The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

"Alright, what do you need my help with this time?" Mingtu Zhuihun rolled his eyes at him, but didn't kick him out. He turned around and looked at Shiyuan Zhang seriously.

"Do you remember what I told you last time?" Ishihara Akira reminded him.

"Which one are you referring to?" asked the Soul Chaser of the Underworld, puzzled.

"About human cloning."

“I remember.” Netherworld Soul Chaser nodded.

"I've brought the person to you. Check her out first, and then I'll tell you the details." Ishihara Akane grabbed Misaka Mikoto from the side and pushed her in front of Meito Tsurugi.

“Okay.” Mingtu Zhuihun looked at the Misaka Sister in front of him and nodded in agreement.

"Come with me."

Then, the Soul Chaser entered doctor mode and led Misaka Mikoto and Ishihara Sho towards the examination center inside the hospital.

……

After a thorough examination that Ishihara Akane could neither understand nor comprehend, Mingtu Zhuihun returned to Ishihara Akane with a frown.

"How is the situation?" Ishihara Akira asked.

"Those bastards really don't value human life at all," Mingtu Zhuihun muttered angrily, looking at the data report in his hand. Then, he took a deep breath and continued, "Fortunately, perhaps because they were afraid of exploiting the child too much and affecting the clone's effectiveness, they didn't go too far and retained a shred of decency. They didn't destroy the child's genes, so as long as she cooperates with my treatment, although it may not be possible to turn her back into a normal person, extending her lifespan and allowing her to grow into adulthood smoothly shouldn't be a problem."

"I see. Then I'll leave the child to you, Doctor Mingtu. But..." Ishihara Akira nodded and asked.

"But what?" Netherworld Soul Chaser pressed.

“However, there are quite a lot of those children, and I don’t know if you, Doctor, can take care of them all,” Ishihara Akira said with a light laugh.

"A lot? How many?" asked the Soul Chaser of the Underworld in surprise.

"There are about 11,000 others like her, and they are currently in various research institutes. It may require you, Doctor, to mobilize your resources to successfully gather them together for your treatment," Ishihara Akira explained.

"Eleven thousand... You really know how to cause me trouble." The Soul Chaser of the Underworld sighed helplessly.

"Give me the information related to this child. I'll handle the rest."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Doctor." Ishihara Sho smiled and took out the information he had prepared beforehand, which was related to the mass production of ability users and information about Misaka's sister's condition.

"You're certainly well-prepared," Mingtu Zhuihun remarked, taking the documents with him.

Ishihara Shru shrugged, indicating that he didn't want it to be like this either.

Afterwards, Ishihara Shou handed over the Misaka Sisters he had brought to Meido Tsurugi and left the hospital where Meido Tsurugi worked alone, going to the laboratory where Yoshikawa Kikyo worked.

……

"Why are you here?" Kikyo Yoshikawa, who had to come out to greet Ishihara Sho because of his summons, asked in surprise as she looked at Ishihara Sho who had arrived again.

"Is Tenjo Ayumu at the research institute right now?" Ishihara Sho asked bluntly.

"Tenjou Ao? That guy didn't even come to the research institute today. What, do you need to see him?" Yoshikawa Kikyo asked in surprise.

"He didn't come... Never mind then, take me into the research institute first." Ishihara Akira said noncommittally.

"What exactly are you doing here?" Kikyo Yoshikawa asked, puzzled, after bringing Ishihara Sho into the research institute.

"I suppose he's here to take over your research institute and do his final work," Ishihara Akira said calmly, without hiding anything.

"What? You've come to take over our research institute, and with the final work?" Kikyo Yoshikawa exclaimed in astonishment.

"Don't tell me you didn't know about the attacks on some research institutes these past few days," Ishihara Akira said, turning to look at Yoshikawa Kikyo, who was staring in shock.

"That matter is related to you?" Kikyo Yoshikawa asked, frowning.

“It’s related to the mass production of ability users project that Amakami Ayumu was in charge of.” Ishihara Akira shook his head slightly to correct him: “The one who was the original body was very dissatisfied with this project, so out of personal will, he began to attack all the research institutes that were related to the mass production of ability users project and were responsible for producing mass-produced clones, in an attempt to stop the evolution from proceeding.”

"And judging from the current situation, she succeeded. So the situation for Amai Ayu is going to be very bad. She might take a risk and do something to the final work, which is a key piece. I don't want that to happen, so I came here in advance to wait, and then I will destroy Amai Ayu artificially and take over the entire research institute."

"Now you understand why I came here."

"So, you're going to kill Tenjo Ayumu and then take over this research institute without any investment, am I right?" Yoshikawa Kikyo said after a moment of silence, as if suddenly realizing something.

"That's what I say, but in practice—for example, regarding the ownership of the research institute—I will register it under your name. In other words, to outsiders, this research institute will appear to be yours. At most, I will only appear on the list of financial backers," Ishihara Akira corrected with a smile.

"..." Kikyo Yoshikawa remained silent, never expecting that one day she would be hit by such a windfall, transforming from an ordinary researcher who was not exactly penniless into the head of a research institute.

This span...

Then, he glanced at the many camphor trees standing nearby—

Perhaps it can't be called a windfall; it could be said that it was a reward I earned by selling myself.

What is this so-called blessing?

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Chapter 608 Simple and Brutal

Heavenly Demon, Reborn as a Monk in Japan

"Stop waiting, call him. Make up any excuse you want, as long as it can trick him into coming back." Ishihara Akira, who had been waiting for a long time and even toured the research institute without seeing Tenjo Ayumi return, was getting impatient and directly instructed Yoshikawa Kikyo, who was standing next to him.

"Alright, I'll give it a try." With that, Kikyo Yoshikawa took out her phone, found Aya Tenjo's number, and dialed it.

A moment later...

"Director, Fujii, the director of the Research Project Oversight Council, is here. He says he needs to confirm something with you. Do you think you could come back right away?"

"Okay, I understand. I will take good care of Director Fujii."

"Okay, hurry up."

Then, Kikyo Yoshikawa hung up the phone.

"He said he'd be here in 20 minutes at the latest," Kikyo Yoshikawa replied, putting away her phone.

"What is the Research Project Oversight Council?" Ishihara Akira nodded, then asked with some surprise.

"It is an organization directly under the Academy City Council, specifically responsible for reviewing research project applications and ethical issues involved in research projects. The main body is composed of the heads of several authoritative research institutions within Academy City. When problems arise in research projects, they will step in to intervene in related matters, review the research process, mediate conflicts between research institutes, or terminate research projects. It is like a Damocles' sword hanging over the heads of all research institutions within Academy City," Yoshikawa Kikyo explained.

"I see. It seems I'll have to visit the council members again later."

That's perfect. He's still unsure if he can find out the whereabouts of the extra characters from Tenjou Ayumi. If not, he'll really have to seek clues from the Unification Council or from people like Yakumi Hisako.

……

And so, about ten minutes later, accompanied by hurried footsteps, Amai Ayumi, the actual person in charge of the research institute, arrived at the office where Ishihara Akira was...

Or rather, in Tenjo Axiong's original office.

"Who are you?" Tenjo Ayumi looked at Ishihara Sho sitting in his chair without showing any anger, but instead asked politely with a puzzled expression.

After all, he didn't know whether the person in front of him was an insignificant stranger or a staff member of the research project oversight council, so it was better to be polite out of caution.

He was just being polite, but Ishihara Akio had no intention of being polite in return. With a mere glance, Tenjo Ayumi was completely under Ishihara Akio's control.

After all, the world of A Certain Magical Index is not the world of Yangshen. The cultivators there are all either condensed fist intent or have powerful souls. If you want to use mind control abilities, you need to find a breakthrough.

But what about the world of A Certain Magical Index?

Not to mention the purely idealistic world, even the achievements of demon gods are like a joke. As long as the program is correct, one can complete the transformation of one's personal essence and leap into the phase.

They have little pursuit of so-called spirit, realm, or soul, which is the root of why Ishihara Sho was able to easily influence those demons with his abilities.

Therefore, controlling an ordinary person like Tenjo Ayumi is really not a troublesome matter for Ishihara Sho.

After that, things became simple.

First, they interrogated Tenjo Ayumu about whether he knew about the Extra Individuals. After confirming that he hadn't heard of them, they decisively forced him to hand over all the authority over the research institute to Yoshikawa Kikyo. Then, after transferring and recording the only remaining value he had—money, connections, and the like—Ishihara Akira, in front of Yoshikawa Kikyo, used the methods of the Ten Great Demonic Paths of the Yangshin World to skin Tenjo Ayumu, drain his blood, and fuse his body with his own. Finally, they turned him into a pile of flesh and burned him to ashes with high-temperature flames...

……

"The research institute is now in your hands. I'll transfer the other personnel's records to you later as well. Just arrange things according to the normal procedures." After dealing with the potential threat of Tenjo Ayumi, Ishihara Akira stood up and said to Yoshikawa Kikyo, who had a relatively calm expression but was inwardly agitated.

“Okay,” Kikyo Yoshikawa nodded in response.

"Also, remember to leave the door open for me tonight. If nothing unexpected happens, I might sleep at your place tonight."

"Ah."

Afterwards, Ishihara Akio left Amai Ao's research institute and headed towards the university-affiliated hospital in the 13th ward where Yakumi Hisako was located...

The 13th School District is the center of Academy City, so the environment here is very beautiful and harmonious. There are relatively few high-rise buildings, so it has maintained a relatively intact natural environment. As a result, most of the residents here are young infants and elementary school students, and the adults working here are mainly engaged in maternal and child health care and humanities education.

The hospitals were mostly pediatric, and there was only one hospital like the one where Hisako Yakumi worked that specialized in comprehensive treatment. Therefore, Ishihara Akira found the place without much effort, and then released his spiritual perception to scan the target, Hisako Yakumi, from all angles.

And soon, he found the woman who resembled Hisako Yakumi in a huge office on the top floor of the hospital, a combination of two or three adjacent rooms. Without hesitation, he took a step and appeared in Hisako Yakumi's office using his supernatural abilities.

Hisako was startled, but quickly calmed down. She even had the leisure to take out an unknown brand of women's cigarette and slowly light it.

"Who sent you?" Hisako asked indifferently.

"You think I'm here to kill you?" Ishihara Akira asked with interest.

Despite being the governing body of Academy City and its highest level, the Council of Unification and Expansion, though the members should theoretically be united by shared interests, is not as harmonious as it appears on the surface. While this is true in the grand scheme of maintaining and operating Academy City, with everyone aiming to sustain and expand the city and share in its benefits, their differing ideologies on a personal level lead to less harmonious relationships among the council members.

It's common for rivals to trip each other up, sabotage each other's plans, and even attempt assassination.

That's why Hisako Yakumi instinctively thought that Ishihara Sho was there to kill her when she saw him.

"Isn't that right?" Hisako Yakumi asked, seemingly surprised.

"Forget it, it's too much trouble to explain to people with such cunning minds. Let's keep it simple." After saying that, Ishihara Akira's eyes flashed. On the surface, she looked like an ordinary middle-aged woman, and her appearance, skin and temperament were quite good. But in reality, she was old enough to be Ishihara Akira's grandmother. It was only because her body had undergone a comprehensive anti-aging transformation that she had not been ravaged by time. Yakumi Hisako had also followed in the footsteps of Tenjo Ayumi and was controlled by him.

Chapter 609 Love Cha

Heavenly Demon, Reborn as a Monk in Japan

Before Ishihara Akira could even begin interrogating Yakumi Hisako, the door to Yakumi Hisako's tightly closed office was suddenly yanked open from the outside. A young nurse wearing a white nurse's cap, a pink nurse's skirt, and white stockings walked in from the doorway. She stared expressionlessly at Ishihara Akira standing in the office and asked indifferently, "Who are you?"

An invisible AIM stance spread, instantly enveloping the entire hospital.

"This is none of your business. Get out." Ishihara Akira's eyes flashed, and he ordered without any politeness.

"Chairman." The newcomer ignored Ishihara Akira and called out directly to Yakumi Hisako, who was being restrained.

Ishihara Akira raised an eyebrow, not expecting to encounter something beyond his control.