On the surface, his resume was impressive and spotless, with no criminal record, a reputation for incorruptibility, and significant achievements during the tenure of the previous mayor.
But in reality…
Corruption, bribery, collusion with the mafia, abuse of power—if these behind-the-scenes activities were exposed, his political career would be directly buried.
Very good, you're the one.
Shimizu snapped his fingers.
A member of the Assassin Alliance, working as a bodyguard for the Hogg Group, immediately entered from outside the door.
“Help me contact Hamilton Hill. Tell him I strongly support his mayoral candidacy and am willing to provide campaign funds for his team. Also… have Rattlesnake send some small gifts to his family, including those mistresses and illegitimate children, and find a way to let him know, understand?”
Shimizu tossed the file on Hamilton Hill to the Assassin Alliance ninja.
“Yes!”
The ninja accepted the file with both hands and bowed his head in response.
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Demon Slayer World, Butterfly Mansion.
From inside one of the rooms, Shimizu's low groan could be heard.
“Ah, honestly, why are these people so worrying? Mr. Himejima is using fire to temper his body, and now Mr. Shimizu is starting to strengthen his body in this cruel way.”
Shinobu Kocho stood outside the house, helplessly touching her forehead—even though, in reality, she herself was secretly injecting wisteria poison into her body.
Shimizu from the Demon Slayer world, in order to temper his body using the Sand Shower Technique, used the name of the Uesugi clan's ancient methods as a pretext, and asked Shinobu Kocho to find medicines with similar medicinal effects to those in the Naruto world to concoct a secret recipe to temper his body.
The effect was acceptable.
After a long while, the sound inside the room disappeared. Shinobu Kocho, still worried, called out to the inside.
“Mr. Shimizu, are you alright?”
“I'm fine, Shinobu, thank you!”
Shimizu, who came out of the bathtub wrapped in a towel, called out to the outside.
The surface of his skin was slightly red and shiny, emitting heat, and his strong, full muscles were constantly undulating, looking full of explosive power.
“The base quality of this body, placed among the Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps, should be in the upper ranks.”
Shimizu pinched the muscles on his body, clenched his fist, and, in conjunction with the newly learned Mind's Eye Technique, judged the strength of his body.
The Mind's Eye Technique is a sensory ninjutsu with a difficulty close to A-rank, but Shimizu, as a puppeteer, naturally has strong mental energy, and it didn't take him long to learn it.
He dried his body, put on his clothes, and opened the door.
“Mr. Shimizu, for the sake of your health, I suggest that I help you take your pulse and examine you.”
Shinobu Kocho said with a smile.
“Alright, thank you.”
Shimizu sat down at the stone table in the courtyard and extended his arm towards Shinobu Kocho.
After a while.
“There's nothing wrong. Your body is even stronger and more powerful than before, but there are some slight abrasions on the surface of your body. Just apply some wound medicine when you get back.”
Shinobu Kocho released her fingers and said to Shimizu.
“Speaking of which, Mr. Shimizu should be able to become a Pillar soon, right?”
“Still quite a ways off. I've only killed about thirty demons so far. At this rate, it'll probably be next year before I become a Pillar.”
Shimizu shook his head and said.
“That's already very impressive. When we usually kill demons, in addition to the danger of fighting demons, the biggest variable is tracking the demons. Often, as soon as we receive a mission, the demon has already moved its position.
Even U髄, who used to be a ninja, isn't as efficient at tracking demons as you, Mr. Shimizu. Is there some trick?”
Shinobu Kocho asked curiously.
Shimizu touched his nose.
How coincidental, he was also a ninja, and the tracking methods he knew were definitely more numerous and effective than those of Tengen Uzui, a traditional ninja.
A single mistake can ruin everything!
“Not really, but my sense of smell is very keen. Even if the demon has already left, as long as he has killed someone nearby, I can follow the scent of blood from the scene of the incident.”
Shimizu casually found a seemingly reasonable explanation.
Whose nose is more sensitive than a dog's!
However, Shinobu Kocho had an expression of understanding.
“No wonder. Kyojuro also told me before that Tanjiro's sense of smell is very peculiar. Not only is it very keen, but he can also use his sense of smell to judge the flaws in the enemy's moves. I didn't believe it at first, but since you also have a similar ability, Mr. Shimizu, then it's not surprising.”
Ah?
Shimizu's expression remained unchanged, but he was stunned for a moment in his heart.
He almost forgot that Tanjiro's sense of smell was indeed so strong that it almost became a superpower.
Shinobu Kocho chatted with Shimizu for a few more words, until a young girl in blue clothes came to notify her that new injured people had arrived, and Shinobu Kocho apologized and hurriedly ran away.
Shimizu smiled and saw Shinobu Kocho off, then sat at the table and drank tea.
The Breath of Dust has been largely completed, and he has accumulated a lot of experience. He can start trying to fuse Wind Release chakra and Lightning Release chakra to develop Dust Release.
Shimizu didn't know what the bloodline limit developed by other places called these two attributes of chakra. There was no relevant information in the data collected by Sunagakure, but anyway, he called it Dust Release. As long as he developed it successfully and made Dust Release famous in the ninja world, then even if there were other names, the people of the ninja world would still recognize the name Dust Release by then.
“Maybe after returning to the village, I can ask the Third Kazekage, the creator of Magnet Release, if there are any key points or tricks to fusing bloodline limits.”
Just as Shimizu was drinking tea and thinking, a Kasugai Crow flew from the sky.
“Uesugi Shimizu, Uesugi Shimizu, please depart immediately for Ashikita, Kumamoto City! It is suspected that the Twelve Kizuki are appearing there!”
Shimizu suddenly raised his head.
The opportunity to become a Pillar in one fell swoop has finally come.
As of now, Shimizu has killed a total of thirty-two demons and has been promoted to a Kanoe swordsman. His police rank at the Shiga Prefectural Police Headquarters has also been promoted to squad leader.
The current luck has been pushed to a new historical high, reaching .
When he accepted the Assassin Alliance before, the progress was more than 43%, and it increased almost doubled at once.
The bulk of it was brought about by the promotion of the main body to Jonin, and a small part was brought about by the level increase in the Demon Slayer world and the joint development of Hogg in the DC world.
If he can become the highest-ranking Pillar in the Demon Slayer Corps, it should add a lot at once, and then it will not be far from opening a new world.
