The Queen's Sacrifice

As the elevator continued to ascend, Sharon and the white man soon reached the top-floor office.

"Miss Sharon, you can go in by yourself. I'll head back down now."

After saying this, the man returned to the elevator.

Sharon looked at the office door in front of her and took a deep breath.

"Phew... Sharon, you can do this."

At this moment, she was fully immersed in her role, acting as a job applicant.

*Knock, knock...*

"Come in."

She quickly pushed open the door and saw the man sitting behind the desk.

How should she put it...

At first glance, he seemed ordinary, but after a few more glances, she found him increasingly handsome, with a particularly unique aura.

"What's the matter?"

The man didn't raise his head, seemingly absorbed in something else.

Not making eye contact when speaking was considered disrespectful. Yet, for some reason, Sharon didn't feel offended.

"Hello, my name is Sharon. I'm here to apply for the secretary position."

"Secretary? Yes, I do need one. Start by processing these documents."

Following the boss's gesture, she saw a tall stack of black folders. At that moment, she finally understood why the previous secretaries couldn't last.

"Finish this by nightfall, and you'll be my secretary."

The boss still didn't look at her, which made Sharon breathe a small sigh of relief.

It seemed like he hadn't recognized her; otherwise, he would have at least glanced at her, not to mention treating her so indifferently.

However, looking at the pile of folders, her head began to throb.

Whatever—this is for the mission, for world peace.

Time to get to work.

After who knows how long, as Adam was reviewing some files, he glanced over to see Sharon still diligently sorting through the documents. He smiled slightly.

Spies really were useful. No matter how exhausting the task, they wouldn't complain. The perfect workhorses.

If it had been Luna, she would probably be complaining to him by now.

He wondered if this Miss Sharon would be able to endure the days ahead.

....

Time quietly crept into October.

The weather started to cool down. In Tokyo, Japan, the streets bustled with life.

Toya Yamashita was standing on a street corner in shorts and a T-shirt, coldly watching Rinzan Anbei as he delivered a speech nearby.

"I'm nothing. To them, I'm just a nuisance."

"But I didn't come to this world to cry or to fail."

"I don't know where my end lies."

"But I will… become a star in the sky, shining my faint light to illuminate the world's darkness."

"I don't need to be understood."

"But I know this is something I must do."

"I will open a new era and win Japan's future."

*Clap, clap, clap...*

A round of applause followed Rinzan Anbei's speech, his face beaming with a smile.

However, there were fewer people gathered around him compared to his previous speeches.

This was because Yashida Corporation had recently announced the development of a cure for the zombie virus, pulling away some of the electorate.

Rinzan Anbei had been trying harder in his speeches, delivering them more frequently to compensate for this loss.

*Bang!*

A gunshot suddenly rang out.

Since there hadn't been a shooting incident for a long time, neither Rinzan Anbei, his bodyguards, nor the surrounding crowd reacted immediately.

In fact, Rinzan Anbei even turned around curiously to see what was happening.

*Bang!*

Another gunshot echoed, and this time, dozens of bullets hit Rinzan Anbei, some even passing clean through his body.

Rinzan Anbei instantly felt intense pain and collapsed.

It was only then that the bodyguards reacted. Some rushed to surround Rinzan Anbei, while others sprinted toward Tetsuya Yamashita to apprehend him.

Panic ensued among the crowd as people began running in all directions.

"Shooting!"

"Run!"

"Help!"

At that moment, Rinzan Anbei's life could still have been saved with proper medical care.

Although the homemade shotgun used by Toya Yamashita was powerful enough to pierce through the body, it hadn't hit any vital organs. As long as the bleeding was stopped and he was rushed to the hospital, he could have survived.

However, the bodyguards refused to take him to the nearest hospital, insisting on waiting for a helicopter to transport him to a more distant one.

Seeing that Rinzan Anbei seemed to be going into shock, they hurriedly performed CPR on him, causing blood to gush from his relatively small wounds.

By the time the helicopter arrived half an hour later, the bodyguards had made sure that not even a miracle could save him.

Thus, with some unintended assistance, Toya Yamashita's mission was finally complete.

From a distance, Nanako Shiro watched the scene unfold and pulled out her phone, sending a brief message.

"Mission accomplished."

The task had turned out to be easier than expected.

With just a little guidance, the other party had acted on their own accord.

After sending the message, Nanako Shiro's body started to shift, morphing into a blue-skinned woman.

It was none other than Raven.

However, her eyes were devoid of any of the vibrancy or spirit she once had.

......

That night, the news of Japan's PM candidate being assassinated dominated the headlines around the world.

While most people treated it as just another news story, some celebrated with fireworks, while others shed tears.

Meanwhile, at Yashida Corporation, Mariko Yashida's heart leaped with joy when she saw the news. She even hosted a party in celebration.

Of course, to the public, she announced her strong opposition to all forms of violence and condemned the occurrence of such an event.

The next morning, she dressed in her finest attire and flew to the U.S.

Adam had a rather enjoyable evening that night. (Hehe~)

Especially with the thought of her becoming Japan's future leader, it made him break his routine and skip work the next day.

On the third day, Mariko Yashida finally limped her way back to Japan.

After all, both her father and grandfather were highly controlling and rather conservative men. They would never allow her to marry anyone who wasn't their social equal.

This was why she had chosen to betray her father and grandfather. She had long craved freedom after being oppressed for so long.

However, the competition for leadership would not be that simple.

Just a few days later, numerous newspapers and media outlets in Japan published articles against her.

Japan had never had a female leader, and women couldn't be heads of state.

Reports emerged criticizing Mariko Yashida's arrogance and mistreatment of her subordinates at the company. They claimed she had caused financial losses due to her unreasonable demands.

There were stories of her bullying classmates during her school years and leading a chaotic personal life.

The stories were a mix of truth and fiction, but they were enough to cause her approval ratings to drop.

However, the U.S. military representative stationed in Japan soon issued a statement.

He declared that the idea of no precedent for a female leader was outdated and that even the British Empire had a queen.

With the U.S. military's support, all the slander became irrelevant.

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