The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

The result is that in some cases involving the giver of benefits, judges often abuse their power and give the giver, who is at fault, a lighter sentence, or disregard the evidence and let the giver escape without charge.

As for their role in individual cases, they are relatively few. They are only used when some rich kids get into trouble because of their womanizing. In most cases, the Yakuza help clean up the mess, so there are not many cases related to this.

In addition to personal morality—

For example, whether there was any infidelity or keeping a mistress...

One of the female judges had an affair, and the man was a young male court clerk. Two male judges were keeping mistresses: one a classmate they met at a reunion, and the other a college student they were keeping…

That's all there is to it, so it has very few flaws.

"By the way, who's in charge of Aya Kobayashi's case?" Ishihara Akira, who had been meticulously recording the judges' shortcomings, asked about the ultimate goal of his actions today.

"Who is Kobayashi Aya?" the judges asked, puzzled.

"It's that high school girl who fought back and killed her bully during a bullying incident," Ishihara Akira explained.

“We haven’t found any similar cases among the cases submitted by the prosecution so far,” one of the judges replied.

"It will happen soon. At that time, I need you to, within the scope of the law, try to give Kobayashi Aya a lenient sentence or not sentence her at all, so that she can return to society and resume her original life immediately after the trial. Do you understand?"

“Yes, we understand,” the judges replied.

“If you don’t want to suffer in the future, or be disgraced in real life, then you’d better take this to heart. Otherwise, everything you’ve revealed will be exposed online, and the consequences will be dire…” Ishihara Akira said half of what he meant, but the threat had already been made, enough to make the judges in front of him remember the matter and make the right choice at the appropriate time.

"Furthermore, before the trial concludes, I will randomly pull all of you, or a few of you, into this world every day to receive punishment and enhance your memories, so that you don't think I'm joking and forget my instructions as soon as you leave here. So you'd better keep quiet recently, lest you find yourself fooling around with the women or men you're keeping when I pull you in. If you end up with erectile dysfunction, don't blame me for not warning you beforehand."

The judges chuckled twice, then suddenly felt their view shift, returning them from the small, dark room to their original offices...

Immediately, all the judges' expressions changed. After sitting for a moment, they stood up one after another and walked over to the other judges.

Needless to say, it was to find out whether their previous experience was a dream or whether everyone had encountered a real mysterious event.

……

"With this, and the lawyer's defense, Aya Kobayashi should be able to be exonerated and regain her freedom, right?" Having confirmed that everything was in order, Ishihara Sho smiled slightly, got up, paid the bill, left the hotel, and headed back to the temple.

"Honey, why haven't you come over lately?" On the way back, Ishihara Akira received a message from his friend A.

“I’ve been busy,” Ishihara Akira replied.

"That doesn't mean you won't come back at night! Where will you stay then? Don't tell me you haven't returned your apartment yet."

"Why are you suddenly concerned about my work?" Ishihara Akira asked in surprise.

"Isn't it because you still haven't given me my allowance for this month? Or is it that you've gotten tired of me, found someone new, and want to break up with me?"

Why would you think that?

Chapter 137 The End of the Breakup

“I’m not stupid,” friend A replied.

"I don't know how other women and the men who keep them get along, but it's definitely not like you. You're lucky if you can see them once a week, and that's even without a girlfriend. Based on my understanding of normal men, if they really had the chance to keep a woman, they would want to be with her every day. But what about you?"

"Not to mention, I even made you cancel your lease and move in with me. At that time, although we couldn't be called a proper couple, we were definitely living together. That means, no matter what was going on outside, you should have spent more than half of your week at my place. But what did you do?"

"I can only see you two or three times a week at most, and there's no sign of you the rest of the time. If you don't have someone else outside and another place to stay, then you were lying to me from the beginning and didn't cancel the lease. Am I right?"

"Since you're already tired of me, just say so. We can part ways amicably. Why keep me hanging like this? It's not like I can't live without the allowance you give me."

"Tell me, what are you thinking now? Are you planning to continue with me, or are you going to just let it go, break up, and go our separate ways, without bothering each other?"

"..." Ishihara Sho remained silent for a long time before sending the message.

To be honest, he was still a little reluctant to give up on his friend A.

After all, no matter what, she was the first woman he had won over after he came into this world, and they had lived together for so long. His abilities had started by taking advantage of her, so he was quite unwilling to break off their relationship like this.

But we must not give up...

He's not short of women now, but he's short of time, so he really can't take care of his friend A.

Of course, more importantly, the other women not only didn't ask him for money, but even gave him money—like Ms. Takagi, who paid him 500 million yen to stay with him…

So he felt somewhat uncomfortable continuing to spend over 20 yuan a month on his friend's things.

Although he makes money easily, earning two or three million just by chanting scriptures, he has no problem supporting a woman for over 20.

But the premise is that you can actually enjoy the benefits.

Just like she said, I can only go there once or twice a week. She's not a celebrity, and her status isn't anything special—if you were a celebrity or a special person, Ishihara would accept it, but you're not only not a celebrity or a special person, but you even started out as a hostess...

This has made Ishihara Kaname somewhat dissatisfied with his improved quality of life.

You could also say he started to act pretentious.

So if given the chance, he wouldn't mind breaking up with friend A peacefully, leaving that part of his life to the past, and starting a new life that is completely different for him.

So after thinking about it for a while, Ishihara Akira picked up his phone and sent his reply to friend A: "Then let's break up."

"..." Friend A sent a series of ellipses, clearly indicating that she herself was not as carefree and easygoing as she described in her writing.

"Okay. Let's break up then."

After that, neither of them sent any more messages, and not long after, even friend A's LINE account disappeared from Ishihara Akane's side...

He didn't delete it, but as my friend A took action, I seemed to receive a response as well, and it automatically disappeared from his LINE list.

"Blocked me..." Ishihara Akira gave a wry smile, shook his head, and put away his phone.

However, instead of returning to the temple, they got off the bus halfway and went to another place.

……

"Why are you suddenly being so proactive today? And so rough too? Did something upset you?" After the storm, Ms. Takagi gently stroked the head of Ishihara Sho, who was nestled against her chest, and asked thoughtfully.

"I just ended a relationship." Ishihara Akira gripped the soft jade in his hand tightly, his tone carrying a hint of viciousness.

"Girlfriend?" Ms. Takagi didn't seem to have any particular feelings, but she asked with some curiosity.

"No. It was a woman I had been seeing before, but it had been a long time, and I was a little reluctant to end things suddenly," Ishihara Akira explained, shaking his head slightly.

"So you took your anger out on me?" Ms. Takagi laughed.

"If it weren't for having time to deal with you, would I have broken up with her?" Ishihara Akira looked up at Ms. Takagi, who was smiling broadly.

"Okay, it's my fault. So how do you want me to compensate you?" Ms. Takagi said nonchalantly.

"Forget it, it's all my fault in the end. Since I've already vented to you, there's no need for you to compensate me." With that, Ishihara Akira turned over and lay down on the bed, looking at the ceiling and speaking softly.

“You really aren’t greedy.” Ms. Gao turned around and rested her head on his shoulder. “If this were one of the male escorts I used to know, they would have already taken advantage of the situation and asked me to buy them this and that, or help them boost their sales targets at their stores.”

“I am a high-ranking monk,” Ishihara Akira said, dissatisfied.

“Yes, yes, you are a high monk, not like those lowly scoundrels.” Takagi echoed with increasing delight, “But this whole thing happened because of me, so there has to be some compensation. Tell me, is there anything you want lately? Tell me, and I’ll get it for you.”

"I want to sleep with female celebrities," Ishihara Akira chuckled, casually making up a story.

"Which one should I sleep with?" Takagi pressed.

Just like how she could handle any name that Ishihara Shou casually mentioned.

She doesn't even consider where her family's sphere of influence is.

"If I asked for Ayumi Hamasaki and Akina Nakamori, could you have gotten them for me?" Ishihara Sho said with a strange expression.

“Uh… I can’t afford to offend these two.” Ms. Takagi quickly shook her head.

One of them is a Showa-era diva who is still active in the entertainment industry today. She was a hot figure back then, and her supporters, admirers, and fans can be said to encompass all walks of life. She is not a big shot that her small family, which can barely make a name for itself in the Nagoya area, can invite.

One is the first of the three great divas of the new millennium, an internationally renowned female singer with a fan base that is almost comparable to the number of Japanese citizens. She is an extremely influential figure. Even though she doesn't have any business interests, she is the number one figure in the entertainment industry, second only to some senior figures. She is a powerful woman who even some yakuza groups have to give face to.

If they really anger her, the Takagi family might not be able to withstand her retaliation.

"How about this, I'll look into which female celebrities or famous women are from Nagoya. I'll try to invite them over to keep you company for a few days. What do you think?" Ms. Takagi quickly narrowed down the possibilities, fearing that Ishihara Akira might utter some terrifying names.

"Fine, I won't force you anyway," Ishihara Akira said calmly.

After a pause, he continued, "By the way, isn't Yua Mikami, the actress in that special industry circle, also from Nagoya? I'm quite curious whether women in the entertainment industry are as powerful as rumored. If you have the connections, could you invite her over to keep me company for a couple of days? I'd like to experience it for myself."

Chapter 138 Family

"Yua Mikami? Aren't you disgusted?" Ms. Takagi propped herself up on her arms and looked down at Ishihara in surprise.

"Don't they have a fixed time every month to go for infectious disease screening? Since she hasn't retired, it means there's no problem. If all else fails, why don't you get her a health check before you invite her over? Then you'll know whether she's truly healthy or just pretending to be healthy, right?" Ishihara Akira reached out and grabbed the treasure dangling in front of Ms. Takagi, and chuckled.

"You certainly know how to arrange people," Ms. Takagi said, pursing her lips.

“This is what you asked for,” Ishihara Akira said with amusement.

"Alright, what can I do? I'll bring them over for you in a couple of days," Ms. Takagi said, lying back down.

"By the way, what exactly does your family do? How come you agreed to something like this so readily?" Ishihara Akira asked with some curiosity.

"Do you know about the Kodokai?" Ms. Takagi asked in a somewhat distant tone.

Ishihara Akira shook his head: "I don't know."

“That’s true. Your family runs a temple, not an ordinary business. Under normal circumstances, no yakuza group would come knocking on the door to demand protection money from temples or Shinto shrines. It’s normal that you haven’t heard of it.” After a pause, Ms. Takagi explained the origins of the Kodo-kai: “The so-called Kodo-kai is the second-generation core organization of the Yamanogumi, the largest yakuza organization in Japan. It once had a leader of the Yamanogumi, but he was both the one who made it and the one who brought it down. With his downfall, the Kodo-kai’s situation became precarious. Then, two years ago, with the split of the Yamanogumi, it officially became independent and became the largest yakuza organization in Nagoya, in charge of the division of yakuza power and the establishment of rules in the Nagoya area.”

"Before I got married, my family was the leader of the second generation group that split off from the Kodokai, so we still have some influence in the entertainment industry. Basically, as long as it's not a big star or a celebrity who isn't from Nagoya, people will still give our family some face."

"And what about your husband?" Ishihara Akira asked knowingly, then inquired again.

“My husband? He’s just an ordinary person who runs a small company with his intelligence and talent. Then, somehow, he got involved with my father and won him over. He then betrothed me to him, and with my father’s help, I transformed into a successful person and rose to the upper echelons of the Nagoya area.”

"Then he started to look down on me, an ordinary woman from a yakuza family with only a high school education. But he didn't dare divorce me, afraid my old man would retaliate against him. So he started following those so-called successful people and began to keep mistresses outside. I didn't hesitate to expose him. As long as he didn't bring his bastard child home, we would live our own lives peacefully. He wouldn't care how many men I had outside or how much money I spent, and I wouldn't care which woman he slept with or whether he had a bastard child."

"As for the family businesses... there's a construction company that I wholly own, a real estate company that he and I jointly own, a bar, a logistics and transportation company, and I heard he recently bought land in Aomori to do some kind of agriculture? Doesn't he realize how far Aomori is from here? Isn't he afraid of being driven back by the local nouveau riche?" Ms. Takagi couldn't help but sneer at the end.

This is quite normal, after all, Japan looks like a developed country on the surface, but in essence, it is still a backward country that is half feudal and half colonized. This can be seen from the Emperor's sacred status and the presence of US troops. Therefore, it is common for Japan to be like an ancient feudal state, where a certain region is regarded as its own sphere of influence and other regions are not allowed to interfere.

Otherwise, Ms. Takagi wouldn't have said that the current head of the yakuza faction in Nagoya is that Kodo Group.

Because in ancient Japan, "Yakuza" and similar terms were essentially samurai groups.

This helps to understand the general distribution of power in Japan today.

"I never would have guessed that you, Ms. Takagi, had such an important background."