From Earthbound Spirit to Tokyo Evil

【Go to the Shrine】

Xia Chuan couldn't wait to issue the oracle.

Chapter 35 Forced disconnection

So far, apart from Yui Aoki's home and Tsuru Manor, the Sato family's shrine is the place that Natsukawa is most familiar with. The key is that it has been inspected by Akasaka's people, so it should be a blind spot that they could not expect.

In that area, Xiachuan could directly know where the Akasaka people were hiding, unlike other places where he might run into Akasaka people without knowing it.

Of course, the most crucial point is that he needs to test the new project through Sato.

At this time, most shops were still closed. The trucks that had been there to repair the sewers, gas pipes, telephone lines, and cable TV were gone, and the shop opposite Hezhuang had also stopped renovating. More importantly, there were no unfamiliar vehicles parked nearby.

As expected, the people from Akasaka didn’t come.

Xia Chuan didn't know if these methods would work on other spirits, but since Akasaka dared to do this, it probably meant that other spirits were not as smart or alert as he was in this regard. And this was one of his advantages.

As a tool man, Sato was really unsatisfactory in some aspects, but he still satisfied Natsukawa in terms of executing orders. He quickly took out the amulets that had been kept in the social office and had not been sold for a long time, and also took out all the paper, ink, pens, seals, clay, etc. used to make amulets, preparing to make new amulets under Natsukawa's "guidance".

"The bag outside was made by my mother a long time ago and has never been used up..." he said a little nervously.

【Don’t worry about the outside bag】

"Yes!" Sato nodded immediately, then took water from the hand-watering room, began to grind ink, and prepared to start.

Natsukawa first tested the amulets that Sato had made before, and found that both their materials and effects were far inferior to the one he had tested the night before.

Although it could also accept spiritual energy, it could only accept the twenty-fifth spiritual energy. The newly made ones were not much better, and Xia Chuan picked the one that looked the best, but it could only accommodate thirty spiritual energy.

Will the effectiveness of the amulet weaken over time? If so, then the amulet from some unknown shrine that I tested last night might be able to carry more spiritual power in its new state. If thirty strands of spiritual power can create an evil spirit, then a high-level amulet filled with spiritual power is enough to do many things.

On the other hand, even if the amulet made by Sato is filled with spiritual power, it is only enough to create one evil spirit, and then it is useless.

[Take apart the amulet on you, copy it, and use your own seal]

Instead of improving, the effect became weaker.

It seems that the factors that determine the level of an amulet are also very complicated.

[How did you get your seal? ]

"This? Lord God, this seal was left by my grandfather. I don't know the exact origin. But he wasn't good at carving these, so it shouldn't have been made by him."

Xia Chuan's mind moved, and he began to check the situation inside the seal. Then, he was pleasantly surprised to find that although there was no sign of spiritual power being injected before, it was still able to bear the injection of spiritual power.

[Take out all your magical instruments]

Such an order made Sato surprised and happy. Is this... Is God going to bestow a blessing?

He hurried to the main hall and took out all the carefully stored magic weapons and placed them in front of Xia Chuan.

As expected, all of them can be infused with spiritual power, but the appearance of these things... Even if there is only a slight loss, Xia Chuan is not willing to spend all his spiritual power on these things.

【Put them all away】

Sato was a little confused, but didn't dare to ask too much. He just secretly studied them when putting them back, but didn't find any difference.

Maybe we can only see the difference when we pray to God?

While he was thinking about these secretly, Xia Chuan was also considering what the difference was between these things and other items he had experimented with before.

He ruled out many factors such as material, and finally what he could think of was that these things were items that people tacitly accepted to be related to gods.

The differences in production methods and effects may require further research, but there is no doubt that the biggest difference between these things and other items is that they have been labeled with gods from the moment they were made.

It's all about people.

Willpower is generated by certain human emotions, spirits are accidentally generated from dead people, and objects that can carry spiritual power are different from other objects because of human definitions. If it weren't for the existence of native monsters like Takahata, Xiachuan would have doubted that everything in this mysterious world hidden under the real world was born from humans.

"Lord God? Are you still there?" Sato asked carefully.

Xia Chuan did not respond to him.

In the past ten hours or so, he had given Sato too many responses, which began to damage his mystery. He decided to take the cold approach to ensure his dignity in front of Sato.

It just so happened that he had two new toys with which he could pass the time and test the world's reactions.

There was almost nothing worth mentioning about the statue. People came and went, and no one noticed anything unusual about the shrine hanging high behind the cash register.

However, the amulet was carried along by its owner, who took the train and walked a long way.

The owner of this amulet seemed to be a salesman from another city. He went to several different companies to negotiate business, and was kicked out several times. During this time, he passed by a much larger shrine and went in to pay homage, praying for the gods to bless him with good luck in the future.

Xiachuan also took this opportunity to follow him to visit many new places and confirmed that there should be no Akasaka detectors in most areas of the city.

The intensity of the twenty strands of spiritual energy should have reached the level that alerted Kimoto and Tachibana in the hospital. If it did not trigger the alarm, then there should not be any big problems.

He followed this person all day long as if he was playing a game, and only turned his attention back to the shrine around three o'clock in the afternoon, waiting for Yui Aoki to arrive.

She seemed fine, and the Akasaka people probably didn't take any coercive measures against her, which made Xiachuan put his worries aside a little. However, there were still people watching him from a distance, so he knew that he was far from being able to rest easy.

We have to do something else to divert Akasaka's attention elsewhere.

He hesitated for a moment and decided not to contact Yui Aoki for the time being, so as to prevent the people from Akasaka from noticing anything.

But just as he was about to go back to the salesperson, he was surprised to find that his connection with the amulet no longer existed.

What happened over there in less than ten minutes?

Did you meet someone from Akasaka? Or did you meet someone else?

This feeling of being forced to disconnect is terrible!

Chapter 36 Finding Something for You to Do

Xia Chuan wished he knew what was going on right away, but considering safety and the abilities of the tools he currently had at his disposal, he could only take a long-term view.

He could only record the last place the guy went, and mentally marked that area as a temporary restricted area. Of course, the attacker could have targeted him somewhere before, but this could only be verified in the future when there were more tools.

More tools and better tools.

He looked at Sato, who was doing nothing in the small shrine with a dazed look on his face, and his mood suddenly became worse.

[You can prepare for the second blessing ceremony]

He then made such an oracle, which made Sato overjoyed. He held the phone and thanked him repeatedly, and ran away without caring that it was already afternoon.

Xia Chuan had no choice but to stay in the shrine alone, continuing to conduct more tests on those so-called magical instruments while quietly paying attention to the situation at Hezhuang.

Yui was obviously not in a good mood, and many regulars noticed this and tried to tell jokes to cheer her up. Even Matsujugoro's scolding had quietly decreased a lot, but no matter who it was, it was obvious that although she politely responded to everyone's kindness, her mood was still very low.

The atmosphere gradually became awkward, and the drinkers themselves began to feel that their own jokes were boring, and even the wine in their glasses seemed to become a little hard to swallow.

Xia Chuan finally couldn't bear to watch her become like this, so he secretly tapped her nose when she was moving the things to the back alley.

"Mr. Guardian Spirit!" Yui Aoki shouted in surprise, then covered her mouth in panic and looked around subconsciously. "Why? Isn't this very dangerous?"

【They are not nearby, but watching you from a distance】

"But they may come over at any time! What if they find you?" Yui Aoki was so anxious that tears appeared in her eyes again.

Don't worry, I'll find them in advance.

Her concern made Xia Chuan feel warm inside. Although he was no longer a human being, he still felt sincerely happy for such concern.

【How are you? Did they do anything to you?】

"Ms. Kimoto came to see me again, yesterday morning." Aoki Yui said with some fear. If they hadn't sent the amulet away in advance, Natsukawa might have been exposed. "She said she came to ask me what I thought about going back to school. I told her that I still needed to sort out my feelings and was not going to go back for the time being. She didn't ask anything else, she just sat at home for a while, chatted for a while and left."

【Thanks a lot】

"Hide away quickly. As long as I know that you are still by my side, I will be very happy to talk to you like this every day. No, Mr. Guardian Spirit, I was wrong. I believe that you will definitely be protecting me somewhere, so don't take such a risk again and don't get close to me casually! I will definitely work harder and wait patiently for the day when you come back!"

【I see】

Xia Chuan sighed and agreed.

Yui Aoki immediately returned to Tsuru Manor, but her mood had finally improved, and the atmosphere in Tsuru Manor finally returned to normal.

Even if it's just for Yui, Akasaka's problem must be solved as soon as possible!

Natsukawa thought for a moment, sneaked into a house on the other side of the shrine, and quietly sent a message to Takahata using the male owner's mobile phone: "Come to the shrine, avoid the direction of Sanchome, as soon as possible. Remember to bring a map."

Takahata waited until it was completely dark before sneaking over. Natsukawa was furious when he saw his look, but there was nothing he could do but endure it for the time being.

"Where's the map?"

It was not a very detailed map, but a simple schematic diagram used by ordinary tourists. However, it was enough to complete Xiachuan's plan.

"Now we can confirm that these routes are safe." He first asked Takahata to draw the route of the previous day, when Takahata took him to meet Sato, and then Sato took him to find the loan shark, to play pachinko, to find a small inn to stay, and then to return.

Thinking about it now, the previous actions were indeed a bit risky. However, since nothing has happened so far, it means that these routes are relatively safe. As long as we don't run into people from Akasaka, there shouldn't be any problems.

"These are the routes that can roughly ensure safety." The next ones were the routes that the owner of the amulet had taken in the morning. It was thanks to Natsukawa's good sense of space that he was able to re-describe them solely based on the map and his memories.

Although it is possible that the owner of the amulet had been targeted before Xia Chuan was forced to disconnect, it was unlikely that the other party would follow him for several hours without taking action, so Xia Chuan judged that at least the route in the morning should be relatively safe.

"These are the routes and locations where there is a high potential for danger."

"Um...Excuse me, what do you want to draw these for?"

"Take these amulets and dispose of them in secluded places on the roadside, even in the sewers." Xiachuan said. "The people in Akasaka are too idle, I want to find something for them to do."

"But..." Takahata wanted to back down. Facing those guys, the first instinct of a weak monster like him was to avoid them.

"Even if we don't consider the curse, don't you want to get your money back?" Xia Chuan said. "As long as you complete this task, I will give you an additional 500,000! Think about it, I have marked the safe place for you. If you use Transfiguration, even if you are filmed by the surveillance camera, you can't be traced back. As long as you make this trip, you don't have to work for at least one or two months. You can eat, read comics and play games comfortably at home every day. Is there anything better than this?"

Takahata couldn't help but hesitate.

The raccoon monster was indeed the same as Xiachuan had judged.

Cowardly, lazy, greedy, and indolent. Most importantly, very stupid, with no logical reasoning or long-term thinking ability.

"Five million?"

"As long as you complete the task. But make sure you dispose of them in different places. Don't just throw them all in one place. My consciousness will be attached to these amulets to see if you are lazy. You should know the consequences."

"Ah~" Takahata sighed, but he didn't dare to resist, nor could he give up the temptation of having fun for two months in one night. "Are you sure that route is safe?"

"It's absolutely safe." Xia Chuan assured him. "As long as you don't throw it near here, and don't throw it near your home!"

"I'm not that stupid!" Takahata quickly defended himself.

"Then get to work!"

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Chapter 37 The Birth of an Urban Legend

"Ah...it's so late again." Nakata Hidemi looked at his watch and quickened his pace.

There are only twenty minutes left until the last tram, but the tram stop is still quite a distance away. If I miss it, my night will be in trouble again.

Looking at the main road ahead and then at the dimly lit path on the side, he hesitated for a moment, and finally turned quickly into the path.

There were residential houses on both sides, but there were almost no people on the road at this time, making this path look a bit creepy. If he had not walked this path once with a senior from the company, he would never have walked this path alone.

"Cough" he cleared his throat subconsciously. Such a sound was very abrupt in the darkness, and even a faint echo was heard, making the road seem even more terrifying.

"Never again next time..." He thought quietly in his heart. At this moment, not far ahead, a football suddenly rolled out from the darkness and stopped abruptly in the middle of the road.

"No way." His heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously slowed down his pace, expecting that a young man would run out from there the next moment, say "sorry" and run back to the house with the ball.

But there was dead silence all around. Not only that, even the street lights above his head suddenly began to flicker.

His throat was dry, and he kept looking at the ball subconsciously, not knowing whether he should turn around and walk back or rush over. Just when he finally mustered up the courage to go around the side of the road, the ball suddenly jumped up as if it had been hit hard by someone, and then, it bounced towards him!

"what!!!!"

Nakata Hidemi wanted to run, but for some reason his legs suddenly became sore and weak, and he became uncontrollable and fell to the ground.