Tokyo: I am the Lord of All Demons!

In fact, compared to the divine messengers who see their supreme god every day, the ghosts haven't seen their god for quite some time.

However, even in such a difficult situation, Hanako Sachiko never thought of seeking answers from the High God.

If they can't win, they can't win. Besides, Hanako and Sachiko both know why they can't win: Tokyo City no longer has any fear for them to exploit, which has caused their strength to plummet.

Since that's the case, then we can address the root cause. Hanako and Sachiko, being of one mind, decided to withdraw from Tokyo City together.

They are not defeated, but are just waiting for a new opportunity to make a comeback. As long as enough fear is harvested in the world, they will become strong again.

And so, after many days, Tokyo finally saw its first glimmer of light, free from the contamination of ghosts and spirits.

After daybreak.

After seeing the morning light, Ah Chun left the Shinto Hall and returned to the heavens in the blink of an eye when no one was paying attention.

At the entrance of the Shinto Hall, Shimizu Suzune, Fujita Mino, Ishikawa Risa, and Ooi Yuomi, after all seeing the morning light, finally felt relieved.

Shimizu Suzune retrieved her artifact and said to the people around her, "Let's disperse here."

After receiving the order to disband, Risa Ishikawa and Yuomi Oi said goodbye to Suzune Shimizu and Mino Fujita at the entrance of Shinto Hall, and then went home.

Of course, Ooi Yuomi went home, while Ishikawa Risa still lived in Shinto Hall.

Fujita Mino looked up at the morning light on the horizon. "Hey, Shimizu-san, why do I feel like this morning is different?"

Shimizu Suzune nodded, somewhat belatedly realizing what was happening, "That's what I thought too, and I feel much less pressure."

Fujita Mino's idea was bolder. She said, "Is it... because Hanako Sachiko was defeated?"

Shimizu Suzune turned her head and thought about the question carefully. When she thought about the fight between Jun and Hanako Sachiko last night, she nodded again: "We can't rule out that possibility."

Fujita Mino then asked, "So what should we say? Should we announce to the public that Hanako Sachiko has been defeated?"

Shimizu Suzune blinked and asked, "Do you think it needs to be announced?"

Fujita Mino's attitude was unusually firm: "It is necessary. I saw the reports before that the facilities outside Tokyo can't accommodate so many people, and it's about to cause a humanitarian crisis. I heard that some people are already preparing to return to Tokyo despite the danger."

Hearing Fujita Mino say this, Shimizu Suzune felt a headache coming on and said, "Then let's announce it as soon as possible."

These days, Shimizu Suzune is under a lot of pressure, but the greatest pressure is the pressure of saving the world, since she is the first messenger of the Aragami.

If even the First Divine Envoy fails to act, the other Divine Envoys will be even less capable, and no one will be able to save this world.

Fujita Mino patted Shimizu Suzune's hand, then turned around and said, "I'll go rest now."

"Go ahead," Shimizu Suzune replied, taking out her phone to check its network status.

Surprisingly, the phone still had internet access.

That's true. Tokyo has only become a ghost town, not completely without water and electricity, so it's perfectly normal that the base station has a signal.

Shimizu Suzune immediately called Kishimoto Shingo, hoping he could return to Shinto Hall to host the press conference.

The other party readily agreed.

Now there's another problem: the director has returned, but the news station hasn't, so it'll probably just be a wasted effort to release information.

Reluctantly, Shimizu Suzune had to return to her office and draft an article, which she published on the Shinto Hall's official WeChat account. The article read: "The Demon King has been defeated, dawn has broken, welcome home."

The post quickly garnered many likes, with most people expressing gratitude to the Shinto Hall and the divine messengers.

Since it's a comment section, there are all sorts of opinions. Many people expressed doubts and believed that evidence should be presented. Others said that the Shinto Agency should promise that Tokyo City will never be haunted again, otherwise they will not return to Tokyo.

This is completely unreasonable.

Shimizu Suzune did not intend to respond to everyone's questions. Instead, she posted a new message stating that the Shinto Agency Director was on his way back to Tokyo and would hold a press conference at the Shinto Agency later.

This tactic was effective, since the public didn't trust the Shinto Agency before. The biggest problem was that the Shinto Agency's chief and other police inspectors didn't participate in the fight; instead, they went to hide.

That's right. Although they didn't flee Tokyo, they were indeed afraid, which gave the public a sense of unease.

If it weren't for the presence of divine messengers, the reputation of the Shinto Hall would have been ruined long ago.

However, the divine messengers were unimpressed by the public's doubts. They had a different perspective, believing that even if the chief and other police inspectors stayed in the Shinto Hall, it would be useless. Their role was too limited, and they would be better off hiding.

Nine o'clock in the morning.

Director Kishimoto Shingo has finally returned, weary from his journey, bringing with him a group of highly professional reporters. After all, their professionalism is impeccable, as they were among the first to return and report on the city's situation from the front lines.

Then, with the help of the police inspector, the Shinto Office chief set up a temporary stage outside to announce the results of the battle.

To support the director, Shimizu Suzune resisted the urge to sleep, thinking about whether she should wait until the press conference was over before going back to sleep.

Just then, Shimizu Rinne suddenly sensed a surge of demonic energy about three kilometers away from the Shinto Hall, and not just one, but two powerful demonic energies.

Shimizu Suzune's pupils contracted. Her first thought was whether those two demonic forces were Hanako Sachiko. If so, there couldn't be a worse situation.

Imagine if the Shinto Hall had just announced that the Demon King had been defeated, but then the Demon King returned—wouldn't that be a huge slap in the face?

At that time, the credibility of Shinto Hall will plummet, which is something Shimizu Suzune does not want to see.

Fortunately, it's already daytime now, and she's eager to see which ghost dares to act so recklessly in broad daylight!

Shimizu Rin walked up to Kishimoto Shingo and whispered, "There's something unusual about three kilometers away. I'll go deal with it, but it shouldn't be a big problem."

Upon hearing this, Kishimoto Shingo could only nod and agree, "Go ahead, I'll host the press conference here."

Then, Shimizu Suzune walked away.

Her sudden departure aroused suspicion among many reporters, but fortunately, Kishimoto Shingo remained calm and composed in the face of their questions, without revealing anything.

Shimizu Suzune ran all the way, and at this moment she finally saw pedestrians and vehicles on the road. These people probably didn't come back because they saw the announcement, but rather because they wanted to come back a long time ago, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to come back so quickly.

Before long, Shimizu Rin arrived at the location of the two demonic forces. It was a shrimp fishing pond, but it was not open for business at the moment, so of course there were no customers.

Oh, there are guests.

Shimizu Suzune could clearly see two ghostly girls fishing. When they saw Shimizu Suzune arrive, they even raised their hands to greet her.

Those two ghostly girls were the same two who had previously discussed cooperation with Shimizu Suzune; they were Yamamura Kikuko and Enma Ai.

Shimizu Suzune had no interest in whether he was fishing for shrimp or fishing. When she walked up to the two women, she asked directly, "Are you two looking for me?"

Enma Ai was the first to attack: "Hey hey, Divine Messenger, if we don't look for you, you won't look for us, is that right?"

Shimizu Suzune shook her head and immediately changed the subject: "That's not important."

Seeing this, Enma Ai teased, "Then, Divine Messenger, what do you consider to be of more importance?"

Shimizu Suzune pointed to the fishing tackle in Enma Ai's hand and said, "You didn't just ask me to come here for shrimp fishing, did you?"

However, Enma Ai remained completely unserious and joked, "It's not entirely impossible."

Shimizu Suzune was unfazed and asked directly, "Let's get down to business. I'd like to know if Hanako Sachiko has left Tokyo."

Enma Ai's eyes lit up with amusement: "Oh? You don't look like you need anything from anyone."

At this moment, Kikuko Yamamura, who was sitting to the side, couldn't stand it anymore and said directly to Suzune Shimizu, "Actually, we don't know whether Sachiko Hanako has left Tokyo or not."

With a loud "smack," Enma Ai slapped Yamamura Kikuko's thigh. "Why are you such a spoilsport! You spendthrift woman!"

"Ouch!" Kikuko Yamamura winced in pain and pulled her thigh back, but this was just a normal reaction for her.

Before Shimizu Suzune could think too much about it, Enma Ai added, "Don't listen to Kikuko's nonsense. Although we don't know right now, I have many hellish imps. It won't be difficult for me to mobilize them to search for Hanako and Sachiko."

At this moment, Kikuko Yamamura chimed in, "What she said is true. As long as we want to find it, there is no news we can't find."

After hearing what Yamamura Kikuko said, Shimizu Suzune said, "Then could I ask you to inquire about Hanako Sachiko's situation? It would be best if you could also find out about their injuries and whether they have the ability to make a comeback."

Kikuko Yamamura opened her mouth, intending to say, "We are also collecting such information," but before she could speak, Ai Enma immediately covered her mouth.

Kikuko Yamamura immediately broke free from Ai Enma's grasp and scolded, "What are you doing?!"

After being freed from her grasp, Enma Ai slapped Yamamura Kikuko on the head and said, "Say less!"

Then, Enma Ai looked at Shimizu Suzune with a grin and asked, "I can provide you with information, but what can you provide for us, Divine Messenger?"

As expected, Enma Ai wanted to extract benefits from Shimizu Suzune, but Shimizu Suzune didn't understand what the spirits really wanted.

money?

that power?

Or love?

These are all worldly things, and they don't work on ghosts, so Shimizu Suzune is very curious about what Enma Ai wants.

So, Shimizu Suzune asked Enma Ai directly, "What do you want? Or rather, is there anything I can give you?"

“Yes, I really like the fresh blood flowing through your veins,” Enma Ai said, her pupils turning blood red.

Enma Ai is a demon king. She has many ways of cultivating, one of which is to harvest human fear to temporarily increase her cultivation level. If she wants to increase her level permanently, she has to engage in bloodlust.

Those dragged into hell by Enma Ai will be subjected to bloodlust before death, but the cultivation level that human blood can enhance is very limited.

Therefore, Enma Ai took a liking to the blood on Shimizu Suzune's body, thinking that if it was the blood of a divine messenger, it would definitely be delicious.

Hearing Enma Ai's words, Shimizu Suzune hesitated for a moment before saying, "No."

However, it was precisely her hesitation that gave Enma Ai an opportunity, because hesitation indicates a lack of resolve and means there is room for negotiation.

Enma Ai licked her lips and said, "Don't worry, I'm not greedy. I'll just take a sip. I just want to taste the blood of the divine messenger. You won't die from it."

Yes, as the messenger of the god Aragami, Shimizu Suzune will not die from bleeding.

For her, there was only one way to die: when the divine power within her was shattered and could never be reassembled.

Divine power is a higher form of blood, so the function of a divine messenger's blood is the same as that of a human, except that a divine messenger will not die from a lack of blood.

Considering that understanding Hanako Sachiko's situation was of paramount importance, Shimizu Suzune thought for a moment and decided to agree to Enma Ai's conditions.

She said, "Okay, then tell me, how long will it take you to gather information on Hanako Sachiko? I need high-quality information!"

Enma Ai thought for a moment, then held up one finger: "Give me one day."

Shimizu Suzune shook her head: "No, I can't wait that long."

She needed to know about Hanako Sachiko's situation as soon as possible so she could make arrangements.

Enma Ai grinned maliciously: "For express service, you'll have to pay extra."

Sitting to the side, Kikuko Yamamura couldn't stand it anymore. She hadn't expected that Ai Enma was so greedy!

Then, Kikuko Yamamura heard what Ai Enma meant by "add more money": "You have to suck a mouthful of blood from my good friend Kikuko."

Upon hearing this, Yamamura Kikuko suddenly burst into tears. She had actually been craving the blood of the divine messenger for a long time, because it was equivalent to the "Tang Monk's flesh" in the mythology next door!

Just one puff is equivalent to inhaling the toxins of hundreds or even thousands of ordinary people! And that's a conservative estimate.