Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 320, A New God Appears in Kansai
When the two emerged from the inner world, the bronze dragon in the Qingzheng Well had already formed ice scales. The moment Shirakawa Mai bent down to scoop up water, the snow accumulated along the well edge fell into the water and shattered into silver stars swaying at the hem of her white dress. The remaining snow melted into a thin stream and slid down her lips. The curve of her neck was like unglazed white porcelain, making the moss at the bottom of the well gleam with a cold light.

Mai-senpai, both embarrassed and annoyed, clutched her lower abdomen and pinched Uesugi Muneyuki's palm hard: "I trust you so much, yet you don't trust me at all? I chose you and even gave you my virginity, so why did you carve a spirit mark on me?"

"Of course, it's to enhance the feeling and add some fun." Uesugi Muneyuki held the goddess-like senior's hand and smiled, "Spirit runes can greatly enhance the senses, I guarantee it will be very comfortable."

"Tsk! Do we still need this between us?" Mai-senpai changed back into her red and white shrine maiden outfit. After transforming from a girl into a woman, the national goddess's face gained even more charm. Her eyes were full of touching affection as she looked at Uesugi Muneyuki. She covered her lower abdomen, feeling the burning spiritual patterns on it, and said softly, "In short, from today onwards, we are a true community."

"Born from the same lotus, we will share life and death." Uesugi Muneyuki nodded with a smile, though his face was still a little pale. "By the way, why were you injured?"

Mai-senpai's ability to drain his spirit is simply... like a bottomless pit! She completely drained him!

Moreover, she didn't return much to him this time because she needed it to heal her injuries!

“Now that things have come to this, I have nothing to hide… I was attacked while checking the seal.” Senior Mai said in a low voice, “The attacker wasn’t strong. I initially thought I could easily deal with him, but unexpectedly, the moment he died, a talisman on his body suddenly activated, and the kunai inside pierced me.”

"Fortunately, I have your power to heal my wounds, otherwise my injuries might not heal for a year or two." Senior Mai said thoughtfully, "And if all else fails, I might have to die once."

"Die once???" Uesugi Muneyuki frowned; he didn't understand.

"Hehehe, you don't know yet, do you? I can be resurrected!" Senior Mai laughed. She stepped across the snow carpet in front of the Kagura Hall, stopped, and rang the bell, startling the sparrows flying from the icicles on the eaves.

As she swept her sleeve across the vermilion railing, snowflakes from her cuffs fell softly into the black hair cascading down her shrine maiden hairpin, like fragments of the Milky Way falling into midnight. The radiant national goddess stood before the ema wall, her breath exhaling white mist that drifted over the overlapping prayers, and the frost on her eyelashes shimmered along with the icy needles hanging from the withered branches: "Do you still remember the Haruna Shrine we once visited?"

"After our rebirth, if I unfortunately die, as long as you, Muneyuki, are still alive and have prepared enough courage, I can be resurrected at Haruna Shrine, where my Horcrux is prepared," Mai-senpai said with a smile. "I can have a chance to start over."

"And what about me?" Uesugi Muneyuki thought to himself, "As expected of someone from the other world."

“I don’t know about that. If you die, your soul will turn into lotus petals and return to my side, but you’ll have to figure out how to be resurrected yourself. My resurrection spell doesn’t apply to you.” Senior Mai shook her head: “Everyone’s situation is different.”

“Let’s go back to the previous question, Uesugi. You told me about Saijo Yasue before, and you also mentioned that host Takikawa Tsubasa. You should know that they weren’t originally ability users from the other world, right?”

Mai-senpai pondered, "I encountered one this time as well. I could tell that his inner world ability was also forcibly awakened. He didn't have the ability to defeat me, but the entity behind him deliberately placed a talisman to test my power."

“Essentially, the people of the Otherworld are like glass cannons, with outstanding offensive capabilities comparable to armored vehicles and Apache helicopters, but weak defensive capabilities, equivalent to special forces soldiers wearing full bulletproof and blast-proof suits... This further confirms my suspicions.”

"Junior, there's a new god in Kansai." Senior Mai slowly revealed her speculation.

"Kansai? A new god?!" Uesugi Muneyuki's eyes widened. "Didn't you say that after Nankobo Tenkai, no new gods were born in Japan?"

“Theoretically, that’s how it is.” Senior Mai nodded with a wry smile. “But because of the last battle at the ancient tomb and ruins of the old gods, our Kanto Shrine lost its lineage, leaving only me to struggle on. Naturally, our monitoring of other places has weakened. And many recent events, such as the Saijo Yasue incident, the Takikawa Tsubasa incident, and the recent attacks and probing, are not hard to understand if you consider that there is a new god in Kansai who wants to try to infiltrate his influence into Kanto.”

"Moreover, this guy from Kansai seems to have a deep connection with the rise of organizations like Yoshimoto Kogyo, Johnny & Associates, and the Yamaguchi-gumi." Senior Mai said in a low voice, "We don't know what he's planning to do yet, but there's no doubt that he's trying to infiltrate his power into Kanto. You know, Muneyuki, this world is a dark forest; it's either us or him, or him or us."

“Very good, but if the other party is indeed a new god, then how should we fight against him?” Uesugi Muneyuki nodded seriously.

"It's actually quite simple. The power of the new god is very limited. As long as we can break through his plans one by one, we will win when his power is exhausted." Senior Mai said with a smile, "After all, Zong Xue, your spiritual power is inexhaustible, while the power of the new god will decline with time and use."

"Now I can tell you the truth. It seems that only you can generate the energy of the inner world on your own. I can't, and neither can that new god in Kansai. So, time is on our side! The other side is the one that has to race against time. As for us, we can win by just playing it safe."

"Is that so? This kind of passive defense is really not my style." Uesugi Muneyuki finally understood why Mai-senpai valued him so much.

“There’s no need for passive defense. You have the country’s largest violent apparatus backing you, don’t you?” Senior Mai said quite easily. “No matter how strong the people in the underworld are, they can’t withstand a few Barrett sniper rifle shots, let alone the planes and artillery of the US military base. The one in Kansai is at most an infiltration and a supporter… Zong Xue, everyone is afraid of dying, understand?”

"So, although I'm not happy about your engagement to Minami Watanabe, I didn't object. It's because the resources and elements she possesses are exactly what we desperately need. So, junior, you absolutely must win her over, body and soul. Hmm, and give her a spirit rune, turning her into your exclusive Star Fury Power!"

“I’ve calculated everything for you, Mai-senpai.” Uesugi Muneyuki shook his head repeatedly: “You’re so despicable!” “I’m sorry, but I can’t help it, I’m scared too.” Mai-senpai tiptoed and kissed him on the lips: “My power is only enough for me to revive once. Until… I was united with you, I was truly free from the fear of death. The underworld is a dark forest, and you are my only one.”

"Because you can extract unlimited spiritual energy from me, right?" Uesugi Muneyuki pouted, looking at his goddess's beautiful face and the sly smile on her face, which resembled that of a fox who had stolen a monk's robe. He was so angry that he slapped her drum hard: "I've been fooled by you again, Senpai, once again!"

"Hehehe, don't you know? Senior is a bad woman, she only deceives young men! Hehehe~" Senior Mai giggled and ran away, carrying her red hakama soaked with snow water, covering her bottom as she stepped onto the stone bridge. Amidst the crisp sound of koi carp stirring up the ice below, the national goddess fluttered her sleeves like a white egret spreading its wings, while in the distance, crows rising from the Yoyogi Forest cut her silhouette into the darkening horizon: "Come here, come here~ Junior, Senior has a gift for you, I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

"A gift?" Uesugi Muneyuki was annoyed but couldn't suppress his curiosity. Moreover, just like the ritual of being reborn with a lotus, the two people's lives and souls were already closely intertwined, sharing life and death. It was too late to separate them now.

The two entered a magnificent side hall, where the ancient goddess, Muka Kakeru, was enshrined. The senior sister asked him to wait a moment: "Wait a moment, junior!"

Uesugi Muneyuki could only pace back and forth in the hall, waiting quietly.

After a while, Mai-senpai came out.

The nation's goddess untied her headband, revealing her long, straight, flowing black hair. Strands of hair framed her face, and her wispy bangs added a touch of whimsy. The slightly curled ends of her hair enhanced her lively look. Her bright, almond-shaped eyes, with their captivating black pupils and naturally upturned corners, framed her striking features. Her nose was high and defined, and her lips were full and cherry-blossom pink. A subtle smile played on her lips as she asked, "How about this?"

Mai-senpai has changed into the winter uniform of Gunma Tokiwa Junior High School!
The navy blue double-breasted suit jacket with gold school badge buttons and a waist-cinching cut accentuated her graceful curves. Inside, she wore a gray striped V-neck knit vest and a long-sleeved white shirt, with one button undone at the collar, exuding a relaxed and laid-back vibe.

She wore a knee-length wool A-line skirt in the same color scheme, and her two long, slender legs were encased in 40D slightly sheer black velvet pantyhose. She wore a pair of brand-new brown uniform shoes, and her beauty was breathtaking. She looked like a figure in a painting, possessing both girlish charm and mature allure.

"Hiss!" Mai-senpai's outfit made Uesugi Muneyuki gasp.

Oops!

The wavering on the man's face was so obvious that Shirakawa Mai noticed it at a glance, and she found it amusing.

Is this still not enough to win you over?

Sure enough, although Uesugi Muneyuki still wanted to retaliate fiercely against Mai-senpai for using him, he couldn't forget Mai-senpai in that outfit for a very long time!

"Zong Xue, do you like it?" Mai-senpai wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered in his ear, "I know you like it, I'll wear it for you~"

The answer she received was a kiss from Uesugi Muneyuki and a gesture that instructed her to lean against the pillar.

As dusk fell, the setting sun pierced through the intertwined branches of the camphor trees, weaving a pale golden spiderweb on the snow. The two lay side by side in the temple, gazing at the distant starry sky.

"And so, senior sister has become junior brother's exclusive possession. Zong Xue, only you can do whatever you want to me, only you can do whatever you want to the national goddess. Never forget that we are already bound by life and death, don't forget!" Senior sister Mai looked at the starry sky, feeling an unimaginable sense of satisfaction and comfort throughout her body.

The national goddess, who had been lonely for many years, felt as if she were a pair of lotus flowers in full bloom, having finally blossomed.

In the future, the two will always be together, becoming true, lifelong partners.

On the other side, Uesugi Muneyuki's eyes rolled back, and white smoke billowed from his mouth; he felt like he was going to die.

But it was today's experience that taught him Mai-senpai's secret technique—disappearing from sight and becoming invisible.

With this ability, he can now move around outdoors openly and honestly.

Moreover, his third chakra, the navel chakra, began to activate after his rebirth with Mai-senpai, and the power of the third Vidyaraja gradually took shape, awaiting only the birth of the next Vidyaraja.

Congratulations, congratulations!
(End of this chapter)