[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment":3,"chapter-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-84":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Tokyo: You Call This Normal Equipment?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1951648,2739,"Chapter 84","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-84",84,"\u003Cp>The morning sun spilled onto the campus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the long path that students had to take, cherry blossoms were still drifting down from the branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun stepped on the fallen cherry blossoms and strolled among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While walking, he looked at the gorgeous cherry blossom trees, and his mood was unexpectedly bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he worked a little harder today, \"The Devotion of Suspect X\" would be basically finished, and he could go directly to the publisher to submit it after school on Saturday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing this, he just had to wait for the royalties to arrive next month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, the financial difficulties at home would be improved, and he wouldn't have to be restricted everywhere like now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xia Xia Xia Mujun hoped to earn more money before the house was auctioned, to see if it was possible to buy back his own mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He learned from Saionji Nanase that his house was expected to be auctioned in mid-June.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was early April.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Unless he could earn at least 600 million yen within two months, it would be impossible to redeem his former residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had a year, Xia Xia Xia Mujun was sure he could definitely earn that amount—in his past life, the sales of \"The Devotion of Suspect X\" exceeded 1 billion in just one year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now the time limit was only two months, and it was quite difficult to earn 600 million yen with just this one book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, Xia Xia Xia Mujun couldn't rely solely on this book; he had to think of other ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of which, he still had one chance to use the \"Boy's Painful Diary\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could copy another novel he had read in his past life, and use it in tandem with \"The Devotion of Suspect X\" to raise funds in the short term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides that, there was the \"Newcomer Shogi Tournament\"—if he could win all the way, he could get about 40 million yen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, these were the two fastest ways for Xia Xia Xia Mujun to earn big money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the shogi tournament, to ensure victory, he sincerely hoped that Senior Yasui Ryoto's relic was \"special equipment\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was, perhaps it could also improve some of his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if that were the case... it would also mean that the relic at the Mido family's place was likely also special equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a bit awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun recalled carefully and found that even though he had collected more than three pieces of special equipment, no synthesis prompt had ever appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This showed that all the special equipment he had obtained were of different types.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, he didn't quite know how the \"types\" of special equipment were specifically divided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one thing was certain: shogi-related special equipment definitely belonged to the same type.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was beyond doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, if what Yasui Ryoto had wasn't special equipment, he would have to specifically look for whether there was any shogi-related special equipment elsewhere to see what the effect would be after synthesis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xia Xia Xia Mujun was lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone behind him gently patted his shoulder, and a playful female voice came:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xia Xia Xia Mujun, good morning!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun turned back immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw Akita Sana, who had twin tails and showed cute fangs when she smiled, standing behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had met this girl yesterday and remembered that she seemed to be Kondo Miki's good friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I remember you are... Akita-san?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akita Sana said happily:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xia Xia Xia Mujun actually remembers my name, I'm so happy~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, are you free after school? Do you want to go out and play with me, Miki, and a few other friends?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I have to go to work in the afternoon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akita Sana pouted, really feeling that was there any need to do a job with a daily wage of less than 10,000 yen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know, when she went out to play, she would spend 10,000 or 20,000 yen casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she also knew that Xia Xia Xia Mujun's family background was not good, and working was indeed a last resort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she couldn't help with his family's debt, she didn't mind subsidizing him with small amounts of money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe she could use this to ask him out on a date with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akita Sana's eyes rolled, and a small idea suddenly popped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of which, where do you work part-time, Xia Xia Xia Mujun?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A coffee shop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akita Sana was a bit surprised:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A coffee shop... that's a pretty good place to work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But with your conditions, Xia Xia Xia Mujun, maybe there are better choices?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun was aroused with a bit of curiosity:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Better choices? What are they?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akita Sana giggled, showing her cute little fangs, and suggested:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't there an app called rental boyfriend, rental girlfriend recently?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The income from that kind of work for one day might be higher than the monthly salary of a coffee shop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You look so handsome, Xia Xia Xia Mujun, I think you are especially suitable for this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you are willing, there will definitely be many girls booking you every day!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She calculated in her heart that if Xia Xia Xia Mujun agreed, she would book all his time and let him accompany her on dates every day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun was silent for a moment, not expecting that this was the kind of work she was suggesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more conspicuous he was, the more trouble he would attract, and sometimes it would even attract particularly crazy girls—he had deeply experienced this since he was a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, Xia Xia Xia Mujun had never liked to be in the spotlight since he was a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention going on dates with girls specifically to make money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't like to go against his own heart and flatter girls just to make money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this was a matter of mutual consent, he personally didn't like this behavior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Xia Xia Xia Mujun wouldn't blame those who chose to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other people's choices had nothing to do with him, and he didn't have the heart to preach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let those who like it do it; anyway, he wasn't interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun never thought of himself as a saint or a good person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had his own principles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within his principles, he would do things that were opportunistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he was scolded as a bad person, as long as it didn't violate his principles, he didn't care; let others say what they wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What's more, Xia Xia Xia Mujun could now earn money by writing novels and participating in shogi tournaments, so why bother earning such petty profits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, I'm not interested in this kind of work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter how much money there is, I won't do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akita Sana was stunned, and then hurriedly explained, fearing that he would hate her:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... I, I just mentioned it casually, don't take it to heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just a joke... yes, it's a joke, haha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hurriedly changed the subject and said sheepishly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, by the way... the cream puffs you made last time were so delicious, I especially liked them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun remembered that he only gave cream puffs to the Kondo family, and asked suspiciously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You ate them too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akita Sana's face stiffened again, and she didn't dare to say that Kondo Miki didn't bring those cream puffs home at all, and she ate them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Xia Xia Xia Mujun knew, maybe he would have some opinions about Kondo Miki and her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The desserts he worked hard to make were given to others, but were transferred to someone else...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, she really wanted to slap herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't understand why she, who was usually eloquent, would become so clumsy in front of Xia Xia Xia Mujun, whom she liked, and make mistakes repeatedly!\u003C\u002Fp>",1356,"2026-06-15T07:08:26.586Z","2026-06-15T07:45:38.736Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","64e748a5a543968a52f69137935807b03111427fe70a0619d443b1b73034b6d7","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-85","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-83",624,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-cover.jpg"]