On his rare day off, Iure Juzo was enjoying a peaceful m at home.
As one of the police chiefs of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, it wasn't often that he got a weekend without work.
And today, he actually had pns.
Most importantly—he was going shopping with his wife.
Since his job rarely allowed for personal time, he wao make the most of this precious day off.
"Honey, are you ready?"
His wife, Megure Midori, was already dressed and waiting by the door.
"I'm ing, I'll be right—"
Ring, ring, ring!
Just as he was about to respond, the phone oable rang abruptly.
The s dispyed an unknown caller, no number, just an anonymous ID.
Megure sighed heavily.
Theuro his wife with a pleading expression.
Midori chuckled, uanding his predit.
She had been married to a police officer long enough to expect these situations.
"Go ahead and a. It might be important."
Letting out a deep breath, Megure picked up the call.
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"Sorry to disturb you on your weekend, Iure."
The voi the other end was deliberately distorted, making it impossible to tell whether the caller was male or female.
However, sidering they had his personal hey had to be someone familiar with him.
"Who is this?"
There was no caller ID, and now they were masking their voice.
Megure immediately felt that something was off.
"That's not important."
The caller ignored his question and got straight to the point.
"Iure, I'd like to ask has there been a activity from a drug traffig anization in Tokyo?"
Drug traffickers?
Megure expression darkened.
This was not a minor issue.
Retly, the Metropolitan Police Department had been paying close attention to the rising number -reted crimes.
After all, Tokyo was a highly sensitive area, they couldn't allanized crime to spread unchecked.
"Who are you, and why do you know about this?"
The caller chuckled.
"So it's true, then."
"Iure, here's some special information for you."
"The drug dealers' base isn't in Tokyo, it's on Tsukikage Isnd."
"Tsukikage Isnd?"
Megure's brows furrowed.
Tsukikage Isnd, a small archipego just off the coast.
The information sounded legitimate.
And sihe caller had directly used the term "drug traffickers," it was clear they had access to cssified details.
"Additionally, I have something even more important to tell you."
"I entered Kaguya Shinomiya, Nagi Sanzenin, Isumi Saginomiya, Sonoko Suzuki, and the sed granddaughter of the former prime minister Chika Fujiwara on Tsukikage Isnd."
"If they end up in the crosshairs of the drug cartel, things will get very messy."
"!?"
Megure jumped to his feet in shock.
He knew all those names.
These young dies were well-known withiropolitan Police Department.
The Shinomiya Zaibatsu
The Suzuki Zaibatsu
The Sanzenin family
A high-ranking political lineage
A former prime minister's direct desdant
If anything happeo them, it wouldn't just be a police matter, it would turn into a national crisis.
The police department, the gover, and possibly iional forces would get involved.
The phone call ended abruptly.
But Megure heart ounding.
This is serious.
He immediately dialed his superior officer.
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"Ior Matsumoto, I need you to check Kaguya Shinomiya's current location, immediately."
"What's going on?"
"I just received an anonymous call."
"They reported that Shinomiya Kaguya, along with the former prime minister's granddaughter, Chika Fujiwara are currently on Tsukikage Isnd."
"And that Tsukikage Isnd might be the source of the drugs appearing in Tokyo."
"...!?"
Matsumoto Kiyonaga, the police superinte, immediately uood the gravity of the situation.
This was no joke.
If the heir to the Shinomiya Zaibatsu and the granddaughter of a former prime minister were caught in a criminal operation, it would trigger massive political fallout.
"Megure, get back to headquarters immediately."
"You'll lead the respoeam to Tsukikage Isnd."
"We 't afford to alert the criminals but we also 't let those girls fall into danger."
"I'll have the Coast Guard mobilized for backup."
Hanging up, Matsumoto Kiyonaga immediately began making high-priority calls.
Megure's intel was too critical to dey.
As soon as they firmed the locations of the young dies, the eropolitan Police Department sprang into a.
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Meanwhile, ba Tsukikage Isnd.
Ren hung up his phone.
With the heirs of powerful glomerates, high-ranking officials' children, and a shrine maiden in the mix…
There was no way the Metropolitan Police Department wouldn't act quickly.
However, sihey khe enemy was a drug cartel, they wouldn't recklessly alert them.
ered criminals teo apredictably.
Suddenly, Ren paused.
Ah—right.
Except for one specific location, Japan didn't have capital punishment f dealers.
What a pity.
The thought lingered for a moment, but he didn't dwell on it.
It was best not to interfere too much with police affairs.
In any case, this erfect opportunity to iigate the back mountain while the police hahe drug cartel.
But—
If the back mountain really was the source of a rge number of evil spirits, then there was a high ce it was also a drug produ site.
Which meant—
Sonoko and Ran couldn't go.
If the worst-case sario happened, and there were drug cartel members stationed up there, it would be far too dangerous.
Not to mention—
Drug traffickers were inhuman.
The things they did…
Sonoko and Ran weren't ready to witness something like that.
For now, it was better to let them practice with weaker evil spirits while he scouted ahead.
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By the time he returo the hot spring hotel, three girls were already waiting outside.
"All set?"
"Yeah."
Ren nodded slightly.
"I used your he police should move quickly."
Fujiwara sighed deeply.
"I feel like… after my grandpa hears about this, he's going to keep a much stricter eye on me."
That was almost a certainty.
Ren shrugged.
"No one could have predicted that a simple club trip would turn into a run-in with drug traffickers."
He paused, then added wryly:
"Outdoor activities and direters with criminals doly go well together."
