The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 424: The Ghost-Exorcist War
In the rented apartment, Terao Yu was staring at the computer screen, eating potato chips and watching the variety show with relish, making exclamations of amazement from time to time.

What shows does he watch? Nothing but Horror Night GO.

Ever since he had talked about mountains with the newly promoted S-class exorcist, the psychic detective Qian Xiaoyi, in the Yellow Springs House for such a long time, but did not realize that the person in front of him was the subject of his discussion, Terao Yu felt ashamed and humiliated at the same time!
Because he was the administrator of the exorcist information forum [Ghost], and he prided himself on knowing the information of every powerful exorcist, he could not accept such a mistake.

Not to mention that this psychic detective who was so mysterious in the exorcist circle would actually appear on an entertainment-oriented variety show. He couldn't even think about such a thing. After all, he had seen that show before. It was nothing more than making up some false supernatural phenomena to attract people's attention. In the eyes of insiders like them, it was just a scam for children and young people.

But the psychic detective is different. He is the one who actually defeated the former S-class sorcerer [Curse] Hiruda Makoto!
As a distant cousin of Hiruda Makoto, Terao Yu knows that guy's strength very well. So after hearing that Qian Xiaoyi was on the show, he was very curious about how this powerful psychic detective would appear. Would he cooperate with those people to perform a fake script, or would he really create some dangerous supernatural events to show to the audience...

The result was beyond his expectation, it was neither of the two. Qian Xiaoyi chose a tricky way. He wrote scripts based on the commissions that he or his peers had experienced, and then asked the program team to reproduce and adapt them.

It has to be said that this type of program piqued his interest. As soon as he finished watching the first event, he couldn't wait to click on the next episode. There was no other reason, it was simply because those events were too attractive, very much like the strange commissions that real exorcists like them would take on.

There were many strange events that he had never heard of, but considering his identity as a psychic detective, he believed that they were real things that happened.

Some of these events are absurd, some are horrifying, and some are coincidental enough to make you laugh and cry. Moreover, one episode follows another, creating a strong sense of suspense that makes people unable to stop watching.

So these days, Terao Yu basically stayed in his rental apartment watching shows, like a jobless NEET (a group of people who don't look for a job, rely on their parents for support, and stay at home).

Then, Terao Iku caught up with the Halloween special.

"Wait!" When Terao Yu saw Qian Xiaoyi coming out of the leather case, cold sweat broke out on his head: "That's Shibuya on Halloween, right? But isn't that... a restricted area for psychics?! He stayed there for four hours? And he looks fine?!"

After being shocked, Terao Yu has begun to consider whether to move Qian Xiaoyi up one or two places in the ranking. After all, apart from Qian Xiaoyi, he has never heard of any other exorcist who could do it in Shibuya for such a long time on that day. Everyone would tacitly avoid that place that day, and this is something everyone in the industry knows.

And Qian Xiaoyi was so crazy that he ran there to record the show... That's amazing!
Terao Yu continued reading and after catching up to the latest issues, he was surprised to find that Qian Xiaoyi had disappeared!

Yes, in the original program team, Qian Xiaoyi would often appear at the beginning, wearing a Sherlock Holmes detective suit, holding a wooden pipe, and begin to narrate the outline of the commission. Occasionally, he would also make a cameo appearance in the scene replays.

However, in the latest episodes, his figure has completely disappeared. Not only can he not be seen in the scene replays, but even the opening narration shot has been replaced by that Suzuna-chan.

He knew that woman. She had a very bad reputation in the industry before. She often tried to attract attention for the popularity of her live broadcasts, tried to curry favor with others, and cheated many clients. She was simply a cancer in the industry. Recently, she seemed to have calmed down a bit, and there were no complaints about her anymore. It turned out that she was on TV.

"How dare a mere Suzuna take Mr. Qian's place!" Although it's only been a few days, Terao Yu already considers himself a fan of Qian Xiaoyi. Then, he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have complained about Qian Xiaoyi not doing commissions but going on TV instead in Huangquan House. "... Could it be that he listened to me?" The more Terao Yu thought about it, the more possible it was, and then he said in a dilemma: "Alas... Actually, it's not bad to be on TV. At least the show is pretty good, and it has reference value for real exorcists..."

After searching the Internet and confirming that Qian Xiaoyi had withdrawn from the program, Terao Yu could only shake his head, turn off the recording, and then log into the [Ghost] forum to see if there was any new information about Qian Xiaoyi's recent movements. Maybe someone might know.

As a fan, how can you not know the whereabouts of your idol?

【Ghost】 is a private forum for exorcists. It cannot be found on general search engines and must be entered through the URL. Not only that, but a premium member's invitation code is required to register and log in, then speak and view content. This prevents ordinary people who are unaware of the truth from entering the forum.

In the forum, all members are anonymous. Apart from knowing that they are all exorcists or related persons, no one knows their true identities in real life. Because of this, everyone can speak freely in the forum, and even if they reveal any information, it will not be known to others.

Over time, everyone would often tacitly exchange the client information they needed or discuss some exorcism techniques here. It is not an exaggeration to say that this is the most professional exorcist forum in Japan.

So whenever Terao Yu mentions that he is the administrator of the forum, he feels proud.

Then he posted a message on the forum.

Dark Past: [Regarding the psychic detective Qian Xiaoyi, what has happened recently? ]

After posting the message, he also set up some bounty points. In the forum, bounty points are the currency here and can be used to purchase some not very secret information.

Because everyone in the forum knew this ID, the post became lively after a while.

[Psychic detective? The one who defeated Hiruda? Wasn't he on WTV recently? Go check it out, it's quite interesting. Give me the points.]

[You are really out of touch with the news. Haven't you read the recent issues? He is not in them at all. ]

[Eh? Really? No wonder there is such a bounty question, then where did he go? I am also curious. ]

(End of this chapter)