Tokyo Gods Only Want Beautiful Priestesses

Chapter 25 Dragging people into the water

Tokyo is sunny and warm today, perfect weather for early spring.

Whether you're going on a spring outing or shopping, this is the perfect time.

But Huashan Yuan sat in his house, enjoying a life of leisurely tea drinking and sunbathing at a young age, cultivating his mind and body.

She wanted to go out and have fun too! But she couldn't, she had to go to work.

Especially because of the Shrine incident, Hanayama Haru was warned by her family to behave herself during this period and not to get involved in it.

Although Makoto Takatsukasa's death was deliberately concealed, those of them who belonged to the same social class were basically aware of it and were all waiting to see how the Takatsukasa family would handle it.

Kazan Inshun sighed, took a sip of tea to calm himself, and looked up to see a figure he least wanted to see at that moment.

"puff!"

The herbal tea that had just entered his mouth was sprayed out, but then stopped in mid-air and evaporated into mist under the glare of the shrine maiden.

"I said, is it really necessary for you to get so worked up?"

Jingu leaned back on the sofa, completely unaware that he now had a particular fondness for appearing and disappearing without a trace. Before, he would knock on the door, but now he would just suddenly appear without saying a word.

Hanayama Haru wiped her mouth. She wanted to say something assertively, but she was intimidated by the shrine's power and dared not speak out. In the end, she could only show her signature smile.

"No, no, Lord Shrine is so powerful that I was just awestruck."

This is a blatant sycophantic statement. Hanayama Inuharu's feelings towards Jingu are extremely complex.

On one hand, in the entire Tokyo, apart from Tamamo-no-Mae, probably only Hanayama Inshun had a general understanding of the divine power of the shrine.

Unlike Suga's blind faith, Hanayama Haru genuinely believed that Jingu wouldn't suffer any setbacks; with such a powerful ally, it was impossible not to want to cling to them.

On the other hand, in Hanayama Inshun's eyes, the shrine was a capricious, autocratic, and licentious deity, which made her somewhat respectful but distant.

Recalling the ravaging she had suffered at the hands of the shrine, Hanayama Haru silently clenched her legs, which were encased in black stockings.

"Is there anything you need from Lord Jingu? Please feel free to give your orders."

Regardless of what she was thinking, Hanayama Haru still displayed the professional qualities of a workplace sycophant.

"There is something I need your help with."

Jingu smiled, but that smile gave Hanayama Inu a bad feeling.

Downstairs at the Yokai Management Committee, Kayama Inuharu opened the car door.

Jingu looked up at the office building in front of him, clicked his tongue, and said.

"Tsk tsk, what a difference! You guys work in small buildings on the street, while they can rent two floors of office space."

"Of course," Hanayama Inshun thought to himself. "The gods can barely support themselves, so where would they get any profit?"

Unlike them, who claim to be legitimate departments, they actually deal with shady dealings, where the profits are huge. They can afford to buy an entire building, let alone two.

However, Kayama Inshun did not say it directly. He believed that it was best for everyone to keep such matters to themselves, as speaking out would break the rules.

Moreover, compared to all of these, her current situation is truly worrying!

Standing downstairs, Hanayama Haru hesitated to take a step. Her family had repeatedly warned her not to get involved in this matter.

Things used to come to her, but now things are coming to her on their own initiative.

"Let's go! Why are you just standing there?"

Jingu urged from behind, for he was looking for Hanayama Inuharu not just to have her lead the way, but also to use her family's influence to drive away some mosquitoes.

Otherwise, if he, without any fame or background, tries to get others to do things for him, it will definitely create a lot of trouble for him.

What he hates most is trouble.

"Lord Jingu, please, I don't want to get involved in what you and the Takatsukasa family are planning. Why don't you go and see for yourself?"

Although the chances were slim, Haru Hanayama still wanted to try again.

"Don't worry, I'm stopping a huge conspiracy. It's a really great thing, and you'll get a promotion and a raise afterward."

No, it's precisely because it's a shocking conspiracy that I don't want it! Hanayama Haru was on the verge of tears, and she really missed her leisurely, carefree life.

Although Jingu had already told her the general outline of the matter, Hanayama Haru was very clear about her own capabilities. Her talent was not top-notch, and she was only a supporting member among the family heirs.

Such a deep conspiracy is best left uninvolved for someone as second-rate as her.

But no matter what she thought, her body couldn't resist the shrine's command, so she had no choice but to lead the way onto the elevator.

"Don't worry, I'll protect you, and consider it a favor I owe you."

Fortunately, the shrine's words of comfort brought some relief to Kazanin Haru.

The elevator doors opened, revealing a very ordinary Yingzhou workplace. People in business suits were moving between tables and chairs, carrying documents.

If you didn't know, you would never guess that this place is one of the busiest departments in the entire mysterious world of Yingzhou, where ordinary office workers passing by are all organized Onmyoji.

"Hello, where is your minister? Could you please take me to see him?" Hanayama Haru casually stopped someone with a smile.

"Who are you? What do you want with our minister? Do you have an appointment?"

The person who was stopped was clearly just loitering around trying to take advantage of the situation, but he acted like he was busy and that the other person was bothering him, looking arrogant and domineering.

Hanayama Haru simply smiled slightly, his hand trembled slightly, revealing his business card, but he didn't hand it to the other person. He only covered part of it, revealing only the surname.

"The eldest daughter of the Hanayama family, do you need an appointment?"

"I'm so sorry!"

As it turns out, the workplace in Yingzhou is indeed a hierarchical society. Without even needing to ask questions or verify their identities, the other party immediately changed their arrogant attitude and humbly led the two of them to their dowry.

Power is indeed a useful tool.

Upon reaching the door, the man quickly excused himself, bowing and leaving step by step.

Jingu intended to knock on the door politely, but to his surprise, Hanayama Haru pushed the door open directly. Inside the office, a middle-aged man was standing with his back to them, legs crossed, smoking a cigarette.

Haruhiko Hanayama glanced at the nameplate on the table and sneered, "Minister Doi, it seems you're living a pretty good life."

The man wasn't embarrassed. He took another deep breath, lowered his leg, and said, "Miss, don't be so aggressive right from the start. You have a family, and I'm not without support either, am I? Let's talk..."

The man turned around and was so shocked that he almost dropped his cigarette. He quickly stood up.

"Isn't this the one who was with Tamamo-no-Mae... um... Lord Jingu!"

Strangely, instead of fawning over Hanayama-in Haru, he smiled obsequiously at Jingu.

The man looked somewhat familiar to Jingu, but Jingu rarely remembered what these extras looked like, and it took him a moment to recall.

"Oh, it's you, the guy who was sent by Makoto Takaji to cause trouble the other day."

Jingu suddenly realized that if he had known that the extra was actually the head of the Yokai Management Committee, he would not have bothered to go to Hanayama Inuharu.

Moreover, it seems that even the tiger skin from the Hanayama family can't scare the other party.

Chapter 26 Inertial Thinking

Actually, the Jingu misunderstood. It wasn't that Doi Enji had any powerful background and wasn't afraid of the Kazanin family.

Rather, he had a respectable job with leaders, superiors, and powerful backers, which naturally gave him a bit more face in front of Kayama Inshun, an heir.

It's like how, although he might be driven by personal connections and interests to cause trouble for the Jingu, he also dares to directly abandon them without giving them any face.

Everything is reasonable, and it's normal not to act until you see the benefits.

But the Shrine, or rather, Tamamo-no-Mae behind the Shrine, hit Doi Enji's weak spot.

Doi Genji knew that his success today was due to his silver tongue and his superior's appreciation. If he were to accidentally ruin his old superior's great achievements, his career would be over.

So Doi Enji very tactfully moved chairs and poured tea for the shrine maiden, acting like a servant boy attending to his master, while leaving Kazanin Haru out in the cold.

However, Doi Enji was not the kind of obsequious and tactless person; he was very clever.

So after serving the shrine maiden, he then served tea and water to Hanayama Inshun with a fawning expression, after all, who could know what the relationship between the two was?

After busying himself with various tasks, Doi Enji finally spoke up: "Lord Jingu, what brings you here today? Is there anything I need you to do down here?"

“Hmm…” Jingu tapped the armrest, didn’t drink his tea, and went straight to explaining his purpose.

"Oh, so Lord Jingu wants to see all the information and movement data of the Shadow Demons. That's easy to arrange."

Doi Enji led the two toward the archives, drawing surprised glances from the other members along the way.

Since Doi Enji took over as minister, he has rarely shown such a fawning attitude, and has always dealt with others in a more tactful manner.

Some of the older members even showed nostalgic expressions, as they had all looked like that all the way through back then, but in the end, they still couldn't beat that old bastard, Doi Genji.

Pushing open the door to the archives room, Doi Enji displayed his authority as department head, shooing out several department members working inside, then turned around and bowed obsequiously.

"Lord Jingu, please."

The archive room was originally just a collection of ordinary filing cabinets, but as Doi Enji changed his hand gestures, the space in the archive room expanded, and the filing cabinets began to move on their own, leaving an open space in the middle.

Then countless A4 sheets of paper flew out of the filing cabinet and pieced together a screen. The paper began to undulate, and before long, a three-dimensional Tokyo appeared on the paper.

"Does Lord Jingu want Tokyo, or the entire island of Japan? If needed, I'll go and call a few people to help me."

Doi Enji wiped his sweat. With his abilities, he wouldn't expend too much energy like that. It was an attitude, an attitude that applied to different people.

"No need, just show me the locations of all the Shadow Ghosts in Tokyo."

Then, a dozen or so points of light appeared on the paper, scattered throughout Tokyo.

"Just these few?"

Jingu was somewhat surprised that such a large city as Tokyo only had a few Shadow Demons?

Doi Enji was about to explain, but Hanayama Inu interrupted him, saying, "Kageki is a type of yokai that is inherently malicious towards humans, second only to..."

Of those who eat humans, very few can restrain their instincts and refrain from harming them.

“Absolutely, absolutely,” Doi Enji echoed.

“Tsk…” Jingu didn’t speak, but gestured for Doi Enji to start rewinding to check their movements and traces. At the same time, he picked up their files and glanced at them casually.

There wasn't much useful information, just some basic data, but Jingu noticed that these shadow ghosts seemed to be tending to impersonate the dead lately.

On the paper, the light spots floated back and forth, drawing streaks of light, seemingly without any discernible pattern or a fixed location.