After all, no matter what he has on him now, it is definitely not something that the psychic families in Tokyo can possess.
But he never expected that Tsuchimiya Kagura could actually take out the Killing Stone...
His eyes moved towards the interior of the wooden box, where several scarlet stones of varying sizes were neatly arranged in a row, lying quietly at the bottom of the box.
Judging by the appearance, the combined volume of all the stones is about half the size of the one that Hikigaya Hachiman had exchanged before.
"Okay, I'll go with you. But I can't guarantee a cure."
"Thank you so much!"
.....
"Hey, Onii-chan, you're going out again?!"
After successfully persuading Hikigaya Hachiman to help, Tsuchimiya Kagura didn't want to delay any longer.
After hearing that her best friend was going to kidnap her brother, Komachi, who was originally happily playing games with Alice, suddenly became complicated.
"Don't let your imagination run wild! I'm just going to do something!"
Seeing Komachi's eyes rolling around, Hikigaya Hachiman guessed that this guy was daydreaming again.
"hey-hey...."
Having her thoughts exposed in public, Komachi scratched her cheek in embarrassment, and then told Hikigaya Hachiman to go home early.
After saying goodbye to everyone, Hikigaya Hachiman followed Tsuchimiya Kagura into her family's limousine.
Just as the car was driving towards Tokyo, Tsuchimiya Kagura's face suddenly became serious after receiving a phone call.
"What's wrong?"
"Well, Sister Ming is in trouble too."
Putting down the phone, Tsuchimiya Kagura lowered her head and said weakly.
"Same as Isayama Yomi's situation?"
After hearing Tsuchimiya Kagura's explanation, Hikigaya Hachiman raised his eyebrows.
"Well, I found her on the side of the road early this morning. Sister Ming is in the same condition as Huang Quan. And there are a lot of signs of fighting where Sister Ming was found..."
"So, someone is deliberately targeting the Isayama family?"
Although Hikigaya Hachiman had only met Isayama Mei once, the other party was also one of the few psychics with high-level strength.
If it wasn't a deliberate targeting, Hikigaya Hachiman really couldn't imagine that two outstanding descendants of the Isayama family would both meet with accidents in a short period of time, and their appearance after the accidents was exactly the same...
"This cannot be confirmed at the moment, but the Isayama family is really in crisis this time!"
Chapter 333 Poverty is the main reason
At the same time that Hikigaya Hachiman and Tsuchimiya Kagura rushed to Tokyo, the hospital where Isayama Yomi was located became extremely noisy.
"Damn it, who did this?!"
Looking at Jianshan Ming in the ward who was in the same condition as the outsider, Jianshan You punched the wall in anger.
"Calm down, You, this matter is not as simple as we thought!"
Looking at his brother's angry expression, Isayama Naraku sighed in his heart, but his face showed the dignity of the head of the family.
"But brother, you're teasing her..."
"Of course I understand how you feel right now. I'm also very sad about what happened to You. But the more things like this happen, the more we should remain calm, right?"
"Indeed, please forgive my rudeness just now!"
Jianshan You, who had been suppressed by Jianshan Naraku for many years, was originally angry, but under the power of Jianshan Naraku, he had to choose to compromise.
Looking at Isayama Yu who had temporarily endured it, Isayama Naraku shifted his gaze back to the ward.
When he saw Jianshan Mei's empty and lifeless eyes, he finally couldn't help but sigh again.
"Have the heads of the various branches been notified?"
With his back to Isayama Yu, Isayama Naraku tried not to reveal his emotions as he asked about the current situation of the Isayama family.
"When Ming got into trouble, the heads of the three branch families had already been notified. I think they will be here soon."
"Is that so? Have the other families in Tokyo been informed?"
Although the fact that Naraku Isayama has always been eyeing the position of the head of the Kai family makes him feel very bad about his younger brother.
However, the other party's high efficiency still made Isayama Naraku's expression relax a lot at this moment.
After all, with the main family's heir already in trouble, the Isayama family can no longer afford any more accidents;
"The Tsuchimiya family and other families have already been notified. As for the Iizuna family..."
At this point, Jianshan You suddenly showed a look of difficulty on his face.
"What happened to the Iizuna family?"
It was Isayama Naraku who was a little surprised that something went wrong with the Iizuna family.
After all, the Tsuchimiya, Isayama, and Iizuna families have formed an alliance more than a hundred years ago, and their loyalty to each other is very high.
Not to mention, his adopted daughter Isayama Yomi is also engaged to the next head of the family, Iizuna.
It is logical that no accident should happen to the Iitsuka family at this time.
"The head of the Iizuna family said he hopes his son can break off his engagement with Yomi..."
Having said this before Jianshan Mei got into trouble, Jianshan You was naturally very happy to hear such news.
After all, if this is the case, without the support of the Iizuna family, it would be easier for Isayama Mei to seize the position of head of the Isayama family.
But now, at this critical moment when both Isayama Yomi and Isayama Yuu have met with accidents, the Iizuna family has proposed to cancel the engagement. This is obviously because they are not optimistic about the future of the Isayama family and want to distance themselves from it as soon as possible...
As a man of the Isayama family, it is obvious that this kind of thing that is almost a slap in the face is absolutely intolerable!
"Cancel the engagement?"
Compared to the extremely excited Isayama Yu, Isayama Naraku was also furious after hearing the news, but she finally endured it.
There is no other reason.
Just as the Iitsuna family worried, if the Isayama family cannot get out of its current predicament, the huge family will soon fall apart.
"If you want to cancel the engagement, then cancel it."
After a moment of silence, Isayama Naraku agreed to this almost humiliating request.
After all, even if we don't expect the Iizuna family to lend a helping hand, we at least can't let them take advantage of our misfortune.
"Big Brother!"
"It's settled! Go give the Iizuna family an answer."
"Yes, I understand..."
No matter how reluctant he was, facing Isayama Naraku's order, Isayama You had no choice but to grit his teeth and choose to carry it out.
"The Iizuna family..."
Looking at his brother's departing back, Isayama Naraku gripped his cane even tighter.
Although he didn't know why the Iizuna family would betray the alliance so easily, if the Isayama family could overcome this difficulty, he would definitely return the insult double!
...
By the time Tsuchimiya Kagura brought Hikigaya Hachiman to the hospital, Isayama Naraku had already brought Isayama Yuu back to the Isayama family's residence to discuss with the heads of the various branch families.
"Big brother, I'll leave it to you from now on."
Relying on her status as the heir of the Tsuchimiya family, Tsuchimiya Kagura easily brought Hikigaya Hachiman into the ward which was heavily guarded by the psychics of the Isayama family.
Looking at the two people in the room who looked like they had lost their souls, Tsuchimiya Kagura sincerely pleaded after driving the guards away.
"I'll do my best."
Hikigaya Hachiman did not express his full expectations for Tsuchimiya Kagura.
After all, he knew nothing about medical knowledge, and the real diagnosis was made by the system in his mind.
If the system is not clear about the cause, or the treatment plan given by the system is too complicated, then he can only say sorry.
After seeing that Hikigaya Hachiman was about to make a diagnosis, Tsuchimiya Kagura tactfully left the ward.
The already spacious ward became quiet the moment the door closed.
"System, what's wrong with them now?"
He silently activated the system to scan the two people on the bed, and then Hikigaya Hachiman asked the reason.
"The examination showed that both of them were physically normal, but there was a gap in their souls."
"vacancy?"
"Simply put, the two people before the host are merely shells; their souls are nowhere to be found. Incidentally, the system has also detected marks of manipulation on their bodies. Based on these clues, it is likely that they have been transformed into puppets."
"puppet!"
Hearing the system's inference, Hikigaya Hachiman suddenly turned around and looked at the two people on the bed.
He didn't know what Jianshan Mei's specific strength was, but it was definitely high-level, and Jianshan Huangquan was infinitely close to the special level.
It is no exaggeration to say that the two of them are at the top of the human race after excluding psychics.
Even the two of them have been trained to be puppets, doesn't that mean...
"Is there any way to save it?"
After unexpectedly hearing the bad news, Hikigaya Hachiman's mood instantly became worse.
However, the most urgent task at the moment is to wake up the two people on the bed. As for whether there are other puppets and who made the puppets, these questions can only be asked after the two people wake up.
"There are many ways, but the host currently doesn't satisfy any of them."
The system's words were like a bucket of cold water that chilled Hikigaya Hachiman to the bone.
"Why?"
Hikigaya Hachiman frowned and asked the reason.Since there are so many ways, it can't be that he fails to meet the standards in any of them, right?
"Because the host's current spiritual currency balance is seriously insufficient."
"....."
Chapter 334: Please don't have any other intentions when approaching Komachi
All right.
After being reminded by the system, Hikigaya Hachiman remembered.
It seems that he had spent all his spirit coins when fighting the Ghost Emperor before.
No wonder the system said he did nothing...
"Anyway, list all the methods for me first. We'll talk about the spirit coins later..."
Looking at his empty account with only three digits, Hikigaya Hachiman sighed.
He didn't have any good solution to the problem of poverty.
[Plan 1: Spend 50,000 Spirit Coins to initiate a global search to find and kill the Puppet Master.]
[Option 2: Spend 100,000 Spirit Coins to purchase the Soul Restoring Flower from the system store to remove the puppet marks on the two and restore their sanity]
[Option 3 (strongly recommended by the system): Consume 0 spirit coins, and the host patiently waits for the mastermind to reveal himself.]
....
Looking at the last of the three options given by the system, Hikigaya Hachiman fell silent.
Is that intentional?
This must be intentional, right?!
There was even a line of strongly recommended words added after Plan 3. Isn't this a clear protest against the fact that he has too few spirit coins?
And no matter which of the first two options is true, the consumption of spirit coins is too high, right?
It was obvious that he had only spent 100,000 spirit coins to update his equipment when he fought the Ghost Emperor before, but now just buying two flowers was worth the same as his Ghost Slaying Sword and Soul Locking Formation.
"Because there is no medicine in this world that can cure both of them."
The system's mechanical voice sounded in Hikigaya Hachiman's mind. Hearing the reason it gave, Hikigaya Hachiman was a little amused.
"Does the system store also collect customs duties?"
No, since it's a different world, this tax should be called a cross-border tax.
"Anything that doesn't exist in this world must be communicated with the world in order for the system to materialize it, so it's inevitably expensive. Of course, if the host can find the Soul-Resurrection Flower in another world themselves, then there won't be any cost."
"How could I possibly go to another world just for two flowers?"
After hearing the system's suggestion, Hikigaya Hachiman sighed as he looked at the two people lying on the hospital bed.
After traveling to the other world where Sakura lived, he also vaguely understood the concept of world repulsion. Perhaps this was why the price of the Soul-Resurrection Flower was so high.
If he happened to have enough spirit coins, he might be willing to spend this huge sum of money to rescue the two people.
But he wasn't kind enough to go to another world just to save two people he had only met a few times...
"Um, is there any solution?"
The door of the ward was opened by Hikigaya Hachiman.
As soon as he walked out, Hikigaya Hachiman was stared at expectantly by Tsuchimiya Kagura.
However, Tsuchimiya Kagura was destined to be disappointed.
"Feel sorry."
There were no extra words, just two words seemed to have drained all of Tsuchimiya Kagura's strength.
Tsuchimiya Kagura staggered and fell backwards, muttering to herself, "How could this happen?"
"They are not completely hopeless."
Unable to bear seeing his sister's friend so sad, Hikigaya Hachiman thought for a moment and then came up with a solution.
"They are currently being manipulated into puppets. If we kill the puppeteer..."
"Huang Quan can return to normal?!"
Tsuchimiya Kagura, who was already in despair, immediately rushed to him excitedly after hearing what Hikigaya Hachiman said.
"That's probably the case."
Although she is only a junior high school student, perhaps as a result of years of training, Tsuchimiya Kagura has developed much better than Komachi of the same age.
The girl's unique fragrance lingered in his nose. Hikigaya Hachiman took a step back expressionlessly, putting some distance between them before adding, "But I'd prefer you wait patiently."
"Why?"
Tsuchimiya Kagura was puzzled by Hikigaya Hachiman's suggestion.
If killing the puppeteer could relieve Isayama Yomi and Isayama Mei's current condition, she would have no reason to continue to wait and see.
"Are you sure you can keep both of them?"
Hikigaya Hachiman did not directly answer Tsuchimiya Kagura's question, but asked about something else.
"Sister Ming, if it's a sneak attack, maybe it's okay, but if it's Huang Quan..."
At this point, Tsuchimiya Kagura suddenly realized what Hikigaya Hachiman wanted to say.
Indeed, the murderer who turned Isayama Yomi and Isayama Mei into what they are now undoubtedly has the ability to subdue the two of them.
If she attacked rashly, it would only make things worse.
"But how long do we have to wait, big brother?"
Back to the original situation where she could only wait, Tsuchimiya Kagura raised her head and looked eagerly at Hikigaya Hachiman, hoping that he could give her a rough time limit to calm her impatient mood.
"How should I know about this kind of thing?"
I am not some blue fat guy on TV who can come up with the right tools to solve any problem...
"Feel sorry."
After saying this, Tsuchimiya Kagura realized that she had asked for too much.
She stuck out her tongue in a playful manner, trying to ease the atmosphere but was stopped by Hikigaya Hachiman.
"If you can't laugh, don't force it. Wait until you're truly happy, then laugh heartily."
"Huh?"
The expression on Tsuchimiya Kagura's face froze.
Is my acting talent really that bad? My older brother saw through me right away...
"I'm going back first. If you need anything else, you can come to my house to find me. By the way, give me your phone."
"Oh, oh…"
Hikigaya Hachiman's words were like a string of cannonballs, leaving Tsuchimiya Kagura overwhelmed. She subconsciously took out her cell phone and handed it over.
Take the phone and turn on the screen.
A photo of Tsuchimiya Kagura and Isayama Yomi appeared in front of Hikigaya Hachiman.
Comparing the photo of Tsuchimiya Kagura who was smiling from the heart and the frowning girl in front of him, Hikigaya Hachiman sighed secretly, then added his cell phone number and Line.
"If you have any problems in the future, just contact me directly. Although I know you have no other options, I still don't want you to approach Komachi for other purposes."
After saying that, Hikigaya Hachiman carried the small wooden box containing the Killing Stone and passed by Tsuchimiya Kagura and walked out of the hospital.
After hearing what Hikigaya Hachiman said, Tsuchimiya Kagura stood there in a daze for a long time.
Chapter 335 Komachi's Shock
"What a hassle."
At noon, the streets of Chiba were still crowded with people despite it being midsummer.
Sanzuhe and Hong walked among the crowd, searching for the right person according to the requirements given by the Nine-tailed Fox.
"Apart from the girl from the Tsuchimiya family, how could there be anyone else suitable in the Kanto region..."
After hours of searching without success, Sanzuhe and Hiro were disgusted by this time-consuming and meaningless search. But for some reason, the Nine-Tailed Fox was certain that there was a girl in Chiba with the same strength as a special-grade girl.
"A special-class human..."
Thinking back to the time when he met the Nine-Tailed Fox, and how the other party looked serious and didn't seem to be joking, Sanzuhe and Hong curled their lips.
Having such a strong power but not being recorded, it is obvious that Chiba, this special girl, does not want to be discovered.
In other words, it was harder than climbing to the sky for him to find his target in the vast crowd.
Not only that, there are many restrictions in Chiba Sanzu River and Hong...
Just as he was thinking, Sanzuhe and Hong suddenly turned their gaze to the alley on the side.
He could clearly sense that there was a mid-level evil spirit and three low-level evil spirits lurking in the alley.
Because it was broad daylight, the four evil spirits were currently dormant.
But soon, golden ripples suddenly appeared in the air above the alley.
Then a fox with a completely white body and only the tip of its tail which was golden jumped out from the hole and killed all four evil spirits in just a few seconds!
"Inari Fox God? What a troublesome existence..."
Hidden in the crowd, Sanzuhe and Hong quietly watched this battle with a huge disparity in strength.
Although he could easily get rid of the fox in front of him, getting rid of the fox would mean that he would enter the reconnaissance network formed by the Inari Fox in Chiba.
Because they had robbed the incense before, after hearing the news about him, the five foxes surrounding the Inari god might come and surround him personally.
Obviously, Sanzuhe and Hong could not accept this kind of thing before the Nine-Tailed Fox's mission was completed.
After watching the annoying fox get rid of the evil spirit, Sanzuhe Kazuhiro did not stop. He continued to move forward and walked towards another urban area.
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