I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 464 New God, New Sword, New Enemy?

Yoyogi Park, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.

The park gets its name from a type of large fir tree that has been cultivated here for generations.

This place was once part of the imperial territory; later, Meiji Shrine was built here, attracting many worshippers; and still later, it was completely transformed into a forest park.

Now, another shrine has been hastily built here: although it was built in an emergency, it is a large shrine in terms of both materials and layout; because the owner of this shrine is named 'Jotachi Mayo no Mikoto'.

"Changli" means "eternal"; "Mayi" is the name of a former policewoman; and "Zun" is her title.

"Welcome, Master Tsunehito!"

Stepping into her own 'shrine', and seeing the priests and shrine maidens kneeling on the ground, Kawai Mai's small face exuded an air of authority and divine majesty as she calmly walked down the 'approach'.

嘎、

The main hall's doors opened automatically to both sides without any wind.

As Kawai Mai and the 'beacon' Fuji Seiko following behind her stepped inside, the two wooden doors slammed shut automatically.

"Aaaaaah, I'm going crazy!"

"No, I must practice the 'divine techniques' that Yu-kun gave me right away!"

That posture just now was not something that Kawai Mai could perform; it was purely a deity in the perception of countless 'voices'.

That's right, she, or rather, He, only needs to act according to the knowledge in his mind to play the role of a perfect god.

But this feeling of being a 'puppet on a string' is definitely not what Kawai Mai wants.

"This is the price the gods pay, and it's fair."

Fuji Seiko didn't see anything wrong with this 'price'; rather, she said:

"To have reached the Demon level and still be able to pull me out of the River of Three Crossings, I never imagined that Mai was so powerful."

When the senior patted her on the shoulder, Mayi blushed slightly and couldn't help but turn her head away.

"That's because Senior Holy Son has been 'dead' for a long time."

Fuji Seiko died at the hands of 'Blood Hakama' because of the betrayal of a certain pirate—although it was only about half a year ago, the situation has been completely changed with the rapid development of the supernatural world.

"yes,"

Returning to the 'present world' felt like a transformation of the world to Fuji Seiko.

"By the way, now that I'm your 'divine tool,' shouldn't you familiarize yourself with how to 'use' me first?"

Hey? ? ?
Faced with the approaching mature policewoman, Kawai Mai instinctively retreated again and again.

"What to use?"

"of course--"

Lifting Kawai Mai's chin, Fuji Seiko's gaze hardened as the other woman's eyes darted around.

"Managing believers!"

"Okay, okay."

Intimidated by Fuji Seiko's imposing aura, Kawai Mai also composed herself and reached out her hand to her senior who had stepped back.

"Holy artifact, come!"

brush,

Next second,
Fuji Seiko transformed into a ray of light and flew to Kawai Mai's front, transforming into a pair of high-tech glasses.

That's right, it's one of those high-tech glasses with a built-in 'combat capability detection' function.

In the small world where Kawai Mai ascended to godhood, considerable technology had developed; as a result, many fashionable gods began wearing suits and ties, and their divine weapons changed from ancient warhorses, armor, and swords to motorcycles, leather jackets, ear-shaped ornaments, and the like.

Since Kawai Mai already possessed a weapon, when she bestowed the pseudonym 'Fuji Seiko' upon her, she subconsciously thought of a 'support' type of artifact.

The result is this pair of glasses:

"Yes, the number of believers is 47491, and it is still increasing."

"I'm going to die, I'm going to die!!"

On these glasses, just like in a live stream, the number of fans—no, the number of believers—is displayed; there are even categories of believers, the amount of 'points' constantly provided, which is the amount of faith power; and the ability to package this faith power as a 'gift' to a particular believer.

"Senior Holy Son, you are so useful!"

With this interface as a help, Kawai Mai was finally not completely lost.

"That sounds weird,"

Fuji Seiko is no longer a 'human'; she is actually a soul.

Because of its own formidable strength, and because it was taken in by Kawai Mai as a 'divine artifact,' it gained the ability to assist Kawai Mai in managing her followers.

And this is only part of her function. Don't forget, Fuji Seiko herself is also a powerful tiger-level superhuman.

After being transformed into a 'divine artifact', its abilities are primarily focused on combat!
However, she doesn't have the opportunity to use her skills right now.

“My God,”

Just then, the priest's voice came from outside the door.

"Director Zhu Ya requests an audience."

"Okay, I—"

"Let him in."

Just as Kawai Mai was about to say she would go out to greet them, she was stopped by Fuji Seiko's voice in her mind and immediately changed her mind.

There is a difference between gods and humans. As 'Tokoyomi Mayo,' he is no longer the section chief of the Countermeasures Section who complains about the director every day, but a true 'god'!
Deities must maintain a distance from humans; otherwise, what is the point of talking about 'faith'?

Besides: Does this mean we'll have to obey the Metropolitan Police Department from now on?
'Mai, I didn't want this to happen either.'

But from now on, we must have our own stance.

Since she had become Kawai Mai's "beacon," Fuji Seiko had to prioritize Kawai Mai's interests above all else; she could not allow Mai to be at the beck and call of the government: this was a contradiction that was destined the moment she became a god.

"Ugh, this is so troublesome."

For Kawai Mai, who only knew how to obey orders, problems that required thinking were a nightmare.

"It's up to you now, Senior Holy Son."

Since I'm not good at it, I'll leave it to Fuji Seiko, the 'external brain'.

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Mount Fuji,
"Master Daodaosai has appeared!"

"He has returned to the summit of Mount Fuji, and it seems he is about to begin forging swords again. Should we make contact?"

After receiving orders from their superiors to "keep everything as usual," the Metropolitan Police Department personnel retreated to Asama Shrine, which has now become the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Department.

There was nothing they could do; after all, 'Konohana no Sakuyabi no Mikoto' was just a cherry blossom god, and had not shown any 'miracles'. His shrine was temporarily borrowed by the government: if it were the shrine of a high-ranking god, the government would not dare to treat it so lightly.

As for whether this 'Asama God' will have any objections?
With the Nine-Tailed Tamamo-no-Mae and the Eight-Headed Serpent eyeing the country, the island nation's government seems to be adopting a "the more debts, the less worried" attitude.

As for that legendary swordsmith, the island nation's government only dared to observe him from afar, but dared not approach him for surveillance.

If you anger him, where will you find a master swordsmith to forge a famous sword?
Upon returning to the summit of Mount Fuji, Totosai leaped off the back of an ox but did not begin forging. Instead, he glanced at the rocks beside the crater.

"Young lady, what brings you to this old man?"

"Ah, old sir."

A venomous snake crawled out of the rocks. Ignoring the billowing lava in the nearby crater, the snake swam towards them, speaking in a human voice.

"Because of you, I was hacked to a pulp."

Jiu Kong Yao Ai wasn't stupid. After carefully reviewing the situation upon returning, she concluded that the reason lay with this "Dao Dao Zhai".

Whether it's the suddenly powerful 'Tessaiga', the 'Tenseiga' with its new banishment ability, or even the 'Bakusaiga' that ultimately left her in a sorry state, to say that it has nothing to do with this old man would be an insult to Kyuu Sora's intelligence and her professional abilities.

"What does it matter to me, a swordsmith, that your sword is inferior?"

Daodaozhai took out his pipe, lit it with an air of nonchalance, and took a puff.

"The old man is right, that 'Congyunya' sword is too inferior, so—"

The venomous snake raised its head and opened its mouth.

The next second, Jiu Kong Yao Ai emerged from the snake's mouth.

It has to be said that this scene is quite terrifying; fortunately, Jiu Kong's good looks mitigate this feeling.

The deterrent effect of a perverted middle-aged man crawling out of a snake's mouth versus a haughty young lady crawling out is completely opposite.

With half a 'Congyun Fang' spitting out, Jiu Kong Yao Ai directly stated her purpose.

"I would like to ask the old gentleman to forge a knife for me."

Even after reaching the Ghost level, Jiu Kong Yao Ai still couldn't see through the old man in front of her.

Considering he was able to forge so many famous swords, if he didn't have some skill, he would have been used as a sacrificial offering for swords long ago!

After all, even if Jiu Kongyao loved herself, she had thought that after getting the sword, she would first kill the other person: so that no more famous swords would appear.

Of course, after being beaten so many times, Jiu Kongyao has become extremely cautious and would never easily challenge a strong person whose background she doesn't know. She's no longer the arrogant young lady she used to be—although her temper hasn't improved much either.

"no problem,"

Daodaozhai readily agreed.
"However, I need your teeth to bring out your original body."

"The old gentleman's insight is indeed keen."

Standing beside the crater, 'Nine Sky Shakes Love' gritted her teeth and opened her mouth!

Another Nine-Empty Shaking Love crawled out of her mouth: this time, the girl who appeared was her true form.

Jiu Kong Yao Ai was really going all out for a good weapon.

Raise your hand, grab your canine tooth, and snap it open forcefully:
click,

Is this tooth okay?

With blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, Jiu Kong Yao Ai handed over the tooth, along with half of the 'Congyun Tooth' in her other hand.

"Can,"

With a wave of his hand, both items floated towards 'Daodaozhai'.

"This 'Cloud Fang' sword has two abilities, but now that the blade is damaged, only one can be retained."

"Keep the Prison Dragon Strike!"

Jiu Kong Yao Ai made a decision without hesitation.
Reviving the undead army is of little use to her, as she already knows how to use 'Impure World Reincarnation'; besides, she doesn't care about sheer numbers against Abe no Seimei.

"Alright, then I'll use your teeth to add another ability to this weapon."

Having said that, Daodaozhai didn't waste any more words.

"Come--"

He raised his hand and gestured towards the Fuji Pass, and a huge surge of lava rose up and rushed towards him.

？！！

Such a commotion,

At the shrine below the mountain, the Metropolitan Police Department personnel suddenly stood up.

"Is Daodaozhai forging extraordinary weapons?"

"Go up and check it out!"

Brush, brush, brush, brush, brush

When several figures leaped to the top of the mountain, what they saw was:

"Nine Void Shaking Love?!"

"Alarm! Alarm—"

"Humph,"

After glancing at the extraordinary special police officers who looked like they were facing a formidable enemy, Jiu Kong Yao Ai did not make a move.

There's no need to waste time on these small fry; her goal here is:
A weapon that makes up for weaknesses!

Clang, clang, clang,

Lava surged into the half of the 'Murakumo-ga' sword, and Totosai began forging it with his hammer: hammering a small canine tooth into the blade.

As he continued to swing his hammer, the longsword, which had originally been reduced to half, reappeared with a slender blade in the flow; and because it incorporated the teeth of the Nine Void Shaking Love, layers of scales appeared on the crimson blade, giving it a feeling that was both eerie and indestructible.

This is?

Mr. Daodaozhai.
Are they crafting extraordinary weapons for Jiu Kong Yao Ai?
The extraordinary special police officer who leaped to the mountaintop saw everything before him and already guessed what had happened.

but--

Neither Daodaozhai nor Jiukong Yaoai can stop them!

If it weren't for the fear of Daodaozhai's disapproval, Jiukong Yaoai, given her personality, would have already killed him.

'Stay calm!'

"The Metropolitan Police Department will send someone over immediately!"

The cameras they carried had already transmitted the situation back, and upon hearing Director Takeya's voice through their earpieces, the special police officers wore bitter expressions.

Hold on?

What can we rely on to be sure?

These few exceptionally strong special police officers, at the level of wolves, wouldn't even be enough to fill a person's teeth.
"alright,"

In just a few dozen seconds, Daodaozhai had finished.

The old swordsmith tossed his new sword to Jiu Kong Yao Ai, who was waiting, and picked up his pipe.

"Go fight somewhere else, don't interfere with my forging."

"Thanks--?!"

Jiu Kong Yao Ai's expression changed as soon as she caught the new sword, and she turned around abruptly!

"Fragments of the Kusanagi Sword,"

Atop the mountain, someone had appeared out of nowhere.

He had spiky hair, wore a tattered Akatsuki robe, and had blood-red eyes with black, windmill-shaped pupils.

"Can I have it?"