Tokyo: I am the Lord of All Demons!

To be honest, Makoto Araki was quite looking forward to seeing what he would become after exchanging all six Jizo statues.

Becoming a god?

Becoming a Buddha?

Is it Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?

It doesn't matter!

Anyway, as long as you don't act like a human being!

Because humans are too weak!

However, it seems that the growth of fear value has slowed down considerably since some point. Perhaps the timid people have already been exploited, while those who are not timid are still adhering to their atheism and are unlikely to be affected.

Ultimately, the slow growth of fear value is due to the limited impact of urban legends. For example, the impact of several urban legends created by Makoto Araki is only minimal within Japan.

foreign?

It has almost no impact.

Because the news was blocked by government authorities in various countries, it had almost no impact.

Another point is that in other countries, there are indeed no confirmed urban legends, and the public is relatively less panicked.

Come to think of it, what makes you, a foreign urban legend, so capable of causing panic among people in China?

For example, Western vampires are much less immersive than Chinese horror stories like the paper wedding dress, and are relatively less terrifying.

Therefore, if Araki Makoto wants to make progress, the biggest problem he faces is how to make foreign people feel fear, so that he can reap the corresponding fear value.

Does the system have this function? Perhaps after creating all the Japanese horror, it can refresh other countries' versions, but at least Makoto Araki hasn't seen it yet.

In short, let's see what happens tomorrow night first; Makoto Araki isn't in a hurry to do anything next.

The scene then shifts back to the Shinto Hall.

Inside the facility, Shimizu Suzune and Morita Jun are studying their consecrated ritual implements, which are expected to be available for use by the police force after tonight.

The method of consecration is very simple: place the ritual object to be consecrated in front of the Yata Mirror so that the light emitted by the Yata Mirror can fully illuminate the ritual object, thereby giving it the ability to fight against demons.

After a night, Shimizu Rinne finally successfully consecrated the original test peach wood sword. Currently, there are two magical artifacts available for use by the police force, forming an initial combat capability.

However, just two exorcisms are not enough. What Shimizu Suzune hopes for is that there are at least a hundred people in the world who have the ability to exorcise spirits, so that the rampant evil spirits can be suppressed.

So that night, Shimizu Suzune and Morita Jun only performed the consecration ceremony, while all the affairs in the Shinto Hall were handled by Fujita Mino in cooperation with Inspector Kishimoto Shingo and others.

The Second Divine Messenger's Office.

Fujita Mino moved the mouse, browsing the DOCX document that Kishimoto Shingo and the others had just sent.

The document, created by officers from other agencies, consists of ten pages and mostly consists of photographs of the stone piers, showing that their structure has been severely damaged.

These stone pillars were cast using the remains and body tissues of the Slit-Mouthed Woman to prevent her resurrection.

This means that the Slit-Mouthed Woman has most likely escaped and her whereabouts are currently unknown.

Fujita Mino repeatedly examined the pictures in the document, her smile gradually fading.

"Oh no..." Fujita Mino muttered to herself. She felt troubled and didn't know what to do.

It should be noted that once the Slit-Mouthed Woman is resurrected, she will inevitably seek revenge on her enemies, and Fujita Mino is undoubtedly her number one enemy.

Although Shinto Office has now set up some security measures and more and more police officers are equipped with peach wood swords, this cowardly approach is not a long-term solution.

“Never mind…” Fujita Mino sighed, picked up the Muramasa sword, and walked out of the Second Divine Envoy’s office.

It's almost 1 a.m., the time of day when the yin energy is at its strongest. Things like Kisaragi Station and the Slit-Mouthed Woman should be active again.

Wait, an event?

Fujita Mino suddenly realized that she should be able to take the initiative, but female ghosts like the Slit-Mouthed Woman are not fixed in their activity locations, which makes it difficult to strike, because the Slit-Mouthed Woman seems to randomly scare people on the street.

Fujita Mino yawned, walked into Kishimoto Shingo's office, and knocked on the door.

Shingo Kishimoto looked up and greeted Mino Fujita, "Please come in. Have you looked at the document I just sent you?"

"I've finished watching it." Fujita Mino said, yawning again. She was feeling a bit unwell after staying up late for the past few days.

That's true. Other children her age are still going to school and going to bed on time, but she's been staying up late every day, and her body is definitely not able to keep up.

Shingo Kishimoto looked at her with some concern and said, "If you're sleepy, get some rest."

"Aren't we supposed to exorcise the spirit?"

However, Fujita Mino didn't want to. She wanted to hold on a little longer. After all, she was now a key member of the Divine Messenger team, and without her, it would be difficult to suppress the ghost spirit.

Shingo Kishimoto looked at her, hesitated for a moment, and then replied, "Not so fast. We can't pinpoint the location of the Slit-Mouthed Woman yet. We need more information. I feel the earliest we can expect to be here is after tonight."

"Okay, then I'll go back." Fujita Mino said, extremely sleepy, and yawned again.

Just as she was about to leave, Kishimoto Shingo asked, "Are you going home?"

Fujita Mino covered her mouth, which was about to yawn, and said, "Yeah, it's been days since I took a shower. I want to go home."

"Shall I take you home?" Kishimoto Shingo also stood up. "I'm not comfortable with other officers taking you home."

Currently, only one person in Shinto Hall is equipped with a peach wood sword, and that is Shingo Kishimoto.

Looking at the young and seemingly delicate Fujita Mino, Kishimoto Shingo suddenly felt an inexplicable urge to protect her.

To this, Fujita Mino just smiled awkwardly. To her, it didn't really matter who took her back, because if she encountered a ghost, she would be cut up anyway.

Therefore, in Fujita Mino's opinion, as long as the driver can drive, that's enough.

However, knowing Kishimoto Shingo's good intentions, Fujita Mino said, "Then let's go."

Kishimoto Shingo nodded, turned around and said, "Wait for me for a moment, I'll go get the peach wood sword, just in case."

Chapter 98 Dense Fog Gradually Rises

As she passed by the office of the Third Divine Envoy, Jun Morita, Mino Fujita glanced inside, but didn't see anyone.

It was only when passing by the office of the First Divine Envoy, Shimizu Suzune, that Fujita Mino saw the two people inside, who were studying the consecration ceremony.

Fujita Mino pursed her lips and called out, "Morita-san, I'm going back to sleep! You should go to sleep early too!"

"Okay! Good night!" Jun Morita turned his head and greeted him with a smile.

Shimizu Suzune, sitting opposite her, glanced at Fujita Mino and chose to remain silent.

After greeting Jun Morita, Mino Fujita left Shinto Hall with Shingo Kishimoto and got into a police car.

After Fujita Mino left, Shimizu Suzune casually mentioned, "Hey, Morita-san, did you know that the Slit-Mouthed Woman has been resurrected?"

Jun Morita suddenly realized what was going on and said, "I didn't know that!"

Then, sensing that Shimizu Suzune's words might have a hidden meaning, she pressed further, "So what do we do now?"

Without looking up, Shimizu Suzune replied, "What else can we do? Just be more careful!"

"Be more cautious..." Jun Morita frowned and said, "Then do you think Fujita-chan and the others might be in danger on their way back?"

"It's hard to say." Shimizu Suzune shook her head, then said hesitantly, "However, since the Slit-Mouthed Woman was defeated by Fujita-chan once, she probably won't do it again... if she has even a little bit of intelligence."

"Should we go protect Fujita-chan?" Upon hearing this, Jun Morita immediately remembered that earlier that day, she and Mino Fujita had planned to rescue Suzune Shimizu.

After all, a person only has one life, and exorcism is extremely dangerous. The more people involved, the safer the process.

After Morita Jun said that, Shimizu Suzune was also a little unsure. "You mean, we should follow them secretly?"

“That’s right.” Jun Morita nodded.

Shimizu Rin thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I don't think that will work. Are we, the three divine messengers, supposed to go out together every time? We protected her tonight, but what about tomorrow and the day after? That would never end."

“But…” Jun Morita hesitated.

Just as she was feeling disappointed, Shimizu Suzune changed her previous seriousness and smiled, "Then let's do it this way. From now on, all operations will be carried out in pairs. I'll go with them tonight, and you stay here to lead the officers to protect Shinto Hall and prevent the ghosts from sneaking in."

"……it is good!"

Morita Junzhen never expected that Shimizu Suzune was so lovable! No wonder she became the First Divine Messenger!

And so, Shimizu Suzune walked out of the Shinto Hall and got into her car.

As for the "White Blade - Shadow Chaser", it is actually a divine artifact without a physical form. It usually transforms into divine power and is hidden in Shimizu Rin's body. Unlike other magical artifacts, it does not need to be carried around.

After getting into the car, Shimizu Rinne started the car after a while, and then drove slowly along the national highway back to Nakano Ward.

In fact, Fujita Mino and Kishimoto Shingo were not driving fast, and Shimizu Suzune soon saw their taillights.

Along the way, Shimizu Suzune did not choose to get close to their car, but kept a certain distance so that they would not notice her.

Indeed, neither Fujita Mino nor Kishimoto Shingo realized they were being followed. They drove so slowly so that they would have time to react in case of an attack.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Fujita Mino gripped her Muramasa sword while remaining vigilant about her surroundings.

She didn't know where she was, but she found the surroundings to be somewhat complicated. The ghostly energy around her was quite strong, and there was also a thick fog.

As the fog thickened, visibility visibly decreased, forcing Shingo Kishimoto to slow down even further.

"What's going on..." As visibility dwindled to less than ten meters, Kishimoto Shingo's throat bobbed.

“…There’s a demonic aura here.” Fujita Mino frowned, gently pushing her scabbard a short distance, ready to transform into a blade of light and fly out of the car to break through the encirclement at any moment.

Shingo Kishimoto panicked a little; he had never experienced this situation before, so he asked, "What do we do? Should we get off?"

Fujita Mino shook her head and said, "No, it's too dangerous to get out of the car. Let's just drive over slowly like this."

“Okay.” Kishimoto Shingo nodded, glancing at his phone’s navigation and noticing that the location was no longer in Tokyo!

Our current location is in Hokkaido!

While Kishimoto Shingo was wondering what was going on, he suddenly realized that his location had changed again; he was now located on a mountain in Kansai.

"What's going on..." Kishimoto Shingo nervously swallowed a mouthful of water. This might not be a big deal under normal circumstances, but now that the urban legend has been confirmed to exist, inaccurate positioning would be a big problem.

"What's wrong?" Fujita Mino couldn't help but glance at Kishimoto Shingo, noticing that the map location on his phone was jumping around.

However, Fujita Mino was still a child and didn't understand the problem with the phone's navigation; she just thought it was wrong.

Shingo Kishimoto wanted to explain further, but when he looked up and saw the thick fog spreading towards them, threatening to engulf the vehicles, he quickly waved his hand and said, "N-nothing... Look ahead..."

When Fujita Mino looked up, the police car was completely surrounded by thick fog, and all she could see outside the window was a vast expanse of white.

"Dense fog? Is this some new urban legend?" Fujita Mino frowned, recalling the information she had seen online.