The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

"Wait a moment." With that, Ishihara Akira closed his eyes and entered the Infinite City of the dream world. He contacted the spirits residing within the bodies of Illuminati members like Asahi Seirei, whose family members had been selected as candidates. From them, he learned about the chosen ones' living conditions and their true personalities...

"Let's go with him." After a while, Ishihara Akira opened his eyes, picked out a document from the files, and handed it to Yamada Keiko.

"Hanemoto Takashi?" Yamada Keiko asked, taking the documents with a puzzled look.

“Yes.” Ishihara Akira nodded.

"What's the reason?" Keiko Yamada asked curiously.

It's not that I'm questioning Ishihara's choice, but rather that I'm simply curious about why Ishihara chose him.

"While this guy isn't the most outstanding among everyone, he's the most trustworthy. He'll always keep his word, no matter what. So, from a stability standpoint, a person who keeps their promises is far more important than anything else. After all, the more outstanding a person is, the greater their ambition. Perhaps when their power is weak, they'll obey our orders and be willing to fulfill their promises according to the terms agreed upon. But what about later? What if they become a senior member of parliament, a member of the Diet, and have their own network of connections? Are you sure someone who isn't very trustworthy will still be willing to accept our existence?" Ishihara Akira explained his reasons for choosing Takashi Tsunemoto.

Just because his wife is a full member of the Illuminati doesn't guarantee protection.

This is similar to the saying that men become bad when they have money. When a man's status is high enough, all sorts of temptations will naturally come his way. Not to mention, there is a perception within Japan that it is normal for men to have extramarital affairs. In addition, there are the issues of women's status that have been passed down in Japan since ancient times. It is not necessarily possible for a woman to control her man.

Moreover, there's also the option of divorce.

As for the threat from the Yamada Group, if that person can really reach the level of a member of parliament, the benefits and advantages he can offer will be even greater. At that time, there will naturally be other forces that want to take advantage of the situation, and naturally there will be forces that can rival the Yamada Group. If Ishihara Akira doesn't take action, he might not be able to make that person hesitate to fulfill his promise.

As for threats and retaliation afterwards...

Don't treat other forces as mere decorations!

Moreover, when the Japanese police serve the ruling class, they don't behave as poorly as they do when dealing with ordinary people's cases; they still manage to demonstrate the power of the violent apparatus.

"I see, then it's him." Keiko Yamada nodded in understanding and made her decision.

"Alright, now that we've finished talking about the important stuff, don't you think we should get down to business?" Ishihara Akira put down the documents in his hand, looked at Yamada Keiko beside him, and said with a chuckle.

"Stop fooling around, it's not dark yet," Keiko Yamada said, patting him lightly.

谷慴

Keep in mind, this is December, when it usually gets dark quite early. You can see the stars around four or five in the afternoon. And this is especially true in places like Japan, where the time zone is even earlier. It's pitch black by five o'clock.

But Keiko Yamada says it's not dark yet, which shows how early it is...

That's normal, since the ceremony is held in the morning. Even if it lasts a long time—more than two or three hours—it won't end until around 1 p.m. Plus the time for packing up and traveling, we should be able to get to the Yamada family mansion around 2:30 p.m.

So it's indeed a bit early, not suitable for high-intensity exercise.

After all, Keiko Yamada is not the same as before. She is not only the head of the Yamada Group, but also the person in charge of the entire underground order in Nagoya. She has a lot of things to do, so she can't just hang out with Akira Ishihara and go crazy all day like an ordinary woman.

"Alright then, I'll go to my room first." Ishihara Sho didn't insist, just sighed regretfully, got up, and walked towards Yamada Keiko's room.

It was also a good opportunity for him to take care of some other things.

For example, we could capture another five thousand people from various countries, bringing the total to approximately one million, and send them into the Nightmare Space to accelerate our conquest of the world. We could also practice Qi cultivation, striving to open the last two remaining meridians, complete the true Great Circulation, and begin the cultivation and awakening of the Five Qi, Five Organs, and Five Spirits.

And just like that, evening arrived in the blink of an eye.

"Dinner's ready, come out and eat," Keiko Yamada said as she came over.

……

When I opened my eyes again, it was the morning of the second day.

"Call me after you've made the arrangements," Ishihara Akira said to Yamada Keiko, who was still lying on the tatami mat, while texting on his phone after he had finished washing up and having breakfast.

"Are you leaving already?" Keiko Yamada asked lazily.

It's clear how many calories were burned during last night's exercise.

It's almost as long as running a full marathon.

"I made plans with someone else," Ishihara Akira replied truthfully.

"A woman?" Keiko Yamada asked with a slightly doubtful tone, but before Ishihara Akira could answer, she said again, "I understand. I'll contact you as soon as things are arranged."

After all, she knew how much of a womanizer Ishihara Akira was. In addition, the two had an unspoken agreement not to interfere in each other's private lives when they were together. In fact, at the beginning, Yamada Keiko even took the initiative to help Ishihara Akira find women in order to show off her abilities. However, she gradually got involved herself and changed her mindset.

But she didn't demand anything. As long as Ishihara Akira didn't appear weak or submissive when he was with her and satisfied her, she would naturally do her duty and not interfere in Ishihara Akira's affairs.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, it seems that he alone is indeed not capable of handling Ishihara Akira and getting him to abandon the forest outside and focus all his attention on him...

"I'm leaving now. I'll come see you again when I have time," said Ishihara Akira, putting away his phone and standing up.

Then, Ishihara Akira leaned down and kissed Yamada Keiko, who had sat up, passionately before turning and leaving Yamada Keiko's room without lingering any longer...

Chapter 420 Overdoing

Not long after...

"Dong dong dong."

"You're here." Ishihara Akira stood up and opened the hotel room door.

Yes, he arrived at the hotel first, checked into the room, and then sent the room number to Sayaka Takenaka.

"Click".

"Why are you here too?" Ishihara Akira asked, somewhat surprised and bewildered, looking at Takenaka Sayaka standing at the door and Yamanaka Kumi who had joined them.

"Is it not allowed?" Yamanaka Kumi didn't stand on ceremony and followed Takenaka Sayaka into the guest room.

Ishihara Akira then closed the door and returned to his room.

"Speaking of which, what is it about me that you hate so much?" Yamanaka Kumi, sitting on the bed in the guest room, asked Ishihara Sho, who had just returned.

“You’re doing fine,” Ishihara Akira said, shaking his head.

She's beautiful, has a great figure, comes from a wealthy family, and is very open-minded. If it weren't for her somewhat messy private life, who wouldn't feel like they've struck gold and be completely overwhelmed if they got her?

"What is the reason for that?" Yamanaka Kumi pressed.

"Call me selfish or hypocritical, but I'm still quite possessive of women. If you were like Sayaka, just going out to have fun behind your husband's back, I naturally wouldn't force you to do anything. But you're not going out to have fun behind anyone's back, nor are you asking anything of me. You're simply using me as a tool while having other backup options elsewhere. Of course, I'm going to feel uncomfortable. It's like how you really like something, but then you find out that it's been used by someone else," Ishihara Akira explained calmly.

"You're really sick. We're out having fun, why are you still fussing over so much?" Yamanaka Kumi frowned upon hearing this and replied somewhat unhappily.

"That's why I haven't contacted you proactively."

You can contact me all you want, but since I don't like you, I naturally won't bother contacting you again. It's just that you couldn't help yourself.

The mountains are beautiful and silent for a long time.

"You are unreasonable!" Yamanaka Kumi said angrily.

Ishihara Shooka shrugged, indicating that he would say whatever he wanted.

Seeing this, Yamanaka Kumi didn't say anything more. She just snorted, stood up from the bed she had just sat on, walked quickly to the door, opened it, and disappeared behind the door that was slammed shut.

"You really dare to say that. You know, Kumi Yamanaka's family is quite powerful. Won't you regret kicking him out like that?" Sayaka Takenaka asked curiously, seeing that only she and Sho Ishihara were in the room.

“I’m not short of money,” Ishihara Akira laughed.

“Fine, I hate guys like you who come from wealthy families the most,” Sayaka Takenaka said with a sneer.

"Your family seems to be doing quite well now," Ishihara Akira teased, looking Takenaka Sayaka up and down as she was dressed in numerous designer brands.

"That's not my money."

Is there a difference?

"The difference is huge." After a pause, she changed the subject, "Have you washed yet?"

"Do I look like I've just had a bath?" Ishihara Akira asked with a smile.

"Then you go wash first, and I'll wash after you're done."

"Why don't we go together?"

"So, are we still taking a bath?"

谷僆

Why not?

Sayaka Takenaka rolled her eyes at him, but didn't say anything more. She simply took off her coat and walked naturally toward the bathroom.

Ishihara Akira smiled with satisfaction and followed.

……

"Now things are even more disharmonious in our married life." After a long while, when the once bright sky was filled with the glow of sunset, Sayaka Takenaka, looking both tired and excited, lay on Ishihara Sho's chest and complained with a touch of helplessness.

"It's not my fault," Ishihara Akira said, feigning innocence as if he had gotten the better deal.

After all, both that farewell night for single life and today's date were initiated by Sayaka Takenaka...

No, that's not right. Today's date was arranged by Yamanaka Kumi for her own reasons, and it's just that Takenaka Sayaka didn't object.

So no matter what the final outcome is, it won't be related to him.

"Who else is to blame but you?" Sayaka Takenaka said angrily, slapping Ishihara Sho's chest.

"So you have to take responsibility."

"How will you take responsibility?" Ishihara Akira asked curiously.

“From now on, you can’t refuse if I call you to ask you out. Of course, if you really have something to do, then we’ll talk about it another time,” Sayaka Takenaka replied.

"I don't object, but aren't you afraid your husband will find out?"

“Like today, wouldn’t it be fine to arrange something a little further away? Besides, my husband’s company is currently bidding on a project, so he won’t be paying attention to me for the time being. Even after the bidding is over, as long as his company wins the bid, he will focus on the company’s operations and still won’t be able to keep track of me. So, in the short term, he won’t find out,” Sayaka Takenaka explained.

"You've arranged things very well," Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

“Who would have thought that you would change so much after not seeing you for a while? Now I finally understand why that woman, Kumi Yamanaka, has been so persistent in pursuing you,” Sayaka Takenaka sighed.

If Ishihara Shou had been as successful as he is now when they were dating, she wouldn't have broken up with him for certain reasons.

Unfortunately, time cannot be turned back, and she could only accept her fate, becoming the kind of promiscuous woman depicted in stories and novels, releasing stress behind her man's back...

……

In short, it wasn't until night fell and the stars filled the sky that the two finally parted ways, each rushing back to their homes and temples, returning to their original lives.

Ishihara Akira continued to study and practice diligently, striving to complete the refinement of the Five Elements Qi and the inhabitation of the Five Internal Organs Gods as soon as possible. He also kept an eye on the progress of the Nightmare Space, or perhaps took some time to go around the world to recruit people to enter it for trials.

Naturally, the number is no longer the previous five thousand, but rather a minimum of ten thousand per country, totaling over two million people. This also opens up some exchange programs that can be integrated into the real world.

For example, knowledge-based skills, such as various professional skills.