Tokyo: I am the Lord of All Demons!

Shimizu Suzune held the phone between her cheek and shoulder, continuing to look at the keyboard, and greeted, "Hello?"

The other person said, "I am Officer Ishiguro from the Nerima Ward Police Station. May I meet with you?"

This Officer Ishiguro, Shimizu Suzune has already dealt with him many times because of the haunted house incident. What kind of trouble is he planning to cause this time?

With her phone tucked between her face and her ear, Shimizu Suzune continued, "I'm at the shrine right now, I have a lot of things to do and I can't get away. Officer, is there something urgent?"

The other party replied, "I think I've encountered a ghost."

"...What? Say it again, what did you encounter?" Shimizu Suzune felt a little incredulous. Wasn't this Inspector Ishiguro always emphasizing that he wouldn't accept cases involving ghosts? Why would he voluntarily say that he had encountered a ghost?

The other person confirmed, "I've encountered a ghost, and I'd like to talk to you about it."

Before receiving a reply, the other party thought for a moment and added, "Let's talk in person. I'm in the reception room of your shrine right now."

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll come find you now." After replying, Shimizu Rin hung up the phone, put down her work, and walked out of the office.

Chapter 39 Please Think Twice

Yamiyama Shrine!

Reception room!

When Shimizu Suzune entered the reception room of her family's shrine, Inspector Ishiguro had been waiting for quite some time.

Only Officer Ishiguro arrived, dressed in a black leather suit, making him stand out from the priests and shrine maidens passing by.

Shimizu Suzune poured a cup of tea and placed it on the small table in front of Inspector Ishiguro.

"You're too kind." Officer Ishiguro quickly reached out to accept the tea as a sign of thanks.

Right across from him, Shimizu Rin sat down and politely asked, "You said on the phone that you encountered a ghost. Could you tell me what happened?"

"It's a long story." Inspector Ishiguro picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then opened a website on his phone to show the content on the screen to Shimizu Rinne.

The screen on the phone displays the homepage of a user named "Boring World 777" on the 2ch forum.

After the shrine maiden took the phone, Inspector Ishiguro immediately explained, "Last time we organized a police force to arrest this person. We had already successfully arrested him and put him in the car, but when we returned to the police station, he disappeared."

Upon seeing that the person the police officer wanted to arrest was the very person she longed to talk to, Shimizu Suzune merely frowned and remained silent.

This guy, he's finally getting his comeuppance?

This is a good thing!

Who told you to be so mysterious? Now look what's happened, you're about to be eating a big bowl of jail food!

Inspector Ishiguro continued to explain, "Therefore, we officers suspect that we may not have caught this person in the first place, but rather we fell into his trap and were bewitched."

Even at this point, Inspector Ishiguro remained reserved in his speech, seemingly still not believing in ghosts, but rather concluding that it was a man-made ghost orchestrated by a criminal suspect.

Shimizu Suzune was somewhat speechless. She smoothed her hair, looked up, and asked, "So what do you want me to do?"

Inspector Ishiguro said, "We hope you can help arrest this person."

Shimizu Rin shook her head and said with a wry smile, "But I'm just an ordinary citizen, what help can I possibly offer?"

“You went live twice and both times you were unharmed, while almost everyone else involved in the incident has been killed. We don’t believe you survived simply by luck.”

Shimizu Rinne's gaze sharpened slightly as she said, "Officer, you might as well put it more bluntly."

Inspector Ishiguro stared intently at her face and said, "To put it bluntly, I believe you possess the means to combat supernatural forces."

And you know what? This shrine maiden was different from everyone else. Everyone else who had witnessed the scene paled in comparison, but she alone shone with light.

Inspector Ishiguro became even more convinced that the shrine maiden Shimizu Suzune might possess special abilities, and with her help, there was no doubt they could catch that person.

Upon hearing Officer Ishiguro's explanation, Shimizu Suzune burst out laughing.

Inspector Ishiguro remained silent, staring at her with a serious expression.

Shimizu Rin covered her mouth and chuckled, "I myself think I survived because I was incredibly lucky, but I didn't expect Inspector Ishiguro to have other ideas."

Inspector Ishiguro had already anticipated her excuse, so he changed the subject: "We allow you to livestream the arrest of a criminal suspect, but the title cannot be 'Ghost Hunting'."

Shimizu Suzune fell silent.

Her reluctance to cooperate was somewhat related to the ban on her live stream. Unexpectedly, Inspector Ishiguro actually allowed her to resume broadcasting this time in order to achieve his goal.

As long as Shimizu Rinne can resume her broadcasts, nothing else matters. After all, ghost-hunting live streams are Shimizu Rinne's greatest joy!

What, you're saying titles can't be used for ghost hunting?

When that time comes, the title won't matter; Shimizu Suzune is perfectly capable of steering the conversation toward ghost hunting.

After a moment's thought, Shimizu Suzune replied, "I need to think about it. I'll give you an answer by tomorrow at the latest."

After saying that, he got up to leave.

Upon seeing this, Inspector Ishiguro quickly stood up to stop him, saying, "Time waits for no one. If we delay the arrest, the suspect may escape to other places. Please think it over."

Shimizu Rin stopped, smoothed her hair again, and stared at him, saying, "Officer, it's not that I'm being stubborn, but I need to make some preparations before the broadcast to avoid any future problems."

"……All right"

Seeing how stubborn the shrine maiden was, Inspector Ishiguro had no choice but to let her leave.

After Shimizu Suzune walked away, she didn't immediately go to "prepare." Instead, she went around to the back of the cafeteria and squatted down in front of the little kitten.

The kitten, who was taking a nap, noticed someone approaching and lazily opened its eyes.

When it recognized her as an old acquaintance, it meowed and snuggled up to Shimizu Suzune, rubbing against her repeatedly.

"Little Meow, I'm going to catch bad guys with a righteous police officer tomorrow. Can you wish me luck?" Shimizu Suzune said, reaching out to pat the little kitten's head, talking to herself as well as sharing her feelings with the kitten.

Upon hearing the sound, the kitten meowed again and suddenly its fur stood on end.

"Ah, Mimi, don't you want me to do this?" Shimizu Suzune tilted her head back slightly, and reached out to stroke the cat's head to comfort it.

The kitten didn't appreciate it at all. It tilted its head to dodge the head pat and then lunged forward fiercely, trying to bite her hand.

Shimizu Suzune was startled by what she saw and quickly pulled her hand back, but the kitten persisted and bit her again.

Shimizu Suzune asked in surprise, "Xiao Mi, what are you doing?"

But it was no use. The kitten pounced and stretched out its claws, ready to draw streaks of blood on her face.

Startled by the sudden attack, Shimizu Suzune fell to the ground with a thud. She quickly got up and fled the scene.

After running more than ten meters, Shimizu Suzune turned around and looked back, only to find that the kitten had not chased after her.

Even so, Shimizu Suzune sensed that her going to arrest someone with the police officer might be an ominous sign!

So you're not going then?

However, Shimizu Suzune herself wanted to meet that person and, incidentally, obtain some information to use as material for her ghost-hunting livestream.

I'll definitely go.

Rain or shine!

Besides, even a kitten objected.

The current Shimizu Suzune is no longer an ordinary person; she is a shrine maiden with gold foil gohei!

Just do it.

Shimizu Suzune didn't plan to go back to her office; instead, she quickly returned to her dormitory along the approach to the shrine.

However, right downstairs in the dormitory, someone called her. The caller was none other than Fujita Mino.

Mino Fujita?

She is the younger sister of her best friend, Fujita Misaki.

Due to the significant age gap, Shimizu Suzune and Fujita Mino don't interact much on a regular basis. They only talk when Shimizu Suzune visits their homes, and most of the conversations are about academics.

In order to improve her studies, Fujita Mino unilaterally asked Shimizu Suzune for her phone number, and from that time on, the two began to communicate.

But why did she call specifically for something? Shimizu Suzune suddenly had a very bad feeling!

Chapter 40: I Can Cry for a Long Time

Nakano Ward, Tokyo!

An apartment.

Makoto Araki had just taken a nap, but his sleep wasn't very good; he kept waking up and sleeping intermittently.

That's true. At his age, with a system to play with, and it's daytime, how could he possibly fall asleep?

Left with no other choice, he had to let Ji Damo sleep in his place, but Ji Damo also seemed unable to sleep, tossing and turning in bed.

At this point, Makoto Araki was too lazy to care anymore, so he got up and went to see what new things were happening!

Upon closer inspection, it really exists!

Inspector Ishiguro actually went to the Yomiyama Shrine to meet with Shimizu Suzune, and even brought her a shocking conspiracy!

These two people want to arrest him!

It's unbearable to repair!

...I made a mistake, let's try again!

Is there really such a good thing?!

Sending it from afar, is that right?

At this moment, what Araki Makoto felt was not fear or panic, but rather the opportunity to teach Shimizu Suzune a lesson, since this little girl had her own independent ideas about many things.

If she doesn't come, Makoto Araki will be bored. But if she does come, he has to punch her. A woman like her would probably cry for a long time after being punched.

As for Inspector Ishiguro? He's just a clown; whether he's dead or alive makes no difference, he's a dead man anyway.

Speaking of which, it seems this Shimizu Suzune shrine maiden is unaware that her best friend was murdered last night? She's still quite calm!

I wonder how you would feel if you found out your best friend had died? You'd probably cry your eyes out.

In short, Makoto Araki now has an "evil" idea: to make Suzune Shimizu cry incessantly.

First, I mourn the death of my best friend.

Then she started crying and begging for mercy!