Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

The bald man wanted to go forward to help, but when he turned his head, he was shocked to find that blue, nameless flames were burning all around him!

There are experts too! ?

Just then, a hoarse sound, seemingly coming from nowhere, echoed through the night sky:

"They were just passing through. Can't you give them a way out? Why go to such lengths to kill them?"

On the treetop, Hoshino Hideyuki, while marveling at how fast the kid was and how he almost failed to save any of them, controlled the warriors and said the same thing.

Meanwhile, he observed the bald man's actions, thinking about how to help the police escape.

However, to his surprise, the bald man's fierce face turned respectful the next second.

"Wait... this color of flame... are you Lord Smiling Fox?"

Aha?

Chapter 62 Help the fox, Doraemon!

Lord Smiling Fox?

The crow that Hoshino Hideyuki had transformed into flapped its wings, and the warrior controlling it said:

“I don’t recall ever taking in two scoundrels like you.”

The bald man on the other end wasn't angry at all, and continued:

"This is our boss's idea."

"He admired your methods, saying that you were a true connoisseur of art, and ordered us that if we ever met you, we must respect you as we respect him."

He also said that if given the opportunity, he would very much like to meet with you to discuss cooperation matters...

Hoshino Hideyuki interrupted the bald man, saying, "Your boss is the owner of that Cloud Sea Casino?"

"Exactly."

I'm sorry.

I, Fox, swear to be irreconcilably opposed to gambling and drugs!

Meeting in person to discuss cooperation? Forget it, at most we'll play a game of Gomoku online, and I'll go first.

However, Hoshino Hideyuki still said, "I'm sorry, I have other important matters to attend to recently and I don't have time."

"I see. That's a pity."

The bald man chuckled, "Let's leave it at that for today. For your sake, we won't make things difficult for that police officer anymore..."

"Team leader?"

The tall, thin young man seemed somewhat unwilling, but seeing the bald man's determined gaze, he had no choice but to follow.

"Wait a mininute."

Just then, the fox spoke again.

"You just said that we should respect me as much as we respect our boss, right?"

The bald man nodded in agreement: "That's how it is..."

"Could I ask you for a favor?"

"As long as it's not particularly troublesome, it's fine..."

"It's not troublesome at all, it's very easy."

Hoshino Hideyuki laughed and said, "Hey short-haired guy over there, come on, show me a backflip!"

Tall, thin young man: ?

The bald man paused for two seconds, then nodded to the young man.

"me……"

The tall, thin young man stammered for a long time, then finally closed his eyes and kicked out with his legs...

He did a backflip on the spot!

clap clap clap!

The sound of the fox clapping echoed through the woods.

"Good, good. Remember to practice often when you get back. I want to see you again next time we meet!"

The words fell.

The flames and the tiger disappeared, and the forest returned to tranquility.

The bald man looked down and realized that the patrolman on the ground had disappeared at some point.

It seems that the Smiling Fox is really gone.

"Team leader!"

The tall, thin young man said indignantly, "Why should we listen to that guy? He's just a wild monster!"

The bald man said in a low voice, "First, the boss did give the order, have you forgotten?"

"Secondly, when he surrounded me with flames just now, I actually tried to break through with a blood curse, but my spell was burned away instantly. Do you... understand what I mean?"

"If a fight really breaks out, I won't last even a second!"

As he spoke, the bald man wiped the sweat from his forehead: "No wonder he made a name for himself before the spiritual energy had fully recovered. His strength is not to be underestimated."

The tall, thin young man stared wide-eyed in disbelief...

the other side.

A few hundred meters away from the park.

A crow landed by the roadside with a twig in its beak. It opened its beak, and the twig rolled to the ground with a soft "plop," transforming into a bewildered policeman.

"I, I am..."

"Just report the truth when you get back. A professional will contact you. Patrols are not easy, so work hard."

Hoshino Hideyuki said a few words, then without further explanation, flapped his wings and flew away.

Instead of returning to Ichikiku's house, he found a cheap hotel and checked in.

Then he took the phone from the store manager and called Doraemon Asuka, ah, that is, Tendo Asuka.

"Moshi moshi, this is Smiling Fox. Little Tian Tong, did you drink your milk on time tonight?"

"I won't drink milk on time. Don't treat me like a child. This is practically harassment..."

On the other end of the phone, Asuka Tendo's slightly tired voice came through, complaining.

Once you've done it once, you'll get used to it. The girl clearly stopped resisting the fox's unauthorized calls.

Hoshino Hideyuki asked with slight surprise, "Huh? What's wrong with you? Is the countermeasures office now requiring 16-year-old members to work 996?"

"No, I just finished training and I'm about to take a bath. I also have a super difficult and thick book to read before bed, so you'd better hurry up and say what you want to say, you stinky fox... Of course, if you want to surrender and be captured by me, then I have plenty of time!"

"Here's the thing, have you heard of Yunhai Casino?"

"puff!"

Upon hearing the sound, Hoshino Hideyuki knew that the girl must have information.

And she is actually drinking milk now.

After fiddling around for a while, the person on the other end said:

"Of course I've heard of it; it's the focus of our recent investigation!"

She switched to the tone of a bespectacled female scholar from the library, saying, "That's a criminal organization of superhumans. They just appeared about two weeks ago and opened a casino using strange abilities, allowing people to participate remotely through mirrors..."

Hoshino Hideyuki asked, "Like online gambling?"

“A bit, but their stakes aren’t just money; they include everything you can imagine: monster treasures, cursed artifacts, or the lives and souls of others!”

"Some people benefited from this, but many more lost everything. The worst off are chased by creditors, and their fate is uncertain..."

"They have caused tremendous chaos. To my knowledge, there have been three related deaths this week alone."

"Although this is not my responsibility at the moment, my colleagues are already working themselves to the bone on it."

"It's said that the methods they use are very mysterious, and the person behind them is either close to a great demon or a top-tier A-rank expert, so we haven't found any useful clues yet..."

Hideyuki Hoshino then interjected with a question:

"What do you mean by 'great demon' and 'A-rank'?"

Having experienced fighting side by side, the fox felt it was time to ask Doraemon some basic questions.

"Huh? Don't you know?"

The girl on the other end of the phone was surprised for a moment, then explained, "It's the strength rating our countermeasures office did for extraordinary beings. It's used to guide task assignment and performance evaluation, and because it's quite useful, it spread."

"The highest level is S-class, which is the so-called great monster or evil spirit. I haven't seen one alive for many years."

"Next are A, B, C, D, and E levels. Level A is the level of the Book Spirit from last time—I mean when it has full magical power. The lowest level, E, refers to floating spirits or monsters like Natto Monk, which can't harm anyone if left alone."

"Of course, this is just a static classification, for reference only. After all, the real world is full of wonders, and sometimes even C-level and D-level guys can be ridiculously strong in some aspects."

The fox, curious, pressed on, "Then what level am I?"

"You're the kind of person I'm talking about who's outrageous."

The girl said irritably, "If we only look at demonic power, it's between B and C, but with all sorts of methods combined, I can't figure it out. Why don't you give me a hint?"

"Don't~"

"Tch, you stingy fox. We'll see next time we meet... Speaking of which, you still owe me a question!"

Hmm, is there?

Oh right, that's what we agreed on when we asked for help.

But you didn't ask after you helped, so it's expired and invalid! Valid only!

Hoshino Hideyuki curled his lip and immediately changed the subject:

"By the way, you just said there were three related deaths this week, right? Actually, there should be four."