Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

Chapter 105 The fox has something good to show you~

Hoshino Hideyuki asked, "Huh? Can I practice too?"

"Of course, after all, this stuff was written by a half-demon, and if you want your friends to learn it, you have to learn it yourself first, right?"

Ryoko Senjougahara explained, "Or, would you feel comfortable letting your friends meet with me, and I would personally teach them?"

Yes, I am indeed worried.

Old cat demon, you're quite self-aware.

Hoshino Hideyuki curled his lip and began to flip through the thread-bound book.

The book is very thin, only about seventy pages long. The first thirty pages are about basic cultivation methods, and it is all written in Chinese characters.

It roughly teaches people how to concentrate their mind, sense spiritual energy, and breathe and stretch their limbs in specific ways to allow spiritual energy to flow through their bodies.

It's pretty standard, not difficult at all, and has a kind of beauty to it, like the Eight-Section Brocade exercise performed by an old man in the park.

But upon closer inspection, the fox realized it couldn't handle the situation.

There are so many unfamiliar terms here, which parts of the human body do they correspond to?

The accompanying picture is so bad! The human proportions are all messed up. It's not even as good as a single hair from a doujinshi artist!

All of you who write these cheat codes, go and hire a scriptwriter!

Hideyuki Hoshino put down his book and sighed.

"Just reading books doesn't seem to be enough..."

"It seems the little fox brother needs some guidance; I'd be happy to help!"

Ryoko Senjougahara, who was standing next to her, smiled knowingly and said, "What you lack is just some knowledge. If I teach you for two hours a week, you'll probably be able to master it in about four or five sessions."

Honestly, this speed is quite fast.

But compared to the fox's system, it's incredibly slow.

However, for the sake of the future of the accomplice and her cronies, the fox gritted her teeth and decided to bite the bullet and learn anyway!

"Then it's settled."

Hoshino Hideyuki nodded and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Ms. Ryoko."

Senjougahara Ryoko parted her cherry lips slightly, licking the corner of her lips with her tongue, and said, "Since you know that I'm going to a lot of trouble, little fox brother should give me some decent reward. A few polite words are probably not enough..."

Hideyuki Hoshino swallowed hard.

"So, what does Ms. Ryoko mean?"

"I accidentally lost my tabi socks, and unfortunately the wind in Peach Blossom Spring is a bit chilly today, making my feet a little cold..."

As Ryoko Senjougahara spoke, her snow-white toes reached out, playfully rubbing against the fox's tail with her rounded, white grape-like toes: "Then I thought, the fox brother's fur is so soft and fluffy, it would be wonderful if I could use it to warm my feet~"

"so……"

"Hey! Goblin!"

The fox shouted, interrupting Ryoko Senjougahara's words. Then, with a thought, it summoned four iron bars, trapping Ryoko Senjougahara in the middle!

"A vicious criminal attempting to defile the fox fur has been detected. Requesting heavy artillery fire! Yes, that's right, the 800mm kind!"

"Pfft~"

Ryoko Senjougahara chuckled and waved her hand, saying, "Just kidding, little fox, why are you so nervous?"

Because you have a criminal record!

The fox's eyes were full of disdain.

Ryoko Senjougahara sighed wistfully, raised her slender, white arm, and tidied her hair, which had become disheveled from her playful antics. Then, she sat up straight and said to the fox:

"Since the fox brother is unwilling to offer his fur, I can only settle for second best and ask you to help me find something else."

Hoshino Hideyuki only put the iron bars away when he saw that the cat demon was serious.

Peeking out, I saw that the other person had conjured up a slender, blue-purple flower with petals blooming upwards in their hand.

He recognized it as a type of Lycoris radiata, also known as the spider lily, which, according to legend, grows on the banks of the Sanzu River and is a flower that symbolizes the guidance of the dead.

But aren't these flowers usually red...?

"It seems that my little fox brother knows a bit about this flower. In that case, I'll get straight to the point."

Ryoko Senjougahara said:

"This flower is called the Morning and Evening Spider Lily, a rare variant of the Spider Lily, which is imbued with an extremely strong aura of death."

"About four hundred years ago, a monk named Kongxuan died and came back to life for unknown reasons. He picked more than ten spider lilies and brought them back to the present world. After that, they were scattered to various places and their whereabouts are unknown."

"I really need this flower, I'll take as much as you can get."

"So, little fox, please help me search more in the mortal world from now on!"

Without much hesitation, Hoshino Hideyuki nodded in agreement.

I don't know what this flower is for...

Judging from Senjougahara Ryoko's attitude, he guessed that this was one of the reasons why she wanted to choose him as a seed. In the game, it would be a main quest, and he couldn't easily refuse.

Then we have no choice but to do it. Any other thoughts will have to wait until later.

"Miss Ryoko, besides that monk Kongxuan, do you have any other clues...?"

"No~"

"..."

Got it, it's a main quest without any guidance!

So this is actually a Soulslike game!

Hidetaka Miyazaki, are you hiding nearby? Come out here!

The important matter has been decided.

Hoshino Hideyuki wasted no more time and immediately began practicing the first half of the Musou Shinju style with Senjougahara Ryoko.

He learned faster than Ryoko Senjougahara had anticipated.

Unfortunately, after studying for a long time, he didn't feel much improvement.

According to Ryoko Senjougahara, this is because he was already quite strong, and learning this skill was just icing on the cake, which is why he didn't really notice the difference.

Shortly after, Hideyuki Hoshino exited the dream.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Iji Chikiku, whose face was buried in her stomach and whose lips were still faintly glistening with tears.

Hoshino Hideyuki: "..."

Ijichi Kikuri: "..."

Hideyuki Hoshino: "Quack! I'm not clean..."

"I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry! I didn't mean to. I'll give you a one-hour massage tonight as compensation!"

Good guy.

I hadn't even finished speaking when you were already so adept at answering before me?

Such a swift response must have been premeditated by a professional fox fetishist, making their crime even more serious!

As Hoshino Hideyuki spoke, he conjured up a small wooden bundle tied to it and carried it toward the door.

Ichikiku was greatly surprised.

Is the fox angry?

Running away from home?!

“Hideyuki-kun, I…”

"I lied to you~"

Hoshino Hideyuki blinked, reverted to human form, and put his hands on his hips, saying:

"Wait a minute, I've got something nice for you~"

After saying that, he walked out the door and headed straight for the place where the bell was buried.

Half an hour later, he took the Kaiyuan Tongbao coin and the secret manual of the Musou Shinsho-ryu style and returned to the home of Ichikiku.

Before he could forget what he had just learned, he planned to teach Ichikikuri how to refine the beginning.

"It really is..."

Having just expressed her desire to become stronger, Iji Chikiku looked at the secret manual she had obtained in half a day, her shoulders trembled slightly, and her eyes welled up with tears.

"Thank you, Hideyuki-kun! I will definitely practice hard!"

Hoshino Hideyuki wagged his tail and said, "No rush. One or two hours of practice a week is enough. Don't work too hard. You should focus most of your energy on cooking and massaging me."

"what?"

What do you mean, "huh"?

I've only just started learning how to play Fox, and you're practicing too fast, I'm about to be completely drained!

Hoshino Hideyuki didn't want to explain further. He gestured for Ijichi Kikuri to sit down and began to teach her while recalling her experiences, helping the accomplice gradually become stronger.

The next day, he went to Inuyama Tetsuya again and taught him the same thing—just like Ichikiku, Inuyama Tetsuya was very excited to learn that he had the opportunity to become stronger and studied very hard.

This lasted for two weeks.

While they might not have become incredibly strong, their energy and spirit have noticeably improved. For example, Inuyama Tetsuya is clearly more energetic when working overtime, and his training seems to have been much more effective than that of the fox.

Meanwhile, besides being a teacher, the fox wasn't idle either; instead...

Eat, drink, and have fun everywhere!

Give yourself a proper vacation!

Fighting the Tengu was too tiring; I need to rest properly!

That evening, Inuyama Tetsu called, announcing the end of the vacation.