Tokyo Fall Guys beats up the supernatural

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Today, Huaiyin didn't go for the cute style, but instead chose an outfit similar to Doutang's, only this time she swapped the bucket hat for a more youthful baseball cap, and opted for pure white glasses with pink and gold frames... In other words...

Honestly, it's just decoration.

Dou Tang scratched his head, unable to understand this, given his preference for practicality.

After packing their things, the two went downstairs, walked to the nearby bus stop, and boarded a bus.

Iwabuchi Mei's studio is in Ota Ward, which is a bit far from Toshima Ward where the two lived. So they simply took the airport bus that goes directly to Haneda Airport, so they could get off near the airport, which happens to be located in Ota Ward.

The two sat on the bus, occasionally attracting strange looks from other people. It seemed that most of them regarded the two, who were dressed very similarly, as a couple, not to mention that Huaiyin was holding Doutang's arm tightly.

The battle to make people mistakenly think they're wearing matching outfits has been a success!

Huaiyin was thinking happily, but then suddenly paused.

No, why did I pretend to be a couple with my brother...?

Huaiyin scratched his head, unable to quite grasp the meaning.

When the two were about to get off the bus, an elderly woman carrying a backpack suddenly spoke up.

"If you make a life-altering decision before you've made it, you'll definitely regret it in the end!"

Dou Tang tilted his head, completely bewildered.

The old lady gripped the vertical pole at the exit and said earnestly, "Running away is shameful but useful. However, some things cannot be solved by running away. Let's work together to overcome those difficulties and obstacles. Don't do something like running away together, it will make many people sad, won't it?"

Dou Tang held Huai Yin's hand, somewhat puzzled.

Although I understand the Japanese tendency for older people to boss around younger people, what is this person saying?!

Huaiyin seemed to understand, her eyes darting away as she shyly clung to Doutang's hand.

Dou Tang: "??"

Seeing the two of them like this, the old lady, who seemed to be going to catch a plane, didn't try to dissuade them much. She just said as she got off the bus, "As long as you won't regret it, just do what you think is right. It's okay if you have regrets. As long as you are happy, that's all that matters. I wish you success!"

Dou Tang listened to this blessing, which was completely incomprehensible to him, and nodded subconsciously.

Huaiyin covered her face with her hands and remained silent.

Shortly after getting off the train, the two arrived at Umeyashiki Station in Ota Ward.

As soon as they arrived at the station entrance, the two saw Lu Zizhen, dressed in a fashionable outfit, not far away.

Lu Zizhen's style today is a little less unconventional, but can only be described as fashionable. She wore jeans with a crop top, and then put on a silver-white bomber jacket. Her earrings and necklace were eye-catching and exaggerated diamond five-pointed star designs.

Seeing their outfits, she smiled and nodded: "Not bad, your fashion sense is on point today, I'd give it a nine out of ten!"

Hearing Lu Zizhen's praise, Huaiyin laughed, seemingly a little proud.

Then, Lu Zizhen said, "Well then, let's set off first and go to her studio. Dou Tang, you have a very important task to do today."

Dou Tang tilted his head.

Seeing this cold-faced man tilting his head in confusion, Lu Zizhen felt a sudden jolt in her heart. She reached out and pinched his cheek, laughing, "Oh my, you're so cute..."

After finishing the sculpting, she said seriously, "Today you are the first male model Yan Yuanmei has ever modeled. In the past, I always had to wrap my chest before shooting her menswear photos, and she always complained that I was too thin."

"It's so much better now that you're here. You're a natural clothes hanger!"

Huaiyin, who was standing to the side, nodded seriously.

Dou Tang looked at him with an expression that said, "This is so troublesome."

The three walked together on the street. Although this place was close to Haneda Airport, it had actually been developed as a commercial street a long time ago. The buildings on both sides of the road were at most four stories high, and the first floor had been basically converted into shops.

The three passed several small shops wafting delicious aromas and stopped in front of a Japanese yakiniku restaurant called Gyufan.

The barbecue restaurant has a small red sliding door on the side of the store. Opening the door reveals a vermilion staircase leading upstairs.

The ancient architectural layout itself speaks volumes about the history of this house.

"Come on up." Lu Zizhen waved from the top of the stairs.

The three of them went up the stairs, which creaked with each step. A long corridor came into view, with a door at the end and another door on the right.

Lu Zizhen pulled out a key from somewhere and opened the door on the right. A smell of fabric and some kind of chemical product rushed out.

The three of them walked into the room.

The first floor is a barbecue restaurant, while the second floor has become Iwabuchi Mei's personal studio. She doesn't live here, but only uses it for clothing design and advertising shoots.

The entire second floor is extremely spacious and empty, except for two black and white landscapes created in the far corners. The white one is a technology theme, while the black one is a gothic style.

Next to the two landscape features a huge homemade workbench, with a small dye box embedded in the left side and a sewing machine on the right.

The shady side of the studio was filled with fabric rollers, ranging from pure black near the workbench to bright red in the distance, like a rainbow spreading across the room.

At this moment, a carpet was laid out on the ground directly opposite the three of them, with some furniture on it. This circular carpet in the middle of the entire open-plan space seemed to be Yan Yuanmei's personal rest area.

At this moment, Iwabuchi Mei, whose princess-cut hairstyle exudes a cool and noble aura, is dozing off in a beanbag chair.

Chapter 24

The headless dog is for you.

At this moment, Yan Yuanmei seemed to be asleep, her hair was a little wet, and she looked exhausted.

Lu Zizhen put her hands on her hips and said helplessly, "Looks like she's been staying up all night again."

She stepped forward, pressed down on Yan Yuanmei's hair and rubbed it. Yan Yuanmei slowly woke up, his previously indifferent face now full of drowsiness and blankness.

Her eyes slowly focused, and she finally saw Lu Zizhen in front of her. She then tilted her head to look at Dou Tang and Huaiyin behind her.

"Sorry, I washed my hair and was planning to rest for a while, but I accidentally fell asleep," she said weakly.

"Given your condition, are you still able to take photos today?" Lu Zizhen asked.

“No problem.” Yan Yuanmei nodded, then climbed out of the beanbag chair, picked up a towel from the table next to him, and dried his hair in a casual and androgynous manner.

“Come here.” She said, walking to the clothes rack next to her workbench and pointing to the clothes on it: “These are all new products, made to your sizes. I’ve arranged them in order, one set at a time.”

Dou Tang raised an eyebrow: "How did you know our sizes?"

Yan Yuanmei looked him up and down and said, "There are men in the world who can tell a woman's measurements at a glance, and naturally there are women who can see through a man's size at a glance, especially someone with such an outstanding figure like you."

“Your chest muscles are very large, so they fill out your clothes well, and your shoulders also appear more prominent. I don’t often make fitted clothes, but as long as I have the approximate dimensions of your shoulders and chest, making clothes isn’t difficult.”

Lu Zizhen chuckled: "Then you've really missed out on something good. This guy's waist is a real highlight."

As she spoke, she walked to Dou Tang's side, grabbed the back of Dou Tang's clothes and pulled it tight, revealing Dou Tang's waistline, which was quite thin compared to her chest.

Seeing this, Yan Yuanmei nodded.

"Your figure is even better than I imagined."

Dou Tang slapped Lu Zizhen's hand away, seemingly a little uncomfortable.

"Let's change your clothes." Yan Yuanmei pointed to the space enclosed by a curtain: "Just pull the curtain closed."

Lu Zizhen picked up a piece of women's clothing and nodded: "Mei, this one is also very nice."

Yan Yuanmei crossed his arms, looking completely at ease.

Lu Zizhen tossed a piece of clothing to Dou Tang and said, "Go, hurry up and change."

Dou Tang looked at the dressing room, which was only covered by a single layer of cloth, and frowned, saying, "Change like this?"

"Isn't this what the fitting rooms in the mall are like? What are you shy about? Hurry up and go," Lu Zizhen mocked.

"Um..."

Even so, Dou Tang still felt a little uncomfortable after entering the dressing room. No one would notice a dressing room like this in a shopping mall, but now the attention of three people outside was all focused on him, which felt very strange.

But Dou Tang obediently changed his clothes.

Sure enough, it was pure black again.

As a rising star in the functional fashion design world, Yan Yuanmei uses colors quite boldly, from pure white to pure black, from cool colors to warm colors, she uses everything, breaking the limitation of large areas of black in functional fashion.

But it must be said that pure black is the most suitable color for Dou Tang.

Dou Tang pulled back the curtain and came out, wiggling his feet as he said, "How come you even have shoes here?"

“The photographer’s studio has everything,” Iwabuchi said with a shrug.

There's not much to say about the shooting process. Whether it's pure white, pure black, or flamboyant outfits with contrasting colors, Dou Tang can pull it off perfectly. The only pity is that no matter what color the clothes are, they can't bring out his lively temperament. Dou Tang, who always has a cold face, looks like a cool guy with a huge contrast even when wearing very dynamic clothes.

The shoot continued until noon, and after changing clothes four or five times, we finally got a break.

During the break, Dou Tang walked over to Yan Yuanmei, who was leaning against the window frame smoking, and said, "I have a few questions for you."

Yan Yuanmei glanced at him sideways and nodded.

"Do you know anything about the headless dog incident? Or what exactly happened to the biker gangs in Tokyo? Do you know?"

Yan Yuanmei looked at him with a curious expression, then looked at Lu Zizhen not far away.

Lu Zizhen shook her head and didn't say anything.

Yan Yuanmei looked at Dou Tang, his expression gradually becoming serious, and said, "You don't even remember me?"

Dou Tang was a little confused: "What? What do you mean by remember? Didn't we meet before?"

"You mean the time with Chinatsu? What about before that?" Iwabuchi frowned and took two steps closer. "You don't remember anything at all?"

Dou Tang suddenly felt something was wrong.

Iwabuchi Mei, could he know Kiryu Toudou from before?

Damn it... judging from the current situation, it seems so! What do we do now?

Dou Tang pondered for a moment and prepared a response.

"Perhaps I wouldn't remember those people who didn't leave a deep impression on me before."

As Dou Tang said this, a mysterious smile even appeared on his lips, and his words sounded like... a provocation!

That's right. When someone has doubts about you, if you can't be sure what they want to know, then try to make yourself look hateful and infuriating.

In this way, the other person won't dwell on whether you know about it or not, but will be more inclined to want you to forget or pretend to forget.

The former would make her feel unimportant, even...

You don't even have the right to leave an impression. The latter will make her feel you're provoking her, and her anger and resentment will lead her to choose other ways to deal with you.

Both of these methods will usually get the other party to let go of their previous issues.

As expected, Yan Yuanmei immediately frowned. This cold beauty had a rather unique charm when she frowned.

She stared into Dou Tang's eyes, gritting her teeth as she said, "I never expected... that I would lose to you. No wonder, you don't take me seriously, so how could you have become the chief of Ghost Island?"

To be appointed... as the chief of Oni Island?

Oh, right? The new chief of that ghost island said he refused to become one of them.

Then, the identity of Yan Yuanmei standing before us is obvious.

The former chief of staff of Ghost Island!

After thinking it through, Dou Tang smiled and said, "I just feel that Ghost Island is not suitable for me."

Upon hearing this, Yan Yuanmei looked somewhat distressed and turned to look out the window.

Then, she slowly said, "The Headless Dogs are an organization without a leader."

Dou Tang frowned and said, "But they said I am the leader of the headless dogs."

Yan Yuanmei took a drag of his cigarette, then exhaled towards the sky outside the window. After a long while, he said, "Because that was the team prepared for you, that's what I heard."

"A team prepared for me...?" Dou Tang sensed that things were not so simple.

"That's right. Do you know why they're called Headless Dogs? It's because their leader has never appeared. It's always been the deputy leader who's in charge of everything. She's supposedly a very... fierce but cute girl."

Huaiyin, who was standing to the side, suddenly raised her head.

...?

She suddenly felt unhappy.

Chapter 25 Delinquents, Delinquents

People say that the deputy chief of the headless dog is a confidant of that powerful Kiryu-sensei.

A confidante? Lu Zizhen couldn't possibly be one. Although she sometimes did things behind my back, it wouldn't be something like this.

Others... Dou Tang really couldn't think of anyone else with such strength. As for his confidant... would Huai Yin count?