Tokyo: I am the Lord of All Demons!

The outdoor dolls and the indoor dolls are gradually merging into one, and the ghostly power within them is becoming stronger and stronger.

Unfortunately, Shimizu Suzune and Morita Jun were unable to extricate themselves in time to harm the merged dolls.

"Then let me start the battle!" Ishikawa Risa thought to herself, and once again used a charged attack to strike the merged dolls.

With a "smack," the dolls that were merging were knocked down and fell to the ground, separating into two.

It really works?

Risa Ishikawa hadn't expected this at all, thinking the attack would at most disrupt its merging process, but it actually brought it down, exceeding expectations.

Because Risa Ishikawa knocked the ghost doll off the ceiling, the endless stream of hellish imps began to stop abruptly, and those that had appeared became broken.

Seeing this, Shimizu Suzune and Morita Jun relaxed slightly, staring at Ishikawa Risa's face with disbelief.

To be honest, if they hadn't just seen the ghost doll fall down, neither of them would have noticed that Ishikawa Risa had actually barged in.

As the hellish imps dispersed, Shimizu Suzune, Morita Jun, and Ishikawa Risa stepped forward to deal with the ghost dolls.

However, they miscalculated. The ghost dolls quickly floated up again, merged back together in mid-air, and then escaped.

The whole process took less than a second; the three of them didn't even have time to react before they watched the ghost doll disappear.

After the ghost doll escaped, the dimly lit Shinto Hall was restored to light, and the bloodshed that had been hidden by darkness was now everywhere.

The three divine messengers looked at each other, their hearts heavy, unsure of what to say for a moment.

At that moment, the voice of Shingo Kishimoto, the head of the Shinto Hall, came from outside the door: "Did it escape?!"

As Kishimoto Shingo stepped over the corpses with his peach wood sword in hand, he finally couldn't hold back any longer. His stomach churned violently, and he spat out his breakfast.

However, Kishimoto Shingo was, after all, an experienced police inspector. He wiped his mouth and quickly adjusted his mindset.

"Damn it..." This was the only thing Shingo Kishimoto could say.

After a while, seeing that none of the divine messengers spoke, he sighed and said, "I will send someone to handle this."

"Hmm..." Shimizu Rinne nodded on behalf of the divine messengers and prepared to leave, but was stopped by Kishimoto Shingo.

His words were somewhat heavy: "By the way, I hope you can keep this a secret."

"We definitely will," Shimizu Suzune replied again on behalf of the divine messengers.

Kishimoto Shingo was very satisfied with their statements. In his view, as long as outsiders didn't know about it, it was as if it had never happened.

As for how to explain this to the outside world, Kishimoto Shingo had already thought it through, even the title: "Ghosts Attack Shinto Hall, Divine Messengers and Inspectors Join Forces to Repel Them."

That wasn't enough; Kishimoto Shingo also planned to organize a celebration in a couple of days to commemorate Shinto Hall's successful thwarting of Hanako-san's attack.

So tell me, did you win or not?

Winning is all that matters!

As for why the three women in front of him should leave now, there aren't many reasons.

In Kishimoto Shingo's view, although these people are divine messengers, they are essentially still children. It would be a lie to say that they wouldn't panic when they see such a bloody scene.

Therefore, after Shimizu Suzune and the others confirmed that Hanako had escaped, they had them temporarily evacuate from the Shinto Hall and sent people to arrange for them to rest in nearby accommodations.

So, does that mean this matter is over...? Of course not.

Hanako's doll returned to Hanako's side after escaping from Shinto Hall, and Hanako, of course, was the one who started it all.

Her surprise attack on the Shinto Hall was, of course, to test the strength of the divine messengers and, incidentally, to kill a few minor soldiers and generals to intimidate them.

What was the result of the test?

—We have gained a preliminary understanding.

Hanako thought that these divine messengers were no pushovers, and felt that if the three of them attacked together, she might get bogged down and end up fighting for days and nights.

It's important to note that being entangled by them doesn't mean being defeated; Hanako never believed she could possibly lose.

To be honest, it's because Hanako herself is too weak. If she had the ability to instantly kill the divine messenger, she could have sealed the deal.

However, it's almost over. Hanako has recently captured a lot of people's fear, and it's almost reached its peak.

Before becoming the Demon King, Hanako had a small wish: to meet the Supreme God.

However, no matter how she called out, the god did not respond to her.

Because she did not have the support and permission of the High God, Hanako did not have enough courage to challenge the divine messengers.

After her defeat at Shinto Hall, Hanako is now walking the streets at midday, listening to the news playing on the big screens in shopping malls.

The news anchor in a suit is reading from her script:

"Now for a breaking news report: This morning around nine o'clock, the Demon Queen Hanako launched a surprise attack on the Shinto Hall without warning, causing damage to some buildings. However, the Shinto Hall's messengers and police officers fought back valiantly and finally defeated Hanako, forcing her to flee in disarray, achieving a decisive and complete victory..."

...That's it?

Hanako scratched her head, feeling like something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Why did the host's choice of words sound so jarring and strange?

Now I remember, she clearly killed more than a dozen police inspectors in Shinto Hall, but the news never mentioned it, as if it had never happened.

Those who don't know the truth probably think that I, Hanako, have been crippled by those little divine messengers!

Hanako is very uncomfortable!

This is Japan, how can it be like the neighboring peninsula or India, where winning is all that matters regardless of the situation?

If necessary, Hanako would not rule out launching another surprise attack on Shinto Hall to dampen their spirits!

So, what do we do now?

It's worth noting that the ghost doll is Hanako's clone, and all the damage it just suffered must be borne by Hanako herself.

So theoretically, Hanako wasn't completely unharmed; she also took several hits from the divine light.

As for those hellish little devils, Hanako pulled them out of hell to help her in the battle, in exchange for giving them a little bit of demonic power.

For Hanako, this operation was not perfect; her original goal was to kill at least one of the divine messengers.

So, Hanako, who was already unhappy, became even more unhappy after hearing the female host announce "win".

She pouted, turned around, and wanted to go back and take advantage of the chaos to kill another wave of people in the Divine Hall.

Just as she turned around, she suddenly saw a man's figure in front of her, and the figure was emitting a black light.

This light is divine light.

To the messengers of the gods and humans, this light was golden and sacred, but to the spirits, it was black and evil.

"Kami-sama!"

At this moment, Hanako felt as if she had seen an oasis in the desert, and she couldn't wait to pounce on the god and get close to him.

She did just that, and even made a kissing gesture before flying over.

However, Makoto Araki dodged her touch in a flash.

Hanako fell to the ground, getting a mouthful of mud. She sat up and started crying, feeling wronged: "Kami-sama! How could you do this to me? Waaaaah!"

However, Araki Makoto was too lazy to argue with her about that, and instead went straight to the point: "What did you want to see me about?"

At this moment, Hanako panicked a little and said, "Ah, I just wanted to explain to you that I will become the Demon King tomorrow."

Araki Makoto scratched his head and said nonchalantly, "Oh, do a good job and don't lose points."

Hanako clenched her little pink fists: "I will definitely take your place and kill those wicked divine messengers!"

Araki Makoto dismissed her wild claims with a dismissive tone: "Are you sure you can do it? Don't wait until you die."

"You don't believe me!" Hanako pouted again. "You just wait, I'll bring you their heads later!"

Araki Makoto narrowed his eyes, his face full of disdain: "You're so confident?"

Hanako patted her chest and said, "Of course! I tested their strength today, and their magic couldn't hurt me!"

Araki Makoto frowned and asked, "You went to massacre the Shinto Hall?"

"Yes, what's wrong?" Hanako asked suspiciously, wondering why the High God would say such things.

Araki Makoto stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "I remember telling you, or maybe someone else, not to touch the Shinto Hall for the time being..."

He hesitated, then said, "Never mind, it's not important..."

"Who did you tell?" Hanako was pretending to be completely clueless.

Araki Makoto cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, Hanako, do whatever you want to do, you don't need to report to me..."

He didn't actually like this feeling. If the ghosts had to report to him about everything they did, it made him feel like a bad guy.

Yes, Makoto Araki does not see himself as a savior or the king of evil. In a sense, he is simply the "father" of all the messengers of gods and spirits.

As for what the divine messengers and ghosts did, that was not important, and he wouldn't pay special attention to those things.

He was more concerned with the shrine.

At this moment, the large screen in the shopping mall started broadcasting the latest news again, and the female anchor appeared on screen as scheduled:

"According to the latest news from the Shinto Agency, five shrines have already accepted the agency's call and will enshrine 'Aragami' as their principal deity..."

When they heard the female host say these things on the big screen, both Hanako, the spirit, and Makoto Araki, the ruler of all spirits, fell silent.

Chapter 128 Ritual

Hanako was speechless because she didn't know that "Aragami" referred to the lord of all demons in front of her.

Therefore, for Hanako, the female host's announcement was undoubtedly a fatal blow, and it was hard not to suspect that this "Aragami" might one day challenge the position of the Lord of a Hundred Demons.

Hanako raised her head, looking at Makoto Araki with a worried expression, awaiting the orders of this lord of a hundred demons.

In fact, Makoto Araki was also deep in thought. He had never imagined that these Japanese people would actually learn the "art of winning" and even put it into practice.

As long as you're not dead or completely defeated by the enemy, you've "won," right?

Prior to this, Makoto Araki had always opposed the demons attacking the Shinto Hall, because he felt that it would bring extreme panic to the human world regardless of the outcome of the battle.

Why the panic? It's simple. Think about it: if even ghosts dare to attack the Shinto Hall, the headquarters of the divine messengers, then where in this world is safe?

However, things are developing far too fast; now there are actually five shrines willing to pledge allegiance to the "Aragami".

Overall, Makoto Araki is now very satisfied, both with the divine messengers, the Shinto Hall, the spirits, and Hanako-san.

However, Makoto Araki was unaware of Hanako's feelings at this moment, and could not even understand the displeasure on her face.