I'm raising a fox fairy wife in Tokyo

Because just a few days ago.

The parents of the missing teenagers both insist that they saw their "children" at home.

But unlike the others, what they saw was a "red child," and a piece of its body was missing.

Hands, feet, torso, waist and abdomen...

They were covered in sticky, bloody substance, and spoke in low, monotone voices—

Please find my body again.

……

The police, of course, did not believe the crazy ramblings of these missing persons' parents at all, but Fujiwara Chika easily obtained the statements for herself by relying on her father's powerful connections as a former prime minister.

This matter was probably also handed over to the officials in charge of Chiba Prefecture.

but.

I heard that because of the [Death Mark] issue, colleagues from the Tokyo area have also been mobilized, so this matter will most likely be suppressed. As for when someone will come to handle it, only heaven knows.

Japan has nearly 100,000 missing persons every year, and more than half of them die because of encounters with spirits or deities.

Mary somehow heard about this and went to investigate on her own, which is why she "disappeared"...

……

As night fell, Takagawa Takayuki continued along Tokyo Bay toward Chiba City. Under the dim clouds, ships with their lights shimmering on the sea swayed gently.

The dim sun was gradually setting in the west, and the faint silhouette of the moon could already be seen in the sky.

as well as.

That pitch-black "sun," known as the "Void," still hangs motionless in the sky.

"..."

For some reason, Takakawa Ryu felt that it seemed to be a little bigger than before.

The car continued to move forward.

After crossing the bridge over the sea, wait for the red light at the intersection.

At this moment, Fujiwara Chika and Minamoto Chizuru, who were sitting in the back seat, had already fallen asleep, snuggling together.

Yeah.

Tonight might be busy, so I'll sleep in a little longer and wait until I can stay up late—especially for Fujiwara Chika.

Speaking of which, let's find a convenience store and buy some drinks later.

There are also rice balls and other things, so you can have something to eat if you get hungry at night.

Just as Gao Chuanlong was thinking this, he suddenly heard someone knocking on the car window next to him.

"Yo!"

A woman with long, golden hair took off her motorcycle helmet and made a strange expression at herself.

What a coincidence!

"what……"

The beautiful, mature woman was quite tall, about the same height as me, at least 1.8 meters. Her long legs were completely encased in tight jeans, making them appear even longer.

Wearing a sleeveless black turtleneck vest.

The magnificent sight of it falling heavily was not much different from that of a thousand cranes—not a peach, but a heavy, seemingly unfolding mass of clouds.

Ninety-nine yogis.

She was an acquaintance from Kyoto. Takagawa Ryu knew her; the Black Flash technique he had "stole" from the sorcerer was taught to him by her.

"I was just thinking about Xiaolong, and then I actually ran into her! Is this what they call fate?"

As a standard beautiful and mature older sister, this guy speaks in a rather frivolous manner.

"Well, after all, the woman Xiaolong likes most is an older sister like me~"

And to this.

Gao Chuanlong didn't react at all, but just rolled his eyes at the other party and said.

"What is the only top-level sorcerer doing here? Don't tell me he just happened to be passing by."

"Don't say that. These young people are really amazing these days. In a couple of years, you won't be the only one, but one of the three... Just like in Xiaolong's heart, your sister is no longer one of the only two women~"

"It wasn't originally."

"I'm so sad. What is Xiaolong planning to do now?"

"Work."

"Oh, I'm here to work too."

Gao Chuanlong understood.

"Were they summoned by those old men?"

"Ah."

They're here to help Gojo Satoru... The old men in the Tokyo government also know about the Possession Group's plan, so they're going to turn the tables on them and simply use Gojo Satoru and Tsukumo Yuki.

Let's take down the [Grand Duke Jupiter] together!

"What a troublesome task, Kotori. Why do you think the body-snatchers want to kill Gojo Satoru?"

"We want his body."

"and then."

"Destroy the world?"

I don't know. What does Gojo Satoru's corpse have to do with the arrival of [Void]?

There is also the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, which will inevitably appear before the arrival of the [Void].

"I do have an idea."

So said the ninety-nine Yuki.

"Those who possess bodies are all creatures who hide in human society and need to constantly change bodies in order to live a normal life. Why do they possess bodies? Because the life of a spirit is not as interesting as that of a human."

"Without cell phones, computers, and TVs, we can't eat all sorts of delicious food..."

Fujiwara Chika suddenly interrupted.

"It's so boring! That kind of life is like being in prison!"

"Mmmmmmm!!"

Chizuru now agrees.

"Those who possess others are spirits who are used to living in human society. Compared to destroying the world, I think what they are afraid of is being discovered one day and killed, so that they can no longer live in this interesting society."

"After all, they are enemies."

and so……

"You mean, those who possess others are seeking an opportunity to legitimately enter and live in human society?"

"I was just saying maybe."

Takagawa Ryu's conjecture was not rejected by the woman.

"What do you think if that kind of situation really happens?"

"Um……"

Takagawa Ryu thought carefully about the question posed by Tsukumo Yuki and finally answered.

"They're still disgusting, so I guess I'll kill them."

"That fits the Takagawa family's statement perfectly, hahaha. Come to think of it, that's what I thought too."

Constantly using and consuming other people's bodies, yet wanting to live openly in this world and enjoy a leisurely daily life?

If such a thing were standing right in front of you, how could you possibly resist killing it?

"We really do get along well."

Yuki Tsukumo laughed and winked at himself.

"Bye-Bye!"

As the red light turned green, the woman wearing a motorcycle helmet sped off, quickly disappearing from sight.

In the rearview mirror, the gray sky was reflected, along with that small, dark sun.

Do not know why.

Perhaps because it had grown larger, Takagawa Ryu always felt that the thing was more like an "embryo" than a "sun".

"I want to live openly and honestly in human society."

He was pondering the conjecture of the ninety-nine yogis.

Takakawa Takayuki tilted his head, then started the car and continued towards Chiba City, where his destination was located...

……

More than an hour later.

Following the dimly lit streets, the car finally stopped in a suburb of Chiba City, surrounded by fields with no sign of human habitation.

Large swarms of mosquitoes gathered between the streetlights.

In the fields.

The croaking of a noisy frog could be heard.

After Takagawa Takayuki got out of the car, he called to Fujiwara Chika and Minamoto Chizuru, and they walked towards the abandoned zoo not far away.

The three of them easily pushed open the rusty iron gate and went inside.

It was almost completely abrupt.

A black sheet of paper covered in red writing was carried by the night breeze. Takakawa Ryu frowned, as if he had finally confirmed something.

The hanging heart finally died.

The page reads in large characters: "Notice to Zoo Visitors," with the first rule highlighted in bold red.

[1. Visitors are requested to retrieve the bodies scattered throughout the park. No one may leave the park until the bodies are pieced together!]

Chapter 81 Humans are solitary animals... but the great fox is not human (indeed not).

Tsk.

It's a ghost story, oh, how troublesome.

Enter the abandoned zoo.

Not far ahead, the three of them saw an empty red coffin placed under a tree.

Now it's empty, except for a human-shaped depression that was deliberately created inside.

The so-called "finding the body" just means bringing all the scattered body parts back here and putting them away, right?

"Takagawa-kun, did you notice?"

Looking at the night sky, Fujiwara Chika seemed to have discovered something.

"what……"

Following her gaze, Takagawa Takayuki and Minamoto Chizuru also realized it.

"The timing is wrong, Long."

The big fox took out her phone. At this moment, it had completely lost signal and could not contact the outside world, but that was not the most important thing. What was important was...

The calendar and time on my phone show that it is currently—

October 8th, Tuesday, midnight.

This is obviously not right.