From Earthbound Spirit to Tokyo Evil

"A large set only costs 6 million Mi swords, and a portable one is even cheaper, only 800,000." J said with a relaxed look. "As for Akasaka, it will probably take less than 20 billion Mi swords to complete the upgrade."

This number made Kuroda Koji want to vomit blood. A budget of 2 trillion yen was not something he could decide so lightly.

Even Akasaka couldn't allow every frontline staff member to carry equipment worth 80 million yen around.

Moreover, this was clearly a way for Akasaka to be a guinea pig at his own expense. Such a thing...

"I'll definitely give it serious consideration," he said with a smile.

"I can use my personal connections to help you get in line, which is my personal support for your appointment." J said with a smile. "Many places have been eyeing this thing for a long time, but they can't get it even if they have money."

"Well...thank you very much, but..."

"Is this the place?" M's voice finally helped Kuroda Koji break free from the predicament.

"Yes, this is the place." He walked over quickly.

The rough outline of the deceased was marked on the ground with yellow tape, and the marks left by the previous forensics personnel were still there. It can be clearly seen that the incident broke out in the crowd not far from the ribbon-cutting site, and it was because of this that huge damage was caused.

But there was not much bloodstains on the ground. Instead, there were a lot of bloodstains outside the field caused by trampling.

"Did you find the person standing in this place?"

"Because we had to use multiple EMPs to eliminate the evil spirit, the camera equipment at the scene was damaged to varying degrees, as was the monitoring equipment. Now the technical department is doing its best to recover the data." Kuroda Koji replied. "From the original plan at the scene, the people standing here should be representatives from various universities in Tokyo. We have carefully examined the bag, but no fingerprints or remains were found. The one who brought it in should be one of the victims, but we don't know who it is, nor do we know his mental state at the time, or whether he had self-awareness."

At this time, an Akasaka staff member came over pushing a cart.

"This is the item used to seal evil spirits," said Kuroda Koji.

An ordinary black leather bag, containing a piece of pottery with spells painted all over the surface.

The forensic personnel at Akasaka have done their best to piece it back together, and its shape is very similar to an urn.

Chapter 58 Welcome to the Bone Shrine

"So that's how it is?" M made a gesture in the air as if taking something out of the bag and then letting go of his hand.

"Similar incidents have happened before, but the vessels they used at that time were not so sophisticated," said Kuroda. "We are investigating all factories and workshops that can make such items. But now it is common to have kilns for individuals, so this clue may take some time."

"Wait a minute." M was a little surprised. "Let me think, Inaba Rika?"

"That's right." Kuroda Koji nodded.

In principle, the two cases are exactly the same. The only difference is probably the results and repercussions.

After all, the attention attracted by a curiosity magazine that is not considered a bestseller even in Tokyo and the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, a new landmark in Tokyo, are completely different.

But this type of crime is unacceptable to Akasaka.

In Tokyo alone, there are more than 100,000 gatherings, lectures, performances, concerts and other events with more than 100 people each year, and the vast majority of them are not equipped with anti-aliens security measures.

If they normalize this method, it is no exaggeration to say that Tokyo will become the most unsafe city in the world and almost impossible to defend against.

Neon will be hit hard, and both its economy and reputation will plummet, which is a possibility that no one can accept.

Therefore, Ishino Shinjiro actually had reason to apologize to him. Taking over Akasaka at this time could be said to be the worst start.

“This magic circle?” J casually tossed the pottery that he had finally glued together in his hands.

"We have sent the restoration drawings to the Watcher, but have not received any response yet." Kuroda Koji replied. "We can only judge from the patterns, fonts and other features that it is probably the style of the late Heian period, but the object is definitely a modern product."

The spells on the pottery are all hand-painted in Japanese, which is very similar to the font popular among nobles and monks in the Heian period.

Akasaka should have been the absolute authority on such things, but during the post-war period of reckoning, all the information, inherited items, and knowledge originally held by Akasaka, Kono, and other institutions were sealed up and transported away by various major countries.

There might have been some old people in Akasaka at that time who knew the origins of these things, but today, decades later, as the old people gradually died, the new generation in Akasaka has no idea about it because the spread of such knowledge is strictly prohibited.

Obviously, this Japanese item must be analyzed and studied by the Watcher Headquarters on the other side of the ocean to trace its possible origin. In Kuroda Koji's opinion, this is a tragedy, or even a shame.

But there was no dissatisfaction on his face, he was just simply stating the fact.

"What about the Russian bear?" J suddenly stopped moving.

"This information has not been disclosed to them," Kuroda Koji replied.

"That's good," said J. "We should investigate it carefully. It's very likely that this is what they took away!"

He carelessly threw the pottery in his hand at Kuroda Koji, scaring him.

"There shouldn't be anything to be discovered here. The means are nothing surprising. The key is the method of sealing the evil spirit. If it is really something made by the Cheka, then it will be troublesome. Such a thing can be used anywhere and by anyone. It is more dangerous than any weapon!"

The helicopters had already been in position in the open space outside. The three important members of the Watchers each boarded one and quickly left in three different directions according to their previous division of labor.

The five members of the "Exterminators" stayed where they were, waiting for possible messages for help.

After Kuroda Mitsuru arranged a department to serve them and follow their instructions, he got in the car and left.

But before he could return to Akasaka headquarters, the phone call came.

"M has arrived at the Skeleton Shrine?!"

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"Kimoto, Inaba, I miss you so much!" M opened his arms, but the expressions on the faces of the two girls opposite him were a little strange.

When they lived together before, such intimate actions were not uncommon, and they just thought that Americans were just particularly enthusiastic.

It was not until after M left that they heard more about M from other people...

"What's wrong? We haven't seen each other for just a few months, and you're already so distant?" However, M still came up to them and gave each of them a warm hug, and then took a closer look at the shrine maiden costume on Inaba Rika.

"Very pretty, and has a kind of...how should I put it? It fits the temperament of a Japanese woman very well!"

"M, how could you?" Kimoto was still very considerate and took the initiative to stand up and help Inaba out of the predicament.

"It's just that thing." M said lightly. "What's going on here? Is it related to the corpse?"

"Welcome to the Skeleton Shrine." Nomiya Kana finally received the news and came out to greet them. "This is the sanctuary dedicated to the two gods, Skeleton and Skeleton. Mr. M, you are most welcome."

"God?" M's mouth curled slightly, obviously not taking it seriously, but she quickly recognized Nomiya Misa. "I've seen you before! Aren't you from that shrine?"

"Tenmangu Shrine." Although Nomiya Misa had no recollection of having seen her before, they all understood the status of important members of the Watchers, so they had to show their best when facing her. "That was a long time ago."

"You look a lot alike." M noticed this quickly.

"Yes, we are sisters." Kana Nomiya nodded.

"Very interesting." M nodded, and then saw the spirit rat squatting on each of their shoulders. She frowned slightly, but at this time, she saw the rat god Boji on Nomiya Wakana's shoulder.

"Huh?" She immediately stretched out her hand to it, and a force suddenly grasped the body of the Rat God, catching it off guard, causing it to lose balance and be caught and dragged in the direction of M.

Nomiya Wakana screamed in surprise, and the next second, the Rat God had already mobilized his own power, broke free from M's telekinesis, jumped back onto Nomiya Wakana, drew out his own small sword, and aimed it at M.

Nomiya Wakana chanted instinctively. M sensed a certain power surging. She reached out to the priestesses. Kimoto did not dare to intervene in their fight and could only shout, "Please stop! Now is not the time..."

At this time, Nomiya Wakana's neck had been strangled by some force, making it impossible for her to continue the Kagura dance. Her body was dragged off the ground. Boji pounced on M. She stretched out her other hand towards it, but it only delayed its movement slightly and failed to completely stop it from approaching her.

M had no choice but to let go of Nomiya Wakana and used power from both hands at the same time to hold the Rat God in the air.

“A mere trifle…” She sneered and slowly clenched her hands. The body of the Rat God was pressed tightly in mid-air. A huge force exerted pressure from all directions at the same time, as if to crush it directly into a meat patty.

At this time, Kana Nomiya finally completed the Hinoki Dance.

At this moment, she no longer cared about what was important or not, "Danzo! Go!" She shouted loudly, and poured all the power borrowed from the God into her spirit pet, turning it into a mouse-shaped light wave, and quickly rushed towards M!

"boom!"

The huge airflow made it almost impossible for Mu Yuan and others to stand, and it rolled up sand and gravel all over the sky. After a few seconds, M's figure reappeared.

"How dare you..." She sneered.

This attack did not cause any harm to her, but it forced her to let go of the Rat God who was under her control.

Misa Nomiya completed the Sakura Dance, and the phantoms of cherry blossoms surrounded the bodies of the three Nomiya sisters. The next moment, Wakana Nomiya also finally completed her Kagura Dance. The body of the Rat God suddenly became huge, and M's face changed all of a sudden. The giant sword tore through the air and hit her directly, forcing her to do a backward somersault to escape in a panic.

"Please stop!" Mu Yuan knew that she couldn't let them continue fighting, so she rushed into their midst and shouted loudly.

"You've gone too far!" M sneered. "How dare you attack me?"

"Are the Watchers ready to go to war with the Skeleton Society?" Nomiya Kana was panicking, but she still managed to keep a calm expression. "You may not be able to afford the consequences of doing this!"

For a moment, Inaba Rika didn't know what to do. Should she start chanting and dancing as well, or try her best to stop this meaningless battle like Kimoto?

At this time, M suddenly laughed: "This is so interesting."

She burst into laughter, even covering her stomach with her hands, but the three Nomiya sisters looked at her and did not dare to relax at all.

Chapter 59 You Have So Many Questions

"It's just a joke." M finally stopped laughing. "If I really want to attack the Skeleton Society, do I really need to do it myself? There are a lot of rockets on the helicopter over there. How many can you withstand?"

Such remarks are simply unbearable. If it were someone else, Kana Nomiya would have slapped him in the face.

But considering the other party's identity, she hesitated for a moment, stopped the music and dance first, and asked her sister and younger sister to stop as well.

"She said she was joking, so does that mean she was joking? How can you joke like that?" Nomiya Wakana said dissatisfiedly. The eldest sister gently pulled her and finally made her calm down.

M looked at the Rat God, whose body finally returned to its previous state, and then immediately hid back on Nomiya Wakana's body, remaining wary of her.

"Is that thing a shikigami?" M asked Mu Yuan.

As a new generation of Watchmen, she also had no memory of that war. Although there were a large number of texts, photos, and audio-visual materials within the Watchmen, they rarely had the patience to look through those things that seemed meaningless to them.

As the highest-ranking members of the Watchers, they have no obligation to do those things. Studying these things is something that only weak researchers should do.

Kimoto Juri also had a lot of thoughts about her style, but as a member of Akasaka, she could only answer every question with "yes."

“This is the only one at the moment?”

Mu Yuan nodded.

M pouted. She had planned to create a situation and then use the power of the Watcher to force them to accept the reality and give up resistance. But she didn't expect the witches to not buy it. They were much braver than she thought, and their fighting ability was also stronger than she thought.

It seems impossible to capture it and bring it back to the Watcher Headquarters as research material.

She then walked into the shrine.

The witches obviously no longer welcome her, but does an American need the Japanese's permission to go somewhere in Japan?

There was nothing strange in the shrine, and there was not even any spiritual energy. This was different from the so-called places of gods that M had seen before.

There are not a few false gods and guys who aspire to be gods who have been killed by the Watchers. In the ignorant, wild and sparsely populated areas of South America, Oceania and Africa, the aliens are still tenaciously looking for their own way to survive, and the Watchers' power is not enough to cover every corner.

However, those places don't have many people. Even if those guys really establish their own system of gods, the power of wishes they can obtain is insignificant.

But in Tokyo, the huge population could turn into a bomb at any time.

K said that the Skeleton Shrine does not preach, but they have this ability, which is a threat in itself.

The Skeleton Society must be eradicated!

M confirmed this idea once again, but on the surface, she still followed the Japanese custom, threw a coin into the cash box, stood in front of the worship hall, clasped her hands together and bowed casually.

"Hakuei, if you can hear me, please come out and talk. Let's talk about cooperation."

Of course, Xiachuan would not give her any response at this time, so she quickly walked out of the shrine, went to the office of the Corpse Agency, and finally sat in Kimoto's office.

Rika Inaba stayed at the shrine and tried to explain the current situation to the Nomiya sisters and told them not to try to fight the Watchers.

"Anything to drink? I'm so thirsty."

"Coffee or tea?" Mu Yuan didn't want to receive her at all, but she didn't have the power to refuse.

Moreover, since they had lived together for a period of time, it seemed that no one was more suitable than her to host M.

"Of course it's coffee, but not instant coffee." said M. "Those are Mukuro's subordinates? They don't look very useful."

Sasaki Daisuke had been secretly looking at them, and M smiled and blew him a kiss, which scared him.

"It's really useless." Mu Yuan said matter-of-factly, then walked out of the office and went to the coffee machine.

"What does she want to do?" Qingdao also pretended to make coffee and ran over and asked in a low voice.

"If I were you, I wouldn't be so obvious about asking about her." Mu Yuan was in a bad mood, so he didn't have the energy to answer his questions. "You all saw what happened just now. She could kill you in a minute and no one would say a word. You'd better go to the shrine and don't show up in front of her so that she can take it out on you."

Such a threat made Qingdao stunned for a moment. He hesitated for a moment, and quickly returned to his desk with the empty cup. Sasaki Daisuke and Sugishita came over to ask him, and they were also stunned for a moment. Soon, they pulled Baime, who had been in front of the computer and had not seen the conflict with his own eyes, out.

"What did you say?" M took a sip of coffee and asked with a little curiosity.

"I told them to get lost and stop interrupting our conversation," said Mu Yuan.