On the train that was going "clang, clang, clang, clang", Kamiyagawa tried to shake the golden ball bell.
After the smart and crisp sound of metal clanging, Zashiki Warashi did not appear.
But Kamiyagawa saw the gentle and auspicious red air begin to flutter on his body.
Then, the phone vibrated.
[Your character gains a new status.]
[Misfortune and blessing depend on each other·Fuxi (the period is unknown): Fuxi lies in the misfortune, and misfortunes rely on the blessing, which comes from the blessing of Zashiki Doji.]
[Effect: You are being affected by Zashiki Warashi’s blessing, and your good fortune is with you.]
[The duration of each [Misfortune and Fortune are dependent on each other·Fu Xi] is random and not fixed, and is not affected by Zashiki Warashi’s wishes.]
[After [Misfortune and fortune depend on each other·Fu Xi] ends, it will be forcibly converted into [Misfortune and blessing depend on each other·Fu Xi]. The duration of [Misfortune and blessing depend on each other·Fu Xi] is the actual duration of this [Misfortune and blessing depend on each other·Fu Xi]
half the time.]
Because of the detailed textual explanations in "Kaidan Monogatari", Kamiyagawa completely understood the mechanism of the operation of Zashiki Warashi's red energy and black energy.
"There will be forced conversion between good luck and bad luck, and the duration is not fixed each time."
Kamiyagawa somewhat understood why Nagatomo Ryuhei could lose everything in the casino despite wearing the golden ball bell.
[Misfortune and fortune depend on each other] This random duration mechanism simply kills gamblers who don’t know how to quit when the odds are right.
Of course.
Most gamblers don't just quit when they see something good.
The duration of [Misfortune and Fortune depend on each other] is indeed very random. Nagatomo Ryuhei had almost an afternoon of good luck at the casino today before he started to have bad luck.
But Kamiyagawa rang the bell this time, and his good luck only lasted six minutes.
[Your character gains a new status.]
[Misfortune and misfortune depend on each other·Misfortune (this time lasts for three minutes): Blessing lies in the misfortune, misfortune lies in the blessing, which comes from the blessing of Zashiki Warashi.]
[Effect: You are affected by Zashiki Warashi’s misfortune and are plagued by bad luck.]
Probably because the time affected by blessings and misfortunes was too short, during the nine minutes of alternating blessings and misfortunes, Kamiyagawa encountered neither good nor bad things on the train.
"Understood. When you are lucky, good things may not necessarily happen, and when you are unlucky, bad things may not necessarily happen. Judging from Nagatomo Ryuhei's experience in the casino, it should only greatly increase the probability of good and bad things happening.
.”
Therefore, when Ryuhei Nagatomo gets lucky in the casino, he will also lose.
And when you are unlucky, you will win.
However, the probability of these two situations occurring is much smaller than under normal conditions.
"I just don't know if Zashiki has any other abilities that haven't been shown besides this one skill."
Intuitively speaking, the legendary God of Fortune and Household God should not only have this ability.
…
Nagatomo Masao's home is not too far from Karin High School. After getting off the train, it only takes ten minutes to walk there.
"I'm back."
"excuse me."
Xiaopingtou opened the door with the key and walked in with Kamiyagawa.
After walking through the entrance hall, you can see the fairly spacious living room. The living room is a bit messy, as if someone had just had a dispute here.
You can see a woman in her mid-thirties, sitting on the sofa.
The woman, like Sayuri Ishino, wears hearing aids in her ears.
Her hair was a little messy, her left cheek was slightly red and swollen, her clothes had signs of pulling, her expression was dull, and she was sitting there like a motionless statue.
The woman is Nagatomo Masao's mother, Kono Natsuki.
Oh, for now, it’s Natsuki Nagatomo.
"Mom?" Xiao Pingtou sensed something was wrong and ran up quickly.
"Ah, ah." Natsuki wiped her red and swollen eyes, then turned back slightly sluggishly, "Masao? Are you back?"
Naturally, Masao Nagatomo could tell what had just happened at home: "My dad...I mean, that man, Nagatomo Ryuhei. Did he arrive at home before me?"
"Um."
"He hit you?"
The woman lowered her eyes, adjusted the hearing aid next to her ear, and did not reply immediately.
But her slightly red and swollen left cheek said it all.
Nagatomo Ryuhei did come back, about half an hour ago.
There was a dispute between the man and Natsuki, and the couple had conflicts whenever they could see each other recently.
In the end, during the tug-of-war between the two, Nagatomo Ryuhei slapped Natsuki.
I wonder if this can be considered as a sign that the man still has a trace of humanity left. After slapping Natsuki, Nagatomo Ryuhei did not continue to attack his wife.
He smoked a cigarette at home, dug out the last piece of valuable jewelry, and left in a hurry.
"But, domestic violence only occurs zero times or countless times, and it will only get worse. My suggestion is divorce."
In the living room of Nagatomo's house, Kamiyakawa looked at the mother and son with sad expressions, listened to their conversation, and thought to himself silently.
Of course this is just an idea, not stated.
As an outsider, he felt that he had no position to comment on other people's family affairs.
Especially in this current atmosphere.
After being comforted by her son for a while, Natsuki's expression softened slightly. Only then did she notice Kamiyagawa beside her: "Masao, who is this?"
"Kamigawa, my... friend. He is also a spiritual master." Xiao Pingtou introduced truthfully.
"Hello, aunt." Kamiyakawa now had the opportunity to say hello to the hostess of the house.
"Exorcist?" Ms. Natsuki showed a slightly surprised expression.
Nagatomo Masao: "Yes, mom. It's what I told you...the bell that Nagatomo Ryuhei took from you, the one left by grandpa. There is an evil spirit attached to that bell. Kamiya
You were asked by Sayuri and I to expel that spirit."
Little Flathead had seen before, a girl wearing a red kimono appearing next to the bell left by her grandfather.
He told her mother about this matter.
But at that time, Natsuki was so upset about her husband that she didn't pay much attention to other things.
She had previously thought that the so-called girl in red kimono was just a dazzling sight of her son, who was also in a bad mood during this period.
"Actually, it's not an evil spirit." Kamiyakawa shook his head.
Regarding the zashiki matter, he has indeed not told Xiao Pingtou yet, and now they can explain everything clearly in front of his mother.
Moreover, this is also a part of the spiritual master's business.
Kamiya: "What's attached to the bell is a relatively rare ghost story. It's not an exaggeration to say it's a blessed spirit. It's Zashiki Warashi."
"Zashiki...doji?"
After hearing this word, Nagatomo and his son both looked surprised.
Especially Natsuki, while she was surprised, she also looked a little dazed, as if she had remembered something.
"Yeah." Kamiyakawa nodded, "Then, although it is a bit inappropriate to talk about this now. But Aunt Natsuki, the purpose of my coming to you today is actually to take away this bell attached to the zashiki."
"Take it away?" Ms. Natsuki's expression was a little confused.
"Or you can understand it as buying it," Kamiyagawa added.