Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 72: Hundred Tales

To this end, Takenaka Masahiro not only tattooed a huge "Red God Totem" on his back, but also "forced preaching" within the gang, requiring all members, regardless of size, to have a tattoo of a ghost mask symbolizing the "Red God" on their bodies.

Not only that, every week members of the Inagawa Group must kowtow three times and bow nine times to the "Red God" on their bodies for a full hour, and clock in and upload the data to the OA software, which will be included in the salary performance KPI assessment.

After continuously gaining faith in Akagami, Takenaka Masahiro's physical fitness gradually became inhumane. In several "territory disputes", he easily defeated ten enemies at one time.

After that, he strengthened the muscle strength of several core members through the "Blood Alliance" ceremony bestowed by Akagami, making the members of the Inagawa Group, who had originally been quite dissatisfied, gradually believe in "Akagami".

However, gangs are ultimately a sunset industry. The Tokyo branch of the Inagawa Group controlled by Takenaka has a very limited number of personnel and can provide a maximum of 30 standard units of faith per week, or about 1400 standard units per year.

Moreover, as time goes by, lazy Yakuza members will inevitably find various ways to get around the troublesome daily worship ceremonies, which will further "deplete" this number.

Therefore, Takenaka's dream of contributing more faith to the "Red God" in exchange for greater power and dominating the world is progressing extremely slowly.

"It's a pity that the matter of the Red God cannot be noticed by the authorities until I become powerful enough. Otherwise, I could ask all the employees of the catering company to join in and check in for the Red God Worship..."

"In the final analysis, we still have to find a way to expand the industry so that we can increase salaries, recruit more loyal gang members, and squeeze more faith..."

"Zizzizi..."

Just as Masahiro Takenaka was watching his favorite Taiga samurai drama and thinking about how to grow and develop like the shogunate of the past and spread military power throughout the country, the TV screen flashed and was filled with white snowflakes.

"Take a look, take a look..."

"The Hyakumonogatari... has begun..."

A hoarse and piercing voice came out intermittently from the TV speakers.

"It's this weird 'One Hundred Tales' again. Does it have to pop up when everyone is watching it intently?"

Zhu Zhong held his chin with one hand, stared at the snowflake screen, and raised his eyebrows.

Soon after he began to believe in the Red God, a being calling itself "Hyakumonogatari" began to visit him like a ghost through mobile phones, televisions, tablets, computers and other electronic devices with flashing snowflakes.

This "Hyakumonogatari" often provides information about gods and demons, and claims that its purpose is to connect the "agents of God" together to overthrow the current ruling royal family and the "Amaterasu" behind it.

Takenaka was skeptical about this, and when "Hyakumonogatari" occasionally popped up, he just treated it as news.

"Tonight, the first ghost story is... the 'Samurai Aragami' mentioned in the last ghost story has been successfully awakened by a member of the 'Hyakumonogatari' at the Kanda Shrine..."

"Unfortunately... they were discovered by the official psychic and were expelled..."

The voice from the TV began to speak in a slow, chilling tone.

"Oh? In a thousand-year-old shrine like Kanda Shrine, there really is an Aragami buried there?"

"However, since they can even defeat the wild gods, it seems that the official psychics are not simple. Fortunately, I didn't try to make do with them, otherwise it would be the same as the time with that broken stone in Ikebukuro, where I lost both the lady and the troops."

When Takenaka heard this, he was startled at first, then he slammed the sofa in anger.

In addition to providing some random information in the form of "ghost stories", "Hyakumonogatari" also provides some information about "sleeping gods" such as "Akagami".

According to "Hyakumonogatari", if you can awaken more "sleeping gods" and obtain more "deity agency rights", you will be granted more "supernatural powers".

There is even a chance to transcend the scope of humanity and become a "living god", that is, a "god on earth".

Two months ago, according to the information from "Hyaku Monogatari", Takenaka dug up a huge "sacred stone" in a park in Ikebukuro. Then, he brought several hired "Asian" illegal immigrants, disguised as a foreign film crew, and lured several part-time "models" from the Internet in the name of "shooting an advertisement for a tonic beverage that strengthens the waist and kidneys".

After drugging the "models", he had the stowaways perform a heart-wrenching sacrificial ceremony according to the method described in "Hyaku Monogatari".

To be on the safe side, Takenaka just watched the ceremony from a distance.

He believed that this was the wisest decision he had ever made in his life.

I don’t know if it’s because those “Asian-born” illegal immigrants don’t pronounce the spells correctly, their bloodline is not pure, their postures are not standard, or there are other reasons…

In short, not long after the "ceremony" began, the huge rock suddenly cracked with a loud noise, and the stowaways who were kneeling around it fell to the ground, not knowing whether they were dead or alive.

Takenaka stepped forward tentatively, and after confirming in a panic that several of his men had stopped breathing, he was so frightened by the strange scene that he ran away.

"Tonight, the second strange story... It is said that there is a book called 'Suicide Manual', and anyone who reads it will happily end their own life..."

While Takenaka was lost in thought, the story of "Hyakumonogatari" did not stop.

"Tonight, the third ghost story... The Metropolitan Police Department's Section 9... The Amaterasu shrine maiden... has noticed... your activities... and has begun investigating..."

"Also, there is a survivor of the Ikebukuro ritual... Please ask Akagami's agents to pay special attention..."

"Tonight's ghost story... ends..."

After three "ghost stories", "Hyakumonogatari" came to an abrupt end, the TV screen was restored, and the Taiga drama continued to be broadcast.

"What, someone is still alive from that incident in Ikebukuro?!"

The last few words made Takenaka, the "Akagami's agent", who was sitting on the sofa, jump in fear as if he had heard a horror story.

"I have personally confirmed that those illegal immigrants are already dead, otherwise the police would have come to our door long ago."

"If the one who survived was one of those 'human beasts', wouldn't he have seen my face?"

He paced back and forth anxiously, with more and more beads of sweat on his forehead.

Last time, because the "Asian illegal immigrants" could not speak the language, and thinking that the victims who participated in the filming part-time would surely die, Takenaka also disguised himself as a director to be responsible for communication, and naturally met those victims.

But I never thought that in such a primitive ritual of heartfelt love, loyalty and blood fusion, there would actually be a "sacrifice" that could survive.

"Think quickly, which guy is the one who survived?"

Takenaka sat back on the sofa dejectedly, staring at the TV with lifeless eyes, thinking hard.

"It's over. All the recruitment materials were destroyed, and I didn't even remember the names..."

When he thought that the police might come to his house at any time, his heart felt as if it was being grasped by an invisible hand.

After all, the inhuman physical strength obtained from the "Red God" is still unable to stop bullets.

He had spent many years of hard work running the Tokyo branch of the Inagawa Group, and he could not afford the consequences of abandoning his foundation and running away alone if the truth came to light.

(End of this chapter)