After swallowing the bean, Arataki Itto's expression turned bizarre.
Moments later, he began foaming at the mouth and collapsed to the ground…
"Heh… And here I thought he was someone worth noting. Turns out he's just a dumb, oversized clown…"
The Wanderer looked down at the fallen Itto and sneered with disdain.
Even the Raiden Shogun glanced toward Itto with visible confusion, asking,
"Who are you?"
But in the very next moment, "Arataki Itto" stood up again—
in a disturbingly unnatural posture.
Eerie energy coiled around his entire body, and a sinister aura radiated from him—
as if something dreadful was about to erupt…
Meanwhile, Kuki Shinobu quietly approached the group and spoke in a low voice:
"We already tested this back at the Arataki Gang's hideout. After the Boss enters his eerie form… he attacks everyone nearby without discrimination."
"Except… Oni and members of the Arataki Gang."
"So right now, you've got two options—
One: pretend to be an Oni.
Two: join the Arataki Gang."
As she spoke, Shinobu pulled out some fake Oni horns used for disguises and held them up for everyone to see…
"Hey! Who said you could approach them? What are you whispering over there?!"
Seeing Shinobu get close to the frozen people, Rosalyne shouted angrily—
then launched an attack with pyro and cyro aimed straight at her!
The next moment, a thunderous shout erupted from "Arataki Itto," full of vigor:
"Your voice is louder than mine?! I can't accept that!!!"
"And on top of that, you dare to bully someone from the Arataki Gang???"
"As their boss, anyone who joins the Arataki Gang is under my protection!!!"
"Messing with a member of the Arataki Gang is the same as picking a fight with the entire gang!!!"
With a furious roar, "Arataki Itto" charged toward Rosalyne, his twisted face full of rage.
In his hands, he wielded the Demon King's Golden Crusher, now wrapped in a terrifying, eerie force.
Seeing the ferocity of his charge, Rosalyne hurriedly raised an ice shield to defend herself—
But unfortunately for her, elemental power was no match for the eerie energy.
In front of it, her shield was like fragile paper—completely useless.
The shield was mercilessly shattered, and "Itto's" strike landed squarely on Rosalyne's abdomen,
sending her flying through the air and crashing hard into a nearby wall.
"Hahahaha~ You mess with the Arataki Gang, and you're getting clobbered—no questions asked!!!"
Watching Rosalyne get knocked back with a single blow, "Arataki Itto" let out a hearty laugh, clearly enjoying himself.
Perhaps because she had been defeated, her power began to dissipate—
and the layers of ice trapping everyone else started to melt.
One by one, the group regained their freedom of movement…
Then, "Arataki Itto" turned his gaze toward the Wanderer, grinning mischievously as he spoke:
"You just called me a dumb, muscle-headed clown, didn't you?"
"It's fine if you insult me—but you cannot insult the Arataki Gang!"
"I, Arataki Itto, am the boss of the Arataki Gang—its pride and face!"
"So insulting me is the same as insulting the whole Arataki Gang!"
"And for that—I absolutely won't let you off the hook!"
"Arataki Itto" then looked over at the Raiden Shogun, his expression fierce as he snarled:
"And you—how dare you not even know who I am?!"
"I'm the boss of the Arataki Gang—the one and only, world-famous 'Arataki the Undefeated, Supreme Grandmaster of All Things Awesome—Itto!'"
"Even if you haven't heard that name, you must've at least caught wind of one of my many other titles…"
"Like, 'Arataki King of Onikabuto Wrestling Itto,' 'Arataki Sumo Demon King Itto,' 'Arataki Pride of the Oni Itto,' 'Arataki Braver Than the Heavens Itto,' 'Arataki Never-Backs-Down Even When He's Losing Because He's a Real Man Itto'—and a ton more like that!"
"I've got so many titles, and yet you claim you've never heard of me? That's clearly a slight against me—and against the whole Arataki Gang!"
"I won't let this slide—you're gonna pay a steep price!"
As "Arataki Itto" spoke, a surge of eerie power exploded from his body, and he charged straight toward both the Raiden Shogun and the Wanderer!
Sensing the strange and ominous force surrounding "Arataki Itto," the Raiden Shogun ultimately chose not to confront him head-on.
"Very well… I'll let you off this time."
She gave the Wanderer one last glance, then transformed into a flash of thunder and disappeared from the scene.
Su Yuan watched the Raiden Shogun's departure in silence, deep in thought…
The Raiden Shogun—she didn't seem capable of using any Eerie power.
Did she realize that she was temporarily no match for "Arataki Itto," and so chose to withdraw for now?
In that case, as a puppet, perhaps the Raiden Shogun is immune to Eerie corruption—but also incapable of harnessing that power herself?
"Tch! Just as I thought—you really are a coward and a weakling, choosing to run away in the middle of a fight!"
Watching the Raiden Shogun disappear, "Arataki Itto" shouted furiously.
Then, he turned his gaze toward the Wanderer and growled, "Don't even think about running—you're not getting out of here alive!"
In the next moment, the Wanderer felt a strange force restrain him, rendering him completely immobile.
Meanwhile, "Arataki Itto," wielding his Oni King's Club wrapped in eerie power, began slowly approaching him...
Everyone present realized that "Arataki Itto" was using the most basic eerie technique—locking down his opponent's movement.
Just as things were about to take a deadly turn, Kuki Shinobu suddenly shouted:
"Boss! Actually, this guy is planning to join the Arataki Gang!"
The moment she said that, all the murderous intent around "Arataki Itto" vanished like smoke.
Beaming brightly, he looked at the Wanderer with great excitement and said:
"Bro! So Shinobu's telling me you wanna join the Arataki Gang?"
"Well, if that's the case, I'm willing to let bygones be bygones!"
"Once you're part of the Arataki Gang, we're all one big family!"
Aether kept throwing desperate glances at the Wanderer, clearly trying to signal him to just go along with it for now—to get through this crisis first.
But the Wanderer wasn't just anyone, and of course, he wasn't about to take such advice.
"The Arataki Gang? Never even heard of it."
"I'm guessing it's just some third-rate, trashy little gang, right?"
"Besides, I'm a wanderer who roams freely between heaven and earth. There's no way I'd ever join any group or faction."
"You want me to join the Arataki Gang? Keep dreaming."
The next instant, an eerie aura suddenly burst out from the Wanderer himself, and he effortlessly broke free from "Arataki Itto's" restraints.
"So what if it's eerie power? I can use it too."
Su Yuan stared at the scene in shock.
Just moments ago, he had speculated that puppets might not be able to use eerie power—and now the Wanderer had just completely smacked that theory in the face.
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