The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 429: The Great Battle of Exorcism (6)

I saw a maid carefully supporting a short old lady in a white haori into the restaurant.

Most exorcists were in awe when they saw this ordinary old lady.

"Grandma Momo, the priestess of Mount Osorizan!" Terao Yu's pupils shrank, and he was very surprised. "The ninth-ranked S-class exorcist! Her main job is a super powerful medium, with the talent to communicate with all spirits. She is said to be the best among all mediums! If she wasn't too old and had some dementia, she wouldn't be ranked here. I didn't expect that the last guest to be invited would be her!"

Shinno Mariko stood up very excitedly. She was also a psychic, and seeing this person was like seeing her idol.

"It's Granny Tao!" Gui Teng Longguang greeted Granny Tao who was sitting down, "Long time no see, Granny Tao, how are you?"

Granny Tao narrowed her eyes and looked at Gui Teng Longguang. She seemed to recognize him and said with a strong local accent, "It turns out to be Xiao Ming. How come you have become so old?"

Gui Teng Long Guang said somewhat awkwardly: "No, mother-in-law, I am Long Guang, Gui Teng Long Guang, I met you last year."

"Xiao Guang?" Granny Tao asked curiously, "Xiao Guang, weren't you hospitalized because of hemorrhoids? Why are you here?"

This time, Gui Teng Longguang finally couldn't hold back his face. He smiled bitterly and said, "Grandma... the hemorrhoids thing happened more than ten years ago... You remember this kind of thing clearly."

"Oh~ It's been so long?" Granny Tao thought for a while, then asked and answered herself: "Speaking of which, what was I supposed to do today? Oh, it seems like I accepted some commission..."

After arranging Granny Tao's seat, the maid stood by, ready to serve her at any time.

At this time, the butler finally came in, pushing a dining cart with a phone on it. The butler picked up the phone, placed it on the main seat of the table, pressed the speaker button, and said, "Master, the guests are all here."

Then, a man's voice came from the phone.

"Hello everyone, this is Fuji Atsushi, I'm sure you all know me."

"Ah? Who is it?" asked Granny Tao.

"..." There was silence on the phone for a few seconds, and then he said, "I am the owner of Fuji Mansion, and the client this time."

"Where is Fuji's mansion?" asked Granny Tao.

"Aren't you in Fuji's mansion?" Fuji Atsuko said, "You should be in the restaurant now, right?"

"Oh, I see." Granny Tao nodded and said, "Um, Zhengnan, when do you have breakfast?"

"Who is Zheng Nan? And it's not morning yet... Never mind." Fuji Atsuko ignored Granny Tao and said, "Anyway, welcome everyone to Fuji Western Mansion. Since some of you are here for the first time to make a request, I will explain the content of the request again."

"First of all, it is an indispensable exorcism ceremony. As a well-known 'haunted place', we must perform the 'exorcism ceremony' at least once a year. This is the tradition of Fuji Mansion, so everyone can relax when you should, but when performing the ceremony, you must discuss in advance how to do it in order to achieve the best effect. In the next few days, 'maybe' some 'haunted enthusiasts' will come in here to take 'secret photos', so everyone knows what to do, right?" Everyone nodded and understood what he meant. It was just a show anyway, and the other party would arrange some people to take the photos, disguised as secret photos and post them online to create a weird and supernatural atmosphere, attract the attention of curiosity enthusiasts, and maintain the popularity. Otherwise, how could anyone come to this high-end hotel in the wilderness with extremely high fees?

"Um... Zhengnan." Granny Tao asked, "It's said to be a ritual to exorcise spirits...but there are no spirits here?"

"My name is not Zheng Nan!" Fujita Atsuko said unhappily, "Besides, how could there be no ghosts in the mansion? I spent so much money to invite you here just to prove that this place is haunted! So you are not allowed to say that there are no ghosts here! There must be ghosts here! That's why we have to hold an exorcism ceremony! You are absolutely not allowed to say that Fujita Mansion is not haunted at all."

Everyone already knew this, so they didn't react to Fuji Atsushi's words. Only Granny Tao looked as if she had suddenly realized something, as if she just knew the purpose of her visit.

"Then, after you leave here, you can tell others about the 'commission'." Fuji Atsuko continued, "And you must exaggerate the horror of those evil spirits! And the danger of this exorcism! Finally, you must absolutely ensure that this place is safe, but there are still some spirits wandering around, so that other guests will be willing to come."

"understand."

"understood."

"Please rest assured, President Fuji."

Everyone nodded. Some of them were veterans who had come here several times, especially Gui Teng Longguang. He knew very well how to handle this commission. It was nothing more than helping with publicity and hype. In the next few days, the housekeeper would tell them when those "supernatural enthusiasts" would come to "take secret photos". All they had to do was to discuss it in advance.

"Then please enjoy your meal. I won't disturb you." Fuji Dunnan hung up the phone. The butler put the phone back on the cart and then pushed the mobile phone out of the restaurant.

Then, several maids pushed a dining cart into the restaurant, opened the metal insulation cover, and revealed the appetizer inside - a piece of foie gras with some fruits and vegetables as garnish.

Then there was cream of mushroom soup, salmon, steak…

Every dish looked very delicate, and the quality of the ingredients was very fresh. Many exorcists, including Suzuna, couldn't help but take out their mobile phones to start filming before eating. Although there was no signal service area here and they couldn't tweet, it was nice to take pictures first and then send them to their friends to make them envious and jealous.

After finishing the last dessert, everyone was very satisfied. It must be said that the hospitality here was really good. Suzuna felt like a noble lady. She wiped her mouth gracefully and prepared to take a flower petal bath in the bathtub in the room later, and then prepare the script for tomorrow's video. Today was over.

The others also left the restaurant, some went directly back to their rooms, while others stayed in the lounge or entertainment room, ready to have some fun.

It was not until late at night, when everyone had fallen asleep and were preparing for the next day's "exorcism ceremony", that Granny Tao woke up from her bed.

She got out of bed in a daze, put on her haori, and murmured, "What should I do? What is the commission? Let me think... Masao seemed to say that there must be a ghost here? The ghosts here... Oh, I remember, they are the defeated soldiers who refused to surrender, right? Well, I can't sleep anyway, so I'll do the commission first. The dangerous evil spirits have really strange requests..."

That night, all the exorcists felt a terrifying and dangerous aura appear in the mansion.

(End of this chapter)