Chapter 102: Walking Further and Further on the Path of a Peeping Tom

"However, I tend toward the second speculation, not solely because the first has flaws, but for another reason: this reason is the frequent earthquakes."

Minister Nakamura looked at Mori Takeshi.

"Just now, Inspector Mori said that yokai movement can cause earthquakes on our side; perhaps the frequent earthquakes this year are caused by yokai. Additionally, Director Takahashi said that earthquakes were not frequent in the past, but are frequent now; surely something has caused many dormant yokai to move."

Speaking thus, everyone roughly understood Minister Nakamura's thoughts, and their expressions could not help but shift.

"Minister Nakamura, do you mean that the reason which caused yokai and the supernatural to hide for hundreds of years and then reappear before the world is related to the sudden movement of dormant yokai?" Director Takahashi spoke.

"Yes, not only that. I feel the deceased King filming videos, yokai causing frequent earthquakes, and yokai and the supernatural collectively hiding for hundreds of years only to reappear in reality now—all these matters are connected, and may all relate to that reason."

In his words, Minister Nakamura's expression was grave.

"Because the timing is too close; all these matters occurred in the same year, and their occurrence times are close to each other.

As the saying goes, three times is the limit. One is an accident, two are coincidences, but three cannot possibly still be coincidence. Besides, this is not just three matters, it is four. So many things happening in one year, all involving the supernatural and yokai—if I say they have no connection, I would not believe it even if I cut off my head.

I believe there must be some connection between these matters, and the most likely one is that reason."

He pressed the cigarette he had unknowingly finished in his hand into the ashtray to extinguish it.

Minister Nakamura lit another cigarette, took a drag, and exhaled curling smoke.

His solemn eyes flickered with the light of thought.

"Because of that reason, yokai and the supernatural vanished and hid; and because of this reason, dormant yokai indirectly caused earthquakes, and using the deceased King filming the NH137 video as a focal point, they intend to reveal yokai and the supernatural to the world.

The reason capable of making yokai and the supernatural go to the Supernatural world and hide must be terrifying; otherwise, it could not control all supernatural beings and yokai.

Yokai and the supernatural possess terrifying power; almost nothing in the world can control all supernatural beings and yokai, but that does not mean it does not exist."

The next moment.

Everyone present thought of it simultaneously... "That Side"!

That which forced yokai and the supernatural to stand on the same side, "That Side" mentioned by Lord Cimu and Master Konghai.

The conference room fell silent instantly.

Facing Minister Nakamura's speculation, their hearts trembled.

What exactly is "That Side," and what did it do to yokai and the supernatural, that it made the supernatural and yokai care so much they had to hide for hundreds of years?

Unknowingly, curling smoke filled the conference room.

Everyone lit a cigarette, puffing and blowing smoke, their expressions wavering, their minds unable to settle.

The more they analyzed and speculated, the more their heads swelled; they felt the matter was not simple, and feared some great terror or secret.

Just then.

Director Takahashi proposed.

"Find an opportunity to ask the Amamiya family; they are descendants of Abe no Seimei and surely know something."

"Yes, the Amamiya family agreed to serve as advisors to our Supernatural Response Department. We can ask them about yokai matters. Even if we cannot ask out the reason, asking out some other information would be fine." Suzuki Koji paused his words: "For example, the power classification of yokai and the supernatural."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately cast their gaze toward him.

They had not failed to see yokai; the Yunhu incident, the Higashioku incident—they saw countless yokai, counted in the thousands, and saw many species, but they did not know their power levels.

Some were weak, like the small yokai that killed the Sakurada Group; some were powerful, like the Great Nyudo, the Child Yokai, and the Six-Eyed Yokai.

However, the Great Nyudo, the Child Yokai, and the Six-Eyed Yokai also had distinctions of strength. Not mentioning the Child Yokai which did not reveal its full power, speaking only of the Great Nyudo and the Six-Eyed Yokai, the two clearly had a power gap; the Six-Eyed Yokai was far stronger than the Great Nyudo.

Now that yokai have appeared in the human world, Director Takahashi and others believe yokai will continue to appear in the future. Although Master Konghai and others protect them, they cannot be protected by them forever; the government must do something, otherwise how can the citizens have faith?

Therefore, whether to stand at the peak of world nations or for the sake of the citizens, the government must research yokai and create powerful weapons to deal with yokai and such.

And to deal with yokai, they must know the power classification of yokai; otherwise, they cannot mobilize troops every time. After all, yokai have strengths and weaknesses; if they encounter a weak yokai but the government mobilizes troops, not only will it cause public panic, but such massive mobilization is financially unsustainable for the military budget to support every time.

Only by knowing oneself and the enemy can one win every battle.

Knowing the power of yokai, dispatch a corresponding military scale, achieving the elimination of targets with the least money and people.

"The Supernatural Gene Project, the Human Body Modification Project, the Biological Gene Weapon Project, and other projects—all must be advanced further and brought forward immediately. Temporarily suspend other unnecessary projects; stop them all. Concentrate all funds on these projects to create powerful weapons as soon as possible."

Suzuki Koji spoke.

At the previous Diet meeting, it was passed unanimously; regarding the Supernatural Gene and other projects, full authority was given to the Supernatural Response Department.

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

Tokyo, Japan, Arakawa Ward, an apartment.

After checking and viewing Li Kui, Kamikawa Mitsu did not rush to rest; his eyes darted, looking toward the distance outside the window, in the direction of the Supernatural Response Department.

Director Takahashi and others did not know that the content of their conversation was being spied upon and eavesdropped on by Kamikawa Mitsu the entire time.

"It seems I can sit and wait to reach a high position; their brains are not bad, their ability to imagine is first-class."

Kamikawa Mitsu rubbed his chin, quite admiring Minister Nakamura's analysis. His ability to imagine was first-class; he not only stated all the information Kamikawa Mitsu had provided but also helped perfect the information.

As the mastermind behind the emergence of the supernatural and yokai, he knew very well that the frequent earthquakes had nothing to do with him; that was due to the invasion of another world.

Through the invasion of the Xieye, the system provided villain information; combined with Kamikawa Mitsu consuming script points to investigate, Kamikawa Mitsu knew the reason for the frequent earthquakes: all this was related to the invasion of another world.

Every world has its own barrier, used to protect the world and prevent worlds from colliding, causing damage to the world.

For another world to invade a world, it must first pass through the world barrier.

The reason Japan experiences frequent earthquakes is actually the other world striking this world's barrier, attempting to pierce through the world barrier to come over. As for why only Japan has earthquakes and not other places, it is simply because the location where Japan is situated is the weakest point of the world barrier.

After spying on Li Kui and the Supernatural Response Department meeting, Kamikawa Mitsu stretched and prepared to sleep.

The moment he lay on the bed, he recalled his spying and could not help but murmur.

"... Why do I feel I have inexplicably walked onto the path of a peeping tom?"