This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 555 - 353. Just in Time (8000 Word Goal Achieved)_2

Chapter 555: Chapter 353. Just in Time (8000 Word Goal Achieved)_2

About half an hour later, Magong Yongshi and Shenzhu Shihui had finished their conversation with Magong Tong.

It was fortunate that she had chosen such an inconspicuous corner.

Otherwise, as soon as someone came in, they would see her talking to the air, which would have been too bizarre.

"Now that both my parents are safe, there isn’t really anything to worry about." Magong Yongshi gently patted Magong Tong’s head, his expression filled with tenderness.

"I heard from Beichuan that you are working hard outside now, aren’t you? There shouldn’t be any problems, right?" Shenzhu Shihui quietly asked.

Uh—

As soon as this topic was mentioned, Magong Tong’s expression slightly changed.

Noticing the change in Magong Tong’s expression, Magong Yongshi asked, "Is there something troubling you?"

Under their watchful eyes, Magong Tong nodded then shook her head, looking nervously towards Beichuan Si, "Actually... I also wanted to tell Beichuan about this matter. It’s not about trouble at work..."

Hm?

Beichuan Si, who had been sitting in his seat sipping coffee and clearing his spirit exorcism homepage messages, looked up.

He hadn’t expected the matter to suddenly turn back to him.

Beichuan Si put away his phone, "What’s the matter?"

Magong Tong coughed dryly and spoke about the situation she encountered, word by word.

She indeed didn’t have any problems at work and had mentioned a senior at work who often helped her during their last meeting with Beichuan Si.

Thanks to this senior, her interactions with other people had also become very smooth—

It should have been smooth.

But the problem just happened to arise with that senior.

Her work senior was a university female who had been working in a supermarket for over a year.

As soon as she mentioned her, Magong Tong couldn’t help swallowing, slowly starting to speak, "Recently, my senior has been urging me to join a cult called the Happiness Truth Sect...but...as Beichuan also knows, I’m naturally afraid of interacting with others, and joining a cult... it’s just impossible for me right now. And the name of the cult itself sounds dubious..."

These words were things Magong Tong naturally couldn’t say in front of her senior, so she could only come up with various excuses to kindly decline and delay her.

But after more than a month, she had run out of excuses and, coupled with the senior’s continued cordial invitations, this made Magong Tong even more indecisive.

She was a rather soft-hearted person, and had she not been with Beichuan Si for some experiences, she would have agreed the first time her senior brought it up.

"I don’t even know how to say it...when my senior mentions the name of the cult, her eyes always light up, and she gets the look of a zealous believer, and that feeling...honestly, it scares me a bit."

Magong Tong shrank her neck, "But continuously declining and delaying hasn’t worked at all, she still wants me to join the Happiness Truth Sect."

As she reached this point, she looked at Beichuan Si, somewhat bewildered, "That’s why I wanted to ask Beichuan, what should I do in this situation?"

Before Beichuan Si had a chance to respond, Shenzhu Shihui spoke up and suggested a strategy, "If that’s the case, then just explain your reasons honestly and firmly reject her. At times like these, you have to show your determination, Tong."

"But..." Magong Tong touched her head, "Whenever I talk about refusing...my senior’s expression becomes somewhat scary...I get a little afraid."

She uneasily fiddled with her fingers.

"Her expression becomes somewhat scary?" Magong Yongshi also slightly furrowed his thin eyebrows upon hearing this.

What is this? Someone has already refused you, doesn’t want to join your cult, and you still put on a face to scare them?

"For people who have no manners like that, Tong, you really shouldn’t care about what she thinks. If she dares to intimidate or threaten you, you can come and find me and Shihui, we certainly won’t let her off."

Magong Yongshi also spoke up.

Both parties were making sense, leaving Magong Tong somewhat confused about the situation, hoping only that Beichuan Si would have a solution.

Under Magong Tong’s hopeful gaze, Beichuan Si finally spoke:

"If you don’t mind, Magong, I think I could talk to your senior and try to resolve this peacefully. How about that?"

Beichuan Si’s plan sounded the most realistic and executable, which reassured Magong Tong as she nodded, "Yes! Next Monday, when I go to work, I’ll tell Beichuan."

"Okay." Beichuan Si nodded, then finished the last bit of his coffee.

The Happiness Truth Sect...this was the second time he had heard its name.

Are there already zealous believers promoting it everywhere?

What was hiding behind it...?

Truth be told, Beichuan Si was somewhat interested.

But even though he was intrigued, Beichuan Si did not overly want to get involved in such affairs.

There was still the unresolved issue of the Beichuan Divine Society, and now the Happiness Truth Sect had emerged.

No matter how one looked at it, it was troublesome.

Beichuan Si looked at his empty coffee cup, then raised his head to look again at Magong Tong and Magong Yongshi, who had resumed chatting, and Shenzhu Shihui...

He called the waiter over—

"Refill, please."

It was two in the afternoon when they left the cure café.

Magong Tong, her face bright with cheer, had bowed deeply in gratitude to Beichuan Si for a long time before she departed.

It seemed that getting Beichuan Si’s assurance had greatly relieved her.

Watching her figure disappear around the corner, Magong Yongshi, who lingered next to Beichuan Si, also said with gratitude, "Thank you, Mr. Temple, for taking care of Tong."

"Don’t mention it. You guys help me out a lot normally, it’s all give and take."

Beichuan Si spoke in an even tone, without much variation.

Normally treating Magong Yongshi and Shenzhu Shihui as mere tools... friends to be commanded, Beichuan Si would naturally help them when it mattered. It was a mutual benefit.

He looked down and glanced at the exact time.

Two in the afternoon... It was about time to make a trip to the police station.

He didn’t know what Gangye Yoshiko needed him for.

Beichuan Si started walking toward the bus stop.

...

By the time he arrived at the police station, it was two-thirty in the afternoon, when the temperature was beginning to rise.

It being May, Tokyo’s climate was getting hotter and hotter, and it wouldn’t be long before Kyubei High School switched to summer uniforms.

"Over here, Beichuan!" Gangye Yoshiko, who had been waiting by the police station for a while, waved to Beichuan Si.

Beichuan Si walked over and asked bluntly,

"What’s the matter?"

His rapid manner of speaking made Gangye Yoshiko shrug her shoulders, "Beichuan, you’re still the same."

Seeing Beichuan Si unmoved and even beginning to walk away, she quickly grabbed his arm, "Don’t be in such a hurry. I really have something to tell you, and it’s to your benefit."

Beichuan Si stopped in his stride, looking at Gangye Yoshiko skeptically.

Something unilaterally to his benefit?

"When have you ever been so kind to me?" Beichuan Si asked, somewhat bizarrely.

This wily kid!

Gangye Yoshiko felt like biting his face.

What a way to ask!

But biting Beichuan Si’s face was at most a fleeting thought—something Gangye Yoshiko could never bring herself to do so unclassily. She simply snorted twice, "Just follow me! Stubborn and stinky kid."

With that said,

Beichuan Si still gave some face to Gangye Yoshiko and followed her into the police station.

After all, she had always looked out for him, and Beichuan Si was mindful to help wherever he could.

As for the words Beichuan Si had just uttered—

They were just jokes, not to be taken seriously.

As soon as they entered the office, Gangye Yoshiko pulled a stack of files from behind the desk and tossed them to Beichuan Si.

Beichuan Si caught the files and glanced at them.

The big headline caught his attention.

Happiness Truth Sect.

This really was... quite a coincidence...