Persona: Devil Summoner

As I mentioned before, the person with the most say in Shujin Academy is not the principal, but Mr. Kamoshida. This is a fact known to everyone in the school.

And Ryuji Sakamoto is famous throughout the school for his resistance against Kamoshida.

He was originally a member of the track and field club, and he was the kind of hot-blooded idiot that you see in Japanese comics. He came to school early every day for morning exercises.

But later, because of the limelight, it temporarily shook the volleyball team led by Mr. Kamoshida. As a result... Anyway, later, because he was dissatisfied with Kamoshida's suppression of the track and field team, Sakamoto Ryuji took the initiative to stand up and resist Kamoshida. To be precise, he beat Kamoshida... but Kamoshida broke his leg in return.

It makes sense. One is a high school student whose body has not fully developed, and the other is an athlete who has won the world championship. Since neither side has learned fighting skills, physical fitness is the only criterion that determines the outcome of the fight.

The incident ended with Ryuji Sakamoto being punished for intentional injury, Kamoshida acting in self-defense (it wasn't even considered excessive defense), and Ryuji's mother coming to the school to apologize.

As you can guess from this very Japanese name, Ryuji was a typical Japanese with black hair. Since then, as if to declare his rebellion, he dyed his hair blonde. To be honest, whether he is rebellious or not is really like a street thug...

Even Jiang Tianwei, who was on leave from school, knew about this, which shows how big the impact of this incident was. Some students who like conspiracy theories even said behind his back that this was the news deliberately released by Mr. Kamoshida, just to let everyone know that there would be no good end for those who resist him.

Since then, all voices against Kamoshida, whether overt or covert, have disappeared.

Naturally, the name of this reckless warrior who dared to challenge the king of Xiujin Academy was put on the list of people that Jiang Tianwei absolutely did not want to have anything to do with.

But now I have to think about it even if I don’t want to.

I can't find the half-human, half-cat cat demon that seems to have walked out of Studio Ghibli, and I can't be sure where the cool guy with curly hair and a mask in a black windbreaker is from. So, is there only one way I can find Ryuji Sakamoto?

(Luckily, that guy is a fool. His brain is not very good. As long as I design some tempting dialogues, he will probably be fooled, right? At that time, whoever comes to speak for him is likely to be the true identity of the masked man in black.)

hissing...

The straw made a sucking sound as the juice was empty.

Jiang Tianwei squeezed the box hard and squeezed out the last drop of juice - I paid for this! I must drink it all! Otherwise, I would lose money!

By the way, if the plastic box wasn't inedible, he would definitely eat the shell as well.

"Ah! Jiang Jiang, you're such a liar! You didn't even buy it for me?!"

Suddenly, Fang Zexia's voice came over, and her cheeks were puffed up, just like the cheeks of a hamster stuffed with food. Seeing her puffed up appearance, Jiang Tianwei couldn't help laughing, and casually put in two more coins. The machine made a beeping sound, and a bottle of carbonated water fell out with a clang.

"Okay, okay, I'll buy it for you."

Fang Zexia snorted, pouting her lips: "You gave it to me because you knew I couldn't drink it!"

"Hahaha, you guessed all this?"

Jiang Tianwei imitated the villain in the TV series and spoke in a loud voice. The patrolling female police officer next to him looked over here. Jiang Tianwei blushed and quickly lowered his head, drinking the carbonated soda in silence.

Yes, other people can’t see Fang Zexia, so naturally, in the eyes of others, Jiang Tianwei is just a freak who talks to himself, then stretches his arms to the air, inviting the air to drink soda.

Although China also has poets with lofty ideals who have written such aesthetically pleasing and schizophrenic verses as "I raise my cup to invite the bright moon, and my shadow and I become three people", it is clear that Jiang Tianwei does not have the carefree spirit of Li Bai.

"Humph, Jiang Jiang is mean and a bully. I won't say more - guess what they talked about."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Tianwei hurriedly smiled and said, "My dear Miss, stop making a fuss. This is a serious matter. I am wrong!"

"I don't care, I just want a drink!"

"This...you...you are making things difficult for me...are you asking me to learn from Xiang Yu?"

"Who is that?"

Obviously, the hero who is well-known in China is not well-known in Japan, at least junior high school students can't learn about him. Fang Zexia has never heard of his deeds.

Jiang Tianwei could only patiently explain to her: "Xiang Yu was a great Chinese hero who committed suicide by slashing his throat at the Wujiang River. Do you also want me to cut my throat with a knife and then go with you to deliver drinks? By then, I will be Xiang Yu and you will be Yu Ji. This can be considered a tragic and beautiful love."

"Bah, bah, bah, who wants to have such a tragic love with you!"

Fang Zexia stuck out her tongue at him, and her previous angry look disappeared.

(Wait? Drinks?)

Jiang Tianwei suddenly had an idea in his mind, but seeing that Fang Zexia's mood had improved and she was ready to talk about business, he held his words back.

(Just try it next time.)

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 14 Sometimes coincidences are just coincidences

Now that the next course of action had been determined, Jiang Tianwei felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders.

As for what happened in the clinic after Jiang Tianwei left, Jiang Tianwei roughly knew it from Fang Zexia's hard work in performing.

It seemed that this person had heard that Wu Jianmiao had the ability to make his own medicine and came here to ask for medicine.

According to Amamiya Ren, he needed special medicine to relieve fatigue, especially mental fatigue, in order to cope with the entrance examination. Jiang Tianwei did not believe a word of this: How could there be a student who loves learning!

To take a step back, even if you really want to prepare for the entrance examination, you should consider it in your senior year of high school. Who would start to get nervous in their first or second year of high school?

(That is to say, this transfer student, for some reason, needs medicine. Moreover, it is not the common goods that can be bought in the store, but homemade medicine like Takemiya. Is he attracted by the efficacy of the medicine? Or is he attracted by the secrecy of [homemade]? Or... is this guy attracted by Takemiya as a person?)

Jiang Tianwei analyzed quickly in his mind.

Then, Wu Jian Miao took Amamiya Ren to the small room at the back, which was also an office, a medicine table, a lounge, and a mouse test bed. Then the door was locked with a click.

Upon hearing this, ordinary adolescent male high school students should have begun to look forward to the unfolding of some plot that cannot be watched by those under the age of 18. Unfortunately, Jiang Tianwei, who knew too well who Wu Jianmiao was, only showed a bitter expression.

As expected, Wu Jianmiao just wanted a brand new guinea pig.

A drug tester is a very... special job. First of all, no drug tester can test drugs every day. This is absolutely impossible. Because the essential purpose of drug testing is to test the drug properties. If you don't wait for the effect of the previous drug to be completely digested, the data of the next drug test will be affected.

A less relevant example is that a research test showed that people who drink coffee are more likely to get cancer. Only in recent years have scientists come out with more accurate data to show that coffee does not cause cancer, but in previous tests, the test group selected to drink coffee every day were basically heavy smokers, who consumed two packs of cigarettes in addition to a cup of coffee every day... The correct conclusion in the end was "I don't know whether coffee causes cancer, but smoking is indeed harmful to health", which has to be said to be ridiculous.

The same is true for drug testing. If the drug effect from the last time remains, then the data from this drug testing cannot be used. Therefore, Wu Jianmiao definitely doesn't mind having one more guinea pig to test the drug. In this way, at least the progress of the drug testing can be increased by 100%!

So, the two reached a deal: Takemiya Miao could sell the medicine she made to Amamiya Ren, but in exchange, Amamiya Ren had to be her drug tester.

(Ordinary people have a big misunderstanding about the profession of drug tester. Most people think that taking medicine without being sick is harmful to health. Does he really understand the job of drug tester? Or does he have a reason to do it even if it harms his health?)

Just as Jiang Tianwei was thinking, Fang Zexia stopped talking.

It’s just like when a teacher is giving a lecture and finds that the students are not listening, he will naturally stop teaching and start lecturing.

"I say, they have worked so hard to collect intelligence and are describing it to you in vivid detail, and you don't say a word?"

From this point of view, Fang Zexia should be born in the Year of the Rabbit.

You ask why? Because rabbits will die if they are too lonely! It is obvious that Fang Zexia is also a person who cannot stand loneliness.

"People say their mouths are dry, but you can drink juice happily - ah, ah, ah, it's great. It's so unfair, I demand you to compensate me. You must compensate me! Compensate me well!"

Jiang Tianwei quickly apologized with a smile and handed the unopened drink in his hand to Fang Zexia: "Drink it, you can drink it. Don't be polite with me."

This was originally a joke to Fang Zexia...

"Uh? Thank you."

Unexpectedly, the response this time was not Fang Zexia's "ghost joke", but...

Amamiya Ren?!

(Yes, that’s right…Yoshizawa Kasumi went to eavesdrop on their conversation. Since Yoshizawa Kasumi is back, that means they have finished talking, right?! Of course, after they have finished talking, Amamiya Ren will leave!)

As a result, it was such a coincidence that no one could see Fang Ze Xia, so from Amamiya Ren's perspective, it was this schoolmate who had met twice before, who had obviously left before her, but had waited until she left. At this time, she was leaning against the wall with a bottle of drink, and when she came over, she suddenly reached out to her and handed her the drink: "Drink, you can drink anything, don't be polite to me."

This was the first time that Amamiya Ren met a classmate who took the initiative to try out, and she couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

After all, now that someone deliberately spread the news, everyone in Shujin Academy knew that Amamiya Ren had a criminal record. Students stayed away from him and no one dared to talk to him. At least at the current stage, the relationship between Sakamoto Ryuji and him was more like comrades with a common enemy than friends.

"Oh! Could it be that this person wants to be friends with you?!"

The black cat lying behind Amamiya Ren suddenly said.

No one around questioned whether the cat could speak, and Wu Jianmiao didn't react, so Jiang Tianwei became more and more certain that no one except himself could understand what the cat was saying.

As if being manipulated by it, Amamiya Ren parroted, "Do you want to make friends with me?"

I have to say, although this is a bit embarrassing to say, it is indeed a good explanation. Jiang Tianwei quickly responded: "Yes, yes, you are right. I really want to be friends with you."

"I see... Earlier at the clinic, thank you for changing your words."

"It's okay, just a small problem."

It seemed that Amamiya Lian also noticed the gentleness in Jiang Tianwei's forced change of words, and she couldn't help but feel relieved.

No matter what the reason was, he had to transfer schools because of his criminal record. Now he was feeling very nervous. Having a friend who took the initiative to talk to him made him feel at ease.

Now that we have come to this point, the two were not friends, but now they are friends. Naturally, the two old men, with a cat and a ghost, walked awkwardly on the streets of Sixuan Tea House, not knowing what to say.

The most popular topics for male students of this age are nothing more than: complaining about school together, or discussing the latest comics, animations, games, or discussing some clubs... Of course, there is one unavoidable and enduring topic, which is the cute girls in school.

Unfortunately, these two people, one has been on leave for many years, and the other has just transferred to another school. They have no right to complain about the school. Discussing comics, animations, and games, how can Jiang Tianwei have the spare money to buy such things... Even if he bought them, where would he find the time to play? As for the club, these two people are from the Guijia Club, so there is nothing to say...

As for the last topic, cute girls… that was out of the question. The number of women at Shujin Academy that these two knew could be counted on one hand, and if the teachers were excluded, the number would be even more pathetic.

In this awkward situation, the two of them came to Leblanc Coffee Shop. This is the shop where Jiang Tianwei had curry this morning. Why do you like Leblanc's curry? Of course, it's because the shop environment is quiet, the curry is delicious, the boss doesn't like to talk too much, and the curry here is cheaper than curry in other places.

"I'm living in the loft at 'Leblanc' right now."

Suddenly, Amamiya Ren said this.

"Ah? Ah, I, I live in a nearby neighborhood. Look, that two-story apartment over there, I live over there..."

Since everyone told him their home address, Jiang Tianwei instinctively told him his address as well.

This is one of the elements of being good friends, right? Exchanging addresses.

Amamiya Ren nodded, opened the door and returned to Lubrown.

Jiang Tianwei also lowered his head in embarrassment and walked towards his home.

Today, for a person who doesn't like socializing, it is too difficult. He feels that his human CPU has been overloaded...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 15 Maid, it's so exciting

Someone once said that life will become brilliant as long as you make the right choices.

Unfortunately, reality is not a game. There is no saveload. Although you can be sure whether your choice is correct or not, you cannot go back to the moment when you made the choice. It's really sad.

Therefore, Jiang Tianwei is now facing a huge life choice...

In his shaking hands, he held a flyer for a maid shop.

When a person holds a flyer of a maid shop, it is enough to show that deep down he is ready to call a maid.

So, why is Jiang Tianwei still engaged in a huge psychological game, which has even risen to an extremely difficult decision in life?

All this started half an hour ago.

First of all, maids are a new type of job that has emerged in Japan in recent years and are considered one of the representatives of Japanese cute culture. Naturally, since it is so popular, a group of people will naturally flock to this industry. Whether they really like being a maid, like this little skirt, or simply want to make money, in short, a large number of people have flocked to this industry.

Then when a large number of practitioners suddenly pour into an industry, fierce competition is bound to begin. To put it more fashionable, it is the beginning of involution. Naturally, maids are no exception. So you can always see maids handing out flyers on the streets.

Jiang Tianwei had just casually taken the flyer handed out by a maid on the street and went home.

It seems that Master Liu is busy today and is not at home. The evidence is that there is no vague Peking Opera singing filled with electromagnetic noise coming from his home.

As soon as he returned home, Jiang Tianwei couldn't help but start to reflect on what he had done today...

Don’t worry about what happened before! It’s not important anymore!

"Fangze, did I tell anyone my home address today?"

"Yes."

"Does this mean that I am inviting him to my house in disguise?"

"Yes."

"Does this mean that we can't entertain guests in our current situation?"

"Yes."

Jiang Tianwei's soul asked three questions, but all of them were answered by the soul behind him with just one word.

Jiang Tianwei is a typical ancient hero. I'm not talking about being heroic here, but the kind of casual temperament. In other words, his room is full of "muddling through" temperament. There is dust everywhere, not to mention the oil stains on the table. Although he can't cook by himself, fortunately, Master Liu next door is a good man and always brings him food. When eating, it is inevitable that some soup or something will be left behind, and over time... right?

Then there were all kinds of worn and unwashed clothes thrown in the corner, as well as all kinds of sundries that were brought from somewhere and piled up in the corner of the room.

For Jiang Tianwei, he has to work until night every day. This house is only used for sleeping, so as long as he can ensure that the two paths from the entrance to the bed and the dining table are passable, it is enough. Is the rest of the house clean? It doesn't matter!

But if you want to invite friends over, that's another matter.

(Unless someone lives in a utility room, there is no place in the world that is lower class than my room...)