The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 735: The Narrow Gate (6)

The figure who caught Inuyama Heita's fist gradually became solid from illusory. His facial features took shape, and an exquisite suit slowly emerged on his body. He maintained a confident yet hypocritical smile, and a bright light bloomed on his forehead.

A new Sato, a different office worker from before, appeared in front of him. His suit was brand new and meticulously crafted, his leather shoes were shiny, and even his hairline, which was as high as the sky, no longer looked decadent, but had become deep.

"Hello, Section Chief Inuyama... I mean, Inuyama." Sato gave a hypocritical smile: "We finally meet again."

Inuyama Heita was startled and stepped back quickly. This was the first time he had seen Sato like this. Obviously, Sato should be something derived from his cognition! In his impression, Sato's temperament was not like this. He was more like a middle-aged office worker who was trembling with fear and did not dare to offend his boss.

"What did you do to Sato!" Inuyama Heita looked at Qian Xiaoyi behind Sato.

Qian Xiaoyi walked up to Sato, put his arm around his shoulder, and said, "I'm sorry, but he's no longer the Sato you knew."

"Nonsense!" Inuyama Heita felt a rising feeling of anger. His reason told him that the power was beginning to run wild, but he couldn't help but feel angry. Sato was obviously his subordinate!
"Take it!" Inuyama Heita stretched out his hand, and the black lines seemed to feel Inuyama Heita's anger this time, becoming sharp and straight. Several black lines were like sharp spears or arrows, extending infinitely and stabbing towards Qian Xiaoyi and the somewhat unfamiliar Sato.

"This is not good." Qian Xiaoyi hid behind Sato and said, "Is it okay to leave it to you? Sato?"

"Of course." Sato maintained a false smile: "It's my honor to save you from trouble for the sake of money, President."

As he spoke, the black lines had already hit Sato, piercing directly into his body. Sato showed a painful expression on his face, but immediately smiled and shouted: "Inuyama, you made me suffer, now I will repay you tenfold!"

More black lines reflected from his body and pierced Inuyama Heita, just as he declared, he would give back in full!

Tap, tap, tap! The black lines pierced the tatami, making a series of noises. Inuyama Heita saw that the situation was not good, and appeared in the distance in a twist. He looked at Sato fearfully, very confused and afraid: "What on earth are you!"

His Sato was clearly just a funny character who was always clinging to others and being beaten like a punching bag. Why did he become like this in Qian Xiaoyi's hands?
"Didn't you see? I told you, this is Shin Sato." Qian Xiaoyi came out and introduced him boastfully:
"Office animals are the lowest level of workers in society. Under social pressure, they will only work tirelessly to create value for the company so that they will not be abandoned by society and the environment. Under such strong pressure, most office animals will be overwhelmed by despair and become numb. They only know how to live according to the rules until they get old or are laid off...

However, there are always some office workers who, after experiencing despair, understand how society works. Finally, they abandon their humanity, morality and constraints, and develop a desire for status under the pressure of despair. They are good at calculations and profit-seeking, and strive to climb to a higher level and evolve into another new attitude... Please allow me to introduce this person to you, the elite office worker who has gone through many tests - the supervisor [MR Sato]!"

Mr. Sato maintained a hypocritical smile: "This is all due to President Qian's appreciation. Without the president, I would not have been able to get to this point."

Inuyama Heita cursed: "Impossible! How could such a ridiculous thing happen! Evolution? Do you think Sato is a Pokémon!" Under the influence of extreme emotions, Inuyama Heita could no longer remain calm.

Sato, oh no, now he should be called Mr. Sato, he smiled calmly and said politely to Inuyama Heita: "Inuyama, thank you for taking care of me before. Now I am different from before. I will return all the sufferings I have suffered because of your orders. You don't mind, right? Inuyama, Section Chief~"

Inuyama Heita recalled what he had asked Sato to do before and broke out in a cold sweat.

Not only Inuyama Heita, but everyone on the sidelines was also extremely surprised. None of them had expected that Qian Xiaoyi would come up with such a thing.

Ah Jian stroked his chin and said, "It's amazing that he was able to advance after suffering such an injury. I would like to call him a super social animal."

"Is that some strange ghost?" Nanajo Masato asked in astonishment, "Mr. Sato has become like that. His attitude is exactly the same as mine... and those senior executives in Nanajo Group! Why is there such a strange ghost? So Inuyama is just a section chief? And Koto is the president... Isn't the level difference a bit too big?"

Xingchang saw something, and he stroked his chin and thought: "I see, so that's not a ghost, but some strange urban legend, right? Qian Xiaoyi first used the power of despair to fight poison with poison, attacking the urban legend that invaded his body, and cut off the connection between it and its master, Heitaro;
Then, using the urban legend's difficult nature and its ability to merge with others, the hopeless power of the Church of Hope was transferred to the urban legend, thus creating a more powerful monster... However, apart from Qian Xiaoyi, no one else can do this now. Even a slight mistake could cause the balance between the two forces to collapse."

Qian Xiaoyi took a step back and appeared in the distance in an instant. He sat down, waved his hand, and said, "Okay, try to defeat Mr. Sato, Heitaro. He is an elite social animal that I created with your power, and then added a 'little bit' of my cognition. Don't say that you can't even handle your own power."

"Well, come on, Inuyama." Mr. Sato opened his arms and said in an annoyingly arrogant tone, "I am different after the promotion. Unlike you, President Qian is not the kind of boss who just lets people take the blame without giving any benefits. Under him, I can display my talents. He is much more tolerant than you."

"Then die! Traitor!" Inuyama Heita was enraged by Sato's attitude, and the aura around him became more distorted. He rushed towards MR Sato and launched a violent attack as if to vent his anger to cover up his fear and shame.

——It is obvious that Brother Yi can use the power of despair to arm the human-faced dog's cognition, but why can't he do it himself?
Because he knew that in his heart, the power of the human-faced dog was funny, disgusting, and difficult to deal with, but not powerful, so he didn't want to compare that desperate and violent power with the power of the human-faced dog. To do so would be an insult to this powerful force.

But Qian Xiaoyi proved to him with facts that he was wrong. The power of despair was bullshit, and it was bullshit powerful. It was just a kind of cognition that could be manipulated by others.

Inuyama Heita, who realized this, was ashamed of his own naivety and angry that his fig leaf had been exposed. His mind was gradually invaded by that power. The black lines waved, his body became more and more distorted, becoming more and more violent, and more and more like...

--monster.

(End of this chapter)