Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 138: Mai-senpai's Surprise
Senior Mai, you want to kill me?
When Uesugi Sosetsu heard this, he felt a chill in his heart. The other party's attitude didn't seem fake, and there was no need to lie in this environment, let alone make such remarks that could easily cause disgust.

In other words, she was serious. If she hadn't passed several tests, she really wanted to kill herself!
"Why?" Uesugi Sosetsu couldn't help but ask.

"You have already asked three questions, junior." Senior Mai obviously didn't intend to answer. She directly indicated that your questioning time was over and it was my turn to ask questions.

Uesugi Sosetsu was helpless, but the status of both parties was originally unequal. Whether in status, strength or even social connections, he was far inferior to the senior sister Mai in front of him. The other party was willing to invite him to such a small place for a private dinner, which was already a great honor for him.

So he made one last effort: "Wait, the last one, have I passed your test now? Senior sister, you only need to answer yes or no."

“Yes, yes!” Senior Mai exudes the aura of a strong person.

Uesugi Sosetsu shook his head helplessly, thinking that it was true that people were keen on judging others and hated being judged by others.

Before we could continue chatting, Grandpa Konno had already knocked on the door of the private room.

Since today is the New Year holiday and Gunma Prefecture is a very rural area, there was no one else in the entire store except Uesugi Sosetsu and Shirakawa Mai. The two of them almost had the store to themselves.

Senior Mai had reserved a lot of things in advance, and when Grandpa Konno and Grandma Konno brought in the full set of food in several portions, even Uesugi Sosetsu was surprised.

Isn’t this too rich?
The huge iron pot is filled with meat. This pot dish is the famous "mountain treasure pot" of Gunma Prefecture. Gunma is full of mountains and forests. Large chunks of wild boar meat are used as mountain treasures, and many mushrooms and wild vegetables are put into the pot. With the soy sauce base, the hot steam makes Uesugi Muneyuki feel relaxed and happy.

In addition, there are large portions of udon. Mizusawa udon in Gunma Prefecture is also very famous. As one of the three major udon producing areas in Japan (along with Kagawa and Akita), Mizusawa udon is hand-made with wheat flour and salt water. It has a chewy texture and a sweet taste.

There was also the famous Tatebayashi chicken and grilled steamed bun skewers, as well as the Konno couple's signature full set of wild vegetable tempura. Senior Mai's treat was truly sincere.

Sure enough, when Senior Mai saw that the food was all served, she smiled and signaled Junior Jun that we should start eating: "Today is Senior's treat! I made a reservation two weeks in advance. Come on, the first thing you have to do when you come out to meet is to fill your stomach! This is also a reward for you passing the test! Eat it up!"

"Then I will respectfully obey your command." Uesugi Munen was indeed hungry.

In the primitive old wooden shop, in the snowy world outside the window, in front of the mist rising from the big pot, with senior sister Mai's bright, enthusiastic and slightly cunning smile and her layers of mystery, Uesugi Sosetsu quickly immersed himself in the feast of both physical and psychological emotional values brought by this meal.

The food was particularly delicious, the atmosphere was particularly warm, and he was accompanied by a goddess senior. He also confirmed that the other person was of the same kind, so Uesugi Sosetsu was in a particularly good mood.

Taking advantage of the situation, Senior Mai started asking questions.

The goddess senior’s question is actually very simple, that is, where does Uesugi Sosetsu’s supernatural abilities come from?
Regarding this point, Uesugi Sosetsu did not intend to hide it. He did not say that he was a time traveler, but admitted that he began to awaken when he touched the wooden sculpture of Bishamonten that his brother brought back from the archaeological site in his second year of high school.

"I see. In this case, you originally had a talent for the other world, and by touching something that also contained the energy of the other world, your talent was stimulated, allowing you to step into the other world." Senior Mai suddenly realized: "No wonder, you don't have a mentor and are a latecomer. You can figure it out on your own and get to this point today without knowing anything!"

"What is the talent in the other world? Why can I awaken it, but my family at the archaeological site can't?" Uesugi Sosetsu raised his question.

"Everyone has the talent of the other world. To be more precise, everyone can get supernatural powers." Senior Mai explained to Uesugi Sosetsu earnestly, "However, everyone's situation is different. Some people are like a piece of paper. They only need to touch a little energy from the other world to be punctured and touch the other side. Some people are like the anti-theft door of a vault. Even if the energy from the other world turns into an ocean or an electric drill, it can't be opened. People like you and me are very rare."

"So you also obtained the Dharma Image of Aizen Myo-o at this time?" Senior Mai asked.

"No." Uesugi Sosetsu gave Shirakawa Mai a negative answer. He then told senior Mai how he obtained the deceased's information before his death through the Dead Soul Contract, and then combined it with forensic technology to obtain the autopsy results.

Shirakawa Mai was not surprised by this, as everyone was secretly using the abilities of the other world to make things convenient for themselves.

However, when Uesugi Sosetsu mentioned that he could obtain a large amount of souls from the dead through the Dead Soul Contract, senior Mai pretended that the wild boar meat was hot, turned her head, and tried hard to hide her shock.

Absolute shock!
This man, this man, can actually generate otherworldly energy by himself? !

He can actually generate otherworldly energy by himself? !
This is impossible! After a long period of time when the old gods had left this world, the energy in the other world became weaker and weaker, and the number of new gods that could be born was becoming fewer and fewer. Perhaps in a few hundred years, all supernatural powers would disappear forever!
The only way to obtain energy from the other world is to either seize it from others (such as Yasue Nishijo) or to enter the other world and absorb it in a special way!

Now, this man in front of me can actually generate otherworldly energy by himself? !
"What's wrong, Senior Mai?" Uesugi Sosetsu also noticed Senior Mai's shock, and he was a little confused.

"It's okay. I just found that the way we obtain energy from the other world is different." Senior Mai regained her brilliant smile, even more so: "Junior brother, you must not tell anyone about this! The way everyone obtains energy from their other world is a secret."

"That's natural." Uesugi Sosetsu had no doubt about it.

"Then how did you obtain the Dharma image of Aizen Myo-o?" Senior Mai asked.

What happened next shocked the national goddess again.

Uesugi Sosetsu showed two Dharma images, namely Aizen Myowang and Vajra Yaksha Myowang!
“Wait, how come you have two Dharma images?!” Uesugi Sosetsu was about to tell what happened, but Senior Mai interrupted him rudely again.

"You have already asked three questions, Mai-senpai." Uesugi Sosetsu replied with a half-smile. The senior and junior stared at each other for a few seconds, each covering their mouths and laughing through the mist rising from the big iron pot.

"Hahahahahaha~"

“Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha~”

They shared their secrets, and two very lonely people found a confidant, became co-keepers, and knew each other's weaknesses. How could the strange pleasure generated by this be enjoyed by Uesugi Sosetsu alone? His senior sister Mai also had red cheeks and an excited look. The light in her eyes was almost overflowing, and her whole body was shaking with excitement.

It is hard to find a true friend. Everyone in this world is lonely.

Senior Mai wisely did not ask any more questions. She took the initiative to pour a glass of wine for Uesugi Sosetsu and laughed out loud: "Uesugi-kun, it's great to meet you."

"Me too, Mai-senpai. I thought I would never be able to tell these secrets." Uesugi Munen also sighed. He half-fallen on the tatami, smiled bitterly and shook his head repeatedly: "Sometimes I really feel uncomfortable holding it in, but I don't know how to tell others... I... I tried to tell others a little last time, but I didn't expect that devil, lunatic Nishijo Yasue... I'm scared, I'm really scared."

"Me too." Shirakawa Mai's mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts, and a raging wave of emotions flowed through her chest, accompanied by a deep and dark ecstasy.

This is a perfect seedling! Moreover, he is not very experienced in the world, lacks understanding of the other world, and has no idea what kind of terrible potential and unique abilities he possesses!

He has suffered setbacks and realized the dangers of the other world, but he has not been completely disappointed with it. He admires himself, likes himself, appreciates himself, and is willing to take risks to seek recognition from himself.

This is simply the chosen one for me! I can directly shape his worldview, his values, and his supernatural abilities for my own use, and he will become my most suitable partner. On the road to becoming a new god, I will no longer be alone!

Uesugi Munesetsu is a junior fellow student who can become my husband!

Senior Mai was a little overjoyed at this point, and she decided to continue revealing something to Uesugi Sosetsu: "Junior brother, most people in the inner world will never hope to cultivate a Dharma image in their lifetime, and I have never seen anyone who can cultivate two Dharma images at the same time. Do you know what this means?"

"This means that you have unprecedented potential to surpass me." Senior Mai slowly took out two candies from her bag: "So, you should have thought about it before you came here. It's time to make a choice."

Uesugi Sosetsu nodded slightly, narrowed his eyes, and stared at the two candies in Senior Mai's hand: "What is this?"

"Eat this blue Mentos and make a contract with me. I will show you everything in the other world and teach you how to practice. In exchange, we will be bound to each other forever. On the other side of the other world, I will only be loyal to you, and you must only be loyal to me." Senior Sister Mai said softly.

This meant that the two of them were going to be tied to death. Uesugi Sosetsu had indeed prepared himself mentally for this: "What about the red one?"

"Same, but the red one is strawberry flavored." Shirakawa Mai's smile bloomed slightly.

"Isn't this a choice?" Uesugi Sosetsu was speechless: "Then can I not choose?"

"Then I will kill you." Senior Mai smiled and said, "I mean what I say."

"It's so... cruel." Uesugi Munesetsu knew that senior Mai was a man of her words, and senior Mai knew that Uesugi Munesetsu knew that she was a man of her words. Uesugi Munesetsu knew that senior Mai knew that Uesugi Munesetsu knew that she was a man of her words. Without this kind of courage and determination, she would not have been able to sit firmly on the position of the head of the Kanto Shinto Alliance.

"You already owed me a life, I'm just taking it back."

Uesugi Sosetsu sighed, "In fact, before I came here today, I had already stored your information and the news that I suspected you had supernatural powers in my computer. I set it as a scheduled email and asked my friend in the Metropolitan Police Department to open the email if I didn't come back from Gunma Prefecture. By then, Senior Mai, your identity will be exposed."

The national goddess's expression changed immediately. She frowned slightly, then pretended to be indifferent: "I have prepared several backup identities. Your trick is useless to me. You are indeed a little smart, but you underestimated a lot of things. You need to be smarter! If you want to know how to deal with this kind of thing, I can teach you."

"Really? But this will be very troublesome, right?" Uesugi Sosetsu said with a smile: "You are now a national actress and the top of Kanto. If you activate a backup identity, everything will have to start all over again! Are you sure?"

"…………" Shirakawa Mai stopped talking. She just looked at Uesugi Sosetsu, her eyes gradually turning colder: "So you don't want to?"

"So... I agree." Uesugi Sosetsu still took the blue Mentos from Senior Mai's hand and ate it.

"Can I trust you? The senior that I've always had a crush on, the brilliant national actress Mai Shirakawa?"

Seeing the man surrender, Shirakawa Mai stood up and approached step by step, giving people a sense of déjà vu like a big devil threatening a little white rabbit.

"You can always trust your senpai, my senpai-kun!"

In that old wooden house in Gunma Prefecture, the two reached out to each other tentatively.

In the silence and snow-covered mountains, the only sound left was the sound of burning firewood.

(End of this chapter)