Tanuki Rise of the Yokai Clan

Chapter 196: Let's be friends

"How do you feel?"

"Thank you. My body feels lighter."

Bang, who had woken up, moved his body right, left, up, and down since it had been a while since his body felt so comfortable. He might be strong, but he was old, after all, so his body couldn't act like when he was young, but that feeling disappeared when Tamazuki did something to his body.

In the end, a human being was like this.

They had a limit, and when they neared their limit, they would weaken before dying.

After that battle, Tamazuki tended to the wounds of Bang and Charanko. He wasn't such a ruthless guy who would leave them after he learned all of their martial arts. Still watching Bang, who felt happy by how comfortable his body was, he couldn't help but think that maybe... he should use this guy for his experiment?

Even now, he was searching for a way for Shizu to live a long life since he didn't want her to die two years later.

While he could make Shizu become younger and maintain her strength during her optimum age, it was only eternal youth, and she wasn't immortal like him.

Yes, he became immortal after his awakening as a True Demon Lord.

Before, he might only have had longevity, but now even if he died, he would be reincarnated after hundreds or thousands of years.

Why?

Because he could become a spiritual existence.

When he was awakened as a True Demon Lord, he gained the ability to freely change between material and spiritual bodies.

The material was like a monster and a human, but the spiritual lifeform was like a fairy, a demon, and an angel. Those three races wouldn't die and would live forever as long their core remained intact.

He was the same, but the problem was because of this, it might be a little hard for him to have children.

Maybe, it was due to his education as a tanuki; he thought he would have a lot of children.

However, this might be a law of nature since, as a being that could live forever, was there even a need to pass his genes to the next generation?

If he was born as a spiritual existence in the first place, he might think so, but he was a human after all, so he wanted to have children too.

Nevertheless, he knew if he wanted to make Shizu live forever like him, she also needed to become a spiritual lifeform.

In other words, to become a demigod.

However, since he could visit many different worlds, a different and easier method should exist, right?

While he hadn't found such a way, especially in this world, watching Bang, Tamazuki couldn't help but think about wanting to use this old guy as an experiment.

"Being old is terrible..." Bang murmured in lament.

"Sensei..." Charanko, the number one student, looked at his teacher sadly.

Yet, the two had to say, Tamazuki was a monster.

It wasn't on the literal meaning but on the figurative meaning.

For a martial artist, training hard was an absolute thing.

To become a master, everyone needed to work hard with blood and tears for so many years or even decades.

Even Bang spent almost all of his life as a martial artist, practicing every day as the path of martial artists was infinite.

As long as one is willing to give everything to this practice, one will find a destination that one has never expected.

It was a painful yet beautiful journey.

Yet, all of those things were crushed mercilessly by something known as a talent!

When everyone needed so many years to practice, this guy only needed a glance to learn everything about Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist!

While Charanko wondered whether he was dreaming, Bang knew the young man in front of him would become a legendary figure in the future.

Tamazuki practiced for a while, then thanked Bang. "Thank you, Old Man."

"...it's okay." Bang smiled wryly. "But... you come here to learn my martial art, right?"

"That's right." He nodded, then asked, "By the way, do you know good martial artists who are on the same level as you?"

"....." Charanko and Bang.

They knew that this guy was a troublemaker, but they didn't expect that he would cause trouble so soon. Yet, this also made them feel better as they wouldn't be the only ones that felt misfortune.

When everyone felt the same way they felt, they felt better.

"Sensei!" Charanko looked at Bang with glimmering eyes.

"Yes." Bang nodded.

The teacher and student told Tamazuki about every good martial artist whose levels were at the same level as his.

Tamazuki made a note of it, then asked, "Is there a swordsman too?"

"You can also learn swordsmanship too?" Bang's lips twitched.

"Yes."

"......." Bang and Charanko.

By now, they knew this world was just an unfair place. Still, it didn't matter since they also told him about the good sword master, and they also told him even more excitedly. Yet this was normal since the relationship between a weapon user and a non-weapon user of martial arts wasn't that good.

The two factions often clashed with each other, saying that they were better than others.

Bang also wanted to see how his acquaintance was going to react when he was beaten, and all of his techniques were mastered by Tamazuki.

"Thank you."

"No problem."

"By the way, with how powerful you are, why do you only have one student?"

Even if Bang wanted to have a student, why was it Charanko?

"...you want to know?"

Bang closed his eyes as he thought about that memory. He still remembered it as it happened a few months ago. Still, even if it happened long ago, it was impossible for him to forget it.

After that day... everything changed.

Bang's Dojo, which was known as one of the strongest dojos in the world, had left with only one student and one teacher.

Garou...

Bang couldn't help but feel emotional.

"...I know that I shouldn't say this to you as we have only met once, but as you have learned from me, I have thought of you as my student, so I don't mind telling you this."

Bang took a deep breath and was ready to talk, but...

"Sorry, I need to do something. Let's talk later. By the way, this is my "LIME" account. You can chat with me there. See you."

Tamazuki didn't bother to wait and quickly left like a bird.

"......."

Bang took another breath, but like before, he tried to calm himself.

However, Charanko took his smartphone and registered Tamazuki's "LIME" account. Why? Because he thought such a handsome guy could introduce him to beauty!

Ah, no, he meant that as a fellow disciple of Bang, he should give him one or two pointers!

Yes, that's right!

However, Bang took the paper note from Charanko.

"Ah, Sensei! What are you doing?!"

Charanko was startled.

"I want to register him as my friend too." Bang pouted.

Charako let out a helpless sigh, but he could register Tamazuki's "LIME" account later anyway, so while waiting for Bang, he couldn't help but the thought of a question. "By the way, Sensei."

"Hmm?"

"If he fights against Garou, who do you think will win?"

Even now, Charanko was full of rage when he thought about that bastard!

If Garou didn't do this, then this place wouldn't be like this, right?

Hearing that question, Bang looked at Charanko and asked, "Is that even a question?"

Who would win?

Wasn't it obvious?

Charanko took a mouthful of breath as he was unable to hide his shock.

They knew Tamazuki could only be their friend if he was their enemy...

Yet, what they didn't know was that because of their spam and annoying messages, their accounts were blocked by Tamazuki.