It was night.
In the Sakura Country, Tokyo, the Fuwa family's courtyard.
At this moment.
Zhang Wei had finished explaining the matter of Sadako to Fuwa Miko and Yu Xiaoqi. Afterwards, they had dinner and returned to their rooms to rest.
"It's only 10 o'clock, still early. Want to go out for a stroll again? This hour should be Tokyo's nightlife. Never mind, I'll take a bath first, then consider other things."
As he spoke.
Zhang Wei got up and prepared to open his luggage to get clothes for a bath.
Just then.
Ding dong.
His phone chimed with a WeChat notification. It was a message from Li Junfei, who had sent a video titled "Zhao Wenzhuo Kicking a Knife," followed by more messages.
[Li Junfei]: Brother Wei, holy crap, look at this quickly. It's so cool. Is this what a martial artist is like? Brother Wei, you're second on the New Star Ranking, can you do this? You're in Sakura Country now, why don't you grab a samurai sword and put on a show.
[Li Junfei]: I'm sure, Brother Wei, if you perform this in front of those Sakura Country girls, your nightlife will definitely be very rich.
[Zhang Wei]: Damn, although I'm second on the New Star Ranking, I'm a ghost exorcist, not a martial artist. But honestly, that video is really cool. I saw it this morning and watched it over ten times. I can only say that Great Xia martial arts are the best.
[Li Junfei]: Then Brother Wei, why don't you learn it quickly? I feel like if you learn this, you can show off at the school anniversary. It'll be so cool. I'm planning to lose weight and learn it.
[Zhang Wei]: That's a good idea. I'll practice it too, to show off to Little Manto and Little Xue.
[Zhang Wei]: But Junfei, you wouldn't have messaged me just to share videos, right?
[Li Junfei]: Haha, of course not. I wanted to tell you, Brother Wei, could you buy me an action figure when you're in Sakura Country this time? I heard they released a Kuuga Kamen Rider action figure there, and it's not available in China yet, but I really want it. *Begging with my arms around your leg.jpg*
[Zhang Wei]: Kuuga Kamen Rider? You should have said so earlier. I'm going out later. I'll see if I can find one to buy for you, or I can go to Akihabara tomorrow to get it for you.
Afterwards.
After chatting with Li Junfei for a while longer, Zhang Wei ended the conversation:
"It's a good time to go out and buy an action figure for Junfei, and also look for ghosts."
...
Time flew by.
A street in Tokyo.
Even though it was 10:30 PM, it was still bustling with people coming and going. For the people of Tokyo, this was the beginning of the nightlife. Many office workers gathered for drinks at this time, some had already gone through one round of drinks and were heading to the next.
"Gokigenyou, sama (Master), would you like to come into our shop?"
The speaker was a girl in a maid outfit. She stood by the roadside, handing Zhang Wei a flyer.
This was an important modern culture of Sakura Country, the 'Maid Cafe.' At night, many girls dressed as maids would hand out flyers, especially in Akihabara.
Zhang Wei smiled and waved his hand to refuse:
"I have something to do. By the way, miss, can I ask you something? Are there any figure shops nearby?"
"Yes, go straight ahead, turn left at the first intersection, about five hundred meters, then turn right at the third intersection and keep walking, and you'll see it. It's a bit far, and this street mainly sells food. If you think it's too far, you can turn right at the first intersection. There's a small alley that leads directly to the street with figure shops, but it's under construction, so it might be a bit difficult to walk."
The maid answered enthusiastically, and at the end, she professionally added:
"Master, don't you really want to come into the maid cafe to sit for a while?"
"No, maybe another day. I can bring friends next time."
Zhang Wei smiled and took a flyer from her as a gesture before leaving.
After he walked away.
As the maid was about to continue handing out flyers, a voice came from behind her:
"Wow, Keiko, you didn't manage to bring that handsome young man to our shop? I saw you chatting with him very happily. It's a shame we had to play rock-paper-scissors in the shop to decide who would serve this handsome master."
A girl in a similar maid outfit approached. She was a colleague from the shop. She had seen the maid talking to Zhang Wei and thought the maid could have brought Zhang Wei to the shop to increase customer traffic.
The maid shook her head:
"I didn't expect it. That handsome guy seemed like an otaku and wanted to buy figures. He came to ask me for directions."
Immediately after.
She recounted her conversation with Zhang Wei.
The maid's colleague was stunned:
"Ah? You directed him to that alley?"
"Yes, what's wrong? I told the handsome guy that the road is under construction and it's a bit difficult to walk."
"It's not about the difficulty of walking. I know it's under construction, but the key is that strange things have been happening there recently. I heard someone saw a ghost there."
"Nani? A ghost? Really? Don't scare me."
"It's true. The manager told me. He said that last night when he was off work, he wanted to take a shortcut to catch the bus, so he walked through that alley. Then he heard someone calling him from behind. He was about to turn around, but he saw in the reflection of his phone screen that it wasn't a person behind him."
The maid's colleague said, gesturing vividly:
"The manager said the ghost was terrifying, with its eyeballs falling out and its body covered in blood. It looked exactly like a couple who died in that alley a few years ago. At that time, the couple jumped off a building, and the manager went to watch, so he recognized their appearance before death, which was identical to the ghost behind him."
"The manager was almost scared to pee his pants. He mustered up his courage and pretended that his headphones were turned up very loud so he couldn't hear anything. He also said it was fortunate that he was in a hurry to catch the bus, so he managed to escape without being discovered after seeing the ghost."
The maid was stunned. She hadn't expected something like this to happen.
When she came back to her senses.
She no longer concealed her fear and looked in Zhang Wei's direction, saying somewhat nervously:
"Emi, don't say that. That's definitely fake. There are no ghosts in this world. It must be that the manager drank too much. I remember the manager drank a lot yesterday. It must be like that."
As soon as she said that.
The maid named Emi giggled, knowing that the other maid was trying to comfort herself.
Immediately, she said:
"It's not impossible. The manager did drink quite a lot, but the manager has a very high tolerance for alcohol, and he's an atheist. He hallucinated and saw a ghost after drinking..."
Before she could finish.
A voice sounded from beside them.
"Excuse me, where is the alley you mentioned where the manager saw a ghost? And is your manager in the shop now?"
The maids turned around upon hearing the voices and saw a young man in a suit, accompanied by three other young men in similar attire.
Upon closer inspection.
Their suits were adorned with a peculiar badge, similar to the small lawyer badges often worn by lawyers in Sakura Country.
If Fuwa Miko or Fuwa Masato were here, they would certainly recognize the badge.
It was the badge of the Onmyōji Bureau!
These people were not white-collar workers, but a group of Onmyōji.
...