A journey through the underworld, starting from the Tsubakihara family.

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Because he was very generous with the money, and Jingu Makoto was also interested in getting on her good side, he basically accepted all of Yakushiji Ryoko's requests.

Looks like I've got something to do again, Makoto Jingu thought to himself as he stretched.

……

As time passed, Saturday soon arrived.

The morning was originally supposed to be a private date with Shirakawa Miwa, but after thinking about it, Jingu Makoto brought Nanao Akane and Murasaki Natsumi along as well.

After all, we're in the same bed, so we should at least meet up.

At first, Shirakawa Miwa had a bit of a temper and would occasionally cause some minor friction.

However, Makoto Jingu quickly found an opportunity. While Akane Nanao and Natsumi Murasaki were picking out clothes, he thoroughly checked her academic credentials in the dressing room. After satisfying her, Miwa Shirakawa dared not cause any more trouble.

As expected, the women in this world still need to be subdued by his powerful strength.

As the saying goes, "Spare the rod and spoil the child."

The ancients never deceived me!

In the afternoon, after saying goodbye to the three women, Jingu Makoto went to Ginza.

Tokyo's most bustling commercial district unfolds before you, a hub for world-renowned brands, with giant department stores lining both sides of the street and fashionable, unique clothing on every street corner.

The air is thick with the scent of money and desire; this place is not only a shopping paradise, but also a cutthroat arena of rampant materialism.

Chapter 28: The Demon Ninja Infiltrates, and Then...

Inside the private room, Makoto Jingu glanced at his watch and couldn't help but sigh.

"This woman is late again."

"Hmph~ I think I heard someone talking bad about me~" The door to the private room was suddenly pushed open, and a loud female voice came out with the crisp sound of high heels.

Ryoko Yakushiji strode in with her long legs, her beige summer suit highlighting her stunning curves.

Sunglasses perched on her high, straight nose, giving her a queen-like aura. She casually removed her sunglasses, revealing a pair of captivating phoenix eyes.

"Is Cheng-kun so impatient?" She deliberately pouted her red lips. "Complaining after only waiting a short while?"

Jingu Makoto's lips twitched—half an hour is called a short while? This woman's sense of time is probably different from normal people.

However, considering the generous reward, he decided to skip the topic.

"What's the request for today?" he asked, getting straight to the point.

Ryoko Yakushiji chuckled and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear: "What's the rush?"

She slowly pulled a stack of documents from her bag. "Do you remember Wataru Morishita?"

“I remember.” Makoto Jingu nodded. “That guy who uses hypnosis apps, so this request is related to him?”

“I suppose so.” Ryoko Yakushiji winked mysteriously and pushed the file in front of him. “Recently, there have been a lot of similar cases in Tokyo, all using similar hypnotic tools. For example, hypnotic flashlights, hypnotic rings, and so on…”

"We followed the trail and found an underground forum, which we've taken down."

Her slender fingers pointed to a photo: "Today's target is the mastermind behind this forum—Sōichi Yazaki."

Jingu Makoto flipped through the documents and saw a photo of Yazaki Souichi, a middle-aged man with a large belly and a slightly protruding underbite.

Sigh, isn't that the villain from the anime/manga series "Yukikaze"?

“This guy is no simpleton.” Ryoko’s red lips curled into a dangerous smile. “Not only does he sell forbidden items, but he also has secret dealings with the Lighthouse Nation and the Demon Race. Now that he’s exposed so many flaws, he’s being besieged by his political enemies. However, he still has some connections in the political world, so he only lost his position and didn’t get in.”

"A demon? That must be him." Upon hearing this, Makoto Jingu had already confirmed Yazaki Souichi's identity.

Perhaps due to the influence of that meteorite, the world barrier of this world has become weaker, so it often overlaps and collides with other worlds.

Tokyo became the border between the demon world and the human world. Although both sides had reached an unwritten rule of "non-interference" on the surface.

However, there are still quite a few traitors like Soichi Yazaki who secretly collude with the demons.

"So, you want me to..." Jingu Makoto made a throat-slitting gesture.

“Clever.” Yakushiji Ryoko revealed a beautiful smile, but to Jingu Makoto, it looked more like the smile of the Grim Reaper.

"I still remember all the filth he said when I arrested him."

As Yakushiji Ryoko spoke, she handed over a check.

"This is your payment for this. As for the current information about Yazaki Souichi, it's all in the documents I just gave you."

You really hold grudges, but I like that about you.

Looking at the string of zeros on the check, Jingu Makoto smiled and said, "Don't worry, I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

……

Nighttime, in a luxurious villa on the outskirts of Tokyo.

A middle-aged man with a large belly was drinking heavily while cursing incessantly like a dead pig.

He is Jingu Makoto's target this time, Yazaki Souichi.

"Damn it! Bastards! Those guys, I did so many things for them back then, and now that I've been exposed, they're all trying to absolve themselves of all responsibility and are using me as a scapegoat..."

When he got angry, he slammed his fist on the table.

"And that Yakushiji Ryoko, that damned woman, she even dared to hit me and stomp on me there with her high heels..."

As Yazaki Souichi recalled the scene, he felt the pain between his legs return, and a wave of sadness washed over him.

Meanwhile, a group of fully armed bodyguards wearing black sunglasses in the lobby pretended not to hear anything.

The villa was brightly lit.

Outside the iron fence on the west side, a head wearing a red tengu mask suddenly appeared, coldly staring at the villa.

"Outwardly relaxed but inwardly tense, it feels like they're deliberately luring someone in. Could it be that besides me, someone else is also going to cause trouble for this guy?"

Jingu Makoto touched the mask on his face and quickly knew the answer in his mind: it was probably one of the two anti-demon ninjas from the story.

Forget it, let's sneak in first and see what happens.

With a leap, Makoto Jingu leaped into the courtyard of the villa like a swift cat.

And there happened to be two bodyguards patrolling around there.

The bodyguard on the left felt a blur before his eyes, followed by a sharp pain in his temple.

With a muffled thud, Makoto Jingu's fist exploded simultaneously with the sound of it hitting the ground, becoming the last sound the bodyguard ever heard in his life.

Hearing a strange noise behind him, the bodyguard on the right turned around sharply and saw his companion swaying and about to fall.

But what terrified him even more was that he found there was no one around.

"Yes...uh-huh," the remaining bodyguard was about to shout when his neck was gripped by a pair of iron clamps.

Click!

Jingu Makoto easily snapped the man's neck, letting the two corpses fall to the ground one after the other.

The Ultimate Realm: This is a technique that involves consciously perceiving one's surroundings while simultaneously allowing one's own existence to disappear. When reached at its peak, one will become one with heaven and earth, and one's form can even naturally become transparent.

"What excellent infiltration technique!" Jingu Makoto couldn't help but admire in his heart.

As Makoto Jingu gradually reduced the number of guards around him, three people suddenly appeared on a small hill outside the villa.

One man and two women, their specially made anti-demon ninja combat uniforms identifying them.

The woman at the head of the group was tall with delicate features and long, dark blue hair. Her exaggerated figure seemed to be about to burst out of her clothes.

Her name is Akiyama Rinko. She possesses spatial abilities and is known as the Demon-Slaying Anti-Demon Ninja.

Beside her was a petite girl with tanned skin and long, jet-black hair tied in two small ponytails on either side.

Her name is Mizushiro Yukikaze, and she possesses lightning-based superpowers, earning her the title of "Electric Shock Anti-Demon Ninja."

Behind the two, a thin boy with dark blue hair spoke up: "Rinko-nee, Yukikaze, you, you must be careful."

His voice trembled slightly, and coupled with his flustered appearance, he seemed inexperienced and lacked confidence.

"Tarō, I told you, you have to stay calm and not panic when you're on a mission," Rinko Akiyama said, turning to look at her younger brother with a reproachful tone.

“Hey.” Akiyama Tatsuro quickly replied, but his voice still sounded a bit weak.

Looking at her childhood friend whom she had grown up with, Mizuki Yukikaze couldn't help but purse her lips. Honestly, she's such a grown-up, yet still so timid.

"Alright, Yukikaze, I'll use my ability to teleport you directly to the target's location, and then we'll carry out the decapitation plan. As for Taro, you'll be in charge of providing backup, understand?"

"Don't worry, Rinko-nee, leave these bad guys to me, Mizushiro Yukikaze!"

Mizuki Yukikaze raised his twin pistols, his face radiating confidence.

As for Akiyama Tatsuro, he nodded nervously.

So, let's begin!

Chapter 29 A One-Sided Situation?

The night was as dark as ink, and the neck of the last guard outside the villa was silently snapped.

Jingu Makoto gently laid the body down, his black clothes untouched by a single drop of blood.

In contrast, inside the hall, crystal chandeliers illuminated the luxurious decor as if it were daytime.

Soichi Yazaki was holding a glass of red wine, his fat fingers leaving greasy fingerprints on the glass.

Suddenly, the bald bodyguard next to him stood up straight.

"Strange, why is it so quiet outside?" The bald bodyguard's pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints.

Yazaki Mune's hand trembled, spilling red wine onto his expensive suit: "Wha...what happened?"

The bald man didn't answer, but instead gestured to various parts of the hall.

Dozens of bodyguards immediately tightened their formation, surrounding Yazaki Souichi. Six of them began to have their skin twitching abnormally, and their knuckles made popping sounds.

"I'm going out to take a look." The bald man unbuttoned his suit jacket, revealing a strange purple tattoo on his chest.

This bald bodyguard is no ordinary person. He is a demon belonging to the supernational corporation Nomad in the demon world. He serves as a minister in Nomad and is an all-rounder who enjoys the trust of Nomad's founder, Black.

After Yazaki Soichi lost power, he came in person to protect his safety.

Outside the villa, the moonlight was obscured by dark clouds. The bald man had barely stepped out the door when a strong, pungent smell of blood filled his nostrils. He crouched down, touching his fingertips to the liquid on the grass—warm, still steaming.

"Total annihilation?" Suddenly, his muscles tensed, and the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end.

Danger! Danger! Danger! Instinct screams warning.

The bald minister decided to trust his instincts. With a roar, his suit shattered into pieces, and his body swelled to three meters tall, covered in bluish-black scales, with two curved demon horns piercing the night sky from his forehead.

Almost at the same instant, a sharp hand chop came from the darkness.

"Pfft-"

The bald minister stared at his severed left arm, its scales gleaming coldly in the moonlight. The cut was so clean it looked like it had been laser-cut; he could even see the cross-section of the bone.

"Aaaaaah!" The belated, excruciating pain caused him to let out an inhuman howl. Thick, purple liquid gushed from his severed arm.

Inside the hall, upon hearing the scream, Yazaki Souichi's fleshy face instantly drained of color. The wine glass slipped from his fingers and shattered on the floor.

“Even the minister…” He gripped the leather armrest, his fingernails leaving deep scratches on it.

Just then, a blinding white light suddenly shone in the center of the hall.

A shimmering sphere appeared, followed by a loud bang, and bounced up, engulfing the room in dazzling light.

"boom--!"

After everything that had suddenly appeared disappeared, a large pit was carved into the floor where the ball of light had been, as if it had been sliced ​​by a sharp blade.

In the center of the depression, the figures of two girls gradually became clear; they were Akiyama Rinko and Mizushiro Yukikaze.

The arrival was so sudden that everyone in the living room was stunned.

However, these bodyguards made their living this way, so they quickly realized what was happening.

"Enemy attack!" "It's the Demon Ninja!"

"Click-clack—" The bodyguards on the perimeter all drew their pistols and aimed them at the two girls who had suddenly appeared.

More than ten pistols fired simultaneously, creating a dense barrage of bullets.