Tokyo Gods Only Want Beautiful Priestesses

Chapter 40 Idols and Gods

Faced with the difficulties posed by the shrine, the other party spoke calmly and unhurriedly.

"As you all know, the stone is meant to suppress the giant catfish, but the giant catfish is formed from the flow of the earth's veins, and it is only natural that it would cause an earthquake."

"Furthermore, the influence of the Tai Sui deity who brings disaster has caused the Kashima Myojin and Katori Myojin to suppress it with brute force, but the stone is not a permanent solution."

"That's right. The stone can't suppress the giant catfish forever. Yingzhou will still experience frequent earthquakes, but the intensity will be reduced to a certain extent."

The white fox projection of Inari God echoed this sentiment, and the shrine maiden nodded, continuing:

"It's not just that. Although there are stones to suppress it, it's better to dredge than to block. The power of the earth's veins will only continue to accumulate and will not disappear out of thin air."

"The fact that Tokyo has experienced several minor earthquakes in the past few days is proof that the key stone has not yet been removed."

Sugawara no Michizane seemed to be deep in thought, and asked, "In that case, how should we deal with it? If it continues to accumulate for a long time, one day the giant catfish will break through the stone that suppresses it, and that day will probably be the day when the four islands of Yingzhou are overturned."

"The genius need not worry. Regardless of how long this matter will take to accumulate, even in the past, Kashima Myojin discovered this, and thus left the Naiju clan to manipulate the key stone."

"As long as the stone is temporarily pulled out within a controllable range to release the accumulated power of the earth veins, it will not be a problem."

After speaking, the other person raised their head and looked at the shrine.

"Is this explanation satisfactory, Your Excellency?"

"Tsk, isn't there any other way? Like beating it up or something?"

"Your Excellency is joking. The giant catfish is a manifestation of calamity, not a living being. What's the point of beating it?"

Seeing that Jingu had nothing to say in rebuttal, the other party turned their attention to the girl who had initially objected.

“I know you are kind-hearted and don’t want to see this happen, but in fact we will make preparations such as disaster avoidance beforehand to minimize the damage, and earthquakes are an unavoidable event.”

The girl seemed to have accepted the reason, and sat up properly without objecting anymore.

"Since there are no objections, the matter is settled. There is nothing else to discuss, so you may all leave now."

After saying this, the white fox disappeared, the fluorescent light surrounding the witches dissipated, and sunlight streamed into the hall, sweeping away the quiet atmosphere and dispelling the strange feeling in the space.

"Tsk, tell me what's really going on with Nakai no Kami."

The shrine originally intended to ask the holy son of the name ...

"Put that aside, I already pulled you back, why did you still go up and argue with her? Wasn't that a bit too much?"

"Hmm? No problem. By the way, what's her name? Do you know her?"

The shrine priest didn't take it seriously at all; it was just offending one person. He even sat down with the intention of beating them all up later, but probably because there was no elder brother to lead the way, they were all quite timid, and in the end, it ended without a fight thanks to the Inari god's mediation.

"Although the weather shrine she mentioned is a tiny shrine and not very famous, that woman is not as easy to get along with as I am."

"She is the one who shares the destiny of Sukunahiko with me, and is also called Yajimi Kaneki. She is an ancient deity similar to me."

It possesses the attributes of a god of wisdom, a god of medicine, and a god of metal.

"She's a petty and cunning woman. Don't be fooled by her seemingly respectful demeanor just now; she's already written your name down in her little notebook."

Tian Gongji was calculating with his fingers.

"Now that you've offended her, I'm the one who owes you something. What a hassle."

Jingu said nonchalantly, "This kind of thing doesn't matter at all. Tell me about Naki no Kami instead."

Tenko Shujin still rambled on for a few more times, reminding Jingu to be careful not to be tricked, before finally bringing up the issue of Nakai no Kami.

"The problem of name-based protection is actually quite simple. God himself has two sides. On the one hand, people will awe the power of earthquakes, and on the other hand, they will fear natural disasters."

"When fear and faith are mixed together, even natural-born gods like us can turn into evil gods and demons, let alone humans?"

"Therefore, the Nai-no-kami of each generation is just a consumable. After being used to a certain extent, it will be discarded. Although it is unclear to what extent this generation has been used, the faith and fear collected in the upcoming Tokyo earthquake will probably reach the limit."

“Consumption…” Jingu pondered the word, while Tenko Shujin offered words of comfort.

"Don't think too much. People always go from birth to death. If there is no large-scale earthquake, Narimori will have a normal lifespan."

"No, I'm not feeling sentimental, I'm just wondering what the probability is."

What probability?

While the two were chatting, most of the others had left. The girl who had objected earlier walked over and lifted her veil.

"Senior Tian Gong, and Lord Shen Gong, thank you so much for your help just now."

The girl's long hair was styled in a swallowtail shape, her smile was exceptionally sweet, she wore light makeup, and her outfit had changed to a very fashionable inner layer with an outer jacket, and a skirt paired with ankle boots.

"My name is Moritaka Asuka, and I am a trainee god who has only recently become a god!"

Energetic and sweet, I always feel like this kind of character shouldn't be a god, and her fashion sense...

Jingu glanced at the other person, then turned to look at Tenkyuu. Although her seven-colored dress shone with a strange luster in the sunlight, she was completely outclassed in terms of style.

It's like being completely outclassed, just like a country auntie versus a trendy Shibuya girl.

"What kind of weird expression is that?" Tian Gongji complained.

"He's a former famous idol, his professionalism is top-notch, isn't it?"

"Let me introduce the deity of Kanda Shrine. She was a famous idol who died suddenly. As a result, she became connected with Kanda Shrine because she participated in some so-called mixed idol projects and was worshipped by many otaku. So she became the so-called goddess of otaku."

"Senior Tian Gong! There's no need to go into so much detail!"

The girl covered the mouth of the Heavenly Bow Gathering tightly, her pretty face flushed red. Such an outrageous and shameful god, a goddess to otaku... it's just too embarrassing.

"Oh~" Jingu's meaningful voice and eyes made the girl's level of embarrassment explode.

"In short, this child, like me, is the so-called 'no shrine maiden, self-reliant' type, so I've taken care of her a little."

Since there was no shrine maiden, she had to do it herself. But that makes sense; if it weren't for the connection between Kanda Shrine and her, there probably wouldn't have been a deity named Moritaka Asuka.

"What a pity. If I had met you before you died, you might have been quite suitable to be a shrine maiden."

A casual remark from the shrine maiden sent the girl into a frenzy of embarrassment.

"What...what are you saying?!"

"I had begun to change my opinion of you, but it turns out the rumors were true after all? The debauched and wicked God's Palace!"

Tenko Shusuke also stood on the girl's side, mercilessly mocking her.

Chapter 41 I Have No Friends

"Isn't it perfectly normal to want to turn a beautiful girl into your own shrine maiden?"

Jingu spoke very frankly, but this only provoked an even more ruthless attack from Moritaka Asuka.

"Knowing full well what it meant, yet still saying it out loud, now there's no excuse left."

"I think we should be more frank, don't we?"

Jingu chuckled. His sunny smile had finally found a good match. Moritaka Asuka blushed slightly as she looked at his face.

"Go away, don't get any funny ideas. Did you come here today just to see women? You want to see other people's shrine maidens too?"

The Heavenly Bow suddenly pulled the girl over and fiercely attacked the shrine.

"That's unfair to Jingu! He only likes beautiful girls, he has no interest in Cao Cao or lolis, how can you insult a girl-lover like that?" Jingu immediately retorted fiercely.

"This is an insult to my aesthetic sense! You're such a terrible-looking old lady!"

"What? An older woman?"

Being criticized for her terrible fashion sense is something Tian Gongji is used to, but the older woman still touched a nerve. No matter how much she denies it or how young she looks.

This feeling of being older always lingers, causing people to always think she's a mother figure, even though she doesn't look older than Moritaka Asuka.

Seeing that the fight between the two was getting more and more intense, Moritaka Asuka quickly stopped them.

"I'll let it slide since there's a pretty girl standing in my way."

"If it weren't for the younger generation here, I would have grabbed the money and slapped you across the face."

The two exchanged harsh words, each trying to save face. For the Divine Palace, Tenko Shugen was probably the strongest person he had ever encountered.

Although I was a little curious and wanted to test my limits to see if I could win, I decided against it. It would be like I was a battle maniac to start a fight on our first meeting.

"So why did Lord Jingu come in person? Usually, the real deities just listen in on these occasions."

"I can't help but ask," Moritaka Asuka asked curiously. She and Ame no Yuuki had come in person because there were no shrine maidens available.

"Well... I do it to make friends, after all, I can't be without any friends."

Jingu pondered for a moment, recalling his own social interactions.

Suga, the priestess he loved most, was not considered a friend.

Tamamo-no-Mae is just a backup plan for Xingnu; sooner or later she'll be subdued by him, so she's not really a friend.

Although Hanayama Inshun was quite handsome, he was just a servant and not a friend.

Mrs. Nishikata, who is she? A passerby?

Kuga Hikari was originally the second candidate for shrine maiden, but she was ruthlessly rejected. Heartbroken, she only harbored desire for him, but they weren't friends.

I get along well with the famous monk, but I don't know his true personality. I don't even confide in him, so how can we be considered friends?

Hina is just a pretty face; she's not even worth having a decent body, let alone being a friend.

After thoroughly examining his interpersonal relationships, Jingu easily concluded that he had no friends.

As for people like Masato Takatsukasa and Enji Doi, they wouldn't even appear in his memory.

"Doesn't she have a single friend? How pitiful..."

A young girl's compassion always

It's rampant, especially since Jingu has the appearance of a beautiful young man, which easily made Moritaka Asuka imagine a complex plot of at least 50,000 words.

A young god whose power is so overwhelming that no one dares to approach him or share his true thoughts.

She even interpreted Jingu's frank nature as meaning that he rarely communicated with others and therefore only said whatever came to mind.

In an instant, the image of a lonely and melancholy handsome young man appeared in Moritaka Asuka's mind, and she even temporarily forgot that he was a tyrannical god who had wiped out her clan for the sake of a shrine maiden.

Of course, they might not have forgotten, and adding this setting might even make it more exciting?

"How pitiful, Lord Jingu. If you don't mind, let me be your first friend?"