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

Chapter 423: Mirror Sky

"Hana...Hana-mi..."

"What are you..."

Faced with Hoshina Hanami's abrupt action, the others at the table had no time to react...

"Click... click... click..."

He could only stare blankly at the originally smooth and huge block of ice, which gradually became a thousand white holes amidst the flying fish and ice debris.

"Meow!!!"

The cat Jizo, who was still busy eating fish, suddenly jumped high, turned into an orange lightning, stepped on the back of Hoshina Hanami's neck and passed by...

When Cat Jizo landed with a few slices of sea bream in his mouth, she had stopped moving and fell backwards weakly.

"Hanami!"

Xia Fan, who was closest to her, reached out to support her back and found that she had lost consciousness with her eyes closed.

……

An hour later, Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo Medical University Hospital.

Xia Fan and Aoi Jinguji were standing in the hospital corridor, gazing at the scenery outside the window with melancholy.

Yoshihide Higashino and Ryoko Tachibana were squatting in the "smoking area" at the corner of the stairs, puffing away with worried looks on their faces.

Because of Hoshina Hanami's abnormality, the originally joyful housewarming party came to an end...

Aoi Jinguji immediately called the "Cat Jizo Foundation staff" nearby and sent Hoshina Hanami to this cooperating hospital.

Because there were too many people and they couldn't help, Xia Fan's parents and President Saejima stayed in the new house to clean up. The big star Yayoi Tsuki was also refused to come because she was too recognizable.

"I just used my clairvoyance to confirm in the ward that the 'human soul' in the child is exactly the same as the body, with no signs of 'possession'..."

"But at the moment when she acted strangely, I clearly sensed some unique power of 'contract'."

Cat Dizang jumped up silently from under the window sill and landed on Xia Fan's shoulder with familiarity.

"If even the cat Jizo can't figure it out..."

Xia Fan clenched his fists silently, lowered his head and said nothing.

A certain speculation that I don't want to think about keeps growing in my heart.

"Combining Miss Xingming's performance today, Mr. Xia Fan should have the answer..."

"What's inside her is probably a 'mirror', right?"

Jinguji Aoi sighed and asked in a low voice.

"Jinguji, why are you…"

After his thoughts were exposed, Xia Fan looked at the other party in surprise.

"Although this is my first time meeting Miss Xingming, I have seen her many times in the media, and Mr. Xia Fan's social relationship information has been repeatedly sorted out by Lesson 9 during previous security missions."

"From the images and information, Hoshina Hanami's public image is that of a lively and cute idol singer, but in private, she is often insecure and timid..."

"It's very different from her competitive and generous performance today."

"Moreover, the cause of her abnormal behavior is probably because the surface of the 'iceberg' is too flat, acting as a 'mirror'."

"To sum up, combined with the case we are investigating recently, it is hard not to think of the commonality."

Aoi Jinguji told her thoughts frankly.

"During the meal, I said I wanted to talk to Mr. Xia Fan about the progress of the Mirror investigation, but I didn't expect that even Miss Xingming would..."

Since encountering the "Yunwaijing", Lesson 9 has conducted large-scale screening for similar cases in the past half month and has controlled more than a dozen suspected victims of "abnormal behavior induced by looking in the mirror".

Therefore, after seeing the various abnormalities of Hoshina Hanami today, Jinguji Aoi already had a rough judgment in her mind.

"I see. In such a short time, we have discovered more than ten people. It seems that the invasion of this 'Yunwai Mirror' is more serious than we thought." "But, apart from the mirror, even the cat Jizang can't see through it. How can we get rid of this 'Yunwai Mirror'?"

Thinking about how his good friends were "replaced" by this strange monster and how he was powerless to do anything, Xia Fan paced anxiously.

If he and Jinguji had not been present, Hoshina Hanami's behavior would have been regarded as simply losing control of her emotions, and there would be no way to find out the reason.

"Ah, my god... Until the end of the Edo period, the demons were still rampant in the world, and I have subdued many of them."

"But the Yunwaijing clan is said to have been living in a small world called 'Mirror Sky'. They rarely appear in the world, and I have never met them."

The cat Dizang stepped on Xia Fan's back, as if trying to comfort him.

"This is exactly what I wanted to discuss with Mr. Xia Fan."

"I have read numerous ancient books recently, but the description of the Yunwai Mirror is vague, with only a few words..."

"According to what we know now, the key to expelling the Yunwaijing and recovering the victim's soul may be in the 'Mirror Sky', which is the 'inside' of the mirror that Mr. Xia Fan broke into last time..."

Jinguji Aoi nodded in agreement.

"That's right. If you want the victim to recover, besides expelling the possessed 'Yunwaijing', the most critical issue is to retrieve the souls of those who have been 'replaced'."

"The last time I broke into the mirror, the thing inside did mention 'Sky in the Mirror'..."

Recalling the experience of breaking into the mirror, Xia Fan couldn't help but see Ming Yihua lying on the hospital bed in a vegetative state.

The victim's soul has not been recovered so far, so he naturally cannot wake up.

"Hey guys, the patient has woken up..."

"We have examined her in detail. She is physically fine, mentally and behaviorally normal. At most, she is suffering from some nervous breakdown."

"You can go in to visit, but try to talk as little as possible and let her rest more."

The door of the ward opened, and a female doctor in a white coat came out and spoke to several people.

"That's great, let's go in!"

Tachibana Ryoko patted her "little chest" with her orchid finger and was the first to walk into the ward with concern.

"Too many people will affect the patient's rest. Xia Jun, you go ahead. I won't go in."

Aoi Jinguji handed a pair of headphones to Xia Fan.

"I see."

Xia Fan put on the headphones knowingly, covered his eyes with his hair, and walked into the ward.

"Xiaohua, you scared me to death just now..."

Tachibana Ryoko was standing at the head of the bed, checking on Hoshina Hanami with concern.

"I'm sorry, President Tachibana, for making you worry."

At this time, Xing Ming Hanami's face was rosy and her expression was gentle, and there was no sign of anything unusual.

"Xia Jun, I must have spoiled your mood just now, right?"

Seeing Xia Fan coming in, she asked pitifully.

"No, I'm glad you're safe. Are you under too much pressure at work recently?"

Xia Fan suppressed the weirdness in his heart and asked about his well-being.

"Maybe. I've been preparing for a new song recently, and I'm accepting an award at the Tokyo Newcomer Music Awards. Plus, I have to prepare for a performance, which has really put a lot of pressure on me..."

"Don't worry, I'm not the same Hanami anymore. I won't be overwhelmed by this!"

Xing Minghua smiled brightly and comforted the two of them with full energy.

(End of this chapter)