From Earthbound Spirit to Tokyo Evil

"But it hasn't come to that yet, has it?" J asked, staring into her eyes. "You don't want to continue to be led around by them like this, running around like a firefighter, right? Tokyo Watch shouldn't be too involved in specific affairs, and this is especially true for important people like us. It's wrong to do these things personally. This is a mistake K made, and we just need to correct it now."

"Kuroda Koji will keep coming to you. He can't handle this situation."

"That's perfect, isn't it? When things get out of hand, we can replace him and start over. Isn't this the consistent political model of this country?"

M shook her head. But she was not the one who had to take the responsibility, at least she was not the one who had to take the main responsibility, so...

"Whatever you want. I can only promise that A won't hear bad news about Tokyo from me."

Chapter 148 Self-deception

After hearing what J said, Kuroda Koji didn't even know what to say and could only remain silent.

Because of the extreme inequality of the status of both parties, he could not even raise any questions. He only asked after a moment of silence: "Then, what level of support can we get?"

"The firepower will definitely be the same as before. As for the rest... it will be up to Derek to judge. They will change the current passive situation and choose the most appropriate time to take the initiative to attack."

"So, we won't get any support?"

"What do you mean? Are you questioning my decision?" J was not thick-skinned enough to face the abandoned look on Kuroda Koji's face. "Based on your performance in recent times, there have been many calls to replace you. Who is supporting you and allowing you to hold this position? Kuroda, you should be grateful. If you can't stand up and take responsibility at the critical moment, what's the point of putting you in this position?"

"If you can't give us support, can you lift some restrictions?" Kuroda Koji could only make his last effort.

J. didn't answer.

"Even if we can get some props from the Skeleton Society?"

"I will pretend I didn't hear that." J said. "You are the acting director of Akasaka. You must take on the responsibilities you should take. Don't come to me for every trouble. Do you understand?"

Kuroda Koji nodded silently: "Then..."

"Go ahead." J waved his hand. "Remember, your mission is to maintain the situation as much as possible. For other things, just do your best."

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"You want the magical tools from the Skeleton Shrine?" Kana Nomiya could hardly believe her ears.

"That's right." Kuroda Koji nodded. "Purchase, exchange, lease, whatever method is available."

"Why?" The good thing came too suddenly, which made Kana Nomiya begin to have some doubts.

"I can't tell you the reason, I can only assure you that we have the utmost sincerity." Kuroda Koji smiled bitterly. Of course, he could do nothing as J said and just try his best to maintain the situation. But he couldn't watch his subordinates go to the scene to die again and again under such circumstances.

If there were no Skeleton Society and Skeleton Organization, there would of course be no other way and they would have to continue fighting with their flesh and blood. However, since J had already said that, he decided to fight for the greatest chance of survival for the people of Akasaka within the scope of his authority, even if it was only to prevent one or two people from dying before he stepped down.

"Please go to the social affairs office and wait for a moment." Kana Nomiya couldn't help but start to doubt. Lord Hailin had specifically sent her a message before, saying that the restrictions on the bronze mirror could be lifted. Did he have foreseen the current situation?

The world of God is indeed not something a priestess can presume to guess.

Xia Chuan couldn't imagine J's ostrich policy, but he could guess that it was probably related to the fact that the guy was killed by the Styx before.

Tokyo Watch most likely changed its strategy because of this, forcing Kuroda Koji to find a solution on his own. He should be able to learn the specific situation from Derek later.

This is the benefit of being an undercover agent. Although you haven't yet entered the upper echelons of the system, as long as you are in this system, you can always get some useful information, which can be verified with information obtained from other places, and ultimately you can grasp a more real and comprehensive situation.

"Let's talk about it in a few days." He then told Nomiya Kana. "Let him draw up a plan. If we agree to the exchange, what bargaining chips can they offer, and how many magic tools do they want to exchange."

This answer was not beyond Kuroda Koji's expectations, and it could even be said to be better than he expected.

It is an ironic fact that what Akasaka cannot get from his master, he may be able to get from his potential opponent.

Akasaka's plan was quickly taken over. Because they didn't know what kind of magical instruments the Skeleton Shrine could provide, nor did they know the quantity, they could only consider the existing items of the Skeleton Organization.

Kuroda Koji hopes to set up a special rapid response team with a number of about 50 people. Compared with the scope that Akasaka needs to pay attention to, this number is actually the result of repeated compression.

Fifty bronze mirrors, fifty peach wood swords, plus the possible assistance of the priestesses, the chips that Kuroda Mitsurugi can come up with are 100 billion yen in cash every year to speed up the construction of the Skeleton Shrine, and... help the Skeleton Shrine to preach publicly.

Of course, they don't do it directly through the Skeleton Shrine. Instead, they can set up a new name, conduct religious activities in a new place, recruit people, attract believers, raise funds, and even run a business. They don't need to accept the inspection and restrictions of the Zonglian, and of course they don't need to pay franchise fees. The rights of believers are guaranteed by Akasaka. Of course, the premise of doing this is that Akasaka knows who their believers are to avoid accidental injuries.

Of course, it is best to perform miracles in the Skeleton Shrine. After all, it is an open fact that the Akasaka members and entrepreneurs have already received treatment from the shrine maidens here.

If they don't like this method, Akasaka can also cooperate with their ideas, but it must be kept as secret as possible and can be dealt with on the surface, as long as it is not in the name of the Skeleton Society. Of course, it would be even better if the god they believe in can be called by a different title.

What I approved was not a new religion related to the Skeleton Society, but a completely unrelated sect. I am not competent enough to judge what the gods they worship are, but based on the information we have, there should be no problem. As for why their believers can receive blessings at the Skeleton Shrine, it should be that the Skeleton Shrine is too enthusiastic and is willing to help the general public who have nothing to do with itself, just like helping Akasaka. But these people are obviously believers of another sect, and they believe in completely different gods, so they definitely have no connection with the Skeleton Shrine.

Just like the pinball parlors with neon lights everywhere, they are clearly gambling, but as long as they don't directly deal in money with customers and instead go through a money exchange shop, which is like taking off your pants to fart, they can blatantly become a legal entertainment project.

"Does Kuroda Koji really have such authority?" Faced with such a plan, Xia Chuan's first reaction was suspicion. "He doesn't think he can deceive the Tokyo Watch in this way, right? They are not dead!"

M hired the Corpse Agency to protect her, and that was the only condition they could offer. In addition to not being able to make any promises about the existence of aliens, Kuroda Koji could be said to have taken actions beyond his authority.

"As long as I am in this position, I will use my life to ensure that these conditions can be implemented." Facing Nomiya Kana's doubts, Kuroda Koji replied. "I will also do my best to ensure that my successor will continue this policy. I can guarantee that as long as the skeleton does not become Akasaka's enemy, Akasaka will definitely work hard to maintain this system."

Chapter 149: Releasing Goodwill

Xia Chuan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Sato Kentaro had finally accomplished this, but now Akasaka himself jumped out and asked to give them the green light... Such conditions should have already brought great risks and responsibilities to Kuroda Koji, and it can almost be said that it is not the style of the Japanese.

Unfortunately, he had no use for it at all.

The importance of the sect and its believers to him was self-evident, and it was for this reason that he would never leave them out of his control and exposed to the enemy.

However, Kuroda Koji's attitude was what he expected to see.

Compared to Ishino Shinjiro before, Kuroda Mitsuru's attitude towards the Skeleton Society can be said to be a bit too friendly.

But, is it possible that Kuroda Mitsuji deliberately put these chips on the list because he knew that he wouldn't be able to use them?

After waiting for several days, he finally learned from Derek the reason why Kuroda Koji did this.

"We don't have to go to support Akasaka anymore?"

"Yes, we should use our strength in a more appropriate place." Derek said calmly. "Officer J's decision is correct. Our strength should be used for offense rather than defense. From now on, we have to return to the darkness and patiently wait for the opportunity to strike successfully."

It sounds reasonable, but...

"Tell Kuroda Koji that we accept Akasaka's proposal. There is no rush to establish a new religion. We can wait until our cooperation has a more solid foundation. But we can't give them so many magic weapons at the beginning. Let's give them equipment for twenty people first."

Kana Nomiya's answer made Kuroda Mitsuru overjoyed. In fact, he was not planning to form a mobile force of 50 people, but a team of 150 people. This was because magical weapons did not need to rest, but people did, so he could use more people to maximize the use of the magical weapons.

Even if the Skeleton Shrine only provided them with equipment for twenty people in the first batch, he was ready to select a team of one hundred people immediately.

Train and screen, summarize the experience and methods of using these weapons from actual combat, and then continue to expand the team until the needs are met.

For Natsukawa, this was not a very troublesome thing anyway. Kuroda Mitsui immediately paid 30 billion yen and took the initiative to use old banknotes without consecutive numbers, marks and logos as he had requested before. In this way, the financial problem immediately disappeared completely.

Derek did not really do nothing. He finally called Xia Chuan to the building that served as the headquarters of the Scott team to receive training, which was also a test of his ability. According to Derek, this was to ensure that he could play his role to the maximum extent during the mission, and at the same time, he would not fall into unnecessary risks due to misjudgment.

It is worth mentioning that Xia Chuan finally saw new members besides the two foreigners.

Derek didn't know what methods or excuses he used, but he selected twenty humans with certain talents from the Self-Defense Forces and the police and began training them.

Physical fitness, hand-to-hand combat, the use of cold weapons and various firearms, and meditation, which Xia Chuan was very interested in.

This was the first time he had truly come into contact with a certain cultivation system since coming to this world. However, the effect of meditation was not immediate. Moreover, according to Derek, it could only maximize their mental abilities, unleash their potential, and enable them to fight better with their bodies.

The only thing about meditation that was related to Xia Chuan's imagined cultivation method was that for those with "spiritual talent", after their spiritual abilities were raised to a certain limit through meditation, they could sense or even directly see spirits. And it was also one of the compulsory courses for the Watchers. In a sense, if someone among them really showed enough potential, they might be recommended and become a candidate for the Watchers.

But Derek himself does not have spiritual talent, so he can only become a member of the "Exterminators" rather than a candidate for an important member.

"Are the selection criteria for Watchmen very strict?" Xia Chuan found an opportunity to chat with him.

Derek looked at him and said, "Don't even think about it. Non-humans can't be involved in the selection of important personnel."

"I'm just curious."

"About one in a hundred people has a certain talent, but whether it can be put to good use depends on the person's own efforts, physique, IQ and luck. In the Watcher system, out of a hundred talented people, about one-third can bring out their talents and have the opportunity to become candidates for important positions. However, not only must they go through long and arduous training and selection, they must also face the final test." At this point, he paused slightly. "Most people will become crazy or even completely lose their minds. Only a few lucky ones can succeed. Until now, no one knows what the secret to passing the test is."

"So, the most important thing to become an important person is not strength but luck?" Xia Chuan asked.

"I don't think so. If they don't have enough strength, they won't even be able to take the test."

Xia Chuan really wanted to continue asking what kind of test would drive a person crazy, but Derek probably didn't know such a secret and couldn't tell him.

"So, are we just going to wait forever?" He changed the subject. "Where are Henman and Randall?"

He would never forget Henman's behavior. That guy clearly wanted to use the evil spirit to kill him.

It's not his character to swallow his pride.

Moreover, he was also interested in the props on Henman.

"Don't worry about them. Your partners won't be them, but these people who are in training." Derek's face suddenly turned ugly when he mentioned them. "Don't relax just because you are an outlier, Kamiya. People like us should never indulge ourselves."

You're right.

Xia Chuan nodded.

The assassination plan that he had asked Sano and others to write on the pretext of writing a novel would probably be difficult to use on M, but it might not be impossible to use on Henman.

As for Randall, it depends on whether he will also jump out and seek death.

"I'm just worried that they might still hate me," Xia Chuan said. "Now that Parcel is dead, will they vent their anger on me?"

"Someone is monitoring them 24 hours a day, don't worry." Derek said. "This is both a constraint and a protection. Don't worry, if they show any abnormal behavior, I will know immediately and I will let J know immediately."

"Then I feel relieved." Xia Chuan replied.

Chapter 150 Reunion after a long absence

The car that followed Xia Chuan every day was also responsible for eavesdropping and monitoring him. Xia Chuan quickly determined that they did not store the information they heard from him in the car, but uploaded it to the server at the Scott team headquarters.

Then, the data monitoring Henman and Randall should be processed in the same way.

As long as he could invade the computer room and implant the Trojan program written by Asakawa Manabu into it, he would be able to control their movements in real time, and even control the movements of all team members in the future.

Xia Chuan immediately took action.

Everything was just beginning for Scott's team. Many things had not yet formed strict rules like Akasaka's, and the personnel had not yet been fully assembled. This gave him considerable freedom of action, and he soon found an opportunity to complete this task, which would certainly be difficult for others.

Then he immediately knew the whereabouts of Henman and Randall.

The two of them acted together, but they were not on a mission. Judging from the map, they should be enjoying some kind of service industry that Neon is famous for in Yoshiwara.

The two of them didn't even care about the people around them, and they mocked Derek, the team leader, without restraint. Xia Chuan felt that they couldn't have been unaware that the cell phones they carried with them had monitoring functions, so the only explanation was that the two guys deliberately said it to the monitoring personnel, and of course to Derek.

No wonder Derek's face looked quite grim when they were mentioned.

Natsukawa asked Asakawa Manabu to continue to monitor the actions of the two, and at the same time began to consider how to start.

It is not difficult to deal with monitoring. You just need to record the audio in advance and give the phone to Chiyu Moriyama. However, the risk of doing so is that if something happens that requires emergency deployment, the lie will be exposed immediately.

Kiryu Ichiryu and Yui's Crow God Kobori have been targeted by the Styx Society, and Natsukawa is not planning to let them go for the time being. So, what about Kawaguchi Rena?

Her Inugami was really too eye-catching. When it came down to framing someone, Xiachuan was the most confident person to do it himself.

It only takes an hour... At this time, the discussion of the two girls next to him suddenly gave Xia Chuan an inspiration.

It’s already March before I know it. Final exams, graduation ceremonies, and spring break are coming up soon. In addition, Kamio Hitomi’s annual Sakura Festival concert is about to begin again…

The concert lasted three hours, including the time for entering and leaving, it was a full four or five hours. In such an environment, it was quite difficult for anyone to find me, let alone monitor me. Moreover, Kamio Hitomi had a large-scale spell that could confuse the minds of all the entrants. Even if someone followed me into the venue, it would be impossible for them to have a clear idea of ​​carrying out the mission under such circumstances.

However, there is a problem with doing this, and that is, it will definitely be discovered by Kamio Hitomi just like the last time.

In that case, should he face her as Kamiya Hiroshi, or tell her frankly that he is Haibi?

I don't know why, but Xia Chuan felt a little guilty when he thought about facing that guy.

The relationship between the two was actually quite good, but Natsukawa himself didn't quite understand why he had never gone to see Kamio Hitomi even though he had been back for so long.

Is it just because you are afraid of being laughed at by that guy?

He began to search for news about Kamio Hitomi in recent times and found that the aftermath of last year's encounter with a ghost had not yet passed. Perhaps because there were too many strange events in Tokyo, this incident that Akasaka had suppressed before was brought up again at the end of the year for some reason, and her new album also became a hot seller.

However, due to the events of the Styx Society and Cheka, Kamio Hitomi's originally planned New Year's Eve concert and other projects were cancelled. It was for this reason that Kamio Hitomi, who usually held dozens of concerts in previous years, only held half of the number of concerts last year. This made tickets for this year's Sakura Festival concert particularly popular and hard to come by.

The thinking of young people in Japan is really strange. They know that many vicious supernatural events have occurred, but they still do what they should do, as if these things have nothing to do with them. On the contrary, those who are already old pray to gods and Buddhas all day long, and are extremely afraid of death.

At this time, Kamio Hitomi should be very busy with her concert, right?

He found the amulet he had given to Kamio Hitomi with a guilty conscience. It was not worn by Kamio Hitomi, but in her bag. However, it was still carried with her because Xiachuan soon heard her talking to the dancers.

He quietly popped his head out of the bag and found that the bag was being carried by the assistant. Kamio Hitomi was in the middle of the practice room. She looked quite good and was wearing a costume that looked like a shrine maiden's costume, but it was modified to be a bit too gorgeous and sexy. The dancers around her were also wearing similar costumes.

This guy's style is still the same... Xiachuan actually thinks that the priestesses of the Skeleton Shrine and the Xiachuan Society can copy it.