Persona: Devil Summoner

"So you didn't know, then I must have said something wrong... Alas, I really don't know how to face you..."

"To be honest, teacher, I am more confused than you now..."

Jiang Tianwei rarely reveals his true feelings, but today he was too confused, so he still talked about his father's death and his mother's remarriage. In particular, he didn't like his stepfather and didn't approve of his mother's remarriage, so he separated himself...

"Hey? You, it's really not easy for you either..."

Mr. Kawakami expressed his deepest emotion.

To be honest, when she heard that Jiang Tianwei's stepfather was a gangster, her first reaction was: Jiang Tianwei moved out to live alone so that it would be easier to play with women, but she didn't expect that he actually had such a past... At first she thought he used a Chinese surname because he had a second-year syndrome and took his mother's surname, but she didn't expect that he had such a past.

Knowing this, and reflecting on his previous reckless complaint, Teacher Kawakami felt his cheeks getting hot and a sense of guilt welled up in his heart. Seeing that Jiang Tianwei was also in a state of confusion, Teacher Kawakami coughed dryly, found an excuse and left.

Only Jiang Tianwei was left alone in the messy room...

I originally thought that everything would be fine after dealing with Kamo Shida, but unexpectedly, I became even more confused. As the saying goes, youth is the season of troubles. The young man who lives alone is also savoring the taste of youth in his own room today.

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At the same time, in the mansion of the Sakurano Group, the young master who always showed off his punk outfit: Sakurano Ying, also held his mobile phone today and checked the class schedule of the gym from the APP. Today, Jiang Tianwei's aerobic boxing class suddenly changed from undetermined to leave. She sighed, put down her phone, lowered her head, and didn't know what she was thinking.

This is also the unique youth that belongs only to her.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 51 Change of Heart, Kamoshida’s Confession

Time is something that tends to pass very quickly when you don't pay much attention to it.

After a series of intense psychological struggles, Jiang Tianwei's final choice was...

"Everyone, today I'd like to introduce a transfer student to you. Maybe some of you have heard of him. He is a student who took a leave of absence before. Please don't pay too much attention to these details and be friends with him."

In the first grade of Xiujin College, the teacher wearing glasses spoke in a high-sounding manner. Following his introduction, Jiang Tianwei walked into the classroom. Suddenly, a discussion was heard from the underground.

"Taking a leave of absence from school, this is the first time I've seen someone taking a leave of absence from school..."

"She's not bad looking, I wonder if there's a chance~".

"It is said that he was the one who held someone back when he jumped off a building before."

"Ah? So powerful? Then what is he doing on the rooftop?"

"I heard he was smoking on the rooftop!"

"Isn't this a bad thing!"

There was a lot of discussion below, Jiang Tianwei pretended not to hear it, but laughed secretly in his heart, laughing at the indifference of these people. Ling Jing Zhifan, who went home to recuperate after a failed attempt to jump off the building a few days ago, has become "so-and-so" in people's mouths today. It can be seen that for the public, the incident is more entertaining than who it is.

Jiang Tianwei glanced around casually, and sure enough, he saw the familiar face, Fang Zexia, in the corner of the classroom. It seemed that although Teacher Kawakami said something unpleasant, she finally met Jiang Tianwei's request. Whether she was afraid of revenge from the underworld, recognized his determination to start from scratch, or supported his "relationship", in short, it was a favor.

(I will have to repay her when I have the chance in the future - and please mention her more often next time.).

Jiang Tianwei thought so, bowed earnestly to everyone, and shouted in a loud voice: "Dear students, I am Jiang Tianwei, please give me your guidance in the future!"

Although everyone was startled by Jiang Tianwei's loud voice, they soon burst into warm applause.

The teacher randomly assigned the last empty seat in the classroom - after all, except in cartoons, it is impossible for a class to have a situation where the window seat in the second to last row is vacant. If this really happened, the teacher would have arranged someone to sit there long ago.

That was the place three positions behind Fang Zexia. Jiang Tianwei watched as the spirit behind him - Fang Zexia flew to the living Fang Zexia and circled around.

If this wasn't a classroom, Jiang Tianwei would definitely have rebuked her for her impolite behavior. Now? He could only sigh in his heart that it was a good thing that this girl was a ghost and could not be seen by anyone except himself.

It's easy to imagine that the first-year high school courses wouldn't be too difficult, and Jiang Tianwei had already prepared for it, so the first class went exceptionally smoothly.

I thought that it would be like in the animations, where as soon as the get out of class was over, a bunch of people would gather around me and ask me all kinds of questions. But the sad reality was that only a few classmates in front, behind, and around me greeted me symbolically.

After all, he did not come here on the first day of the freshman year. Now that he came in, the small circle in the class had already been formed, and everyone lived comfortably in their own circle. The Japanese are recognized as a nation that hates change. The evidence is that there are very few job-hopping in their units. Unless the company goes bankrupt or the salary is really too low, otherwise, even there are very few people who change jobs from unscrupulous companies.

And the school is a small society, so naturally Jiang Tianwei also experienced the strict inequality society of the Yamato people in advance.

(Damn it, I was thinking of taking the opportunity to find out when Yoshizawa Kasumi came over to talk to me...)

Jiang Tianwei let out a long sigh.

(Well, I have to find a way to get to know this girl so I can find out more...)

Jiang Tianwei only hated himself for not being a lecher and why he was not a pick-up maniac.

(Then find another opportunity next time!)

He said this to himself in his heart... and then, he didn't find the next opportunity for five or six days... It was really hard to be together.

However, he did not wait for the opportunity to strike up a conversation with Fang Zexia, but waited for another big happy event...that was the faculty and staff meeting.

Like all faculty meetings, it was a gathering of everyone in a gymnasium to listen to the school leaders deliver a bunch of self-satisfying speeches that no one would listen to.

In the past, every time there was such an event, Mr. Kamoshida would never miss the opportunity to show off, and would always force the principal to give a speech. But today, not only did he not force the principal to give a speech, he didn't even show up!

This change made several members of the Phantom Thieves feel a little uneasy.

The school was obviously at a loss as to what to do and it was not easy to remove Kamoshida's position, so they could only leave it vacant.

Just when everyone was wondering what was going on, the iron door of the gymnasium opened with a swish. Kamoshida was standing in the bright sunshine.

When the principal saw him coming, he was delighted and stood up involuntarily.

He is the kind of person who truly regards the school as his own face. Although he is very uncomfortable being suppressed by Kamoshida, he must admit that the words "Olympic champion" are really too prestigious. Even if he suffers a little injustice, he has to protect this golden signboard.

After the incident of jumping off the building, Kamoshida is now needed to rise again and establish his image. He has even thought of the specific strategies for changing the image afterwards, and is just waiting for Teacher Kamoshida to arrive!

However, Kamoshida's own condition seemed a little different.

Different from his previous high-spirited and complacent temperament, Kamoshida now gives people a much gentler feeling, just like a good guy that can be found everywhere.

He looked around to make sure most of the students were there, then walked up to the podium.

"Dear students, dear teachers... I am Taku Kamoshida, and today, I must confess my crimes..."

Kamoshida spoke into the microphone, word by word. His voice was not passionate, but his tone was sonorous and powerful and could not be argued with.

"I took advantage of my position and for a long time physically punished the members of the volleyball club in the name of education, and sexually harassed the female classmates. I arbitrarily bullied other classmates who I couldn't stand, and I was also the one who spread the news that the transfer student had a criminal record... I even forced a classmate to almost die... Classmates! I am not a human!... Does any of you have a cell phone? Please help me call the police! I want to confess my crimes to the police! I want to atone for my sins!"

As he spoke, Kamoshida knelt down on the podium and pressed his head deeply to the ground.

The students were already quite noisy, and some of them had noticed something was amiss and pulled out their cell phones to record the scene.

Kamoshida's confession really scared a lot of people. The principal's grown-up mouth was so big that a melon could be stuffed into it!

When he saw that many students were recording, he quickly shouted, "The meeting is over! Quick! Evacuate the students! Collect their cell phones! Quick! And Mr. Kamoshida! What are you talking about!"

In the chaos, only the members of the Phantom Thieves were mentally prepared. Amamiya Ren remained calm, Sakamoto Ryuji's face was almost filled with the words "you deserved it" written on it, and Takamaki An lowered her head and whispered Shiho's name.

The most surprised person in the crowd was Yuki Mishima.

He is a member of the volleyball club and has a good relationship with Reijing Shiho. After all, wounded beasts need to lick each other's wounds, let alone humans.

He couldn't understand why Kamoshida suddenly changed, nor why these people were so calm. Because, when Kamoshida threatened to expel them from school, Mishima Yuki was actually nearby. He saw at a glance that the person who was about to jump off the building was Shiho, but he didn't have the courage to save him. When he saw Kamoshida was there, he didn't have the courage to confront him.

All this is too coincidental...

Phantom Thief...

Advance letter?

Is it possible? !

In Mishima Yuki's heart, he vaguely guessed some truth...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 52 Celebration Banquet

"well……".

As the saying goes, sighing will make happiness slip away. According to this logic, Jiang Tianwei, a Chinese student who is sighing at this moment, is probably the most unfortunate person in the world.

Even though he was in a high-end buffet restaurant with exquisite decoration and the aroma of delicious food, he couldn't change the sad expression on his face.

"This is the one hundred and thirty-seventh time you've sighed today. Are you really that annoyed?"

The girl in a blue evening gown with translucent wings on her back was floating in the air and asked him. Her chestnut ponytail set off her cute little face, making her look just as adorable as a fairy in the legend.

She completely ignored the other people who were eating here, and in fact, no one paid attention to her: even though the girl was suspended in the air with her feet off the ground.

Because, she is essentially a ghost, invisible to everyone except a certain person.

Naturally, the two people who were in a high-end restaurant but couldn't taste the food were Jiang Tianwei and Fang Zexia. One of them had no appetite, and the other couldn't eat. It must be said that they were a perfect match.

Today is the celebration party for the Phantom Thieves’ victory in their first battle.

As for the funds... Actually, at the beginning, everyone wanted to sell the Olympic gold medal. But unfortunately, reality is not a game. In the game, you can just find a store to sell your rags, weapons and equipment, but in reality, it is not that simple.

First of all, there are only a few stores willing to purchase Olympic gold medals.

Secondly, you have to be careful whether the other party is here to trade, to amuse you, or to cheat you. Finally, even if a collector comes and wants to collect Olympic gold medals, he will still ask you where the gold medals came from...

In other words, it's just a hot potato.

Well, since there are no gold medals for sale, where does the money for dining at the high-end buffet come from?

The answer is that before, after the Kamo Shida incident, Jiang Tianwei returned home and saw a man wearing a black suit and sunglasses, with "I am a gangster" written on his face, standing at his door.

"Good day, Jiang. I am your father's subordinate...colleague. Congratulations on your readmission."

Jiang Tianwei should have thought of this long ago. Since even the tuition fees were paid by his stepfather, it was obvious that he should have the means to understand his child's movements in school...

He came today, firstly because the school was in chaos due to Kamo Shida's incident, and he came to see if Jiang Tianwei was okay. Secondly, he also came to congratulate him on his re-enrollment. After all, no matter how hard it is, education cannot be hard. Children of this age, no matter how much they are indulged, should still go to school.

Thirdly...of course it is more or less a gesture of goodwill.

If it was the old Jiang Tianwei, he would have kicked the other person out long ago, and used the fact that the other person didn't dare to fight him to force him away. But now, Jiang Tianwei's mood has changed.

He responded and silently took what the man in black handed over - it was a full stack of meal coupons for high-end restaurants, with a total value of nearly one million yen.

"Are you willing to accept it?! That's great, team leader...well, I mean, the director also asked me to tell you to build good relationships with everyone in school. Use these to treat everyone to a meal."

It was obvious that Jiang Tianwei was surprised to accept the meal voucher. After all, from an empirical point of view, Jiang Tianwei had always ignored anything given by his stepfather before, and never gave him face. The man in black had long been accustomed to it. Now that he was willing to accept it, it was proof that his attitude had softened.

"Well... let me ask you a question... he... or you guys, are actually 'in the same boat', right?"

When Jiang Tianwei said this, the other party's poker face was somewhat shaken. After thinking it over again and again, he nodded heavily:

"Since you already know, I won't hide it from you."

"I, I know..."

The other party saw his subtle expression and knew that even if the relationship between father and son had eased, it would not be possible to ease so well in an instant, so there was no pressure. Now that Jiang Tianwei had given in, this was a good sign!

Therefore, today Jiang Tianwei and others naturally used these meal coupons to eat at the high-end buffet. However, Jiang Tianwei was now full of worries. He stared at the screen of his mobile phone, which still displayed the content of the last search: Japan Kawahara Group...or Japan Kawahara Bank.

This is the company of Jiang Tianwei’s stepfather.

In name, it is just an ordinary national-level bank that occupies 15% of the Japanese banking industry, but in reality, it is the property of the Kawahara Group, which is feared in the industry.

By the way, Japan legalized the mafia, which actually stipulated certain industries that the mafia could not operate in. The most typical example is that the mafia could not form a shogunate. Naturally, in theory, the mafia was not allowed to get involved in industries such as banking.

However, being able to actually operate something that is expressly prohibited by law shows that their methods are sophisticated.

Jiang Tianwei's understanding of his stepfather was limited to the fact that his last name was Kawahara. He had forgotten his specific name, after all, he didn't care at all.

(I didn't expect that I was actually a hidden second-generation gangster... Takamaki An was right, but I'm not a Chinese gangster, but a thorough Neon gangster, which is really ironic.)

"Ugh……"

Thinking of this, Jiang Tianwei sighed again.

"The one hundred and thirty-eighth time."

"Did I really sigh that many times?"

"Ah, not really. I just made it up."

Ghost Fangzexia admitted her nonsense very naturally. The little girl stretched out her index finger and dangled it in the air while she was talking. This little detail of a little girl is particularly cute. It's a pity that Jiang Tianwei has no mood to appreciate it now. He sighed again.

"Hey, Jiang Jiang, if you have any complaints, why don't you talk about it after dinner? It's rare to come to such a good place! Such an expensive buffet, wouldn't you be missing out if you don't eat it!?"

The person who persuaded him was naturally Ryuji Sakamoto, the boy with dyed blonde hair who looked like a gangster. At this moment, he was holding a stack of meat in his left hand and a stack of meat in his right hand, like an acrobatic performance, and sat next to Jiang Tianwei with almost ten plates in his hands.

This was already the fourth time he had gone to get a plate. A rough estimate showed that he had eaten nearly five or six pounds of meat. It really made one wonder what this guy's stomach was made of.

Long Si sat next to Jiang Tianwei carelessly and nudged his chest with his elbow: "Okay, brother, don't be so sad. Come on, eat meat."

As he spoke, he pushed the black pepper beef fillet in front of Jiang Tianwei.