The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

The next day, in the morning.

Once again dressed in an elegant black kimono with white pear blossom patterns, and with her hair styled in a lady's updo, Keiko Takagi led Akira Ishihara to the large house where she had previously met the old man and Daisuke Yamada.

Unlike yesterday, there are nearly 20 more strangers here today!

They sat upright on the prayer cushions in a kneeling manner, just like the retainers of a noble family in the past, arranged on the left and right sides of the hall.

The old man sat in the central seat, next to Daisuke Yamada, and the empty space next to him was where Keiko Takagi and Sho Ishihara would sit.

Without any hesitation, the two sat down next to Daisuke Yamada amidst the slightly surprised gazes of the crowd.

"Well, since everyone's here, this old man won't stand on ceremony. I'm almost seventy now, and although I look to be in good health and seem like I can still live for another ten years or so, time waits for no one, and my mind isn't quite up to par with the times anymore. So I've been thinking, shouldn't I hand over my power and let the younger generation take over and lead the Yamada Group forward?" The old man said directly without any further ado.

"So after careful consideration, I, the old man, have decided to step down as the head of the Yamada-gumi and pass it on to my daughter, Keiko Yamada!"

Immediately, everyone present was startled and looked at Takagi Keiko and Yamada Daisuke, who remained calm and composed, with incredulous eyes.

Finally, one of the younger members, who was probably a supporter of Daisuke Yamada, asked, "What about Daisuke-nii?"

“I will continue to assist Keiko in my current capacity and help her manage the Yamada Group,” Daisuke Yamada responded proactively.

"Isn't Miss Keiko already married?" another young man asked in confusion.

"Idiot, didn't you hear how the team leader called the young lady before? It was Yamada! That means the young lady divorced that swindler named Takagi! That's why the team leader passed the position to the young lady."

"Why was there no news at all before?"

"That's their private matter, why are you explaining it to us?"

"I mean, the team leader is going to step down."

"..."

"Keiko." The old man turned his head and greeted Yamada Keiko, who had already reverted to her original surname with him.

Huizi got up, walked to the old man, and knelt down.

"Father."

"Are you confident that you can maintain the Yamada Group and make it bigger and stronger?" the old man asked Yamada Keiko with a serious expression.

“I have it!” Keiko Yamada replied firmly.

"Alright. From now on, you are the third leader of the Yamada Group. This is a token representing your identity as the leader, please keep it safe." With that, the old man took out a wooden carving of a tengu holding a gun, with the expression of a Hannya (Buddhist yoja) carved on it, and handed it to Yamada Keiko.

Keiko Yamada took it, stood up, turned around, and showed the token in her hand to all the wakato and their subordinate leaders present.

"Greetings, Third Generation Lord." Without hesitation, Daisuke Yamada immediately bowed to Keiko Yamada, acknowledging her identity and expressing his willingness to comply with the old man's decision.

Therefore, the other young leaders who originally had some ideas could no longer say anything, and they all followed suit, accepting Yamada Keiko's decision to become the third leader of the Yamada Group. They were willing to continue to develop the Yamada Group under her leadership, making it stronger and more prosperous.

"While not all of you here have watched me grow up, you are all brothers who grew up around the same time as me. So you should know that my temperament and personality are quite different from the old man and my eldest brother; I'm a bit radical! Therefore, I am not satisfied with the current state of the Yamada Group, and I want to change it! To this end, I have decided to hold a martial arts tournament in three days, open to all members of the group at the level of junior leader and above. At that time, I will select new junior leaders and supervisors of various industries based on your performance on the field and your daily work. I hope that all of you brothers will perform up to your current positions!" After everyone finished paying their respects, Yamada Keiko put the tengu statue into her bosom and looked at her uncles and brothers present, speaking in a deep voice.

This immediately sparked a lot of discussion.

As mentioned before, for the Yamada Group, whose main activity is business, asking them to develop a business plan or industrial strategy is not a problem. They just go for the hard stuff...

Many of them had neglected their martial arts skills due to their pampered lifestyles, and might not even be as good as their underlings who did the dirty work.

Going straight into the game like that, I'm afraid he'll end up in the hospital.

"Alright, that's all I wanted to say. Now, let's begin the banquet." With that, Keiko Yamada clapped her hands, and the servants of the house came out from both sides, placing trays in front of everyone present, and began today's main meal—the banquet to witness the change of leadership.

It's a pity that everyone is currently preoccupied with the fighting tournament that Keiko Yamada suddenly organized, so who has the mind to drink and chat here?

Even if they did, they would all want to ask Daisuke Yamada what he was thinking and whether he could persuade Keiko Yamada to retract her decision on the martial arts tournament.

So the atmosphere wasn't very lively, and there were no performers to entertain, so they didn't eat for very long. It officially ended around noon, and all the members left the Yamada family mansion in twos and threes, looking preoccupied, and headed back to their assigned areas.

……

"Why would you want to organize a martial arts tournament?" After everyone else had left, Daisuke Yamada walked over and asked, somewhat surprised.

"Can you surpass the Kodo-kai just by doing business?" Keiko Yamada countered.

"No," Daisuke Yamada shook his head.

Not to mention that a portion of their business income has to be handed over to the Kodo-kai, the existence of the Kodo-kai's fighting faction alone is something the Yamada-gumi cannot easily bypass. Therefore, if they want to surpass the Kodo-kai, they cannot do without their own group possessing military power.

But what the Yamada Group lacks right now is precisely a militant faction.

Even within the third-generation organization led by the Yamada-gumi, the quality of the combat faction is quite worrying; it's hard to believe they are members of a yakuza organization...

"So I need to change this situation, strengthen the Yamada Group's military weaknesses, and make up for them. Only in this way can I truly get the Yamada Group to carry out my replacement plan," Yamada Keiko sighed.

"Should we notify the third generation group below?"

"Are you afraid that if you don't embarrass yourself enough, your subordinates won't dare to overthrow you?" Keiko Yamada said with amusement.

"Alright then. So you're going to hold your martial arts tournament there."

“It’s fine to do it at the dojo at home. I’ll leave this to you, brother. I need to go see Takagi Haruo later and end our marriage,” Yamada Keiko said calmly.

"Well then, I'd like to congratulate you on gaining your freedom in advance," Daisuke Yamada said with a smile.

He simply didn't think that Takagi Haruo would have the guts to refuse Yamada Keiko's divorce proposal, who had become the head of the Yamada-gumi.

Besides, wasn't Ishihara Akira following right beside him?

With him around, even if Takagi wanted to refuse, he couldn't!

Chapter 148 Divorce

In the afternoon, in a small room of a coffee shop, Yamada Keiko, who now calls herself Yamada Keiko, along with Ishihara Akira and the lawyer they picked up along the way, met her husband, Takagi Haruo.

"Wow, quite a few people. What, are you planning to confront me?" Takagi Haruo said with a mix of surprise and sarcasm as he walked into the small room and looked at Yamada Keiko and the two people beside her.

"This is the divorce agreement. If you have no problems, please sign your name." Yamada Keiko was too lazy to waste any more words with Takagi Haruo. She simply raised her hand, took the pre-prepared divorce agreement, which included the division of property, from the lawyer next to her, and threw it in front of Takagi Haruo, saying calmly.

"Divorce? You want a divorce?" Takagi Haruo frowned upon hearing this.

"why?"

"I don't want to be with you anymore," Keiko Yamada said calmly. "But you don't need to worry that divorcing me will affect your business. As long as you don't cause trouble, our Yamada Group won't bother you because of the change in our relationship. We don't have that much extra time abroad."

Haruo Takagi frowned as he looked at the divorce agreement in his hand.

The main points are the division of property mentioned above.

Keiko Yamada didn't want the house and car; she left them all to Haruo Takagi. However, she wanted to take back the shares in the real estate company.

As for the construction company, it was originally Keiko Yamada's private property, so it was not within the scope of the division.

Keiko Yamada doesn't want the bar anymore, nor is she interested in the land that Haruo Takagi bought in Aomori. Therefore, as compensation, Haruo Takagi has to give up his bank deposits.

Fortunately, the two have no children, so they don't need to fight tooth and nail over child custody. Once they agree on the financial details, the divorce proceedings can begin, ending their current situation of being outwardly harmonious but inwardly estranged, and in reality, each living their own separate, alternative married life.

"Are you trying to kill me?!" Takagi Haruo sneered after reading the property division details in the divorce agreement.

"The most valuable asset in my family is that real estate company. You took its shares, what use is anything else I'm left with? Are you expecting me to starve? And my savings? You know perfectly well that I used all my money to buy land in Aomori, yet you still expect me to compensate you. Isn't that just a clear indication that you want me to give you something else in return?"

"Dividing the property? I think you just want me to leave with nothing!"

"Is Aomori land what I wanted you to buy? And that real estate company, don't forget, the reason you have shares in it is because my family gave it to us to live on. To put it bluntly, those shares are my dowry, and you don't want to return them? Although Nagoya is a bit far from Tokyo Bay, since you want to die, I don't mind having someone cremate your ashes." After a pause, Keiko Yamada continued with a cold smile, "It's just that it will be a bit pitiful for that little bastard you had with that other woman. He'll suddenly lose his father at such a young age, and who knows whose son he'll be born to, getting beaten by them. Tsk tsk, just thinking about it makes my heart ache for him."

"You!" Takagi Haruo's expression finally changed. He slammed his hand on the table and stood up angrily, pointing at Yamada Keiko for a long time without being able to speak.

Does your father know about our relationship?

"Don't expect the old man to back you up anymore, because before I came, I officially took over from him as the third head of the Yamada Group. So if I wanted to, even if the old man was willing to help you, I could still have someone beat you up and burn you to ashes without you even knowing why. Rather than that, you might as well honestly sign the divorce papers in front of you. That way, you won't have much left, but at least you'll still be alive, right?" Yamada Keiko chuckled.

Upon hearing this, Takagi Haruo's expression changed again, and then he slumped back into his chair, looking dejected, and remained motionless for a long time...

Clearly, they were shocked by the fact that Keiko Yamada had become the third head of the Yamada Group.

"Alright, hurry up and sign the papers, then complete the formalities. I have other things to do here, and I don't have time to waste on you." Seeing Takagi Harumi lost in thought, Yamada Keiko gently tapped the table with her hand, using her voice to bring Takagi Harumi back to his senses, urging him with a slightly impatient tone.

"Okay, I'll sign." Takagi Haruo gave a bitter smile, took the pen handed to him by the lawyer, and signed his name on the divorce agreement.

"Let's go, let's take care of the other things now."

Takagi Haruo did not resist. He got up and followed Yamada Keiko out of the small coffee shop where they had met. First, he went home and found various share certificates. Then, on the legal documents presented by the lawyer brought by Yamada Keiko, he signed a share transfer agreement, transferring the shares of the real estate company back to Yamada Keiko and handing over all the rights to his bar to her as monetary compensation. Afterward, the two of them went to the city hall with their marriage certificate and other relevant documents. Before the city hall closed, they officially completed all the divorce procedures and became strangers in effect...

"Sign this." On the way back after settling everything, Keiko Yamada handed the bar's equity transfer agreement to Ishihara and said.

"There's no point in me keeping this bar, and it's annoying to see it there. I haven't figured out how to thank you for helping me inherit the Yamada Group, so I might as well give it to you as a way of helping me out of a problem," Keiko Yamada said casually.

As expected of a wealthy woman, she is indeed decisive and generous in her actions.

“Although I’m a monk… I don’t know anything about business.” Ishihara Akira said, holding the equity transfer documents in his hand with a troubled expression.

"Then you should run it as an Illuminati business. With that shrewd woman, Haruka Sato, in charge, I don't think it should go bankrupt," Keiko Yamada said with a faint smile.

“The Illuminati… Alright, then I won’t stand on ceremony.” With that, Ishihara Akira took the pen and signed his name.

“It’s on the way, so I’ll just take you there and take over the bar,” Keiko Yamada said suddenly after looking at the street in front of her.

"Then I'll call Sato and Kyoko." Ishihara Akira nodded, took out his phone, entered the LINE chat group formed by the five veteran members, explained what he was doing to the two of them, and invited them to come and help take over the bar.

Then I sent them the bar's address.

So, shortly after Keiko Yamada and he arrived at their destination, Haruka Sato and Kyoko Iwase, both dressed as professional office ladies, also arrived one after another.

"President," Sato Haruka greeted.

Chapter 149 Bar

“Let’s go in,” Ishihara Akira said.

The group then left the entrance and went directly into the bar, which was already open but rather quiet because it wasn't yet peak time for customers.

The lighting was rather dim, and although there wasn't any loud DJ music playing yet, the atmosphere of a nightclub was already subtly emerging...

It's clear what kind of customers this place caters to.

"Where's your manager? Call her out," Keiko Yamada ordered the bartender.

"Uh, I'm sorry, the manager isn't here," the waiter replied.