Tokyo: I am the Lord of All Demons!

Fujita Mino nodded and said, "Then it's most likely him. Our team doesn't have any other male divine messengers yet."

Fujita Mino's nonchalant expression puzzled Kitamura Eri, so she voiced her doubts: "Huh, your reaction...aren't you concerned about his safety?"

However, Fujita Mino remained indifferent, saying, "Why should I care about him? Being a messenger of the gods means being prepared to give your life and lose close comrades at any time. If you don't even have that preparation, then you might as well pack your bags and leave sooner!"

Chapter 169 About the Ghost King

Kitamura Eri even applauded: "Not bad, not bad at all. Cold-blooded enough, not bothered by trifles. This is the kind of person who does great things."

Fujita Mino rolled her eyes at her: "Thank you for the compliment!"

However, despite her stubbornness, Fujita Mino still subconsciously glanced at the group chat messages on her phone.

As expected, Ooi Yutomi reported the situation in the group, saying that he was almost killed while investigating the ghost and was now seriously injured and on his way back to Shinto Hall.

Because the incident happened so suddenly, Shingo Kishimoto and Suzune Shimizu, the heads of Shinto Hall, immediately summoned everyone in Shinto Hall back for a meeting.

Shimizu Suzune also extended an invitation and a safety warning to Fujita Mino, but Fujita Mino did not intend to go, nor did she need to.

As for Fujita Mino, she doesn't really want to get too involved in the affairs of the divine messengers right now; she just wants to rest and recuperate.

Yes, after serving as a divine messenger for so long, I haven't had a proper vacation. So giving myself a vacation this time isn't too much to ask, is it?

As Fujita Mino was thinking about these things, she stopped massaging Kitamura Eri. The latter noticed and immediately asked, "Why did you stop? Don't stop!"

However, Fujita Mino just rolled her eyes at her: "Can't you tell the difference between the king and queen? Who's the master here, you or me?"

"Tch, she changes her mind faster than turning the pages of a book. Is this what women are like?" Kitamura Eri said unhappily, reaching out to pick up her tea.

But even this cup of tea wasn't enough for her. She had only taken a small sip when Fujita Mino snatched it away and finished the hot tea in one gulp.

That one moment left Kitamura Eri speechless: "Hey, why drink mine when there's so much tea in the teapot..."

But Fujita Mino ignored it and walked away, seemingly heading towards her room.

Eri Kitamura didn't chase after them, but just muttered, "What's going on?!"

Afterwards, Fujita Mino returned to her room, but she didn't make any further plans. Instead, she kept thinking about one thing: how to become stronger.

That's right, I just want to become stronger.

I want to gain the power to protect everyone.

When the High God arrives, we'll discuss with him what we can do to gain the powerful ability to protect others.

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Shinto Hall.

After being attacked, Ooi Yushin quickly fled. On his way back, he deliberately chose to escape to sunny places so that he could quickly recover his divine power and save his life.

During his escape, Ooi Yutomi thought about many details of the battle, and he even did not rule out the possibility that his opponent had not used his full strength.

That's right. The enemy didn't seem flustered at all when they were parrying, and their expression didn't change at all. Judging from normal thinking, the enemy probably didn't even use 10% of their strength.

"What should we do?" Ooi Yutomi swallowed hard, having already resigned himself to dying there.

He should be grateful that he was able to escape from the enemy; he should be burning incense in gratitude.

So when Yushin Ooi escaped into the sun, his body, which had been badly beaten, had gradually recovered and his spirits had become full. After running for three or four minutes, he was back to normal.

He then slowed his pace, but by then he could see the Shinto Hall and the several divine messengers waiting for him at the entrance.

Suzune Shimizu, Risa Ishikawa, and Shingo Kishimoto, the head of the Shinto Office, stood at the door.

When she saw Yuomi Oi, Suzune Shimizu finally breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully she hadn't lost a teammate.

Risa Ishikawa felt the same way; she could finally relax after all that was on her mind.

However, Kishimoto Shingo's feelings were somewhat complicated, because it seemed that the inspectors he had sent out did not return with him.

As Ooi Yutomi approached, Kishimoto Shingo immediately stepped forward and asked, "Where are the others?"

Upon hearing this, the smile on Ooi Yutomi's face vanished instantly, and Kishimoto Shingo, seeing his expression and reaction, finally felt relieved.

Yuomi Ooi stepped forward and patted Shingo Kishimoto on the shoulder. "I'm sorry, I couldn't bring them back safely."

Shingo Kishimoto choked up a little as he said, "It's alright, sir, you don't need to feel guilty. Your survival is already the greatest contribution you could make to the Shinto Hall..."

The two men began exchanging pleasantries, but Shimizu Suzune was different. She quickly activated her Heavenly Eye to search for traces of ghosts and spirits in the vicinity, to see if the new Ghost King had followed. The conclusion was no.

Shimizu Suzune could see very far, but even after surveying the entire Tokyo area, she couldn't detect any new ghostly aura.

Ooi Yutomi noticed Shimizu Suzune's actions and stepped forward, saying, "On my way back, I paid special attention and found that she didn't chase after us."

"Oh, okay." Shimizu Suzune felt a little disappointed. She had already prepared for a decisive battle, or at least be able to gather intelligence during the fight.

Is that all? It seems like Ooi Yuomi was just beaten for nothing.

Shingo Kishimoto then walked away, not forgetting to add, "I'll send someone to clean up the mess."

Watching his figure disappear into the distance, Shimizu Rinne turned around and said to Ooi Yushin, "Then you should rest first. Later, organize the information about this demon king."

“Okay.” Ooi Yushin had no objection to the First Divine Envoy’s order.

Risa Ishikawa stood to the side, barely saying a word. She was still a newcomer and needed to learn more; Suzune Shimizu was her role model.

Unlike Yuomi Ooi, who is just a newcomer but always tries to steal the spotlight, not only in the Shinto Hall but also in exorcism requests, it's clear he wants to improve.

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Enma Ai and Yamamura Kikuko's original plan was to transform into demon kings and do something big in the next two days.

However, with Akane's appearance, Enma Ai and Yamamura Kikuko lost their mood for causing trouble. They were afraid that before they could even get things going, Akane, the demon king, would eat them up.

This is not an exaggeration. In this world, it is common for ghosts to eat the little fish. If Qian does not eat the little ghosts, it proves that she has other, more dangerous ideas.

This is indeed the case.

For example, Akane released Kitamura Eri because Akane's intelligence had evolved to an extremely high level.

In order to consolidate her power, she was even willing to abandon a small fry like Kitamura Eri.

However, if the other party is a big fish like Enma Ai or Yamamura Kikuko, Akane definitely won't try to win them over; instead, she'll choose to devour them directly, as that would be more cost-effective.

It's late at night, at 8 PM.

Shinto Hall.

Tonight, all Shinto Office staff will be working overtime, mainly because there is an important meeting to be held today. However, Fujita Mino is not in person because she is still in Kanagawa, so she can only participate in the meeting online.

The meeting was chaired by Shingo Kishimoto, the head of the Shinto Office. Before the meeting began, he explained the theme of the meeting: Ooi Yuomi would describe the details of the demon king they had been chasing during the day.

"...So, that's how it is." It took Ooi Yutomi more than ten minutes to finish explaining the whole story.

Because she already knew the situation beforehand, Fujita Mino, who was participating in the meeting via video, was actually unmoved when she heard these words.

However, everyone in the meeting room showed anxiety upon hearing what Yuomi Oi said, and some even felt sorry for Oi's ordeal and injuries.

Ooi Yutomi glanced at the attendees and said, "I've finished speaking. Now, I'll hand the microphone over to our Shinto Office Director."

Kishimoto Shingo cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, I believe everyone already understands what Ooi Yushin, the divine messenger, just said."

However, Kishimoto Shingo didn't know what to say for a moment. Then, he glanced at everyone present and asked, "Does anyone have anything to say?"

Silence reigned.

Whether they were divine messengers or the newly arrived police inspectors, they all kept their heads down and remained silent.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting a little awkward, Kishimoto Shingo glanced at Shimizu Suzune and reminded her, "Regarding the new Demon King, I wonder what insightful opinions Shimizu Suzune has?"

Reminded by him, Shimizu Suzune, who originally did not want to express her opinion, now had something to say.

She adjusted the microphone, "Regarding the newly emerged Ghost King, I believe everyone is as incredulous as I am."

As she spoke, she turned her head and glanced at the expressions of the attendees. "Before this, we had already determined that the next possible demon king to appear would be a combination of Enma Ai and Yamamura Kikuko. This is our job."

Shimizu Rin paused, then said, "But as Ooi Yushin said, a new storm has emerged, and Enma Ai and Yamamura Kikuko, whom we have been monitoring, have disappeared without a trace."

Shimizu Suzune continued, "This is a failure of our intelligence and a failure of the divine messenger's work, but tonight our topic is not to assign blame, but to discuss countermeasures."

However, even after she said that, no one looked up, each one seemingly lost in thought.

"We can't count on an ordinary police inspector," Shimizu Suzune thought for a moment, then turned to look at Ishikawa Risa and called her by name: "Ishikawa Risa, what are your thoughts on this matter?"

"Huh?" Ishikawa Risa finally realized that she had been thinking about how to deal with the new demon king.

The answer is, I couldn't figure it out.

But now, she has a new answer.

She grabbed the microphone placed in front of her and said, "Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to consult with the Supreme God."

Shimizu Suzune was not satisfied with this statement. She wanted to find the god, but even if she could, she wouldn't dare to bother him!

However, unable to find a better solution in the short term, Shimizu Suzune could only remain silent.

The entire meeting fell silent.

Finally, someone had to break the silence. At that moment, Fujita Mino, who was participating in the Shinto Hall meeting via video, said:

"Has the working atmosphere in the Shinto Hall become like this? It's just a demon king, what difficulty can't be overcome? Besides, the demon king hasn't even come out yet, has he? He's just a little stronger in demonic power, what's so scary about that?"

"Alright, even if the Ghost King is very strong and invincible at night, can't we wait until the first rays of dawn to fight her? No matter how powerful she is, can she be stronger than our sun?"

These words jolted almost everyone in the Shinto Hall conference room awake, as if from a dream; they were all successfully enlightened by her.

Yes, just the Ghost King.

No matter how powerful the Ghost King is, she is only powerful in the darkness. She will eventually have to face the dawn, and that is something she cannot change.

As long as there is morning light, what is there to be afraid of?

I'm not afraid at all.

For example, Ooi Yushin is such a case. He believes that he was able to escape Akane's pursuit entirely because he escaped the sewers and stayed in the sunlight.

Fujita Mino only said a few words, and the previously lifeless Shinto Hall conference room immediately came back to life.

“I agree with what the divine messenger Fujita Mino said. We are not at an absolute disadvantage. As long as we fight during the day, no matter how strong the Demon King is, we can at least go toe-to-toe.”

"Yes, our divine messengers are invincible during the day, why should we be afraid of a mere ghost king!"