Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

Isayama Yomi knelt outside the Japanese-style room with her eyes closed, the "Lion King" sword resting on her lap, its white fur swaying slightly.

Suddenly, Yomi Isayama drew the "Lion King" sword and plunged it into the tatami mat. A small black snake twisted its body and eventually disappeared.

A man in a black suit slowly walked over and clapped at Isayama Yomi, saying, "Impressive, Miss Isayama. As expected of the ace of the 'Super Disaster Countermeasures Office,' that fleeting black shadow just now must have been some kind of spirit beast, right?"

Unless a martial artist cultivates internal energy of extreme yin or yang, or reaches a certain level of internal energy cultivation, they cannot see those spirit beasts composed of spiritual energy. However, they can still barely sense them. The man in the black suit is a bodyguard under Tsukamoto Kazuo and one of the five martial arts masters that Yi Tianxun sensed. Therefore, he can sense that Isayama Yomi's slash was not a random thrust, but rather hit something.

Facing his temporary colleague, Yomi Isayama remained silent, simply retracting the "Lion King" and maintaining the same posture as before.

Having been rebuffed, the bodyguard didn't take offense. Instead, he smiled slightly. In any case, this woman was never on their side, and they didn't even know if there would be any opportunity to cooperate in the future.

The bodyguard glanced at Isayama Yomi's youthful and vibrant body with a discreet look, and secretly thought it was a pity.

What's a pity? Of course it's a pity that I can't have anything happen with this real high school girl.

Kazuo Tsukamoto enjoyed using violence to torture women and believed in the principle that "it's better to share happiness than to enjoy it alone." After he had his way with a woman, he would usually share her with his subordinates. The martial arts experts were naturally in the first tier and had enjoyed many women with Kazuo Tsukamoto. The bodyguard's favorite type of woman was a naive and seemingly innocent young girl. Yomi Isayama was a perfect fit for his taste.

Unfortunately, this woman is not only the ace of the "Super Disaster Countermeasures Office," but also a member of the Tsuchimiya family, a prominent exorcist clan. If we were to harm her, we could explain it to the "Super Disaster Countermeasures Office," but we would have no way to explain it to the Tsuchimiya family.

Although exorcist families like the Tsuchimiya family may not have access to real power, they do possess a certain degree of prestige. There's really no need to fall out with the Tsuchimiya family over such a trivial matter.

Reluctantly withdrawing his gaze, the bodyguard pretended to be a gentleman and said to Isayama Yomi, "Miss Isayama, if you need any help, please let me know. I'd be happy to assist you."

Isayama Yomi remained silent, and the bodyguard, looking somewhat embarrassed, could only leave quietly.

After the bodyguard left, Izayama Yomi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Inside the room, Isayama Yomi could faintly hear the sounds of a woman in pain—not the kind of feigned pain used for teasing, but genuine suffering.

Just now, a woman was brought into the Japanese-style room. She seems to be the wife of a department head from the Tsukamoto Group. As for what happened inside, Isayama Yomi doesn't want to know, but she knows without even thinking.

As a member of an exorcist family, Yomi Isayama is very clear about her mission: to eliminate evil spirits and protect the safety of the people. But the question is, what is she protecting now?

Thinking about how she had spent the entire week protecting this old bastard, Isayama Yomi felt utterly exhausted.

Moreover, at first, Kazuo Tsukamoto seemed to know how to restrain himself and put on a respectable act in front of Yomi Isayama. But later, he not only stopped pretending, but sometimes he would deliberately leave a crack in the door of the Japanese-style room so that Yomi Isayama could hear what was happening inside.

Yomi Isayama proposed a transfer to Ayame Jinguji, the head of the "Super Disaster Countermeasures Office," suggesting that she be sent to fight the most vicious evil spirits rather than protect this old pervert, but she was refused.

“Huang Quan, I know that Tsukamoto Kazuo has a bad reputation, but he is currently the biggest donor to the Countermeasures Office. So, you can only be patient for now. He is currently entangled with a very powerful curse assassin. Until other psychic departments can transfer a skilled person with sufficient ability to you to another post, you will have to continue to protect him.”

This is what Jinguji Ayame, the head of the "Super Disaster Countermeasures Office," said to Isayama Yomi. Jinguji Ayame usually takes good care of Isayama Yomi, so if she says there's no way, then there really is no way. Therefore, Isayama Yomi can only continue to endure it.

I really hope to get out of this kind of life soon...

Isayama Huangquan sighed.

The black snake was destroyed, and its owner, Chika, sensed it immediately.

"It's confirmed. Kazuo Tsukamoto is on the top floor of this building, which is the fiftieth floor."

Qian Jialuo addressed Li Xin and Yi Tianxun.

Curses can take lives from thousands of miles away, relying on the connection between the technique and the person. Generally, this connection is maintained by something deeply related to the cursed person, such as the cursed person's personal belongings or external tissues like hair. Advanced curse techniques can even establish a connection with the cursed person through strong emotions.

As for what Chikaro used here... well, it's not convenient to say.

"Fifty floors?"

Li Xin and Yi Tianxun looked together toward the construction waste passage they had arrived at, which led directly to the fiftieth floor.

Chika frowned: "You're not planning to go up from here, are you?"

She quickly shook her head: "It's filthy! How can you let girls walk through such a dirty passageway!"

"If you have another way, we don't mind following your arrangements."

Yi Tian seeks the Dao.

"That's easy."

Qian Jialuo smiled slightly, took out two vajras and handed them to Li Xin and Yi Tianxun: "These are my magic weapons. I'll lend them to you first. With these, ordinary people won't be able to see you. You can follow behind others when they use the elevator and go up through it."

Yi Tianxun looked at the vajra in his hand with suspicion, unable to believe that such a thing could have the effect of making him invisible.

Li Xin looked down at the hem of Qian Jialuo's clothes, wondering where she had taken out two such large objects.

"what?"

Qian Jialuo's smile suddenly froze. She looked closely at Li Xin and then said, "How come the power of the magical artifact is ineffective on you..."

Before long, Qian Jialuo revealed an even stranger expression: "You're actually practicing the Yin Internal Energy Technique..."

Is there a problem?

Li Xin asked.

"No, there's no problem."

Qian Jialu shook her head and said, "If that's the case, you won't be able to use my magic artifact to become invisible."

"What should I do?"

Li Xin asked.

Chika looked out the window: "Have you ever tried rock climbing?"

"I've climbed mountains before, but the problem is it's daytime now. If we climb up from the outside, won't we get spotted?"

Li Xin looked out the window and said.

He had actually considered this method, but the Tsukamoto Building was located in the bustling downtown area, with cars and people coming and going outside. Who knew if he would be discovered climbing the wall from the outside? So he gave up on it.

Qian Jialuo smiled and said, "It's alright. Although the magic artifact is ineffective, I can cast a spell to block your vision and then go up with you."

Li Xin nodded, climbed out of the window, and used his internal energy to adhere to the wall. Qian Jialuo saw this and also floated out of the window, hovering beside Li Xin and giving him a slight smile before chanting a spell to cast a magic spell.

Because the spell did not directly affect Li Xin, but rather created a barrier around Li Xin's body that blocked his vision, Qian Jialuo's spell did not fail.

Yi Tianxun's eyes widened. This was the first time he had ever seen someone fly using their own strength. Although there were legends of "riding the wind through the void" in the art of lightness skill, they were just legends. No one had ever actually seen such lightness skill. But Qian Jialuo, a girl who looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old, had done it with ease. How could this not shock Yi Tianxun?

Seeing Yi Tianxun's stunned expression, Qian Jialuo felt somewhat smug, while Li Xin was equally astonished by Qian Jialuo's performance.

While sorcerers do possess the ability to fly, such spells are extremely energy-consuming. Although Chikaro's spiritual power is strong, it is not strong enough to allow her to easily cast a flying spell. If she truly had this ability, she wouldn't even need Li Xin and Yi Tianxun's help; she could have cursed ten Tsukamoto Kazuo to death.

Thinking of this, Li Xin couldn't help but use his "Bright Jade True Qi" to probe Qian Jialuo for a moment. Then he realized that Qian Jialuo seemed to have sensed Li Xin's probing and was slightly displeased. She said coquettishly, "Hey, staring at a girl like that is very impolite!"

"Oh, I'm sorry."

Li Xin gave Qian Jialu a perfunctory apology, then looked at Yi Tianxun: "Brother Yi, you go up in the elevator, and I'll go up from the outside. When we get there, you and I will launch an attack together and catch them off guard."

Yi Tianxun nodded. This was indeed a good idea, as it could catch people off guard. So he and Li Xin agreed on the code for their operation, and then he left to find the elevator. Seeing Qian Jialuo's ability to fly, and even the magic artifact that could make people invisible, Yi Tianxun no longer thought it was a deceptive trick.

Of course, he didn't believe it all at once. He first found an employee in the Tsukamoto Building, walked around in front of him to make sure the other person couldn't see him, and after marveling at it for a while, he waited for the elevator to slip in.

After Yi Tianxun left, Li Xin thought for a moment and asked Qian Jialuo, who was floating beside him, "Since you can help me become invisible, why don't you just cover me when I take the elevator?"

While the tactic of attacking from both sides is good, the problem is that if you can take the elevator, of course you'll take the elevator; it saves effort.

Qian Jialu covered her mouth and chuckled, "There are too many people in the elevator. What if someone pushes you and takes advantage of you?"

"You're lying, you won't get squeezed at all."

Li Xin said to Qian Jialuo.

Qian Jialu pouted, somewhat dissatisfied, and said, "That's why I hate people like you who practice Yin internal energy the most! Well, actually it's because when I'm too close to you, I can't cast many spells."

Those who cultivate Yin-based internal energy will develop a unique life magnetic field around their bodies, which can neutralize spells powered by spiritual energy. If Qian Jialuo gets too close to Li Xin, she will…

Li Xin nodded, acknowledging Qian Jialuo's statement.

Both Li Xin and Yi Tianxun were wary of the exorcist who suddenly appeared and wanted to join the assassination squad, but because they really needed the other party's help, they selectively trusted him.

After clarifying his doubts, Li Xin asked Qian Jialuo, "What are your plans once we reach the fiftieth floor?"

Qian Jialuo is a curse assassin, and her fighting style is destined to be different from Li Xin and Yi Tianxun. Although Li Xin knows about curse assassins, he does not know how to cooperate with Qian Jialuo.

"You two just need to distract that sorcerer so that I can take the opportunity to cast a curse on Tsukamoto Kazuo and kill him. That way, my job will be done."

Chika replied.

Her plan was actually quite simple: have Li Xin and Yi Tianxun launch a surprise attack to kill the sorcerer, or at the very least, to restrain the sorcerer and the martial arts masters. This way, she could calmly cast her curse and kill Tsukamoto Kazuo.

After careful consideration, Li Xin felt that Qian Jialuo's plan was not problematic. His goal was simply to kill Tsukamoto Kazuo. As for how Tsukamoto Kazuo died or who killed him, Li Xin did not care. It would be best if he could extricate himself from the situation. Li Xin was also afraid of a 100 million US dollar revenge fund.

Under Qian Jialuo's cover, Li Xin quickly climbed to the forty-ninth floor, clung to a protrusion on the wall, and waited for the signal.

"Boom boom boom!"

Upon hearing the three sounds, Li Xin immediately braced himself with his arms and soared into the air. When he reached the fiftieth floor, he drew a soft sword from his waist and sliced ​​through the high-strength glass on the outer wall of the fiftieth floor as easily as cutting through tofu. He then flew inside.

The commotion caused by Li Xin suddenly entering through the window caught the attention of the bodyguards, who rushed over to check, but in doing so, they relaxed their guard on the elevator.

The elevator doors opened, and several bodyguards who had come up for their shifts saw a commotion outside the elevator. Before they could figure out what was happening, blood began gushing from their necks, revealing Yi Tianxun, who had been hiding nearby, in human form.

Yi Tianxun frowned slightly and muttered under his breath, "What stinky blood!"

After exiting the elevator, Yi Tianxun piled the bodies of the bodyguards on top of the elevator entrance, blocking it and causing the elevator doors to open and close repeatedly, preventing the elevator from going up or down. For security reasons, Tsukamoto Kazuo had separated each floor of the building, connecting them only with elevators. In particular, the fiftieth floor, where he was located, only had one elevator. This did indeed maximize the isolation from outsiders, but the problem was that once someone broke in, blocking the elevator would turn the fiftieth floor into an isolated island, where people inside couldn't escape and people below couldn't come up.

After Yi Tianxun finished doing all this, Li Xin also dealt with the bodyguards around him. He and Yi Tianxun exchanged a glance and headed together toward the Japanese-style room where Tsukamoto Kazuo was.

Qian Jialuo floated into the building and saw the corpses all over the ground. She couldn't help but shake her head and say, "It's really... too cruel, too bloody!"

Curses are better; you can kill your target from a distance without affecting anyone else—clean and hygienic!

Chapter 114 Clean and Hygienic

The moment Li Xin and Yi Tianxun entered the fiftieth floor, Jianshan Huangquan sensed it.

Spiritual practitioners often have far superior sensory abilities compared to martial artists, and she immediately shouted, "Enemy attack!"

Three of the five martial arts masters guarding Tsukamoto Kazuo immediately stepped forward and said to Isayama Yomi, "You stay here, we'll go take a look."

In their view, the main role of Isayama Yomi is to guard against the curse masters who are hiding somewhere. Although it is said to be the ace of the "Super Disaster Countermeasures Office", its combat power is not taken seriously by them. After all, who would work for the government if they were really capable? Finding a boss as rich and powerful as Tsukamoto Kazuo is better than working for the government.

Isayama Yomi couldn't have gotten here. She never wanted to work for Tsukamoto Kazuo; she was forced into it by circumstances.

"What happened!"

After the three martial arts masters left, Tsukamoto Kazuo heard the commotion and came out of the Japanese-style room. Isayama Yomi peeked through the crack in the door he had opened and could see a woman lying motionless on the tatami mat, barely clothed. It was unclear whether she had fainted or what.

Yomi Isayama felt a strong sense of disgust, but because of her status as a member of the "Super Disaster Countermeasures Office," she still had to tell the office's biggest benefactor, "There has been an attack."

"Is it that curse master's trick again?"

Tsukamoto Kazuo frowned.

In the past month, a curse master has been entangled with Tsukamoto Kazuo. If it weren't for the fact that Tsukamoto Kazuo always had a master of supernatural arts by his side in addition to martial arts experts to guard against attacks from supernatural forces, he probably wouldn't be able to continue living so carefree.

"It shouldn't be. The two people who came this time are martial arts experts."

Izayama Yomi shook her head and said that since Chikara hadn't made a move, she hadn't noticed Chikara's presence.

"Oh, I see..."

Kazuo Tsukamoto breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to martial artists who fight with real swords and spears, he is actually more afraid of those sorcerers who are hard to guard against. He has a cooperative relationship with the "Nine Chrysanthemums Sect" and knows the methods of those sorcerers. Some of his competitors were killed by those sorcerers at his request, and they died without anyone knowing. Such methods are terrifying. That's why he heavily subsidizes those government psionic departments in exchange for their protection.

Hearing that the commotion wasn't caused by a sorcerer, Tsukamoto Kazuo felt relieved and was about to go back to continue his enjoyment when suddenly there was a loud bang, and three corpses flew in.

"Kawai! Noguchi! Kaneko!"

Kazuo Tsukamoto shouted the names of the three corpses; they were the three bodyguards who had gone to check the situation.

After the three corpses flew in, Li Xin and Yi Tianxun rushed in together. Seeing that things were not good, Izayama Yomi pushed Tsukamoto Kazuo and pushed him into the Japanese-style room. Although she didn't like this old man, she had to protect Tsukamoto Kazuo because of her duty.

Upon seeing this, Yi Tianxun shouted, "Hurry up and do it! There's a helicopter on the rooftop; we can't let him go up there!"

Kazuo Tsukamoto was so afraid of death that he naturally considered the possibility of someone blocking the elevator. Therefore, there was a helicopter on standby 24 hours a day above his room so that he could escape at any time if needed.

Without a second thought, Li Xin, moving even faster, leaped after Tsukamoto Kazuo. A blade flashed towards him, and Li Xin parried with his sword. At the same time, his soft sword coiled around the incoming katana like a snake, tightly binding it.

Just as Li Xin was about to execute the "draw sword and slit throat" combo, he discovered that the owner of the katana was actually an acquaintance.

It's you...

Li Xin's pupils dilated slightly. Facing his former comrade-in-arms, he hesitated for a moment. It was in that moment of hesitation that Isayama Yomi, whose weapon was restrained, instantly released the spirit beast Ran Honglian from "The Lion King".

"Chaotic Crimson Lotus!"

With a command from Isayama Yomi, the spirit beast, Luan Honglian, was freed from the "Lion King." It roared and pounced out of the "Lion King."

When Li Xin learned that one of his opponents was a master of supernatural arts, he had already focused his energy on his eyes, putting himself in a state where he could see spiritual energy. Therefore, this time, he clearly saw Luan Honglian's monstrous form.

This is a colossal beast, almost twice the height of Yanshan Huangquan, shaped like a tiger, with blood-red fur all over its body, as well as a thick mane like a lion. Its blood-red maw is covered with sharp fangs, and its twelve purple eyes, arranged in three rows and four columns, are captivating. What is even more terrifying is its tail, which consists of more than a dozen dark green snakes, flicking their tongues as if they were about to pounce and bite someone at any moment.