"...Touma, don't hesitate. Go complete the mission immediately!"
Saya no Miya Kaoru gave the order resolutely. The other members of the Tokyo branch remained silent; in their eyes, sacrificing one Miko in exchange for Japan's safety was an entirely correct decision.
"Yes, I understand, Director!"
After accepting the order, Kasukabe Touma swiftly sprang into action.
On a street in Tokyo, five peerlessly beautiful young women were rapidly heading in one direction.
Yet strangely, although each of these five beauties possessed the charm to make anyone fall in love at first sight, the people around them seemed not to see them at all.
It was as though they did not exist.
"My King, where are we going?"
Erica followed Phoenix, but even now... she still had no idea where Phoenix was going or what she intended to do.
"To meet someone—a Hime Miko who can help me perform the ritual to summon a Heretic God."
Phoenix did not hide it and answered directly.
"Then why not simply notify the Japanese authorities, my King? Wouldn't that... make things much easier? They couldn't possibly refuse an order from you." Erica was still quite puzzled.
"Not necessarily. I have absolutely no trust in this country's Historical Records Compilation Committee. Those hypocrites would most likely waste a great deal of time with pointless nonsense. Rather than wait for them to send Yuri Wanitangi over, it would be more convenient to simply take her myself."
Phoenix had a rough understanding of how Japan's Historical Records Compilation Committee operated, so from the very beginning, she had never considered inviting that Miko through normal means.
Instead, she intended to... simply snatch her away.
Simple and direct.
And besides using this Miko to summon a Heretic God, Phoenix could also use her as bait to lure a God