Jingle Bell –

On the way to Xiao Pingtou's house.

On the train moving forward, Kamiyagawa tried to shake the golden ball bell.

After the crisp sound of metal crashing, the Zashiki boy did not appear.

But Kamiyagawa saw a gentle and auspicious trace of red qi on his body and began to sweep.

Subsequently, the phone vibrates.

[Your character has gained a new status.] ]

[Blessing and Misfortune (Unknown): Fortune and misfortune lurk, and misfortune and blessing rely on, which comes from the blessing of the boy Zashiki. ]

[Effect: You are under the influence of the good fortune of the Zashiki boy, and the good fortune is with you.] ]

[The duration of each [Blessing and Misfortune] is random and unfixed, and is not affected by the will of the Zashiki Boy.] ]

[After [Blessing and Misfortune] ends, it will be forcibly converted into [Blessing and Misfortune]. The duration of [Blessing and Misfortune] is half of the actual duration of this [Blessing and Misfortune]. ]

Because of the detailed text explanations in "Strange Tales of Things", Kamiyagawa completely understands the mechanism of the operation of Zashiki Boy's red and black qi.

"There is a forced transition between good fortune and bad luck, and the duration is not fixed each time."

Kamiyagawa kind of understands why Ryuhei Nagatomo can still lose in the casino with the golden ball bell and go bankrupt.

The mechanism of random duration of [Blessing and Misfortune] is simply a violent killing of gamblers who don't know how to accept it when they see it.

Of course.

Most gamblers will not accept it when they see it.

The duration of [Fortune and Misfortune] is indeed very random, and Nagatomo Takahei only began to have bad luck after almost an afternoon of good luck in the casino today.

And Kamiyagawa rattled the bell this time, and the good luck only lasted six minutes.

[Your character has gained a new status.] ]

[Blessings and misfortunes depend on each other (this time for three minutes): Blessings and misfortunes lie in waiting, and misfortunes and blessings rely on, which comes from the blessing of the Zashiki boy. ]

[Effect: You are under the influence of the misfortune of the Zashiki boy, and you are riddled with bad luck.] ]

Probably because the time affected by good fortune and bad luck was too short, and in the nine minutes that alternated between good fortune and bad luck, Kamiyagawa did not encounter any good or bad things on the train.

"Understood. Good things don't always happen when you're lucky, and bad things don't always happen when you're unlucky. Combined with what happened to Nagatomo Takahei in the casino, it should only greatly increase the probability of good and bad things happening. ”

Therefore, when Nagatomo Takahei has good luck in the casino, he will also lose cards.

And when you are unlucky, you will also 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 I haven't shown besides this one skill."

Intuitively speaking, the legendary god of good fortune and the god of the house should not have only this one ability.

……

Nagatomo Masao's home is not too far from Hanazu High School, and after getting off the train, it takes more than ten minutes to walk.

"I'm back."

"Excuse me."

Xiao Pingtou opened the door with the key and walked in with Kamiyagawa.

Walking through the entrance, you can see the living room that is quite spacious. The living room was a bit messy, as if someone had just had an argument here.

A woman of about thirty-five or sixteen years of age can be seen sitting on the sofa.

The woman, like Sayuri Ishino, wears hearing aids on her ears.

Her hair was a little messy, her left cheek was slightly red and swollen, her clothes showed signs of pulling, and she sat there like a statue that couldn't move.

The woman is the mother of Nagao Masao, Natsuki Kono.

Oh, and for now, it's still Nagatomo Natsuki.

"Mom?" Xiao Pingtou sensed that something was wrong and ran up quickly.

"Ahh Natsuki wiped her somewhat red and swollen eyes, and then turned her head a little sluggishly, "Masao? You're back? ”

Nagatomo Masao naturally could see what had just happened at home: "My dad ...... I mean, that person, Takahei Nagatomo. Did he get to the house before I did? ”

"Hmm."

"He hit you?"

The woman lowered her eyes, helped the hearing aid next to her ear, and did not reply immediately.

But her slightly red and swollen left cheek says it all.

Nagatomo Ryuhei did come back, about half an hour ago.

There was an argument between the man and Natsuki, and the couple had been clashing lately whenever they could see each other.

In the end, in the middle of the tugging between the two, Nagatomo Takahei slapped Natsuki.

I don't know if this can be regarded as a man, and there is still a trace of humanity left. After slapping Natsuki, Nagatomo Takahei did not continue to do anything to his wife.

He smoked a smoky cigarette at home, then pulled out the last bit of valuable jewelry, and hurried away.

"But ah, there are only zero and countless times of domestic violence, and it will only get worse, and my advice is divorce."

In the living room of Natomo's house, Kamiyagawa looked at the mother and son who looked sad, listened to their speeches, and thought silently in his heart.

Of course, this is just an idea, not spoken.

As an outsider, he felt that he did not have a position to point fingers at other people's family affairs.

Especially in this atmosphere now.

After being comforted by her son for a while, Natsuki's expression eased slightly, and only then did she notice Kamiya River on the side: "Masao, who is this?" ”

"Kamiyagawa, my ...... Friend. At the same time, he is also a soul slayer. Xiao Pingtou introduced truthfully.

"Hello Auntie." Kamiyagawa had a chance to greet the hostess of the house at this time.

"Soul Exorcist?" Ms. Natsuki showed a slightly surprised expression.

Masao Natomo: "Yes, Mom. That's what I told you...... The bell that Nagatomo Takahei took from you, the one that Grandpa left behind. On that bell, there was an evil spirit attached to it. Kamiya-kun was asked by Sayuri and me to expel that spirit. ”

Xiao Pingtou had seen it before, and there was a girl in a vague red kimono who appeared next to the bell left by her grandfather.

He told her mother about it.

But at that time, Caiyue was upset because of her husband's affairs, and she didn't pay much attention to other things.

She thought that the so-called red kimono girl was just dazzled by her son, who was also in a bad mood during this time.

"Actually, it's not an evil spirit." Kamiyagawa shook his head.

He really hasn't talked about it with Xiao Pingtou yet, and now in front of his mother, he just explained everything clearly.

Moreover, this is also part of the business of soul slayers.

Kamiya: "It's a rare thing to talk about what is attached to the bell. It's not an exaggeration to say that it's a blessing, it's a Zashiki boy. ”

"Zashiki...... Lad? ”

When Nagayou's mother and son heard this word, they were surprised.

Especially Natsuki, while she was surprised, she was also a little in a trance, as if she remembered something.

"Hmm." Kamiyagawa nodded, "And then, although it's a bit out of place to talk about this now. But Aunt Natsuki, the purpose of my coming to you today is actually to take away this bell with a seat attached to it. ”

"Take it away?" Ms. Natsuki's expression was a little dazed.

"Or you can understand it as buying it." Kamiyagawa added.