The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 290 Chapter 11 In the Name of Youth ()

"Hey, Heitaro, do you want to go back together? I can give you a ride." Qian Xiaoyi asked.

"I'll be right there." After saying hello to the others, Inuyama Heita hurriedly followed.

Along the way, Inuyama Heita seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if he had something to say. Qian Xiaoyi said helplessly: "Do you have anything to say?"

"Um..." Inuyama Heita asked, "It seems that you, Brother Otoko, are very indifferent to what happened to Senior Komaeda..."

Qian Xiaoyi said, "Do you want to say that I'm cold-hearted? I'm sorry. This may be a big deal in the eyes of you adolescent kids, but in the adult society, it's nothing, because the worst result is just losing face. When you enter society, there are many things that are more desperate than losing face. Look forward to it."

Inuyama Heita sighed: "...The world of adults is too heavy."

"Well, considering how things are in Japan, I can understand your feelings." Qian Xiaoyi said carelessly, "You people here are too petty. It's just that you're being excluded, so just don't play with them. It's not like you're losing a piece of meat. Just eat when you're hungry and drink when you're thirsty. But when you're treated coldly, it's like your parents have died. What's the big deal?"

Inuyama Heita remained silent. Although Qian Xiaoyi's words were very rude, he could not refute them. At the same time, he was a little envious of the open-minded environment in China.

Qian Xiaoyi continued, "Besides, I can't help her in any way. Think about it, if I come forward, there are only two possibilities.

One is that I tell the truth and prove that there is no ghost in Xiao Maeda, so that she won't be discriminated against by others, but wouldn't that prove that she was just pretending to be a ghost? Then, how will the No. 1 gang treat her after being fooled?
The second possibility is that I help her fool others, saying that she is indeed haunted by a ghost and that’s why she does those outrageous things, but I have successfully exorcised the ghost… Then everyone will continue to distance themselves from her, just like the current situation, because she has had that kind of thing happen before. So, as long as I come forward, basically there will be no good results. "

After hearing this, Inuyama Heita felt that it made sense, but he also felt sorry for Yui Maeda. It was obviously Sakurai who was wrong, but it was Yui Maeda who was condemned. This was really unfair.

"If only there was a way..." Inuyama Heita pondered. He wanted to help Yui Komaeda, and he was sure that the other people in the Psychic Club felt the same way, but he just couldn't think of any good way to make up for what Yui Komaeda had done.

After thinking for a long time and still unable to come up with an answer, Inuyama Heita sighed again and asked, "Then Brother O, will you come tomorrow?"

"You know I have a commission to take care of tomorrow." Qian Xiaoyi said, "How can I have so much time? I can only come here today because I have time. So I probably won't be able to come tomorrow, so just give up on that idea."

"Ah... is that so?" Inuyama Heita was a little depressed. He wanted Qian Xiaoyi to use his identity as an exorcist to scare Sakurai and make her restrain herself in the future and not treat Maeda Yui like that. Now it seems that this won't work, at least not before the end of the cultural festival.

"Although I have no solution, but..." Qian Xiaoyi changed the subject and said, "I seem to know a guy who can help. If it's that guy, maybe he can find a way."

"What?" Inuyama Heita was stunned. There is such a person? Qian Xiaoyi couldn't do it, but the other party could do it. So Inuyama Heita asked quickly, "Who is it?"

Qian Xiaoyi said, "Don't expect it yet. I don't know if they have time tomorrow. And even if they do, they may not be willing to help with this kind of childish matter... Anyway, if the other party agrees, you will know who it is tomorrow. Okay, we're at your house, get off the car."

"Oh, yes, goodbye, Brother Yi." Inuyama Heita then realized that the car had arrived at his doorstep. He took off his helmet and returned it to Qian Xiaoyi, then watched him leave. Then he walked into the apartment building, feeling very curious about the person Qian Xiaoyi was talking about.

The next day, Inuyama Heita got up on time, washed, had breakfast, and then took the train to school.

When he arrived at the school, it was still as bustling as yesterday, and the students had already started setting up their stalls in advance.

Inuyama Heita did not go directly to his class and put on a Tang suit to pretend to be a chef. Instead, he first came to the second-year floor and found Kawasaki and asked, "Kawasaki-senpai, is Maeda-senpai here today?" Kawasaki was sitting in a maid outfit and sighed, "No one saw her. Maybe she didn't plan to come today? This is really a difficult matter..."

A voice came from the side: "Hey, Kawasaki, stop being lazy there, hurry up and clean up the classroom, you ran away for the whole day yesterday."

"I know~" Kawasaki answered lazily, then reluctantly picked up the mop and started mopping the floor.

"Kawasaki, that Maeda seems to be from your psychic department, right? I heard that something happened in the auditorium yesterday. Could it be that..."

Kawasaki said with a stern face: "I don't know, please don't block me from cleaning."

"Wow! Don't get the dirty water on me!"

Seeing that Kawasaki was not in the mood to chat, Inuyama Heita had no choice but to return to his class and start preparing for today's work.

He had been waiting the entire morning for the person Qian Xiaoyi had mentioned who could provide help, but the campus was exactly the same as yesterday, except for the rumor of a haunted place. Everything else was exactly the same.

"Maybe that person is unwilling to help?" Inuyama Heita thought while taking a break: "After all, Brother O also said that in the eyes of adults, this is just a game between children..."

At this moment, the sound of music suddenly rang out outside. Inuyama Heita looked out the window and saw that singing and dancing had already started on the stage over on the playground. Many audiences gathered around, enjoying the performance on the stage.

"That is..." Inuyama Heita was stunned. Several classmates had already gathered around the window.

"The selection of Miss Tanigaoka has begun."

"It seems like there was a talent show to canvass votes today."

"Wow~ I really want to go and see~ I wonder who Miss Taniyama is this year."

"She should be the sophomore Sakurai-senpai, right? I think she's quite popular."

"Speaking of Sakurai-senpai, something seemed to have happened in the auditorium yesterday. I wonder if you guys know about it..."

Inuyama Heita was looking at the playground outside with a somewhat distracted mind. Suddenly, he found a familiar and slender figure on the outskirts of the crowd. She was facing a cameraman and introducing something enthusiastically.

There was a commotion in the corridor, and many people ran past the door. A classmate stuck his head in from outside and shouted:
"Another celebrity has come to school! This time it's Suzuna-chan! The beautiful exorcist Suzuna-chan!"

Chapter 2 will be published in the afternoon

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