Chapter 28: More Money
"Kashiwagi-sama, what are you doing?" Uesugi's face darkened.
"How could you let this stranger touch such a valuable item?" Makoto urged.
"Just conduct business as usual, inspect the goods, and rest assured that the reward will not be diminished." Ichiro pressed.
After hearing this, Uesugi stared at Mitsue for a moment and handed the magatama to her.
Mitsue took out an ancient compass from her hand and murmured to the magatama for a long time. Then she pulled out a string of black and sparkling Buddha beads, and at a glance, one could tell that they were not ordinary Buddha beads, murmuring something under her breath.
Everyone fell silent for a moment, staring at her.
Shun looked at the Buddha beads, thinking that this was the strongest collection of the other party in her original work.
Taking advantage of this moment, Makoto looked at Uesugi, seeing the confident expression on his face as he lifted his chin, and immediately understood.
"Are you done reading?"
Makoto stepped forward and said casually: "The old woman's power is far inferior to that of an expert. You won't even be able to see the miracle within it if I give you three days and nights!"
His words made Ichiro look gloomy, and Mitsue even snorted, taking back her props and saying:
"My training is still insufficient, but I can vaguely see that this magatama has a radiance of spiritual energy, but the spiritual energy within it... I'm afraid it's not strong, right?"
Speaking of this, Mitsue had some doubts, but she could only see vaguely and did not dare to confirm it.
"Expert, please show me the usefulness of this magic weapon!"
Uesugi showed that he was indeed like this. Dressed in onmyoji attire, he stepped forward proudly, snatching the magatama and said sarcastically:
"I know that, but a third-rate onmyoji like you surely cannot understand it."
Even Mitsue, with her good temperament, looked very embarrassed. Her frail hands tightly held the beads, and she said in a deep voice:
"Then let me see you demonstrate it."
She had just watched for a long time and had a vague feeling that the aura of the magic weapon magatama was not too strong.
Under everyone's gaze, Uesugi took a deep breath, first taking seven steps to the left, then five steps to the right. He held the magatama in one hand and formed hand seals with the other.
At this moment, Ichiro and the others looked at the onmyoji in shock.
They saw his plain white hunting outfit moving without wind. As the clothing fluttered, his eyes suddenly showed a kind of light.
"Is this it?" Mitsue's face suddenly changed. She felt that the other party and she were in two completely different worlds at that moment!
"It is called 'Hell'!"
Uesugi proudly declared: "'The power to see spirits' is a talent required to become an onmyoji. Different things basically emit different auras. Only a true onmyoji can see it clearly using the power to see spirits. Spirits emit ghost energy, men emit Yang energy, and women emit Yin energy."
The magatama in his hand glowed.
Everyone in the garden suddenly felt an invisible wind flowing.
Like the warmth of spring, the coldness of autumn that had set in disappeared as it circulated and blew. An indescribable light surrounded Uesugi at this moment, making him truly look like a legendary onmyoji.
Nagisa looked at this treasure in amazement, and Kaguya also quietly memorized this style, hoping to gather it in the future.
"This... this."
Ichiro looked at the magatama with burning eyes, unable to contain the ecstasy in his heart.
"This is a real magic weapon!"
Even Makoto couldn't help but reveal longing and jealousy in his eyes as he looked at the magic scene again.
Uesugi couldn't help but show a hint of unexplainable mockery in his eyes as he saw Ichiro's shocked and enthusiastic expression.
He dispelled the seal and put the magatama back into the pocket of his hunting coat, wearing an expression of arrogance and disdain on his face, as if he were watching a drama of these people behaving like country bumpkins.
The temperature returned to autumn, and compared to the previous situation, a sharp contrast appeared in Ichiro.
"How is it? Ichiro, this is a precious magic weapon in Uesugi's hands!"
Makoto spoke proudly and continued: "With the protection of this magatama, even if you encounter a ghost, you will surely be able to protect Nagisa's safety!"
This time, even Ichiro fully believed it.
Although Mitsue had a good reputation outside, her strength might not be as good as Uesugi's, and she might have been wrong in her previous assessment.
This was clearly a powerful magic weapon!
Thinking about this, Ichiro felt a surge of heat.
And Nagisa beside him had bright eyes, thinking:
'This is the most valuable. Is there anything else? How should I ask my father to buy another one for Takema-kun later?'
After seeing the expressions of Ichiro and his daughter from the Kashiwagi family, Mitsue shook her head with a bitter smile, stepped forward, bowed, and said sadly:
"It seems I am too old, and my power is too low to see its mystery. I do not need a gift today. This old woman must return to the countryside to work on the farm with my son."
Uesugi looked at the old woman who almost ruined his good deed and snorted coldly:
"If you can't even say 'hell,' I suggest you return to your hometown as soon as possible and stop wandering around Tokyo."
Mitsue could only smile bitterly and apologize. This time, the confidence and prestige she had built over the years as a paranormal was completely shattered, and she was considered worthless.
Beside her, Shun looked at the increasingly large cracks in the stone beads and became certain.
The onmyoji in front of him was indeed a novice.
His spiritual power was pathetic and his quality was not high. The other party had used almost half of the spiritual energy in these stone beads after taking them. It was estimated that what was called a magic weapon would turn into a mundane object in less than a month.
Of course, the most important thing was that Shun was sure Uesugi could kill a hundred people with one hand.
Shun trained his chakra. He was initially worried that in this mysteriously revived world, the experts practicing spiritual power would fly to the sky and escape from the earth, moving mountains and filling seas quite well.
'However, even though Uesugi is a beginner, he has finally stepped into the extraordinary realm of onmyoji. It would be very easy to fool my future father-in-law as he is doing now.'
'Myriad Realms Roulette will be cooled next week. While traveling around the world, I should also consider preparing some self-defense items or self-protection practices for my future girlfriend.'
'It's a pity I don't have talent in space and time; otherwise, having Flying Thunder God would be a guarantee for them.'
Shun's thoughts gradually faded, and he began to make secret calculations.
On the other hand, Makoto ignored Mitsue's depression and said with a happy face:
"Uesugi is also showing his magic weapon. Ichiro, now is the time for you to show your sincerity."
"Of course!"
Ichiro couldn't hide his emotions at this moment and quickly pulled out a bank card.
"This is two billion yen. Please take a look, expert."
Ichiro handed it over, and Uesugi smiled coldly but didn't even look at it.
This made Ichiro awkward, unsure whether to take it back or leave it.
"Ichiro, two billion is the previous price. Now that you have seen this magic weapon, you must pay ten billion yen!" Makoto seized the opportunity to step forward and said.
"Ten billion yen!"
Nagisa, who was anticipating it, couldn't help but exclaim.
Ten billion yen; this was not the market value of a company but actual cash.
Moreover, Nagisa also wanted to ask her father to buy another piece. If so, the cost would become 20 billion yen.
Although the Kashiwagi family had rich assets, it would be quite painful to suddenly draw a cash flow of 20 billion yen.
Ichiro, who was also thinking about this, hesitated. From the previous conversation, Shun was indeed good, and his daughter liked him too, but the two were not officially married yet...
Kaguya quietly leaned beside Shun:
"Takema-kun, what do you think? As long as you agree to our previous contract, I will pay for it for you."
Hearing this, Uesugi glanced at Kaguya and Shun.
He did not expect this!
He did not expect this young couple to be so wealthy, and his eyes suddenly became a little more excited.
But then, Shun shook his head.
"It's better not to buy trash like this. It's useless if you face the same danger as before."
Shun did not hide his voice. After seeing the extraordinary power of this world, he could not continue to watch monkeys jumping around here.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes were on him almost simultaneously.
Uesugi's face darkened, and Makoto immediately stepped forward, staring at Shun and asking cautiously:
"Given your age, are you a student of Onmyojuku?"
"I study at Shuchi'in."
Upon hearing this, a trace of disgust appeared in Makoto's eyes. He turned out to be a pretty boy who had just eaten soft food.
"How dare you, a mere high school student, speak nonsense here!"
"You, pretty boy, deserve to know the power of my magic weapon?!"
"If there is no explanation regarding this matter, I apologize!"
Seeing this situation, Nagisa anxiously reached out her hand to grasp Shun's hand, pulling him and gently shaking her head at him.
She had fainted in the lake, just like Kaguya; she knew Shun's strength, but she only knew that he had saved her from the mouth of that giant beast.
Seeing how powerful this onmyoji was today, she was a little worried that Shun would be hurt by him.
Ichiro sighed softly, thinking that he might need to add more money for charity today.
He thought that the boy was still too young and energetic.
However, if he resolved his issues today, he would feel the loss of money, but it would also be good for his daughter in the future.
Mitsue, on the other hand, also hesitated to speak.
Shun chuckled and patted Nagisa's head, then turned to Uesugi with an indifferent gaze.
"It's not too late for you to admit your mistake and leave."
"When I finish speaking, things won't be that simple."
Upon hearing this, Uesugi's face turned red with anger, and he uttered a few words as if gritting his teeth:
"Say it! I want to see what you have to say!"