[Ding! Hundred-Eyed Demon... What the heck?! Is that self-healing? No, self-stitching? ]
[Host gains System Points +100]
Kumamon stitched his arm back together.
While shocked, the Hundred-Eyed Demon inexplicably recalled something a yokai had told it before. It said that in Great Xia, there was a ghost-exorcising profession that could stitch corpses together with thread, and even manipulate the stitched corpses to do their bidding. This was the ghost-exorcising profession that feared losing limbs the least, known as corpse stitchers.
At this moment.
The Hundred-Eyed Demon felt that Kumamon was exactly like the corpse stitcher it had described.
Upon thinking this.
An idea inexplicably surfaced in its mind. Kumamoto Prefecture, to promote Kumamon, had sent Kumamon cosplayers to travel to various places and take promotional photos. This Kumamon, the real one, had also traveled to Great Xia and learned the art of corpse stitching. Kumamon was now one of the disciples of the xx generation of the Stitching Corpse sect.
[Ding! Hundred-Eyed Demon... Kumamon, the corpse stitcher? ]
[Host gains System Points +110]
It was a pity.
The Hundred-Eyed Demon didn't have time to ponder.
After Kumamon finished stitching his arm, he didn't give the Hundred-Eyed Demon any respite and charged forward again, raising his toy knife.
This scene.
Though it exuded a fierce aura, its comical body made Kumamon's charge appear adorable.
At the same time.
Unlike the Hundred-Eyed Demon, the resident watching from the second-floor window had plenty of time to think. After witnessing Kumamon's severed arm reattach with threads, he had already confirmed:
"This isn't a promotion, that's the real Kumamon... the actual body? Or is it... the Kumamon mascot has come to life?!"
As he spoke.
He saw Kumamon being hit by the Hundred-Eyed Demon again. The Hundred-Eyed Demon was just as rumored; as long as its eyes met its target, the target would be unable to move, frozen in place. Then, Kumamon was hit by a beam of light from the Hundred-Eyed Demon.
*Screech!*
Kumamon's body was swept by the light, splitting into two halves from top to bottom.
But the next second.
A Cthulhu-like scene unfolded. The severed Kumamon, split into upper and lower halves, each shot out dense threads like tentacles, pulling themselves towards the other half. In an instant, the upper and lower halves were joined, and with threads flying, Kumamon was perfectly resurrected.
Then.
The Hundred-Eyed Demon, refusing to believe it, controlled Kumamon again. Its eyes shot out light, this time dismembering Kumamon's head and limbs.
The result.
Like a Gundam, Kumamon's head and limbs all shot out threads. The threads from the head connected to the body, pulling the head back to the body, and the body was stitched together again.
Resident: "..."
Hundred-Eyed Demon: "..."
[Ding! Hundred-Eyed Demon... Damn it, you're not the corpse stitcher version of Kumamon, you're the Deadpool version of Kumamon! ]
[Host gains System Points +120]
"If dismemberment can't kill you, then I'll blow you to smithereens and see how you heal!"
The Hundred-Eyed Demon cursed in its mind.
Immediately.
Under the eyes all over the Hundred-Eyed Demon's body, Kumamon couldn't get close and was once again frozen. This time, all the eyes on the Hundred-Eyed Demon's body erupted with light, all of them blasting onto Kumamon.
*BOOM!!*
With a loud noise.
Kumamon's body exploded into pieces as if hit by a laser cannon.
"Kumamon!"
The resident's eyes widened with rage. He instinctively reached out towards Kumamon, wanting to rescue him, but could only watch as his local mascot was blown to pieces by the yokai.
Looking at the fluffy fragments of Kumamon scattered everywhere, the resident fell silent... It was over. Kumamon had been blown into pieces, how could he possibly recover... Hiss!
No time to mourn.
The resident's eyes widened.
At the same time.
[Ding! Hundred-Eyed Demon... Holy crap, are you kidding me! ]
[Host gains System Points +130]
The scattered fragments of Kumamon, like wriggling worms, gathered at high speed, forming limbs in an instant. Finally, threads shot out from the assembled head, intertwining with the threads of the body, and the two were stitched together again.
"!@!~#(@#￥...*"
The Hundred-Eyed Demon's mouth twitched violently, looking like it wanted to curse but couldn't.
[Ding! Hundred-Eyed Demon... Are you really Kumamon? This isn't a corpse stitcher or Deadpool, this is clearly Venom! Damn it, Venom, get out of Kumamon's costume! ]
[Host gains System Points +140]
On the other side.
Seeing Kumamon revive, the resident was excitedly gesticulating:
"Hahaha, is this our Kumamoto Prefecture's mascot? So strong! This isn't just a mascot anymore, it's clearly a guardian deity, the guardian deity of Kumamoto Prefecture."
"No, I feel like next time we should crowdfund, not treat Kumamon as a mascot, but set up a shrine and worship him."
The resident muttered to himself.
Not just him, but at the same time, residents in other houses on the street had similar thoughts.
The battle between Kumamon and the Hundred-Eyed Demon had caused too much commotion, waking up the residents of this street. Without exception, when they saw Kumamon vs. the Hundred-Eyed Demon, their reactions were the same as the resident's: from stunned to shocked, then to excited pride and worship.
On the other side.
Unlike the residents' excitement, the Hundred-Eyed Demon was depressed:
[Ding! Hundred-Eyed Demon... I shouldn't have come to Kumamoto Prefecture. Kumamoto Prefecture has a guardian beast. ]
[Host gains System Points +100]
The Hundred-Eyed Demon really wanted to curse. Although it was powerful and, with the Hundred-Eyed Demon's immobilization ability, Kumamon couldn't defeat it, it also couldn't escape. Every time it wanted to leave, Kumamon would block it, forcing it to immobilize him.
Unconsciously.
When the Hundred-Eyed Demon once again obliterated Kumamon, and Kumamon revived again, it finally couldn't hold back and stopped attacking:
"Kumamon, stop fighting. You can't defeat me, and I can't kill you. It's meaningless for us to waste time here. How about you let me go? I promise I'll never come to Kumamoto Prefecture again in my life, and I'll tell any yokai I meet not to come here either. What do you say?"
As soon as it spoke.
Kumamon looked at the Hundred-Eyed Demon and seemed to stop attacking, as if listening to the Hundred-Eyed Demon.
Seeing this.
[Ding! Hundred-Eyed Demon rejoices]
[Host gains System Points +110]
The Hundred-Eyed Demon quickly added:
"Kumamon, look, with my Hundred-Eyed Demon ability, you can't get close to me. It's almost impossible for you to kill me, and you can only kill me by getting close. And I can't do anything to you either. Why don't we both take a step back? I'll leave, and you'll leave too. How about it?"
Kumamon said nothing, just looked at the Hundred-Eyed Demon.
The Hundred-Eyed Demon added:
"Hmm? Did you accept my proposal? Oh, I almost forgot you Kumamon can't speak, right? Then nod if you agree."
Kumamon didn't nod, still looking at the Hundred-Eyed Demon.
Just as the Hundred-Eyed Demon was about to say something else.
As if sensing something.
The Hundred-Eyed Demon suddenly realized that Kumamon wasn't looking at it, but rather behind it. At that moment, the Hundred-Eyed Demon heard movement behind it, someone walking towards it.
Instantly.
The Hundred-Eyed Demon instinctively turned its head to look.
At the same time.
The residents upstairs, with a 'God's eye view,' also noticed the movement behind the Hundred-Eyed Demon. As their gazes followed...
Both the residents and the Hundred-Eyed Demon were stunned.
It was a man dressed in the captain's uniform from the anime *Bleach*. He had his hand on the samurai sword at his waist and was walking leisurely towards them.
Looking at this man.
The residents were stunned:
"Damn! Kuchiki Byakuya?"
[Ding! Hundred-Eyed Demon is stunned, am I hallucinating? I think I saw... Captain of the Sixth Division Kuchiki Byakuya from Bleach??? ]
[Host gains System +110]
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