Persona: Devil Summoner

"Then just sit at the stairs and eat. It's just a bite anyway."

Fang Zexia still spared no effort to recommend the dining place at the staircase. Although eating in such a place always made Jiang Tianwei feel like a dark character in an animation, he couldn't help but brag about the convenience of the staircase. Now he understood why the kings of all dynasties could not stand the whispers of the people beside them - he couldn't stand it either! Rather, who can stand it!

After turning a corner, I saw that someone had already reached the rooftop staircase, which was locked with a big iron lock!

(It seems that besides myself, there are people who don’t fit in with this bustling world. - Wait a minute, could this be what that guy intended?!).

Jiang Tianwei thought so and raised his head. Sure enough, he saw the ghost Fang Zexia floating at the stairs with a smirk on her face. She waved at him with both hands and shouted to him, "Come on..."

"Ah? Senior, are you having lunch here too?"

Fangze's voice came over.

Jiang Tianwei narrowed his eyes, and as expected, through Fang Zexia's translucent body, he saw a girl wearing sweatpants under her skirt, sitting carelessly at the entrance of the stairs, with burgundy hair that was particularly eye-catching...

According to Baekjong Naoto's investigation, this girl is actually Sumire Yoshizawa.

It seems that because of the psychiatrist, she thinks she is the sister instead of herself... This rare case has only been seen in TV dramas and cartoons before.

Jiang Tianwei tried to be friendly and said with a smile: "What? I thought you, Fangze, would be the star in the class. How come you have fallen to the point of sitting at the stairs to eat?"

"Senior, you are kidding me. What kind of star am I?"

Fang Ze Jin said this and moved to the side, leaving some space. Jiang Tianwei sat down without hesitation.

"Is the senior here for lunch too?"

"Well, yes... huh?!".

Jiang Tianwei wanted to be polite, but he didn't expect that something happened next that Jiang Tianwei couldn't understand... He saw a lunch box next to Fang Zexia.

Ah, if it was just a lunch box then there would be nothing surprising.

It would be better to say that people who eat without lunch boxes would be more different...

However, this is obviously a four-layer lunch box. Judging from its size, it is one-third the size of Sumire Yoshizawa.

When I was watching Animal World before, I heard that when lions are in extreme conditions, they can eat food that is several times their own body weight to survive the days when there is no prey... The feeling that Fang Ze Jin gives Jiang Tianwei is similar to that of a lion.

"Junior sister Fangze, could it be that you are a Leo or you are a Leo?"

Fangze Jin was stunned at first, her beautiful eyes turned with slightly frowned brows, and then she understood why Jiang Tianwei compared herself to a lion. She raised her hands cutely and made the shape of claws: "I am! A lioness! Gao! I'm going to eat you up in one bite!"

"If you're a lioness, you should at least shave your head."

"Forget it, I won't be a lion then."

When Fang Ze Jin heard that Jiang Tianwei was going to do something to a woman's hair, which is like her second life, she covered her head with her hands and shook her head repeatedly.

"But seriously, can you really finish it?"

Jiang Tianwei looked at Fang Zejin in disbelief as she opened the big box in her hand into small boxes. A variety of delicious dishes came out in layers. They were all sports meals with controlled calories and rich in protein. But the quantity was...

Jiang Tianwei estimated that if he were to eat this much, there would be a 100% or even 90% chance that he would not be able to finish it. This child is really amazing... What kind of stomach structure is hidden in this small body...

The human body is so amazing...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 70 Lunch Time

For athletes, balanced nutrition can be said to be a compulsory course.

To sum it up simply, while ensuring the intake of vitamins, you should consume more protein and less lipids, and also make sure you eat enough and have enough physical strength to cope with intense exercise.

Even for some types of athletes, eating is the top priority. For example, bodybuilders, according to interviews, only have boiled eggs for their daily food during the season. It is said that they eat dozens of eggs a day, and then train all the protein into muscle...

(A body full of muscles? I can’t imagine…)

Jiang Tianwei looked at Fang Zexia, who was like a little animal in front of him, and watched her hands quickly cooperate to start destroying the lunch boxes in front of her, which were of an outrageous quality and quantity...

Start with boiled chicken breast, and for added flavor, eat it with boiled pumpkin as dessert.

Then came the steamed fish belly that had been neatly divided into four equal parts with chopsticks. Unknowingly, a whole piece had disappeared, leaving only three pink pieces of meat mixed in the sea of ​​broccoli.

The rice balls that served as the staple food were no longer available, and Yoshizawa Sumire's cheeks were bulging, like a greedy squirrel, and she did not forget to pinch off the rice grains stuck on her cheeks and stuff them into her mouth.

I opened the thermos, used the cap to collect a large cup of barley tea, sipped it, and then drank it all...

I don’t know why, but Jiang Tianwei felt like he was watching the live-action version of Tom and Jerry again…

Then, after one round of eating, the second round immediately followed... This way of eating can only be described as [high efficiency]. It was the first time that Jiang Tianwei saw someone eating in a way that could be described as efficient. He silently took a bite of the bread in his hand, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.

As if noticing that Jiang Tianwei's lunch was very monotonous, Fang Ze Jin asked: "Senior, didn't you prepare lunch today?"

"Ah... my family who have been helping me make lunch..."

Jiang Tianwei got stuck when he said this...

Ah, family... So deep down in my heart, I have always regarded Master Liu as my own family? Although we are not related by blood, a bond similar to that of blood relationship has been created.

"He's sick, so just make do with one bite today."

“Oh, I see…”

Yoshizawa Sumire showed a slightly apologetic look on her face: "I'm so sorry for asking such a question. As compensation, I'll give this omelet to you, senior!"

As she spoke, the girl picked up a piece of golden egg roll with her chopsticks and handed it to Jiang Tianwei. Jiang Tianwei ate it without hesitation, and a light sweetness spread along with the strong taste of eggs. Although it was obviously less oil and sugar for health reasons, it tasted great.

"It's delicious. Did you make this yourself, Fangze?"

Yoshizawa Sumire smiled and nodded, "Yes, after all, athletes eat different meals. Although my mother always says she will help me, I feel embarrassed to trouble her for such a small matter. By the way, Senior——"

Suddenly, Yoshizawa Sumire asked seriously, "You just said it was delicious, is it really delicious?"

"Uh? Of course?"

Jiang Tianwei didn't understand what she meant by this question and responded directly.

"Hey, it's delicious~"

Yoshizawa Sumire smiled lightly, looking particularly adorable. She immediately noticed her own faux pas and quickly explained, "Just to tell you a secret, I'm actually not very good at cooking - when it comes to cooking, my sister is better at it..."

As the saying goes, the speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. When Jiang Tianwei heard her say "my sister" so naturally and casually, he knew how serious her problem was.

Can a person really abandon everything so easily and transform into another person?

Although there are examples of this in reality, the more Jiang Tianwei thought about it, the weirder it became... If the death of her sister really caused such a great mental blow, then Fang Ze Jin should have had a mental breakdown and turned into Fang Ze Xia immediately... After all, we all know that time will heal everything. Everything is impressive when it just happens, and then gradually fades away as time goes by...

But according to Bai Zhong's investigation, this does not seem to be the case. After her sister's accident, Sumire Yoshizawa was unable to get over the psychological trauma for a long time, and she did not seem like someone who had triggered a self-protection mechanism.

(If there is a way, I really want to find that psychologist named Maru and have a good talk with him. Unfortunately, I have forgotten even his name, so I have no way to find out.).

Although he had thought about asking Detective Bai Zhong to continue the investigation, he always felt uncomfortable with that person, as if he was observing him. Moreover, detectives were extremely smart people, and Jiang Tianwei always felt that if he came into contact with him more, he might be investigated by him.

After all, in all the thief literature, the ultimate enemies of the thieves are detectives!

Coming back to his senses, Jiang Tianwei noticed that Fang Zejin was staring at the chopsticks in a daze, and the lunch box in her hand was still two layers short of moving. Seeing her in a trance, Jiang Tianwei couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

"Ah? Ah, no, it's okay! I was just distracted for a moment!"

Yoshizawa Sumire was called back to her senses and immediately put on her polite and courteous demeanor to everyone again, a smile that made people involuntarily feel that it was a bit alienating. As if to cover it up, she took big bites of the chicken breast and ate it with the white bread from the lunch box on the next layer.

"Swish, swish—you're good at this."

Those involved are often confused, while bystanders can see things more clearly. Jiang Tianwei didn't understand it, but Ling Fangzexia behind him had already seen it clearly. She whistled twice with ill intentions - she really didn't understand how a ghost, a strange phenomenon that didn't need to use the mouth to exchange gases, could whistle.

"It's only been a few days and I've already developed an indirect kiss with Sumire!"

After hearing Ghost Fang Zexia say this, Jiang Tianwei finally realized that he had just opened his mouth and bit the chopsticks of the girl... The girl must feel embarrassed! This is the difference between boys and girls. Boys often don't care about many small details...

Jiang Tianwei's face turned red after she exposed him. He tried to cover it up by swallowing the bread in big mouthfuls. He choked and drank the mineral water again...

He had just commented on Yoshizawa Sumire's eating habits, and gave her the comment "very efficient". If he were to comment on himself, it would probably be something like "wolfing down food".

"No, are you okay, senior?!"

Suddenly, Fang Zejin saw Jiang Tianwei start to eat a lot, which frightened her. Jiang Tianwei waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that he was fine, and coughed dryly...

The lunch for the two of them was a bit... until the afternoon preparatory bell rang, and then they hurriedly ran back to their respective classrooms to prepare for the last class of the afternoon.

Originally, Jiang Tianwei was going to lie on the table and take a good nap, but he didn’t know if it was the ghost of Fang Zexia that was haunting him. When he lay behind the upright textbook, whenever he closed his eyes, he would always think of the face of the little girl Fang Ze… The teardrop mole at the corner of her eye, sometimes it was there, sometimes it wasn’t…

Jiang Tianwei could only bite the bullet and unwillingly listen to the teacher's explanation of the meaningless knowledge in the textbook... He waited for the end of school in boredom...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 71 Collective Unconscious

After school, quite moist clouds rolled in from the horizon. Wrapped in a vast expanse of azure blue, a dazzling sun enveloped everything in a layer of highly saturated color, and everything seemed full of life.

Jiang Tianwei narrowed his eyes, looking out the window through the thin curtains at the scenery, secretly calculating the time for the get out of class to end... five... four... three...

jingle……

Just at the right moment, the bell rang for the end of get out of class. This class happened to be Chinese class taught by teacher Sadyo Kawakami. When she heard that school was over, she didn't care about the knowledge point she was halfway through teaching. She just said "get out of class is over" and left in a hurry.

This scene is a common sight for Kawakami whenever she is in charge of the last class. She is the kind of teacher that students love the most, and she never stays late for class—although the reason she doesn't stay late is simply because she wants to go to work.

When Jiang Tianwei thought of his head teacher's coquettish voice, he couldn't help but shudder. He quickly shook his head, trying to give up this horrible imagination.

After walking out of the classroom, Jiang Tianwei went straight to the second floor, ready to meet up with Long Si and the others. However, he didn't expect that as soon as he reached the second floor, he heard a voice from the corner: "Wait, Miss Kawakami."

Without even turning around, I knew it was the English teacher Chono from the very British way she called me. She looked a bit manly at first glance, always wearing heavy makeup, but her face was quite masculine, and at first glance it looked like a man in women's clothing. Her speaking style was like a fake foreigner from the last century, speaking half Japanese and half English... It really made me wonder what expression to make.

It's hard to understand the two languages ​​mixed together, and the strange pronunciation of Japanese English makes it even more difficult to understand.

"Miss Kawakami, I think you should also know that there is such a big scandal going on with Mr. Kamoshida.

This is the time for us teachers to unite and show the character of the school, but you are the last one to arrive and the first one to leave every day. As a teacher, you are so irresponsible that you cannot set a good example for the students!"

Jiang Tianwei heard it clearly at the corner and thought: You speak Japanese fluently, why do you have to mix it with English?

Jiang Tianwei took a sneak peek. Although he couldn't see Teacher Kawakami's expression from the back, it was obvious that she was lowering her head and probably had nothing to say in her defense.

With Jiang Tianwei's personality, he naturally wanted to run over and wade into the muddy water, to help out Teacher Kawakami and have a word, but then he thought that the teacher also had many little secrets hidden from him, so he became a little hesitant.

Just as I was hesitating, I saw a person walking quickly in the corridor. He had black curly hair, a black school uniform, and a black cat stuffed in his gray-black bag. Who else could it be but the Black Whirlwind Li Kui... No, who else could it be but Amamiya Ren?

"Teacher, I come to you again to ask questions."

Amamiya Ren deliberately emphasized the word "又". This is a key point that cannot be avoided in the Chinese language of any country, "logical stress", which is to express different emphases by stressing different words.

Sure enough, when Mr. Chouye heard this, his brows relaxed a little: "Could it be that Miss Kawakami leaves early every day because of this?"

Teacher Kawakami is a Chinese teacher after all. He has done countless exercises on understanding the main idea that the author wants to express through the article. He immediately understood what Amamiya Ren meant and quickly said, "Oh, didn't Amamiya just transfer here? You always have so many questions! Ahaha..."

Jiang Tianwei watched from the side and felt that he was indeed a little narrow-minded...

It is true that Teacher Kawakami concealed the fact that he had caused disability from me, but didn't I tell her that I was a phantom thief? People communicate with each other with their own secrets, so why should I care too much?

Sometimes, people are like this and will persuade themselves. Psychology generally believes that when you start to find reasons for your behavior, it means that he agrees with this behavior.

After figuring this out, he decisively stood up from behind the corner and said, "Teacher Kawakami, if it is convenient, I hope you can continue to teach me..."

Teacher Chou Ye's eyes brightened. "Oh? Miss Kawakami is not only helping transfer students, but also students who are on leave... I heard that you got a very high score in the re-entry exam, which is really amazing. So Miss Kawakami's guidance also contributed to this?"

"Yes, I was able to be assigned to my current class thanks to Mr. Kawakami's help. He often helps me with the lessons I have missed."

"This is wonderful, Miss Kawakami. People like you are a model for teachers! I would like to urge all teachers to learn from you."

Teacher Chou Ye suddenly became excited and pressed his hands on Teacher Kawakami's shoulders, so hard that Teacher Kawakami grimaced in pain...

Teacher Chouno did not ask too many questions. Teacher Kawakami breathed a sigh of relief and gave the two of them a grateful look: "I owe you two a favor."

Seeing that the crisis was over, Teacher Kawakami did not say too many polite words to them and hurried back to work.

Jiang Tianwei and Amamiya Ren looked at each other, then they withdrew their mission accomplished and rushed towards Shibuya Station where they had agreed to meet.

Outside Shibuya Station, Ryuji and An had been waiting for a long time. An liked to go shopping in the underground streets of Shibuya Station, and it was really surprising that Ryuji came so early. But after thinking about it carefully, he really couldn't be late - he took the initiative to propose this meeting today, and it would be inappropriate for him to be late!

"Everyone is here today."

Morgana lay on Amamiya Ren's shoulder and glanced around, seeing that everyone was there, and the cat jumped out, looking very impressive.

"I heard there's a stalker, right?"

"Ah, yes. But I searched the app and there's no such thing as his palace..."

Long Si drew inferences from one instance and said so. Morgana clicked his tongue twice and said, "You don't need to search for this person, just search [Knowledge Space] directly."

Long Si tried it and heard a message from the navigation app: "Destination confirmed!".

Then they felt a burst of red and black light around them, and when they came to their senses, they had arrived at a special place...