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[Leave of Absence, Current Status, and Announcement]
【Ask for leave】
Lately, I've been researching day and night, and I've finally reaped the consequences. My pharyngitis and rhinitis have flared up again, and coupled with the recent lack of sleep and internal heat, my health is really not good. I'm taking a day off to adjust.
I've always wanted to present a world as realistic as possible to everyone, so I've been frantically researching various materials in the hopes of providing a good reading experience.
I'm taking a day off today, sorry everyone. I'll update earlier tomorrow.
Current Status
Something happened today, and I think everyone knows what it is. So, I'm taking advantage of the day off to go back and review the previous chapters and the outline for the future, trying my best to protect myself in this time of fear and uncertainty.
I hope everyone understands.
[Trailer]
As dusk falls, with the golden sun marking the boundary, the time arrives when demons and monsters run rampant.
The roar of motorcycles drove away ordinary people from the streets, and the screeching of Oni Island stirred up the smoke of battle in Ikebukuro.
It seems everything is at the director's fingertips; she wants to eliminate everyone who sabotages the plan.
That walking hell dragged humanity into an even darker abyss, at the cost of some people's bloodshed.
But beyond the script, those characters were much stronger than she had imagined.
In the darkness, the hero appears, bringing destruction and hurricane.
Chapter 44 Bosozoku
Just as Dou Tang and the others were eating.
On the streets of Ikebukuro, Iwabuchi Mei made a phone call to Ji Zizhen, and left immediately after Kume Chinatsu left.
"Hello?" Lu Zizhen on the other end of the phone seemed to have just woken up, yawning.
"I am Yan Yuan." Yan Yuan's tone was indifferent, as if Lu Zizhen were her enemy rather than her friend.
"Oh, Mei-chan~ isn't the flavor a bit too strong?"
Yan Yuanmei said calmly, "It's a bit disgusting."
"Okay, okay, Iwabuchi, what's wrong?" Lu Zizhen changed her mind.
Do you know someone named Kiryu?
Lu Zizhen immediately perked up and asked, "You ran into them? Kiryu Tou-tang?"
Iwabuchi Mei didn't answer directly, but said, "I'm recording a program with Kume Chika today."
Lu Zizhen snapped her fingers and said happily, "What a coincidence! What do you think of him?"
"...A cold and tough person can be a bit scary to me...Do you remember when we first met? I had just quit the biker gang."
"I remember, of course I remember. You were walking down the street looking dejected in your white long coat when you bumped into me as I came out of a convenience store."
"Back then, you were like a little dog abandoned by the whole world, just thrown on the side of the road to fend for yourself. Ugh... I still can't forget the look in your eyes back then, it was terrifying."
Lu Zizhen laughed and said, "What does this have to do with him?"
Iwabuchi Mei was silent for a moment, then said, "Do you want to know how I left the biker gang?"
“If you’re willing to talk, I’m definitely willing to listen.”
Yan Yuanmei pondered for a moment, stood at the entrance of the convenience store and looked at the people coming and going on the street, and said: "A year and a half ago, as the chief, I lost to someone in a racing battle. According to our rules, I need to give up the position of chief to the person who defeated me."
Lu Zizhen hissed, then said, "But you haven't handed over your Chief of Staff's Special Attack Equipment."
"Yes." Yan Yuanmei sighed, feeling somewhat embarrassed as she looked back on that absurd and childish time.
"Because the person who defeated me did not choose to become the commander-in-chief. He disappeared on his motorcycle, vanished without a trace... I couldn't find him no matter how hard I looked."
Lu Zizhen laughed in surprise: "Hey, don't tell me you've fallen for the person who defeated you, and that person just happens to be Kiryu Toudou? This is too funny!"
I've never heard of him being involved in a biker gang!
"No, no... I have no feelings for that person, but that person has been targeted by the people of Ghost Island."
Lu Zizhen frowned: "Onigashima... that biker gang that retreated to Saitama Prefecture because of your departure? I remember they just elected a new leader."
Yan Yuanmei sighed.
"That's right, they've elected a new chief of staff, and they've been inviting me to parties these past few days, but I've declined... Also, they're having a walking event in Ikebukuro today... They're coming back from Saitama."
Lu Zizhen was silent for a while, then her voice became cold and serious.
"What do you mean?"
"The person who defeated me that day was him, even though he looked very different and wasn't wearing a helmet, I'm sure of it."
Lu Zizhen, who was on the phone, squinted slightly, then, holding the phone between her fingers, began to operate the computer with both hands.
"But he, Kiryu Toudou, right? He doesn't seem to know me at all."
"You don't know me at all?" This amused Lu Zizhen.
Were you very close to him back then?
Yan Yuanmei shook his head, looked up at the sky, and recalled what had happened in the past.
"No, not close. We only met a few times. He was completely different back then. He was arrogant and reckless, and he didn't care about his own safety when he drove."
"He's more like a silent mountain now, cold and... how should I put it, more imposing than before. How long have you known him? When did he start to become like this?"
Meanwhile, Lu Zizhen had already found what she wanted online.
A press release appeared on the computer screen, clearly showing a case from a year and a half ago.
[Ikebukuro's largest biker gang, Onishima, has been expelled from Tokyo!]
[Bike gang brawl: 25 jailed, leader disappears?]
Whose nights in Ikebukuro belong? With Onigashima gone, who will now control the clamor of engines?
Yakuza are legal in Japan, but they have now completely transformed into companies with violent and powerful attributes. They have a wide range of interests and are beginning to live in a more civilized way.
But the Bosozoku are different. The reason why the Bosozoku gather is simpler: they are the highest-ranking members of the delinquent groups.
Bound by twisted bonds of brotherhood and Bushido, coupled with a ton of adolescent desire for self-expression and violence, and ultimately choosing to escape amidst life's confusion, the biker gang is born.
This group acts without considering the consequences, this group has been prosperous for a long time, and even the yakuza are unwilling to provoke this group easily.
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Zhen was so excited she couldn't contain herself, her eyes wide open.
"Are you still listening, Lu Zizhen?" Yan Yuanmei asked, a little puzzled. He heard excited panting from the other end of the phone.
She didn't start urinating while on the phone, did she?
“I’m listening, hmph hmph hmph… I’ve known him for more than half a year, but he has never mentioned what happened before. I only know that his family was burgled and murdered a year ago, and his parents died. Maybe that’s when he started to become like this?”
Iwabuchi Mei accepted this explanation and nodded, saying, "That's probably true. Let's not talk about that anymore. Today is the day Onishima is racing in Ikebukuro. After being quiet for so long, they must want to cause some big trouble... Kiryu Todo might be in danger."
Danger? No, no, no... He's not in danger at all.
With those candies protecting Huaiyin, there won't be any danger... and so on... something fun is about to happen.
Lu Zizhen asked with a smile, "He went shopping with Kume Chinatsu today, right? How did you run into him before?"
“He came into the store while I was shooting, wearing clothes I designed, and said he didn’t recognize me.” Iwabuchi Mei didn’t hide anything. “Then halfway through the shoot, Kume Chinatsu suddenly stopped shooting because of him, and the three of them just left.”
"Wow... what a wonderful coincidence." Lu Zizhen had a plan in mind, her smile both dangerous and smug: "Then, I'll remind him to be careful, but why don't you say it yourself?"
Yan Yuan frowned and said, "He's pretending not to know me, so why should I talk to him?"
"But you still came to find me, hahaha, Mei, you are actually a very cold-faced but warm-hearted person."
Somewhat annoyed, Iwabuchi Mei hung up the phone abruptly.
After hanging up the phone, Lu Zizhen sneered.
"Kume Chinatsu... I remember her as a very innocent girl, very kind-hearted, and very optimistic... This won't do."
She slowly scrolled through her phone's endless list of contacts. No one she knew knew where her money came from. She could be a website operator, a qualified photographer, or even a moderately famous model.
But the business she really needs two server racks to support is intelligence.
"I can't let him see even a glimmer of light... How can he win such a brutal and vicious game? He can only win by extinguishing his humanity." Lu Zizhen muttered to herself as she found the number she wanted.
Onigashima - Ryunosuke Kanagawa
"I can't let him become enthusiastic and cheerful, Kume Chinatsu... Hehe, I'll have to trouble you to be his nourishment."
However, she had some doubts before dialing the number.
Could Kiryu Toudou from a year and a half ago be so different from who he is now?
Why does he act like he doesn't recognize Yan Yuanmei? Is there any need to pretend not to know him? He's always been straightforward; he doesn't seem like the type to do something like that.
Chapter 45 A Night Even Heroes Fear
Under the blazing sun, the three of them, after finishing their meal, did not choose to continue shopping, but instead went to a self-operated library where they could borrow books and sit for a while.
They sat there until evening, during which the conversation shifted from Fall Guys to games, and then to all sorts of random things. Huaiyin even discovered that Kume Chinatsu was playing the same game as her. The two exchanged IDs and agreed to add each other as friends and run dungeons together after they got home.
"So, it's hard to say what Fall Guy's attitude is towards ordinary people!"
Huaiyin listened intently (pretending) to what Kume Chinatsu was saying, while Tou Tang half-closed his eyes and looked at the book in his hand.
"Kiryu-kun, are you even listening to me?" Kume Chinatsu patted the book in front of her with a hint of dissatisfaction. It was a Japanese supernatural tale, and she was trying to find the prototype of Fall Guys in it, but to no avail.
"I'm listening," Dou Tang sighed.
"What is brother looking at?" Huaiyin asked, peeking at the book in front of Doutang.
"The Pipilu series... I never expected to be able to borrow it here."
Dou Tang closed the book in front of him. On the cover was a picture of a spirited-looking little boy standing in front of a handsome vehicle with eyes on it, with several large characters written on it.
Pipilu and the Mirage.
"What kind of book is this?" Huaiyin asked curiously, because she couldn't understand the words on the cover at all.
"It's a Chinese children's book, and this is the original Chinese version."
Dou Tang handed the book to Huai Yin, who opened it and looked at it. Sure enough, she couldn't understand a single word. She could only recognize some Chinese characters, but the meanings were quite different from those in Japanese.
Chinatsu Kume was surprised: "Kiryu-kun, do you know Chinese characters?"
Dou Tang smiled somewhat forlornly and said, "Well, more or less. I have a Chinese friend, and I've learned a lot from her."
Huaiyin, meanwhile, was secretly thinking to herself that Dou Tang's knowledge of Chinese culture had always been a mystery, but now she discovered in her dream that he used to be Chinese... Dou Tang's current statement was clearly a lie.
Knowing his own secrets, secrets that even Lu Zizhen didn't know, made Huaiyin feel satisfied.
Chinatsu Kume continued, "Hmm... Kiryu-kun, that's about all I know about Fall Guys. It's really intriguing. What kind of thing is it exactly?"
"Could it be like..." Chinatsu Kume gestured, "like Kamen Rider! A cyborg warrior who can transform and is of the same origin as demons and monsters..."
Toudou couldn't help but chuckle: "Kume-kun, that's a Showa-era topic. Now everyone talks about dreams."
"A dream!" Chinatsu Kume's voice rose several octaves: "You mean Kamen Rider 01?! Don't be ridiculous, can something like that be called a Kamen Rider?!"
"I thought Kume would really like the cool armor and special effects." Tou Tang shrugged.
"No way!" Chinatsu Kume slapped the table. "The meaning of Kamen Rider lies in the hero! It's about those who, even if they come from humble or tragic backgrounds, still decide to use their dark bodies to defend light and justice! That's the charm of Kamen Rider!"