My tenants are monsters

Nogi Maki nodded, looked around, and muttered: "It's a pity that there is still too little snow now, otherwise it would be quite interesting to pinch a few snow balls and have a snowball fight... I remember correctly If so, the last time I played this kind of game was already in junior high school.”

"……Me too."

To be precise, Shiraishi Rin's last snowball fight should have been in her previous life, at least seven or eight years since she crossed over, and when her predecessor lived in West Tama County, she was also shown as a quiet girl, and she rarely played this kind of excessive Lively activity.At most, I can get some snow by myself and make a little snowman the size of a palm.

After a brief silence, the two continued to raise their feet and walked forward.

But this time the speed was much slower.

By the time I arrived near the subway station in the light snow, it was nearly 10 minutes later, nearly twice as long as the usual time to get here.

"call--"

Rin Shiraishi exhaled lightly, looked at a smear of hoarfrost emerging in the air in front of him, then stopped, turned his head and glanced at Nogi Maki next to him: "The station is ahead, let's send it here, Maki. It's getting late, it's still snowing, go back early and rest."

"Um……"

Nogi Maki nodded, but she didn't mean to move, but followed Shiraishi Rin to stop on the spot.In the swirling snowflakes, a layer of white gradually appeared on the top of the girl's hair, but her face was still glowing red, and it was unknown whether it was blown by the wind or for some other reason.

After taking a deep breath, Nogi Maki suddenly took a step forward, and made a gesture of raising his arms to Rin Shiraishi: "Then, Xiao Rin, don't you want to hug when you are parting?"

"Eh?"

Volume 240: Chapter [-] "Secret Room Murder Case in Shibuya Ward"

Bai Shilin was slightly taken aback, and then laughed dumbly: "Why did it suddenly look like we were going to say goodbye, it's just a winter vacation, and I'm not going back to West Tama County tomorrow, I can meet you anytime if you want."

Faced with her response, Nogi Maki blushed a little, and then said in a whisper: "Actually, it's not just about saying goodbye, but also, during the period since the summer vacation, thanks to your care, Xiao Lin, I've always wanted to Find a chance to express my thanks to you, it just so happens that this year is coming to an end, so..."

"……All right."

Rin Shiraishi took a step forward, raised his arms and hugged Nogi Maki gently, and then patted the girl on the shoulder: "Okay, these little things don't have to be on your mind all the time, it's just a matter of effort. Don't you still Can I have a meal a few times? Calculated in this way, I owe you more.

In short, we will get along for a long time in the future, and it will be fine to take care of each other in the future. "

Hugging is just a touch.

After all, it's the middle of the night and it's snowing again, so it's strange that the two girls have been hugging each other here.

After stepping back, Shiraishi Rin looked into Nogi Maki's eyes and smiled: "Today is Christmas Eve, go back early, Maki, see you tomorrow. If this snow continues until tomorrow morning, we may be able to It would be fun to build a snowman or something outside."

"Really, then it's settled."

Nogi Maki blinked her eyes, as if imagining the scene Rin Shiraishi said, her eyes sparkling: "See you tomorrow, Xiao Rin."

"See you tomorrow."

While speaking, Shiraishi Rin turned around and stepped into the tram station until she swiped her card to enter the station. When she turned her head to look outside, she noticed that the girl was guarding outside.

After waving goodbye for the last time, Rin Shiraishi walked down the steps of the subway station.

It was already past nine o'clock when we returned to Nansenju.

And at this time, the snow was already a little heavy.

From the beginning, it looked like a grain of salt, and gradually turned into a snowy goose feather.

Even if you are not under a street lamp, you can still see a vast expanse of whiteness around you.There are basically no pedestrians in the Minamisenju [-]-chome area, only some sparse lights come out from a building and building on both sides, slightly illuminating the way forward.

Shiraishi Rin didn't delay any further, after tightening the neckline of his coat a little, he put his hands in his pockets and went all the way back to Shiraishi's apartment.After taking out the key to open the door and entering the house, he took a quick shower, took a shower in the bathroom, and then closed the doors and windows and went to bed.

It was a deep sleep.

until the next morning.

When Shiraishi Rin was in a daze, she woke up from her sleep and felt that the sky outside the window was unusually bright, but the time on the phone screen was less than seven o'clock.After a brief hesitation, she realized that it was because the reflection of the snow outside shone into the bedroom through the open curtains, forming a day-like scene.

Across the first floor of the window, you can still hear the whistling wind passing by, and a slight chill penetrates into the bedroom through the gap in the window, making Shiraishi unconsciously wrap the quilt a little tighter.

"heavy snowstorm……"

Could it be that what she said last night, the snow has not stopped all night long?

Bai Shilin closed his eyes slightly, his body was still lying on the bed, but he consciously manipulated his [third eye] hanging in the corridor outside, and observed the situation outside through the corridor window.

——Before going to Nobuko Matsutani's house, she had already put her previous ideas into practice, and hung this eyeball and other things at the end of the corridor on the first floor of the apartment to observe the entrance and exit of the apartment.By the way, I also looked through the window to observe the situation outside the apartment building.Although you can only see one side, it is somewhat better than when there are no such arrangements.

In the image transmitted by the third eye, it can be clearly seen that the outside of the apartment building has become a world covered in silver at this time.A thick layer of snow has accumulated on the concrete pavement at the door and in the grove where wild cats gather near the apartment.

This kind of weather is just right for lying in bed.

Seeing that it was still early, Shiraishi Rin was too anxious to get up, so he lay under the covers and checked his phone for a while.

After swiping through a few current affairs news, Shiraishi Rin opened the local news in Tokyo, swiped his finger on the screen a few times, and suddenly focused his eyes, and noticed a piece of news that was not very conspicuous——

[Last night, a secret room murder occurred in an apartment building in Shibuya District. The deceased was a 24-year-old female bank employee... Currently, the police in Shibuya District are trying to solve the case and call on those who know the information to actively provide information. clue. ]

"This is……"

Shiraishin glanced at the bloody clothes that he hung on the hanger in the corner of the wall - Qian Cang Huali was still boarding there, his eyes flickered a few times, thoughtful.

Although no names were named in the news, since the place where the case occurred was in Shibuya District and it was a "secret room murder case", there is no need to say more about the identity of the deceased.Obviously, Matsutani Nobuko's death has been confirmed by the group of bodyguards and stabbed to the local police.

It seems that the response of the Matsutani family is quite fast.

——Nobuko Matsutani's identity is special after all. Although she is a collateral child of the Matsuya Consortium, she is also a member of the Matsuya family after all, and has a high-status member father. If there is no acquiescence from the Matsuya family, the police in Shibuya District This case will not be publicly announced on the Internet, and the possibility of private investigation is more likely.

But from another point of view, this may also be because this "secret room murder case" itself is very strange, neither the scene nor the monitoring of the high-end apartment area can find any traces, so in desperation, I chose Use public methods to try to find insiders who have clues.

According to the results deduced by Shiraishi Rin and Ogino Yoshie before, the final outcome of this matter is likely to be nothing.Just like the original Kumamoto incident.

If not, there is no choice but to see the trick.

Shiraishi Rin read the news content, and after roughly understanding the situation, he closed the webpage casually, then lay on the bed with his hands on the back of his head, thought for a while, and called out the interface of the system mall.

In fact, the system mall was refreshed as early as last night, but Shiraishi Rin was eager to sleep at that time, so he didn't take a closer look.

And now...

It's time to squander the points you've worked so hard to accumulate over the past two weeks.

Volume 241: Chapter [-] Sword Control!

[Current exchange list:]

[Guqin (Elementary): Familiar with guqin playing skills, can play some repertoire and be competent for amateur-level guqin performances, need favorability 30]

[Soul-suppressing talisman: When this talisman is pasted on the body of a sneaky monster, it can play a role of stability and suppression. It also has the effect of calming the mind of living people who are overly frightened. It requires a favorability of 30 (can be exchanged for 3 pieces)]

[Monster Hunting Compass: A wooden compass with a simple shape, which can be activated by infusing spiritual energy to detect the aura of ghosts and demons within a radius of 500 meters. It requires a favorability of 60]

……

[Famous sword Chidori: The saber of Tachibana Michiyuki, a famous general in Kyushu, was once used to cut off the thunder and lightning in the sky, so it is also called "Raikiri".There is a small amount of lightning power circulating in the blade, which has the magical effect of killing ghosts and exorcising evil spirits. It is even more powerful when used on a thunderstorm night, and requires a favorability of 200]

[Royal Sword Art (Incomplete) [Limited time discount 8% off]: An ancient spell from the Shushan School of China, which can use spiritual power to control swords within a certain range around the body. However, due to the long history, some formulas have been lost and require favorability. 720]

……

Rin Shiraishi looked down the exchange list this time. When he saw the first few items, he didn't have any special thoughts, but when he saw the last two items, his pupils shrank, and his eyes widened. lights up.

Swordsmanship! !

This is a big surprise!

Rin Shiraishi has been coveting this trick for a long time. As early as when she used the power of thought to control the sword before, she used the term "sword control" to deceive Nogi Maki and Shimoshima Misato, and let the latter two know how she would This swordsmanship matter is believed to be true, but only she herself knows that these words are all lies.But now... the real thing appeared in front of her in a grandiose manner.

Just seeing this name, Shiraishi Rin has already made up a few pictures of riding the wind with a sword in his mind.

"What, my intuition is quite accurate..."

It seems that when I redeemed last week, I intuitively told myself to save points, and it was correct.

After the trip to Matsutani's house on Thursday night, the matter of Asakura Huali was successfully resolved, and Shiraishi Rin was provided with 100 favorability points at one time. Coupled with those accumulated in the previous two weeks, Shiraishi Rin's favorability has reached an unprecedented level The 800 points are just enough to replace Yujianshu, and there is still a little bit left.

Having said that...

After the 720% discount, the price is still 900, which means the original price is 500. This figure should be the most expensive exchange item Rin Shiraishi has seen so far.Even compared with the [Golden Light Curse], Shiraishi Rin only redeemed the first roll of the Golden Light Curse, but judging from the 1000 points worth of the first roll, the complete Golden Light Curse should be around [-], which is a little more expensive than Yujianshu .

But considering that Yujianshu is "incomplete", the prices of the two are basically the same. The "full version" of Yujianshu must be worth more than one thousand.

The issue is……

How much proportion does the "incomplete" part occupy, and what is its function?

Also, what is the scope of the "certain range around the body" mentioned in the system description, and what kind of utensils are "sword utensils"? Is there a clear definition?

Rin Shiraishi even had a little bold idea——

Is "sword-like artifact" a sword in the strict sense, or can it be included as the control object of Yujianshu only if it roughly meets the definition of "sword"?

For example, are naginata, bayonets, and bladed spears considered swords?

Also, what about a rifle with a bayonet, or even a shell that simply has the shape of a sword?Even if these are not enough, what will happen if you spend a lot of money to cast a super giant sword weighing more than a few thousand catties?Lifting this thing up to a height of [-] meters before throwing it down, the power is probably no less than that of a cannonball. It should be no problem to directly smash an ordinary house into ruins...

The answers to these questions are currently unknown.

Although it is reasonable to say that the system should not allow itself to exploit such a big loophole, these ideas are still worth a try.There is no loss if you fail, but if one or two of them succeed by chance, then the meaning of this trick "Sword Control" will be different.

[Favourability -720, [Sword Control (Incomplete)] exchanged successfully]

With this prompt, Shiraishi Rin saw a mass of white light and shadow emerge from the void in front of her, and after a short period of stagnation, it suddenly sank into the center of her eyebrows.

Immediately afterwards, countless pictures flashed in her mind one by one, like a figure in white clothes dancing a sword in the air, and at the same time, she could hear an ethereal voice reciting the mantra softly.

Although Shiraishi Rin was a little surprised by the "transmission method" of Yujianshu, he quickly reacted, concentrated his energy immediately, and put all his attention on the scene in his mind, while staring at the figure in white. Movements, while memorizing those ancient and obscure formulas.

By the way, these formulas are all spoken in Chinese, and they are still in classical Chinese.

Fortunately, Shiraishi Rin is a traveler from China, and his ancient literature in his previous life was not bad, at least he never discounted it when he was asked to recite the text, and he cultivated a good sense of classical Chinese.Otherwise, she might not be able to remember a few of these formulas that even sound a bit awkward.

After the picture appeared, it lasted for about a minute or two before it gradually faded away.

But it didn't disappear completely, as long as Shiraishi Rin took the initiative to think about it, it would appear again, like a video tape sealed in her mind, which could be played from any part of it at any time.

Also.

The series of formulas just now, even if they were incomplete, had dozens of sentences. No matter how good Bai Shilin's memory was, he couldn't recite it after listening to it only once.What's more, when she recites the formulas, she remembers the handprint movements made by the figure in white and matches them with the formulas one by one.The two are complementary to each other, and only when they are combined can the true power of sword control be brought into play.

"Try the first few sentences first."

Bai Shilin lifted the quilt, sat up directly on the bed, closed his eyes first, and went through the first scene in his mind, then silently recited a few formulas in his mouth, and at the same time put the index finger and middle finger of his left hand together, He drew out a sword formula with one hand, and made a gesture of beckoning towards the mahogany sword on the table next to him.

Ding--!