Tokyo Fall Guys beats up the supernatural

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The heavy snow continued to fall, possibly the heaviest snowfall since the beginning of winter.

In snow and wind

Under the cover of darkness, a brutal and tragic war was being waged in secret.

An unknown figure, claiming to be a swordsman from Zatoichi, wielding a long sword, duels with the so-called guardian of Yomotsu Hirasaka, the god of the underworld.

The eeriness they represent is far more terrifying than the Hanako or the Eight-Foot Man in the toilet.

The appearance of evil spirits that impersonate deities or bear the names of literary works foreshadows more information than mere superstitious tales.

This means that the Crown's choice of targets does not seem to be based on the popularity of myths and legends.

The Crown, whose abilities already varied from person to person, now has even more possibilities.

Zatoichi is the legendary blind swordsman. If his story can come true, will there be many more amazing legends that come true? Or even... legends that aren't so bizarre?

If it's someone like Sadako, that's one thing, but what about other literary works? Characters in novels? Characters in anime and movies?

What if Crown Entertainment really chooses a work like Godzilla, which can easily destroy the world, as its medium?

As for the Great God of Tao Fan, he is a legendary deity with a high profile. If a deity like him can become real, then what about other deities?

The master of the underworld, Izanami?

Only when Dou Tang learns about what's going on here will he truly realize how troublesome the Crown is.

That creation from nothing, and that bizarre ability that makes no sense, will overturn the already precarious balance.

Their infighting will also accelerate the process of the Crown game.

In the darkness, terrifying sounds, inaudible to humans, echoed through the night.

This sound didn't just occur between Zatoichi and Dohan Okami; it also happened in many other places.

………………

Its daybreak.

Dou Tang opened his eyes, sat up in bed, and looked out the window.

Outside the window, Nikko City was already covered in a layer of silver, and several snowplows were constantly working on the streets—a necessity for a city nestled in a valley.

The distant mountains, which were originally somewhat desolate due to winter, have turned completely white with snow.

Even though it was already morning, snowflakes were still falling from the sky.

Dou Tang took a deep breath, pondering last night's dream, and couldn't help but smile.

It's like untying a knot in my heart.

Last night's dream made Dou Tang realize that he had truly created a happy life that could cover up his past, and that the painful and tragic past had left him behind.

I should be able to live a more relaxed life now.

He got out of bed, got dressed, and went to the corridor, intending to go downstairs for a stroll.

But as soon as he came out, he saw that the door to Old Wolf and Kotaro's room across the street had also opened. Old Wolf walked out with a yawn, and when he saw Dou Tang, he was stunned and said, "You got up so early?"

Dou Tang countered, "What time is it?"

Old Wolf took out his phone, glanced at it, and said with a sneer, "Six-thirty! Too early, way too early!"

"I usually get up at this time, why are you all up so early?" Dou Tang asked.

Kotaro emerged from behind Old Wolf, still in his pajamas, and yawned as he said, "Hmm... Old Dog said he's going to have breakfast, saying the hotel's buffet breakfast is delicious."

Old Wolf yawned earlier, and now, after Kotaro yawned, it seemed like yawning was contagious, and Old Wolf yawned again.

Then Kotaro yawned again...

Dou Tang raised his hand to interrupt the yawning, and said, "You all got up early just to have breakfast?"

Old Wolf gave a thumbs up: "I heard that this hotel's buffet breakfast even includes steak, and it's all included in the accommodation. Kiryu-kun, don't you want to try what it's like to have steak first thing in the morning?"

Dou Tang shook his head: "I don't want to at all."

"You really are a wolf, aren't you? You want to eat meat first thing in the morning."

Old Wolf shrugged.

"So what should Kiryu-kun do now?" Kotaro asked.

"I don't know yet. I'm just planning to go out for a walk, see the snow, and try my luck to see if I can find Tamamo-no-Mae."

"Come on, that Tamamo-no-Mae is clearly the kind of woman who loves to enjoy life," Old Wolf advised. "In this terrible weather, she's probably hiding in some high-end hotel, enjoying a bubble bath while admiring the view, right?"

Old Wolf's expression was full of teasing: "Maybe when she sees you running around in the street, she'll curse you in her mind like 'Baka' or something, Kiryu-kun."

"Listen to me, don't make yourself miserable."

Dou Tang suddenly felt speechless.

Because he knew very well that Tamamo-no-Mae was indeed that kind of person. Her requirements for the quality of life were simply outrageous. Even when fighting with Dou Tang, she was always careful about the dust on her body. If she had even a second of free time, she would use her demonic power to clean herself up.

In this kind of weather, without a doubt, that guy will find a place where no one will bother him and leisurely spend the day enjoying the snowy scenery of the city.

It's absolutely impossible to run into her on the street.

Dou Tang sighed, suddenly feeling listless.

Oh well, slacking off is fine too. So five minutes later, the three men were already in the hotel's fifth-floor buffet restaurant, sitting in front of the large floor-to-ceiling windows, staring blankly at Nikko City under the heavy snow.

The three of them stared intently at the snowplows on the road.

"What a huge snowplow!" Old Wolf said absentmindedly, fiddling with the fork in his hand.

Kotaro nodded, still sleepy-eyed.

Dou Tang frowned slightly, resting his chin on his hand.

The way they looked at the snowplow was particularly strange.

Hmm... If that thing were to crash into me, could I block it without transforming?

It should be possible, right? But lifting it up would probably be a bit difficult.

A languid atmosphere permeated the three-person room. The heavy snow falling outside the window made people feel sleepy, and even Dou Tang felt a little listless.

"Hey, what are you three doing here?"

Suddenly, a voice broke the eerie atmosphere between the three.

The three turned their heads and saw Lu Zizhen and Huaiyin, dressed in fluffy pajamas, slowly walking towards them.

Old Wolf's eyes lit up: "Wow! Is this custom-made?"

Lu Zizhen smiled, raised her hands, and showed off her cute, fluffy pajamas.

The pajamas... were all pink, with white below the neck, and were clearly designed like Fall Guys.

Huaiyin was dressed exactly like her, looking extremely cute. She was shyly shrugging her shoulders, glancing at Doutang every now and then.

"Hehehe..." Lu Zizhen chuckled mischievously as she leaned closer, showing off her pajamas: "Look, look at this design and this material! Isn't it fantastic!"

Dou Tang nodded and asked, "Is this the product you're going to promote next?"

“That’s right!” Lu Zizhen bounced around and spun around, showing everyone, “Next, we’ll sell this!”

Chapter 260 Keep your voices down!

Dou Tang was speechless.

Old Wolf asked, "Starting to sell now? What is this, Fall Guys merchandise?"

Lu Zizhen nodded: "Fall Guys was already quite famous, and with the video we filmed yesterday, it will definitely start a new trend once it's released on various platforms!"

“Selling merchandise was just a side thing.” She gave a thumbs up.

It was already past seven o'clock, and tourists began to arrive at the buffet restaurant for breakfast. Among them, except for Dou Tang, everyone else was wearing pajamas, which made them stand out and act out of place.

But none of them are the type to care about what others think.

Lu Zizhen pulled out the chair next to Dou Tang and sat down. She casually picked up Dou Tang's fork, took a piece of dessert from Dou Tang's plate, and stuffed it into her mouth. While chewing, she said, "So why are you all up so early?"

"Given the intensity of yesterday's activity, I thought you guys would sleep until noon."

She threw the fork back and rubbed her eye bags: "I used so much concealer just now that I felt barely able to go out, otherwise my dark circles would have been terrifying."

Huaiyin was also rubbing her eyes, looking like she still hadn't had enough sleep.

Dou Tang suggested, "How about we postpone it for a day? Let's rest a bit more?"

Having already eaten half his bellyful of meat, and with his blood sugar rapidly rising due to his wild animal instincts, the old wolf nodded upon hearing this: "Winter is all about eating your fill and sleeping soundly!"

After he finished speaking, the five of them fell silent.

Dou Tang looked at the heavy snow falling outside the window, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "How about... we touch it today?"

Old Wolf slammed his fist on the table: "I second that!"

………………

Fifteen minutes later, the group, having eaten and drunk their fill, returned to their respective rooms.

As Dou Tang lay in bed, he suddenly realized that this was the first time he had chosen to relax and rest even though he had things to do.

Just as he was about to take another nap, there was a knock at the door.

Dou Tang walked over, opened the door, and was taken aback.

Outside the door stood Lu Zizhen, with heavy dark circles under her eyes, and Huaiyin, her face flushed.

"Why are you here instead of sleeping?" Dou Tang asked, puzzled.

Lu Zizhen took out her phone and handed it to him, saying, "Look for yourself, I'm going to sleep now."

After saying that, she went into the room, plopped into the bed that Dou Tang had never slept in, covered herself with the blanket like a cocoon, and began to take a nap.

Dou Tang looked at the phone in his hand and clicked his tongue.

Huaiyin gently reached out her hand, glancing guiltily at Lu Zizhen on the bed before confidently taking Dou Tang's hand and letting him pull her into the room.

Huaiyin sat obediently on the bed, while Doutang sat in a chair, frowning as he looked at the messages on his phone.

On my phone was a message from the association, which, judging by the time, had just been compiled a few minutes ago.

The intelligence reports various evil incidents that occurred in Tokyo last night.

First, let's summarize.

A total of 23 cases of evil spirits occurred in Tokyo last night. Of these, 16 were resolved by exorcists. Among these 16 cases, exorcists from the association resolved 9 cases, and exorcists from the Suiten Keisaburo Company resolved the remaining 7 cases.

The competition between the company and the association has already begun.

In addition, of the seven cases that were not resolved by exorcists, two are still under investigation, and five... occurred inside evil spirits.

Last night in Tokyo, there were a total of five battles between evil spirits!

Prior to this, Tokyo had not seen any battles between evil spirits for several months. Most of the evil spirits either acted irrationally and indiscriminately, or they banded together to form small groups, thus preventing violent clashes.

The fact that a battle of this magnitude could occur at this time only proves one thing: these instigators did not originally belong to Tokyo.

They are outsiders.

Previously, when Tou-Tang was in Urayasu City, he had heard that many monsters and evil spirits were gathering towards Tokyo.

Now, the negative consequences of this gathering are already appearing; these evil spirits have begun to clash and disrupt public order in Tokyo.

Dou Tang quickly flipped through it again; last night...

The incidents were generally handled properly and the aftermath was handled well. Many of the corpses of evil spirits were preserved and sent to the association for research.

As for useful information, Dou Tang didn't find any more. If he really wanted to investigate, he would probably have to go and see the scene of the battle and the corpse of the evil spirit.

However, the meaning behind Lu Zizhen showing this to herself was quite clear: things in Nikko City needed to be expedited.

The current situation in Nikko City has already drained a lot of the association's manpower. If the association is forced to relax its security measures in Tokyo because of the need to blockade Nikko City, it will definitely be blamed by the authorities.

The authorities don't care how much pressure you're under; they only care about the results. If there are no results, the people at the top will be punished, and those who are punished will then resort to evil deeds.

Of course, they wouldn't have dared to do that in the past. After all, the association was an impenetrable fortress, and if any exorcist got angry and cursed them, things would get really messy.

Dou Tang sighed, locked his phone, placed it on the bedside table, and then sat on the bed.

Huaiyin sat down beside him and said, "Brother, do you want to sleep a little longer?"

Dou Tang glanced at Lu Zizhen, who was wrapped up like a dumpling, sighed, and nodded, saying, "Sleep a little longer."