My Tokyo Love Game Has Big Problems

Chapter 173 The ghost hunter’s operation to catch the dream demon

The ghost hunters in Tokyo are actually not very tall people.

Most of the people gathered here are wandering samurai who lost their means of livelihood due to the Meiji Restoration.

Most of them do this dangerous business due to their bravery and courage.

A small number of them are true professionals.

Such as Onmyoji, monks and some dead soldiers who were once supported by the shogunate.

The changes of the times have destroyed the old order and classes, and the pain and death caused are not necessarily smaller than war.

People who have lost their livelihood, been abandoned by the nobles, and cannot adapt to the new era.

Just after the end of the war, there were countless corpses among the disasters and deaths.

Many demons were born and raised, and these ghost hunters and demons also faced the waves and impacts of the times.

Although I don't know how Aye, a vampire, knows where these ghost hunters gather.

But Tamaki Hikaru followed A Ye out the next day.

The heavy snowfall for several days has finally cleared up. If it weren't for the strange situation now, I would have felt a bit more excited about walking in the snow as the snow cleared.

But Tamaki Hikaru is not in this mood now, and Aye doesn't like Sunny either.

Holding a paper umbrella and making sure that the sun couldn't reach her, she followed Hikaru Tamashiro at a short distance.

In this era, streetcars were still a novelty and were only installed in a few major areas of Tokyo.

Following the jingling of the road bell, Tamaki Hikaru and Aye boarded the tram.

According to her, the main gathering place for ghost hunters was the famous Yoshiwara Flower Street, which later became known as Kabukicho.

Since ancient times, characters from all walks of life have always gathered in places like this.

From the nobles and ministers to those who pick dung and sell meat on the street, everyone likes this.

As for consumption, there are ways to be expensive and there are ways to be poor.

But why do you want to go to Flower Street to find out the news?

Tamaki Hikaru's face looked a little strange.

No, why did he say it again? Did you go there often before?

But he felt that he should not be such a person.

Aye beside him was very calm, with a little makeup on his face, making it look more red.

He also put on a pair of blindfolds to cover his eyes when the time comes to avoid being recognized as a vampire.

Wearing a scarf, colorful sleeves, a long hakama skirt, and thick black cotton socks under her feet.

This kind of clothing was the main popular style in the Taisho era.

Although it is gorgeous, it also sheds some traditional constraints, fully embodying the girl's charm and vitality.

Although the kimono she wore yesterday was beautiful and beautiful, it still felt a bit cold.

"By the way, is it appropriate for you to go to Flower Street with me like this?"

Tamaki Hikaru couldn't help but take a few more glances.

The more he looked at it, the more strange feeling arose in his heart.

It's familiar and close, but there's always a sense of resistance.

"What a fuss, it's not like only men can go to Flower Street."

Aye rolled her eyes at him and held her pretty face up with her bare hands.

"Besides, now all the yūnyōya have been changed to yizashiki, so there won't be any misidentification."

The restructuring of Huajie is actually just a change of name and name for the business that was once tacitly understood.

At the same time, for the sake of image, the wandering girls who once roamed the streets to attract customers were replaced by sitting in the flower room in front of the store to attract customers.

This behavior was used in many shops in Kabukicho until later generations.

Beautifully dressed young ladies sit on the window sill or in a transparent room, soliciting customers from pedestrians passing by on the street.

It's like playing with a bird in a cage to make her sing and attract the attention of passers-by.

After telling Tamaki Hikaru a few anecdotes about Flower Street, the two of them had already arrived at their destination.

Today's Yoshihara already feels a bit like a later generation.

The men wearing western clothes or a mix of Chinese and Western clothes were chatting and laughing, and in broad daylight, they had already begun to vent their desires.

On both sides of the road, there are railings like birdcages.

Among them sat a gorgeously dressed oiran, singing a ditty or saying sweet and charming words.

Aye glanced at the women in the birdcages with interest.

It feels like compared to Tamaki Hikaru, she seems to be someone who comes here specifically to have fun.

"Don't you think these women are very attractive? Don't you want to have a poignant Yoshihara love song with them?"

Whether it was teasing or testing, Tamaki Hikaru took one look and said.

"I'm not interested in these older, too gorgeous women."

This is just one of them, the more important thing is that these courtesan's seemingly gorgeous dress is nothing to Tamaki Hikaru.

What they are good at is the softness that can melt steel, but the intuitive visual provocation.

They are still much weaker than later generations.

Just the remaining costumes and outfits in Tamaki Hikari's memory had already killed them several times instantly.

Hiss. Do you want to try the custom business?

Although I don’t know how to design clothes, I just follow the impression and then reduce the fabric like crazy.

But after thinking about it, I decided to forget it. Now Yoshiwara is basically linked to the buying and selling of people.

Otherwise, where would there be so many oirans who had been trained from childhood to adulthood? It was only because of the huge tax revenue that the Meiji government acquiesced.

At the end of the day, if you are not a local, it is really difficult to make a lot of money.

Why did I never care about these things before?

Aye took Tamaki Hikaru around the flower street, and finally found an inconspicuous wandering girl's house and got into it.

The madam with thick white powder at the door squinted her eyes and didn't say anything. She sat in front of the door and fell asleep.

"This should be the right place."

Aye didn't know the exact location, but the smell of blood was the strongest among the people who came and went in this house.

In addition to the fact that they are playing a big role, it can only mean that these people who come and go are all those who lick blood.

"This guest, welcome, what do you want?"

The person who received the two people was not a gorgeous wandering girl, but a man with a blackened face.

His eyes were moving like a mouse, and there were two whiskers on his mouth.

Tamaki Hikaru thought for a while and found that he didn't know any slang, so he simply said it very straightforwardly.

"I'm here to be a ghost hunter. This should be the place where ghost hunters conduct their activities, right?"

His straightforwardness made this mouse-like man stunned.

Fortunately, Tamaki Hikaru's luck has always been very good. After the other party was stunned for a moment, he smiled flatteringly again.

"I see, you just came to Tokyo from out of town and want to find a family business, right? That villain knows, please."

After leading them sideways to a private room, he came back after a while holding a notebook.

"Please see, the recent bounties and commissions in Tokyo are all on this."

Tamaki Hikari originally thought it would be a place like a pub or a gathering, but it turned out to be a quite secluded and respectful place.

The book records many commissions in Tokyo. Some of the investors behind these events are individuals, and a large part are governments.

With just a cursory glance, Tamaki Hikaru could see the turmoil hidden beneath the surface prosperity of Tokyo today.

Man-eating monsters emerge one after another, hiding in this ever-changing city.

Most of the rewards are very generous, but there are some targeted commissions that Tamaki Hikaru will definitely not be able to accept.

For example, exorcising evil spirits from a certain mansion, Tamaki Hikari felt that it would be easier to take the task of killing a certain demon by name.

"By the way, there is another urgent request."

The man with mouse eyes pushed out another piece of paper with still wet ink. "There is a blood-sucking evil spirit haunting the remote countryside of Tokyo. After being exposed yesterday, it actually slaughtered all the people in a village."

"Now this matter has a huge impact, so its bounty has been raised five times."

Yu Chengguang's eyes moved slightly and he took it.

The photo attached above is clearly from the village where Aye was rescued yesterday. Is this considered a self-inflicted trap for him?

"This monster is too vicious. I still know how much I weigh."

I just found an excuse and passed up the commission.

"What about this?"

The man with mouse eyes picked out another one and placed it in front of Tamaki Hikari.

"Recently, there have been more and more demons in the West. It seems that there are rumors of dream demons appearing in this area recently."

"Anyone who wants to have a taste of this dream monster must ask to be captured alive."

The bounty for this commission is also very large, almost the same as the one above.

Probably because of the Western monster, local professionals in Tokyo could not find a way to deal with it for a while.

However, Tamaki Hikaru was surprisingly familiar with the so-called dream demon.

Moreover, there was an unexplained throbbing and intuition that made him accept this commission.

"Okay, let's take this."

Although he didn't know how to find this dream monster, Tamaki Hikaru trusted his intuition.

"Don't be impatient. You can also look at other commissions. As long as the incident can be resolved in the end, the reward will be paid."

With an official background, it is not difficult to verify the final results.

Tamaki Hikaru looked at the more generous commissions a few more times, and after remembering their contents in his heart, he stood up and left.

Rather than a place where commissions and bounties are issued, this is more like a hidden notice board dedicated to posting recent announcements.

It is estimated that in the information age, they will evolve into online forums.

"Are we going to find that dream demon next?"

After walking out of Younu's house, Aye took off his blindfold and asked.

"Go and have a look, I have a hunch that guy will be easy to catch."

The scope of the Nightmare's activities is in the port area along Tokyo Bay.

The most indispensable thing here is strong sailors, but during this period, many sailors died suddenly in bed.

The cause of death of each person was excessive kidney failure. Coupled with the messy scene next to the corpse, it is difficult not to think that they are haunted by demons.

After Tamaki Hikaru and Aye arrived in the port area, they did not go to the place where the deceased appeared to look for clues, nor did they investigate.

Instead, he took Aye to experience many new things in the port area that seem to be new today.

"Well, instead of looking for clues, why don't we just play here?"

Aye used the spoon in her hand to cut open the egg skin, and the sweet egg liquid slid down and poured onto the whole plate of rice.

It was from this era that Tokyo’s food styles slowly became more diverse.

Things such as fried pork cutlets, omelette rice, and curry rice were all produced by integrating the eating habits of other countries into Japanese food during this period.

These are quite common things for Tamaki Hikaru, but for Aye, they are extremely novel Western gadgets.

"No, you can't find it even if you look for it."

Tamaki Hikaru explained.

The dream demon absorbs people's essence, and it does not require physical action. It can be absorbed in dreams.

So even if we went to the scene of the death, we couldn't find any clues.

But planting the nightmare mark requires close contact, so she must be in Minato.

As for how to find it, Tamaki Hikaru didn't have a good idea.

But he was not worried because he was waiting for the other party to find him.

Although it was an unfounded feeling, Tamaki Hikari had this kind of confidence.

Although he didn't remember much, he still remembered his unique attraction to these inhuman things.

Although Aye never showed it, Tamaki Hikaru had already noticed the trace of desire hidden in her eyes.

It's just that maybe because of many issues, she never expressed her desire.

Is it blood-sucking?

Tamaki Hikaru actually didn't care about this matter, after all, it was just a little blood.

Isn't it normal for a vampire to suck blood?

Wait until she is so hungry that she can't bear it anymore.

Tamaki Hikaru waited patiently until Aye finished eating, but there was still no beautiful woman suspected of being a dream demon nearby.

Could it be that his feelings were wrong? Or is it not attractive enough?

Tamaki Hikaru thought for a while and made a somewhat bold decision.

He bit his finger and squeezed out a few drops of blood on the napkin.

"goo"

Aye, who had just eaten a lot of food, swallowed in an indistinct manner.

The napkin stained with a few drops of Tamaki Hikaru's blood was folded and put into his pocket.

"Okay, don't look at it. This is the bait used to catch that dream demon."

Yu Chengguang knocked Aye's head, feeling a little funny in his heart.

"Where did I read it?"

Aye turned his face away without hesitation, but still couldn't help but look over subconsciously.

"Your blood is really sweet."

After hesitating for a moment, Aye said seriously.

"I know, I know. I'll let you taste it a few more times when I get back."

"That was not what I meant!"

Aye's face was slightly rosy and a little shy.

Her chest was rising and falling violently, which made Tamaki Hikari a little confused. She didn't know what she was excited about.

"Don't worry, it's just a few drops of blood. It will be burned when it is used up."

"Well, that's right, I'm just worried about whether your blood will cause any trouble."

After a somewhat unnecessary explanation, Aye covered his face again and stammered.

"By the way, does what you just said still count?"

"What?"

Tamaki Hikaru pretended not to understand.

Aye didn't say anything, but expressed his dissatisfaction with being teased with his eyes.

"Not only do you eat and drink from me for free every day, but now you are confident enough to eat me."

Tamaki Hikaru said helplessly.

Raising a Ye, although mainly because of future love.

But she is really useless, except for being eye-catching and helping to relieve loneliness.

"Hey, I can definitely help you."

Aye said with a guilty conscience.

"Besides, it was obviously you who took the initiative."

The remaining half of the sentence was so subtle that it was completely inaudible.

(End of this chapter)