The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

“Yes, that’s her,” Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

"Alright, you can go back now. I'll let you know when we'll take action."

"Yes." The remaining young men didn't hesitate and followed the blond-haired man out of the room.

"You didn't...you gave that thing to him, did you?" Sato Haruka hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Esumi Mayumi, who was still unaware of what had happened, and asked.

“You’re quite clever. That’s right, I’ve attached Kayako to him. After that, he’ll be controlled by Kayako within the Ghost Car Group, unleashing his power and creating chaos within the Ghost Car Group. As for how many people he can ultimately kill, that depends on the Ghost Car Group’s reaction.” Ishihara Akira said to Sato Haruka with a smile.

"Is it alright to just reveal the secret like this?" Sato Haruka turned to Esumi Mayumi, who was practically the only outsider beside her, and asked her a question.

Sure enough, Mayumi Esumi, who was being targeted, changed her expression and her face turned panicked.

Even though she hadn't known Ishihara Sho for long and didn't know much about him, the fact that he could easily control those two drug dealers and make them do whatever he wanted, just like he was directing his son, showed that Ishihara Sho was no ordinary person.

Not to mention the later involvement of things like Kayako and attacks.

If things go wrong, you could be silenced or even forced to commit suicide, and there wouldn't be anything wrong with that...

It's my own fault for knowing too much.

"Don't worry, boss, I didn't hear or know anything today," Mayumi Esumi quickly reassured herself.

"Compared to your promises, I still prefer to have you as one of my own," Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

“This…” Mayumi Esumi hesitated for a moment, then looked at Keiko Yamada and Haruka Sato, who hadn’t reacted at all, before gritting her teeth and unbuttoning her collar…

He looked like he was about to sacrifice himself, which made Sato Haruka roll her eyes.

"You wouldn't actually want to turn her into one of your own this way, would you?" Sato Haruka retorted, somewhat speechless.

"Why not?" Ishihara Akira laughed heartily.

Then Mayumi Esumi felt her vision change and she appeared in an ancient house full of Japanese style and mystery. Ishihara Akira sat in the main seat of the house like an ancient nobleman, with Sato Haruka and Yamada Keiko on either side.

However, besides them, each of them also had a being that resembled a legendary monster—

For example, next to Sato Haruka was a female demon who, although wearing a pink kimono with apricot blossom patterns, had nothing but pale bones except for her face. She looked exactly like the legendary Bone Woman. Half of her face was covered by her hair, and she gave Esumi Mayumi a sinister smile.

In contrast, next to Keiko Yamada is a beautiful enchantress with a samurai sword floating around her, and fierce, scarlet eyes, resembling a demon sword princess...

"Welcome to Infinite City. I am the city lord here, your boss, Ishihara Akira. Now, I will officially grant you the qualification to enter Infinite City and join the Illuminati. What kind of personal spirit do you want?" Ishihara Akira asked Ezumi Mayumi, who was standing in the hall, with a smile.

"I...I...can I not join?" Mayumi Ezumi asked fearfully.

“What do you think?” Haruka Sato countered.

“I knew it,” Mayumi Esumi said dejectedly.

"It's an honor for you to have the opportunity to join the Illuminati. Others would kill for it, and you want to refuse! Don't you even consider your current situation?" Keiko Yamada threatened from the other side.

"I don't know which spirit to choose, boss, you can decide." Mayumi Esumi secretly curled her lip—who would want to join? She then ignored Keiko Yamada's words and said to Akira Ishihara in front of her.

"My choice... how about Shuten-dōji? It just so happens that your current job is a bar manager, which aligns with Shuten's interests." After saying that, Ishihara Akira didn't wait for Esumi Mayumi's rebuttal. He directly used his power to create a female version of Shuten-dōji from the FGO game, endowed her with knowledge and abilities, and handed her over to Esumi Mayumi.

"Congratulations on joining the Illuminati." Ishihara Akira smiled and said, "Yasuka, explain to her the origins, principles, and future goals of the Illuminati."

Then, their view changed, and the group returned to the room in the back of the bar.

Sato Haruka stood up, pulled Esumi Mayumi aside who was about to take off her clothes, and began to explain to her the Illuminati's mission, future goals, and the benefits of joining the Illuminati.

……

"You should go back and prepare as well. Then, when I give you my instructions, you can send people to the Ghost Car Group to completely suppress them." Ishihara Akira ignored the conversation between Sato Haruka and Esumi Mayumi and turned to Yamada Keiko beside him.

"Don't you need me to take you back?" Keiko Yamada asked in surprise.

“I’m not an unweaned child. Besides, I still have Haruka and Kyoko. If all else fails, I can just take a taxi,” Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

"Alright then. I'll be going now. If anything happens to you, remember to call me."

"Ah."

Afterwards, Keiko Yamada greeted Haruka Sato, and then left the bar with her lawyer and bodyguard—the only female member of the modified seven-person group—and drove back to the Yamada family's main residence.

With Ishihara's promise, she believed that the Ghost Train Squad would soon face their comeuppance.

Of course, in order to determine the situation that the Ghost Car Group was about to encounter, she also used her phone on the way back to specifically look up information about Kayako, and finally understood what Kayako was and how she harmed people.

"Those guys from the Ghost Car Group are in for it this time," Keiko Yamada said happily.

And that was indeed the case. Not long after the young man named Kuniaki Sagara returned to the headquarters of the Kisha Group, Kayako, who was lurking inside him, decisively woke up, forcibly devoured Sagara's original consciousness, seized control of his body, and then, like a killing machine, began to indiscriminately slaughter all the living people she saw...

"Xiang Le, are you fucking crazy?!" The others exclaimed in shock upon seeing this.

Xiang Le did not answer, but continued to chase after the remaining members of the Ghost Car Group, using her muscles, which were freed from physical limitations, to strangle and crush the necks and bones of those who resisted, venting her deep resentment and hatred towards the world.

Chapter 152 The Ghost Train Tragedy

And who knows how much time will pass.

Outside the Ghost Car Group's headquarters, as cars with sirens blaring arrived, men who looked more like detectives than police officers got out of the cars, gazing at the four-story building before them and frowning.

Finally, one of the middle-aged men waved his hand and shouted, "Go in!"

Then, the other men took out their weapons—portable batons and police pistols—and ran quickly toward the small building.

The first police officers to enter were stunned as soon as they entered.

Because what came into their view was not idle thugs, but the gruesome corpses of thugs lying on the ground like props from a horror movie.

Blood flowed out from beneath him like a stream, slowly spreading in all directions!

"Quick, search the scene and see if there are any survivors!" The leader who came in later also changed his expression upon seeing this and shouted orders.

"Yes."

The police then dispersed and began examining the body on the ground...

Of course, this was only a small number, or rather, only one or two people. The rest remained on alert, following their leader up the stairs and rushing deeper into the building.

But what they saw was still a scene of corpses and severed limbs scattered all over the ground. The gruesome scene caused many inexperienced rookie police officers to have a physical reaction and feel the urge to vomit.

The leader then led his men to continue the charge—

The third floor remains unchanged.

Fourth floor...

There were survivors on the fourth floor, but they were all close to death. Furthermore, a suspected perpetrator was crouching beside one of the victims, using his hands and teeth to mutilate her body.

"Help, help..." The victim saw the police, his eyes lit up, and with the last of his strength, he silently pleaded for help.

"Stop! You're surrounded now. Put your hands up and kneel down immediately, or we'll shoot!" The leader ignored everyone else, raised his pistol, aimed at the assailant who was facing away from the door, and shouted at him loudly.

The assailant was taken aback and turned to look at the police.

But his actions took the police by surprise—

Without moving his body, he twisted his neck 180 degrees, looking at the police officers present in a way that no normal human being could possibly do.

Instantly, all the police officers felt a chill run down their spines.

But compared to these ordinary employees, the leader of the group narrowed his eyes, recalling another matter that had recently been circulating within their police circle—

A small pimping organization also seems to have been attacked by this seemingly inhuman monster. The leader of the organization died on the spot, one member became the monster's host and was killed after a battle, and another member survived with the help of the police.

In other words, it seems that I have encountered the monster mentioned in the rumors.

"Everyone, listen to my command and immediately shoot at the murderer in front of you!" The leader didn't hesitate and immediately shouted to his brothers.

"Yes." Immediately, all the police officers drew their sidearms, aimed them at Kayako-possessed Kuniaki Sagara, and then, under their leader's command, launched an attack on him without hesitation.

"Bang bang bang bang..."

Although not everyone was aiming for his head, under the dense barrage of bullets from so many guns, Kuniaki Sagara was still hit in the head four or five times. His head split open into a grotesque shape, and he fell onto the still-breathing victim with his eyes wide open, staring at the police officers at the door. Although he did not say anything, the scene still sent chills down the spines of the police officers who witnessed it, leaving them with a sense of unease.

"Damn it, we just came here to investigate the source of the contraband, how did things turn out like this?" One of the police officers seemed unable to contain his stress and complained in a low voice, swearing.

"Alright, call the bureau and have the forensic team come over," the leader said.

The leader then stepped aside, took out his phone, and called a higher-up in the bureau.

……

"Alright, that's enough for today's review. Take the rest home and contact us when you've finished reviewing them." Seeing that it was already late, Ishihara Akira came to the manager's office, placed his hand on the ledger in front of Iwase Kyoko, and said gently to Iwase Kyoko who looked up.

“Okay.” Kyoko Iwase nodded, then pressed a few more buttons on the calculator next to her, wrote down the resulting numbers in a small notebook, then put away her tools and notebook, marked the ledger, and organized everything together.

Then, Ishihara Akira asked Ezumi Mayumi, who was the manager, to bring over a bag, pack the things up, and then helped carry the things to Sato Haruka as they left the bar. Sato Haruka then took Iwase Kyoko home.

As for himself.

He's a grown man, and he's not short of money, so naturally he'll take the bus or tram home.

So after watching Sato Haruka's car leave, I turned around and went to a nearby station to take public transportation back to the temple.

"Phew, everything that needed to be done is done. Now I just need to deal with the Ghost Car Group's affairs, and then I can focus on my cultivation." Ishihara Sho, after washing up back at the temple, sat in his bedroom and let out a long sigh.

Although he didn't forget about his training during this time and successfully opened his heart chakra, allowing him to materialize the taijutsu he learned in the Naruto world onto his body, and even enhancing his physical strength and endurance, his current speed is much slower than when he was focused on training at the beginning, which has delayed his original plan for quite some time.

Otherwise, he should not only have opened his heart chakra by now, but also have almost finished cultivating his throat chakra.

Then, Ishihara Shou shook his head, composed himself, assumed a yoga posture, adjusted his breathing, meditated on the corresponding seed syllable, chanted, and entered his own rhythm of practice…

Then the night passed peacefully, and the next morning arrived in the blink of an eye.

After washing up as usual, Ishihara Sho went to the temple's kitchen.

Looking at Hanako who was cooking at the stove, Ishihara Akira had an idea. He quietly walked up behind Hanako, then stretched out his arms and hugged her.

"Ah!" Hanako exclaimed instinctively.

"How old are you? Stop fooling around." Hanako slapped Ishihara Sho's hand, which was gripping her chest, and scolded, "Let go of me right now!"

"I never knew Hanako-nee was so well-endowed. Your boyfriend is so lucky."

"You're talking nonsense again."

Chapter 153 Convicting the Witch