The Impending Celebration

Shibuya Ward, Yoyogi Park, Behind the shrine of the Calamity God, Tokotachi Mai-no-Mikoto, "Hello, Director Uncle."

Facing the little girl in a police uniform with a bob haircut, who obediently bowed to him, Director Takeya smiled and rubbed her head.

"Hello, little Mai. Here's some candy from Uncle."

As he spoke, he took out a lollipop and handed it to the Calamity God before him, immediately bringing a delighted smile to little Kawai Mai's face. The candy Director Takeya had brought was naturally no ordinary product. It was made by extracting and concentrating syrup from Spiritual Power sugarcane cultivated by Little White's descendants.

Eating it could increase the activity of one's Spiritual Power for a period of time.

It might not be priceless, but it was certainly something precious.

"Long time no see, Seiko."

While little Kawai Mai licked her lollipop, Director Takeya raised a hand in greeting to the mature woman in a police uniform beside her.

"Long time no see, Director."

After lowering her head in greeting, Fuji Seiko quietly appraised her former superior.

"Looks like you've been resting well lately?"

"Yes. Thanks to that little princess, I've finally been able to get a few good nights of sleep."

The energetic Director Takeya stretched his limbs, displaying an unusually casual manner before his two former subordinates.

"All the work has already been dealt with. Things are so easy that I'm not even used to it."

With all supernatural disasters vanishing in an instant, more than half of the Metropolitan Police Department's workload had immediately disappeared—the remaining half consisted of troublesome supernatural beings. In this era, supernatural crime was also quite a headache. And then there was:

"The Burning Legion and America have started up again online... Ah, sorry."

Director Takeya, who had habitually begun talking about work, slapped