Crossover Anime: Infinite God Creation, Yukinoka's Familia

"I will give you a final reply by March 22nd." Ryoko Yakushiji gave a very clear deadline.

The current date is March 17th, which means that she has only given herself five days. The high-ranking officials present all understood the deeper meaning behind this timeframe.

"Very well, I'll be waiting to see your final explanation." Director Ito's lips curled up slightly when he heard the date March 22nd.

"March 22nd, isn't that the day the Senate finalizes this year's budget? Tsk tsk, it seems JACES is going to spend a lot of money on police equipment this time. I wonder who will end up with the tax savings."

The sudden remark did not elicit any change in expression from most of the people present. Only a few turned to look at Tachibana Kirika, and after confirming that it was she who had spoken, they turned back without any surprise and remained silent.

Director Ito glanced at Tachibana Kirika, completely disregarding this woman who appeared to be a "banana" in his eyes, and continued to ask Yakushiji Ryoko, "Just who exactly is that terrorist named Sharon?"

"Yes!" Yakushiji Ryoko bowed her head in response, and then introduced, "The other party is one of the core high-ranking members of the European secret group 'Demon Hunters'. The original records show that she is good at close combat, but in this raid, she also showed a level of marksmanship that is beyond the imagination of ordinary people."

Ryoko Yakushiji pressed the remote control for the projector in her pocket, and a blurry surveillance video immediately appeared on the projection screen.

Although the figure in the picture is not clearly visible, it can be identified as a blonde woman dressed in a nun's habit, raising a rifle and firing continuously into the air, followed by a series of dazzling flashes of fire in the sky.

While the footage was playing, Ryoko Yakushiji added, "This is footage of Sharon firing a rifle and successfully detonating a mortar shell."

"How could a rifle destroy a mortar shell? Did the report provide sufficient details?"

Many high-ranking officials present looked shocked and quickly flipped through the reports in their hands.

"So, nobody read the report carefully just now?" Tachibana Kirika rested her chin on one hand, curling her lip in disdain.

At this moment, a police inspector who had flipped to the relevant content exclaimed in surprise, "They used our issued Type 20 assault rifles, and they actually hit and detonated the mortar shells, and all forty-three bullets hit their mark? Is this also a sorcerer's special ability?"

"At this point, we can only highly suspect that this is a special ability possessed by Sharon herself."

Ryoko Yakushiji pressed the remote control again to switch the screen. This time the screen was a bit shaky, clearly recorded by the body camera worn by the special agents who participated in the encirclement.

In the footage, Sharon effortlessly dodges a barrage of bullets with minimal body movement, rushing forward at an incredible speed that can only be seen in slow motion, instantly knocking down the officer on duty.

"What on earth is going on?!"

Seeing the rapidly approaching hand on the screen, the executives present were terrified, as if they had seen a ghost.

"This is precious footage taken by a special operations team member before she was shot down. It has been handed over to a professional team for analysis, and we expect to deliver all the information Sharon revealed in this battle to your desks tomorrow."

"To be able to dodge bullets fired at close range, that's a monster."

Osaka Police Chief Inspector Hattori Heizo covered his face with a worried expression and said in a heavy tone, "Even using mortars was countered. It seems that the weaponry of ordinary police forces is simply no match for this enemy. Have we tried anti-tank equipment?"

Not yet.

Ryoko Yakushiji responded, then turned to look at Kirika Tachibana and said, "However, according to the report submitted by Inspector Tachibana, Sharon seems to have a special Abyss item. This item demonstrated its ability to withstand attacks from anti-tank equipment when it was in Europe."

"Did Chief Tachibana also participate in this encirclement operation?"

Hattori Heizo looked at Tachibana Kirika with a face full of surprise, never expecting that even her heavily invested special department could not deal with this enemy.

At this moment, Tachibana Misaki calmly trimmed her nails with nail clippers and casually said, "What are you looking at? My people encountered Sharon head-on twice. The first time was an accidental encounter, and they even injured her; the second time, they mobilized their forces to surround her, severely injuring her and forcing her into a desperate situation. If someone hadn't come along to steal the credit, I would have completed the mission long ago."

"How can this be blamed on me?"

"I see. Does SDS have a way to deal with this type of enemy? Thank goodness, at least we don't have to ask the Onmyoji for help."

Hattori Heizo had just breathed a sigh of relief when he immediately realized he had said the wrong thing and hurriedly looked up at Director Ito.

The next second, he met the calm gaze of Director Ito.

Hattori Heizo inwardly complained that asking Tachibana Kirika for help would have been much more reliable than asking the Onmyo-ryo, but these people were just stubbornly sticking to their ways because of their pride.

But since Inspector Ito was his superior, Hattori Heizo quickly coughed twice to smooth things over, saying, "In that case, why doesn't Inspector Tachibana cooperate with Inspector Yakushiji to arrest the target?"

"Ah, I'm really sorry, but the Abyss item that was specifically designed to counter Sharon had already expired. I had no choice but to obediently lead the team to retreat as ordered by Inspector Yakushiji."

At this point, while clipping her nails, Tachibana Kirika slowly said, "By the way, the side effect of that Abyss item is that it requires someone of extremely high social status to use it. So, next time Sharon appears, as guardians of justice, could you lend me a hand?"

"Rest assured, the people will always remember your sacrifices."

Upon hearing Tachibana Kirika's words, many people present turned pale.

The fact that high-level abyss items are guaranteed to kill the user is no secret among this group.

Tachibana Kirika's words were clearly an invitation for these high-ranking officials to go and die, to exchange their lives for Sharon's.

Who would be willing to do such a losing business?

So as soon as Tachibana Kiri finished speaking, the conference room fell silent instantly.

Many people even imitated the members of Congress, closing their eyes and pretending to sleep on the spot.

Anyway, it's reasonable that I'm getting older and don't have the energy to stay up late.

Seeing that the group was pretending not to hear, Tachibana Kirika was not surprised at all. Instead, she smiled and said, "Although we failed to capture Sharon this time, at least we all know the best way to deal with these dangerous people."

Upon hearing this, and recalling the results given by Yakushiji Ryoko, Director Ito's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice, "Inspector Tachibana, later you will prepare a report on the response plan for these special personnel, and I will apply to the Cabinet for a special budget."

After speaking, Director Ito glanced at Ryoko Yakushiji, whose expression changed slightly as she instantly understood what he meant.

After a moment of silence, Ryoko Yakushiji nodded, without saying a word more.

Upon learning that the additional budget would be funded by the forces behind Yakushiji Ryoko, Director Ito said no more, instead asking Tachibana Kirika, "If the funding is sufficient, can SDS guarantee the resolution of these dangerous foreign intruders?"