My Tokyo Love Game Has Big Problems

Chapter 172 Taisho, a hundred years ago

The second year of Taisho.

It had just come out of the period when the shogunate was overthrown, and after a period of Meiji Restoration.

Everything seems to be moving in the right direction.

There is a steady stream of Western merchant ships, the down-and-out wanderers are gradually disappearing, and both public security and the economy are constantly improving.

Tokyo, or rather Edo City, is also developing with each passing day.

Although it is still a bit behind now, it is far from the prosperous Tokyo in Tamaki Hikari's memory.

But the atmosphere of the intersection of the times has gradually spread. Western-style dresses and Japanese-style kimonos match each other, forming a strange beauty.

"Is this the Taisho style?"

Tamaki Hikaru looked at the women wearing kimonos and big bows on the street and smacked his lips.

It took a lot of effort for him and Aye to cross the village in the snow and finally reach the city of Tokyo.

Today's Tokyo still retains many remnants of the shogunate period.

The once prosperous Edo Castle has become much older in the face of the impact of the new era.

But when I think about it, I am also part of the wave of times that will be submerged.

Tamaki Hikaru's originally excited mood sank again.

The magic of possibility is powerful, but it also has limits.

One percent can become one hundred percent, but how can something that was impossible from the beginning become possible?

Can people live to be over a hundred years old in good health?

Moreover, regardless of the past hundred years or so, Tamaki Hikaru is still worried about the time paradox.

So he must find a way to go back quickly, preferably while maintaining his current condition.

Moreover, Aitaniti was also involved in fate. Now that he is living here, where is she?

Sighing, Yu Chengguang turned to ask Aye.

"Are you going to come with me next?"

The two came to Tokyo together, although Tamaki Hikaru felt that he should know her.

But he still has no idea what he wants to do, and the other party must have something of his own to do.

"Does my benefactor want to drive me away?"

Holding a paper umbrella, Aye tilted his head slightly, his ink-like black hair flowing down.

Standing there holding a paper umbrella, she seemed to have brought the city back to the Edo period.

The kimono on her body was embroidered with exquisite floral patterns, making her look more like a young lady from a famous family.

"That's not the case. It's better to say that having you here can actually help me a lot."

If Aye was here, Tamaki Hikaru would not be alone in this era.

It's always good to have someone to help you.

"The most important thing is to find a place to live."

It was now the depth of winter, and it was impossible to stay where Aye had been before.

There are now corpses everywhere, and the conditions are so bad that we must find a new place to stay.

Thinking of this, Tamaki Hikaru asked.

"Aye, do you still have money on you? Let's rent a house first."

"Um"

Aye was silent, and then took out a few arrows from his body.

"This is made of silver. Can I exchange it for some money?"

"Forehead"

Tamaki Hikaru was silent as he looked at the arrows, which together might not weigh as much as his sterling silver knife.

"So you have no money?"

"Of course. If I had money, why would I go to such a remote village?"

Aye said confidently.

Tamaki Hikaru seemed to understand why she followed him.

However, it was impossible for him to have cash on him, so he had to go to a pawn shop to exchange some money for urgent use.

If I had known earlier, I should have touched the corpse, maybe I could have found out a lot of money.

With some regrets, the two walked towards Ginza.

Although Hikaru Tamaki was dressed strangely, Tokyo at this era was being impacted by Western aesthetics, so it didn't attract any strange looks.

On the contrary, Aye attracted the attention of many people along the way.

In addition to her beauty, her too fair complexion and thin kimono also raised questions about whether she would freeze to death.

In a pawn shop in Ginza, Tamaki Hikaru looked at the things on his body.

Two knives, if they weren't antiques they wouldn't fetch much.

If it is an antique, it will be more troublesome, so you might as well pawn the silver knife.

However, Tamaki Hikaru overlooked one point: the price of silver in this era was not high.

And the total weight of the set of set of knives was not pawned for much money.

At least he estimated that renting a house would definitely not be enough.

Tamaki Hikaru sighed, and out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of blood dripping from Aye's fingertips under the sleeves of his kimono.

Blood lines seeped from the ground into the cash box of the pawn shop as if they were alive.

"Don't make trouble."

Tamaki Guang stretched out his hand and grabbed Aye's hand directly, interrupting her movement.

He turned around and took off the jade hanging on his body.

"Please see how much this is worth."

Although this piece of jade should be quite important, it would be fine as long as Tamaki Hikaru redeems it within the time limit.

The pawn shop appraiser's originally listless expression suddenly brightened up.

After taking the piece of jade with both hands, he held the lens and carefully appraised it.

"Sorry, please wait a moment, I need to ask for permission."

Tamaki Hikaru waved his hand, motioning for him to go ahead.

Taking advantage of the absence of people, Yucheng Guangcai scolded Aye in a low voice.

"Don't use your abilities indiscriminately, are you afraid that you won't have enough doubts?"

Zhiwei saw that Aye could tell a lot just from Aye's subconscious use of vampire abilities to benefit herself.

The fact that she would be discovered and tricked was entirely due to her lack of vigilance.

Aye, who was scolded by Yu Chengguang, pursed his lips and said a little aggrievedly.

"Don't I want to help you?"

"If you want to help me, you have to be obedient. Have you forgotten how you were tied to the stake?"

If you are unfamiliar with the place and have no background to rely on, it is better to be cautious.

Besides, stealing things is really despicable.

After waiting for a while, someone finally came over.

The little old man wearing glasses looked at the jade solemnly, and finally whispered to the pawn shop owner in a low voice.

"This guest, this jade is indeed a rare gem, but..."

He is neither business nor greedy. As soon as he opened his mouth, Tamaki Hikaru knew what he wanted to say.

"Boss, if you have anything to say, just say it. There's no need to be secretive."

"Okay, then I'll just tell you."

The pawn shop owner with a warm smile returned the jade to Tamaki Hikari's hands.

"This kind of precious thing usually has two prices in the industry."

"If you sell it to me directly, I can give you a high price, but if it's just a pawn"

"Actually, as a guest, you also understand that I can only earn a storage fee."

Generally speaking, most people will choose to redeem this kind of particularly valuable item later.

Of course, if you don't redeem it, the pawn shop will naturally make more money, which can be regarded as a way to lower the price.

However, Tamaki Hikaru had no intention of bargaining with him and asked directly. "How much will you pay if you pawn?"

After hesitating for a moment, the boss reported a number.

It's not much, but it should be enough for Tamaki Hikaru for the time being.

"Okay, let's pawn it first."

The boss didn't talk nonsense and directly ordered someone to take the money and give it to Tamaki Hikari.

Before leaving, Tamaki Hikaru gave a reminder.

"Remember to keep it safe for me. I will come back to redeem it after a while."

"sure."

The boss nodded and bowed, and the appraiser on the side was a little puzzled.

"Boss, this jade is absolutely exquisite. Why don't you just find a way to buy it or buy it?"

When you get to the pawn shop, as long as you think of a way to transfer out, there are many ways to deal with it later.

The boss snorted angrily.

"You are the boss and I am the boss? When you encounter good things, you are greedy and don't know how to look at people?"

The boy had nothing to say, but the girl next to him was different.

Both his eyebrows and his temperament exuded a sense of nobility.

In all likelihood, she is an aristocratic lady who has run away with her lover, so she should abide by the rules to avoid being retaliated against later.

After Tamaki Guang and Aye took the money, they quickly rented a place and had a full meal.

After doing these things, Tamaki Hikaru sat in the small house he had just rented and fell into deep thought.

Now that the most important issue of settling down has been solved, all that remains is how to get back.

But Tamaki Hikaru has no clue now.

Coming here was due to the impact of miracles combined with my desire to return to the normal world.

But now that the destiny dice has been destroyed, even if it is still there, he doesn't know if it is of any use.

However, this is a possible approach after all.

Before there is no other way, let's work towards recasting the destiny dice.

But before that, Tamaki Hikaru still needs to add a lot of mystical knowledge.

Although he is now a possible magician, he is only half-experienced and still needs to supplement the basics.

"Are you still thinking about how to go back to the future?"

Just when Yu Chengguang was deep in thought, Aye leaned over gently.

The black hair hangs down from Tamaki Hikaru's shoulders, bringing with it the refreshing fragrance of blood.

This smell made Tamaki Hikaru feel very familiar, and he even sniffed Aye's hair subconsciously.

Such an intimate gesture made Aye blush subconsciously, and she immediately stood up after leaning against Tamaki Hikaru's back.

"Sorry, I'm used to it."

Tamaki Hikaru smiled apologetically.

He was even more sure that he and Aye would have a very close relationship in the future.

A little shy, Aye quickly calmed down and shook his head.

"It's okay. I'm also curious about what our relationship will be in the future."

"If I could still remember it, I could probably tell it to you."

Tamaki Hikaru sighed, he didn't understand.

If you are afraid of interfering with the trend of the times, then why do you want to block most of your life memories?

This gave him a very uncomfortable feeling.

Human memory is a complete puzzle, and Tamaki Hikaru is missing a big piece now.

It might be fine in the short term, but he didn't know if it would have more troublesome consequences if he continued like this.

Aye covered her mouth and chuckled, but didn't reply.

As for whether Tamaki Hikari was someone from the future, although she said she believed it, she only believed less than 10% in her heart.

This percentage is still for the sake of certain things.

But whether he is real or fake, what does it matter?

"Speaking of which, what should we do to make money? After all, we can only get in but not get out. Sooner or later, we will run out of money."

Aye counted the remaining money, rented the house, and purchased some daily necessities.

Although we can still live for a while, we can't just sit back and live in vain.

Food, clothing, housing and transportation are the most important issues at the moment.

Tamaki Hikaru sighed. He vaguely remembered that he had never worried about this problem.

Or it’s because the magic of possibility isn’t useful enough!

If you can’t walk to pick up money, it’s useless!

Of course, it's just talk, after all, it has worked very hard.

"Don't you have any financial resources in Tokyo for so many years?"

Tamaki Hikari asked.

Aye turned away shyly.

"Um. Actually, I'm only sixteen years old, still a minor, and have no work experience."

However, Tamaki Hikaru was preconceived. When he saw the vampire, he thought he was an old monster that was hundreds of years old.

But only sixteen?

Tamaki Hikaru glanced at her suspiciously, passing over the flat field weighed down by the kimono.

Is this just natural and hereditary?

No, what did she inherit from being a vampire? You can't give birth, okay?

Tamaki Hikaru didn't know what he was subconsciously thinking, so he knocked on his head.

"Well, since you're underage, there's nothing you can do. Let me think of some way to make money quickly."

If you are in a normal time-travel plot, you can make money the fastest by taking advantage of your foresight and investing.

However, this cheating path has been blocked, and Tamashiro cannot leave alone.

How about using magic to play stocks? If it can affect the probability, maybe you can make money by relying on luck?

However, as soon as this idea came up, it was rejected by Tamaki Hikari.

Now he can't completely control it, and he is completely spontaneous in protecting Tamaki Hikaru.

Who knows whether it will be a blessing in disguise.

Although he has such magic, he cannot rely on it for everything.

The essence of magic is still one's own will and the efforts made for it. It is just a tool that can quickly achieve results.

After thinking about it for a while, Tamaki Hikaru didn't think of a good way to make money quickly.

It is naturally not difficult to provide food, clothing, housing and transportation, but the problem is that Tamaki Hikaru still needs a lot of money to conduct occult research.

No matter what kind of system or place, researching knowledge always requires a lot of money to open the way.

Not to mention that Tamaki Hikaru still has to find a way to return to the future.

Thinking of these things, Tamaki Hikaru had a headache.

“It would be great if I could not only make money, but also be exposed to more things in this area.”

Tamaki Hikaru sighed.

But these words fell on Aye's ears and reminded her of something.

"Then should we become ghost hunters? This seems to be quite profitable."

"Ghost hunter?"

"Well, I know a little bit about this."

Aye nodded, knelt down and sat next to Yu Chengguang.

"Just like the person who wants to kill me, he is a ghost hunter, he can also be called a demon hunter or something like that."

"You can make money and get in touch with many strange monsters. It should be helpful to you, right?"

This proposal made Tamaki Hikaru very excited.

Just when he heard the word "witcher", he felt something strange in his heart.

It's like I've heard it many times before.

(End of this chapter)