Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful fox

Too fast, really too fast!

If this happened every day, no, every week...

"Are you thinking that if you come here once a week, you'll make a fortune?"

"what……"

Ijichi Kikuri shyly played with her hair curling with her fingers.

"That won't work. We can't treat the Yakuza and the police as fools. And if we use the same trick too many times, it will arouse suspicion from the Countermeasures Office, and that will be troublesome..."

The journey ended quickly and the man and woman returned to the rental house.

After a short break, Hoshino Hideyuki bowed ceremoniously:

"Well, Miss Ijichi, the ceremony of surrender has been successfully completed. Now we are real accomplices. Please take care of me in the future~"

Ijichi Kiuri quickly returned the greeting, and after standing up, she said solemnly: "From now on, just call me Kiuri."

"Similarly, you can just call me Xiuxing."

Hoshino Hideyuki smiled and took out another business card and handed it over: "My real name is Hoshino Hideyuki, and I'm a fraudster. The phone number on this is valid forever."

Ijichi Kikuri put the business card away very carefully.

"It's getting late, I won't bother you anymore. If I have any work later, I will contact you. So...bye, Kikuri~"

After saying that, the fox walked out of the room and disappeared into the night.

Ijichi Kikuri lay back on the bed with her arms and legs spread, staring at the ceiling, the smile on her lips unable to disappear.

What a dreamlike day...

A new chapter in life has begun...

Come to think of it, next time we meet, can you let him turn into a fox again? I really want to touch his tail again...

Forget it, I feel like he will retaliate with a serious prank.

After a long time, she finally stood up from the bed and glanced at the guitar bag in the corner.

She walked forward and wiped off all the dust.

Although that guy didn't mention...

But I still have to practice first. If he wants to listen to it one day, I can't lose face...

the other side.

Hoshino Hideyuki did not return to Inuyama Tetsu's house immediately, but came to a small park that had long been dilapidated.

Chapter 25 Dinner with Friends

The park is about 2 kilometers away from Inuyama Tetsu's residence.

There were plans for several high-end apartment buildings nearby, as well as an indoor ski slope, but those plans fell through during the real estate bubble of the 90s.

Even the small park with decent facilities was deserted and dilapidated as not many people came.

But this is exactly what Hideyuki Hoshino needs.

He looked around and made sure there was no one around, then came to the slide covered in mud.

First he dug a half-meter deep pit, then took out the bell that almost caused him to lose his tail, put it in an iron box, threw it into the pit and buried it.

"Want to steal someone's tail? Humph, go talk to the earthworm!"

"When I get stronger, I'll pull you out of there and shave all the hair off your tail!"

He brushed the dirt off his hands, took a walk, and returned to Inuyama Tetsu's house.

As soon as the door opens.

I didn't see anyone, I just smelled the familiar scent of instant noodles.

Middle-aged people nowadays, don’t they pay attention to their diet?

Forget it, considering that the information was provided in time today, I, Mr. Fox, will show you the wonderful craftsmanship inherited from the ancient country in the previous life~

Hoshino Hideyuki looked towards the kitchen with sharp eyes, and then...

He took out his cell phone and called a nearby restaurant.

That night.

When the moon was high in the sky, Inuyama Tetsu dragged his tired body back home.

When his hand touched the door handle, he suddenly remembered that he forgot to buy lunch today!

Tsk, continue eating instant noodles.

Ah, the fox is coming back today too... There's nothing I can do, so I'll just apologize to him and have some instant noodles together.

crunch.

"I am back."

The door opened, Inuyama Tetsu took a deep breath, and when he was about to bow, his nose suddenly caught a strange smell.

If I am right...

It is the red and white top-quality steak sprinkled with pepper, put into a frying pan with sizzling oil, and wait until the Maillard reaction fully occurs. The wonderful smell of butter and burnt meat mixed with the steaming white smoke is produced!

He opened his eyes and looked towards the dining table, and sure enough, he saw a table full of delicious dishes!

Steak, foie gras, braised beef in a pot, lasagna, creme brulee, fox sashimi - no, a full fox lying flat on the table.

"Hiccup... Zhe, you're finally back. If you keep waiting, I might eat your share too... But a few hairs have already fallen in. There's nothing I can do. Just accept your bad luck..."

"Oh my god, am I dreaming..."

"Of course not! This is a celebration party for completing the mission!"

"Great, really great, Hideyuki-kun..."

Inuyama Tetsu cried with joy.

The fox waved his hands quickly: "Just say a few words of thanks, you are not a beautiful girl, don't jump on me."

"Will not!"

Inuyama Tetsu wiped his tears and said, "It just so happens that I recently learned a passage about thanking others from an international student from the University of Tokyo. I'll tell you..."

He clasped his hands together, bowed to Hoshino Hideyuki, and even spoke in Chinese: "My godfather, please accept my bow!"

"…Did the foreign student explain to you what this meant?"

"He said it means blessing people with great power and success... Uh, do you understand? Is there anything wrong with my use of it?"

"No, no, no, Fox, I don't understand Chinese."

Hoshino Hideyuki shook his tail and said, "But my intuition tells me that you used it correctly. Say it a few more times and let me hear it~"

After eating and drinking, we chatted.

Hoshino Hideyuki finally got down to business with Inuyama Tetsu.

"…That's it. I've kept in touch with Ijichi Kikuri for now, but I haven't told her about you."

"Okay, I have no problem with what you do over there."

"What about Hyoudou Yukio?"

"His case went smoothly. Even without the underwear you planted, we found other evidence in his office..."

"Very good, then are there any new targets worthy of my attack recently?"

"As for the new target... there is one that really makes me angry, but I am not in a hurry to give it to you."

Inuyama Tetsu paused, drank half a bottle of oolong tea, and said, "Before that, I want to try the police method first."

"Got it. I'll wait for your news."

Hoshino Hideyuki lay flat on the table, with his short fox legs raised.

The next few days will be used for rest.

Which restaurant should I go to try?

Three days later.

All safe.

That evening, in the rental house, Ijichi Kikuri answered a phone call with a smile.

"Yui, is there a result so soon?"

A lazy and playful female voice came from the other end of the phone: "Of course, after all, it's a request from a friend who has been missing for half a year, how can I not do my best~"

"Ahaha, stop making fun of me... Let's talk about the performance hall (the performance hall is convenient for fighting, so it will no longer be called the Live House from now on)..."

The person who was on the phone with Ijichi Kikuri was named Yui Sakai, the drummer of the band she used to be in and one of her best friends.

Over the past six months, because of being defrauded, Kikuri Ijichi has almost closed herself off from the public, and her contact with Yui Sakai has become intermittent.

Now that the problem was solved, she returned to her old self and found Yui Sakai as soon as possible.

After having a meal and exchanging some feelings, she remembered her previous plan to open a performance hall and took the opportunity to ask for information related to Yui Sakai.

After all, she has been out of the entertainment industry for more than half a year, so she really doesn’t understand some things...

On the phone, Yui Sakai asked, "Do you still remember the Sunny Dolls Exhibition Hall?"

"Of course I remember. After all, it is an old exhibition hall with a good location and equipment."

"That's the one. Two of my juniors said that the owner wanted to close the shop and return to his hometown recently. Everyone felt it was a pity. If you want to open a shop, you might as well talk to them and see if you can take over."

"what?"

Ijichi Kikuri was surprised: "Although the economy is not very good, the store should be very popular. Why can't it be opened?"

"I heard that the owner was frightened by the evil spirits in the store."

"Grudge, grudge spirit?!"

“Outrageous, isn’t it?”

Sakai Yui's tone clearly showed that she didn't believe it: "Why don't we go over together tomorrow to have a look? It would be best if we could ask each other face to face!"

"okay……"

After agreeing on a time, Ijichi Kikuri put down the phone.

If she had been in the past, she would definitely not believe in vengeful spirits at all.

But since there are fox demons in this world, there should also be vengeful spirits, right?

Otherwise, call and ask...

dong dong dong.

Just as Ijichi Kikuri was thinking about whether to contact Hoshino Hideyuki, there was a knock on the door.

Open it and take a look.

Outside the door, there was a pink-haired fox standing, with a wooden stick slung across its shoulder. A full cloth bag was tied to the end of the stick, and it looked like it was running away from home with its luggage.

"Kiri, I'm coming to you!"

Chapter 26 This is clearly a reward from the fox

The scene was too American cartoon-like and Ijichi Kikuri was unable to react for a moment.

"How is this going?"

"Let me go in and tell you the details~"

Hoshino Hideyuki shook off the flying insects that had landed on the tip of his furry ears: "If you continue to stand outside, it will be easy for the neighbors to find you... By the way, you'd better change your clothes, because I can see everything from this angle~"

"what?"

Ijichi Kikuli then remembered that she was wearing a dress today. The hem of the dress was low for a human, but for a fox...

The roots of her ears suddenly turned crimson.