The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

"Busy playing around with women?" Hanako sneered.

"Human desires are limited, and for us, they are nothing more than power, money, and sex. We can't reach power, nor do we need to—after all, I'm a monk. As for money, the temple's revenue has solved our basic needs. Although it doesn't make us rich, it's enough to be middle class and live a comfortable life. As long as we don't suffer from major illnesses or disasters, buying what we want, eating what we want, or going to certain places for fun isn't too difficult. So, the only thing that bothers me and that I even strive for is sex."

"With my capital, it's natural that I would have needs and pursuits in this area, and there's nothing I can do about it." Ishihara Akira, in a painstaking manner, tried to explain to Hanako why he was so eager for women in this regard, even to the point of having somewhat abnormal reasons.

"You can't do this! Don't you care about your health?" Hanako said resentfully.

"That's why I've been practicing," Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

"I've never heard of Buddhist practice being able to enhance this aspect," Hanako questioned.

"Then go online and look up Tantric Buddhism in mainland China, the Blissful Buddha, and Hindu yoga. See if they are all related to these topics."

"..."

"Alright, I suppose you have a reason." After a moment of silence, Hanako sighed and said, "Obon is in a week. What are your plans for the temple this year?"

"Let's keep it the same as before," Ishihara Sho replied.

According to normal ritual requirements, the farewell and blessing ceremony should be held at the edge of the river.

Unfortunately, the location of the Huangzi Guanyin Temple is not good. Although there are rivers around it, they are quite far away from the temple. Moreover, the most important thing is that there is another Guanyin Temple around the river!

Therefore, it would be inconvenient for the Arako Kannon Temple to use that river to hold a farewell ceremony for the temple's believers.

The main problem is that it's easy to get into conflicts with people from another Guanyin temple, which wouldn't be pleasant.

Therefore, the Huangzi Guanyin Temple had to settle for second best, which was to hold an open-air bonfire party, perform rituals, chant sutras, and release sky lanterns in Huangzi Park behind the temple to achieve the same purpose.

Moreover, it has been going on for more than ten years, and it can be said that the believers in the surrounding area are used to the unique features of the Ghost Festival ceremony at Huangzi Guanyin Temple, so there is absolutely no need to make any changes.

Even if Ishihara Sho is a demon now...

He's not Mara, who would rather the world be in chaos.

But before that, he had two things to take care of—

First, Sato Haruka told him that the new recruits' review was complete, and a ceremony could be held to make them true members of the Illuminati.

Secondly, after such a long wait, the Naruto world has finally arrived at the void realm where the dream world is located and is flying towards the dream world at high speed. In other words, in a few more days in reality, the Naruto world will be able to officially come into contact with and collide with the dream world, and then produce new changes.

As for what changes will occur, this is the first time Ishihara Akira has done something like this, so he is not very clear about it. He can only prepare to deal with all the situations that may arise.

However, just in case something goes wrong, such as the dream world becoming unusable when the Naruto world and the dream world merge, Ishihara Sho decided to complete the recruitment and certification of new members before the Naruto world officially comes into contact with the dream world.

So after learning this news, Ishihara Akira immediately contacted Sato Haruka and asked her to inform the new members to change the verification time. Then he ignored Sato Haruka's actions and went back to the bedroom with Hanako to start messing around...

A few days later, on Friday night, Ishihara Akira returned to the hot spring inn that the first batch of new members had rented when they joined, and met with the new members.

Chapter 246 Senior

At this members' meeting, Ishihara Akira surprisingly spotted two familiar faces among them—

One was a senior Ishihara Akira met in college; I think her name was Kanai Tokie.

He didn't know what surname she had changed to now, since the two hadn't been in contact since graduation, so he naturally didn't know how she was doing.

The other one is Misako, the older sister of Ishihara Akira's nominal girlfriend, Emiko. She became a member of this group through the guidance and development of some member.

Naturally, the two senior students named Shie and Misako were also very surprised to see that the so-called president was Ishihara Akira. However, they did not shout it out on the spot, as the occasion was still very serious and solemn. Therefore, while everyone else remained silent, they did not want to stand out too much. They followed the crowd and listened to Ishihara Akira's speech. Then, under Ishihara Akira's instructions, they went to the hotel's hot spring bath together.

"Now, everyone get in the water!" After everyone had finished drinking the water with bits of white stems and red caps of mushrooms added, Haruka Sato stepped forward and shouted to everyone.

Without hesitation, he took off his yukata, returning to his most natural state when he first arrived in the world, and stepped into the hot spring pool.

Then the other elders and the first batch of members selected as assistants followed suit and stepped into the pool.

Then come the new members who are more outgoing.

With each person leading the others, Misako and Tokie-senpai couldn't say much or act too specially, so they could only suppress their shyness and join the group, entering the hot spring pool together.

Then, their blood circulation accelerated, and the power of the mushroom water officially erupted, making them all dizzy and disoriented, as if the world was being distorted.

However, the next moment, everyone's view suddenly changed, and they were transported from the hot spring pool to the Infinite Castle, which was filled with Edo-style architecture. The dim light made the place seem both mysterious and eerie...

……

"I never expected to see you here." After the ceremony, Ishihara Akira helped Misako, who was still a little dizzy and hadn't recovered from the effects of the white stick, back to her room, and put her on the bed with a smile.

“I never expected that the president of this Illuminati would be you.” Misako gave a forced smile.

"I remember your marriage partner wasn't a policeman, so how did he become a member?" Ishihara Akira asked curiously.

“Although my husband Yosuke isn’t a policeman, he does know some policemen. So, occasionally, I would hang out and go shopping with the wives of his policemen friends. That’s how we became friends, and then she dragged me into this relationship,” Misako explained.

"I see. How are you feeling now?" Ishihara Akira asked with a smile.

"How do I feel? Right now, I just feel really dizzy and want to sleep," Misako said truthfully.

"Do you want to recover faster?" Ishihara Akira asked.

“Oh right, you’re the president. Since you guys distributed the potion, you should have a way to undo its effects on me.” Misako suddenly realized and said, “Ishihara, give me the potion quickly.”

"Well then, I won't be polite." With that, Ishihara Sho leaned down and kissed Misako's lips.

"Um... Ishihara, what are you doing?" Misako, who felt weak in her hands due to the influence, exclaimed in alarm, "I'm Etsuko's older sister!"

“Didn’t you ask me to help you? And this is my way!” Then he paused: “Besides, didn’t you also complain to Yumiko that that guy named Yosuke has been neglecting his family more and more lately, making you more and more lonely? In that case, what’s wrong with me helping you? As the saying goes, good things shouldn’t go to outsiders. You don’t want a stranger to help you solve your problems, do you?”

"..."

Then, without waiting for Misako to come out of her reverie, Ishihara Yuu leaned down and kissed her again.

……

"How can you do this to Etsumiko?" The next morning, once she was fully awake and no longer affected, Misako looked at Ishihara Sho lying next to her and angrily questioned him.

"Would you tell her?" Ishihara Akira asked with a smile.

Misako remained silent; of course she wouldn't say anything!

It wasn't just about saving face; there were other reasons too. In short, she would keep it a secret and not let anyone know.

"That settles it. If you don't tell me and I don't tell me, how would she know?" Ishihara Akira smiled.

"You're a complete scumbag," Misako said angrily.

“That’s why I’ve never told anyone I’m a good person.” As Ishihara Akira said this, he leaned in again and pressed down on him. “So I prefer forceful suppression to peaceful dialogue.”

"you……"

Then, it was morning. Ishihara Akira walked out of Misako's room with a satisfied expression. After thinking for a moment, he went to the room where his senior, Tokie, whom he had met earlier, was.

"Senior, it's been a long time."

"It has indeed been a long time. And I never expected that we would meet again under such circumstances." Shi Jiang said, looking at Ishihara Akira sitting opposite him with some surprise.

"You got married, senior?" Ishihara Akira asked with a smile.

"Ah."

"When and why weren't you notified?"

"It's been three years, I've forgotten."

"What's his name? What does he do?" Ishihara Akira asked curiously.

"His name is Koishi Kazuya, and he's a policeman."

"The job is good, but it seems quite dangerous." After a pause, Ishihara Akira asked, "And what about you, senior? Are you a full-time housewife?"

"Ah."

"I remember my senior saying she wanted to become a strong, independent woman, right? How come..."

"You're a man, how could you possibly understand the hardships and discrimination women face in this society?" The woman, whom we could now tentatively call Xiaoshi Shijiang, said with a bitter smile, "Take me for example. After graduation, I joined a large company, hoping to become a high-level executive through my own efforts and realize my dream of becoming a powerful woman in the industry. But at work, I keep encountering this or that kind of thing. The worst part is, there's office harassment! Even when I go out to discuss business, I run into guys who want us to come along and do something..."

"I couldn't stand it anymore, so I gradually stopped striving for advancement and just thought I'd just coast along and become middle class. But I couldn't withstand the difficulties from those above me, so after I couldn't take it anymore, I quit my job. It was during that period of despair that I met my current husband..."

"Is society really that treacherous?" Ishihara Akira asked, feigning surprise.

"Otherwise, why would I immediately agree to join after others told me about the benefits of the Illuminati and that its main purpose was to work for the welfare of women?" Koishi Shijiang chuckled upon hearing this.

Chapter 247 The Naruto World Merges into One

"I just didn't expect that this organization, which claims to be for women and to work for their welfare, was actually founded by a man like you, and the way you join is so bizarre. This makes me think of some things that have happened in Nagoya recently. I think you know what I'm talking about." After recounting her experiences over the past three years, Koishi Tokie looked at Ishihara Akira across from her and said softly.

“I know. You mean those bizarre murders, right?” Ishihara Akira chuckled.

“As expected, those strange occurrences are related to you,” Koishi Shie confirmed.

"People who are too smart don't live long," Ishihara Akira warned.

“I’ll be the exception, won’t I?” Koishi Tokie said with a confident smile.

Why do you say that?

"Because you came," Koishi Shie said calmly. "And I can guess why you came to see me. You want to have sex with me, right?"

“The reason,” Ishihara Akira said with interest.

"This can be seen to some extent from the behavior of that woman named Sato Haruka. Besides, the initiation ceremony was so bizarre. I simply don't believe you have any other intentions. Of course, the most crucial thing is those strange things you gave us, which you claimed were credentials for becoming members of the Illuminati. But we must admit that with these things in existence, our lives and deaths were in your hands from that moment on. In other words, from the moment we became official members of the Illuminati, we became your prisoners and captives."

"Given that the Illuminati's members are primarily women, or rather, only women... it's easy to guess what you're up to. I think I'm not mistaken."

"As expected of you, Shi Jiang, you're always so smart and perceptive. What you're doing is putting me in a difficult position," Shi Yuanzhang said, rubbing his forehead and looking troubled.

"Is it difficult?" Koishi Shie said, untying the sash of his yukata and letting it slip off his body.

Is it still difficult to handle now?

“It’s not difficult to handle. However, just in case, after you leave, tell your husband about the Illuminati and everything else you’ve thought of. I need to seal your memories and place a curse mark on you so that you can’t relay any information about me to anyone else in any form. In other words, even if you do this, it won’t do you any good,” Ishihara Akira warned.

"So you can do all these things. Oh well, I was bound to get this over with sooner or later anyway, and I think you never intended to let me off so easily, right? So come on, just consider it a dog bite..."

"If that's what you mean, then I won't hold back."

Then, Ishihara Akira walked up to Koishi Tokie and officially began to cast the curse seal on her.

……