Tokyo: The Player Behind the Scenes.

Chapter 159 (157): A White Rainbow Pierces the Sun (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"She needs a shipment of high-strength metal?"

Even though he might have to face the Demon Blade tomorrow, Leon, as the executive director of the Extraordinary Countermeasures Department, still got a good night's sleep and refused to work overtime.

"Yes, this is a request she made this morning after she got up." The subordinate emphasized that it was a request, not a request.

"What's the reason?"

"To deal with the demon sword."

Leon stroked his beard, finding it amusing.

"Was she acting strangely last night?"

"No, I just woke up a few times in the middle of the night."

“Okay, grant her request. Go to the materials department and transfer the materials.” Leon pondered for a few minutes before making this decision. “Also, arrange for me to meet with her. After the meeting, give her the materials only after you get my permission.”

"Yes."

Leon walked to his office, put on his bulletproof vest and portable automatic defense belt, and grabbed two pistols, a knife, and a stun grenade.

Looking in the mirror, I'm alright, just a little puffy.

"That should be about right. We also need to deploy an automatic turret at the entrance."

With everything prepared, Leon put on a relaxed and friendly expression and arrived at Muramasa Taki's door.

Knock politely.

".Please come in."

Taki looked at the large one-way glass window next to her, which offered a clear view of the room except for the bathroom. Was there really any need to knock?

Leon walked in and gave Taki a proper bow first.

"I am Leon Hasegawa, the executive director of the Extraordinary Situation Countermeasures Department."

“Ms. Muramasa, thank you very much for your cooperation during this time. We are deeply sorry for the trouble caused to you, but for the sake of the people and to eliminate the demon sword as soon as possible, these are things that cannot be done. I assure you that the country will provide you and your family with compensation beyond what is expected afterward as a token of our apologies.”

Seeing a foreign-looking man speaking fluent Japanese, bowing at a perfect 90-degree angle, and repeatedly saying "for the people," Muramasa Takii felt that the little essence of this country was about to be completely stolen.

"Hmm." Takii maintained a somewhat dissatisfied attitude.

Leon didn't mind, pulled out a chair and sat opposite her, fragments of information about her flashing through his mind.

According to the information, Muramasa Taki was always seen as a person of gentleness and friendliness.

After being retained by the authorities, he has consistently cooperated.

Is this an expression of dissatisfaction with our blatant use of her as bait and surveillance? Then why is it only starting today? The decision was made yesterday, so why wasn't there any expression of dissatisfaction then?

Is her confidence based on her ability to communicate with the demon sword telepathically? Or is it as I suspect?
As Leon pondered her intentions, he glanced at the one-way mirror beside him and patted his forehead in a mock manner.

"I clearly reminded them, but I didn't expect that the glass hasn't been replaced yet. Ishii, what's wrong with you? Hurry up and replace the glass with a sealed panel."

He shouted into the walkie-talkie.

Soon, the one-way glass was simply removed and replaced with a closed panel.

“I respect personal privacy quite a bit, but this is all I can do for now. Please forgive me for the rest.” Leon pointed to the surveillance camera in the room.

Taki watched his performance, calmly holding his teacup and sipping his tea.

"Can we discuss the materials you applied for today?" Based on Taki's reaction, Leon made some judgments and chose to get straight to the point.

"Okay, you can't hear me about that."

"Oh, you said you need these materials to deal with the demon sword, is that what you mean by 'deal with'?"

"I'm just trying to protect myself; I'm not confident at all."

"Have you obtained abilities like those of the Knight or the Demon Mist?"

"You can say that."

Takii's reply was very direct, indicating that she had thought it through and decided not to hide anything in order to reduce the risk for tomorrow.

This attitude is now more of a show to them, an expression of their unwillingness to be threatened.

He could certainly choose not to provide the materials for the fish-shaped garment, but
He took out a button and pressed it, and the red dot on the nearby monitor started flashing: "Ms. Muramasa, can you reveal the source of your ability?"

"I don't know, it just appeared after I woke up."

"So, I wonder what your opinion is on America?"

Tuk-tuk-tuk.

There was a loud knocking on the door.

“Ms. Muramasa, things are valued for their rarity. If you are not opposed to cooperating with the government, you can play both sides and increase your bargaining power.”

After he finished speaking, he pressed the button again, and the monitor returned to normal.

“Well then, Ms. Muramasa, on behalf of the Extraordinary Countermeasures Department, I extend to you an invitation for cooperation—cooperation on an equal footing.”

Muramasa Taki found that she hadn't done anything, yet things were going the way she wanted.

As expected, she revealed it too obviously, or perhaps this person wanted to use this method to give her more negotiating power with the Japanese government and allow her to have a chance to waver.

"I will consider it, but I hope to make a decision after the demon sword incident has subsided."

"No problem, I respect citizens' freedom of choice the most. Everyone has the right to choose freely."

Leon smiled again, didn't linger, got up, opened the door, and left.

"You can send the materials in now, but the limit is ten kilograms."

Superalloys aren't heavy, but ten kilograms doesn't seem like much.

Inside the room, the materials were piled up in a corner. Taki squatted down and slowly stroked them.

Very strong.

This was the most responsive piece of metal she had touched that day.

However, one can sense from its sharpness that it leans more towards defense than offense.

So, let's start trying it.

Takii planned to use these materials to forge a long sword and a set of light armor. She moved the materials to the bed, sat cross-legged on it, and placed her hands on the metal as if she were kneading it.

I kept kneading like that until evening.

Slowly, a sword embryo appeared in her hand.

"call."

She lost count of how many times she had wiped her sweat.

So tired. I don't know if it's because she's not skilled enough or because she's too much of a perfectionist, but she hasn't finished making a single knife in half a day, let alone armor.

"You mean she spent the whole day hand-crafting metal materials and then turned a 20-centimeter rectangular superalloy into this...extended cucumber?"

The Minister of Defense, who arrived after hearing the inquiry, was dumbfounded.

The person in charge of observing Muramasa Taki nodded blankly.

"Can you find out what the other person's extraordinary ability is?"

"Minister Leon inquired and said that the other party's emotions were temporarily unstable, and suggested that a good relationship be cultivated first."

Are her family members in our hands?

"Currently under our surveillance and protection."

"Send two more security teams, and be extremely careful not to let the US military take them away."

"Yes."

The Minister of Defense sighed. He knew Leon must have some ulterior motives, after all, he was someone directly appointed by Amy.

But what can they do? They have no right to refuse.

The fact that Amy was able to grant Leon Japanese citizenship was already a great favor; if she were to take advantage of that favor, she would only end up being shot seven times in the back and committing suicide.

The only thing we can do right now is to try our best to prevent the other party from poaching our partners.

This is the most promising superhuman he could find right now, and he doesn't want to give up this great opportunity, even though he doesn't even know what the other party's abilities are yet.

As midnight approached, Takii's knife wasn't quite finished, but it was almost there. She didn't continue, but instead prepared to go to sleep and work on achieving the perfect ending.

In comparison, this is more important.

Upon entering the game, you are immediately placed before the battle with Hattori Masahiro.

For her first life, she planned to test the feasibility of her idea.

When the two clashed, Takii initially launched a fierce attack, leaving Hattori Masashi exhausted. Then, he pretended to be running out of steam, allowing Hattori Masashi to switch the offensive and defensive positions.

Half of her attention was focused on Tokugawa on the stage, but she didn't dare look directly at him and could only observe him out of the corner of her eye.

"it is good!"

Tokugawa Ieyasu gave the samurai more space, wanting to properly appreciate Hattori's counterattack.

It's now!

Suddenly, Taki abandoned his defense and stabbed Hattori with his sword.

But the knife was very easy to dodge. Hattori dodged it with a slight sidestep and was about to use the opportunity to counterattack when he saw the knife in Taki's hand fly like a dart straight toward Tokugawa Ieyasu on the stage.

The knife tip didn't pierce the air, but rather his life.

Clang!
When the sword was only a dozen centimeters away from Tokugawa, a nearby samurai drew his weapon in time and slashed it down, knocking it to the ground.

Tokugawa was terrified and was surrounded by the samurai who had recovered.

Taki used his neck to slash Hattori's knife.

She figured it out.

He opened his eyes again, back to the moment before the fight.

This time, she fought even more fiercely, trading blows with Hattori, and was slightly at a disadvantage.

Before long, she was covered in blood and wounds, and she couldn't heal herself with her magical exorcism abilities. Each time, she was in grave danger under Hattori's blade.

Even the usually composed Tokugawa was getting anxious watching from above.

Hattori, do you even know how to use a knife?! How come you're always just a little bit off? Do you think this is an exhibition match?
Seeing Taki's miserable state, the samurai beside Tokugawa relaxed their guard slightly.

This is the time!

The samurai's hand left the hilt of his sword!
The long sword, gleaming with white light, arrived in an instant, piercing Tokugawa's throat before his eyes could even widen.

The Myoho Muramasa cannot be released, but it doesn't say that the Myoho Exorcism cannot be released!

"Crack."

Tokugawa opened his mouth in disbelief, only to belatedly feel a sharp pain in his neck.

He hasn't accomplished his great task yet.

Tokugawa's blood flowed down the blade and onto the inscription, and the white light on it silently dissipated.

"My lord! My lord!"

"Hurry up and save the master!"

The scene descended into chaos.

Hattori's knife had already pierced Taki's heart, but his attention was no longer on her. Instead, he looked back at the scene on the stage, feeling cold all over, as if the sky were collapsing on him.

Muramasa Taki saw Hosei sighing, but he didn't know for whom he was sighing.

She had done her best, arriving here without killing anyone; it was impossible for her to kill Tokugawa and escape unscathed.

Whether she wins or loses, her life is going to be lost here, so dying together with her is the best outcome she can achieve.

You have successfully completed the ending - "White Rainbow Piercing the Sun".

[Ending Review: A perfect ending. From as far back as I can remember, my father forbade me to touch this knife, but now, it's all I have left. Thankfully, it didn't disappoint me, and I didn't disappoint him either.]

[Perfect Ending Reward: Guardian Jade (stores life force, heals oneself, provides emergency protection, cannot be transferred)]

(End of this chapter)