After settling two commissions in Kyoto, Satoshi returned to Tokyo. Not only that, but she also brought a local specialty for Crimson.
"Crimson, look, I brought you a specialty from Kyoto!"
Satoshi pushed the charcoal-like Misty Mizuna in front of Crimson and giggled. Crimson stared at the silver-haired beauty with a dumbfounded expression.
"Sister Satoshi? This is …? "
"Haven't you always wanted to see a monster? I brought back a vampire for you. Take your time. "
"Who's a monster!!"
Hearing until here, Misty Mizuna couldn't help but shriek. Crimson was stunned on the spot and only reacted after a moment.
"Eh? Eh eh eh?!!! "
She had to admit that after hearing Satoshi's words, Crimson was completely dumbfounded. She didn't expect that Satoshi would actually bring back a vampire after just a trip to Kyoto. And according to Satoshi's introduction, this vampire was actually her slave?
What the hell was going on?
Crimson was confused, while Satoshi giggled and didn't say anything. As for Misty Mizuna, her expression was as ugly as if someone owed her a lot of money. Although she didn't know the reason, just by looking at Misty Mizuna's expression, Crimson was sure that this silver-haired beauty definitely didn't follow Satoshi willingly.
Although Misty Mizuna didn't follow willingly, Satoshi still learned a lot of information about this world from her. For Satoshi, it was a great harvest.
Simply put, there were "monsters" in this world.
However, compared to ordinary demons and ghosts, the types of demons and ghosts in this world were more complicated.
First, there were "monsters". Monsters referred to monsters. Simply put, they were like werewolves, fairies, Kappa, and other monsters with a long history. Of course, monsters were generally not strong, so they were rarely taken seriously. This was also why Misty Mizuna instantly exploded when she heard Satoshi calling her a monster.
Second, there were "demons". This referred to monsters, but the monsters in this world were different from the ones in the main world. Instead, it referred to those aggressive, dangerous, and evil races. For example, the devil of the West, the ghost of Japan, and the Black Mountain Demon of China.
To put it bluntly, the demon race was actually equivalent to the underworld of non-humans. Whether it was the Italian Mafia, the Japanese Yamaguchi-gumi, or the Hong Kong Triad, they were all underworld organizations. This was the definition of a demon.
Next was "ghost" — as the name implied, it referred to the existence of spirits such as ghosts, specters, evil ghosts, and vengeful spirits. People like Musashi and Crimson Hidaka had encountered in the Ice Chamber Mansion and Ebisu Village were complete and utter "ghosts."
Lastly, there was the word "Strange". The "strange" here referred to the Uncanny, but unlike the other three, the Uncanny basically belonged to the "minority" of the non-humans. The gods and demons that Zhui had encountered in the capital were one of them. They were neither gods nor demons, so they were called gods and demons. However, because they were too strange, they could not be categorized into the other three types, so they were classified as anomalies.
Just like the village that Zhui had arrived in when she transmigrated to this world, the undead and the flying fish god that was eaten alive by the villagers, they were also classified as anomalies.
If they were sorted according to the pyramid, then among the demons and demons, the "Strange" was directly excluded from the circle (because they were too strange), while the other three were classified as "Demon" > "Demon" > "Ghost".
As a "Demon" race, Campfire Mistbranch was naturally not happy to be kidnapped by Zhui, but …
"Miss Campfire Mistbranch, are you … very cold?"
Crimson Hidaka asked curiously as she looked at the shivering Campfire Mistbranch. The latter just glanced at her, snorted coldly, and did not speak. Or rather, the current Campfire Mistbranch did not have the energy to speak anymore.
Because when she returned to her nest, Zhui once again released her dragon aura and death aura to announce to the surroundings, "Solomon, I'm back again." It might be difficult for humans to sense this, but it was an entirely different matter for the Misty Plum Branch.
When she was in the capital, because Zhui had to chase after a target, she naturally had to restrain her aura to avoid alerting the enemy.
But now that she was back in her own territory, Zhui completely released her aura. This was a terrible punishment for Campfire Mistbranch.
As the saying goes, being in the king's company is like being with a tiger. But what if you were directly next to a tiger?
The current Bonfire Mistbranch was like that. She didn't even dare to move. She just sat obediently on the chair and didn't say a word. She was like an unlucky subordinate who had decided to be a puppet when her leader was enraged and didn't want to attract any attention or trouble.
"Don't mind her. She'll be fine in a while."
Zhui glanced at Campfire Mistbranch, then retracted her gaze.
"By the way, Hidaka, did you receive any requests while I was away?"
"There were some."
Hearing Zhui asking about work, Crimson Hidaka hurriedly poured a cup of tea for Campfire Mistbranch, then hurried to her desk and took out a folder.
"During the days you were away, there were a lot of requests. There were even TV program invitations …"
"Don't mind those idiots."
"Yes, I know. I've rejected all of them. The remaining requests are … "
Crimson Hidaka nodded. Of course she knew Zhui's attitude towards the media, so she was not stupid enough to accept such a boring invitation. She flipped through the folder, took out a few letters, glanced at them, and handed them to Zhui.
"That's all the valid requests for now."
"Hmm …"
Zhui took the letters and opened them.
"How boring. There are no interesting requests …"
After reading through the requests, Zhui sighed helplessly. Most of these requests were simply to get rid of evil spirits or ghosts. Zhui didn't even need to do anything herself. Crimson Hidaka could handle it. Zhui naturally didn't like requests of this level.
"I'll leave it to you. Is that okay, Crimson?"
"Yes, Sister Hidaka."
Crimson Hidaka nodded obediently. But at that moment, there was a knock on the door. Crimson Hidaka hurriedly put down the things in her hands and opened the door.
"Welcome to the Mystery Investigation Firm. Excuse me … Eh? Hmm? Cocoon? "
"Oh?"
Hearing Crimson Hidaka's words, Zhui curiously looked over the desk and saw that it was none other than the sisters Cocoon and Hidaka Hidaka standing outside the door.
"Long time no see, Sister Hidaka."
The two of them politely bowed to Crimson Hidaka, and Crimson Hidaka hurriedly returned the greeting.
"Long time no see … Please come in. What's the matter?"
Hearing Crimson Hidaka's question, the sisters looked at each other and shook their heads.
"It's not us, it's Uncle Hidaka."
As they spoke, the pair of sisters stepped aside. Then, a rather ordinary-looking man who was not worth mentioning appeared at the door with a bitter smile on his face.
Since there were customers, Crimson Hidaka hurriedly welcomed them in. In addition to the sisters Cocoon and Hidaka Hidaka, there were two other people. They were the sisters' uncle Hidaka Hidaka and a woman named Kurosawa Rena.
"Hello, I'm Hidaka Hidaka. I heard about Miss Kasugano from my nieces, so I came to ask for your help …"
"So, what's the matter?"
If it weren't for the fact that the other party was brought here by the sisters, Zhui would have asked him to fill out a form long ago. But for the sake of the twins, she asked calmly.
"It's like this …"
Hidaka Hidaka did not waste any time and quickly explained everything.
It turned out that the main character of this matter was not him, but the woman named Kurosawa Rena next to him. She was the fiancée of Hidaka Hidaka's good friend, Asou Yuu. Unfortunately, not long ago, the two of them got into a car accident, and Asou Yuu died on the spot.
This was a huge blow to Kurosawa Rena, but she quickly turned her grief into strength and began to work hard.
However, when Kurosawa Rena went to an abandoned house to take photos, she accidentally took a photo of her fiancé, Asou Yuu.
At that time, Kurosawa Rena thought she was hallucinating because she missed him too much, but when she went home to develop the photos, she was surprised to find that the photo really showed her fiancé, Asou Yuu. Not only that, Kurosawa Rena also had a dream that night. She dreamed that she came to a snowy house and was being chased by a woman with tattoos all over her body. In the end, she managed to escape with all her might before she woke up.
However, after Kurosawa Rena woke up, something even stranger happened. A tattoo appeared on her shoulder out of nowhere. Not only that, she could also see some ghosts and ghosts.
In the next few days, Kurosawa Rena often dreamed about all this, which made her feel quite uneasy. So, she called her fiancé's good friend, Hidaka Hidaka, for help. Hidaka learned from Hidaka Rena and Hidaka Rena about how they escaped from Eishin Village. She knew that they knew a powerful Spiritual Ability user, so she asked them to come to Zhui for help.
"A tattoo?"
After listening to Hidaka Rena's story, Zhui stood up and came to Kurosawa Rena's side to observe her shoulder curiously.
"There's nothing here."
"There was at first, but it soon disappeared. But I'll never forget the pain … It's like someone really gave me a tattoo!"
"I see …."
Hearing this, Zhui thought for a moment, then stretched out a finger and placed it on Kurosawa Rena's shoulder. Soon, Kurosawa Rena cried out in pain and curled up her body. At the same time, a green tattoo appeared on the back of her fair shoulder.
Seeing this, Zhui raised her eyebrows and retracted her finger. At the same time, the tattoo disappeared.
"How are you? Rena? Are you alright? "
Hidaka Rena hurriedly helped Kurosawa Rena up and asked in a low voice. Kurosawa Rena shook her head.
"No, I … I feel terrible. At that moment, I felt like my body was about to be torn apart …."
"Hmm …."
Hearing Kurosawa Rena's answer, Zhui narrowed her eyes and pondered.
'Looks like this request is going to be a little troublesome.'
(End of Chapter)
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