“Huff, huff——”
Miyano Akemi gasped for breath.
Having just obtained this power, she still felt unaccustomed to it, and she had used up most of her spiritual energy.
As a result, her body was now somewhat weak.
“Don’t move!!”
After discovering that the force behind the theft of the Yasakani no Magatama involved superhuman beings, more police officers were dispatched.
Miyano Akemi, seeing this, quickly stood up and fled into the depths of the forest, her speed astonishing.
“So you lost her?!”
Half an hour later, Emperor Naruhito arrived personally, his face dark as he looked at the ice and snow traces left behind.
This should have been his opportunity.
Now, it was stolen by a lowly woman.
“Tell me again what you saw.”
Naruhito turned to the survivor of the first batch of police officers.
“Yes.”
This police officer said nervously, “When we got close, we saw the woman lying on the ground, with a lot of blood on her chest, seemingly shot dead.”
“But then, the Yasakani no Magatama in her hand suddenly emitted a sacred light, and various shikigami shadows began to appear in the air.”
“Are you sure they were shikigami?!”
The old Shinto priest on the side suddenly asked.
“I’m sure.”
The police officer nodded, “Because there have been many ghost and god incidents recently, our police department has been studying various religious knowledge. Among those shikigami, I recognized about a dozen of them.”
“Draw them immediately.”
Naruhito waved his hand, and someone brought paper and pen. The police officer drew the appearance of those shikigami roughly according to his memory.
“As expected, as expected, it’s…”
The old Shinto priest, trembling with excitement, looked at the paper and said to Naruhito, “Your Majesty, you must retrieve the Yasakani no Magatama. This is a true divine artifact!”
“I understand.”
Naruhito nodded solemnly.
...
“Do you have anything else to say?”
Even the royal artifact could be stolen. For the Metropolitan Police Department, this was a serious dereliction of duty.
After pledging to the Cabinet and the Emperor that he would retrieve the Yasakani no Magatama within seven days, Hakuba Satorou returned to the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters with a gloomy face and called the heads of various departments.
“Maybe we can expand the authority of the Special Events Investigation Division and have them specifically handle supernatural incidents…”
Deputy Director Morofushi Toshio put forward his opinion.
“That way, the pressure on our Metropolitan Police Department will be much less, and we can recruit our own superhuman personnel.”
“For example, Sato Miwako from the First Investigation Division is a good candidate. I heard she’s woken up in the hospital.”
“Also, Mauri Ran and Ochiai can be listed as external personnel, serving as a strong support force.”
“Hmm.”
Hakuba Satorou had actually considered what Morofushi Toshio said.
But the interests involved were too great. Even as the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, he could not make decisions alone.
He needed the approval of the Cabinet.
“This is an opportunity, Hakuba.”
Morofushi Toshio smiled, “The Yasakani no Magatama has been lost, and the Cabinet will definitely be anxious. We can take advantage of this opportunity to get their agreement, and then we can act.”
“Good, I’ll give the Prime Minister a call.”
Hakuba Satorou nodded solemnly and walked out of the meeting room.
Half an hour later, he came back with a relaxed expression and said to his old partner, “The Cabinet has agreed. Call Kuroda Heibei in.”
“This time, we’re going to make a big move.”
“What?!”
Soon, Mogami received the news and looked at his superior in disbelief.
“Chief Inspector Hakuba, I’m now the Chief of the Special Events Investigation Division?!”
“Sato Miwako is your subordinate, so you can continue to be her superior, minimizing the need for adaptation.”
Hakuba Satorou patted Mogami’s shoulder with a smile and continued, “Besides, your division has so many talents, Takagi Wataru, Shiratori Renzaburou, Chiba Kazuya, they’re all your old subordinates.”
“…I understand.”
Mogami could only accept this transfer with a sigh and said seriously, “Chief, what are the duties of our Special Events Investigation Division?”
“Our duty is to investigate cases that may involve supernatural forces.”
“Also…”
Hakuba Satorou paused here, “This time, you will also participate in retrieving the Yasakani no Magatama.”
“Talk to Sato Miwako and get her ready.”
“Yes!”
Mogami saluted.
…
“The plan is going smoothly.”
Inside the psychological clinic, Gu Jue had received feedback. The Vow Points, which were less than 80,000 after upgrading those skills to level 3, suddenly surged past 100,000.
Gu Jue was eager to try and see what he could get from a Golden Fortune Bag worth 100,000 points.
“Should I try it?”
After thinking about it, he realized that he didn’t need to use Vow Points for anything recently, so he decided to splurge.
“System, give me a Golden Fortune Bag.”
Clang!
As soon as he finished speaking, a golden light flashed, and the Golden Fortune Bag slowly opened.
【Snake Snake Fruit. Mythical Zoan. Yamata no Orochi Form (Awakened)】
“Is that so?”
Gu Jue started to understand the system’s draw mechanism.
It was a bit like wish fulfillment. The more expensive the Fortune Bag, the more it fulfilled his wishes.
“Also…”
After claiming and eating the fruit, Gu Jue felt the immense improvement it brought him, and he also understood the meaning of the “Awakened” note at the end.
Generally, levels 1 to 3 represent the entry, proficiency, and mastery of a skill, respectively.
For skills in Naruto, level 4 represents something that only Shadow-level ninjas can master.
And in One Piece, it represents the awakening of a Devil Fruit.
“It seems that the Golden Fortune Bag is quite a bargain.”
After figuring this out, Gu Jue nodded, stroking his chin.
It takes 111,000 Vow Points to level a skill from level 1 to level 4, but a Golden Fortune Bag only costs 100,000 points.
This was a good deal.
Furthermore, he could definitely use the Snake Snake Fruit. Mythical Zoan. Yamata no Orochi Form.
“But I’m broke again.”
Looking at his Vow Points, which were down to three digits, Gu Jue twitched his lips and decided to go big.
…