The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 412 Urban Legend Part 4 ()

"Hmm~~~~"

Inuyama Heita held onto the wall and spit out a rainbow at the location of the garbage dump.

Qian Xiaoyi patted his back sympathetically and said, "It must be uncomfortable, right? What did you feel?"

"Memories of drinking..." Inuyama Heita said with a grim expression, "I drank with my boss and got vomited because of it. The world of adults is so terrible..."

Although he had never drunk alcohol, unfortunately, before he had experienced the euphoria of being drunk, he had already tasted the pain of a hangover. He swore that he would never drink a drop of alcohol even when he was older, because the feeling of a hangover was too uncomfortable.

Just at the moment of touching the human-faced dog, all the resentment came towards him like a tsunami, pouring into his head. The smell of vomit with a strong taste of alcohol, the noisy sounds in the izakaya, and the depression of middle-aged people, he really felt all kinds of life in an instant.

"Before you steal the opponent's power, you must first build up a good defense." Qian Xiaoyi said helplessly: "If I hadn't pulled you out just now, you would be like a drunkard, going crazy on the street."

Inuyama Heita complained, "But if I establish cognitive protection, I won't be able to assimilate with the opponent's power. But if I relax a little, those cognitions will begin to pollute my mind... This behavior is too contradictory. It's simply impossible, right?"

"No contradiction." Qian Xiaoyi said: "What you need to do is to find the delicate balance point in the middle. You are still too young now. You neither understand the enemy's strength nor your own capacity. Therefore, you will be instantly defeated by the opponent's cognition. Come on, try a few more times, and you will succeed one day."

Inuyama Heita complained: "But the perception of the human-faced dog is really disgusting! Don't you have any experience to teach me, brother?"

Qian Xiaoyi scratched his head. "Experience... I can only say that it's like skating, swimming, and riding a bicycle. No matter how many experiences others describe to you, it's useless until you find that sense of balance. And if you find that feeling once, the next things will be logical and you will never forget it. Everyone's feelings are different. If I use my own experience to tell you what to do, you may not understand. Only when you master it yourself can you be considered successful."

"So I can only try again and again..." Inuyama Heita sighed, then gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand to the human-faced dog again.

……

"Hmm~~~"

He vomited again.

Qian Xiaoyi patted Inuyama Heita's back again and said, "Now you know why I asked you to start with the human-faced dog, right? If it was one of those more aggressive urban legends or ghosts, you wouldn't be vomiting now, you'd be injured."

"Oda, you can't do it anymore?" The human-faced dog said to Inuyama Heita with a lewd expression: "Forget it, I'll take you home. Your wife is at home, right? I heard that your wife is very beautiful..."

Inuyama Heita raised his head and said angrily: "Who is Oda? You are not doing this with good intentions! What do you want to do to someone else's wife?"

Qian Xiaoyi shook his head and said, "Your cognition has been polluted. Why are you angry when someone calls you Xiaotian?"

“…That’s right.” Inuyama Heita finally reacted, patted his face, and said, “Let’s continue.”

"Clear your distracting thoughts." Qian Xiaoyi reminded, "Protect your original cognition, otherwise the same cognitive pollution that just happened will happen again."

"Yes, I understand." said Inuyama Heita.

He reached out and touched the human-faced dog again. This time, Inuyama Heita's expression was serious, and it was obvious that he was using all his energy to steal the other party's cognition. Qian Xiaoyi was also paying attention to Inuyama Heita's situation. He was like a safety officer next to an electrician, responsible for separating the electrician from the power source with a wooden stick at any time.

This is why it is best for an exorcist to have a trusted assistant by his side when he is commissioned to do something. Things in the ghost realm change rapidly, and sometimes an exorcist will have to make some dangerous attempts. At this time, someone must be there to protect him as a safety insurance.

Inuyama Heita's hand touched the human-faced dog. They remained in a stiff position, motionless. Suddenly, Inuyama Heita's expression changed, gradually becoming salty and wet...

"You know nothing!" Qian Xiaoyi slapped him on the back of the head, bringing Inuyama Heita out of his bad state.

"Go on." Qian Xiaoyi said sternly.

……

The next day, when Inuyama Heita went to school, everyone noticed that this guy was different.

His eyes were bloodshot and his eye bags were heavy. He exuded a faint sour odor and had a numb expression, just like a middle-aged office worker who had drunk a lot of alcohol the night before and had to get up early to go to work the next day.

"You...did you drink last night?" Suzuki poked Inuyama Heita's back with a ballpoint pen from behind his seat.

Inuyama Heita turned his head stiffly and gave a disgusting smile: "No, but it's worse than that."

"..." Suzuki was silent when he saw the guy's expression. After a few seconds, he said, "Um... please turn around and don't talk to me."

"Oh." Inuyama Heita turned his head silently.

Ken shook his head and said, "Poor Inuyama, he has completely lost the innocence of a young boy and has become a pathetic middle-aged man."

When Inuyama Heita heard what Ken said, he felt no emotion at all, because he no longer cared. After practicing all night yesterday, he seemed to have lost something important and could never get it back.

"The world of adults is so sad..." Inuyama Heita thought to himself, "But, in the end, I finally succeeded~ I hope I won't encounter a ghost like the human-faced dog again. In a sense, it is much more terrifying than other ghosts..."

So he prayed silently in his heart that the next special training would be a real battle.

It was as if the gods had heard his thoughts. The next night, Qian Xiaoyi called Inuyama Heita who had just rested for a day.

"Come to the office tonight. I've found a good opponent for you."

Inuyama Heita was cheered up when he heard this: Is the actual combat finally about to begin?
Although he successfully stole a bit of the power of the human-faced dog, Inuyama Heita was still unsure. He couldn't imagine how this disgusting power would be of any use in battle, but he still wanted to give it a try.

So that night, Qian Xiaoyi rode on Nuhuomaru and took Inuyama Heita to a cemetery, and then Inuyama Heita saw an old acquaintance.

(End of this chapter)