A person in Tokyo becomes a demon god

Chapter 85 The Disaster Arrives as Expected
"Not bad,"

In the library of the University of Tokyo, someone reading a book seemed to have found something wonderful, and a smile appeared on their face.

I always say that human potential is limitless.

Under immense pressure, more than a dozen sources of 'qi' emerged.

Although these creatures' 'qi' is as weak as a candle flickering in the wind, they will continue to grow stronger through constant fighting, training, and eating.

All supernatural 'qi' is part of Qiuyue's laws: he can sense, mobilize, and withdraw it at any time.

It's like farming, watching the seeds take root, sprout, and spread – it's quite interesting.

"What are you looking at that makes you so happy?"

Accompanied by a familiar voice, Kaori Inoue sat down opposite her.

"Modern medicine is truly a wonderful book; as the saying goes, 'There are golden houses in books, and there is wealth in books.'"

"Ok?"

The girl's questioning voice made Akizuki Ritsu stop the second half of her sentence.

"Ahem, reading more books is always useful."

"Actually, compared to medicine,"

When the topic of reading came up, Kaori Inoue thought for a moment.

"Now, agriculture and animal husbandry are more promising majors."

?

"Because supernatural beings are all big eaters, Brother Lu."

The girl explained with a smile,

"It is said that some supernatural beings can eat enough food for a hundred people in one meal."

Therefore, the island nation's government immediately began to attach great importance to agriculture and animal husbandry.

Supernatural beings are rare now, so there's nothing wrong with that.

After all, Tokyo has a population of ten million. Can it feed a hundred people? It's just a drop in the ocean.

"Once the number of supernatural beings increases, the demand for food will surge."

Many foods in island nations need to be imported.

Now that countries are providing strong support, a huge amount of supplies are pouring into the island nation, which is naturally thriving.

But no one can say for sure whether supernatural disasters will strike those major grain-producing countries one day, at which point food will become a major problem.

The real world isn't a 'fairytale kingdom,' nor are there countries so extravagant that they can build cities out of food.

"I see. I hadn't considered that problem."

What a blunder! We forgot about this.

The strongest characters in the One Piece world are all big eaters.

Meanwhile, that world has unscientific behemoths like 'Sea Kings,' so the powerful beings don't have to worry about food.

However, this world needs to intensify its efforts in developing agriculture.

"No wonder you said that agriculture and animal husbandry would be a better major."

The world's current food production is more than enough to supply humankind.

However, if the number of supernatural beings increases, there might be a shortage: especially for island nations surrounded by sea, where disruptions to maritime transport could cause food shortages. But—

"Kaori, how come you're so familiar with the supernatural?"

"Huh? Huh! Huh!"

"This one, that one"

Seeing the girl's adorable, panicked expression, Akizuki Ritsu stopped teasing her.

"Let's go home."

"go to bed early."

"Um,"

Since Akizuki Ritsu was leaving, Inoue Kaori also stood up.

Indeed, she needs to rest early: who knows, there might be a 'supernatural disaster' tonight.

No, it's not that we can't say.

It definitely exists!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"Damn it, Tokyo is in turmoil with the nuclear explosion, the 'Night Parade of One Hundred Demons,' and the conflict with America."

"Who says otherwise? But whatever, it's none of our business."

"You can't say that; we're all from an island nation."

On the brightly lit street, several young people were scrolling through their phones and having a lively discussion.

Night has fallen, and the city is bustling with people, even more so than usual. The reason for this is all due to one word: supernatural existence.

"Speaking of which, whether it's the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons or Abe no Seimei, aren't they all ours?"

"Shut up!"

Before one of the young men could finish speaking, he was interrupted by his companion.

"The government has declared that Abe no Seimei and the 'Twelve Shikigami' are both supernatural disasters."

"And if the 'Night Parade of One Hundred Demons' were to break out here, would you have the courage to throw a punch at those monsters?"

"Yes, it was my fault."

Young people who mentioned 'Abe no Seimei' immediately apologized.
Although their respective cities, representing 'Kansai' and Tokyo, representing 'Kanto', have always been at odds, constantly bickering and undermining each other, they are, after all, from the same country. Some things can only be secretly enjoyed in one's heart, but cannot be spoken aloud.

For example, they would be happy if Tokyo were to suffer misfortune, and they would definitely line the streets to welcome Abe no Seimei if he were willing to return.

"If I could witness Lord Seimei's brilliance, I would truly have no regrets."

"Supernatural power... if only I could master it—"

Several young people dreamed,

That's right, this is Osaka!
Osaka,

A city that developed next to Kyoto

However, it replaced Kyoto as the symbol of the three major metropolitan areas.

During the Heian period a thousand years ago, only one city, Heian-kyo, could be considered a major city. All other cities were simply "cage castles": castles built on mountains that served as both residences of lords and military structures.

The towering central castle tower also functions as a watchtower.

Back then, Heian-kyo was the center of the island nation: the imperial family, the regent, the shogun; waka poetry, onmyoji, and all sorts of ghosts and monsters, depicting the past glory.

However, with the advent of the maritime trade era, Osaka rose to prominence and gradually overshadowed Kyoto, becoming a rival to Tokyo. One was in Kanto, the other in Kansai, neither willing to yield to the other.

Now, with supernatural disasters occurring frequently in Tokyo, people in Osaka, though they don't say it, are secretly gloating.

Unfortunately, what they didn't know was that someone treated everyone 'equally'. "Hmm? Wait a minute!"

Among the young people walking and chatting, some noticed something was amiss.

"Why is it foggy?"

"fog?"

"Wait a minute, does Osaka never have foggy weather?!"

In an instant, the young people who had been enthusiastically discussing the 'supernatural' were startled and felt unable to move their feet.

"Hey, hey, are you kidding me?"

"It shouldn't just be Tokyo."

Are supernatural disasters only possible then?

How did I end up here?!

"No, no, don't be afraid,"

The young man, his voice already distorted, pulled out his phone.
"When something like this happens, all you have to do is call the police—?!"

However, upon closer inspection, the phone had no signal!

Finished

If we actually let them witness 'supernatural power,' they won't be happy.

"What do we do now? Should we keep going?"

"Hold hands, don't let go!"

Trembling with fear, the young people lined up and cautiously advanced through the fog: the fog wasn't thick, but strangely, there wasn't a single person around.

Are there steps ahead?

"It's a torii gate! There's a shrine!"

Upon seeing the vermilion "open"-shaped building ahead, the young people were invigorated.

Since there is a 'shrine', there must be 'gods'!
Once you enter the shrine, you'll be safe!

Normally, they scoff at any talk of ghosts and gods; but when faced with a supernatural event, they immediately become 'devout' believers.

Unfortunately, this was not a place of refuge. When the young people ran to the shrine, they looked up and saw:
"Meoka Shrine?"

"This name sounds familiar, doesn't it?"

"Wait, don't go in!!"

The young man who had stopped outside the shrine recalled the events and his expression changed drastically.

"There's a 'first washing well' here, let's go!"

Tap tap tap,

Just as the other young people who had passed through the 'torii gate' turned around in confusion, they heard the sound of horses' hooves behind them.

Pfft

Immediately afterwards, warm liquid splashed onto them.

"Ahhhhhh??"

"Mizuno? Mizuno——"

Instinctively turning around, I saw a headless corpse slowly collapsing.

A companion named 'Mizuno' had his head held aloft by a gauntlet.

"Where is my head?"

Behind the gauntlet was a military general dressed in ancient armor, with a banner on his back, riding a short horse.

He held a knife in one hand and 'Mizuno's' head in the other, voicing his questions from inside her abdomen.

"Where is my head?!"

As he spoke, he placed Mizuno's head, whose face was frozen in surprise, directly on his neck.

"No, this isn't my head!"

The next second, Mizuno's unseeing eyes fell on the others.

"Run!"

"Wait for me!!"

"Help, help, my leg is cramping—ah!"

A 'headless warrior' with the head of a young man on his back drives a chariot and slaughters his way back to his own head.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"what?!"

"Osaka has sent an urgent request for help: A parade of demons has broken out in the city!"

In Tokyo, in the Metropolitan Police Department Chief's office, Chief Inspector Fujita, who had been on high alert, relaxed.

"It's Osaka,"

That's good, that's good.

No, no, no, it's part of an island nation after all. The most important thing now is:

"Did any powerful monsters appear during this Night Parade of One Hundred Demons?"

In response to Director Fujita's inquiry, the secretary answered rapidly.

"Some are directors, some are..."

"The vengeful spirit of the 'Kumara-ji' well at Hirooka Shrine, the 'Buried Rice' spirit in Umeda, the headless ghost of the Inunakiyama Tunnel, and the spirits of those killed in the Sennichimae Department Store fire."

After rattling off a long list of Osaka's infamous "inauspicious spots," the secretary continued:
"There are nine such 'inauspicious places' in total,"

"I don't know why, maybe it's a problem with Osaka itself, but this kind of distorted scene appears in the area."

As the secretary handed over the tablet, Director Fujita glanced at it.
The vengeful spirit of the 'Kumara-jima-i' well at Hiraga Shrine

Legend has it that the head of the famous general Nanmu Masayuki was washed in this well during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period; the spirit of the general is often seen wandering around at night, and it is known by the locals as the 'Head Washing Well', a very famous place for experiencing the supernatural.

The spirit of the 'buried field' in Umeda
The Umeda shopping district in Osaka has been known to contain the remains of approximately 1500 people from the Edo to Meiji periods. During construction, skeletons, bone artifacts, and clay figurines have been frequently unearthed. Night shift workers have even witnessed a blurry female figure and heard soft weeping sounds. It is a well-known site for testing courage.

Right now, these areas of Osaka are being distorted in large quantities!
"How could this be?"

Director Fujita was completely baffled.
Simply because this is someone's ongoing 'experiment'.

"Notify the entire Second Division to mobilize,"

"There are also mercenary groups from various countries, with the following objectives:"

Osaka!

No matter how,

We can't just stand by and watch someone die, so let's fight first and see what happens!

(End of this chapter)