Chapter 25

"Didn't you say before that strange things only start happening at night? So what’s the point of us coming here during the day?"

At this moment, Yūto was dressed in a well-fitted suit, with an employee badge around his neck, and behind him were Yūto and the promoted Yūsaburō.

Yūto’s current identity was that of a young master from a listed company, who had come here for an exchange and learning session. The person behind him, Kū, was his secretary, and Yūsaburō’s current role was that of a bodyguard.

According to the company’s boss, even if they were to conduct an investigation, it had to be done in plain clothes to avoid any negative impact on their company.

As a major taxpayer in the city, and with the other party’s request being reasonable, Yūsaburō had no choice but to resort to this method.

The reason for starting the operation during the day was entirely because, after being tricked by the rat demon last time, Yūsaburō felt it was necessary to understand the other party before dealing with such special cases.

For professional matters like this, it was natural to entrust them to professionals, which was why Yūto and the others were now at this company, using the pretext of an exchange and learning session to begin their covert investigation.

At first, Yūto was clearly unwilling, as based on Kū’s description, he could judge that the threat posed by this demon was not high, and its demonic power was quite ordinary, making an investigation unnecessary.

However, Yūto’s opinion clearly did not gain the trust of Kū and Yūsaburō.

Before encountering the rat demon, Yūto had also said that it was the weakest of its kind, but the final result was that it almost killed them!

Therefore, this time, Yūsaburō and Kū were very determined, hoping that Yūto would first go with them to investigate, at least to understand what they were dealing with, and then return to formulate a perfect plan to ensure that tonight’s operation would be flawless.

In the end, Yūsaburō decided that if this case could be solved perfectly, he would apply for the highest reward for Yūto, which finally made him unwillingly appear here.

The company was of considerable size, located in the middle of a commercial building, occupying three floors from the 11th to the 13th.

The place where the strange events occurred was on the 13th floor, in the elite employee office area.

In the island country, there is a theory of "overthrowing the superior from below," where the more capable a person is, the more they like to place themselves in a higher position. This time, the problem occurred in the high place where the elites were located.

When Yūto arrived at the 13th floor office area, he indeed felt the faint residual demonic power in the air.

This demonic power was not strong, barely surpassing that of the ordinary rat demon, but it was almost spread throughout the entire 13th floor.

Clearly, the other party had taken this entire floor as their residence, and there were traces of their presence everywhere.

However, when Yūto used his "Demonic Aura Perception" to scan the entire floor, he unexpectedly did not find any trace of the other party.

There are generally three situations that could lead to such a scenario: the first is that the other party’s strength far exceeds Yūto’s, so his "Demonic Aura Perception" cannot locate their position.

The second is that the other party has a special hiding method, and this hiding ability is above Yūto’s "Demonic Aura Perception," making it impossible for him to find them.

The third situation is that the other party is not currently in this place.

The first situation was basically ruled out by Yūto, as the residual demonic power in the air indicated that the other party’s strength could not be above his own.

Moreover, if it were such a powerful entity, the Non-Natural Countermeasures Group would not have let Yūsaburō and the others, ordinary people, handle the problem.

Therefore, only the second and third situations remained.

If it were the third situation, it would be better, but Yūto was worried that the other party belonged to the second situation, possessing exceptional hiding abilities.

When he entered here, he did not deliberately hide his demonic power. If the demon had been hiding nearby, it would have sensed Yūto’s demonic power and likely not show up tonight.

In other words, if the other party belonged to the second situation, their operation tonight would most likely end in a wasted trip.

"How is it? Is it that kind of thing? Is it very troublesome? Can ordinary people deal with it?"

Seeing Yūto’s serious and silent expression, Kū and Yūsaburō naturally became more anxious.

Previously, when they encountered the dangerous rat demon attack, Yūto had remained calm.

But now, with Yūto’s serious expression, could it be that this case was much more dangerous than before?

"Little brother, you must help our company. Although I have tried to suppress the news, rumors are slowly spreading among the employees.

If this continues, it will not only affect the company’s reputation, but the elites will also leave out of fear.

Rest assured, as long as you can help me solve this problem, I will definitely pay you a satisfactory reward."

The company’s boss was a man in his thirties, who looked quite capable. He clearly had a keen eye.

From the beginning, he had noticed that among the three, the one who took the lead was the seemingly young Yūto.

Yūto’s silence was merely because he was thinking about what type of demon the other party might be. Now, hearing that someone was willing to pay extra, he naturally felt elated and confidently promised to help.

Regardless of whether Yūto agreed or not, he seemed to have to get involved in the demon that appeared here, as his system had also issued a task to him just now.

"Ding, you have discovered the residual demonic power of a demon in the air. Considering that there are no signs of evil deeds, you decide to subdue it.

Reward: 100 points of human reputation, 300 points of demon reputation."

"Ding, triggered related task line, become the Lord of Tokyo Demons! (1/3)

Due to the expansion of your strength, your ambition is rapidly growing. The incident with the rat demon king has taught you that to become a demon king, you cannot even have a single subordinate.

Recruit the demons you recognize under your command and form your own parade of a hundred demons.

This is the first stage of the task, to have at least ten demons of three different types join your command willingly.

Reward: 1,000 points of demon reputation, one awakening of ghost clan power!"

A large amount of information suddenly appeared in Yūto’s mind, and from the task description, he finally understood what kind of demon was causing the trouble.

However, the "become the Lord of Tokyo Demons" series of tasks was truly something that made Yūto want to complain. What kind of ambition is this? He, who only wanted to be a slacker, was now inexplicably becoming an ambitious person preparing to dominate the Tokyo demon circle?