: Tensions Rise

Upon hearing the words "wait," Ryosuke Miyagi stopped in his tracks.

There was no turning back.

The magical girls in front of them all turned their heads in unison, instinctively gripping their weapons tightly.

"What's up?"

Ryosuke Miyagi's voice rang out...

The remains of the vengeful spirit were still piled up there. The four girls remained in their fighting stances, and an oppressive aura weighed on everyone in the countermeasures bureau.

This little team is amazing!

The young team member who shouted "Wait!" was caught in his gaze and subconsciously took a half step back.

Sato Takeru realized he was in trouble, instinctively glared at him, and then put on a smile again.

Anxious! This team member is too anxious! He could only go up to them and try to ease the tension as much as possible.

"Sir, what's your name?"

"The palace."

"Mr. Miyagi, it's like this. According to the Countermeasures Bureau's regulations, all exterminations of resentful wild gods must be registered and filed. Especially for these near-high-level monsters, the materials involved are contaminated with resentment..."

He paused, seemingly considering his words.

"...It needs to be officially confirmed before it can enter the market."

Upon hearing this, Hisakawa's eyebrows shot up.

With a pull of the chainsaw, flames hissed and billowed outwards, and in an instant, tensions rose!

Hisakawa has a fiery temper; saying that is like trying to snatch food from a tiger's mouth!

"What do you mean? We need your confirmation to verify what we printed?!"

"Miss, please calm down, please calm down..."

Kenichi Sato raised his hand in a reassuring gesture and subconsciously leaned back.

"This is the rule. It's not targeting you specifically."

"Regulation?"

Hikawa gave a cold laugh.

"Where were you when we were fighting that giant beetle? What about the rules?"

Kenichi Sato's face froze for a moment.

The expressions of the team members behind him were also somewhat subtle.

Because what Hikawa said was true.

They had indeed arrived long ago.

He was watching this area from the rooftop of that abandoned building, just one kilometer away, using a high-powered telescope.

They watched it from beginning to end.

then.

They only appeared after the battle was over.

"Hikawa".

Ryosuke Miyagi's voice rang out.

Hisakawa glanced at Miyagi Ryosuke and reluctantly shut her mouth.

The boss is the ultimate authority here. His display of power just now has completely won over Hikawa.

Ryosuke Miyagi turned around to face Kenichi Sato.

"Captain Sato, right?"

"Yes."

How long does the "registration and filing" process you mentioned take?

"Well... according to the normal procedure, it will take about three to five business days."

"Three to five business days."

Ryosuke Miyagi nodded.

"Okay, I understand. So, where should these materials be kept during this time?"

Kenichi Sato's eyes lit up.

"Of course, we will temporarily keep them. Once everything is confirmed to be correct, they will be returned in full."

"Return it all?"

Ryosuke Miyagi's tone remained indifferent.

"Are you sure? It seems like this was the same excuse they used last time to seize our spoils, and it was also one of your own people, I think his name is Inoue Yoshio..."

When he mentioned Yoshio Inoue, Ryosuke Miyagi's voice became even more forceful, and his gaze was fixed intently on Kenjiro Sato in front of him.

Kenichi Sato was stunned.

"But it seems he was unlucky. Perhaps he caught some bad luck after stealing that thing, and he seems to have been caught very quickly. Mr. Satoh Takeru, you didn't want to end up like that, did you..."

[Sato Takeru's wife is at home preparing a sumptuous lunch, waiting for her husband to return. You only need to sacrifice a little bit of special ingredients to boost Sato Takeru's favorability, letting him immerse himself in the joy of his work, and you'll soon have a perfect wife.]

The spirit of Wei Wu (a military commander) has quietly taken root; he seems to care more about what you gain than what you've lost.

[Reward: A whisper of Wei Wu's legacy (Wife, your husband got a promotion and a raise again...of course, it's because of me!)]

He suddenly remembered something.

Last week, a section chief from the Shinjuku Precinct's Materials Section was arrested.

The charges are embezzlement, reselling highly prohibited materials, and abuse of power.

The section chief's name is Yoshio Inoue.

The reason Inoue Yoshio was arrested is said to be because someone reported him.

The whistleblower was Yoshio Inoue's own wife.

But after Yoshio Inoue's downfall, the entire countermeasures bureau was talking about one thing.

He offended someone he shouldn't have.

Kenichi Sato's gaze returned to Ryosuke Miyagi.

young.

very young.

He looked to be in his early twenties.

But those eyes...

It's too peaceful.

It was so calm it was unsettling.

When someone says something threatening in a calm tone, it can always send chills down your spine.

Not to mention, this young man had just killed a vengeful wild god with a group of magical girls. That vengeful wild god was comparable to a near-level four combatant.

Even their seven-person team from the countermeasures bureau might not be able to take down this vengeful wild god in such a short time without any casualties.

At this moment, everyone's gazes clashed and clashed in the air, and an invisible sense of oppression arose between the two teams.

A conflict seems inevitable…

Sato Takeru finally couldn't help but speak up.

"that……"

His tone softened noticeably at this point.

"Mr. Miyagi, you may have misunderstood. Inoue Yoshio's actions were his personal matter. We have already conducted internal reorganization within the Policy Bureau..."

"so what?"

Ryosuke Miyagi interrupted him.

"So these materials still need to be 'temporarily stored'?"

Takeru Satoh opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word.

The team members behind him looked at each other in bewilderment.

In an instant, the tense atmosphere in the air reached its peak.

A battle is imminent!

Everyone's hands unconsciously reached for their weapons.

Silence fell once again on the garbage mountain!

A few seconds later, a younger-looking female team member behind Kenichi Sato spoke up quietly.

"Captain, they...it seems like that priestess is with them."

Kenichi Sato frowned.

"What do you mean?"

"That shrine maiden... I've seen her before. She's from Nanatsuji Shrine. Their shrine enshrines the Inari no Kitsune (Fox God). Although it's not a large shrine, it's still a legitimate one."

She paused.

"If we force it, we might offend the shrine."

Kenichi Sato frowned even more deeply.

He glanced at the pile of materials again.

Black gold drill bit.

A whole one.

This one alone is worth at least one gold coin on the black market.

Not to mention those shells, bone spurs, insect wings...

In total, there are at least four or five gold coins.

If they can take this, their team will be set for life for a long time, but...

Is this current profit enough to sustain you?

...

Takeru Satoh's gaze swept over them one by one.

A magical girl with flames dancing on her clenched fists.

There was another shrine maiden, so weak she could barely stand, but she still gripped the gohei (imperial coin) tightly in her hand.

These four girls just joined forces to kill a near-high-level monster.

And that young man with the gun...

To this day, he still doesn't know what that revolver is all about.

Three bullets.

Every shot turned the tide of the battle.

Especially that last red one…

It directly caused the rhinoceros beetle's steel shell to peel off.

What does this mean?

Will it scatter all steel, or eliminate all power with bullets?