The Power of Lord Jashin

The moment the bunny girl's delicate hand climbed onto Simu's chest, a voice suddenly intruded.

"So noisy, so noisy!"

Hidan walked into the private room, gnawing on a piece of fried chicken.

"There's nothing but this damn music and stench everywhere, it's truly annoying!"

Chairman Sakamoto frowned slightly, but remembering what Simu had said, he suppressed his urge to get angry and instead gave a subtle signal.

Several bunny girls nearby quickly stepped forward, pressing their soft bodies tightly against Hidan to surround him completely.

"My lord, please don't be angry."

This kind of offensive would be absolutely impossible for an ordinary man to refuse.

However, our Hidan is no ordinary man!

He shoved the two charming bunny girls aside and said coldly, "Do you believe I'll slaughter all of you and offer you as a sacrifice to Lord Jashin?"

Icy killing intent radiated from Hidan, instantly dispersing the ambiguous atmosphere in the room.

Simu pushed up his glasses slightly and offered a faint smile toward Sakamoto.

"Chairman Sakamoto, my deepest apologies, this younger brother of mine..."

He tapped his temple, giving a look that implied the chairman would understand.

Sakamoto could only offer an awkward yet polite smile: "Understood. In that case, let's head over there to discuss business."

"Mm."

Simu stood up.

Hearing their conversation, Hidan's eyes widened immediately: "Damn you, Simu, who are you calling your younger brother?"

Simu suddenly raised his hand, and a massive amount of spider silk shot out from between his splayed fingers, binding Hidan tightly in the blink of an eye until he looked just like a cocoon.

If he weren't afraid of exposing his abilities, Hidan's head would likely be in Simu's hand right now.

This silk-spinning ability of Simu's truly caught Chairman Sakamoto by surprise.

Is it some kind of special secret technique? Or a Kekkei Genkai?

Chairman Sakamoto stared at Simu's palm for a moment, only snapping out of it when Simu's voice interrupted him.

"Chairman Sakamoto, shall we go?"

"Oh, oh, please, this way."

Chairman Sakamoto raised his hand, his attitude clearly much more sincere.

To him, only those who are sufficiently powerful are worth having as allies.

To prevent secrets from leaking, Sakamoto dismissed all the bunny girls, leaving only a few subordinates standing by his side.

Judging by their posture, the way they walked, and the scent on them, these subordinates were likely ninjas, just like Kikuchi Miura.

Simu and Sakamoto sat on opposite sides of a long table.

Sakamoto had eight subordinates by his side, while Simu had only a cocoon that might be picked up and used as a weapon at any moment.

"You two are truly worthy of being the God Child and pillar of the Jashin Cult."

"Unmoved by beauty and not greedy for pleasure; you must have grand ambitions in your hearts."

Sakamoto crossed his hands and immediately launched into a round of flattery.

Simu only smiled faintly: "Mr. Sakamoto is too kind. We are here this time under the orders of the Cult Leader to help you resolve your troubles, Mr. Sakamoto."

Seeing that Simu had no intention of engaging in small talk, Sakamoto got straight to the point: "In that case, Xiaofu, bring the files on Gato to the God Child."

"Yes."

The subordinate nearby acknowledged the order and quickly produced a document.

It was clear that Sakamoto placed great importance on Gato, this foreign merchant; he had compiled a thick stack of information just on him.

The subordinate called Xiaofu walked slowly toward Simu and placed the stack of files on the table in front of him.

"Please take a look, Mr. Simu. If there are no issues, I hope you can help me eliminate this thorn in my side as soon as possible."

Sakamoto's tone carried a hint of urgency; after all, Gato's influence in the Land of Waves was not small, and if he succeeded in expanding into the Land of Rivers, his own business would inevitably suffer a massive blow.

Facing Chairman Sakamoto's eager gaze, Simu did not open the file, but instead pushed up his glasses and said calmly:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Sakamoto, we have no intention of taking action against Gato personally."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the conference room froze, and Sakamoto's face turned as dark as water.

"So, Mr. Simu, are you playing me for a fool?"

Sakamoto narrowed his eyes, a trace of killing intent appearing on his pig-like face.

As Sakamoto spoke, his subordinates behind him quickly placed their hands on their weapons, and the terrifying aura they emitted made the air in the room grow even more stifling.

"Mr. Simu, I respect the Jashin Cult because it is our ally, but if the Jashin Cult cannot provide what the Sakamoto Trading Company wants, then I don't think there is any need to continue paying these millions, or even tens of millions, in annual funding."

Sakamoto gently rotated his jade thumb ring.

He had already made it very clear: he, Sakamoto, gave money to the Jashin Cult to have them help him get things done. If they couldn't do it, not only would they not get the money, but they would even have to pay it back!

Facing the malice erupting from so many people at once, Hidan struggled intensely within his cocoon, dying to break out and start killing.

But Simu maintained a faint smile on his face.

He leaned back against the chair, looking completely relaxed and at ease.

"Mr. Sakamoto, you have misunderstood. It is not that I do not intend to move against Gato, but rather that I do not intend to do it myself."

"Oh?"

Hearing Simu's words, Sakamoto sat up straight, a look of interest appearing on his face.

Seeing this, Simu stopped playing coy and opened the box in his hands directly.

Once the black leather case was opened, a strong, fishy stench instantly rushed toward them!

Everyone fixed their eyes on the contents, seeing that the box was divided into dozens of small compartments, each containing a palm-sized object that pulsed slowly like a heart.

Insect eggs.

Or, perhaps one should say.

Kagune!

"This is?"

Sakamoto immediately wore a look of confusion, and the subordinates behind him became even more alert, ready to strike and take down the enemy at any moment.

Simu reached out, grabbed one of the Kagune, and tossed it lightly toward Sakamoto.

The crimson Kagune traced an arc through the air before being caught by a subordinate who appeared to be a ninja in front of Sakamoto.

At the same time, Simu finally began to explain: "This is a gift from Lord Jashin, known as Kagune. As long as an ordinary person consumes it, they can obtain the power bestowed by Lord Jashin."

"Power bestowed by Lord Jashin?"

Sakamoto's face was written with disbelief; not just him, but the subordinates nearby also wore expressions that clearly said, 'I don't believe it.'

To this, Simu merely smiled slightly: "If it is true or not, Mr. Sakamoto can just find someone to test it out."

Clinging to the last shred of trust in the Jashin Cult, Sakamoto decided to find someone to experiment on.

He had his subordinates go outside and grab a random waiter.

"Eat this thing, and I'll give you two hundred thousand ryo," Sakamoto said concisely.

Upon hearing this, the terror on the waiter's face instantly turned into pleasant surprise.

"I'll eat it!"

With that, he suppressed the nausea in his heart and swallowed the insect egg before him in one gulp.

After all, it was just an insect egg; at worst, he would get diarrhea. As long as he didn't die, he would immediately receive two hundred thousand ryo!

He could leave the merchant association right away and become a small businessman himself.

Just as he was fantasizing about the wonderful life he would have after getting the two hundred thousand ryo, the swallowed egg began to decompose rapidly inside his body, eventually traveling along his blood vessels and converging at his lower back.

Then.

A heart-wrenching wail rang out.

"Ah!!!"

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