Conan’s Corpse Picker

  Chapter 206 What I saw is my fish

  Compared with ordinary ghosts, this human-sized ghost is obviously very special.

   And, despite being similar in size to humans. But its appearance does not look like a human, but it is completely a mythical mermaid - a fish-tailed human body, with transparent scales on the edge of the eyes, elf-like pointed ears, and long hair that hangs down to the waist.

   Jiang Xia looked at her for a while, and his heart moved slightly.

  …What a big ghost.

want to.

  The mermaid sat on the torii and looked at him condescendingly, with an indifferent expression, and the fish scales dotted around the corners of his eyes were like a piece of thin ice.

   Jiang Xia observed for a moment, then approached again.

   Mermaid frowned slightly, and raised her tail fan again to hit her.

   This time, Jiang Xia did not hide.

   He raised his hand and grabbed the merman's tail, pulling it hard.

Before the   merman could react, he was dragged through the torii gate, and fell to the ground with a snap.

  ...No way, a ghost without murderous aura as an energy source, just like that, has no power, no matter how good-looking it is.

Jiang Xia took a step forward and held down the mermaid who kept screaming in anger. The more he looked, the more satisfied he became. As expected of his ghost, even if he became a monster due to the influence of the legend, he could consciously develop in a good-looking direction instead of becoming a mermaid. Deep sea dugong or something...

   Jiang Xia withdrew her hand from the angry bite of the mermaid, and sincerely invited: "Come and sign the contract."

  The merman bared his fangs angrily and tried to pounce on him: "#&%@*!"

   Jiang Xia pretended not to understand, and nodded when she was struggling.

  Although this place is a bit out of the way, there are still people passing by occasionally, just communicate with mermaids like this, it will be a bit strange to be seen.

   Jiang Xia let go of the mermaid, stood up, grabbed the mermaid ghost's tail, carried the new ghost on his shoulders, and walked to a more remote place.

   On the way, Jiang Xia heard Xiaobai whispering to his ears and complained that the mermaid took the opportunity to bite him a few times.

   Fortunately, no matter how strong it looks, when the ghost is not full, the influence on the real thing is very weak.

   At most, it was a little itchy from being bitten on the back.

   Jiang Xia walked into the woods behind the house, put the mermaid down, and tried to have a friendly communication again.

   But the mermaid seemed to ignore him.

   The mermaid ghost in front of him was obviously influenced by legends like the Misty Tengu.

   But the difference is that not only has her appearance changed, but her temper is even more grumpy than before.

   Jiang Xia studied for a while the mermaid who was staring at him tightly, trying to bite him, and then glanced at the foggy dog ​​floating by the side, curiously reaching out and gently stroking the fish tail... It's also a ghost, why is the foggy dog ​​so honest.

   Could it be that the power of the monk has dampened the murderous aura?

  Jiang Xia was worried for a while at the fish in front of him who was flapping endlessly and refusing to communicate.

   However, being able to become a ghost means that you have a certain IQ and some memories of your life.

   Jiang Xia thought about it and decided to let her recognize the current situation first.

   Judging from the approximate time when the ghost was formed, Jiang Xia felt that it should be Naoko Shimabukuro who was burned to death in the warehouse three years ago as an adult fish.

   He then unfolded the demon whisper: "Your daughter is going to die."

  The mermaid struggled for a while.

   Jiang Xia felt effective, and said again: "The Mermaid Festival will soon be over."

  The mermaid slowly raised its ears, and the crystal clear bone-shaped earrings moved.

   Jiang Xia looked at her and continued: "Without the mermaid festival, the island will probably get cold."

  The mermaid showed her fangs angrily, and looked like she wanted to bite him again, but she still understood what Jiang Xia meant, hesitated for a moment, and closed her mouth reluctantly.

   Jiang Xia is satisfied - as expected, they can communicate normally.

   He simply told the mermaid about the current situation and Shimabukuro Junhui's plan.

   and then proposed: "You can use me as a wishing machine, make a reasonable wish, and if I do, you will be willing to sign a contract with me."

For such unbelievable ghosts, it is necessary to negotiate the conditions in advance, and this condition itself will also be a restriction—at that time, as long as the psychic has fulfilled the requirements of the ghost, even if the ghosts have other obsessions in their hearts, they will You must become "willing" in accordance with the previously stated requirements.

  The mermaid glanced at Jiang Xia hesitantly and fell into thought.

  Mermaid also has its own little abacus.

   The more vague and broad a wish is, the easier it is to be exploited. She worries that if she asks for "the mermaid festival to exist forever", the cunning medium might not care about the island's affairs and create a festival by herself called "merman festival", which means every year, even every N years. To hold one until the end of the contract.

   And if the conditions are too specific, such as "the mermaid festival on this Mermaid Island is to be held every year in the same scale and format as the present"... The psychic may not agree to this never-ending demanding requirement.

   As a ghost, the mermaid also has some instinctive understanding of psychics.

   She knew that Jiang Xia was not unable to forcibly collect ghosts. He was only willing to go through the process of "eliminating obsessions" to ensure the best results.

And if her request is more troublesome than the psychic can endure, perhaps at that time, she will not even be eligible to make a deal - then, for the psychic, the loss is just a defective product . But for her, if she rushes the psychic, the ghost will be destroyed directly...

  The mermaid thought about what she was going to do, and gradually revealed murderous intent—she wanted Jiang Xia to kill the three people who set fire to it.

   In the eyes of the mermaid, once the person who set the fire dies, the current "life-like" Shimabukuro Junhui has no hatred target, and naturally he will not become a murderer.

   In this way, the shrine will be inherited, the festivals on the island can continue, and the island can still rely on tourism for a long time. She believes that her daughter will not disappoint herself.

   There is another bit of selfishness: those three were the murderers who burned her back then, and she wanted revenge.

   If she was replaced by Naoko Shimabukuro during her lifetime, she would not be able to make such a request easily.

   But after experiencing the desperation engulfed by the fire, her thoughts are not so firm. Not to mention the influence of the surrounding legends on her after her death - the rumored "mermaid" in this area has never been a kind and good fish who only wants to pay and refuses to murder others. It is a demon **** who will ruthlessly bring disasters because believers doubt her power or lose her token.

   However, under the expectant gaze of the mermaid, Jiang Xia did not immediately agree to this request.

   The psychic seemed to have little energy: "Let me kill someone?"

   Killing with one's own hands has some terrifying risks for psychics.

  Especially in this strange world where per capita obsessions are very heavy, if you kill a boss-level soul that has been blackened after death and erase him, it will be troublesome.

   Jiang Xia didn't say it directly, but looked at the mermaid: "You seem to resent those three people. Since your obsession is so big, why don't you do it yourself?"

  The mermaid was startled, and lightly stroked the scales at the corners of her eyes, feeling a little moved.

   But soon she frowned again, her broad fish tail patted on the ground, and the thin dead leaves under her tail did not move at all—it was difficult for her to affect reality.

   (end of this chapter)