Tokyo: My Superpower Refreshes Every Week-Chapter 619 - 617: Aozawa’s Fugitive Lovers Routine

"...Nepotism, abuse of power, these are the ten major offenses of Phoenix Academy Kochou.

She is unfit to continue as Prime Minister. Here, I solemnly inform all citizens and officials, as well as the generals of the Self-Defense Forces.

The Prime Minister's position of the state is abolished. The person who will wield the state's authority is our beloved Emperor Shinjin who will grasp the reins of power!"

As he spoke, Funahashi Hikoshiro voluntarily stepped aside, choosing to silently move to a side position.

A middle-aged man with his hair parted at 37 degrees, dressed in a suit, strode confidently to the podium. Facing the camera, there was no trace of panic on his face; instead, he spoke with a calm demeanor, pledging not to let the citizens down.

In this time of crisis, he promised to lead everyone out of their predicament with the Different World and to increase national defense spending.

After these formal remarks, someone immediately shouted from below, "Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

Emperor Shinjin waved to signal the end of this press conference, turned, and left the hall, proceeding up the stairs to the fifth floor of the Prime Minister's residence.

Someone opened a door for him, revealing the Prime Minister's office.

Emperor Shinjin looked at this office, imagining the scenes of all the past Prime Ministers working here. He slowly entered, not as a guest but as the owner.

"Funahashi, you have really put me in a difficult position."

Although in public media, Emperor Shinjin needed to use the pronoun "I," in private settings, he preferred using the unique "we."

Emperor Shinjin stepped forward, caressing the Prime Minister's chair, made of expensive materials, but its inherent value was even more precious.

This made the corners of his mouth inadvertently lift.

In the past, being the Emperor, his status was of course exalted, yet it didn't involve any real power.

The power to govern the country was all in the hands of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers.

In the eyes of the Prime Minister and those people, the Imperial Household seemed only to need to serve as a mascot.

It was being this mascot continuously before the people that gave the Imperial identity significant political meaning.

At critical moments like this, the Emperor would be brought out as an endorsement.

Emperor Shinjin, who had been observing the actions of past Emperors since he was young, knew well that he could not yet truly wield great power.

It was just because everyone was dissatisfied with Kochou that they pushed him to the stage.

But wasn't Emperor Meiji also initially a puppet, only gradually gaining power later on?

Even if he couldn't truly wield power later, he could still retreat to the Imperial Palace and continue living a life of unparalleled honor.

"Kochou must be found quickly."

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, I have already dispatched people to guard all major routes leading to the US military base and the roads to each airport, ensuring that Kochou does not escape to the US military base or board a plane to cause trouble abroad."

Funahashi Hikoshiro stood in front of the desk with a serious expression, "Any unauthorized private aircraft leaving the country without the proper clearance will definitely be shot down by the missiles we launched.

Majesty, your regime is awaited by all; please do not hesitate!"

"Well, in that case, I can only strive to meet everyone's expectations."

Emperor Shinjin sat down on the chair, letting out a light sigh, "By the way, how have the Five Major Conglomerates reacted to my succession?"

"They naturally welcome it wholeheartedly. They are already outside, ready to offer their congratulations as you take the reins of power."

Funahashi Hikoshiro bowed, realizing that the card he played was indeed an ingenious move.

The right-wing Self-Defense Forces generals could not possibly hold objections to the Emperor's succession.

Politicians, even less so, and the only pressing matter at hand is to catch Kochou as soon as possible or to have her eliminated, preventing her from fleeing overseas or aligning with the US military.

Despite orchestrating a perfect stance, Funahashi Hikoshiro found it challenging to guarantee the attitude of the US military.

Emperor Shinjin's face showed a slight smile, "Then let them come in. I also want to have a good talk with them about how to govern the country."

"Yes, Sir."

Funahashi Hikoshiro bowed and exited the office.

...

Rumble.

The UH-1J helicopter flew over Ayase, while a Type 74 tank drove through a residential street below, its massive, metal body exuding a strong presence simply by rolling over the street.

Not to mention, around the tank were police officers in uniform, knocking on doors one by one, holding up two wanted posters as they inquired.

The First Division, teaming up with the Metropolitan Police Department, had sealed off the entire Ayase area, ensuring that the two students couldn't escape from here.

They even set up a temporary command post right at the top office of the Ayase Police Station.

"Please rest assured, Minister of Defense, in less than an hour, I guarantee Phoeni Academy Maggie will be in our hands!"

The major general was full of confidence, reporting to Funahashi Hikoshiro, who had been promoted to Minister of Defense.

According to the intelligence he received, the two students left school just three minutes earlier.

Reviewing the Ayase Station footage, they hadn't seen the two entering, meaning they didn't leave using the train.

In just three short minutes, it's hard to imagine they could have escaped the area, surely they are still within this vicinity.

As long as we conduct a thorough search, capturing the two students is just a matter of time.

He is very confident.

"Do not underestimate them. That student's background is not simple; Aozawa and Morimoto Chiyoda are involved, and that woman has deep ties with the CIA."

Funahashi Hikoshiro's voice was full of gravity; he was not reckless, knowing that at this critical moment, he couldn't let Morimoto Chiyoda stand against him.

"Try to capture them alive; only by doing so will they have significant bargaining value."

"Understood."

"Cooperate with the people from the Metropolitan Police Department, but don't be too rude. We need their strength to stabilize the situation."

"Rest assured."

The Major General nodded.

With just the strength of the First Division, controlling all of Tokyo is still somewhat difficult.

They have only fired the first shot in overthrowing the evil Prime Minister Kochou; not to mention the Maritime Self-Defense Force, the other division commanders of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force are unwilling to follow the First Division's orders.

Nominally, everyone follows Emperor Shinjin's orders; it is Emperor Shinjin who allows them to follow Funahashi Hikoshiro.

The Major General understands very well that, though the outcome seems the same, the implications are entirely different.

"Alright, then I'll be waiting for your good news."

Funahashi Hikoshiro hung up the phone.

The Major General continued listening to the reports below, watching the search locations on the screen with a very solemn expression.

Whether he can succeed as the First Division commander depends on this opportunity.

...

The commotion outside is loud.

Aozawa just lifts the curtain and sweeps a glance outside, already seeing the helicopters patrolling back and forth in the sky.

He withdrew his hand and turned his head, saying, "The enemy's response speed is faster than we expected."

"Sorry for dragging you into this."

Phoenix Academy Maggie's porcelain-doll-like face showed an apology; she didn't want to implicate Aozawa.

This attitude annoyed Aozawa a little; he raised his hand and flicked her forehead, saying, "Don't say things like sorry at a time like this."

"What fear of implicating me, such a tone, obviously you don't consider me as your friend."

Phoenix Academy Maggie touched her forehead, revealing a smile, and said, "I misspoke; you are my boyfriend."

"Male friend."

She added this phrase at the end, her smile carrying a hint of slyness, seemingly happy for being able to tease a bit.

Aozawa laughed, "That's more like it. I'll ask Chitose to see if she knows anything about Auntie's whereabouts."

"No need, if you send a message now, it will certainly be intercepted by them."

Phoenix Academy Maggie shook her head, knowing well that since the enemy had taken this step, they must be monitoring communications in this area.

Any resident calling or sending messages would be intercepted by them.

Thinking it over, Aozawa nodded, saying, "Then we'll wait until tonight, under the cover of darkness, I'll carry you out of here."

"Then we can ask; they surely can't monitor every conversation in Tokyo, right?"

"That's not feasible, only the CIA can achieve something like that."

Phoenix Academy Maggie paused, then tentatively suggested, "How about tonight, we check that safe location Mother mentioned?"

"That sounds good."

Aozawa nodded and sat along the wall, asking, "What did Auntie do to directly provoke the other side into deploying the age-old skill of 'taking up arms and heading to Kyoto'?"

This bedroom appeared spacious, yet Phoenix Academy Maggie still pretended it felt cramped, intentionally sitting close to Aozawa, wrapping her arms around her knees and saying, "Not much, just trying to push some reforms.

The plan was to have senior officers who fail exams retire, replaced by capable individuals for key positions.

I heard from Mother, they supposedly alerted the U.S. Army, but so far, there's no sign of any action, maybe something unexpected happened that I'm unaware of."

"Don't worry, Auntie is such a clever person, she surely has backup plans; otherwise, she wouldn't have retreated so cleanly. She might have other plans."

Aozawa's explanation made Phoenix Academy Maggie nod; she too couldn't believe her mother would be so easily caught off guard, smiling, "That's right, I believe Mother certainly has other plans."

Just then, Phoenix Academy Maggie seemed to hear voices downstairs, drawing closer here.

Her expression immediately turned tense; she whispered, "It seems someone is coming."

"Don't worry, we'll hide in the wardrobe first."

Aozawa didn't come in through the door, but rather jumped in from the open window on the second floor.

Phoenix Academy Maggie immediately nodded, quickly running towards the wardrobe by the wall, opening it, the clothes hanging inside made her blush; those garments were extremely bold and sexy, clearly meant for women.

There was a box beneath, holding some small tools.

Fortunately, the wardrobe was large enough, and the tools were positioned towards the left, allowing both of them to squeeze on the right side, possibly avoiding detection from the other side's sight.

Provided the other side doesn't check the clothes on the right.

Aozawa urged Phoenix Academy Maggie, "Quick, get inside."

"Eh?!"

Phoenix Academy Maggie thought for a bit, yet still blushingly entered inside.

Their identities can't be exposed to others now; they can only remain hidden.