Seeking the Law of Summoning in Taisho

Li Xia was silent for a longer time this time.

After a long while, she sighed very lightly, as if she was somewhat frustrated, and said, "Indeed, I don't believe Haruko will be able to pump enough, obviously she still told me a few days before she became Xinzou that she wanted to To become the oiran who surpassed me at the time."

"Zuzu" refers to people who escaped from Yoshiwara without paying off their debts. Most of the wandering women who escaped wanted to elope with their loved ones, but if they were caught, the situation would be worse than the original situation.

The excuse of "pumping your feet" couldn't be more convenient for the man-eating evil spirits.

Hearing what she said, Osamu Dazai didn't show any surprise on his face, he just asked, "Apart from Miss Haruko, did anything similar happen in that house?"

Li Xia's expression was gloomy: "It's a common occurrence in Yoshihara, but I don't know if the departure of those people is as strange as Haruko."

"It happens often...does it happen in all stores?" Osamu Dazai asked again.

Li Xia nodded: "Probably, at least in the few shops near Renwu, I heard girls mention it when they were chatting."

Osamu Dazai lowered his head and pondered, he walked a few steps on the spot, pretended to be unintentional, tapped the ground with his heels, and after hearing the sound from below, he nodded slightly, raised his head and smiled: "Is that so, I understand. "

Li Xia was stunned: "Huh?"

But it's just a few words, what do you know?

"In order to confirm whether Miss Haruko's disappearance is as I guessed, and to minimize the occurrence of such things, can I ask Miss Lixia to do something for me?" Osamu Dazai stood by the window with a serious expression.

Li Xia: "Sir, please tell me."

Dazai Osamu: "I hope Miss Lixia can help me spread a rumor."

--

It was night, the banquet was full of conversation and laughter, and the lights were as bright as day.

Osamu Dazai tapped the small fan on the palm of the other hand, with a casual smile on his face: "I have a friend who has seen a casino in the sky and heard that the building is huge enough to cover the sky .”

The guests at the banquet were very curious when they heard about it: "What is it like inside the casino?"

"There are so many guests, and there are also well-trained ladies serving and delivering drinks..." Having said that, Osamu Dazai showed a suggestive smile, "But none of them are as beautiful as the lady beside you."

The guest and the traveling girl looked at each other and smiled, both in a happy mood.

No one does not like flattery and praise, whether it is in the eyes of guests or the beauty that the girl is proud of, just a little embellishment can make both parties have a joyful night.

Osamu Dazai knew this well.

But what disappointed him was that he said so many interesting things, but those people always regarded it as his fabricated story, and no one asked:

Is the friend you mentioned really yourself?

After giving up the stage to the performers, Osamu Dazai withdrew from the house.

Kisuke standing by the door, waiting to guide the guests, happened to be the one he met last night, and Osamu Dazai said hello by the way.

"Good evening, Miss Kisuke."

Dazai Osamu didn't care too much about his name before being told, and the words of the ordinary title plus title were tinged with tenderness and affection through his mouth.

The other party also replied with a smile: "Good evening, Mr. Dazai."

Recalling the scene from last night, Osamu Dazai said casually, "So you were not the one who led the way for Miss Waraji's guests?"

"No." Kisuke shook his head, "Miss Fern Ji is very demanding of Kisuke. A previous sister was..."

She lowered her voice, "I was injured, that's why the proprietress asked me to take over temporarily, but besides that, I also led the way for the guests of other traveling girls."

"Oh~" Osamu Dazai rolled his eyes, pressed the closed fan against his chin, and lowered his voice, "I just came here, and there are some things I don't quite understand. Speaking of going out, is it because she is going out today that she postponed the meeting with me until tomorrow?"

Osamu Dazai is good-looking and kind, so although he only stayed in Kyogoku House for two days, the girls in Kyogoku House still have a good impression of him, and they didn't ask too many questions. hide.

Kisuke shook his head again: "There should be other guests today, Miss Waraji doesn't actually go out, every time she says this to the proprietress, she actually sleeps in the house, the cleaning sister accidentally found out This matter also has the same treatment..."

Needless to say, "same treatment" refers to the fact that Kisuke was injured before.

When the news was almost obtained, Osamu Dazai casually chatted a few more unrelated topics with the other party, and when he was about to leave, he heard the other party ask a little strangely: "Did Mr. Dazai hear the news?"

Osamu Dazai: "What news?"

Xisuke's face was solemn, and he was worried: "I heard that a fugitive escaped to Jiyuan. The fugitive may have encountered something here before. He threatened to burn down Huajie in three days' time!"

"Huh?" Osamu Dazai showed a little doubt just right, "Such rumors, no one should believe them, right?"

"But now everyone is panicking in private. The police are also searching for it, but there is no news. The fire in Yoshiwara will cause heavy losses to the landlords every time. I guess even if they think it is a rumor, there will be some measures." Kisuke Sighing, "It's a pity that the oiran parade in three days' time may not be possible."

Osamu Dazai nodded in agreement, the expression in his eyes was unclear: "Yes."

--

After bidding farewell to Kisuke, Dazai Osamu did not go back to the room directly, but walked all the way to the second floor along the corridor, and stood at a corner that he passed by last night.

Leaning forward slightly, the big room that I went to last night can be completely within sight.

The place where the oiran is located is indeed much quieter than other places. Even though it is not very close, Osamu Dazai can still vaguely hear the voices coming from the room, but almost all of them belong to men's voices, and Ji Ji doesn't seem to talk much.

Osamu Dazai leaned against the wall, while monitoring, he was focusing on two purposes, slowly sorting out all kinds of news he had received recently.

The gap between the board and the wall is an excellent hunting passage, even the evil spirits that have never been out in the eyes of outsiders also have the ability to rob their prey.

But he was very curious, what kind of ability could transport such a large prey out of the not-so-wide passage?

Thinking of this, Osamu Dazai took out the account from his pocket, and asked in a low voice, "Master Hand Account, do the ghosts here also have supernatural powers?"

A long time after his words fell, when Osamu Dazai almost suspected that the notebook might be broken, a few words slowly emerged on the paper:

It's not called superpowers, it's called vampirism.There are all kinds of blood ghost arts, and I don't know exactly what they are.

Osamu Dazai nodded, and his thoughts began to take an unusual path again: "Are you asleep?"

I thought the other party would send six points or simply ignore him, but I didn't expect to get an extremely serious answer:

Yes.

Without waiting for Osamu Dazai to say anything, the handbook said again: After all, he is an old man, so he should pay attention to rest.

Osamu Dazai readily accepted the fact that Yizhang claimed to be a "person", and asked softly: "So, do you need a lullaby?"

Handbook: ...I am an elderly person, not an infant, thank you.

Osamu Dazai smiled silently, and closed the account book: "Good night, account book-lord."

Although the information provided by the handbook is limited, at least Osamu Dazai knows that there are vampires similar to supernatural abilities in this world.

If it is assumed that Yoshihara's ghost's blood ghost technique is the ability to shrink people and transport them out, the previous speculation can make sense.

……transport?

There was an idea in his mind that was fleeting, but Osamu Dazai turned his thoughts to the door that was pulled open after the corner, and soon, a man came out there.

Looks like he's your guest tonight.

Osamu Dazai hid in an empty room, and when he heard the footsteps outside the door gradually receding, he was not in a hurry to come out.

The brain is still thinking fast.

If the prey is targeted at Shiren House and other places, it is impossible to swallow the prey at that time or in the room of Kyogoku House. The blood stains cannot be hidden, which will add trouble to ghosts who want to hide their whereabouts.

inside the channel?

The space is small, does the ability to become smaller also apply to the ghost itself?But it will also bring sound, and it is inevitable that it will not be discovered.

unless--

After the prey is obtained, it is stored in a certain place first, and when the time comes when it will never be discovered, the ghost will go to the place where the prey is stored and feast on it.

So where will this granary be?

With a vague answer in his heart, Osamu Dazai softly opened the shoji door, and was about to leave here, but suddenly heard a loud noise coming from Waraji's room.

It sounded like the sound of the porcelain cup shattering and the little table overturning, and the violent drinking that followed further confirmed his thoughts.

Fern Ji is arguing with someone.

But just now he obviously didn't hear anyone passing by here, or the sound of opening that room door.

In Fern Ji's room...is there another person?

--

The next day, the rumors were rampant. Even though most people thought it was unbelievable, the number of guests going to Yoshiwara still decreased, and the owner of Kyogokuya lost a few hairs even though he was worried.

During the second meeting with Fern Ji that night, Osamu Dazai obviously found that the other party's mood was not as gentle as the first time. The occasional irritability revealed during the conversation made him doubt whether the other party would raise the table in the next moment. He was worried about something, but ended the night peacefully.

Another day passed, and the rumors continued to ferment. An accidental fire in a traveling girl's room in Diben House aggravated people's concerns about the matter. He didn't speak, just frowned, not knowing what he was thinking.

The panic atmosphere in Yoshihara continued to spread until the night before the oiran parade.

The recent decrease in customers has given Huajie, which has always been known as the "city that never sleeps", rare moments of quietness. Outside the half-opened windows, only the wind blowing through the grass and trees and the summer cicadas in the bushes are still making tireless noises.

In the house, Osamu Dazai hummed a song in a good mood, lit the candles on the small table, and when the shoji door in front of him was opened, he said with a smile:

"Good evening, Miss Fern Ji, are you ready to die in love with me?"