The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 828 The Beginning of the War (7)

During the lunch break at Tanigaoka Junior High School, Inuyama Heita, holding the bread bought from the cafeteria, walked towards the playground with Kawasaki, hoping to find a good place to have lunch.

"Inuyama, are you really okay?" Kawasaki looked at him with a strange look: "There have been some bad rumors recently."

Inuyama Heita lowered his head while eating bread and asked, "What rumor? Why haven't I heard of it?"

"They said you offended the Yakuza!" Kawasaki said exaggeratedly, "Don't disbelieve it! When I was leaving school, I saw two suspicious people following you! They looked like Yakuza hooligans! Be careful, they may be investigating your route home so that they can find a chance to kidnap you! Let's call the police!"

"Puff!" The juice in Inuyama Heita's mouth sprayed out. Those two were not kidnappers, but his bodyguards!
"That's outrageous!" Inuyama Heita was a little embarrassed: "How could there be such a rumor?"

Of course there would be such rumors! Even Inuyama Heita himself felt uncomfortable these days. The two big brothers in flowered shirts were too conspicuous. They looked like they didn’t want strangers to come in. They would wait for him at the school gate every day after school, as if they were picking him up from school!
In the school where everyone was wearing student uniforms, the two older brothers stood at the school gate waiting for him to finish school. They were as conspicuous as hyenas standing among a flock of white sheep, and it was hard not to notice them.

But the bodyguard cannot tell Kawasaki this fact, otherwise there may be more terrifying rumors, such as that he is actually the illegitimate son of a Yakuza boss or something like that. Now the three-year period is up, and the gang is waiting for him to return.

"You are too suspicious, Minister!" Inuyama Heita's eyes were uncertain: "How could it be that the Yakuza wanted to kidnap me? My family doesn't have much money."

Kawasaki's eyes narrowed, and a light bulb suddenly lit up his head: "It's very suspicious, Inuyama, it looks like you know those two thugs... You're not the illegitimate son of some Yakuza boss, are those two people here to protect you?"

"Sure enough! He would spread it like this!" Inuyama Heita roared in his heart: "The source of those rumors is actually you!"

"Ahem...ah..." Inuyama Heita immediately changed the subject: "Um, Minister, you're going to graduate next year, right? You're going to take the college entrance exam soon. Is it really okay for you to hang out with me here?"

Kawasaki put his head on his hands and said nonchalantly, "What does it matter? My family has already arranged a school for me. I've been attending cram schools a lot, so I won't have any problem passing the entrance exams... By the way, your skill in changing the subject is so awkward! Inuyama!"

Just when Kawasaki's eyes became sharp and he wanted to get to the bottom of the matter, Inuyama Heita's savior appeared.

"Suzuki-san!" Inuyama Heita turned to Kawasaki and said, "Buyer, I suddenly remembered that I have something to talk to Suzuki-san about. Let's talk about this topic next time."

"Oh~" Kawasaki showed a lewd smile: "A single man and a single woman, are you having an affair? I noticed it before..."

Suzuki came over and looked at Kawasaki coldly, his eyes as if he was looking at a pile of non-burnable garbage: "Senior Kawasaki, your expression right now is disgusting."

"I'm sorry! I... I have to go to the classroom to study!" Kawasaki ran away in a panic. His intuition from years of exploring spirits told him that this place was very dangerous! It was not a good place to stay for long!

"Phew~ I'm saved~" Inuyama Heita finally breathed a sigh of relief. He nodded gratefully to Suzuki: "Thanks to you."

"Let's go over there and talk. There are fewer people there." Suzuki shook his head helplessly and walked towards the corner of the playground.

"Wait for me!" Inuyama Heita finished the bread and juice in his hands in one breath, threw them into the trash can, and followed.

The two of them reached a suitable place to talk. Inuyama Heita scratched his head and asked, "Well, have you really decided to participate?" Suzuki held his eyes and said, "Of course."

After the office was smashed and looted by the enemy, Suzuki, who was the office operator, of course knew about it. Naturally, she called Qian Xiaoyi to ask what happened. Then Qian Xiaoyi told her that the office might have to be closed recently because they had offended some very dangerous guys.

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Suzuki said to Qian Xiaoyi at the time, "I want to help, too."

Qian Xiaoyi originally wanted to say no as it was too dangerous, but he hesitated. If Suzuki joined, their chances of winning would greatly increase. Suzuki could be added to the plan as insurance for the Exorcist Alliance. If they lost this final battle, they would fail and all their previous efforts would be wasted.

"Although I really don't want you to get involved, it is undeniable that I need your help." Qian Xiaoyi said, "But before that, let me tell you the whole story and the specific situation."

Qian Xiaoyi then told Suzuki the whole story, including the origin of the cognitive school and the story of Jingde and Baigui. After explaining the seriousness of the situation, Qian Xiaoyi asked, "Now you know how dangerous it is, right? Even so, do you still want to help? This is not a commission, but a personal grudge of mine. I won't pay you. You are different from Heitaro, so you have no reason to get involved."

"As for the reward... you have already paid it at the beginning." Suzuki's mouth curled up slightly, and said: "When we were in the Lucky Mutual Aid Association, you had no reason to help me, but you still did it, so now, it's my turn to help you."

Qian Xiaoyi laughed when he heard this, and then he said seriously: "That's a good reason~ But I think you should think about it carefully, don't agree to it rashly. Let me know in three days. If you still want to help, go find Heitaro and tell him. He knows what to do."

"I see."

Back to the present, Inuyama Heita looked at Suzuki hesitantly: "Suzuki-san... um, this matter is very dangerous. Brother O and I both have our own reasons, so we must participate in the battle, but you don't have to get involved at all. I should have told you that the street explosion a few days ago was caused by the madman of the Hope Cult..."

Suzuki stared at him, interrupting his dissuasion, and then asked a series of questions: "Will you and Brother Oto let me go to face the enemy head-on?"

"Will you ask me to do some dangerous suicide missions?"

"Will it put me in danger?"

"How could it be!" Inuyama Heita was frightened by the courage of this girl and took a step back, then said seriously: "Brother O and I will never do that, just like before! All you have to do is to exist as a safety net for the exorcist."

Suzuki smiled: "That's right, I believe in you guys, so..."

She held out her hand: "Count me in."

Looking at her outstretched hand, Inuyama Heita was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Okay."

Behind the trees in the distance, the people from the Supernatural Department who were peeking at the scene all smiled and said in unison:
"Have a leg~"

(End of this chapter)