Tokyo Psychic

"That's not something a former 'know-it-all' superpower would say."

"If one day you could no longer use your Persona... no, if one day you suddenly became a completely ordinary person, but you still retained your once extraordinary knowledge and experience, and then forced yourself to continue living in this world for three years, perhaps then you would understand me now."

Woyan Izuko waved at Kurusu Akatsuki, "Don't worry, I'm counting on you to save me when I'm in danger... I'm sure you won't leak your identity or information."

At this point, she became curious. "I've always wondered why those guys hiding in the shadows of the city don't just reveal your identity to the public?"

"It's a simple truth. The Mind Thief, like them, derives its most fundamental power from public perception. When these truths, which shouldn't be known to society, become part of public cognition, my power as a Mind Thief will surge and become more powerful than ever before. At that point, they will no longer have a chance of defeating me."

"Sounds a bit like Superman."

"But the birth of 'Superman' will only cause even more horrific and uncontrollable disasters to erupt in this world."

Woyan Izuko slammed her knee, "Amamiya-san... no, Kurusu-sensei, please make sure to include this inspiration in your new book."

Kurusu Akatsuki looked at the "former superpower user" in front of him who had been completely changed by reality and life, and his eyes suddenly became a little dazed.

*

After eating and drinking at a high-end restaurant.

The distribution and publication of "No Game No Life" has also been decided.

Finally, I took the first step towards becoming a master of light novels.

Kurusu Akira was walking on the streets of Chiyoda Ward, searching for the location of the "Metropolitan Police Department" on his mobile phone navigation.

In fact, there are many ways to submit articles, and online submission is also a suitable choice.

But I made a special reservation to come to the DB library today, of course, for a deeper consideration.

The Phantom Thief of the Mind is preparing to investigate the disappearance of classmate Ishihara in the memory space of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Every time he encountered such a detective-like problem, he would begin to miss the supernatural organization called "Shadow Patrol" in his previous life.

Real-time updated effective intelligence, novel high-tech equipment, and reinforcements ready 24 hours a day.

If Kurusu Akatsuki could be considered agent "007" back then, he might just be agent "Garfield" now.

Otherwise, should I set up a similar mysterious organization myself?

Kurusu Akatsuki pinched his chin and once again thought about the "Phantom Thieves" plan he had conceived some time ago on the street.

So the question is, where can I get such a huge amount of funds and connections? I also have to find a group of well-trained personality mask users, or people with super powers who can also play a role in reality.

Fans who have watched the "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Series" know that if the Speedwagen Group, founded by the world-class oil tycoon Joseph Joestar, had not provided various human and material support over the past few decades, the ending of the members of the Stardust Crusaders would probably have changed from "tragic" to a complete "tragedy."

After much difficulty, I finally met a person with super powers who dared to claim to be "omniscient", but I found out that she had already transitioned from her prime to retirement, and had no intention of taking any risks.

While eating in the Italian restaurant just now, Kurusu Akatsuki had already tried to explore Lake Woyan Izu many times.

Then I found out that she had long passed the twilight stage of "the anchor hasn't retired, but no one wants her" and could still make use of her remaining energy, and had completely entered the despaired stage of "the anchor has retired, and just wants to sell meat floss pancakes every day to eat and drink for free."

However, according to Woyan Izuko, she has several friends who are all considered "capable people" and should be able to meet Kurusu Akatsuki's needs -

And one of them happened to be in Tokyo and had also signed a contract with the Velvet Room.

Kurusu Akatsuki walked to the gate of the Metropolitan Police Department, turned off the navigation, and found the phone number he had just added in the contacts with the note "Narukami Yuu".

Do you want to dial now?

The Kaito's finger hovered over the name "Narukami Yuu" for a moment, then gave up.

"We can't alert them yet. Now is definitely not the time to allow two Velvet Room contractors to start collaborating."

"Since Miss Woyan has known Mr. Minggami for a long time and obtained information about me two weeks ago, she must have informed him..."

This thought flashed through his mind.

The guys hiding behind the scenes must also be secretly and nervously monitoring this "former contractor". If they get in touch with him in this way, it will probably completely infuriate those enemies lurking in the dark side of society, and then let things develop out of control.

After all, rescuing civilians is far more troublesome and tedious than killing them by enemies who also possess extraordinary powers.

Only after determining all the enemy's information can we minimize the casualties of innocent people by "killing with one blow".

Maybe Narukami Yu also had the same idea, so after getting the information from Woyan, he never thought of coming to Shujin to look for himself.

Now the only option is to fight alone.

The "Mind Thief" will also make a guest appearance as the "Mind Detective".

Kurusu Akatsuki walked into the Metropolitan Police Department, acting as if he had to pee urgently, and then asked the female police officer at the front desk if he could use the bathroom.

After confirming that there was no one else in the bathroom, he reviewed all the information about Ishihara-san from Class 2-A in his mind and began to dive into the world of consciousness.

Impression space, start!

*

at the same time.

While taking a hot spring bath in a detached villa in Minami Port, Kawasaki City, Xiaolian Xinma suddenly received a mysterious phone call.

"Hello, this is the Xinma family."

"Stop paying tribute to the boss, Xin Ma, the truth is about to be revealed." A familiar, shrill voice processed by computer software came from the receiver.

Xin Ma Xiaolian's brows furrowed suddenly. "The Metropolitan Police Department has started investigating us?"

The voice on the phone was silent for a few seconds. "I said, this has nothing to do with the police. In short, don't do anything during this period. Everything is pending."

Xin Ma Xiaolian's expression became increasingly awkward. "What about the granddaughter of An Hetiantong that the boss had his eye on? I've already arranged for someone in her school and made all the necessary connections. Everything is in place. I'll have her in the boss's bed in a week."

"...Keep it for yourself. From today on, don't contact the boss anymore."

Then the phone hung up.

Xin Ma Xiaolian opened the "Recent Communications" directory, but as usual found nothing.

It was as if the person who had just spoken to him was just a ghost living on the Internet.

......

The clouds take root in the sky, like waves blooming in the boundless blue sea, their roots lead to nowhere. This is a world without wind, everything is quiet, flocks of birds spread their wings and rest in the sea of ​​flowers, there are no reefs, and the only lonely boat is a white passenger plane in the vastness.

After leaving the impression space, Kurusu Xiao stood on the other side of the blue sea. He just stopped and looked at the crowd's joy and anger as well as the bustling street scene seemed to be frozen into a film.

It can’t be said that we gained nothing at all.

At least the Phantom Thief succeeded in making fourteen officials and police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department who accepted bribes and committed crimes in secret repent.

Then he went to the Velvet Room and asked Lavenda to help him prepare the corresponding preview letter.

Finally, he made the persona "Dioscuri" appear in reality, cleaned up all traces of himself, and hid the letters along the way in a corner where the cleaners would definitely find them in a way that would never be captured by the camera.

But given the Metropolitan Police Department's nature, this matter might be handled internally?

Kurusu Akatsuki crossed out another item on his schedule.

The next schedule is band rehearsal, working to earn money, and then going to Kawasaki City to visit the new principal on the weekend.

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(Today's time is a bit tight. I made up for yesterday's three chapters and then wrote another 4,000 words. It seems that I have really reached my limit. I will try to update more tomorrow.)

(There are still five days until the end of the first update cycle. So far, 10 chapters have been added based on full attendance. I hope everyone will keep up the good work.)

040. Absolute Loan Prodigy (Two in One)

My little sister can't be this cute: Senior didn't come to school today.

[Big Space People Are Terrible: Will Bento Be Wasted?]

[My sister can't be this cute: I've asked her to take care of it.]

【...】

Kurusu Akatsuki apologized to the schoolmate who made a lunch box for him today, and then recalled the wonderful experience he had just had in the high-end restaurant, and couldn't help burping.

Walking on the pedestrian bridge in Chiyoda, the Phantom Thief counted his savings, which had barely broken through the 10,000 yen mark. He then thought about the time he would have to wait for his novel to turn a profit, and the upcoming trip to Kawasaki.

In the short term, you should avoid using the personality mask and try to keep yourself in the best combat condition.

So if you want to make money now, you still have to work.

Kurusu Akatsuki happened to know two working warriors.

If you can't find a suitable part-time job, you might want to ask Momoka Kawahara and Shoko Toyokawa.

Not only can they do the most part-time jobs in the shortest time, but they also manage to do it without being discovered by their social circles - they make money without anyone noticing.

Considering that it was class time, Kurusu Akatsuki had no choice but to call the former Diamond Dust band guitarist and lead singer.

Soon, the slightly puzzled voice of Kawahara Momoka came from the connected phone, "Amamiya? Shouldn't you be in class now?"

As she spoke, she could hear the long sound of a car horn in the background.

"I just figured out the ultimate goal of life."

Kawahara Momoka was very confused. "Is there any connection between this and the fact that you don't go to school?"

"I've always wondered: high school students wake up at 7 a.m. every day, squeeze into rush hour to get to school, use willpower to endure boredom and sit in class for most of the day, spend money and energy filling their after-school hours with cram school classes, and swallow whole texts and math formulas that will never be of any use to them after graduation... What's the point of all this?"

"Well...isn't it to find a good job?"

"Wrong! A high-paying, respectable job is something only college students should consider!"

"Aren't high school students studying just to get into higher education? And in the end, isn't it all about finding a job..."

"You're so superficial, Ms. Kawahara. You really don't understand us high school students at all."

High school dropout Momoka Kawahara feels offended.

Kurusu Akatsuki's voice gradually grew passionate. "Courage, integrity, passion, romance... those are just fake elements of adolescence deliberately created in Jump's shonen manga to package the mainstream stories."

"Just as alchemy believes that the four elements of fire, water, wind, and earth constitute the world, real high school life is made up of showing off, possessiveness, rebellion, and admiration!"

"School bullying is fueled by the desire to show off one's social standing in class. Students flaunt their dating history to show off their comprehensive abilities... The goal of such displays is to attract more attention and gain admiration. Meanwhile, those who are hurt in the process gradually develop a desire for resistance."

Alchemy, life deconstruction... Such a long speech made Kawahara Momoka unable to help but complain, interrupting his explanation, "Amamiya, it's better to graduate from chuunibyou as soon as possible."

"Chuunibyou?" Kurusu Akatsuki's voice subconsciously rose a few notches, as if a sore spot had been touched. "Such an analysis rich in the philosophical connotations of youth, and you call it chuunibyou? Do I look like someone who spouts chuunibyou lines all the time?!"

"I always feel like you're the type who would yell 'henshin' at certain moments and then pick up a model sword and imitate Kamen Rider's pose..."

"Shut up!" Kurusu Akatsuki was already furious. "Take back that slander! I'm a super-charged person at the top of the social chain!"

"But from what I know, Amamiya doesn't have many friends, right? This doesn't seem like something a modern person should have."

Because of his previous professional habits, Kurusu Akatsuki deliberately avoided unnecessary social interactions, so he really had few friends from the same school and closed his eyes in pain.

Kawahara Kimoka's words successfully awakened the psychological shadow of his previous life.

Those old guys in the "Shadow Patrol" often complain that he is a 23-year-old who has not graduated yet and has a middle school syndrome. It must be said that this is indeed a very shameful thing.

After all, the terrible title of "Chuunibyou" has been with him for seven years since high school.

Although Kurusu Akatsuki would shout "Persona" in front of the enemy and then put on a special thief costume, and when the battle became intense, he would cover his face with his hands and shout out the name of the move... However, he firmly believed that he had nothing to do with the term "Chuunibyou".

I always feel that once I admit that I have a chuunibyou, all the positive and upright images of myself as a "psychic thief" will collapse in an instant.

So, how can I now explain that I am not suffering from chuunibyou and prove that I am a real person?

The Phantom Thief, accustomed to solitary activities, was racing. Overwhelmed by emotion, his personality, Dioscuri, had spontaneously materialized behind him, and he began to review his past, attempting to find the appropriate testimony within his vast memories.

Then, he stood there in silence for more than ten seconds.

Feeling the silence on the other end of the phone, Kawahara Ki Momoka suddenly laughed out loud.

"Laugh if you want to." Kurusu Akatsuki's voice sounded powerless and sad.

"So you called me specifically, what's going on? ...Let me make it clear, if you're trying to tease me with the topic of dating again, forget it!"

"Can you introduce me to some part-time jobs that can be started at any time?" After saying this, Kurusu Akatsuki suddenly realized that Kawahara Momoka was a kind woman who liked to meddle in other people's affairs.

"You skipped school just to do a part-time job?!" Momoka Kawahara, who was driving a truck, slammed on the brakes and immediately thought of Kurusu Akatsuki's dire family situation... She would rather this high school student called her to talk to her about love.

As soon as he heard the tone, Kurusu Akatsuki realized that the situation was not good.

As expected, her next words were probably to persuade me to go back to school.

Miss Kawaharaki is such a gentle person.

However, things are about to get complicated.

How could I explain to her that my short time in class was a waste of time?