Tokyo Gods Only Want Beautiful Priestesses

"You're incredibly tactless, junior. Before you lies the ancient God of the Market, the God of the Rainbow, and the God of Unclaimed Property—the Heavenly Bow Assembly!"

"Oh, I see. So you designed this dress yourself?"

Stop worrying about the clothes!

Is it strange for a rainbow goddess to wear rainbow-colored clothes? It's just living up to her divine status!

Just as the two were arguing about their clothes, the room suddenly brightened up.

A white fox, glowing with fluorescence all over its body and a halo hanging from its back, stood quietly beneath the shrine. At the same time, the priestesses emitted their own fluorescence, instantly illuminating the entire room.

"It's been a long time, everyone."

The white fox spoke in a gentle, feminine voice, glancing around before speaking slowly.

"I am very pleased to see many familiar faces today, and I am also surprised to see many new faces."

The white fox's gaze shifted to the shrine, and at the same time, everyone turned their attention to it, as if this new face was specifically meant for the shrine.

"They're using the power of Inari to intimidate you."

Tian Gongji muttered to himself next to the Divine Palace, which was less of a well-intentioned reminder and more of a provocation.

Most of the miscellaneous and unknown gods, who had been too intimidated by the power and character of the Divine Palace to speak earlier, unanimously chose to use the White Fox's pointed remarks to put pressure on the Divine Palace.

Of course, there were also many other curious glances among them.

Seeing that the Divine Palace remained silent, the Heavenly Bow continued to burn.

"What are you chickening out for? You're all a bunch of noobs. There aren't any pros in Tokyo."

"Then why don't you give me a performance?"

Jingu turned to the side, the two whispering to each other as if they didn't see anyone else.

"Alright, although it was a bit presumptuous, His Highness the Divine Palace is ultimately sensible. Let's let bygones be bygones."

As the white fox smoothed things over, everyone looked away, except for Tian Gongji, who expressed regret for his failed attempt to incite trouble.

"Well then, let's get straight to the point and get to today's main topic."

"Regarding what needs to be done, I believe all of you familiar faces are well aware of it, and the new god need not have any doubts. Let the executor of this mission introduce it."

A young girl emerged from behind the shrine and took the seat of honor from the white fox. Her familiar face was none other than the Holy Son of Mingju.

"Good day, everyone. I am the current Narimasato, the executor of this religious ceremony."

The girl looked around and even winked at the shrine, showing no sign of being possessed by a god.

"Oh, it's Nakai no Kami. Looks like they're going to really go all out this time."

Tenko Shugen seemed quite familiar with these things. Come to think of it, this wasn't the first time Jingu had heard the name Naiju no Kami.

"What do you mean?"

The Heavenly Bow Collection presents some unexpected surprises.

"Don't you know them? How come you don't even know these things?"

"But I really don't know, please explain it to me."

Chapter 39 Big Earthquake

Fortunately, Tenko Shugen didn't seem to be the kind of person with a perverse sense of humor, and he didn't keep the shrine in suspense any longer.

“The term ‘Mingju’ means ‘earthquake’, and ‘Mingju Shou’ means the priest who guards the earth and prevents earthquakes from occurring.”

"Avoiding earthquakes?"

“That’s right.” Tian Gongji nodded.

"In the beliefs of Yingzhou, earthquakes are caused by giant catfish from the earth. In ancient times, Kashima Myojin and Katori Myojin used a rock to pin the giant catfish down to prevent earthquakes from occurring."

"The priests who guarded the stone adopted the name Ju as their surname, which has been passed down to this day."

Jingu seemed to be deep in thought when he asked, "So, the Naihi Seiko is the heir of the Naihi clan? And her deity is either Kashima Myojin or Katori Myojin?"

"The Holy Son of Mingju?" Tian Gongji laughed.

"That's just a pseudonym. Her real name is Nakimori, and she is not a shrine maiden of Kashima Myojin or Katori Myojin."

"Over the long years, the stones that were planted in the ground were also enshrined in many shrines and sung about, becoming something that was not a god but was a god."

"A person who possesses considerable divine power but lacks thought and self is a true guardian. Only when a person freely manipulates the keystone and equips it with a keystone that possesses divine power can one become a guardian."

"I see."

Therefore, Nagai Seiko has no god at all, or rather, her god is just a stone stuck in the ground, without any thought.

It seemed that the corners of the shrine's mouth were turning up, but Tenkyuu Shugen revealed a malicious smile.

"You don't actually think becoming the Nagaku-no-kami is a good thing, do you? Everyone in the Nagaku clan can manipulate the Keystone, so why would we need a Nagaku-no-kami?"

"The Need Stone only needs to be able to function. What good is it to have another person who can freely use the Need Stone's divine power?"

Before the shrine could ask a question, the holy son of the main seat, Naruhito, uttered words that no one present could ignore.

"Due to the impact of last night's storm, I will pull out the key stone of Tokyo in two days, triggering a major earthquake in Tokyo. Please be prepared."

As soon as the words were spoken, some people remained seated and motionless, while others spoke up hastily, expressing their bewilderment and even anger.

However, aside from being somewhat surprised, Jingu didn't feel anything else.

"Why do this? How many lives will be lost if this disaster is caused?"

A shrine maiden on the side said anxiously, "It doesn't seem like she's possessed by a god, just like the Holy Son of Naju."

"Don't get agitated, little girl from Kanda Shrine. This matter is very beneficial. When natural disasters and turmoil occur, people will seek solace in faith amidst the chaos and fear of being powerless to do anything about it. This is good for all of us."

The priestess on the other side spoke in an old male voice.

"That's still wrong! To bring down calamities for no reason just for the sake of faith—how is that any different from being a false god?"

The girl argued her case, but found that no one present spoke up, and she didn't know what their attitude was.

“This young girl is related to me, I have to help her.”

The Heavenly Bow Assembly appeared, seemingly unaware of the meaning behind it, and whispered this to the Divine Palace before speaking loudly.

“Genius Sugawara no Michizane, if that’s the case, why not let me do this? At least it’s definitely better than a major earthquake.”

"Senior Tiangong..." the girl said in a low voice.

I'm a little conflicted.

"You? Shao Yanming, if you were to come, you'd probably be the only one to benefit, right? And wouldn't your methods be even more ruthless?"

“That’s true, Senior Tiangong, you’d better not cause any more trouble.” The girl actually agreed with the other party.

"嘁~"

Tenko-sho scoffed and fell silent. Shrine asked curiously.

Why do they all seem to dislike you? Is Shao Yanming your original name?

"Tch, it's just a name I share with others. As for why I'm complaining about it."

Tian Gongji pointed to himself and said.

"I am the god of the market. If I were to unleash a calamity, what do you think it would be?"

"Financial crisis, economic crisis, market turmoil... call it whatever you want, this is what I'm doing. The stock market will plummet, prices will skyrocket, and people's money will lose its meaning. What do you think will happen?"

Jingu felt a chill run down his spine for no apparent reason. He could almost see countless people lining up to jump off the rooftop and the scene of people frantically buying things for free on the streets.

"You're practically a god of capital, not a god of the market!"

The shrine now finally understood the terrifying nature of the Heavenly Bow's appearance: the more prosperous the human economy, the greater the increase this guy, as the god of the market, could enjoy.

The circulating market is far larger than static money, and under the financial crisis, other deities will not only suffer no benefit, but their shrines may even be abandoned.

Only the Tiangong Collection can gain a large amount of faith amidst the countless people's prayers for the stock market to take off one day.

"Now that you know, why don't you go?" Tian Gongji nudged Shen Gong.

"Are you stupid? I gave you such an obvious hint that you should go up and confront them for me, and you still wouldn't go."

"So that's what you meant earlier. Why didn't you just say so? Why didn't you just say so?"

Since Tenko Ji had been explaining these things to him, the Shrine reluctantly agreed to help him by giving him a piece of his mind.

"What about me? Earthquakes are harder to control in terms of intensity, right? If I were in charge, I could keep the affected area very small while still making it more impactful and effective, wouldn't that be better?"

Jingu raised his hand, attracting everyone's attention, and soon people echoed his words.

"That's true. Wasn't yesterday's storm also caused by His Highness the Shrine?"

"That's true. This way, the damage is less than that of an earthquake, and the scale of the disaster is even larger."

For a time, quite a few gods echoed the temple's proposal, and the Holy Son of Mingju also cast his gaze, smiling, seemingly lost in thought.

"I'll help you. Remember to explain to me later why being a Nakai-no-kami (priest) is not a good thing."

Jingu lowered his hand, and Tenko Shu gave him an OK sign.

"Hmm... Sugawara no Michizane? Is there a problem with this?"

Jingu felt that he was absolutely dedicated to his role as a trading partner, not only helping to fight back but also actively pursuing and attracting hatred.

"this..."

"The answer is still no; a plan for a major earthquake is absolutely necessary."

In the corner, a witch spoke coldly, her whole body enveloped in a moonlight-like glow.

"Hiss—!" Tenkyuuji looked as if he had seen a ghost and tried to reach out to grab the Divine Palace, but he was too late, as the Divine Palace had already stood up.

"And who are you? Why does it have to be an earthquake? Why are you pulling me?"

When Shen Gong tugged at his sleeve, Tian Gongji realized he couldn't stop him and could only sit down silently.

"Me? I'm just a minor deity in the Weather Shrine, nothing famous, just someone who knows a little bit about things."

"Then tell me your reasons."