From God of Lies to Lord of All Worlds

Chapter 292: Gambling the Nation's Fate

Far away in the Tokyo Metropolis, within Chiyoda Ward, lay Kasumigaseki.

This was the seat of the Japanese Government, the core administrative area for the cabinet and the legislature. The National Diet Building was located right here.

In this place, the various ministers and Legislators who should have been endlessly arguing over tariffs and other international affairs were currently displaying an unusual sense of peace and quiet.

Because right in front of them, a screen was broadcasting the identity and origins of Kurahashi Seiji!

"Kurahashi Seiji, the inheritor of the Kurahashi family's Onmyōryō. He is also the only confirmed living family member and heir. Two other members appeared in the video, but they have already been sent by Kurahashi Seiji to the Kyoto police station to turn themselves in!"

"According to our investigation, he is the orthodox successor of the Kurahashi family. He is not the son of a married-in groom or an adopted descendant. His lineage traces directly back to Abe no Seimei and has continued uninterrupted to this day!"

"In other words, he is an orthodox descendant of Abe no Seimei, with the Bloodline of the great Onmyoji flowing through his veins. He is also the only known Onmyoji inheritor existing in the world today!"

"At the very least, neither the Seimei Shrine across the country nor the descendants of the Tsuchimikado family possess his level of power. As for the head monks of the Buddhist temples, although they claim to have Transcendent Abilities, their highly virtuous monks are currently still in Kolkata, India. A distant well cannot quench an immediate thirst!"

"They are all just making excuses. They never mentioned having any power before going to Kolkata. Now, they are merely using the prestige of the Bodhisattva to brush us off!"

"Therefore, we can draw a conclusion. Barring any accidents, this man named Kurahashi Seiji is a Transcendent Being chosen by God! He is also our country's only hope to break free from our current predicament!"The one speaking was the Speaker of the Diet. After delivering this statement, he glanced at the group of expressionless members from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office standing nearby.

This group, ostensibly a prosecuting agency but commonly known in reality as America's dogs, were naturally also attending this meeting. After all, they were the blade America used to control this country!

But now, many people could not care less. Whether they stuck their necks out or pulled them back, the blade would fall either way. They might as well take advantage of the descent of the Supernatural and gamble it all!

This was Transcendence! The very Transcendence that every country in the entire world dreamed of!

Now that this fortune had finally landed on their heads, what else was there to hesitate about?

Once the Speaker finished, Prime Minister Shimao, who had long presented himself as little more than a mascot, proactively stepped forward. "Kyoto has turned into a city of chaos," he declared loudly. "All of this has been caused by legendary Yokai. If we can find this Onmyoji, we can restore order to the city!"

"We could even establish a specialized supernatural agency, just like in the Heian period, to manage the Onmyoji and those Yokai. We might even be able to rewrite and completely control the entire era!"

"Onmyoji and Yokai are both Supernatural Creatures that have appeared throughout our history. This is a gift bestowed upon us by the heavens. Gentlemen, this is the sign of a new era's descent! We must seize it!"

"By relying on such Transcendent power, reversing the situation and stationing our own troops in America isn't an impossibility!"

Hearing this, someone could not help but ask, "Your Excellency, what do you plan to do?"

"I want to use this opportunity to build our own Supernatural Teams and supernatural agency, which we will call the Supernatural Countermeasures Agency! It will govern the Onmyōryō and the various institutions of the Buddhist temples, managing these Supernatural Creatures!"

"This time, we will be like Emperor Toba; even if it is a Great Yokai, it can still be hunted down and exterminated!"

This Right-winger, who never bothered to hide his true colors, laid bare his Ambition. "As long as we have a department like this, we can become truly independent, just like the Nordic Five, instead of remaining a vassal to others!"

Upon hearing these words, everyone felt a surge of Passion rush to their heads!

If even this mascot-like Prime Minister could see what kind of opportunity this was, they naturally could see it too!

Why did the Nordic Five suddenly have such a significant voice on the global stage? Why could Italy now afford to completely disregard the EU, NATO, and even America? Was it not precisely because they had Transcendence backing them up?

And now, they had their own Transcendence. So what if it had just begun? The Onmyoji was directly linked to Shinto and the Daoist Sect!

As long as they could establish contact with the Deities behind him, wouldn't there be hope for everything? Wouldn't everything develop exactly as they envisioned?

The Gods of Takamagahara were their Deities. They were the Deities of the Yamato People, and they would become their greatest backing!

Indeed, by seizing the opportunity of Transcendence, they could attain everything, instead of remaining as mere Puppets like they were now!

"So, gentlemen, let us put it to a vote! Let us seize this chance and make our nation rise once more!" The classic event of going all-in on the nation's fate—one of Japan's favorite pastimes—had begun anew!

No one felt anything was wrong, nor did anyone think there was anything inappropriate about this. Wasn't this just Gekokujo? It was practically a daily routine!

If they didn't practice Gekokujo, what meaning would their lives even have?

Prime Minister Shimao was exactly this kind of person. He had once suggested stationing the Self-Defense Forces on America's mainland. His standard Right-winger behavior often made him unpopular, but right now, he had become the most popular person in the room!

The various members of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office looked utterly grim. They hurriedly reported the information from this meeting up the chain of command. For this group of Traitors to Japan, this development was completely unacceptable!

After all, they had helped America deal with so many of their own citizens. If this group really succeeded in going all-in on the nation's fate, they would undoubtedly be the very first ones subjected to a Reckoning!

Meanwhile, this exact scene was currently playing out before Bai Yang's eyes.

"Ah, so familiar, so fitting! This reckless attitude of going all-in is exactly what makes Japan what it is!" Bai Yang said with a beaming smile. "It's just that this time, you're going to be severely disappointed! Even if it's an Onmyoji or a Yokai, who would actually be willing to listen to you?"

These people always possessed an inexplicable confidence that their ideas would inevitably come to fruition. In a way, this was a common affliction among those in power—a baffling, baseless certainty in themselves.

However, the root of making these ideas a reality was firmly tied to Bai Yang. Naturally, their plans were like duckweed without roots. They looked extremely promising, but in truth, they were entirely illusory.

Watching the actions of this group, Bai Yang suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of Curiosity. 'Even if you've decided to bet everything, how exactly are you going to do it? Don't tell me you actually want to try and control the Onmyoji?'

Then, he burst into laughter. The method these people had come up with was actually to send the newly established Supernatural Countermeasures Agency to Kyoto, track down this Onmyoji, and then have him serve as the director of the Onmyōryō under their agency!

This was truly hilarious. They were so confident in their belief that any Japanese citizen would be entirely incapable of refusing their invitation. "Hopefully, their people can survive long enough to actually see that moment arrive!"

Bai Yang muttered to himself, his gaze incidentally shifting toward Osaka. Following the outbreak of the Supernatural Crisis here, he could very clearly see that the nations of the world were beginning to make their moves once again!

Particularly countries like Britain, France, and Germany. Having failed to gain any substantial benefits in India and Southeast Asia, they subconsciously began funneling their personnel toward this land.

"Very good. Originally, I actually found the agents of these countries quite annoying, but right now, these people are truly the perfect candidates!" Bai Yang said with a smile. "Behind every small Transcendent Nation, there ought to be the presence of a foreign power... That's what makes it interesting, isn't it?"

He could clearly see that these agents, who had suffered setbacks everywhere else, had already altered their operational methods. Instead of recklessly charging straight into the Kyoto area, they first went to find people who had fled from Kyoto to conduct interrogations, or even torture.

These agents had absolutely no psychological burden when carrying out such deeds. It was the government officials who got caught that ended up being incredibly unlucky.

To evade that Onmoraki, they had been running day and night for an entire day. They originally thought that fleeing to other countries would make them a bit safer. Instead, what awaited them was severe torture from secret intelligence agencies. Under states of extreme Fear and exhaustion, they spilled everything they possibly knew.

Those who hadn't fled the country fared no better. As first-hand witnesses to the incident, they were continuously paid visits by both domestic and foreign agents. Their days were spent in absolute misery and gloom.

As a result, the most ridiculous scene unfolded. Thanks to the diligent efforts of these agents, officials who did not originally belong to the Kyoto system were also included in the scope of their interrogations, which led them to hear an updated piece of information!

A man named Kurahashi Seiji possessed a power known as the "Onmyoji."

Thus, while the members of the Diet in Tokyo were still openly and covertly fighting to get their own people into the Supernatural Countermeasures Agency, these agents—who had already gone mad for Transcendence—were already driving straight toward Kyoto!

This influx of forces quickly turned the city into a gathering place for the world's most turbulent elements in a very short span of time. The last city to experience such a phenomenon was Kolkata in India!

'It's good that things are getting chaotic. Only through this can the influence of Wish Power truly spread across the entire globe!' Bai Yang thought cheerfully. At the same time, he increased the intensity of the descending Wish Power by another level!

"Greed and desire are the foundation from which a hundred ghosts are born. It's not impossible for these people to become ghosts themselves!"