Chapter 29

The two forces that took the lead in resisting the new leader of unknown origin were disintegrated, and the only two remaining cadres stood behind Mori Ouwai.

The remaining discordant notes within the port mafia are almost negligible, and Mori Owl's rise to power is unstoppable.

Neutral people who were originally somewhat indifferent to Mori Ougai, have changed their attitudes in response to the situation. In a word, Mori Ougai's words have become much more effective in the port mafia.

Just as Mori Ou was gradually securing his position as leader, unknown to him, a mysterious organization within the Port Mafia was rapidly expanding at an astonishing speed.

This mysterious organization hidden inside the port mafia is called Douma Supporters Association and written as the Yokohama Branch of the Eternal Paradise Cult. (bushi)

In the rarely used stairwell, a muscular man who looked tough as nails was blocking the way for the skinny Masaki Yuto.

At first glance, it looked like he was dominating the scene, but in fact, this two-meter-tall strong man was tugging at Masaki Yuto's sleeve and begging, "Please forgive me, and be so kind as to let me join Douma-sama's fan club."

The strong man named Daisuke Funada was the leader who deliberately knocked down Yuto Masaki who was delivering documents and crushed his glasses a few days ago.

At this moment, Funada Daisuke looked humble, like a completely different person from his previous arrogant self.

Since converting to Buddhism (crossed out) and pledging allegiance to Douma, Daisuke Funada has changed his previous arrogant and bad behavior.

According to Funada Daisuke, even someone as powerful as Douma-sama would not trample on those weak as grass, so how could a humble follower like him have the qualifications to bully the weak.

Obviously, in the eyes of Daisuke Funada, a weak colleague like Yuto Masaki is naturally classified by him as a weak person who should not be bullied.

Masaki Yuto was unaware that he had been forcibly labeled as weak. He clasped his hands over his chest and looked up fearlessly at Funada Daisuke.

Funada Daisuke's unflinching and firm gaze made Masaki Yuto, who had some experience in judging people, understand that the other party's gaze was different from before.

Although he was once bullied by Daisuke Funada, in Masaki Yushin's heart, his own interests can never be compared with those of Lord Douma.

Although he had a plan in mind, Masaki Yuto did not show it directly. He raised his hand to adjust the frame of the camera and asked calmly, "Has the surveillance footage from that night been deleted?"

Masaki Yuto's question was incoherent, but the only listener, Funada Daisuke, understood it. He immediately nodded like a chicken pecking at rice and said, "I deleted it a long time ago. Before I went to the hospital for a checkup that night, I went upstairs to the monitoring room. It's not convenient for the new leader to see that kind of footage."

They were originally convicted people who followed the two former leaders in rebellion, and later swore allegiance to Lord Douma, bypassing the new leader.

If this matter gets out, it doesn't matter what happens to them, but if it puts Douma-sama in an awkward situation, it will be their fault.

Although Daisuke Funada seems to be big-breasted and brainless, he is actually meticulous and clear-headed (?), otherwise he would not have destroyed things that should not be seen by others at the first opportunity when no one else has thought about it.

This strong contrast couldn't help but make Masaki Yuto look sideways. He had thought that this person was not very smart. It really shows that you can't judge a person by his appearance.

"Not bad." Masaki Yuto nodded appreciatively and patted Funada Daisuke's sturdy arm at the same time: "You are welcome to join the Douma-sama fan club."

"That's great." Daisuke Funada jumped a foot high in excitement, waving his fists as big as sand pots vigorously, venting the boiling emotions in his chest.

Masaki Yuto turned his head away in disdain, what a rude guy.

Douma, who was at the center of the incident, was completely unaware of the secret conversation between the two people. He didn't even take the fact that those people swore allegiance to him seriously, let alone think about destroying the evidence.

A few months ago, Douma was just an ordinary student in an ivory tower. Even though he had experienced the magical cosplay experience and upgraded and evolved in the port mafia, his sensitivity to this kind of power struggle was still too low.

Douma, who had no ambitions, never thought of replacing him and becoming the leader of the port mafia.

Naturally, he, who had a relatively simple mind, could not imagine how disturbing it would be for the current leader, Sen Ou Wai, to have so many grassroots members swear allegiance to him.

The new leader will most likely develop a knot in his heart after learning about this, but his followers who have been immersed in the inner world for many years are well aware of this.

Another insider, Ozaki Koyo, naturally saw things more clearly.

But for Ozaki Koyo, who is already a cadre, it doesn't matter much whether the final winner is the scheming Mori Ogai or the cold-blooded Douma.

She is not partial to Douma-kun, who killed the previous old guy with her own hands, which is already very worthy of Mori Ougai, a plastic partner.

Douma was completely unaware of the entanglement in Ozaki Koyo's heart over who to help in the battle for the leadership position, and he had been having a headache these days about taking care of the children.

To be honest, Yumeno Hisasaku is a very easy child to take care of. He never cries or makes a fuss, and he is obedient and sensible, not at all like a five-year-old kid.

But the problem is that the triggering mechanism of Yumeno Hisasaku's own special ability [Brain Hell] is too disgusting.

As we all know, children's bodies are not fully developed and their skin is tender, so they are bound to get bumps and bruises. As long as Yumeno Jiusaku gets injured, the mark of [Brain Hell] will be easily triggered, causing unnecessary chaos.

Fortunately, Douma was watching closely nearby, and although it caused some chaos, no one died, which was a blessing in disguise.

Today, another chaos ended with Dazai Osamu's [No Longer Human].

After removing the ugly and eye-catching horror doll, Dazai Osamu, who was called to clean up the mess, looked at Yumeno Hisasaku who was pretending to cry and apologize with his bottomless iris eyes.

"Wuwuwu, I'm sorry, Douma-brother... Wuwuwu... Kusaku didn't mean it..." Yumeno Kusaku grabbed his injured and bleeding fingers, his head hung in front of his chest in shame and sobbed softly, his subconscious distance from Dazai Osamu, who frightened him.

Douma felt a headache when he saw Yumeno Hisasaku tearing his wound as if he was not afraid of the pain, causing more blood to flow. He reached out his hand quickly and accurately to pinch Yumeno Hisasaku's wrist to prevent the child from continuing to hurt himself.

Thinking he was going to be punished, Yumeno Hisasaku shuddered.

Even though a farce just happened in front of him, Douma couldn't get angry at a poor kid. In the end, he just sighed and said, "Be good, okay?"

The extra warm big hand on her head made Yumeno Hisasaku stunned for a moment. Her fake tears of tears after being cared for immediately turned into real crying. While crying, she rubbed against Douma's legs, becoming a veritable leg pendant.

Then, Douma, who had his legs rubbed and was crying with snot, froze.

"Hahaha..." Seeing this scene, Dazai Osamu, who had just been staring at Yumeno Hisasaku with an inquiring look, couldn't help but burst into laughter, diluting the terrifying aura on him.

Douma looked at Dazai Osamu who was laughing so hard with a sullen face: "Is it really that funny?"

"Yeah, that's super funny." Dazai Osamu curled his lips and made exaggerated body movements, then used his bandaged fingers to wipe away the tears that came out of the corners of his eyes.

A cold-blooded monster is treating a guy who looks pitiful but is actually a little monster inside with great care. This warm scene is of course funny~

Hahahaha, a warm home for monsters.

Seeing that Dazai Osamu couldn't stop for a while, Douma decided to ignore it and said, "Forget it, whatever you want. Thank you for your help, I'll remember the favor."

After saying that, Douma waved at Dazai Osamu and dragged Yumeno Hisasaku, who was hugging his thigh tightly and pretending to be a leg pendant, into the house.

What to do if your child is too dirty? Give him a bath!

In fact, Yumeno Hisasaku had already rubbed his face clean with Douma's trousers, so sad.

From an angle that Douma couldn't see, Yumeno Hisasaku, whose nose was red from crying, raised his head and gave a wicked smile to Dazai Osamu who had been staring at him, and made a face at the same time.

The next second, the door closed.

In the corridor where only one person was left, Dazai Osamu, who had just been laughing so hard, stopped smiling in an instant, as if he was pretending.

He looked at the closed door expressionlessly, sneered in an ambiguous manner, and then turned and left without any reluctance. The sound of his footsteps echoed in the empty and silent corridor.

The originally clean and tidy corridor was now in a mess, with shocking bloodstains everywhere, which was very consistent with the identity of the port mafia underground violence organization.

Dazai Osamu didn't care about the horrific environment around him as he left humming a song. He even deliberately stepped into the pool of blood, splashing the blood on the ground that had not been cleaned up in time, and smiled happily like a little boy who found a new game.

This smile was much more genuine than the one he had shown in front of Douma and the others just now, and at the same time, much more terrifying.

The logistics personnel who were ordered to clean up witnessed this scene with their own eyes, and they couldn't help but shudder in fear. Even in the port mafia where many ruthless people gathered, someone as scary as Dazai Osamu was very rare.

The logistics personnel carrying a full set of cleaning tools were frozen in place, not daring to move. They waited until Dazai had enough fun and stopped treading water (?), then they bowed to Dazai as if waking from a dream: "Mr. Dazai."

Dazai Osamu simply nodded to the logistics staff who were frightened like quails, and then passed by them like a gust of wind.

The logistics personnel, who had been holding their breath the entire time, only dared to straighten up and look tentatively in the direction where Dazai had left after the sound of Dazai's footsteps disappeared. After making sure that there was no human figure in sight, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Douma, who was dragging Yumeno Hisasaku back to the room, had no energy to pay attention to what was happening in the corridor across the wall. He was racking his brain over how to give Yumeno Hisasaku a bath.

As an unmarried single woman, he had no idea how to bathe a child.

Fortunately, Yumeno Hisasaku was born with extraordinary intelligence, and even at the age of five, he had good self-care abilities, and taking a bath and changing clothes were no problem at all.

Facing Douma's questioning gaze, Yumeno Hisaku patted his chest proudly and assured: "Don't worry, Douma-brother, Hisaku can take a bath and change clothes by himself!"

Who can resist such a cute human baby? He even snorted, so of course I forgive him!

Under the calm shell of Douma is the soul of a newly-inaugurated old father, who has learned without any instruction the double standard of turning a blind eye to his own son.

However, double standards are double standards, and children's education cannot be completely let go, otherwise Yumeno Hisasaku might eventually grow up to be the devil child known as the "living disaster."

Yes, Douma knew that Yumeno Hisasaku was deliberately creating chaos.

After all, the mechanism for [Brain Hell] is there, and if it is accidentally marked, it will make people nervous, but nothing tragic will really happen.

Only when Yumeno Hisasaku takes the initiative to destroy the terrifying puppet that serves as the activation key, [Brain Hell] will be officially launched.

There is only one truth! Yumeno Hisasaku is deliberately doing mischief.

So, when Yumeno Hisasaku, who had washed himself and smelled delicious, came out of the bathroom while drying his hair, what he saw was Douma giving him a rare serious expression.

Yumeno Hisasaku, who was about to catch up, immediately stopped where he was with a guilty conscience, his clever eyes moving around, obviously trying to find a way to fool his parents.

"Kusaku, come here." Douma waved at Yumeno Kusaku who was standing still.

Yumeno Hisasaku, who was named, moved over reluctantly little by little. When he thought he couldn't escape the beating, he felt someone holding his injured hand.

"?" Yumeno Hisasaku looked up at Douma who was sitting on the sofa fiddling with the medicine box, and watched stupidly as Douma put Band-Aids on his injured fingers one by one.

Douma, who was lowering his head and carefully treating Yumeno Hisasaku's wound, was beating himself up in his heart. He gently touched Yumeno Hisasaku's wound, which had turned white and protruded due to washing it with hot water: "Don't you feel any pain?"

"It hurts, but I'm used to it." Yumeno Hisasaku answered honestly.

After losing the protection of his parents, Yumeno Hisasaku was kicked around like a ball by unfamiliar relatives, and was eventually sent to a psychiatric hospital for long-term treatment.

It was obvious what this helpless child had experienced at his relatives' homes and in the hospital.

Compared to adults who would talk and complain, it’s no big deal for children to have a few minor bruises and bumps.

Adults who think this way often vent their anger on Yumeno Hisasaku. As long as the injuries are not very serious, what kind of trouble can an uncared-for child cause?

Douma was almost defeated by Yumeno Hisasaku's answer, but fortunately his remaining rationality held him back, and he pointed out that Yumeno Hisasaku shouldn't have deliberately launched [Brain Hell].

"Why do you do this?" Douma patiently asked Yumeno Hisasaku who kept his head down and said nothing: "Tell me, okay?"

"Well... I hate them." Yumeno Hisasaku said vaguely: "They always call you away, and as long as something happens you will come back to see me."

"?!" Douma didn't know how to react. Should he praise Yumeno Hisasaku for being so smart at such a young age? A five-year-old kid knew how to stir up trouble and call his parents back.

However, the problem can be solved only if we know the crux of the problem.

Fortunately, in front of Douma, Yumeno Hisaku, who was born with some demon boy qualities, was quite obedient and reluctantly agreed not to deliberately launch [Brain Hell] again.

Douma looked at the somewhat reluctant Yumeno Hisaku, thought for a moment, and then shook his little finger at him.

Yumeno Hisasaku immediately understood what he meant and stretched out his little finger to hook it with Douma's little finger. No child can resist the tug of war: "Hook your fingers, hook your fingers. Those who lie will have to swallow a thousand needles and have their little fingers cut off."

"We have a deal." Douma confirmed seriously.

"Well, it's settled!" Yumeno Hisasaku smiled joyfully, and his reluctance completely disappeared. He nodded heavily, obviously intending to keep his promise.

After finally taking care of Yumeno Hisasaku, Douma, feeling exhausted, leaned back and let himself sink into the soft sofa.

As a result, it was only quiet for a while, then Yumeno Hisasaku climbed onto the sofa and lifted Douma's clothes, looking here and there, as if he was looking for something.

"Don't mess around, let me rest for a while." Tongma lazily grabbed Yumeno Hisasaku's little fleshy hands that were touching all over the place, stopping him from messing around any further.

"Douma-nii doesn't have that on him." Yumeno Hisasaku said loudly with his eyes shining, "It's that handprint."

"What?" I almost fell asleep.

Douma lifted the child lying on him to the side, and rushed into the bathroom to look in the mirror. After a thorough examination of his entire body, he could not find the mark of [Brain Hell], the black and purple handprint.

He had just treated Yumeno Hisasaku's wound. Even if he had been very careful, it was impossible for him not to hurt Yumeno Hisasaku at all. But now there was no mark of [Brain Hell] on his body, which meant that he was immune to [Brain Hell].

Douma was a little confused when he came to this conclusion. How could he be immune to [Brain Hell]? This cheat was too sudden and unexpected.

After much thought, Douma could only guess that it might be because he is no longer a human being, so he is immune to [Brain Hell]. As for why Mr. Kazuto, who is also not a human, is not immune, Douma just can't figure it out.

Douma just had a vague hunch that perhaps this was subtly related to the formation and development mechanism of the cannibalistic demons in Demon Slayer.

Douma refused to mention the unlucky Demon King Muzan Kibutsuji Muzuki, and he didn't think too much about the reason for this matter. It would benefit him anyway.

When Douma put on his clothes again and walked out of the bathroom, he was thrown into the arms by a little cannonball. Douma subconsciously grabbed the little boy with a strong milky smell.

"Brother Douma is indeed a god!" Yumeno Hisasaku's bright eyes were fixed on Douma's face, his expression full of religious fanaticism.

Before Douma could refute that he was just an ordinary person (?), Yumeno Hisasaku raised his chin and announced in a sweet little voice: "I am the chosen child saved by God."

Douma: ...Hey, kid, we're only five years old. Has Chuunibyou struck so early?

Douma had a hard time enduring Yumeno Hisasaku's actions which were full of criticisms.

Douma chose to remain silent as he looked at Yumeno Hisasaku's bright eyes that seemed to have become more confident after clearing away the haze. He smiled and touched Yumeno Hisasaku's little head, which felt very good, and coaxed him with a shy heart, "Our chosen child, you must listen to the words of God in the future."

"Yes, I will always listen to God." Yumeno Hisasaku said this very seriously, and it was obvious that he was very serious about making the promise.

Although it is not nice to fool children, Yumeno Hisaku is not an ordinary child. In order to prevent Yumeno Hisaku from becoming a lawless demon child, a little white lie will not hurt anyone.

After convincing himself in this way, Douma's guilty conscience no longer hurt.

However, what Douma didn't know was that although Yumeno Hisasaku was young, he was not just talking like a child. He was serious and would keep this promise for the rest of his life.

Unknowingly, Douma has gained his first fanatic. He has made another big step forward in his great cause of developing the Port Mafia into the Yokohama branch of the Eternal Paradise Cult. This is cause for celebration. Congratulations. (bushi)

Realizing that they had neglected Yumeno Hisasaku before, Douma and Ozaki Koyo applied for a day off, planning to stay home and spend time with their child.

Refuse to let the next generation become left-behind children.

However, plans did not change quickly, and almost on the second day of Douma's vacation, an unexpected guest arrived on their floor.

You know, because Yumeno Hisasaku deliberately launched [Brain Hell] several times, all the residents on the floor where they were except them had moved out, and no one dared to step in here unless it was absolutely necessary.

Yumeno Hisasaku has initially established his authority.

Of course, the title of uninvited guest was an evaluation given by Yumeno Hisasaku in his heart, not Douma's intention.

Because of the overbearing scent of a transcendent being on the visitor, Douma was completely unable to say no.

Wuwuwu, he had no choice. It was because Rimbaud smelled so good. Which cannibal could resist the rarest of the rare blood?

At least Douma can't refuse it. What if he finds a chance to have a small bite? Slurp.jpg

With good wishes in mind, Douma welcomed the person into the house.

Finally finding an opportunity to approach Douma, Randou bravely sat on the sofa despite Yumeno Hisasaku's hostile gaze, and took the initiative to say the purpose of his visit: "Mr. Mori asked me to come to you. There is an important mission that needs you and me to do together."

"What mission requires us to go together?" Douma became interested. How difficult a mission would it be for him to go out with Rimbaud?

"A deal with an international organization." Lan Tang took out an exquisite small bottle from his inner pocket.

After taking it, Douma looked at it from left to right but couldn't tell how valuable it was. He looked at him with a puzzled look and motioned for Rimbaud to continue explaining it.

"This is the 'Stone of the Sage' that the Japanese government secretly entrusted our port mafia to smuggle to various countries." Lan Tang, who is not Japanese, directly criticized the Japanese government, and then briefly explained the specific role of the 'Stone of the Sage'.

"Immortality, huh." Douma couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

Immortality? According to the setting of Demon Slayer, the Upper Two can develop lower ranks.

Therefore, it would be more practical to feed him some blood than to rely on this 'Sage's Stone' whose effect is unknown.