The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

Now that the matters concerning the Illuminati and the Yamada Group have been sorted out, he can finally refocus and, while concentrating on his cultivation, pick up the things he had previously set aside again.

For example, creating an extraordinary hero.

Given the recent incident involving the Ghost Train Group, the official forces in Nagoya will undoubtedly have a strong desire for such individuals, as they can use them to verify certain things.

So after joking around with Hanako-san, having breakfast, and getting the temple up and running, Ishihara Akira changed back into his ordinary everyday clothes and headed towards the city center.

His goal today is very clear: Atsuta Shrine!

That's right, it's Atsuta Shrine, which is known as one of the three great shrines of Japan and is said to enshrine the sacred weapon Kusanagi no Tsurugi (Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi) inside!

As a legitimate scenic tourist attraction, although it is not open to the public 24 hours a day, it welcomes visitors from all over the world to enter the shrine grounds for tourism, sightseeing and worship within permitted hours. Therefore, as a form of promotion, there are also corresponding Shinto performances within the shrine from time to time.

While experiencing traditional and formal rituals, you can also meet various shrine maidens who serve full-time within the shrine.

Ishihara Sho's main purpose in going there today was to make contact with these shrine maidens.

Yes, by drawing people into a dream.

Otherwise, the priestesses wouldn't pay much attention to this strange man for no reason.

Atsuta Shrine is located in the heart of Nagoya, at a major transportation hub. There are stops for trains, subways, Shinkansen, and buses nearby, so as long as you find public transportation to the city center, you can get there in a short time.

So not long after, Ishihara Akira arrived at Atsuta Shrine.

And because we arrived quite early, just before or after the shrine opened, the shrine was still relatively quiet, but shrine maidens could be seen everywhere—

Although it was past cleaning time, they were more relaxed because there were no tourists. They would wander around the shrine and check for any oversights they hadn't noticed before.

Therefore, Ishihara Sho easily memorized their mental frequencies, thus fulfilling his true purpose for coming to Atsuta Shrine.

However, they didn't leave immediately. Since they were already there, they figured they might as well visit this famous shrine that could rival Ise Grand Shrine and Izumo Taisha, and also take a look at its treasure house and browse its collection.

So it wasn't until almost noon that Ishihara Akira finally left Atsuta Shrine, found a nearby hotel using his phone's navigation, booked a room, and sat down.

Without further hesitation, he immediately pulled the consciousness of the most beautiful of the priestesses he had seen into his dream world.

Of course, in order to cooperate with his plan and make the shrine maiden believe his words, he also specially changed the environment, from the original Infinite Castle to the appearance of Atsuta Shrine in reality.

"Nazuki Toma. Natsuki Toma."

"Who? Who's calling me?!" The shrine maiden named Toma Natsuki's expression changed, and she looked around nervously.

"It is me." As he spoke, a burst of light appeared before Toma Natsuki.

She was surrounded by dazzling light, but that didn't prevent Natsuki Todake from clearly seeing the person in front of her—

"You are, Susanoo-no-Mikoto?" Toma Natsuki exclaimed in astonishment.

“It is indeed me,” said Susanoo, played by Ishihara Sho, with a smile.

"Then why did you manifest yourself this time, great god?" Toma Natsuki asked hesitantly.

Of course, if things were to proceed normally, Toma Natsuki should be quickly calming down Susanoo-no-Mikoto and then running out to summon the shrine's head priest and the shrine's chief priest, instead of making unauthorized contact with the gods as a shrine maiden.

Even if the existence of a shrine maiden is solely for serving the gods or for self-sacrifice.

But she still did it, which clearly shows that she still had her own ideas or selfish motives regarding the descent of gods.

“I have a mission for you to carry out,” Ishihara Akira replied, feigning authority.

"I wonder what kind of mission it is?" Natsuki Toma asked in surprise.

"The heavens are in turmoil, the universe is in flux again, and the primordial tides are rising anew due to the changes in the universe. Great evil will begin to be born in the world. I need you to take on the heavy responsibility of protecting the world, to practice the law before people, to slay demons and monsters, and to uphold the hope in people's hearts. I wonder if you are willing to do this?" Ishihara Sho searched his brain and used a language that was neither classical nor vernacular and did not sound very coherent to persuade him.

"Me? Can I?" Toma Natsuki asked in surprise, somewhat incredulously.

“Since I have chosen you, it means you have the qualifications and capacity. Moreover, I will bestow divine power upon you. Do you still think you are not up to the task?” Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

“Then Natsuki is willing.” Upon hearing this, Toma Natsuki immediately knelt down and bowed.

"Very well, then you shall be my first sage in the world, codenamed the Goddess of Judgment. Now close your eyes and accept my blessing."

"Yes."

Then, Toma Natsuki closed her eyes, and Ishihara Akira used the power of the Creator God to directly create Saten Ruiko, and also added Kouko Mitsuko's abilities to it, stuffing her into Toma Natsuki's body.

"Alright, I will continue to keep an eye on you, and I hope you won't disappoint me."

As soon as she finished speaking, the entire space shattered, and Toma Natsuki herself returned to reality. Her body swayed, and she sat back down on the tatami mat, covering her forehead with her hand and groaning softly in pain...

"Is this the power bestowed by the Great God?" Toma Natsuki groaned.

She then raised her hand, and without any visible movement, a whirlwind suddenly appeared in her palm, spinning rapidly and bringing a touch of coolness to Toma Natsuki.

But mostly, I was excited!

Because in this way, she would truly be a superhuman, and it would also prove that her previous experiences were not just a fantasy, but a real divine blessing!

"No, I can't handle this on my own. I have to let the shrine know about it. Only in this way can I use the power of Atsuta Shrine, or even the government, to complete the task that the shrine has given me."

After thinking it over, Toma Natsuki stayed in the room for a while longer until the effects of her own changes were less severe. Then she stood up, straightened her shrine maiden clothes, and left the room with a solemn expression, heading towards the shrine of the god.

……

"What did you say?! You met Susanoo-no-Mikoto and were given divine power by the deity to deal with all sorts of problems that are about to come?" A middle-aged man dressed in priest's robes, with a serious face, looked at Toma Natsuki, who was standing not far in front of him and usually behaved in an unconventional manner, and loudly confirmed with an expression that said, "Are you sure you're not joking?"

Chapter 154 Toma's First Attack

Next came the demonstration and proof. Natsuki Toma was then enshrined at Atsuta Shrine, where the facts were confirmed, as if she were a precious treasure.

However, no official notification was given, which is not the outcome that Ishihara Akira wanted.

So after thinking it over and asking Keiko Yamada for some information about the Kodokai's subordinate groups, he decisively selected a group as the next target to help Natsuki Toma gain fame and attract official attention.

Therefore, after identifying his target, Ishihara Akira immediately checked out of the hotel and headed towards the headquarters of the group he had chosen as his test target, the Aota Group.

Because it was nearby, Ishihara Akira quickly found the place, scanned it with his mental energy, locked onto a suitable person, pulled his consciousness into the dream world, and sent Kayako there.

Then, Ishihara Akira's thoughts connected with the demonic thoughts remaining in the strange body of Toma Natsuki, issuing a warning to Toma Natsuki in a manner similar to an apocalypse.

"Quickly, evil has appeared..."

Without hesitation, Toma Natsuki stood up and walked out of the shrine.

"Natsuki, where are you going?" A shrine maiden who happened to be nearby asked in confusion.

“I received a divine revelation that sin has appeared nearby and I need to go there immediately to deal with it,” Natsuki Toma replied without turning her head.

"Huh?" The priestess was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and quickly ran towards where the god was.

After all, it concerned the gods and the newly appointed high priestess, so she couldn't afford to be too clever.

And what about Toma Natsuki?

Instead of running out of the shrine empty-handed, she first went to the archery range inside the shrine where the shrine maidens practiced archery. There, she found a Japanese longbow and arrows for practice, carried them on her back, and then truly began to run out of Atsuta Shrine at great speed. She flagged down a passing taxi and, following the divine guidance, moved towards the port area where the Aota Group headquarters was located.

Yes, the Aota Group is a yakuza organization dedicated to port services and smuggling.

Moreover, since it wasn't rush hour, there weren't many cars on the road, so the taxi arrived near the destination in no time.

After paying the bill and getting out of the car, Toma Natsuki gripped her bow and arrow and carefully walked towards the headquarters of the Aota Group.

Because of her unusual style, she attracted the attention of many passersby. However, when they saw that Toma Natsuki's destination was the Aota Group's office, they all stopped in their tracks and stared at her with great attention until she disappeared completely from the office building. Only then did they continue walking away.

Before Toma Natsuki could go inside for long, accompanied by a series of screeching brakes, the police officers from the Organized Crime Investigation Division, who had previously appeared at the headquarters of the Kisha Group, reappeared outside the Aota Group's office building. Without hesitation, they rushed in armed...

……

Now let's return to the topic of Toma Natsuki.

Just like the other police officers who had gone to the Ghost Car Squad before, upon entering, they saw limbs and dismembered bodies scattered everywhere, resembling minced meat. The stench of blood filled the air, and Toma Natsuki, who had never experienced anything like this before, or even seen anything like it, turned pale instantly. After taking only a few steps, she ran to the wall and began vomiting violently.

Little did she know that the mission she was to accept would be something so cruel.

Natsuki Toma wanted to escape, but as soon as she turned around, she stopped in her tracks.

Simply put, her kind heart wouldn't allow her to stand idly by and watch the crime continue!

Especially considering that she also possesses the power to stop crime.

Not to mention, if she really leaves now, not only will she be tormented by regret in the future, but the power she just gained will probably be taken back by the Great God.

When that time comes, she will face more than just turning back into a mortal; she will also face gossip and strange looks from her other companions in the divine palace.

So, whether out of sentiment or reason, I have to go up and see what's going on here.

Then, Toma Natsuki tightened her grip on her longbow, abruptly turned around, ignoring the unsettling corpses around her, and ran swiftly towards the depths of the Aota-gumi's office building—

Corpses, corpses, corpses, and more corpses.

However, because of the previous shock, Toma Natsuki, while not completely unaffected by them, managed to remain unaffected. With a cold expression, she went to the top floor of the Aota Group and, in a luxuriously decorated room that looked like the group leader's office, saw the strange Kayako's host body brutally murdering a middle-aged man.

"Monster, die!" Toma Natsuki didn't waste any words. She raised her bow, nocked an arrow, and added the power of her Aerial Force to the tail of the arrow to increase its speed and attack power. With a roar, she shot the arrow out.

"call!"

A visible white spiral barrier formed in the air, enveloping the arrow, and appeared behind Kayako's host body in an instant, shooting into his body with a "whoosh".

Clearly, despite being well-prepared, Toma Natsuki, who had never actually experienced combat, was unable to strike with the same ruthlessness as those experienced warriors. Instead, she chose to shoot arrows from positions that would not kill directly.

But the force of the arrow was like a heavy hammer, sending Kayako's host body flying and crashing heavily to the ground.

If an ordinary person had taken this hit, even if they didn't die on the spot, they would definitely lose their fighting ability and be unable to resist. Unfortunately, the person who was hit by the arrow was Kayako's host body, a human corpse that was essentially dead—a walking corpse. So apart from making him fall, it didn't have any real effect on him. He slowly got up and turned to look at Toma Natsuki at the door.

Then, with its mouth split open and filled with blood, it leaped forward like a giant monkey and pounced on Toma Natsuki at the doorway.

Natsuki Toma panicked and quickly dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding Kayako's attack.

Kayako landed, grabbed the corpse at her feet, and threw it towards Natsuki Toma.

Toma Natsuki continued running backward.

But Kayako was faster. Because Ishihara Sho had given her more of Kayako's power, she could climb walls and run in a way that almost defied gravity. Her movements were even more agile. In just a few leaps, she tackled Toma Natsuki to the ground and threw the bow in her hand away.

Chapter 155 Development as Scheduled

"Stop! Get away from that girl immediately!" Just as Toma Natsuki was about to be devoured by Kayako's host, the belated team members finally arrived at the scene, pointing their pistols at Kayako's host and shouting orders.

Kayako's host looked up at the police, then leaped up and hung upside down from the ceiling, rushing towards the police who instinctively raised their guns and followed her like a spider.