Chapter 8: Total destruction

As Jae-in predicted, the atmosphere in the Japanese supernatural world was like a festival.

No, it was more like a runaway horse.

It had reached a point where even they themselves wondered if this was going too far.

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However, they couldn’t help but understand that this was because the existence of the new Devil King in Japan was absolute.

‘If only the king continues to grow, it wouldn’t be a dream to stand shoulder to shoulder with the United States.’

‘The era of the Great Japanese Empire will come again!’

Does it sound like a fantasy?

It would be great if it were, but unfortunately, it’s not a fantasy at all.

It was a realistic goal that could be achieved.

This was because the influence of a Devil King’s existence was just that powerful.

Of course, that didn’t mean that only Japan had a Devil King.

As mentioned before, even excluding the newly born Devil King in Japan, there were already six Devil Kings ruling the world.

And naturally, since Devil Kings grow stronger with time and battles, all of the existing Devil Kings were far greater monsters than the one in Japan.

As can be seen from the statement about ‘catching up’ to the United States, there was already a Devil King in the US.

The 4th Devil King, John Pluto Smith.

Commonly known as the Nameless King, John, the Faceless Hero, and the Sure-Shot, he was the one.

However, despite being an American Devil King, the Nameless King was one of those who took a very independent path.

That didn’t mean he worked with them.

He was like the heroes in American superhero movies, contributing to the world in his own way and based on his own judgment.

In fact, as can be seen from the title ‘Faceless Hero’, even the US government didn’t know his true identity.

In fact, he was only an American Devil King in name.

Also, there was China, representing martial arts, which is a branch of supernatural powers.

China also had a Devil King.

The 2nd Devil King. Luo Cuilian.

The only one who could truly stand shoulder to shoulder with the 1st Devil King, one of the true absolutes.

She, too, lived in seclusion, far from civilization, like a hermit, so like the Nameless King, she was only a Chinese Devil King in name.

In fact, this side had no connection with the government, so no one called her a Chinese Devil King.

In the end, there were only two countries in the world that maintained a smooth relationship with a Devil King and fully borrowed their authority.

They were the symbols of the two-power system, England and Italy.

In fact, this was clearly shown by the fact that the headquarters of the Greenwich Council of Sages, which manages supernatural powers around the world, was in England.

And although Italy was relatively new to having a Devil King.

They had already climbed to a position right below the top two in power.

But now Japan was included among these two countries.

Like someone who had just become a Devil King from a human, he was very cooperative with the Japanese government.

And with this one fact alone, Japan was able to gain enormous direct and indirect benefits in just a few short months.

‘This is like playing a game with cheats on.’

‘It’s understandable.

After all, when you look into it, the two Devil Kings of England and Italy are troublemakers and stubborn fools who don’t listen to anyone.’

‘On the other hand, the Devil King born in Japan is said to be a high school student?’

‘Just the fact that he properly attends school every day shows that he’s different from the other two.’

Well, it seems he also has a history of causing a lot of trouble in Europe.

But that was because he hadn’t yet learned to control his powers, so there was room for leniency.

This was the situation.

The whole world was watching Japan.

And this was no different for Korea.

Unlike China, which had one of the strongest Devil Kings on paper, Korea had nothing of the sort, and it was the country closest to Japan.

And because of the history of Japanese colonial rule, the relationship was quite bad.

‘The tide has already turned.’

‘To maintain our position, we need to build connections with Japan.’

‘The Special Missions Department already has all sorts of extrajudicial powers.

If we don’t keep them in check now, who knows what will happen.’

Eventually, many Korean politicians switched their allegiance to Japan.

High-ranking officials inevitably learned about the supernatural world.

No matter how much people complain that they could do better, politicians are among the elite of the educated.

And they knew what they had to do to survive.

And it was in this situation that the Manpasikjeok was discovered.

The Special Missions Department knew about the situation, so they tried to keep it a secret.

But one of the National Intelligence Service executives leaked the information to a congressman he was connected with.

And he offered it to the Tennouji family, the most prominent family in Japan.

“The Tennouji family will secure the Manpasikjeok.”

Just then, there was a troublesome extradimensional entity, and a high-risk one at that, so the Special Missions Department’s manpower was focused there.

The Tennouji family took advantage of this and snatched the Manpasikjeok.

That’s the whole story of this incident.

However, in the process, a mistake occurred.

They were so focused on the time when the Special Missions Department was away that they overlooked the time when the Manpasikjeok would become one, and only took away a half of it.

“Bring the other half immediately!!

What is the value of a God’s Relic that can’t even be used!!”

The head of the Tennouji family, Tennouji Souken, was furious and immediately ordered them to bring the other half of the Manpasikjeok.

Of course, there were warnings from within that it might be dangerous to try to infiltrate Korea again after provoking the Special Missions Department.

But as Jae-in said, ever since he heard the story of the Manpasikjeok, Souken had considered it his own possession, and having only half of it made him feel like he had been robbed.

“If we had retrieved it properly, they wouldn’t have known it was us.

We must act quickly before the truth is discovered and bring back the other half.”

Thus, under the orders of the family head, the skilled Jujutsu practitioners and Shinobis, directly under the main family, began to move.

They also knew that the moment the Manpasikjeok disappeared, no one knows what could happen.

So they were fully prepared to bring back the Manpasikjeok no matter what.

“If we encounter the Special Missions Department again, what should we do?”

“Kill them. No one must know that the Manpasikjeok is in our hands.

We’ll also eliminate the congressman who brought us the information, soon.”

For Souken, the competitors were no longer the insignificant ones outside the country, but other families in Japan and the Japanese History Compilers who would also benefit from the Devil King’s authority.

“To take the lead, we need power. The Manpasikjeok is a God’s Relic known not only in Korea but also in Japan.

It will surely be a great help at a crucial moment.”

“But, sir. We’ve already shed blood with the Special Missions Department.

Considering their nature, they won’t just let it go.

They might not know it was us yet and are delaying their investigation because of the existence of King Kusanagi, but if we shed blood again, they will surely-.”

“Shut up. Who are they to matter? They are just remnants of a bygone era.”

“They are also the heroes who brought back that bygone era.”

“A mere 300 or so. Even including reserves, barely 1,000.”

“You must not forget that with just them, they responded to all supernatural phenomena in Korea and fought on equal footing, even against our main forces.”

In comparison, Japan officially has nearly 10,000 supernatural power users active.

Unofficially, it’s probably double that.

Of course, this must be considered in light of Korea’s environment and the unique nature of the Special Missions Department.

Also the population and the size of the territory that needs to be covered in Japan and Korea.

Even so, the fact remains that the Korean Special Missions Department is an exceptionally capable group, unparalleled in the world.

Even more so considering that this is the result of them recovering after losing most of the foundation of their Jujutsu during the Japanese colonial period.

“Even so, they are nothing to us now. Do you think they can stand against a Devil King?”

“That’s…..true, but.”

“Enough. The Manpasikjeok is worth the risk. Focus only on securing the Manpasikjeok and maintaining secrecy.”

“Yes…….”

A clash with the Special Missions Department.

At a national level, perhaps.

But at the family level, clashing with the Special Missions Department was a crazy act worse than suicide, but there was no further objection.

As Souken said, the existence of a Devil King was just that powerful.

If the Special Missions Department were going to act, they should have acted already.

The fact that they were quiet despite such an act shows just how much power a Devil King has.

Eventually, the operation to secure the Manpasikjeok was carried out.

Seven high-speed boats immediately headed from Tsushima to Geoje Island.

They quickly confirmed arrival at the destination.

At the same time, a report came in from the field to Tennouji that there was one boat and about four Special Missions Department members.

Naturally, the order was given to deal with all of them, secure the Manpasikjeok, and return.

But at that moment.

“What’s going on? Respond.”

“Th…what is that?! Wait-“

“H…help meee!!”

“Damn it!! Team Leader class, no, is that even a Team Leader? Is the Director of the Special Missions Department here himself? Mission impossible! We need support…send support quickly aaaaargh!”

SPLAT!!

The sound of viscous blood splattering could be heard over the still-open radio.

At the Tennouji headquarters, they kept shouting, asking what was going on and to answer quickly.

But soon, only another terrible scream could be heard.

And even that ended in just two or three minutes.

“Didn’t you learn that if you live like sht, you’ll end up like sht?”

With the last faintly heard voice of a Korean, a huge explosion occurred.

And after that, the radio only emitted a cold static sound.

“What….what the hell happened?”

The elite of the most prominent Tennouji family in Japan, and the main family at that?

Souken denied reality.

Because it was unbelievable.

Even if they brought in renowned Great Knights and Great Witches from England and Italy, they wouldn’t be able to annihilate them, let alone with such one-sidedness.

At most half of their forces would fall to defeat them.

But to be so unilaterally…

“Did they know we were coming and prepare a large-scale ritual in advance?”

But this time, the people of the main family denied Souken’s idea.

“We only heard the sound of swords over the radio. I don’t want to recall it, but considering the screams…..”

“The enemy was one person.”

“We can only conclude that he slaughtered our Jujutsu practitioners and Shinobis with only a sword.”

“Is that even possible?!! How could our Tennouji family be defeated by just one person?!!”

People closed their eyes at the sound of Souken’s shouting voice.