The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

"If they were possessed for their own reasons, then what about me? And what am I possessed for?" The part-time shrine maiden asked Ishihara Sho loudly after watching the women's memories.

"What do you think?" Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

Meanwhile, the scene shifted mid-air to an apartment, where a part-time shrine maiden was lying on her bed, searching for something on her laptop.

As for the content...

Everything was related to little boys.

Various storybooks featuring little boys and older girls.

In other words, the part-time shrine maiden is a perverted girl who has a peculiar fondness for little boys!

"Ah!! Don't let go! Don't let go!" The girl was so ashamed that she quickly covered her face, squatted down, and screamed loudly.

"So, what do you want to do by calling us here?" At this moment, Kyoko Iwase, whose temperament had undergone a great transformation after experiencing murder and revenge, swept her gaze over everyone present and finally landed on the strange Ishihara Sho as she asked.

Chapter 125 Light

“I’m going to organize you all,” Ishihara Akira said decisively.

"Organize? What for?" Kyoko Iwase asked, frowning.

"This will allow you to help each other in a friendly way and share resources. After all, you are all currently possessed by urban legends and supernatural beings, and each of you has more or less human blood on your hands. It's impossible to return to a normal life! So rather than waiting to be discovered and arrested in the future, it's better to unite and expand your power while you are still free! That way, even if someone encounters something like Hanako and her host in the future, they won't be without any power to fight back," Ishihara Akira explained.

At the same time, the other women also turned their gazes to Hanako and the young girl beside her.

"What's wrong?" asked the part-time shrine maiden who was closest to Hanako and her host body.

"I killed someone, and I'm currently being held in the police station's waiting room, awaiting further trial," Hanako's host body replied calmly.

"Hiss..." The part-time shrine maiden gasped upon hearing this, and subconsciously moved her body, bumping into the eight-foot-tall woman next to her.

The eight-foot-tall woman lowered her head and smiled at the part-time shrine maiden.

The part-time shrine maiden fell silent...

If no one had stopped him, would he have already killed that little boy?

And that lawyer, if the other party had come to help handle the aftermath, he'd probably be locked up in the police station right now, just like Hanako's host body...

"Is there anything you'd like to say?"

“I have no objection,” the middle-aged woman with glasses said decisively.

“I have no objection either.” The Spider Woman’s host, a woman dressed in a rather innocent style who looked like an ordinary girl next door, spoke up, having remained silent until now.

“I have no objection,” Kyoko Iwase said, glancing at the two of them.

"Then I agree too," the part-time shrine maiden, who had truly experienced the near loss of her freedom, quickly chimed in.

“I don’t object,” the girl said.

"Alright, then I hereby announce that our organization is officially established today! As for the name of the organization, let's tentatively call it 'Illuminati,' meaning a company that yearns for the light. The president will be me and Zero for the time being, and as for the vice presidents... Kyoko Iwase and Haruka Sato, you two will be the two of you. The rest of you are members."

Kyoko Iwase is the woman possessed by a demon, and Haruka Sato is the woman possessed by a bone woman.

"Why are they vice presidents and we are members?" the Spider Woman's host body asked, raising her hand.

"Because of their social experiences! Before she became like this, Kyoko was a senior accountant at a large accounting firm. You've all seen Sato Haruka's memories; she was a mid-level manager at a company group. Both of them are the most capable among you in terms of social experience, social skills, connections, and the social circles they've interacted with. Any more questions?" Ishihara Akira explained.

"No, that's all." The woman shook her head.

"In that case, why don't you introduce yourselves and exchange contact information? That will make it easier for me to assign you tasks later," Ishihara Akira said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the group exchanged glances. After hesitating for a moment, Sato Haruka took the lead in greeting everyone.

Since her memories have already been exposed, there's no need to continue hiding them. It's better to be more outgoing and establish the persona of this inexplicable vice president.

Then it's the others...

And so, through several introductions, everyone learned the names of those present—

The host of the inner demon is Kyoko Iwase, who was an auditing accountant at an accounting firm before becoming this way. The host of the bone woman is Haruka Sato, a mid-level manager at a company. The host of the spider woman is Mako Watanabe, a saleswoman at a large department store. The host of the eight-foot woman is the part-time shrine maiden named Ayomi Takahashi, a third-year university student. The host of Hanako is Aya Kobayashi, a high school student currently awaiting further processing in a police station detention room.

After exchanging contact information, the so-called basic members of the Illuminati became thoroughly familiar with each other.

"Are you all familiar with the situation now? Now I'll give you the organization's first task." After everyone had gotten to know each other and become familiar with the situation, Ishihara Akira spoke again to draw everyone's attention to him.

“You’ve seen the state of the organization. Apart from me, there are only five of you women, and your identities are all quite ordinary. Even Kobayashi himself is still in custody. In the current situation, we simply don’t have the capacity to provide you with assistance when you encounter difficulties! So the first task I’m giving you is to expand! Invite all the women you know who are suffering and tormented to join the Illuminati and become one of us!”

"Of course, if possible, I hope you can consider the profession of the people you recruit. For example, prioritize recruiting people from the police system or the procuratorate, followed by lawyers and business elites! Of course, it would be even better if you could recruit a powerful woman directly into the organization. After that, focus on the wives of congressmen and other well-known figures and their female relatives!"

"We must build a strong network of contacts for the Illuminati in the shortest possible time! Only in this way can I use the power of the Illuminati to help you get out of your suffering when you are being chased by the police again."

"Do you all understand?" Ishihara Sho asked.

"Understood!" they all replied in unison.

"No need for review?" Sato Haruka asked again after speaking, "What if it gets exposed?"

"You can rest assured about that. Every woman you recognize as a member will be given a corresponding legend and supernatural ability when they agree to join the Illuminati, making them special beings just like you," Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

“If that’s the case, I think the format can be changed,” Haruka Sato said after thinking for a moment.

"Oh?" Ishihara Sho showed an interested expression.

“I feel that we can completely register a new religion at the city hall based on the newly promulgated Religious Law. The name will be the Illuminati, as you said. Then we can develop believers and teachers. At that time, we can use an initiation ceremony to give those who join the Illuminati supernatural powers, allowing them to gain strength. This will not only strengthen their loyalty to the Illuminati, but also increase the mystical attributes of our Illuminati. It will be easier for us to contact the councilors in the name of the Illuminati and obtain their protection.” Sato Haruka described to Ishihara Akira with great business acumen and planning skills.

“Okay. I’ll leave this to you. If you need any support, just tell Hone-onna. She has a way to contact me in the Infinite Castle.” Ishihara Akira was straightforward, directly passing the task to Sato Haruka.

"Okay." Sato Haruka said with bright eyes.

"Any other questions?" Ishihara Akira asked, glancing at the others again.

"If not, then the party is over for today, and you can go home."

After saying that, Ishihara Akira waved his hand, and everyone seemed to be blinded by the wind. When they opened their eyes again, they were back in their original rooms...

It's as if everything I experienced before was a dream.

Chapter 126 Pondering

After dealing with several cases of strange host bodies being placed in his possession, Ishihara Akira refocused his energy on practicing esoteric yoga techniques.

Even if he now discovers that the yoga techniques that have been touted as miraculous are essentially a form of external martial arts!

It is similar in nature to the body-refining stage of traditional Chinese martial arts, a technique for developing the full potential of the body. In terms of wonder, it is actually no match for the legendary internal energy cultivation!

Even if the energy obtained after successfully practicing the secret arts of yoga is a magical power with the exaggerated name of 'Mother of All Things', it can even help to create the foundation for the six supernatural powers of Buddhism that can be cultivated to the next level: the divine eye, the knowledge of past lives, the supernatural powers, the knowledge of others' minds, the knowledge of the extinction of defilements, and the divine ear!

However, in the basic stage, unlike the Taoist meridians that allow power to flow freely throughout the body, the abilities manifested by yoga secret techniques only enhance digestive function, making one an easy glutton without worrying about gaining weight. Various waste and toxins can be easily eliminated from the body, metabolism is enhanced, sexual performance is significantly improved, duration is prolonged, and muscle potential and controllability are gradually unleashed, allowing one to achieve near-perfect control over all muscles.

Improve eyesight, enhance mental well-being...

These are all very realistic things. Compared to the exaggerated portrayal of internal energy cultivation, where one's luck is enough to use light-body skills or split mountains and rocks, they are really too rudimentary and don't seem like cultivation techniques for extraordinary power at all...

Even Ishihara Sho, who had already reached the navel chakra, was considering giving up.

But he was reluctant to give up Ishihara Sho, after all, he had already reached the third stage of cultivation, and it seemed that he would soon reach perfection, complete the foundational stage of the cultivation system, enter the stage of esoteric Buddhist scriptures, unlock the six supernatural powers, and even strive towards the stages of Arhat, Vajra, and Bodhisattva.

Furthermore, tempted by the prospect of manifesting chakra, Ishihara Sho did not give up halfway and switch to cultivating some kind of internal energy cultivation. Instead, he planned to perfect his yoga practice before considering other things.

However, aside from this, Ishihara Shou was pondering the issue of manifesting superpowers—

The cause was still the Illuminati, and the urban legends they spread.

Each one of them performed terribly, not at all living up to their terrifying reputation in urban legends. Moreover, if you really want to create extraordinary heroes, relying solely on mental power to hypnotize and telekinesis is really not enough.

So, in order to prevent those urban legends and so-called superheroes from looking too bad, Ishihara Shou had no choice but to pick up the AIM field analysis data that he had put aside for a while...

As for the reasons—

While humans in the real world don't have an AIM stance, they do have a life stance! That can be considered a natural element that carries an AIM stance. If we could find a way to transform things like life stances and the human body's natural magnetic field into AIM stances, then the superpowers in the world of A Certain Magical Index might not be entirely impossible to materialize in the real world!

This is the real reason why he picked up the AIM analysis data he obtained from Kiyama Haruo again during his spare time from cultivation.

"It's quite a coincidence that one of the external manifestations of the results of yoga esoteric practice is the significant change in the human body's life magnetic field! So, could I find the key to turning my own life magnetic field into an AIM position from the changes in my own life magnetic field?" Ishihara Akira thought to himself as he read the materials in the dream world.

After all, if we're being honest, he's also a superhuman.

Although his level is only LV4, it doesn't match the title of a superpowered person at all.

However, it is perfectly adequate for observing changes in the AIM position.

Of course, if all else fails, he can always travel back to the world of A Certain Magical Index to collect more analytical reports on AIM diffusion fields, or simply pay researchers in Academy City to help him research a way to convert life fields into AIM diffusion fields. He has plenty of options and is naturally confident, appearing calm and composed...

However, as I said before, unless absolutely necessary, Ishihara Sho has no interest in risking being watched and dissected by a group of demons just to wander around the territory of the Hanging Man!

The danger was far too great for someone as insignificant as him to withstand, so before reaching a dead end, Ishihara Akira still wanted to use his own abilities to do some research.

It's not like he doesn't have the relevant information.

At most, I'll just look for research reports and academic papers on life perspectives in the real world.

If all else fails, there's always the Illuminati, right? Recruiting a few female researchers to help with these studies is entirely possible...

It's worth mentioning that Sato Haruka acted swiftly. Just three days after the gathering, she prepared the registration documents for the Illuminati and went to the city hall to complete the registration, officially making the Illuminati a new religion originating in Nagoya.

Naturally, once a religion is established, it needs to spend money to hire people to expand it.

Therefore, shortly after the Illuminati was established, Sato Haruka had Hone-onna contact her, requesting funds for normal company activities and providing a budget.

For example, the Illuminati headquarters, although it doesn't need to be a very large place at the moment, it must have a decent headquarters!

This would make the Illuminati appear more legitimate, so a better location needs to be rented. According to Sato Haruka's budget, this place will cost around ten million yen.

Then there are the dissemination personnel, even if it's just distributing flyers or hiring stay-at-home moms to help spread the word within women's associations. This also requires hiring quite a few people, but it can be handled on a pay-per-result basis.

In other words, the corresponding disseminators will only be paid after they have actually recruited people and made them members of the Illuminati.

Currently, the reservation fee is 100 yen per person, so the budget is approximately 1 million yen as a minimum.

Next came the awakening ceremony, which was to bestow the strangeness upon a place. Sato Haruka gave two proposals—one was to conduct it in the nearby forest to increase the sense of mystery.

Secondly, find a hot spring hotel to book the entire venue and hold a team-building event.

Furthermore, because this task is relatively late in the execution sequence, no budget reserve is needed; it depends on the specific circumstances.

Then came the development program and slogans, which were all very well prepared. She truly deserves to be called a strong woman who has risen to a middle management position in a large corporation. She is indeed very capable.