Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 319, Rebirth from a Lotus

Mai-senpai was clearly not expected by Uesugi Muneyuki's sudden "attack". She immediately widened her beautiful eyes and placed her hands on his chest, trying to push him away, but Uesugi Muneyuki had already grabbed her face, giving her no chance to escape.

The goddess-like senior's lips carried a fragrance of bellflower. Her moist, soft, and delicate cherry lips were sweet and fragrant. Uesugi Muneyuki's passion was even more intense than when Shirakawa Mai watched Kimura Takuya and Shibasaki Kou's passionate kiss on set in "Ando Lloyd".

Men really are such simple-minded creatures; they can't think of anything other than hunger and arousal!

Mai-senpai thought to herself with a mix of helplessness and amusement.

Mai-senpai, who had just been passionately kissed, did resist a little, but as the two got into the swing of things, she slowly let go of her resistance. Her body, dressed in white and red, gradually softened, and her hands, which had been pushing against Uesugi's shoulders, moved behind him and gently stroked his back and waist.

After a long while, the two separated. Just as Uesugi Muneyuki was about to say something, a slender, white finger pressed against his lips. Mai-senpai said with a hint of reproach, "What's the rush? I didn't lie to you!"

"What my senior taught me, beast or worse than a beast?" Uesugi Muneyuki laughed, "Then I can only be a beast."

After their lips parted, the two nuzzled each other intimately, and the wooden pillar against which Mai-senpai leaned made a soft creaking sound.

"Cricket, a junior student, is clearly more than a year younger than me, yet he's so arrogant, daring to kiss me without permission? Hmph~ Just wait and see what I do!"

Mai-senpai used her arrogant voice to cover up her shyness. She gestured for them not to rush, took Uesugi Muneyuki's large hand, and walked deeper into the area.

At the deepest part of the Meiji Shrine's main hall lies a lotus pond. Despite the sub-zero temperature, the lotus pond not only did not freeze, but the flowers were in full bloom.

As requested by Mai-senpai, the two took off their clothes and changed into plain white outfits. Mai-senpai lit cypress incense and gently waved a sakaki branch.

The day had finally come, and Uesugi Muneyuki was determined to see for himself what would happen next.

As expected, with the swaying sakaki branches, Shintoism from Japan and Buddhism, which originated from India, began to "harmonize." The realms of Buddhism's "co-birth in paradise" and Shintoism's "co-binding with the divine fence" unfolded. As Mai-senpai shook the Kagura bell, the seven-jeweled pavilion and the eight virtues of water, symbolizing the Pure Land of Bliss, appeared one after another. Countless lotus flowers bloomed in the central lotus pond, and the "divine mirror" reflected in the pond became the passage connecting the outer world and the inner world.

Uesugi Muneyuki witnessed the two of them enter another world through the surface of the pond. This place was very similar to the surface world, but it was shrouded in thick fog and chaos, making it impossible to see the outside world. A cool feeling came from the air, and under the faint light, it seemed that only he and Mai-senpai remained between heaven and earth. Three torii gates rose around them, symbolizing "heaven, earth, and man" respectively. A huge red umbrella was covering the center of the lotus pond, with red and white snakes entwined on its surface.

“Every time I come to the Otherworld, I feel like I’m coming home,” Uesugi Muneyuki said with a smile.

"That's because you haven't truly experienced the danger here. Alright, let's not delay." Mai-senpai nodded gently. She took out a small knife, first cutting off a lock of her own hair, then cutting off a lock of hair from Uesugi Muneyuki, tying their hair together. Then she cut open her palm, letting the bright red blood flow down: "It's your turn."

Uesugi Muneyuki also cut open his own palm with a knife, and their blood mixed together and flowed into the lotus pond. The senior nodded slightly and softly chanted: "Even if our souls are stirred and the clear water is turbid, we are willing to be the foundation of the Goro Island together."

As their blood flowed in, the lotus seeds in the lotus pond instantly sprouted, and the reflections of "Amaterasu Mikami" and "Tsukuyomi" simultaneously appeared in the pond water. Mai-senpai dipped her finger into the pond water and sprinkled it into the air, forming a rainbow bridge. At the end of the rainbow light, the illusion of "Takamagahara" appeared in the void.

A magnificent building, a resplendent city, a sacred temple—even just looking at them from afar, they still inspire awe and wonder.

"What is that place?" Uesugi Muneyuki asked softly, feeling a sense of familiarity about it.

"That is the legendary Takamagahara, the place where the old gods established and where the souls of the new gods went after their deaths," Mai-senpai said with a smile. "It is the place that we people of the Otherworld have exhausted all our efforts to reach, but only the new gods can reach it after their mortal bodies die... It is said that the secrets of where the old gods went and how the souls of the new gods ascended to the 'upper realm' are hidden there."

"Don't worry, junior. When I succeed, you too will sit on the lotus throne." Mai-senpai held Uesugi Muneyuki's hand tightly: "Can I trust you?"

“It’s come to this…” Uesugi Muneyuki said in a low voice, “What are you still thinking about?”

"Because... I need to use the energy from our dual cultivation to heal my injuries." Senior Mai smiled brightly, her radiant eyes brimming with boundless ambition: "But if you were to attack me at this moment, I would die on the spot. So this is a high-stakes gamble I'm taking with my life. Junior, can I trust you?"

“You’re still worried even now? Now I understand why you had such a hard time adapting to the surface world, senpai.” Uesugi Muneyuki said softly, “I swear on the name and honor of the Yonezawa Uesugi clan.”

"Swear what? Swear that you made a decision that goes against your ancestors?" Senior Mai sighed, rubbing her forehead, and rolled her eyes at him, muttering, "Who swears on family honor for something like this? Fine, I'll believe you. Anyway, you're right. It's come to this... Junior, this is the last time I'll trust someone in my life. I'm mentally prepared. Don't make me regret it!"

"So, can we begin?" Uesugi Muneyuki asked, a hint of impatience in his voice.

"...If President Miyazaki and Hamada knew I actually offered my virginity willingly, they would definitely come to kill you!" Mai-senpai muttered softly. "It's okay, you'll protect me then," Uesugi Muneyuki raised an eyebrow.

Tsk! Just when I thought I had him figured out, he figured I had him figured out too!
This is probably what it means to go both ways.

Under the bright light of the sun and moon, Mai-senpai nodded gently. She turned around, her left hand lightly lifting her white robes, revealing porcelain-white skin with a captivating glow. The national goddess, slightly shy yet resolute, said, "Then, as the shrine maiden and head of the Kanto Shrine Alliance, I will take responsibility for purifying my dear junior's sins~"

Mai-senpai gradually opened up and showed amazing initiative. With her strong senior demeanor, even her words became so alluring.

After all, being timid and hesitant is not the way Shirakawa Mai is!
"I hope Mai-senpai will continue to guide me for the rest of my life." Uesugi Muneyuki said without hesitation.

Beneath the water's surface, the lotus seed, having absorbed enough of the two people's blood, suddenly bloomed, and a lotus platform lifted the two people from the pond's surface. The lotus petals opened, firmly enveloping the two people on the platform.

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Two hours later.

Their wrists were bound by a "shimenawa" that appeared out of nowhere. Tiny Shinto runes appeared on each straw of the rope. On the lotus seat, the lives and souls of Uesugi Muneyuki and Shirakawa Mai were tightly intertwined and could no longer be separated.

From the moment the ceremony is completed, they share life.

Holding the unconscious goddess senior in her arms, the pale-faced Uesugi Muneyuki noticed a terrifying wound faintly appearing on Shirakawa Mai's chest. However, as the two finished their dual cultivation, the circulating energy transformed into a clear white light, which nourished and repaired Mai-senpai's chest wound, gradually healing.

Who did this? According to Mai-senpai, she is already one of the strongest in the underworld, so why was she injured?
Uesugi Muneyuki sat on the lotus platform, holding Mai-senpai in his arms in front of him, deep in thought.

With the changing times and the advancement of firearms and modern civilization, the existence of the underworld can no longer sweep away everything as it used to. Most of the existing underworld beings have gone into hiding, and as long as they do not actively expose themselves, they are no different from normal people.

Even so, if someone tries to use their inner world abilities for personal gain, they will eventually be exposed.

Uesugi Muneyuki felt the new abilities he had gained from Mai-senpai.

"Water of the Pure Lotus" is like a cleansing spell, capable of instantly purifying all the dirt on the human body, much like taking a full bath, leaving a person's body and some furniture and items sparkling clean.

"Ayurvedic oil therapy" involves the body automatically secreting substances similar to "Indian essential oils." These oils are used not only for massage but also for medicinal baths, nasal drops, ear drops, and other therapies, aiming to balance the body's energy, detoxify, and promote physical and mental healing.

Of course, there will still be some side effects.

Um, the Bunkyo Ward Beautiful Female Police Officer Treatment Center?

Uesugi Muneyuki thought somewhat strangely, and decided to try it on his master, Erina, when he got home.

However, let's focus on Mai-senpai for now.

Although he had promised not to attack her, Uesugi Muneyuki grinned wickedly and began to secrete a viscous, purple substance, like Thangka paint, from his fingertips, then gently touched his senior's lower abdomen with his fingers.

His bright red love-stained mark was already there.

Under Uesugi Muneyuki's manipulation, the bright red Aizen mark was recast into a rather bizarre pattern: a pale purple lotus branding surrounded the heart at the very center, with three silk threads radiating out from each side, and the lotus pedestal beneath it in full bloom, a breathtaking sight.

The moment the branding was completed, Mai-senpai woke up.

The goddess-like senior student rolled her eyes back and frantically dug at the air with her lotus-seed-like toes.

"Eek! Oh my god!!! Junior! You tricked me again!!!"

(End of this chapter)