I'm having fun in Tokyo

Aso Tatsuya looked at Tsugawa and asked a question very carefully.

"How would I know about something like that?"

Tsugawa snorted coldly, remaining unmoved.

However, he seemed to realize something, his expression changed, and he suddenly reached out and grabbed Aso Tatsuya by the throat.

"Are you trying to trick me into telling me something?"

"I didn't, Mr. Tsugawa."

"Ha, I don't care if you have it or not, don't ask unnecessary questions, all I need is for you to catch that monster girl."

"They're gone, so you go and do it yourself."

Tatsuya Aso nodded with difficulty.

He was having difficulty breathing, and dared not resist. His face gradually turned red, and his eyes became bloodshot.

Finally, Tsugawa released his neck, allowing him to catch his breath.

"Seeing how relaxed you've been these past few days, let me give you a little more motivation."

"Is that girl who goes to the same school as you and works with you named Kitamura Yumi?"

"You seem to have a crush on her, don't you?"

"If you can't give me the medicine by tomorrow night..."

"There might be a few idle fellows who gave that Miss Kitamura Yumi an unforgettable night."

"And they might even record it, leaving her with a lifelong trauma."

"You certainly wouldn't want to see something like this happen, would you?"

Tsugawa gave Aso Tatsuya one last meaningful look and then gestured to the driver.

The driver immediately got out of the car, opened the back door, pulled Aso Tatsuya out, and pushed him to the ground.

Aso Tatsuya took a deep breath, watched the black Mercedes drive away emitting exhaust fumes, and struggled to his feet.

His hands gripped the lamppost tightly, his knuckles turning slightly white.

"Damn bastard!"

Tsugawa's final threat truly ignited Aso Tatsuya's anger.

He did like Kitamura Yumi, who worked with him, but he never dared to confess his feelings.

Especially since he recently ran into this crazy guy and got into trouble.

He didn't want to bring this trouble to Kitamura Yumi, so he didn't even dare to respond to her concern just now.

But this bastard still insisted on dragging her in.

How dare he?

Aso Tatsuya was filled with resentment and gritted his teeth.

He pondered ways to retaliate, but ultimately slumped down in dejection.

He was just a high school student who lost his parents at a young age and lived alone.

Although his family used to be exorcists, that damned bastard father left him nothing.

He only has a distant aunt who still sends him living expenses and sometimes comes to visit him.

He didn't recognize the middle-aged man named Tsugawa.

All he knew was that the other party had a lot of money, seemed to be a businessman, and was also a regular customer of his bastard father.

Even if the other party is simply rich, it's still not something he can handle.

Several patrol officers saw them when they came to our door the day before yesterday.

But after seeing the other car, they pretended nothing had happened and left the vicinity.

He sighed deeply, stood up dejectedly, and walked towards home...

Back home, Tatsuya Aso opened the door.

To his surprise, the table in the room was covered with all kinds of food.

Although it looked exactly like something bought directly from a restaurant, it still made him swallow hard.

He doesn't usually eat things like that; he always cooks for himself.

But why is there so much food here?

Could it be that my period has come?

He searched inside the house and finally spotted a woman on the balcony.

The other person had an ordinary appearance, but a great presence, and their eyes seemed to be always smiling.

Aunt, you've arrived.

Aso Tatsuya pinched the flesh on his thigh, trying to hide the disappointed expression on his face when he entered the room.

He didn't want his aunt to see him like this.

Kitamura Yumi was already a big worry for him, and now that his aunt is involved, things will become even more complicated.

The woman nodded to him, seemingly oblivious to his expression, and walked towards him.

"Yes, it's been a few months since I last visited, and I wanted to come see you."

"How have you been lately? Are you studying hard again?"

"Of course it's great!"

Aso Tatsuya smiled, but the smile seemed a little unnatural.

He quickly realized his smile was stiff, immediately turned around and walked to his desk, pretending to rummage through something, adjusting his expression with his back to the woman.

Feeling that he had adjusted things sufficiently, he opened the drawer, took out several recent test reports, and handed them to the woman.

"Look, my recent test scores are pretty good!"

The woman nodded, seemingly satisfied, her smile gratified.

"Very good, Tatsuya, you're such a good boy."

"These were all bought for you."

"Let's eat"

Tatsuya Aso nodded, pulled up a chair for himself and the woman, and sat down at the table.

He suppressed his worries and ate.

The foods I usually crave seem to have no flavor at all now.

But he had to pretend to have a big appetite and eat heartily.

The woman barely touched her chopsticks.

She just watched Aso Tatsuya eat, and seemed quite happy.

Finally, seeing that Tatsuya Aso had finished eating and then went to clean up, she sighed.

"Tatsuya, I'm leaving in a bit."

"I've transferred 50,000 yen to your account. If you need some clothes, just buy what you like."

"Eat more regularly, don't go hungry."

"You're a sensible child, and your grades are good too."

"If you get into a good university, you'll have a bright future."

"Just don't be like your father; he wasn't a good person."

"I know, Aunt."

Tatsuya Aso nodded seriously, but his hands behind his back were clenched tightly.

He watched the woman walk out of the room, took a deep breath, and closed his eyes.

My father wasn't a good person, but he managed to live a carefree life.

From childhood to adulthood, I have always been law-abiding and obedient, yet I have only been bullied and have no way to fight back.

Then what's the point of all this?

He looked at the test score sheets on the table, smiled bitterly, tore them up, and threw them into the trash can.

When he sat down at his desk again, he didn't take out any more exercises. Instead, he pulled out a piece of white paper, scribbled a few lines on it, and then wrote a few names on it.

He, his father, the two missing men, Tsugawa, Kitamura Yumi, and the monster that Tsugawa had his eye on.

He wanted to find a way to satisfy Tsugawa's demands, get rid of him, and protect Kitamura Yumi.

As for anything else, he no longer wanted to concern himself with it...

......

The woman was still standing outside Aso Tatsuya's room, not having left.

Suddenly, a gray light emanated from her body, and then the gray light transformed into a gray butterfly that fluttered into the air.

It flew around the woman once, and the woman's originally ordinary face gradually regained its original beauty, revealing her to be none other than Kondo Ryoko.

Kondo Ryoko took out her own goshuin-cho (a type of ancient Chinese book), let the gray butterfly fly inside, and then summoned a hazy white shadow from it.

The shadow gradually spread, enveloping Kondo Ryoko and making her transparent.

She shook her head, passed through the wall without any hindrance, and entered Aso Tatsuya's room again.

Chapter 35 The world is impermanent

Aso Tatsuya was bending over and writing something, the white paper covered with dense lines.

"Have those two guys really been arrested?"

His pen kept marking the names of Kihara and the other person, and finally crossed them out.

"Although that bastard Tsugawa said they wouldn't confess, we can't rule out the possibility that they might."

"After all, they are people entrusted by Tsugawa and are only responsible to Tsugawa. They might use me as a scapegoat."

"My father has long been on the police's file."

"If the police target me, it's inevitable that I'll be suspected."

"Then what should I do?"

"The target has disappeared, and the police might be watching."

"If it were Dad in this situation..."

"No, we can't use Dad's method."

"He thought he'd be fine, but he still got arrested."

"I have to figure out my own way..."

Behind Tatsuya Aso, Ryoko Kondo sighed.

She had long anticipated that things wouldn't be as simple as Kihara and the other person had described.

Nine years ago, a drug appeared in upper-middle-class circles in Tokyo.

According to the manufacturer, it is different from illicit drugs like morphine and cocaine; although it can be addictive, it causes minimal harm to the body.

Later, Kondo Ryoko heard about this.

Instead of letting it go unchecked, she sent people to investigate.

She eventually learned that the medicine came from the descendant of a fallen exorcist.

Although the other party described its effects as very good, that's not actually the case.

This medicine requires the remains of monsters as ingredients, and prolonged use will damage the soul.

Some people even showed signs of demonization, losing their minds and falling into madness.