I became the emperor in the comic book series.

Behind them, in the fast food restaurant that was gradually being left behind, two employees stared in astonishment at the two receding figures. They looked at each other, feeling as if they had seen two idiots, or as if they had been force-fed dog food.

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Afterwards, Nagasaki Motoyo, panting heavily, was too exhausted to run any further and was carried in Higashino Akira's arms. He told her that he actually knew someone nearby who had already paid for the ride. Then, the girl, who was laughing with a bright smile, called him a "bad guy" and bit his shoulder through his clothes.

Unbeknownst to them, two girls on the street not far away were staring at them with wide eyes.

"Miko...that girl, I don't think I've seen her around Higashino-san before, have I?"

"Ah."

"Another girlfriend, Higashino-san is so mean!"

"Oh."

"What should we do then? Should we tell Mai-senpai?"

"this……"

On one side is her good friend and one of her brother's girlfriends, whom she has known for a short time and with whom she keeps in frequent contact; on the other side is her philandering brother, who is her guardian and treats her very well.

Miko Yotsuya fell into deep thought about how to decide.

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Chapter 151 In the end, she became Hachiman Kairin!

"Kotoko, everyone's here."

In a traditional Japanese-style courtyard, Higa Kotoko, having changed out of her white shrine maiden outfit, stood silently for a long time until an elderly woman with a capable demeanor and a face that still hinted at her youthful charm appeared behind her and gently reminded her.

Upon hearing this, Higa Kotoko nodded.

"Thank you for your help."

"I only borrowed your venue. The fact that they were able to arrive so quickly is because you have a lot of influence."

The old woman shook her head, declined the credit, and turned to walk towards the conference room with Qinzi.

Inside, the island nation's security maintenance department is a gathering place for top-tier martial arts psychic abilities.

There were only about twenty people in total, of all shapes and sizes, tall and short, fat and thin, male and female, big and small. Their styles were very different. If there was anything in common, it was that most of them were not arrogant, but rather had a calm and detached attitude, indifferent to the outside world.

Many of them were old acquaintances, but they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Add to that a few young new faces, and they all mingle together, naturally some reminiscing about the past, and others showing off their knowledge.

The only silence fell when a woman wearing a long black trench coat, gloves, and a winding scar on one cheek near her eye walked in.

"I didn't expect it to really be you, Kotoko. You actually have time to come back for some kind of meeting." Even seeing her in person, some people were still surprised by the appearance of this powerful and busy person. "I heard that you organized a big event a while ago, and quite a few people died?"

"Yes, it was my mistake."

Kotoko Higa did not deny it, but readily accepted the mistake and the situation of the tearing apart of the water, and then officially began the meeting.

"The topics of this meeting are the stability of Japanese religious sites and the impact of the capture of the demons and the emergence of new gods."

The capture of the Po-Xiong Demon was not a big deal; most of the people present were able to deal with it, and the others, having made preparations beforehand, were equally capable.

As a wandering evil spirit with a fixed hunting target, the Po-Xiu Demon usually does not expand its hunting target group. Its territory is very small and located in a sparsely populated rural area, and it does not return home for many years. Its disappearance will not cause a serious power vacuum that would cause surrounding gods to wander into its original territory, thereby causing the relatively stable spirit field of the island nation, which was originally divided by various regional gods and powerful evil spirits, to become unstable.

The main concern is that someone has captured such a powerful evil spirit as the Po-Xiong Mo, and we need to be careful whether it will use this power to do things that cause chaos.

Although she agreed to and tacitly allowed the little girl to take the Po-Xiu Demon away, it didn't mean the matter was over. She had to clean up the mess.

Kotoko Higa is very busy and doesn't have much time to stay in Japan for long. The little girl is protected by a god, so it's not advisable to forcibly detain or imprison her. She can only inform the local psychics stationed there so that everyone is aware of the situation and ask someone to guide her.

As the local host, Jāmi did not refuse Kotoko's request and nodded in agreement after a moment's thought.

As a veteran in the psychic world, no one would refuse Kotoko's favor.

However, not everyone has the insight. Some young psionicists who have just reached this level and are stationed in one place are unhappy with Kotoko, who is a cut above others and does not have to be stationed in a fixed area.

"So many people have died this time, scattered all over the country. How are they going to handle this in their respective jurisdictions? We can't be the ones to go out and deal with every little thing, can we?"

Higa Kotoko glanced at him, and her spiritual power was no longer restrained. A huge and heavy spiritual field of majesty naturally poured out, accurately landing on the few new faces that looked at her with suspicion.

"I already have a solution to this, and it has something to do with the person I'll talk about later."

After speaking, he stopped releasing spiritual energy and easily withdrew the deep spiritual field that had been leaking out, no longer paying attention to the cold sweat that was quietly sliding down the other person's face and the trembling pupils.

Then, the discussion turned to the potential impact of the newly created noble deity.

Kotoko Higa shared the information she had gathered about Akira Higashino over the past two days, from the shrine that could be loaded into the game and moved via mobile phone, to the Cloud Dream Fantasy Land plan, which was now preparing to recruit more people.

This includes the protective effect of the barrier on individuals and its lethal effect on evil spirits.

This made her meaning clear to everyone.

If there aren't enough people, just outsource it. After all, some of these beliefs aren't really necessary for them. If they can exchange them for the power that allows novices or ordinary people to deal with common evil spirits, it certainly won't increase their workload.

There's nothing unacceptable about that.

As for the so-called Gensokyo Project, it has sparked a lot of heated debate. Most people think it's a pipe dream. If all the gods and countless evil spirits were so easy to deal with, Japan wouldn't be in this situation where eight million gods are everywhere, occupying territories big and small.

To put it simply, if you want to be the leader, you first have to be strong enough to suppress other gods and powerful spirits.

Secondly, there must be enough benefits that are useful to both gods and other powerful spirits; otherwise, how can one control a few subordinates by coercion alone?

You're lucky if you don't get ganged up on and beaten to death.

Although the other party has moved from traditional channels of collecting faith to the internet, which is quite modern and refreshing, that's about it.

The subsequent propaganda about dividing Yin and Yang, reshaping the Three Realms, and writing a new chapter in mythology is completely unbelievable; it's all empty rhetoric and grandiose.

What's more worrying than that is the ambition the other party shows.

"Won't His actions, no matter how far they ultimately develop, cause turmoil?"

“It’s understandable that a young god is eager to achieve great things.”

"It would be better to deal with it as soon as possible and maintain the current relative stability."

"..."

Young psychics also yearn to subdue powerful spirits and gain merit.

In the past, to maintain stability, one could not break the balance without authorization. But now, the target that is about to break the balance is right in front of us, and it is a rare Pokémon. It is hard not to be tempted.

However, Kotoko Higa shook her head, pressed the remote control, and displayed a table on the projection screen behind her.

"That person's businesses now have nearly 100,000 full-time employees. They and their families are also his followers, providing him with strength. In a secular sense, this is a huge force that can directly affect 100,000 families and indirectly affect hundreds of thousands of families."

"The entire Yunmeng system industry is held together by Him. Once He goes out of control or disappears, all of this will collapse instantly. The turmoil caused by the collapse of the livelihoods of millions of believers may be more serious for Japan than the consequences of the turmoil in the spirit field."

The fishy smell was so strong!

This is damn messy, it's chaotic no matter what, it's blocked on both sides.

How disgusting!

"How did He manage to feed so many people?"

Just moments ago, I was actively suggesting capturing that troublemaker and killing him if he disobeyed. Now, I have a disgusted expression on my face, as if I've eaten shit.

Upon hearing this, Higa Kotoko switched to the next picture, which showed the wages and benefits of Yunmeng Group employees. "He gives money, a lot of money."

The numbers on the projection screen made Xing Shuoxing, who lives in a capitalist country, feel uncomfortable for a while.

Damn, is this still neon?

Has socialism invaded?

Where else can you find a business that doesn't make money itself, but instead distributes almost all of its profits to its employees, offering high wages and benefits, strictly adhering to labor laws and even voluntarily reducing working hours, while also providing so many holidays and actively engaging in charity?

The key point is that He almost never ventures into high-tech fields; His main industries are all those that need the most people.

They truly lived up to their status as dependent on food and clothing, and could not be moved in the slightest.

They wanted to take action, but not only would their colleagues in the department disagree, but people from other departments wouldn't allow it either.

What's wrong with the gods these days? Instead of engaging in wicked practices, they're so old that they marry underage girls. Even if they were just running a shrine and developing their followers, that wouldn't be a problem. Who taught them to do business like this?

If ordinary businesses could also use commercial and political means to suppress and divide the spoils, thus diminishing the impact.

However, this kind of faith based on gods is really hard to shake. Otherwise, if even one percent of those believers were fanatical, this small island nation could become a Middle Eastern battlefield with hand-made spray guns and homemade explosives flying everywhere.

"In that case, we should try our best to help Him from now on. If we encounter a god or spirit with a controllable and relatively gentle personality, we should introduce them to Him. No matter how strong He is, He can't support too many subordinates. There is always a limit."

“It is better to recommend some spirits that do not like to fight to Him than to let Him take the initiative to start a war and cause greater turmoil.”

"It's not bad to gain a favor from a deity this way."

Ms. Jāmi spoke slowly, and with the consent of the others in the meeting room, even the psychic who did not intend to accept this favor tacitly approved the proposal.

Another issue was agreed upon, and the meeting is still ongoing.

"And, regarding the recent spate of evil spirits possessing humans..."

After the meeting, Kotoko Higa did not stay long. She left a photo with Ms. Yami and then left on her own.

She had more important things to do; compared to the Soul Demon, that was the opponent she needed to take seriously.

Ms. Jami remained where she was, staring at the little girl in the photo with a tuft of purple hair on her head, her eyes momentarily blank.

It's her.

She had met this girl before and had invited her to train her to become a stronger psychic, but the girl refused because her growth rate was too slow.

Now it seems that this little girl is the right person to be his successor.

Ms. Jami smiled and began to rethink the new admission criteria. These days, a truly talented successor is a rare find, and teachers need to do their best to recruit one.

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Unbeknownst to Akira Higashino, in a place he had never paid attention to, there was a group of people who had a dispute with him and almost became his enemies. In the end, however, they were forced to abandon their ideas because his act of treating employees as subjects provided him with a protective umbrella.

Of course, even if he knew, he wouldn't be afraid.

Although his power in the psychic realm was relatively weak, it was already the 21st century. Even evil spirits couldn't withstand continuous bombardment from a barrage of artillery fire, let alone a group of psychics with physical bodies.

He feared no living psychic, but even the dead, no matter how strong, couldn't withstand the combined protective aura of his entire empire.

Sitting in the office of the Yunmeng Group president, Higashino Akira flipped through the termination contracts of Mitsumi Hatsuka and a certain donut lady, as well as the new contract signed with Yunmeng Entertainment, which Kongming had brought, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Your real name is Hatsune?"

"Besides, they're all members of the same group, so why is Mitsumi Hatsuka so cheap?"

Compared to the shrewish contract of the "Donut Lady" contract, the contract of "Triangle Chuhua" is practically a conscience of the industry, with almost no difference in training costs.

I glanced at the girl sitting in her office, smiling and looking completely at ease. It was lunchtime, and she had just finished decorating her dorm and was meeting her new boss. She had only managed to grab two donuts from the company cafeteria and was now munching on them.

While I don't deny the value of her legendary five-time champion title, isn't the gap a bit too big?

Upon hearing the new boss mention something related to her, Junda Mana blinked, then gave him a cute and cheerful smile, and handed him a donut she had never tried before as a gesture of appreciation.

"Want some? You can share one with Mr. Higashino."

Akira Higashino shook his head. "No, it's too sweet. Thank you."

The other person wasn't disappointed. They happily took back the donut, took a big bite, and enjoyed both flavors at once.

She is actually quite satisfied with her current company. Although it is less famous, since there are only a few artists in the entertainment management department, the resources allocated to it are not actually less, and are even more than when she was in her previous agency.

Most importantly, the base salary is very good, the firm's rules and regulations are very humane, and the profit sharing ratio is dynamically determined based on the firm's popularity and business performance each year.

The only regret is that one of my teammates cheated on me.

He took on a part-time job as the lead singer for another band.

What was that saying again: I didn't ask you to dedicate your life to Sumi forever, I'm not a blue octopus! But what's with taking on the part-time job as the blue-haired guitarist and lead vocalist? What's wrong with your band philosophy? You're only sixteen, right? At this rate, you'll be in four bands at 32, eight bands at 64, and end up like Hachiman Kairin! As your original partner, I might have to stop trusting you, really!

The girl was still a little upset that her only teammate had been taken away by Niu.

Recalling the scene of Chu Hua circling around that blue-haired girl, it seemed like the two of them were childhood sweethearts who had known each other since they were little, and she couldn't help but sigh silently.

Sigh, what a fickle woman.

If she hadn't already successfully debuted and it hadn't been too troublesome to debut solo again, she might not have listened to Chu Hua's nonsense and switched agencies.

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