The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 748: The Narrow Gate (19)

"What should I do... What's going on in there? Should I go take a peek? Or should I just keep waiting here?"

In a shabby van on the side of the road, Okubo stared at the direction of the church, and from time to time he quickly glanced at the rearview mirror, not even daring to blink too much, for fear that something unexpected would happen in the church, or that a group of people would suddenly appear from the darkness and attack him.

"It's been so long... nothing could have happened in there, right?" Okubo's doubts grew more and more as time passed, and he couldn't help but start imagining all kinds of possibilities.

- Is it possible that the psychic detective was deceived by a traitor and was brought to the priest without any precautions?

Then I thought, has he been defeated by someone, or even killed like Fuki Yin? !
If that was the case, wouldn't it be futile for me to wait here? And there was also the risk of being discovered?

He was the only trustworthy person in the Exorcist Alliance! Although he didn't know the reason, Okubo had no other choice.

No, don't let that happen! He must go and check the situation. If the psychic detective is really tricked into a trap, then he will have no hope at all and can only flee to the remote mountains in Hokkaido for refuge!
"I...I have to go check out the situation inside." Okubo talked to himself, as if he was cheering himself up, or perhaps hypnotizing himself.

He opened the car door and looked around furtively. After confirming that there was no one, he was about to run over when he heard Fu Muyin's hoarse voice.

"Take me...with you..."

Okubo shuddered and looked back. The samurai sword wrapped in newspaper and tape was lying quietly on the back seat. If you didn't open it, no one could guess that something wrapped like that actually contained a deadly weapon.

Feeling a chill on his neck, as if a pair of cold hands were pinching his neck and slowly closing in, Okubo cursed in a low voice: "Damn it... I know, I'll take you there! Don't let that thing scare me!"

He picked up the knife, held it in his arms, and ran towards the church suspiciously. There seemed to be a gap in the door of the church. Perhaps he could get a glimpse of what was going on through this...

In the church, the priest came back with a bottle of holy water in his hand. In his hand was a bottle of fresh holy water that had just been made.

The manufacturing method is also very simple. Take a basin of pure water, put in holy salt (blessed salt) which symbolizes purity, and then let the priest pray and recite scriptures in front of it. Generally speaking, holy salt is the main body of holy water.

This step did not take long. When the priest returned to the crowd, he felt that Inuyama Heita seemed to exude an aura that was completely different from before.

"This is..." Father Kamino asked, "Something seems to have changed in this young man? I can sense that an evil aura is spreading."

Inuyama Heita stared at the priest motionlessly, in silence, as if he was planning something.

Qian Xiaoyi said, "While you were preparing for the exorcism, we removed the seal on this boy. This will allow you to feel the remaining power in his body more clearly and intuitively."

Hoshiba Rang stood aside without saying a word. What kind of joke is this? What do you mean by lifting the seal? It was obviously Inuyama Heita who remembered that feeling again. In order not to hurt Inuyama Heita, they only suppressed the power in his body deep in his heart. As long as it was stimulated, it would reappear accompanied by extreme emotions. It was not a powerful seal.

"I hope Xiaoyi's guess is wrong..." Xingchang Rang thought secretly: "They actually said that Father Kamino was the murderer of Fuki..." He didn't want to believe such a ridiculous statement, but Qian Xiaoyi would never do anything aimless. All his actions have their purpose and meaning, so he can only wait patiently for the result. After all, whether it is true or not, we will know it soon.

Father Jinye did not doubt Qian Xiaoyi's words. He nodded and said seriously, "Then let's get started... 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name...' Lord, please use this holy water to cleanse us, drive away all evil spirits, and let us be at peace under your protection."

Father Kamino began to recite scriptures. His voice was loud yet gentle, echoing throughout the church. Even in the corners it could be heard clearly, giving people an inexplicable sense of peace.

Qian Xiaoyi once heard from Mike, the agent he sent over, that Father Kamino had studied in a seminary with excellent grades. He not only remembered the origin of every sentence in the scriptures, but could also recite the scriptures in the original English and Latin.

He would use different languages ​​in front of different believers, so in front of them, the scriptures that Father Kamino recited were in Japanese.

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help. Therefore we will not be afraid, though the earth is shaken and the mountains are shaken to the heart of the sea, though the waters boil and the waves roar, though the mountains fight because of the sea."

“Fear not, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

"Almighty God, please send down your Holy Spirit to cleanse this place and drive out all the foul spirits. May your light shine here and grant us peace and protection."

Father Kamino recited scriptures over and over again while walking around Inuyama Heita and sprinkling holy water on and around him.

As the loud voice continued to echo and spread, the entire church seemed to become majestic and holy because of these sacred words.

"The aura... has changed." Qian Xiaoyi keenly felt the changes in the church. As a special religious place, this church itself possesses the power to suppress evil auras, so it stands to reason that the power of despair would hardly erupt here.

But... maybe?
At this moment, Inuyama Heita really felt the emotions of calmness and peace of mind rising in his body with the priest's ceremony, as if he wanted to use this to force out the negative emotions in his body.

But when he thought of what Qian Xiaoyi had told him, that the priest in front of him was one of those saints, he became furious, thinking that this hypocritical guy actually dared to use those sacred words to disguise himself and deceive believers into falling into hell...

He didn't believe that Qian Xiaoyi would joke about such a thing for no reason.

So the calmer he was, the angrier he became, and these two emotions kept intertwining and eventually manifested themselves outwardly.

In the eyes of the psychics, black lines began to appear around Inuyama Heita's body.

"Hold on! Young man, we're almost there." Father Kamino thought he was trying to dispel the "little bit" of despair left in Inuyama Heita's body, so he put more effort and said:
"'Our Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us…'"

"Go to hell!!!" A large number of black lines formed a tangled mess, burst out from Inuyama Heita's body and attacked Father Kamino.

(End of this chapter)