Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 55 Two Letters (Happy New Year)

"Eat? Of course no problem."

"By the way, that day happened to be the premiere of Cursed Blade, and the production team gave me two movie tickets. Do you want to go and watch it after dinner?"

Xia Fan's fingers tapped unconsciously on the table. He glanced at the two free movie tickets and, based on the principle of not wasting, made a casual suggestion.

"Let's watch a movie together..."

On the other end of the phone, the girl's breathing seemed to stop for a moment.

"Why, the premiere is indeed a bit late. If it's inconvenient for your schedule, forget it..."

Hearing the other party's hesitation, Xia Fan hurriedly explained.

"No, I want to, I want to go!"

"Although I haven't read the comics of Cursed Blade, I will take some time to catch up in the next two days. I'm also looking forward to Xia Fan's new song!"

"It's settled. We'll confirm the meeting time and place on LINE later!"

Xing Ming Hana agreed repeatedly, as if she was afraid that Xia Fan would withdraw his "invitation", and quickly hung up the phone.

"You don't have to go to such extremes to watch a movie... They ended so quickly, debut artists are really busy."

After hanging up the phone, Xia Fan carefully put the two tickets into his wallet.

"Wait a moment……"

Then, he realized that there seemed to be something wrong with the thickness of the envelope after taking out the movie tickets.

"Is there something else in here?!"

With a slight shake, two neatly folded pieces of letter paper fell out of the envelope.

"These are the premiere movie tickets for both of us. Please keep them together and bring them to me at the cinema entrance on the day of the premiere... Horie Tsubasa."

The first piece of letter paper was unfolded, and the above content was written in Horie Tsubasa's elegant handwriting.

"Hey, hey... there's no need to give me your own copy for safekeeping. Did you make me think there were two copies of the free tickets?"

"What should I do? I spoke too hastily and invited Mr. Xingming..."

Xia Fan was stunned.

"Oh, by the way, there's another person there who might have it!"

He suddenly had an idea and dialed a number.

"Producer Xia Fan, you called me. Do you have a new song?"

Soon, the voice of Hiroshi Yamazaki was heard on the other end of the line.

"Section Chief Yamazaki, there are no new songs for the time being. This is about the tickets for the premiere of Cursed Blade..."

"Premiere movie tickets? Our Bethesda is a member of the production committee and the largest investor, so the production team will of course send some tickets as a routine. I have never been interested in 2D stuff, so I'll give you mine. However, you young people should focus your energy on..."

When he heard that Xia Fan wanted a ticket, Yamazaki Hiroshi gave up his share without any hesitation.

"Thank you very much, Section Chief Yamazaki. That's it for now."

Xia Fan heaved a sigh of relief after he got the movie tickets from Hiroshi Yamazaki and ended the call before the other party started talking for a long time.

"Ahem, the next letter, could it be that it contains some exciting content?"

He prepared himself mentally before unfolding the second piece of letter paper.

"Registration form for the 28th District High School Campus Singer Contest... Participation format, band composition... Applicant, Horie Tsubasa... Xia Fan?!"

"Although it looks very similar to my handwriting, I have never signed such a strange form!"

This is a copy of the "Campus Singer Competition Registration Form". The content is very simple. Horie Tsubasa and Xia Fan applied to participate in the competition as a band.

"Come sing with me on stage, producer. PS: If you don't come, I will be alone on the competition stage, announcing to the whole school that you are a heartless man who cheated on me and then abandoned me."

"Yours sincerely, Kurokawa Tsubasa."

The above content is written on the back of the copy.

"We have to write two letters. The class monitor's condition seems to be serious..." "Forget it. Anyway, the competition is in the second half of the month. I can use the excuse of 'tone deafness' to reject her face to face during the movie next week."

Xia Fan sighed, crumpled the registration form into a ball, and threw it accurately into the trash can.

……

Five days later, Kanda Shrine.

The quaint shrine with red walls and green tiles is as crowded as ever, and its business has not been affected by the recent "Kanda Shrine gas leak accident."

"Sir Xia Fan, here, here."

Under the giant green torii, Aoi Jinguji stood there prettily, waving her hand gracefully.

"Sorry, the subway was too crowded and I was a little late."

Xia Fan, wearing a white T-shirt and sports jacket, jogged forward.

"No, I came a little early. After all, I asked you to come over to help, so I can't be rude."

Today, Jinguji Aoi seemed to have dressed up carefully. Her delicate facial features were lightly made up, and the tight white dress outlined her moving curves, giving her a more modern beauty than her usual shrine maiden look.

"So, how can I help you? Regarding the matter of summoning the 'Samurai Aragami'..."

After a brief greeting, Xia Fan got straight to the point.

Today, he came to Kanda Shrine again after receiving a call from Jinguji Aoi asking for assistance in the investigation.

"Please come sit here and we'll talk in detail."

Aoi Jinguji led him into a "Japanese confectionery" shop on the roadside, and the two sat down side by side on a bench under the eaves.

"My two guests, please enjoy your meal."

The boss brought out tea and three-color dumplings from the store and placed them next to the two of them.

This dumpling is a traditional dessert in District 11. It is made from flour, glutinous rice flour, tapioca flour, lard and fine sugar, and is topped with brown sugar before being eaten.

Xia Fan took a glance and discovered that the "boss" dressed in a kimono and a hairband was actually Detective Higurashi whom he had met several times.

"..."

He picked up the skewer of dumplings pretending to be natural, but just as it reached his mouth, the dumplings disappeared one by one out of thin air.

"Tsk..."

Xia Fan could only smack his lips helplessly.

This Tianyu God has reached the point where he is openly competing with me for food without any warning from the oracle.

"It seems that the investigation has encountered difficulties?"

Putting down the empty stick, Xia Fan looked at Jinguji Aoi curiously.

Since Detective Higurashi is lurking in this store, the Kanda Shrine is probably under the surveillance of Section 9 at this moment, which is a state of "loose on the outside but tight on the inside".

"Mr. Xia Fan, do you like to eat dumplings? That's just right, I hate sweets the most..."

Aoi Jinguji placed her string of dumplings in front of Xia Fan, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Based on the clues you provided, our investigation went smoothly at the beginning..."

"Archaeological experts have confirmed that the warrior's armor is of the standard type used by the Tokugawa Eastern Army at the end of the Warring States Period."

"The IT staff has repeatedly analyzed the video footage of Lord Xia Fan channeling into the play. The sword move that was touching the ground should be a lost secret sword move, and we have not found any conclusive evidence. But the sword-holding posture you used at that time was called 'Dragon's Mouth', and the standing posture with your heels touching the ground is consistent with the 'Okuyama-ryu' kendo movement characteristics popular in the Tokugawa army."

"After basically confirming the era, organization, and swordsmanship style, the name 'Xiangsui' became the final breakthrough..."

"Because, at the end of the Warring States period, the head shrine maiden of Kanda Shrine was named Hayami Kaho..."

The girl's long legs were stretched lazily in front of the bench, swaying playfully as she recounted the results of her investigation.

To outsiders who didn't know the inside story, they were just a young couple who came to Kanda Shrine to have a date, pray, drink tea and eat fruit.

(End of this chapter)