lcionline Chapter 150 Profiteers
Chapter 150 Profiteers
There sat a haunted man in front of him.
"My dear princess, it's been a long time since we last met. Your beautiful face is still deeply imprinted in my mind..."
"Stop." I interrupted him immediately.
"Mr. Shimizu." I didn't even bother to make any expression. "If you don't have anything important to say, then I'll leave first."
"Your Highness, I've always felt that there's something special between us... Wait, I'm normal, I'm normal, don't leave!"
"Tell me, what's the matter?" I asked him lacking interest after sitting down again.
Two days ago, Shimizu Masato contacted me through Nanami and said that there was something important that he needed to tell me in person.
"If it wasn't for Nanami, I would never have come!"
"I believe Your Highness the Princess has already seen the effect of the soul-calling flag?" Shimizu Masato asked me a question that I didn't expect.
"Do you know the soul-calling flag?" I looked at him in surprise and doubt.
"Yes." He pulled out a familiar business card from his pocket and said, "In fact, the black market and the Jujutsu High School's soul-summoning banner missions were all issued through me."
Me: “…Who are you and what do you want to do?”
The ugly boy under the table opened his mouth, and Tenshobo was ready to strike.
But he didn't seem to notice, and continued, "One of my clients is a monk from Wuzhu Temple, and he is the one who is responsible for guarding the soul-calling banner."
"So he wants his things back now?"
“No.” He shook his head. “My client said it would go where it was supposed to go.”
Me: ".......Do all monks speak in such mysterious ways?"
"Have you done any research on the soul, Princess?"
"Well... I know a little, but not much."
I showed a sour expression, "Also, can you please stop calling me Princess? My last name is Chanyuan."
I'm going to break down if I hear this name mentioned again.
"Okay, Her Highness Princess Zenin." Shimizu Masato readily changed the address.
Hiss... Could it be that this funny guy just thinks my numb expression is funny?
But on the subject of the soul...
My understanding of the so-called souls in the world of Jue Kai is very one-sided, mostly from anime and comics. Of course, people on the forum also discuss and analyze it.
Most of them revolve around the ability of the real person to transform souls, the arrival of Jinji during the Shibuya Incident, and the incarnation of Ryoumen Sukuna.
As for the scenes I actually encountered here - Kuroi Misato's sacrifice and Tennen Riko's brief stay, they were not even mentioned in the comics.
"The soul needs a compatible body to stay in the world."
He spoke like he was telling a story, "Without a body, the soul has nowhere to rest, and will return from this shore to the other shore."
"So, I'd like you to take these two."
He took out all the dolls and rings I had seen before from his pocket and pushed them over on the table.
"Wait...are the two things you mentioned related?"
How did you jump from A to E?
This is totally irrelevant, right?
"Did I not explain it clearly?" He touched his head innocently, "I thought it was easy to understand."
"I don't understand you at all, asshole."
"The soul-summoning flag can summon souls, but the same body cannot hold two, so one will be squeezed out."
He explained, "As long as the carrier is suitable, there is no need to sacrifice the soul."
I struggled to understand what he meant. "So, the doll can act as a carrier, is that what you mean?"
"But it's only eight minutes." He nodded and said, "How about it, are you interested? I can sell it to you."
Ah...I bought it. To be honest, I was quite tempted.
"One hundred million." He said suddenly.
"One hundred million?!" I raised my voice, "You're selling me one hundred million for just a doll, why don't you just go and rob it!"
"Don't you have this ring worth 50 million?"
"What's the use of the ring?
"It will play a styling role."
Doesn't this still mean it's useless?
"I won't buy that ring."
"Not really." Shimizu Masato smiled sheepishly, "These two items are sold as a bundle. If you don't buy the ring, the doll won't be sold to you."
I:"......."
"Trickster."
"Your Highness, I am so hurt by what you said." He looked at me sadly, holding his heart like Xi Shi.
"Trickster."
"If you agree to my confession, I'll give them all to you for free."
I silently took out my wallet: ".............. do you accept credit cards or bank transfers?"
*
Zenin family, the master's room.
This was originally the room of Zen temple Naohito. After he had a fight with Shinji, he just took a wine gourd and left in a leisurely manner.
It is said that he went to the Kyoto school to join his old friends.
He moved in with great fanfare, but actually he didn't live there very often except when he had to stay overnight to take care of some things.
He placed a huge TV in the closet facing the couch and kept the remote control at hand.
The plain curtains that decorated the sides were roughly removed and thrown away, and replaced with two posters of equestrian athletes.
There was originally a screen in the corner, but he moved it out and bought a large double-door refrigerator as tall as a person.
It was filled with beer, coffee and other drinks, and there were even cut watermelons and cantaloupes on the bottom layer.
This guy really knows how to enjoy himself.
At this moment, he was lying lazily on the chair, supporting his head with one hand and pointing at the spirit-summoning banner, puppet and jewel ring in front of him with the other.
He asked, "And you brought this crap back with you?"
"Um... ah, yes." I touched my nose and said, "Didn't he say it was useful?"
Shen Er tapped his fingers on the table and asked me, "How much did it cost?"
I raised a finger guiltily.
"Ten million?" He raised his eyebrows.
"One hundred million."
"One hundred million!" He sat up straight, picked up the doll and pushed it against my face, asking, "You spent one tenth of my son's money on these two pieces of junk?"
"Hey, don't really use it as a unit of measurement."
Meowgumi would probably cry if she heard this.
I couldn't help but retort, "Who else said it was tattered."
"The soul-calling flag can indeed call back souls. You clearly saw it."
"Hmph." Shen Er threw the doll back casually. "Then...what do you want to say?"
He asked, "And what's the use of this broken ring?"
"To pay off a debt."
"what?"
I quickly changed the subject, "Anyway, if it's a doll, it can hold a soul."
"But it can only last for eight minutes at most, and then it will disintegrate."
As I was talking, I couldn't help but make excuses for myself, "It's a disposable item, that's why it's so expensive!"
"Don't make excuses for your squandering." Shen'er glanced at me and said quietly.
I:"........"
"Where did you get so much money?"
“I saved it myself.”
Who would understand? I had finally saved up enough money to pay off Gojo Satoru's debt of more than 400 million, but now I spent so much money all at once.
I want to use the ring to pay off a debt, will he accept it?
Fushiguro was silent for a while, then slammed me on the head with a slap, "Go get rid of it."
".......Huh?" I shook my ears, thinking I was hallucinating. "No, Shen Er, didn't you hear what I said clearly?"
“This can bring back the dead…”
"Tsk, I heard it clearly." He said impatiently, "It's only a few minutes."
"Go and return it."
"Don't you want to see her again, even if it's just for a few minutes?"
"........."
Shen'er's gaze passed me silently and turned to the courtyard outside the door.
The renovation workers renovated the area, leaving only the broken tree lying in the middle, which was not moved.
Megumi Fushiguro sat on the tree trunk, touching the jade dog's head, as if talking to it.
Tsu Miki squatted beside the stone bridge, watching the small fish swimming in the pond.
As he watched, Shen'er's expression softened a little.
"She gave this kid to me," he said, "but I didn't take good care of him."
"If we meet now, you will definitely blame me, right?"
Shen Er withdrew his gaze and said calmly, "One day, I will go to see her, but not now."
“So, I don’t need this thing.”
Just as he finished speaking, the progress of the green eyes suddenly soared to the peak.