The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 739: The Narrow Gate (10)

Although there are no clear regulations, a strict hierarchy is still established among the children in this closed environment.

The youngest of these children is only ten years old, and the oldest is sixteen or seventeen. Logically, the older they are, the higher their rank in the group should be, but this is not the case here.

Because there are adults above these older children, that is, the disciplinarians who are always around.

They do not treat all children equally, but prefer those who behave well in the ceremony. Even if these children are bullied by older children, as long as they report it to the supervisor, the supervisor will let the bullying children know who has the final say here.

On the contrary, if the bullied person performs worse than the bully, the disciplinarians will not only ignore the situation but will also laugh at it.

In this way, the hierarchy was determined imperceptibly.

Even at the final stage of the "course", when less than one-third of the students were left and there were only two students in the class, A and B, this rule had already been ingrained in the children's hearts.

And standing at the top was a child from Class A.

【one】.

One is a sixteen-year-old girl who looks a little inconspicuous but has a smile that warms people's hearts. She has never bullied anyone. On the contrary, she is very friendly to everyone. However, no one dares to offend her, not even the supervisors. They are in awe of this girl.

In the eyes of Jiujiu who has been trying hard to gain "qualification", Yi is the only bright spot in this depressing environment, as if shining with light.

As the best performer among the children, she displayed amazing talent during the ceremony. She was the only one who could persist until the end and still keep smiling.

Jiujiu was fortunate enough to see with her own eyes that during the ceremony, she was surrounded by uncles and aunts, who told her their sorrows and pains like the moon surrounded by stars.

The black energy emanated from these people like the devil's hand, attacked her, and continuously flowed into her body.

And Yi seemed to be unaware of it, maintaining a gentle smile, listening to their troubles and occasionally answering a few words, as if this was not a ceremony but just a tea party.

The invasion of the black energy was something that all the children had experienced, so they knew how powerful Yi was. Even the worst children would unconsciously lower their heads in front of her, not daring, or not wanting to, show their disgusting side.

One is the absolute queen among the children and the goal of everyone.

Therefore, as the ninety-nine at the bottom, in the heart of this ten-year-old child, he is his role model and the person he learns from.

He wanted to learn how to smile, but after a few months, he found that he could no longer smile. Even when he practiced in front of the mirror, he could only make the corners of his mouth curl up, but there was no trace of a smile, which instead looked a little funny.

So one day at the end of the class, Jiujiu found her, plucked up the courage, and asked her what he should do to be like her?
I touched his head and said, "You don't have to be like me."

Jiujiu said, "But I want to see my mother again."

Yi was silent for a while, then said, "Even if you can hold on, you won't be able to see her again."

Jiujiu said, "I will do it, as long as I can get the 'qualification'. That's what the adults said."

"I won't be able to see him." She shook her head, didn't answer him, and left.

Jiujiu thought that Yiyi didn't want to tell him because it was her first secret.

So he began to observe Yi's every move, and then found that she was really a very gentle person. She was willing to show mercy and sympathy to anyone. She never lost her patience. No matter who came to her to talk, she would listen carefully. So Jiujiu began to learn from her actions. He no longer resisted the black energy that invaded him during the ceremony, but forced himself to endure it. His confused brain made him reveal a false smile.

That smile was extremely creepy, as if it was some non-human creature disguised as a human, exuding an inexplicably unsettling aura.

No one thought highly of him, and the children laughed at him and called him a fool. Not everyone can imitate him.

But Jiujiu still insisted on doing so, because he believed that as long as he could hold on, he would be able to bring his mother home, and the family of three would be reunited and live their previous life again.

One had warned him that he would collapse if he did that, but Ninety-Nine just responded with a stiff smile.

After many days, many more children left and there were not many children left. Surprisingly, Jiujiu stayed. But everyone could see that he was about to explode. He stayed here by force, like a fully inflated tire that was still constantly inflating itself.

So no one dared to look into his smile anymore, even those who had bullied him before no longer bothered him. Jiujiu thought this was proof of his success, so he continued on.

And one day, while undergoing the ceremony, Jiujiu forced himself to smile and accept the black energy until he could no longer laugh.

Jiujiu's consciousness was about to collapse, but he kept smiling. Countless black lines emerged from his body, scaring away the people around him. No one dared to approach him. Only one person still stood there, looking at Jiujiu with pity.

Jiujiu couldn't tell what was in his eyes anymore. He walked to Yiyi's side with difficulty and murmured, "Mom, is that you? That's great. Pingtai finally sees you."

Yi sighed, stroked her head, and said, "Yes, we meet again."

"I don't want to let you go again." Jiujiu maintained a stiff smile and said, "Let's go home."

"No, Pingtai." Yi said, "People who go to that world can never go back. Give up."

"But, but..." Jiujiu forced himself not to show a sad expression, and said with a distracted look: "I miss home, I don't want to stay here, but I can't find the way home..."

Yi said softly: "It's okay, Mom will take you home."

Those black lines with bared fangs and claws seemed to be attracted and actively drilled into Yi's body. She was absorbing these things.

"Then will you go back with me?" asked Jiujiu.

"Just think of it as a dream, Pingtai." Yi said, "Mom will be here with you, go to sleep, and when you wake up, the nightmare will disappear."

As the messy black lines in the body were absorbed, Ninety-nine's stiff smile slowly disappeared, and his eyelids began to twitch and were about to close.

"..." Qian Xiaoyi silently looked at the children hugging each other in front of him and thought: "Is this Heitaro's past?"

"...But there is another reason why I can't go back." Jiujiu murmured, "Because I no longer have a home."

He suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed Yi's neck and lifted him up. His body grew taller and more black lines began to burst out of his body.

The face composed of countless black lines turned towards Qian Xiaoyi, forming a creepy smile.

"And I haven't... killed all these guys yet." Inuyama Heita grinned at him.

(End of this chapter)