The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

Then, Ishihara Akira tossed his phone onto the bed and lay down to rest.

"It seems we'll have to wait until we've sorted out the Obon festival before looking for a Kamen Rider candidate at the CM Summer Convention in Tokyo. With so many cosplayers around then, finding a suitable candidate shouldn't be too difficult."

……

About an hour later, there was a knock on the door of the hotel room where Ishihara Akira was staying.

"Ta-da..."

Ishihara Akira then got up, walked to the door, and looked out through the peephole. Seeing that it was Ito Mima outside, he decisively opened the door and let Ito Mima in.

"Phew, it's so hot!" Mima Ito exclaimed as she entered the room, taking off her hat and mask.

Before she could finish speaking, she was pushed against the wall by Ishihara Akira, and then everything went black as something gagged her.

"Wait, wait a minute, I'm not ready yet."

"What's there to be unprepared for? Just leave everything to me, you just need to cooperate with me."

After saying that, Ishihara Akira kissed Ito Mima again, then led him to the bed and they both fell onto it.

……

"If I had known things would turn out like this after I came here, I wouldn't have agreed to come." After a long while, Mima Ito, nestled in Ishihara's arms, muttered with a hint of helplessness and resentment.

"That's what happens when you're a celebrity. You can't go out shopping like ordinary people, so this is the only way."

"It's not like it's completely impossible. Besides, even if it's the only option, you can't just start like this, right? You caught me completely off guard. If I didn't know you were in the room, I could have called the police and accused you of bullying me, you know that!" Mima Ito said, dissatisfied.

"I'm sorry, I'll be gentler next time," Ishihara Akira replied insincerely.

Chapter 244 Juniors and Seniors

Around 1 p.m.

"I have something to do later, so I won't take you back." After washing up and dressing up, making himself look presentable, Ishihara Akira said to Ito Mima, who was only wearing a white towel.

"Something wrong? Are you going to see someone else?" Mima Ito sneered.

"So what if it is?" Ishihara Akira turned around, glanced at Ito Mima, whose eyes flashed with dissatisfaction, and asked back.

That's definitely the behavior of a scumbag; he's really capable of doing it.

"Who is it?" Mima Ito asked, her face darkening.

"Then you don't need to know," Ishihara Sho said calmly.

"Aren't you afraid I'll retaliate against you after this?" Mima Ito's face grew increasingly dark as she stared at Sho Ishihara and questioned him in a deep voice.

“Well, that’s certainly true.” With that, Ishihara Akira returned to Ito Mima’s side, cupped her chin in his hand, and kissed her lips again…

Of course, this was only on the surface; secretly, Ishihara Akira used his ability to read Ito Mima's thoughts and influence them—

It has to be said that people who can become world champions all have some kind of obsessive side to them.

Take Mima Ito, for example. Just a moment ago, she actually thought of using self-harm to attract the attention of the news media, and then subtly revealing Ishihara Sho's intentions to expose him to public opinion and make him suffer a media storm.

She even went further, planning to reject and humiliate Ishihara when he returned to her, unable to bear the public outcry, and even pretend to agree to get back together, before finally cutting off his penis in bed.

It can be said that, apart from not appearing morbid, Mima Ito's inner self is completely that of a yandere girl, and if you're not careful, you might actually get what you want from her.

Ishihara Akira felt a chill run down his spine, and even regretted provoking Ito Mima.

Fortunately, he wasn't without a solution. For example, he was using hypnosis to modify Mima Ito's consciousness, making her eliminate those morbid choices and return to the state and mindset of an ordinary girl to deal with the current situation.

It's mostly just resentment and a little sadness. At most, she'll probably just hide under the covers and cry after Ishihara Sho leaves, but she won't be using her mind for anything dangerous anymore.

Then, Ishihara used hypnosis to put Ito Mima to sleep, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, get up, turn around and quietly leave the hotel, taking various means of transportation to the restaurant where he had arranged to meet Fukuhara Ai.

……

Around 2:30 p.m., Ishihara Akira arrived at the agreed-upon restaurant.

"Welcome. Sir, are you alone or...?" the waiter greeted him and asked.

“I called ahead to reserve a table,” Ishihara Akio told the waiter.

"And what is your name, sir?"

"Ishihara Camphor Tree".

"Found it, I'll take you there right away."

After saying that, the waiter led Ishihara Akira to the second floor of the restaurant, stopped in front of one of the small private rooms, opened the door, and led Ishihara Akira inside.

"Sir, would you like to order now, or wait until your friend arrives and we order together?"

"I'll order after my friend arrives. For now, just get me a drink."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

The waiter then brought Ishihara Yuki a drink and left the private room.

About half an hour later, which was about 10 minutes past the agreed meeting time, Ai Fukuhara, dressed in a light gray short-sleeved dress, walked in as the door of the private room opened again.

"Sorry I'm late." Ai Fukuhara first hung her handbag on the coat rack by the door, then straightened her skirt and sat down opposite Ishihara Akira, apologizing.

"It's alright, I'm just glad you came," Ishihara Akira said with a smile. "Here's the menu, take a look and see what you'd like to eat?"

Didn't you order anything?

"I don't know what you like to eat, so I think it's better if you order it yourself when you arrive."

"You're so considerate."

"Of course."

Afterwards, Ai Fukuhara ordered a lot of food, but it didn't matter. After all, the portions of Japanese food are what they are. Not to mention an athlete like Ai Fukuhara who has lived in the Tohoku region for far longer than Japan, even a normal foreigner wouldn't think there's anything wrong with ordering too much Japanese food.

However, Ishihara Akira noticed that when Ai Fukuhara ordered food, she specifically ordered a bottle of wine, which shows that Ai Fukuhara also came with a certain determination or decision.

Seeing this, Ishihara Akira naturally didn't stand on ceremony or stand on ceremony. After the food was served, he decisively started drinking with Fukuhara Ai. They drank one cup after another, sometimes downing a cup because they were close friends, sometimes playing rock-paper-scissors to lose a drink, and even playing mind games. In any case, with Ishihara Akira's cheating, Fukuhara Ai drank quite a bit.

And one bottle wasn't enough, so Ishihara and the other person ordered another one.

So by the time they finished the second bottle, Ishihara Akira and Fukuhara Ai were already sitting together, even embracing each other.

"It's getting late, let's go back to the hotel," suggested Ishihara Akira, seeing that they had almost finished their meal.

"Okay, let's go back to the hotel!" Ai Fukuhara shouted, raising her arm and waving her fist like a young girl.

Then, the waiter that Ishihara Akira had called over took the bill and, together with the disguised Ai Fukuhara he had helped her disguise, strolled out of the restaurant, hailed a taxi, went to a nearby hotel, checked in, and began a new round of ping-pong battle.

……

"I knew you weren't being kind when you asked me for an autograph." Perhaps because of the high-intensity exercise, a lot of the alcohol had been metabolized, so Ai Fukuhara, who seemed a bit clear-headed, pouted and said in a cute way.

"Really?" Ishihara Akira asked with amusement.

"Yes. Although you disguised it very well at the time, my woman's intuition still told me that you were up to no good."

"Then why did you agree to exchange contact information with me? Aren't you afraid I'll take advantage of you?"

"Afraid? Why should I be afraid? I'm already in this state, my reputation is ruined, so I might as well just accept the old ladies' opinions and enjoy my life now." Ai Fukuhara responded loudly, as if she was ready to risk everything.

Should we just give up and do nothing?

"Would you like to come back to Nagoya with me?" Ishihara Akira invited.

"Hmm, I need to think about it."

"Okay, then call me when you've thought it over, and I'll pick you up in Nagoya."

"Mmm." Then, Ai Fukuhara turned over, hugged Yuu Ishihara's body, and closed her eyes: "Sleep."

Ishihara Akira didn't disturb them further. He smiled gently, used his power to turn off the lights in the room, and soon drifted off to sleep with Fukuhara Ai...

The fact that the gods did not summon them to complete any strange or unusual trials brought a sigh of relief to many who had been prepared, who wondered if the inexplicable summons had finally come to an end.

Chapter 245 Return to Nagoya

"Besides me, how many of the people in the group have you brought your dream relationships into reality?" The next morning, after spending time with Ishihara Akira again and experiencing his powerful influence, Fuyuan Ai (censored) asked.

“And there’s Yiteng Meicheng,” Ishihara Akira said frankly.

"That seems like something that girl would do. Besides that, is there anyone else?" Fu Yuanai nodded thoughtfully and asked again.

"I've been focusing all my attention on you, I haven't had a chance to do anything yet," Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

"You were rejected, weren't you?" Fu Yuanai said with a smile.

"You think you're so smart?" Ishihara Sho said irritably, hitting the ball in his hand.

"After all, they are different from me. They are either at the peak of their careers with bright futures, or they have no negative news to their name and are exemplary ladies. They wouldn't dare to be as carefree as me," Fu Yuanai said with a sneer.

Clearly, she hasn't quite recovered from the trauma of that incident, otherwise she wouldn't have agreed to go on a date so readily when Ishihara Akira encouraged her.

"Do you want to come back to Nagoya with me?" Ishihara Akira asked, hugging her back.

"Why would I go with you? To be your little woman?"

"Sure."

“I don’t really care. But if this happens, you might be targeted by Zhou Chunwen’s paparazzi and become a new news figure known and judged by the public. Even so, are you okay with that?” Fu Yuan’ai asked again to confirm.

"At worst, we'll just be more careful."

“Alright, I can tell what you mean by your answer and I understand what you’re thinking, but let’s just forget about it. After all, I just bought this house recently. If I sell it so easily, I don’t care about losing money, but it will attract the attention of some people with ulterior motives. If they find out about you and the Yiteng Meicheng thing, it will be troublesome for you, me, and Meicheng. So let’s just maintain this relationship for now. When my popularity decreases and I’m not attracting so much attention, I’ll find a reason to move to Nagoya, or try to bring you to Tokyo.” Fu Yuan Ai shook her head and gently stroked Ishihara Yuki’s chest as she spoke softly.

"Then we'll have to wait a while," Ishihara Sho sighed regretfully.

"I didn't say I couldn't come to see you."

……

After that, Ishihara Akira spent a few more days fooling around in Tokyo, appeasing Ichiten Miki and Tomioka Ai, as well as Kasahara Megumi and Konno Mie, with whom he later formed a relationship. Ishihara Akira then officially bid farewell to Yamada Keiko and took the Shinkansen back to Nagoya, which he had been away from for half a month.

"So you finally decided to come back. I thought you'd forgotten you had a temple to run." Hanako complained somewhat disapprovingly as she returned from get off work that evening, looking at Ishihara Sho in the monks' quarters.

"Well, I've been busy with something too," Ishihara Akira said playfully, hugging her waist.