Tokyo, My Childhood Friend is a Ghost Story

Chapter 177: I'm a little curious about Lord Kasyapa.

Chapter 177: I'm a little curious about Lord Kasyapa.
At the Inoue residence, Fukie, dressed in a fitted black outfit and black mid-calf leather shoes, was sitting next to an old man who was nearing the end of his life.

"I'm so sorry to trouble you, Lord Fujiang."

Looking at the old man on the bed who could take his last breath at any moment, Inoue Izumi stood by the Fujiang River and said with a sigh.

"According to the original plan, Jingzhi should have had about six months left, but due to various factors, his health suddenly collapsed, so we can only trouble you to come and take a look."

Fu Jiang nodded. Death is often sudden, and it's perfectly normal to be caught off guard.

Looking at Inoue Keishi, whose hospital bed was covered with various tubes and monitoring equipment, Fukie sighed and looked at Inoue Nosuke beside her.

"let's start."

Inoue nosuke nodded. It involved Fukie's secret. At this moment, there was no one else in the secret room except for him, his son, Fukie, and Inoue Keishi, who was about to ingest Fukie's blood.

Taking out the prepared syringe, Inoue carefully inserted it into Fukue's vein.

The scarlet, jewel-like blood was drawn into the syringe, and after a moment of thought, Fu Jiang spoke softly.

"Two tubes, I guess. You're going to die anyway, so you don't mind doing an experiment with me, right?"

Inoue Keishi was taken aback by what he heard, and then weakly smiled as he spoke.

"With utmost pleasure."

Fukie nodded. Inoue looked at his father with difficulty. Uncle Keishi had taken Fukie's blood to prolong his last moments and make arrangements for the future of their lineage.

The original one tube has become two tubes. If Uncle Jingzhi doesn't hold on until the expected time and falls into madness ahead of schedule, then there will be a big problem for his lineage.
"It's alright, go ahead and do it."

With Inoue Izumi's calm voice, Inoue Nosuke drew another vial of blood from Fukue.

Then, under Inoue Keishi's anxious, excited, and slightly terrified gaze, scarlet blood began to enter his body through the IV tube.

As Fu Jiang's blood entered, Inoue Keishi could clearly feel that vitality was beginning to burst forth in his internal organs.

That feeling was something I never had in my forties or fifties—a vitality unique to the prime of life.

It was visible to the naked eye that Inoue Keishi's hair began to turn black, and the wrinkles on his face gradually decreased.

Sensing the changes in the life force within his body, Inoue Keishi suddenly turned his gaze to Fue, who stood calmly to the side.

His unblinking eyes were filled with fanaticism for Fujiang, a desire born of an overwhelming fear of death and a yearning to possess it.

However, Inoue Keishi soon put those feelings aside.

Inoue Izumi silently observed the changes in his eyes before taking his hand out from behind his back, the dark pistol once again concealed by his clothes.

"I am terribly sorry, Lady Fukie. I was rude just now. It's just that this feeling of being reborn is too overwhelming."

"Tempting, I know, humans all want to live longer."

Amidst Fukie's noncommittal tone, Inoue Keishi removed the various tubes from his body, stepped barefoot onto the ground, and respectfully knelt down before Fukie.

"Thank you, Fujang-sama, for giving me a brand new experience."

Fu Jiang nodded and wiped the blood from his arm into his mouth.

"Don't get too excited. This time I won't deliberately control my cells and blood. How long you can last depends entirely on your own will."

Inoue Izumi and Inoue Nosuke looked at Fukue in horror upon hearing this.

"Then Jingzhi won't be alive for more than two days!"

Fu Jiang raised her hand to interrupt Inoue Izumi's panic and looked at Inoue Keishi, who was kneeling on the ground, looking up at her slightly.

"I have undergone an evolution, but I won't tell you the specific direction of that evolution. I don't know what changes this evolution will bring to the people who ingest my cells."

"It might hasten your madness, or it might allow you to linger on for a little longer."

As Fukie's voice faded, a thoughtful look appeared in Inoue Keishi's eyes, and then he respectfully bowed deeply to her.

"In any case, the Inoue family will always remember Lady Fukue's kindness, and I, Inoue Keishi, will remember it even more."

"As for how far I can hold out, that depends on myself and has nothing to do with Lord Fujang."

As Inoue Keishi spoke calmly, Fukie nodded, got up, and walked towards the door.

Inoue Izumi looked at Inoue Keishi and sighed after a moment.

"Be extra careful; if anything seems amiss..."

Hesitant to speak, Inoue Keishi nodded.

"Don't worry, I will end my own life immediately." After the two left, Inoue Nosuke looked at his uncle with complicated eyes, gazing at the uncle who had taken him around to play and let him run wild when he was a child.

"Uncle, you don't need to do this. Lady Fujiang won't force you."

Inoue Keishi smiled slightly and patted Inoue Nosuke on the shoulder.

"A cooperative relationship cannot be built on constant demands, and..."

Feeling the vibrant life force within him, Inoue Keishi looked thoughtfully toward the doorway.

"Unlike your uncle and the others, I didn't have voices in my head influencing my will."

Inoue Nosuke was taken aback at first, then said in surprise.

"Difficult... Could it be that Lord Fukie has already...!"

Inoue Keishi shook his head.

"It shouldn't be, but that unsettling, eerie feeling is gone."

After Inoue Keishi finished speaking, he led Inoue Nosuke out of the secret room.

Outside, Fu Jiang stood at a distance, one hand in his pocket, holding a phone and laughing as he spoke.

"Huh? Her family is like this? Now that I think about it, if you hadn't met me, would you have been pressured by Grandma Fangzi too?"

"Hmph~ You know that much, it's true that I'm a blessing you've earned~"

"Okay, I got it. Give the phone to the one who got bullied."

The phone was handed to the victim, and she could hear her signature soft voice.

Did you exercise today?

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"say!"

"Not yet."

Fu Jiang sighed and covered her forehead, looking at the night sky not far away.

"Remember to mop the floor when you get back."

"Uh-huh!"

After hanging up the phone, Fujang shook his head helplessly, put his hands in his pockets, and walked to the three people opposite him.

"That's settled then. Izumi, arrange for a car to take me to Yoshimura's house. Inoue nosuke, remember to contact Hanae and keep a record of Inoue Keishi's condition. If the situation worsens, you'll know what to do."

"If it's a positive change, we'll conduct further research immediately."

"clear."

As Inoue Nosuke respectfully responded, Fukie and Inoue Izumi chatted as they walked away.

Inoue Keishi watched the two leave and spoke with a sigh.

"Suddenly, I'm a little curious about Lord Kasyapa."

Inoue Nosuke looked at his uncle with a puzzled expression.

Why am I suddenly curious about Kasyapa-kun?

Upon hearing this, Inoue Keishi smiled and walked forward, with Inoue Nosuke quickly following behind.

"Isn't it natural to be curious about a man who can turn monsters into humans?"

Inoue Nosuke was taken aback upon hearing this.

"That's true."

"Shall we make some arrangements?"