Tokyo Fall Guys beats up the supernatural

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Chinatsu Kume looked around and asked in confusion, "Isn't Kiryu-kun home? I always had to call his cell phone before."

That's because he was having long phone conversations with himself... Of course, Huaiyin couldn't bring herself to say such a thing; she was just too embarrassed.

Huaiyin touched her hair, somewhat awkwardly saying, "Brother has been very busy lately... umm... he's been very busy."

Chinatsu Kume, a little curious, sat on the sofa, propped herself up with her hands, and leaned forward to ask Ayane, "Oh? What has he been busy with lately? I hope it's not something strange! He's been really... um..."

She tilted her head, pondering her words for a moment, then frowned in distress: "Hmm, what's that saying again? The situation... the situation is tense, right? Is that how it's put it?"

Huaiyin sat on the sofa, hugging her knees and wrapped in Doutang's blanket. Her eyes sparkled as she nodded and said, "Okay, I understand, Sister Jiumi. I'll tell Brother."

Kume Chinatsu nodded in relief, then asked, "Has Huaiyin been home alone these past few days? Is it alright for you to live on your own?"

Huaiyin said, "It's alright! For a while, my brother was working away from home to support us, so I was basically the one looking after the house."

There's a problem!

Hearing this, Chinatsu Kume was clearly distressed, her eyes filled with sympathy. She said, "It must be so hard for you, little sister Huaiyin... But if that's the case, does little sister Huaiyin not plan to go to school anymore?"

Huaiyin felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this, as going to school was something she had always been reluctant to face.

After all, how much time do she and Dou Tang have left? A year? Two years? In this city teeming with evil spirits, she and Dou Tang are destined not to live like ordinary people.

Even if To-tong tells her that he will definitely find a way for both of them to survive, can he really do it just by saying it?

Huaiyin couldn't accept using her remaining time to go to school and live like a normal person; she couldn't bear to see her last moments wasted in that way.

Huaiyin's eyes gradually dimmed, and she whispered, "Yes, not going to school... is that not okay?"

Sensing the resistance in Huaiyin's words, Kume Chinatsu bit her lip, sat closer to Huaiyin, took her hand, and said with some concern, "In that case, what will happen to Huaiyin's future... what will happen to her life?"

Huaiyin countered, "What about Kume-neechan? Isn't Kume-neechan's future uncertain?"

Chinatsu Kume smiled and said, "I feel lost."

Just as Chinatsu Kume was about to say something, a sound suddenly came from the door, followed by the sound of a key turning in the lock.

Chinatsu Kume immediately looked towards the door, thinking that Tou-tang had returned.

But that wasn't actually the case. After the door opened, Lu Zizhen, carrying several plastic bags, walked into the room.

She looked up and saw Chinatsu Kume, clearly surprised, but quickly regained her composure, placed the plastic bag on the dining table, and casually tossed the keys on the table as well.

She asked in an extremely calm tone, "Huaiyin, do we have guests?"

At the same time, she sat down next to Huaiyin, her long legs crossed and propped up on the table, appearing very casual, as if she were in her own home.

Kume Chinatsu certainly remembered this woman who seemed quite strange. She pursed her lips and smiled slightly, saying, "Hello, Miss Lu. I've come to visit Kiryu-kun and also to see my sister, Kaine."

At the same time, she had some doubts in her mind: why did Ryūko Sada have a key to the Kiryu family's house? Had their relationship become that close...?

She suddenly recalled a scene she had inadvertently witnessed at a hotel in Kamogawa City, and felt a sense of emptiness in her heart.

Huaiyin said, "Sister Kume, Sister Lu has been taking care of me these past two days. She occasionally comes to bring me things."

Lu Zizhen pouted, not caring at all that her stage had been dismantled, and said, "Hmm, yeah, Huaiyin isn't a little kid who needs my care. It's obvious that the only person she clings to is her brother."

hiss……

Chinatsu Kume suddenly felt that the situation seemed to be getting a little complicated...

In a mere instant, the blonde idol had already hatched a plan.

Chinatsu Kume coughed twice and said, "Oh, I see. Actually, I brought some things with me today. After all, Kiryu-kun visited me before and gave me a necklace."

Lu Zizhen's eye twitched.

Huaiyin took a deep breath, her expression somewhat strange.

This guy... his straightforward boasting and direct manner are quite similar to Dou Tang's.

Chinatsu Kume took a small box out of her handbag and placed it on the table, saying, "Kaiyin, could you please pass this on for me? Also, please tell Kiryu-kun that I wanted to surprise him, but he's not here. We'll save the surprise for next time!"

After she finished speaking, she touched the necklace around her neck, seemingly casually, and the sparkling sapphire was quite eye-catching.

Lu Zizhen clenched her fists and gave a dry laugh.

Huaiyin reached out and picked up the small box on the table, giving Kume Chinatsu a questioning look. Kume Chinatsu nodded, indicating that she could open it and take a look.

Huaiyin eagerly opened the box, and immediately felt her breath catch in her throat.

Inside the box was a necklace also made of sapphire, but the silver chain was thicker and had a more masculine feel.

What a nice reciprocal gesture... If Lu Zizhen hadn't come today, she probably wouldn't have brought it out, right?

Although he was just an ordinary person who knew nothing about evil spirits and the supernatural, he now seems... not to be underestimated.

Huaiyin closed the box, put it back on the table, and chuckled while wrapped in Doutang's blanket, "I understand Kume-neechan's intentions. Don't worry, I will pass it on to my brother."

Lu Zizhen gently touched her lips, remaining silent.

Seeing Lu Zizhen's embarrassed look, Kume Chinatsu laughed and said, "It's not really a big deal... I don't have many friends, and none of them would bring me such an expensive gift when they visit me. So even though Kiryu-kun is very busy lately, I still need to make good use of my relationship with him."

Lu Zizhen silently looked at Kume Chinatsu without saying a word.

Even after what happened in Kamogawa City, this glamorous idol doesn't seem to be giving up... Dou Tang hasn't had much time with her lately, so why is he suddenly giving her a gift...?

Lu Zizhen was naturally unaware of Tsukishima Asakori's affairs, so she overthought things and got herself into a mess.

Chapter 70 My sister's stock is so hot!

If I had to say, perhaps Chinatsu Kume is more...

It's probably out of spite.

She is a bold, confident, and kind-hearted girl. Although she is an ordinary person who has never been involved in the world of evil spirits and monsters, her courage is still top-notch, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that she is incredibly brave.

If Dou Tang's life were a play, and a fairly ordinary campus romance, then perhaps the story between Kume Chika and Dou Tang would be much more complex.

Unfortunately, Dou Tang has too many things to face. Fall Guys is definitely not just a simple life-and-death battle between a few evil spirits and monsters. It also means how the normal world and the extraordinary world should get along from now on.

If there are more and more beings like Ito and Siren Head, to the point that they disrupt the order of the normal world, then everything will change.

But I digress. Let's get back to Chinatsu Kume.

Admittedly, Tou-Tang's identity is too complicated, and the world he lives in is completely different from Kume Chika's.

But when Dou Tang reveals that she has a spirit-absorbing constitution, and when Kume Chinatsu realizes that evil spirits really exist in this world and witnesses Fall Guys, her life changes.

This curious and straightforward girl will undoubtedly gradually slide into the extraordinary world in order to satisfy her curiosity and want to understand Dou Tang.

After returning from Kamogawa City, she basically immersed herself in the process of learning and improving, and her senior was Ringo Kamizaki.

Perhaps from her perspective, Dou Tang is mysterious, and the world of evil spirits and monsters is also mysterious, but for her, pushing open the door to the extraordinary world in front of her is also a very meaningful thing in her life.

Lu Zizhen immerses herself in the extraordinary world to numb herself, but she is unable to extricate herself from it.

Huaiyin entered the Extraordinary World to protect herself, but she also became deeply trapped within it and could not escape.

Only Chinatsu Kume is someone who, despite having witnessed the dangers of evil spirits, decides to move forward based on her own will, and her starting point is incredibly complex.

Looking at Chinatsu Kume sitting on the sofa, Michiko Sada suppressed her murderous intent and instead began to find it amusing.

Chinatsu Kume continued, "Oh right, Kawana-chan, Kiryu-kun mentioned before that your constitution... uh... is rather special, so I brought you a little gift."

After saying that, she took out another small bag from her handbag. Inside was a small stack of things wrapped in paper. Huaiyin didn't notice it, but Lu Zizhen immediately noticed it.

"I got this from my best friend, it'll definitely help you!" Kume Chinatsu confidently pulled Aine's hand and placed the package in her hand. "Just ask Kiryu-kun how to use it! I've already told him."

Huaiyin, somewhat bewildered, held the paper package and nodded her little head.

Then, Chinatsu Kume added, "Oh right, little sister Huaiyin, Miss Lu Zizhen, you haven't eaten yet, have you? How about trying my cooking today? My cooking is so good that it gets praised by the teacher in home economics class."

Lu Zizhen, however, no longer resisted her. She raised an eyebrow and smiled, saying, "Really? That's great! I just happened to buy a lot of ingredients."

The two women tugged at each other for a while, then got up and went to the kitchen to cook, while Huaiyin remained on the sofa wrapped in Doutang's blanket.

She glanced at the two people bustling about in the kitchen, pouted, buried her face in the blanket again, took a few deep breaths, and regained her composure.

Hmph... The gap is already too big! She felt a little smug.

But I think it would be better to tell my brother first, right?

She took out her phone, opened the chat interface with Dou Tang, and smiled mischievously.

………………

Dou Tang, who was resting with his eyes closed, heard his phone ring. He picked it up and looked at it, and his face was full of confusion.

"Brother! Sister Lu and Sister Kumi are at home! If you don't come back soon, the house will be turned upside down!!!! ∑(Дノ)ノ"

These emoticons... really have the style of Huaiyin. Although Huaiyin seems a bit dull, she is actually very proactive and lively when chatting at home.

What's this called... a repressed pervert?

It's normal for Lu Zizhen to go to his house; when he's not around, Lu Zizhen often goes to take care of Huaiyin.

But why is Kume-neechan... Kume Chinatsu there?

Dou Tang scratched his head.

"what happened?"

"What? What happened? Shouldn't you be asking me that, brother? You went to visit Kume-neechan, didn't you?"

"That's right... On the afternoon of the day I took action, I went to Kume Chika's house and gave her a gift."

Huaiyin, on the other end of the phone, covered her mouth in surprise.

In other words... during the day, Toudou was a caring young man who visited his female classmate, but at night, he committed a shocking shooting incident in Sumida Ward that stunned the entire city of Tokyo?

Although Huaiyin was somewhat used to Dou Tang's ruthless and merciless way of dealing with evil spirits, she was still a little surprised to suddenly encounter such a contrasting timetable from Dou Tang.

Strangely, even knowing that Dou Tang was ruthless when killing, Huaiyin didn't feel much resistance.

"Give me a gift..." she muttered softly, then became somewhat dissatisfied, tapping on her phone.

"Hmph, was it really necessary to choose such an expensive gemstone necklace as a gift for Kume-neechan? So extravagant...ψ(｀ー)ψ"

Upon seeing the message, Dou Tang immediately realized that Huai Yin was a little upset, so he sent her a message saying, "How about I send you one too?"

"Silly brother, it's not a matter of whether I'll send it or not."

My problem is that I'm worried about the money. (へ╬)”

Clearly, Huaiyin was unaware that Doutang had already accumulated basic wealth with 200 million yen. She still naively believed that most of the family's income came from the videos that Lu Zizhen and Doutang created together.

Dou Tang continued sending messages.

"How about this, when I get back I'll take you out for a walk, and then you can choose what you like?"

"...Okay, it's a deal. o(^｀)o"

"Yeah, it's agreed."

Huaiyin smiled with some relief and continued, "Well then, brother, let me ask you a question. Answer me honestly."

"what?"

"If Kume-neechan and I both gave you a necklace, which one would you choose? It's an embarrassing question, but I'm really curious... Can you answer me? |ω` )

"...It depends on the situation?" Dou Tang sent the message, then, feeling a bit unclear, explained, "It depends on what clothes I'm wearing that day. As for accessories, I'll change them depending on my outfit or other circumstances."

"Ah... just as my brother would have said."

"So, brother, when are you coming home?"

"After this period of time, the investigation in Toyoshima Ward will be almost over. As long as the Bald Group can weather this storm, I should be fine."

"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back. Also, I got your blanket dirty, I'll wash it later."

"Ah."

Huaiyin put down her phone with a smile and then looked at the two people in the kitchen.

Ah, I feel a bit numb from winning, tsk tsk tsk.

Chapter 71 Rumphius and Leben

A man wearing a white suit, with a prosthetic leg and an empty sleeve, walks down the street.

Nine-Leaf Raimoto, or rather, the fake Ito priest.

He now goes by the alias Nine Leaves Raimoto and is a moderately well-known Onmyoji in Tokyo. At the same time, he remains obsessed with the so-called distinction between the new and old eras.

Today, he came to Edogawa Ward to visit a yokai (supernatural being).

Yamada Nagayoshi, the master of the Kashima Shinden Nakashin-ryu school in Edogawa Ward, is also a yokai named Moro.