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Luckily, Kagura Hikaru and his colleagues, although they did not find the man-made path down the mountain, managed to locate the highway smoothly.

After jumping over a drainage channel from the mountain to the asphalt road, they waited for a short while before a white Honda sedan pulled up in front of them.

The driver-side window rolled down, revealing not Inspector Yamazaki's face, but that of a short-haired woman in a suit, who was a stranger to them.

She slightly frowned as she sized up Kagura Hikaru, as well as the two girls by his side and on his back, before shifting her gaze back to him: "Are you Kagura Hikaru?"

"Who are you?" Kagura Hikaru asked, furrowing his brow in response.

"Don't be nervous." A familiar voice came from the passenger seat, and Inspector Yamazaki leaned over from the other side, waving at Kagura Hikaru, "She's my colleague, working with me."

After saying this, he glanced at the group beside Kagura Hikaru and was taken aback for a moment: "Wait a second, why are there so many people, who are these two girls?"

Perhaps it was because Komori Ai was lying on his back, or it was due to the poor lighting at night, but Inspector Yamazaki seemed not to recognize her identity.

"For now, just get in the car, we'll talk later," the policewoman pointed to the back seat somewhat impolitely.

Kagura Hikaru and the others opened the car door, boarded the back seat, and then the car swiftly started moving.

"Looks like it went smoothly?"

Obviously, Inspector Yamazaki was still unaware of the fire on the mountain, and he didn't know what Kagura Hikaru had done, so he was still speaking in a relaxed tone that could even be considered lazy.

For him, Kagura Hikaru's safe return was more important than anything else, and he regretted every encounter for inviting a high school student to be an undercover agent; this time, he was extremely anxious, fearing something might have happened to him.

If anything were to happen to Kagura Hikaru, it would not only be hard to explain to his family, but the Inspector would likely lose his position as well.

Relieved after seeing that Kagura Hikaru was safe, his professional drive slowly returned, and he reminded Hikaru, "Start recalling everything you saw and heard in the Happiness Cult, and it's best to take notes. Once we get to the police station, I will ask you to write everything down. But don't speak carelessly, since we will record it as your testimony."

As Inspector Yamazaki spoke, he turned his head from the passenger seat to look at the two girls beside Kagura Hikaru: "Besides, explain to me how they come to be..."

He stopped mid-sentence, stupefied.

The red-dressed girl sleeping on Kagura Hikaru's shoulder looked increasingly familiar.

Thinking it couldn't be possible, he reached out and turned on the car's built-in overhead light.

Though not very bright, it was sufficient to clearly see a person's face.

His mouth fell open as if he had seen a ghost, and he stammered while pointing at Komori Ai, "Mr. Kagura, is she... could she possibly be...?!"

"Yeah, the plan was a success." Kagura Hikaru nodded calmly, "I rescued the Happiness Cult's Shrine Maiden."

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Shortly thereafter, Kagura Hikaru and the others arrived at the police station in Tokyo City.

In the room, in front of Inspector Yamazaki and the female officer, as well as the professional recording device on the table, Kagura Hikaru recounted every detail of the entire incident.

From being "kidnapped" by the Happiness Cult to setting the factory on fire as a diversion and successfully rescuing Komori Ai.
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Inspector Yamazaki was in a state of disbelief all the way, mechanically inquiring about the details like a machine.

He had yet to accept what had happened.

The police had spent several years on the case, not only failing to find any criminal evidence against the Happiness Cult but also never even managing to enter their premises.

And now a high school student, in less than a week and with almost no help from the police other than the information, had just spirited away the Great Shrine Maiden of the Happiness Cult?!

The existence of Serizawa Mai was an extremely important witness. Her testimony could significantly advance the police's investigation progress against the Happiness Cult.

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Kagura Hikaru bringing out such a character was undoubtedly the best outcome possible.

But for Inspector Yamazaki and his team, this wasn't even the greatest accomplishment of Kagura Hikaru.

His greatest accomplishment was the discovery of bodies within the private lands of the Happiness Cult.

With the appearance of bodies, the case was no longer civil, but criminal.

As such, although it was inevitable that detectives would get involved and share the credit, it finally provided an opportunity to categorize the Happiness Cult's vile criminals, which was a good thing. Inspector Yamazaki's Organized Crime Division had been fed up with this impregnable organization for years, achieving nothing, and longing to close this case soon.

The more he knew about the difficulties posed by the Happiness Cult, the more Inspector Yamazaki admired Kagura Hikaru's bravery.

It was undeniable that his methods were extreme, having even set fire to a building, but if it was in self-defense, it could be explained in court, and the multiple bodies he discovered in the mountains were further corroboration of this.

Having experienced so many thrilling things overnight, and even managing to escape with two girls from the throngs of Happiness Cult followers, his actions were nothing short of heroic.

Even the female police officer, who had not been very polite to them before, looked at Kagura Hikaru differently now.

After Kagura Hikaru's testimony was completed, Ayakoji Chiyoko took over.

Her reason for getting involved in the case was even simpler, just worried about her friend (Kagura Hikaru) going alone to a dangerous place, so she insisted on following.

Although she claimed they were just friends, and Kagura Hikaru also said she was a friend, both Inspector Yamazaki and his colleague could tell there was something unusual about the relationship between the two young people and smiled without saying anything.

After Ayakoji Chiyoko's testimony ended, it was time for the most important person, Komori Ai, no, Serizawa Mai.

As they were also associated with the case, Kagura Hikaru and Ayakoji Chiyoko were exceptionally allowed to observe.

Everyone looked serious.

Serizawa Mai's testimony could potentially overturn what people knew about the Happiness Cult, or she might simply be a puppet who knew nothing.

In any case, she was a vital witness, and it was impossible not to gain something from her.

But Inspector Yamazaki did not expect the girl to startle him right from the start.

"Eh? I'm not Serizawa Mai, you must be mistaken," said Komori Ai cutely, tilting her head.

Inspector Yamazaki was taken aback and hurriedly pulled out a photo he had secretly taken of Komori Ai wearing a kimono, surrounded by followers as she entered the grounds of the Happiness Cult: "That's you in the picture, right?"

"Yes!" Komori Ai nodded obediently, her large eyes blinking.

"You are the Shrine Maiden of the Happiness Cult, correct?"

"Yes!"

"Then you are Serizawa Mai."

"No, I'm not!"

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"Hehe, I have a new name now!"

All of a sudden, Komori Ai stood up on the chair without any warning, waving her hands wildly, and shouted, "Huahahaha, I am Komori Ai, Komori Ai is—"

Bang!

Sitting in the back, Kagura Hikaru finally couldn't hold back any longer, got up, and knocked her on the head fiercely with his knuckle, forcibly pushing her down to sit properly.

"Sorry, this one's quite peculiar, probably because she's been confined by the cult for too long and is not in the best mental state. Please take this into consideration and be lenient," Kagura Hikaru said helplessly.