Chapter 161: Return to the Main God Space! (Requesting Monthly Ticket!)
This was arguably the most ridiculous scene Ren Arakawa had ever witnessed in the Reincarnation Space.
Tanaka Jusuke personally admitted to taking Li Shuaixi's head points, and then Chu Xuan convinced him to go to the police station and surrender.
Ren Arakawa, who had read the original work, clearly remembered that the author had stated in the original text that Tian Cangmu was a descendant of the devil army.
Ren Arakawa had no doubt that under Chu Xuan's interrogation, Jing Kong had spilled everything she knew and didn't know.
So, on the surface, it seemed he was surrendering to complete the mission and end the reincarnation cycle.
But Ren Arakawa couldn't help but feel that Chu Xuan, having seen the script, was taking the opportunity to make Tanaka Jusuke admit to his elders' crimes.
It was a pity Ren Arakawa couldn't see this scene.
Because Jing Kong had already been counted as fulfilling one of the Ghost-Masked Assassin slots, she didn't need to stay at the police station.
To ensure everything went smoothly, Chu Xuan had Ren Arakawa hold Jing Kong hostage, leaving him and the other two members of the East Sea Team to stare at each other.
After Tian Cangmu and Chu Xuan left, the three-sword-style Tanaka Jusuke looked at Ren Arakawa flying in the sky, his tone full of provocation, "You members of Team China are incredibly audacious. Aren't you afraid that fellow Tian Cangmu will go on a killing spree in your team? Without your captain, Team China is nothing but ants!"
Before Ren Arakawa could respond, Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong panicked and quickly bowed in apology, "Your Excellency! Please don't listen to him. You hold the life of our captain's beloved, so the captain will definitely prioritize the bigger picture and won't act as he says..."
"Slap!"
Tanaka Jusuke slapped Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong across the face, pulled out a katana, and patted Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong's face with the back of the blade. "Were you just insulting me?"
"No! No! I, I just..." Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong lowered his head, his teeth nearly grinding to dust, but he kept apologizing profusely.
Seeing the atmosphere within the East Sea Team, Ren Arakawa was amused.
With a team member like Tanaka Jusuke, how could the East Sea Team not suffer a team wipe?
After Tanaka Jusuke finished reprimanding Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong, he saw Ren Arakawa smiling and immediately barked, "Baka! What are you laughing at!"
"Is laughing a crime?"
"Baka!" Tanaka Jusuke looked at Ren Arakawa's mocking smile, his body trembling uncontrollably.
That was due to adrenaline secretion; this guy was extremely eager for a fight!
Seeing Tanaka Jusuke's behavior, Ren Arakawa suddenly realized a problem.
Although Chu Xuan hadn't given any instructions or exchanged any glances before leaving.
But with Chu Xuan's intelligence... his schemes never needed anyone's deliberate cooperation.
Ren Arakawa analyzed to himself, "Could it be that Chu Xuan, that bastard, saw through Tanaka Jusuke's personality and also knew my temper, so he intentionally left me behind, just waiting for a conflict to erupt, and then seize the side-plot as a matter of course?"
"It can't be that miraculous, can it?"
Ren Arakawa thought for a moment, then suddenly had another thought.
Had Chu Xuan perhaps also calculated the fact that he was currently trying to figure out how Chu Xuan had calculated this very point?
And thus arrived at a conclusion where a conflict was 100% bound to happen?
No way, bro, you calculated this too?
"Mind-blowing!"
"Hey! Baka! What have you been muttering about since just now!" Tanaka Jusuke pulled out his katana again.
Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong, on the side, was about to explode with rage! But to ensure no more conflicts occurred before the reincarnation ended, he was willing to risk offending Tanaka Jusuke and shouted at Ren Arakawa, "I apologize, Captain of Team China! Our team member is mentally unstable, please don't take him seriously!"
As soon as he spoke, Ren Arakawa and Jing Kong, whom he was holding, simultaneously narrowed their eyes.
With a crisp "Thwack!", Tanaka Jusuke slammed the back of his katana hard onto the back of Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong's head!
The back of a person's head is inherently fragile. With that blunt strike, Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong, who was on the Younger Toguro enhancement path, immediately had a sharp point grow on his head!
"Damn it..." Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong cursed through the pain, and then another blow landed!
These repeated humiliations made Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong unable to tolerate it any longer. Right in front of Ren Arakawa, he activated his Tier 1 Gene Lock and started grappling with Tanaka Jusuke!
"Hahahaha! You fool who doesn't know your place!" Tanaka Jusuke slashed Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong's shoulder, and the sharp blade lodged itself directly in his bone, making Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong's eyes roll back in pain!
But this also forced the three-sword-style user, Tanaka Jusuke, to fight with only his other two katanas, greatly weakening his combat ability.
Tanaka Jusuke's movements were aimed at killing his target. He released his right hand, drew the other two katanas from his waist, and after a backward leap, he chanted the name of his technique:
"Two-Sword Style: Two Slash: Ascent!"
Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong didn't show any intention of backing down, raising his fists and charging forward!
Even if he couldn't win.
"Swish!"
Tanaka Jusuke's body passed through Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong, and both remained motionless in their previous positions.
"Pfft!"
The blood from Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong's body suddenly shot out like an electrified fountain, spraying over two meters high!
"Ah!"
Jing Kong's shriek made Ren Arakawa frown deeply.
With a thump, Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong collapsed face-first to the ground, apparently having lost his ability to fight.
"Alright, stop pretending."
The first words from Ren Arakawa in the air sent a chill down the spine of the feigning-dead Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong!
"People on the Younger Toguro enhancement path have vitality as troublesome as an unkillable cockroach. I've seen them, and I've killed them. That kind of slash just now was far from lethal."
Tanaka Jusuke looked at Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong.
Sure enough, after the guy stood up, the bloody gash on his chest had already been mostly repaired by the effects of the Younger Toguro bloodline.
"You want to use my hand to eliminate this guy?" Ren Arakawa said bluntly.
Hearing this, Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong abruptly knelt. "Please! With a guy like this in the East Sea Team, it won't be able to last long!"
A smile hung on the corner of Ren Arakawa's mouth. "Then what about the cooperation between the East Sea Team and Team China?"
"Of course, it continues!" Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong shot a cruel glance at Tanaka Jusuke. "I'll bear witness for you! He launched a sneak attack! That's why Your Excellency was forced to deliver a fatal blow!"
"Haha, will your one-sided story be useful?"
Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong suddenly looked at Jing Kong. "Jing Kong! This is the last chance! If you want the East Sea Team to continue in this terrifying reincarnation, this guy must be eliminated! He even said just now that he wanted Tian Cangmu to create an artificial human just like you, so he wouldn't have to save you!"
Jing Kong's face filled with fury; even without speaking, Ren Arakawa knew what she meant.
"Hahahaha!"
Tanaka Jusuke suddenly burst into maniacal laughter!
"You guys actually think this fellow can defeat me?"
He charged forward, kicked Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong down, pulled out the katana stuck in his shoulder, and gripped it in his mouth.
His other two hands also each held a katana.
He looked up at the sky. "Come on! Let me cut you down!"
"Alright..."
Ren Arakawa flew to the rooftop and plucked a feather.
Under Jing Kong's terrified gaze, he forcefully stabbed it into her legs several times!
"Apologies, a necessary measure to prevent you from escaping."
"Under-understood... Please, you absolutely must, you absolutely must eliminate that guy!"
He patted his chest. "Leave it to me! Just consider it... repayment for your 'educational guidance.'"
The moment Ren Arakawa's words fell, a dark shadow flashed behind him, under Jing Kong's strange gaze!
The swinging katana slashed down toward his neck!
"Clang!"
The hand Tanaka Jusuke held his sword with immediately went numb in the web between his thumb and forefinger!
He stared blankly at the target's black neck in front of him, exclaiming in shock, "Armament Haki! Iron Body?!"
Ren Arakawa mechanically turned his head and squeezed out a smile at him. "And Observation Haki, Sharingan, Ninjutsu, Kagune."
"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you."
"I've unlocked the Tier 2 Gene Lock."
After speaking, Ren Arakawa clenched his fist and punched Tanaka Jusuke in the face!
Tanaka Jusuke quickly blocked with the flat of his blade!
"Bang!"
The moment Tanaka Jusuke was punched, he flew out like a cannonball!
Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong and Jing Kong both widened their eyes, wearing expressions as if they had seen a ghost!
Ren Arakawa looked at their expressions and suddenly slapped his thigh!
"Crap, with my rate of progress, I might be able to fight the East Sea Team's captain now! How difficult will the next movie be?!"
Before Ren Arakawa could think further, Tanaka Jusuke roared and charged again!
In that instant, Ren Arakawa seemed to see Zoro's shadow in Tanaka Jusuke's figure!
He shouted, "Three-Sword Style: Tiger Hunt!"
Ren Arakawa also imitated the opponent's battle cry, simultaneously plucking a feather, "Thunder Feather: Warrior Enhancement!"
Tanaka Jusuke, facing the Thunder Feather, wore an expression of triumph!
His Three-Sword Style: Tiger Hunt had once killed a Predator!
As for that feather...
Just dodge it!
Thinking this, Tanaka Jusuke tilted his head while simultaneously raising his katanas and slashing at Ren Arakawa!
The next second...
Jing Kong and Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong, who were watching the entire battle, had their heartbeats skip half a beat!
They only saw Tanaka Jusuke charging toward the direction the feather had been shot, looking no different from someone preparing to headbutt a ball.
When the feather shot into Tanaka Jusuke's brain, it encountered virtually no resistance and passed straight through!
"Splat!"
The corpse fell to the ground!
Ren Arakawa's reddened eyes returned to their normal white appearance. He walked forward, picked up all three of Tanaka Jusuke's katanas, then turned back to ask for their opinion:
"These are spoils of war. I can take them, right?"
The two immediately nodded wildly, like pounding garlic, terrified that if they were too slow, Ren Arakawa would find an excuse to kill them both.
"Oh, right." Ren Arakawa thought, then quickly threw the communicator to Jing Kong. "Explain it. Don't let there be a misunderstanding later."
Jing Kong quickly made the call, her voice trembling, terrified that if her explanation was too late, she would have to...
Ren Arakawa squatted by the roadside, toying with the three katanas in his hands, silently waiting.
When all three simultaneously heard the Main God's transmission countdown, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
But the two members of the East Sea Team still looked at Ren Arakawa with apprehension.
"Alright, stop looking at me like that. I've gained too many benefits from this movie. I'm afraid the Main God will throw me directly into 'Ju-On' for the next one."
Hearing his explanation, Jing Kong and Xiao Gou Zhen Xiong quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"
A flash of white light passed, and Ren Arakawa opened his eyes.
He saw the familiar Main God Plaza and the Great Light Sphere, as well as all the members of Team China—except for Zheng Zha—present. He stretched, a long-awaited gesture.
Well then...
It was time to get enhanced!
(end of chapter)