Tokyoites don't have martial virtue

"After we complete the [Hunter's Blade] quest together, the Kiyomiya family will probably send someone to persuade you not to team up with me anymore. They might even offer you generous terms to buy you off."

"What is their purpose in doing this?" Kyushu asked, puzzled. "Is it to isolate you in the industry?"

"Exorcism requests are usually done in teams; it's very inefficient to complete them alone. If no one is willing to help me, I don't know how many years it would take me to reach the master level on my own." Eliza Qinggong shook her head slightly, changing the subject:

"Anyway, this has nothing to do with you. I just wanted to give you a heads-up. I teamed up with you temporarily because I could earn points for giving you onboarding guidance. Anyway, you'll be gone from my sight soon."

After he finished speaking, the car fell silent again, with only the whistling wind outside the window and the faint sound of the engine.

"By the way, do you know which hospital my friend is in?" To ease the awkwardness, Kyushu Makoto changed the subject:

"I didn't even have a chance to ask the police before you took me out of the police station without me even knowing what was going on."

"I've already transferred her to a hospital under the Public Security Bureau that specializes in treating victims of paranormal events," said Qinggong Elizabeth calmly, as if recalling something.

"I'll send the hospital address to your dedicated phone later, and you can go see her tomorrow."

"How is she?" Kyushu Makoto couldn't contain his racing heart.

"Living, that's the only guarantee I can give," replied Elizabeth of the Qing Palace.

"The victims of the [Hunter's Blade] are all beheaded after being stabbed multiple times. She should thank you for only letting that evil spirit strike once."

"Why is it so obsessed with killing female sex workers?" Kyushu asked, puzzled.

"All I know is that it's a tsukumogami, a spirit that was abandoned by its owner and happened to absorb a lot of spiritual energy, then was born out of resentment towards its owner," Kiyomiya Eliza replied, turning the steering wheel.

"The actions and thoughts of tsukumogami are related to abandoning their owners. Perhaps their owners are sex workers, which is why they harbor resentment towards such people?"

"If left unchecked, it will continue to harm more innocent civilians, just like a serial killer," Kyushu Makoto sighed with some worry.

"Besides, since it didn't kill Sister Hua this time, it's hard to guarantee that it won't hold a grudge and try to harm her again."

"So we need to finish this quickly. Let's have a tactical meeting tomorrow afternoon, and you can get some onboarding training while we're at it." Eliza Qinggong glanced at the GPS, then lightly applied the brakes and drove off the highway.

"Although you are a stone man without talent, with your skills, you should be able to play a role."

"I don't have your strange abilities, but don't underestimate me." Kyushu Makoto didn't take such words to heart and humbly said, "Please guide me then."

He stumbled upon the existence of monsters and magic in this world, and then, just as haphazardly, joined a mysterious organization, becoming a so-called "exorcist."

Makoto Kyushu discovers that he has lived two lives and still has much to learn.

But before that, he had one crucial question:

"Miss Qinggong, may I ask you something?"

"what happened?"

Does this country have any laws specifically targeting people like us with supernatural abilities?

112. Major update to the Inner Strength version.

When Kyushu Makoto got home, the time on his phone had jumped to 1 a.m.

He had class tomorrow, but he couldn't sleep at all.

In addition to a bag of contract copies and some booklets, he also had a thin hardcover book in his hand.

The book cover reads "Supplementary Regulations to the Criminal Code of Wano Country: Law on Countermeasures against Supernatural Events".

This was found by Eliza Kiyomiya in her seat storage box. She said she didn't usually look at it, so she simply lent it to Makoto Kyushu.

According to her, Wano Country had already formulated detailed laws for supernatural beings decades ago. However, these legal provisions were not applicable to ordinary people, nor were they allowed to be disseminated to the public; they existed only as "hidden provisions."

If someone violates the provisions of the Supernatural Countermeasures Law, they will naturally be punished or even taken to court—of course, the trials are all conducted in secret courts and will not be open to the public.

In fact, the guidebook that the Onmyoji gave him already summarized all the important legal provisions. It only takes ten minutes to read, so there is no need to waste time reading criminal law books.

However, Kyushu Makoto was a person who loved studying law. He would rather spend several more hours reading the entire "Supplementary Regulations to the Criminal Law" from beginning to end than read those half-baked guides in the booklets.

Perhaps due to excessive excitement, or perhaps due to too many worries, Kyushu Makoto stayed up all night.

It was mid-June, and dawn broke early. Just after six o'clock, a ray of sunlight broke through the darkness, gently caressing the pages of the book in Kyushu Makoto's hands.

He squinted, stretched with a click, and closed the "Supplementary Regulations to the Criminal Law" that he had been reading all night.

After a night of diligent study, he had mastered most of the legal provisions and summarized the most important ones.

First is the "secrecy regulation," which means that people in this line of work are obligated to conceal the existence of paranormal events from the general public and are not allowed to disseminate them to the public in any way; otherwise, they could be sentenced to life imprisonment.

Secondly, regarding "smuggling." In Wano Country, only the Bureau of Onmyō (the Bureau of Yin and Yang) is qualified to act as a channel for selling supernatural items; all other channels are considered smuggling. Assisting in smuggling, purchasing or using illegally obtained supernatural items will be treated as "supernatural criminals."

The last point concerns the determination of "assault." Exorcists have the right to attack and kill spirits, supernatural criminals, ordinary citizens whose souls have been severely corrupted, and fellow exorcists whose abilities have become uncontrollable. Of course, all of this is based on the premise that the target is dangerous.

However, if exorcists harm or kill innocent civilians or cause unnecessary and huge property damage in the course of their missions, they will be prosecuted and punished accordingly, depending on the severity of the offense, with the maximum penalty being the death penalty.

Furthermore, regardless of any disputes that arise, exorcists are prohibited from using supernatural abilities against civilians; otherwise, they will be held fully responsible and severely punished.

In other words, exorcists must always pretend to be ordinary people when dealing with ordinary people, and can only handle problems in the way ordinary people do.

Kyushu Makoto closed the book of criminal law and put it in a drawer.

It must be said that Wano Country has very strict laws for these supernatural beings—even stricter than the laws for ordinary people.

But thanks to these laws, the supernatural beings in Wano Country don't just run around in the streets and use their special abilities to oppress the people.

Kyushu Makoto cleared his mind, packed his schoolbag, and prepared to go to school.

After having dinner with her friends, she accidentally defeated a ghost and was invited to join a mysterious supernatural organization. The next morning, she had to pack her bag and go to school, hiding the truth about this world from her best friends.

"The daily lives of Tokyo high school students are truly rich and interesting," Makoto Kyushu thought to himself.

Having not slept all night, Makoto Kyushu began to feel sleepy after arriving at school.

Finally, he fell asleep during the second Chinese language class.

Upon seeing Kyushu Makoto slumped unconscious on the table, his textbook covering his head, the teacher, Etori, was so startled that he snapped the chalk in half and abruptly stopped lecturing.

"Kyushu, are you alright?" Ignoring the confused looks from the rest of the class, Ms. Jiang rushed to Kyushu Makoto's desk and looked at him with concern.

After confirming that he was just asleep, Teacher Jiangniao sighed helplessly and hurriedly returned to the podium:

"I'm sorry to have taken up your time. There are only two weeks left until the final exams. I hope you can arrange your schedules properly and not push yourselves too hard."

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After class, Ms. Jiang wrote a note and quietly slipped it into Makoto Kyushu's textbook before leaving the classroom.

"Kyushu, are you alright?" Tang Zegui came up and patted his shoulder with concern.

Kyushu Makoto, still half-asleep, sat up, rubbed his aching forehead, and casually replied:

"It's nothing, I just didn't sleep well last night."

"Well, this is the first time I've seen you sleeping in class." Tang Zegui handed over his notebook:

"These are my notes from class just now. You can copy them when you have time."

"Oh, thank you." Kyushu Makoto nodded slightly and reached out to take the notebook.

Just as Kyushu Makoto was putting away his Japanese textbook and preparing to change to the textbook for the next lesson, a note slipped out of the book.

Kyushu Makoto picked up the note; it was written in delicate handwriting:

【Jiuzhou, you fell asleep in class. Please take care of yourself. The teacher can explain what you missed in class again after school.】

[Leave a note from Teacher Jiangniao.]

Kyushu Makoto smirked and folded the note in half to put it away.

During his lunch break, Makoto Kyushu went to the rooftop to eat as usual.

"Have you heard? Teacher Jiangniao has been acting strangely lately." Tang Zegui began his gossip segment without a second thought:

"Her reputation at school has skyrocketed. It is said that she has helped many students solve their life problems, and she is even willing to help students from other classes."

"Mr. Jiangniao chatted with me briefly after school last week," Suzuki Yuji echoed, recalling the event.

"She said she felt guilty about her past indulgence of us and advised me to dye my hair back to black and be a proper student."

"So, do you want to dye it black?" Tang Zegui asked.

"Of course I won't dye it back!" Suzuki Yuujin complained righteously, "I'm already pretty ordinary-looking enough. If I even have the same hair as everyone else, wouldn't I become a complete extra?!"

"No, it's okay. Senior's dyed blonde hair is quite eye-catching and unique!" Mizuhashi Eiki glanced at his hair and whispered:

"But I think the most important thing to be different from others is to have life goals and make your heart stronger."

"Eh~ Mizuhashi-kun actually said something so inspiring~" Suzuki Yujin was surprised and teased, "I feel like you've become a bit like Kyushu-san."

"No, no, that's not true!" Mizuhashi Eiki's eyes widened in surprise, then she glanced nervously at Kyushu Makoto, quickly waving her hands in denial.

"I'm still far from being able to compare myself to my seniors!"

"Speaking of which, Mizuhashi-kun hasn't been hanging out with us after school lately. Someone said they saw you at the school's kendo dojo," Tang Ze Gui said, looking at Mizuhashi-kun with a puzzled expression.

"You joined the kendo club? Why didn't you tell us?"

"Looking closely, Mizuhashi-san's posture is a bit more upright than before~" Suzuki Yuujin leaned closer to examine her, immediately understanding what was going on. He secretly gave her an encouraging look and said meaningfully:

"Keep up the good work! I believe in you!"

"Yes, I will try my best!" Mizuhashi Eiji clenched her little fists to encourage herself.

I will definitely become a strong person recognized by my seniors! She encouraged herself silently.