The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 887: Night Parade of One Hundred Demons (28)

"What should we do next?" Terao Iku looked at Suzuki.

Suzuki said, "Just call me Heitaro."

Terao Yu was a little shocked: "Is it that simple?"

"That's what Brother O said," Suzuki told him, "but I don't know if it will work."

Terao Yu was quite confident: "Then it will definitely work! Let's get started. You are not a psychic, I will help you check the status of the two of them."

"Okay." Suzuki nodded, then returned to Inuyama Heita and called out the name [Heitaro].

Terao Yu carefully observed the auras of Hayafune Chizuru and Inuyama Heita. After Suzuki called out "Heitaro", he said happily: "It works, although it's very weak... Keep going."

Suzuki nodded, calling the name over and over again.

In the pure white space, Inuyama Heita was a little confused: "Is the name Heitaro...calling me?"

The sound was unclear, as if it was separated by countless layers of walls. One had to listen very carefully to barely hear the sound.

"Heitaro... sounds so familiar..." He couldn't tell if the voice was real, but it still brought back some memories.

"This is..." He seemed to see a familiar place, it was an office. He was cleaning with a mop. A more familiar voice came to his ears: "Heitaro, there are guests. Go and make a pot of tea."

"I remember it!" This scene was like a key that opened the door to his memory. From the first time he met Qian Xiaoyi more than a year ago, to joining the firm, and then to the countless events that followed, memories came flooding in like a tide, making his cognition clearer and clearer.

"I'm... Heitaro?"

"——Wait, my name is not Heitaro!" Inuyama Heita realized that it must be Brother Otoko's doing! Although he felt a little ashamed, he had to admit that since he was called this nickname, a watershed appeared in his life. On one side was a dark and obscure abyss, and on the other side was a land full of hope.

"I see. I have already reached the other side of hope." Inuyama Heita suddenly smiled in relief. He said to the empty space, "Although there is still despair and pain here, this place is real. Only when you understand all this, you will reach the real other side."

Chizuru Hayafune did not respond to him.

"Wait, Yi." Inuyama Heita got up from the ground and said, "I will lead you out of here, out of this empty desert. My companions have come to rescue me. I believe they can guide me forward. They still haven't given up on me."

His nice words still received no response, and Inuyama Heita didn't care. He first made sure he could stand firmly here, and then carefully identified the direction of the source of the sound.

"Heitaro..."

The faint voice sounded again, but Inuyama Heita could not tell the direction of the voice. He could only move his legs based on his feeling and move slowly in the pure white world. With every step he took, he could feel the resistance like quicksand, draining his energy.

"You still don't want to leave here? One." Inuyama Heita murmured to himself: "But I won't give up."

Inuyama Heita is like a lost traveler in the vast desert, walking with difficulty in the pure white desert.

"How is it?" Suzuki turned to look at Terao Iku. She had called "Heitaro" so many times that her voice became hoarse. But from her point of view, Inuyama Heita showed no signs of waking up. His expression just changed from confused to calm.

Terao Yu frowned, "It worked, but Hayafune Chizuru's despair is too stubborn, and it has bound Heitaro's consciousness. We must give him more help, and the surrounding environment is too noisy, which may interfere with the soul calling. How about this, next, let's call together!"

"Got it, get ready~" Suzuki took a deep breath and shouted with Terao Iku: "Heitaro!"

The two of them completely ignored the disputes around them and just shouted the name in Inuyama Heita's ear at the top of their voices.

"This voice...Mr. Terao and Suzuki-san!" Inuyama Heita suddenly raised his head. This time he heard the identity of the person calling, but the voice was still not loud enough and he still couldn't tell the direction.

Terao Yu noticed that Inuyama Heita's eyelids twitched and said in surprise: "It worked! But it's still not enough!"

Saito Yuichi, who was blocking the attacks of other believers behind them, turned around and looked at them and asked, "Hey! Are you guys done? If you keep going on like this, I won't be able to protect you!"

Suzuki immediately said to him: "We need help!"

"Huh? How can I help you? I'm busy right now." Saito Yuichi shouted in the noisy environment: "You guys have been shouting that name since just now, is it any use?"

Suzuki said, "Please join us in calling out Heitaro's name. He will bring Miss Hayafune back. I know him!"

"Heitaro... are you talking about this guy Jiujiu? Isn't his name Inuyama Heita?" Although he was still confused, things had already come to this point, and Saito Yuichi shouted irritably: "I know, just call his name, okay? This is the last time! If she doesn't come back, I will never forgive you..."

Next, the three of them together--"Heitaro!"

When Saito Yuichi shouted out this name, his companions around him looked at him in surprise, wondering what was wrong with him.

"What are you looking at me for?" Saito Yuichi shouted, "If you want the Saint to come back, shout with me! Shout the name [Heitaro]! Got it?"

Next, more than a dozen people shouted together, "Heitaro!!!"

"I heard it! It's over there!" Inuyama Heita excitedly turned around and faced the direction where the voice came from. He shouted, "Did you hear it? Yi! This time it's not just my companions, but also those who want to save you! Those believers of the Church of Hope who were originally enemies are shouting together!"

The pure white space seemed to be rippling.

In the outside world, this huge call was also heard by the surrounding believers.

"What are they shouting?"

"I do not know."

"Who is Heitaro again?!"

"They said that just by calling this name, the Saint Lady can be brought back!"

"What did you say?"

"Try it! Heitaro! Heitaro!"

Those voices were mixed in with the noisy environment and could not form a single sound. Saito Yuichi shouted with all his strength this time: "Hey! Let's shout together! If you want her to come back, come with me. Everyone, get ready, one, two..."

"——Heitaro!!!!!"

"Did you hear that? One!" Inuyama Heita walked towards that direction excitedly. He could feel the other party's hesitation and doubt.

“Why…” Chizuru Hayafune’s voice finally appeared: “Why would they do this? Obviously… Obviously the hope I gave them was all false, why would they still do this…”

"No matter what your original intention was, you did save their lives!" Inuyama Heita struggled forward against the resistance that had begun to loosen, and said, "Brother Yi once said that we should judge by deeds rather than by intentions. Although the hope of the Hope Church is false, their response to you is sincere. This sincere feeling cannot be faked, and you can feel it too! One! Because you helped them, they now want to help you in return, just like me, it's that simple."

"You are their hope! Yi!" Inuyama Heita shouted, "Now, they will also become your hope! Come with me! Let's face the real and cruel world together! Only by facing the real world can you find your true self."

In the outside world, the voice calling out to souls is getting louder and louder. They don’t know what “Heitaro” means. They only know that as long as they call this name, the saint who gives them hope will come back!
The believers shouted in unison: "Heitaro!!!"

This sound also reached the exorcists. Gui Teng Longguang stopped chanting and shouted, "Did you hear that? The enemy is calling our companion's name! Calling for his soul! But we are professionals in doing this kind of thing. Let them see how powerful the exorcists are!"

"Oh!"

All the exorcists took a deep breath and shouted, "Heitaro!!!"

Father Kamino felt an inexplicable absurdity at this moment. He shouted at Acala: "What on earth are you doing? Are you all crazy?"

The huge Acala waved its magic weapon and chopped down at him, shouting, "Heitaro!!!"

Suzuki's voice, Terao Iku's voice, the voices of the believers of the Church of Hope, the voices of the exorcists, and the voice of Acala, all the voices merged together at this moment, calling out to the soul of Inuyama Heita and also to that of Hayafune Chizuru.

Everyone's thoughts mixed together, turning into colorful lights that bombarded the pure white.

"Did you hear that? One." Inuyama Heita walked forward without looking back: "Although this world is not perfect and happiness will not last forever, please enjoy it to the fullest."

The white world shattered, and countless colors of light broke through the membrane and poured into the space, filling the emptiness and eventually forming a unique rainbow of colors.

"The Saint Lady has woken up!"

The believers' disputes also stopped at this moment. They watched Chizuru Hayafune, who was at the center of the storm, open her eyes and sit up from the ground.

No one spoke. Even the exorcists stopped chanting and looked over there quietly. The entire campsite became silent.

Chizuru Hayafune sat on the ground, looked up at the azure blue sky, and was a little absent-minded.

But after a moment, her calm face suddenly fluctuated, and tears fell from her eyes involuntarily, which surprised her. She lowered her head and reached out to catch the tears.

She cried not because she was sad, but because she finally felt herself, her true feelings.

"I..." Chizuru Hayafune finally said the first words after waking up. She looked at everyone blankly with tears streaming down her face: "I don't want to die, I want to live! I want to live in this world!"

"There has never been any other shore! That's all fake! I lied to you!"

"sorry Sorry……"

Chizuru Hayafune burst into tears, her crying was ugly but very real.

(End of this chapter)