The Japanese-fear sorcerer who started by taking in Tomie

"I'm back."

"Welcome home, Shinheng-kun~ Shall we eat first, or take a shower first? Or perhaps—eat me first?"

As soon as Kawakami Tomie heard Shin Hengyuan's voice, she immediately jogged over from the living room, her face full of charm and her tone seductive.

"Eat your big head, you idiot!"

Shin Hengyuan delivered a chop to Kawakami Tomie's head. Tomie winced in pain, her face puffed up with anger, looking utterly aggrieved.

"Okay, I brought you some souvenirs, they're quite nice."

Xin Hengyuan first gave him a stick, then a piece of candy, and took out the two strings of wrapped fish tofu from the small bag.

"That's more like it!"

Tomie snorted coldly, taking the food with an arrogant expression. "Let me tell you, if it's not good, I'll... I'll ignore you!"

Suddenly, she seemed to smell something, and she rushed her whole body close to Xinhengyuan, sniffing frantically with her nose.

"What are you doing?" Shingen frowned, not understanding what Tomie was doing.

"Where did you go?"

Tomie questioned him with a stern face.

"I went to Senso-ji Temple and drew a fortune stick. What does it mean?"

"This smell..." Tomie's face was stern and serious, like she had transformed into Sherlock Holmes, clinging to him and saying resentfully, "It's the smell of lies. Why do you smell like another woman?"

Tomie's eyes welled up with tears of anger, her puffed-up cheeks resembling a little hamster, as if she were saying: You scumbag, you already have me, yet you still go out and fool around with other men.

Seeing Tomie in such a state, Shingen felt a pang of guilt for a few seconds.

I'm so damn... Oh no!

"Eek!"

Shin Hengyuan struck Tomie on the head with another chop, causing Tomie to immediately squat down, covering her head with both hands.

"If you keep pretending like this, you can go back to the basement."

Shin Hengyuan stood with his hands on his hips, looking helplessly at Tomie. His Tomie was practically possessed by a drama queen; she seemed to be unhappy if she didn't cause some trouble every day.

Tomie hugged the fish tofu, sniffed, and muttered something under her breath, probably something like "tyrant" or "scumbag".

But looking at the fish tofu in his hand, a smile had already crept onto his lips.

Plans are in place!

It seems I've already secured a place in Xin Hengyuan's heart; otherwise, why would he bring me food? He definitely cares about me!

Xinhengyuan, you'll be mine sooner or later!

Xin Hengyuan ignored her and went to sit down on the sofa.

The TV is currently showing the melodramatic romance drama "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and Was Loved by 100,000 Men." On screen, the slime has just transformed into a beautiful human girl and is moving among several handsome men.

"So melodramatic?"

Xin Hengyuan made a comment and then turned off the TV.

"Hey, don't turn it off, I haven't finished watching it yet," Tomie pouted.

"No way, you're looking at such a melodramatic plot?" Xin Hengyuan was both confused and shocked.

"Is this melodramatic? Isn't this just my daily life?" Tomie shrugged, looking quite helpless.

"..."

Xin Hengyuan couldn't find a rebuttal for a moment.

For Tomie, being liked by 100,000 people is not a problem at all. In the hundred years she has lived, the number of men and women who have revolved around her is at least a hundred million, if not a billion.

What are we having for dinner today?

Tomie leaned against the back of the sofa behind Shin Hengyuan, chewing on fish tofu as she asked.

"What do you want to eat?" Shin Heng Yuan asked in return.

"I want to..." Tomie started to speak, but was interrupted by Shingen.

"Forget about fancy cuisine and desserts, I'm not going to buy them for you. Let's talk about something ordinary."

"...Okay." Tomie pouted again. "Then let's have yesterday's ramen."

"Okay." Shin Hengyuan agreed, took out his phone, and said, "Hello, is this the ramen shop? Could you please deliver two bowls of their signature tonkotsu ramen to... Shin Heng's house? Okay, thank you."

"The takeout order is ready. I'm going back to my room first. You can pick it up when it arrives. Don't bother me unless it's something important. Oh, and remember to wear a mask when you pick up the takeout."

Shin Hengyuan stood up from the sofa and, like an old father, gave Tomie some instructions.

"Okay, okay."

Tomie waved her hand like a lazy kitten, indicating that she understood.

……

Back in his room, Shin Hengyuan locked the door and took out the Inari Heart Sutra he had obtained from Asakusa Tamae from his bag.

He carefully turned to the first page, and one by one the words came into view, elegant and simple in style, full of historical atmosphere.

Xin Hengyuan stared at the first line for a moment, then turned to the second and third pages. Each page contained the same beautiful text, which amazed him.

Then--

Sure enough, I couldn't understand anything.

Xin Hengyuan silently closed the scripture scroll.

This scripture is written not only in classical Chinese, but also in oracle bone script. He was a medical student in his previous life, not a major in ancient Chinese, so how could he possibly understand it?

Shin Hengyuan looked at the closed scripture scroll and ultimately chose to give up.

"I have a treasure trove, but no key. I wish I had chosen Classical Chinese as my major," Xin Hengyuan couldn't help but complain.

Just then, a surge of heat suddenly welled up from the depths of my blood, spreading throughout my body. Immediately afterward, a piece of unfamiliar knowledge surfaced in my mind.

You have mastered a first-level spell: Proficiency in Language

New Hengyuan: "..."

"Damn, am I really that good with my words? Do they come true? Let me try again."

Xin Hengyuan exclaimed in surprise, "This is the essence of Chinese culture!" and promptly put his hands together in a gesture of utmost reverence.

At this moment, he was more devout than Jesus!

"My unknown ancestral bloodline, I want to jump high, fly far, master lightning, control poison, and command the dead..."

One minute... two minutes... five minutes...

Xin Hengyuan lowered his hand and sighed.

"So it still won't work? Was I too greedy? I should have used less."

[Language Proficiency] - This spell, as its name suggests, allows the user to understand the literal meaning of all languages ​​during its duration, and also to read the content by touching written text.

However, reading each page of text in this way takes one minute, and since the text is not written language, it cannot be deciphered by this spell.

Shin Hengyuan reopened the Inari Heart Sutra and simultaneously used the "Language Proficiency" skill on himself.

The moment your finger touches the words, their meaning clearly appears in your mind.

This so-called "Inari Heart Sutra" consists of three parts: Divine Enclosure, Abundant Harvest, and Fox Shadow.

The god of rice dwells in the fields. He reveals neither his form nor his name; a fox carries golden ears of rice, his feet treading on a bountiful harvest. He holds a bronze key in his mouth, neither opening nor closing it… He walks without ceasing, and the future is promising; his heart is without doubt, and the divine will know.

Xin Hengyuan couldn't help but read it aloud.

A new power suddenly surged within him, and he began unconsciously absorbing the magical energy floating in the air around him. The magical energy and his spirit merged, transforming into a piece of unfamiliar knowledge—

That's not magic from the D&D system, but knowledge native to this world!

It is a local force in this world!