Tokyo Fall Guys beats up the supernatural

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"what happened……"

Tamamo-no-Mae took a deep breath, fighting off the dizziness in her head, and ran into a small alley, leaning against the wall.

She clutched her chest, the scene still lingering in her mind, and as the dizziness deepened, many images suddenly appeared in her mind.

That was a scene that absolutely did not belong to her.

In her mind, she seemed to be fighting a man, who was holding a long sword. They were fighting in the mountains and forests, the earth was shaking, the mountains and forests were collapsing, and the wind and clouds changed with every move she made.

Even so, the man remained as steady as Mount Tai, standing coldly in the mountain, his long sword whistling as he swung it, forcing the other man to fight and retreat.

Then... he seemed to have revealed a weakness, and the sword's edge flashed in his eyes.

Before she died, she saw the man's face clearly... It was a handsome face, but filled with coldness.

"No, don't kill me..." Tamamo-no-Mae cried out in panic.

Shout it out.

As the sword light that had cleaved through her vision disappeared, the dizziness and illusions subsided. Tamamo-no-Mae gasped for breath, her body slowly sliding down the wall before she sat wearily on the ground.

"What's going on... that, that crown..." She tried to catch her breath, but found that her hands were trembling from the extremely real fear in the hallucination.

That was definitely not her own memory, Tamamo-no-Mae was certain of it.

But if it's not my own memory, then why would I hallucinate that kind of thing?

It wasn't her own memory, but the person killed by that man in the illusion was indeed herself. Although she didn't see her own face, she was very certain, as if it were some kind of intuition.

"Will I be killed by him...? No, that's not right, it's more like... something that happened in the past." Tamamo-no-Mae frowned, got up from the ground, and clutched her chest.

She believed that those hallucinations were not unfounded, but rather a reaction to seeing the enormous crown in the distance.

This reaction...is not a prediction of the future, she's certain of it.

But if it's not the future, then what is it? I don't even know that guy!

We need to find him... and get to the bottom of this.

But what if he really does kill himself, just like in his hallucination?

No... No, I won't lose to anyone. Even in the past, I was just sealed away. I will never lose to anyone!

Tamamo-no-Mae recalled the past, and anger welled up in her heart. She gritted her teeth and slammed her fist against the wall next to her.

With a loud "bang!", she punched a dent into the concrete wall.

Hearing the noise, Tamamo-no-Mae quickly turned her head and walked towards the other end of the alley.

Crossing from the other end of the alley to the next street, Tamamo-no-Mae continued strolling around as if nothing had happened, but this time she wasn't in such a good mood.

………………

After wandering around the streets, Tamamo-no-Mae roughly understood her current predicament.

This is Japan, but hundreds of years have passed since I was sealed away.

Earth, modern times, cities... The world Tamamo-no-Mae knew was completely different from the present; it was an era that was both fascinating and very unfamiliar to her.

Trams, cell phones, power lines, factories... all the materials that make up this world have taken a giant leap to a level that she can't understand at all. Tamamo-no-Mae spent an entire night trying to comprehend this world, but she still felt it wasn't enough.

It was already late at night, and the hotels in the hot spring town had all turned off their lights. Tamamo-no-Mae stood by the observation deck on the way down the mountain, looking at Tochigi City in the distance below, lost in thought.

How can she integrate into this world...? Everything is like a dream, elusive and incomprehensible, yet it presses down like a mountain, making even her feel suffocated.

Just like when I left my hometown for India and then went from India to Japan... every time I come to a new place, I feel like I'm living a completely new life.

Now... it's a completely new life.

Tamamo-no-Mae sighed, but then laughed again.

"Isn't it great?" She gently raised her hand, drawing circles in front of her eyes to frame the city in her field of vision. "A new world, a new life, everything is new, isn't that wonderful?"

"Well, next up is the usual thing: choosing a name for myself. What should I call myself..." Her eyes darted around, "Since I'm still here, I'll keep the surname Tamamo..."

"Tamamo...Tamamo...Ugh, choosing a name is so hard." She scratched her head, somewhat resigned, "Forget it, I'll just call myself Tamamo-no-Mae. Nobody in this era will actually think I'm Tamamo-no-Mae!"

"Hmm, there shouldn't be any exorcists in this era, right?"

A dazzling light swirled in her hand, condensing into a crown. On the crown, a fox sat regally in the center of all things, its slender, alluring eyes gazing upon all living beings.

"And this thing is so troublesome... I'm terrible at fighting and killing."

Although she said she wasn't good at it, a cold smile appeared on her lips, revealing her canine teeth as she twirled the crown with her fingers.

"Only by winning the crown can one survive... Hmm, is there any way to quit?"

She tossed the crown in her hand up and down, her eyes full of calculation.

"I might as well give this thing away and go travel the world!" She stopped spinning her fingers, grabbed the crown in one hand, and pulled out the world map she had just stolen from the convenience store in town from her pocket with the other.

Unfolding the map, Tamamo-no-Mae's eyes filled with anticipation. She clicked her tongue and said, "The places I've been to before are only this small? There are so many places in this world waiting for me to explore..."

"Just thinking about it makes me excited!"

"Ah, right, first of all... let's find a way to kill the emperor here!"

Tamamo-no-Mae muttered to herself as she plotted her future, completely oblivious to the existence of the Crown Game.

She disregarded the power the crown brought her; she lacked the ambition of Taira no Masakado and the thoughtfulness of Sugawara no Michizane. She seemed to be the kind of person who acted on impulse.

She pondered for a while, put the map away, glanced at the distant city a couple more times, and then turned back.

"Hmm... I'll find a hotel, settle down, make some money, and get a cell phone..." She skipped along, clearly in a very good mood, and even laughed out loud.

"Let's go soak in the hot springs!"

In joy

Tamamo-no-Mae was unaware that the next day her video would be thrown into the Exorcist Association, causing a huge problem.

Chapter 201 On the way to Tochigi City

"Sigh, sometimes I really feel like I'm the one supporting both of you."

Lu Zizhen complained as she drove.

Dou Tang sat in the passenger seat, looking into the distance, and said, "There's no other way, I can't get my driver's license yet, so I can only rely on you to drive."

Sitting in the back seat, Huaiyin nodded obediently.

Outside the window, the city was gradually waking up. The incident involving Tamamo-no-Mae happened two nights ago. Yesterday morning, Tou-Tang went to the association and learned about Tamamo-no-Mae's situation. He started packing his things the following night, and now, early on the third day, the three of them set off.

The three of them are currently on their way to Tochigi City. The car that Jiko-sada chose today is an SUV. It's not an expensive car, but it has a lot of space, and even allows Honey to lie down in the back seat and play on his phone.

Looking at the street scene outside, Dou Tang suddenly said, "Speaking of which, why do all these messy things happen around Tokyo?"

"Perhaps Tokyo has something that attracts those evil spirits," Lu Zizhen said casually.

“Attract…” Dou Tang was somewhat worried upon hearing this. Indeed, he was probably the one in all of Tokyo who could attract evil spirits the most, and the evil spirits he attracted were all exceptionally powerful.

Because they are all owners of the crown.

And now... Tamamo-no-Mae has also appeared. I wonder if that guy is also a crown holder?

Speaking of crowns, Dou Tang has recently made a new discovery.

Maolang... or Changlang, whatever you call it, that monster obsessed with martial arts is the most unique of all the evil spirits Dou Tang has ever seen.

Because she offered up the crown voluntarily.

Dou Tang once asked Kuroki Keizaki if her crown could be transferred to someone else, and received a negative answer.

And the other crown owners he encountered... of course, couldn't provide an answer either.

After all, he killed them all.

But Rambutan was different. She removed her crown and offered it to Dou Tang, and she herself remained alive.

Dou Tang now owns more than a dozen crowns, but has only encountered this one case.

Whether this is an isolated case or someone else still has the ability to relinquish the crown, Dou Tang doesn't know.

But Changlang illustrates one thing: there are participants in the world who can relinquish the crown and still survive.

Thinking of this, Dou Tang couldn't help but turn around and look at Huai Yin in the back seat.

At this moment, Huaiyin was playing a game on her phone. She took off her shoes in a very unladylike manner, and her toes, which were covered by white socks, kept twitching, as if they were moving in accordance with her mood while playing the game.

Seeing the girl's focused expression, Dou Tang didn't react at all, but simply turned his head and continued to look ahead.

If there is a chance, we must find a way to remove Huaiyin's crown, and do so in a way that is safe for her.

Dou Tang could sense Huaiyin's crown, but for some reason, the crown had never appeared since the day he was born into this world.

He could sense a condensed light accumulating within Huaiyin's body, but the light traveled along her body and never converged in one place.

It's as if... Huaiyin's body and the crown have become one.

Dou Tang was helpless in the face of this.

And his own crown is even more inseparable, to be honest...

I've never seen Dou Tang before.

He had never seen his own crown before. Every time he used the crown's power, he would turn into a jelly bean. As for using other powers, a new crown would appear.

Where is my crown?

I can't come!

Therefore, Dou Tang had no idea how to relinquish the crown.

Hmm... That Tamamo-no-Mae is a yokai from hundreds of years ago. If she also had a crown, she might have a deeper understanding than I do.

After all, she can't be mentally challenged like Taira no Masakado, can she?

It shouldn't be that bad, probably, or likely?

To be honest, in Dou Tang's mind, Taira no Masakado was definitely an idiot.

It's the 21st century now. In such a seemingly stable but actually chaotic era, what does it mean to try to establish an independent force in a city of millions? Just because you occupy a sewage treatment plant, you think you're a country within a country?

Don't be ridiculous. You even have to buy your lunchbox from a convenience store? Do you really think you're the lord of Mount Oe?

Even if Toudou doesn't appear, someone else will take action, just like Urayasu City. Urayasu City has been ravaged for a long time, but isn't that why Kotaro embarked on the path of becoming a Kamen Rider?

Dou Tang never believed he could reverse the tide. He clearly understood that he was just a trendsetter in the new era, regardless of whether the new era arose because of him.

And Tamamo-no-Mae... in history, she was just as difficult to deal with as Taira no Masakado. However, Taira no Masakado was a warlord who commanded his own army, while Tamamo-no-Mae infiltrated the imperial court and wreaked havoc.

This shows that she has a brain, so someone with a brain... should perform better than Taira no Masakado, right?

Dou Tang felt a sense of anticipation. He really wanted to meet that Tamamo-no-Mae, at least... to find out if she was related to the other Tamamo-no-Mae he had killed.

"Hey, what are you thinking about? You seem so lost in thought." Lu Zizhen's words suddenly interrupted Dou Tang's thoughts.

Dou Tang blinked, his pupils contracted slightly, and he collected his thoughts, saying, "I'm wondering if Tamamo-no-Mae is my target."

Lu Zizhen became interested and glanced at him, but quickly turned away.

He continued driving and asked, "What if it is? And what do you plan to do if it isn't?"

"If so, let's see if it's necessary to kill it," Dou Tang said casually. "Anyway, it's not like we haven't killed them before... I mean evil spirits."

It was just an ordinary sentence, but Lu Zizhen suddenly felt a sense of satisfaction upon hearing it. She gripped the steering wheel tightly, and the simple words conjured up a dreamlike vision.

Dou Tang, wielding a long sword, battled the enormous demon fox in the mountains and forests, even being watched with awe and reverence by ordinary people...

"Watch out for the car!" Dou Tang suddenly shouted.

Lu Zizhen quickly slammed on the brakes, the car slowed down abruptly, and a thud was heard from the back seat.

"Ouch..." Huaiyin rubbed her head; she had just bumped into the seat in front of her.

The three cars nearly collided, but fortunately Lu Zizhen reacted quickly and managed to stop them just in time.

Dou Tang was also a little shaken. He patted his chest, remembering how Lu Zizhen's wrecked Beetle had sped through the rainy night... He hadn't forgotten it yet.

It's a psychological trauma; he doesn't want to experience that again—running a red light on a downhill road, speeding at 120 mph and plunging into the sea.

Dou Tang glared at Lu Zizhen and said, "Focus on driving! From now on, you're not allowed to talk to me!"

"Ugh... but driving is so boring."

Dou Tang ignored her and reached out to turn on the radio in the car. The music started playing, which helped relieve Lu Zizhen's boredom.

But after a short while, Dou Tang noticed that this guy started swaying to the rhythm of the music, and the car was bouncing along with it.