The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 517: Gambling (26)

"It looks like it's very lively outside~Akagi." Yoshisuke Ashiya rolled the dice and then looked up at the Akagi.

He still had that leisurely attitude as if he was playing Go with someone, while the red ghost looked extremely miserable.

The suit he was wearing had become tattered, and there was not a single piece of healthy flesh on his body. Various types of scars had begun to appear on his body. One of the two horns on his head was broken off, and he was curled up into a ball, hugging his knees and shaking.

His eyes were lifeless and drool was dripping from his mouth, as if he had suffered a mental breakdown.

Ashiya Yoshisuke's words brought him back to his senses a little, but he could no longer think about the meaning of his words. He stared at his own chess piece in the Sugoroku diagram. At this time, he was already half a circle ahead of Ashiya Yoshisuke and reached the second half of hell. If he were not in this state now, he would have the upper hand.

Seeing that the red demon did not respond to his words, Ashiya Yoshisuke smiled and began to prepare for his next punishment.

"Screaming hell - the Great Sword Forest!" Yama's phantom said, "The punishment is to scrape your flesh away from the Great Sword Forest!"

Ashiya Yoshisuke's expression became serious, and his chess piece walked through a jungle of swords, aiming at the square in front.

The temporary tranquility allowed Chigui to regain some consciousness. The numbness faded away, and an intense pain attacked from the depths of his soul, causing him to open his mouth and almost scream. He finally saw his current situation.

"Brother... why don't you come yet!" The red ghost breathed deeply, biting his nails, his heart full of despair.

At this time, he heard a familiar roar coming from outside. He immediately realized that the Green Ghost was nearby, so he shouted: "Hey! Brother! I'm here! Can you hear me! Save me, save me!!!"

But no matter how he shouted, his voice could not reach the ears of Qinggui who was in the illusion.

"He's been held back!" The red ghost immediately realized the truth of the matter: "Damn it! I must hold on! I must hold on!"

He continued to cheer himself up until Ashiya Yoshisuke's voice reached his ears again.

"It's your turn."

It’s the same sentence, but this is the sentence that Chigui least wants to hear in his life, because every time this sentence sounds, it means that he must endure inhuman torture.

The red demon looked up and saw Ashiya Yoshisuke's leisurely expression, so he reached out and picked up the dice.

"Old man, this is a trap, right?" The red ghost put the dice in his hand and suddenly said, "The further you go in the future, the more cruel the punishment in hell will be, and it will be unbearable. Even the perception of the time of torture will be continuously lengthened and magnified..."

"Oh? Did you find out?" Ashiya Yoshisuke fanned himself, not showing any surprise.

The red ghost said: "You lured me in from the beginning, letting me choose a high-point strategy to quickly overtake you and reach the finish line first... But in fact, this is not how the game is played, right?"

Ashiya Yoshisuke remained silent.

"The further you go, the more pain you'll suffer." Chigui said, "The purpose of this game is to torture both sides! Until one side can't stand it anymore, right? The end is like a bait, making your opponent walk into the abyss before you and endure greater torture. That's why you're so leisurely now, because your chess piece hasn't even reached half of the map yet, and I'm already in the second half. This means that the end may never be reached."

Ashiya Yoshisuke smiled: "That's right, if you had seen through this trap from the beginning, then I might not be able to match the perseverance of a young man like you, but there is no if. Next, will you choose to throw a small number to allow yourself to hold on for one more round, or choose to continue to advance triumphantly and move towards the finish line?" "No matter which one, my ending cannot be changed." The red ghost showed a crazy smile: "So I'm tired of it, I will curse you, I will curse you in hell, so, see the enlightenment of Jidao! We are already evil ghosts in hell, and hell is just going home for us!"

He rolled the dice.

The yellowed dice spun on the map and finally stopped at a "6".

The red devil's chess piece continued to move forward, and he had reached the last small circle in the center of the map. He only needed a few more throws to reach the finish line and win salvation on the other side.

"The Great Scorching Hell - the Endless Darkness!" Yama's phantom shouted, "The punishment is the corrosion of darkness!"

The red demon stared at Ashiya Yoshisuke intently, his skin began to decay and turn black. He had completely given up using mental resistance and completely opened his body and mind to endure the unspeakable pain.

But this time, he did not make any sound, only the fire in his eyes was burning fiercely, as if it would turn into the karma fire of hell and burn Ashiya Yoshisuke to death.

For the first time, Yoshisuke Ashiya's face showed solemnity. How could he not see that the red demon was determined to die at this time?
"The punishment is over." said the phantom of Yama.

The red demon had become old and thin, and his whole body looked like a dried red skeleton, with cracked skin that seemed like it would break at the touch. However, he did not fall down, but just stared at Ashiya Yoshisuke.

"It's your turn." The red ghost said without emotion. This was the first time he said this.

"I underestimated you." Ashiya Yoshisuke sighed and rolled the dice.

The two then fell into a boring turn-based system. They no longer talked to each other, but mechanically rolled dice, made moves, and accepted punishments in an endless cycle.

As he went deeper into the map of hell, Yoshisuke Ashiya also felt the pressure. He was no longer as calm as he was at the beginning, but looked a little disheveled, with some damage on his clothes.

But compared to the Red Demon, this is already very good. On the other hand, the Red Demon is no longer in human form. Only a gray skeleton is left kneeling there, and the skeleton's eyes are staring at Ashiya Yoshisuke.

Seeing this scene, Yoshisuke Ashiya knew that the guy named Red Demon had actually died a long time ago. He had died in the previous rounds of punishment.

What he was facing at this moment was just the obsession that the Red Oni had left at the cost of his own body. This obsession might be for victory, or it might simply be a desire to sacrifice himself so that the Blue Oni would no longer be bound. No matter which one it was, Ashiya Yoshisuke admitted that he had underestimated the other party. He thought he could use death to scare the other party and thus create bargaining chips. Now it seems that he made a mistake.

For the last time, the skeleton picked up the dice with his remaining arm and threw it lightly, and a six appeared.

"Congratulations, you have reached the last leg of hell." Ashiya Yoshisuke sighed, "Since this chessboard was made, only one person has reached this place, and that is my ancestor who made this map... Of course, he is also the first victim of this thing... Go, go to hell, you belong there, wait for me there."

The red devil's chess piece continued to move. It took six steps and stopped only when it reached the square before the end point.

At this time, Yama announced: "Your crimes are extremely serious and you refuse to repent until death. I sentence you to be thrown into the Avici Hell - the Infernal Affairs. You will be punished with all kinds of suffering!"

The skull's head moved, then turned to ash.

(End of this chapter)