Chapter 96: Cat or dog in Namimori Town?
“It’s amazing.”
Fushimi Kyoji bent his index finger so that Yudie could land on it more easily.
As the wings fluttered, the scales scattered and floated like fireflies.
The player did not control it, but it seemed to have its own consciousness and spontaneously cooperated with Hayato Gokudera's attacks.
Yamamoto Takeshi explained: "Box weapons can communicate with the user's thoughts and sometimes respond autonomously without any instructions."
The athletic young man's face and body were inevitably covered in dust during his fight with Squalo. Perhaps it was the always bright look in his eyes that made it difficult to associate him with being in a mess.
"Did Yamamoto-san win the battle against Squalo?"
Fushimi Kyoji was not clear about the outcome of the game over there.
In fact, Hayato Gokudera was so excited in the fight with Bell that his fighting spirit was completely aroused that he had no time to care about the players.
"Hmm... barely a draw?" Yamamoto Takeshi replied vaguely. "If the match hadn't been stopped midway, the outcome would probably have been decided."
Recalling the previous battle, one can hear a hint of reluctance in Yamamoto Takeshi's tone.
The reason for the suspension of this battle is simple - if you don't want to see your own figure in the news about the sudden collapse of Death Mountain broadcast in the Namimori Town Daily Tomorrow, then it's best to stop.
The illusion created by Fran also collapsed after being accidentally hit several times by the frequently flying knives.
The player placed by Hayato Gokudera on the platform constructed by Fran using illusion: ...
After the illusion wore off, I experienced high-altitude bungee jumping again.
It was not until the people of Valia were told that the game was cancelled and left in disappointment that the player hanging on the cliff was rescued in a panic by a few people who realized the situation after being reminded by Reborn who was watching the show.
"Sorry, sorry, I couldn't get away from Squalo and couldn't help at all." Yamamoto Takeshi's eyes narrowed with a smile on his face, and he expressed his apology to the player with a hearty smile.
He was referring to the fact that he was unable to arrive with Hayato Gokudera.
They were unable to decide on a tactic until the last second before the battle began, and the final result of their discussion was nothing more than improvisation.
With Valya and his group coming at them with such force, the situation could not possibly develop exactly as they expected.
The player didn't believe the truth was as Yamamoto Takeshi said, so he shook his head gently from side to side: "Yes."
“What they taught me was useful and saved my life,” she said.
Yamamoto Takeshi paused for a moment, his gaze following those brown eyes. He asked with great interest, "Is it swordsmanship?"
"Ah, that's not the case."
Fushimi Kyoji blinked and answered simply.
Teaching players swordsmanship didn't really help; it was the sword itself that really helped.
Even if the platform created by Fran's illusion did not disappear, the air waves generated by the explosion caused by Tsunayoshi Sawada and XANXUS would directly blow the players away.
The player carries a sword other than the bamboo sword, which represents her passing basic training.
This knife allowed Fushimi Kyoji to slow down his descent when a crosshair appeared in his field of vision. He followed the prompt and used the flames, which were about to run out, to successfully insert the knife into the crack in the rock wall, and then he staggered to the edge of the cliff.
【Endurance +5!】
Getting stamina points was a bonus.
As for what would happen if they failed... probably someone else would appear from the six people to prevent the players from becoming players.zip.
In short, it is impossible to fall down and die directly.
"Pa." A crisp sound of clapping hands.
"Too bad Fushimi almost got hurt."
Yamamoto Takeshi sincerely bowed his head before the player, clasped his hands together, opened only one eye, and pleaded, "...Please, please forgive me."
His movements and expressions all expressed weakness, as if begging for mercy, but the one eye that was not closed was brightly filled with a peaceful smile.
As long as you see the look in his eyes, you will suddenly realize:
Ah, the humble attitude turned out to be a deliberate illusion.
And he himself is observing you with focused eyes.
"Stop tempting me," the player said.
"Hahahaha?" Yamamoto Takeshi laughed a few times without reacting, then pointed his index finger at his face uncertainly and asked doubtfully, "What did I do?"
Fushimi Kyoji answered without any hesitation: "Breathe."
“…”
He seemed to be at a loss as to how to react appropriately, and just kept his eyes open for so long that the players began to feel his eyes were dry. Finally, Yamamoto Takeshi came to his senses and his usual bright smile appeared on his face.
He laughed out loud, tolerantly playing the role of a person being teased by the players.
"So doing this would make Fushimi feel tempted..." Yamamoto Takeshi hummed, his tone unconsciously carrying the seriousness that only comes from thinking about something.
This should be a soliloquy that does not require an answer, because Yamamoto Takeshi quickly returned to the appearance that Fushimi Kyoji was more familiar with.
The player was a little overwhelmed by Yamamoto Takeshi's smooth switching of emotions and just let out an "ah" in a daze.
The little episode here did not attract anyone else's attention. Reborn was reviewing the previous battle with Sawada Tsunayoshi, accompanied by 10t Len's hammer education.
The group did not take a car or use a more convenient way to leave Death Mountain. No one made any suggestions, but they all tacitly chose the least efficient way, walking.
The player walks side by side with Yamamoto Takeshi in front, and can faintly hear the tragic scene of Sawada Tsunayoshi trying to resist the tutor's evil hand behind him - but being suppressed again, interspersed with the worried voice of Gokudera Hayato from time to time.
...It seems that whenever the number of captureable characters exceeds 2, it will inevitably become like this.
During this period, Yamamoto Takeshi never took back his box weapon.
Fushimi Kyoki looked up after hearing the chirping of swifts.
It is not clear whether the consumption of Death Flame by the box weapon is related to its size. The flame that automatically recovers over time is enough to support Yudie to stay outside the box for a long time.
In addition, Yudie has effectively replaced the player's job of igniting the flame of death, and the upper limit of the flame storage is slowly increasing.
For the above reasons, the player never put it back into the box, which also allowed her to see the two box weapons getting along happily.
The nimble swifts circled around the rain butterfly, which was slowly flapping its wings. The speeds of the two were extremely incompatible. The swallows flew around it several times while the rain butterfly only moved forward a few meters.
Even so, the swifts surrounding the Death Flame will turn back after flying a certain distance and return to the Rain Butterfly.
Eh?
"Yamamoto-san's box weapon..."
Yamamoto put his arms behind his head, as if he had just realized it after the player pointed it out, and squinted his eyes and replied: "Hahahaha, maybe he really likes Fushimi."
If you like players... shouldn't you be able to stick close to them?
Fushimi Kyoji felt that the explanation of the mutual attraction between rain attributes was more convincing.
She did not say anything to refute Yamamoto Takeshi's opinion.
"I never thought that Yamamoto's box weapon is a swallow." The player said, turning his eyes away from the swift.
Yamamoto Takeshi acted as if he cared deeply about what the players thought, deliberately knitting his brows together and asking curiously, "Will that be weird?"
"Not really..." the player said vaguely.
Fushimi Kyoji couldn't help but gesture in front of him with his hands, trying to convey his thoughts, which he couldn't even explain clearly, through his actions.
Obviously, Takeshi Yamamoto is not proficient in this.
He simply continued to look at her with confusion.
Fushimi Kyoki arranged his words: "Because Gokudera-san's box weapon is a cat."
"So, I thought it would be a dog or something..." Fushimi Kyoji said, and his eyes couldn't help but move away.
Cheerful, sunny, outgoing...
These keywords extracted from Yamamoto Takeshi perfectly match all the characteristics of a dog!
It’s obvious that dogs are the best match for Yamamoto Takeshi’s temperament!
Fushimi Kyoji had a similar thought when he saw Yamamoto Takeshi opening the box and releasing the swift in the kendo field.
But, wouldn't it be too insulting to just say, "Yamamoto-san feels like a dog"?
What about 'Yamamoto-san and the dog are very friendly to humans'?
Hmm...it seems that it only serves to compare Yamamoto Takeshi to a dog.
Sawada Tsunayoshi, who was following the two men not far behind, was paying attention to the conversation coming from the front. He suddenly perked up, took a few quick steps, caught up with his companions in front, and raised his hand hesitantly: "Um, Natsu is a little lion!"
Fushimi Kyomi and Yamamoto Takeshi both looked at Sawada Tsunayoshi, who showed his desire to join the conversation.
Being stared at with surprised eyes, as if realizing that he had just done something without thinking, Sawada Tsunayoshi whimpered uselessly and slowly lowered his raised arms.
Sawada Tsunayoshi rarely takes the initiative to do things that attract attention. He was a little embarrassed, and his eyes were filled with a soft look that wanted a response.
Yamamoto Takeshi's eyes flickered, and he unconsciously glanced at the players around him. The curve of his lips gradually faded without him realizing it.
“Woo!”
Not getting an immediate response, Sawada Tsunayoshi looked so embarrassed that he wanted to find a place to hide.
Reborn kicked Sawada Tsunayoshi on the head and said, "Who asked you that?"
"——Puff!" Sawada Tsunayoshi fell to the ground.
"Tenth generation! How are you feeling now?!"
Hayato Gokudera exclaimed, and hurriedly helped the fallen Sawada Tsunayoshi to his feet, and asked the tenth generation about his well-being with concern.
"...I just feel very bad." Sawada Tsunayoshi said with tears in his eyes.
Yamamoto Takeya smiled from the bottom of his heart because of the scene that often played out before his eyes, and even when he looked towards the players, his eyes were slightly sharp and narrowed.
"Would Fushimi prefer dogs to cats?" he asked.
Yamamoto Takeshi's question left the players a little confused.
"Well, actually everything is fine." Fushimi Kyoki answered truthfully.
Players have no particular preference for critters.
"To be precise, there's no real point in comparing cats and dogs..."
The player's voice suddenly disappeared, and he looked at Yamamoto Takeshi who had suddenly stopped in confusion.
The flame of death ignited from the ring on his hand, and then it was pushed into another box, and a stream of light immediately flew out of it.
——A small to medium-sized rain dog appears in front of the player.
He pinched Jiro's front paws with both hands, almost covering half of his face, leaving only his smiling brown eyes staring at her.
"I mean, I also have a dog."
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