Tokyo: I am the Lord of All Demons!

As for why Yamamura Kikuko was able to get together with Enma Ai, it was of course because of this Crimson Moon Barrier.

The Crimson Moon Barrier caused all ordinary people in Tokyo to turn into demons, while those who did not turn were either divine messengers or were originally demons.

Enma Ai found Kikuko Yamamura by following her scent, and then came to this place as a group to observe the battle between the divine messenger and Hanako and Sachiko Shinozaki.

Enma Ai rubbed her nose and said with dissatisfaction, "I can't pretend I didn't hear what you said. Being a traitor is shameful."

In response, Kikuko Yamamura argued, "Ai, that's not right. I'm not a traitor. I'm just exploring how our Oni clan can coexist peacefully with humans."

Enma Ai shook her head and said, "That's impossible. As the saying goes, those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts. Humans will never allow the existence of our demon race because our strength and lifespan far surpass those of humans."

She thought for a moment and then said, "Moreover, humans are extremely selfish. In order to take revenge and drag others down to hell, they are willing to go to hell themselves as well."

Kikuko Yamamura glanced at Ai Enma's face, sensing that something was off about what Ai Enma had said, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

Just as Tenjin Academy corresponds to Shinozaki Sachiko, the urban legend that Enma Ai corresponds to is called "Hell Correspondence".

This urban legend tells of a website that only appears at midnight. If you log in to the website and write down the name of your enemy, Hell Girl Enma Ai will drag that person into hell.

So, what is the price?

The price is that anyone who logs into the website and casts a curse on others will be dragged into hell after death and never be able to be reborn.

Doesn't that sound terrifying? But this kind of battle tactic, which kills a thousand enemies but also loses eight hundred of your own, is used by countless people!

Seeing the disapproving expression on Kikuko Yamamura's face, Ai Enma thought for a moment and said, "Kikuko, you don't know this, but I have to kill dozens or even hundreds of cursed people every day."

"Are there really that many?" Kikuko Yamamura turned around in surprise and asked, "If you have to kill a hundred or so people every day, won't Aya be exhausted?"

Enma Ai dismissed this, saying, "It's alright. Although there are a hundred or so missions every day, I never said I had to kill the cursed one in a day. Can't I slack off or take it easy?"

Kikuko Yamamura blinked, a look of great interest on her face: "My goodness, so how many wronged souls do you owe that you haven't gone to collect yet?"

Enma Ai yawned, looking lazy: "There are probably three hundred. Now that the Crimson Moon Barrier has been lifted, let's get to work."

Upon hearing this, Kikuko Yamamura tilted her head back slightly and said, "You're the one who should go, I'm not."

Enma Ai then whined, "Ah, Kikuko, can't you help me? Three hundred wronged souls! Even if they were pigs, it would take me quite a while to kill three hundred of them!"

Kikuko Yamamura snorted and tilted her head: "I'm not helping you. Who told you to be so lazy?"

Enma Ai shook Yamamura Kikuko's shoulder and continued to plead, "Oh, don't be so cold, please help me this once, okay?"

Kikuko Yamamura hesitated for a moment, then shook her head: "No, my philosophy is to coexist peacefully with humanity. I can no longer harm innocent people."

Seeing that she was wavering, Enma Ai intensified her attack, "Oh dear, those can't be considered innocent. We call them 'cursed ones.' Their souls have already been sold off cheaply by the one who cast the curse. It's only a matter of time before they go to hell."

Enma Ai paused for a moment, then said, "Don't worry, from the moment they were cursed, they were already dead. You help me take care of these people, and the blood debt will not be on your hands, but on mine!"

Looking at Enma Ai who kept acting cute, Yamamura Kikuko sighed helplessly and said, "I'll only help you this once."

"Okay, thank you Kikuko-neechan! Love you!" Enma Ai was so happy that she leaped into the air and flew into the sky. From Kikuko's perspective, the girl in red was almost "shoulder to shoulder" with the sun.

Then, Enma Ai transformed into a streak of red demonic light and vanished into thin air.

Upon seeing this, Kikuko Yamamura also transformed into a blue light and disappeared.

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after the war.

Amidst the panic, the four divine messengers, including Shimizu Suzune, returned to the Shinto Hall.

At this moment, several fully armed police inspectors were already on high alert at the entrance of Shinto Hall, while a large crowd had gathered in front of Shinto Hall, seemingly preparing to protest related activities.

From afar, you could see them holding up signs demanding that the Shinto Office and the Shinto Messenger provide an explanation for the damage and panic Hanako caused to the city last night.

Perhaps because it was the early stage of the gathering, no one in the crowd had shouted slogans yet. However, in order to avoid physical conflict with the crowd, the four divine messengers, led by Shimizu Suzune, returned from the back of the Shinto Hall.

Inside the Shinto Hall, Shingo Kishimoto was already in his office, answering one phone call after another.

These calls came from either the Prime Minister or members of parliament, who were also deeply affected by Hanako's influence and were now lining up to hold her accountable.

There was nothing that could be done. Last night, the entire city of Tokyo was out of control, and the person most responsible was undoubtedly Shingo Kishimoto of the Shinto Office.

Just now, the Prime Minister said that if a similar incident happens again, Shingo Kishimoto will be dismissed.

Kishimoto Shingo looked helpless in response, as he had not been controlled last night because he carried a sword.

There are currently about fifty such peach wood swords, and Kishimoto Shingo plans to take this opportunity to give one to each high-ranking official to prevent them from being controlled again.

Just then, Kishimoto Shingo realized that the four divine messengers had returned, so he hung up the phone and stood up with a stern face.

His first words were a question: "Do you all know what kind of disaster struck the entire city of Tokyo last night?"

Instead of answering him directly, Shimizu Suzune looked up and said in a warning tone, "We can't rule out the possibility that Hanako will cause trouble again tonight."

These words not only startled Shingo Kishimoto, but also sent chills down the spines of several police inspectors in his office.

"Then, what should we do?" Kishimoto Shingo's once very straight back suddenly became sluggish.

"What else can we do? We can only seize the time to prepare for battle and face the enemy again," Shimizu Suzune said helplessly.

She turned her head and looked at the timid police inspectors in the corner. "From now on, our police inspectors need to be armed, and the consecration of the peach wood sword also needs to be expedited."

"Regarding this..." Kishimoto Shingo stammered, "The Prime Minister's Office and the Diet have demanded that we hand over all the peach wood swords..."

Before Shimizu Suzune could even ask a question, Morita Jun rushed up and demanded, "Why is that? Do you think they would have done a better job if we had just given them the peach wood sword?"

Shingo Kishimoto scratched his head and said helplessly, "As you all know, what happened last night caused panic throughout the country. Later, some police inspector leaked the news, saying that possessing a peach wood sword would prevent possession by evil spirits. So, those who are rich and powerful want to have a peach wood sword to save their lives..."

Jun Morita continued to question, "This is absurd! Peach wood swords have become weapons for self-defense. If we hand over all the swords, who will protect the innocent citizens?"

Shingo Kishimoto helplessly shrugged and said, "There's nothing I can do about it."

Seeing that Kishimoto Shingo seemed ready to give up, Shimizu Rin stepped forward and said, "How about this, Director, just listen to me and don't hand over the peach wood sword. I'll take responsibility for whatever happens."

As a result, Kishimoto Shingo smiled helplessly and said, "It's too late, it's already been handed over."

At this point, Jun Morita couldn't hold back any longer and blurted out, "What use are you!"

He then stormed out of the office and returned to his own office, still feeling indignant.

Seeing the tense atmosphere between the two sides, especially with Shimizu Suzune, the other three divine messengers remembered that the police inspector outside the door still had the peach wood sword, so they spoke up to ease the situation: "They shouldn't have handed them all over, right?"

Shingo Kishimoto glanced resentfully in the direction Jun Morita had left, then said, "We still have ten more, all of which are already in service with our police force."

Shimizu Suzune nodded. "Alright, it's not the worst-case scenario yet."

At that moment, Sōta Fukuda walked in from outside the door. He hurriedly approached Shingo Kishimoto's ear and whispered something.

After listening to the report, Kishimoto Shingo gestured for him to leave, and Fukuda Sōta understood and left the director's office.

Shimizu Suzune and the other two turned to look at Fukuda Sōta, then Shimizu Suzune turned back and questioned, "What is it that is so confidential that we, the divine messengers, cannot hear it?"

“Oh, it’s nothing.” Shingo Kishimoto replied calmly. “It’s just that starting this morning, traffic in Tokyo has become congested and has reached a standstill.”

Shimizu Suzune pressed further, "It's an spillover from the Hanako incident, right?"

Shingo Kishimoto scratched his head, looking helpless: "Yes, right now the people of Tokyo don't want to stay in Tokyo, and transportation in all directions has been paralyzed."

Shimizu Suzune frowned. She glanced at Ishikawa Risa and Fujita Mino, who could only shake their heads, having no other solutions.

In fact, Shimizu Suzune had no countermeasures at all; she had no authority to prevent people from escaping.

She was powerless to stop the crowd from surrounding Shinto Hall and demanding an explanation; now, there were more and more people outside Shinto Hall.

"Let's discuss this matter again." Shimizu Rinne sighed and left the director's office with a sense of helplessness. The other two divine messengers followed their senior and left.

The new Shinto Hall is much smaller than the original one, so it's not possible to have one office for each Shinto messenger. Therefore, Shimizu Suzune and Fujita Mino share one office, while Morita Jun and Ishikawa Risa share another office.

Back in the office, Shimizu Suzune and Fujita Mino sat down facing each other. They didn't speak for a long time, but just opened their phones and browsed online forums or news.

After a long silence, Fujita Mino finally spoke up, "How about we ask the High God for help?"

“No.” Shimizu Suzune immediately rejected Fujita Mino’s idea, and then explained, “The High God doesn’t want us to disturb him repeatedly. We’ve dealt with one demon king this time, but what about next time? Are we going to keep looking next time?”

Fujita Mino hesitated for a moment, then said weakly, "But sister, it's not like we haven't tried. Even when we attacked together, we couldn't hurt Hanako at all. This is a battle we can't win."

“No, it’s not that we have no chance of winning.” Shimizu Rinne shook her head with a smile, and said, “Hanako and the others’ demonic power weakens at dawn, just like this morning. This shows that they are not invincible. As long as we have enough divine power, we can destroy them.”

Fujita Mino suddenly realized and chimed in, "Sister, you're right! You mean, with Morita-san and the other two on our side, we have a chance to win?"

“I’m optimistic.” Shimizu Rinne nodded, and then said, “Otherwise, the High God wouldn’t have let us divine messengers live and die at will.”

Upon hearing this, Fujita Mino bit her lip and didn't continue the conversation. Instead, she started browsing the news.

Indeed, traffic in Tokyo has come to a standstill. Everyone wants to escape, but the traffic jams are so severe that panic is spreading throughout the city.

Seeing these news reports of people fleeing the disaster, Fujita Mino felt heartbroken. She was a messenger of the gods, yet she couldn't protect the world and could only let Hanako run rampant and go unpunished.

Just then, Fujita Mino suddenly noticed that there were more and more news headlines about "Hell Girl".

Furthermore, major media outlets began urging citizens to unite and refrain from cursing others indiscriminately, lest they incur the wrath of the Hanako and cause further panic.

However, the comment sections of various websites are filled with another voice - some people say that Hell Girl is irrelevant because she only kills the enemies of the cursed and does not harm the innocent, and also that the Shinto Hall and the divine messengers should not get involved in cases related to Hell Girl.

Yes, even amidst such widespread panic, there are still people who are indifferent to Hell Girl Enma Ai.

Fujita Mino handed her phone to Shimizu Suzune and asked, "Sister, what do you think of Hell Girl Enma Ai?"

Chapter 138 Escaping Tokyo

Shimizu Rinne glanced at the content on her phone screen, then turned back: "Hmm? You're asking for my opinion? If it were before, I might have gone all out, but not now."

"Why?" Fujita Mino tilted her head, somewhat unable to understand.

Shimizu Suzune shook her head, then sighed and explained:

"We're already having a headache dealing with Hanako and Sachiko's combined attack, let alone adding Hell Girl on top of that. We need to make as many friends as possible and as few enemies as possible to avoid fighting on multiple fronts."

"Is that so..." Fujita Mino seemed to wake up from a dream; she hadn't been aware of this before.

In her view, all ghosts are evil and should be eliminated, except for Sachiko.

In her eyes, Sachiko was a friend and could not be compared to those demons and monsters.

However, her views have changed. She thinks that since she and Sachiko are good friends, and Sachiko and Hanako are also good friends, could they all be friends?

Maybe!

It is said that triangles are the most stable!

The thought that friendship could resolve this great disaster made Fujita Mino eager to try.