Rize said nine "bests" in one breath, divided into three groups, which not only showed her confidence in her taste as a popular idol, but also her concern for her companion Baekjong Naoto. She also used the technique of parallelism, with neat antithesis and rigorous structure to strengthen the momentum of the discourse - from this deconstruction that resembles the reading comprehension of a Chinese language test, it can be seen that Kujigawa Rize is really excited today.

After all, this way, he would have one less potential love rival. Hooray!

From this point of view, she wished that Chie Satonaka and Yukiko Amagi could find a partner as soon as possible, so that Narukami-senpai's only options would be herself and Mari, ah huh!

“Well... please show some mercy..."

Bai Zhongzhidou was a little scared when he saw her so excited. Usually, people always subconsciously think that women are inferior to men in terms of physical fitness. However, Xiao Lishi now: her figure is as fast as lightning, her arms are waving like the wind, just like the peerless masters in those TV dramas, rushing on various shelves, from the pink series that highlights the cute temperament, to the mature and beautiful red series, to the black series that sets off the figure, to the bold rope-tied swimsuits, in a short while, she has more than a dozen colorful swimsuits on her arms...

"But seriously, is it okay that we are all women? Well, you see, men's hobbies are sometimes different from women's, right?"

Chie Satonaka looked at Rise who was choosing a swimsuit with great interest, no, it could be said that she had entered a berserker state, and then looked at Naoto Shirakari who was trembling on the side. Although Chie was also very interested in treating her as a dressing doll, the little empathy she had as a companion made her speak up to help Naoto smooth things over.

"Yes, that's right!".

When Bai Zhongzhidou heard someone speaking for him, he quickly responded.

“Hmm...it seems like that’s the case.”

Xiao Rishi thought about it and nodded thoughtfully, but did not put down the swimsuit in her hand. However, it was a good thing that she did not take a new one.

"Well, without further ado, let's ask our male compatriots!"

Is she really a man of action? Once she decided on a policy, she immediately took action and took out her phone to select people... She flicked the screen of her phone with her fair fingers and beautiful nails while asking, "So? Who does the handsome high school boy resemble the most? Hanamura-senpai? Or Wan'er-kun? Could it be Kuma?"

"As for personality... In terms of personality, I think he is closer to Narukami-senpai, right? I'll go ask..."

Bai Zhongzhidou said, and took out his cell phone...

"No, no! How can you disturb Senior Narukami with such an excuse? If anyone wants to fight, I will do it...

When Xiao Lizhe heard this, she was about to give up, and waved her fists angrily, waving her colorful swimsuits like colorful flags. Satonaka Chie quickly hugged her and stopped her from doing something that was really inappropriate for an idol - what kind of girl idol would grab a swimsuit and wave it around! ?

So, the following conversation took place...

"Excuse me, Narukami-senpai."

"Hello, Bai Zhongjun?"

"Senior, please tell me a swimsuit that can knock a man down with one blow!"

"Knock down with one hit? - Anyway, let's use the universal attribute and three times of great damage to solve the problem first!"

"Universal... three times?! Big...big...big damage?! I, I understand, senior, I will study it!".

After closing his phone, Shiratonaga Naoto looked at Kujikawa Risa with a confused look on his face: "So... what exactly is a universal, three-times, high-damage swimsuit?"

After hearing her words, the three women fell into deep silence...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 506 The calm before the storm

Time flies, and soon, it has been a week since school started. The students of Xiujin College got on the bus with great enthusiasm and headed for the airport.

Because of the shortage of staff, almost all the teachers went along. After all, usually, this kind of activity is separated for the first, second and third grades. This year, I don't know whether it is to save money or to improve its reputation, but Shujin Academy took the first and second grades out for a school trip together.

The destination, as Ryuji had previously revealed, is Hawaii.

The principal, who looked like a peeled boiled egg, had a relieved expression on his face as he watched the bus drive away into the distance.

Originally, he thought he was about to collapse... Because of the Kaito incident and Kamoshida incident, the reputation of the entire school dropped sharply. Although he was the principal, he could not be considered a principal. Because he did not become the principal by his own ability. To put it bluntly, he had someone above him.

If you have someone above you, it will naturally be easier for you to succeed than others and you can get twice the result with half the effort.

But on the other hand, having someone above you means that whether you can do a good job or not has nothing to do with your own efforts. You need to please the person above you.

The people above don't like the thief, and they don't like these negative news. Because, he originally wanted this school to be a decoration for the facade. Just like the medals of honor, trophies and hardcover books on the bookshelf, they are all for outsiders to see.

Fortunately, the impact of the Kamoshida incident was diluted due to the great success of Sumire Yoshizawa's competition and the activeness of the Phantom Thieves in other places. Otherwise, with the principal's ability to withstand pressure, he might have collapsed by now.

Besides, the school festival was coming up soon. If his plan could succeed and the so-called Chinese Culture Research Department could produce good results, then this school could be reborn with a brand new look.

(Fortunately... there is still a chance to redeem myself. If I had brought disgrace upon Councillor Shi Tong, I would have never had a chance to turn things around during this election... Fortunately, fortunately, there is no problem...).

The principal thought so and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He stretched hard and felt his spine bones making tingling and crackling sounds. It seemed that he was indeed too tired during this period of time.

"Why not give yourself a break and have a good rest..."

As he muttered this, his fat body walked step by step towards the garage.

Unlike the principal and teachers, who were feeling heavy yet relieved, the students didn't think that much. Although I don't know why this stingy school suddenly thought of traveling to Hawaii today, who cares?

It’s like no one knows who came up with the concept of winter and summer vacations, but that doesn’t stop everyone from having a great time during those vacations.

In particular, the group of phantom thieves that gave the principal and teacher such a headache now really can't feel the principal and teacher's mood at all.

Especially Ryuji Sakamoto.

(Great! My perfect beach pick-up plan will be put into action soon.)

He looked around and saw that the person sitting closest to him was Yuki Mishima.

This person is one of the victims of Mr. Kamoshida from the volleyball club. He is a weak-looking boy with short, slightly fuzzy hair similar to Ryuji's, but this is blue-black.

(Well, Yusuke is going to Los Angeles. Hum, how disloyal. Let Mishima take his place! They both have blue hair, so it's about the same.)

Ryuji Sakamoto was still thinking about his future plan of picking up girls on the beach in his dream. He moved his eyes and saw Takamaki Anne and Suzui Shiho sitting together. These two were good friends, so it was natural for them to stick together. The two girls chatted about manicures, eye creams, and a series of topics that men would not be interested in.

Long Si keenly noticed the aura that kept men away, and continued to look back, and saw Amamiya Ren.

It's strange to say, Amamiya Ren is a very handsome man, and his fluffy curly hair easily attracts other people's attention, and his big glasses. These are all easily identifiable features. If they all appear on one person, he should stand out from the crowd, but in fact, it is strange to notice that Amamiya Ren is not very eye-catching.

Now this inconspicuous handsome man is holding a travel guide with both hands. The tropical atmosphere on the cover is overflowing. It seems that he is also looking forward to Hawaii.

Unfortunately, the buses for the first and second grades were definitely not the same, and one bus could only accommodate students from two classes at most, so Long Si had no way of knowing that a fierce battle was taking place on Jiang Tianwei's bus...

Jiang Tianwei took the bus to the airport today.

As Baek Jong Naoto's bodyguard, he had indeed been struggling for a while before, wondering whether he should ride in the same car with Baek Jong Naoto. However, two things made him come to a conclusion.

First, wasn't he not following me when Naoto was choosing a swimsuit? The point is safety, not being with someone 24 hours a day.

Second...that is...in fact, Naoto was also sitting on this high-speed bus...

Yes, this famous detective, somehow managed to sneak onto this bus. Obviously, all the people sitting here were freshmen, but Baek Jong Naoto somehow managed to get a set of school uniforms and sneak onto the bus.

This also perfectly reflects the social habits of Japanese high school students, that is, everyone is socially anxious. Everyone only communicates with a few small circles that they are familiar with, and the attitude towards strangers they don't know is to ignore them if possible.

As for Baek Jong Naoto, a classmate who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, everyone generally had the impression that "Ah, someone I've never seen before". Since they had never seen him before, they naturally wouldn't take the initiative to communicate with him. After all, everyone considered it based on common sense: You are not a student of this school, how could you get on the school bus? Even the teacher didn't say anything, so it must be a classmate that they didn't know, right?

Jiang Tianwei looked at Bai Zhongzhidou, who should have gone to college according to his age, but was sitting openly next to a group of strangers without changing his expression or heart beating. He began to admire the detective's psychological quality more and more.

As for Jiang Tianwei himself, of course, Fang Zejin was sitting next to him. And Fang Zexia was also floating next to him.

However, now the three people showed three different expressions.

Yoshizawa Sumire was in high spirits and didn't look particularly excited, but from her raised eyebrows and eyes, it was not difficult to tell that she was in a state of high spirits.