I’m Really Unnerved In Tokyo

"This mother tree, Dahongpao, has to follow the rules of the Longguo tea ceremony... Otherwise, it will be boiled bitterly, and good things will be wasted..."

A small cup of clear red tea was pushed in front of Sosuke Araki by Tokimoto Ichiro: "Tasting tea is enlightenment, and those who get close to this tea are closer to Zen. Entering the realm of selflessness with tangible tea, tranquility and unity, cultivation has already formed a relationship .”

"No matter how delicious it is, it's just a few leaves soaked in water. Is it necessary to make it so complicated..."

Sousuke Araki raised his head, the hot slightly bitter tea soup flowed down his throat, and a rich aroma burst out from his stomach, blooming in his mouth and nose together with the sweetness from the back of his tongue.

"After drinking the tea, you can talk about Uncle Qingren... Did you know about it through the background check?"

Inadvertently savoring the taste of the "king of tea" in his mouth, Sosuke Araki's drunken eyes looked straight at Ichiro Tokimoto who was drinking tea with his eyes closed.

For every registered spirit remover, the association will conduct a thorough background check through the Metropolitan Police Department.

Not to mention the fact that Araki Sousuke grew up in the "Little Daisy Welfare Institute". I am afraid that all his files from the compulsory education stage to the university records, police counseling records, employment experience, social security tax payment records, DVD rental records, etc. are all taken away. It has been carefully reviewed.

And among the people he knew, there was only one who could be called "Moon Shadow Lord" and also had his own graveyard.

Under the thick frame of the mirror is a man who hides a warm smile like the sun, and behind his gentle manner is a man who is as stubborn as an old pedant and who feels uncomfortable without a book in his hand...

The man who single-handedly propped up the "Little Daisy Welfare Home" that was about to close down, provided orphans with a final shelter, and taught them to step into society without being humble...

The only man who can be associated with the word "father" in the hearts of Araki Sosuke, Higashino Xinghei, and Erzen Ryoma and other orphans...

The former director of the Little Daisy Welfare Institute, Moon Shadow Qingren.

"I did find out about the existence of the Little Daisy Orphanage through your background investigation report, and the fact that Mr. Moon Shadow has been staying there all these years..."

"Two or three bubbles taste the best, don't waste it."

Filling up the teacup for himself and Sousuke Araki, Tokimoto Ichiro stood up from the bookshelf behind him, took out a book with a somewhat worn cover, and put it on the table.

"This... this book, I seem to have seen it on Uncle Qingren's bookshelf..."

Picking up the book, Sousuke Araki leaned his face against the lingering taste of alcohol and read it word by word.

"New Edition Hundred Stories", author, Moon Shadow Qingren.

"Wait, I didn't notice before, he is the author? Why, you also have this book?"

He opened the title page, only to see a line of beautiful small characters neatly written on it: "This life is as short as dew, you should walk on hell and gaze at the flowers... I would like to present this book as a gift to Shi Benshan."

Looking at the ink-yellow, extremely familiar handwriting, Araki Sousuke was a little stunned for a while.

"Uncle Qingren's, autographed? From Shiben, is that you? Between you two..."

In the former "Little Daisy Welfare Home", whether it is the notices hung on the blackboard in the yard, or the handwritten records of each child, as well as the "parting words" when they turned eighteen, they are all full of Qingren Dean's handwriting is as graceful as a woman's.

"Yueying Qingren, Ph.D. in Folklore of Dongda University, special advisor to the royal family... More than 20 years ago, Yueying Jun and I met because we were jointly entrusted to handle a certain case for the royal family..."

"Later, when I started the association, he served as a consultant and was also one of the founding members."

"What, what, Uncle Qingren is actually an association..."

Following Tokimoto Ichiro's whispers, a photo fell from the cracks between the pages of the book.

"Wait, this is?"

Sousuke Araki unconsciously stretched out his hand and pinched it.

"As the saying goes, time is a knife that kills pigs and turns grapes purple... Ahem, I remember when this group photo was taken, he had just graduated from Dongda University with a Ph.D. in folklore and was preparing to publish his first book."

Looking at the somewhat faded color photo, Tokimoto Ichiro showed a nostalgic smile on his wrinkled face.

Below the red and white Tokyo Tower, two smiling men stand side by side on a snow-covered meadow.

"It was only a few years after I came back from the Dragon Kingdom. After solving several difficult cases, I was hired by the royal family as a religious advisor."

Dressed in a modern black student uniform, red scarf and black glasses, the immature but handsome Tsukage Haruto...

"I remember that day, he kept showing off intentionally or unintentionally, that scarf woven by his fiancée... I remember it was called, Mrs. Sato?"

And Tokimoto Ichiro, who is wearing a straight collar, black beard and hair, and is more capable than now in terms of figure and face.

"Uncle Qingren, is he a Ph.D. graduate from Dongda University, or a founding member of the association... So, he is also a spirit remover?"

"Wow, Uncle Haruto's youthful appearance was about twenty times more handsome than Tachibana Piaoxue's pretty boy, right? ! And the old man Shiben, does it make people feel so much different just because his hair turns black...』

When he suddenly learned that Tsukikage Haruto was completely different from what he had imagined, countless question marks rose in Araki Sousuke's mind: "But, why did he, an elite who was successful at a young age, go to the Little Daisy Orphanage that was about to close down? Dean, how about spending the rest of your life in obscurity?"

More than 20 years ago, when mobile phones were just beginning to be popularized, the household registration system was not perfect, and there were many people with the same name and surname, it was really not a big deal for a person to live in isolation in a private orphanage in a remote location. difficult thing.

His keen intuition told Araki Sosuke that there must be a very important reason behind Uncle Haruto's move!

"Mr. Moon Shadow, although he has exceptionally rich folklore knowledge and the ability to recognize ancient characters, but he is just an ordinary person with no inspiration."

"And the reason for his disappearance is also one of the things I have been investigating all these years..."

After pouring a pot of tea again, Tokimoto Ichiro told the whole story with some emotion.

"Back then, Lord Moon Shadow, who was a permanent advisor to the royal family, participated in a highly confidential investigation mission as a folklore scholar."

"Before departure, he even came to me and asked for a lot of talisman papers that ordinary people can barely use for self-defense, and he mentioned the good news of his wife's pregnancy by the way... But he didn't expect that a farewell would be a farewell forever."

"After that day, he disappeared as if the world had evaporated, and even his fiancée, Mrs. Sato, never received any news..."

"I have also inquired from the side of the royal family and people who are acquainted with the Yin-Yang Liao, but those big figures kept this matter secret and didn't mention it."

It seems that because of holding it too hard, several cracks appeared on the valuable teacup in Ichiro Tokimoto's hand.