Simu gently adjusted his glasses. He'd planned to send this identity back to get some sleep and modify its body, but it seemed that wasn't possible now.
Several cultists ran up to Simu from a distance and said respectfully, "God Child, the Cult Leader would like to see you."
Though they'd tried their best to hide it, Simu could still sense the tension and unease coming from them.
He smiled knowingly and said kindly, "Understood. I'll go right away."
These past few days, Simu had appeared to be out on missions with Hidan, but he hadn't let up on monitoring the headquarters for even a moment.
After all,
the Blood Pool at headquarters was Simu's true body, for crying out loud!
Because of his body's unusual nature, Simu couldn't directly "open" his eyes to observe his surroundings. But the Black Beetles and Ravens found everywhere at headquarters were the perfect eyes and ears for him.
Even the Cult Leader, who had absolute power within the Jashin Cult, was as good as standing naked before Simu. If he wanted, Simu could even learn the color of everyone's underwear in precise detail.
But there was no need. Simu might not be human, but he wasn't some pervert, either.
Controlling his clone, he went to the Cult Leader's room and gently knocked on the door.
"It's Simu, isn't it? Come in."
A voice, neither warm nor cold, came from inside.
Simu pushed open the door and saw the Cult Leader sitting on the sofa, a cigarette hanging casually from his mouth.
"It's been a few days. The Cult Leader looks much healthier," Simu said with a smile.
He wasn't just flattering him. The middle-aged man in front of him really did look much more energetic.
Hearing this, the Cult Leader froze and instinctively touched his face.
It did seem that way!
Ever since Simu and Hidan had gone out on a mission, he'd been eating well and sleeping soundly, waking up naturally without having to worry that something might suddenly explode.
Of course he'd look much more energetic!
Seeing the change in the Cult Leader's expression, Simu smiled faintly. "Looks like Hidan was disturbing your peace and quiet."
The Cult Leader nodded emphatically. "Exactly, exactly."
"Ahem! I didn't call you here to discuss that!"
The Cult Leader finally steered the conversation back on track. His expression turned serious. "I called you here because there's something very serious I need to ask you."
"Go ahead, Cult Leader."
Simu's expression remained calm.
The Cult Leader narrowed his eyes and stared hard at Simu. "Why did you and Hidan kill Miura?"
Killing a fellow cultist wasn't considered a serious crime in the Jashin Cult, but Kikuchi Miura had once been the cult's second-in-command. He couldn't just die for no reason, could he?
Even if Simu and Hidan were God Children blessed by Jashin, that didn't mean they could do whatever they pleased!
"So that's what this is about?"
Simu adjusted his glasses and answered honestly. "This was mainly Hidan's fault."
The Cult Leader immediately looked as if he'd known it all along. He knew it had to be because of Hidan.
"Hidan finished eating his tonkatsu..."
"Then he wanted to go to the hot springs..."
"Then Senior Miura lost it and tried to teach us a lesson, but he wasn't strong enough."
"Oh, and Hidan was the one who killed him. It had nothing to do with me."
Simu raised both hands to show he was innocent. It was all Hidan's fault.
The Cult Leader sat on the sofa, his face dark with anger.
Good grief. He'd sent them out on a mission, and they'd gone to eat tonkatsu, then wanted to visit the hot springs, and on top of that, they'd disobeyed their superior.
He slapped the sofa hard.
"What about the mission? Did you complete it?"
Simu scratched his nose. "Well..."
"Although we didn't resolve the mission, we did take care of the person who assigned it."
That nearly fried the Cult Leader's brain.
What did he mean, they hadn't resolved the mission but had killed the person who assigned it?
His poor little brain started overheating as he tried to make sense of it all.
"You mean you killed your employer, Sakamoto?"
Simu gave a slight nod. "That's right."
The cigarette fell from the Cult Leader's hand. He stepped on it.
"Do you have any idea how much money that bastard Sakamoto donates to the Jashin Cult every year? And you went and killed him?" he roared in disbelief.
The Cult Leader simply couldn't understand why those two had such bizarre thought processes!
They couldn't finish a mission, so they killed the client who'd commissioned it?
What a genius idea!
He was so angry he started laughing.
"Fine. Great. You did great!"
The Cult Leader finally stood up and turned around, glaring viciously at Simu.
"I wasn't planning to act this soon, but since you're so unwilling to follow orders, I might as well move up my plans!"
Simu raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Is the Cult Leader planning to attack the spokesperson of Lord Jashin? That would be disrespectful to Lord Jashin!"
At Simu's words, the Cult Leader's expression instantly twisted. He roared, "Shut up!"
Then he pulled a sharp kunai from his pocket and gritted his teeth. "Enough! I've had enough of you!"
"In this world, I'm the only one who's Lord Jashin's dog!"
"I was the first to worship Lord Jashin. Why should you get ahead of me and receive Lord Jashin's blessing?"
"All of this is nothing more than a trial bestowed upon me by Lord Jashin."
His expression grew more and more deranged. He even began waving his arms around.
"Now, I'm going to take back everything that belongs to me!"
Faced with the Cult Leader's threats, Simu remained calm and reminded him, "Have you thought this through? With Lord Jashin's protection, you might not be a match for us."
The Cult Leader scoffed at this.
"Do you think I wasn't prepared?"
He said smugly, "I made preparations in this room a long time ago. The moment you walked in, a specially made incense had already entered your body."
A hint of mockery crossed his face.
"If nothing unexpected happened, you can't use your Chakra or any of your other powers now, can you?"
Simu tried, and sure enough, he couldn't.
Of course, he'd done this on purpose.
The Black Beetles hidden in the room had told Simu about it before he even entered.
"Even if you sealed my power, you still can't use it. You'll never become a true beloved of Lord Jashin."
Simu drove the words like a knife into the Cult Leader's heart.
The Cult Leader instantly went berserk. "You don't understand! You don't understand anything!"
He raised both hands and swiftly began forming Hand Seals, muttering frantically, "I've already found a way to obtain the power of your bodies!"
"Only I can be Lord Jashin's most loyal dog!"
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