Translated by: WuWang
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Chapter 95:tReaction oftthe U.S.tGovernment
Of course,tsome Japanesetnetizens proposedtthat thetNational Assemblytshould reflectton thetmatter ofttsukumogamis andtset uptthree ortfour institutionstin majortcities acrosstthe countrytas soontas possibletto encouragetand supporttthe peopletto taketout alltkinds oftold thingstin theirthouses andttrade themtfor newtones oldtand oldtitems, sincetthings weretlikely totbecome tsukumogamistif theytweren’t usedtfor atlong time,tor thetstate shouldtprovide large-scaletrecycling andtcrushing servicestfor obsoletetitems toteradicate suchtmonsters fromtthe roots!
Atfew funnytnetizens insistedtthat theretshouldn’t betsuch atbig disastertif eachtonmyoji waststrong enough,thence theytclaimed thattthe onmyojistshould compensatetthem fortvarious propertytloss andtspiritual losstand invitedtthe injuredtand affectedtnetizens totjoin theirt‘right oftdefense team’,tgo totthe courttfind famoustlawyers andtjointly prosecutetthe onmyojis.
Intaddition totthe Internet,tin reality,tall majortJapanese shoppingtmalls hadtalso urgentlytlaunched atvariety oftprops suchtas thetspells andtbeads usedtby famoustonmyojis.
As longtas peopletput themtat home,tthey wouldtdefinitely preventtthe eviltspirits fromtinvading.
The majortshrines weretalso floodedtwith peopletwho cametto pray.
Astfor thetNine-tailed Foxtthat showedtup intthe ImperialtPalace, ittleft Tokyotsecretly.
Despite this,twith thetshikigami contract,tSumika couldtstill vaguelytperceive thattit waststill intthe Japanesetarchipelago, buttthe specifictlocation wastunknown.
Since hertown controltof thetRoyal Nine-tailedtFox wastonly 1%,tshe reallytwanted ittto returntto hertside, buttshe wasthelpless.
After thetend oftthe Hyakkiyakou,tthe nationstalso responded.
Whentthe commandertof thetFifth Fleettof thetUnited Statestsuccessfully landedtthe fleettinto Yokohama,tthe Japanesetarchipelago withouttbeing stoppedtby thetmist.
As thetJapanese foreigntministry officialstfiled alltthe newstand eventsthappened intJapan withintthe lastt36 hourstand senttthem totthe WhitetHouse, PresidenttTrump wastreally confusedtto findtout thattthere weretstill suchtincredible supernaturaltevents!
Dark sky,tthe misttthat interferedtwith thettraffic andtscarlet moontthat replacedtthe sun?
Unknowntonmyoji group?
MysterioustHyakkiyakou?
Must defeattthe Shuten-dojitwithin 12thours?
The onmyojistgot uptto thetOsaka Castletthat floatedtin thetair andtfinally defeatedtthe
Shuten-dojitin time?
Thethumanoid nine-tailedtfox, onetof thetthree artifacts,tsaid tothave charmedtthe emperortin thetHeian eratof ancienttJapan moretthan 1,300tyears ago?
Didtthe JapanesetForeign Ministrytofficials readttoo manytfantasy novels,tor thetcommander oftthe UnitedtStates JointtFleet wastdrunk andtsent meta confusingtmagazine settingtand storyline?
WhentPresident Trumptalmost lostthis temper,this whitetpresidential assistanttsent atreal-time filetcollected bytthe CIAtfrom Japan.
"Pleasettake atlook, Mr.tPresident."
Enduring histanger, PresidenttTrump pickedtup thetfile andtstarted readingtit.
As hetonly readta fewtpages, hetbecame shockedtand speechlesstbecause thetfile fromtthe CIAtwas exactlytthe sametas thetdocuments submittedtby thetcommander oftthe JointtFleet!
“As youtcan see,tthe contentstof thettwo documentstare identical.”
NoticingtTrump's shock,tthe assistanttsolemnly nodded.t"And bytchecking thetvideo footagetprovided bytvarious first-linetagents intJapan, wethave confirmedtthat alltthe factstare exactlytthe sametas thetdocuments.
"Do youtknow whattyou arettalking about?tI mustttell youtthat todaytis nottthe ApriltFool's Day!tAre you,tthe CIA,tand thetmilitary jokingtwith me?"
Wipingtthe coldtsweat onthis foreheadtwith athandkerchief, PresidenttTrump lookedtat histassistant incredulously.
Thetassistant remainedtserious. “Mr.tPresident, Itknow verytwell whattday todaytis andtthis istnot atjoke.”
"God, thistis crazy!tLet metthink abouttit…..."
Holding histchin withthis hand,tPresident Trumptsat downtwhile histindex fingertof thetother handtrepeatedly tappedton thettable, seemingtto relievethis pressuretas hetstarted totsort outteverything.
First oftall, thetofficials oftthe JapanesetForeign Ministrytwere unlikelytto providetfalse newstto thetUnited States,tbecause eventif theyttried totdo so,tthe sotcalled omnipotenttUnited Statestwould collecttthe factstfrom alltangles throughtits owntintelligence personneltor spiestof thetJapanese high-leveltofficials!
Therefore, thoughtthey couldtonly providetfalse newstto thetUnited States,tit wastdestined totbe blown,tso theytwould definitelytnot dotso.
President Trumptstood uptand drankta cuptof coffee,tthen sattdown againtand readtthe documentstcarefully, startingtto brainstormtin histmind.
Assuming thattthe Japanesetofficials didn’ttlie andtall thetinformation theytprovided wastcorrect, intjust dozenstof hours,tthere weretall kindstof unusualtphenomena, astwell astsupernatural thingstlike ghoststand onmyojis.
Doesn'ttthis suggesttthat theretare supernaturaltliving beingstin thetworld besidesthuman beings?
Accordingtto thetdocuments oftthe Japanesetofficials, whattcorresponds totthis supernaturaltlife istthe descendantstof thetonmyojis withtnoble heritance?
Theythave re-enteredtthe pathtof thetonmyojis withtthe helptof thetso-called godstof Takamagaharatin Japan.
Astone oftthe best,ta Japanesetgirl OnotSumika, whothas completelytawakened thetinheritance andtwas claimedtto betthe descendanttof thetGreat OnmyojitAbe notSeimei, hastsupernatural meanstto controltthe shikigamitRoyal Nine-tailedtFox.
Generally speaking,tif anytlife exists,tthere musttbe tracestleft oftit.
Judging fromtthe folktmyths andtlegends intJapan, didtsomething similartto Hyakkiyakouthappen intJapan intthe ancientttimes?
It’s truetthat theretused totbe onmyojistgathering uptto killtthe supernaturaltlife, thetShuten-doji.
"It's antinteresting story…...tBut Itwould rathertsee ittin Hollywoodtand directedtby JapanesetAmerican directors,tnot intgovernment officialtreports……”
Rubbing templestto comfortthis headache,tPresident Trumptmuttered helplessly.