The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 635 Alliance Meeting (3)

Seeing that the morale at the scene had improved, Yoshisuke Ashiya smiled and nodded to Ryuko Kifuji.

Kidou Ryukou noticed Ashiya Yoshisuke's expression and the corners of his mouth curled up.

"Everyone said very well." Ashiya Yoshisuke said, "As for the reality, don't worry, I will handle it. Although my body is not as good as before and I am not as good as you young people, I still have accumulated some connections. Please rest assured that as long as they dare to launch an attack in reality, they will give us a handle."

"The old man is still strong and healthy, how could he be inferior to the young people?"

"That's right~ Lord Ashiya, stop joking. You are the most powerful Onmyoji in modern times."

Some exorcists rushed to flatter him, and the atmosphere at the scene was peaceful, but Ashiya Yoshisuke just smiled and said nothing.

Qian Xiaoyi was getting a little impatient listening to this. He sighed, picked his ears and said, "Grandpa, please get to the point."

Xingchang Rang yawned beside them. Both of them were rather independent-minded and did not like such occasions where people had to flatter others.

Many people looked over here, wanting to see who was so rude and teach him a lesson verbally, but when they saw it was Qian Xiaoyi, they immediately shut up. The last person who wanted to teach him a lesson is still playing with poop in a mental hospital.

"Sorry, sorry. I'm old and talk too much." Ashiya Yoshisuke was not angry, but continued: "We were able to find him by investigating the identities of those [Aquarius Envoys]. Those people's identities in real life are basically different, and they don't have much intersection in life. So the only suspicious point fell on the bottle they all owned."

Several small-looking paper shikigami came over, dragging a plate as if carrying a sedan chair, and placed it in front of Ashiya Yoshisuke. On the plate was a porcelain vase of ordinary workmanship. It didn't look like anything special, but people like Inuyama Heita and Kongo who had fought against the Aquarius users recognized it. It was the bottle in those people's hands.

"This kind of bottle is called a treasure bottle by the believers." Ashiya Kichisuke picked up the bottle and said, "It is a completely inferior product, but in the eyes of the believers of the Hope Church, it is a very precious treasure."

Through investigation, it was found that ordinary believers are not qualified to obtain this kind of bottle. After joining the church, as junior believers, newcomers need to bring five more people into the church and let them pay membership fees for a certain period of time before they can be upgraded to formal believers. At this time, they are eligible to purchase this "treasure bottle" from their superiors at a high price. It can be said that this bottle is a symbol of formal believers.

Xingba asked, "Can you show me that bottle?"

Ashiya Kichisuke nodded, placed the bottle on a plate, and asked the shikigami to pass it to him.

"It looks like... there's nothing special about it at all." Hoshiba Rang took the bottle from Ashiya Yoshisuke, looked at it for a while, and then handed it to Qian Xiaoyi.

Qian Xiaoyi took a look at it, put it back, and muttered, "It's just an ordinary bottle."

"That's right." Ashiya Kichisuke nodded and said, "After getting the [Treasure Bottle] at a high price, it is only the first step. In the mouth of the Hope Cult, this bottle is a treasure that can absorb its own ominous aura and then transform it into sacred energy. It will only work if the faith is devout enough. And after becoming a formal believer, when attending a party, the most devout believers have the opportunity to be selected by the upper class and upgraded to become [devout believers]. Only then can they meet the founder." Ashiya Kichisuke took a sip of tea and said, "Then, their founder Amahara Mari will select lucky people according to the instructions of the gods when gathering with these [devout believers] and give these bottles [blessings]... Of course, everyone knows the routines of these cults. The so-called 'instructions from the gods' only depend on whether the person has money or not."

“……” Inuyama Heita clenched his hands on his knees into fists, his eyes cold.

The exorcists present were all silent when they heard this. They had certainly heard about the methods of these cults, and some cults even mastered some strange spells, which they also knew. However, most of the time, they kept their distance from them, because these cults often colluded with other forces, and even had official endorsements, so they would not provoke them if they could.

But this time it’s different. The opponent is already in front of us. If we don’t resist, then no one will have a good ending.

Vajra raised his hand and asked, "So...are these [devout believers] [Vajra Envoys]?"

Even King Kong showed a solemn expression. Even if the actual number of the other party was only one tenth of what they claimed, it was still a very large number. If the other party had so many [Aquarius Envoys]...

"How is that possible~" Ashiya Kichisuke smiled and shook his head: "Those Aquarius Envoys can't be created casually. Their status is still above the [Believers]. Above that, there is another class in the Church of Hope, called [Saints]. But there are not many [Saints]. So the [Aquarius Envoys] may just be an independent force in the Church of Hope that specializes in solving spiritual problems. There can't be too many of them."

"That's good." King Kong breathed a sigh of relief. Those enemies were too difficult for him and they restrained him greatly.

Ashiya Kichisuke said, "Then finally, there is Chizuru Hayafune... Although her identity has not been found yet, judging from the fact that other Aquarians all call her the Saint... She may be a special existence in the sect, and her status may even be second only to the founder."

"Can't find any information about her?!" an exorcist asked, "Could it be that she just appeared out of thin air?"

Ashiya Kichisuke shook his head: "I don't know, but it is very likely that the enemy has deliberately hidden her. I believe that this 'Saint' is very important to the Church of Hope. Only the core members know of her existence... Well, this is all the information I have found about the enemy."

"That's all?" Qian Xiaoyi asked, "Nothing else?"

Ashiya Yoshisuke said, "If you are talking about secular matters, such as which congressman they have a cooperative relationship with, which group they have participated in a donation activity, which celebrity they have recruited as a believer... I can still find out this kind of information, but the main information we want to investigate is not this, right?"

"That makes sense." Qian Xiaoyi nodded: "Well, now that the enemy's identity is clear, what should we do next?"

Ashiya Yoshisuke said, "The next thing will be up to you all. Please use all your connections to investigate any clues about this sect. At the very least, we need to know their movements and their approximate strength. Before the investigation is complete, please do not act rashly to avoid any accidents."

(End of this chapter)