Persona: Devil Summoner

The teacher was too lazy to bother, after all, it was enough for these two people to show their achievements in their professional fields. Other things were not important.

That's why the two of them were able to sneak out of the school so quickly and meet up with Jiang Tianwei.

"I don't think it's an outsider. According to Actor, this kind of rapidly developing palace should be closely related to the people affected. Now that it's such a big deal in the news, it's hard to imagine that it's a palace owned by someone outside of the Sakurano Group."

The person who could offer such a calm and rational analysis was naturally Shinjima Makoto.

Jiang Tianwei thought that such a good student would feel regret for skipping class, but she looked normal. Perhaps this was the "moral licensing effect" in psychology? For a good student like her, even if she occasionally skipped class, the teacher would only think that she really had something urgent to do, and would not embarrass her, nor would he think that she was skipping class to do something bad.

"Yes, I think the same as Miss Zhen."

Goro Akechi agreed with her.

However, Makoto Niijima did not have any good feelings towards Goro Akechi, especially this person. Before Makoto Niijima awakened his persona, he had some unhappy friction with Goro Niijima.

Hearing that he agreed with him, Niijima ignored him. Akechi Goro scratched his head and said, "Oh, it seems that I am disliked. I get along well with Miss Ya."

"After all, I am me and my sister is my sister."

Shinjima replied coldly. Akechi Goro was frustrated and could only shrug his shoulders.

The atmosphere became cold, and Jiang Tianwei, as the leader, could only take the initiative to smooth things over: "So, stop chatting now, Comrade Mingzhi, now is the time for you to contribute to the team!"

"Oh! My long probation period is finally over?"

Goro Akechi laughed heartily, and Jiang Tianwei laughed even more heartily. Judging from the outside, who would have thought that these two people had their own thoughts and were literally incompatible.

"As a detective, you must have connections with the police, right? I need you to find the list of all members of the Sakurano Group in the police files. From the top cadres to the gardeners and maids, I want them all..."

Before Jiang Tianwei finished speaking, there was a sound from his cell phone.

"Keywords identified. Navigation started."

"Confirm the keyword, what did I say?!——Masaka?!"

Jiang Tianwei couldn't help but sweat on his forehead...

Could it be that this palace does not belong to one person, but is a palace shared by everyone? !

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 566: So-called Universal Cognition

I don’t know if anyone has ever doubted one thing, that is, many people grow up and live in different environments, but have very similar behavioral logic.

This behavior is similar to an innate conditioned reflex, just like if you beat a healthy person in any corner of the world, the other person will feel pain.

For example, the disgusting little black bug, which is referred to as G in Japan, is rarely taught by anyone to be disgusting. If children are not referred to extracurricular books, it is highly likely that there will be no explanation of this insect in the textbooks.

But when people see a G-Force crawling at high speed or even flying towards them with its wings spread, most people will instinctively feel scared and try to dodge.

This kind of "I just feel" without any reason constitutes universal cognition. Jungian psychology has a concept called collective unconsciousness, but unfortunately, Jiang Tianwei is not a psychologist, so he doesn't know whether this situation belongs to collective unconsciousness.

Now there is a question: since there is a certain common cognition among the collective, can we take this common cognition as a goal?

In the past, the owner of the palace was just one person.

But does this kind of common understanding exist among some people?

At least, this palace did.

The collective cognition of all members of the Sakurano Group became the foundation of the rampage. The universal cognition of everyone regarded the entire family as a city in ancient Japan.

This feeling made Jiang Tianwei tremble from the bottom of his heart.

He knew this situation all too well.

In order not to be isolated and lonely, people are often swept up by the "majority". In order not to become the focus of attention, they have to choose to be an ordinary and harmless person, a screw or gear in a collective, who will not threaten the whole, steal the show, or stand out, but just perform their obligations perfectly and complete their lives silently.

Perhaps this was the original atmosphere of the Sakurano Group? Everyone had a common idea, and then, because of some special weird things, their emotions went out of control.

And because this emotion is shared by everyone, it manifests itself in reality as everyone attacking the Kawahara group like crazy.

Jiang Tianwei analyzed this and kicked open the red-painted and nailed door in front of him without any courtesy.

Inside the broken gate, a mighty army of demons appeared...

Yes, this is a rare situation that can be called a legion.

Not only because of their large numbers, but also because of their discipline and attire.

If you often watch Japanese period dramas, you will definitely have some impression of the "Ashigaru" military unit. Ashigaru means infantry in Chinese. Japanese Ashigaru generally wear Japanese-style armor, which they call "Guzuku", and hold a long spear.

Now, the spearmen wearing green armor were neatly lined up in a square formation, standing in the yard as if they were at a military parade. As soon as they saw the door being broken open so violently, all the soldiers raised their spears in unison, and the cold spear tips instantly formed a tight assault formation!

This coordinated movement made the sound of the gun blade tearing through the air particularly clear.

"Wow, it looks like we're in trouble - so, as Phantom Thieves, shouldn't we sneak in quietly?"

Goro Akechi asked.

No matter how many times I see it, I feel that Goro Akechi's Phantom Thief costume is incompatible with the style of the Phantom Thieves. It's not only his cool mask that looks like a medieval doctor with a bird's beak, but also his color scheme. Most of the Phantom Thieves have inconspicuous colors. For example, Joker wears black clothes and a white mask, while Akechi wears a red mask and white clothes, and is decorated with many golden tassels. He really looks like a prince in a fairy tale.

Well, if you want to say it's out of place, Jiang Tianwei's own Peking Opera costume is also very eye-catching, so he has no right to say it's wise.

Jiang Tianwei smiled and said, "You saw it too. With so many people inside, how can we sneak in? Anyway, we just need to kill all the witnesses."

As he spoke, a metal giant appeared behind him. As Jiang Tianwei touched the mask with his finger, a blue flame burned fiercely and the characteristic patterns of Peking Opera mask appeared on his face.

The metal giant behind him also transformed into a muscular close combat persona, Overlord Xiang Yu.

"Oh my, our leader just likes this simple and rough method..."

Shinjima sighed helplessly, but unlike her reluctant expression, she raised her hands and clenched her fingers into fists. Although she didn't do anything special, she could hear the crackling sound of loose joints in the air...

This action often means that someone who is good at boxing is about to start attacking with all his strength.

Maybe it's because of the pressure...

It is really easy to accumulate stress if you want to be a good student.

One of the best ways to release stress is violence.

“Since you are going to do it, then make it beautiful. That’s what an artist should do.”

Kitagawa Yusuke's mask and the fox tail decoration on his belt remind people of Japan's fox demon culture no matter how you look at it.

"Oh, then, I have to work hard too. After all, this is my first time competing. If I don't perform well, how can I succeed?"

Goro Akechi smiled and summoned his own perosna, a man who looked like a macho character straight out of an American comic book, with an inverted triangle physique and red and white colors that were almost the same as Akechi's own taste. From the shape, he looked very much like an American superhero, wearing a gorgeous tight combat suit and holding a huge bow and arrow in his hand. The golden bow arm was made into a shape similar to a blade and a bird's wing, with a huge golden arrow automatically resting on it.

"Okay, since you have this idea, then I'll leave this place to you. Let's break through first."

Jiang Tianwei blurted out this, and Mingzhi Goro quickly smiled and said, "No, no, I just said it casually, don't take it seriously. Shouldn't we work as a team?"

Just as the two were jokingly bickering, a large group of foot soldiers rushed out from the door.

This is the image of a Japanese samurai called "Momoo". Yes, as the name suggests, he is the prototype of the Japanese national fairy tale "Momotaro".

This person can be said to represent what a samurai should be like in the minds of the Japanese.

Therefore, Jiang Tianwei did not break through, and he was physically ineffective, so of course he could escape unscathed. His current situation was like you had an invincible plug-in, and you could just rush in. But the teammates behind him couldn't do that.

So he chose to meet the enemy at the door. Although he did not say it explicitly, everyone understood what he meant and no one tried to rush forward.

This is one of the few shortcomings of large-scale military operations.

Too much terrain.

Why were the Spartan warriors able to resist the Persian army at Thermopylae? To put it bluntly, it was because the terrain was narrow. If it were a large plain, it would have been washed away long ago. But now, the gate destroyed by Jiang Tianwei served as the "Thermopylae".

As part of the palace, Taosheng's army would certainly not destroy their own palace, so they could only choose to attack from the gate that Jiang Tianwei kicked open. However, in this way, no matter how huge the gate is, it would be impossible for more than a dozen gentlemen with spears to pass side by side?

In this way, the enemy's numerical advantage cannot be brought into play.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 567 You also have universal attack? ? !

Battles can be roughly divided into two categories: forwards and defenders.

In terms of the game, professions that look tough and strong, such as warriors and knights, should be pushed to the top, while archers and magicians should be placed at the back.

According to this very otaku-style classification standard, all the Momoyu samurai in the Sakurano group are power forwards.

Coincidentally, on Jiang Tianwei's side, Jiang Tianwei himself is an absolute super power forward. Niijima Makoto and Yusuke are both good at physical attacks. One is good at tearing through the enemy's formation with a samurai sword, and the other is invincible with his iron fists and can suppress the opponent with just a pair of fists.

Togo Ichimi is obviously a support type. Her persona is named Moriarty. If you know the Sherlock Holmes series, you will know that this is a strong opponent of Sherlock Holmes. No matter how you think about it, she is not the type who is particularly good at fighting.

As for Goro Akechi, to use modern terminology, he is an all-rounder who can play as a forward or a defender.

This kind of formation with both forwards and defenders is obviously more comfortable than a warrior corps with only forwards. Especially in this world with strange magic, it is not enough to just charge with a spear.

Moreover, speaking of spears, Jiang Tianwei's weapon is also a spear. Although they all use spears, their skills are completely different. Taosheng only exists in ancient Japanese legends, and is not even as famous as the derivative work Momotaro. Their spear skills are not stronger than Scathach, who taught the Irish Son of Light in the legend.

If we take into account the differences in physical fitness, there is no comparison.

The spear in Jiang Tianwei's hand was like a flying dragon. The spear was spinning and whirling from beginning to end. The black spear was circling around his body at such a fast speed. His arms, waist, legs, back, and ribs all became the play space for this black dragon.

The spear is a weapon that requires a lot of skill. Although everyone says that the spear is the weapon with the highest winning rate in the combat circle, that is only for people who know how to use it. If you are a novice, the most suitable weapon is always a sword and a shield.

Now, the battle between Jiang Tianwei and Tao Sheng can highlight this difference in proficiency.

The Taoshengs formed a dense spear formation and charged forward fearlessly, with the cold spear tips aimed at Jiang Tianwei's body, but Jiang Tianwei swept the black spear in his hand, as if deliberately teasing the opponent, and made a cross among the aligned spear shafts, and the spear tips just happened to pass over the fingers of these demons.

The extremely sharp gun blade, even if it is just a light touch and seemingly casual brush, its unstoppable edge will directly tear the flesh and cut the bones.

The reason why people can grasp weapons is because of their fingers. When their fingers are broken, no matter how hard they try, it will be of no avail.

Just after Jiang Tianwei succeeded, suddenly, the scenery in front of him changed.

Although the enemy soldiers were still pouring in like a tide, the painful expressions on the samurai's faces had all disappeared.

This is not because the other party has the ability to regenerate itself or has the ability to heal, but...

(Is it a switch? What a useful skill.)

Jiang Tianwei thought so, and thrust the spear in his hand violently, piercing the heart of the person opposite him. Then Jiang Tianwei shook his wrist, and the spear went through the heart. The enemy was completely hanging on his weapon, like a deformed sledgehammer!

Immediately after that, Jiang Tianwei made moves left and right, and the soldier who had transformed into a hammer danced with Jiang Tianwei's spear, directly opening a gap in the enemy's dense formation!

While opening up the situation, Jiang Tianwei looked back at the battle situation.

Sure enough, at some point, a thin silk thread was hung on their backs. Goro Akechi, Makoto Niijima and Yusuke Kitagawa each had one, and the final connection point of these silk threads was Togo Ichirakuji.

This is the ability of her persona Moriarty. She can use these threads to control the status of the linked people to a certain extent, just like playing chess, and make effects such as changing their positions or strengthening them.

And just now, it was she who switched the positions of Jiang Tianwei and Kitagawa Yusuke.

"Goemon! Come on, show off!"

Although Kitagawa Yusuke was a little surprised when he first moved to the position, he is a great artist with a very unique vision, and his artist's independent demeanor makes him not care about such small details!

Behind him, a mechanical-style version of the legendary thief Ishikawa Goemon appears. Holding a Japanese umbrella and a big pipe, this persona has an ice attribute!

As Kitagawa Yusuke lowered his body and swept his sword, a cold air spread from his sword, instantly freezing the Momoo Army in front of him.

These people had their fingers cut off by Jiang Tianwei. Just as they were looking at their hands in shock, they were frozen into ice cubes by Yusuke!

"Fox, get down!"

Suddenly, a stern voice from Shinjima Makoto came from behind. Kitagawa Yusuke did not suspect anything. He was originally squatting with his sword sheathed, but he immediately lowered his body and spread his limbs like a spider, keeping his whole body close to the ground without getting his clothes dirty.

Boom! Buzz!

The sound of a motorcycle starting up was heard, and the next moment, a futuristic motorcycle came flying out, almost brushing against Kitagawa Yusuke's back!

This is the real persona of Niijima. The shape of the motorcycle makes her persona look so unconventional. Because this is not an ordinary motorcycle, of course it cannot be viewed with normal thinking. This thing can not only jump off the ground, but also race at a very high speed. Most importantly, it can also use magic!!!

Let me ask you, is a motorcycle that can use magic cool? That's just too cool!

Shinjima was standing in the air, riding the bike. As she pulled the handlebars hard, the whole bike went sideways in the air. The wide and heavy bottom of the motorcycle had now become a weapon in her hands! The Momoyu warriors, who were originally frozen into lumps of ice, had no way to defend themselves. They were knocked to the ground by her with a bang!

"I see. A persona that allows you to swap positions with your companions? That's an interesting idea! Got it!"

Akechi Goro muttered to himself, and suddenly a smug smile appeared on his face. He said to Togo Ichi-San, "Lady, can you please switch places with Ms. Motorcycle?"

Perhaps he knew that code names should not be used here from the fact that everyone in the Phantom Thieves did not call each other by their names but called each other by their code names. But unfortunately, he did not know what the code names of these two people were, so he could only use this pretentious statement.

Fortunately, Yi Er San understood, and the persona behind her who was like a magician crossed his hands, and the silk threads between his hands touched each other and quickly reconnected!

Shinjima Makoto had just stopped her motorcycle and was about to turn around and release a burst of nuclear thermal magic to destroy the enemies that were rushing over. However, the next moment, she found that she was in the wrong position.

Goro Akechi replaced her and stood on the ice-cold soldier who was hit and lying down. He turned around gorgeously like an extremely enthusiastic actor. Behind him, persona Robin Hood raised the exaggerated golden bow in his hand and raised it to the sky.