"You're saying a demon is sealed in here?"
The next morning, at MIB Headquarters, Agent O circled the statue of Mary that Mike had brought back, looking at it repeatedly, then asked uncertainly, "There won't be any problems, right? Should we hand this over to the church?"
When it came to dealing with aliens or werewolves, Agent O and Agent Z might have some experience, but handling demons with mysterious powers left them both feeling a bit out of their depth.
What's more, this item contained a living demon.
"No problem, it's all handled. The demon inside can't get out at all. Of course, if she's not afraid of dying, she can try to escape again to see," Mike said confidently.
Not to mention, the demon named Mary had already been severely weakened from the beating she took.
Furthermore, Mike could sense any abnormality in the sealing energy he used.
If that demon still wasn't well-behaved, Mike wouldn't mind helping her find complete liberation.
The reason he kept this demon was partly because her attitude was decent after she surrendered, and partly because this demon knew a bit about hell.
If Mike wanted to know some special information in the future, he could come back to her.
"That's good then."
Seeing Mike's confident demeanor, Agent O finally put her mind at ease, then asked, "Oh, right, how was the Christian Town situation resolved in the end? Does the MIB need to go there to clean up?"
"The culprit has been re-sealed, so Christian Town shouldn't have any more issues," Mike said. "And Father James is still there; he said he'd handle the follow-up work."
"Alright then." Agent O didn't dwell on the topic, instead showing concern for Mike. "You've worked hard. Your travel expenses and subsidy will be transferred to you later. If there's nothing else, you can go back and rest."
This demon incident was an emergency mission for the MIB.
As for Mike, who received the mission, he had been traveling all night.
After all, after he dealt with the demon incident last night, he did take a car directly from Christian Town back to New York overnight.
"Alright, I'm leaving. I really do need to go back and get some more sleep." Mike turned to leave, but quickly turned back and said, "Oh, right, I got some information from that demon that the MIB might need to pay attention to…"
Then, under the puzzled gazes of Agent O and Agent Z, Mike continued, "According to the demon named Mary, she only barely broke free from her seal because she sensed God's power leaving the New York area."
"God's power left New York? What does that mean?" Agent O became serious again.
"Who knows, maybe 'God' got tired of working and went on vacation," Mike said casually.
But in his heart, he already had a rough guess.
Angel One, who had been maintaining stability around New York, had said in the Columbia University gymnasium that he wanted to find a proxy to do his work so he could go out and relax.
Now it seemed he had likely found a proxy and had left New York for a trip.
This was probably why Mary Elnor was able to break free from her seal at this time.
Actually, the incident in Christian Town had little to do with the outsider reporter Gerry. Before he went to the town, Mary Elnor had already initially broken free from her seal and had swayed Alice.
Gerry just happened to accelerate the process.
"God went on vacation? What should we do then?" In the room, Agent Z, serving as an advisor, also became nervous.
As mentioned before, the MIB could handle alien and werewolf problems very well, but they weren't very effective at dealing with mysterious things like demons.
"What else can we do? Just pay more attention to mysterious incidents near New York recently. If you really can't handle it, you can hand all the problems over to me," Mike suggested.
Mysterious incidents were no big deal for Mike, who was already "invincible."
"That's the only way," Agent O concluded. "Then I'll trouble you from now on, Agent M."
Unconsciously, Mike, possessing mysterious powers, was becoming the "stabilizing force" of the MIB.
Furthermore, MIB Headquarters also had the intention of molding Mike into a "legend" like Agent J, to serve as a benchmark for the MIB.
To serve as a role model for other agents.
"OK." Mike didn't decline Agent O's intention to give him more responsibility. After giving his promise, he left MIB Headquarters.
Meanwhile, back in Christian Town, with the demon re-sealed, all those who had been "blessed" returned to "normal."
Alice also became deaf and mute again.
To atone for her previous actions, the girl took over her uncle's work at the church.
Indeed, Alice bore some responsibility for this incident in the town. It was because of her strong desire to cure her deafness and muteness that she had prayed to Mary.
And it was this action that provided Mary Elnor with the energy to initially break free from her seal.
As for the other party involved, Gerry, he also felt guilty for stomping on the "doll" earlier and decided to resign from his reporter job, planning to stay in Christian Town to atone for his sins.
When Father James learned of this, he proactively offered to baptize Gerry and make him a clergyman, assisting Alice in her work at the Christian Town church.
At the same time, a young man in Buffalo Town, New York, who had just lost his field reporter job, had no idea he was about to enter his moment of glory.
This young man named Bruce had a difficult life because he used to have a bad temper.
Because of this, he also developed a habit of complaining, even blaming all the misfortunes in his life on God.
Perhaps because his emotions were too intense, he was noticed by Angel One, who was preparing to go on a trip.
'After you leave this room, you'll have seven days to be "God." Make the most of it…'
Walking on the street, Bruce recalled the strange old man's last words when he was interviewing for a new job.
"That's just… inexplicable." Bruce, unaware that he already possessed magical powers, shook his head and pushed the strange thoughts out of his mind.
Then, regaining his focus, he unexpectedly saw a group of troublemaking thugs gathered in a street corner.
Bruce recognized these thugs; he had previously stopped them from bullying a beggar on the street.
Of course, the outcome of that incident was not ideal.
Bruce ended up getting a severe beating from those thugs.
"Don't look… don't look… it's none of my business…"
Walking in the middle of the street, Bruce averted his gaze from the thugs who seemed to be snorting something, and continued walking forward.
After all, some lessons only needed to be learned once.
However, Bruce, who still harbored a sense of justice, still couldn't overcome his conscience this time.
He suppressed the fear in his heart, turned back to the street corner, and shouted at the thugs, "What are you doing again?!"
The thugs, with guilt in their hearts, were first startled by the shout, and then, seeing the panic on the newcomer's face, they all burst into laughter.
The bald thug leader among them even recognized Bruce.
"It's you again, kid! Still sticking your nose where it doesn't belong? Wasn't the last lesson enough?" The bald thug threatened with a menacing expression.
"I, I'm not afraid of you, and what you're doing now is already illegal…" Bruce insisted on finishing his lecturing, but his legs seemed to have a mind of their own, automatically trying to run away.
This made his entire state look very strange and comical.
"Apologize to me now, then leave. Maybe I can pretend nothing happened…" The bald thug, accustomed to bullying the weak and fearing the strong, spoke nicely, but was actually moving closer to Bruce as he spoke.
His demeanor suggested he intended to teach Bruce another lesson to show off in front of his subordinates.
"No!"
Just as the bald thug was about to grab his collar, Bruce, in a panic, tried to push him away.
Then something magical happened: Bruce's outstretched hand hadn't even touched the bald thug when he flew straight out, landing headfirst in a trash can in the corner.
"Boss, are you alright! What happened…"
The thugs quickly went to help their bald boss up. As for what had just happened, they, standing behind, hadn't seen clearly at all.
"I don't know either… That kid seems strange." The bald boss, pulled out of the trash can, removed a banana peel from his head and looked at Bruce with newfound apprehension.
What just happened was too sudden, and he really didn't understand what was going on, but he was sure that it must all be that person opposite him playing tricks.
At this moment, Bruce was also staring blankly at his own hands.
"So… all of this is true! That old man didn't lie to me…"
Slowly realizing what was happening, Bruce's expression grew more and more arrogant, and the smile on his lips could no longer be suppressed.
As his grin widened, he felt like a villainous big boss.
"Now, I allow you to apologize to me, and then go turn yourselves in. How does that sound?" Bruce asked with a devilish smile on his face.
"You wish!" As the team leader, the bald thug, though a little nervous, still stepped forward and said defiantly, "You want us to turn ourselves in? Only if a monkey pops out of my ass!!!"
It is well known that monkeys cannot pop out of human asses, so the bald thug meant that he would never admit his mistake.
"Is that so? You said it…" With a wicked expression, Bruce raised a hand and touched his temple, helping himself concentrate.
He looked utterly bizarre.
Then, everyone saw a lively monkey actually emerge from the bald boss's rear end.
The group of thugs were so shocked by this sight that they were speechless, and only thought to run after a long moment of stunned.
"I'll give you a ride." Realizing he could truly make things happen just by thinking, like God, Bruce's face broke into a happy smile.
Then, he opened his mouth wide and spewed out a swarm of hornets, chasing the fleeing thugs and herding them towards the police station.
"So what about you? I've granted your wish, so are you ready to apologize?" After pranking the other thugs, Bruce turned his gaze back to the bald thug, who was clutching his rear end and clenching his legs, looking like he was questioning reality.
"You, you're a demon!"
Again targeted by Bruce, this "demon," the bald boss cried out like a helpless young wife and fled in disarray.
"Hehehe… Hehehe…" Bruce, having vented his anger, let out a villainous laugh. Then he noticed that the monkey that had emerged from the rear end hadn't left yet.
Man and monkey, eyes met…
"Oops, I almost forgot about you." Bruce stopped laughing, pointed in the direction the bald boss had fled, and said to the monkey, "Go on, go back where you came from. Have a pleasant journey…"
As his words fell, the monkey nimbly chased after the bald boss.
A moment later, a man's screams could be heard from a distance.
"The weather's really nice today."
Bruce lowered his perked ears, whistling and walking contentedly towards home.