Finding The Real Name Chapter 6

One night has passed since I left the Uehara family.

On Saturday morning, Aaron Li first went to see the light, and it was almost noon before he was ready to set off to meet Xingchuan and the professional she mentioned.

The meeting place was designated by Xingchuan, a coffee shop called nineball.

Although it was a holiday, there were not many customers in the store, and the interior was filled with a relaxing and warm atmosphere.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Xingchuan, who was sitting in the window seat, stood up and waved at me.

Today she was wearing a white cardigan with a black ribbon tied in a bow at the collar, and a red skirt over it.

When I got closer, I found that there was another person sitting next to Xingchuan, using a knife and fork to eat the fruit cake in front of him.

"Miko?"

He couldn't help but read it out loud.

"Thank you for your visit. May the gods bless you. Wait, how did you know I was a shrine maiden?"

The other party looked up and recited a series of lines as if instinctively, and then reacted.

This is a woman who looks to be in her twenties. She looks no different from an average female college student, but what is placed beside her is not a common handbag, but a long object wrapped in coarse cloth.

"I heard from Lila Aoi before that it's called the Hachiman Shrine Joint Committee, so I wonder if the person coming is a miko."

Actually, I saw the words "Miko" written above her head and accidentally read them out loud.

Aaron Li sat down in the seat opposite the two of them.

"I see. I do work as a shrine maiden at the nearby Yamazu Shrine. Ah, but I don't wear shrine maiden clothes on a daily basis. If you want to see it, Aaron Lijun, why don't you come and pay your respects?"

"Yuuki-san, now is not the time for promotion, let's get down to business."

Lila Aoi pulled on the sleeve of the miko.

"I'm doing the right thing to increase the number of visitors to the shrine, right? Well, Xiao Kui is right. I've heard about Aaron Lijun's story from her. You awakened your psychic powers, were involved in the scene of the magical girls maintaining love and peace, and encountered monsters, right? It's a legendary experience."

"Wait a minute." Aaron Li raised his hand and interrupted the shrine maiden whose name seemed to be Amber. "First of all, what is psychic power?"

"Let me start from here..." She sighed, "In short, in Sakurajima, whether it is monsters, ghosts or ghosts, they can basically be classified as spirits. After all, everything has a spirit, and those who have the power to see or even expel them are called psychics."

"So, your Eighty Thousand Shrines United Committee is the organization that manages psychics?"

Aaron Li asked tentatively.

Hearing this question, it was Xingchuan who laughed first: "Does Aaron Li think that the Shrine Association is an official organization?"

"I would certainly think so, hearing the serious tone in your introduction."

"Have you forgotten the concept of worldview I mentioned? For ordinary people, they are living in the worldview of [daily life]."

"When encountering supernatural events, I would treat them as hallucinations. When encountering demons, I would quickly forget about them. When incredible things happened before my eyes, I would automatically understand them as common sense."

This is really a subjective statement.

Amber took over the conversation: "So, we can't have close contact with the secular government. Even if we report something unusual, it will be regarded as a liar or simply forgotten in the blink of an eye. Only those psychics have a closer cooperation with the government."

Are you talking about the Public Security Section 9? The name does sound very official.

"In fact, we are more like a folk association. This meeting is just to ask Mr. Aaron Li, are you interested in becoming a priest?"

When Aaron Li heard the word "association", he almost subconsciously associated it with the villain organization. This was all Guang's fault.

Just as he hesitated, Amber continued with great enthusiasm: "If you come to work at our Yamazu Shrine now, you will be the chief priest in the future, and you can also enjoy the shrine maiden costumes!"

"I think you misunderstood, Ms. Amber. I have no particular interest in shrine maiden costumes. And I don't want to become a clergyman at such a young age."

"You see, I told you that Aaron Li would definitely not agree to this."

Lila Aoi said with some inexplicable pride.

"That's a shame. Being a priest doesn't affect marriage... At least we can switch lines. Let's bring Aoi along."

"We already exchanged yesterday at noon."

Aaron Li took the coffee from the waiter and said, "Now it's time to talk about the real business."

He stared at Lila Aoi and said, "You said before that you would introduce professionals. Was it mainly to induce me to come here today?"

The latter clasped his hands together and bowed his head: "I'm so sorry!"

"He even blackmailed me for a meal of takoyaki."

"Today's coffee is on me!"

After a while of making a fuss, the magical girl said seriously: "Actually, Sister Amber and I are working together to deal with an incident that may endanger the entire Chiyo City, and I would like to ask Aaron Li for help."

"Do you remember what I said? Different worldviews generally do not interfere with each other, but occasionally they do intersect."

"Now is the time when 'occasionally' happens. I found that someone is using the monsters from the negative world as a basis, stitching together the worldview of 'animism', and creating an unprecedented evil."

Why do I feel like I have to face a big boss right after leaving the Novice Village?

"Is it really useful to tell me about this?" Aaron Li rubbed his forehead. "The witch must have more experience than me."

"I don't really have much fighting power."

Amber raised his hand and said proudly.

"You don't have to be so proud. But she's right. Sister Yuuki is good at making spells and tools, but she's really not suited to fighting. Without further evidence, it'll be hard to convince others to come to Chiyo for help."

"And Aaron Li-san!" Xingchuan suddenly stood up, striking a pose commonly seen in Amelia's recruitment advertisements. "You killed a monster the first time you awakened. You have potential! As long as we take you to deal with several supernatural locations in this city and accumulate some combat experience, you will definitely be able to deal an unexpected blow to the mastermind behind the scenes!"

"Take me to deal with the haunted places, which means we need to go and kill the ghosts and monsters, right?"

Aaron Li touched his chin.

"Hey, why do you have to use that game-leveling term? Anyway, Aaron Li, are you willing to help?"

She sat down nervously.

"Well..."

"I will use the Countermeasures Bureau's funds to pay you."

"That's just a bribe, you mean magical girl!"

Can you keep a little innocence?

It seemed as if even Aaron Li’s cell phone couldn’t bear it anymore and made a buzzing sound.

"Forget it. If the city is really in danger, I will suffer as well. Let's find a way to solve the problem first. I will join you."

"Great!"

Xingchuan clenched his fist happily.

Amber picked up the long object wrapped in cloth and handed it to Aaron Li: "Finally, my efforts to prepare it in advance were not in vain."

Aaron Li untied the cloth strips wrapped around it, and what came into view was a solid black metal rod with a handle that was slightly tilted upwards. The end was painted red and bent downward into a forked opening.

"A crowbar?"

"Yes, it is a crowbar that I personally blessed and made. It is the most suitable weapon for beginners of fighting. Any ghost hit by it will become a Buddha."

Amber explained while puffing out his chest.

Aaron Li's expression twisted, because in his eyes, words actually appeared on the top of the crowbar!

This was the first time he had seen it on an inanimate object, and the name was hard to describe.

【The Kind Crowbar】

Because it helps donors attain Buddhahood, is it a kind crowbar? !

Xingchuan clapped his hands to attract attention and concluded, "Amber also made a lot of talismans, which will be distributed to Aaron Li later. So without further ado, let's decide which haunted place we want to go to."

"Before that, I have a place to recommend. It is very likely that demons and monsters are causing trouble there."

Aaron Li glanced at his phone.

The top of the screen shows the latest line message with location:

Owen Uehara Uehara: Brother Aaron Li, save me!