Persona: Devil Summoner

Kamapuri's next words were much more earnest. He described in detail the legendary man Shura. According to the legend, this man Shura possessed mysterious means that could control all kinds of gods, demons and monsters, so he had an alias called the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons. Moreover, it was said that he was also very good at fighting and was a super hexagonal warrior with no blind spots.

It sounded as if Kamapuri was giving earnest instructions and persuading the two people.

But in fact, this god was holding back a lot of evil, hoping that these two stupid female fairies would really cause trouble for Human Shura. At that time, whether it was to test whether Human Shura's actual combat power was as terrible as the legend, or to let these two people die and vent his anger, it would be very cost-effective!

Therefore, he hid a lot of important information in his words, and deliberately made the fighting power of Human Shura several levels weaker, making the two people think that they might be able to defeat Human Shura...

Sure enough, Artemis thought for a moment and said to Fang Zexia: "I say... since you are practicing, why don't you challenge the human Shura?"

Fang Zexia was not interested. After all, she just found out that this Shura was a male devil, so it had nothing to do with her.

"You can go if you want. I'm going back..."

"Great, let's go find Ren Shura together!"

"Me?! I, I won't go, right? Look, I haven't washed my face or brushed my teeth - don't pull me, why should I go with you? He didn't do anything to us, why should we pick on him?! Don't do this! I want to enjoy the sunshine and beaches of Hawaii with Jiang Jiang!!!"

By the way, during the next few days of the school trip, Artemis and Kasumi Yoshizawa were always looking for the so-called human Shura, but for some reason, the two of them didn’t find the human Shura until the end of the school trip. It was really strange!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 546 A Midsummer Night's Dream (Part )

I forgot who said this, "The night will always pass, and the dawn is not far away." Anyway, it's roughly the same meaning. It is often quoted in various inspirational stories. It is obviously very well-known, but without looking it up on Baidu Encyclopedia, it is difficult to remember who said it.

This sentence is often quoted to encourage people to grit their teeth and persevere.

But Jiang Tianwei didn’t understand it that way.

Just like the famous saying "Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration", although in most cases this saying is used to prove that hard work is important, in fact, what Edison meant when he said this was that 1% inspiration is more important than 99% perspiration.

Similarly, Jiang Tianwei's understanding of the opening sentence is: Don't worry about where the dawn is, the night is coming anyway! And it will definitely not be short.

Now Jiang Tianwei is lying on the balcony of the room, watching the sunset in Hawaii.

To be fair, it was a magnificent scenery. The golden afterglow was glittering on the endless coast, the dazzling clouds in the sky spread continuously and gradually expanded towards the back. On the beach, you could see people who had not enjoyed enough of the summer sunshine and were leaving lazily and reluctantly.

The air was filled with the sweet scent of flowers and coconuts, my ears were filled with the white noise of waves and seagulls, and in front of me was a beautiful scene like a painting. Originally, this should have been a feast of beauty...

But Jiang Tianwei was in no mood to appreciate it. His mood was extremely heavy, and he even began to complain that Houyi was too idle. Why did you shoot the sun? Ten were too many, and it would be fine if you kept two. Why did you only keep one? What if something happened to the sun? There was no one to take over, and no sick leave or vacation. This was not in compliance with the labor law!

Jiang Tianwei actually didn’t hate the night that much. To him, day and night were almost the same, but... when he thought of the tragic battle last night, Jiang Tianwei wanted to escape from here from the bottom of his heart.

But even if you really escape, what will happen next? Will you go back to Japan? Will you see these girls again? Then won't you still have to think hard to find an excuse to fool them?

"Although I always envisioned a harem when I read novels, when I actually tried to start one myself, I realized that it wasn't that wonderful at all..."

Jiang Tianwei threw the book "Ichizoku of the Student Council" in his hand onto his roommate's bed. This was originally a light novel that his roommate brought over. He originally wanted to try to find out how the legendary harem king Sugisaki Ken allocated his time to deal with several girls, but in the end, he not only did not learn any experience, but also wasted his time. It was really sad.

(Speaking of which, there seemed to be a motorcycle game in the past, where you constantly consumed fuel to compete, and then there was no prize money for the competition, but instead you were given new fuel to compete in a new race... Oh no, why am I distracted again...)

Jiang Tianwei cursed himself in his heart for being useless, but he didn't know that the instinct of living things is to seek benefits and avoid harm. The fact that he always had wild thoughts now actually catered to this mechanism of avoiding harm!

His instinct told him that thinking about these women would only hurt himself!

"Otherwise, just go and ask Long Si and the others to share a room."

Jiang Tianwei muttered this in self-abandonment.

As he watched the sun sink into the sea bit by bit, his heart grew colder and colder.

"Or, let's go find Mr. Maruki... Since he's an accomplice, let him show some sincerity... No, no, this is not okay. Isn't this what is called abusing public power for personal gain? No, no, this goes against my noble character..."

Just when Jiang Tianwei was extremely distressed, suddenly, his cell phone buzzed.

If it was a normal day, he would probably take it naturally to see who contacted him. But now... he just felt that the small square on the bed that kept vibrating and glowing was a signal from the devil.

"Hey - it's death anyway, just come on!"

Jiang Tianwei's mind was filled with many revolutionary martyrs at this moment, some of whom sacrificed themselves to blow up bunkers, some remained silent in the flames, and some lifted millstone-sized stones to throw at the enemy. It was just as the saying goes, everyone has to die, some are heavier than Mount Tai, some are lighter than a feather - but compared with the above three, Jiang Tianwei's "death" was really lighter than a feather...

As expected, the message on the screen was from a woman.

But what I didn’t expect was that it was Baek Jong Naoto? !

The content is also very brief: "Come to the beach."

Jiang Tianwei peeked out of the window again. His eyes quickly scanned the beach like a high-precision camera and he found Bai Zhongzhidou in a corner.

She changed into a swimsuit, the aqua blue waterproof fabric matched her hair color very well. She seemed to have just swum in the sea, her whole body was wet, and she casually wrapped a large white towel around her shoulders, hiding half of her body in it. She was holding a mobile phone in both hands, leaning back and resting her neck on the back of the bench.

Jiang Tianwei hurried over. It would take at least 20 minutes to walk from the hotel where he was to the beach where Bai Zhongzhidou was, so Jiang Tianwei chose to jump out of the window upstairs. At the same time, he had an idea in his mind. No matter who came to see him at night, he would just say one word!

I'm discussing the case with Detective Baek Jong! Let's put aside the love affair!

What a perfect excuse!

Jiang Tianwei hurried to Naoto's side. She was a little different now from the superstar who was the center of attention during the day. At least when Jiang Tianwei looked at her, he didn't feel that there was any strange pink filter on her. He didn't know if it was because he was already used to her look in a swimsuit.

"Oh, you're here. These past two days have been really tough."

Bai Zhongzhidou saw him coming from a distance and greeted him.

When Jiang Tianwei thought about the mess in his room and the mess outside in the past two days, he smiled awkwardly and said nothing.

"Really? When I'm with you, my pace is always disrupted. Let's go and have something to eat. I'll treat you."

Bai Zhongzhidou said and pointed to a stall not far away.

In Japan, these small shops selling things on the beach are collectively called sea houses, where you can buy drinks, snacks and even meals. Like all beaches that focus on tourism, these shops mainly serve tourists and give them a feeling of "our place is fresh and delicious, with a very local flavor"! Hawaii is no exception in this regard.

Jiang Tianwei looked at the shrimp and garlic pattern on the stall flag over there, and could faintly smell a particularly strong seafood aroma, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva. Seeing him like this, Bai Zhongzhidou smiled and stood up: "Let's go, what are you standing there for."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 547 A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shrimp)

Hawaiian-style garlic shrimp is similar to Changsha stinky tofu, Wuhan hot dry noodles, Dacheng donkey meat hot pot, and Chongqing spicy chicken. They all sound like local specialties, but most of the time you can only eat them in other places.

Regardless of how the locals actually view these foods, or whether they recognize them as representative of the local area, they do allow outsiders to experience the local flavor.

The same goes for Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp, the unique aroma becomes stronger as you get closer.

There seems to be a saying that why European food tastes different from Asian food? The answer is that different oils are used. Europe uses a lot of butter, while Asia uses less butter. Therefore, European food with a strong butter flavor will make Asians feel exotic.

"Can I help you peel the shrimp later?"

Since others had paid for the meal, Jiang Tianwei couldn't just do nothing. Suddenly he remembered that he seemed to have read somewhere that there are several moments when women most appreciate men, and one of them is when a boy takes the initiative to help a girl peel shrimps.

It seems to mean that girls generally care about their image. Peeling shrimp skins is not only easy to prick your hands, but also easy to get sauce on your hands. Especially when eating spicy crayfish, taking the initiative to help the other person peel the shrimp skins will greatly improve your scores.

Hearing his initiative, Bai Zhongzhidou burst out laughing. She shook her head helplessly and said half-jokingly, "Okay, then I'll trouble you."

"You, are you Japanese?"

The shop owner who was cooking the prawns was a textbook enthusiastic and unrestrained person, and he never forgot to chat while cooking. He asked questions in a mixture of English and Japanese. Although Jiang Tianwei wanted to explain that he was Chinese, he thought, what's the point of explaining to a foreigner he didn't know? Anyway, these Americans couldn't tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese and Koreans, so why bother to explain to him?

Seeing that he didn't say anything, the boss thought he had guessed correctly and continued, "Do you know the Phantom Thieves?"

Jiang Tianwei looked up in surprise after hearing this abrupt remark. Bai Zhongzhidou explained to him in a low voice: "The Phantom Thieves are also very popular abroad. After all, Medjay is a world-class organization..."

After she explained this, Jiang Tianwei understood. It was like even though he had never been to Europe or Africa, he knew that Bin Laden was executed and Saddam was hanged. The popularity of these international organizations was unexpectedly high, so the reputation of the Phantom Thieves who took down the international organizations would naturally rise.

"Please go to the Phantom Thieves and tell them for me: 'Please, help everyone change their minds! Let everyone fall in love with Prawns'!"

"Ah, ahahaha, yes, yes. You can tell me when you see me."

Jiang Tianwei looked at this enthusiastic shop owner. What else could he say? He could only evade the question. The boss probably just took it as a joke and didn't take it seriously.

For the boss, the Phantom Thieves is just a topic used to build relationships with Japanese customers, just like a certain comedian who always likes to say, "Dear audience friends, I miss you so much!" But in fact, no one in the audience is his dearest, and he has not lost his precious life due to lovesickness. It is just something that people listen to and laugh at.

Hawaiian-style garlic shrimp, you can tell from the name, it must contain garlic, shrimp and Hawaiian style. The fresh shrimp just out of the water in Hawaii, the shell is opened with a knife, the shrimp thread is picked out, coated with frying powder, fried with butter and minced garlic, mixed with parsley, and finally dripped with lemon juice, and served with rice. The rich aquatic flavor is like a heavy punch to Jiang Tianwei's nose.

He couldn't help it, and regardless of the heat, he picked up one and put it in his mouth. It was crunchy and crispy, and the shrimp meat was very soft.

It turns out that Hawaiian-style garlic shrimps do not need to be peeled... Jiang Tianwei kept this in mind.

Jiang Tianwei thought that he and Bai Zhongzhidou were going to walk, eat and visit the night market together, but he didn't expect that Bai Zhongzhidou would take the things and take him back to the bench.

This behavior shows that she has no special idea about the night market. The reason why she brought me there was all about this plate of shrimp. She might just use shrimp to ease the relationship...

Baek Jong Naoto was eating crispy fried shrimps while sitting on a bench looking out at the sea. Dusk and moonlit night were alternating, and the orange color was transitioning to purple-black at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"I thought girls didn't like garlic."

Jiang Tianwei vaguely felt that he had seen it somewhere that women don’t like eating garlic very much, not because it’s spicy, but because of the bad breath.

Bai Zhongzhidou had obviously heard this before, and said with a smile: "Do you think your breath is bad?"

As she spoke, she put her hand to her mouth, blew a breath, and was about to smear it on Jiang Tianwei's face. Jiang Tianwei quickly shook his head: "I, I didn't say that, that was what you said."

"Look at you."

Bai Zhongzhidou smiled brightly, revealing a row of white teeth. Of course, she did not make any intimate gestures like those between lovers flirting. Her biggest problem was that she was too rational. A rational person would not do anything presumptuous.

"Why do you think I asked you out?"

Bai Zhongzhidou asked the question actively. The last rays of the setting sun were painted on her cheek, making her neutral face look very soft.

(You fancy me?)

Jiang Tianwei thought so in his heart, but didn't dare to say it out loud.

"I'm asking you out so you don't have to think of ways to fend off those girls who want to sneak into your room every day. Is that what you think?"

"Are you a detective or a fortune teller? How come you are so accurate?"

Bai Zhong Zhidou smiled again, but this smile was different from the confident smile in the past. There was a hint of sadness in her eyes.

"Because you're a detective, you can deduce the correct answer. By the way, when you heard my question just now, did you mean that I asked you out because I like you?"

When Jiang Tianwei heard this, she secretly swore in her heart that she would give up thinking in front of Bai Zhongzhidou in the future. She would never think about anything. This person was too scary. How could he guess the winning number of the Mark Six lottery next time?

"Well, this conclusion can't be considered wrong. When I'm with you, my pace is always disrupted. It's really... I don't know what to say."

She put the half-eaten prawns on the edge of the bench, supported her hands on her knees, and looked out at the sea with serious eyes. She seemed to be telling a story, or as if she was talking to herself: "The Baekjong family has maintained close cooperation with the police for generations. In fact, being a detective was not my first choice. In other words, being a detective in this style is not my original intention. Have you seen Detective Conan?"

"My dad let me go when he was in Hawaii."

"When did your dad go to Hawaii?"

Jiang Tianwei cleverly used a joke to tell her that he knew.

"When I was a kid, I wanted to be a detective like in cartoons, with mysterious detective gadgets, a dashing and handsome appearance, helping people in need solve problems as fast as lightning, and solving all the complex and difficult puzzles. That was my original idea."

"Um……"

Jiang Tianwei didn't know what to say at this time. He could only keep eating shrimps and occasionally respond to avoid making the atmosphere awkward.

Bai Zhong Zhidou took a deep breath and seemed to have made up his mind...

"I've known for a long time that admitting the truth deep inside me is like something is wrong. As a detective, it's lame to not dare to face the truth, right?"

"Well, it's not that bad..."

"This is the conclusion I came to after arriving in Hawaii. As a detective, no matter how strange the current situation is, I have to acknowledge the objective facts before discussing subjective things. So, I think I need to admit a fact first - I...I...I like you."

"Eh?! Are you confessing at this time?!"

Jiang Tianwei was startled.

Bai Zhongzhidou was even more shocked: "Hey, isn't this atmosphere just right?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 548 A Midsummer Night's Dream (Part )

Romance is a difficult thing to define.

Because it is a person's subjective feeling. And subjectivity cannot be evaluated. To put it bluntly, some people have habits that are difficult for others to understand.

So everyone has a different perception of romance. For example, some people think that if you transfer 1314520 to your girlfriend during the holidays, she will think it is very romantic. But if you interview women, there will always be some girlfriends who think that transferring money is the least romantic and it is a perfunctory behavior. Compared with direct money transactions, they prefer something more romantic.

According to Bai Zhongzhidou's understanding, or according to the information she found, if she wants to express her true feelings, she must find a romantic atmosphere.

What is romance? This is what she doesn't understand.

Just like the argument above, everyone has a different understanding of romance, and Baek Jong Naoto has no way to learn from other people's experiences. In the end, he can only choose the practices that have the "widest audience" or "highest support rate."

Specifically, it is: dusk, waves, peaceful air, not too bright light, and dinner.

Originally, she thought that all these elements put together constituted what is called romance, and this was the most suitable atmosphere to express her feelings. Unexpectedly, Jiang Tianwei looked like he didn't know what to do.