The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 877: Night Parade of One Hundred Demons (18)

The door of the RV was opened just like that, without any unusual phenomenon or movement, and Chizuru Hayafune just walked out of the RV. She was wearing ordinary clothes, just like any ordinary woman seen on the streets of Tokyo. If it weren't for this occasion, no one would have noticed her.

But such a peaceful appearance suddenly stopped the increasingly intense hymns in the camp, and all the believers looked in that direction as if they had telepathic connection.

"That is... the Saint Lady?"

"It's her! I've seen her. She's really the Saint!"

"Ahhh~ Saint Lady."

"Please dispel my despair, Saint Lady."

Father Kamino also stopped fighting the giant, turned his head and looked over there, sighing to himself: "Chizuru... do you still want to do this?"

"Good opportunity!" Gui Teng Longguang's eyes flashed. The believers stopped singing, which meant that the gathering of the aura had temporarily stopped. Now was the time to destroy them in one go: "Everyone! Go all out!"

The red lotus fire behind Acala bloomed, he raised his six arms high, and launched a fierce attack on the enemy with six different magic weapons! At this time, Father Kamono, who was in the lead, did not even turn his head to look at them.

The magic weapon was about to attack Father Kamino, but the moment Chizuru Hayafune appeared in front of people, the ground of the entire campsite turned completely pure white. Light emerged from the ground, forming a transparent barrier, and the six arms of Acala were actually bounced away!
"How could this happen!" Gui Teng Long Guang was horrified: "I clearly stopped singing, so why was Acala's attack blocked?!"

Wei Bo observed for a few seconds, then said solemnly: "I'm afraid... although the other party has stopped singing the hymn, the gathering of the aura has been accelerated by the appearance of the saint. Her status in the hearts of the believers is not low."

"Everyone, don't panic!" Gui Teng Longguang shouted, "The projection of Acala is still very stable. It is still as planned. Continue to draw strength from this land! Prepare for a bigger impact."

"Oh!"

Acala changed its posture as the exorcists chanted. The giant with red flames burning behind him was actually sitting cross-legged in mid-air, using fire to fight against the sanctuary and absorbing thousands of years of faith in the vicinity from the ground.

The two parties in the camp had no intention of fighting and were accumulating strength. The fight was actually suspended with the appearance of Hayafune Chizuru.

"Lord Saint!"

Chizuru Hayafune stepped out of the car, and the believers quickly moved towards her, and a crowd began to gather.

When the saints and guards who were responsible for guarding Chizuru Hayafune around the RV wanted to shout at these believers to retreat, Chizuru Hayafune said, "Let them come over, it's okay."

"But, one..." Saito Yuichi wanted to dissuade her: "If there are evil-minded people among these believers..."

"It's okay." Chizuru Hayafune repeated, "It's okay."

Although her voice was calm, there was no doubt about it, and no one continued to stop her unwise behavior.

The obstacles between the believers and her were dispelled, and the believers walked nervously to Chizuru Hayafune's side, with such pious expressions on their faces that they were almost kneeling down.

With a plop, a believer really knelt down in front of her, looked up at her face, stretched out his hand tremblingly, and begged: "Lady Saint, my wife and children ran away with someone, I have a terminal illness, and I even lost my job. This world is too cruel to me, and it makes me despair... I want to go to the other side of happiness without pain, I want hope, wuwuwu... I want hope too." As he spoke, he covered his face and cried bitterly. Inuyama Heita even saw that because of despair, those wriggling black lines began to emerge in this person's body. Just a little stimulation could make this person completely go crazy and do some extreme things.

"I feel your despair." Hayafune Chizuru accepted his hand with both of hers and said gently, "I will help you. Soon, we will be able to get rid of these pains together and reach the other side of happiness."

The believer looked at Chizuru Hayafune's face with tears in her eyes. The black lines crawled along the palms of the two people, onto her body, and penetrated into her body.

——She is absorbing those black lines!
“That’s…” Terao Yu’s eyes widened. “It’s just like… just like that person…”

This scene reminded him of the [Witch with a Curse]——Keiko Terao. Although he had never seen her in person, he instinctively felt that this method of transferring despair should be exactly the same as the way Keiko Terao exorcises the curse!
After the black line was transferred from his body to Chizuru Hayafune's body, the believer felt an unprecedented peace, as if all his troubles had gone away from him.

"Lady Saint, thank you." He prostrated himself at Chizuru Hayafune's feet, feeling extremely happy.

Seeing this, other believers also gathered around and stretched out their hands to Hayafune Chizuru, eagerly seeking her "blessing". They had been tortured by life for too long, and there was no hope in their lives. Only by believing in the Church of Hope could they break free from the hustle and bustle of the world and have a moment of peace.

Wei Bo frowned as he watched the scene: "This way of dealing with things is only temporary. It's false happiness."

"Even if it's only temporary, this is religion." Inuyama Heita said dimly, "Many people can't even get this temporary peace, and can only spend their lives in confusion and pain. They don't understand why they have to suffer such pain, so when they encounter the Church of Hope, they are so devoted to it. In this land, they need the Church of Hope."

Suzuna complained, "Hey, which side are you from?"

"I'm just telling the truth." Inuyama Heita said, "Just like the existence of the Hundred Demons, the Hope Cult also exists because of these people. As long as this country doesn't change, the Hope Cult will continue to appear... ah, it hurts!"

Suzuna curled her lips, stepped forward and patted Inuyama Heita on the back of his head, and taught him in a condescending manner: "Your tone is almost the same as those middle-aged uncles who talk a lot. Don't forget that you are still a high school student."

Over at the Hope Church, even though there were police there to maintain order, Chizuru Hayafune was still surrounded by crowds of people. Everyone wanted to get that peace, as if only in this way would they have the courage to continue living in this world.

"I can feel it." Ken's voice rang in Inuyama Heita's ears: "If these believers feel awe and admiration for the founder Amahara Mari, who is an unattainable idol and god, then this saint is closer to them, like a life-saving straw, a more real existence... Inuyama, she is still absorbing the despair in these people. No matter how powerful she is, she will reach her limit if she continues like this!"

Upon hearing this, Inuyama Heita simply said to his companions, "I'll go and take a look," then walked forward and squeezed into the crowded crowd.

"Hey, where are you going? It's dangerous there!" Inuyama Heita walked too fast, and Terao Yu and others had no time to stop him. They could only watch him disappear into the crowd.

But it wasn't over yet. Not only did Terao Iku fail to stop Inuyama Heita, but before he could react, Suzuki had already followed him silently.

"What on earth are you doing? You are really causing trouble for others! In that case..." Terao Yu gritted his teeth and said to Suzuna and Miba, "I'll go find them, don't run around."

Suzuna rolled her eyes. "I would stay here even without you telling me. Only an idiot would try to sneak into the enemy's base camp."

"Tsk~" Terao Yu glared at her, then walked nervously towards the crowd of Hope Church members.

(End of this chapter)