A person in Tokyo becomes a demon god

Chapter 192 Crawling in the Dark
"Hey, wait a minute!"

"You can't, O'Shea—"

The gate bearing the Kuzuha family crest slowly closed, and the three commissioners, Smith and his companions, exchanged bewildered glances.

They were kicked out.

It wasn't exactly 'chasing them away,' but rather politely 'asking' them to get lost.

According to the young master wearing the fox mask, Nagayoshi Toshiyuki, a grand celebration is about to be held here, and it is inconvenient for outsiders to participate.

"Sir, what should we do next?"

The agent with the injured arm turned his back to his colleague with the injured thigh, asking questions while making a wary gesture.

"Of course, we'll sneak back,"

The agent, whose thigh was injured, scratched his face anxiously.

"How dare you, mere islanders, defy the great America?"

"Since he's going to hold a celebration, let's ruin it!"

This statement is quite in line with America's past style. But—that was then. Now they've secretly infiltrated the island nation, and without the support of the US military stationed there, how dare they cause trouble here?
I don’t want to live anymore!

"That's a good suggestion,"

After exchanging a glance with the agent whose arm was injured, Commissioner Smith spoke.

"However, this family is not an ordinary one. It will be difficult for the three of us to accomplish anything on our own, so we need to find help."

"you're right,"

The agent with the injured thigh nodded and said nothing more.

"Let's check out this town first,"

Having already guessed what was going on, Smith waved his hand and surprisingly suggested starting a search of the building.

Without further ado, the three secret agents naturally disregarded the law. They began breaking down doors and windows, ransacking the place; however, after searching house after house, they found only ordinary island homes.

really,

However, at the same time, Commissioner Smith's suspicions have been confirmed.

They didn't encounter any monster attacks along the way!

In other words, the act of stopping the 'festival' was tacitly approved by a certain faction in the town?

Those 'puppet monsters' chasing them? If so:
"Let's go back,"

?

Commissioner Smith's words surprised both agents.

"go back?"

"Changxi's family?"

"No, it was the very first 'shrine'."

The shrine of the Cedar Tree God, the home of Sakiko Igarashi, who is now 'dead'.

Since it was an order, the other two agents had no objections and began to make their way towards the edge of the town through the fog.

This time, they miraculously encountered no monsters on the road, just like in a normal foggy town: if you can't see a single person, that's normal.

"arrive,"

After encountering no obstacles, the three arrived at the foot of the shrine in half an hour.

"We made a mistake."

Looking up at the shrine atop the mountain, Commissioner Smith explained:
"Because I was in a shrine from the beginning, I subconsciously thought that the shrine was everything."

But that's not the case. Along the way, Commissioner Smith kept trying to get information out of the 'high school student' Osamu Iwai, and obtained a lot of information.

"The Igarashi family stopped their shrine activities during my grandfather's generation."

Sakiko Igarashi's father went on to become an office worker to support his family, completely abandoning the shrine.

"So the shrine is basically managed by Sakiko Igarashi."

Therefore, the shrine belongs to the Igarashi family.

But it is not the place where Igarashi's "home" is located.

"Her home is around here,"

Pointing to a detached house on the roadside below the shrine, Commissioner Smith walked towards it.

"If I'm not mistaken, we can find more clues here."

click,

With the level of three special agents,

There's no awkwardness of 'the door is locked'; you can easily break in. There's no one in the building either, but that's okay:

"Find the diary."

Judging from her experiences at the shrine, Igarashi Sakiko had a habit of keeping a diary.

If they could find the other party's diary, they could unravel the complex relationships and gain an intelligence advantage.

There was no other way. Not to mention the gods of this town, the monsters alone were formidable enemies that they could hardly deal with. In this situation, the only way to break the deadlock was to try to 'borrow strength'—and to borrow strength, one needed to know the other party's needs and position in order to have bargaining chips.

"Sir, look at this—"

Entering a house with a distinctly girlish style.
The agent with the injured thigh went straight to the bookshelf, took down a few books, and flipped through them, 'coincidentally' finding a page of paper covered in writing.

I hate the dark; it reminds me that I'm all alone.

The opening text immediately made Commissioner Smith raise an eyebrow.

People always say about me: "Sakiko is a bit strange, Sakiko is a magical child."

'The amazing child is always alone. The noise in the classroom makes me forget my loneliness, but in the darkness, I remember that I am all alone.'

Without a doubt, this is Sakiko Igarashi's diary.

"Xiaochu is a wonderful child. She likes to play with boys, especially 'Gundam games' with Xiu. She's also a good student and a key player on the track and field team. When such a wonderful child greeted me, I was very happy because we are kindred spirits."

"Little Chu, we are true friends, friends for life."

'Shu is just a game companion; one day, we'll forget the Gundam we played as children.'

'Rin is enthusiastic about playing the role of a helpful and exemplary student, which is nice, but we will all graduate eventually.'

'Only I, only I will never leave you: We made a promise, neither of us is allowed to run away, we'll date together, grow up together, grow old together, and fall into darkness together.'

Three agents,

I stared intently at the words on the page.

'I hate PE class because of the long-distance races: it's like a competition held just to mock me for coming in last.'

'It was too lonely, so I asked Rin to run with me to the finish line, and she agreed.'

'I asked Hinako again, but she said she was a sports specialist.'

If you come in last place, you won't get past the teacher.

"I see, that's understandable."

The handwriting below became distorted and illegible.

'But I know she just didn't want to run with someone as clumsy as me.'

'I curse the little chick to fall and break a bone, so she'll never be able to run again!'

?

"Sigh, the 'friendship' of island girls is really heavy." "Yes, the promise has become a curse."

The three agents were chilled to the bone. This was not like real weapons; it was the evil in people's hearts: it might never be revealed in a lifetime, or it might erupt into a mysterious murder at some point.

It's hard for anyone to accept that someone close to them harbors murderous intent;
Even the most resolute warrior wouldn't want their family and friends to be like this.

"Thankfully, Sakiko is already dead—"

"Waaaaah!"

? ?
Before Commissioner Smith could finish speaking, a faint sobbing sound could be heard.

"It's so dark."

"It's so cold."

"Hinako, where are you? Hinako, I'm sorry."

"I shouldn't have cursed you, causing you to fall and get injured in PE class. Waaah!"

"Xiao Lin and I helped you finish the whole race; I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry!"

???

In the girl's room,

The agents looked at each other, their faces deathly pale.

The sound came from the 'Japanese-style room' in the room!

Close at hand.

run?
still--

"Ahem, Ms. Igarashi."

After giving his two colleagues a wary gesture, Commissioner Smith gritted his teeth, stepped forward with his crew cut, stretched out his arm, and gently and slowly pulled open the shoji door of the 'Japanese-style room' with his fingertips.

The so-called 'Japanese room' is a method of utilizing space in island nations.

The sliding door leads to a bed, while the outside serves as a rest area or viewing area: yes, it's the kind of small cubicle where Doraemon sleeps.

Whoosh,

The sliding door was opened, but no monsters immediately rushed out. Instead, there was only the figure of a girl dressed in a Shinto 'Chihaya' robe, huddled in a corner. The gorgeous 'Chihaya' robe, with its wide sleeves and patterns of pine trees and cranes, was a formal garment that only a god-level official could wear.

"How can I help you?"

Regardless of why Sakiko Igarashi, whom Hinako Fukami claims is already 'dead,' is hiding in her room crying, but since she's already here, she can't just turn around and run away.

Smith hasn't forgotten their job: to search for supernatural forces.

Of course, whether or not they will take the power back after obtaining it remains to be seen.

That's another matter.

"Hinako, Hinako, where are you?"

The girl, curled up in a ball with her head buried in her knees, could only mutter to herself.

"Without you, I would die. I would bite off my own tongue, gouge out my own eyes, and cut off every single one of my fingers with scissors."

Fuck?!
The 'friendship' of high school students in your island nation is not just heavy, it's perverted!
Commissioner Smith, who had just opened the door to the Japanese-style room, swallowed hard, feeling a burning sensation as if a knife had scraped across his throat.

"If it's Miss Fukami."

"We parted ways with her at the Changxi Mansion—"

"Changxi?!"

In an instant, the girl dressed as a 'goddess' who had just been carrying three people and feeling sorry for herself suddenly became excited.

"No, absolutely not!"

"Hinako will be sacrificed; that guy lied to her."

"I must stop all of this!"

After saying that, the girl darted out of the Japanese-style room and scrambled out of the room on all fours: her speed caught the three agents off guard.

"Hinako, Hinako, Hinako, Hinako, Hinako—"

As it crawled and murmured, the sound quickly faded into the distance.

"Isn't this guy terrible at sports?"

The agent, who had injured his arm and instinctively stepped back, suddenly slammed into the wall and couldn't help but shout angrily.

What's wrong with it?
They can crawl faster than they can run!

"We're already in the supernatural age, why would we care about these things?"

The first to react, Commissioner Smith, rushed toward the door.

"Follow!"

Three agents rushed out of the Igarashi residence. The figure of 'Igarashi Sakiko' could no longer be seen in the mist, only the faint image of 'Hinako' still lingered in the wind.

"Chase,"

But that's okay,
They knew Changxi's direction; if they followed him there, they could obtain clues.

Ok? !

When they caught up with Changxi at his doorstep, this is what they saw:
Sakiko Igarashi was lying on the ground crying, and opposite her was Hinako Fukami, dressed in a clean sailor uniform and holding a naginata.

Hey, hey, hey, where did that two-meter-long naginata come from? And where's your arm? How come that demonic hand has turned back into a normal shape?!

Commissioner Smith was beyond words about what had happened in this town. The current situation was:
"Little Hina, I've come to save you!"

Sakiko Igarashi, who was lying on the ground, slightly raised her head.

“I know you want to escape this place too. Come with me.”

"Kosaki?"

Fukasui Hinako was holding a naginata with a blank expression.

"what are you talking about?"

"traitor!"

Seeing Hinako Fukamizu standing guard with her sword drawn, Sakiko Igarashi, who had been crawling in the shadows all the way, finally 'stood up'.

Only when she stood up did everyone see her true face.

? !
The upper half of his face looks normal.

The lower half of its face has been transformed into the mouthparts of an insect!

Actually, the upper half of his face, which is ashen and rolls its eyes, isn't exactly normal; but compared to the lower half of his mouth, which is covered with insect-like segments, it looks too much like a human.

At the same time, Smith and his two companions, who had been chasing after them, saw Hinako holding a naginata through the hole in her back.

That's right, a huge hole was torn open in 'Sakiko Igarashi's' chest.

Splash,

The strange girl dressed as a deity was not holding a Kagura bell.

Instead, it was a spiked club with chains and full of sharp teeth!
"Hehehe~~"

"I must take you back."

The next second, the eerie 'Igarashi Sakiko' raised her hand and swung it, the spiked club in her hand whistling out.

boom! ! !
Like an anti-tank missile,

It crashed into the spot where Hinako Fukami had just been standing.

(End of this chapter)