Chapter 22: Onmyodo, A Hundred Demons' Night Parade!

After the Illusion Technique was dispelled, the classmates and teacher in the classroom all regained their clarity of mind.

Although they didn't understand what had happened, they didn't probe further and continued the lesson.

Li An and Kurahashi Kyoko also pretended to have just regained their senses, not drawing attention.

One class period passed very quickly.

After class, many boys came to Kurahashi Kyoko's seat to ask all sorts of questions, all wanting to build a good relationship with this beautiful transfer student.

But Kurahashi Kyoko's attitude was very cold, completely not wanting to pay them any attention.

As a result, this not only didn't make those boys tactfully leave, but made them even more enthusiastic.

This gave Kurahashi Kyoko quite a headache, almost unable to resist using Onmyodo.

At this moment, Li An, who was sitting behind her, thought of the matter about the club.

Creating a club requires three members to join — wasn't Kurahashi Kyoko the perfect candidate?

So he said to Kurahashi Kyoko in front of him: "Kyoko, I have something to tell you, let's go outside together."

Kurahashi Kyoko thought Li An was going to help her out of the awkward situation, and immediately agreed: "Sure!"

After saying that, she stood up, came to Li An's side, grabbed him, and jogged out of the classroom.

When the boys saw this scene, they were all in despair.

That was Li An — they couldn't compete at all!

The girls felt the same way; this newly arrived transfer student was really tactless, actually setting her sights on Li An the moment she arrived.

You have to know that Li An was the dream lover, the Prince Charming, of every girl in the class!

Even if they couldn't pursue him themselves, they didn't want to see Li An caught by another girl.

"That damned transfer student!" Xiang Xiang Monan said through gritted teeth.

Last semester she had confessed to Li An, but was rejected by him.

Now the transfer student had just arrived, and Li An was already so intimate with her — this made Xiang Xiang Monan extremely jealous of Kurahashi Kyoko, and also deeply resentful toward Li An.

"In what way am I inferior to that transfer student!" The hatred in Xiang Xiang Monan's heart grew stronger and stronger.

Because of this hatred, a weak cursed spirit was born at Sobu High.

The moment this small curse was born, it absorbed the resentment of those girls rejected by Li An, growing rapidly, transformed into a curse — a cursed womb!

At the same time, on the rooftop of the teaching building.

Kurahashi Kyoko said to Li An: "Thanks for what you did just now."

"Thank me for what?" Li An asked, puzzled.

"Thank you for helping me out of that awkward situation." Kurahashi Kyoko shot him a look, feeling that although the man in front of her was handsome, he had zero romantic sense.

"Uh... I really do have something to discuss with you." Li An scratched his head and said.

Although it was a beautiful misunderstanding, he still chose to explain things clearly.

Kurahashi Kyoko's face stiffened — after all that fuss, it turned out she had been flattering herself.

Seeing her gradually darkening expression, Li An knew he had said the wrong thing, and immediately changed the subject: "Um, Kyoko, do you want to join my club?"

Kurahashi Kyoko just stared at him like that, not answering.

Li An was a bit speechless, and could only say: "What do you like to eat? After school I'll treat you!"

Only then did Kurahashi Kyoko show a satisfied expression and say: "I like wagashi."

Li An made an OK gesture and said: "No problem!"

Kurahashi Kyoko nodded, then asked: "What's your club called?"

"Secret Art Studies. The public purpose is to research various supernatural phenomena; internally, I don't need to tell you — you should understand, right?" Li An briefly explained.

Kurahashi Kyoko instantly understood what Li An meant, since both she and Li An belonged to the supernatural world of the hidden side.

"Sounds interesting, I agree to join." Kurahashi Kyoko agreed directly.

Her mission this time was to make contact with Li An and build a good relationship with him.

Joining Li An's club — wasn't this perfect?

"Welcome!" Li An extended his hand to her.

Kurahashi Kyoko smiled slightly, then also reached out and shook his hand briefly.

At three-thirty in the afternoon, the dismissal bell rang.

Li An packed his bag and prepared to go home. Kurahashi Kyoko came up to him and said: "I don't have a place to stay in Chiba City for now — can I go to your place?"

"Sure, I'll waive your rent. Just teach me more Onmyodo in return — I'm still very interested in the onmyoji's combat style of summoning shikigami." Li An agreed without even thinking.

A great beauty wanting to live with him — no man would refuse.

As for why he had rejected all those confessing girls at school, it was mainly because the quality was too low, their looks just average.

Although Xiang Xiang Monan was pretty, she was far too calculating.

Before awakening the system, Li An was merely an adopted son of the Adagaki family, and his words and actions all represented the Adagaki family.

The family did not allow him to be promiscuous outside, and finding a partner also required a match of equal social standing.

If he had accepted Xiang Xiang Monan's confession, the family would definitely have assumed the girl was after the Adagaki family's money.

Li An had also watched anime in his previous life and knew Xiang Xiang Monan was a scheming woman, so naturally he wouldn't accept her.

But now things were different — he had already stepped into the supernatural, become a deity, and was invincible in this world.

Worldly money was nothing more than a string of numbers to him.

Even the identity of the young master of the Adagaki family didn't amount to much.

A mere scheming woman — what's the harm in having a bit of fun?

If Xiang Xiang Monan confessed to him now, he would definitely accept, and even take her to a hotel that very night.

Li An was exactly such a worldly man!

Before, he was an ordinary person. To inherit the Adagaki family's fortune, he needed to make himself outstanding—study hard, refuse puppy love.

Now he is a god, and no longer needs to pretend.

Do whatever he wants.

Play whatever he wants.

Pursue whichever girl he likes.

A girl who likes him—if her looks are exceptional, the Jiyebu Society won't refuse either.

That's just him, plain and simple!

"I don't know much about Onmyodo myself, but if you really want to learn, you could actually go to the Onmyo Academy to study." Kurahashi Kyoko advised again.

"No, no need for that. Just teach me what you know." Li An shook his head and refused once more.

Kurahashi Kyoko sighed, a little helpless.

The two packed up their schoolbags and left campus together.

Li An's rented apartment wasn't far from the school; he usually walked to class.

But since he'd promised to buy wagashi for Kurahashi Kyoko, he could only take a cab to the shopping street.

However, just as they reached the shopping street, Li An and Kurahashi Kyoko both frowned at the same time.

In their eyes, the entire shopping street was full of ghosts, like a Hundred Demons' Night Parade!

Fortunately, these ghosts wouldn't attack ordinary people; they would only hover around those ordinary people, constantly asking: "Can you see me? Can you see me?"

Seeing this scene, Li An felt a sense of familiarity again.

He asked Kurahashi Kyoko: "These ghosts won't harm ordinary people?"

"No, ordinary people can't see them, but some people who've opened the Yin-Yang Eyes can. Once those ghosts realize you can see them, they'll take solid form in your eyes and attack you!" Kurahashi Kyoko explained.