"Rea... really?"
After Eriri spoke, her entire face flushed.
Then, remembering something, she quickly said, "I... I'm asking this for my friend. You know I've always been popular at school. A friend mentioned this to me before!"
It would have been better if she hadn't explained.
Once she explained, the three people here weren't fools.
They could easily tell who this friend was.
[Imaginary Friend]: When asking an embarrassing question, to distance oneself from it, one invents a friend and claims the friend asked it.
Such skill, young hero!
"If your friend needs it, she can come find me..."
Mizusaki Yuma said quietly, not intending to expose her.
Eriri on the side quickly nodded, and the pent-up tension in her heart eased.
Sure enough, they had all been fooled by her.
"No! I'm here to expose him!"
Suddenly, Eriri seemed to realize she had fallen into a blind spot.
She was here to expose the lies of the person in front of her.
Not to ask him such questions.
How did she get herself so tangled up all of a sudden?
"Hold on, a customer's coming."
Just as Eriri was about to use her words to find flaws in the other party's argument,
her offensive was all prepared, and he said this to her.
Of course, considering the free snacks and air conditioning,
she reluctantly sat aside and watched. After this person left,
she would show them how the ruthless detective Eriri would expose this swindler's true colors.
Eriri was already fantasizing about the worshipful expressions of Kasumigaoka Utaha and Kato Megumi.
Especially Kasumigaoka Utaha; after this, she would mock her mercilessly.
Who told her she used to like 'offending' her?
"What are you laughing at?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha looked strangely at Eriri, who was cackling beside her.
She instinctively moved a little further away from her.
So disgusting, that look... "Nothing!"
Eriri quickly reined in her fantasies.
Instead, she focused her gaze on the person who had just entered.
A small pair of glasses, a slightly bald front, and unusually lush hair at the back—an elderly man.
He wasn't going to start scamming old people, was he?
Eriri had thought he would only scam young people, but he was even going to scam the elderly.
He truly was something else.
"Welcome!"
"This is truly amazing. This old man is encountering something like this for the first time!"
The customer's data appeared in Mizusaki Yuma's eyes.
Old Man, a character from Jackie Chan Adventures.
And Mizusaki Yuma hadn't expected it.
Just as Uncle Nine left, another Old Man arrived.
Today's harvest was really good.
"What would you like to trade?"
There were many things he wanted in that world.
Various magic spells that he had coveted when he watched anime.
The rune system representing the Twelve Talismans.
The Summoning System can summon countless powerful and loyal ninja ghost shadow legions.
The Scroll System, which first sealed the Holy Lord.
It also includes the Formation System, the Transformation System, and Father's Chi Magic.
It can be said that there are many good things in it.
"Do you have anything here for trade?"
Father looked around, but saw nothing.
He only saw three girls sitting there.
"Taoist magic, Maoshan Taoism!"
"Maoshan Taoism!?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Father's eyes.
This was a well-known name.
Even this could be sold here.
Mizusaki Yuma took out the Maoshan Taoism and placed it in front of him.
After looking at the first few pages, Father couldn't understand it.
But he always felt it was very profound.
"How do we trade this?"
"How about the Twelve Talismans and your Chi Magic?"
"The Twelve Talismans..."
He didn't care about trading his Chi Magic.
After all, if he could exchange this for Maoshan Taoism, it would definitely be a profit for him.
But the Twelve Talismans were different.
Moreover, they weren't even in his possession right now.
"Giving these to me is the safest option. If they stay in District 11, they'll be stolen sooner or later. Of course, I can give you this first, but you'll have to trade the Twelve Talismans to me gradually later!"
Installment payments.
This was a conclusion Mizusaki Yuma came to after some thought.
That is, to sign a contract. If the other party didn't give it to him within the specified time, he could reclaim the ability the other party traded from him, and he wouldn't have to return what was traded before.
"You're right, the Twelve Talismans have indeed been stolen, but how can you guarantee they'll be safe with you?"
Mizusaki Yuma was right.
The Twelve Talismans had indeed been stolen.
But he didn't dare to place his hopes on others.
That was District 11, known as the safest place in the world.
Yet, they were still taken. Could such a small house really protect them?
"The Yorozuya doesn't exist in your world. Also, if you can, the nine masks can also be traded to me. They'll be safest with me. Furthermore, I'll take all the magic from your world!"
Father was a smart man.
He wasn't going to beat around the bush any longer.
He directly stated his goal.
These things would be safest with him.
"Let's not talk about anything else for now. I don't even have the Twelve Talismans, so I can't trade anything else to you."
Father thought for a moment.
This trade could be done. The Twelve Talismans in their world were definitely very dangerous.
If they accidentally fell into the hands of someone with ill intentions, the world would be destroyed.
Moreover, there was the existence of the Holy Lord's nine demons.
If all these things could be given to the Yorozuya, their world would indeed be much safer.
"How does the installment payment work?"
After thinking it through, Father didn't hesitate.
He decided to go with installments first. As for the Twelve Talismans, he would just collect them and give them one by one.
"It's very simple. Just read the details on this clearly."
"Okay!"
Father carefully read the details, which were very simple.
In summary, it stated how long he needed to pay the Yorozuya.
After signing the contract, Taoist magic of Maoshan instantly appeared in Father's mind.
He also felt a never-before-felt presence of Chi within his body.
"This..."
"It will take effect after purchase. The subsequent cultivation is up to you."
The Yorozuya would help customers perfectly integrate, but to become stronger afterward, it was up to the individual.
After receiving the Chi Magic manual into the Yorozuya, Mizusaki Yuma directly sent Father away.
In the original work, Father, who didn't know Taoist magic, and his companions could still collect the Twelve Talismans.
Now he was even more relieved.
If nothing unexpected happened, he could already wait for the Twelve Talismans to be delivered to his doorstep.