I’m Really Unnerved In Tokyo

If it had been a few months ago, Higashino Yukihei and Shiramizu Reiko would not have believed it. The actual age of this British man who looked only in his thirties in front of him was far older than the sum of the two of them.

But now, facing the "extraordinary world" unfolding in front of their eyes, the two of them felt relieved about this question.

Maybe a hundred years later, Higashino Kohei will calmly say to others, "Thinking of the last century, when I kicked 14 eggs by myself in Kabukicho Ichibangai" and other emotions.

"Don't worry, with the gene sequence and body memory left in Miss Baishui's ashes, the new body will be restored one by one according to her previous appearance."

While Shadonod was thinking about it, the humanoid blood mass in the center of the cave had condensed bones, blood vessels, muscles and other human tissues at a speed visible to the naked eye...

"Miss Baishui, in order to better enhance your connection with this body, please try to lie in it now..."

With a wave of Shadonod's hand, the body that had just condensed into a complete skeleton lay itself in the metal coffin that was originally Awad's phylactery.

"Orr'e lloig k'yarnak!"

In Shadonod's spell, Reiko Shirazuki lay obediently in the metal coffin, overlapping with the body that was condensing.

"Okay, the next thing we have to do is to wait patiently..."

After the conclusion of the coffin, Chardonnay sat leisurely in the sand on the side, reading the Necronomicon in his hand with relish.

It looks like a chef who puts marinated barbecue into the oven and waits for several hours before it is baked.

...

Five hours later, Higashino Xinghei carefully pushed open the coffin lid.

"Lizi!"

Inside the metal coffin lay a beautiful woman with white skin like jade, long black hair reaching her waist, and a curvy figure.

The delicate face under the long hair is exactly the Reiko Baishui he misses day and night.

"Xingping..."

With the help of Higashino Kohei who was full of excitement, Shiramizu Reiko sat up slowly from the coffin with some difficulty.

"how are you feeling?!"

Carefully checking back and forth on the other person, Higashino Kohei tremblingly took a long robe and put it on for her after confirming that there were no abnormalities in breathing, heartbeat and appearance.

"I think the body is a bit strange."

Sitting in the coffin, Baishui Lizi seemed to have not recovered, rolled her eyes with a dull expression, and raised her hands in front of her in disbelief.

"It's like, diving into the water, the whole body is so heavy..."

"If you feel heavy, it may be that you have recently adapted to the relationship of the spirit state."

Chardonnay, who was lying on the sand and reading a book, also watched Reiko Shirazumi's reaction with concern.

"Lizi?!"

Suddenly, amid Higashino Kohei's exclamation, Shirasui Reiko pinched her face forcefully.

"you……"

"Look...even like this, although I feel it, it doesn't hurt at all?!"

Due to the excessive force, her originally white and greasy cheek was immediately brought out a bloodstain.

"It feels strange, like I'm living in someone else's body..."

"It's also like wearing a diving suit in the deep sea, obviously feeling, but very dull and numb."

In just a second, the bloodstains on her cheeks disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Xia Duo, what's going on?!"

Seeing Reiko's confused look, Higashino Kohei eagerly turned to Chardonnay.

Even the gravel on the roof of the cave was constantly falling down due to his voice.

"Ahem, Miss Baishui's current situation is much better than I expected."

"I thought it would take a while to even control the body. This should be due to the precious blood of Assamite..."

Shadonod scratched the back of his head, flipping through the Necronomicon in his hands, pacing back and forth in the cave.

"Well, don't worry, let me read the 'instructions', after all, it's my first time casting this kind of spell..."

"Using the ashes of Miss Baishui and the blood of the vampire, the body made by the "body reconstruction technique" should have some attributes of a "vampire". It should be stronger than a normal person's physique..."

『The healing speed of the wound just now is a good proof of this point. 』

He scratched his head in distress, rubbed his chin and thought.

"By the way, if the body is fine, it should be the soul!"

Suddenly, Shadonod closed the Necronomicon with a "snap", as if he had figured out something.

"Although this body is reshaped according to Miss Baishui's original genes, her soul is currently being combined with the 'resurrection of the dead' and 'soul fusion' by me in a form similar to 'possession'. The body is linked together."

"It's like using glue to put together broken things and leave marks. Naturally, her current state cannot be compared with a baby born from a mother's womb."

"Vampire? Possession? Splicing?"

As soon as the words fell, the figure of Higashino Xinghei suddenly appeared in front of Chardonnay, staring at him calmly and firmly: "What I want is to resurrect Reiko as a human being, not to become a monster like me!"

"Hey, Higashino-kun, you have to eat one bite at a time... The 'equivalent exchange' between us is the 'resurrection' of Miss Baishui, not the '100% restoration' of Miss Baishui who has been turned into ashes."

Facing Higashino Kohei who was furious, Chardonnay didn't care, and looked at him calmly.

"If you want to get something, you have to pay the same price. Relying on a broken book to revive people who have been reduced to ashes in situ, I am afraid that even your so-called gods in Japan can't do it."

"Anyway, the current state is better than her continuing to 'go to jail' in that simple container on your chest, and come out to 'release' for an hour every day, right?"

"You're right……"

Hearing what Shadonode said, Higashino Kohei's face gradually became distraught.

"Sorry, I was the one to be rude."

What the other party said was right, it was because my expectations were too high, and caring would lead to chaos.

Lizi could reappear in front of him, something he didn't even dare to think about a few months ago.

Moreover, even in the vast amount of "blood memory" he inherited from Assamite's last sleeping place, he never mentioned the taboo topic of "resurrection from the dead".

"Xinghei, I'm fine..."

Behind him, Reiko Baishui, who was wrapped in a long robe, stumbled up from the coffin and leaned on his back.

"Being able to hold you again like this is enough for me."

"Well, although this is the only way to do it for the time being, if there is a way to repair the 'bond' between the soul and the body in one step, Miss Baishui should be able to return to the same level as ordinary people..."

"Now it should belong, it's just a matter of 'finishing the door'."

What Xiadonold said next made the two of them seem to see greater hope again.

"Mr. Xia Duo, if there is a way, please tell me!"

Higashino Kohei slammed his forehead on the ground fiercely, and assumed a standard Dogezuzat posture.

"Hey, didn't I tell you not to use honorifics... Since I am also interested in continuing this 'project', I will make another deal with you."

Chardonnay extended his hand to Higashino Kohei: "Same as the previous rules, I will only provide you with 'necessary' information, and you need to figure out the rest after you return to Japan..."

"Wait, back to... Japan?!"

Hearing this word, Higashino Xinghei and Reiko glanced at each other, and they both saw extremely complicated expressions on each other's faces.

Nostalgia, excitement, fear, confusion...

"Why, you two feel that the Middle East has a pleasant climate and simple folk customs, do you want to settle here?"

"Of course not, but we...really, can we go back?"

The two couldn't help feeling uneasy. After all, in terms of their identities, they were already two "dead people" who owned the property rights of the cemetery.

"Going back as 'Higashino Yukihira' and 'Shiramizu Reiko' is naturally impossible..."

Chardonnay narrowed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking about.

"However, with a little help from an 'acquaintance' on the Internet, I can create two new identities for you, and it's not even a problem to live a prosperous life."

"As long as that guy moves his brain, everything from kindergarten health insurance files to college final grades will appear seamlessly in your new files. 』

"Please tell me directly, what do I need to do when I return to Japan?"

Without any way out, and unwilling to beat around the bush, Higashino Kohei asked the question simply and directly.

"According to my information, there is a legendary thing in Japan. It is said that it can completely restore the soul and body, and it may be able to solve Miss Baishui's current situation."

"And what you have to do is the same as before, just find that thing and get it."

It was as simple as going to the convenience store downstairs to buy a pack of cigarettes, Chardonnay extended his hand to Higashino Kohei.

"Well, after the 'transaction' is over, it has nothing to do with me if you want to use your new identity to continue living in Japan or go to other places."

"no problem."

Higashino Kohei raised his head and held the opponent's hand without hesitation.

"So, what is the price of this 'transaction'?"

In the last "transaction", the other party just said, "Just find Awad and get the book that records the 'resurrection from the dead' spell."

In the end, it was he who traveled between several "capitals of the dead" filled with living corpses for more than two months before finally finding the necromancer who was more cunning than mice.

However, Reiko fully recovered, went back to Japan, and started her life again...

All of this is really important to Higashino Kohei.

He can pay any price for this.

"Then, the transaction is established! As for the price, I haven't figured it out yet, let's talk about it when I return to Japan."

Withdrawing his palm, Chardonnay showed a playful expression.

"Speaking of which, after you left, major events that turned the world upside down happened one after another in Tokyo."

He took out his tablet computer, clicked on a few documents and handed them to the other party.

"The gates of hell opened, Taito District was destroyed, and so many people died?!"

Looking at most of the Taito district in ruins in the tablet computer, Higashino Kohei's already pale face became even more gloomy.

"Such a big thing happened in Tokyo, Sousuke and Ryoma, are they all right?!"

Thinking of that rainy night, wearing stockings and chasing Araki Sousuke and Nima Ryoma at Minami Honmoku Wharf, Higashino Kohei bit his lower lip and asked word by word.

"Then don't worry, Mr. Higashino, your two friends can eat, sleep and work, and they are living well."

"I knew that the fate of these two guys was hard enough, it wouldn't be so easy..."

Higashino Kohei was relieved to hear that the two were fine.

"Not only are they fine, but the two of them also awakened their 'inspiration' after the night of the Obon Festival, and they are currently ruthless characters active in the 'front line of eliminating spirits'."

"Hey, these two guys actually have this kind of talent?"

These days in the Middle East, Higashino Kohei is also on the outskirts of the city of the dead. He has seen soldiers and religious figures in peacekeeping missions who are responsible for expelling living corpses from a distance. basic concept.

Hearing that the muscular Sosuke Araki and the Ryoma Nizenzen who were interested in sex also opened the door to "Supermanence", Higashino Kohei was both proud of them and worried.

After all, this is a road of no return that is thousands of times more dangerous than the ultimate path.

"Especially that Araki-kun, it is said that he is terrifyingly talented in removing spirits, and he seems to have worshiped the famous Buddhist Kawasaki Daishiji Temple..."

"Impossible, Zong Jie, a virgin of ten thousand years, will not become a monk even if he is killed!"

"That's right, last time the plane's head was cut off, and I was depressed for a long time with tears in my eyes. If I shave my head..."

The image of Sousuke Araki shaving his head, wearing a monk's robe, and sitting in front of the Buddha appeared in his mind, Higashino Yukihei and Reiko couldn't help but smile at each other.

"Not only that, even a secret religious organization in Tokyo regards him as a thorn in the flesh."

"Oh? Who wants that idiot's life..."

Higashino Kohei's eyes, which were originally squinted because he heard the news of his friend, flashed a bloodthirsty light.

"Sorry, this information cannot be included in our 'deal', it can only be understood by you, Higashino-kun."

"After all, this involves other important information that I cannot disclose. 』

Chardonnay spread his hands helplessly.

"The only thing I can say is that this organization is inextricably linked with the guys you dealt with at Minami Honmoku Wharf, Higashino-kun."

"Hey, Kazuo Tento's dead dog, did he still have a rope around his neck? It seems that there is another reason why he must go back to Japan..."

Recalling a name that he hated deeply, Higashino Kohei's teeth elongated and suddenly became extremely sharp, and he bit his lower lip without knowing it.

"It's certainly worth looking forward to and touching to reunite with a good friend, but after all, it's been three months since I stepped into this new world. Mr. Higashino should understand enough about his position as a 'blood clan', right?"

"what do you mean……"

Faintly understanding the meaning of Chardonnay's words, Higashino Kohei's face darkened.

"Yin Yang House, Lesson Nine, Association of Exorcists, Disaster Prevention Mobile Squad, Civil Exorcists..."

"Different from the fragmented Middle East, in peaceful Japan, there are multiple 'official agencies', 'civil organizations' and even 'illegal retail investors' working together to deal with supernatural events."

"After such a big 'supernatural disaster' happened in Japan, if the two of them appeared in the sight of these organizations, they would probably be regarded as 'vampires and his dependents', so they should be removed on the spot?"

"Understood, we will act in a low-key manner and will not implicate our previous relatives and friends. Please rest assured."

Reiko Shiramizu regained her new body and was about to return to Japan, where she thought about day and night. Higashino Yukira felt that the haze that had shrouded his heart in the past three months was swept away.

"Some problems cannot be solved by acting in a low-key manner. Human behavior and choices will undergo earth-shaking changes depending on the position they are in..."

"What are you going to do if your two good brothers, together with those spirit eliminators, block your way to revive Miss Lizi?"

"How could such a thing happen? You are the 'Three Little Daisy Brothers' who grew up together, right Xingping?"

Hearing this question, Reiko Shiramizu hugged Higashino Kohei's arm first.

"Don't worry, I've made up my mind."

Caressing Reiko's hair, Higashino Kohei's eyes were full of unstoppable firmness.

"I hope, you are really enlightened..."

Looking at the lovers embracing each other in front of him, Chardonnay narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a smile of unknown meaning.

Just like that night, on the outskirts of the Shinjuku apartment fire, looking at Higashino Yuki who was crying in the rain.