Tokyo: I am the Lord of All Demons!

Kagoshima!

Shikoku Island!

"..."

In response to these questions, Shingo Kishimoto could only give the standard reply: "We are still discussing the matter of setting up offices in other locations with our superiors..."

"Still need to discuss? This is a matter of life and death, how long do we need to discuss it? Can you give us a definite answer?"

"Are Tokyoites superior? Don't we country folk have lives too?!"

In an instant, the press conference, which was supposed to be a proper event, turned into a live broadcast of a distress signal, leaving the inexperienced Shingo Kishimoto somewhat embarrassed.

Because he was speechless with emotion, reporters began to crowd around him. Among these reporters were people from other regions who also forced their way in, surrounding Kishimoto Shingo!

"..."

Shingo Kishimoto was clearly struggling to cope, and pushed the microphone away: "Please calm down, everyone. The Shinto Hall will stand with the citizens and give you all a..."

pat!

Before he could finish speaking, a rotten egg hit him on the forehead, and the foul-smelling yolk immediately obscured his vision.

Before he could react, rotten cabbages, leather shoes, and all sorts of strange objects were thrown at his head.

Seeing the director being attacked, Shimizu Suzune, who had been standing behind him as a backdrop, finally couldn't stand it anymore and immediately stepped forward, trying to push away the troublemaking citizens.

It's worth mentioning that Shimizu Suzune is a divine messenger, with two divine weapons, the White Blade and the Nether Bow, hidden within her body. Therefore, her physical abilities are stronger than ordinary people, and she easily pushed away the two burly men who were attacking her!

But it was no use. The other side had a large number of people and was no match for them. Shimizu Suzune was quickly pushed to the edge and forced to separate from Kishimoto Shingo.

Even when Shimizu Suzune tried to retaliate, rotten eggs were thrown at her forehead.

Fortunately, Shimizu Suzune's reaction speed was far beyond that of ordinary people, allowing her to dodge the rotten egg attack.

The rotten egg, having lost its target, ended up hitting a police inspector behind her in the arms.

But even after dodging the rotten eggs, there were other objects that couldn't be avoided at all.

Left with no other choice, Shimizu Suzune could only parry while retreating to a corner.

The scene was in chaos.

The Shinto Office didn't have many police inspectors, and only a few were on site maintaining order; they were quickly drawn into the conflict.

They whistled as they pushed and shoved the citizens, trying to get them out of the way.

Seeing that Shimizu Rinne, Kishimoto Shingo, and the police inspectors were getting into a scuffle, Fujita Mino and Morita Jun, the two divine messengers, couldn't stand it anymore. Fujita Mino bravely stepped forward to help push them away.

Jun Morita stepped back and returned to the Shinto Hall, requesting that the other police inspectors come out to maintain order.

Just like Shimizu Suzune, Fujita Mino also has the blessing of a divine weapon. With her petite body, she easily knocked down a burly man weighing 200 pounds who wanted to take advantage of the chaos.

Her counterattack caused an uproar at the scene, with some people even shouting, "The police inspector is beating people! The divine messenger is beating people! They're beating up citizens!"

The situation has clearly developed beyond the expectations of the Shinto priests, the Shinto Office, and even the reporters; a stampede is likely to occur at the entrance of the Shinto Office.

In particular, the 200-pound giant who had been knocked down by Fujita Mino went berserk and, along with several of his accomplices, pulled out steel pipes, ready to fight.

Fujita Mino was surprised and took a step back. At this moment, she realized that there seemed to be something wrong with these troublemakers!

Fujita Mino was busy shoving and pushing others before, so she didn't notice that something was wrong with these people. Now she realizes that these people seem to be possessed by demons, and there is a slight demonic power emanating from their bodies.

Are these people possessed by ghosts? Otherwise, it's hard to explain why these troublemakers would suddenly cause trouble!

While Fujita Mino was still thinking, the 200-pound man, without saying a word, used a steel pipe to smash Fujita Mino's head!

This is an attempt to kill her.

Fujita Mino reacted quickly, but she was being jostled around and had no space to dodge the big man's attacks, so she could only use her twig-like arms to defend herself.

boom!

The sound of the steel pipe hitting the arm was not the sound of a bone breaking, but the sound of two steel pipes colliding.

Although there was no fracture, Fujita Mino still felt some pain, which made her involuntarily pull her arm back.

But the other party ignored all her nonsense and swung the steel pipe again, smashing it down on her head.

Since the opponent was going all out, Fujita Mino wouldn't hold back either. Squeezed in the crowd, she didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately summoned the Ame-no-Murakumo sword!

The moment the Kusanagi Sword appeared, a divine light exploded like lightning in front of the Shinto Hall, dispelling the pervasive demonic power!

As the ghostly power was dispelled, those people who had been corrupted by it all took a step or two back.

If retreating a step or two was merely a test of skill, then the attack launched by Fujita Mino the next second, with the Ama-no-Kusanagi sword raised, could be described as "ruthless."

The attack launched by the Kusanagi Sword was like a nuclear explosion, with divine light exploding around Fujita Mino as the center!

Those citizens who were controlled by the ghostly power were all affected by the shockwave and were sent flying several meters away.

Ordinary citizens and law-abiding journalists were unaffected.

Even the controlled citizens who were thrown away by the shockwave cleverly avoided innocent people during the process, thanks to the divine power.

This move caused an uproar among the reporters and ordinary citizens present, as it was the first time they had ever witnessed such divine power!

What is divine power?

This is what you call divine power!

It will only harm the troublemakers!

This scene was, of course, filmed and broadcast live by reporters, and will be shared with the public.

In fact, these live streams never stopped from the beginning, from the start of the citizens' riot to the rioters being blown away by the divine light, the whole process was recorded.

After the divine light exploded, Morita Junzai hurriedly led five or six police inspectors, including a tall, thin, and obese man, out. They were stunned by what they saw; the chaos they had imagined was already over.

Moreover, the way it ended was simply that Fujita Mino drew her sword and quickly suppressed the troublesome ghost.

Incidentally, before this, Jun Morita was unaware that these troublemakers were actually possessed by ghosts; her insight was not as sharp as that of Suzune Shimizu and Mino Fujita.

Shimizu Suzune, who had been cornered earlier, witnessed this scene, saw Fujita Mino draw her sword, and saw her strike.

To be honest, Shimizu Suzune had considered using her divine power to attack them, but unlike Fujita Mino, she wasn't driven to the brink by the thugs, so she remained merciful and tried her best not to harm them.

Now all the citizens who were corrupted by the ghosts are injured. They have all been knocked to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

By the way, these controlled citizens appear abnormal to the divine messenger, but ordinary reporters and citizens cannot see the difference. Some even feel that the divine messenger has harmed ordinary people.

Before they could cause any trouble, Fujita Mino sheathed her Ama-no-Murakumo sword with one hand and picked up the microphone from the ground with the other. Facing the terrified crowd, she slowly said:

"By the God of Aragami, may the God of Aragami protect all good people; divine power will not harm ordinary citizens. All those who were just defeated by divine power have been possessed by demons."

As soon as he said this, applause began to rise.

Those applauding were mostly bystanders and all the police inspectors.

Hearing the applause, Shimizu Rin finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that there were quite a few people who believed in Shinto Hall, and only a small group of people did not.

Yes, not all rioters were possessed by ghosts; some were incited and joined the mob.

The divine power could discern the intentions of these thugs, and some thugs with overly strong subjective opinions were also defeated by the divine power.

Some who were timid and less subjective were spared from being defeated by divine power.

After all, they are not completely wicked; they were merely incited and can still be reformed.

So, seeing that there were too many people clapping, they had to restrain themselves and join the clapping crowd.

Several police inspectors, including Shingo Kishimoto, had been somewhat disoriented by the rioters. It took them a while to finally regain their composure and resume maintaining order at the scene.

As the situation escalated, more and more police officers joined in, arresting and removing the rioters who had been knocked down from the scene.

After finishing her speech, Fujita Mino turned and went into the Shinto Hall without looking back, followed closely by Shimizu Suzune and Morita Jun.

Inspectors such as Shingo Kishimoto remained at the scene to direct the evacuation of the crowd.

After returning to the Shinto Hall, Fujita Mino went straight to her office, followed by Shimizu Suzune and Morita Jun, who then closed the door.

Fujita Mino turned around and looked at the expressions of Shimizu Suzune and Morita Jun, her gaze slightly narrowed.

Shimizu Suzune's expression was serious. She thought that Fujita Mino had gone too far just now, actually attacking the public in front of them, and almost causing the situation to spiral out of control.

In Shimizu Suzune's opinion, these thugs looked intimidating, but they were no match for the three divine messengers. With just a little time, she could arrest them all together with the police inspector.

While Fujita Mino's actions accelerated the process, they also put the Shinto Hall in the spotlight.

Of course, Shimizu Suzune was a smart person and wouldn't say these things out loud, as that would only embarrass people.

Jun Morita was overjoyed. For her, happiness was simple: as long as things were resolved, she didn't care what methods were used.

Fujita Mino sat down, her eyes fixed on Shimizu Suzune, awaiting her condemnation.

"Well done." These words did not come from Jun Morita, but from Suzune Shimizu.

Fujita Mino was somewhat surprised by the sudden performance; she had initially thought that Shimizu-san was going to scold her.

Instead of criticizing her, they praised her? With such cunning, you deserve to be the First Divine Messenger.

Chapter 117 Shrine Site Selection

What happened at Shinto Hall not only interrupted Kishimoto Shingo's speech, but also disrupted his plans.

He also wanted to announce to the public that the site for the first shrine, Ara-shrine, funded by the Shinto Agency, had been selected.

The location is in Chiyoda Ward, just a few minutes' drive from Shinto Hall.

This land was originally intended for the construction of other new shrines, and now it has been allocated to the Shinto Agency for the construction of the Ara Shrine.

Once completed, the Ara Shrine will cover an area of ​​100 hectares, making it larger than most large shrines.

Such a big announcement was intended to be made by Shingo Kishimoto at the press conference, but the conference was interrupted, so the Shinto Agency had to decide to announce the location of the Ara Shrine online instead.

First Divine Envoy's Office.

The three divine messengers had finished exchanging their post-battle reflections, but their little meeting wasn't over yet. Jun Morita brought out her notebook and began explaining the situation to the other two.

Before beginning his explanation, Jun Morita put on his glasses and gently pushed up the frames:

"There's one more thing I need to announce to you, regarding the establishment of the Ara Shrine in Chiyoda Ward; this was originally supposed to be announced at a press conference, but given the current situation..."

As she spoke, she deliberately turned her head to look in the direction of the Shinto Hall's main entrance, her intention being self-evident.

"It was so hard for me. You have no idea how many phone calls I made and how many officials I met to get this project done."