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Yangping leaped up like a hunting dog, kicking the man to the ground before instantly rolling over and getting to his feet. His movements were as agile as a wild beast. As he attacked, he said, "My name is Katsuta Yangping. What's yours, buddy?!"
"Clang, snap!" Xingyi instantly drew his sword, parrying attacks from both sides. Then he kicked one of the attackers away, shifting his weight onto the line of defense that had kicked him. As he did the splits on the ground, he dodged another attack, then thrust his sword with both hands, striking the enemy squarely in the abdomen.
He rose from the ground using only the strength of his legs, and after standing up, he said, "Hoshigito, you can call me Hoshigito. Kid, you know that guy named Kiryu, right?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the sound of a new motorcycle came from not far away, and it sounded like it was going very fast.
"squeak--"
From the darkness at the other end of the pier, a motorcycle appeared, with a tall man sitting on it.
The man got off the motorcycle and took off his helmet.
Two points of blue light appeared in the darkness, but quickly went out.
The cat in the back seat was licking its paws, looking bored.
Upon seeing this, Hoshino realized that Kiryu, the one who destroyed Onigashima and was rumored to have glowing eyes, was indeed real.
The cold-faced man with a cat and blue eyes was none other than the legendary "Kiryu".
Upon hearing Hoshino's words, Yohei immediately became alert. He shook off the enemy in front of him and pointed his baseball bat at Hoshino: "Hey, buddy, what do you want with Kiryu-nii? If you're looking for trouble, you'll have to get past us first!"
"Go to hell with this gate!" A furious roar came from the side, and Hasebe kicked Yohei backward with a straight kick.
Yangping quickly got up to fight back, but Hasebe struck first. After such a long battle, both of them were exhausted, and their weapons fell out of their hands during the collision.
But Yohei reacted extremely quickly, punching Hasebe directly in the face, thus beginning the hand-to-hand combat.
Seeing this, Xingyiren simply looked silently at the person not far away.
The man walked slowly forward, with the black cat beside him. The man and the cat appeared extremely calm, like a pair of pets going out for an evening stroll.
But after seeing Yangping fighting hand-to-hand, he quickened his pace.
For some reason, Hoshino suddenly felt a chill creep up his spine.
The person, immersed in darkness and walking around the streetlights, had a slightly hunched back, like a predator before a hunt.
Chapter 37 is finished, time to shave my head.
Xingyi started out as a henchman.
The scars all over my body were left from that time.
Dou Tang has gathered many such people around him. These people have established themselves in certain areas of Tokyo by their own efforts. Although they may not be the top in their fields, they are still of high caliber. Whether it is Lu Zizhen, Tsukishima Asakari, or Hoshi Yoshito, they are all like this.
Throughout Xingyi's life of struggle, he has met many extraordinary people, but none of them could exude the aura that Dou Tang was currently displaying. This man slowly walked out of the darkness, even making Xingyi hallucinate as if countless ghostly figures were following behind him.
The battle continued, and Xingyiren could still hear the shouts of people fighting, but he had focused all his attention on Dou Tang.
The thugs who rushed at him were easily repelled by him drawing his sword, and at the same time he cleared...
Chu sensed that the person in the darkness had turned their gaze toward him.
The reason is that he's a somewhat notorious delinquent, and I was curious to take a look. Now it seems... I've caught a big fish.
Strange, I've never heard of such a person in Tokyo's entertainment circle before...
Finally, Dou Tang walked under the streetlights, heading towards the direction of the fight, accompanied by a black cat with its tail wagging.
He stared at Xingyi for a long time. Xingyi took a few steps back and withdrew from the battle, flicking his sword to ward off the blood, even though there was no blood on the blade.
He then sheathed his sword, seemingly intending to observe Dou Tang's performance without any restraint.
Despite the long battle, his suit remained impeccably tailored, and he stood by with his arms crossed, exchanging glances with Dou Tang.
To his surprise, the strange young man nodded slightly at him in a friendly manner and greeted him.
Then, Xingyi felt a blur before his eyes, and the boy in black had already rushed out from the ground. The switch from standing to running was so sudden.
"call……"
The matter in Dou Tang's eyes stretched and blurred instantly. His body shot out like an arrow, and as he approached the ground, he looked up in the blurry light to search for his enemy, instantly locking onto Hasebe in front of Yang Ping.
He reached out and formed his hands into claws, his body almost transforming into a long snake that lay close to the ground, while his claws became snake fangs.
"Bang!!"
The vicious claws struck the unsuspecting Hasebe squarely in the chest, making an awkward impact sound. Hasebe was knocked back by the sudden attack, unable to catch his breath, and fell to his knees.
Then Dou Tang withdrew his hand and pulled Yang Ping back to his side. Yang Ping hadn't realized what was happening yet, but when he turned his head and saw Dou Tang's face, his face lit up with joy.
"Kiryu-nii! You're back!"
Dou Tang asked coldly, "Who are these people?"
Yang Ping quickly and honestly replied, "It's from Qiu Kuang Vocational High School in Jingxi! They wanted to talk to you about something! Then I and my brothers..."
Patting Yangping on the shoulder, Dou Tang frowned as he looked at the injury on his face and asked, "Was it them who suggested using weapons?"
"Ah, um, yes..."
At this moment, Hasebe, who was still feeling suffocated from being hit in the Tanzhong acupoint by Dou Tang, raised his head and used the steel pipe to support himself to stand up. He gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, Yangping... are your people going to launch surprise attacks again?!"
"You've already taken such dangerous weapons, why would you care about being ambushed?" Dou Tang grinned sarcastically, then shielded Yang Ping behind him.
"I heard that you are looking for me?"
Hasebe then realized that the person in front of him was unusual. The previously arrogant Yohei was now silent behind him. After realizing that the person in front of him was "Kiryu", he grabbed a steel pipe and started hitting him.
With Yangping right behind him, Dou Tang couldn't dodge and simply went straight to meet him.
The steel pipe came crashing down on him, but instead of dodging, he punched Hasebe's wrist. His punch, delivered later than the pipe, struck horizontally, causing the pipe to miss its mark and fly out of his hand.
The sharp pain in his wrist instantly convinced Hasebe that the person in front of him was the real deal, not some imposter.
Having landed a successful blow, Dou Tang thought to himself that he was bored. Then he lifted his foot and hooked Hasebe to the ground, before throwing a punch at him.
"call!"
Hasebe was covered in cold sweat as he stared at the fist that blocked his view, surrounded by the stars in the sky.
He was panting heavily, too afraid to move.
Dou Tang slowly withdrew his fist, then looked up at the delinquents still fighting around him.
He took a deep breath, and then a deafening roar, like that of a tiger or leopard, exploded out.
"Stop it all!"
The sound was deafening. Xingyi, who was standing to the side, frowned and took two steps back.
Upon hearing the sound, the bald men quickly disengaged from the fight. Some of the thugs, still not fully aware of the situation, noticed Hasebe lying on the ground as soon as they saw Dou Tang. Enraged, they attacked.
Dou Tang casually kicked the leader of the thugs, his face showing displeasure, clearly annoyed by their lack of appreciation.
Although it might seem like bullying to fight these hooligans, Dou Tang decided to teach them a lesson. After all, he had been away for so long and it was time to show off in front of Yang Ping and the others.
At the same time, we should also let these people spread their reputations. Since we have decided to build our own sphere of influence, we might as well start with these bad influences.
The black cat jumped to the top of the stall and watched coldly as this terrifying being, far beyond the imagination of monsters, attacked a group of insignificant teenagers.
Without a word, Dou Tang rushed into the crowd.
"Boom! Boom!"
With punches and kicks flying, Dou Tang's movements were incredibly swift. His fighting style was completely different in the chaos of battle. He would parry one move, then turn and dodge, instantly appearing in front of another person and knocking them down before leaping to another person's side. He would never stay in one place for more than two seconds.
In the end, the fight turned into a dance, a predator's dance, with each step accompanied by the enemy's screams.
Xingyi's eyes lit up; he was very interested in Doutang's fighting style.
In the end, the ground was covered with wounded people, and no one dared to stand up again. Only Dou Tang stood among them, shaking the blood from someone's hands.
His entrance, his intimidation, and the resolution of the battle—Dou Tang once again proved the legends told by the scoundrels, and at the same time…
This time, the bald men were shown their ruthlessness.
He squatted down in front of Hasebe, looked at the delinquent leader whose eyes were full of fear, and patted his face with a smile.
"Friend, I am Kiryu. May I ask what business you have with me?"
At this point, Hasebe no longer dared to utter any words of challenge to this guy. If he was on par with someone like Yohei, then he was completely different from Toudou. Such fighting power... made him unable to muster even a shred of desire to fight back.
Even now, his wrist is still in excruciating pain, and Dou Tang's lightning-fast punch is still vivid in his mind.
"Kiri, Kiryu... Big brother, I..."
"You should know what happened to those who challenged me, right?"
After Dou Tang finished speaking, he looked up at Yang Ping. Yang Ping immediately understood what Dou Tang meant and turned around to say, "Hey, you guys, hurry up and get the hair clippers from the car!"
Dou Tang said with satisfaction, "You all actually carried them with you? It seems you've been causing a lot of trouble while I was away."
Chapter 38 I, a Young Pioneer, will not associate with you yakuza!
After a while, Dou Tang sat in a food stall, eating oden, while behind him came the continuous sound of haircuts.
"You really have a twisted sense of humor, making your underlings shave their heads and even shaving the defeated ones' heads too."
As he spoke, Hoshino, who was behind the counter, skillfully took a ramen noodle from under the counter and put it into the pot next to him.
As Dou Tang ate his oden, he said, "This is just to remind them of the humiliation of defeat, but for my people, it's an inspiration."
“Being different can make people feel proud and honored, or it can make them feel humiliated and frustrated; it all depends on how the person in question perceives it.”
Dou Tang nodded repeatedly as he ate, secretly thinking that this guy's cooking skills were excellent.
The tender yellow radish had clearly soaked up all the broth. With one bite, all the flavors from the broth rushed into my mouth. The juicy radish melted in my mouth, just like eating a mouthful of rich soup.
The bamboo shoots and beef offal were also incredibly tender and flavorful. The beef offal had no unpleasant odor, only a faint aroma of oil, while the bamboo shoots had their fish paste flavor diluted by the broth, adding a rich and savory taste.
Dou Tang swallowed the food in his mouth, thinking to himself that he would bring some back to Huaiyin later.
After hearing what the black cat said on the way to buy things, she immediately borrowed a motorcycle from Lu Zizhen and came here. Huaiyin could only eat takeout at home...
I feel a little guilty towards her.
Thinking this, Dou Tang ate another piece of radish. The cold wind from the dock behind him made the piping hot oden even more delicious.
Seeing Dou Tang enjoying his meal so much, Xing Yiren smiled and continued to look at the pot of noodles in front of him.
Even though he was dressed in a suit and his face was covered in scars after removing his long knife, his smile made him look like a middle-aged man enjoying life, a small stall owner full of human warmth.
Dou Tang snapped out of his reverie and said, "Now, let's talk about you, shall we?"
Xingyi lifted the noodles, shook them, put them in a bowl, and then ladled a large spoonful of soup from the pot next to him and poured it over the noodles.
"Me?" he said with a smile, then cut two slices of char siu into a bowl, sprinkled it with sesame seeds, chopped green onions and seaweed flakes, and handed it to Dou Tang.
"As you can see, I am a kind-hearted food stall owner. I saw some bastards fighting, so I stepped in to stop them."
Dou Tang picked up his chopsticks, blew on a noodle, and took a bite.
The broth is made from chicken bones, making it exceptionally rich and fragrant, yet it doesn't have the heavy flavor of most Japanese soy sauce ramen or tonkotsu ramen. The broth is nourishing and sweet.
"Really? A well-dressed snack stall owner carrying a rubber knife that only professionals would choose?"
Xingyiren laughed and said, "That's right."
The black cat, watching the two of them speaking in cryptic terms, meowed, then took a piece of bamboo stalk from Dou Tang's plate and began to eat it in small bites.
"Kiryu-nii, you've finished shaving." Yohei pulled back the curtain a little and peeked out.
Dou Tang nodded, stood up, lifted the curtain and walked out. The ground was covered with colorful hair, which was being blown by the sea breeze. On the ground sat a dozen or so delinquents who had just had their heads shaved, shivering in the sea breeze.
Since they were both bald, it took Dou Tang quite a bit of effort to find Hasebe.
He walked up to Hasebe and said, "Hasebe, right? Let's leave it at that for today, shall we?"
Hasebe lowered his head, and after a long while, he managed to squeeze out a few words through gritted teeth: "Do as you please, Kiryu-nii."
"I have no intention of punishing anyone, nor do I want to take you under my wing or anything like that. You can just leave." Dou Tang carefully examined the people in front of him. "I don't expect to make you behave like students through a fight. And you can spread all the information about me as you please."
"Get lost, tell all your bad friends about me, tell them I'm waiting for their challenge."
After saying these words, Dou Tang went back, but Hasebe seemed to have suffered a great humiliation, gritting his teeth fiercely.
Yangping grabbed his collar, forcing him to raise his head, and said, "You bastard... Hasebe, Kiryu-nii is very kind. The fact that he doesn't want to bother you is a reward for you. You better know how to be grateful!"
Hasebe's expression shifted between light and shadow before he finally asked, "Katsuta, just who exactly is Kiryu-nii-san?"
Yang Ping loosened his collar, pushed him down, and sneered, "Don't you understand?"
"Huh? The one who destroyed Oni Island was also... a very powerful and gentle older brother!"
Hasebe lowered his head thoughtfully.
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