From Earthbound Spirit to Tokyo Evil

"I don't think so. We just chatted for a few hours. No matter who you ask, they wouldn't think it was a date." Kamio Hitomi stretched out a finger to Natsukawa and shook it. "I'm just a weak woman and can't force you to fulfill your promise, but you won't cheat, right?"

"Don't push your luck!" Xia Chuan said. "If you really want to stay out of this, then why do you want to involve Kamio Hitomi and me? Don't you think this is too contradictory?"

"Do you want to know why?" Hitomi Kamio suddenly leaned towards him. Even in his dream, Natsukawa could feel her breath. No, perhaps it was because of the dream that he even felt some impulse of being a human being.

This forced him to take a step back.

"Then go out with her." Kamio Hitomi looked at him with a playful look, smiled and shook her head. "I promise I won't cheat you, and I won't cheat myself. How about this, if you go out with her, I will give you a secret, a secret that you can definitely use, and that can greatly enhance your strength."

"As a friend, I am very disappointed in you." Xia Chuan took a deep breath.

What on earth is this guy thinking?

For the first time in all the time he had known her, he suddenly felt a little scared.

"Don't be so scared." Kamio Hitomi shook her head. "Do you think I'm lying to you? But I told you the reason why I did this a long time ago, but you never believed me and were unwilling to accept me. It really makes me sad that I, Kamio Hitomi, can't even compare to an ordinary girl."

At this time, Natsukawa finally recalled that a long time ago, when the two had just started to meet in dreams and their relationship was not so close, and Kamio Hitomi always wanted to seduce him, she seemed to have said some strange words.

"You need me? Need me to release you from this body?"

"Did you finally remember?" Kamio Hitomi sighed. "So, are you willing to believe me now?"

"If you need my help, just ask. There's no need to do all this unnecessary work."

"You think they are unnecessary, but that's not the case." Kamio Hitomi shook her head. "Unless she completely opens her heart to you and trusts you wholeheartedly, and you do the same, otherwise, there is no way for me to break free from her body."

"What you said can't happen." Xia Chuan said.

"Don't be so confident, or, don't be so self-deprecating." Kamio Hitomi laughed. "You've already had a good start, why don't you try to continue? You can accept Moriyama Chiyu, why can't you accept Kamio Hitomi? Am I so terrible? Or, you can't accept a woman who is not under your control?"

Xia Chuan didn't know how to answer her, and after a moment, he decided to end the meeting.

"There must be other ways. I will help you because I consider you a friend, but not in this way. Don't let Kamio Hitomi continue to mess around. The truth doesn't matter to me, but can she accept the reality?"

Kamio Hitomi sighed softly, then waved to him with a smile.

"See you next time, don't keep me waiting too long~"

Chapter 230: Kamio Hitomi runs away from home

Natsukawa didn't know how to deal with the matter of Kamio Hitomi.

To be fair, if we only talk about female charm, whether as a fox demon or an idol singer, Kamio Hitomi is far superior to Aoki Yui and Moriyama Chiyu.

As a youkai, she is also the only one who can communicate with Natsukawa on an equal footing.

Chatting with her in the dream was also a rare opportunity for Xia Chuan to let go of his burdens and completely relax himself.

However, for some reason, he could never see her as someone he could date.

Is it because she has too many secrets that makes him always feel uneasy when facing her?

Maybe it was really like she said, that deep down, he couldn't accept a woman he couldn't control?

He did not go to chat with Kamio Hitomi in his dream again, but as a star, Kamio Hitomi sent text messages to Asakawa Manabu's phone continuously for several days, and her agent finally saw what she was doing.

Xia Chuan was busy with other things at that time and did not spy on her whereabouts through the amulet. However, after the text messages stopped abruptly, he could not help but send a trace of his spiritual power to check on her situation, and found that the atmosphere over there was quite heavy.

Her agent, company boss, dance teacher, stylist, and even close seniors and juniors in the company, all the people who were close to her gathered at her home and tried their best to persuade her to give up her attempt at love.

"I'm already this old. I've worked so hard for so many years and made so much money for the company. I'm not going to get married and retire soon. I don't even have the right to have a relationship?"

"A-Tong, it's not like that. It's just that you know the company's situation. So many concerts were canceled last year and this year, and the new artists they launched weren't that successful... If you get involved in another scandal at this critical juncture, the company will be finished. I'm not trying to stop you from falling in love, it's just that now is really the right time..."

"What does this have to do with me? Is it my responsibility? I just don't understand. I just met a nice guy by chance. Nothing has happened yet. Do you have to be so exaggerated?"

"Kamio-senpai, don't be angry, it's all our fault for not working hard enough..."

"Tong-san, we were wrong, but..."

Seeing that she was facing such strong resistance, Xia Chuan actually felt a little sympathy for her.

Think about it from her perspective. Even if most of the 40 concerts she performs every year use the same stage design and choreography, most of her time is already wasted. Moreover, as a singer-songwriter and fashion leader, she has to write songs and design her own stage and album looks. Add to that various fashion events, advertising endorsements, charity participation, and song promotions...

In a sense, she was indeed a money-making machine with no freedom. If there wasn't another Kamio Hitomi in her body, ensuring her physical and mental health, sharing a lot of creative work, and minimizing her study and practice time through the subtle influence of dreams, she would have collapsed long ago and would never have been able to persist until now.

However, in this matter, he can only stand on the side of others.

Sorry, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but I’m not even a human being. I’m really not the person you expect me to be!

He had no intention of watching her being surrounded by the people who were supposed to be her backers and supporters, so he used both soft and hard tactics to persuade her and went straight back to his main body.

Although it was not the way he expected, it was finally resolved.

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"My Lord God, please listen to this conversation." Two days later, in the middle of the night, Asakawa Manabu suddenly called him through the magatama.

"what happened?"

"It was Kamio Hitomi," Asakawa Manabu said succinctly. "I didn't answer her call or reply to her text message, so she sent me a voice message."

Hearing what the voicemail was, Xia Chuan sent a trace of his spiritual consciousness over there, only to see that she was only wearing pajamas, holding a cell phone, without a backpack or any luggage, hiding in the park where they had "date" before.

“Please please please…” She kept saying it over and over, looking at her phone expectantly.

This guy... escaped?

This is too exaggerated.

Reason told Xia Chuan that if he wanted to avoid trouble, he should immediately tell her whereabouts anonymously to his agent and boss and let them take her back.

However, looking at her current state, he really couldn't bear to do so.

He had to call back using the number he had on hand.

Seeing that it was an unfamiliar number, Kamio Hitomi hesitated and felt uneasy, but finally answered the call: "Hello?"

"Ms. Kamio? What happened?"

"Mr. Kinoshita!" Xia Chuan looked at her and covered her face with her hands. Tears began to well up in her eyes, but her eyes were full of excitement and happiness, just like a dog that had escaped from a cage and was playing outside. "You finally called me back!"

"Ms. Kamio, I...where are you now? I'll be right there!"

Ten minutes later, Natsukawa appeared in the park, and Kamio Hitomi, who was hiding behind a tree, immediately ran towards him.

"I'm sorry, I encountered some things that are difficult to explain clearly at the moment, but I can't..." Kamio Hitomi is indeed an extremely emotional and casual person at heart. If not, she would not have been able to do such a thing.

Of course, no one knows whether the fox demon did anything in this.

All Xia Chuan could do now was take off his coat and put it on her.

"If it's hard to explain, there's no need to explain. Wherever you want to go, I'll take you there."

"I didn't bring my wallet or ID, because... for some reason, I can't contact my agent and the others right now." Kamio Hitomi actually regretted her impulsiveness at one point, and was even ready to unblock the phone numbers of her agent, assistant, and boss. If Natsukawa hadn't responded to her call for help, she might have been arrested in disgrace.

But at this moment, the anxiety, panic, regret, and even the anger that drove her to run away had disappeared.

It might be difficult for ordinary people to understand why she would be willing to trust a man she had only met once and chatted with for a few hours, but for Hitomi Kamio, who has always believed in her intuition and instinct, she would rather believe that this is the so-called arrangement of fate.

Impulsively, she suddenly hugged Xiachuan's body, and then, because she was at a loss and shy, she simply kept this posture until Xiachuan said helplessly: "Ms. Kamio, although I don't know what happened to you, we can't stay here like this forever, right?"

"I'm sorry..." Hitomi Kamio's face turned completely red.

She let go of her hand, but didn't know how to explain this situation.

This matter can be said to be related to the man in front of her, but in fact it has nothing to do with him at all. In essence, rather than saying that she suddenly went mad and fell in love with this man, it would be better to say that his appearance inadvertently brought out the conflict between her and the company, causing her long-standing dissatisfaction to burst out, and the company's response completely aroused her rebellious spirit.

She had finally escaped, and she didn't want to go back like this. That would not only make her look stupid and a failure, but would also make her completely lose the initiative.

However, she couldn't place such an important responsibility on the man in front of her.

He did not...

"My car is over there. If you believe me, Miss Kamio, let's go to the car first, and then slowly decide what to do."

"Thank you very much!" Hitomi Kamio said with her head down.

Natsukawa then protected her as they walked towards the parking lot of the park, where there was a car that he had temporarily asked Kinoshita Takashi to drive over. In this situation, he didn't want to alarm Akasaka, nor did he want anyone else to know about it, so the only person he could use was this paparazzi.

"Are you hungry? Wait for me in the car. I'll go to the nearby convenience store to buy some food."

Watching Natsukawa leave, Kamio Hitomi's heart gradually calmed down. She looked at the furnishings in the car while thinking about what to say.

The car was very clean. Hitomi Kamio didn't know what a police car should look like, but this car was a little different from what she imagined Inspector Kinoshita should use.

She subconsciously opened the toolbox in front of her. It was empty, with nothing in it, as if someone had temporarily taken away everything there.

She felt somewhat uneasy being alone in such a space, and subconsciously felt around, only to find parts of a small toy in the gap between the seats.

There must have been a child sitting here and accidentally dropped it in... Kamio Hitomi suddenly realized a question that she had never asked before, but could a man like Mr. Kinoshita, who is successful in his career, handsome in appearance, gentle and considerate, be single?

What if he has a girlfriend? No, looking at the little toy in his hand, a worse possibility... What if he is already married and has children? !

The car door suddenly opened at this moment, startling her.

"Coffee?" Xia Chuan handed her the hot coffee he bought from the convenience store and a bag at the same time.

Inside were the daily necessities he had bought at a convenience store. He had experience in running away with Yui and others before, so he knew what she needed in this situation.

"Thank you." Hitomi Kamio was a little surprised. Such thoughtful and heartwarming behavior made her feel even more complicated.

"So, Miss Kamio, what happened? Why did you run away from home?" Natsukawa asked. Although he didn't know the details, he could roughly guess what happened.

However, it was really torturous to pretend that he didn't know the answer even though he knew it. He had been undercover for several times before, so he could play his role well.

As expected, Hitomi Kamio did not tell him the truth. She only told him that because the company interfered excessively with her freedom and life, she had temporarily fallen out with her boss and agent, and on an impulse, she escaped from home when they were not paying attention.

"I'm sorry... My life has been almost entirely controlled by the company. In this situation, I really can't think of anyone else I can turn to for help. Mr. Kinoshita, I'm so sorry to trouble you like this. Will your family be angry?"

"It's okay, I live alone." Xia Chuan said casually.

Kamio Hitomi's aura suddenly changed. He looked at her in surprise and found that she had become relaxed.

"That's really... Anyway, I'm really sorry to bother you."

"It's fine with me, but, Ms. Kamio, what are you going to do next? It's not a good idea to keep quarreling with the company, right?"

"At least I have to let them see my determination." After the most worrying thing was solved, Kamio Hitomi's thoughts suddenly became clear. "They treat me as a big cash cow, and they can't risk losing me and continue to restrict and interfere with my life. I think I should find a place to hide for a few days, and then contact them. Um... Mr. Kinoshita, can you..."

Kamio Hitomi originally wanted to borrow some money. After all, she and Natsukawa were not close enough to ask for too much from him. But she didn't expect that Natsukawa nodded immediately: "No problem, there happens to be a vacant safe house. I'll take you there. If you stay for a few days, there shouldn't be any problem."

He brought Kamio Hitomi to the house where the psychic Vera lived before. Because Kiryu Ichiryu had a new and more important task, and the psychic herself expressed a strong desire to integrate into the Skeleton Society, she has now been arranged by Natsukawa to live with Moriyama Chisuke, so this house is empty.

This was originally an emergency shelter prepared by the Kasumigawa Association, and it should be suitable for Kamio Hitomi to run away.

"The bedding should have just been cleaned and replaced. I'll prepare some clothes for you tomorrow. You can use the facilities in the house as you like." Xia Chuan introduced the house to her and put an envelope on the table. "Use this money first. If it's not enough or you need anything else, just call me."

This house is too big for Kamio Hitomi to live alone. She feels a little uneasy, but she is too embarrassed to ask Natsukawa to stay, and her mood becomes uneasy again.

"So……"

"Mr. Kinoshita!" Fear finally prevailed, and before Xiachuan was about to say goodbye and leave, she finally called out first.

"Ms. Kamio?"

"Well... although it's very rude, but... this house is very big, can you..."

Xia Chuan quickly understood and could only nod helplessly: "No problem, I'm in the living room, just call me if you have any questions."

Such a thing was still too stimulating for Hitomi Kamio. After a simple wash, she tossed and turned in bed until dawn before she fell asleep. Natsukawa had already comforted the others with the magatama, and finally, he reluctantly entered her dream again.

"Don't look at me like that. This has nothing to do with me." Kamio Hitomi said as soon as she saw him. "But this is indeed the result I want to see. She is actually very pitiful, you know?"

"If this continues, she will easily be involved in the Skeleton Society's affairs, and the consequences may be serious." Xia Chuan sighed. "Are you really not worried about any accidents?"

"As long as we can solve it before the Watcher takes action, there won't be any problem." Kamio Hitomi said. "In this situation, the only person she can think of is you. Why do you..."

"I don't want to deceive her with lies, and I believe you don't either." Xiachuan said. "There should be another way, right? Kamio? I really treat you as a friend, can't you not make things so complicated?"

"Things were originally simple, but you insisted on making them complicated." Kamio Hitomi said faintly. "Can't we just let things take their own course?"

"I'm not Inspector Kinoshita Kouya, or even a human being. But she is an idol star who shouldn't be involved in these things. Tell me, how should I let things take their course?"

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The sunlight woke Hitomi Kamio from her sleep. It took her several minutes to realize that she was not at home. When she hurriedly got up, washed up quickly, and pushed open the door, she saw a figure busy in the kitchen outside.

"Mr. Kinoshita?"

"Yes... uh, sorry." Kinoshita Takashi was also startled, but he quickly regained his composure. "I'm Asakawa Manabu, a subordinate of Inspector Kinoshita. He suddenly had something to deal with, so he arranged for me to protect and take care of you."

"Mr. Asakawa? Nice to meet you." Hitomi Kamio was a little disappointed, but this was better than leaving her in this empty house without saying a word.