Tokyo: My Hundred Ghosts Scroll

Chapter 15 The Good Luck of Ring Iijima
"You can use spells so soon?"

When the snail appraised Gu Yun as a "once-in-a-thousand-year" genius, the mother was also very honored.

It's just that this is too fast, right?

My mother comes from the Iijima family, and she has been fascinated by supernatural events since she was a child.

So she knew very well the difference between being able to see only demons and being able to cast spells.

Just like her, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't learn spells.

In the entire Iijima family, apart from grandpa, only Kai Iijima has that kind of power.

"Learned a lot of spells."

Gu Yun smiled and said, "I can show it to my mother."

Iijima can see monsters, so he can also see Gu Yun's spells, but it's a little troublesome for others.

Unless a shikigami with a physical body like the three-tailed fox is allowed to appear, other people will only regard Gu Yun as a second disease.

"Sounds great."

My mother didn't stop it. From her point of view, practicing magic is just a hobby of Gu Yun.

Just like some people like baseball and some people like kendo.

"correct."

Gu Yun said, "Mom, have you ever heard of Zashiki Doji?"

"I heard it."

"It's a well-known legend in Iwate Prefecture, right?"

While driving, my mother said, "It seems to be a house elf who can bring people good luck."

"What do you ask for this?"

"I tamed a zashiki boy."

"Hey?"

The mother froze for a moment, she was a little unbelievable: "That Zashiki boy? Really?"

"Ah."

Gu Yun said: "She is my shikigami."

"I want to ask her to become a little god of good fortune for the Iijima family, to help your mother in your career, and to have good luck."

Mother is a strong woman, very self-motivated.

If Zashiki Warji can really protect their family, it seems that there is nothing wrong with it.

Some people may ask, isn't Ring Iijima afraid of ghosts?
This, in fact, is the cultural background of Japan.

In many cases, gods and monsters are not separated and communicate with each other.

Mother is treating Zashiki Warji as a god.

"is it safe?"

"Don't worry, it's very safe."

Zashiki Doji is not Gumanthong, a little ghost from Thailand, she is Gu Yun's shikigami.

"Then what do I need to do?"

Mother asked a little nervously, "Build a shrine?"

"No, no, as long as you agree, mother."

In fact, Iijima does not need to agree at all, because Zashiki Doji's blessing is her ability.

The reason why Gu Yun told his mother was that he didn't want to hide it from her and do it privately.

He was also prepared for his mother's rejection.

Fortunately, for lucky elves like Zashiki Doji, most Japanese still like and desire subjectively.

"Jingle bell~~"

The moment Zashiki-douji completed the binding of fortune, his mother's cell phone rang.

Today is the early 90s, and mobile phones have become popular in Japan.

I saw my mother pick up the old-fashioned unimaginable phs handheld phone in Gu Yun's view.

"Moshi, Moshi, this is Iijima."

"Huh? So fast?"

"Well, well, okay, then Mr. Murakami is in trouble."

Gu Yun watched the process of his mother making a phone call. In less than a minute, his face changed from surprise to surprise.

Fortunately, Iijima Ring is a beauty.

Beauty, even Yan Yi, is not bad.

"Sky One."

Turning off the call, the mother turned around in surprise: "Zashiki Wardou, Skoichi!"

She hadn't expected much from that plan.

Because she invited the other party several times, and the other party always made perfunctory remarks, it was almost obvious that she rejected her.

But even my mother didn't expect it to turn around.

The other party decided to support her mother and completely took control of a large company, which also meant that their Iijima family's career had taken another big step forward.

Apparently, my mother associated this sudden success with the Zashiki Doji that Gu Yun mentioned.

"This is my mother's own efforts."

Gu Yun explained Zashiki Doji's abilities to his mother.

The essence of Zashiki Doji's ability is to get the most rewards.

But the premise is that the mother herself has to work hard.

"That is to say, if you want to get a high score, you have to study hard first?"

Mother knew this, she was not a person who likes to get something for nothing.

Zashiki Doji's good fortune not only won't make her sit and wait, but it is like an encouragement, motivating her to move forward bravely and create greater glories.

Iijima Ring used to be a strong woman, but in this country, the status of women is extremely embarrassing.

Fortunately, my mother is an entrepreneur.

Because of my grandfather Iijima's career as a snail horror novel author, my mother was able to get in touch with the publishing industry.

Before Gu Yun was born, his mother already owned a publishing house and owned many properties under her name.

Afterwards, when the economic crisis broke out, my mother adopted Gu Yun's suggestion and sold all the properties in advance, thereby collecting a lot of funds. When other companies went bankrupt, they not only survived the difficulties, but also took several steps forward.

Today's Iijima's family is in Tokyo. I dare not say that I have a reputation, but I can be regarded as a high-class person.

"But Zashiki-douji is really amazing."

Mother explained to Gu Yun the phone call just now: "I am buying a large publishing house recently, Gu Yun, you know about it."

"Ah."

Gu Yun sat on the passenger seat and nodded: "Successful?"

"No surprises."

The mother is very happy. If she succeeds this time, her career can go further.

A few years ago, the Iijima family had only one medium-sized publishing house, but now, there are more than a dozen companies under the mother's name.

She started out as a publishing house, so she is most familiar with this industry.

Not long ago, there was a big scandal among the top executives of a very large publishing house. Seeing this, my mother made a decisive move and bought the shares.

Although the size of the Iijima family is small, the working capital in their hands has become extremely considerable due to overseas investment over the years.

It's a pity that things in the market are not only based on who has more money, but also interests and favors.

The transactions involved are by no means as simple as they appear on the surface.

Using the words of those people who warned my mother after the failure of several previous plans: "The Iijima family is not qualified to intervene in this matter." '

"Hmph, those guys, celebrities, Chinese people, they speak nicely."

Mother drove the car and complained, "Don't you think we are nouveau riche."

Gu Yun didn't care much about this.

Because what they said was right, their family was a nouveau riche.

Compared with those families that have a history of decades, or even nearly a hundred years, the Iijima family has a history of more than ten years.

"There is no other way," Gu Yun said, "The Iijima family has risen too fast, and it has offended many people."

Seeing that his son is so young, he understands this, and Iijima is firm in his idea that his son is a genius: "You must keep an eye on the old man, and you must not let him bring my little Guyun down!" '

"Should I curse them?"

"Hey?"

The sudden sound startled her mother, and she stepped on the brake almost reflexively: "What sound? Who is talking? A ghost?"

"It's my shikigami, Hannya."

"Prajna?"

Mother's eyes were full of surprise: "You still have shikigami? How many shikigami are there? Is it an elf like Zashiki Doji?"

"Forehead…"

Gu Yun scratched his cheek, he didn't know how to explain, so he could only call out: "Sanweihu, Hannya, Zashiki-douji, come out for a while."

"Yes, Master."

After the words fell, three figures appeared in the back row of the car.

Dressed in a kimono, she looked like an oiran-like stunning demon fox, a petite and cute girl with white ghost horns on her forehead, and a beautiful boy who was as delicate as a porcelain doll with an oni mask on her head.

"This…"

The mother parked the car aside, and then looked at the three figures behind her in surprise.

"Mistress, this is the first time we meet, little girl Three-tailed Fox, please take care of me."

"Hi, I'm Prajna."

"Zashiki, what a boy said~~"

Of the three shikigami, the three-tailed fox is generous, Hannya is a bit shy, and Zashiki-douji is quite well-behaved.

"Ah, hello, um, um, my name is Iijima Tsuru."

"Don't be so nervous, ma'am."

Xiaobai jumped out of the air, landed in Gu Yun's arms, and said to his mother, "We will serve you as we serve Master Gu Yun."

Gu Yun is the master of shikigami, and Iijima ring is his mother.

Shikigami's thinking is biased towards ancient Japan, and the concepts of respect and loyalty are almost engraved in their bones.

To make a metaphor, if Gu Yun is the king in the eyes of Shikigami, then Iijima Ring is the queen mother, a very noble person.

"Is that right?"

Tsukasa Iijima is no stranger to shikigami. Her younger brother Kai Iijima has many shikigami.

Therefore, she may be afraid of monsters, but she will not be too afraid of Shikigami.

After all, whether it's because of her father or her younger brother, she can be said to have grown up with demon shikigami since she was a child.

Then the mother asked the shikigami to protect Gu Yun, which made the three-tailed fox wave her hands again and again, a little flattered: "It is our duty to protect the master, please rest assured."

"By the way, the curse I mentioned earlier..."

"Hi."

Banruo responded softly, and said: "Madam, you seem to hate some people very much. Please rest assured that these people will be handed over to Banruo. I am still very confident about cursing."

"Etc., etc."

Iijima asked quickly: "Curse, what does the curse mean, that curse?"

Like the three-tailed fox, Prajna is also a demon.

But he is by no means kind.

Perhaps in front of Gu Yun and Iijima Ring, Banruo is a shy little boy, but this is limited to his family and companions.

In fact, Prajna is capable of absorbing resentment and manipulating cursed evil yokai.

When dealing with enemies, Prajna can take away the opponent's life without changing his face, and let the opponent taste all the pain and suffering in the world before death.

'Well, it's terrible! '

Mother looked at Prajna's face like a work of art, but felt a chill in her heart: "He is serious, not joking." '

"Hanna, you scared my mother."

"Ah, sorry."

Banruo lowered her head and said timidly, "I didn't do it on purpose, ma'am."

"No, it's fine."

From Gu Yun, my mother learned about the origin of a monster like Prajna.

Born in the Iijima family, my mother is no stranger to monsters.

"But the curse or something, it hasn't reached that point yet."

My mother said that in business affairs, winners and losers, at most she just complained and killed people with a single word, which is really too much.

"Is that right?"

Prajna doesn't understand it very well, but he is very obedient. Since neither the mistress nor the master asks for it, he will not act without authorization.

"Hu~~"

The mother breathed a sigh of relief. After getting along, she found that Prajna seemed to be easy to talk to.

Iijima snails also have many shikigami, but those are either animal-shaped or grotesque monsters, such as the three-tailed fox, Zashiki warji, and Hannya, which my mother saw for the first time.

And compared to those shikigami, the monsters at home are obviously cuter.

At least my mother was not afraid of them, and on the way home, she chatted with them very excitedly.

The three-tailed fox is generous, the Zashiki boy is lively and cute, and Hannya is shy but extraordinarily polite.

"Since it's Xiaoguyun's shikigami, then we are a family."

Mother has long been used to living with monsters, and what she fears are monsters that may hurt Gu Yun.

Of course, non-human beings like Xiaobai...

Well, mother still doesn't like Xiaobai who looks like a fox dog.

"Xiaobai is so disappointed."

Finding that his mother was still afraid of him, Xiaobai had tears in his eyes and showed a crying expression, which made Sanweihu and the others laugh endlessly.

(End of this chapter)