Tokyo Trickster

The elevator door closed, and Shiomi Kotone stopped talking before she could finish her words.

Maybe it was a sarcasm, or maybe it was a confession that made Amamiya Ren feel ashamed.

But the closing elevator door was like closing the door to reality.

When it opened again, what came into view was not the Velvet Room, but the third floor of the tram station, and the strong smell of blood hit his nose.

Walking out of the elevator shaft and pushing open the fire door, I entered a cold and dark tunnel.

In the empty and dark place, the woman's mournful sobs echoed.

"Is there a camera?" Amamiya Ren looked around. "This sound is so familiar... Oh, I really hope we are filming a horror movie."

He cursed in his heart. How outrageous must the enemy be to be able to injure the legendary vampire princess to such an extent? You know, that blonde Kissshote Yaselaurion Bladeheart can heal herself instantly...

"This is the bag I used to carry baseball bats in junior high school..." The thief took out Cong Yu Wan from the bottom of his heart, threw away the old gun bag, held the end of the scabbard with one hand, and held the handle with the other. "If I had known that the tram station in my hometown has not been equipped with surveillance until now, I would have just gone out with the knife. Anyway, no one will be watching me in the typhoon weather."

He muttered to himself, trying to convince himself to save a humanoid creature that was hostile to humans.

Oh, well, if you want victory you have to pay the price, you should have known that... The way to quickly improve your strength is right in front of you.

Amamiya Ren walked along the railroad tracks into the waiting room, into the empty corridor, the shops on both sides were tightly closed, a trail of blood with drag marks extended from her feet all the way forward to the end of the corridor, to the escalator. She could feel the slipperiness of the blood through the soles of her shoes, as if she had stepped on grease.

Of course he likes to appreciate beautiful things. People who write novels all have some artistic talent.

The premise is that this art should not be too advanced...

Amamiya Ren stood on the escalator. As the steps descended, he slapped his forehead in distress. This was an expected development.

"I haven't seen you for a while, and you've already become such a mess."

In the empty bus stop, there was a long trail of blood, like the red carpet at the Oscars.

The thief carried Cong Yuwan and walked towards the award-winning actor at the end of the red carpet. On one side was a dim tunnel, and on the other side was a bright waiting booth. The alternation of light and dark was the stage set up for him by the ghost story experts. The stage or the execution platform depended on the thought of Amamiya Ren.

"Right, 'Iron-blooded, hot-blooded, cold-blooded vampire', Kissshote Yasela... this name is too long. Princess Yaselaola."

The vampire who lost her limbs was no longer tall. She lay in a pool of blood. The fear of being swallowed by death reminded her of her former fragility as a human being.

Even though she was covered in blood and in a mess, it did not affect her beauty at all. Her demonic charm had nothing to do with the integrity of her body. It was an instinctive technique used by vampires to hunt humans.

The vampire tried to use his cute face to seduce Amamiya Ren and let him get closer.

But she quickly remembered the strange fighting style of the young man in front of her, and she was afraid that he would end her last chance of survival the moment he approached her. So a kind of despair and relief flooded her bright red eyes.

She thought it was better to end it like this, and opened her rosy lips, wanting to ask for the name of the person who killed the vampire, so that she would live up to her life as the "King of Ghost Stories", but the words that came to her lips turned into a humble plea.

"Please..." The vampire's eyes were filled with blood and tears, "Save me..."

She spoke some ancient Japanese, in which the forms of "you" and "I" were equivalent to "ru" and "wu".

"I have heard about your experience from several knowledgeable people. You were also a human being, nearly six centuries ago," Amamiya Ren put Cong Yuwan on the ground, then slowly pulled out the snow-white blade.

"Please spare me, I will do anything, I beg you..." The vampire's voice became more and more sad, and blood-red tears dyed his fair cheeks red.

Amemiya Ren lifted up Murasakimaru and put him in a kneeling position, which is the most standard Iai.

Iai was a sword-drawing technique used for indoor assassinations in the past, and drawing the sword while sitting is its original form.

The vampire's lips trembled as he stared at Amamiya Ren's face, then at his eyes that revealed a hint of restrained disgust.

She lay on the ground crying bitterly, as if pouring out her emotions for the loneliness she had endured for hundreds of years, hoping that crying could alleviate her loneliness, or at least make death a refreshing relief.

No matter how powerful an individual who is transformed from a human into a vampire is, he or she will ultimately feel the passage of time with human concepts.

Having lived long enough, and living as a "hunter" and a "legend", the thing that runs through Kiss-shot Yaselaurion Bladeheart's life is probably loneliness.

About six hundred years ago, in a now destroyed country, there lived a girl called "The Beautiful Princess". Her beauty made anyone willing to sacrifice their life for her, and the road she walked on became a mountain of corpses...

This is a fairy tale that can be described as "tragic and beautiful" in later generations.

The protagonist of the story, Acelola, was a noble princess living in a castle before all the tragedies began. She had a very beautiful appearance, long golden hair, a copper left eye, and a silver right eye. She was like a golden apple hanging in the Garden of Eden, and was desired and pursued by countless people.

Legend has it that Acelora was very annoyed that others only paid attention to her beautiful appearance, and she hoped that her inner self could be seen. This aroused the curiosity of a witch from a distant country, who came to cast a spell to materialize the princess' inner self. Unexpectedly, the princess' inner self was too flawless, and the king jumped off the balcony in shame. The queen passed away peacefully in her sleep, and a mountain of corpses piled up in front of the castle because of the princess's perfect inner self, including the witch who cast the spell.

Among this group of suitors, there appears a character who brings about a turning point in the story.

The original vampire, a woman named Lord Distobia Vitoso Suiside.

This name means a vampire who is determined to die? Must die? A vampire who will die forever.

She had repeatedly tried to eat Yacelola, who was still a human, but always chose to commit suicide or starve to death, and then resurrected with the power of vampires. The friendship between humans and vampires grew in such a strange relationship.

The story ends with Yasailara volunteering to become a follower of the Lord of Killing, so that she can at least accept the sacrifice of others by eating them.

With Acelora's consent, Suisaid tasted the girl's blood for the first time, turned her into a vampire, and gave her the name "Kissshote Acelora Orion Bladeheart (Iron-blooded, Hot-blooded, Cold-blooded vampire)".

Because of the family relationship, he inherited the powerful abilities of the Lord of Killing.

Thus, the weirdest among weirds, the legend among legends, the famous king of ghost stories was born.

She came to Japan with her own goals and needs, but it was tantamount to causing great chaos in the already chaotic situation.

In the design of Woyan Izu Lake, Princess Yacelola will accidentally meet a human with delicious blood...

It was like Suisse meeting this fairy-tale girl.

Almost in the same way, she wanted to take away the food she liked... Maybe she had also fantasized at one moment that she could gain a beautiful friendship through this... As long as she could avoid the mistakes of the "original vampire".

But he didn't expect that Amamiya Ren was not a "powerless princess". He immediately drew out his divine sword and started to fight, and he actually succeeded.

The vampire didn't want to cause too much noise, so he quickly left Amamiya Ren's vicinity after the attack failed.

Later, she experienced an inexplicable weakening of her strength, and was then besieged by three hired vampire hunters. She was inexplicably defeated again, and then her limbs were cut off and her existence as a vampire was taken away.

Yacelola is the strongest vampire. She has a regenerative ability that is extremely rare among her peers. However, as long as the "existence" of the ghost story is taken away, the corresponding parts will not be able to regenerate, and the loss of strength will be permanent.

The fairy tale of the "Vampire Princess" is apparently coming to an end.

At least that was what Amamiya Ren originally intended.

But what if...

He thought, if I can also take over "Honxin" and become the "strongest vampire", can I turn the bad situation around?

Let’s take a look at a comic work I like very much, “JOJO’s Bizarre Adventure”.

Mr. Jotaro Kujo said that the limit of human pause time is five seconds.

And Mr. Dior said that vampires can pause for nine seconds.

Amamiya Ren waved the Cong Yu Wan...

pat.

The liquid dripped from the corners of his mouth, scalding hot.

"Yasselola," Amamiya Ren called her by her human name, "I want to borrow your power."

"Humans...want to become vampires?"

"According to what you said... Anyway, I will be your dependent from now on," Amamiya Ren impatiently pressed her cut hand on her face, "I am now trying to overcome my physical and psychological disgust at the same time, please be quick."

"Judas" is an enemy he must face no matter what.

Amamiya Lian felt the blood flowing rapidly through his palms and out of his body. The strong feeling of dizziness made him feel a little weak, and he was unable to hold Cong Yuwan. He half-knelt on the ground, watching the vampire in front of him slowly change from a state of missing limbs to a cute little girl of about 6 years old, and then slowly become a girl of 12 or 13 years old.

His consciousness gradually blurred, but one perception gradually became clearer...

Before fainting, Amamiya Ren grabbed it and immediately regained consciousness.

When he was in junior high school, he was obsessed with "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" and always imitated the words and actions of the characters in it when no one was paying attention. This strong sense of déjà vu made him say DIO's lines almost instinctively.

"THE WORLD! Time, please stop here――"

The sound of the pointer twitching was clearly audible to Amamiya Ren for the first time.

Far away in London, England, Big Ben has stopped turning.

[Chronos] appeared beside Amamiya Ren, swung his sickle at him, and took the price.

This is a price that human beings cannot afford, it is the stripping of lifespan and the weakening of life.

But Amamiya Ren is a vampire, he is just wasting the remaining blood of his human self.

The virtual image of a clock emerged in his field of vision: the second hand moved half a circle around the dial, and then began to move backwards one tick at a time.

Thirty seconds.

This is the true appearance of the personality mask that has a hint of the "world".

During this thirty-second time stop, the first thing Amamiya Ren wanted to do was to push away the vampire girl who was holding her hand and sucking it happily. After thinking for a while, she put her on the ground and carefully made her lie flat.

That beauty is worthy of the description of a fairy tale. Even at her childish age, she still looks as delicate and gorgeous as a gem.

Now this guy is my "parent" in a physical sense. Amamiya Ren was in a mixed mood, but he didn't feel disgust or aversion at all, because his body that had been drained of blood was indeed renewed by relying on the identity of a "vampire family". What is this? Commander Char and his loli mother?

Amamiya Ren was thinking wildly that if she could drive a Gundam in her lifetime, it would be fine even if she admitted that she was the successor of "Char"'s spirit. Unfortunately, there was no Gundam.

Then he called out [Chris], constructed "gold" to wrap himself up and move at high speed in the tram station.

There are still 12 seconds left before time resumes flowing.

The entrance to the tram station.

Kotone Shiomi summoned the personality mask [Opros] and was besieged by the enemy:

They were giants over two meters tall with well-developed muscles. They held a flame-shaped giant sword in both hands and used a headband to hold back their flowing bangs. It could be smelled that he was a vampire.

Then there was a kind-looking man dressed as a priest, with a hair style reminiscent of a hedgehog, a pair of squinting eyes that were not sure if they were open or closed, and an open Bible in his hands. The smell of food almost floated to Amamiya Ren's face.

The last one was a boy who looked very childish, wearing a white school uniform and had a pair of white eyes. He carried a huge cross in one hand that was three times bigger than himself and weighed his weight cubed. He could smell the blood of both humans and vampires.

They are the hunters responsible for hunting down the "King of Ghost Stories". Vampire Hunters.

Amamiya Ren remembered that Oshino Yao said that three hunters took away the limbs of "Inoshinaka".

So he showed mercy.

The strong man's name was Delamanziluki.

The priest’s name was Chilo Kinkada.

The boy's name was Abisot.

Amemiya Ren broke their legs and took away their weapons... Using her vampire powers, she transformed her palms into sharp knives and carefully shaved the bangs of the burly man and shaved the priest's hedgehog head. She even had the leisure to take out a permanent marker from Shiomi Kotone's pocket and scribbled on the boy's face.

The generous 12 seconds are over.

Time resumed its flow.

The three vampire hunters collapsed to the ground after a burst of wailing, and the expressions they looked at Amamiya Ren were as if they had encountered a ghost resurrected from the dead at night.

"You are......"

"As you can see, these are the followers of the vampires whose limbs you took away."

"This is impossible! Her followers should have already..." the priest roared.

"That's what it is all about," Amamiya Ren spread her hands, "Although I think it's a bit boastful or arrogant, the title of King of Ghost Stories will probably change hands today."

He clapped his hands. "The World."

Time paused.

Because the "ventilation" was not sufficient, this time it only stopped for five seconds.

Amamiya Ren cut open the priest's left leg and took away his human blood.

The pause time consumes too much energy and needs to be replenished.

Then he controlled Chris to decompose the door of a convenience store in the rainstorm, dragged out a ball of wool, turned one of his fingers into a sewing needle, and leisurely sewed up the priest's broken thigh.

Time resumed its flow, and the shrill wails were drowned out by the pouring rain.

Amamiya Lian looked at the priest lying on the ground with his eyes wide open, holding his broken leg, and said helplessly, "When you cut off my princess's limbs, she must have felt the same pain, right? Bear with it, at least I sewed it back for you."

The vampire named Delamanzluki raised his hands without hesitation when Amamiya Ren looked over, expressing his surrender, "I admit defeat. I will immediately return the limbs of Lady Kissshote Acelora Orion Bladeheart... Oh, this is how it should be done in Japan..."

He knelt on the ground smoothly and knelt down, then kowtowed heavily, "Please forgive me, Ji Sixiu..."

Amamiya Ren interrupted him, "This name is too long, just call her Princess from now on."

"Excuse me for asking your name..."

"Amamiya Ren."

"Yes, Lord Amamiya, please forgive my transgression and mistakes." Delamanziluki was sweating profusely, if vampires had the function of "sweating". He did not dare to ask about the strange relationship between Amamiya Lian and Blade Heart. They were obviously just followers, but they had an arrogant attitude that regarded their "master" as a subordinate.