The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 829 The Beginning of the War (8)

Inuyama Heita and Suzuki left school together that afternoon and walked in the same direction.

Suzuki looked back at the two Yakuza bodyguards swaggering behind him and sighed, "Is it really okay to be so conspicuous? They were stopped by the patrol police for questioning before, right?"

As Yakuza, the two of them seemed to have no awareness of concealing their identities.

Inuyama Heita could only say awkwardly: "There is nothing we can do. This is a special period..."

Fortunately, these two older brothers only picked him up and dropped him off at school, and would not come over to talk to him, otherwise Inuyama Heita felt that he might really live up to the title of "illegitimate son of a yakuza gangster", which would bring serious troubles to his life. He just wanted to be an invisible person in school.

"We're here." Inuyama Heita led Suzuki to a bar on the street. The bar was not open at the time and there was a wooden sign "CLOSED" hanging on the door, but Inuyama Heita pushed the door open and walked in with Suzuki.

"Blues Bar..." Suzuki muttered to himself, "Is this the place? The place where the exorcists gather..."

She didn't expect the party would be here, she had been here before.

"Hey~ Heitaro!" Kongo was closest to the door and saw Inuyama Heita at first sight.

Sitting next to Kongo, Terao Ikuya turned around and saw Inuyama Heita and Suzuki. He complained, "Hey~Heitaro, it's ok for you to come alone, but why did you bring your girl..."

His head was held down by someone, and Nanajo Masato stood up from his seat and greeted him warmly, "Is Ms. Suzuki here too? You and Heitaro, come and sit over here. The operational meeting hasn't started yet."

In addition to them, many people have gathered in the bar, such as Hoshiba Ryo, Miwa, Anna, Kidou Ryuko, Ashiya Kisuke, and even the Suzuna siblings and Tachibana Mio. Some people who are familiar with Inuyama Heita are basically all present, and they are gathered in groups of three or four to chat.

After seeing Suzuki and Inuyama Heita, several people who participated in the WTV incident greeted them one after another, and Inuyama Heita and Suzuki kept returning the greetings.

"Inuyama, did you bring Miss Suzuki with you?" Maria and Mike were mixing drinks behind the bar counter. Maria asked with a smile, "Miss Suzuki, would you like a non-alcoholic cocktail? It's Maria's special version."

Only Terao Yu looked confused. He whispered to Nanajo Masato, "Hey, Masato, who is this high school girl? How come you all know her?"

Terao Yu only vaguely remembered that Suzuki seemed to be a club classmate who traveled to Osorezan with Inuyama Heita last time, but he didn't expect to see her here too.

Nanajo Masato said seriously: "Don't underestimate Miss Suzuki. Although she is just a high school student like Heitaro, she can play a very important role. She is an employee of Kotobuki Office! Also, she and Heitaro are just classmates, not lovers. You must not make a mistake, or you will cause trouble for others."

"Why do I feel like there's something wrong with you?" Terao Yu looked at him askance and said jokingly, "It seems like you care about her a lot? You're not..."

"Uh... she saved my life." Nanajo Masato said hesitantly, "At that time, I was just an ordinary person who had never seen the world. Do you understand?"

"Oh~ I see." Terao Yu reluctantly accepted this reason.

After a few more exorcists from the alliance arrived, Ashiya Yoshisuke checked the time. He tapped his wine glass with a spoon and asked everyone to look over. "It's almost time. Let's get ready for the meeting. There are a few important things to announce today. Everyone come sit over here."

Everyone found seats nearby and sat down.

An exorcist asked curiously, "Speaking of which, this seems to be the first time we discuss alliance matters in reality. Why not hold the meeting at Huangquan House? It feels weird."

His companion replied: "Don't you know? A few days ago, Huangquan House was attacked by the enemy and is currently under repair. It is temporarily unavailable, so we can only hold the meeting in reality."

Terao Yu looked around: "Strange, where is Teacher Qian? Why didn't he come here?"

"Ahem, I'm here." Qian Xiaoyi's voice came. Terao Yu turned around and saw a mobile phone on the table. Qian Xiaoyi's big face was on the screen, and Inuyama Heita was adjusting the angle of the camera.

"For some reason, it's not convenient for me to attend the party in person right now." Qian Xiaoyi said, "So I can only attend in this way."

Terao Yu scratched his head: "What a pity! I wanted to ask Teacher Qian about the questions in the Curse Book."

"Everyone, be quiet." Ashiya Jisuke stood in front of the bar and said to everyone, "As the first real gathering of the Kanto Exorcist Alliance, we would like to first thank the host, Ms. Maria, for providing us with the venue for free, and also thank her for the free drinks."

Maria covered her mouth and smiled: "In the future, you must come and patronize my business often~"

"Okay, okay..."

"Next time I will definitely..."

Maria and Mike left, leaving the venue to them.

Ashiya Yoshisuke nodded, and then continued: "What I am going to say next may have been guessed by some people. A few days ago, my Yellow Spring House was temporarily unusable due to the enemy's attack. Moreover, not only the Yellow Spring House, but also my abilities were seriously damaged in that battle... In other words, I no longer have the energy and strength to lead the alliance, so one of the contents of this meeting is to select a new leader for the alliance."

Except for those who knew the inside story, everyone looked surprised.

You said that the great Onmyoji Ashiya Yoshisuke led the team well, what should we do if we change him? Do other people have this ability? No, right?
Rather than why Yoshisuke Ashiya abdicated, everyone is more concerned about who will be the next leader of the alliance.

"Is it Mr. Hoshiba? The exorcists in the alliance all have their magical tools provided by the Hoshiba family. He should have the highest reputation and is also very powerful."

"Master Liuliyuan is not bad. If it's him, no one should object. Wait, why didn't we see him this time?"

"Master Liuliyuan seems to be busy practicing these days, so he didn't come."

"Why do I feel like he's a psychic detective? He seems very powerful."

"Are you kidding? He's a foreigner."

“Let’s vote.”

"I think I can, I vote for myself."

"Dream on! If you're elected, the entire alliance will be doomed!"

After a buzz of discussion, Ashiya Yoshisuke said, "The next leader of the alliance must be an experienced, powerful, reputable and upright person who will not lead everyone astray. Now is a time of war, and we have already gone to war with the Church of Hope, so this time we will not adopt a democratic vote. The next leader of the alliance will be directly appointed by me."

No one had any objection to what Ashiya Yoshisuke said. His reputation was high enough and no one would stand up to disagree, unless the successor he designated was particularly outrageous.

"It seems that no one has any objection." Ashiya Yoshisuke clapped his hands: "Then, I declare that the next leader of the alliance will be..."

"——Kito Ryuko!"

(End of this chapter)