The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 879: Night Parade of One Hundred Demons (20)

The believers who were originally planning to follow the saint to that perfect world were startled by the sudden appearance of Inuyama Heita.

“That idiot!” Terao Yu, who was still squeezed in the crowd, felt his heart stop. “Does he know what he is doing? He actually appeared in the enemy’s encirclement so openly! Does he really want to die? These are just a bunch of religious lunatics!”

"Ninety-nine! You bastard..."

The first one to recover was Saito Yuichi. He threw down the pieces of the vase, stepped forward, grabbed Inuyama Heita by the collar, and pushed him away in frustration. Other believers also hurriedly pulled Inuyama Heita away, trying to keep him away from Hayafune Chizuru.

"This guy is not one of ours!"

"Hold him down and don't let him hurt the Saint Lady."

"Let me go." Inuyama Heita struggled hard, but was still pulled away. However, he also gained something, that is, the cross in Hayafune Chizuru's hand was taken away by him.

"One!" Inuyama Heita shouted.

Chizuru Hayafune finally woke up from her surprise. She looked at Heita Inuyama with deep doubts and said to the believers: "Wait, he won't hurt me. Everyone, please let him go."

Saito Yuichi turned his head anxiously: "But..."

"It's okay." Chizuru Hayafune shook her head.

After hearing the saint's order, the believers let go of Inuyama Heita's hands, but they did not relax their vigilance at all. This boy was too bad. He actually chose to make trouble at such an important time. It was really hateful.

Inuyama Heita lowered his head to tidy up his clothes, threw the cross to the ground, and then looked at Hayafune Chizuru.

"It's you?" Chizuru Hayafune asked her doubts: "What do you want to do here?"

"I..." There were many things she wanted to say, but she couldn't say them at this moment. Inuyama Heita knew very well that she was not special in the other party's eyes. Perhaps to Hayafune Chizuru, her behavior at the time was like holding an umbrella for an abandoned kitten on the roadside on a rainy day. It was nothing more ordinary. She just couldn't ignore the pain of others.

But for Inuyama Heita, if it weren't for her, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on any longer, so...

"You owe me something." Inuyama Heita said to her seriously.

Chizuru Hayafune was stunned: "What?"

"My despair."

Before she could react, a huge amount of sour and smelly black water burst out from Inuyama Heita's body, wrapping the two of them in it. In this enclosed space, Hayafune Chizuru saw that Inuyama Heita had put on a cheap black suit with a dirty tie tied around his neck.

Inuyama Heita suddenly gave her a mercenary smile, which was very abrupt.

The sudden attack made Chizuru Hayafune wake up instantly. Her aura became sharper, and so did her senses. She keenly noticed that there was an aura on Inuyama Heita that did not belong to him!

"You are not Ninety-nine!" Chizuru Hayafune stretched out her hand, and black lines gushed out, condensing into a wave, bombarding Inuyama Heita's body and drowning him. Although she was very puzzled as to why the other party would attack her, but years of fighting made Chizuru Hayafune hold back, even if the other party was someone she knew before, not to mention that it was many years ago, and at that time, she and Inuyama Heita were just nodding acquaintances.

——She didn’t even know the other person’s name, only the code name!

Just as Chizuru Hayafune was attacking with all her might, a hypocritical and greasy male voice came from the wave of black lines:

"Oh my, this guest is really reckless. He actually launched an attack without any explanation... However, the quality of these [Despair] is really high."

The black waves were separated by an invisible force, revealing the person inside. It was not Inuyama Heita at all, but a middle-aged man whom Hayafune Chizuru did not know at all!
This middle-aged man with thinning hair was wearing an expensive high-end black suit, a clean dark red tie, and a handkerchief in his chest pocket as a decoration. If one had to use one word to describe his temperament, it would be - businessman.

"Nice to meet you, Miss Hayafune. My name is Mr. Sato. For some reason, I have been asked by Mr. Inuyama Heita to help him deal with some troubles." Mr. Sato adjusted his tie, then moved aside, revealing the panting Inuyama Heita behind him.

Inuyama Heita looks very bad now. His body is covered with black acid mucus and his complexion is very bad.

"Sato, stop talking nonsense!" Inuyama Heita shouted, "Just like we said in our deal, take away the despair from her!"

Mr. Sato did not obey Inuyama Heita's order at all. He opened his hands and replied in a leisurely tone: "Oh, Inuyama-kun, how rude. I am not your subordinate now. Only President Qian, who created me now, can give me orders... And please call me [MR. Sato], thank you."

"Mr. Sato! Do as our deal says! Didn't we agree on that?"

Inuyama Heita was a little anxious. Although this MR Sato was an image created by his cognition, after being transformed by Qian Xiaoyi, it had become the personification of the power of the human-faced dog. Just like a Pokémon of too high a level would not obey the trainer's orders, MR Sato now did not listen to him at all. Being able to summon it out was the result of Inuyama Heita's best efforts.

So, if you want to use the other party to achieve your goal, the only way is "transaction".

"Did you agree? Hehehe..." Mr. Sato raised his lips, his eyes full of malicious smile. Suddenly, an ordinary rice ball appeared on his palm. Mr. Sato said slowly: "Inuyama-kun, although my true form is a human-faced dog, but... do you really treat me as a dog? Besides, you are not Momotaro~"

As Mr. Sato threw the rice ball away, Inuyama Heita's heart sank.

This rice ball is not as ordinary as it seems. It is the prize that Inuyama Heita got from Ashiya Yoshisuke when he participated in the strength test of Yomiuri. It is said that it can be used to subdue some monsters. It is a secret talisman of the Ashiya family. Many Shikigami of the Ashiya family are subdued with this talisman. Inuyama Heita has kept it as a treasure and has not used it until he took it out when he made a deal with Mr. Sato.

But Mr. Sato actually lied to him! This guy is not interested in the rice ball charm of the Ashiya family at all! He just wants to see Inuyama Heita in danger!

At this moment, Inuyama Heita truly realized the danger of the [urban legend]. Although the human-faced dog looked funny, it was actually a ghost that was created by resentment and despair! The evil thoughts in it were no less than those of the slit-mouthed woman.

——It’s just that because of the difference in perception, this guy has a bad personality and dark taste that the slit-mouthed woman does not have.

"Inuyama, let me see your desperate side. Maybe later you'll cry and beg me, and I might be able to help you." Mr. Sato walked aside and said with a smile, "Then, both of you, please don't mind me, and continue."

He made way and came to the side, looking like he was enjoying a good show. A human-faced dog emerged from the ground and flatteringly let him sit on its back.

And at this moment, Inuyama Heita and Hayafune Chizuru were truly face to face, without any obstruction from outsiders.

(End of this chapter)