The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 46 On-the-job Training (5)

Just kidding! He had been to Shibuya countless times since he studied in Tokyo for several years. He was already tired of it.

Qian Xiaoyi ignored Inuyama Heita's gaze and looked at the huge crowd at the intersection and sighed, "Every time I see this scene, it feels very spectacular. It is said that during peak hours, more than 3000 people will cross the road every minute. Is it true?"

"I don't know, but it should be similar." Inuyama Heita's eyes turned dead: "So, what's the fun in it? What's the second way?" He didn't think that in a place with so many people, there could be ghosts that could influence people without relying on "contact".

Qian Xiaoyi still did not give a direct answer, but asked: "Hey, Ping Taro, are you familiar with this?"

Inuyama Heita thought, "Well... I'm not too familiar with it, am I? But I used to work near here and come here often, so I know these streets. Brother Oto, where do you want to go? Over there is the famous Hachiko bronze statue, which is a famous photo spot. Going forward is the direction of Harajuku, where I used to work. It is very popular among students. If you want to eat first, I know a few stores with high cost performance. Then there is the shopping area..."

Inuyama Heita explained in detail where each road led to. Qian Xiaoyi nodded and said, "You are very familiar with this place. At least, you are more familiar with it than a foreigner like me who has only been here a few times. So you shouldn't get lost here, right?"

Inuyama Heita was a little puzzled: "What are you talking about, Brother Yi? How could we get lost?" The roads here are interconnected. Even if we walk into the alleys, we will soon return to the main road. For him, a half-local, it is difficult to get lost.

"Is that so? That's fine. Remember, you said it yourself." Qian Xiaoyi took out a compass from his backpack, adjusted it, and then smiled playfully at Inuyama Heita: "Well, how about we play a game?"

Inuyama Heita was a little wary. Qian Xiaoyi's smile looked like a prank, so he asked, "What game? Let me make it clear first, I won't play if it's too eye-catching."

Qian Xiaoyi waved his hand and said, "No, it's just the opposite. This game won't attract any attention at all. The rules of the game are like this. You take this compass and follow the needle on it for ten minutes, and then come back to where we are now. As long as you successfully walk back, I will consider you a successful challenge and treat you to dinner tonight. How about that?"

"Is it that easy?" Inuyama Heita asked suspiciously. If he only walked for ten minutes, he wouldn't even be able to walk two streets. It was impossible for him to fail the challenge, right? But the reward of treating him to a meal was not bad. There was a restaurant in Shibuya that he thought tasted great. He could stop by for a meal later.

Qian Xiaoyi nodded: "It's that simple." Then he handed the compass to him.

Inuyama Heita took the compass and asked cautiously, "Then... shall I start?"

"Well, the game begins." Qian Xiaoyi smiled and said, "Good luck to you. I'll be waiting for you here. Come back soon."

Inuyama Heita was completely confused. He looked down at the compass, followed the direction of the needle, crossed the road with the large group, and walked forward. Inuyama Heita looked back and saw that Qian Xiaoyi had been submerged in the crowd. The dim sun was no longer dazzling and looked gloomy.

Although he was confused, Inuyama Heita did not hesitate and walked quickly in the direction of the pointer according to the rules of the game. Slowly, the pointer began to shift. Inuyama Heita was very curious about the working principle of the pointer and why it did not specify a direction but changed its direction. He continued walking along the current street for a few minutes. When the angle of the pointer completely returned to the original 90 degrees, Inuyama Heita turned around and saw that the pointer was pointing to an empty alley.

The crowd around was bustling, and no one paid attention to the high school student holding a compass in his hand. Inuyama Heita plucked up his courage and walked towards the alley. Although he had never been into this alley, he had the impression that he had passed by it many times. According to the map in his mind, if he crossed it, it should be another street. Even if he went the wrong way, he would not go too far.

Gritting his teeth, Inuyama Heita walked into the alley and went deeper into it.

Unlike the crowded streets outside, this alley was deserted and quite quiet. Before Inuyama Heita had walked for a while, the compass needle changed again. It trembled slightly and pointed to a fork in the alley. It was unknown where it wanted to take him.

Inuyama Heita looked back at the crowd walking outside the alley not far away, took a deep breath, and then walked in according to the guidance of the compass.

As Inuyama Heita went deeper, he became completely unfamiliar with the surrounding environment. He didn't know where he was and just wanted to get out of the alley as soon as possible. Finally, after a narrow passage, he saw dim sunlight at the end of the passage. Inuyama Heita quickened his pace, rushed out of the alley and came outside.

"Finally out!" Inuyama Heita was a little excited, but then he began to wonder. Looking at the empty street, he froze: "Where is this..."

“——Where?!”

The scenery of this street is very ordinary, just like an ordinary residential area, ordinary electric poles, ordinary single-family houses, ordinary forks in the road... But in the eyes of Inuyama Heita, it is extremely strange! It is too quiet here! Is there such a place near Shibuya with so many people? Too suspicious, isn't it?
Now Inuyama Heita finally understood what Qian Xiaoyi meant. He was really lost!
"Oh, compass, there is also a compass!" Inuyama Heita looked down and saw that the compass needle was swinging weakly, sometimes pointing in one direction and sometimes pointing in another direction. It was completely unreliable.

"Mobile phone...mobile phone! Check the map!" Inuyama Heita took out his mobile phone and wanted to connect to the Internet to check his current location, but there was no signal at all. He was out of service area...

Inuyama Heita was a little terrified. Facing this ordinary street, he took a step back and turned back to the alley, wanting to go back along the original route, but...

"Where the hell is this place?" Inuyama Heita was a little overwhelmed as he looked at the familiar scenery in front of him. He walked through the alley. Although it was not the same street as the one he was just on, there was still dim sunlight and an ordinary fork in the road. There was no one there. The inexplicable and weird atmosphere made Inuyama Heita couldn't help but feel scared.

At this moment, his pocket vibrated and his cell phone rang.

(End of this chapter)