Tokyo: I am the Lord of All Demons!

Sensing that this man was no good, Jun Morita frowned. After the car came to a stop, he got out and stood in front of Suzune Shimizu.

Shimizu Suzune then got out of the car, narrowed her eyes, and did not express any opinion.

Hamada Tomoo led Shimizu Suzune and Morita Jun to the door of the cold storage, took out the key, and prepared to open the tightly closed door.

Intriguingly, Hamada Tomoo spent a long time trying to open the warehouse door, seemingly hesitating about something.

Before even opening the door, Jun Morita preemptively asked Tomoo Hamada about the Yuki-onna (snow woman) and employees at his warehouse.

Jun Morita frowned and said, "Hamada-san, I saw in the commission documents that you sent employees in for rescue, but the information shows that everyone is out of contact. What's the situation now?"

“Oh, this…” Hamada Tomoo’s gaze lingered on Morita Jun’s face for a while. “After that, I organized some employees to go in for rescue, but they were driven back by the blizzard as soon as they opened the door, and that’s how it is now.”

He spoke very casually, as if the previous rescue of the missing employees in the warehouse had nothing to do with him.

Jun Morita felt very uncomfortable, but since the other party was, after all, her employer, she still asked, "Then why don't you try turning off the power?"

Hamada Tomoo said with a helpless expression, "Of course we cut the power, but it didn't work! Come on, the thing in the warehouse is a snow demon, does the lack of electricity affect her ability to unleash a blizzard?"

He thought for a moment and added, "Let me show you the power switch in the warehouse first."

Shimizu Suzune and Morita Jun did not object to his suggestion, so they followed him to the side of the cold storage and found the switch.

Judging from the switch, the warehouse was indeed closed, but the thermometer still showed that it was tens of degrees below zero inside.

Jun Morita was still skeptical and questioned, "Hamada-san, are you sure the cold storage's power was cut off a long time ago?"

Tomoo Hamada patted his chest and said, "I can confirm that the power was cut off immediately after the incident."

Then Jun Morita asked, "Why didn't you open the warehouse after the power went out? That might have allowed the interior to warm up."

Hamada Tomoo said somewhat impatiently, "That's not the problem. Even if we open the warehouse door, will the temperature definitely rise? Besides, releasing the Yuki-onna from the warehouse doesn't fit your strategy, does it?"

Jun Morita was clearly dissatisfied with this answer and just stared at him.

Hamada Tomoo looked away and murmured, "Besides, I invited you here so that you could help me solve my problems, not so that you could come and interrogate me."

Jun Morita: "..."

Indeed, Jun Morita's attitude was not particularly good; she did not deny that she came to confront him from the beginning.

Why should we hold someone accountable?

Because of this Tomoo Hamada, who allowed people to go in for rescue without authorization, several lives were lost as a result.

More importantly, Hamada Tomoo's decision not to open the warehouse for heating likely stems from his own reasons—he doesn't want the business to lose money.

Capitalists are capitalists; when it comes to business, human life is utterly worthless.

Jun Morita gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do about it. He could only look at Suzune Shimizu's face, hoping she would speak.

However, Shimizu Suzune is more mature than Morita Jun and would not act impulsively in this situation.

Shimizu Suzune blinked and said to Hamada Tomoo, "Hamada-san, take us into the cold storage."

“Okay, I’ll take you there.” Hamada Tomoo nodded and led the two girls back to the door of the cold storage.

Unlike before, this time, Tomoo Hamada found the key to the cold storage room right away.

The door was not fully open, only slightly ajar, when a chilling, eerie wind immediately blew out from the crack, ruffling the long hair of the two girls.

"It's so cold!" Hamada Tomoo, who was standing to the side, shivered instantly.

Shimizu Suzune and Morita Jun instinctively turned their heads to look, and Hamada Tomoo was as if he had entered an ice cave. His hair and skin were covered with ice crystals, and he was shivering all over.

Hamada Tomoo subconsciously took several steps back and said, "Can I not go in? The doors inside are unlocked; you can just push them open and go in."

Shimizu Suzune nodded and said, "Alright, Hamada-san, we'll give you a quote once we've determined the difficulty of the monster."

"Huh? We need to quote a price? Wasn't the price agreed upon from the beginning?" Hamada Tomoo was a little confused.

Shimizu Suzune glanced at him and explained, "That's not the final price. We'll determine the final price based on how easy the urban legend is to believe."

“…Okay.” Hamada Tomoo’s face clearly showed some disappointment, though he didn’t think the price might be higher.

He was worried that if there wasn't a fixed price, what if the other party came to fight multiple times and charged him multiple times?

Just like some hospitals, they drag out what could have been resolved in one visit several times, making more money through dishonest means.

Shimizu Suzune went into the cold storage first, and Morita Jun followed her up, whispering, "Shimizu-san, I think this person definitely has something she hasn't told us."

Shimizu Suzune looked completely indifferent. "Whatever. All we have to do is eliminate the ghost spirits. Everything else is trivial."

They were whispering amongst themselves, and Tomoo Hamada saw and heard it all.

In his view, the young Shimizu Suzune seemed like a senior, while the older Morita Jun seemed somewhat immature.

Chapter 108 A Glimpse of Divine Light

When Hamada Tomoo saw the two girls start whispering to each other, he knew they were beginning to question him.

However, he still approached them, trying to flirt with the two girls. "Hey, you two young ladies, you said on the phone that you were just here to investigate, right?"

Before the two girls could respond, he continued, "After the investigation is finished, you two have worked hard. How about we go to a nearby Western restaurant for dinner together later?"

Upon hearing this, Shimizu Suzune and Morita Jun stared at each other, momentarily at a loss for words, making the scene extremely awkward.

Since the other party ignored him, Hamada Tomoo's expression remained stiff for a moment, but then he thought of a new way to talk to him.

Seeing that the two girls remained unmoved, Hamada Tomoo shamelessly said, "Oh, it's okay if it's inconvenient now. I'll treat you another time when I have the chance."

Faced with his provocation, Shimizu Rinne simply rolled her eyes at him before turning around to observe the situation inside the cold storage.

The same goes for Jun Morita.

Even so, Hamada Tomoo persisted, even trying to persuade her, "You two young ladies, you work for the Shinto Agency, right? How much commission do they give you for this kind of work? I'll give you double."

Standing to the side, Jun Morita was actually quite tempted after hearing that the other party was offering double the amount.

However, her feelings of attraction were quickly dispelled when Shimizu Suzune turned around and gave Hamada Tomoo a cold look.

Shimizu Suzune could only say with a stern face, "Hamada-san, could you please be a little quieter? Besides, if you insist on standing here, we can't guarantee your safety. That monster inside is quite ferocious!"

There was absolutely no way to reason with them; the two girls were completely unresponsive, so Hamada Tomoo could only slink out of the cold storage room.

After he left, Shimizu Rinne immediately went up and opened the inner door of the cold storage. Once the door was opened, a world of ice and snow was instantly revealed to the two girls.

However, before the two girls could react, a snow-white ghost flew out from behind the door and pounced on Hamada Tomoo's face without any hesitation.

It is well known that urban legends have been proven to exist in this world, and they are the kind that humans can see. So even an ordinary person like Tomoo Hamada can see the true face of ghosts.

Floating in front of him was a creature with long hair, as soft as snow and resembling a human figure.

"Aaaaaah, help!" Hamada Tomoo's screams pierced the sky as he rolled on the ground, trying to break free from the snow woman's clutches.

Mr. Tomoo Hamada, whose face was contorted with extreme terror, rolled on the ground for a while before trying to roll toward the two girls, which was the cold storage room.

"Please help me!"

As the snowstorm hit, Hamada Tomoo's eyes were completely blinded by the ice and snow. He couldn't see where the two girls were, and could only roll around in his memory.

He tried to wipe the ice and snow off his eyes, looking around as his pupils dilated and contracted. He felt as if his world was filled with snow everywhere.

Snow was indeed everywhere, but because of the strong morning sun, the snow that the Snow Woman had just sprayed out was melting relatively quickly outside the cold storage.

Only in the shadows where the sun doesn't shine, such as in cold storage rooms and under the shade of trees, is there a thick layer of snow.

Therefore, Hamada Tomoo's current state is entirely due to excessive fright and fear that he will end up like his employees, which has led to his hallucinations.

That's right, just now, Shimizu Suzune and Morita Jun watched as the Yuki-onna roughly hugged Mr. Hamada Tomoo and began to drain his spirit, causing him to have a mental breakdown.

However, in the eyes of Shimizu Suzune and Morita Jun, this kind of Yuki-onna can actually be considered a relatively "benevolent" yokai.

That's right. Compared to those monsters who want to kill at the drop of a hat, the Yuki-onna, who kills slowly, is indeed not that terrifying.

This is why Shimizu Suzune and Morita Jun initially wanted to fight, but ultimately decided to wait and see.

Soon, Hamada Tomoo, who had been attacked by the Yuki-onna, went insane and lunged at the two girls like a drunkard.

Because they were just "drunkards," Shimizu Suzune and Morita Jun easily dodged the attack, causing them to miss and crash into a nearby sewer. They remained motionless for a long time before climbing out.

The sewer was shallow enough that the man shouldn't drown, but Jun Morita was still worried and went to check on him. He found that the man wasn't unwilling to come up, but was being held back by the snow woman above.

The snow woman is still absorbing Hamada Tomoo's spirit, causing his face to rapidly wither. It is estimated that in a while, he will be drained dry and turn into a mummy.

"Tsk tsk, that's terrible." Jun Morita shook his head with a smile.

She turned her head to look at Shimizu Suzune, and deliberately said in a accusing tone, "Why didn't we save him just now?"

Although Jun Morita used the word "we," to Suzune Shimizu, it sounded like she was being accused of not saving her employer.

Shimizu Suzune retorted irritably, "Then why didn't you save her?"

Jun Morita said helplessly, "I was inexperienced... I was afraid that if I drew my sword, I would cut Hamada-san down with me..."

Shimizu Suzune: Speechless.

In fact, the two girls had different views on Hamada Tomoo, and Morita Jun did indeed harbor resentment towards him.

Shimizu Suzune, however, was completely preoccupied with something else. She had just been observing the cold storage to see if there were any survivors, so she hadn't been paying attention to the outside.

I thought that bringing Jun Morita along would at least be of some help, but it turns out she won't act without orders.

What use is she?

By the way, Shimizu Suzune has concluded from her observation of the cold storage that there should be no survivors inside, because she can neither see nor hear anything coming from inside.

That makes sense, considering this cold storage is over forty degrees below zero. Even without the Snow Woman inside, a person would have been turned into an ice sculpture long ago in such a space.

In short, the Snow Woman has now entangled herself with Hamada Tomoo and has already launched an attack on him.

What's unclear at the moment is why the Snow Woman didn't attack Shimizu Suzune and Morita Jun who were close by, but instead chose to attack Hamada Tomoo who was further away.

Could it be that this Yuki-onna, like Hienma, only attacks men?

In Japanese folklore, it is true that most female monsters prioritize attacking or only attack men.

For women, it is relatively safe.

While Shimizu Suzune was still pondering, Morita Jun had already stepped forward and gently pushed the Enma Blade a short distance away.

However, she did not launch an attack.

She hesitated.

Drawing your sword comes at a price.