[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky":3,"chapter-i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-chapter-32":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Sparked the Hundred Demon Night Parade in Tokyo",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2326250,4550,"Chapter 32: Tokyo Madness","i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-chapter-32",32,"\u003Cp>Everyone was filled with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Have we accidentally entered the world of demons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This isn’t an alien invasion at all—it’s demons descending!” Hirofumi Ichiro gasped, eyes wide with horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scenery of Yunhu was teeming with demons and monsters, just like the legendary procession of a hundred ghosts at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless people stood frozen; the panic from the earthquake was completely overshadowed by the terrifying spectacle of Yunhu, leaving them too stunned to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Japan, even today, alongside preserved customs like yakuza culture, festivals, and kimono, demon culture has also been preserved and passed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, demon culture is especially prevalent in Japan today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The extent of its popularity is best illustrated by Japan’s anime industry, which produces at least one or two demon-themed anime every year—even when the subject isn’t demons, many characters are still inspired by them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon culture isn’t just popular among otaku; many contemporary Japanese artists also dabble in it, and most have painted demon-themed ukiyo-e.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Japanese people don’t believe demons truly exist, but that doesn’t hinder the spread of demon culture—especially among the older generation, who often use demons to scare children into behaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost every Japanese person is at least somewhat familiar with demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they don’t know all the types, everyone knows at least one or two well-known demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without exception, everyone in Arakawa Ward who saw the Yunhu scene could identify demons they recognized in the chilling, hair-raising procession of a hundred ghosts, as terrifying as an army of the dead marching by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s… Hyakume no Koi?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who owned ukiyo-e prints of Hyakume no Koi felt their scalps crawl, their very souls tingling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was too similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Yunhu scene, there was a demon identical to the Hyakume no Koi ukiyo-e print in their home collection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be… that demons are real?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless people were horrified, their bones chilled to the core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until now, since the earthquake began, no one believed the Yunhu scene was merely a natural phenomenon—they had reason to believe it was connected to the real world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, why would the earthquake here coincide exactly with the trembling visuals over there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything happening in Arakawa Ward spread at lightning speed to neighboring wards and exploded across the internet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【MAJOR EVENT! DEMONS APPEAR IN THE SKY OVER ARAKAWA WARD, TOKYO!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【HUGE INCIDENT IN ARAKAWA WARD, TOKYO!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【EARTHQUAKE IN ARAKAWA WARD HAS SUMMONED A BUNCH OF DEMONS!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All kinds of topics about Arakawa Ward and demons spread across Japan’s internet at an astonishing rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, most netizens didn’t believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as bystanders from neighboring wards and fearless residents of Arakawa Ward uploaded video and photo footage taken of the sky above Arakawa, credibility rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There weren’t just one or two videos—there were dozens, even hundreds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each video, shot from different locations across Arakawa Ward and at different angles of the sky, was so realistically detailed it looked like a Hollywood special effect—and all captured the ongoing earthquake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Japanese netizens, these videos were undeniably real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Verified online influencers who had witnessed Yunhu in Arakawa Ward or nearby areas confirmed it, and some reckless live-streamers went straight to the scene to film.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incident exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHOCKED THE INTERNET!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless curious onlookers who lived near Arakawa Ward didn’t hesitate—they rushed out, either driving or taking the subway, heading straight for Arakawa Ward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All roads leading to Arakawa Ward were completely jammed, stretching into endless lines of traffic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blaring of car horns echoed across every route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Move forward, you idiot!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way—even this quiet road is blocked? Is Arakawa Ward really real?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Traffic was gridlocked, horns blaring nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene resembled the Spring Festival rush on the other side of the ocean—packed, chaotic, teeming with people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many live-streamers seeking viral fame, stuck on the road and unable to film Arakawa Ward, instead began streaming the traffic jam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ladies and gentlemen, look! All roads to Arakawa Ward are completely blocked!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look, everyone! The subway trains to Arakawa Ward are sold out, yet crowds still gather, desperate to board!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The streamers blew things out of proportion, acting like they were enjoying a grand spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their broadcasts amplified the rumors about Arakawa Ward, further convincing netizens that something massive had truly happened there—that demons were indeed appearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In today’s digital, information-driven age, mass hysteria is the most terrifying force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a trivial matter, once debated endlessly online, can be twisted into truth and spread widely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that’s true for falsehoods, how much more so for the real, unprecedented event unfolding above Arakawa Ward? Its spread became even more exaggerated, even more explosive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within moments, the internet erupted—its intensity rose in stair-step increments, skyrocketing like a rocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless netizens went mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did those nearby rush to Arakawa Ward—even those far away, in Shikoku and Hokkaido, booked plane tickets to fly to Tokyo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more insane, some office workers directly asked their bosses for leave, claiming they wanted to go see the commotion in Arakawa Ward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of being fired for their absurd excuse, the bosses replied, holding up their phones: “Come on, I’m going too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Online discourse grew fiercer than the Fukushima nuclear plant leak, surpassing it in intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Japanese government had no time to intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Tokyo, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Headquarters’ highest conference room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the Yunhu earthquake began, Director Takahashi ordered an emergency gathering of top government officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Director of the Metropolitan Police and the highest-ranking officer of the capital’s police force, Director Takahashi knew summoning a high-level government meeting was an extreme measure—but he also knew the phenomenon above Arakawa Ward was serious enough to warrant it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Prime Minister hadn’t been in the U.S., he would have summoned him here too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the demon imagery appeared over Yunhu, Director Takahashi confirmed his decision to convene the highest-level meeting was correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Takahashi kept glancing at the screen, then at the conference room door—no one had arrived yet. He frowned sharply and barked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on? Haven’t the demonology experts arrived yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t I tell you? No matter if they refuse or not, bring them here—did you not understand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m giving you thirty minutes. I don’t care if you airlift them or drag them—get every renowned demonologist in Tokyo here within half an hour.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And where’s the lip-reading expert Saito ordered you to bring? Why isn’t he here? Are you all useless?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder he was furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phenomenon above Arakawa Ward was rapidly spiraling into unknown terror—he couldn’t afford the slightest slack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Director Takahashi waited another minute or two, growing more impatient as he stared at the screen, about to yell at his subordinates again—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high-ranking officials in the room let out gasps of shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Takahashi froze, before his subordinates could answer—he spun sharply toward the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>",1140,"2026-06-20T17:56:08.120Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3a4e2f1a024a6816c173b1b4f1876288c02670ef6812b00fa605eb2d15caea35","i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-chapter-33","i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-chapter-31",477,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-cover.jpg"]