Tokyo Fall Guys beats up the supernatural

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The vengeful spirit was a pitiful girl who was bullied to death. Dou Tang purified her, stripping away her resentful side and turning her into this candy bean. Her purified soul was thrown into the Fall Guys world, and perhaps it will naturally dissipate when she no longer wants to play.

Gathering souls... even purifying those resentments—thinking about it this way, I feel like I'm walking through hell... a hell where milkshakes are used as lava rides for punishment.

But we've gone off on a tangent again. Recently, Dou Tang has found that his thoughts tend to become very scattered, which is causing him some distress.

Finally, he threw out the candy bean in his hand and activated his skill. The candy bean that landed on the ground slowly expanded and turned into a candy bean man exactly the same as the one that had transformed before.

"Wow—" Lu Zizhen exclaimed in a very respectful manner.

“It’s like having two older brothers…” Huaiyin looked at Doutang and then at the clone, the Fall Guy, with great interest.

Dou Tang tried to control the clone in front of him in his mind. The pink jelly bean slowly turned around, then raised its hands and made a few movements, without any problems at all.

Moreover, the clones do not seem to have the same preparatory actions required after transforming as Dou Tang.

Not bad.

"Hey, Dou Tang, get up and compare your height with itss." Lu Zizhen suddenly waved.

She never used polite language when addressing Tou-tang. From the time they met during a supernatural event until now, she had never called him by a name like "Kiryu-kun" or anything like that, and always addressed him by his given name.

Dou Tang stood up and stood next to Fall Guy. Sure enough, the two were the same height. Dou Tang was 184 cm tall, and Fall Guy was the same height. However, Fall Guy's body was wider and his limbs were disproportionate, making him look more robust and imposing, as if he were two meters tall.

"Not bad, not bad, exactly the same as you usually are. Does that mean I can record a video myself when I take your candy out?"

Dou Tang nodded: "That's exactly what I was thinking. Although these clones only have 40% of my power, they're more than enough to deal with ordinary vengeful spirits. I plan to give you some candy to protect you."

Then, he glanced at his watch and sighed, "It's getting late, almost noon. Nobody got a good rest last night, let's go to sleep."

"Lu Zizhen, you..."

"I'll sleep here!" Lu Zizhen grinned, but the weariness on her face was still obvious. She cheerfully raised her hand and said, "The sofa is fine with me!"

...This person is truly unpredictable.

"Do you think a normal girl would stay overnight at a male friend's house?" Dou Tang pinched the bridge of her nose helplessly, while the pink candy bean slowly shrank and turned back into a candy bean.

"I'm not a normal girl." Lu Zizhen got up from the floor and then pounced on the sofa, her legs intertwined and raised high. Her pants, which were ripped open on both sides, couldn't cover her fair thighs at all.

The scene before us was, in theory, quite ambiguous, but this person... why was this person so uninteresting?

Shaking his head helplessly, ignoring the lunatic, Huaiyin ate some food he bought from the convenience store, and Doutang made up the bed. This time, their beds weren't next to each other.

After changing into pajamas and drawing the curtains, the night at the Kiryu family's house didn't begin until 10 a.m.

As soon as I crawled into bed and was about to close my eyes, I felt a small hand reaching into the blankets, slowly groping around until it almost touched Dou Tang's waist.

It was Huaiyin's hand.

With a helpless sigh, Dou Tang quickly reached out and grabbed the small hand that was seeking security, holding it tightly in his palm. Huaiyin's fingertips scratched his palm a couple of times before settling down.

She also understood that it was inappropriate to cling to Dou Tang like that when there were outsiders present.

"That's really twisted..." Dou Tang thought to himself.

About half an hour later, Dou Tang could feel that Huai Yin's pulse had completely stabilized, so he slowly opened his eyes and looked at the sofa next to him.

A pair of clear eyes were fixed on him at that moment.

Taking off her transparent-sleeved baseball jacket and covering herself with a blanket, Lu Zizhen reclined on the sofa, staring at Dou Tang with great interest. Dou Tang had no idea when she had started staring at him.

Seeing Dou Tang open his eyes, she smiled and continued to look at Dou Tang without saying a word.

"Why aren't you asleep yet?" Dou Tang asked in a low voice.

"I have a secret to tell you." Lu Zizhen peeked out slightly. Her pretty face was not clearly visible in the darkness, but her eyes were bright and sparkling. Her eyes had always been bright and sparkling. Dou Tang clearly remembered that when he was searching for vengeful spirits in a certain haunted place, he found those eyes staring at him in the dark.

Just like today, just like now.

His relationship with Lu Zizhen was as twisted as his relationship with Huaiyin. The two were birds of a feather and each kept some secrets. They used each other but did not know each other's background, even though they had been to each other's homes.

Mystery was the biggest impression Lu Zizhen left on Dou Tang.

And now she seems to be intentionally lifting her veil of mystery.

"What secret is it?" Dou Tang asked curiously.

"Actually, I'm a Taoist priest, hehe." Lu Zizhen stretched out his hand.

He reached out his hand, wanting to shake hands with Dou Tang.

Dou Tang was puzzled, but he still reached out and shook her hand. Lu Zizhen shook his hand as if she were teasing a child.

"Just like that girl in sportswear today, I could tell at a glance that she was an Onmyoji or something, and actually, I am one too."

Dou Tang held Huai Yin's hand with one hand and Lu Zizhen's hand with the other, lying in an awkward position. He tilted his head to look at Lu Zizhen. After she finished speaking, his eyes seemed a little timid and he shrank back, but his palms were burning with heat.

Her hands were sweaty, was it because she was nervous?

"Why are you telling me now? Besides, I've never seen a Taoist priest who wears trendy clothes, is obsessed with foul language, likes to be a reporter, and always runs away incredibly fast."

Hearing Dou Tang's words, she smiled. Dou Tang suddenly realized that an ambiguous atmosphere was spreading in the room, an atmosphere that came from... the growing sense of satisfaction in their hearts as they gradually became more honest with each other.

In the darkness, Lu Zizhen and Lu Doutang's fingers intertwined, their fingertips touching. This extremely restrained hand-holding, which seemed somewhat intimate yet devoid of any desire, made Doutang's heart itch.

"I just wanted to say that if you're willing, I can help you take care of Huaiyin. Don't let my appearance fool you, I can fight even high-level evil spirits, so you can rest assured."

"..."

For some reason, Dou Tang felt a little shy, coughed, and withdrew his hand.

"...Let's rest first, I'm tired."

Lu Zizhen paused for a moment, then ran her fingers along the fabric of the sofa with some dissatisfaction, making a rustling sound as if she were venting her resentment towards Dou Tang.

"……Um."

Finally, she sighed and hummed in agreement, then turned away, her bright eyes disappearing from sight.

...What a twisted emotion.

Dou Tang suddenly realized that there wasn't a single normal person in this house.

The people inside this house are far more abnormal than the evil spirits outside.

Chapter 14 This is too coincidental

Yiyan Private Academy was founded in 1926, the first year of the Showa era. It has been 94 years since then, making it almost a century-old school.

After a year's absence, Dou Tang, a student in Class 2-B, is finally ready to return to school.

He pulled his school uniform out of the closet and put it on, but in order to investigate the evil spirits in the school, he had to temporarily give up his part-time job.

Fortunately, Lu Zizhen's channel has started to make a profit, so there's no need to worry about running out of money while she's in school. Now, she has to worry more about things at school.

A year has passed. I had just entered high school when I took a leave of absence. Now that I'm back, I'm practically a transfer student.

Early in the morning, Dou Tang went out and exchanged four more low-level vengeful spirit candies. Adding to the two he had left after one was stolen earlier, he had a total of six vengeful spirit candies.

Three were given to Huaiyin to guard the house, and three more were given to Lu Zizhen.

Therefore, there was no need to worry about their safety, and he did not take Lu Zizhen's claim of being a Taoist priest to heart.

It was rush hour, and Dou Tang tried to blend into the crowd of students, but he was too tall and stood out among them. He was immediately stopped by the people guarding the school gate.

"Hey, where's your name tag?" a handsome young man wearing an armband called out to Dou Tang.

Dou Tang calmly replied, "I'm sorry, I took a year off from school before. I'm back to class now, so I don't have a name card."

The handsome young man frowned: "Taking a year off? You're in high school? What grade are you in?"

"Class 2-B, the teacher should be Kyoko Tominaga, is there a problem?"

Upon hearing the name, the handsome young man's eyes lit up. He said, "So that's it! You're that ghost classmate from our class! I remember your name is Kiryu Toudou! Right?"

...You remember people who took a year off from school? That's outrageous.

However, the boy in front of me, who is so handsome that he looks like a cross-dresser, seems to be my classmate. Well, that's good, it will save me a lot of trouble.

"That's right, I'm Kiryu Toudou. How should I address you, classmate?"

The man smiled and touched his chest, saying, "My name is Nagaibuki. Kiryu-kun, you can just call me Naga-kun. I'm one of the student council's discipline committee members. Oh, and there's another student on our discipline committee! It's a really lucky thing to meet her!"

Luck? For some reason, Dou Tang had a bad feeling instead.

Then, Nagai called out to a girl who was slacking off by the guardhouse inside the school gate: "Kume-kun!"

The girl walked over reluctantly, her face covered by a mask. Although Dou Tang couldn't see her face clearly, he recognized who she was.

What a coincidence! This guy is in my class?!

Chinatsu Kume...tsk.

The girl in front of me was clearly concerned about her status on campus, or perhaps she lacked a sense of security because of the strange events that had happened before. She wore a mask more to cover her face.

After all, he went to the crime scene in Ikebukuro afterward. Although his backpack was still there, his student ID was gone... This meant that the strange Fall Guy might have already found out his identity.

The Fall Guys appeared at school that day, and although they eventually drove away the vengeful spirit that was threatening them, they might have come looking for them!

What should I do……

"Kume is also in our class. I'm sorry, I, as the class monitor, was supposed to take you to the teacher's office, but I really can't leave the school gate right now. The school issued a notice the night before last..."

"There was a vandalism incident, so I have to be on duty at the school gate."

Nagaibuki gestured to Kume Chinatsu: "This is Kume Chinatsu, Kume-san. This is our class's famous ghost, Kiryu Toudou-san."

Chinatsu Kume slowly raised her head. She was wearing a summer JK school uniform. As expected of an idol, her slender arms and fingers were exposed, and her eyes blinked behind her mask. She had applied a little eyeliner at the corner of her eyes, making her look delicate, petite and lovely.

Then, she looked up at the tall boy, wondering what kind of person this ghost classmate who hadn't come to school for a year would be.

A genius who can't find time to go to school because of business? A delinquent who chooses to drop out of school and live a carefree life? Or a pitiful person whose family has suffered a huge change?

But when she met those calm, almost indifferent eyes, she trembled.

Those eyes, those eyes...

His height, broad shoulders, and physique... especially those eyes... all reminded her of the strange man she saw last night who shouted "Transform!" and then turned into a jelly bean.

Chinatsu Kume froze on the spot.

Seeing this, Dou Tang already knew that she might have recognized him, but he still bowed slightly and said softly, "Nice to meet you, Kume-kun."

"Please, please, please take care of me... Kiryu-kun!" Realizing what had happened, Kume Chinatsu stammered a reply, noticing that the coldness in Toudou's eyes seemed to have turned into concern.

"Is Kume-kun feeling unwell?" he asked, tilting his head.

"No...no, thank you for your concern." Kume Chinatsu patted her chest, then looked up at Tou Tang with some fear, only to find that the big boy smiled warmly, completely different from before.

...Am I being too sensitive?

“Then, I’ll take Kiryu-kun to the faculty office…” Kume Chinatsu said, turning her head and walking quickly, as if something was chasing after her.

Dou Tang bid a hasty farewell to Chang Yichui and caught up with Kume Chinatsu, his smile seemingly frozen in time.

Well... I guess I need to be more careful about my facial expressions. I can't always look so fierce, especially since this girl in front of me was just scared twice by me, right?

I'm actually a very kind person!

Upon entering the teaching building, the first thing you see is a hole cut into a pillar directly opposite you. It's currently being cordoned off with warning tape and roadblocks, and some students are pointing and commenting on it.

Listening closely, most of the comments were things like, "There are fingerprints! Such thick fingers are terrifying!" and "Didn't the school say it was just vandalism? This kind of vandalism is so illogical. Why would they hollow out a pillar?"

Dou Tang also took the opportunity to ask, feigning concern, "Kume-kun, what's going on here?"

Chinatsu Kume hummed in surprise, then said, "I... I'm not really sure either, hahaha... Anyway, let's get out of here first! We need to hurry to the faculty office to find the teacher!"

Seeing Kume Chinatsu's eagerness to cover it up, Toudou felt a little pleased. So this is what it's like to tease people?

No wonder those dog gatekeepers feel so good when they push others down...it really does feel good.

However, Kume Chinatsu seemed to be very popular. Along the way, many students stared at her with envious or admiring eyes. Kume Chinatsu seemed to be used to those gazes and calmly led Toudou towards the faculty office.

Meanwhile, the students who had been walking with the campus idol were also speculating about who the boy was. After all, Dou Tang was so tall that he was unforgettable. If he had ever appeared before, they would have remembered him.

Chapter 15 Fall Guys Go to School Too!

There weren't many people in the faculty office in the morning. At this moment, a woman with her wine-red hair piled high was sitting at a desk by the window, anxiously searching for something. Several other teachers were preparing lessons nearby.

"Tominaga-sensei!" Chinatsu Kume greeted cheerfully as she walked over.

"Oh? Oh, Kume-kun, I can't find my school trip form... That's strange, I remember putting it in my drawer."

School trip form? Kume Chinatsu just casually stuffed that thing in her hand and it's long gone. It would be strange to find it.

She immediately laughed it off, saying, "Haha, the teacher is still so clumsy... By the way, this is Kiryu-kun, the one who immediately took a leave of absence upon enrolling!"

Dou Tang took the opportunity to greet him, saying, "Hello, Professor Tominaga."