I'm a thankful fox in Tokyo

Chapter 267 Go back to Gotham, Batman says he won't fight you anymore

"You misunderstood. This is not a threat. This is just a very friendly visit," said the paper crane.

"Visiting? You need something from me? Just say it here. I'm listening."

The voice of the paper crane sounded familiar. Higashino Yu was thinking about where he had heard it before. He did not disturb Asumi Sanae who was sitting at the desk writing something. He sat on the chair by the window and answered with his mind facing the glass window.

"Since you have some concerns in your heart, then well, it's the same here."

The paper crane smiled and said, "My name is Shinji Mikado. I met you two days ago. Do you remember me? I just have some questions about you and Jing, so I came here rashly to ask for clarification."

As it said this, the paper crane turned its head towards Asumi Sanae who was sitting at the desk writing something.

"For example, since you are already engaged to Jing, why are you still living in the same room with Miss Asumi? Even if Miss Asumi and Jing are childhood friends, she should mind, right?"

"To be honest, after that day, I called the Jinguji family to inquire, and the news I got was that Hiiragi Kagami didn't have a marriage contract."

"Plus, you are Jing's fiancé, but you are close to other girls. This makes me suspect that your engagement with Jing is actually a lie."

Are you looking down on me by saying this?

Dong Yeyu was a little surprised: "Can't they both like me?"

The paper crane was obviously silenced by this sentence.

"Are you going to marry them both?"

His tone was a little angry, and he accused: "What do you think of them? Are they your accessories, or some kind of object to show off your charm? Don't you think it's shameless to play with their feelings like this?"

"You are wrong, Mr. Yumen. It is precisely because I value them so much that I made this difficult decision."

Higashino Yu wanted to tease him and started to talk nonsense: "They both like me, and I like them too. If I only choose Kagami Hiiragi, Sanae will be sad. If I only choose Sanae, Kagami Hiiragi will be sad. In this case, I can only work hard and accept everything."

Of course, this was just something I said. Sanae might indeed have feelings for me, but Jinguji couldn't tell. She seemed more like she treated me as a close friend.

Shinji Mikado was silent for a few seconds, "You are lying. If you are really such a villain, Jing will not like you. Please don't be perfunctory to me."

"And aren't you worried that once the lie about your engagement to Kagami Hiiragi gets back to Tokyo, Uncle Nobuyoshi will ask you to marry into the Jinguji family on the grounds that it will damage Kagami Hiiragi's reputation? Are you ready to take on this responsibility?"

After these words were spoken, Dong Ye Yu fell silent.

In fact, I have been thinking about how to solve this problem. The lie of engagement with Jinguji can only be a temporary solution. If I really tell the truth, the Jinguji family will probably be eager to let me marry into the family.

I was also half responsible for this matter, and I couldn't use any drastic measures to oppose it since I was in the wrong, otherwise I might end up running away.

But Jinguji also has half the responsibility. Jinguji Nobuyoshi seems to be a decent person, so he shouldn't be like this.
Moreover, it would seem a bit unfair if I explained it to Shinji Gokado without informing Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami right now.

It seemed that she would visit the Gokado family afterwards. If the engagement was exposed, the Gokado family would directly propose marriage, and Jinguji would probably not be able to escape this disaster. He had to save her.

After all, the Gokado family and the Jinguji family are well-matched, so there is no reason to refuse. As for myself?
In the eyes of the outside world, I am now just a shikigami with some value. Jinguji Nobuyoshi may not really think highly of me. In comparison, Shinji Goto and the Goto family are obviously more worthy of marriage. This is the behavioral pattern of the island country's demon exorcist family.

Dongye Yu thought for two seconds and said seriously: "Okay, I was just joking, please forgive me. The engagement was actually arranged verbally by Mr. Jinguji, so even if you call the Jinguji family, you will not get an answer unless you find Mr. Jinguji."

I don't believe that you will really question Jinguji Nobuyoshi. How can a junior of a family be qualified to call Jinguji Nobuyoshi directly?

"As for living with Miss Asumi, it is actually to protect her. Mr. Goto also knows that demons are rampant recently, so I was hired by Mr. Asumi Goro to work as Miss Asumi's bodyguard."

Shinji Mikado hesitated for two seconds, his words revealing his disdain for the bodyguard job: "Mr. Higashino actually does a job as a bodyguard?"

Haha, a rich kid.

Dong Yeyu smiled and said, "I was born in a humble family and had to make a living. A man like Mr. Yumen, who was born in a famous family and lived a life of luxury, probably wouldn't understand. There's nothing wrong with being a bodyguard. Occasionally, I can follow Miss Mingjian to eat something good and broaden my horizons."

"If you married into the Jinguji family for money, then—"

“Of course it’s not just about money.”

Dong Yeyu shook his head slightly: "Hiragi Kagami is indeed a very good girl. She is family-oriented, polite, resolute, and not lacking in feminine beauty. Even a hero like Mr. Yumen likes Hiiragi Kagami, doesn't he?"

These words sounded a bit mean and hurtful, and Shinji Goto remained silent.

Higashino Yu continued, "But the age difference between you and Hiiragi Jing is quite big, isn't it? I see that you are almost 30 years old--"

"I'm twenty-three years old and I just graduated from college," said Shinji Goto.

"Twenty-three minus sixteen, seven years older, almost a cycle. I guess Hiiragi Kagami really just treats Mr. Goto as a brother."

Shinji Mikado's tone choked, "But I can't see that Jing likes you——"

Higashino Yu spread his hands and shook his head: "Hiragi Jing is such a person, cold on the outside but warm on the inside, a girl who looks serious and proper, but actually has a lot of thoughts in her heart. You just can't see her inner heart through the mask suppressed by etiquette and secular vision."

"impossible."

Shinji Mikado said seriously: "No one knows Jing better than me. She can't possibly like you."

You guessed right, but she doesn't like you either. Dong Yeyu shook his head: "Would you rather believe your own guess?"

"I have liked Jing for a long time. She is like a beam of moonlight that is not stained by dust. I can feel that she likes me too." Shinji Mikado murmured.

Oh my god, you want to smelt copper, right?! You want to eat peanuts, right?!

Dong Yeyu was stunned: "But Hiiragi Jing was only twelve or thirteen years old a few years ago, you——"

"It's not a liking with any greedy desire." Shinji Mikado corrected.

Ha, the copper-smelting criminal's feeble defense, Pu Xin bowed his head again. Dong Yeyu's mouth twitched: "Shinji Mikado, go back to Gotham, Batman said he won't beat you anymore."

Shinji Mikado soon realized that he was mocking him as a clown, but he was not angry. He just felt that Jing would never like such a rude person. He believed in the fact that Jing was forced by his family.

So he didn't bother to argue with such a rude person anymore, and said bluntly: "People like you must want to marry into the Jinguji family for the money and to practice magic, right? Or maybe you are also greedy for Jing's beauty."

"Then I was wrong before. You might be more willing to let this true or false news spread so as to prove your intention of marrying into the Jinguji family, right?"

"I won't let you succeed." Shinji Mikado said seriously, and then he persuaded in a slightly softer tone: "Please leave Ajing. Just tell me the conditions. Money? Secret technique? I will do my best to meet them."

"Even if it's as you think, do you think she will like you if I leave her?"

Shinji Goto obviously also felt the distance between him and Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami. When Higashino Yu brought it up, he couldn't say that she liked him.

"Maybe not, maybe yes, but no matter what, I will not allow Ajing to be forced to marry you, Mr. Dongye," he said.

Dong Yeyu smiled: "You just assumed that Hiiragi Jing didn't like me, and that Hiiragi Jing was forced, and then accused me of being a villain, but you don't want to believe that this was consensual. Isn't this just empty shooting?"

"I've said before that no one understands Jing's thoughts better than me."

"You are the worm in her stomach, right?"

Shinji Mikado ignored him and just asked, "So what is your answer?"

Dong Yeyu refused with a serious look: "No, don't even think about it."

Shinji Mikado fell silent, then sighed after a few seconds, "What a pity."

"Nowadays, the spiritual power of heaven and earth is becoming more and more abundant, and the demons are making unusual movements. There is a shortage of demon exorcists. Talents like Mr. Dongye who have the help of powerful shikigami are very rare. I don't actually want to have any conflict with you."

"What? Are you going to do something dirty?" Dongye Yu's hand was getting closer and closer to Chengming Ichimonji Nagamitsu.

"I'm only helping Jing out of his shackles. Please be careful in the next competition. If you change your mind, you can withdraw on your own and come to the Yumen family. I will give you the agreed reward."

After Shinji Gomon finished speaking, the paper crane turned and flew away, disappearing into the night.

What a hassle. After this, Jinguji will have to treat me to ten big meals at Ginza to repay me.

Dong Ye Yu muttered to himself, but he was not worried. Since the other party had mentioned the competition, he must be working hard in the competition and be ready to fight back when the enemy comes. Now that his Tianlan Yidao style has reached perfection, he is worried about not having an opponent.

Of course, I have never hesitated to assume the worst of others, so I have to be on guard against the other party using despicable means. I will tell Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami later, and if that doesn't work, I will go directly to the parents.

But by then, I'm afraid I'll have to explain the so-called engagement issue.

At this time, Asumi Sanae waved her Moon Witch Observation Record and said, "Sir Knight, please come here. Do you know any monsters in Fukuoka?"

"I won't go to Fukuoka. I never wandered so far when I was a kid."

The next day, which was the fourth day of the Yulong Banner Competition, July 24th, the weather was bad with a drizzle. However, because the dome of the gymnasium could be opened and closed, we did not have to compete in the rain.

After the men's competition started, the atmosphere was obviously better than that of the women's competition, and there were a lot more spectators. The seats were not full before, and only the match between Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami and Nagisa Kaworu was full of gimmicks and attracted more people.

But now the seats are basically full - compared to the deserted kendo competitions in the previous life, kendo in this world seems to be more popular.

The competition started soon. The stronger boys were more competitive and entertaining in kendo competitions than the girls. Plus, male swordsmen could make more money on the professional path, and many students worked hard to hone their swordsmanship with the goal of becoming professional swordsmen. Therefore, the fights were really interesting to watch, and the cheers from the audience really gave off the feeling of a large-scale competition.

Tachibana Private High School's game was in the afternoon, against Ryukoku High School from Saga.

Longgu High School is not an ordinary high school. The kendo club of this school is quite powerful. It has won the Jade Dragon Flag championship several times and is a very powerful opponent.

The pressure started to build in the first match, and Kazuji Yasuhara and his instructor Yokomichi Hamayama began to think about how to defeat the opponent.

"The five previous contestants of Longgu High School were all third-year students, and the substitutes were second-year students. After the third-year students graduate, I think these former substitutes will be the ones to compete in this competition."

"Although they are substitutes, their swordsmanship is very strong. For example, the forward Yazaki Nao is said to have been awarded the Hokushin Ittoryu Catalogue, and there are also the core members."

Hamayama Yokomichi was holding information about previous contestants from Ryukoku High School and constantly introducing them to the men's team players, preparing to adjust the lineup and thinking about who should go first.

"That has to be me!"

Arima Norimune grinned and pointed at himself. After months of honing his swordsmanship, he was already eager to show off in the arena. At the same time, he also wanted to let old man Zhongkang see that the younger generation of the Arima family lived up to the reputation of the Tiannan Sword Saint.

"You are just a member of Beichen Yidaoliu. You are just trying to sell your head. When the time comes, Ayu will be in the center and I will be the vanguard. Watch me chop melons and vegetables with my sword. The first person in the men's group to kill five people in a row must be my horse!"

Arima Norimune's strength is considered good in Tachibana High Kendo Club. Even though he had a huge disadvantage in size, he was only slightly inferior to Sugaya Tetsuya. If he had not been exhausted, it would be hard to say who would win or lose.

Now, after receiving instruction from Grandpa Zhongkang, his swordsmanship has improved by leaps and bounds, and he has been recognized within the Kendo Club. It would be a good idea to send him first to test the opponent's strengths.

As for Higashino Yu?
He is the main general. How can you let the main general play in the first game? He has consumed too much energy being beaten by the inferior horse. Is he going to continue fighting?

We are all human beings, there is always a limit, and he can't defeat everyone by himself.

After discussing with Hamayama Yokomichi, Yasuhara Kazuji decided on the order of appearance. Arima Norimune would appear first, followed by his mediocre swordsmanship, and the follow-up would be decided based on the results of the match.

Dong Ye Yu didn't have any objection. It was pointless to kill these ordinary people with one sword. Even if he wanted to test his swordsmanship, he had to find the younger generations of the demon hunter families.

After lunch, Higashino Yu and the men's contestants came to the preparation area to change into their kendo uniforms, and put on protective gear with the help of substitute players and female logistics staff such as the kendo club manager.

However, the ones who helped Higashino Yu put on the protective gear were the two girls, Kaori and Shiori. They flexibly and quickly helped Higashino Yu tie the straps and put on the armor. Their soft and delicate little hands seemed to have no experience in housework, but they were very skillful.

The two of them volunteered to come, and considering that they were familiar with kendo and had no intention of causing trouble, Higashino Yu agreed.

Finally, Kaori tied a golden ribbon around the edge of Higashino Yu's armor, and the armor was completed.

(End of this chapter)