The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 823 The Beginning of the War (2)

In the dead of night, at the gate of a mental hospital, two young men leaned against the wall bored, breathing heavily and chatting to drive away their sleepiness.

"How long do we have to wait?" Nanajo Masato looked at the time and said to his companions, "It's already this late... Why do you want to wear this kind of gothic makeup so late at night? If someone passes by, they will be scared, right?"

Terao Yu squatted aside, rolled his eyes at Nanajo Masato, and said confidently: "I am a sorcerer. This kind of makeup is the most suitable outfit to reflect the style of a sorcerer. It is just like the battle makeup that primitive tribe warriors put on before a battle. It is a sign of my official action."

"Initially, it was for the client to see, right?" Shichijo Masato said, "Let others know that you are a sorcerer as soon as they see you, give others a very deep impression, and create a recognizable name for yourself. This promotional method is also often used in business."

"That's about right." Terao Yu said, "But now I kind of regret it. Now everyone is used to me like this. If I show up without makeup, no one will recognize me... This is also the inevitable path for an exorcist. Everyone thinks that an exorcist should be different from normal people, so I can only follow the crowd."

Nanajo Masato said, "Xiaoyi didn't do that, did he? But when I first heard that he was an exorcist, I didn't believe it either. I thought he was making up a lie to trick little girls."

"I've certainly never seen Teacher Qian wearing a Taoist robe." Terao Yu said, "With his strength, he doesn't need to play such tricks, right? Sigh... I don't know what's going on over there? Teacher Qian and the others should be fighting the enemy now, right?"

Nanajo Masato said: "...I hope they can succeed over there. We also have our own mission."

When he thought about this, Nanajo Masato felt heavy-hearted. He asked anxiously, "Can I really do this?"

"Don't worry." Terao Yu squatted down, took a wooden stick and practiced calligraphy on the ground, saying, "Didn't Teacher Qian let us participate in special training before? Since he asked you to come, it means that you have met his requirements. Don't belittle yourself."

"He's just taking us for a stroll on the street, okay?" Nanajo Masato was still a little uneasy: "Although the barbecue is indeed delicious..."

Qian Xiaoyi once told him very clearly that his talent as a psychic was only average, plus he was just a rookie, so Shichijo Masato was very worried about whether he could do the job. If he couldn't complete the task, he wouldn't be the only one implicated.

Terao Yu was not panicked at all. He just looked down at the scribbles on the ground, erased them and continued writing: "But this is something only we can do, isn't it?"

"Yeah." Nanajo Masato could only nod. He took a deep breath, trying to dispel the tension.

hum~
The buzzing sound of a cell phone rang out, and both of them were startled. Shichijo Masato quickly took out his cell phone to check.

"Here they come! It's Xiao Yi who sent the message. They succeeded over there!" Nanajo Masato's hands were shaking. "They have already started to evacuate. It's our turn next!"

Terao Yu threw away the stick and stood up. He rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "It's finally here! If I wait any longer, I will fall asleep."

They arrived at the door of the mental hospital, but it was closed, so they could only wait outside.

"Where are the people..." Terao Yu raised his head to look inside.

Nanajo Masato also looked inside anxiously: "Xiaoyi said that Mr. Ashiya has already notified the staff here and will let us in soon."

After a few minutes, the staff of the mental hospital finally arrived and let them in.

"Visiting a patient at a time like this... wow!" The staff member was sleepy, but was immediately awakened when he saw Terao Yu's face.

Nanajo Masato looked at Terao Yu: "I said your makeup would scare people at night, right?" "Shut up! This is my style!" Terao Yu waved his hand: "It's just Gothic style, I'm not a ghost, take us in quickly."

Seeing that Terao Yu was speaking normally, the staff felt relieved and took them into the building.

Soon, they arrived at the floor of their destination.

"This is it..." The staff handed them the key and said, "No one will disturb you before dawn. Although I don't know what you are going to do, please be careful not to hurt the patients, otherwise it will be difficult for us to do it."

"Don't worry, we are not bad people." Terao Yu took the key.

"I always feel that your makeup is not convincing enough...ah, it's eerie here at night, I won't accompany you...I'll wait for you outside." The staff left in a hurry.

Nanajo Masato looked around the dark corridor and commented, "It wouldn't be surprising if some ghosts suddenly appeared here. Even a new psychic like me can sense the negative aura here."

"Let's go." Terao Yu led Nanajo Masato forward. They could even hear whispers and inexplicable screams coming from some rooms, which made them speed up their pace.

The two didn't stop until they reached the innermost room.

"Hiruda... is inside." Terao Yu said solemnly: "Are you ready?"

"At this point, there is no way back." Nanajo Masato took a deep breath and said, "Go ahead!"

Terao Yu opened the door with the key. In the room, a patient wearing a straitjacket was lying on a special bed, motionless.

Outside the door, Nanajo Masato looked inside with some curiosity: "It looks like there isn't anything special here?"

Terao Yu said: "Don't underestimate him. Hiruda's mental state has reached the stage of collapse. The hospital can only tie him up every night to prevent him from doing anything self-harming or attacking others, so he can only lie in bed obediently at night. Don't look at this room as clean now, but it has been cleaned. I heard that the whole room was used as paint by him to write curses with his own blood..."

Nanajo Masato swallowed his saliva and said, "Talking about this now...are you afraid that I'm not nervous enough?"

"I'm reminding you to be careful." Terao Yu said, "Even if Hiruda has gone crazy, the curse in his body is still real... Go in."

As soon as they walked into the room, an aura different from that outside the door enveloped them. Terao Yu stood in front of Shichijo Masato and blocked most of the impact for him. Even so, Shichijo Masato's teeth began to chatter.

"Hold on..." Shichijo Masato gritted his teeth and said, "Think about the content of the previous special training! Think about the real world, don't be dragged to the other side by these things!"

They came to Hiruda, and when they got closer they found that Hiruda did not close his eyes to sleep, but was staring at them fiercely.

Terao Yu snorted coldly and said, "We meet again, Hiruda. I have been well treated by you before, but this time, I am not here to take revenge on you... I am here to help you."

As he spoke, he took out a rusty utility knife.

(End of this chapter)