But whatever Fat Tiger said shouldn't have had anything to do with this matter… or so it should have been.
"This one? You'll have to ask Gian—this guy—about it. After all, he tricked me so badly last night. So I have to be involved in this too."
As Fat Tiger spoke, he lightly placed a hand on Suneo's shoulder and gave him a smile that made Suneo feel a chill down his spine.
"F–Fat Tiger… didn't I already tell you? I lost consciousness halfway through. I had no idea what happened at all. When I came to, I was already inside Lin Feng's house."
When Suneo said that, he was filled with helplessness.
He had gone out earlier specifically to find Doraemon and ask about everything that happened yesterday. Who would've thought that halfway there, he'd run into Fat Tiger—who had also come to settle accounts with him?
After all, when they were heading home together last night, Suneo—who had been controlled by Uranda—had directly picked up Fat Tiger and thrown him into the roadside drainage ditch.
Although Fat Tiger had been stunned senseless, he woke up afterward.
And so, the next morning, Fat Tiger charged straight over to Suneo's place, ready to collect the debt from last night.
But since Suneo had absolutely no memory of last night, he could only explain everything he did know to Fat Tiger once again.
After listening, Fat Tiger was still half-skeptical, but he no longer planned on beating Suneo up.
Since this happened after they returned from the Wind Village yesterday, then they had the responsibility to deal with the whole matter.
With that mindset, Fat Tiger walked together with Suneo, planning to face the situation as a team and uncover the truth.
"Alright then. If that's how it is, let's go together. When we see Doraemon, I'll tell you everything I know."
After Suneo explained why Fat Tiger tagged along, Lin Feng could only accept it with a helpless sigh.
Originally, he had hoped to solve the issue quietly without involving too many people.
But now, it was obviously impossible to hide it anymore.
Instead of letting them guess wildly, it was better to lay everything out clearly.
Not long after, Lin Feng, Suneo, and Fat Tiger arrived at Shizuka's home.
Shizuka's mother was clearly startled by so many classmates suddenly showing up.
Although Fat Tiger and Suneo had occasionally been invited over before, it was rare for this many kids to come all together like this.
But guests were guests, and Shizuka's mother warmly welcomed them inside.
Upstairs, Shizuka, Doraemon, and Nobita were sitting together, drinking tea and snacking on pastries.
The sudden arrival of Lin Feng, Fat Tiger, and Suneo surprised them a little.
But after Lin Feng spent quite some effort explaining everything that happened last night, as well as what he himself had learned, Doraemon and the others finally realized how serious the situation was.
"Lin Feng, you're saying… when Suneo came back with us yesterday, he was already possessed by the evil chieftain Uranda of the Arashi Clan? And his goal was to reclaim all the Wind Children, undo the seal on the wind monster Mafuuka, release it, and destroy the world? That's what you mean…?"
As expected of a cat-type robot from the 22nd century, Doraemon's analytical ability was excellent.
Even though everything sounded unbelievable, he still managed to grasp the key points immediately after hearing Lin Feng's explanation, and gave a concise summary.
"Yeah. That's exactly what happened. Which means from here on… the time left for us is running out."
Lin Feng nodded, his tone heavy.
To make everyone believe him, he had already explained that all this information came from Uranda himself—the one who possessed Suneo yesterday.
And this point was confirmed by Fat Tiger.
After all, Suneo had literally lifted him into the air and tossed him into the drainage ditch. With Suneo's own strength, that was impossible.
The only explanation was that everything Lin Feng said was true—that Suneo really had been possessed by Uranda. Only the Arashi Clan's chieftain would have such supernatural power.
Furthermore, according to Lin Feng, although the wind monster Mafuuka required the Mafuuka Pearl and an incantation to unseal and summon it…
Who knew if something unexpected might happen?
Especially since, on the Arashi side, aside from the chieftain Uranda, there was also an evil doctor from the future—another troublesome factor.
Perhaps some rules of crossing time and space limited his true abilities.
But if they pushed him too far… who could say he wouldn't do something desperate?
"In that case, yes—we really do need to hurry."
"Right, those 'Wind Children' you mentioned… are these the two you brought?"
Since it was Doraemon's first time seeing Fuko and Kuro, he was very curious about the two small typhoon-like beings.
When Suneo and Nobita saw one of the little typhoons Lin Feng brought, both of them froze—then their expressions changed instantly.
"It's you!"
"You're the one who crashed my remote-control car…!"
"And you're the one who stole my ice cream…!"
Two voices cried out at almost the same time.
"Shuu~! Shuu~!"
Seeing their old playmates again, Fuko cheerfully spun a playful loop around them, then settled happily next to Shizuka.
"Alright, alright. Fuko was probably just being mischievous earlier. Just treat her like a child who doesn't know any better and forgive her this once."
Shizuka had zero resistance to Fuko's affectionate antics, and she couldn't help defending her.
"So weird… this one's also a small typhoon? Why does it look pitch black, like a lump of coal…?"
Fat Tiger's curiosity quickly shifted toward Kuro as he pointed at it with confusion.
But the next second, Fat Tiger regretted saying that.
Because among everyone present, the only person Kuro liked was Lin Feng.
For everyone else, not being actively hostile was already polite.
Let alone tolerating being called a lump of coal.
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