Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

Why does it seem like everyone knows about this?

Could it be that the owner of Ruyi Workshop spread rumors about me after he left? What happened to his reputation?

Akagami Hayakumi suppressed the agitation in her heart, raised her chin, and said, "Not bad!"

"You, a tengu, must have encountered many difficulties in refining the divine molt of the Inari god, right?"

"To be honest, I've also been thinking about refining a divine molt recently. Who wouldn't want the power of a god? But I'm just a fox, and all I have is this Sarutahiko's divine molt. I'm facing the same problem as you."

"Well, isn't it a coincidence? Sarutahiko's divine transformation is unsuitable for me, but very suitable for you. Your Inari God's divine transformation is not useful for you, but very familiar to me!"

"so……"

Akagami Hayaku interrupted Hoshino Hideyuki: "You want to exchange your divine transformation with me?"

From the perspective of refining difficulty, this approach is actually quite reasonable.

However, even disregarding the possible conspiracies behind it, Akagami Soun would not agree to such a deal at this moment.

He has already refined most of the Inari God's divine molt, how could he possibly hand it over!

He wanted Sarutahiko's divine transformation, but he couldn't let go of Inari's divine transformation either!

"Boy..."

“Lord Akagami, I know you don’t want to give up the divine transformation of Inari God.”

Before the old tengu could finish speaking, Hoshino Hideyuki took over the conversation.

"What you really want is to obtain both divine transformations. Coincidentally, that's what I'm thinking too~"

Akagami Hayakumo snorted coldly.

"In view of this, I do not intend to simply barter this time."

Hoshino Hideyuki smiled and said:

"Since we both want each other's capital, why don't we play a game?"

"I see that your followers are all in that game research department. I suppose you don't mind this approach?"

"Let's decide the winner with a game."

"The loser gets nothing, the winner gets both divine transformations, how about that?"

On the other side, Old Tengu remained silent for a long time, then suddenly burst into laughter.

He glared at the fox and said:

"Kid, what nonsense are you spouting!"

Chapter 86 The Fox: All or Nothing!

"Games determine the winner? Ha, I don't have time to play childish games with you."

Akagami Hayabusa said disdainfully:

"Winner takes all, that sounds nice, but who can guarantee that? If I win, I don't believe you, you little fox, will obediently hand over your divine molt, and vice versa."

"Since you've said that what we really want is each other's capital, then there's no basis for a deal!"

Hideyuki Hoshino smiled and shook his head.

"Your words are somewhat biased."

"Even if we don't trust each other, as long as there are ways to check and balance each other, this game can still be played."

"For example, if you are unwilling to play this game with me, or if you lose but do not want to give up your divine transformation, then I can punish you by reporting you."

Akagami Soun's thick eyebrows furrowed: "Report?"

"Indeed! To be honest, I have some connections in the Countermeasures Office, and the Countermeasures Office happens to have a group of young, ambitious, and eager-to-make-achievement Onmyoji who want to use anyone from their hometown and will pluck out any barbs on someone's hands..."

(Tendo Asuka: Achoo, someone insulted me!)

"Your current setup at the school is unlikely to be moved anytime soon. If I were to tell the countermeasures office everything about you, and they came with a large team to investigate, you probably wouldn't be having an easy time either."

"Actually, I have already written the scheduled email for the report. If it is not canceled in an hour, it will be sent out."

"Boy, are you threatening me?"

Akagami Soun's tone remained relatively calm, but his eyes turned fierce.

Deep down, he had to admit that the fox's trick was effective.

If the countermeasures room attacks, he can certainly run away, but he will lose the system he has worked so hard to build, and the progress of refining the divine transformation will be reset to zero. He might not even be able to save the divine transformation at all.

The battle between monsters has somehow drawn humans into it—what a despicable fox!

Across from him, Hideyuki Hoshino quickly waved his hand and said:

"Please don't misunderstand, sir. I didn't mean any threat. I was just stating the facts objectively."

"Moreover, if I do this, I will not be able to obtain the divine transformation myself, and I may even be accidentally injured by the countermeasures office. It will be of no benefit at all. That would be just like the Qin Dynasty dying after only two generations - winning is the same as not winning."

"Besides, what I just mentioned were only my means of checks and balances. If you win the game, you will naturally have your own means of checking and balances against me."

Akagami Sakae squinted and said, "Tell me about it."

"Huh? Do I really need to explain this to you?"

The fox feigned surprise, covering its mouth: "That's your specialty! Why avoid talking about it?"

"If you can enable your followers to seize the luck of others through victory, how could you not do it yourself!"

“If you win the game, even if I am unwilling to hand over my divine transformation, you will have taken away my luck.”

"Now that spiritual energy is reviving, the situation is becoming increasingly chaotic."

“I am a weak, pitiful, and helpless fox. Even living is like walking on thin ice. I don’t want to die because of a moment of bad luck. When that happens, I will have to ask you to redeem my luck. In that case, you will have leverage to demand the divine molt.”

"Hmph, you've found out quite a lot."

Akagami Hayakumo indeed thought so.

Now that the fox had pointed it out, he stopped pretending.

"Indeed, according to you, this game isn't entirely unplayable... Very well, I'll agree!"

He laughed heartily, his beard swaying wildly, appearing quite hearty and unrestrained.

"Let's settle this with a game. The winner takes everything, and the loser gets nothing! That would be great!"

Tsk tsk, you weren't like this just now.

The fox curled its lip, but still smiled and replied, "It's wonderful that Lord Chiyu is willing to agree!"

What should we play?

Akatama Hayaku asked, "Playing cards? Mahjong? Shogi? Or perhaps the video games that young people play these days?"

Why don't you mention cat's cradle?

Hideyuki Hoshino shook his head dismissively.

"What's the point of two monsters playing those simple games that any high school student can play? You might as well try mine..."

He said slowly:

"This weekend, the soccer team of St. Hei High School will face off against the soccer team of Hong Chuan Middle School next door to compete for a spot in the national tournament. The match will be held on the field of St. Hei High School."

"These two schools have played four matches in the past three years, each winning two, so their strengths are evenly matched."

"So let's use their match as an opportunity to play a football game."

“I choose Hong Chuan Middle School, and you choose the private Sheng He High School. Let’s decide the winner based on the result of the game.”

"The rules of the game are very simple: we cannot harm the humans on the field, nor can we let those humans know that we have used supernatural powers. There are no other restrictions."

"So, are you satisfied with this game?"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Chiyu Zaoyun looked up to the sky and roared, then raised his cane and slammed it hard on the ground, sparks flying everywhere.

He declared loudly, "An interesting idea! This challenge, I accept!"

soon.

The day has come.

On the first weekend of November, with frequent autumn rains and increasingly cool temperatures, it was the perfect time for a handsome and ambitious male employee to notice that his young female boss's legs were cold from wearing thin black stockings. He gently slipped under her desk to warm her legs.

However, enjoying the unsightly, expired youth is the privilege of adults. For those students who are still in the prime of their youth, how to behave well at school is their primary concern.

For example, Sakamoto Jiro, and some members of various clubs.

Because of the upcoming school festival, they have been coming to the school for the past few weekends to do some preparation work.

We discussed what to exhibit and made props, hoping that the club could leave a deep impression on people at the cultural festival.

The best in this field is the Muscle Fitness Department.

They've already ordered a batch of maid outfits with plunging necklines, intending to make a lasting impression on their guests by giving them a visceral eye punch...

cough cough.

On such days, the game research department would naturally come as well.

However, compared to their usual club activities, they were missing two people today. One was the club president, Hatsuharu Chie, who took leave on the grounds that she had broken her leg after falling down the stairs and entrusted the related work to Miura.

The second was Kondo Nozomi, who said she wasn't feeling well and went to the infirmary.

However, this is a lie!

In reality, she went to the back wall of the school and, taking advantage of the weekend when there were fewer people, guided three unshaven men who were clearly not students to sneak over the wall and into the school.

These three were actually her friends from junior high school. They were expelled for hitting a teacher and didn't go to high school. Instead, they were sent directly to the "university of life" and became level 1 scoundrels.

Last night, she used money and connections to gather several people together, planning to give Hoshino Hideyuki a surprise at school today.

Ha, that country bumpkin, does he really think he can't do anything to him?

People inside the school couldn't do anything about him, so they turned to people outside the school!

Just wait and see!