Tokyo: I am the Lord of All Demons!

She was thinking.

Actually, Sachiko is right.

Hanako, a demon king who gains strength by exploiting the fear of the people, is in a food chain relationship with ordinary people.

The food chain cannot be broken, so Hanako does not inherently possess the ability to take on the world alone. Even if she finds Sachiko and merges with her, greatly increasing her demonic power, this demonic power is still too little compared to the food chain.

Just then, Sachiko interrupted Hanako's thoughts, saying, "Hanako, stop daydreaming! There are boats over there for you to ride, let's go on one together!"

Night falls.

However, this time, there was no blood moon in the night sky; the moonlight tonight was a proper, bright color.

Walking along the beach at night, Hanako looked up at the crescent moon in the sky and murmured, "I'm not used to this moon."

Sachiko looked up, but said, "No, the moon is so beautiful."

This statement is a lie.

For ghosts, seeing a blood moon is much more pleasant than seeing a regular moon, because a blood moon can provide them with a certain amount of ghostly power.

Even the moon's brightness can be harmful to ghosts in a sense, because the moon is a reflection of the sun.

This is why Hanako felt a little uncomfortable when she saw the moon.

However, in order to alleviate this oppressive atmosphere, Sachiko deliberately called a deer a horse.

Of course, Hanako didn't buy Sachiko's distorted version of events and even kicked her while she was down.

"Hey, why did you step on me?" Sachiko asked, looking puzzled.

Hanako tilted her head, her face full of disdain: "I'll teach you to lie through your teeth!"

Did it hurt when someone stepped on your foot?

It doesn't hurt.

Sachiko isn't human.

No one is that fragile.

The "pain" she felt was simulated by humans; the pain that the nerves can receive is limited.

Chapter 152 Summer Festival

Kanagawa, Yokohama.

At this moment, somewhere along the coast.

Hanako and Sachiko walked along the coast one after the other when a light appeared ahead, like a star in the night sky.

As she got closer, Sachiko soon saw the true nature of the lights; it seemed to be a celebration taking place there.

Sachiko quickly stepped forward, took Hanako's hand, and pointed ahead, saying, "Hey, Hanako, look, it looks like they're having a festival over there..."

"A festival?" Hanako frowned, noticing that there were indeed many vendors set up not far ahead.

But Hanako is the Demon King; what storms hasn't she weathered? She has absolutely no interest in festivals or anything like that.

If it weren't for Sachiko being with her, she probably would have found a place to lie down long ago.

So here's the question: what should you do after lying down? That's the problem.

If Hanako stops exploiting human fear, she will lose her reason for being.

Perhaps ghosts and spirits are born to reap people's fear and then curry favor with the gods?

So if Hanako isn't allowed to harvest human fear, then the only reason or reason for her to remain in the human world is probably the High God and Sachiko.

……

……

night.

Around 7 p.m.

In a tense atmosphere, everyone in the Shinto Hall watched the sun set and night fall.

Only after confirming that nothing unusual had happened and there was no powerful ghostly force nearby did the divine messengers and the police officers behind them finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Immediately afterwards, Shimizu Suzune gave the order to everyone: "Let's go home."

Upon hearing this, almost all the police inspectors felt utterly exhausted, and they all left the ranks to go home.

Shingo Kishimoto felt the same way; he had no intention of staying. Shimizu Suzune immediately called out to him, "Director, how about we have a meal together?"

Kishimoto Shingo turned around and noticed that none of the divine messengers seemed to be leaving. Could it be that they had already planned to have dinner together tonight if nothing happened?

However, Kishimoto Shingo had his own considerations; he was actually out of place with the other divine messengers.

You are divine messengers, but I, Kishimoto Shingo, though I am the head of the Shinto Office, am still just a mortal. Let's forget about it.

Therefore, Kishimoto Shingo quickly declined, saying, "No, I have to visit officials from other departments later. You guys go ahead."

With just one sentence, he managed to cancel the dinner invitation completely. Kishimoto Shingo silently gave himself a thumbs up for his cleverness.

As Kishimoto Shingo walked away, Shimizu Suzune turned around and asked Fujita Mino, "Shall we go? Have you found a place to eat yet?"

As a result, Fujita Mino said, "I heard there's a festival going on in Yokohama, with food and fireworks. Shall we go there?"

Upon hearing Fujita Mino's words, Ishikawa Risa broke out in a cold sweat. "Little sister, you call taking everyone out for snacks a meal?"

Risa Ishikawa really wanted to complain, but considering that Mino Fujita was her senior, she didn't dare to speak and could only wait for someone else to refute her.

She glanced at Ooi Yuomi.

But Ooi Yushin was still a newcomer, so naturally he didn't dare to have any opinions.

Shimizu Suzune was equally surprised. She first glanced at Fujita Mino, then at the other two divine messengers.

So he said, "Don't you have any objections?"

Her words were clearly meant to entice the other two divine messengers to express their opinions, but no one was willing to take the bait; they all shook their heads as if that were their answer.

Seeing that Shimizu Suzune wanted more opinions, Fujita Mino quickly defended herself: "Why should I have opinions? Shimizu-neechan, think about it, festivals, hot dogs, yakisoba and stuff, they sound so down-to-earth!"

Seeing that Fujita Mino really wanted it, Shimizu Suzune could only reluctantly agree: "Alright, I'll do as you say."

However, as soon as she agreed, she suddenly remembered what Enma Ai had said—Enma Ai had said that Hanako Sachiko had escaped to Kanagawa.

Yokohama belongs to Kanagawa.

At this moment, Shimizu Suzune even had a bold idea: what if Hanako Sachiko happened to be visiting the festival, and the two groups bumped into each other and started fighting?

It shouldn't be that bad, right?

While Shimizu Suzune was still hesitating, Fujita Mino urged, "Shimizu-neechan, let's set off for Yokohama as soon as possible!"

Then, she turned to Risa Ishikawa and Yuomi Oi and said, "You two hurry up and get ready, we'll be leaving soon!"

"Ok."

"OK!"

Yuomi Oi and Risa Ishikawa expressed their approval at almost the same time.

As Shimizu Rinne watched the two enter the Shinto Hall, she remembered something and said to Fujita Mino, "By the way, my car can only seat two people. If everyone is going, we'll need to bring another car."

"What kind of question is this?" Fujita Mino said dismissively. "Then let's drive a police car? It can seat five people."

Shimizu Rin shook her head: "That's not right. Police cars are official vehicles of the Shinto Agency, and we can't use them for private purposes."

Fujita Mino pouted and muttered, "Okay...we're not using it entirely for personal purposes...even if we go shopping or have a meal, we might run into a fight..."

Shimizu Suzune didn't take Fujita Mino's mutterings to heart. At that moment, Ooi Yuomi was already ready to walk out the door.

Shimizu Suzune immediately stepped forward and asked, "Ooi, do you have a car?"

Yuomi Ooi quickly denied it: "No, I don't even have a driver's license."

Shimizu Suzune went into the Shinto Hall again and asked Ishikawa Risa, who had just come out of the restroom and was about to wash her hands, "Ishikawa, do you have a car?"

As a result, Risa Ishikawa also shook her head and said, "No."

Shimizu Suzune asked again, "Oh, do you have a driver's license?"

Risa Ishikawa shook her head again and said, "No, I haven't finished the exam yet!"

After receiving answers from both people, Shimizu Suzune became dejected. It seemed she would have to be a driver tonight, and a driver of a beat-up car at that.

That's right. To the young lady, everything except luxury cars is a piece of junk, even the Shinto Hall police cars are no exception.

Risa Ishikawa washed her hands and leaned closer to ask, "So, what kind of transportation are we taking tonight?"

Shimizu Suzune said helplessly, "We'll have to take the police car. We'll have to help them refuel later."

Just then, Fujita Mino walked in and overheard their conversation. She raised both hands in agreement: "Great, we'll go in one car."

After making some simple preparations, the divine messengers set off by car for Yokohama.

Yokohama is not far from Tokyo, only about 30 kilometers by car, and the whole way is on the highway. If you give it some gas, you can get there in less than half an hour.

So, after about half an hour's drive, the divine messengers finally arrived in Yokohama.

The group then got off the bus in the middle of the festival and split into two groups: Shimizu Suzune, Ishikawa Risa, and Ooi Yuomi formed one group, while Fujita Mino formed her own group.

The reason for this grouping was that it was requested by Fujita Mino herself, as she wanted to have some peace and quiet.

However, this reason is a lie.

Fujita Mino's suggestion to come here was not accidental; she had a premonition that if Sachiko Hanako were to retire from the life of crime, she would definitely appear at a festival or similar event.

As for the reason, it's because Fujita Mino thinks this kind of place is very romantic and suitable for two people to stroll around together.

As for why I'm alone...

cough.

First of all, there is no doubt that Fujita Mino's sexual orientation is perfectly normal.

Therefore, if you're just going to the festival with other girls, it lacks a romantic feel. It's better to go shopping alone, as it's more liberating.

Before leaving, Shimizu Suzune actually wanted to go shopping with Fujita Mino, but Fujita Mino refused, and Ishikawa Risa also strongly objected.

The reason Ishikawa Risa objected was, of course, because she didn't want to go shopping with Ooi Yushin, a man and a woman, and most importantly, they weren't that familiar with each other.