From Earthbound Spirit to Tokyo Evil

He gently carried her to the bed, hesitated for a moment, pulled the quilt over her, and then stood up and prepared to leave.

"Kamiya-kun..." Chiyu Moriyama's voice suddenly said in the darkness.

It turned out that she was not really asleep.

"what?"

"Thank you." Chiyu Moriyama said in a low voice.

"I just told the truth." Xia Chuan replied.

"I... like you." I don't know which heartstring was suddenly plucked, and almost subconsciously, Moriyama Chiyu suddenly said.

In the darkness, she felt her face suddenly become hot, but she mustered up the courage to say it again: "I like you, Kamiya-kun."

Although he had already guessed this, Xia Chuan was still slightly excited when faced with her confession.

"Thank you." He said sincerely after hesitating for a moment.

"I... can't I?" Such an answer made Chiyu Moriyama feel uneasy. Yes, she was just a worthless half-human, half-demon abandoned by her family, and the longer she stayed with Kamiya Hiro, the more she realized his extraordinaryness.

How could a girl like her be worthy of...

"It's not like that." Xia Chuan sighed. "The situation is a bit complicated. I'm sorry. Please give me some time to sort it out."

"I understand." Countless thoughts flashed through Chiyu Moriyama's mind, but Xiachuan did not reject her directly, which made her satisfied. "Kamiya-kun, please don't feel any pressure. I am willing to wait no matter how long it takes, and I will wait forever."

This little episode slightly disrupted Xiachuan's plan, but, precisely because this veil was lifted, Moriyama Chiyu became much more natural when facing him.

Perhaps it was because she had revealed her true feelings, that when they were "playing" lovers, especially when there was physical contact, she was no longer somewhat shy as before. In the eyes of others, such a change was naturally proof that their relationship had improved.

Xiachuan let Moriyama Chiyu absorb spiritual energy several times, and it turned out that the raccoon cat was indeed the one with the worst talent among the monsters.

The amount of spiritual energy absorbed by Chiyu Moriyama is about five times that of Yuriko Kiyokawa, and the amount of spiritual energy absorbed by her cat god "Moriyama Victory" is more than twice that of Yuriko Kiyokawa's crow god "Nachi". Its shikigami form is still a cat, but its fur is darker and it looks smarter. After being multiplied by Natsukawa, it immediately turned into a huge black cat that can fill the entire room. Although its back is black, it shines in the dark, and its tail is directly forked into two. It is just like the monster "Neko-matata" in the Neon legend.

Judging from the comparison between the Shikigami of Yui Aoki and Rena Kawaguchi, the gap between the Shikigami owned by shrine maidens with different qualifications should not be that big. The only reasonable explanation is that the qualification of Chisuke Moriyama, who is a half-demon, is much stronger than that of Yuriko Kiyokawa, the raccoon cat, which also affects the strength of their respective Shikigami.

Naturally, monsters and humans cannot be compared on the same scale.

After Xiachuan lured away the people who were monitoring him, Moriyama Chiyu found an abandoned factory where no one was around and tested her abilities. Her fighting ability had far surpassed her own, with huge breakthroughs in speed, strength, endurance, and destructive power. The cat god Shengli directly turned into a monster. Not only did he have extremely strong fighting ability, but he could also summon two evil spirits from somewhere to fight for him.

When Xia Chuan heard Chiyu Moriyama's excited report, the first thing that came to his mind was the idiom "serving a tiger as an accomplice". With this ability, there were suddenly more things to do next.

When the two met again at home, Chiyu Moriyama seemed to have become much more confident.

"I should be able to do more to help you!" She looked into Xia Chuan's eyes and said eagerly and firmly.

"Yeah." Xia Chuan nodded. "But don't worry, let's try the spell first."

Unlike human priestesses, as a half-demon, she does not need to rely entirely on the divine power from Natsukawa, and can still exert strong combat power even without him. Therefore, she can fight without using the Kagura dance.

However, what disappointed both of them was that, apart from the two spells of Invisibility and Iron Man, which she mastered very quickly, she seemed completely unable to master other spells. This dealt a huge blow to the confidence that she had built up with great difficulty.

"This should have nothing to do with you." Xia Chuan analyzed while caressing Moriyama Shengli, who had suddenly become very clingy for some reason and kept asking for a hug at his feet. "These spells are not obtained from the same monster. At the beginning, each monster only gave me one type of spell. This probably means that the spells that monsters can use are closely related to their characteristics. Don't worry, there will always be a chance to find a spell that suits you."

In fact, Chiyu Moriyama's family should have a magical inheritance that completely matches her characteristics, but neither Natsukawa nor Chiyu Moriyama herself thought of looking for them.

Chisuke Moriyama's fighting style seems to be more inclined towards fighting, so the training that had been abandoned before was picked up again.

The members of the Tokyo University Victory Club have an additional task, which is to find more imaginative but relatively reasonable fighting and action games for Natsukawa, "as reference for the battle scenes in his new book."

Chapter 154 Meow Heart

"Master... why don't you learn from me?"

What Xia Chuan didn't know was that when he was not at home, the black cat suddenly changed its clingy and cute appearance in front of him, jumped onto the table, squatted, and began to teach its owner earnestly.

"Learn from you?"

"Yes, you have to show your cute and clingy side to Kamiya-kun without reservation. With the way you are now, when will you succeed?"

Kuroneko's words made Moriyama Chiyu's face turn red: "What a mess, where did you learn all this from?"

"Meow~ In terms of cat age, I'm much older than you." The black cat licked his body calmly and said to Moriyama Chiyu again. "I've been a mother once. Even if it's just from this perspective, I'm more experienced than you, right?"

"Don't compare a cat's experience with that of a human!"

"What's the difference?" Black Cat said unconvinced. "Kamiya-kun didn't like me before, right? But after I lowered myself and started to act like a spoiled child to him, didn't he also obediently succumb to my cuteness?"

"You always wanted to catch him before, so of course he doesn't like you. Besides, he just touched you casually..."

"Hey, why are you so stupid?" Black Cat said in a frustrated tone. "The psychology of males is the same after all. You don't show him your feminine charm, but just say things like 'I can help you with more things' and 'I'll always wait for you'. What's the point? Look at yourself. You don't have many pretty, feminine clothes. Other girls know how to put on makeup, but you don't. You can't cook, and you can't act coquettishly. The worst thing is the way you talk. Please, be cute..."

Chiyu Moriyama finally couldn't help herself and reached out to grab it, but it immediately nimbly jumped onto the top of the bookcase: "Meow~ Chiyu Moriyama, don't be so ungrateful!"

"Get down here!"

"Meow~ You wish for it. Do you think I am still the same as before? I will never give in to you now!"

"You have five seconds, come down!"

When Xia Chuan came back, the house was already a harmonious scene of a loving master and a filial cat, but there were several items of furniture and furnishings strangely missing from the house... There were only a few items to begin with, so it was really conspicuous.

"What happened?" he asked casually.

"No..." Chiyu Moriyama answered somewhat unnaturally, but the black cat in her arms suddenly broke free nimbly, ran to Natsukawa's feet, meowing, and rubbing its head and body against his feet, forcing him to reach out and pick it up.

Chiyu Moriyama's eyes suddenly became sharp, but the black cat became more and more coquettish in Natsukawa's hands, licking his hands, rubbing his head against him, nudging him, twisting and turning in his hands, and letting him touch its belly with his hands.

"Sizzle..." The book in Chiyu Moriyama's hand suddenly broke into two pieces.

"Qian Yu?"

"Hehe~ I made some soup. You can take a rest first. We will be able to eat soon."

Xiachuan didn't know what had happened, but in the next few days, Chiyu Moriyama seemed to be acting strange.

Fortunately, after he subconsciously asked "Qianyu, are you feeling unwell?", she quickly returned to normal. However, the newly bought furnishings at home disappeared inexplicably again, and for several consecutive days when he returned home, he saw Moriyama Shengli waiting for him on the roadside, flattering him to the point that he thought the cat was trying to get more spiritual power from him in this way.

"Qianyu, tell Shengli that it's not that I won't give you more spiritual power, but that this is the upper limit of what you can accept now." He had to tell Moriyama Qianyu through the magatama. "Also, you have to remind it not to run outside all the time. It will be troublesome if it attracts other people's attention."

"Don't worry, I will teach it a lesson." Moriyama Chiyu quickly replied, and at the same time quickly took out a thick chain and put it on the black cat in front of him. But Xiachuan felt that the way she looked at the black cat had a rather unfriendly atmosphere.

What happened between the two of them? Shouldn't the relationship between a shikigami and its master be close and intimate? Why is a chain needed?

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They soon had their graduation ceremony, and after seeing off the previous class of graduates, they finally entered their last year of high school.

Of course, for most people, the following things can be considered later. The most important thing at the moment is the upcoming spring break.

The hottest one, of course, is Kamio Hitomi's Sakura Festival concert.

Because of his previous experience, Natsukawa was not surprised by the atmosphere on the scene, but Moriyama Chiyu, who had never experienced such an occasion, felt unprecedented shock. Of course, also shocked was the black cat Moriyama Shengli, who was put in the bag and ready to play a role in the action.

"Meow~ So many people, and they are dressed so strangely? So many people are dressed as monsters!" The black cat quickly and quietly showed its head and lay on Moriyama Chiyu's shoulder.

"Shh~!!" Chiyu Moriyama had to remind it. "Go back quickly!"

Because several of Kamio Hitomi's albums are related to mythology, ghost stories and the like, and she often appears in various monster costumes at her concerts, the vast majority of the audience at the concerts are dressed up as various monsters.

Compared to other people, they look very strange or even extremely abnormal when wearing ordinary clothes.

"Meow~ Nekomata! Nekomata!" The black cat couldn't help but call out in a low voice after seeing a group of girls dressed as cat spirits passing by.

"Why are you so excited? It's impossible for you to turn into a human form." Chiyu Moriyama said unhappily.

“Meow~ How do you know I can’t do it! As long as you can truly win the favor of Lord Kamiya… meow~~!!”

"Morishama?" Xiachuan, who was leading the way in front, stopped.

"It's okay. There were too many people and the bag was squeezed." Chiyu Moriyama simply held the bag in her hands.

"Don't forget what I said." Xia Chuan said to her through the magatama. "Kamio Hitomi is always outspoken and likes to tease others. If she does anything to you when I'm away, don't fall for it! For people like her, ignoring her is the best way to deal with her. If there is any situation, tell me immediately through the magatama!"

"Yeah." Moriyama Chiyu nodded, but she became more curious about the monster Kamio Hitomi who had been active in human society as an idol but had never been discovered by Natsukawa.

The relationship between her and Kamiya-kun seems unusual. Could it be that...

They squeezed into the crowd and entered. Xia Chuan looked among the crowd, but the people who were supervising him didn't seem to follow.

"Henman's location." He asked Asakawa Manabu through the magatama.

"I'm still in Kabukicho."

Very good, let the show begin soon.

Chapter 155 Hunting

Hitomi Kamio's concert was held at the Neon Budokan, just over four kilometers away from Kabukicho. For Natsukawa, Henman's actions at this time were simply courting death.

Just like last time, the concert hadn't officially started yet, but as time went by, the atmosphere around them gradually heated up. When it was all dark around them and the lights started to flicker, Kamio Hitomi's magic circle probably hadn't really started to work yet, but the crowd around Natsukawa and the others subconsciously fell into a kind of mysterious frenzy that was hard to describe.

The noise around them drowned out everything else. Xia Chuan felt that there was no need to wait until the concert actually started, so he handed the phone to Chiyu Moriyama and took the backpack containing the black cat from her. Then, due to the huge noise at the scene, he had to whisper in her ear, "I'll be back soon. Follow what we agreed on before. Tell me through the magatama if there are any changes."

"Yeah." His breath made Chiyu Moriyama's face instantly red. She nodded and said to Xiachuan: "Be careful!"

Xia Chuan quickly began to walk out through the crowd. This action caused dissatisfaction among many people. However, most people's attention was on the stage, and not many people cared about who was walking past them or what he looked like.

By the time Natsukawa finally left the martial arts hall from another exit, the cheers had become hysterical. He felt a tiny spiritual power coming from behind him. At the same time, Kamio Hitomi's singing also broke out.

"This guy..." Xia Chuan shook his head and used the Earth Escape Technique to flash quickly and approach quickly towards where Henman was.

In just a few minutes, he reached the alley behind the club, untied his backpack and let Moriyama Shengli out.

"You are smart and should know what you can and cannot say."

"Meow?" The black cat looked cute.

"Just pretend to be stupid." Xia Chuan said. At the same time, his body began to change rapidly, and soon he turned into the guy from the Styx Society who had fought with Kiryu Kazuryū.

"Meow meow meow?" The black cat was completely confused.

Xiachuan used the doubling technique on it, and in an instant, it also transformed into a huge cat-like creature, with its two tails gently swinging in the air.

"Let's do a small experiment first." Xia Chuan said.

He asked the black cat to summon out the two evil spirits that were gifted to it, and then input varying amounts of spiritual power into them to help them grow stronger.

As he had guessed, the evil spirits that the cat could control were limited in strength. Once they absorbed spiritual power beyond the range, Moriyama Shengli could no longer control them and could only let them run wild, and then be torn into pieces by Natsukawa and devoured again.

Although it was just a casual move, this action scared Moriyama Shengli. He ran to Natsukawa with his head lowered and began to rub his body with his head.

"Now is not the time to act like a spoiled child." Xia Chuan casually touched its head. "Come again."

Two new evil spirits were summoned. This time, Xiachuan directly used his spiritual power to upgrade them to the level that Moriyama Shengli could control. Then, he let it control the two evil spirits, letting them split into two groups, pass through the wall, and move towards the direction of Henman.

"Don't kill him. Give him a chance to get his weapon. Drive him to this alley. Then, corner him and test your abilities. Be careful of his ring. Also, the final blow must be delivered by me."

"Meow~" Although he didn't fully understand Xiachuan's intention, Moriyama Shengli immediately wagged his tail obediently, making Xiachuan couldn't help but wonder if this guy had turned into a dog.

He used the soul jade he carried with him to temporarily condense the long sword used by that guy, and then fled into the club. At this time, screams had already erupted in the club.

Henman was not alone, nor was he with the Latin American Randall, but was drinking with several Americans. According to the conversation that Asakawa Manabu had overheard, they should have connections in the United States, and they came here this time to take advantage of Henman's time in Tokyo to see if they could make a fortune in some way.

Because they didn't know how long Henman could stay in Tokyo, they didn't plan to invest in real industries, but instead planned to invest in the foreign exchange market and the stock market. Although they didn't say the most crucial part, Xia Chuan could completely guess that they would never honestly predict the direction of the exchange rate and the market, but instead planned to create fluctuations in their favor through certain actions of Henman, thereby making huge profits.

In order to prevent J and M from being unhappy, before the evil spirit entered, they were enjoying themselves while discussing how much dividends they should give to the "two big guys".

No one else could see the evil spirit, but Henman, whose mental power was far superior to that of ordinary people, saw the spirit coming through the wall at the first time. Under the surprised and puzzled gazes of others, he did not hesitate to push the Japanese woman who was serving him diligently towards the evil spirit, and at the same time pounced on his bag aside and took out the horn of the dead that was inside.

The Americans sitting at the bottom finally realized what was happening, and pushed the Japanese women around them toward the direction where Henman was looking, while trying to escape as far away from them as possible. But one of them unfortunately bumped into another evil spirit that came out of the wall, and lost his life without any warning, crashing into the paper door and falling heavily to the ground with it.

Henman didn't know when he captured two evil spirits again, and under the control of the horn, he pounced on the Nekomata's minions, but the evil spirits he had just obtained were obviously far inferior to the ones that Natsukawa had strengthened. In just a few seconds, they were torn into pieces one after another.

But this also gave Henman a chance to buffer. During this time, he had finished loading the musket, aimed at the evil spirit closest to him, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Brilliant flames gushed out, engulfing the evil spirit directly, and also ignited the room and the people in that direction, but Henman didn't care about it at all. He drew his dagger, ready to weaken the remaining evil spirit and use the horn of the dead to take it for his own use. At this time, a figure holding a long knife suddenly appeared in the corner of the room without any warning.

Henman subconsciously let out a strange cry, and didn't even have time to grab the backpack full of alchemical materials and props. He broke through the wall and escaped.

Xia Chuan looked at the rapidly spreading fire and the people wailing in the flames, sighed slightly, and threw out a few ice cones to offset the flames. Then, holding a long knife, he flashed again and again, followed behind Henman and drove him to the back alley.

"They have sounded the alarm that Henman was attacked!" Asakawa Manabu quickly reported.

Randall probably doesn't dare to come by himself. Will J and M come?

They shouldn't be so cruel as to blow up a crowded place like Kabukicho with missiles, right?

But no matter what method they adopt, he will have at least four or five minutes to use.