Tokyo Fall Guys beats up the supernatural

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Tamamo-no-Mae blinked and asked, "Ninomiya-san, what are you doing?"

"This incense is used to calm the emotions of vengeful spirits and at the same time make your soul and body more closely united, forcing the vengeful spirits out of your body. It is one of the compulsory courses for priests."

“This is the Luo Guo Xiang from the Six Countries and Five Flavors, which is incense produced in Thailand. It has a sweet taste.” Ninomiya Yusuke explained as he lit the incense. “Actually, the methods of exorcism are not as difficult or complicated as people imagine. On the contrary, the more powerful the exorcist, the simpler and more brutal the methods are.”

"The technique is a method to help exorcists stabilize their minds, to strike a person's will, and to guide out the spiritual power called obsession."

The incense began to burn, carrying a sweet and fragrant aroma.

Chapter 267: Ritual

As the incense burned, a gentle, sweet aroma filled the air, quickly enveloping the entire room.

The original cold atmosphere and slight stench in the room were firmly suppressed.

"It smells so good," Tamamo-no-Mae exclaimed.

Ninomiya Yusuke nodded, then took a deep breath and said, "Next, please look into the bronze mirror in my eyes, Tamakura-san."

Tamamo-no-Mae bowed her head in response, looking at the bronze mirror held by Ninomiya Yusei. Her reflection was visible in the blurry mirror.

Then, the bronze mirror itself seemed to emit a faint glow.

The resentment suppressed by the incense in the room suddenly seemed to find an outlet, surging towards the bronze mirror. Due to its high concentration, the resentment even displayed a distorted, colorful light, but it quickly turned into a faint black.

Wisps of black mist seeped from every corner of the room, rushing toward the bronze mirror.

"Don't look anywhere else, keep staring at the mirror," Ninomiya Yuuki reminded her.

Tamamo-no-Mae stared intently at the bronze mirror before her, without making any sudden movements.

The technique that Yusuke Ninomiya is currently using can be considered the standard procedure for exorcists when facing possessing vengeful spirits.

Find the place where the vengeful spirit was born, use incense to fix the surrounding environment and resentment, then take out a ritual object to absorb resentment and use this object to collect the residual resentment belonging to that vengeful spirit in that place.

After collecting this resentment, the magical artifact that has gathered the resentment will become the best place for the vengeful spirits to go. The desire for a place to go will gradually induce the vengeful spirits to possess the human body.

Providing a new container for the vengeful spirit and then sealing or releasing it is the most common method exorcists use when dealing with possessing vengeful spirits.

At this very moment, Ninomiya Yusuke absorbed all the resentment in the room into the bronze mirror. This bronze mirror, having been enshrined at the shrine, was able to absorb a large amount of resentment. At this moment, the originally ordinary bronze mirror was now covered with a gloomy aura, making people feel afraid to look at it.

"Yu Luo-san, please keep staring at the mirror," Ninomiya Yu-jing reminded her again.

Tamamo-no-Mae turned her gaze to the mirror.

She knew about this exorcism method and would never expose herself in this technique.

Her inner power was suppressed to a deeper level, while the boy's vengeful spirit was bound within her body. Despite being constantly agitated by the resentment from the outside world, it could not find a way to leave her body.

She wanted the vengeful spirit to stay inside her body. Only in this way could she use the guise of being possessed to stay by Ninomiya Yuuki's side and continue to obtain information about the exorcists in Nikko City.

As the incense burned slowly, more and more sweat poured down Ninomiya Yusuke's forehead. Maintaining the spell formed by the incense and the bronze mirror required him to concentrate intensely, which was exhausting.

But no matter how he tried to activate the bronze mirror, and no matter how much the gloomy and resentful aura emanating from it teased and provoked Tamamo-no-Mae, he could not draw out the vengeful spirit within her.

He couldn't help but lower his head and look at the bronze mirror in his arms.

Through the bronze mirror, he could clearly see that another face seemed to be appearing on Tamamo-no-Mae's face in the mirror. A pale face belonging to a young boy was covered on Tamamo-no-Mae's beautiful face. The face was expressionless and looked ethereal, with unfocused eyes.

No matter how much the bronze mirror tried to persuade him, he remained unmoved, staring blankly at everything before him, as if he were dying with his eyes open.

Ninomiya Yusuke sighed.

Seeing this, he understood that the vengeful spirit possessing someone else probably had its own consciousness and was not a completely irrational vengeful spirit as he had thought.

This resentment

Spirits either want to kill their hosts or want to possess their bodies. To deal with them, persuasion through a bronze mirror is obviously not going to work; only more direct and brutal methods will suffice.

As the incense burned out, Ninomiya Yusuke closed his eyes, let out a long breath, and said, "Tamaro-san, you can move now."

"Hoo..." Tamamo-no-Mae immediately slumped her shoulders and relaxed completely.

She really hates rules like sitting upright.

Even though she knew the spell had failed, Tamamo-no-Mae still asked, "Excuse me, was the exorcism successful, Ninomiya-san?"

Ninomiya Yusuke could only shake his head helplessly and tell the truth: "This vengeful spirit is more difficult to deal with than I thought, Tamara-san. This kind of exorcism method alone cannot drive it out of your body. I have to go back and prepare a new spell."

"Ah..." Tamamo-no-Mae looked disappointed and somewhat helpless: "Then, how long will the new technique take? Will I be in danger during this time?"

“No, it won’t.” Ninomiya Yusuke shook his head: “I will give you a magical artifact to suppress the vengeful spirit in your body so that you can rest better.”

"Although it's only a temporary solution, it can at least stabilize the vengeful spirit until I'm ready for a new exorcism."

He rummaged in his briefcase and pulled out a fountain pen and a small pink amulet.

The so-called Omamori are consecrated items sold by Shinto shrines for the purpose of seeking blessings or fulfilling wishes. Although most Omamori are just psychological comfort, the one that Ninomiya Yusuke took out at this time was a genuine item with real exorcising effects.

He handed the amulet to Tamamo-no-Mae, then unscrewed the pen and wrote the words "Ninomiya" on the surface of the amulet. After he finished writing, the amulet suddenly swelled up and became warm, like a hand warmer, making it feel comfortable to hold.

"What is this?" Tamamo-no-Mae asked.

"This is an amulet that can help you resist vengeful spirits. Please carry it with you at all times, and never put it down except when you are taking a bath," Ninomiya Yusuke explained.

“Okay… I understand. Thank you so much, Ninomiya-san.” Tamamo-no-Mae smiled with unusual gentleness: “You’ve gone to such lengths for me, someone you’ve only known for a few days. It’s truly touching.”

“It’s nothing.” Ninomiya Yusuke put away the bronze mirror and then began to tidy up the incense and other items, talking non-stop, “I’m just helping people to the end. Yu Luo-san was so enthusiastic to me before, so naturally I have to help my friend.”

After Ninomiya Yusuke finished packing, the two left the apartment. After closing the door, Ninomiya Yusuke said, "Tamaro-san, if there's nothing else, you can leave now. I need to contact the police and then deal with what's going on here."

He took out the crystal ball and gently stroked it twice. The wind and snow that had been moving inside the crystal ball without any wind suddenly stopped, and the hazy snow fog that had been blocking their vision also disappeared.

Even after the snow fog dissipated, the sky was still crimson, and although it was already night, the light reflected from the thick clouds still allowed people to see clearly all around.

Tamamo-no-Mae then asked, "Ninomiya-san, has a murder occurred here?"

Chapter 268 Weaving Lies of the Conformists

Isn't that obvious?

Ninomiya Yusuke said with a droopy face, "Yes, but you don't need to feel pressured, Tamara-san. The murder here has created a vengeful spirit, but this vengeful spirit is actually the victim."

"It is not a villain who has committed many evil deeds, Yuluosang, you can rest assured."

Ninomiya Yusuke thought that Tamamo-no-Mae was bothered by the vengeful spirit's origins, and thus explained it this way.

Unexpectedly, Tamamo-no-Mae's eyes lit up, and she said, "It really was caused by a murder! It sounds very suspenseful. Ninomiya-san, can I wait for the police with you?"

“Uh…” Ninomiya Yusuke was quite surprised: “Tamaro-san, aren’t you afraid of murder cases and such?”

"You should know you have a vengeful spirit attached to you. How can you have the energy to investigate a murder scene while possessed by a vengeful spirit?"

Tamamo-no-Mae looked at him and frowned, saying, "There's also an exorcist who's been working overtime for days, but he's still forcing himself to stay here and solve cases!"

"In short, either you come with me and we'll leave the rest to the police, or I'll stay here with you and stay with the police."

She had her hands in her pockets and was frowning, looking very worried about Ninomiya Yuki.

In reality, she just didn't want to be separated from the intelligence source she had finally found.

Ninomiya Yusuke had no choice but to take out his phone and say, "Okay, I'll leave after I finish talking to the police here. Please come downstairs and wait for me, Tamara-san."

Tamamo-no-Mae nodded and walked downstairs.

Ninomiya Yusuke called his partner at the police station. After explaining the situation, Ninomiya Yusuke excitedly handed over everything to the police.

After hanging up the phone, he wanted to go downstairs and return to the street.

Standing not far in front of him on the side of the street, Tamamo-no-Mae, a woman with a charming look in her eyes, was standing under a street lamp, looking up at the sky, the white snow on her body seemed to glow under the street lamp.

The face that Tamamo-no-Mae transformed into wasn't particularly outstanding, but her undeniable charm still struck Ninomiya Yuuki in that picturesque moment.

Ninomiya Yuuki pursed her lips, looking somewhat... for some reason.

She became shy.

"Ah, Ninomiya-san." Noticing Ninomiya Yusuke approaching, Tamamo-no-Mae greeted him with a bright smile.

Ninomiya Yusei nodded and said, "Sorry to keep you waiting, Yuluo-san, let's go."

"By the way, it's getting late, shouldn't Yuluosang be heading back to her place by now?"

"Do you want me to call a car for you?"

Tamamo-no-Mae fiddled with the amulet in her hand and said, "No need, I can leave by myself. But, are you going back like this tonight?"

She chuckled and invited, "I really owe you a lot for today, Ninomiya-san. I'd like to treat you to a meal, would that be alright?"

In Tamamo-no-Mae's eyes, a fleeting pink light flashed, and a subtle allure, following the exchange of their gazes, rushed into Ninomiya Yuuki's body.

Bad taste.

Despite clearly seeing the unusual feelings between Ninomiya Yuuki and Kurizaki Tsukikoto, Tamamo-no-Mae, being a fox demon, still used her charm; this was her perverse sense of humor.

She thoroughly enjoyed both the flattery and fervor of men and the jealousy and venom of women.

To her surprise, despite being charmed by Tamamo-no-Mae, Ninomiya Yuuki still smiled wryly and raised his hand to refuse, saying, "Never mind, Tamamo-no-Mae, I'm just too tired. I don't even want to eat. I just want to go back and get a good night's sleep. Let's part ways here."

Tamamo-no-Mae was somewhat taken aback, but she dared not use any more power rashly, for fear of attracting Ren Doutang, who was nowhere to be found at the moment. She could only nod.

"Well... Ninomiya-san, make sure you get some rest when you get back."

Ninomiya Yusuke waved goodbye, then walked away with a hunched back, looking utterly exhausted.

Tamamo-no-Mae suddenly felt a greater sense of fear towards the person named Ryūko-sada mentioned by Ninomiya Yūkyō.

Simply exhausting an exorcist to the point of being immune to his own charms, that guy named Lu Zizhen... is truly terrifying.

...He might be a formidable rival.

Tamamo-no-Mae looked up at the crimson sky, reached out and caught a drifting snowflake. Suddenly, she felt that soaking in an open-air hot spring in this kind of weather would be very enjoyable.

"If you think of something, just do it," she nodded and walked into the distance.

………………

"In this kind of weather, it would be nice to soak in an open-air hot spring," Huaiyin murmured to herself, looking out the window at the sky.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zizhen raised her head and stared at Huaiyin with extremely sharp eyes.

Huaiyin noticed the gaze, whistled softly, pretended that she hadn't said anything, and turned her head away, not daring to look at her.

At this moment, Dou Tanghuaiyin, Lu Zizhen, Lao Lang, and Guang Taro were all in the same room, each holding either a laptop or a mobile phone, and were frantically typing away.

Dou Tang and the others slept until the afternoon. After dinner, Lu Zizhen pulled them over, distributed the equipment, and announced what they would do that night.

Evenings are when the internet is most crowded. People who have finished get off work often choose to go online for leisure and entertainment when they get home.

Therefore, the evening is also the best time to hype up Tamamo-no-Mae. During this free time when major official media outlets have gone off duty, many online platforms offer genuine free speech opportunities.

The five people's goal was to stir up new public opinion online, namely "Tamamo-no-Mae's Eyewitness Account".

People are herd-oriented and blind, or rather, most people are.

What Lu Zizhen wanted to do was to create a buzz about witnessing Tamamo-no-Mae and tell the story of his encounter with Tamamo-no-Mae from a realistic perspective. These events were not necessarily true; they were just meant to arouse people's herd mentality.

There was once a famous joke: A reporter, having no material to interview, saw a house with a collapsed roof by the roadside, so he parked his car on the side of the road and randomly grabbed someone on the street to interview.

The reporter pointed to a house with a hole smashed in the roof and said, "Hello, we are conducting an interview about Pegasus. We heard that some people have seen Pegasus around here. The roof of this house was smashed by Pegasus. Have you seen Pegasus around here?"

The first passerby might say no, but the reporter would look disappointed and say in a very cold tone, "What, you don't even know that? But you can go now, I'm sorry to have taken up your time."

As the reporter continued to ask questions of those around him, gradually, some people in the community suddenly claimed to have seen Pegasus and even confirmed its appearance.

One person after another came in front of the camera to tell their stories of seeing Pegasus. Some stories were full of holes, while others were incredibly vivid. In the end, even the owner of the dilapidated house began to claim that Pegasus had crashed into his house.

At this very moment, what Lu Zizhen and others are doing is acting like the reporter holding the camera, using people's desire for self-expression and herd mentality to begin weaving a huge lie that is half true and half false.

Chapter 269 Intensifying

The next morning, Tamamo-no-Mae, having enjoyed a relaxing soak in the hot springs, lazily got out of bed.

As soon as she got up, she heard a lot of noise from the street.

The room I'm in now is on the second floor of a hot spring inn. There's such a loud noise downstairs, could something have happened?

She put on her pajamas, walked to the window, drew back the curtains, and then froze.

The street where the hot spring inn is located has been occupied by tourists. In addition to tourists led by tour guides, there are also some people with tripods taking pictures of the quaint hot spring inn in front of them.

Someone saw Tamamo-no-Mae at

The appearance on the second floor was quite eye-catching, and they obviously wanted to capture the scene, add some more sensational headlines, and continue to hype it up.

Tamamo-no-Mae quickly drew the curtains and clicked her tongue.

These people were clearly not after me; I hadn't been exposed, but... what exactly happened in Nikko City?