Persona: Devil Summoner

Jiang Tianwei rolled his eyes and said, "I don't know. I was not feeling well today. I went to the Takemi Internal Medicine Hospital for treatment and slept for a long time. I just came back."

"I see. Sorry to bother you."

It seemed that his calm attitude deceived the other party, and Jiang Tianwei passed the checkpoint safely and returned to his home. In the familiar environment, he felt relieved as if he had escaped from the dead. He lay on the bed happily, as if he wanted to spit out all the depression during this period, and let out a long breath.

Even if someone really asks me, I am not lying! I am telling the truth! If you check, you will find that I have indeed slept for a long time.

The question now is... what is the Demon War...

When did I get involved...

Ah, really, if only there was someone who could help me sort it all out!!!

Jiang Tianwei lay on the bed, turned into a bug, and sighed.

Suddenly, his cell phone rang and he received a text message...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 68 Have you ever heard of getting two paychecks for one job?

Jiang Tianwei thought that someone might send him text messages for various reasons.

The most common ones are harassment and fraudulent text messages. Then the person who might send me a text message is someone from the Phantom Thieves, or maybe Detective Baek Jong might send me a message.

But, when it comes to unexpectedness, no one is as amazing as the one Jiang Tianwei met today...

Because... the person who sent me a message was actually the maid Betty! Translated, it turned out to be Teacher Sadayo Kawakami? !

She asked herself in a very little girl's tone, with many emojis and emoticons, whether she should name her...

Nomination is not a big deal.

However, now we have to consider the medical expenses of Master Liu. According to Wu Jianmiao, because Master Liu cannot speak the language, he cannot contact his family for the time being, so the medical expenses are paid by Miss Wu Jian. Naturally, this bill will be charged to Jiang Tianwei.

But... after weighing the pros and cons, Mr. Kawakami is a teacher in the school after all, and he cannot be easily offended. Since he is begging me in such a coquettish voice, I can't be ungrateful!

Under pressure from the head teacher, Jiang Tianwei had to respond with a "yes".

She originally thought that the teacher would take about ten to several dozen minutes to arrive, but unexpectedly, she knocked on Jiang Tianwei's door in just a few minutes.

"What's going on?"

The two people through the door saw each other and couldn't help but say the same thing.

What Mr. Kawakami found strange was of course the door of Mr. Liu next door. It was a wreckage that was obviously torn apart by a strong external force, and there was also a warning tape commonly used by the police on the door. Anyone who saw it would find it strange, right?

Jiang Tianwei's surprise came from Mr. Kawakami himself...

The teacher is wearing a maid outfit today, just like usual.

The teacher still had her eyes painted big today, deliberately pretending to be young. To be honest, it looked a bit weird, and she was not as good looking as without makeup... just like usual.

The only thing in her hand... was a cheap plastic bag filled with all kinds of clothes...

"Teacher, you don't want to live here, do you?"

This was Jiang Tianwei’s first reaction.

Teacher Kawakami's face fell immediately: "What are you thinking about! How can a teacher and a student make such a joke?"

Jiang Tianwei thought to himself: It's like a joke that you dressed up as a maid and came to my house!

"This is the job of the previous owner. He - he also lives in Sixuan, and asked me to use the public washing machine over there to wash clothes. I thought, don't you have a washing machine at home? Anyway, you don't need someone to watch you wash clothes, so this time is wasted~"

Mr. Kawakami narrowed his eyes, just like the fox character that often appears in animations.

Although I don't know who has so much free time to hire a maid to help with the laundry - and use the public coin-operated washing machine outside - I really don't know what to say.

"So, is there anything you need, classmate Jiang? Cleaning the room, washing clothes, cooking, etc. All of those are fine - but seriously, has something happened to the old man next door?"

(The real purpose is revealed... I said the teacher didn't come for me, he came for the old man's craftsmanship...).

Jiang Tianwei thought this awkwardly as he walked to the kitchen and took out two boxes of instant noodles.

"Master Liu fell off the bed today and now has a problem with his hip. Let's just make do with this today."

Seeing that his little thoughts were seen through by Jiang Tianwei, Teacher Kawakami blushed and coughed dryly: "Leave this kind of small matter to me! Master, just wait patiently~".

Although Sadayo Kawakami is not very good at cooking (mainly because she doesn't have the time or energy to do it), for something like instant noodles, one only needs to add hot water and wait, so there shouldn't be any problems.

With the humming sound of the washing machine and the smell of cheap sauce packets in the air, Jiang Tianwei suddenly felt that there was a lot more life in his little house.

Not long ago, this place was dirty and messy, just like the stereotypical otaku room in anime. Now, it has become like a home.

"Speaking of which, Jiang, do you know any part-time jobs that pay well?"

While eating noodles, Mr. Kawakami took the time to ask. Thinking carefully, since Jiang Tianwei can afford the 5000 yen maid service fee, it means that he had a well-paid part-time job in the past, and there might be some clues.

"I really don't know. I also want to..."

Teacher Kawakami sighed, "Isn't it true that the world is not that simple?

"——Teacher, what do you want so much money for?"

As soon as Jiang Tianwei saw the opportunity, he asked tentatively.

He was still brooding over the news that Fang Zexia had overheard. Why on earth would the teacher make such a "disabling" phone call to her?

Upon hearing Jiang Tianwei's question, Mr. Kawakami's body shook involuntarily. He pretended to be calm and said, "What are you talking about? Do you need any special reason to want money?"

"Do you feel that the previous phone call was a bit strange?"

"Ahhh, that, that's me...my sister from my hometown! She's sick and needs money for surgery!"

In response to her words, Jiang Tianwei looked up at Fang Zexia who was floating in the air. The little girl crossed her hands across her chest and made a big X. It was obvious that Teacher Kawakami was lying.

"Oh, that's not easy."

Sometimes, even though you know the truth, you still pretend to be ignorant. This dishonest behavior is often called being slick.

There was nothing much to say, and the two of them silently lowered their heads and ate instant noodles.

The washing and drying didn't take long. The clothes looked strange. There were men's and women's clothes, modern clothes, and some with a taste that looked like cosplay clothes. There were even some very small clothes that seemed too small for adults to wear...

Who on earth would collect so many messy clothes and wash them together... I really want to see what kind of person he is!

Jiang Tianwei thought so in his heart.

Now that the clothes were washed, Mr. Kawakami's main job was over. She was originally quite ashamed and wanted to help Jiang Tianwei do something, but he refused.

At night, Jiang Tianwei was the only living person in the room, and the room fell into deathly silence again.

On the one hand, the reason for sending Teacher Kawakami away was that he had not figured out how to deal with her lie, and on the other hand, it was because Jiang Tianwei did have a lot of things he wanted to test.

The demon summoning program that I couldn't explain before, today, wow, my app icon has a red border outside, which looks particularly eye-catching. I clicked it and saw that the content inside has not changed. It's just the introduction interface in the APP. The original dark blue background like the ocean has many red ribbons.

This change, obviously, occurred after the Demon War.

Jiang Tianwei didn’t think the skull patterns on his fingers and the changes in the APP were coincidences.

It’s a pity now that no one can tell me what this is.

Moreover, since it is called [War], it is obvious that there cannot be only one Demon Bullfighter. In the past, Jiang Tianwei only felt that there was no need to understand the principle, as long as he knew how to use it. But now, this confusion made him encounter the biggest mystery.

If you think about it carefully, you will realize that you were dragged into the Demon War because you tried to summon demons in reality.

Is it possible?

With the idea of ​​giving it a try, Jiang Tianwei summoned the devil again. A mid-demon named Pumpkin Jack with a pumpkin head, a blue cloak, and a pointed hat that looked very much like a wizard also responded to the summons.

Jiang Tianwei took a piece of waste paper and asked it to burn, and it burned obediently.

Everything was so logical. However, this time Jiang Tianwei was not dragged into the abyss of consciousness, and there was no other demon to challenge him... How strange.

"Really, such a mysterious ability..."

Jiang Tianwei sighed and sat on the bed. The phone rang again...

After a quick glance, there was no ripple this time. It was just a reminder of the topic in the Phantom Thieves chat group.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 69 I am not hated. Absolutely not!

There is an old Chinese saying that goes, "Birds of a feather flock together." Naturally, the group chat content of the Phantom Thieves group that Jiang Tianwei belongs to is not particularly difficult to understand. Swordsmen and swordsmen must be discussing swordsmanship, scholars and scholars must be discussing literature, robbers and robbers must be discussing how to work more efficiently, and the topics of the Phantom Thieves... must be those that will get you in jail if you talk about them!

After the Kamoshida incident, everyone still decided to become a Phantom Thief, but this involves a problem, there is no suitable target! Originally, everyone was very proud and wanted to find a few big names to start with, and then let the name of the Phantom Thief resound throughout the world. A certain blond bad Phantom Thief member who did not want to reveal his name said that he wanted to make the Phantom Thieves the kami of the new world, and the only thing missing was a small black notebook that fell on the playground!

But the problem now is that, let alone the big shots who have made a national sensation, you can’t even find the small shots!

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Long Si: Come on, it’s been a long time, isn’t there any suitable target for us to attack?

Jiang Tianwei: Doesn’t that mean that the world is prosperous and peaceful?

Ryuji: Can we communicate in Japanese? Why can't I understand a word...

Amemiya: You can try to listen carefully in class. The Chinese lessons are not that difficult.

Ryuji: Studying hard doesn't apply to people like me.

Xing: It's useless for Ryuji to study hard.

Long Si: What did you say!

Xing: I'm just stating the facts!

Ryuji: Oh, you guys have disrupted my plans... I originally asked you if you didn't have any suitable targets. It would have been great if you said no.

Everyone: No.

Ryuji: Tsk, there's no need for your gentleness! Really - I saw a very concerning message in the Phantom Thief Channel, saying that a girl's ex-boyfriend turned into a stalker after the breakup, and asked us for help!

Jiang Tianwei: So it’s something for single girls!

Ryuji: Is that the point?!

Amamiya Ren: I see, you’re a single girl!

Takamaki An: I’m a single girl!

Ryuji: That’s not why I’m like that! At least 80% of the time it’s not like that!

Amamiya Ren: Morgana said it has a solution. Let's meet at Shibuya Station after school tomorrow.

Everyone: No objection!

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Nothing happened that night. Jiang Tianwei got up early the next day. He had heard yesterday that he could take action today, and he felt a little excited. Finally, he could go to that world again!

He never thought that he would be so looking forward to going to that world.

I got up early to deliver newspapers as usual, and then went to class. However, this time, Master Liu didn't prepare lunch for me, so I had to prepare it at the grocery store.

The daytime classes were as boring as ever. Based on the statistics around me, it was not difficult to conclude that no student liked the classes. If there were any exceptions, it meant that people would always say things against their will.

I listened to the class, answered questions, and lay on the table out of boredom during the break. The whole morning passed just like that.

This is reality. It doesn't happen that a group of people will immediately surround you as a transfer student, as in the animation. Even if someone surrounds you, it must be because you are a celebrity, not the transfer student effect.

The result is that I am still so lonely.

Of course, there is another crucial reason why everyone dares not approach Jiang Tianwei, and that is the influence left by Teacher Ya Zhitian. Many people know that Jiang Tianwei and Ya Zhitian had a big fight. In everyone's impression, this is a new troublesome student.

Recently, due to the influence of the "waste of life" trend, schools have been dismissing students early after the first class in the afternoon. And, everyone who has been to school knows how good it is to sleep in the first class in the afternoon. So for most students, school life is to get through the morning, eat lunch, take a nap, and then go home!

Jiang Tianwei certainly belongs to the majority.

But today... he had no lunch, so he could only go to the canteen...

It was also different from the animation. Although there were quite a few people in the store, it was definitely not as crowded as in the animation. Moreover, the bread sold in the store was not very delicious, so it was naturally not the choice of most people.

Even if there were people who didn't bring lunch for various reasons, most of them would choose to endure it and go out to eat after the first class. Jiang Tianwei easily bought bread and milk, and when he returned to his class, he saw from a distance that his seat had been "occupied". Several girls sitting next to him also moved their tables over, and four tables were put together. Several girls sat around and placed their lunch boxes on top.

At this time, running over to ask for a table would seem unromantic. Jiang Tianwei turned around and left to find a more suitable place to eat.

"I say, how about we go to the rooftop and have a meal?"

Suddenly, the ghost Yoshizawa Kasumi gave a suggestion. To be honest, this suggestion is actually not bad. Unfortunately, as mentioned before, because Shiho failed to jump off the building, the rooftop was blocked.

Jiang Tianwei definitely can’t go up.