If it were in the ignorant medieval society three hundred years ago, Orochi Sensei would even be worshipped as a god by humans because of his magical appearance as a white-scaled snake. He could also use his sorcery to hide behind the scenes and control generals and ministers, becoming the uncrowned king of this island nation.
But times have changed.
This era is really unfriendly to monsters. Human beings' infinitely expanding technological and military power, strict social organization, and cameras installed in every street and alley make it difficult for monsters and other aliens to move.
Fortunately, time is on the side of monsters. Those weak monsters that can be easily killed with a shotgun will become monsters that even the army will fear in ten or fifteen years.
As long as it has a monster army consisting of a hundred big monsters, it has the confidence to go to war with humans. Even if it cannot conquer the country, it can beat the country to pieces and force the country to cede Hokkaido to become a monster autonomous region.
Teacher Orochi needed qualified soldiers, so he chose to be a teacher.
Take those weak newborn monsters under your wings for protection, and as time goes by their strength will grow, and at the same time provide them with cultural education.
What is the difference between monsters that have not received cultural education and beasts? Only by understanding and recognizing human culture can they be useful in future wars.
During this long dormant period of more than a decade, they avoided direct conflict with the Metropolitan Police Department and cleaned up the traces without attracting public attention.
In the past few years, Mr. Orochi's education has been very effective. He has trained many monster graduates who have insight into human social customs and military technology. These graduates are the backbone of the organization and the team that will go to war with humans in the future.
The plan seemed to be going smoothly, but now a huge accident has occurred.
That is the extraordinary human being!
"Why would a human transcendent appear at this time?"
Doubt flashed in Teacher Orochi's vertical pupils. When it just gained intelligence, it thought that there had been Onmyojis and monsters in this world since ancient times. However, in the following years, it soon discovered the truth. Not only did this world have no Onmyojis, but even monsters like it were appearing in this country for the first time in history.
"Have some humans begun to awaken supernatural powers? Or has human technology already discovered the secret of the supernatural powers of monsters and transplanted supernatural powers into humans?"
When he thought of this, Teacher Orochi felt uneasy and puzzled.
Through the secret channels it established, it knew that the military base at Yokosuka Port had been conducting extraordinary research on monsters and had entered the human experimentation stage very early.
But as far as Mr. Orochi knows, this project code-named "Superhero" was a complete failure, and humans did not create artificial superheroes.
This research center controlled by the United States, which gathers top experts from all walks of life and has hardware that can be called the second Cold Spring Laboratory, cannot research extraordinary secrets. Can a private organization do it? This is not a Hollywood movie where a random private scientist extracts serum from a monster and injects it into the human body to become a superman.
"Artificial extraordinary beings..."
Teacher Orochi himself also tried to crack the secret of the extraordinary, to see if he could transform humans into monsters like the legendary werewolves and vampires. He conducted human experiments for a period of time for this purpose, but humans used the power of technology, while it used the extraordinary power of witchcraft.
The result was not satisfactory, but it was not completely without gain.
"Maybe it's time to recycle..."
Teacher Orochi pondered for a while, turned on the TV opposite the bathtub, tuned to the NHK channel, and watched human TV news, which is also an important way for it to obtain information about human society.
"Regarding the collective suicide of the Bukozan Shoshikai, this is another religious incident similar to the Jonestown massacre..."
Watching the reports in the news, Teacher Orochi's pupils couldn't help but widen.
Teacher Da She knows very well what is behind the Zheng Xin Hui. It was planned by it. The large amount of funds accumulated by the Zheng Xin Hui is also the indispensable activity funds for the organization.
Suicide? How is that possible!
Could it be that the news of the Zhengxin Society leaked out, attracting the Metropolitan Police Department's crackdown? But why didn't anyone tip them off in advance?
At this time, a green puppet monster came in with a mobile phone in his hand:
"Teacher, our friend at the Metropolitan Police Department called you."
"Da She, what is going on?" A low and unpleasant male voice came from the phone.
"I wanted to ask you the same thing. Haven't we been working together happily all along? I restrain the monsters in Tokyo and try not to cause trouble. It is also because of me that Tokyo has not become a den of demons with demons dancing and hundreds of demons parading at night, and your Metropolitan Police Department can pretend to be peaceful and live in peace."
Da She took the phone and spoke in a very dissatisfied tone:
"But why didn't you inform me in advance when the Metropolitan Police Department wiped out the Zhengxin Society? I pay you so much money every month for information, isn't it because I want you to tip off at the critical moment?"
"The Zhengxin Society was not the Metropolitan Police Department's doing!"
"What, who is that?"
"If you want to know more, prepare 10 million yen."
This vampire!
Teacher Orochi cursed inwardly, human greed is really bottomless, even the monsters' money is not hot to the touch.
The voice on the phone was still venting its dissatisfaction:
"I'm not calling you about the Sho-shinkai. Orochi, didn't you promise to manage Tokyo's monsters and prevent them from killing people indiscriminately? But what happened to the shark monster attack in Edogawa? More than 30 people died in one go, and this is in Tokyo! You must give me an explanation!"
Shark monster?
What on earth is he talking about?
Chapter 65 Sakaki Namie
After 9:30 pm, leave Takasaki Izakaya and take the train from Komagome Station back to Nakano.
It has been almost ten days since I started working part-time at Takasaki Izakaya, and I am doing a pretty good job as a sashimi chef.
Although he is still young, Uchiha Ming's knife skills, which he copied from the top sashimi master, are not compromised at all. The original few regular customers soon forgot the original owner of the izakaya and happily enjoyed the inexpensive and high-quality knife skills of the master.
Although the izakaya's business is not so crowded, it is much better than before when it was only half full during peak hours.
Takasaki An secretly told Uchiha Ming that the business now is three times better than when her father was around.
It implies that Uchiha Ming can try to ask his sister for a salary increase.
Uchiha Ming didn't have such thoughts. Anyway, this part-time job was just a temporary emergency. If the father of the Takasaki sisters recovered, he would resign.
At the intersection of Yayoi-cho 1-chome in Nakano-ku, Uchiha Ming unexpectedly discovered that the lights in his house were on.
Could it be that Uchiha Senmon has returned?
It's unlikely. Uchiha Senmon has been very busy, not to mention today when such a serious accident happened in Edogawa District.
Uchiha Ming carefully used summoning techniques to contact the crows placed on the power lines near his home. Although these summoning crows are smart, they are only at the level of animals and cannot communicate with language. According to their feedback, it was an adult female human who opened the door with a key.
So that's how it is. Uchiha Ming can probably guess who it is.
I walked to the main entrance, pushed open the door, and sure enough, I saw a pair of women's sneakers at the entrance.
When I walked into the hall, I saw a woman in her twenties leaning against the sofa. There were a few cans of beer on the table. She was drinking and watching TV. When she saw Uchiha Ming coming in, her eyes lit up and she greeted him with a slightly tipsy look:
"Mingzi, you're back. Long time no see! This is the first time we meet outside of our hometown since Zhengdan."
"Aunt Namiryu, why did you come to Tokyo?" Uchiha Ming said helplessly, holding his forehead.
"Don't call me auntie, call me sister Namiryu."
Uchiha Ming glanced at the corner of the living room. The Buddhist shrine had been wiped clean and looked brand new. The flowers and fruits in front of the altar had been replaced with fresh offerings. He could only change his words perfunctorily:
"Yes, yes, Namiryu-sister."
Sakaki Namiryu is the younger sister of Uchiha Ming's mother, who is a generation younger than her. Uchiha Ming's mother died for some reason before he started elementary school. Uchiha Senmon was a bachelor and was too busy with his work as a civil servant to take care of the child.
So Uchiha Ming was sent to his hometown in the countryside of Shizuoka Prefecture.
Due to the impact of the declining birth rate, many schools in rural Japan have been abandoned or merged. The rural elementary school in my hometown is okay, with dozens of students, but the junior high school is not so good. Sakaki Namiryu is one of the few junior high school students in the area.
When Uchiha Ming was a child, he often followed this aunt to the fields to catch fish and shrimps, or to the mountains to pick fruits and hunt birds.
When Uchiha Ming grew up and was in senior grade, he was taken back to Tokyo by Uchiha Senmon, and Aunt Sakaki Namiryu also went to Osaka Prefecture to attend high school and university.
"Sister Namiryu, how do you have the key to my house?"
Namiryu Sakaki has tomboyish short hair, healthy wheat-colored skin, is tall and thin, and has a well-proportioned figure. Although she is full of energy and vitality, her appearance can only be considered ordinary.
Sakaki Namiryu and Uchiha Ming's mother look quite similar.
"Of course I asked my brother-in-law for it."
Sakaki Namiryu took a sip of beer and said as a matter of course.
"But what has my brother-in-law been busy with recently? I went to the Metropolitan Police Department to look for him today, but he didn't come to see me. Instead, he asked an uncle to deliver the key to me and said we can talk when we have time."
Uchiha Ming twitched his lips, thinking that it would be strange if Uchiha Senmen had time to see you at this time.
Although Uchiha Ming knew that Uchiha Senmon worked in the Metropolitan Police Department, he did not expect that he would appear at the scene outside the Makoto Group headquarters. It seems that Uchiha Senmon is not an ordinary police officer.
"Has my brother-in-law always been so busy? So is he still single now?"
Nami Sakaki put down the can. She seemed to have drunk a little too much, and her cheeks were a little red due to the alcohol.
"He's such a busy man, how can he have time to talk about this."
Uchiha Ming replied somewhat impatiently. Of course, he really didn't like talking about this topic.
"Sister Namiryu, what are you doing in Tokyo?"
"Of course I'm here to work."
Sakaki Namie said with some pride:
"Speak out, Mingzi, don't be scared. From now on, when you see me at Jinguji School, you must call me teacher! I passed the interview at your school yesterday, and I will be a first-grade physical education intern teacher from now on."
"So, Namiryu-san, it's time for you to do your internship too."
Uchiha Ming nodded in sudden realization, but then quickly frowned and asked in some surprise:
"Sister Namiryu, you actually made it through our school's interview. Even for a private school like ours, even if we're looking for a physical education teacher, we don't want graduates from any other prestigious universities. Sister Namiryu, although you're a student with a specialty in sports, the university you attended was just average."
"I'm so sorry, not every family in our village is like your Uchiha family, good-looking and well-educated! It's really unfair for your Uchiha family to marry the daughter of our Sakaki family."
Sakaki Namiryu complained loudly and unfemininely, as if she was drunk.
But after hearing what Uchiha Ming said, she was a little confused:
"I just sent out a resume because Mingzai attends Jinguji High School. My original goal was just a public high school in Tokyo. I never expected to get a reply, be invited for an interview, and even pass..."
However, being able to intern in a private high school is definitely much better than in a public high school. Both the salary and development prospects are bright, so there is naturally no reason to refuse.
Suddenly, a news report started playing on TV:
"Regarding the mass suicide of the Bukozan Shoshikai, is this another religious incident similar to the Jonestown massacre? Professor Kamijou, what do you think?"
"The Peoples Temple incident was a tragedy that occurred in the 1970s when 900 members of the church gathered in Jonestown..."
"What a mess this is."
Sakaki Namiryu seemed to have no interest in this kind of news. She changed two channels in a row, but they were both reporting the same incident. She had no choice but to stop.
NHK TV is broadcasting a press conference by the Saitama Prefectural Police live.
The director of the Saitama Prefectural Police Headquarters, several high-ranking police bureaucrats from the Police Department and General Affairs Division, representatives from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs all attended the event in suits and ties.
A middle-aged police officer sitting in a wheelchair and hooked to an IV drip was also pushed up.
Chapter 66 Press Conference
"Suicide! All suicides!"
A day and a night have passed since the Wujiashan incident. Although the sudden rainstorm last night masked its impact, it gradually fermented during the day.
By the evening, there was overwhelming, 360-degree, high-intensity coverage, and several major TV stations were also continuing to follow the incident.
Such a horrific religious accident reminded many older viewers of the Shinrikyo gas attack in the last century.
Under such public pressure, the Saitama Prefectural Police Headquarters had to hold a press conference overnight.
"That's right! It was suicide. All the victims of the Bukosan Incident committed suicide! This was a mass suicide."
The square-faced Chief of the Saitama Prefectural Police Headquarters spoke in a righteous and powerful voice to the reporters in the audience.
Uchiha Ming in front of the TV was a little confused after hearing this. When he rushed to the headquarters of the Orthodox Society, were the monks he was dealing with the undead summoned by the leader's Impure World Reincarnation?
The reporters in the audience looked at each other in disbelief.
Although Japan is a country with a high suicide rate, and the suicide rate is among the highest in the world, the police tend to infer suicide when they can't solve a case, and finally hastily close the case as suicide. However, it is ridiculous that so many people committed suicide collectively in the Bukozan Incident.
"Shoshinkai is a new religion registered in Chichibu County, Saitama Prefecture, three years ago..."
The police minister looked serious, gave a brief introduction, and then took out a lot of evidence about the Zhengxin Society's crimes.
"Although the Sho-Shin Society is nominally a new religion, it is actually a criminal group involved in financial violence crimes such as fraud, kidnapping, and murder! We, the Saitama Prefectural Police Headquarters, have been keeping an eye on the Sho-Shin Society for a long time."
One shocking crime after another came out of the mouth of the police minister.
After reciting for five minutes, he took a breath and continued:
"We, the Saitama Prefectural Police Headquarters, have been working hard to collect evidence and gather police forces. We are preparing to destroy the evil den of Zhengxinhui in one fell swoop today!"
