Tokyo Fall Guys beats up the supernatural

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The puppy howled day and night behind its tightly closed heart, but its cries never reached the outside world until the moment of its death.

Death is not the end.

The puppy looked up and saw a pretty face crying. The girl was sobbing, her eyes filled with despair and fear. She looked...

It looked like she was dying.

At that moment, the puppy suddenly reclaimed its own wildness.

He smashed through the door of his heart, roaring and howling. His wildness and pride returned in that instant. He stood up fiercely, transforming into a dreamlike and bizarre figure, and threw a punch.

But that thrill only lasted for a moment.

Afterwards, he transformed back into his original form, because he understood that the girl's expectations were not for him.

He still managed to say those words: "I'm not your brother."

He spent a long time getting to know the girl, but he also learned the destiny he had been born into this world with—a destiny to fight against countless evil spirits, and in the end…

He had thought this countless nights: I will be killed by the girl in my arms.

This girl's name is Kiryu Kakino.

As time went by, hope ignited in his heart. On the day he defeated Ito-sama, he was held tightly by Ayane and suddenly felt a desire to live.

Perhaps it's time for me to let go of the past and think about the future.

Just as he was brimming with confidence, the sword delivered by the mysterious man chilled him to the bone, making him feel as if he had fallen to the bottom of an abyss.

The fate he carries is not limited to the Crown game; the fates of his previous life also follow him.

The past and the present are inextricably intertwined.

That's why he's in such a dilemma.

Huaiyin and Lu Zizhen both depend on him, and the puppy who had lost everything has now grown up and doesn't want to lose anything he has.

Therefore, he was still in a dilemma.

Dou Tang, who seems indifferent, is actually living in constant agony of a dilemma.

Even in this cozy moment at home with the two girls, his heart is filled with unease.

He stared at the television, lost in thought, and began to daydream.

Lu Zizhen lay on the sofa behind him, idly playing with his hair as she said, "Your hair is getting a bit long, do you want to get it styled?"

"With your looks, a little styling would definitely make you the top host at some host club in Shibuya!"

Dou Tang rolled his eyes, brushed her hand away, and said, "You want me to be a gigolo? What are you thinking?"

"Someone as fierce as me would definitely scare away the customers."

"Hey, that's what you don't understand!" Lu Zizhen grabbed Dou Tang's hand tightly, her fingers scratching restlessly in his palm. "Some women just like it when it's a bit rough and tough, you know?"

Some men like women to be assertive, while some women like men to be assertive.

"There are plenty of people in the world who like different tastes!"

"Someone like you might have been able to get some action in the past... Let me think, with the label of a domineering delinquent, there would definitely be tons of rich older sisters who would want to date you!"

Dou Tang was already covered in cold sweat: "I don't think anyone would be interested in me..."

Huaiyin glanced at him, hummed softly, and continued playing her game.

Lu Zizhen chuckled and said, "How could that be? But I'm just afraid you're too traditional and won't be able to accept the way those older women play."

"You might even run into someone who just wants to break you down. Look at those aloof, arrogant boys being driven to the brink of death by older women, begging for mercy... Hehe, there are quite a few people who like that."

Dou Tang felt a chill run down his spine and shivered.

Meanwhile, Huaiyin, standing to the side, imagined Doutang's bloodshot eyes and the unexpected obedience he showed when she bit him. She smacked her lips, a hint of anticipation in her heart.

Dou Tang shook his head vigorously: "Stop talking, or I'll hit you!"

Lu Zizhen, however, seemed to have already gotten into character, saying in a mature, older-sister voice, "Oh my, little brother is really fierce, but he's so cute when he cries..."

"That fierce look of his makes you want to bully him!"

"The big bad wolf who is usually serious and fierce is actually so cute and obedient in private..."

Dou Tang turned his head, his eyes exuding a powerful aura, looking as if he was about to suddenly attack and hurt someone at any moment, staring at Lu Zizhen.

Lu Zizhen gave him a provocative look, bit her lower lip, and stared at Dou Tang's face with a dreamy look in her eyes.

"Can you stop having such strange fantasies?" Dou Tang raised his hand and gave her a fierce flick on the forehead.

Lu Zizhen's charm skill was interrupted halfway through its cast, and she cried out in pain, rubbing her forehead with both hands.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch... Go easy on me, you jerk who can't even take a joke."

Dou Tang sighed and said, "Today is a rare opportunity to rest at home without having to think about anything. I really beg you not to ruin this warm atmosphere."

“I know…” Lu Zizhen stuck out her tongue.

Huaiyin let out a long sigh; he had lost again.

"Let's play a fighting game, Mortal Kombat." Lu Zizhen suddenly sat up, slid to the ground with a thud, and together with Huaiyin, sandwiched Doutang in the middle.

She picked up the controller and sneered, "I'm really good at fighting games, which of you two wants to go for it?"

Huaiyin, who had just been brutally beaten by APEX, suddenly raised her head.

His eyes shone with fierce fighting spirit!

Chapter 167 Eat! Fried Insects!

Fighting games are actually Dou Tang's forte, because he can accurately remember every frame of every character's action and skill's judgment, which is an advantage akin to cheating.

Not to mention, he himself is a master among masters. Dou Tang, who has combined most of the Northern styles of boxing, is no exaggeration to call himself a grandmaster-level martial artist. He can instantly analyze the weaknesses of every move in a fighting game.

With a clear understanding of the character's movements and a strong analytical ability regarding the game's situation, Dou Tang is invincible when playing fighting games.

After Lu Zizhen and Huaiyin played a few rounds, Dou Tang, unable to contain himself, joined in and was immediately treated as the final boss by the two of them, who challenged him back and forth.

The three of them fought until nightfall, only stopping when Huaiyin's stomach started growling.

"Damn it... I can't win at all." Lu Zizhen threw down the controller.

She turned to look at Huaiyin, who was waiting to take the controller, and with a mischievous grin, she reached out and pinched Huaiyin's tummy, saying, "Oh my, look which little otaku girl's stomach is growling? You must be hungry after playing all afternoon."

While blocking Lu Zizhen's wreaking havoc, Huaiyin blushed and retorted, "I'm not a homebody... Haven't I been exercising a lot lately?"

"Yes, yes, you've been exercising more, but it seems like you've gotten even more fat on your stomach," Lu Zizhen said, pinching Huaiyin's lower abdomen.

Dou Tang put down the controller and said, "If you're not going to play anymore, put it away. It's almost lunchtime. What do you want to eat?"

"Let's go out to eat! Let's go out to eat!" Lu Zizhen waved her hand. "On a holiday night, we should go out and find a good restaurant to have a good meal!"

Dou Tang looked at Huai Yin: "Huai Yin, what do you think?"

Huaiyin pinched her tummy, seemingly troubled, but ultimately followed her heart and said, "Okay!"

After the three of them tidied up, they went out. Lu Zizhen drove the two of them to a barbecue restaurant, but it wasn't Japanese barbecue; it was Chinese barbecue.

"When it comes to Chinese barbecue, there are many different styles," Lu Zizhen said enthusiastically while sipping her drink after ordering her skewers.

"For example, the restaurant we're having this time is called Jinzhou Barbecue. Its specialty is the wide variety of ingredients and the seasoning is also superb. You'll see in a bit."

Jinzhou barbecue...

Dou Tang couldn't help but miss the barbecue skewers he used to order late at night in his previous life, which seemed to be Jinzhou barbecue.

The three of them didn't have to wait long; the skewers arrived quickly. They sat around a small charcoal grill, grilling and eating at the same time, while the exhaust fan above them hummed softly.

"Speaking of which, things are getting more and more chaotic at the association lately," Lu Zizhen suddenly said.

"Say this at this time"

"What's this for?" Dou Tang asked curiously, taking a bite of the pork belly.

"It's just chatting while we eat!" Lu Zizhen said, handing a string of oval-shaped objects to Huaiyin.

"Come on, try this, it's delicious."

Dou Tang glanced at it, his expression turning somewhat unpleasant.

But Huaiyin took it with some anticipation, licked his lips, and ate the oval thing that was a little longer than a quail egg in one bite. He chewed it and his eyes lit up.

"What is this?! It's crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and it smells so good!"

Lu Zizhen chuckled: "This one, oh, it's..."

"They're silkworm pupae!"

Huaiyin had just swallowed one when she eagerly ate another, chewing and asking in confusion, "Eh, what? Silkworm pupa..."

Her expression gradually changed from surprise to disbelief, one cheek still puffed out. She looked at Lu Zizhen, then at Dou Tang.

"...What did Sister Lu just say?"

Dou Tang, with a piece of pork belly in his mouth, turned his head away, unable to bear looking at her.

“I said, it’s a silkworm pupa, a silkworm… a baby insect that’s about to turn into a moth.”

Huaiyin stopped in Bengbu, stunned and standing there.

Lu Zizhen half-closed her eyes and teased, "How is it? It's delicious, isn't it?"

Huaiyin shed tears of humiliation, but her mouth kept moving, and she shoved the remaining half of the skewer in front of Doutang.

"Brother, eat!" Her tearful eyes conveyed these words.

Dou Tang took the roasted silkworm pupa and ate it with relish, completely ignoring Huai Yin's shocked expression.

Lu Zizhen let out a clear, bell-like laugh: "Hahahaha... Your brother is someone who ate with me in the morgue while facing corpses, how could he be afraid of mere silkworm pupae?"

Dou Tang nodded slightly. He and Lu Zizhen had indeed encountered many situations where they needed to stake out locations when they were exorcising demons outside. When staking out locations, they couldn't choose the time and place to eat, and they had even eaten in cemeteries or morgues.

He ate several large bites, finishing off all the silkworm pupae, and even licked his lips, giving Huaiyin a playful glance with a provocative look in his eyes.

Huaiyin stared at him, her eyes wide with disbelief.

That contemptuous look that says, "Is that all you've got?" is infuriating!

Just as she was about to retaliate, a new dish of food was served, interrupting Huaiyin's actions.

It was a plate of strange, indescribable food.

The carcass of some kind of armored creature was covered in a slurry made from ground plant embryos mixed with salt water. This combination of carcasses, now covered in viscous liquid, was thrown into boiling yellow plant blood at high temperatures.

The pulp made from the ground plant corpse was thus distorted, swelling into a grotesque, twisted shape, its uneven surface symbolizing the ugly result of its desecration of the corpse.

The carcass's corpse was also changing under the high temperature. The carcass that used to defend against predators became vulnerable, and the foul-smelling bodily fluids flowing from the corpse underwent changes that were imperceptible to the naked eye, turning into a substance that was closer to a solid state.

After being separated from the yellow plant sap, they were placed in a vessel made of melted clay, sprinkled with plant debris that would cause pain or emit a strong aroma, and then served to the three by a waiter.

In plain language: This is a plate of fried grasshoppers.

Looking at the plate of fried grasshoppers that was served, Huaiyin was obviously a little scared, but after smelling the aroma, she was tempted.

Dou Tang then complained, "This doesn't seem to be your average Jinzhou barbecue..."

"That's not true at all." Lu Zizhen shrugged. "It's a combination of the strengths of many, so are you interested?"

Dou Tang had already picked up his chopsticks: "Eat."

He decisively picked one up, put it in his mouth, and chewed it under Huaiyin's horrified gaze, revealing a satisfied expression.

The crispy fried grasshoppers even made a sound like potato chips.

Seeing how much he enjoyed his meal, Huaiyin slowly picked up her chopsticks and took her own important step.

She picked up a piece, hesitated for a long time, and finally mustered up her courage to open her mouth wide.

Lu Zizhen, standing to the side, seemed to be enjoying this heartwarming moment, chuckling foolishly.

Chapter 168 Teacher Kyoko

After experiencing the baptism of Huaxia Barbecue, Huaiyin felt that she had leveled up again, at least in terms of her ability to accept things, she had greatly improved.

After finishing their meal, Lu Zizhen left, and Dou Tang and Huaiyin returned home.

After returning home, the two washed up and prepared to go to sleep, but as soon as Dou Tang got into bed, he felt Huai Yin suddenly press him to the ground.

He looked up, somewhat puzzled, at Huaiyin.

Wearing pajamas, Huaiyin's eyes sparkled, her face flushed. After a moment of silence, she reached out and pulled something out from the gap in a sofa.