Persona: Devil Summoner

After all, think about it, if you're just shirtless and letting others draw you, you can still try hard to overcome your shame.

But the problem is, if Kitagawa really did this... it would definitely be plagiarized by Madarame and then published for everyone in Japan to see... that would be too embarrassing.

The distance from here to Madarame's house is very far. Although the train has not stopped running, it is easy to leave various records during this period. Therefore, Jiang Tianwei chose another method...

"Come out, Billy."

At Jiang Tianwei's command, the knight in silver armor jumped out on his horse, and the maroon horse under his crotch snorted. Although Jiang Tianwei didn't know much about horses, he could still feel from the horse's charm what kind of fine horse this was.

"My Lord, I haven't seen you for a long time. You look more energetic than ever. So, where are the enemies?"

As Bilith spoke, he turned his left hand covered in iron armor, and the golden trident shone coldly in the night.

"There are no enemies. Please, use your mount and take me to a place."

"! I thought that I was summoned to fight against a powerful enemy... I didn't expect that I was just used as a convenient means of transportation?!"

As Bilish said this, a ferocious red light flashed in the gap of his helmet, where his eyes should be. Jiang Tianwei showed no fear, and just looked over at him. The two of them stared at each other, neither of them giving way. After a long while, Bilish laughed, "What a courageous human being... You dare to drive us seventy-two demon gods like this... Well, since we have already signed a contract, we should have no complaints."

As Bilis spoke, he stretched out his hand to Jiang Tianwei. Jiang Tianwei grabbed him and pulled him onto the horse's back.

"Sit down."

He just gave an instruction, and then he saw Billis pulling the reins. The red horse let out a roar, and a strange force suddenly appeared on its four hooves. A cloud of dust was directly trampled on the ground. The red horse flew into the sky and landed on the roof of a building about a hundred meters away.

Under the moonlight, galloping horses shuttled across the rooftops. Although not as fast as the subway, it had the advantage of not having to take detours or wait. It just had to gallop all the way towards the destination. The speed was no slower than taking a car first and then walking.

Soon, Jiang Tianwei had arrived near Madarame's home, and could see some guards wandering outside his door from a distance. Judging from their appearance, they should be security guards hired by Madarame.

After all, a man like him, with so many secrets that he cannot tell anyone, how could he possibly let down his guard?

Although an old man like him doesn't have to worry about whether there will be radical fans who will stab him to death while yelling "you lied to me" and then leave his son and daughter to pursue a career in the entertainment industry, he is indeed afraid that the paparazzi will take some shameful photos and write a messy report. With his ability, it is easy to deal with negative public opinion, but he obviously doesn't want to make such an effort.

Jiang Tianwei looked around. Fortunately, these security guards only protected Banmu's house. Jiang Tianwei got off the horse from a nearby path. The path was narrow and small, with only a trash can in the corner. Normally, even stray dogs would not come here, let alone people. "

Using the walls on both sides as cover, Jiang Tianwei took out his phone and entered the keywords. A flash of black and red light appeared, and Jiang Tianwei entered the dazzling palace.

Jiang Tianwei had already changed into the gorgeous Chinese Peking Opera costume. He looked around and quickly found the hidden passage that Amamiya Lian and the others had sneaked into. He quickly ran over and climbed along the corner of the art gallery entrance to the skylight. Sure enough, there was a rope going down from above.

Since Jiang Tianwei was exploring alone, he certainly didn't dare to be careless and summoned a demon to accompany him.

Of course, he also wanted to try to learn from Amamiya Ren and sneak in secretly, but this was not realistic.

In this dark art gallery, of course you can blend in perfectly if you wear all black, but if someone wears all black like Jiang Tianwei but has a few pairs of blue and white flags on their backs, it's just like a stealth game where the player's name is not hidden!

Running through the maze-like art gallery, Jiang Tianwei sighed from the bottom of his heart that Madarame was indeed much more cautious than Kamoshida.

Kamoshida may be used to bullying others in the school, so he doesn't have such a strict psychological defense. But Madarame is not like that...

Not to mention the complex terrain, there were also things like those in animations, with two pillars rising from the ground, with electric grids bursting out from inside, as well as various traps.

There is even something resembling a painting later on. Jiang Tianwei can enter the painting, then travel from painting A to painting B, and then from B to C. It is a truly artistic puzzle.

"If I had to choose something to enter, I would rather enter the TV. Maybe I can save Princess Zelda."

Jiang Tianwei complained like this while quickly solving one puzzle after another.

If it were an ordinary day, Jiang Tianwei would probably be timid, or deeply involved, acting like a person who is confused. But thanks to the calmness given by the Demon Master Monk, many puzzles are not difficult to solve as long as you analyze them calmly and remember every detail clearly.

In this way, Jiang Tianwei rushed to the deep depths smoothly.

Banmu's iron house was divided into two floors. After all, he had many disciples, and it would be too crowded if there was only one floor.

Perhaps, because of this, the art gallery is divided into two distinct parts. The front hall looks like a normal art gallery, nothing special worth mentioning, except that the paintings are all portraits of disciples.

And behind... is the magnificent interior. Just like the interior of a high-end hotel, the golden decorations are everywhere. The dark patterns on the walls and the gold decorations everywhere give people the impression of a nouveau riche who is obsessed with money.

Jiang Tianwei wanted to continue moving forward, but he didn't expect that there was a huge door that was more than ten meters high, blocking his way forward.

The door was painted with beautiful peacock-tail-like patterns, and there was an infrared laser grid outside.

Jiang Tianwei tried to summon a demon to destroy the door, but it didn't work. He also summoned his own persona, switching to the appearance of the sharpshooter Hou Yi, and shot an arrow at it, but it was also completely unharmed...

"Damn it, that means, in Madarame's mind, this door is absolutely inaccessible..."

Jiang Tianwei muttered to himself.

"Hmmmm..."

For some reason, Fang Zexia put her hands on her hips and looked mysterious.

"why are you laughing?".

"Hey - is it really okay to talk to me in this tone? I have the secret to help you get through this difficult time~".

"Are you threatening me, Fangze-san? I'm telling you, I'm a real man! There's a Chinese saying..."

Jiang Tianwei paused deliberately, smiled sinisterly, and deliberately created a threatening feeling. Fang Zexia swallowed her saliva involuntarily...

"What, what vulgar saying..."

"【A real man can bend and stretch!】Please! Yoshizawa-san! I really want to know! Please tell me!"

Jiang Tianwei hugged Fang Zexia's thighs and begged with tears and snot.

"Ahh, I know, I know, don't cry! Don't wipe your face with my skirt!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 101 As the saying goes

There are many Chinese proverbs, which contain simple wisdom and profound principles.

However, there are often contradictory proverbs in it.

As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. As the saying goes, a phoenix that has lost its feathers is no better than a chicken.

As the saying goes, you will regret not having enough knowledge when you need it. As the saying goes, a scholar is useless.

As the saying goes, a person who is small-minded is not a gentleman. As the saying goes, a person who is not vicious is not a man.

This flexible attitude towards life, the quality of being able to smooth things over by saying both good and bad things, was perfectly inherited by Jiang Tianwei.

The ancients said that there is gold under a man's knees. Jiang Tianwei didn't know whether there was gold or not, because he had never seen it. Now, if he just admitted his mistake, he could get the key to solve the puzzle, so why hesitate? Which one is more important?

Besides, a man's knees may not be made of gold, but Fangze's thighs are definitely...

Before Jiang Tianwei could have any further thoughts, Fang Zexia quickly ran away, literally.

"I'll tell you, don't take the opportunity to hug me!"

Although Fang Zexia has always been very bold, her face turned red after such a sudden commotion today.

"Just before, when you went to the tin house, didn't you ask me to investigate? I saw a door with the same pattern here."

Fang Zexia is a ghost. Although she has a physical body in the palace, in reality, she is an absolute ghost. She is very good at passing through walls, eavesdropping, and searching. She can never be discovered. She is simply a perfect super spy.

Before, when Jiang Tianwei was waiting for Kitagawa to paint, in order not to waste time, he asked Fang Zexia to investigate whether there were any clues in Madarame's house.

However, he didn't hold out any hope...

Assuming that Madarame is a good person, then naturally you won't find any evidence of a crime.

Assuming that Madarame was a jerk, would he have left the evidence of his crime in his own home? In a house where people could come to interview him at any time and where his disciples lived together? Impossible. If that were the case, the disciples who defected before would have used the evidence to threaten Madarame.

"A door with the same pattern? I see. Do you know what's inside?"

"Yeah, of course! I went to see it, and it was full of paintings. It's the one with the woman in red clothes, with the moon behind her and cherry blossoms beside her, and the one in the photo that the perverted classmate showed everyone before! It's that painting!"

It took Jiang Tianwei a while to realize that the perverted classmate she was talking about was Kitagawa Yusuke. Yusuke showed everyone the picture that made Madarame famous, the famous painting "Sayuri". Because she seemed to be holding something in her arms and her eyes were full of details, just like the Venus de Milo, the truth behind this look was talked about by everyone.

"There are a lot of Sayuri paintings in Madarame's studio? That's weird... What does he need these for..."

"Then I don't know. Maybe it was sold."

“… My goodness, I thought people who force you to buy paintings only appear in games. I thought it would be okay if I didn’t go to Akihabara…”

Jiang Tianwei complained, but he had already vaguely guessed the truth in his heart.

Madarame is a man whose mind is filled with money and who is obsessed with greed.

If that's the case, Madarame would definitely not reprint "Sayuri" for no reason. It must be to make money.

According to the Internet, this painting was stolen by Madarame's disciples, but what is the truth? I don't know.

However, if Madarame himself said: I found Sayuri, but I can't make it public now, so I want to sell it privately. I'm afraid there will be some arty people who are willing to pay for this unique feeling?

Moreover, as long as it is serious, there is no need to worry about the buyer being foolish enough to make it public. As long as no one makes it public, even if a hundred fools buy Sayuri, no one will know the truth.

Even if someone really did publicly claim to have Sayuri, then Madarame would have a say, saying that this person's is fake. Or, he could just throw the blame of stealing the painting on this person...

Jiang Tianwei has a clear logic in his mind and has already sorted out a chain of interests.

If Madarame really did such a thing, there would be no doubt that the door would be sealed tightly and no one would be allowed to enter.

It would not be difficult to destroy this door in reality, but it would be very troublesome because Madarame's perception that "this door can never be opened" must be changed.

If it was just to open the door, then Madarame would just have to lock it again. Even if it ruined the impression that it couldn't be opened for a moment, it would be meaningless as long as Madarame locked it right away.

Then there is another logical hypothesis: what if the door lock is destroyed directly? In this way, Madarame will not be able to re-lock the door in a short period of time?

But this involves practical problems. This is absolutely trespassing and destroying private property, and the person will definitely be put in jail.

In particular, if you want to change someone's mind, you need to prepare a warning letter in advance. This requires time to prepare. If you are caught and thrown into prison during the preparation period, then you are really finished.

(The only reasonable way... is to cooperate with Kitagawa's perverted desire? While I am being his model, find someone to cooperate, secretly open the door, and let Madarame see it. Then the others will wait in the palace in advance, and once Madarame opens the door, they will go in immediately...)

When Jiang Tianwei thought of this, he felt a chill all over his body. Why did Kitagawa suddenly bring up the idea of ​​looking for a naked man? This guy, can't he paint unless he's shirtless? !

Are all artists such perverts?!

Jiang Tianwei was full of complaints and tried several more times to destroy the door, but to no avail.

As a last resort, he could only return to reality in anger. A burst of black and red light flashed, and Jiang Tianwei's figure disappeared in the palace...

However, what Jiang Tianwei did not notice was... just after he returned to reality, a figure quietly walked out from the shadow of a pillar not far away.

The man was wearing a blue jacket with a blade-proof vest underneath. He was wearing loose sweatpants and sneakers, with the hem of his clothes pressing down his belt. A pistol and a stun gun could be vaguely seen.

The blade-proof vest is the same as the one used by the police, and no matter how strong a man is, he can't stick the blade into it. Of course, the impact force will be partially offset, but it will still be transmitted to the body, so if you encounter a heavy blow, you will be helpless.

The stun gun is the best non-lethal weapon. It can effectively make the enemy lose their combat effectiveness, and most importantly, it is easy to use.

As for the revolver... Although Japan is not a country that cannot get firearms at all, it is definitely not an easy task to get one.

It is not difficult to tell from his outfit that he has quite a few connections.

"As expected, I was ambushed in the alley and was brought to this world."

Bai Zhongzhidou pushed up his glasses and smiled confidently.

This is all for the best.

What Jiang Tianwei had never expected was why the guards around Madarame's house would patrol? This was a good thing that Naoto did. Considering that the Phantom Thieves were all middle school students, they were generally very aggressive. Once they confirmed their target, they would definitely rush to solve it.

So, Naoto has been waiting here.

First of all, the premise is that if the Phantom Thieves want to invade the other party's mind, they must be nearby. Naoto easily deduced this premise. Because, if it is not the case, they don't have to go to Madarame's mansion to hang out, right? They can just sneak into the house directly, and they don't have to worry about being seen.

So there was the following operation: in order to get the security personnel to go out, Naoto deliberately sent a letter to several reporters, telling them that there might be big news in Madarame's house. Sure enough, in order to drive away the reporters, Madarame directly chose to send out the security personnel.

Since there are security guards everywhere, the Phantom Thieves need to conceal their presence, so the places where they can enter this other world are relatively locked down. Next, they just need to eliminate all possible places one by one. For example, put up a sign saying construction is ahead, or ask the neighbors to open the lights and windows, which will greatly reduce the options for the Phantom Thieves.

Then, Naoto chose the only suitable place, brought a trash can, hid in it, and waited to be summoned...

And now, he has entered here in person, and everything has been proven.

"persona!"

He muttered softly, and saw something like a tarot card appear in front of him, which he shot through. Then, a robot flying man in a blue suit, who looked like a little boy, appeared beside him.

"As expected, personas can be summoned in this world. Does that mean there is some connection between this world and the 'world on TV'... Could the recent phenomenon of people becoming disabled be due to someone invading this space... I feel like I've found the truth. Next, I have to confirm whether the Phantom Thieves can be trusted."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 102 Japan! This is a real man!

When it comes to Japanese culture, I believe that among the top three impressions that appear in the minds of people from all over the world, the "girly" culture should be one of them.

Japan gives people a feeling that everything can be feminized. Feminization of historical figures has become a standard practice, such as Uesugi Kenshin and Oda Nobunaga. There are even works that pull out all the characters in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and draw them as girls.

Then, these crazy Japanese began to feminize everything. Battleships, tanks, weapons and equipment, even cities... The worst thing is that these crazy Japanese did not even let their own prime minister go. You can even find feminized pictures of the Japanese prime minister on the Internet... To use the popular online terminology, "the Japanese have gone crazy again."

But, has anyone ever thought about this question carefully? That is, men and women are both human beings, so why are they all feminized and not "Hanized"? Why do those warships and tanks have to become women? ! Anyway, they are all becoming human beings, so isn't it better to become men? From ancient times to the present, no men's rights organization has jumped out to strongly oppose it.