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"Do you have any last wishes? Perhaps I can help you."
Ninomiya Yusuke wanted to resolve the current situation by appealing to emotions and reasoning with people.
Upon hearing the words "last wish," the white-shirted vengeful spirit seemed to realize something and looked up. Only then did Ninomiya Yuuki realize that this guy didn't even have a face.
The vengeful spirits that people become after death will change based on their impressions of themselves in life. This guy can't even remember his own face... How pathetic.
The vengeful spirit in the white shirt touched his body and suddenly pulled out a photograph, which he showed to Ninomiya Yusuke.
Ninomiya Yuki took a closer look.
The photo showed a white-shirted vengeful spirit posing with a woman.
Ninomiya Yusuke's smile gradually disappeared.
The white-shirted vengeful spirit rubbed the photos again and surprisingly pulled out a few more.
The photos were all similar, showing the white-shirted vengeful spirit posing with girls in various places, but the difference was... each girl was different.
Are you showing off?
Is this some kind of showing off?
Ninomiya Yuuki, who hadn't married Kurizaki until his early twenties due to being too busy, suddenly felt a nameless anger rising in his heart.
This guy... I don't know why, but I always feel like he deserves to die!
Chapter 293 We are not the same kind!
Seeing these photos, Ninomiya Yusuke was quite certain that the white-shirted vengeful spirit in front of him was a romantic.
No, calling him a romantic is too kind; he's a scumbag!
Ninomiya Yuuki's eyes reddened, and he pointed at the white-shirted vengeful spirit in front of him with a ferocious expression, angrily shouting, "What does this mean? Are they all your girlfriends? Or ex-girlfriends?!"
The vengeful spirit in the white shirt stammered, "It's...the person I love..."
"So many!?" Ninomiya Yuuki pointed at the photo: "Loving so many people at the same time?"
The white-shirted vengeful spirit nodded slightly.
Ninomiya Yusuke took a deep breath, and the anger on his face suddenly turned into indifference.
He straightened up and said coldly, "I thought you and I were the same kind of people, but now it seems we are not."
"You're such a scumbag, completely different from me."
For some reason, despite the hostile words, the white-shirted vengeful spirit seemed rather smug after hearing them, and scratched the back of his head sheepishly.
This made Ninomiya Yusuke even angrier.
He pursed his lips and said, "But perhaps we weren't the same kind of people from the very beginning!"
Ninomiya Yusuke pulled out a short golden rod from his lower back and said calmly, "After all, as the head of the Ninomiya family, it's no exaggeration to say that I am extremely wealthy."
"So-called overtime is actually something you can quit at any time. I've never encountered the kind of situation where corporate slaves have to work overtime."
“Look at this thing.” He waved the golden short stick. “It’s made of gold, pure gold! One of these could buy a house!”
The vengeful spirit in the white shirt, who had just been smug, suddenly froze, waving the photo.
Then, the face, which had no features whatsoever, wrinkled slightly, looking full of murderous intent: "You...you don't have that many, girls like...right!"
Jiang Ye, with the big beard, walked past the two of them, casually leaving behind the words, "Come on over when you're done fighting," before continuing to walk unhurriedly out of the dense forest, carrying the incense burner.
Ninomiya Yusuke and the white-shirted vengeful spirit could no longer tolerate their enemy and started fighting.
In an instant, the howls and shrieks of vengeful spirits echoed through the forest, sharp and terrifying.
Ninomiya Yusuke also raised his fist and punched the white-shirted vengeful spirit.
………………
Ten minutes later, Ninomiya Yusuke, his windbreaker tattered, jogged up to catch up with the bearded Eno.
Jiang Ye, with the big beard, glanced at him and said, "What, finished fighting?"
"Ah, it's over." Ninomiya Yuuki dusted himself off and forced a smile. "I won in the end."
"Nonsense, if you lost, the evil spirits would be following you now." Jiang Ye, with the big beard, scoffed disdainfully.
But then he looked at Ninomiya Yusuke's eyes and frowned, saying, "Let me ask you a question: even without the Ninomiya family's financial support and inheritance, would you still become an exorcist?"
Ninomiya Yuuki wiped the blood from under her nose, blinked, and said innocently, "Why ask such a silly question? Isn't it obvious?"
"I may be rich, but that has nothing to do with being an exorcist." He chuckled, pulled out a few photos from his pocket, and said, "Look, look, I got those photos back. Would you say they're nude photos?"
"...You'll help him fulfill his last wish? I thought you and that vengeful spirit really couldn't stand each other." The bearded Jiang Ye looked into the distance. The two of them were almost out of the dense forest, and a clear dirt road leading up the mountain appeared in front of them.
“As a human being, I’m quite envious of him.” Ninomiya Yuuki put away the photo and shrugged.
"Besides... isn't fulfilling last wishes what exorcists are good at?" he continued.
Jiang Ye, with the big beard, nodded and said, "I think I understand why Nikko City chose you as the representative of exorcists."
"It seems that it's not just your family background that's appealing to them."
Upon hearing this, Ninomiya Yusuke paused slightly, then shook his head without saying anything.
The two walked out of the dense forest and did not encounter any other evil spirits that wanted to block their way. They could only see the huge barrier in the sky occasionally emitting faint flashes, which meant that the node had been attacked or that some evil spirits had escaped from the barrier.
However, as of now, Ninomiya Yusuke has not received any news of the great yokai escaping, which proves that Tamamo-no-Mae is still in Nikko City.
This is good news.
The two followed the dirt road up the mountain until they arrived at a small house. Ninomiya Yusei pushed open the door and went inside, lighting the stove in the house. The room was very simple; it was the place where the previous mountain patrolmen had temporarily stayed overnight. Apart from the stove in the middle with its chimney leading upstairs, there was only a bed and a set of tables and chairs.
"I'll have to trouble you for the next few days, Eno-san." Ninomiya Yusuke said sincerely to the bearded Eno, who was placing the incense burner next to the stove, as he sat in his chair.
Jiang Ye, with the big beard, put down the incense burner, raised his hand and waved, saying, "No need to be so formal. For the peace of Nikko City, and to prevent things like what happened in Urayasu City from happening again, it is only right for exorcists to help each other."
“Speaking of which, I have another question.” He narrowed his eyes, looking at Ninomiya Yuuki: “You know…”
"I'm a fighter, and I'm very curious about Mr. Ren..."
"You've already been in contact with them. Do you really think Mr. Ren is that powerful?"
"His achievements include slaying the general's sword and suppressing the city of Pu'an. I've also seen the video circulating online; the man in the red helmet is Mr. Ren, right?"
Jiang Ye, with his large beard, leaned forward, clearly very concerned about Mr. Ren's matter: "Do you think he's really that strong?"
Ninomiya Yusuke was silent for a moment, then lowered his head and thought for a while before saying, "That Mr. Ren has always been by Miss Lu's side. To be honest, I haven't had much contact with him."
“I’ve never seen him fight, not even a few times, so I don’t know whether he’s powerful or not.” He looked up at the bearded Jiang Ye: “Jiang Ye-san, is there some concern or thought behind your asking this?”
Jiang Ye nodded, then picked up some firewood from the ground and put it into the stove in the center of the room.
The firelight reflected in his eyes, as if he were thinking of something unpleasant. He said, "I'm wondering, can a human body really reach the level of being able to fight a great demon like Tamamo-no-Mae hand-to-hand?"
"You know, from the moment Mr. Ren appeared, he defeated the association's martial arts faction with an extremely strong attitude. Although the arrival of the new era has made everyone stronger, just a few months ago, even powerful demons hadn't noticed. So why does Mr. Ren have the strength to take on ten people at once?"
Upon hearing this, Ninomiya Yusuke frowned and asked, "Eno-san, what exactly do you mean?"
Jiang Ye, with the big beard, fell silent, only raising his head to stare at Ninomiya Yusuke with a meaningful look.
Chapter 294 There's a Reason Why Japanese High School Students Save the World
Ninomiya Yusuke vaguely guessed what the bearded Eno meant. He picked up a piece of firewood from the bamboo basket next to the stove, frowned, and said absentmindedly, "Eno-san, are you trying to say that the association's biggest reliance right now is actually detrimental to the association?"
“To be honest, I… cannot agree.” Ninomiya Yusuke frowned and shook his head, saying, “Whether it’s Taira no Masakado or Urayasu City, these incidents are extremely serious. If it weren’t for Mr. Ren and his team’s timely intervention, they would probably have led to a major disaster.”
"Whether it's the precious sugar pills or the monsters that were turned into humans, it's all too horrifying. It's the most far-reaching event since the beginning of the new era."
At this moment, the bearded Jiang Ye chimed in, "Then, Ninomiya-san, you should take a look at these."
He took his phone out of his pocket, opened it, and handed it to Ninomiya Yusuke.
Ninomiya Yusuke put the firewood into the stove, took the phone and looked at it. His eyes widened in confusion and disbelief.
The phone contained a photo album with many photos and videos, which were obviously collected from various places.
The earliest photo shows Dou Tang and Lu Zizhen resting in front of the five torii gates in front of the shrine. The two look very tired in the photo, and Dou Tang is even wearing his high school uniform.
“Mr. Ren, whose real name is Kiryu Toudou, is a student at Yiyan Private Academy and is currently a second-year high school student.” The bearded Jiang Ye explained, “Since his parents were attacked and killed by evil spirits a year ago, he has been working odd jobs to support his family and has basically been on leave from school for half a year.”
"This situation continued until the Kamogawa City incident, a long time later, when Siren Head, Fall Guys, and Ito Oogami engaged in a three-way battle."
Yuuki Ninomiya remembers that chaotic battle, that fight in the pouring rain, which was regarded as the true beginning of a new era. The urban legends and myths about wild boar gods, along with the currently popular Fall Guys, made up the three-way battle... which ended with the victory of Fall Guys.
"After the battle that marked the beginning of the new era, someone saw Kiryu Todo, who had been missing all night, resting in front of the shrine with Michiko Sada, who had contributed greatly to the battle."
"Back then, he was just an ordinary person, how could he have gotten involved?" Jiang Ye, with a large beard, narrowed his eyes, his tone unfriendly: "That was a battle that ordinary exorcists couldn't even withstand the aftershocks of, so why did he disappear for a whole night without any consequences?"
Ninomiya Yusuke frowned and said, "Doesn't this mean that he had already become a powerful exorcist back then?"
"Back then... it had been more than a year since the new era began, so it wouldn't be surprising if someone with exorcism abilities appeared, would it?"
Jiang Ye, with the big beard, smiled and pointed to his phone: "Then keep reading."
Ninomiya Yusuke lowered his head and scrolled through his phone, continuing to look at the photos. Soon, he discovered many photos and videos related to Lu Zizhen.
And there is one thing in all these photos and videos.
A... tall and comical being, sometimes round and childlike, sometimes with bulging muscles and fierce appearance.
Fall Guys.
“We all know that Lu Zizhen has a way to contact Fall Guys, or rather, she can always find traces of Fall Guys.” The bearded Jiang Ye continued to explain his information: “And in the past six months or so since she left Tokyo, she has had more and more say in the association, mostly because she has Fall Guys behind her, or rather, she wants others to think so.”
"Fall Guys is indeed a very mysterious being." Ninomiya Yuuki nodded: "That guy seems to hate evil and never shows mercy to evil spirits. He's very interesting."
"Keep reading," Jiang Ye, the bearded man, nodded.
Ninomiya Yusuke continued flipping through the pages, and soon let out a soft hiss.
sound.
It was a crowded corridor, and Ninomiya Yusuke knew almost everyone in it. They were exorcists from Tokyo, most of whom were very difficult and experienced exorcists. Any evil spirits they targeted almost never fared well, even kind-hearted monsters.
Just by looking at the photos, Yuuki Ninomiya could feel the oppressive atmosphere in the corridor. Such a large number of exorcists were probably only seen before the association split apart.
Opposite these exorcists stood a mere individual.
A person wearing a black trench coat, who looked refined and aloof.
He wore a pure white mask, revealing no expression on his face.
Although his face was not visible, Ninomiya Yuuki recognized him solely by his unique aura.
Kiryu Todoroki, or rather, Mr. Ren.
"Kiryu Toudou's first real appearance in Tokyo." The bearded Eno continued to explain: "During the Tokyo hurricane incident caused by the Bone Tengu, he appeared at Yiyan Private Academy. He stood alone in front of a large group of veteran exorcists to protect the Bone Tengu, Ejima Iya."
Jiang Ye, with a large beard, bowed slightly, gritting his teeth, and said, "Do you know that Mr. Ren, without any weapon, accurately judged the swordsman Dai Yezang's sword-drawing technique and, with a preemptive strike, blocked it before it was even drawn?"
Jiang Ye, with his large beard, tapped the table hard with his fingers a few times, saying slowly and deliberately, "You should know very well what this means."
Ninomiya Yusuke's expression was complicated: "It means that his martial arts skills... are not something a high school student should have."
Martial arts are the result of time, especially those with a long history. Martial arts forged over a long period of time and through the experience of generations of martial artists are like steel that has been tempered a thousand times.
Martial arts without time as a foundation cannot become powerful, nor is it possible to become powerful.
It was only then that Ninomiya Yusuke realized that what lay behind the name "Mr. Ren" might not be as simple as he had initially thought.
He continued flipping through the pages and came across a photo of Dou Tang participating in the Jiu Yin Shou Wu incident. In the photo, Dou Tang had a cold expression, his eyes emitted a faint blue light, and he was holding a sharp sword, slashing at the extreme Daoists of Jiu Yin Shou Wu who had gone mad after swallowing the precious jade pills.
Finally, there's a video of Dou Tang standing on the bridge, shrouded in countless black mists, fighting against Taira no Masakado.
His figure, even more powerful and sinister than that of Taira no Masakado, a demon, was wielded with exquisite and superb swordsmanship, leaving one momentarily dazed, as if witnessing an ancient swordsman who had stepped out of history.
Ninomiya Yuki finds it hard to believe that this is a high school student.
He couldn't wait to continue flipping through the pages, and then he came across the incident in Urayasu City. Toudou, who had transformed into a Kamen Rider, was fighting half-demon with his companions on the street. Toudou was wielding a long rope that was burning with flames, and it looked like a scene from a tokusatsu movie.
After watching these videos and photos, Ninomiya Yuuki clicked his tongue and finally couldn't help himself.
"So there's a reason why Japanese high school students can save the world..."
Chapter 295 Doubt
"...So that's what you're focusing on?!" Jiang Ye, the bearded man, widened his eyes and shouted, causing the flames in the stove to tremble.
Ninomiya Yusuke shrugged: "So in the end, I still can't figure out what's wrong with him. Isn't he just a special existence in the new era?"
"As for martial arts, aren't there various spells for summoning gods? People who use those spells will suddenly comprehend skills they didn't know before, and I think he might be the same."
“Think of something else… maybe there’s some old man inside his ring or necklace!” He clapped his hands. “There’s a highly skilled vengeful spirit inside, who guides Mr. Ren in his dreams every night, granting him the power to exorcise demons and unparalleled skills!”