Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 144: Puppet

[You have completed the oracle: Showing the Noh Mask to fool all living beings. God grants you the blessing: Puppet of the Shed.]

[Puppet on the stage: Life and death come and go, the puppet on the stage, when the thread is broken, it falls to pieces. Just like a puppet on a string, the body is controlled precisely. 】

In addition to the oracle of the "esoteric cult organization" of unknown meaning, the oracle issued by Amanomiya God before [showing a Noh mask to fool people] also appeared to be completed.

"Puppet in the Shed? Why does this name sound so weird?"

As if there was a spring on his back, Xia Fan jumped straight up from the bed.

"But, the ability to precisely control the body sounds like a very useful protection. I feel like there is something different here..."

He could feel that when he focused his attention on his body, he could clearly sense every muscle and joint, forming a complete tacit system that was working in coordination.

This body and a complete motor system are now connected through nerves, becoming a puppet hanging on strings at his fingertips, opening up "micro-level" control authority.

Get up, get dressed, brush your teeth, wash your face, take out the sandwich, heat it up, and then put it in your mouth...

During the entire process, Xia Fan's every movement was precise and stable, without any unnecessary movement, and he was fifteen minutes faster than usual.

"Tsk tsk, the feeling of precisely controlling the body is really great, but I have to concentrate, and I will feel a little sleepy after a while."

After sighing with pleasure, Xia Fan savored the previous oracle carefully, and his expression became confused again.

"By the way, when did I set up this taboo-sounding 'esoteric cult'? How come I didn't know about it?"

"And what is this 'worship'? How do you worship? When do you worship?"

"He has visited the shrine over 2,000 times, so doesn't that mean he has over 2,000 points of faith?"

Although it is unclear where the "Midsummer Shrine" organization came from, and who those "believers" are...

However, according to the content of the oracle, the faith value obtained from weekly visits does not seem to decay according to the "diminishing marginal returns of faith" like "works", and it can be regarded as a fairly stable channel for obtaining faith.

No wonder "Akagami" would organize the "shrine visit check-in challenge" within the Inagawa Group.

"Could it be that the reason for these oracles is..."

"Sure enough, it was broadcasted in the early hours of yesterday morning?"

Xia Fan glanced at the date and directly clicked on the broadcasting platform of "The Withered Chrysanthemum and the Sword", and found that the final episode had indeed been broadcast last night.

Then he realized that he didn’t have a membership account and couldn’t watch it.

Based on the principle of saving as much as possible, Xia Fan dialed someone's mobile phone number.

"Young Master Xia Fan, why are you calling me so early in the morning? What's the matter?"

"What, borrow the membership account of PJJ website?"

"That is to say, not only have you never paid for membership, you haven't even watched the final episode since last night. Is this the professional attitude that one of the leading actors should have?"

After a while, on the other end of the phone, Shirakawa Rika's voice changed from shy to angry.

"Well, I forgot the broadcast date without realizing it. I thought it was still a few days away."

Xia Fan laughed.

For more than a week, he returned to the peaceful campus life, immersed in the ocean of knowledge, and had long forgotten the broadcast of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword".

"You haven't even watched the show itself... Then, what has happened since the final episode aired? You, a primitive man, probably don't know, right?"

Shirakawa Rika sighed helplessly. "Then, Senior Shirakawa, why don't you give me some guidance?"

Xia Fan, who wanted to take the opportunity to understand the situation, asked modestly.

"Yawn, what happened...where should I start..."

“It can be seen that Director Nakano and the crew must have put a lot of effort into post-production, and the quality of the official broadcast version of the final episode is quite good. The hard work of the crew and our actors has also been recognized by the audience and received fair evaluation…”

"In short, the number of views and word of mouth of the final episode exploded, and you also went online with your real name."

Shirakawa Rika's voice was full of fatigue, but she still patiently explained to Xia Fan...

After the final episode of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" was broadcast last night, she stayed up all night to finish watching the series and then "intensively searched on her own" for half the night.

The final episode, with its excellent production, calmed the anger of the original fans and aborted the "Canju Tianzhu Plan" that was about to take off.

The next morning, fans of the original novel from various factions jointly announced on social media that they would only recognize the final chapter as the live-action version of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword", and at the same time frantically recommended to passers-by that "just reading the final chapter is enough".

The number of views of the final episode of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" has caught up with the total number of views of the previously aired episodes in less than twelve hours.

The reputation of the entire drama has gradually begun to reverse. Although the ratings on third-party rating websites cannot break through the "bad movie" range due to the previous episodes, they have at least begun to stop falling and rise...

On the PPJ platform and the social account of the original author Kawasaki Airi, a large number of fans have made various requests, such as "remaking previous episodes" and "adding an ending to the Kazama line".

Director Nakano, who took over midway, and the three leading actors who gave outstanding performances have received unanimous praise from the audience for making the quality of the series soar.

In particular, Xia Fan, the "amateur actor" who played Man'e Kazama, received considerable attention because of his outstanding emotional and action scenes, as well as the "hard to accept" tragic ending of Man'e Kazama.

Some fans spontaneously created ghost-like secondary creations such as "Manyo Kazama's beauty critical hits the wall 100 times" and "Manyo Kazama's back", and some fans promoted Xia Fan's background as "Tokyo University of Arts bully", "good-looking male model", and "talented new actor" on the Internet...

Even in some "underground book forums", paid fan books such as "The Young Master Kazama is pushed too deep" and "Hijikata's sword is broken" have begun to sell well...

"Wait, Senior Shirakawa, how come you know so much about the doujinshi…"

After hearing some "key content", Xia Fan couldn't help but ask.

"Tsk... I... I accidentally saw someone saying this on social media..."

"Do you think I'm the kind of fujoshi who visits comic book forums?"

"Hmph, I have an audition for a new drama this morning, so I don't have time to chat with you. I've sent you my account password, so go and catch up on the drama yourself."

Rika Shirakawa explained a few words in a panicked tone and hung up the phone in a hurry.

“Could it be that this ‘Midsummer Shrine’ is formed by fans of the original novel ‘The Chrysanthemum and the Sword’ who, because of the performance in the final episode, transferred their love for the character to me and formed some kind of fan group?”

"It doesn't matter. Having multiple stable and non-decaying sources of faith is never a bad thing."

Looking at the hung up phone, Xia Fan thought for a second and didn't delve into it any further.

It is normal for an actor to be popular because of his vivid characters.

Less than a minute after he hung up, his phone rang again.

"Come to my office. I have important business to discuss with you."

On the other end of the phone, Higashino Yoshie's tone was so serious, as if he was going to take the briefcase and weapons out to "trade" with someone.

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(End of this chapter)