The top floor-the twenty-fifth floor-of the newest Totsuki building in the suburbs of the city, the Totsuki Tower.
Erina sat behind her desk, her back to the window. She only shifted her gaze from the documents after hearing a knock on the door.
"Come in."
As she spoke, the country's head of state and the two bodyguards he brought with him entered.
The first impression the two bodyguards had of the office was... well, whoever built this office has definitely never been targeted by a sniper!
Even though the floor is very high, on the 25th floor, there might still be something that can reach this height!
So, if an assassin wanted to kill this young woman, all those locations would be their primary sniping spots!
Perhaps due to the height of the tower itself, Totsuki has already taken precautions against the high vantage points that could be used for sniping, but what if something goes wrong...
-Once your life is gone, you can't get it back!
This is what the two bodyguards were thinking, but the country's highest head of state, Tokugawa, thought differently.
Although this was the first time they had met in person, he had heard about Erina Nakiri more or less before-a large part of the reason for his visit today was Jaden, but a small part was still because of Erina Nakiri.
So, he didn't think Erina Nakiri wouldn't have considered this point.
As for why she still uses an office like this...
-It's probably because of confidence.
As for where this confidence comes from... he wasn't quite sure.
"Assemblyman Tokugawa, I suppose your visit to our newly constructed Totsuki Tower today is about Jaden."
"You guessed it..."
Erina sat in her office chair, watching Assemblyman Tokugawa take his seat under Hisako's guidance. She slowly smiled.
"After all, my Totsuki Tower has only just been completed. There is still a construction team downstairs repairing the ground in the front yard. For you to come over at this time-I don't think it's because of me. I don't have that much influence yet, only Jaden does."
'The current you' ah...
Assemblyman Tokugawa sighed inwardly, then also smiled.
"Although this time it wasn't exactly because of you that I came, I do have some things I need to ask about..."
Tokugawa tried to be as humble as possible.
"After all, starting from the Shinomiyas' Succession War, basically, anyone with eyes should understand-just like when thermal weapons first appeared and cold weapons began to be phased out, the world is now transitioning from the era of light firepower to the Era of Heroes... As the Assemblyman of this country's highest council, I must consider the public and allow them to transition better into this era. So, we came up with a proposal."
Speaking of this, Tokugawa paused, then handed a well-organized plan to Hisako, who then passed the document to Erina.
Erina quickly flipped through it and understood.
"So, you plan to use various forms of entertainment and media such as animation, manga, novels, games, TV dramas, and movies to subtly introduce the concepts of martial arts and heroes into the public consciousness, and then find a suitable opportunity to promote Jaden?"
Hearing that Erina understood, Tokugawa rubbed his hands together.
"Exactly. Director Nakiri, you are also aware that this matter holds no downside for your significant other. So, do you approve of us starting preparations now to promote your significant other?"
Yes.
Tokugawa came today to ask for permission.
Although he seemed a bit humble right now, he had heard the news-even the empire that has been passed down for two thousand years had unilaterally declared a peace treaty with Jaden, so why shouldn't he put aside his pride?
There were indeed a few assembly members in the council who questioned whether Jaden's status should be placed so high-but before they could pull any tricks, Tokugawa had already gotten rid of those brainless guys!
And today, he came in person.
However, Erina planned to delay his proposal.
After all, this is something she has to discuss with Jaden, and the decision should be made by him.
Erina would not make the choice for Jaden for him.
But just before she could speak, another voice came from outside the door.
"I don't think so~"
Along with the voice, the office door was opened, and a man in a suit, with a mechanical structure covering one eye, walked in, then casually locked the office door.
"Because he might be dead in a few days~"
He said this while surveying the room. His gaze didn't stop on Tokugawa at all but went straight to Erina.
Then he took off his hat and performed a simple gentleman's bow.
"Ms. Nakiri, good afternoon~"
"Although I don't expect you to believe me, I still need to make a simple self-introduction at this time-you can call me Jack, Jack the Ripper~"
Hiss-
Upon hearing this name, Tokugawa immediately leaned back against the sofa. The two bodyguards behind him were even about to draw their handguns from their holsters.
But the moment they made a move-blood flowed out.
The two bodyguards were cut into pieces instantly!
No one saw how Jack the Ripper did it, but he did.
Tokugawa was so frightened by this sight that he didn't dare to move.
But even so, he still opened his mouth to explain to Erina and Hisako.
"It's hard to say if this guy is the Jack the Ripper... but his attire and that eye... the assassin with the highest success rate in the Empire is said to have this kind of dress, and... he's also named Jack!"
Hearing Tokugawa say this, Jack smiled and nodded at him.
Then his gaze returned to Erina.
-He thought that Erina, upon realizing who he was, would likely show fear or carefully try to struggle, just like Tokugawa...
His eyes, which can see other people's emotions, had seen that reaction too many times!
However...
After he looked at Erina, he discovered that she was not afraid, nor panicked, nor cautious, or anything else...
She just sat there calmly. Even though he could kill her at any moment, she still looked down at him.
It was as if...
-At this moment, he was the one whose life was in her hands, not the other way around!
"Jack the Ripper... So, did someone hire you to come here today?"
Erina crossed her hands, resting her chin on them.
Jack smiled and shook his head after a moment of surprise.
"No... probably no one would risk retaliation from Jaden to hire an assassin to kill you-I didn't come here to kill you this time. I mainly wanted to capture you and then use you to deal with Jaden~"
"After all, he's so strong. If I fought him head-on, I definitely wouldn't be his match, right-but even the strong have weaknesses, and based on my observation and analysis, unfortunately, you are his weakness~"
Jack kept his eyes on Erina while saying these words.
He expected Erina's emotions to change this time. He thought he would finally see what he wanted to see... but still nothing!
Erina's emotions still didn't change in the direction he had imagined. In fact, she even smiled.
"I see."
"Then it seems there is no room for further discussion."
Hearing Erina say this, Jack slowly frowned and walked towards Erina.
"Ah... if you think Jaden will come to save you, then I have to apologize... that guy is some distance away from where we are. Even if he learned about this now, he would definitely be too late to save you."
Jack said this, then stopped at a certain distance from Erina.
Then, his fingers, hidden beneath his gloves, wiggled. He was about to do the same thing he did to kill the bodyguards-manipulate invisible steel wires to neutralize Erina's movements.
Erina, however, remained seated in her chair, still looking down at him.
Ultimately, Erina never considered Jack a threat from the start.
If you ask why...
It's because-
The moment Jack attempted to use the mechanism hidden beneath his glove to fire the steel wires to their intended locations, a fist landed directly on his face!
The sound of the door being pulverized arrived a moment later!
Bang!
It was Jaden who had burst through the door. He was unusually solemn, his eyes flashing with a savage red light!
Tokugawa was so startled by this scene that he completely collapsed onto the sofa, while Erina smiled and closed her eyes.
Yes.
She had already known that this would be the outcome.
If you ask for the reason...
-She believes in him, it's that simple!
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