I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapters 108 and 110: The Holy Monk's Evaluation – A Lion Hidden in His Eyes

Kanbara Yuji carefully helped the holy monk Jiriku to a flat surface, his expression solemn as he stood with his hands hanging down beside him, looking every bit like a devoted follower of the holy monk.

Seeing that the hem of the holy monk's robe was stained with a lot of iron filings, he wanted to brush them off with his hand, but Di Lu waved his hand to stop him:

"Be careful, benefactor! These iron filings have been poisoned by the Red Sand Scorpion!"

Yuji Kambara's expression tightened. Sasori of the Red Sand had just said that it was poisonous, so how could he have been so careless?

If the holy monk hadn't spoken up to remind him, he probably would have faced death again.

"When your Metropolitan Police Department personnel come to clean up the scene, be careful. These iron filings and fine needles are all poisonous. If an ordinary person is poisoned, they probably won't survive more than three days," Master Dilu warned.

"Yes, Holy Monk, we will be careful."

Yuji Kanbara wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He hadn't expected the battleground to become such a dangerous place. He quickly asked, "After that evil cultist named Sasori was expelled by the holy monk, won't he return soon?"

"The rift between the two worlds has only opened a little bit. For a being of Sasori's caliber, it's not that simple to descend across worlds."

Just as Yuuji Kambara was beginning to relax, the holy monk continued:

"Sasori's next projection won't be for at least a month."

A month?!

Kanbara Yuuji was a little confused. Was there a difference in our sense of time?

A month is but a fleeting moment in the fast-paced metropolis of Tokyo. In other words, a month from now, that cold-blooded, insane scorpion-manipulating-dummy killer will be back.

"It will take at least a month, and even after a month, it's not certain that it will come."

Naruto Uchiha hadn't decided yet whether Sasori, who was the villain in the Superhuman script, would have another chance to appear, so he casually added a patch.

"Each projection consumes a lot of power, which is very dangerous for the main body. Akatsuki is the most dangerous organization in the underworld, and Sasori himself has made countless enemies. As long as I pass this message to the Fire Temple, someone will naturally hunt him down."

It seems that the Fire Temple, whose founder was a holy monk, is a formidable force in the celestial realm.

The "heavenly realm" mentioned by Sasori of the Red Sand and the "inner world" mentioned by the Holy Monk should refer to the same place, but the different names are due to their different beliefs.

Despite his professional conduct as a police officer, Yuji Kambara was about to ask more questions when he saw that the Holy Monk Jiroku had already closed his eyes wearily, so he wisely refrained from saying anything more.

"boom--"

Two more fighter jets flew overhead.

These fighter jets are F-2 fighters, which do not have the ability to hover in the air.

Since then, these Self-Defense Force fighter jets have not launched an attack immediately, but have been flying around the street.

It was as if they were monitoring the Holy Monk of the Earthly Realm.

The deafening roar forced the holy monk to force his eyes open again.

Several minutes later, the Self-Defense Forces' support troops finally arrived.

First came a breaching vehicle, whose shovels cleared a path through the remaining earthen walls, followed by several jeeps.

The convoy seemed to want to move forward, but for some reason, it inexplicably stopped at the entrance to the street.

Several researchers in white lab coats followed behind, sweeping the ground with various precision instruments.

"Why not keep going?"

A U.S. military officer got out of the car and questioned a researcher.

"Magnetic field anomaly! Many functions of the military vehicle's systems are not working, and the communication equipment is also malfunctioning. Is this the damage to the local magnetic field caused by the battle of superhumans?" The researcher exclaimed in amazement.

"This mysterious monk named Dilu is already seriously injured and unable to move. This is a golden opportunity!" the US officer said angrily.

Footage transmitted from Self-Defense Force fighter jets has proven that the superhumans are extremely weak.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"It seems that these iron filings have a particularly strong magnetic force?" Finally, a researcher discovered the anomaly.

The U.S. officer looked at the specks of iron filings on the wheels of the obstacle course vehicle, reached out his white-gloved hand, grabbed a few, and rubbed them between his thumb and forefinger.

"The iron shot is indeed very heavy and sticky..."

The U.S. officer seemed to want to put some in his mouth to taste it.

The other researchers rolled their eyes and muttered to themselves, "They put everything in their mouths, do they think they're babies? What a savage!"

Anti-intellectualism is indeed rampant in the United States; even a fool like this can become a colonel.

"Iron sand, it's all poisonous! Sand, is bad, dangerous...? Oh dear, how do you pronounce 'dangerous'?"

Just then, they saw the Metropolitan Police Department officer gesturing and shouting at them from afar.

"FUCK!"

Although Yuji Kambara's English was so bad that he couldn't understand it at all, the American officer's Japanese was so fluent that he had practiced it to perfection in Kabukicho. As soon as he heard that it was poisonous, he immediately took off his gloves and threw them on the ground, and scrambled outside.

"Retreat! Retreat! Toxic substances are present on site. Everyone must evacuate immediately!"

The US officer was the first to run backwards, and seeing this, the other Self-Defense Force personnel in the jeeps also jumped out of their vehicles, turning around and running away in a dense mass.

Inside the secret underground base, the American general saw his trusted subordinates acting like cowards when the moment came, and his face turned ashen.

Seeing the yellow-skinned monkey from the archipelago next to him trying to suppress a laugh, he felt a surge of anger and was about to explode on the spot.

"Now we can get the content of Officer Kanbara's conversation with the master!" a technician said excitedly.

The US generals could only suppress their anger and, along with the prime minister and other high-ranking officials, surrounded them.

The identity of the only police officer at the scene has been confirmed: Inspector Yuji Kambara, the first officer to encounter the supernatural being. The Metropolitan Police Department has been trying to contact him, but the communication signal has been interrupted due to the abnormal magnetic field.

Other electronic instruments will also malfunction if brought closer.

Therefore, the secret base is now obtaining this intelligence not through communication tools, but by using human eyes to read lips.

On the ten-story office building where snipers were previously stationed, helicopters are now hovering over the rooftop, and not only have multiple snipers been redeployed, but there are even several lip-reading experts.

The expert held a telescope in his hand, staring intently at Master Di Lu's lips as he uttered each word.

It was immediately copied down by the staff around him and transmitted to the secret base.

The content above is:

"...Benefactor, you have met this humble monk twice, which can be considered a predestined encounter. This humble monk sees that you have upright eyes and a righteous heart, and although your face is weathered, it hides a lion's spirit, which aligns with the principles of the Vidyaraja (Wisdom King) Buddhist teachings. I wonder if you would be willing to follow this humble monk in your practice?"

(End of this chapter)