The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 773: The Bizarre Adventure of Shichijo Masato Part 6 ()

The place where they met was the street in Shibuya, a famous downtown area in Japan. There were many businesses nearby and countless pedestrians walking up and down the streets, busy with their work.

"Wait...you said you are the heir of the Nanajo Group?" Terao Iku opened his mouth wide. He only now realized that this was the case. Then it made sense why Qian Xiaoyi knew Nanajo Masato.

Terao Yu originally thought that Nanajo Masato just happened to have the last name Nanajo, and had nothing to do with that huge consortium. After all, which rich kid from a consortium would work the night shift at a convenience store?

Nanajo Masato himself did not tell him about his situation in detail. He only said that he was kicked out by his family to work because he was lazy and ate a lot, and because of some coincidences, he awakened his psychic ability.

"You've been lying to me for a long time~" Terao Yu stared at Nanajo Masato gloomily: "Why do you bother me to help you adjust when you have a top exorcist like Mr. Qian by your side?"

Nanajo Masato just sneered. In fact, Qian Xiaoyi had told him many times that with his talent, he was not suitable to be a psychic, and said that he could help him seal his inspiration, which might be the best thing for him.

But Nanajo Masato was very stubborn on this point, because his family was harmed by this kind of existence. If he couldn't even see the enemy's appearance clearly, how could he resist?

So in order to prove that he could adapt to the life of a psychic, whenever Shichijo Masato encountered a strange incident, even if he felt physically or mentally uncomfortable, he did not bother Qian Xiaoyi, but asked Terao Iku for help. This can be regarded as his persistence.

"Ah... never mind~" Terao Yu sighed and asked, "Teacher Qian, didn't we say we were going to have special training? Why did we come to a place like this? And it's in broad daylight, there are so many people here, and most of the surroundings are shops. There shouldn't be any particularly dangerous haunted houses, right? Do we have to take the train to go somewhere else?"

What Terao Yu said was right. There is such a large flow of people around here that even if it is a haunted house, as long as the rental price is slightly reduced, countless people will immediately flock to it. No matter how haunted the house is, it will not be haunted anymore after being overwhelmed by so much popularity.

What's more, it's still daytime now. If we want to do any special training on the supernatural, we have to wait until the evening when the devil comes, right?
Qian Xiaoyi said: "It's not somewhere else. The next special training location is here."

The three of them looked at each other, none of them could guess what the content of this special training was. According to past experience, Qian Xiaoyi should take them to some strange place and let them face all kinds of monsters and demons to hone themselves.

"What does Teacher Qian want us to do?" Terao Yu asked tentatively, "Are there some scary ghosts hiding in the crowd? We need to find them out and get rid of them?"

Terao Yu's words seemed quite reasonable to Inuyama Heita and Nanajo Masato. If it were Qian Xiaoyi, he might really let them do such a thing.

The three looked at the crowd, and felt that the originally ordinary and mediocre crowd had become terrifying. Even with so many people, they could not make them feel warm. It seemed that there were countless invisible demons lurking in the crowd, and they might jump out and attack them at any time. The reality and illusion began to blur...

"pain."

"oops."

"Ow!"

Qian Xiaoyi stepped forward and hit each of them on the head, instantly making the cold filter in front of their eyes disappear. Qian Xiaoyi sighed and said, "I knew it." Qijo Masato touched his head and asked, "Why did you hit us all of a sudden?"

Inuyama Heita and Terao Ikuya covered their heads and looked at Qian Xiaoyi in confusion.

Qian Xiaoyi shook his head and said, "You two, you look like neither human nor ghost..."

He first pointed at Terao Yu and asked, "How many days have you not seen the sun?"

Terao Yu thought about it and it seemed to be true. He had been studying the "Curse Book" recently and was extremely busy. He was even more diligent than when he was studying for exams. His mind was full of those strange symbols. Even the words in reality were distorted and disassembled by him. How could he have the time to go out?
Then, Qian Xiaoyi pointed his finger at Shichijo Masato and said, "And you, a guy who hides during the day and comes out at night, behaves like a vampire and goes around looking for supernatural events. I'm afraid that in the eyes of others, you are more like a ghost story."

Nanajo Masato looked at his skin and it seemed that it was indeed a little pale due to lack of sun exposure. He said helplessly, "It's all for a part-time job."

"The rest is you, Heitaro." Qian Xiaoyi pointed at Inuyama Heita.

Inuyama Heita also pointed at himself and asked, "Me? Uh... I run every morning, and I also go out to buy groceries during the day..."

Qian Xiaoyi said: "But you are always thinking about the power you hope to create, right? Do you really think your current mental state is normal?"

Inuyama Heita is silent. Whenever he uses that power, his personality becomes extreme. Even he feels surprised and regretful afterwards, as if he has a mental illness that makes it impossible to control his emotions.

Terao Yu asked: "So... this special training... is about our mental health? I think we are normal now, and we won't suddenly degenerate into monsters."

Qian Xiaoyi sneered, "This is not up to you to decide. Maybe it looks normal in your eyes, but in my eyes, each of you is in a very bad situation. To use my words, you are now in a state of yin-yang imbalance."

The three were speechless. After hearing Qian Xiaoyi's words, they found that it seemed to be true.

Nanajo Masato asked, "Will this...have any impact?"

Qian Xiaoyi said, "Of course there is an impact, and it's a big one. In Taoist culture, only the state of harmony between yin and yang is what a normal person should be like. You have been exposed to those dark things recently, and they have begun to erode your spirit. Reality is not like in cartoons, where you can surpass yourself by working hard and exercising for thirty hours a day. Excessive exercise will only cause you to have symptoms of rhabdomyolysis."

"But..." Inuyama Heita said, "Psychic ability is not a muscle, so... there shouldn't be that kind of problem, right? Just get enough sleep, exercise, and keep your spirits up, right?"

Qian Xiaoyi saw that the three of them were confused, so he could only ask, "Haven't you noticed yet? Because of excessive training of your spiritual abilities, your inspiration has become too sensitive. This is not a good thing. Not only will oversensitive inspiration not make you stronger, it may even have a counter-effect, making it easier for the enemy's abilities to affect you."

(End of this chapter)