Persona: Devil Summoner

"Well, I'm new here, so I'll completely listen to the judgement of you seniors. Besides, I myself once suggested whether or not to change my mind towards Kuniwa Okumura, and I certainly support that myself."

Jiang Tianwei looked around and said, "Then, the next target of change of heart will be Okumura Kuniwa. Does anyone have any objections? If not, then it's settled."

Naturally, no one raised any objections.

"Well, let's go to Kuniwa Okumura's palace tonight and check out the situation. Dismissed!"

The others had a class this afternoon, so after lunch and a meeting they had to go back to class. Goro Akechi had the police's investigation and evidence collection that needed his help, so everyone went back except Jiang Tianwei who had taken a leave.

Jiang Tianwei was bored and suddenly remembered that Ping Jiangmen had said before that he wanted to go to his tomb himself.

He is a very proactive person. He will go and do what he says, so he immediately started preparing to go to the Chiyoda area again.

However, the Sakurano group could not go in, let alone get in. There were police officers everywhere at the entrance, and the intersection was blocked with black and yellow tape, preventing people from entering.

In the past, this kind of situation would definitely be crowded with onlookers, but today was different, because the residents here all knew which houses were occupied by evil-looking demons, and they didn't even have time to avoid them, so why would they rush over to join in the fun? !

Anyway, he has an acquaintance named Goro Akechi in the police station. At worst, he can just ask him to take care of it. Jiang Tianwei is not too worried.

So he decisively went to look for Taira no Masakado's tomb.

This is a relatively rare symbol.

Normally, a villain like Taira no Masakado who committed treason would definitely be consigned to the pillar of shame in history and would be the target of criticism from the rulers. However, Taira no Masakado not only has his own tomb, but many people also believe in it.

A country like Japan, which is very cheesy, naturally has all kinds of cheesy rankings. In history, there are titles such as the Four Heavenly Kings of Tokugawa, the Sixteen Divine Generals, etc. A demon like Taira no Masakado naturally has a title of one of the four great vengeful spirits of all ages.

This is very strange, why a vengeful spirit would have such a strong belief.

Fortunately, Jiang Tianwei has a girlfriend who teaches Chinese. Although she is not a history major, as the saying goes, literature and history are inseparable. Those who study literature inevitably have to understand various historical knowledge. Kawakami Sadyo is naturally well aware of Taira no Masakado's story.

It is said that among the four great vengeful spirits, although Taira Masakado ranks only second, when it comes to the scope and intensity of his mischief, Taira Masakado far exceeds the other three. His mischief not only causes strange deaths, but even earthquakes, which were once believed to be caused by Masakado.

Moreover, among the four great vengeful spirits, only the legend of Taira no Masakado has any clear mention of his achievements in killing foreigners. It is said that after Japan's defeat in World War II, the United States took over Japan and prepared to flatten Masakado's tomb and turn it into a parking lot. As a result, the construction workers died mysteriously without getting out of the bulldozer.

In fact, as early as the Edo period, there were shoguns in the Tokugawa shogunate who believed that Taira no Masakado was not a traitor and overturned his verdict. They also regarded him as the guardian of Tokyo... There are even game companies that have to pay homage to Masakado before developing a new game, begging for the smooth development of the game. It's really weird.

Jiang Tianwei couldn't understand what logic this was, but at least she got the general idea. There was nothing she could do about it. After all, Kawakami Sadayo was not from the Edo period. How could she know why people did this?

Most of the reasons are just fabrications of later generations, just like “there are two trees at the door, one...one...”

Jiang Tianwei felt that the Jiangmen Tomb was no different from an ordinary tourist attraction, except that the greenery was a little better and the name on the tombstone was changed, but everything else was similar.

but……

(So ​​spooky...)

When Jiang Tianwei stepped in personally, the feeling was different.

The scenery was still the same, the sunshine was still the same, but a deep chill surged from his spine, and the colors in front of him seemed to be tinged with a light blue.

(It seems I need to be more careful.)

Considering the "test" of Taira Masakado on the plane, Jiang Tianwei was very careful and walked towards the seemingly plain square tombstone step by step. The three characters "Taira Masakado" on it seemed to have a strange magic...

"You're here, Ren Shura."

Just when Jiang Tianwei was on guard against whether the opponent would jump out from some corner and attack him with a knife, Ping Jiangmen appeared openly!

This time, he looked different from the purple defeated warrior I saw on the plane.

He was wearing a yellow official robe, holding a sword in his hand, and had a strange mask on his face that looked a bit like a facial mask, but also a bit like camouflage, with a white base and strange red patterns painted on it. His blue hair fluttered around his body without any wind.

"I am Pingjiangmen, and I have been waiting for you for a long time."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 595: NPC Giving Equipment is also a Part of RPG

The difference between the Ping Jiangmon in front of him and the Ping Jiangmon that Jiang Tianwei saw last time is really too big. The difference is just like that of Guo Qilin before and after losing weight.

To use the explanation of the mobile game version of a famous series, each hero has many sides, and only one side responds to the call.

According to this classification method, they can be roughly divided into: [Hero] Ping Jiangmen and [Fierce General] Ping Jiangmen. One is a hero who commands his people, and the other is a fierce general who gallops on the battlefield. They are of the same origin, but focus on different directions. Jiang Tianwei asked straight to the point: "So, when did you set your sights on me?"

"Haha, I'm not very sensitive to human time. Didn't the human Shura come here some time ago? He was riding in an iron carriage with a girl."

Jiang Tianwei thought about it and probably was talking about the last time he sent Sakurano Ei home.

"Then why me?"

"With a mortal body, you have integrated the essence of the devil. Don't you realize that you are a one-in-a-million special case?"

“I discovered that.”

"This world is about to enter chaos. There is an evil god lurking in the shadows, watching this world."

"So, in short, the world is going to end, right?"

Jiang Tianwei waved his hand with lack of interest.

How should I put it, something like the end of the world is quite shocking if you say it once or twice, but it becomes boring if you say it too much.

In games, there are countless examples of scaring people with the end of the world and pushing the protagonist to take action. However, even if someone clearly tells you that tomorrow is the end of the world! The planet is going to be destroyed!!! You can also save the game slowly, go to the hotel to sleep to get enough energy, and then open the task list and hidden achievement guide, and play for dozens of hours slowly.

Don't be afraid, you won't die as long as you don't trigger the flag.

In reality, there are also prophecies such as the end of the world in 2012. But aren't people still alive and well? It's really hard to understand why some people believe this. Some people even say that 2012 was predicted by the Mayans, so it must be true! It's really interesting. If the Mayans were so powerful, why aren't they ruling the world now...

After hearing so much about the end of the world, Jiang Tianwei is not afraid at all now and even feels like laughing.

"Haha, to be able to laugh out loud in the face of such a crisis, Ren Shura is truly a hero."

Ping Jiangmen praised him, and Jiang Tianwei interrupted, "So, when you asked me to come here, it shouldn't be just a simple chat, right?"

"Haha, young people are really impatient. It doesn't matter, because I am not a patient person - I am ready to hand this over to you."

Brush.

A long sword was pushed in front of Jiang Tianwei.

It was a katana with simple accessories.

It is hard to say what the actual combat capability of the Japanese characteristic weapon, the katana, is. This professional topic can be discussed by people in the martial arts circle. However, for the general public, the katana is undoubtedly a "cool" type.

This can be seen from the fact that even in many Chinese games, there is a katana character among the main characters, not to mention some competitive games, where the characters using the katana will even have famous memes like: Give me XX if you don’t, I’ll give it to you. You can see how cool this thing is in the eyes of ordinary people.

The sword Taira Masakado gave himself was the perfect example of handsomeness. Although it didn't have luxurious accessories, it made people unable to look away. This reminded him of a duel between two "countrymen" in the Chinese Cooking Master Boy. In the end, the reason why the general was so powerful was not because of his weapon but because of his own toughness. In the end, the cooking of the protagonist Xiao Danjia (Liu Angxing) was adopted.

The same is true for this knife. A true famous knife does not need those kinds of exaggerated decorations. Its own quality proves everything. The dark red scabbard is curved like a crescent moon, and the handle is wrapped with white cloth. From the outside, it looks unremarkable. Jiang Tianwei tried to pull it out, and the cold steel inside reflected Jiang Tianwei's face.

In TV dramas, I always see martial artists draw their swords, and a cold light hits their faces. I didn't expect to see it for real today. He closed the blade, and the whole weapon flowed through his palm and merged into his body. Although it was difficult to explain, Jiang Tianwei was sure that if he put on the phantom thief costume, he would have such a samurai sword on his waist.

"This sword will surely help you slay demons and monsters. I'll leave my unfinished business to you, Human Shura."

As Taira Masakado spoke, his figure gradually faded, as if electronic communications were being disrupted.

"You, are you running out of energy?"

Jiang Tianwei asked tentatively.

That makes sense. Although there are demons in this world, they are rare. According to Japan, there should be eight million gods in theory, but now, let alone eight million, we can't even find eighty.

"Hehe, I am a rebellious spirit, so I will not sit idly by and watch that false god destroy the world. Unfortunately, I am powerless, so I can only rely on you... Human Shura."

"Ah...ha, that false god, who is he, and how can I defeat him? If you have fought him before, what does he look like, what abilities does he have, and what attributes are he good at using? Can you at least give me some hints?"

"Too much talk would only do harm. Human Shura, finish the war against the demons - and try to keep a human heart. Go and kill all the false gods with your sword..."

Ping Jiangmen's voice became fainter and fainter. Jiang Tianwei scratched his head and felt that he had been thrown a huge burden without realizing it.

But it doesn’t matter.

As a human being in this world, there is no reason for me to just sit back and watch the world be destroyed.

I can't escape to outer space...

(Wait?!)

Suddenly, a terrible speculation flashed through Jiang Tianwei's mind like lightning.

Judging from the tone of Taira Masakado now, he must have challenged the false god himself, right? And he lost.

Then he is in a seriously injured state, right? So he gave me the knife and disappeared.

Then he created a clone to test me?! The key is that the clone is so strong?! How strong must the original Taira Masakado be?! Even the original Taira Masakado who is so strong lost to the false god, what kind of terrible thing is the false god...

But soon, Jiang Tianwei's worries were diluted by the joy of picking up a samurai sword for nothing.

As a teenager who is widely influenced by games and animations, Jiang Tianwei certainly has a passion for samurai swords. Japan is a nation that is very good at and keen on promoting its own culture to the world. After seeing so many handsome samurai swords on the screen, Jiang Tianwei has always wanted to get one to keep at home.

Especially after he had a gangster stepfather, he had this idea even more. In his crude fantasy, the essential things for a gangster boss were a screen with a tiger tattoo, samurai armor and a samurai sword, and a crooked old pine tree potted plant.

“There’s still time…”

Jiang Tianwei looked at the time on his mobile phone and found that there were still more than ten minutes before school was over. Considering that everyone had to pack their bags and take the tram after school, which would waste some time, it would take at least half an hour to an hour for everyone to gather.

"How about I go to Okumura Foods to check out the location first?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 596 What? It turns out that he is a capitalist

There is a famous line in the popular anime "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion", which goes "If the king does not act first, how can the army move?" This line, which was translated with a very ancient charm, touched Jiang Tianwei's young emotions at that time, and he deeply agreed with this line.

Therefore, as the leader of the second team of the Phantom Thieves, he came here alone to scout the area. This is definitely not American-style personal heroism!

(The evidence is that I am not entering the palace now, but confirming the situation across the building.)

Jiang Tianwei is currently drinking lemonade in a milk tea shop downstairs opposite the company building of Okumura Food. As for why it was lemonade, I forgot where I saw someone say that youth should taste as sour and sweet as lemon.

Okumura Foods is no different from all other large companies. As long as they have money, they will first think about building a tall, large and very imposing glass building as their company.

Even with Jiang Tianwei's eyesight, he couldn't see clearly the scenery in the building opposite. The tables by the window were okay, but to look inside, he would need not clairvoyance but X-ray vision.

But, to be honest, if a boy of this age has X-ray vision, who would use it to scout the place? He should definitely use it to do something more meaningful.

However, Jiang Tianwei also has his own sources of intelligence.

Don't forget, don't you have the most powerful spy in the world at your fingertips?

Thinking about it carefully, I seem to have ordered people around a lot, but in the end I didn't pay them a penny. It's like I'm working in a sweatshop.

Sometimes it's like this, it's okay when you don't think about it, but once you think about it, the more you think about it, the more scared you get.

First of all, look at how your Phantom Thieves Group operates now? Everyone listens to you. If you say it well, you are the captain and opinion leader. If you say it badly, you are the leader and the local tyrant!

So, even if he really became a local emperor, no matter how incompetent he was, he still had to pay the ministers. Have you ever paid these companions?

Then, there was the issue of overtime. Although he couldn't remember the exact number, Jiang Tianwei vaguely felt that he did have to attend emergency assemblies quite a few times... He hadn't read the Labor Law either, so was this kind of overtime in compliance with the Labor Law?

No salary, overtime based on the boss's mood, no fixed work process...

"Oh my goodness, am I also a black-hearted entrepreneur?!"

Jiang Tianwei suddenly noticed this surprising possibility.

Thinking of this, Jiang Tianwei suddenly felt guilty. He raised his hand and ordered five more cups of milk tea from the girl selling milk tea to share with the thieves who would be coming over soon.

Hmm? Why five cups? Excluding Kasumi Yoshizawa who can't drink beverages in real life, aren't there only four companions with names that have a very number-like number of characters: Sumire, Yusuke, Ichi-Ni-San, and Akechi Goro? - As the leader, shouldn't Jiang Tianwei reward himself with one more cup?

(Hmm, the distribution is uneven. Sure enough, I am a black-hearted capitalist.)

Jiang Tianwei cursed himself in his heart while thinking about things.

Jiang Tianwei didn't know how to help solve the situation at Master Liu's home. It was understandable that an elite suddenly became socially dead, which was a devastating thing to think about. Especially since he had suffered a lot to climb up to the top, and now he has fallen from grace, and the people around him are in a mood to beat him up, so it is difficult for him to turn things around.

Oh...if it really doesn't work, I might as well recommend Maruki-sensei to him.

His condition cannot be cured by ordinary psychological therapy. It must be this kind of powerful hypnosis...

However, this brings up another question: Is this reasonable? Although I have good intentions, this is a way of distorting other people's minds in order to save them...

This made him think of the previous debate with Maruki Takuto, which he had not yet won.

"Forget it, let's take one step at a time."

Jiang Tianwei sighed, and the milk tea girl beside him had already handed five new cups of milk tea to the table with a professional smile.

In order to change his mood, Jiang Tianwei simply poked a hole in the lid of the milk tea and drank it down from the rim of the cup. The cold and sweet milk tea flowed down his throat into his stomach, which made him feel a little refreshed.

Summer is so hard to bear.

He looked at the entrance of the building, expecting that the female spy he had sent out would come back like a puppy and jump into his arms. Suddenly, a black shadow flashed by, and Jiang Tianwei stood up involuntarily.