Chapter 19: Accidental Encounter
It was another headache, but when I was confident that I could travel freely in some of Tokyo's important areas, I was able to read seven or eight detailed maps from roadside stalls, and the chairs and tables under the parasols outside a café were occupied for quite some time. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info It's strange that after ordering a cup of coffee that I can't remember the name of, the clerk didn't come to say hello again, and I vaguely felt that some people in the store were watching me, but not like the attention of enemies or ill-intentioned people - this is also a matter of course, if I was new to the outside world, I could meet enemies or malicious people everywhere, don't you think such an outside world is too scary!
Rolling up the map and throwing it into the curbside recycling bin, I have already planned my approximate itinerary for the day. In addition, I feel that after these years of continuous observation, reflection and stumbling practice, I have initially adapted to the survival and pace of life in the outside world, although this is only an adaptation to remove extremely important factors such as food, clothing and housing, and I am still an outsider who is incompatible with the outside world.
According to some place name comparisons that Konoe Reika had revealed, I can roughly determine that the Konoe family's house is located in a corner of a hill near the central area, which is not far from the political center and is not close to the political center, which is in line with the character of the ancient clan who is not far from the core and flaunts the special personality of self-reliance, of course, the first stop of my investigation cannot be there, even if it is within a radius of a few kilometers nearby, I have to approach cautiously - I can't help but be cautious about the threat of mysterious people in the outside world.
Let's go to the vicinity of Masako's house first, I think so, today seems to be Tuesday, it's been two days since I personally escorted Miss Aozaki home, and Tuesday in July is still about school time, Masako's sister Kyoko is staying at school at this time, if I can catch some suspicious people with bad intentions nearby, I can also investigate along the vine, is the main messenger Reika Konoe or someone else? And where can it be stopped far from the guard's house?
Of course, the greatest possibility is that there is no harvest.
And then what? As I entered the deserted train, I began to wonder again, the general plan was only a few key goals that would not deviate from the central area, but I could not figure out the priorities, and I could also faintly perceive the magical connection that had been passed down from the distance to the east and applied to the gothic doll given to Miss Aosaki. For example, how to approach the National Police Agency or even visit the chief of the National Police Agency in a serious and unsuspecting manner - the latter idea is a bit whimsical, and it is impossible for a suspicious person who looks like an unidentified underage foreign girl to be directly summoned by a high-ranking official of the government, not to mention that I am still thinking about a formal summons, and as for what kind of excuse to use after the meeting to establish basic relationships or even inquire about information, I am currently in a dark eye.
And if I am lucky enough to meet the high-ranking official himself and can confirm on the spot that the so-called chief is one of the people behind the collusion with the underworld forces, can I kill him immediately to vent my anger? Obviously not, the commotion caused by that is extremely huge, and the consequences of doing so may not be something I can bear, I think I have to let Zi come forward and throw me back to the hidden Gensokyo so that I may not be tracked down or hunted down by inexplicable people - the mysterious person in the outside world is probably not the only one who rescued Koon Wei Lingxiang, right? What's more, the purpose of my stay in the outside world is to solve problems, not to cause trouble.
These considerations are clearly ahead of my time, and I don't even have a clue how to see my goals.
There is another Miss Melly whom I planned to be the first target before I met Ah Miao, how can I get help if I go to her? As the train swayed back and forth, I tried to think while paying attention to the platform for check-in.
Let it be, one last pat on the head, and I left my worries behind. This small gesture seemed to attract the attention of the sparse passengers scattered in the seats in the carriage, and I felt some eyes sweeping over from time to time and then inadvertently throwing themselves out of the car to enjoy the scenery along the way?
In the middle of the day, I found a dojo compound with a gate and a slightly dilapidated plaque in the narrow alleyways that crisscrossed the narrow lanes, which seemed to be three or two-story villas from decades ago, and it seemed a little different in Tokyo, with its high-rise spires, but I had seen many similar old town areas when passing through certain areas on the train, and these views seemed to be one of the characteristics of a big city.
The ruined dojo in front of me is Daigo Masako's home, and the family members currently include her mother and sister, according to the map, this is next to Chiyoda Ward and next to Bunkyo Ward, which is a transit point for me, whether it is to the northeast to go to the University of Tokyo to find Miss Melly or follow the clues of the doll to continue to the east to find Miss Aosaki, and to the south to reach the area where the Metropolitan Police Department and the National Police Agency are located, but there and the Konoe house in the southwest are places that I should not approach at the moment.
The words Daigo Dojo can be faintly seen on the dilapidated plaque, and the brown gate strewn with mottled and scratches is full of history - more precisely, the gate is closed, there should be no one inside, Kyoko is at school, and Masako's mother is at work.
I didn't notice any suspicious people nearby, which I had expected a long time ago, so I planned to identify the direction and go around the elementary school where Kyoko was.
"Meow, meow......"
A few cat meows sounded in the courtyard, more than one cat, I thought to myself, and after a moment of hesitation, I broke through the fence and broke into the house with a sense of crime.
There is a meadow and a few old trees in the courtyard, and there are seven or eight cats lying in the shade of the trees, most of them are motionless and seem to have fallen asleep, one of them makes me basically recognize the origin at a glance, and the black cat with two tails should be quite rare in the outside world, I think, this two-tailed little black cat lying next to the trunk lazily opening its mouth and dozing off is Miss Jue's pet flame cat Ah Yi, I didn't expect that one of the original outside activity targets was accidentally encountered by me here.
"Meow - wow! Is Alice, the puppeteer of the Enchanted Forest? I've heard of you from a lot of friends! "My arrival alarmed the black cats, but the rest of the variegated ordinary cats were indifferent.
I said strangely, "You're Miss Jue's lost pet, right?" Have you seen me? ”
"Yes, I'm Ah Yi, I haven't seen you, but because Lord Jue introduced you to the people on the earth in the heart seal, it seems that the impression was obtained from the black and white, and Miss Alice is also among them, so I know what you look like, impressive! You look like an outsider right now. ”
"Because I might be out there for a long time," I told it, "what about you?" Is this how you live lazily in the outside world? I don't know if Purple would be disappointed that her chosen template had such a performance.
"I also have a hard meow!" It pricked up its ears, raised one of its front paws, and drooped it down, "But it's so hard! I don't know how to continue to work hard, but I can't understand the feeling that Satoru-sama and Ah Rin have been teaching and describing to me, I'm so stupid! ”
"yes, it looks like you won't want to go home anytime soon, huh...... I don't have any experience in the cultivation of youkai, so I'm sorry I can't help you. ”
"It doesn't matter, Master Jue said, at most, the help of others can only help me resist external dangers, and the most difficult part of the cultivation test comes from my own heart, so I can only rely on myself to break through the difficulties!"
"Lord Jue's words are really golden and jade, Ah Yi must keep it in mind."
"Meow!"