Chapter 43: White Hannya Invades The Mortal Realm
This situation is quite rare.
Previously, after returning from the Eternal World, he would basically see messages from corporate slave netizens or Sister Nanjo.
He tapped on the Line profile picture with a background of a vast blue ocean, which would probably be called “wind flat waves calm” in the country, and Shangshan Che saw the exceptionally simple offline message from Lili Zi.
【Lili: I’m learning the Breathing Technique at the Special Affairs Office. Once I fully understand it in a few days, I’ll secretly teach it to you.】
Is this something that can be secretly taught!
Shangshan Che stared at the message, feeling speechless.
Lili Zi, good brother for life!
Lili Zi had joined the Special Affairs Office specifically for this Breathing Technique that could transform ordinary people, and her first reaction after learning it was surprisingly to teach it to him.
This further solidified Shangshan Che’s idea of giving the Calming Amulet to Lili Zi.
Previously, he even had to call out “righteous father” to get his dorm roommate to bring back food, but Lili Zi would throw all the good stuff at him.
—Where else could he find such a selfless and generous bro?
He casually cleared all the red dots on Line. Shangshan Che, who wasn’t sleepy after his Physique and Willpower both increased, sat on the bed.
He wondered if he should take the opportunity to study the Spirit Control Technique.
He took out the Nanjo Doll he always carried with him. Shangshan Che examined it, which looked like a lifeless object, thinking that if he could use the Spirit Control Technique to develop its standard usage, there might be a new surprise.
After all, it was the highest-star item in his possession.
However, after a sweaty attempt, looking at the Panel where the Spiritual Arts attribute was only “1” point, Shangshan Che silently put the doll, whose face had collapsed in dissatisfaction, back.
He looked at his greatly changed personal Panel and sighed—
【Shangshan Che】
【Physique: 8→12】
【Willpower: 8→9】
【Charm: 9】
【Spiritual Arts: 1】
Although his Physique had officially surpassed that of an ordinary person and stepped into the superhuman realm, researching the Spirit Control Technique and such could wait until he drew a new Incarnation.
But there was still a problem at hand.
Shangshan Che, who had been subconsciously circulating the Ki-Gong Technique since returning from the Eternal World, looked at the time on his mobile phone—two more hours until class time.
Should he go to school?
If it were before yesterday, Shangshan Che would probably have been in favor.
Because he believed that demons and Supernatural Phenomena were unlikely to appear in crowded places like school, and with the Dojo and Lili Zi there, how could he practice sword and increase proficiency if he didn’t go!
But yesterday Ai Bieli had nearly double-killed him and Lili Zi even at noon, completely disregarding the other ordinary people at school.
Going to school now would only harm those innocent classmates.
Pushing open the room door, Shangshan Che was about to greet Old Man Ghost with a good morning as usual, but he was stunned to find that the figure who had always been sitting on the sofa had disappeared!?
Turning his head, Shangshan Che saw that Old Man Ghost was squatting on the balcony.
That face had deliberately grown a mouth full of sharp fangs and teeth, happily gnawing on the demon in his hand that was weakly wailing.
Shangshan Che pretended not to see, rummaging for ingredients in the refrigerator while glancing over with his peripheral vision.
Soon, a star popped up above the head of that green-skinned demon with sparse hair and a duck bill.
【Kappa（One-Star）】
Shangshan Che narrowed his eyes. One-Star demons weren’t common, yet one had wandered to the doorway of his ordinary apartment without any warning.
Did this prove that the omen of the First Wave had already arrived?
Shangshan Che took a deep breath and sent what he had seen to Nanjo Emi.
Perhaps now some relatively weaker demons had come ashore and were gradually starting to wander in the Mortal Realm.
But this also proved that Old Man Ghost did more than just watch ball games and steal his electricity bill; he was indeed skilled at guarding the home!
This meant his hope for his father to become a dragon had truly succeeded.
Clang.
Just as Shangshan Che was preparing to heat up a bento to fill his stomach, a sound of a bowl smashing on the tiles suddenly came from the balcony.
He pretended not to hear.
Shangshan Che first finished eating the bento properly, then after Old Man Ghost sat back down to watch the ball game, he said “the clothes on the balcony should be collected too” while unobtrusively picking up the porcelain bowl from the ground.
【Kappa Bowl】
【Quality: Normal】
【Effect: When worn, slightly increases water affinity.】
【—The porcelain bowl that every kappa has on its head.】
Shangshan Che was stunned. He didn’t expect it to be an item, and it even supplemented his weak underwater combat ability.
This old man really knew how to surprise him from time to time.
Putting the Kappa Bowl into the Storage Bag, Shangshan Che was already imagining the wonderful scene where Old Man Ghost, guarding the home from now on, would bring him a few extra items every month.
Just consider it as Old Man Ghost voluntarily paying rent and electricity bill; that was reasonable.
Shangshan Che was about to head out to find an open space to practice sword when his mobile phone in his pocket suddenly rang.
Who would call me at this time?
He pulled out his mobile phone and saw it was an unknown number.
After thinking for a moment, Shangshan Che still chose to answer: “Hello, who is this…”
“Shangshan Jun! Save me!”
From the other end of the phone came a trembling yet still clear-voiced female voice.
Shangshan Che was stunned for a moment, then quickly recalled the owner of this voice.
—Kitano Runa!
—Lili Zi’s friend who doesn’t talk much, wears glasses, and has pigtail braids.
But hadn’t she gone to the Special Affairs Office Headquarters with Shizuma Manatsu? Could it be that something big happened at the Special Affairs Office?
No, that wasn’t likely… because there was no news at all from Nanjo Emi or Lili Zi.
So it was her personal issue?
She still got into trouble even after being warned.
He now somewhat understood how Nanjo Emi viewed him.
Without much thought, Shangshan Che just asked: “Location?”
“Sent it to you…” After a few breaths mixed with fear, Kitano Runa’s extremely faint voice came through, “It’s White Hannya.”
Shangshan Che’s pupils shrank—White Hannya from Aragawa Ghost Village had actually come to Reality?!
Completely without warning.
In an instant, Shangshan Che’s mindset shifted abruptly.
Now he had to properly thank Kitano Runa; if she hadn’t risked herself to lure the snake out of its hole, his Main Quest might not have been completable and he’d be stuck.
“Shangshan Jun, you have to hurry, I can’t hold on much longer…”
After saying that, the call was hung up.
“Old Man Ghost! My friend wants me to go out and play!”
After dropping that line, Shangshan Che immediately pushed open the door and dashed out. During the descent, he found the location info sent by Kitano Runa in his messages.
—Straight-line distance from his home was just under three kilometers.
—At Laughing Hannya’s speed, it wouldn’t even take three minutes.
Shangshan Che randomly picked a surveillance-free alley to transform into Laughing Hannya, then draped his oversized school uniform jacket over his head.
This way, unless observed up close, ordinary people wouldn’t recognize it as Laughing Hannya.
And at his current running speed, ordinary people would at most see a Phantom flash by, and that would be it.
Along the way, Shangshan Che also called Nanjo Emi and Lili Zi, but both resulted in busy tones with no answer.
“That’s why she came to me.”
Laughing Hannya’s eyes were ice-cold, speeding through the streets and alleys.
“Student Kitano, don’t panic… I’m coming to help you!”
