Gensokyo Detective, but surrounded by Shura Field

He thrust his hips and lifted his buttocks, striking a rather dashing JOJO pose:

“I, Chu Bai, have a dream, and that is to become a gentleman of high moral character.”

“So, to the commission you offer, my answer will always be no!”

Shameimaru Aya squinted, slightly embarrassed:

“High moral character, huh…”

“Look at your shop, with only three employees in total. One's an Outer God, one's a black-and-white thief, and the only remaining shred of integrity is being upheld by Alice alone… Does a shop like this even need to care about integrity…”

Chu Bai snorted:

“Anyway, I won’t accept the commission. You’ll have to figure out how to find your own materials.”

“Alright, alright… Every day is just so unlucky…”

Seeing Chu Bai's firm attitude, Aya could only sigh helplessly, and flew away with her camera.

After she had gone far away, Marisa spoke up in confusion:

“Bai, you haven’t really changed your personality, have you? Suddenly becoming a traditional Japanese nice guy?”

“Of course not.”

Chu Bai explained with a smile:

“It’s mainly that associating with a unscrupulous reporter would damage our handyman shop’s reputation.”

“I finally managed to restore our reputation by working part-time at the Night Sparrow Diner and the temple school, and I don’t want any more stains on it.”

“I see…”

Marisa nodded slightly:

“I thought you actually picked up some integrity…”

“What, of course I value integrity a lot.”

Chu Bai said arrogantly:

“I’ll put my words here today.”

“I, Chu Bai, would rather die of poverty, die outside, jump from here, than ever be an accomplice to a unscrupulous reporter!”

“…I feel like you’ve set up a rather subtle flag.”

Marisa squinted.

She had a strange feeling that this flag would be collected soon…

……

……

After that, the competition for sales revenue with the Underground Palace continued.

Because the accumulation in the first half of the month was quite substantial, including the gold bars given by Shinki, the total income was about two million.

So Chu Bai slowed down his pace, teaching Marisa while waiting for business to come.

And so, in such leisurely times…

A week passed in the blink of an eye!

In this week, Chu Bai didn't receive any commissions at all, which means that the sales revenue didn't increase at all!

“Hiss, this is not good.”

Chu Bai looked at the sales record with cold sweat.

Even assuming that the Underground Palace had no income at all, relying entirely on the three million dropped by Yukari Yakumo, they still had a sales revenue gap of a full million.

And now, there is only one week left until the Summer Night Festival at the end of the month.

If he doesn't get a commission, he will really lose the competition.

“No, no… There will always be a way, a big commission will definitely come…”

Chu Bai cast Tsukuyomi on himself, trying to comfort himself.

But another two days passed, and the sales revenue still didn't improve.

Except for Marisa occasionally helping with some small commissions, like the big commissions of hundreds of thousands before, there really wasn't a single one!

Watching the time continue to pass by every second.

If he loses the competition at the last moment, then all the previous efforts will be in vain.

Chu Bai scratched his head helplessly.

After much tangled consideration, he took out Aya Shameimaru's business card with a complicated look.

After hesitating for a long time, he dialed the number on it.

“Aya…”

“You said before that as long as you can get you a few big news stories, you can get paid… right?”

Chapter 168: Maiden Socks are Lunch Boxes? Chu Bai's Editor-in-Chief's Heaven-Defying News!

“So fragrant.”

Sitting on the sofa, looking at the deposit that Aya gave as a symbol of sincerity.

Chu Bai quickly put it away, revealing a satisfied smile.

Marisa poured tea for the two, and by the way, complained:

“I only knew that setting up a flag would be collected, but I didn’t expect it to be collected so quickly.”

“It’s clearly a flag at the end of the last chapter, but it was actually collected at the beginning of this chapter…”

“Okay, stop complaining about those irrelevant things.”

Chu Bai looked at Aya in front of him:

“Then let’s talk about the specific cooperation plan.”

“After all, there are only five days left until the end of the month, and it is very difficult to earn at least one million in five days.”

In fact, it would be better to discuss this kind of thing in Aya's newspaper headquarters.

However, the Tengu clan of Youkai Mountain is very xenophobic. Only those who have been approved by the Tenma, or those who are strong enough to fight their way in, are qualified to enter the mountain.

Although Chu Bai is not afraid of fighting, he is short on time and has no time to fight with danmaku, so he asked Aya to come directly to his home to discuss it.

Aya certainly didn't care about these things, she greeted him quite warmly:

“To be honest, Mr. Chu Bai’s invitation is really a coincidence. If it had been a little later, I might have already been on a business trip and wouldn’t have been able to answer the phone.”

“Business trip? Where are you going?”

“Go to Hell and the Demon World to dig up some material, after all, there hasn’t been any material recently.”

Aya took out a contract with a smile:

“Then let’s get down to business. Here is the contract I initially drafted.”

“I would like to hire you as the "Temporary Editor-in-Chief" of the newspaper. During my business trip, you will be fully responsible for the news publication during these days and maintain the normal operation of the newspaper.”

Saying that, she squeezed her fingers:

“As for the remuneration, it will be 10% of the current income as agreed before. The more you sell, the more newspapers you publish, the more you earn.”

“…Don’t look at this ratio as being very small, but after deducting printing costs and material costs, I don’t have much money left.”

“No problem.”

Chu Bai made a decision without hesitation.

Unlike Mystia's small-scale Night Sparrow food truck, Aya's newspaper has business all over Gensokyo and has a lot of potential customers.

If the newspaper sells well, the sales will be in the millions, and even 10% is a considerable income.

Of course, the premise is that the newspapers edited by Chu Bai can really sell well…

“Then it’s settled happily!”

Aya snapped her fingers:

“The specific office location will be at my home. The computer there can directly contact the Tengu printing factory, and printing is also very convenient.”

“I will notify the guard team of Youkai Mountain to give you permission to pass. Do you have any questions to ask?”

Chu Bai thought for a while, and then said:

“I don’t have any other questions, in short, as long as I write eye-catching news and make the newspaper sell well, right?”

“That’s right.”

Aya nodded in approval.

Chu Bai was still a little worried:

“But I’m still a little restrained. What if someone is not satisfied with the news and comes to me… And it seems to be a big blow to my reputation…”

“Oh, don’t worry about so much.”

Aya waved her hand:

“Why don’t you just put my name on the news you write? You don’t have to announce the identity of the editor-in-chief to the outside world, just be responsible for writing and taking the money.”

“…Really?”

“Really. After all, if you’re timid, you won’t be able to be a good editor-in-chief.”

Aya said with a smile:

“Then there’s no worries, right? Can you give full play to your talents as an editor-in-chief?”

“Ah, no problem.”

Chu Bai nodded confidently:

“Just watch, I’ll make Aya News newspapers sell like crazy!”

“Okay, as expected of the man I value!”

The contract was established.

One person and one tengu high-fived each other.

Aya Shameimaru also showed a satisfied expression.

Although she doesn’t know how Chu Bai’s news talent is, he himself is a constant source of material. As long as he is kept by her side, she will not worry about any material in the future.

However, this business trip must still be done, after all, it was an appointment made long ago.

So she directly handed the key to the newspaper to Chu Bai:

“Then without further ado, please start working as soon as possible, and I have to continue my business trip.”

“Oh, it’s great to be able to hire Mr. Chu Bai. I was originally thinking of humbly asking Ago to help look after the store, but now it seems that the sales during the business trip might even beat her.”

Chu Bai confirmed again:

“Um, Aya, let me confirm again…”

“As long as I can make money, it really doesn’t matter what kind of news I write?”

“It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter.”

Aya Shameimaru was quite confident:

“Even if it really causes a little bit of hatred, it doesn’t matter, anyway, I’m already used to being chased.”

“Feel free to do it, Mr. Chu Bai!”

Chu Bai was refreshed:

“Oh oh, then I’ll completely let go!”