Persona: Devil Summoner

"No, Lian, why don't you try it too?"

Gao Juan Xing flicked away more than a dozen coins in succession, and finally had to admit that she really had no talent for flicking coins. She could only call for help from outside, and then squatted down to pick up the coins scattered on the ground.

Amamiya Ren pushed his glasses. If he was asked to throw darts, he would be quite good at it, but... flicking coins?

He tentatively raised the coin, pointed it at the jukebox, and exerted force with his fingertips. Snap! A beautiful silver track appeared, and bang! Should I say he was extremely lucky! The coin flew right into the jukebox, and along with the metallic friction sound of the coin sliding down the channel, the jukebox made a slight sound of starting up.

"Wow!? You got in?! Is this true?! You are amazing!"

When Takamaki An heard the record player start, she regretted that she had to pick up the coin and missed the opportunity for Joker to show off.

"Play it again! Play it again!"

"Ahem... no play."

Amamiya Ren pushed her glasses and didn't try any further.

First of all, he was just lucky this time. He didn't have the ability to flick the coin in 100%. It's important to know yourself. If he fails to flick the coin in next time, wouldn't it be a shame? !

Secondly...it's embarrassing to perform this twice...

Yes, as mentioned before, Amamiya Ren and Jiang Tianwei have almost completely opposite personalities. Jiang Tianwei is steady and cautious in the cognitive space, but he is flamboyant and jumpy in reality. Amamiya Ren is just the opposite. When he plays the role of Joker in the space, he will try his best to look cool and perform the handsome posture of a rare thief. But in reality, he is a very low-key person.

He doesn't want to attract attention at all...

Ling Jing Shiho was sandwiched between the two of them, and looking at their intimate interaction, she just felt that she was a little redundant.

However, it’s not just Reijing Shiho who feels that she is redundant.

There are two more people...

"Wow... Takamaki-san, could it be that she likes Jo... Amamiya-san..."

In an inconspicuous corner, hiding in the shadow of the cabinet next to the bar, the good boy Shinjima muttered in a low voice.

"I think that's obvious - although it seems to me that Kaname feels the same way about everyone..."

The man standing next to her also lowered his voice. He was wearing a Hawaiian shirt with a floral pattern to hide his tattoos. It was Jiang Tianwei.

Why are these two people here?! That's another story...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 535: The Moral Licensing Effect Doesn’t Work That Way

Shinjima's memory of last night is very vague.

There is a saying that when the human brain encounters urgent danger, it sometimes takes protective measures and forgets things that may have a huge impact on its own spirit.

This is the second most common cause of amnesia after car accidents: experiencing a major mental shock.

However, in recent years, the result of mental trauma is generally not amnesia, but disorder.

As a person who is particularly afraid of ghosts, Shinjima actually encountered that kind of monster in reality yesterday, which resulted in the screaming tragedy, and even she fainted from fear! Such a terrible experience will naturally have a certain impact on memory... Although it is not to the point of amnesia, it makes Shinjima very concerned.

She just remembered that she went to Jiang Tianwei's room, and then when she came to her senses, she was in the dormitory.

Because she is the leader of the third grade, she has the same authority as the teacher, so of course she will not live with ordinary students. She lives with the third graders who also come to help with the number of people. As mentioned before, the third graders could have chosen not to come. After all, having a wonderful holiday, whether staying at home, going out to play, or studying hard (does anyone really do this?!) is better than cleaning up the mess for the first and second graders!

Therefore, those who come with the team are either serious people like Shinjima Makoto, or soft-hearted people like Okumura Haru who are not good at saying no, or... people like Shinjima Makoto's roommate who uses public resources for personal gain...

Shinjima asked his roommate when and how he got back yesterday, but he didn't know the answer. After further questioning, his roommate finally confessed, "I'm sorry, President! Actually, I was taking a walk with my boyfriend yesterday!"

Regardless of how she should be punished for ignoring her duties and running out to play, her words caught the attention of Shinjima...

(As expected... at this time and in this occasion, I should spend it with my boyfriend?)

When Shinjima thought of this, her face suddenly turned red. She had no real experience in interacting with people, and all her knowledge came from her fantasies and the vague knowledge she had learned from books.

But you can't ask this kind of question. You can't ask your teacher, your sister, or your classmates, because you're afraid that they will talk nonsense or make blind guesses, and in the end you'll be left worrying and struggling alone.

However, Niijima is the kind of person who will not stop moving forward even if she cannot come to a conclusion. After she tore off the hypocritical mask in her heart, she decided to face her feelings frankly!

"Okay, since you don't understand, then just contact Jiang directly!"

So, Shinjima sent a text message to Jiang Tianwei to invite him.

On the one hand, since no one knows how he came back or what happened, the only reasonable thing to do is to find the last witness, Jiang Tianwei, and ask him in person.

On the other hand, since...it's said to be a rare holiday, of course, of course I have to spend it with my male...male...male classmates who have an intimate relationship with me!

Now that he had decided to ask someone out, Shinjima had to think about the second question: that is, where to meet.

It's definitely not okay to meet in the room! It's too provocative! I'm not the kind of woman who gets along easily!

Meeting at the beach... Actually, it's okay, but considering what I'm going to talk to him about, it's not a good idea to meet him in such a crowded place. Moreover, I have to be wary of other members of the Phantom Thieves coming to disrupt the situation.

Yes, Shinjima is not a fool. Ryuji does things so high-profile, how could she not guess what this guy wants to do in Hawaii? !

Meeting in a restaurant...is not a good idea either, as it seems too intimate and it would be bad if someone sees us.

After much deliberation, Shinjima finally chose the hotel's leisure and entertainment area.

There are several advantages to choosing this place: First, this is an affiliated facility of the hotel, and it is completely free for students to use it, as long as you don't order drinks. Second, as mentioned in the previous point, drinks are provided here, so the school does not allow students to come in. If a student sees me here, I can take the initiative and catch the other party off guard. Third, at this time, students either stay in the hotel room, enjoy the air conditioning, drink drinks and play games, or go to the beaches in Hawaii to enjoy their youth. How many people will go to the hotel lounge to play billiards and darts? Especially here, the school has expressly prohibited entry.

All in all, Shinjima decided that this was a good choice.

This is probably an interesting psychological effect called the "moral licensing effect", which says that when people can distinguish between good and evil, they will always feel that it is okay to do a little bit of bad things after doing good things. To put it bluntly, it means: "I have fought all my life, and I can't enjoy myself!?"

By the way, let me tell you about a very interesting effect on the Internet, called the "Toilet Paper Effect", which roughly means that if you want to know whether a store is good or not, you can tell by the quality of their toilet paper. This means that a high-end place is also high-end in every small detail.

This hotel in Hawaii is undoubtedly high-end, so the rest area is very tastefully designed. The cold light gives the room a cool atmosphere, giving a refreshing feeling in the hot summer.

On one side is a bar with a lot of atmosphere, and a well-dressed bartender is wiping glasses. On the other side is an old record player with a flavor of the last century, and in between the new and the old are various entertainment facilities. The most atmospheric time is when there are not many people.

(As expected of me, I chose such an atmospheric place.)

Xindao really admired herself a little bit, so she immediately contacted Jiang Tianwei.

As luck would have it, Jiang Tianwei had just led Bai Zhongzhidou out of the encirclement of the foreigners at this time. If it had been earlier, Jiang the Great Master would still be performing the literal five-whip lightning combo. If it had been later, he would have probably run off somewhere and been involved in some strange dispute - who knows, there might be a tanned final boss school girl holding a comic convention in Hawaii...

Jiang Tianwei came over as expected, and Shinjima sat at the bar, shaking a glass in her hand - of course, she didn't order any wine, the Japanese law only stipulates that people under the age of 20 (it seems to have been lowered to 18 now) cannot drink, but does not stipulate that people under the age of 20 cannot sit at the bar.

Goro Akechi also used this to argue back then.

There is sparkling water in the glass of Shinjima, and some cocktails require sparkling water, so it is not difficult to order this in the bar.

It must be said that she has a rather mature temperament and it is difficult to judge whether she is an adult from her appearance. However, Jiang Tianwei is not the kind of person who would get entangled with the law - if he were, he would not be walking between the two serious crimes of bigamy and rape.

So he naturally went over and sat down, and said very handsomely: "Give me a martini."

In fact, he didn't know what a martini was at all. He just heard people mention it when watching animations. He didn't actually know what kind of wine it was, what it looked like, or what it tasted like.

Shinichi Niijima was shocked and said nothing. He just gave Jiang Tianwei a stern look. Jiang Tianwei immediately felt guilty: "Just kidding. I, I just want to be like her."

The bartender had just turned around to make a cocktail when he heard this change of words. He said to himself: This man is actually afraid of his wife, what a shame!

But when I thought about it carefully, I realized that I had agreed to serve her a glass of sparkling water because of the lady's strict expression, so I felt relieved.

What happened after that... everyone knows.

Before the two of them had time to start talking about things and drinking sparkling water, Takamaki An pushed open the door and came in with Reijiro Shiho!

Shinjima Makoto was feeling a bit guilty to begin with - after all, sitting at the bar with a drink in his hand certainly looked like a minor drinking!

Moreover, Jincheng had threatened them with photos before, so their bodies reacted instinctively and the two of them subconsciously hid in an inconspicuous corner.

Fortunately, Takamaki An is not a particularly serious person, so her attention was immediately drawn to the billiards...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 536: Some things will never come back if you miss them

In the long life, everyone will always have the feeling of "regret" to some extent.

If I had done this and that before, if before that, I had done this and that, if at a certain point in time, I had not done something...if if if, then then then...

No wonder philosophers say: Life is full of regrets.

Unfortunately, time cannot be reversed, and once missed, it is missed.

Now Niijima is really struggling with this.

If I hadn't agreed to be in this place at the beginning...

If at the beginning, when Gao Juan An came, he had not hidden, but stood out openly...

If I had sneaked out at the beginning while Gao Juan Xing was sending messages and not paying attention to me...

No matter which one it is, it is better than hiding in this little cramped corner, unable to do anything. Now I just hate myself for making such a choice not long ago.

If you jump out now, there will be no way to explain it!

With Jiang Tianwei by my side, this, this will definitely be misunderstood as a boyfriend and girlfriend!

Besides, how could I explain that as a student council president, I would drink with my boyfriend at the bar? Even if I was drinking sparkling water, would anyone believe me?!

It's like, if a certain star walks into a love hotel with a woman and he says they are just strangers, would you believe it?! Would the media believe it?! Would the fans believe it?!?!

But, not going out now is not a solution, right? The two of them stood together... Shinjima secretly glanced at Jiang Tianwei's face, and felt his heartbeat speed up unconsciously...

Seeing that Takamaki An and Amamiya Ren had no intention of leaving, both of them became anxious.

Xindao was really afraid of misunderstanding, but Jiang Tianwei was...

(Oh shit, why is Yi Er San sending me messages at this time... I feel so stressed...)

Yes, when it comes to wanting to have a further relationship with Jiang Tianwei, Togo Ichiro and Niijima really have similar feelings.

But the amount of information the two people possessed was not the same...that's another story.

How can I leave without feeling awkward...

Shinjima was thinking this.

But Jiang Tianwei only felt a pleasant fragrance coming from her body, and before he knew it, he was in a trance and returned to the scene in Togo Mama's palace where Shinjima was the Sleeping Beauty.

Should we say that people are really constantly improving? I used to blush when I was kissed, but now I have grown into a person who does not change my expression or heartbeat.

"President, do you have anything to say to me?"

Jiang Tianwei asked.

Anyway, the two of them couldn't leave until Gao Juanxing and the others left. This kind of indoor bar naturally only had windows on the outside wall. Jiang Tianwei had nothing to do, so he simply started doing something meaningful.

Shinjima was stunned and blushed: "Is this the time to talk about this?"

"I think it's okay to be idle..."

Shinjima pouted, looking reluctant. It's easy to imagine why she had to find a place full of romance? Isn't it because you have to pay attention to the atmosphere for such things? I've never heard of a young couple choosing to confess their love on a construction site, and the two of them talking about earthy love while moving bricks and grinding walls - it seems that it's not impossible...

From this point of view, she and Jiang Tianwei are really a good match. Both of them thought too much when they had little experience.

Just when Shinjima was hesitating about what to do, Takamaki An suddenly stretched and said, "Hmm~ I'm a little thirsty. Let's go over there and order something to drink!"

"You are not old enough to drink..."

When Shin Niijima heard the energetic voice of Takamaki An, he gritted his teeth in hatred. On the one hand, he hated her for not leaving. On the other hand, of course, it was the sense of responsibility brought about by his duties as the student council president that was at work.

"But, that's a bar over there, and it's full of bars?"

"It's fine if you don't want to drink. You can order some non-alcoholic drinks. Bars abroad have those."

As Takamaki An said this, she walked over here. For a moment, Shinjima seemed to be able to hear his own heart beating violently...

"Well, that's not good..."

It was obvious that Ling Jing Shiho didn't want to get into trouble. After all, the teachers had repeatedly emphasized that he couldn't come to such a place.

"Oh~ Such a thing~"

It was obvious that Takamaki An was in high spirits and wanted to have a lot of fun. In reality, Amamiya Ren was not a person who particularly liked to be led. He preferred to passively accept the arrangements of fate, that is, the common type of person who went with the flow. He would only change his personality when faced with major issues or entered a cognitive space.

He would not take the initiative to express his ideas on matters like whether or not to drink a drink or where to go to drink a drink.

"Oh my...why is it not allowed to drink alcohol on the beaches in Hawaii? What kind of weird law is this..."

Suddenly, just when the emotions were tense to the limit, just like the tense moment before a bomb was about to explode, a somewhat lazy male voice came from outside the door.

Everyone turned around and saw Maruki Takuto walking towards them while yawning. From his messy hair and sleepy eyes, it was clear that he must have slept until noon and might have been woken up by the room service staff.

By the way, if you are a person who loves to study various rules and regulations, you will know that there are many strange laws in this world. For example, in some places, it is illegal to fall asleep in a cheese shop, and I don’t know why there is such a law. Compared with it, the prohibition of drinking on the beach in Hawaii seems much more reasonable.

However, the only reason why Mr. Maruki was willing to give up his rare vacation to come here was because the accommodation and food were provided. If you don't let him have a drink, isn't it the same as not letting him come?