For Fang Zheng, if he wanted to get a girl, it would be easy.
After all, the ancient god's spiritual light and the god of lust's priesthood both act on the spiritual realm. Unless the opponent also has mental resistance, it is basically impossible to resist.
From a certain perspective, this move is more powerful than Shokuhou Misaki's psychological control, because Shokuhou Misaki is ultimately just interfering with people's consciousness, and as an ability, there is a possibility of failure. However, Fang Zheng's mental pollution is more like a distortion of other people's minds, just like twisting a straight steel bar into a twist, and there is basically no possibility of restoring it.
Of course, Fang Zheng did not do this to Xin Tiao Qian, otherwise she would be crying and begging him to go to the hotel with her... Fang Zheng did not dare to release the power of the God of Lust casually, especially considering that Xin Tiao Qian might have some connection with this world.
Otherwise, when you wake up, the whole city might become an 18R water O Jing paradise.
Therefore, Fang Zheng only used a little bit, just like perfume, the main function is to attract the other party's attention, and once the purpose is achieved, he can put it aside temporarily. After all, Fang Zheng is also very experienced in flirting with girls. Like now, he is drinking coffee while chatting with Xin Tiao Qian, and he makes the other party very happy.
Although most boys think it's better to have common hobbies with girls, Fang Zheng doesn't think so. In fact, among all the harem around him, few of them have the same hobbies. Fang Zheng doesn't match Kuroneko's chuunibyou, and he doesn't care about Eriri's illustrated books. He has no interest in girly romance novels like Kasumigaoka Utaha.
But this did not prevent him from being with everyone, and being very happy.
In fact, to be honest, flirting with girls through the same hobbies is just wishful thinking. Maybe for boys, if their partner has the same hobbies as them, they will get along better, but the fact is that when you have different CPs in the same work or have extreme views on a certain character, then you will soon experience firsthand what it means that heretics are more hateful than pagans.
Just like now, if Fang Zheng was an avid monster lover, he might argue with Shinjo Akane about who is the strongest monster, and then he would have to cite classics to convince the girl that Godzilla is the most powerful, and the little monsters fought by Ultraman are all his younger brothers - the result would not be that both parties had a happy chat, but that they would just go their separate ways and go home.
Therefore, many boys find it particularly difficult to imagine why, even though they share the same hobbies with a girl, the other party falls in love with a layman who seems to know nothing about this circle. However, the fact is that the girl does not actually care whether she and the boy have common topics or not, as long as they have a good chat.
It's better than everyone liking Harry Potter and then fighting to the death over who is the top and who is the bottom.
Even long-time friends may break up because of something like the opposite of CP, not to mention couples.
Of course, it's not impossible to have the same hobbies, but the prerequisite is that you are a famous singer or performer in the circle, such as a famous singer or performer in the music world, a famous writer in the literary world, or a star in the sports and entertainment circles. Then the girl will not think you are a heretic, but will worship you as a bishop.
Otherwise, as an ordinary person, it is better not to rashly enter the field where the other party is good at - otherwise you might die miserably.
The fate of heretics is to be crucified and burned at the stake.
Fang Zheng is like this now. He doesn't really know much about monsters, and he's not a fan of special effects films. He just watched them. But for Akane Shinjo, it's a joy to teach and answer questions. One of the most irresistible desires of human beings is to be a teacher, especially when the other person really listens instead of just giving a perfunctory answer. This is much more interesting than two people arguing about the strength of monsters.
After all, Xin Tiao Qian is just an ordinary girl, how can she be a match for Fang Zheng? At the beginning, she was still wary of Fang Zheng, but later on, she became quite enthusiastic about Fang Zheng, so much so that when Fang Zheng said it was getting late and he had to go home, she even felt a little lost.
"Hey? Are you leaving?"
"It's getting late, Miss Shinjo."
Fang Zheng glanced at the clock hanging in the coffee shop.
"Don't you have access control at your house? It's almost ten o'clock now. It's very dangerous for a girl to walk outside alone."
"Um...okay."
Xin Tiao Qian was somewhat disappointed. She was even reluctant to leave Fang Zheng, but what the other party said was true, so she forced herself to smile, nodded and stood up.
"Do you need me to take you there?"
“…”
Faced with Fang Zheng's question, Xin Tiao Qian instinctively wanted to say "No thanks", but when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back.
"Please, like you said, it's very dangerous for a girl to walk alone at night."
At this moment, Xin Tiao Qian just wanted to stay with Fang Zheng for a while longer. There was no reason. She just felt like a magnet, firmly attracted to him and didn't want to be separated at all.
The two left the coffee shop, and then Fang Zheng accompanied Xin Tiao Qian towards her home. Along the way, the two talked and laughed, chatting about some trivial topics. But for Xin Tiao Qian, this alone was enough.
In this way, the two walked all the way and arrived at the door of Xin Tiao Qian's home.
"Well, I'll take my leave now. Good night and have a sweet dream."
Carrying his guitar, Fang Zheng nodded to Xin Tiao Qian, then turned around and prepared to leave. Seeing Fang Zheng about to leave, Xin Tiao Qian was stunned.
"Ah, wait a minute."
"Hmm? Anything else?"
"Then...would you like to come in and sit down?"
Looking at Fang Zheng in front of her, Xin Tiao Qian made this invitation for some unknown reason.
"My parents are not at home, I am the only one at home..."
There is no need to explain the hidden meaning in this sentence.
"Maybe next time."
Although Xin Tiao Qian's invitation was very interesting, Fang Zheng knew that Xin Tiao Qian was not the only one in her family. At least from his current contact with Xin Tiao Qian, this girl herself was not particularly special. Then the guy who could make the monster model become a physical entity was even more important. In this case, he would not rashly go to the other party's lair to cause trouble.
After all, now is not the time.
"I have to go back and take care of some chores today, so I won't bother you."
After saying this, Fang Zheng waved his hand and was about to leave. Seeing Fang Zheng about to leave, Xin Tiao Qian called him again.
"Then...can we meet again?"
"Of course, I will be playing in the park these days. If you are interested, you can come and listen."
Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Xin Tiao Qian felt inexplicably relieved, and then she smiled at Fang Zheng.
"Of course, I will go."
After breaking up with Xin Tiao Qian, Fang Zheng returned to the battleship, called everyone to a meeting again, and explained his findings.
"So, the girl named Akane Shinjo is responsible for making the monster model, and the other person is responsible for turning the model into a real monster?"
Tesla frowned in confusion.
"Why doesn't it do it by itself? Why does it have to ask for help? And according to your observation, Yuuki, that girl called Shinjo Akane is just an ordinary girl, right?"
"On the surface, he looks like an ordinary person. Of course, that's just on the surface. Besides, I have an idea about your question."
Fang Zheng pointed at the table.
"In fact, your question is the same in your world, that is... why does the Honkai consciousness insist on letting the Herrscher destroy humanity? Can't it do it itself?"
“…Now that you put it that way…”
Tesla was also stunned when he heard this.
“It seems to make some sense?”
"In fact, if you think about it carefully, aren't the steps very similar? In your world, Honkai consciousness seeks a host, and then forms a Herrscher personality through hatred, resentment and other negative emotions, and then uses this Herrscher personality to destroy humanity. This world is the same. The guy I have never met does not create monsters to attack the city by himself, but insists on using Shinjo Akane's hands to create monster models, and then makes these monsters real."
Fang Zheng said this while tapping the table.
"So have you discovered? The common point among them is that they never act on their own, but only act through the hands of others. The Honkai consciousness does not seem to 'create' anything itself."
“This is indeed a topic worth studying.”
Einstein also nodded, while Tesla stared at Fang Zheng.
"So what are you going to do next?"
"I still plan to start with Xin Tiao Qian. Based on the information I have investigated and my contact with her today, she doesn't seem to be the kind of person who is full of hatred for the world. If I can lure her into being obsessed with love and give up on creating monsters, I want to see what the other person will do."
"Wow...you're just a scumbag."
Tesla curled his lips in disgust.
"Doesn't your conscience hurt to do this to a girl?"
"I always use whatever means necessary to deal with my enemies."
Fang Zheng doesn't mind telling other people what he has done. After all, sometimes it's better to be honest.
"In short, if Akane Shinjo is really obsessed with me, she might give up making monsters. At that time, it depends on whether her accomplice will find someone else or do everything he can to make Akane Shinjo start making monsters again."
"If it looks for someone else, it means Xin Tiao Qian can be replaced. If it doesn't give up Xin Tiao Qian..."
"Then it means that there are other secrets about Akane Shinjo."
Fang Zheng spread his hands.
"What else do you think?"
"My opinion is that it's good enough if you don't deceive girls. Playing with girls' hearts is the worst."
Tesla replied coldly, then stood up and left the meeting room directly, and Einstein also sighed.
"I'm not sure about this, so you can figure it out yourself."
"Then I'll be welcome."
Fang Zheng touched his chin and narrowed his eyes.
If there really is some secret about Akane Shinjo, maybe... just as I thought, she is also related to the Honkai consciousness?