This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 317 - 234. Mouchi Stone (8000 character target achieved!)_2

Chapter 317: 234. Mouchi Stone (8000 character target achieved!)_2

"Go sit over there." Beichuan Si removed Nishijou Kurenai and placed her by the bed, then squatted down himself, stretching out his hand to open the box directly.

Under Beichuan Si’s deathly gaze, strands of black mist squeezed out, revealing the contents to both Beichuan Si and Nishijou Kurenai.

It was a crystal-clear, rounded stone.

The stone sphere was wrapped in a small plastic bag, and white rubber gloves were placed beside the box.

The stone sphere was small, roughly three centimeters in diameter at a glance, with a smooth, rounded surface.

At first glance, the stone sphere looked just like an ordinary transparent glass ball.

However, Nakajima Hiroto had said that this stone sphere was not made of glass, or even any conventional type of stone.

Charming rainbows occasionally swept across the surface of the stone sphere.

Beneath this beautiful exterior, a dense black grudge resided.

Beichuan Si narrowed his eyes and after pondering for a moment, wrapped his palm in deathly aura and reached out to touch the stone sphere.

The air mysteriously made a "sizzling" sound, and the next moment, a prompt rang beside Beichuan Si’s ear—

"System prompt: You have discovered the Mouchi Stone."

"System prompt: The Mouchi Stone has the effect of dispersing evil spirits (limited to low- to mid-level vengeful spirits), and sealing and purifying evil spirits (limited to low- to advanced-level vengeful spirits)."

The Mouchi Stone?

So... did that mean there was some kind of vengeful spirit residing within it? Is that why it was emitting such grudges?

Beichuan Si grabbed the Mouchi Stone, mixing fire and deathly aura as it entered the stone.

The "sizzling" in the air sounded, as if a terrifying creature was screaming in pain.

About fifteen seconds later, all the residual grudges in the Mouchi Stone were purified.

"Is that it then?"

Beichuan Si shook his head.

If the Mouchi Stone had appeared two months earlier, it might have been of some use to Beichuan Si.

But to the current Beichuan Si, a low-level advanced vengeful spirit was not a difficult enemy to tackle, thus the Mouchi Stone had become rather useless, too valuable to discard yet tasteless and troublesome to use.

After all, a steel pipe was much more handy than this thing.

Beichuan Si toyed with the Mouchi Stone, discovering rounded holes at both ends.

It seemed that the Mouchi Stone had previously been used as a wearable item.

Judging by the size of the holes, it was probably meant to be worn on the wrist.

"This thing really isn’t very useful," Beichuan Si shook his head.

Beichuan Si handed the remaining Voodoo Doll to Beichuan Huili, and under his strict supervision, she had not dared to venture into dangerous territories anymore. Therefore, the Mouchi Stone was of no use to her either.

As for Nakajima Michika—she was just like a Salty Egg who rarely goes outside, let alone encountering ghosts, she rarely even meets people.

Qianye Yuki and Qianye Cang were even removed from Beichuan Si’s mental list.

After the last incident, the two women knew that there was much in this world beyond their reach and, with Beichuan Si’s help, they no longer entertained the idea of exorcism.

Shen Gu Mirai...

Beichuan Si’s fingers twitched.

"She might be a good choice."

Shen Gu Mirai had exceptional investigative abilities, but it was precisely because of her remarkable investigative skills that she often found herself in perilous situations.

After all, she was the daughter of a folklorist, always keen on conducting on-site investigations.

But some places were simply where the living should not venture. With the Mouchi Stone and the Voodoo Doll, it could somewhat ease the embarrassing predicament she faced when confronting supernatural events.

"Hmm..."

Since the stone was of no use to him, it might be better to give it to Shen Gu Mirai as a favor.

With that thought, Beichuan Si took down three colored ropes—vermilion, deep yellow, and light blue—from a shelf, threaded them through the holes, and tied a sliding knot.

Although it looked a bit cheap, that was all Beichuan Si could manage.

He was never skilled at crafting small ornaments.

Beichuan Si casually placed the Mouchi Stone on the table and then went downstairs—

He had to prepare tonight’s dinner.

...

The next day, Monday, at Beichuan’s house.

Following his usual routine, Beichuan Si woke Nakajima Michika and had her go for a run before starting to make breakfast.

After breakfast, Beichuan Si and Beichuan Hui Li left for school.

"Speaking of which, Brother Temple, what have you been up to these days?" Beichuan Hui Li asked, fiddling with her phone without looking up.

Beichuan Si, expressionless, tapped Beichuan Hui Li’s head and snatched the phone from her hands, "No playing with your phone while walking."

"Uh... I was just checking the morning news!!!" Beichuan Hui Li blurted out, opening her mouth wide.

"Morning news?"

Hearing this, Beichuan Si instinctively glanced at the phone screen.

The morning news anchor reported, "Recently, a serial dismemberment killer was killed by police. Whether the social unrest caused by this incident will affect juvenile law..."

"Serial dismemberment killer?"

Beichuan Si locked the phone screen and handed it back to Beichuan Hui Li, slightly puzzled.

"It must be the imitation offender after you left... about Ishikawa Kaoru," Beichuan Hui Li took the phone and answered obediently.

"Ishikawa Kaoru’s imitator? A juvenile offender?" Beichuan Si frowned and countered.

Many imitation offenders were often juvenile delinquents whose moral compasses hadn’t yet fully formed, making them more susceptible to external influences.

This brings us to the peculiar country of Japan.

Their younger generation idolizes murderers and thinks that ’opposing the police’ is a very cool thing.

In fact, Ishikawa Kaoru already had several fan clubs online. Some young girls even made pilgrimages to the park where the bodies were originally hidden.

They referred to it as ’Ishikawa Kaoru Holy Pilgrimage.’

Yes, all these were based on real cases.

This world is strange.

As long as someone is beautiful or handsome and behaves rebelliously, they will bizarrely garner a following among some young people.

"It’s said that the criminal who was killed was an unusually handsome and sunny-looking young man, who specifically targeted solitary high school girls wandering outside at night."

"He even had a female accomplice... However, because of her accessory status and the juvenile law, she wasn’t jailed, nor did she enter a reformatory; she merely compensated the victims’ families financially."

"Is that so?" Beichuan Si said nonchalantly, "Hui Li, I think you should watch less of this kind of news in the future. It’s not good for forming proper values."

Beichuan Hui Li blinked her big black eyes, looking quite unhappy as she retorted, "I’m not so easily swayed! And that criminal isn’t even as handsome as Brother Temple!"

Who did she, Beichuan Hui Li, think she was? How could she be easily influenced by others?

Moreover, Beichuan Si had always been a role model for her, and her values were quite sound, showing no signs of distortion.

Beichuan Si shook his head.

His Salty Egg Sister was praising him, but he wasn’t pleased at all.

If she could one day live independently from him, perhaps then he might smile?

At this moment, an unusually cheerful voice chased after them from behind: "Mr. Temple!"

Beichuan Si turned around just in time to see a figure rushing toward him, and then—

He stepped aside, making way.

Watching the almost-falling figure, Beichuan Si greeted without expression, "Mirai, long time no see."

"..." Shen Gu Mirai.

"...No hug after such a long time?" Her gaze turned somewhat resentful, "You said you’d only be gone for a day or two, but then you didn’t come back for a week."

"..." Beichuan Si.

How did it feel like Shen Gu Mirai had become more clingy after a week?

Unable to figure out the reason, Beichuan Si took out the Mouchi Stone bracelet from his pocket and tossed it to Shen Gu Mirai, saying calmly, "This is for you."

Then, he strode toward the school, not minding the astonished expressions on the faces of Beichuan Hui Li and Shen Gu Mirai behind him.

Beichuan Si actually... gave a gift to a girl?

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