Persona: Devil Summoner

Jiang Tianwei motioned for Shinjima to follow him to the corner of the room. Although Yoshizawa Sumire has somewhat accepted her sister's death, you can't say this in front of her, right?

When they reached the corner, Jiang Tianwei lowered his voice and said to Shinjima Makoto: "Actually... Fang Ze Xia is already dead. What you saw was her ghost..."

"? That's annoying, classmate Jiang, don't tell ghost stories like this at a time like this!"

“This is not a ghost story.”

Suddenly, Fang Zexia whispered something in Niijima Makoto's ear. There was obviously no one there, but he heard the voice. Niijima Makoto felt his heart twitch suddenly and his whole body went cold, as if a chill ran through his head to his toes.

This was the first time she had seen a ghost since she was a child! Immediately afterwards, Shinjima's eyes rolled up, and her whole body went limp and she fell down. Jiang Tianwei quickly supported her: "What's wrong, President?! President, wake up! This has nothing to do with me. You all saw it. She fainted by herself. It has nothing to do with me, right?!"

Yes, although Niijima is a modern person who has received advanced scientific education and possesses advanced knowledge, she has a small weakness... that is... she is afraid of ghosts...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 185: Afraid of ghosts, yes, what’s wrong with that?

When it comes to ghosts (here specifically referring to ghosts or evil spirits), people from all countries have similar impressions of them.

To sum it up, no matter how useless this person was when he was alive, as long as he dies, he will immediately be omniscient, omnipotent, and have unlimited power to do whatever he wants...

As a ghost, one can do whatever he wants, even if he can't do it when he's alive. And he can often gain the ability to protect his descendants or curse his enemies.

But if you think about it carefully, why do people have to be afraid of ghosts? Who stipulated this? What can ghosts do to people? Niijima really didn't know and never thought about it. She was simply afraid of ghosts. She didn't dare to watch horror movies when she was a child, and she didn't like all kinds of supernatural things when she grew up.

Who would have thought that today, not only did I see a ghost, but I also acted with the ghost for quite a while...

It took a long time for Shinjima to come to his senses. Ryuji had already bought some drinks and came back with a big bag of iced drinks in his hand. He gave a can to everyone.

"You, you guys, can actually act together with ghosts......"

This was the first thing Shinjima said after waking up. She held up the drink with both hands and prepared to take a sip to calm her nerves. Her soft lips touched the cold can and she realized that she had forgotten to open the pull ring. The dew on the can stained her lips.

The student council president who is usually serious and looks like an elite is actually so afraid of ghosts. Long Si just finds it funny in his heart, but he doesn't dare to laugh out loud. He can only scratch his head: "The main thing is that you can't tell that she is a ghost on weekdays."

"But, isn't it scary to have an invisible person around you?"

Shinjima continued to ask, Ryuji thought about it, rolled his eyes, and smiled: "If there really is an invisible beauty pestering me, it would actually feel pretty good, right?"

Long Si laughed, and to make it more convincing, he looked at Jiang Tianwei, who shook his head: "Don't confuse me with you."

Upon hearing this, Shinjima said quickly: "Look, I'll tell you..."

This is the characteristic of the human species. Whenever there is a situation where they want to convince others, they always like to find a few witnesses for themselves first... But before she could pull Jiang Tianwei into her camp, she heard this brat change the subject: "Long Si, you can't see it, but I can!"

"Oh - stop, stop talking..."

Shinjima was getting more and more scared the more he thought about it, and quickly waved his hands to tell him to stop. Seeing how scared she was, the ghost Kasumi Yoshizawa felt a little sorry. Although she liked to joke, she was not an evil spirit in nature. Otherwise, when Kamoshida was there before, it would not be the Palace of Desire, but Resident Evil (another translation of Resident Evil 1) .

Seeing that the other person was so scared because of her little joke, Fang Zexia hurried over to comfort him: "President, don't be afraid..."

“Huh?! Namo Amitabha Namo Amitabha…”

No one opened their mouths, but the sound still appeared. Shinjima was so scared that he put his hands together, closed his eyes tightly, and chanted the Buddha's name. But it is easy to imagine that if this kind of chanting really worked, ghosts like Fangze Xia would not appear.

Seeing how scared she was, Fang Ze Jin felt a little embarrassed: "Well, please don't be afraid, my sister is not a bad person."

"I, I, I, of course I know...but, but but but I just can't help but be afraid..."

Shinjima's current state is like a person with acrophobia walking on a glass plank road. Even though she knows that she will not fall off the bridge, she still cannot suppress her fear.

Amamiya Ren seemed to feel that the topic had gone astray, and she coughed lightly and said, "Why don't we disband today? After all, we have secured the means of invasion. The president has just awakened, and he must be very tired now, right?"

Although he used a question, his tone was full of affirmation. Shinjima really felt uncomfortable all over, as if he had stayed up late for three or four nights in a row, and every part of his body was making painful sounds.

Plus, he was just frightened by a ghost, so how could he care about the president's face now? He quickly nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice: "Yes, yes, yes, yes, I, I am very tired now, or else we should disband today, I, I, I, I, I, I, I want to go back and have a good rest..."

Of course, no one had any objection.

As for the fact that Shinjima took a long detour to find a famous fortune teller in Shinjuku before returning, and asked for a talisman to keep away evil spirits, that is another story. Let's not talk about it for now.

Originally, Jiang Tianwei and Yujie lived together, but today they did not go back together. Jiang Tianwei went back to Kawahara Bank.

What?

What else can you do in a bank? You can deposit or withdraw money, or make loan repayments.

So what did Jiang Tianwei do? He did everything.

Didn't he borrow 10 million from his stepfather to humiliate and bully Mr. Kawakami and Mr. and Mrs. Yingze? Although his stepfather didn't say when to pay it back or how much interest it would be, he still felt bad. He had to pay back the money first. But he didn't touch a penny of the money. It didn't matter.

Jiang Tianwei did not return the money immediately after humiliating her, because he was afraid that if Teacher Kawakami needed money for some emergency, he could still help her. In banking terms, it was a "reserve fund." But there was no need for that now.

Because... didn't Jin Cheng stuff a box of money over? Jiang Tianwei is also a rich man now.

In this era of electronic payments, he left 100,000 yuan in cash and planned to deposit the rest of the money into his bank card.

Since he was the son of the chairman, naturally no one would bother him, so all the cumbersome procedures were simplified, and a bank card was opened for Jiang Tianwei in the fastest way. Then the cash in Jincheng's box was divided into several counters and counted together, trying not to cause trouble for the young master.

It was also at this time that Jiang Tianwei realized how much money was in Jin Cheng's box... no more, no less, exactly 96.9 million yen.

(Wow, Jincheng even took out three million to give to the hostess, which means there were originally 100 million in the box?!).

This really shocked Jiang Tianwei. No wonder there are so many bad guys in this world. He worked three jobs toiling away and couldn't save even a fraction of what the violent gangs made in a year... The bad guys could make so much money that he wanted to become a bad guy himself.

The staff of Kawahara Bank were indeed professional. They knew that this was the boss's adopted son. Although he was not his biological son, looking at the boss's expression, he was really prepared to raise him as his own son...so of course they worked efficiently. In a short while, they finished counting the banknotes and completed the business for him.

Jiang Tianwei was also happy to go home early. "

Although he has been in and out of the other world many times, every time he comes out of it, he feels unmotivated.

(Should I find a reason to ask Mr. Kawakami to come over and give me a massage later?).

Jiang Tianwei thought so in his mind and returned home.

I thought Kitagawa Yusuke would make a mess of the house today, with paint and scraps of manuscript paper everywhere, but I unexpectedly found Kitagawa Yusuke tidying up the room when I returned home today. Jiang Tianwei was so scared that he hurried to confirm whether the sun rose from the west and set in the east today.

"My friend, I have reflected on this."

Without waiting for Jiang Tianwei to ask, Kitagawa Yusuke put down the broom in his hand and took the initiative to say: "Although I can live a carefree life here with you, I can't create good works without a sense of crisis."

Jiang Tianwei was stunned and thought: Can you ever be so polite?

"Although those guys in the dormitory are greedy for enjoyment, not enterprising, cherishing their lives for the greater good and forgetting righteousness for the small gains, they are not artists at all... but, this is what the so-called human heart is like. You Chinese have a saying, 'Out of the mud, but not stained.' Without this mud, the people in my paintings will never be vivid enough."

This involves the subject of art. Jiang Tianwei does not understand art and does not dare to make any comments on it. However, he has realized one thing: he is definitely the culprit behind the Chinese cultural craze that started in the entire Phantom Thieves Group.

"So... Yusuke, you are..."

"I'm going to move back to the dorm."

"Hey, money, is there any problem with money?"

"Well, as long as I get the scholarship, it'll be fine. It doesn't matter..."

Kitagawa Yusuke smiled, and his smile was very confident: "Don't you trust my pen?"

"Of course I can trust you. I wish you all the best."

In his heart, Jiang Tianwei had thought several times that it would be better if Yujie could move out on his own initiative. After all, many things would be easier to handle if he was alone in the room. But now that Yujie really took the initiative to move out, he felt a little reluctant.

Humans are such contradictory creatures.

"Don't worry. Living with you, I already understand. You are all fighting and working hard in this low-level environment. How can I live in a corner and degenerate?"

Although Jiang Tianwei didn't understand why staying at home was so decadent, he looked at the corner of the room and saw that Yujie's suitcase was already packed, so he couldn't say much. He could only silently take out tens of thousands of cash from his pocket and stuff it into his pocket.

With the current currency rate in Japan, tens of thousands of yen won't last long. It can only be said to be a temporary solution. Yusuke originally wanted to refuse, but Jiang Tianwei said, "Just think of it as an advance investment in you. If one day you become a famous artist, think about repaying me."

"Yes, I took note of it."

Kitagawa Yusuke nodded vigorously. The farewell between the two men was not full of sentimental scenes. They just patted each other on the shoulders silently, and Yusuke left with his suitcase.

"Wait, what about Sayuri?"

Jiang Tianwei suddenly caught a glimpse of the gentle female portrait on the wall, chased out and asked.

"Just leave it here for now. One day, I'll come back to get it. I don't plan to bring it to a place like the dormitory where vulgar people gather. It would be better to leave it with you."

Yusuke waved his hand and walked away with his thin back in a graceful manner.

Jiang Tianwei looked at his back, feeling a lot of emotion, and then...

I picked up my phone and called Mr. Kawakami...

"Teacher, I'm almost exhausted... I need a massage..."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 186 Procrastination kills people, my friends

If someone knows more about massage, they will find something very interesting.

Normally, we all believe that men are stronger than women.

But for masseurs, it's often the other way around. Female masseurs are usually stronger than male masseurs.

This is because male customers usually prefer female technicians... and usually, male customers can bear more strength and pain, and prefer the masseur to use more force to massage them, because it feels more "refreshing".

Under these objective conditions, female masseurs are often trained to have strong hands. There is a saying that organisms will continue to adapt to changes in the environment, so the increasing strength of female masseurs' hands is also in line with the theory of evolution...

Why did Jiang Tianwei suddenly come up with such a meaningless and stupid idea?

That was all thanks to Mr. Kawakami who was riding on his back.

As a domestic servant, Ms. Kawakami’s best service is massage. Although she looks frail, her hands are very strong. Jiang Tianwei bit the pillow and endured the massage.

That was so painful that it was like excruciating pain.

"Bear with it, young man - it won't hurt."

Talk while standing... No, it's easier to talk while sitting, said Mr. Kawakami behind Jiang Tianwei.

Generally speaking, people who have had massages know that the stiffer the muscles and tendons are, the more painful it will be when you have the massage for the first time, which means that the body is very tired. Conversely, the more relaxed a person is and the less tired they are, the less painful it will be.

This is also the reason why most people experience severe pain the first time they get a massage, but the pain becomes less and less severe afterwards.

Jiang Tianwei didn't expect that his body had accumulated so much fatigue.

"My dear, your body is so stiff! Have you done something very tiring?"

Teacher Kawakami said this while trying hard, as if using his hands alone was not enough to satisfy him, so this time he used his knees as well.

Jiang Tianwei now gradually felt that his stiff muscles became softer and his blood flowed more smoothly - but the pain was still the same. In the severe pain, Jiang Tianwei didn't think much about what Teacher Kawakami said, and lied casually: "I guess I've been studying too hard recently and haven't been exercising much."

"Really? I thought it was your job as a phantom thief that caused you to accumulate so much fatigue."

Mr. Kawakami casually said something important.

If it was Jiang Tianwei a few months ago, he would have shown a panic expression and accidentally exposed the truth. But now? Jiang Tianwei is no longer a young man who has just started out!

He had been seen through by a famous detective once, and had been interrogated by President Niijima several times. Now he was like a master of torture. Although Mr. Kawakami asked in a casual way, he reacted instantly without any flaws, and asked back without changing his expression or heartbeat: "What kind of thief? What kind of thief? What kind of thief?"

The massage was probably over. Teacher Kawakami stopped kneading his muscles, but he had no intention of getting off his back, maintaining the almost restrained state. Riding on his back, he maintained this posture and continued:

"This morning, the Yingze couple found me. They knelt down to apologize to me and said they would return the money they blackmailed me. Then they encouraged me to be a good teacher in the future. This is really a 180-degree change in attitude."

Because Jiang Tianwei was lying on the bed and couldn't see Mr. Kawakami's expression, he could only try to put on a calm expression and pretend to be indifferent and said: "Isn't that a good thing?"

"It's a good thing indeed. But isn't it too smooth?"

"There's a Chinese idiom called 'Misfortunes will eventually turn into blessings', which means that when a person's bad luck reaches the end, he will get lucky. Maybe he will have a change of heart."

"Do you think people like them will suddenly have a change of heart?"

"That must be impossible."

Jiang Tianwei answered with absolute certainty.

He knew very well that there were not many people with conscience in this world.

A bad person is a bad person because he is bad. If he has a chance to find his conscience, he is not a bad person. Therefore, we need laws and universal morality. If morality and law cannot solve the problem, then we can only judge these injustices as the Phantom Thieves.

Of course, no matter how many high-sounding reasons they gave, the Phantom Thieves' change of heart was essentially to fight violence with violence. In a famous anime, there was a heated discussion: using the wrong method to get the right result, is it worth promoting? But later everyone went to eat the CP of the male protagonist and the male supporting role, and no one discussed this topic of justice or injustice. It can be seen how important beauty is.

This method is not justified, but it is indeed effective. Jiang Tianwei is very self-conscious and knows that what he does cannot stand up to justice.

However, because his back was turned to teacher Sadyo Kawakami, his determination was not conveyed to the other party at all.

"So, why do the Phantom Thieves know about me so well?"

"Hmm? Isn't it because I posted on the Phantom Thief Channel for you? Phantom Thieves are partners of justice and will not sit idly by while people are in distress."

"Hmm, I guessed you would say that."