"That's it..." Fang Yi's cold voice came from the rising smoke, "I won't let you go any further!"
When the smoke dissipated, Fang Yi held his paws and stood on his feet, facing the lion, protecting himself in front of the wild cats without any fear.
"From here on, it's all my territory, the Kabukicho Wild Cat King Hoichi!" Hoichi made a fierce face, frowned, and stared at the lion in front of him.
"Stand up... stand up! Stand up on two legs! What is that?!" The Cat King, who was looking through the glass window, had shock written all over his face.
At this moment, the lion, which had been motionless, suddenly moved! It roared angrily, raised one front paw and swung it hard towards the floor in front of Fang Yi.
boom! !
After a loud noise, the ground where Fang Yi originally stood had been smashed into pieces. Fang Yi, who had already jumped high a second before the attack, showed the sharp claw of his right paw without any hesitation, screamed fiercely and swung it towards the lion's left eye!
"Ugh!"
The lion screamed and was slapped to the side!
"What's going on with that cat?!" The Cat King's mouth was half-opened, his eyes wide open, staring at Fang Yi's figure in horror.
"King..." Kurokoma Katsuo, who was also at the control console in front of the window, holding a toothpick in his mouth and watching the battle below, slowly explained: "That is the boss cat who dominates Kabukicho, who rules over all wild cats. The pinnacle of them all, the wild cat King Hoichi!"
Seeing Fang Yi fighting the lion without any fear, the Cat King was shocked or became a little incoherent due to excitement.
"It's... so perfect!" A flash of mad excitement flashed in King Cat's eyes, "That kind of vitality, courage, and endless energy!"
"Fang...Fang Yichi..." All the wild cats looked in disbelief at Fang Yi, who kicked the lion to the ground hard and landed in front of him again.
"Why...why?! Why do you want to save us who did that to you!"
However, Fang Yi did not answer, but once again charged towards the lion who had stood up and charged towards him with a roar.
"Why on earth?!" a group of wild cats shouted.
Fang Yi was very fast, and rushed forward following the roaring and waving right paw of the lion, and ran toward the lion's right eye without any timidity.
It's the right eye! Hoichi's target is the lion's eyes!
But...the male lion obviously also has intelligence. Just when Fang Yi jumped up high with his front paws and grabbed his eyes at a very fast speed, the male lion opened his mouth and roared at Fang who was staying in the air. !
The roar that roared straight at Fang Yi pinned Fang Yi in mid-air. Then, the lion took advantage of this opportunity and swung his front paw towards Fang Yi without any hesitation!
After a bang, Fang Yi was hit hard against the wall on one side, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Without any pause, the lion once again swung its front paws towards Fang Yi who had not yet reacted.
With quick eyes and quick hands, Fang jumped down at the last moment before the lion's attack arrived and landed on the floor behind the lion.
"Tch!" Fang Yi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his expression still fierce, staring at the lion in front of him.
The lion turned sideways, roared again, and at the same time swung his right paw hard towards the floor! Several huge and sharp floor fragments, scratched by sharp claws, rushed towards Fang Yi at extremely fast speeds!
Glancing at the few wild cats behind him that were trembling with fear and unable to move, Hoichi made up his mind...
boom! ! !
After a loud noise, where Fang Yi was, the sky was filled with smoke.
After a few seconds, the smoke gradually dissipated, and the wild cats could see Fang Yi's appearance clearly. Fang Yi did not move even half a step, tightly guarding the wild cats.
Fang Yi's body was covered with wounds cut by sharp stones, and blood was constantly pouring out from each wound. Fang Yi's body also began to tremble slightly because of the pain.
At this moment, the wild cats may truly begin to understand something...
"Uh-oh!" The lion roared again, raised his right paw and pounced towards Fang Yi.
Fang Yi gritted his teeth and struggled to raise his two front paws to resist the lion's front paws.
The whole room began to shake due to this blow.
[Please... just hold on for a little longer, it will be fine...] Fang Yi resisted and prayed in his heart at the same time: [Hold on, don't let it break! This guy is the last one! Lend me your body for a little while longer!]
The floor that Fang Yi stepped on began to collapse, and Fang Yi's body also collapsed. The place that had just been scratched by the stone began to bleed continuously outside the body.
But at this moment, the lion did not give Fang another chance. He supported his body with his right paw that was trapped by Fang Yi, raised his left paw high and swung hard at Fang Yi without any pause. Come down.
There was a stabbing sound, and the sound of the body being cut open by a sharp weapon was heard, accompanied by blood flying all over the sky.
Whether it is a cat, a human, or any other creature, at the moment of facing death, he will always think of a certain moment in his life, a memory that allows him to hold on for a while longer and fight again...
—Recall the dividing line—
Opening his eyes, what Fang saw was the face of an extremely kind-hearted mother-in-law who was covered in wrinkles and heavily made up.
"Are you awake?" Granny Toshi looked at Fang Yi in the seat next to her and scolded with a smile: "Are you the cat who recently became the boss of Kabukicho? You are such an idiot to fight with wild dogs."
As she said that, Granny Denshi showed a trace of happiness on her face, "I just had my ear bitten off. I'm really lucky. I'm really manly. Don't worry, the thing you want to protect is still well..."
Grandma Denshi said as she lifted a white, seemingly underage kitten from her arms.
However, the kitten meowed and broke away from Granny Denshi's hand. After falling on the ground, it trotted towards the door.
"He actually ran away. He seems to be disliked." After saying this casually, Granny Denshi lit a cigarette, took a puff, and continued to talk to herself: "I don't know why I always feel that it's not the case." The first time I saw you, maybe it was because you looked so similar to that guy. I also picked up a wild cat before, and it fell on the roadside just like you. It was a stupid cat that couldn't lose to you."
Fang Yi, whose head was wrapped in a bandage, was lying on a chair nearby, raising his head and blinking his eyes, listening quietly to Granny Dense's words.
"...Although I don't know where he was abandoned, he seems to have been pursuing something, doing his best in everything, risking his life to protect other people's important things, as if he was trying to make up for something. Just. Because he has nothing and no one is close to him. He is always alone, just like you."
Granny Dengshi continued to talk to herself.
"I don't know if it's because I understand the horror of loss, or I don't want others to experience the same thing. Maybe it's a punishment imposed on myself... But, attracted by that idiot, all the wild cats with similar odors also gathered together. I don't know. Before he knew it, he was no longer alone.”
"No, maybe he learned from them that even if he dwells on the past, no one will be happy. Maybe it was those companions who wanted to protect and guard him that gave him the strength to move forward again. Lost because of guarding , lost because of being protected... Even so, I still continue to bear it, and in the end I will make the same mistakes again. This is the so-called life... "
"Life... is just trouble." Granny Denshi sighed softly, "But, when you see the faces of those three, you will feel that such a life is not bad."
"Why do I have to say this to a cat? I always feel that after seeing you trying to be strong on your own, I will think of that guy in the past." Suddenly, Granny Denshi came back to her senses and glanced at Fang Yi in surprise. , then turned around and finally said something...
—Memory ends dividing line—
Lying on the floor dying and covered with injuries, Fang Yi thought about the last words that Granny Denshi said at that time, "You have to look ahead and survive. There must be supportive companions waiting for you there. You are the best." The important person must also hope so..."
"I can't see clearly in front of me, mother-in-law..." Looking at the lion walking towards him step by step, Fang Yi muttered to himself, "Even if you can see clearly, there is nothing, not even a friend." Since I can't protect you, I don't have the qualifications to have companions at all... I have long forgotten how to make friends... "
"But... Even so, even if I can't become a companion, I still want to protect them. I don't just want to take away, I want to protect something with these hands. I'm sorry... I can't protect you until the end... I don't have the qualifications to be a BOSS cat. …”
At this time, the lion had opened its front paws and pounced towards Fang Yi...
[Good friend, I broke my promise again... I'm sorry...] Thinking about it, Fang Yi slowly closed his eyes.
"Hey, it's not over yet," Jiang Cheng's voice came from the side. "Open your eyes and look. There is nothing in front of you. There is just a wall. You can't break it by yourself. You can only rely on it." A wall broken by friends.”
"Jiang...!" Fang opened his eyes wide for a moment and looked at Jiang Cheng sitting next to him, "Why...why are you here!"
"Even Tom has a few wild cat friends, and I am no exception. I just come here to play with my friends." After a chuckle, Jiang Cheng stood up and glanced coldly at the lion that was about to pounce in front of him. , and then kicked hard, hitting the lion's belly hard.
The lion screamed, spit out a mouthful of blood and flew out.
"What is that?!" The Cat King opened his mouth and looked at the cat standing in front of Fang Yi with cold sweat.
"Gintoki!!" Jiang Cheng raised his head and shouted, "Is it so difficult to break a wall?! Aren't you a man so stubborn that even if you turn into a cat, you can't even let go of the most annoying natural curls?!"
(End of chapter)