He's a crossover character in anime/manga, and basically just very despicable.

At 25, Joseph had experienced that epic battle and tasted the pain of losing a friend, making him more composed and calm.

After Kurosaki Azami promised him that he would one day summon Caesar, he accepted the test of the arrow, awakened his Stand [Hermit Purple] ahead of schedule, and became the head of the intelligence department.

"Miss Tsuji Aya used the 'Cinderella' technique to create a large number of disguise agents to infiltrate the Ogino family's businesses, but they knew nothing about the secrets of the Ogino family's magic."

"I used [Hermit's Purple] in an attempt to gather information, but I learned very little."

"Intelligence? Intelligence has value, Joseph, tell me."

Kurosaki Azami spoke.

"I saw this after I started reading and writing."

Joseph took out several photos and distributed them to everyone.

The scenes in the photos are all different, but most of them show Ogino Akiaki kneeling in the middle of the formation, seemingly chanting some kind of incantation.

"I also tried activating [Hermit's Purple] using the television, and the only prompt I received was—"

Beware of the gates of hell!

“Abbacchio also went to the place where our people were attacked by magic and replayed it with [Melancholy Blues].

"At first, [Melancholy Blues] only showed a flash of blood."

"After slowing it down four times, we discovered that the red light was actually a crimson bat!"

"But apart from that, there is no other information."

"No, in my opinion, we've actually made some progress."

Kurosaki Azami reached out and took out a photograph.

"Look at this, everyone."

"In the lower right corner of the photo, there is a little bit of white with a tiny bit of red at the tip."

In this photo, there are several bats in front of Akiaki Ogino.

"If I'm not mistaken, that should be a hand, and it's a corpse's hand!"

Even the Crimson King Precision A couldn't possibly be wrong.

"Let's look at this photo again."

In this photo, Ogino Akiaki is still kneeling in the middle of the formation chanting incantations, but the formation is surrounded by a large number of pink, white and red things.

Those present are all Yangko dancers; what is that? There's no need for Kurosaki Azami to explain it to them.

"Although we don't know what Ogino Akiaki conjured up this time, judging from his expression, it must be much more advanced than those bats!"

Indeed, compared to the photo with the bat in which he looked like he'd been cuckolded, Ogino Akiaki in this photo looks like an idiot.

"Joseph, when was this photo taken?"

"It was the day before yesterday."

"If I remember correctly, there was a news report that day that the chairman of Inoue Pharmaceuticals died in a mountain villa. The chairman and seven security guards were all killed, and the scene was severely damaged."

"It is said that he rejected Akiaki Ogino's request to continue supporting him in the upcoming election."

"The Metropolitan Police Department actually said it was a robbery gang breaking into a house. That's ridiculous! What kind of robbery involves demolition as well as looting...?"

"It seems that Councilor Ogino has summoned something extraordinary this time..."

Bucciarati began to replenish his supplies.

"And there's a similar photo up ahead..."

Kurosaki Azami pulled out the photos.

The red and white objects in the photo are no less numerous than those in the "Ogino Happy Picture," but there is still a group of bats in front of Ogino.

"Based on Joseph's intelligence, we can conclude the following points:"

"First, Ogino Akiaki's magic is different from the Matou family's 'insect control magic'; he doesn't need to cultivate insects himself."

Unlike the Yukinoshita family's 'ice magic,' it doesn't directly launch an elemental attack.

"Their magic leans more towards 'summoning' or 'arrays'! That's why Abbacchio could only recreate bats at the location where he was attacked in Fugo, but couldn't find the spellcaster or the spellcasting process!"

"Secondly, the source of the objects summoned by Ogino Akiaki's magic may be 'hell'!"

He needs 'corpses' or 'flesh and blood' as offerings to cast his spells; the more offerings, the greater the chance of summoning a powerful creature.

"Third, even with a large number of sacrifices, this magic spell may not necessarily summon a powerful enough creature."

"As everyone has seen, we paid the same number of sacrifices twice. One time it was against a red bat that even a newbie like Yuta couldn't defeat, and the other time it was against an unidentified monster with super destructive power that killed security guards like chickens."

"This means that this magic trick is actually a slot machine with a relatively high winning rate!"

"Just one last thing..."

Kurosaki Azami stood up.

"When did Peter Wagan and Akiaki Ogino begin their efforts to acquire Inoue Pharmaceuticals?"

"Two days after the incident."

"Then... after the Yamaoka Group was wiped out by Fugo and his men, when did Ogino Akiaki send someone to the Yamaoka Group's headquarters for inspection?"

"Yesterday morning."

"Given Ogino Akiaki's suspicious nature, it's impossible that he didn't leave a spy in the Yamaoka Group."

"Fugo and the others didn't find any traces of magic left in the Yamaoka Group, so there must be some kind of summoned creature monitoring them."

"Why is the Ogino family so slow to react to something this big?"

Kurosaki Azami tapped the table.

"It seems that this is yet another major weakness of the Ogino family's magic."

“Ogino Akiaki cannot obtain information from the summoned creatures in real time; he can only wait for the summoned creatures to bring the information back on their own.”

"Furthermore, if he had planned to use magic to kill Chairman Inoue from the beginning, why wait so long?"

The Ogino family wields considerable power; even killing a company boss would be easily concealed.

"This suggests that Akiaki Ogino may not be able to fully control those powerful summoned creatures!"

He could only give the summoned creature the order to 'kill Inoue at the mountain villa,' but he couldn't decide when to do it!

"As for how to find Ogino..."

Kurosaki Azami raised her head and looked at the silent head of the support department:

"Giorono, would you consider these red bats to be 'living things'?"

PS: Main storyline started!

The author just finished the postgraduate entrance exam this year and is preparing for the re-examination, so there is no time for frequent updates.

But I can guarantee that I will keep updating until the preliminary test results are released, even during the Chinese New Year!

Please give me your support. This is my first time writing, and it's very difficult...

Chapter 22 Trial of the Arrow

Hikaru Ogino, a first-year student at Shuchiin High School, has been very unhappy lately.

Two disgusting students from the same department, with nothing better to do than dredge up Ishigami Yu's old grievances!

And they actually figured something out!

"Hey, did you hear? Yu Ishigami got invited by President Shirogane to join the student council!"

"What? It's Ishigami Yu, who did that kind of thing in middle school? How can he get into the student council?"

"I don't know. I heard that Kurosaki, the general affairs manager, vouched for him, saying there was more to his story..."

Kurosaki Azami?

Hikaru Ogino felt a slight chill down his spine.

Shuchiin's right hand, a smiling, extremely evil madman.

When Miyuki Shirogane ran for student council president, it was Azami Kurosaki who campaigned for him.

Because of the unwritten rule within Shuchiin Academy that "students from mixed colleges cannot run for student council president," quite a few students from Junin Academy came to cause trouble for Shirogane Miyuki.

Then there is no more then.

Kurosaki Azami rallied a group of opponents, led by Matou Shinji, the son of the Kanto Farmers' Association president, who were merely following the crowd. He had them mediate and resist the pressure from the die-hards in the Junin Academy.

Finally, with the support of Kaguya Shinomiya and Shinji Matou, Junin could no longer voice any opposition and could only watch helplessly as the two mixed-faculty students divided up the power of the student council.

Why would someone like that bring Ishigami Yuna into the student council?

Hidden secrets? What hidden secrets? What did Kurosaki Azami find out? What is he planning to do?

Hikaru Ogino felt incredibly upset.

------------------at the same time-----------------

"So, Ishigami-kun, are you sure you don't want to clear your name? You know, that Otomo Kyoko still hates you even after she transferred schools."

"Thank you, Kurosaki-senpai, but I don't need it."

Yu Ishigami, the newly appointed student council accountant, shook his head.

"I don't want anyone but myself to get hurt. It doesn't matter if Kyoko Otomo continues to resent me. This is my own choice."

What a kind and good child!

How did I end up in this villain concentration camp?

Take a look.

Miyuki Shirogane, born into an ordinary family, is a promising young man who has risen through the ranks step by step through his own abilities. He is tenacious, a perfectionist who leaves no room for error, and absolutely cannot tolerate failure.

All that's missing from becoming a DIO is the Stone Mask.

Kaguya Shinomiya is an aloof beauty with a powerful family background. She possesses a vast network of connections, is cunning and resourceful.

Fujiwara Chika appears harmless and has a friendly smile, but in reality, she is shrewd and knows people's hearts well.