Japan, Shinjuku.
The facts proved that the more prosperous an area was, the more decadent it became.
Naturally, this place was no exception.
"They say humans are troublesome, but monsters look to be the same way now."
Watching the monster before her wail and vanish, Shizuku sighed. Her status as the "common ruler of all monsters" was truly useless. Ordinary monsters might listen to her, but many had grown too accustomed to freedom and simply refused to obey. Many even adopted guerrilla tactics—if they couldn't beat her, they could run... These monsters were truly a headache.
"The Denizens of the Crimson Realm under the Serpent of the Festival are troublesome too, but at least they obey orders. Why am I the one getting such rotten luck?"
Just like an emperor, the ultimate ruler of any faction would not personally manage everyone alone. Even gangs worked that way: the boss handled the upper echelon, while various groups below managed different territories. Logically speaking, Japan's monster world should have worked the same way, but... unfortunately, the current monster world was truly a mess.
The ones most willing to obey Shizuku were the monsters and half-monsters who had previously asked Shizuku to plead for them. However, their prestige and strength among monsters were insufficient to command respect. This was especially true for those half-monster families; ordinary monsters basically did not consider them monsters at all, so there was naturally no real interaction between the two sides.
As for the monsters... Shizuku's Qiu Dragon clan had been exterminated by Oni-giri several centuries ago. Yukina's Land of Snow was located in the Demon Realm, far beyond reach. As a Vampire, Kagari no Kiri-e was even more of a lone wolf, with no faction to speak of. The Nine-tailed Fox Demon Tamamo-no-Mae was a well-known great