Persona: Devil Summoner

Jiang Tianwei thought to himself in a rather masochistic way, let him clean it up himself... But he went around in circles for nearly twenty minutes and had no clue at all... He didn't know what to do, or rather, because there were too many things to do, he didn't know how to start.

So, he somehow picked up the flyer he had received on the way home.

You know, the job of a maid is not just to play games with you in a restaurant or serve you tea. Maids first appeared as servants in the house. In China, they are maids and servants, and cleaning is part of the original duties of maids.

So, now Jiang Tianwei is facing a huge choice: whether to find a maid.

In fact, judging from the situation in his family, this maid is indispensable. You can't handle it yourself, and you don't ask for help. Isn't this just being presumptuous?

So, what exactly is it that makes him so conflicted that it even reaches the level of philosophy of life?

Of course, it is the nomination fee of 5000 yen per time.

Converted into RMB, it is equivalent to 250-300 yuan. The specific conversion depends on the exchange rate at the time. But you can't just consider the conversion, you also have to consider purchasing power. The simplest conversion is that 5000 yen is enough for Jiang Tianwei to go to the buffet three or four times. What is a buffet? It's a place where you can eat as much as you want!

In other words, his core issue now is whether or not to trade three or four meals for a comfortable environment.

——If only! It would be such a simple question!!!

Although Jiang Tianwei didn't say it explicitly, he was still a young boy after all. How could he not have fantasized about maids, a cute attribute that often appears in the two-dimensional world?

Who doesn’t want a gentle, caring and cute little maid? This trend is deeply rooted, as can be seen from the fact that in every season of the Dragon Aotian time-travel series, the male protagonist will always be paired with a maid.

But unfortunately, reality is cruel.

There are definitely beautiful, young, and cute maids.

But considering the number of maids employed, there are maids who are average looking, older, or even old, and who have no idea of ​​cuteness. It is better to say that such maids are the majority.

It's really cruel.

Therefore, Jiang Tianwei's current mood is like the gambling king and the gambling god playing Russian roulette, and his pistol has already emptied four rounds.

Of course he wanted a maid to help with the housework. He was willing to pay a little money. He didn't need her every day anyway.

But the problem is, if I made the call and a maid with average looks came, it would be fine, but if she really was the same maid as "Ruhua" in Stephen Chow's movie, wouldn't I be at a big loss?

So now he was a little undecided, and he had to look at Fang Zexia.

It must be said that ghosts are convenient. They changed into a maid's outfit in a flash. Unfortunately, she only looks good, and she can't do any housework that a maid can do. The only thing she can do is the maid magic of "become delicious". Unfortunately, Jiang Tianwei didn't get to eat next door today...

"Okay! I've made up my mind!"

Jiang Tianwei dialed the number on the flyer and made up his mind: (If an ugly girl really comes, at worst I can just let her clean up and I will go out and not see her. I will just pretend that I called Fang Zexia to come over and help with the housework.)

Thinking about it this way, I am a little excited. Although Jiang Tianwei has never met Lu Xun, the Ah Q spirit described by him does exist deep in his heart.

The female voice on the other end of the phone was very polite, asking him if he had a maid by name. It was the first time Jiang Tianwei had made such a call, so how could he know anyone? All he could say was, just send a cute one.

After finishing the call, Jiang Tianwei noticed that he was sweating all over, his mouth was extremely thirsty, and his heartbeat was getting faster and faster... as if he had done something exciting and bad.

The maid... is so magical!

The maid service is also very fast. This business is a bit like takeout, you have to eat on time.

Just over ten minutes later, someone knocked on the door and said in a cute female voice, "Hello, Master. Betty will serve you tonight. Please open the door."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 16 I definitely won’t do that next time!

I believe that any healthy man has, more or less, fantasized about a romantic encounter with a beautiful woman in his mind during his life.

Jiang Tianwei is no exception.

At the same time, people with a little sense of reality will tell themselves immediately after fantasizing that reality is far worse than fantasy, and they should not expect too much from reality. After all, the higher you stand, the harder you fall. Keeping your psychological expectations low is often the best way to prevent your heart from getting hurt.

Jiang Tianwei is no exception.

No matter how much mental preparation he had done before the maid came, how many unreliable situations he had anticipated, and even whether a gangster would pop up and set up a trap, the situation at this time was still far beyond his expectations... This was no longer a question of whether his psychological expectations were low or not...

Hearing someone knocking on the door, Jiang Tianwei naturally ran over to open it.

"Master~Hello meow~Today...Jiang Tianwei!?"

"Ah... Mr. Kawakami..."

The most embarrassing situation is to order a maid service for the first time and get an ugly girl. It is to order a maid service for the first time and get your own homeroom teacher to come... I believe that at least 90% of male students in the country have never experienced this embarrassing situation...

At this time, Teacher Kawakami had changed her decadent appearance at school. She tied her black curly hair into two ponytails, wore a maid outfit, opened her eyes wide, and pretended to be cute.

But seriously, at her age, it's really inappropriate to act so cute.

By the way, although many people think that twin tails are cute, that's all an illusion. Twin tails are cute mainly because people with twin tails are cute. Teacher Kawakami Sadyo's twin tails are really... Moreover, because Jiang Tianwei just met Takamaki An this morning, she also has twin tails. There is an active graphic model, a mixed-race woman, a young JK who has set a good example. Now seeing Teacher Kawakami Sadyo's maid outfit with twin tails is really a very unreasonable persecution...

Of course... From Mr. Kawakami's perspective, it was embarrassing to meet his students while working part-time... What's even more embarrassing is that he was wearing this kind of cosplay-like clothes...

At this moment, it was as if a thunderbolt had fallen from the sky, and both of them thought at the same time: (It’s over, my school life is over!)

From a teacher's perspective, working part-time is not an appropriate thing to do and will cause people to talk about it, let alone a job like a maid that only pays for one's salary... If the school gets to know about this, it will be no joke. In the worst case, one might be fired by the school.

After all, as I said before, the core of Shujin Academy is Mr. Kamoshida. As long as he doesn't leave, it doesn't matter how many other teachers are replaced. Anyway, the internal competition is so serious these days, and there are so many teachers who can replace Kawakami Sadayo.

The same thing happened to Jiang Tianwei, who was caught by his class teacher for calling a maid service without permission. Actually, there was nothing wrong with this. The problem was his age. For a high school student to use this kind of service, there were always ethical and moral issues, and the school would not sit idly by.

But, these are minor issues. After all, he does have his own situation. He lives alone and has a hard life. Occasionally, calling a maid for service is not a big problem as long as he explains the reason. But Jiang Tianwei felt guilty. He had some fantasies about the maid service before. But he found out that the other party was his class teacher. He suddenly understood why the ancients said that lust is like a knife above one's head. This knife is really sharp...

After a long stalemate, Teacher Sadayo Kawakami finally showed the courage of an adult...

"I'll just listen for now. Jiang, why did you ask for a maid service? You know that high school students shouldn't use this kind of service, right?"

"...I need someone to help clean up the house..."

Jiang Tianwei said weakly that although he had taken a leave of absence, his instinct from his student days (fear of teachers) had not diminished.

"Did you call me here because you knew my identity?"

When Jiang Tianwei heard this, he quickly shook his head like a rattle, fearing that the teacher would think he was deliberately making trouble for him. If he was a little braver, he would have nodded and started to say something like "Teacher, you don't want others to know, right? ---" That depends on your sincerity." But he really didn't have the courage...

Kawakami Sadashi looked around, sighed, and said, "Looking at the state of your house, you really need a helper to take care of it."

As she said this, she strode in and sat down on Jiang Tianwei's bed without any hesitation - in fact, there was nowhere else to sit. There was too little room to put her feet.

"I know your family's situation, but what's wrong is wrong. I won't make a fuss about it this time. But don't yell next time."

"Uh-huh!"

"Also - don't tell anyone else about my part-time job here, got it? - Well, I mean, since you've taken a leave of absence, you won't be going to school, right? That really puts my mind at ease."

Kawakami Sadayo sighed deeply, and it was obvious that she was also very upset. But she was an adult, and she had her own solution! She clapped her hands, and a crisp sound was heard: "Alright! Let's clean up - you can't just stand there, come and clean up together!"

After hearing what they said, what else could Jiang Tianwei do? He could only start to clean up the room with her. By the way, Fang Zexia took advantage of her ghostly power to change into a cheerleading uniform and cheered for the two of them in the void, causing Jiang Tianwei to raise his head frequently and was scolded by the teacher several times.

Just as the two were busy cleaning up, suddenly, a familiar Chinese voice came from the thin wall: "[Under the Qingcheng Mountain - Bai Suzhen ~ I have been cultivating this body in the cave for a thousand years...]"

Teacher Kawakami frowned and couldn't help but exclaimed.

Although she couldn't understand the specific content of the Chinese language coming from the broken semiconductor, as a Japanese, she couldn't accept the behavior of playing songs loudly during the night rest time and disturbing the neighbors. This kind of thing might be common in China, but in Japan it is easy to cause the neighbors to knock on the wall to warn.

Kawakami Sadyo was already annoyed when her students discovered that she was working part-time. When she heard this, she became even more annoyed and banged on the wall involuntarily.

After knocking a few times, the other party showed no intention of lowering the voice. Kawakami Sadayo was about to argue, but Jiang Tianwei quickly stopped her: "Teacher, teacher, let's clean up quickly... Uncle Liu next door likes to hear this."

"That can't disturb the people!"

Kawakami Sadayaro muttered to herself as she continued to neatly organize the clothes scattered in the corner. She huddled together and walked towards the washing machine in the bathroom.

Jiang Tianwei's room was not strictly speaking dirty, but it was definitely very messy, and it took a lot of time to clean it up. The two of them were busy for more than an hour.

Jiang Tianwei's home can be said to be completely new.

"I never thought my home could be so clean."

Jiang Tianwei couldn't help but sigh.

"Remember to keep it up. Remember the agreement with the teacher. Don't order this kind of service again..."

Kawakami Sadao had just finished speaking and was about to open the door to leave when she heard Master Liu's enthusiastic voice coming from the door: "[Jiang'er! Are you home? Come and have dinner with us!]"

Teacher Kawakami was stunned by these words. She didn't understand what they meant, but she was interrupted by this. She noticed that the room was filled with the delicious smell of food, which obviously drifted to her side from the window next door. As soon as she smelled this smell, her stomach growled.

You know, in order to go to his part-time job right after get off work, Mr. Kawakami usually eats at convenience stores or just eats instant noodles. Now that he has just finished work, he is very tired...

Jiang Tianwei felt embarrassed and said weakly, "How about the teacher stay and have a bite together?"

Kawakami Sadayo wanted to refuse him, but when she smelled the tempting aroma of Chinese food, she couldn't say "No, I've eaten it before". In front of the Chinese food that pays attention to color, fragrance and taste, she, who has rarely eaten good food on weekdays, can't resist it at all.

"Since you said so..."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 17 Sometimes it works

The dishes cooked by Chef Liu are as delicious as always.

After all, when he was young, he really worked his way up in the kitchen. With decades of cooking experience, even an ordinary chef can be polished into a first-class chef.

It was obvious that he was very happy today, his wrinkled face was flushed, and it seemed that he had drunk some wine before Jiang Tianwei and the others came. There were four cold dishes and four hot dishes on the table, and a plate of squirrel fish was squatting in the middle.

Jiang Tianwei couldn't say that he had called a maid, so he could only explain to Master Liu that it was the head teacher who was worried about him living alone and came to help him pack up.

Master Liu was very happy to hear this, thinking that there are such kind-hearted Japanese people. In addition, there was something happy today, and he was a warm and hospitable person, so of course he agreed without hesitation to let the teacher come and eat.

For an old man of his age, cooking a few more dishes and spending time and money are small issues. The most important thing is to have someone to talk to and have a lively meal together.

He is a very traditional Chinese who values ​​the atmosphere of eating together as a family. Unfortunately, after coming to Japan with his children, the time they spend eating together has become less and less, and until now, they haven't seen each other for several months. Jiang Tianwei lives next door, and it's like he really has a grandson, so he naturally loves him very much.

"Wow! It's so delicious... You, you are so lucky..."

Teacher Kawakami couldn't help crying while eating. People say that the food is so delicious that it makes you cry, but I didn't expect to see someone crying because of the deliciousness today.

“Are these all Chinese food?”

Combining Jiang Tianwei's identity and the fact that the old man spoke in a language that he could not understand, Mr. Kawakami immediately guessed that the old man was cooking Chinese food.

Jiang Tianwei nodded.

Kawakami Sadyo couldn't help but sigh: "It's completely different from what I ate before..."

This is natural, after all, the Chinese restaurant where Jiang Tianwei worked part-time was of that nature. As the saying goes, a glimpse of the leopard can tell the whole of Japan from a single leaf. From this restaurant, we can roughly infer the current situation of foreign restaurants in Japan. Basically, it is for Japanese people to try new things. If you change Chinese people to eat there, they will only feel that "one of me and the store manager is a fool, and I definitely can't be one of them."

Moreover, just like American fast food and Japanese food are extremely expensive in China, Chinese food is not cheap in Japan either.

Looking at Jiang Tianwei and Master Liu chatting and laughing in Chinese in front of him, Teacher Kawakami really felt that this child was actually an ordinary student.

At first, to be honest, Teacher Kawakami only felt that it was troublesome to have such a student. She always had to consider various documents for him and deal with various questions from the leaders... It was really a hot potato. But today, she felt from the bottom of her heart that the foreigner in front of her was just an ordinary student like everyone else.

He also needs to eat, laughs when he is happy, and needs someone to clean his room... He is not just a cold name written on a student registration form.

Thinking of this, Kawakami Sadayo felt a pain in her heart, and she always felt a little worried about this child. Jiang Tianwei's figure always seemed to merge with someone in her deep memory that she didn't want to recall...

But didn’t I just tell him not to continue to point to me?

You see, she was appointed once, the fee was 5000 yen. After all, this money is not a small amount for a high school student who has no way to work formally and can only do odd jobs.

Thinking of money, Kawakami Sadashiro couldn't help but start calculating...

It's obvious that the money can't all be given to the teacher. The maid shop must take a cut. And the money also has to deduct the part for the midnight snack after get off work...

(If I could work for Jiang, could I come over for a meal once in a while? That way, at least the cost of the midnight snack would be offset...)

Tempted by both deliciousness and economy, Mr. Kawakami had to admit that he was a little tempted.

However, as a teacher, she still doesn't want to rely too much on her students... She has to do something for him, not just washing clothes, cooking and cleaning the room...

(Oh, yes! If it’s academic!)

"Hey, classmate Jiang! Do you need extra lessons?"

Teacher Kawakami suddenly had an idea and blurted it out. From the previous conversation, she already knew that this Chinese old man could not understand Japanese, so she was not afraid that he would hear it.

Jiang Tianwei was stunned, not understanding what she meant: "What?"

"That's right, make-up lessons. How are you going to study if you take a year-after-year absence? Although the teacher said that you are not allowed to specify maid service, if you are here to ask for make-up lessons, that's another matter."

Mr. Kawakami's suggestion made Jiang Tianwei not know what to do. To be honest, since he decided to take a leave of absence, it meant that he didn't want to go to class and didn't care about the entrance examination.

The reason why he was enrolled in Xiujin College was entirely because of his stepfather's request. He unilaterally enrolled him in the school. So, the question of whether or not to study now made Jiang Tianwei a little overwhelmed.

If I need to take extra classes, then I will definitely have one less thing to do at my part-time job.

Master Liu asked: "[Jiang Er, what did your head teacher say?]"

"Nothing, just asking if I want extra lessons."