A person in Tokyo becomes a demon god

Chapter 27 Cooperation
Da da da da,

Under the cover of night, helicopters flew past near Tokyo Tower.

We landed at the remote Shibaura Wharf in the port area, in front of a private clubhouse with a 'Horizon' sign.

"Director, you've arrived."

The superintendent in charge of directing the front lines jogged over, saluted, and then gestured behind him with his eyes.

"The Americans have arrived too,"

"Well, go get busy."

With a wave to dismiss the police chief, Inspector Fujita, wearing non-prescription glasses, walked toward the clubhouse surrounded by layers of police cars and soldiers.

"Stop!"

"The front line has been taken over by our troops."

Two fully armed American Marines stepped forward, their classic M16A4 automatic rifles slightly raised, safety off, ready to unleash 30 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition at any moment, causing the target to die from "excessive heavy metals".

"Tell your superior that Director Fujita is visiting."

After the director introduced himself, the two Marines stepped aside within seconds.

"please."

They were covered in cameras and audio recording devices; while being questioned, everything here was under the commander's watchful eye.

Naturally, this was also known to high-ranking officials in America. However, when Director Fujita stepped into the hall of the club and saw the figure in the white naval uniform from behind, he was slightly taken aback, not expecting that the official who came was so 'high'.

"Lieutenant General Thomas?"

"it's me,"

The old man, dressed in a white American naval officer's uniform and wearing a white military cap, turned around.

This is a typical white American man, with high eyebrows, deep-set eyes, strong facial features, and a full head of white hair—the bald eagle badge on his hat and the gold medal on his chest all clearly identify him:

American three-star lieutenant general,
Commander-in-Chief of the Seventh Carrier Fleet

Supreme Commander of Yokosuka Naval Base
Carl Thomas!
“Mr. Fujita, my good lads died here, right here in this hall.”

The old man slowly turned around, his words not fast, but they carried an undeniable and inexplicable domineering air.

In the hall, rows of corpses were placed side by side. These once great figures were all curled up on the expensive carpets, turned into mummies.

Among them were more than a dozen people wearing American military uniforms, who were undoubtedly officers from the Yokosuka base!

"An island nation, and they sent you here?"

Given such a loss, Lieutenant General Thomas's anger is not hard to understand.

As for what I just said: What right does a mere Metropolitan Police Department Commissioner have to bear his wrath?

"terribly sorry,"

Starting with the classic 'red bean paste intimate Marseille' move, Director Fujita pushed up his non-prescription glasses and stepped forward amidst the furious gazes of the surrounding American soldiers.

"Our cabinet members are currently making devout prayers at Atsuta Shrine and will not be able to return for some time. We apologize for any inconvenience."

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Regarding this answer,

After a long silence:
"Mr. Fujita, may I understand this to mean that those cowards are afraid to face reality, right?"

".right."

Director Fujita didn't care anymore. Those bastards in the cabinet, after hearing what happened tonight, were all saying they wanted to train at Atsuta Shrine in order to receive 'divine revelation.' As for the rest of the affairs, they said they'd leave it to the director and have the cabinet's full support, and so on.
To put it bluntly, the cabinet was terrified!
The head of the Mitsui family, the CEO of e-commerce and financial giant Rakuten, seven members of parliament, three officers of the Self-Defense Forces, and the Metropolitan Police Department—so many powerful figures died in an instant that even cabinet ministers were stunned.

Cabinet members only serve for four years, but these guys have been on good terms with countless cabinets, their networks are intricate and complex, and each one of them is a very powerful figure.

Now they've all been turned into mummies by the attack of supernatural beings, so how could the cabinet ministers dare to show their faces?

Moreover, a lot of Americans died at the scene.
They were so eager to resign on the spot!

If being an official could cost you your head...

Who would still be willing to go?
"so,"

Lieutenant General Thomas paused for a moment, completely taken aback by the fact that politicians from an island nation could be so afraid of death.

"Director Fujita, how will your side compensate for our country's casualties?!"

Since the island's cabinet was collectively cowering, Lieutenant General Thomas questioned the man before him: "More than a dozen officers of varying ranks and a brigadier general have died in America! This is an unimaginable loss in recent decades, and someone must be held accountable!"

As for the dozens of security personnel?
Those who are not active-duty military personnel cannot be considered 'human'.

Many of America's so-called "zero-casualty" wars were achieved by hiring large numbers of these people who are not considered "human."

"Our side also suffered casualties."

I don't care how many of you die!

With a wave of his hand, Lieutenant General Thomas forcefully interrupted Director Fujita's explanation, leaving no room for argument:
"I only care about my own casualties!"

"Your Excellency Lieutenant General,"

"Let's skip the diplomatic rhetoric and red tape."

Director Fujita took off his non-prescription glasses. With everyone else standing here, what was there to fear?
Does America dare to shoot him dead?

"Let's get straight to the point. What are your requirements?"

"Hand over the 'mutants' you possess! And all research data, then mobilize Self-Defense Force members to surround and eliminate that supernatural being who has offended America in three days!"

“Impossible,” Director Fujita refused without even thinking.

The Prime Minister and cabinet ministers went to Atsuta Shrine to put pressure on America.

Although this 'pressure' is a phantom creation: who knows if 'Susanoo' even exists, or if he will care about the life and death of the island nation, there is no turning back once the arrow is released.

"Lieutenant General Thomas, I'll be frank."

Director Fujita was too lazy to waste his breath negotiating with the other party.

“That’s right, we have a supernatural girl in our possession, who you call a ‘mutant’.”

"But there's absolutely no way we'll hand it over!"

As he spoke, the director raised his hand and pressed it to his chest.
"You can kill me."

"This 'mutant' will appear in Moscow, Russia, very soon."

Under the gloomy gaze of the white lieutenant general, Director Fujita continued speaking.

"cooperate,"

"Truly fair cooperation."

Under Lieutenant General Thomas's intense gaze, the director decided to go all out: If he wasn't afraid of death, what else was there to be afraid of?
"We both understand that you bear some responsibility for things escalating to this point."

He raised his hand and pointed to the densely packed mummies in the hall.

Director Fujita narrowed his eyes.
"Why have all these 'guests' gathered here? Surely the lieutenant general knows?"

Brigadier General America spearheaded the gathering of pro-American tycoons, dignitaries, and members of Congress, preparing to violently seize the 'supernatural existence' and overthrow the current cabinet: after all, this is Tokyo, not New York, and even America must abide by the 'rules of the game'.

Are troops really being sent into the Prime Minister's official residence?
That island nation will definitely side with Russia on the spot!

Unless America is prepared to start World War III right now, the facade of 'civilization' still needs to be maintained.

It wasn't just Russia that coveted the 'supernatural existence,' but also America's 'allies': England, France, and Germany. Faced with epoch-making interests, it wasn't impossible for them to unite against America.

"it is good!"

"Those are all in the past,"

The lieutenant general waved his hand again, as if erasing everything that had happened before.

"Now we both need to look to the future, fair cooperation? Sure!"

Now that things have come to this, if America doesn't want to start World War III directly, it can no longer continue to oppress the island nation: after all, it's a tradition for island nations to gamble their national destiny when they're desperate.

Moreover, America currently faces an even more important problem:

"Do you have any clues about this supernatural being?"

Amidst the flurry of activity among the numerous American personnel around him, intelligence reports were compiled and delivered to Lieutenant General Thomas.

Lieutenant General Thomas was not secretive and generously shared his insights with Director Fujita: Although the land they were on belonged to an island nation, investigating cases should have been Director Fujita's job.

"No,"

After reviewing the video and the investigation report, Director Fujita shook his head.

"The opponent possesses the ability to steal 'souls' or 'life force,' wields a golden spinal sword that automatically flies into the air to kill, and is dressed as a warlord from the mid-Heian period."

Where would an island nation find clues about something like this?

"The island nation during the Heian period, a thousand years ago, was in the era of 'the night parade of a hundred demons'."

"Anything strange could happen."

After he finished speaking, the director added a sentence.

"I will have my folklore experts analyze the enemy's intelligence as soon as possible, but..."

Whether we can get any useful clues is hard to say.

"Your Excellency Lieutenant General,"

Just then, a communications soldier strode over, saluted, and looked at Inspector Fujita.

"explain,"

"The Director is our ally."

"Yes,"

The communications soldier reported as ordered.
"Just ten minutes ago, the Asaka Air Base in Saitama Prefecture was attacked, and 26 First Army soldiers were killed, including three junior officers and one field officer."

???

When the communications officer was asked to speak, Lieutenant General Thomas was stunned to hear such a bombshell revelation.

Saitama Prefecture is located on the outskirts of Tokyo, bordering Nerima and Itabashi wards. Asaka Air Base is the headquarters of the American Army, an important command center responsible for regional operational planning, exercise coordination, and high-level coordination with allied (island nation) armies.

Simply put, if Yokosuka is the headquarters of the naval forces stationed on the island, then Asaka Air Base is the headquarters of the American army.

With Yokota's Air Force Command added, it forms a triangle that pins Tokyo down in the center!
Just today, just now, so many Americans have been killed?
"Was the murderer a samurai?"

The communications soldier shook his head at the lieutenant general's instinctive question.

"Lieutenant General, the murderer is a 'ninja'."

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Ninja
A figure flashed through Director Fujita's mind.
That entity that appeared during the 'Setagaya Incident' and then wiped out the 'Inaba Kogyo-kai' in Ginza.

From a certain biker gang member, the Metropolitan Police Department has obtained a detailed description of the other party's appearance, which is undoubtedly a supernatural being: but why would he attack the American command center?
(End of this chapter)