After breaking up, my ex asked me to win her back

Kagura Hikaru's undercover mission had failed up to that point.

His disguise was completely blown in just one evening.

However, on his first infiltration, he brought back a key figure—Serizawa Mai, the Shrine Maiden of the Happiness Cult, also known as Komori Ai.

After that night, he and Ayakoji Chiyoko went their separate ways, each doing their own thing and even attending school.

But once they left school and home, they had to accept police surveillance and protection.

Being watched every time they left the house was uncomfortable, and fearing possible dangers, both of them stayed indoors as much as possible, avoiding wandering around or meeting outside of school.

Komori Ai stayed at the police station under police custody.

As the Shrine Maiden of the Happiness Cult, she was more likely to be attacked than Kagura Hikaru and the others.

Whether it was to reclaim the Shrine Maiden as a symbol of the sect or to retaliate against her betrayal, the remnants of the Happiness Cult were unlikely to let Komori Ai off easy.

Although she was reluctant, Komori Ai stayed at the police station to take shelter, persuaded by Kagura Hikaru.

She could leave whenever she wanted to, as her abilities could easily evade the police guarding her, but no one would stop her.

However, if she left the police station, Komori Ai would face Happiness Sect Cultists who were not afraid of her abilities; these were the real threats, whereas ordinary police officers were actually able to deter them.

Thanks to Kagura Hikaru's efforts and Komori Ai's compelling testimony, the police had the chance to heavily damage the Happiness Cult.

That night, the police conducted a mountain search overnight.

At the location reported by Kagura Hikaru, they found skeletal remains.

The police had an excuse and immediately arrested all personnel at the Happiness Cult's premises.

According to those involved, most of the deceased had been followers; some had volunteered themselves, while others had been deceived, leading to their burial deep in the mountains.

Some of the actual murderers had been caught, but not all.

The current Sect Hierarch of the Happiness Cult, Tanaka, and his deputy, the Bucktoothed Man, had fled with a group of followers.

By the time the police stormed the Happiness Cult premises, those people had vanished without a trace.

They were now entirely considered dangerous elements, urgently wanted by the police who distributed flyers throughout the streets urging the public to stay vigilant.

Passing by any station entrance, one could see their wanted posters and photos. Experience tales at My Virtual Library Empire

This incident had made international news, attracting global attention.

And the Island Nation police, credited with dismantling this nefarious sect, received widespread social attention and praise.

Among them, Kagura Hikaru and Komori Ai, who had played significant roles, were not mentioned in the news at all, not even their faces or names appeared, as they were deliberately concealed.

This was at their own request; Kagura Hikaru clearly did not want to appear in reports about such a case.

On the other hand, it was an effort by the police to protect them, keeping them completely out of the media's sight.

Since the case escalated from a multi-level marketing religion to a criminal case, including Kagura Hikaru, Komori Ai, and Ayakoji Chiyoko, even their families were protected by the police.

This major crime was unearthed entirely due to them, and the police also feared that the remnants of the Happiness Cult might take extreme measures for revenge.

From this point, the pace of the case began to slow down.

The police followed the network of the Happiness Cult, investigating further up the chain, and found more and more people involved in illegal transactions with them, expanding the scope of the case.

Because the Happiness Cult had been identified as a dangerous organization, the investigation had a high degree of freedom and was relatively smooth, but not entirely so.

At last, they made the decision to crack down on the major players while letting smaller ones slip away, successfully sealing off all the Happiness Cult facilities within the country, and the majority of the related suspects were arrested, except for the Sect Hierarch and his deputy who remained at large.

Unnoticed, a month had passed since the day the case broke.

The summer, which was expected to linger, abruptly vanished after a day of continuous heavy rain.

Gone were the cicadas' chirps, the high temperatures, and the fiercely scorching sun.

On a gloomy, overcast day,

Kagura Hikaru, Ayakoji Chiyoko, and Komori Ai gathered once again in front of the Tokyo Police Station.

Today was a special day.

Komori Ai's foster home had been decided, and today was her moving day.

Having been rescued from the Happiness Cult premises, Komori Ai, a minor with effectively no family, needed a guardian.

The person who stepped forward to adopt her was Inspector Yamazaki.

It was only afterwards that Kagura Hikaru learned that the female officer they went to pick up last time was married to Inspector Yamazaki; they had been married for some time but hadn't had children due to their busy schedules.

The two of them had been taking care of her during this period.

The police station was no place for staying, so Komori Ai spent her nights at Inspector Yamazaki's home and was brought back to the station in the morning.

Perhaps touched by Komori Ai's experiences, Inspector Yamazaki ultimately decided to adopt her.

After seeing Komori Ai's quirky temper, even Kagura Hikaru couldn't help but admire anyone who dared to live with her.

However, having a family once again was a good thing, one might say.

Just to be safe, Kagura Hikaru had also checked using mind-reading; both Inspector Yamazaki and his wife were kind people with no ties to the Happiness Cult.

If it were them adopting Komori Ai, he could be at ease.

Kagura Hikaru had thought he would be the only one coming to help Komori Ai move today, but unexpectedly, Ayakoji Chiyoko also showed up.

He wasn't sure how she heard the news... No, he could guess; it was probably Inspector Yamazaki who told her.

Since leaving the Happiness Cult premises last time, this was the first time the three of them had gathered together, inevitably bringing back various memories of that incident.

As time went on, the initial feelings of danger and fear gradually faded.

Even the Happiness Sect Cultists, who they had thought would come after them, vanished without a trace, rendering their initial anxiety meaningless.

After so long with no action, perhaps they would not come at all.

"Why are you so quiet today?"

Kagura Hikaru looked at Komori Ai, who was clutching his clothes, feeling something was amiss with her today.

Apart from the initial embrace when they met, she hadn't spoken a word until now, which was not like her at all.

"Hmm..." Komori Ai gnawed at his clothes, her face pressed against him, mumbling fuzzily, "I just feel... a bad premonition... very, very bad..."

"..."

Kagura Hikaru silently turned his head to look at Inspector Yamazaki, who was beckoning them to get into the car.

From the start, he had noticed, there were many policemen hidden around.

Could this, perhaps, be a trap?