Tokyo Fall Guys beats up the supernatural

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"Tell me, what exactly did you do to Yiyan Private Academy? What were you thinking, dividing a person into so many parts according to their bones?"

Ringo Shinzen frowned, becoming wary of the woman before her: "How do you even know this? What... what are you planning to do?"

Lu Zizhen sighed, "They're really hard to communicate with."

She then flicked her wrist: "It'll be easier to ask you questions after I've beaten you into submission."

Upon hearing this, Ringo Shinzen took a step back, raised her hands and clenched them into fists, becoming wary: "...No matter who you are, I can't tell you about such a mysterious person."

"I always feel... you're not a good person."

“Indeed.” Lu Zizhen smiled and swung her hands down, pulling out two sword hilts from her sleeves. She then flipped her wrists and rotated them once more, causing the blade of the retractable sword to snap out.

"I am indeed not a good person."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Ringo Shinzen made a quick move, switching her left foot from her right and suddenly raising her right leg to kick out!

"Whoosh!"

The swift strike created a loud bang in the air, making clothes flutter!

Lu Zizhen shook his sword and retreated, dodging the whip kick, and then raised his sword to slash at the ankle of Shinsen Ringo!

Ringo Shinzen did something surprising: she lifted her other leg while pulling her leg out, completing a double kick in mid-air.

Lu Zizhen smiled with a mixture of surprise and satisfaction. Her hand, which had drawn the sword, trembled, and the blade suddenly swung downwards, retracting itself.

Ringo Shinzen got into position, knowing she couldn't afford to create distance without a weapon. She placed her hands on her cheeks and charged forward like a Muay Thai fighter, aiming for Ruko's chest to close the distance and prevent him from drawing his sword.

But to her surprise, Lu Zizhen's smile deepened, and she reversed the position of her two swords, hiding the blades behind her arms.

"She's so impatient and naive."

She smiled, and several talismans appeared in front of her without her noticing.

Chapter 52 Everything is Connected in the Unseen World

The talisman emitted a dazzling light, which flashed into Ringo's eyes in an instant. Just as she closed her eyes, she felt a tremendous force with her arms, which were half-protecting her, and was sent flying.

The immense force was like a fierce evil spirit throwing a punch head-on, or a heavy pendulum. She flew several meters through the air before crashing to the ground.

My eyes were throbbing and filled with dark shadows left by the bright light.

Behind the shadowy figure, she vaguely saw something surrounding Lu Zizhen slowly dissipating.

Lu Zizhen smiled devilishly as she slowly walked over and said, "Poor and naive little guy, you probably have never experienced the battle between exorcists? They use anything and everything as long as they can win."

She approached slowly, her eyes gleaming with a bright light. Ringo had never seen such a light in anyone's eyes before; it was a bewitching and alluring light, as if it did not belong to humankind.

Lu Zizhen stretched out her foot and stepped on Shinsen Ringo's chest, the sword in her hand pointing at her brow. She looked at her arrogantly with the air of a victor, revealing her beautiful and neat teeth, her smile even deserving of the description "sunny".

The perfect setting for such sunshine should be a refreshing summer day, an afternoon spent with someone you love. No matter how much Ringo Kamisaki thinks, she doesn't believe it should be now.

Now, Lu Zizhen is high above, standing on her chest, watching her struggle with amusement.

"Now, tell me, what exactly did the Shinzaki family do at Yiyan Private Academy? Why did Ejima Izai become like that?"

“Ejima Izai…who is that?” Ringo Shinzen’s eyes stung terribly, tears streaming down her face, but she still stubbornly stared at Michiko Sada through her blurred vision.

“I have no idea what you mean. All I know is that a vengeful spirit is sealed there, a terrifying vengeful spirit… it could even be called a demon.”

“Wraiths, demons…” Lu Zizhen pondered, then shook her head. “That’s not enough. What else do you know? Tell me everything.”

"I don't know anything else!" Ringo Kamisaki gasped for breath. As if he hated her figure, Jiji Tadako stomped on her chest, making Ringo feel like her breasts were about to be flattened.

"You really are... someone who can't lie. Of course, I don't mean you're hiding anything, but you're just too honest, aren't you?" Lu Zizhen seemed to have figured out that she really wasn't lying. She mocked her while retracting her leg and taking two steps back.

Ringo Shinzen was panting heavily, and a clear shoe print appeared on her tight-fitting sportswear.

"However, I think today's experience should give you something to think about. Go back and think carefully about what your family is hiding. Maybe we'll meet again soon."

Lu Zizhen stepped back and sheathed her sword, taking two light, quick steps as if dancing, before finally putting the sword away.

Ringo Shinzen pressed her hand to her chest. She seemed to have realized the deeper meaning in Shizuka's words and did not attack again.

Lu Zizhen slowly backed away with her hands behind her back, a strange smile still on her face: "However, if you start digging into your family's past because of what I said, that would be really interesting."

"If you don't ask, you'll never know the truth they're hiding from you. But if you do ask, you'll become the kind of person who doubts their family and doesn't trust them at all because of a stranger's words. Hehe, what would you choose?"

As she spoke, Lu Zizhen had already retreated to the back door at the end of the corridor. She walked out with half her body, but still leaned out halfway to wave goodbye to Shinsen Ringo.

"Goodbye, Ms. Kasumi."

Ringo Shinzen suddenly felt inexplicably angry.

After bidding farewell to Ringo Shinzen, Jiko smiled and went to the bicycle shed, where she jumped down again.

As she entered the darkness, she squinted slightly and smiled.

Now, Ringo has seen her face and has begun to have doubts about her family's affairs. She is also friends with Chinatsu Kume.

Ah, I really want to know how things will develop next. If Kume Chinatsu finds out her identity, or if she finds out that Shinsaki Ringo knows that Toudou exists by her side, how long will it take for the two of them to discover Fall Guy's identity?

If they find out, how will Chinatsu Kume treat Toudou?

Thinking this as she traveled underground, Lu Zizhen, who had memorized the route, soon arrived at Dou Tang's location.

At this moment, the underground was still completely dark, and Dou Tang stood motionless in the darkness.

"Dou Tang?" Lu Zizhen called out.

"Hmm," he responded, his voice devoid of any emotion.

"Have those two guys been dealt with?" Lu Zizhen asked.

"Hmm." Dou Tang's voice was still devoid of emotion. He turned around, his face displaying a complex expression that seemed to defy explanation.

"Are you...are you okay?"

"Of course it's fine. Things are settled here. Have the matters above been taken care of?"

"You can rest assured that I can handle things well." Lu Zizhen patted her chest.

“Then let’s go back,” Dou Tang nodded.

Lu Zizhen looked at the darkness nearby and pondered, "Hey, Dou Tang, what do you think about making this our base?"

"Fall Guys' secret base! Just like in tokusatsu!" She skillfully struck a transformation pose. Dou Tang knew she was a tokusatsu fan, so he just shrugged.

Have you ever seen a Kamen Rider choose a small town hundreds of kilometers away from their usual haunts as their secret base?

"Besides, if it weren't for Kamen Rider, we wouldn't have any giant robots or anything like that, and we wouldn't be able to gather five people to form a team."

Dou Tang counted on his fingers: "Besides! I can't grow to a gigantic size, and I have no way to..."

"Emit light waves!"

Lu Zizhen smiled and said, "That's not necessarily true. Why don't you look for other ways? Like that dragon costume of yours... maybe there will be an Ultraman costume in the future!"

Even though one had just subdued the vengeful spirit and the other was trying to corrupt an innocent young girl, they started bickering as usual.

Dou Tang shook his head helplessly: "Do you think I change clothes all the time? Sigh... never mind, I'll just go back first."

"I just said I'd look for it, right? Maybe it really will exist in the future. Who can say what the future holds?"

As they talked, they strolled in the darkness. Lu Zizhen did not use talismans for lighting, but instead confidently and boldly held Dou Tang's hand, letting him lead her forward.

Indeed, no one can predict the future.

Lu Zizhen asked in a low voice, "Then what about those two vengeful spirits? Do you have any clues?"

"A clue? It's alright. I heard a story, a very tragic one, and then... Ejima Iya might not have died here. Although what happened here is related to him, it has nothing to do with his death."

"His death had another cause, which also proves... that his identity might not be so simple, at least that's my guess."

Lu Zizhen nodded.

Then she seemed to say meaningfully, "Perhaps we've all gone in the wrong direction?"

"Perhaps it had nothing to do with this old school building from the beginning, but the timeline of Ejima Iya's disappearance and the events that happened here just happened to coincide."

Dou Tang paused for a moment and said, "...The original construction company of the new school might have some clues."

"Yes, that's true. If construction companies are burying human bones... then only companies that do shady work would take on such jobs. Starting from that point might make the investigation easier."

A name flashed through Dou Tang's mind.

Xingyiren.

The yakuza member plagued by evil spirits has offered a 200 million yen bounty to resolve the problem, and perhaps his intelligence network will be of help.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Lu Zizhen lightly hummed a song.

The singing echoed underground, carrying far and wide.

It seems that, in some mysterious way, whether it was the damp evil spirit, Ejima Izai, or Shinzen Ringo and others, they were all drawn into this incident.

Chapter 53 They're definitely not stupid

The monotonous campus life has begun again.

Dou Tang was distracted in class, staring blankly out the window.

Huaiyin seemed to be doing some kind of exercise behind his back, but so far there seemed to be no problem, so he didn't bother to care.

Lu Zizhen was busy gathering other intelligence. She was always busy, but Dou Tang knew that as long as he said he needed her, she would definitely come.

Chinatsu Kume wasn't there either; she was busy with her schedule. The two of them had only chatted on Instagram these past two days and had no other interaction.

Life was so boring that Dou Tang yawned.

The two vengeful spirits, Mitsuaki Kakuhachi and Kagami Kuniyoshi, have been absorbed into Dou Tang's body, but they have not been purified. Dou Tang thought it would be best for them to meet with Ejima Iya, as they might be able to connect some clues.

But at least not now.

During break, he overheard some rumors circulating among his classmates.

"Have you heard? There really is Hanako in the east toilet on the second floor. Some people even said they saw a skeleton running around the campus."

"You mean that post on the forum? A lie made up by a bunch of first-year students, right?"

"No, no, no, I heard that the poster named Fujita even lost his phone, and supposedly someone heard crying in that toilet later..."

"Ugh, that sounds ridiculous. Could the lost phone have photos he took secretly, and he even broke into the women's restroom...? That post was probably just to cover up the fact that he's a voyeur!"

Hanako-san? That didn't catch Dou Tang's attention; the latter point was more intriguing.

The skeleton running around the campus... it must be Ejima Iya without a doubt.

Dou Tang doesn't object to Jiangdao Yizai taking walks at night, but if someone sees him, things could get very serious.

Fortunately, the post on the campus forum was treated as a joke, and since there was no evidence, not many people believed it.

At noon, Dou Tang bought some food and secretly went to the old textbook room. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was in the corridor, he slipped in and locked the door behind him.

Seeing him lock the door, the skeleton hanging on the steel rod among a bunch of tables and chairs in the corner finally started to move with a clattering sound, complaining, "Ah, Kiryu-kun, you're finally back. I've been so bored these past few days without you."

Dou Tang smiled: "Really? But I heard you also hooked up with that Hanako from the toilet, and even got seen running naked on campus?"

Ejima Izai coughed awkwardly twice, untied the restraint ring on the back of his neck, which fell to the ground, and then skillfully found his white coat among the old tables and chairs, and put it on.

No matter what I have become now, as a doctor or as proof that I was once human, this white coat is indispensable.

After putting on his white coat, Ejima Iya said unhurriedly, "Don't mention it, Kiryu-kun. If I hadn't intervened that day, who knows what would have happened to those three students!"

Dou Tang took a sip of juice and then said, "What happened? Tell me in detail."

Jiangdao Yizai slowly recounted what had happened that day, and Doutang frowned upon hearing it.

"And then what happened after that night?"

Ejima Iza shrugged: "Nothing's left. There's no Hanako-san, and no supernatural phenomena. It's as if..."

No paranormal phenomena have ever occurred.

“However,” he said, pointing a bony finger at his skull, “I seem to remember something.”

Dou Tang immediately became interested: "What do you remember? Something about your life before you died?"

“There are only some fragments.” Jiangdao Yizai counted on his fingers and then showed the finger to Doutang.

Dou Tang noticed that one of the knuckles of that finger seemed to be a different color, a darker gray, which was the color of real bone rather than model plastic.

“Your real bones…” He suddenly understood something.

“Right in that toilet, I found the bone in the wall tiles, and then some brief images flashed through my mind.”

Dou Tang nodded: "Really... And then, what did you remember?"