Osaka!
The Church of Light!
The Church of Light in Osaka.
Meng Fan suddenly understood.
The noodle shop owner had said earlier that the devil had told him to go to a church.
Before dying, he had uttered "Ō."
At the time, Meng Fan had assumed that syllable was part of the church's name.
That was why he had gone to Tokyo St. Mary's Cathedral with Aki Hayakawa.
But they had found nothing.
Only now did he realize that "Ō" referred not to the church's name, but to a place.
Osaka, the city the man had just mentioned.
On top of that, the man firmly believed his wife was being controlled by a devil.
She had stayed at the Church of Light and refused to come home.
Putting those two clues together...
There was a very good chance that the devil behind the string of apple cases was hiding in the Church of Light in Osaka.
Even if it wasn't there, the trip was sure to turn up something important.
With that thought, Meng Fan prepared himself for the final showdown.
The devil they were facing this time could be particularly troublesome.
After all, its flesh could make even the weak Cilantro Devil powerful.
"Let's go. We're heading to the church in Osaka."
"Really?! You'll help?!" The man wiped his runny nose on his cuff and looked up at Meng Fan in delight.
"Master, are we really going to Osaka to rescue someone's wife? Miss Makima might be upset if she finds out we left without permission."
"Don't worry about Makima. She's in no mood to bother with us right now."
"Let's eat first. I can't walk on an empty stomach."
"We can't afford to delay. We need to leave now."
With that, Meng Fan walked out of the café,