The Japanese government, notoriously inefficient and often compared to the Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix alongside the British government, surprisingly acted with high efficiency this time. Within just half a month, the order of the magic world was completely reshaped. The original system dominated by the Three Royal Families was shattered by Duanmu Huai, and students and Curse Masters from the Tokyo and Kyoto Curse High were integrated into a brand-new government department, the "Religious Special Supervision Department."

They were granted the task of arresting and even executing Curse Masters. Of course, according to Duanmu Huai’s idea, when encountering such things as Curse Masters, just kill them directly. However, the government obviously feels that doing so seems a bit inhumane...

"Humane?"

Duanmu Huai sat on the chair, frowning as he stared at the man in the suit before him.

"So, if they launch another terrorist attack in Roppongi or Akihabara, that’s humane, right?"

"That’s not what we mean, Miss Duanmu Ai."

Faced with Duanmu Huai’s sarcasm, the latter could only offer a wry smile—after the war, the logical next step was to divide the spoils. Duanmu Huai, through contacts with opposition members of parliament, caught the ruling party off guard, forcing them to cede most of their power. This ended the ruling party’s dominance in parliament, replacing it with a confrontation between two major forces.

Of course, for the country, such internal confrontation would consume national power and prevent many policies from passing.

But... what does this have to do with Duanmu Huai?

He’s not Japanese, so why should he care about Japan’s fate? Even if Japan Balkanizes, it has nothing to do with him.

Rescuing people is one thing, but that doesn’t mean I have to be responsible for your political affairs.

Swooping in and messing things up, then walking away, is the Judge’s privilege. How the local government cleans up this mess is none of his concern.

"Although we can indeed issue arrest warrants for Curse Masters under the pretext of their association with cults and take action against them, you also know it’s really difficult to sentence Curse Masters to death..."

"So we don’t need to go that far."

Duanmu Huai waved his hand dismissively.

"Just do like the U.S. does: arrest them, and then we have no choice but to shoot them dead. Seriously, do you really think it’s a good idea to let those Curse Masters, who have blood on their hands, live? Aren’t you afraid they’ll draw circles in their cell and curse you? That could truly be fatal."

"So Miss Duanmu Ai, we’d like you to manage this department..."

"I’m a high school student and haven’t even graduated yet, so stop thinking about making me the scapegoat."

Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes.

"You guys sort it out internally or find an obedient Curse Master to take the fall. I’m not interested in being a civil servant, I’d rather continue pursuing my promising acting career."

"Then can we appoint you as a special advisor to this department?"

"Sure, just don’t put my name on it."

That’s how political spoils are divided: sharing benefits and risks. Now that the faction supported by Duanmu Huai has grown strong in the cabinet, they naturally must place their own supporters into positions of power. Everyone gets to share in the profits, and if anyone falls, they all fall together. Especially Duanmu Huai—his contributions in this action were significant. If not for his large reputation and young age, they would definitely offer him some position akin to Director of Shield.

Duanmu Huai knew these people didn’t have good intentions. After all, if something like the Shibuya incident happens again, it would fall on him to take the blame, and he’d be crazy to agree to their demands.

Even though, with Tianyuan’s death, the barrier across Japan collapsed, the link with Subspace weakened, and those Curse Masters had their power greatly reduced, who knows if they will become desperate and cause some large-scale harmful event, blaming him when it happens?

He has no interest in getting embroiled in such political struggles.

In the end, after discussing for half a day with government representatives, Duanmu Huai set a restriction: those who haven’t killed anyone can be detained without trial, but those who have, must be dealt with and eliminated.

As for the scapegoats—they said they would find a suitable Curse Master after talking with them, and to that, Duanmu Huai could only wish them luck.

Ordinary citizens outside are unaware of this internal political bargaining. For Hei Chuan Chi Yin and Ruby, the biggest impact was the reduction in public activities during this period. This can be understood since the authorities have declared that the "remnants" of the Panxing Sect are still on the run, and they are trying every means to apprehend these dangerous elements quickly.

Hosting a LIVE event or a large-scale activity at such a time would be disastrous if the opposition decided to sabotage the venue.

Therefore, various public places and entertainment facilities have all unanimously tightened security, and many events initially planned for Christmas and New Year were canceled for legitimate reasons, serving as a memorial for the innocent victims of the Shibuya attack.

As a result, there have been far fewer entertainment programs lately, which allows artists, who usually would’ve been incredibly busy during this time, to finally catch a break.

Like Sakurajima Mai, Hei Chuan Chi Yin, and Ruby, who should originally be very busy now, have found most of their engagements canceled, allowing them to stay home and rest peacefully.