Tokyo Fall Guys beats up the supernatural

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The distant light faintly illuminated the faces of the young man and woman. Although tonight was another farce, it was still not too bad.

Unbeknownst to them, under the light of the fireworks, everyone's gaze lingered on Dou Tang's face, while he himself seemed oblivious, still watching the fireworks, his eyes slightly narrowed as if reminiscing about something.

Mizue and Kanae both harbored suspicion, while Nagaibuki saw it as a concern.

The emotions in Chinatsu Kume's eyes are the purest; they are a kind of curiosity that is pure to the extreme.

Huaiyin hid in the shadows beside Doutang, silently watching the people around him, noticing their occasional glances at Doutang, wondering what they were thinking.

Everyone was bathed in the light of the fireworks, but no one regarded the fireworks as the main attraction, even though their light was more dazzling than the stars.

Chapter 33 Forcing the Black Cat to Take a Bath

The school trip has come to an end.

It could even be said that the end was somewhat abrupt.

After all, there had been too many riots in Kamogawa City, so the students of Class 2-B were forced to participate in studies for the next two days, with almost no free time.

Even so, the students did not complain. Although some previous events were suppressed by official explanations, rumors still spread among the students, accompanied by doubt and fear.

It seems that a new ghost story will soon emerge in Kamogawa City, and the locals will add their own embellishments to this mysterious event. It's impossible to predict what kind of legend it will eventually become.

Dou Tang and Huai Yin returned home and went upstairs.

Dou Tang remembered that before he left, he told the black cat when he would be back. Sure enough, when they went up to the stairwell, they saw the black cat already squatting at the door, stroking his fur.

"Ah, kitty!" Huaiyin ran up to the black cat, wanting to reach out and pet it, but she was also a little scared. She remembered Doutang saying that this cat was a stray, and her good upbringing made her restrain herself.

Dou Tang stepped forward and said, "Ah, you haven't been back for so long. This cat must be all dirty. It's best not to touch it. I'll give it a bath later before you can pet it."

"Mm!" Huaiyin nodded.

Upon entering the room, a faint smell of dust emanated from the room, which had been neglected for several days. At the same time, Dou Tang noticed a series of blurry black lights clinging to the ground, slowly emerging from the white room.

While Huaiyin was putting away her luggage, Doutang walked to the front of the white room and stepped on the floor.

The black substance, like water mist exposed to sunlight, vanished instantly and slipped behind the door.

Dou Tang whispered, "Let's not let it happen again."

After doing all this, he turned around with a smile, looked at the black cat with its fur standing on end at the door, and waved.

"Huaiyin, let me give the cat a bath first. You can tidy up the house while I do."

"Okay?"

Huaiyin opened the refrigerator, grunted, and then began picking out the items that needed to be thrown away.

Dou Tang waved again, and the black cat glanced warily at the door of the white room before slowly moving over.

"Meow~"

Its barking was tinged with dissatisfaction, and it obediently scurried into the bathroom.

Dou Tang also turned on the light, entered the bathroom, turned on the water valve, and started running water.

Using the sound of water as cover, Dou Tang crouched down and looked at the black cat in front of him.

The black cat spoke first: "You... just how many terrifying things did you put in that room?"

"They are just some ancient artifacts that are about to give birth to tsukumogami, and some things that have been possessed by evil spirits."

"It's incomprehensible that someone would keep something like that at home..." The black cat shook its head and then licked its paws.

"Let's get down to business. Any news lately? About you and... those guys behind you."

At this point, the black cat also became serious. It stared at Dou Tang for a while, and then looked at his hand that was moving.

"Before that, let me ask you, what are you doing?"

Dou Tang exclaimed, "Didn't you say you wanted to take a bath? I'm putting shampoo on you..."

"Isn't that just a cover-up?!"

"No, no, no, I don't want Huaiyin to touch a stray cat that's been wandering around for days and is covered in dirt."

Seeing the large hand so close to its face, the black cat let out a loud screech, its four paws sliding across the ground as it pounced forward, leaping onto the sink and baring its teeth: "Hey, kid, don't go too far! I'm not dirty at all!"

Dou Tang sighed and asked, "So, have you taken a bath these past few days?"

"No, no..."

Dou Tang's face remained expressionless as he raised the showerhead like a cold-blooded killer.

"Meowhhhhh!!"

The panicked black cat started running around the bathroom, and Dou Tang, with a showerhead in one hand and shampoo in the other, began chasing it.

"I'm really not dirty, really, really!"

"Don't worry, I will be gentle."

"You're anything but gentle!"

Dou Tang forced out a gentle smile.

"Ahhh, don't laugh like that! It's scary!"

Finally, Dou Tang seized the opportunity, grabbed the black cat by the scruff of its neck, and with a "squeak!" the black cat was lifted up.

"Wait, wait, can we talk about this?" The black cat's terrified little eyes darted around, while Dou Tang, with what he thought was a gentle smile, threw the black cat into the glass bathroom.

The black cat braced itself against the door with its front paws, preventing Dou Tang from putting the showerhead in: "No, wait, hey!"

Dou Tang silently pushed the door open, and the showerhead went in.

Five minutes later, the black cat looked utterly hopeless. The showerhead was still above its head, continuously spraying water, and it looked like an ascetic monk meditating under a waterfall.

Seeing that the black cat was no longer resisting, Dou Tang opened the door and then gave it a proper bath.

While washing, he said, "Tell me about what's going on over there."

"Tch..." The black cat snorted unhappily, then said, "Before that, I have to ask you a question: You were the one who did those things in Kamogawa City, weren't you?"

“That’s right,” Dou Tang readily admitted.

"You actually killed a 'god'... I wasn't sure before, but hearing it confirmed from you is truly shocking."

Dou Tang paused for a moment and said, "A respectable teammate is not just a simple evil spirit, but to call him a god is too superstitious."

"Huh? You're giving a monster a bath, yet you're talking about gods and such? That's so superstitious!" The black cat looked up in disbelief.

"At least, it is far removed from the gods in the broad sense; it is merely a monster without strong resentment."

Dou Tang ended the conversation by saying, "It's already reached you? You all know it was me who did it?"

"No, I don't know. If they did know... they would probably leave the Tokyo area immediately. Nobody wants to mess with a 'godslayer'."

"I always feel that this nickname is so cringeworthy..."

The black cat once again expressed its disdain for Dou Tang's ignorance: "Those old monsters who have been running rampant for so long are all arrogant and naturally like to use high-class terms. Perhaps, as you said, he is just a monster, but to them, he is a god."

Dou Tang squinted: "Really? It's been running rampant for a long time? Come to think of it, even I've never seen a monster like that before. I'm very interested."

After all, in Dou Tang's former world, although there were many monsters, there were even more exorcists on that land, so there was no situation where monsters ran rampant. This is the main reason why modern society can maintain peace.

And yet, there are still many old monsters in this world? That's truly astonishing.

It's also very exciting...

As he thought about it, an excited blue light appeared in Dou Tang's eyes, which made the black cat tremble and obediently accept being ravaged in his hands.

Chapter 34 Torture the Black Cat

"Hey... I need to confirm this again. You said your targets are only those guys with crowns, right?"

With its eyes closed, receiving the shampoo's cleansing, the black cat asked a question.

Dou Tang rubbed its waist and nodded, saying, "That's right, my only target is those guys... I'm tired. If they're harmless evil spirits, I'm not interested."

"Never mind them."

"Hmph, alright." The black cat responded, wagging its tail. "I'll trust you for now. Well then, let me point you in a direction."

"And the price?" Dou Tang countered. "Shouldn't this be a transaction?"

"You're quite perceptive. I was hoping you'd owe me a favor." The black cat's words were laced with amusement, as if it were quite pleased with Dou Tang's quick thinking. "That target isn't popular. If you can eliminate it, it will be a good thing for us as well."

Dou Tang continued to rub the black cat's body, feeling the smooth texture of its jet-black fur in the white foam, and said coldly, "Is that so? Let me help you eliminate an opponent?"

"No, no, no, it's not an opponent, it's just an uncontrollable entity, and we can't even communicate with it. It's a problem for both evil spirits and ordinary people."

Dou Tang tugged at the black cat's tail, then pressed down slightly on its lower back. The black cat involuntarily let out a soft whimper, like a girl about to cry.

"Ah, ahh...you bastard, don't, don't touch there...damn it, where did you learn all these techniques from..."

"When the cat in my house went to get sick..."

"Damn it!!!" The black cat seemed to realize something, frantically swishing its tail to break free from Dou Tang's grasp, hissing as it took a few steps back.

"You actually..."

Dou Tang didn't care at all. He sprayed water on his palm and looked at it with sharp eyes, saying, "No matter what, little female cat, if that really is the Crown target, then I can agree."

"But if after I've made my move I find that it's not the opponent I'm looking for at all, you, along with those monsters, evil spirits, or whatever else behind you, will have to pay the price for fooling me."

The black cat bared its teeth, feeling both anger towards the creature before it and a sense of helpless frustration.

Damn...

Before, the black cat would never have bothered to consider the truth or falsehood of his threat, but after the incident in Kamogawa City, Tokyo was in turmoil. Whether it was a monster or an evil spirit, as long as they were capable of rational thought, they all began to be both shocked and afraid of the being who killed Ito Okami.

When the black cat heard the news, its first thought was of the guy in front of it. After receiving a positive answer, it had to reconsider its previous ideas, including its hostility towards the guy.

After all, Dou Tang was so straightforward that it seemed easy for him to either use or plot to kill him, at least that's what he thought before.

But now... only an idiot would go against him.

The black cat lowered its head slightly: "Alright... I promise you, I guarantee that existence is indeed one of the crown targets you are looking for."

"Its name... no, the name of that region is called Kyo tou o..."

Dou Tang then slowly smiled.

"That's good. Now, come here. You haven't finished your bath yet."

"Also, I think you should have a name by now. What's your name?"

"...Whatever, call me whatever you want."

………………

After a while, Dou Tang sat down on the sofa, holding the black cat that was shivering in a bath towel.

Huaiyin had tidied up the house and was now sitting on the sofa playing games.

"Hey, brother, you're not wet at all. Is the cat very well-behaved?" Huaiyin was a little surprised. Although Doutang was skilled, she thought that Doutang would at least get his pants wet when bathing a stray cat. But he was exactly the same as before he went into the bathroom.

The black cat's eyes were dull and lifeless, looking as if it had been ruined and lost its senses.

"Yes, it's very well-behaved." Dou Tang, with a barely perceptible mischievous smile, handed the black cat in his arms to Huai Yin, and said, "How about we name it?"

"Let's name it!" Huaiyin carefully held the black cat, somewhat surprised. "So... does that mean we can really keep it?"

"You've already bought the litter box, why are you asking this?"

Huaiyin pulled the bath towel down a little, revealing the black cat's neck. She met the black cat's emerald green vertical pupils and then smiled sweetly, "Because it feels a little unreal... after all, it used to be a stray cat!"

"Once we gave it a name, it became a house cat."

Huaiyin thought for a moment, then said, "How about we call it Mikazuki?"

"The new moon on the third day of the lunar month—that would be a very suitable name for a cat!"

Dou Tang scratched his head: "That's weird. Doesn't it remind you of a certain Gundam pilot?"

"Hehe, you figured it out! But it really does sound great, right?"

The black cat closed its eyes in resignation.

crescent moon...

Unlike the Gundam pilot that Dou Tang thought of, Black Cat had another, distant name in his mind.

After deciding to name the black cat Mikazuki, Huaiyin took out her phone and said, "Brother, let's take a picture with the cat. I want to call Kume-nee and Hayakawa-nee."

Dou Tang didn't refuse and silently moved closer. The two sat side by side on the sofa and looked at their phones. The black cat in the picture had a bewildered look on its face, its eyes half-open as if it hadn't woken up yet, and it seemed speechless at the brother and sister.