Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

So where's the fox? Where is the fox...? Wait, the fact that the fox can send me messages on his phone means he's come out of the secret realm and there's a signal where he is!

Thinking of this, Yukiho Amamiya quickly closed her eyes and sensed the strand of hair she had given to the fox. Before long, she clearly confirmed its location.

It's located not far from the outskirts of Tokyo!

"Master Ruyifang..."

At this moment, Ijichi Kikuri on the other side also received the information, but she was frustrated by the lack of information and could not draw any conclusions. She could only mutter to herself in vain.

Amamiya Yukiho grabbed her wrist and said, "Miss Ijichi, I already know where the fox is. Come with me!"

Hearing the commotion, Tendou Masaharu turned his head and asked, "My Lord? Have you discovered anything?"

"The enemy is Ruyi Fangzhu, a genuine great yokai. He has most likely taken my friends and your people to the outskirts of Tokyo. If you want to save them, come with me!"

After saying that, Yukiho Amamiya didn't wait for Tendo Masaki's reply and pulled Kikuri Ijichi out the door.

"Quick, keep up with her!"

Tian Tong Jiang Hui quickly gave instructions to the surrounding clansmen. After hesitating for a moment, he also made a hand seal and flew out.

Outside, Yukiho Amamiya nodded as she looked at the five or six Onmyoji who had followed her out.

In my past life, the master of Ruyi Workshop was a tough opponent. It would be difficult to deal with him on my own, but with the help of the Tiantong family, our fighting strength should be sufficient.

Sigh, it's a pity there's still too little information, and this piece of information is all incomplete and fragmented, which is really bothering her obsessive-compulsive disorder...

But now there's no choice.

Oh, fox, you must hold on until we arrive!

The words are divided into two parts.

On the outskirts of Tokyo, at the front line where the fox and the owner of the Ruyi Pavilion confront each other.

Although every cell in his body seemed to be protesting, with the approval of the Ruyi Fangzhu, Tendo Tomoya still became the card in the gamble between the fox and the Fangzhu.

"Okay, please allow me a minute to prepare."

Hideyuki Hoshino approached Tomoya Tendo, whose legs were trembling, and said with a smile, "Relax, you'll win!"

As he spoke, he made a hand seal in a mocking manner, then circled around Tomoya Tendo twice, chanting a spell as he did so: "Xi Ba Aminos Xi Ba Aminos Xi Ba Aminos..."

Such a shamanistic performance made Tendo Tomo swallow hard, and he said in a trembling voice:

"...Fox, no, Mr. Smiling Fox, we're in the same boat now, like grasshoppers on the same rope, crabs in the same cage. You, you, you mustn't be careless!"

"Don't worry!"

Hoshino Hideyuki offered a casual word of comfort, then frowned: "Oh dear, where was I reading just now? It's all your fault for interrupting! Oh well, whatever..."

"Don't be so indifferent! You..."

"Alright, shut up. Are you from Dunhuang? You have so much mural nonsense here."

"I...where else is it if not Dunhuang..."

Although he wanted to say something more, Tendo Tomoya kept quiet when he saw Hoshino Hideyuki's glare that said, "If you bother me again, I'll smash your gums with a brick."

Soon, Hoshino Hideyuki finished chanting the incantation, then covered Tendo Tomoya with the absolutely safe little cotton blanket. Finally, he plucked a fox hair, conjured a rabbit doll using the Seventy-Two Transformations technique, and stuffed it into Tendo Tomoya's arms, telling him to hold it tightly.

After doing all this, he beckoned to the owner of Ruyi Workshop and said:

"I'm ready!"

At the same time, the rabbit in Tomoya's arms emitted an electronic voice: "Counterattack spell activated, accumulating damage..."

"Um……"

Looking at everything before him, the owner of Ruyi Workshop stroked his chin (pointing to the bottom edge of the dice).

What does "counterattack technique" mean?

I remember now, I seem to have seen this term in a game made by modern people.

In other words, the attacks I land on this person will accumulate to a certain value and then bounce back to me? How will they bounce back? Will they be exactly the same? Or doubled? Or proportionally?

But it's very strange...

Why can't I sense any trace of formed magic in this person? The demonic energy is a chaotic mess...

We can't be careless. This fox was able to pull such a large atomic bomb out of such a small tail, so it wouldn't be surprising if it had some strange stuff inside...

But why...

No reason.

Because there wasn't a fully formed spell at all!

Hoshino Hideyuki is nothing but a wild fox; he wouldn't know any counter-attack magic.

The incantation he just recited and the rabbit doll he conjured were nothing but a charade.

The only two things the fox did that were somewhat useful were covering Tomoya with an absolutely safe little quilt and secretly hiding a loyal and reliable friend inside the quilt.

These two system items are: one can defend against three spirit attacks, and the other can help withstand a certain amount of damage.

But that's it.

If the Master of Ruyi Workshop hadn't hesitated and had thrown a full-force punch right away, Tong Zhi would have been dead for sure that day.

However, Hoshino Hideyuki was betting that Ruyifangzhu wouldn't do that!

In essence, what he was singing was the Empty City Stratagem!

Doing this is definitely dangerous, especially since it involves taking Tomoya Tendo on an adventure.

But how to put it? We've come to this life-or-death situation, so there's no other way but to take risks. We can't win in a head-on fight, so Biden has no choice but to change his ways—find another way.

What if it fails...

Brother Tendo Tomoya, I'll definitely burn plenty of paper money for you! If you want, I'll burn paper money for JK (high school girl) too! I guarantee you'll enjoy peace and happiness even in hell!

Seeing that the Master of Ruyi Pavilion was hesitant, Tendo Tomoya thought to himself: Could it be that the Smiling Fox is really so skilled that he can beat the legendary Master of Ruyi Pavilion?

If that's true, then I can rest assured...

Then he turned his head and met the fox's gaze. He noticed that the fox's smile seemed to contain three parts mockery and three parts apology, while the remaining ninety-four parts were not very clear, but it didn't seem to be holding back any good intentions.

Ahhhhh!

No, I can't trust that fox's smile no matter how I look at it!

opposite.

Just as the owner of Ruyi Workshop was hesitating, Himeko Aoi suddenly stepped forward and said, "Boss, how about I go and try it first?"

The owner of Ruyi Workshop shook the dice and replied, "That's fine, but be careful, this fox is quite interesting."

"Ha, I've already learned that lesson the hard way."

Himeno Aoi toyed with her kunai, strolled over to Tendo Tomoya, and with a whoosh, thrust the tip less than a centimeter in front of his right eyeball. Seeing his pupils shrink and cold sweat pour down his face, she smiled and asked the fox:

Aren't you going to stop me?

Hoshino Hideyuki raised an eyebrow: "Why would I stop you? There's no need."

Pfft!

"what!"

Before the fox could finish speaking, Himeno Aoi, without warning, thrust the kunai into Tendo Tomoya's eyeball, startling the latter into screaming.

However, the next second, the ninja girl realized that her kunai did not feel like it was piercing flesh at all; instead, it felt like it was piercing a lump of mud.

Upon closer inspection, there was indeed no blood on it.

After screaming for a while, Tomoya Tendo realized that the hole on his face was slowly healing and that he seemed to have been unharmed. He breathed a sigh of relief.

At that moment, the rabbit doll, controlled by Hideyuki Hoshino, shouted: "Damage has accumulated to 7%, estimated counterattack multiplier is 210%..."

Himeno Aoi narrowed her eyes, and her movements involuntarily slowed down.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Hoshino Hideyuki said, "Now you understand why I didn't need to stop you, right?"

"How did you do that?" Himeko Aoi raised an eyebrow and asked, "I didn't sense any trace of magic."

Nonsense, because there are no spells.

Hoshino Hideyuki thought to himself, shaking his head and saying, "How could I possibly answer such a question? Do I look like I've been given anesthesia during a C-section?"

"If you really want to chat, how about we talk about your outfit? To be honest, your ninja outfit is really not good. Did you dress up like someone from an arcade game from the last century? How about trying to swap the fishnet stockings for black stockings?"

"Ah."

Himeko winked at the fox and said, "Fox, if you surrender now and join the Cloud Sea Casino, I'll show you."

"Forget it then, your allure is still a bit lacking."

Himeko rolled her eyes, pondered for a moment, then suddenly grabbed the rabbit doll and laughed, "What would happen if I attacked this directly?"

Before Hoshino Hideyuki could answer, he saw Himeno Aoi had already swiftly cut off the head of the rabbit doll, instantly turning it back into fox fur.

Wow, you acted really fast...

And it seems like you were imagining the rabbit as some other terrible thing when you were killing it...

The fox's eyes twitched, and it immediately flicked its tail, conjuring a second rabbit doll as it explained, "Nothing will happen, it's just an alarm."

To be honest, this already seems a bit low-class.

As expected, Himeko Aoi gave a doubtful hum and reached for the blanket again: "What if I attack the blanket instead? Or..."

Her kunai slid open, tearing open Tomoya's clothes and exposing his chest to the cold wind, causing him to shiver violently.

Suddenly, Hoshino Hideyuki pulled out a fan and used it to block Himeno Aoi's kunai.

Damn it.

If this woman keeps going, her blankets, clothes, and even her best friend's clothes will be dragged out... Is she guessing that because she can't detect any trace of magic, she's turning to treasure instead...?

Himeko raised an eyebrow: "Looks like my line of thinking was correct?"

Hideyuki Hoshino said in a deep voice, "I just think it's not good to let people be naked in public."

Himeko Aoi laughed and said, "The rules of the betting game don't say you can't do this, do they? If I don't take off his clothes, am I supposed to take off yours, you fox?"

"Ah, that's unnecessary. These are just hairs on my body; I'm actually always naked."