From Earthbound Spirit to Tokyo Evil

"Please..." Chiyu Moriyama carefully poured out the hot tea she had prepared earlier and handed it to Natsukawa with both hands.

The surroundings were almost entirely filled with families who had come to enjoy the cherry blossoms. The children were running around happily, chasing and playing with each other, while the husbands and wives were sitting on blankets, drinking tea and eating, admiring the surrounding scenery and enjoying this rare leisure time.

In her already blurred dream, there was a vaguely similar scene.

However, she knew very well that it was nothing but delusion.

"Thank you." Xia Chuan took the cup from her.

At this time, he unexpectedly saw a familiar person. Or to be more precise, a familiar monster.

Hayato Yanagihara, the monster who hid in the crowd in the body of a high school student.

He should be in his third year of high school now?

The mother was busy taking things out of the basket, the father was taking pictures with his camera, and Yanagihara Hayato was talking to his sister. Although his face was still full of impatience as before, Xiachuan could clearly feel that this guy had truly integrated into the family and became a part of them.

Maybe he will continue to live with this identity, even like an ordinary person, taking the college entrance examination, finding a job, and getting married... A monster living like this should be considered an outlier among outliers, right?

"Kamiya-kun?" Chiyu Moriyama, whose mind was almost entirely focused on him, naturally noticed his gaze immediately. "Is it someone you know?"

"No..." Xia Chuan said, but he told Moriyama Chiyu through the magatama: "There is a monster over there, can you recognize it?"

"That boy?" Moriyama Chiyu wasn't really sure, but Natsukawa had been looking at him.

"Yeah." Xia Chuan nodded. "He shouldn't be a bad guy. Do you want to meet him?"

"No." Chiyu Moriyama shook her head.

If it were her past self, she might have been eager to meet people of the same kind, because they might have given her hope of becoming stronger.

But now, she no longer had such thoughts. All she cared about was not to bring unnecessary trouble to Xia Chuan.

"He seems to have noticed us." Xia Chuan said.

Hayato Yanagihara probably couldn't tell their identities, but the sight of a high school couple looking at him and whispering made him somewhat alert.

A moment later, he walked over here, probably wanting to confirm the identities of Xia Chuan and the others.

Should I play dumb or scare him?

Xiachuan began to think about this problem. Given Yanagihara Hayato's personality, he wouldn't be scared...

The phone suddenly rang at this time. It was Derek.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your date."

"It's okay, you go ahead." Natsukawa saw that Yanagihara Hayato had started to retreat. Did he guess something?

"Akasaka accidentally discovered a youkai's residence, but it's probably not a member of the Styx Society, but a guy who lives alone as a human." Derek said. "I hope you can rush over before the situation gets worse and find a way to calm him down."

"Me? Why?"

"You know Akasaka's reputation among the aliens," Derek said. "They are in a standoff right now, but a fight could break out at any time. I'm on my way there, but if you and your girlfriend come forward, he might be more willing to talk to us."

"I understand." Xia Chuan said. "How do I get there?"

"The helicopter will be here soon."

Sure enough, a small black dot appeared on the horizon, and a moment later, the roar of the engine was heard.

The petals of many cherry trees were torn apart by the wind from the propellers. People on the grass looked at this scene in shock and anger, and gathered together to talk in low voices.

Maybe some guys like to be in the spotlight in this way, but Xia Chuan really doesn't like it that much.

"Chiyu, let's go together this time." Anyway, Chiyu Moriyama has already been exposed in front of them, so it would be nice to take this opportunity to let her take a helicopter ride, as compensation for the date being forced to be interrupted.

"Can I?" Chiyu Moriyama was a little surprised.

"Of course." Xia Chuan helped her pack up her things quickly and pulled her to run towards the helicopter.

When getting on the plane, Natsukawa glanced at Hayato Yanagihara. Although he looked calm, his worry and uneasiness were still clearly revealed in Natsukawa's eyes.

Would this guy be so scared that he would abandon this body and run away?

The helicopter quickly took them to the Edogawa district in the east and then landed at an intersection that had been blocked by police cars.

A large number of police cars and snipers surrounded a convenience store. Derek, fully armed, was standing anxiously behind a police car.

With such a situation, if I were in your shoes, I wouldn't believe that you guys want to have a good talk, right?

"That guy held the clerk and two customers hostage." Derek said immediately when he saw him coming. "Let's solve this matter cleanly. The key is to see his attitude and whether he is willing to cooperate with us. Kamiya, don't let me down."

"What if he doesn't want to?"

"Then get rid of him," Derek said.

Chapter 161 Recruiting New Members (2)

You thought your ideas had changed, but the results are still the same?

If they are useful, they will be kept for the time being, or even bribed with generous rewards; if they are useless, they will still be killed on the spot?

With your way of thinking, do you still expect the aliens to work hard for you obediently?

No wonder Henman and others from the United States behaved like that. They must have seen through the nature of the Watchers long ago, and made such a choice based on maximizing their own interests.

Natsukawa walked slowly towards the convenience store. Moriyama Chiyu wanted to follow, and Derek also wanted her to go in with him to strengthen his persuasiveness, but Natsukawa suddenly accelerated and slipped in before they could react.

The lights were turned off. Although it was daytime, the light was still dim. The ground was in chaos. There was a body of a policeman at the door, and scattered goods were all around.

Several shelves had fallen over, blocking the view and passage leading to the depths of the convenience store, but for Xia Chuan, these were not a problem.

Someone screamed, and it seemed that the guy who was trapped in the convenience store was attacking them. Xia Chuan shook his head and stood in front of the corpse.

"It's just four lives. If they really wanted to kill you, you would have died long ago."

The others also screamed, and after a moment, an extremely uneasy voice said, "You... who are you?"

"Who am I? The question you asked is wrong." Xia Chuan punched the fallen shelf, deforming it. The next second, he grabbed the entire shelf, threw it aside, and slammed it heavily against the wall.

"You are? An important member of the Watchers?"

"Please use your brain!" Xia Chuan couldn't help but roll his eyes. But if it was a smart monster, it wouldn't be in this situation.

"What do you want to do?"

"You have two choices now." Since he knew that the other party was just a useless guy, Xia Chuan decided not to waste any more time. "The first choice is unconditional surrender. The second choice is death. What do you choose?"

"I have a hostage..."

The next second, Xia Chuan had already jumped over the crude obstacle, grabbed the guy's head, and slammed it hard against the wall.

"I'll say it one last time, use your brain!"

The hostages were all stunned. Although they had all escaped from the monster's control in an instant, the guy in front of them was obviously not human. Facing two monsters, the only thing they could do was wait for death in despair.

"You can go now. Take your time. There are people outside to take care of you." Xia Chuan said.

The hostages didn't dare to move, or they were too scared to move, so Xia Chuan picked up the monster with one hand and dragged him to another corner.

"What are your options?"

"Why should I..."

Xia Chuan grabbed his head and slammed it hard against the wall again.

"What are your options?"

"Surrender! I surrender!" The other party finally got it and said loudly.

At least I'm not that stupid.

Xia Chuan then let go of his hand.

"I will only tell you what is coming next once. You must listen carefully. Then I will ask you a few questions. You must think carefully before answering. Whether you can survive and how you survive depends on your answers. So, use your brain well, if you have one."

The other party widened his eyes and dared not say anything.

A male clerk finally escaped, causing a small chaos outside, but the remaining female clerk and two female customers still collapsed on the spot, not sure if they were scared silly.

Xia Chuan lowered his voice and told the guy the situation he was facing in the simplest language, then asked: "What's your name?"

"Yokota Bunta!" the monster immediately replied.

"Do you have any special abilities? Or are you good at any spells?"

"I... I'm just an ordinary elk." Yokota Fumita said uneasily. "I can use my thorns to defend myself, and I can also use my thorns to attack the enemy, but, against human weapons..."

It sounds like a monster that is a hedgehog or a porcupine in the form of a spirit. It might have been useful in ancient times, but now... and it has been proven that he doesn't have thorns on his face.

"Do your thorns work against evil spirits?"

"Yes, yes..."

"That's fine." Xia Chuan said.

Even though he was just a useless monster, he didn't want to kill him here with his own hands.

"You have to work hard to prove your usefulness, and then you will survive, and live well." He said to Yokota Bunta. "Don't even think about escaping. You have been exposed to humans. If you are caught, you will definitely live a life worse than death. Now follow me."

At least Yokota Bunta was not stupid enough to question his words, nor did he ask something like "What if I go out like this and get beaten to death by humans?"

Xia Chuan brought him directly to Derek, gave him a brief introduction, then stepped aside and left it to Derek to perform.

It's just the same method that was used on him before.

Appeal to his emotions, explain the benefits to him, and let Yokota "seize the unique opportunity". Of course, more importantly, show off the military force and tell him the consequences of betrayal or escape.

This set of tricks is so cliché and boring, but it is indeed very useful, especially for these monsters with average abilities and the inability to change their appearance at will. After being exposed to Tokyo Watcher and Akasaka, they really don't have many choices.

Official status is of little use in many cases, but it also has extraordinary appeal in many cases.

"Kamiya, you..." Derek said.

"I don't have time to take him with me!" Xia Chuan immediately refused. "I still have to go to school, and what's the point of asking me to carry a light bulb with me?"

Derek looked at Chiyu Moriyama who was not far behind him, and finally shook his head: "Okay, I'll let Randall take him."

The next step is to build a sense of belonging, spend money on him, and let him truly feel the freedom and benefits of an official identity. At the same time, we will also look for opportunities to test his abilities and monitor and detect whether he is trustworthy.

These things had nothing to do with Xia Chuan. He and Moriyama Chiyu took a bus directly home. When night fell, Xia Chuan was responsible for cover while Moriyama Chiyu sneaked out.

Although she still didn't know what her strength was among the monsters, Xia Chuan knew Yanagihara Hayato's strength. As long as Moriyama Chiyu didn't get too careless, she only needed one hand and ten minutes to deal with him. What's more, she had the help of the shikigami, so nothing could go wrong.

Since it was inconvenient for Natsukawa to show up himself, Chiyu Moriyama finally found a place to use her talents.

They quickly followed Natsukawa's instructions and arrived outside Yanagihara's house. Then, the black cat jumped directly onto the wall and climbed along the eaves to Yanagihara Hayato's window.

Hayato Yanagihara noticed her immediately, and his whole body turned cold with fright.

"If you don't want to involve your family, just follow me obediently." Moriyama Katsuki said in a standard villain tone.

"Yes." Hayato Yanagihara did not dare to resist, but just tapped the keyboard calmly.

"God," Asakawa Manabu suddenly reported to Natsukawa. "The secret mailbox just received a letter for help."

No way?

"Is it signed?"

"It's signed by Yanagihara."

How embarrassing... Xiachuan couldn't help but sigh.

Chapter 162: Demonic Swords

Natsukawa actually had a good impression of the monster Hayato Yanagihara, and from their previous interactions, he owed Hayato Yanagihara a small favor.

If not for this, he wouldn't have asked Moriyama Chiyu to go and explain things to him and check on his current situation because he was worried that he would be scared and abandon his physical body and run away.

But I didn't expect that this guy Moriyama Shengli would scare Yanagihara Hayato so much. He hadn't contacted me for a long time, but now he actually asked for help directly.

Ignoring him seemed a bit too inhumane, but exposing the truth, even only part of the truth, to him was not a good thing even for Hayato Yanagihara.

Some secrets are happier and safer if you don’t know them.

Just one more play to perform.

Xiachuan told Moriyama Chiyu the latest situation and asked her to control the strength, especially to ask Moriyama Seungri to hold back and not scare Yanagihara Hayato. Then, he controlled the crows to follow from a distance.