The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

This left her, who had just been somewhat happy, completely helpless.

"Therefore, the future of the Illuminati is bright and promising. As long as you are willing to work hard and give full play to your own strength, I believe that a bright future will also favor you, making you happier and richer," Ishihara Akira passionately roused.

"Does anyone have any questions now?" Ishihara Akira asked, glancing around at everyone in the room once more.

"That's all," the crowd responded sparsely.

"Alright, let's get back to reality and have breakfast."

Then the world before their eyes collapsed, and everyone's vision returned to reality in a flash of light and darkness. Looking at the unchanged environment, apart from a few veteran members like Ishihara Akira who were already used to Infinite City, all the women showed expressions of amazement and disbelief, as if they had seen something amazing.

Afterwards, everyone absentmindedly ate their breakfast and then dispersed to enjoy the hot springs, which did not require them to pay, relieving their physical and mental fatigue and the shock brought by everything they had experienced before.

Naturally, Ishihara Akira also brought Sato Haruka to the room where Aishwarya and Takagi Keiko were, and sat down on the tatami mats.

……

"Is this your ambition? I never imagined your ambition was so great!" Looking at the young and strong Ishihara Akira in front of her, Takagi Keiko, who already knew some of the secrets, exclaimed with admiration and emotion.

Chapter 143 Secular Headquarters and Subordinates

"How do you plan to promote me?" Keiko Takagi asked with interest, looking at Akira Ishihara, who was sitting cross-legged opposite her.

Clearly, she already had an idea about Ishihara Akira's plan. Now it was just a matter of whether the specific steps of the plan were appropriate and whether it was worth the risk for her.

"Tell me first, does your father have any other children besides you?" Ishihara Akira didn't answer immediately, but instead inquired about Takagi Keiko's family situation.

“Yes. I have an older brother and a younger sister, but she’s not interested in this kind of thing, so she’s been studying in Tokyo and only comes back to visit us during holidays,” Keiko Takagi replied.

"As the young lady of the Yamada Group, you must have some trustworthy employees, right?" Ishihara Akira asked again.

"There are some," Keiko Takagi nodded.

"You've already witnessed the power of the Illuminati. I can use the same method to imbue your subordinates with knowledge and supernatural abilities, enhancing their combat power. Then, I can personally use hypnosis to control your father, forcing him to abdicate and hand over the reins to you. If anyone objects, you can have your subordinates suppress them with force, gaining actual control of the entire Yamada Group," Ishihara Akira instructed.

"And what about my brother?" Keiko Takagi thought for a moment and asked again.

“Judging from his performance, if he doesn’t agree to you taking over the organization, I’ll make him, like your father, accept my control. If he doesn’t object, you can continue to appoint him as a manager or junior manager to assist you in managing the Yamada Group. Then we’ll find a way to turn more people into your subordinates, increase their strength, and let them attack other groups under the Kodokai, or even rebel and seize control of Nagoya by force,” Ishihara Akira replied.

“If we make too much of a fuss, the police won’t agree.” Feeling that the plan had few problems, Keiko Takagi suggested something more practical.

"So after you become the leader of the Yamada Group, you need to find a way to bribe some informants, or recruit the female staff members or the wives of the male staff members of the Nagoya branch (Organized Crime Countermeasures Division) into the Illuminati. At that time, we can completely influence the tolerance limit of the branch members towards the Yamada Group through pillow politics, so that we can smoothly complete the handover of the rule of Nagoya." Ishihara Akira said his idea.

“Okay, I’ll organize all the resources I have and give them to you to enhance.” Takagi Keiko thought for a moment and then decisively invested.

“Okay,” Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

After relaxing and chatting for a while, the four of them got up together and went to the pool to soak in the hot springs...

Yes, in a mixed bathing arrangement.

After the event concluded, Sato Haruka arranged for people to take the newly joined Illuminati women home. After seeing off Aishwarya, who had classes in the afternoon, and Takagi Keiko, who was preparing to take action, Ishihara Akira, led by Sato Haruka, headed towards the location of the Illuminati's secular headquarters that she had rented.

The distance wasn't far; after driving for about ten minutes, the car stopped in front of an office building. The two got out, swiped their cards to open the access control, and took the elevator to the third floor. A large, single-level space that seemed to occupy more than half of the entire floor came into view—

Directly in front is a transparent fiberglass door that serves as an access control system. Even when the door is closed, you can clearly see the reception desk directly behind it, as well as the huge banner on the wall behind the reception desk that reads "Bright Future Welfare and Mutual Aid Association," or simply "Illuminati."

Then comes the proper office space—

The tea room, rest area, meeting room, individual offices, and shared work area—you can find almost everything a company should have here. You could say that as long as the workstations are filled, this place, or rather the entire Illuminati, can officially start operating.

"Are you planning to hire people from outside, or promote them from among the members?" Ishihara Akira asked, looking at the empty company as he followed Sato Haruka into the office area.

“I plan to promote from among the members,” Sato Haruka replied. “For example, I can entrust the accounting and finance to Iwase Kyoko. Watanabe Naomi can take on the front desk, and Takahashi Ayami will handle the general staff for now. As for the others, I will decide after I have reviewed the qualifications of the new members. Anyway, our Illuminati doesn’t have any formal external business at the moment, so we have plenty of time to let them adapt to their positions and relearn, so that there won’t be any office problems caused by uncooperative recruits from outside.” Sato Haruka said.

"It's good that you know what's going on. Anyway, I'm at ease leaving the company in your hands." Ishihara Akira replied with a smile, his large hand casually stroking Sato Haruka's thigh, which was covered in black stockings.

Sato Haruka rolled her eyes at Ishihara and squatted down in front of him.

"hiss……"

……

A few days later, at the invitation of Keiko Takagi, Ishihara Akira met the trustworthy subordinates she had mentioned.

There were only seven people, consisting of six men and one woman. The woman was quite ordinary; if it weren't for the faint tattoos on her exposed body, it would be hard to believe that such an ordinary middle-aged woman was actually a yakuza boss.

In comparison, the other six men were much more straightforward. Some had fierce appearances, others had striking demeanors, and still others had strange eyes. In short, no matter how you looked at them, they didn't seem like good people.

"Look carefully, this is Ishihara, and he is my man. From now on, when you see him, you will see me. Whatever he asks you to do, you cannot refuse, even if it means death. Do you understand?" Takagi Keiko, who was dressed in a simple black kimono with pear blossom patterns and had her hair styled in an ancient princess-like updo, making her look like a madam from some ancient brothel, shouted at the seven people in front of her with a cold expression.

"Hey!" The seven of them responded in unison without hesitation.

"Alright, you can begin now," Keiko Takagi said to Akira Ishihara beside her.

Ishihara Akira nodded, silently capturing the mental frequencies of the seven people. With a thought, the seven people suddenly rolled their eyes and fell to the ground with thuds, their consciousness being pulled into the dream world by Ishihara Akira.

However, he didn't make any contact with them, and didn't even preserve their consciousness. They were left dazed and confused, like fools, like puppets, stuffed into a specially made monster by Ishihara Sho. This monster contained the complete set of Bajiquan martial arts techniques, as well as various materials and techniques of Japanese Kendo that he had urgently scanned and recorded in the days following the ceremony. He then released their consciousness back into the monster.

"Snap!" Ishihara Sho clasped his hands together, and the seven people jolted awake from their unconsciousness.

“Now you can arrange for them to train, or go challenge martial arts dojos to increase their combat experience.” Ishihara Akira ignored the few bewildered cannon fodder and turned to Takagi Keiko, whose eyes were shining, and said.

"Did you hear that? Go down and train. I'm looking forward to your performance," Takagi Keiko shouted.

"Yes." The seven responded, stood up, and left the room where Takagi Keiko was.

Chapter 144 Keiko Takagi's Showdown

After some time had passed.

"As expected, you're quite skilled too." Panting, with sweat beading on her forehead and even her hair soaked, Takagi Keiko stood on one side of the dojo, holding a wooden sword, and exclaimed in admiration.

“Otherwise, how would I be able to bestow these abilities upon others?” Ishihara Akira, who was also slightly out of breath but showed no signs of having just finished exercising and had very little sweat, smiled and said to Takagi Keiko opposite him.

That's right, the two of them were just practicing together!

As the eldest daughter of a yakuza family, Takagi Keiko herself had a very good level of kendo skills, but she had somewhat neglected them because she got married and stopped participating in family affairs.

With the help of Ishihara Akira—who added relevant swordsmanship knowledge and experience to her supernatural abilities—Takagi Keiko's swordsmanship skills recovered rapidly and even broke through to become stronger.

That's why we have this situation today, where she and Ishihara Akira are sparring in the dojo.

“That makes sense,” Takagi Keiko agreed. She then walked to the side, sat down at the pre-arranged tea tray, poured herself a cup of water, and continued, “By the way, my men are ready. When do you think we should make our move?”

"What do you think?" Ishihara Akira asked as he walked over and sat down.

"I'll listen to you," said Keiko Takagi.

“Then let’s do it tonight. Tonight, take me to your house, and I’ll take the opportunity to control your father and brother. Then, tomorrow, I’ll have him announce in public that you are appointed as the leader of the Yamada Group, with your brother assisting him, and that he will step down. This will completely take over the Yamada Group.” Ishihara Akira decided without much hesitation.

"Okay." After a pause, Takagi Keiko continued, "Won't doing this have any negative impact on my father and brother?"

"Don't worry, it's just hypnosis. It won't harm their brains or health. It's just that they might not have autonomy for a short time. Unless you're willing for me to change their memories and perception of reality, I'm worried that once they wake up, they might unleash their energy and take back the Yamada Group," Ishihara Akira explained.

"If that's the case, let me talk to my father and older brother first. If we can't reach an agreement, then you can step in and control them," Takagi Keiko said after thinking for a moment.

"Row."

The two rested in the dojo for a while before getting up and going to the bathroom. They took a long, fragrant bath, and then calmed down to conserve their energy for the evening.

……

Then it got to night.

After changing into a black fitted suit that was both casual and dignified, and wearing black high heels, Keiko Takagi called over Akira Ishihara and the seven core subordinates from before, and together they drove towards her parents' home.

There weren't many cars on the road, so it didn't take long for the group to arrive at a somewhat old-fashioned house that looked like it had been built since the Edo period. They parked the car and got out.

Following Takagi Keiko, who was holding Ishihara Sho's arm, they took the lead and walked towards the gate with the nameplate of Yamada written in Mao Quge on the door frame. They jumped over the threshold, walked through the courtyard, which was not luxurious and not as elegant and beautiful as ancient gardens in China, but had its own unique scenery, and came to the front of a room with the door wide open. They took off their shoes and walked in boldly.

"Dad, Big Brother," Takagi Keiko greeted the old man and middle-aged man sitting opposite each other in traditional manners.

"Where's Takagi? Why didn't he come back with you?" The old man frowned as he looked at Ishihara, who was arm in arm with Takagi Keiko, and asked his daughter in a deep voice.

"Him? Today's events have nothing to do with him. Besides, he's probably out fooling around with some woman right now, so how could he have time to come back and see you with me?" Takagi Keiko knelt down without any politeness, responding with a slightly mocking smile on her face.

"That's no excuse for bringing your kept man home," the old man reprimanded, somewhat displeased.

"Dad, don't be angry. After all, it's rare for Huizi to come back and visit us on her own initiative," the middle-aged man beside him said, trying to comfort her.

"Did she come back to see us? She must have something to do! Otherwise, we probably wouldn't see her until the end of the year." The old man said with dissatisfaction, then paused and continued, "Tell me, you called back saying you had something to tell me and your older brother, what exactly is it?"

"I want you to step down immediately, Dad, and pass the leadership to me so I can become the new leader of the Yamada Group." Takagi Keiko didn't mince words and stated her demands directly.

"What did you say?!" The old man turned to look at her in shock.

The middle-aged man standing to the side didn't say anything, but his face was filled with disbelief. He never expected that his younger sister, who was usually the most playful and wild, would have such a rebellious idea.

Were you provoked?

"Why would you have such thoughts out of the blue? Did Takagi do something to upset you, or were you bullied by someone outside?" The old man was silent for a while before softening his tone and asking Takagi Keiko with some concern.

“With you here, even if Takagi had a hundred times the courage, he wouldn’t dare to provoke me. Of course, I haven’t been bullied by anyone, it’s just that I feel the Yamada Group is being wasted in your and my brother’s hands, it would be more appropriate to keep it in my hands, so I hope you two can grant my request.” After Takagi Keiko finished speaking, she bowed down to the two of them.

"That's impossible! The Yamada-gumi has never had a woman as its leader since its inception!" the old man snorted coldly, refusing without hesitation.

“Then I will make history!” Keiko Takagi said, straightening up.

The organization was only established a few decades ago. Even her father was just an early member, not the leader. It was someone else, but that person was unlucky and was killed in a shootout. That's how the group fell into the hands of the Yamada family, who simply changed the name to the Yamada Group.

In terms of history, it can't compare to the yakuza groups formed by ronin during the Edo period.

"No! I absolutely will not agree! Besides, what will happen to your older brother if I really do that?" the old man questioned.

“Big brother can stay and assist me, continue to be his junior leader, and then after I achieve my goal, let him go out and become independent, to build a core second-generation group directly under our Yamada Group,” Takagi Keiko replied.

"Goal? What is your goal?" the old man asked, frowning in confusion.

"Replace the Kodokai and become the creator and maintainer of Nagoya's underground rules," Keiko Takagi said without hesitation.

"Hiss... Do you know what you're saying?" the old man exclaimed in astonishment.

“I know. I’ve even made preparations for it. Now all that’s left is for you, old man, to step down and let me take over the Yamada Group.”

"No, absolutely not! I can't just stand by and watch you lead the Yamada Group toward destruction! Keiko, leave before I get too angry, otherwise, even if your older brother were here, I would beat you to death, you unfilial daughter!"

Chapter 145 Yamada Industries