The character brought by Reiji Munakata is named Haruna Ōtake, male, 37 years old, a person without authority, and possesses abilities similar to fire.

He is a cruel criminal who has tortured and killed no less than ten women. He also burned the bodies of the victims after their death, leaving no evidence. After the death of the previous Blue King, Scepter 4 lost their backbone. They lacked the ability to deal with outsiders and were ultimately powerless against him.

After Reiji Munakata came to power, he began to clean up such cases, arresting all similar supernatural criminals and imprisoning them in special prisons.

But it was also at this time that Scepter 4 discovered something was wrong.

Those vicious criminals seemed quite confused about the arrest of Scepter 4. They all thought they were good people and had been opposing the charges against Scepter 4. Surprisingly, their neighbors also testified that they were very kind and gentle guys.

Scepter 4 felt like he had seen a ghost. How could such a scary criminal be kind and gentle?

However, such incidents have occurred one after another, totaling 17 times so far.

They have a lot in common.

Originally brutal criminals or outsiders, they hid their identities to avoid Scepter 4's pursuit. Once they were caught, they all became innocent little pitiful people, unaware of their crimes. Their new neighbors also told Scepter 4 that they were indeed good people.

"Forget the bad things you've done?" Hinata Hajime looked at Munakata Reiji in surprise, "Amnesia?"

"It's not so much amnesia as a blurring of their memories of their bad deeds. They can't explain what they went through during that time, but they are very sure that they didn't do anything bad." Reiji Munakata replied: "As for why they moved here, all of them said it was just a normal move."

Hinata Hajime tilted his head, "You just forget that you've done bad things?"

"It's more than that." Munakata shook his head. "Human nature is very difficult to change. Innate malice cannot be eradicated by forgetting the bad things you have done. It is the root of human nature. But those people have become good people at the root."

"In other words: from a bad guy who is full of evil to a good guy who is loved by everyone?"

Munakata smiled and pushed his glasses up with his index finger. "What an interesting incident."

After saying this, Reiji Munakata identified the fingerprint on the door. With a click, the door in front of him opened, and Hinata Hajime followed Reiji Munakata into the house.

The moment they entered, people inside came to greet Reiji Munakata one after another.

Reiji Munakata nodded slightly in response, then walked into the office with Hinata Hajime.

Scepter 4, officially known as the Fourth Branch of the Household Registration Division of the Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau, is just an ordinary external agency entrusted by the government to manage the "special foreigner household registration". Of course, based on their publicity, it is estimated that few people really think they are an ordinary organization.

After all, the Sword of Damocles was hanging directly above their heads, and everyone was wearing special uniforms, so there was no sign of concealment.

"Director." A uniformed woman came over to the office. "I have found the information you requested before you left."

"Thank you for your hard work, Awashima." Munakata Reiji sat down at the desk, "Give the information to this gentleman."

"Yes." The woman handed the information in her hand to Hinata Hajime.

Hinata Hajime took the information and looked at the woman while taking it. Awashima Seri looked at him calmly, as if the previous encounter never happened. However, Hinata Hajime was also a little surprised. The last time he saw Awashima Seri, she was wearing everyday clothes and had her hair loose. Although she was a little cold, she was indeed a very elegant beauty.

Now she is wearing a uniform and tying her hair up, looking quite capable.

"Although all of these prisoners are vicious and evil bad guys, they are all imprisoned in special prisons and have restraints on them. Please don't be afraid." Awashima Seri had heard from Munakata Reiji that he was going to hire an outsider who could sense emotions, so she was not surprised by Hinata Hajime's arrival.

Hinata nodded, "I know, thank you."

"Once you are sure everything is fine, I will let Awashima go with you." Munakata Reiji said with a smile: "Awashima is very skilled and can protect you even if something unexpected happens."

After saying this, Reiji Munakata was called out by his subordinates. As the new Blue King, he had just taken over Scepter 4 not long ago and was already very busy. The reason he was able to ask Hinata Hajime specifically for this issue was because he thought this case was very special and needed to be closely observed.

Hinata Hajime watched him leave, and after a moment he lowered his head and continued to look at the file.

It is indeed similar to what Reiji Munakata said.

This document is more detailed than the one that Reiji Munakata took out. It describes in great detail what crimes those people have committed and how they brutally tortured and murdered the victims. The abilities of each outsider are also clearly marked.

Then there are the things they look like now.

"What a contrast?" Hinata Hajime murmured as he looked at the file in his hand. "The criminal who originally liked to torture and kill women now shows respect for women after being arrested. The man who burned his entire family to death now longs for family affection. It seems that every criminal's bad taste has been reversed."

"Yes, that's why we judged that they were not lying." Awashima Seri stood by, "Humans can act, but they can't control their likes and dislikes."

Hinata Hajime understood.

"Shall we go take a look?"

"Of course, as long as you are ready." Awashima Seri took Hinata Hajime out of the office and clicked on the negative floor in the elevator.

Scepter 4's special prison is underground, and there are special equipment there to ensure that special prisoners are kept there. Even if the prisoners escape, they must find a way to get to the upper level, so that the Scepter 4 members working upstairs can directly capture them again.

In the elevator, Hinata Hajime leaned against the wall, his eyes fixed on the transparent glass in front of him. The elevator was descending at a very fast speed, so that Hinata Hajime could only see a little bit of the scene.

But it was this scene that allowed Hinata Hajime to quickly determine the purpose of this floor based on sporadic information.

[I feel like I can pretend to be an Onmyoji and deceive people.] Hinata Hajime silently complained in his heart, [A fortune teller is also fine.]

【That’s a very boring talent.】

What do you mean?

[Super high school level looting ability. 】

Hinata Hajime twitched his lips, [Do you really have this talent? A fortune teller? Is this true?]

[We even have luck, so why can't we have fortune? 】

[Luck is something that is hard to imagine.] Hinata Hajime sighed, [Why is luck considered a talent? It's fine if it's called a talent, but it can actually find the right person. It's fine if it's found, but many people have good luck anyway, but why can such a metaphysical thing really be given to someone?]

[Isn't this something that can be done with artificial surgery? ]

Kamizuru Izuru thought calmly, this was the nth time that Hinata Hajime had complained that luck was not a talent but a metaphysics.

Thirteenth time.

With a click, the elevator arrived at its location. Hinata Hajime stopped daydreaming and followed Awashima Seri to the prison.

As soon as he arrived at the prison gate, Hinata Hajime saw someone grabbing the iron gate of the prison with anxiety in his eyes.

"I'm really not a bad person. I didn't do anything bad. Let me go!"

A voice shouted out, and soon everyone was shouting like that. The seventeen people were scattered in different places. They stretched out their hands in all directions, but the special handcuffs on their hands restricted their movements.

"Please let me go, my family is waiting for me."

"I admit that I am a little different from other people, but I really have never hurt anyone."

"Please believe me!"

Hinata Hajime looked at Awashima Seri with some surprise. Awashima Seri looked at him calmly, and then took Hinata Hajime to the interrogation room.

"Wait here." Awashima Seri pointed to a button on the table. "I'll bring them over one by one. Ask them questions while ensuring your own safety and confirm their status. If they show any aggressive behavior, press this button immediately."

"This button is connected to the electric current on the chair opposite, which can paralyze them instantly."

Hinata Hajime nodded quickly, "I understand, thank you."

"That's good."

Awashima Seri pushed the first prisoner into the interrogation room. She exchanged glances with Hinata Hajime and then sat at the back, following Munakata Reiji's instructions to give all the initiative to Hinata Hajime.

Looking at the trembling prisoner in front of him, Hinata Hajime blinked, and after a moment he opened the file to look at the news about this person.

Satoshi Miyagi was a traditional carpenter. His tradition was quickly abandoned after the arrival of the new world. Not only were cities mechanized, but even if someone liked traditional wooden products, they would be produced in factories. Traditional carpenters like him were quickly abandoned by society. He was unable to adapt to the world and became destitute because he could not get a job.

In the end, he began to give up on himself. Instead of changing himself, he chose to rob a bank to take revenge on society.

When the bank robbery broke out, he caused the deaths of a total of five people.

"Do you remember what you did?" Hinata Hajime asked.

Miyagi Satoshi shook his head and spoke anxiously, "They all said that I robbed a bank and killed someone because of it, but I didn't do that! Do you think I look like someone who would do such a terrible thing? I really didn't do these things. I don't even dare to kill a chicken!"

Hinata Hajime looked at him calmly, taking in all the small details.

Whether it was the fingertips holding the old cocoon or the questions about the quality of the wood during the conversation, it was enough to show that this was indeed the carpenter.

But through the details of his words, it is confirmed that this person is indeed a gentle and good person as he said.

"Why are you a carpenter?" Hinata Hajime asked casually.

"Ah, that's a question..."

"Can't ask?"

"No, that's not it." Miyagi Satoshi lowered his head. "I started to be a carpenter because of my father. Our family has been carpenters for generations. My father has good skills and good relationships with people. He has always been my role model. So, when I was a child, I swore that I must become a person like my father when I grow up, so I learned the carpentry work from my father."

"I just didn't expect the world to develop so quickly. My father and I were eliminated by the world..."

Hinata Hajime looked at Miyagi Satoshi, his heterochromatic eyes following his fingers all the way to his shoulder.

After talking about this issue, black mist began to emerge from Miyagi Satoshi's arms. The mist surrounded Miyagi Satoshi but could never dissipate. Hinata stood up and walked to the window of the interrogation room and looked out, paying attention to every prisoner in the prison.

They sat on the single beds or still held on to the railings, looking hopelessly at the empty corridor.

Soon, a familiar black aura slowly dissipated from them.

"What are you looking at?" Awashima Seri came over, "What did you find?"

Hinata Hajime and Awashima Seri looked at each other for a moment before he spoke, "It seems I found something interesting."

"What?"

"Despair."

Awashima Seri frowned, "You said these people are in despair right now?"

"Yeah." Hinata Hajime nodded, "I guess he was restrained by the feeling of despair."

So... I was just too lucky. I just asked a random question and the Fragment of Despair popped up on its own.

Luck is indeed a mysterious thing.