In the end, all fourteen girls knelt before the shrine, proving their choice through their actions.
Representing the pinnacle of political power in Yingzhou, the public system that has lasted for thousands of years, and the so-called noble families led by the regents, all knelt before the shrine at this moment, prostrating themselves even lower than dogs, just as he said.
"Very well, your name is Konoe Ringo, right?"
Jingu returned to her, lifted her head, and carefully examined the girl's pretty face, his eyes filled with a resolute determination and a strange fervor.
Jingu took out a folding fan with the Konoe family pattern from her bosom. When she unfolded it, flames ignited along the fan surface, burning out new patterns. In the storm clouds, only the shadow of a dragon flashed by.
“Go, take it, and let those who disrespect me know their mistakes and put their heads back where they belong.”
"At that time I will reward you, and the pinnacle of the Regent's power will belong to you."
But to everyone's surprise, the girl shook her head, bowed respectfully, and pleaded, "The reward I pray for is not power, but qualification. I want to be your bitch at your feet. Please grant me the qualification to lick your feet!"
Jingu was somewhat taken aback, but then smiled and reached out his hand toward the girl's eyes. Having just experienced the excruciating pain of blindness, the girl instinctively wanted to close her eyes to avoid it, but she forced them open and stared unblinkingly as Jingu's fingertips reached toward her eyes.
But the shrine maiden merely touched the corner of her eye, seemingly not displeased by gouging out her eyeballs for her impolite request.
“No problem. After you deal with these people, I will grant you the right to become my priestess and serve me.”
Without looking at the girl's joyful and excited expression, the shrine maiden beckoned a black raven to perch on his hand.
"It will be my eyes, and also your death owl. You'd better not try to cover it up or fool me. Go and kill them, use their heads to please me and consolidate your own power."
Wow—wow!
As if in agreement with the shrine's words, the crow spread its wings and cawed twice at the girls, its ruby-like eyes as deep as blood.
"I hope you won't disappoint me. I've never killed a woman before, and you'd better not be the first."
After saying that, the shrine maiden left directly. Narukami stood up, and Yagokoro, who was serving as a chair and whose legs were numb from kneeling, followed closely behind.
After the shrine maiden left, the oppressive atmosphere inside instantly dissipated. The girls could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. Their kimonos were soaked with sweat, and some even had damp undergarments.
"quack!"
The black crows stared at their predicament, their hoarse cries seeming to mock them mercilessly.
After getting on the bus, Jingu didn't rush to leave, but instead stopped at the corner and waited.
During this brief moment of leisure, Narukami, watching the shrine maiden calmly puffing out smoke, couldn't help but ask:
"Master, do you intend to take the government under your control? Do you want to replace Amaterasu Omikami and become the highest deity in this country?"
It's no wonder Narukami thought that way. The Regent Family has countless connections with the Imperial Family. Although Amaterasu has not appeared for many years, even the chief priest of Ise Grand Shrine is a member of the Regent Family.
By controlling human politics, one can change the status of gods. Takemikazuchi and Yashiro also rose in status due to the rise of the Fujiwara clan.
"Huh? No?"
This chapter has 2099 words. I really can't even save up any drafts now. I need to save at least two chapters for next month.
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Chapter 116 A Belated Reward
Huh? No?
Narukami was somewhat taken aback. The shrine had been so murderous just now, with an attitude of "those who dare to defy me will die." She had thought that all of this, including the conflict itself, was part of the shrine's plan.
He provoked the photographer to offend him, and then used this as an excuse to completely devour the photographer, leaving no trace, bones and skin. It's even possible that his seemingly indifferent demeanor since appearing in Tokyo was a facade, and that he had been plotting his ambition to reach the pinnacle of this country.
Seeing Narukami's astonished expression, Jingu couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.
"What are you thinking? What's the point of that? I wouldn't sit in Amaterasu's seat even if you offered it to me."
The shrine has no ambition to change the world, nor does it have the idea of making everyone grovel at its feet and fight to the death for it. Ascending to such a position would be more harmful than beneficial to the shrine. At most, it would allow it to freely conscript women from the common people for beauty pageants and expand its harem.
But what's the point? Although Jingu is a lecherous man who judges by appearance, in essence, it's not a big deal for Jingu to just create a face whenever he wants. Rather than focusing on pure beauty or ugliness, Jingu simply enjoys the pleasure of randomly encountering beautiful girls and then flirting with them.
This kind of simple and happy life is what the shrine wants.
"What was Master just doing...?"
Narukami was puzzled. If he didn't intend to do that, why was he so harsh and cruel to those girls just now? Wasn't it to devour the entire Setsu family?
"Because I'm annoyed. Those old guys schemed like that. Even though I didn't lose out, I'm still annoyed."
Jingu replied quite naturally, saying that Narukami had only been by Jingu's side for a few days and didn't know him well enough.
"I was thinking that if they were sincere, they would kneel down before me, tearfully explain their difficulties, and then offer me beautiful women as a reward. I'm a kind-hearted person, so I would decline a couple of times, accept the gifts, and let it go. After all, I'm not an unreasonable person."
"If their attitude was just a little bad, I would have just taken a couple of things to vent my anger, and they would have given me some more gifts and that would have been enough. But they were still up to something. Even though I'm not losing out either way, I just enjoy seeing other people's schemes fall through."
The implied Yagoko remained silent. She was the one the shrewd scheming in the eyes of the shrine who ultimately failed, and now her descendants were following in her footsteps.
"So, was the idea of conquering the entire royal family just a spur-of-the-moment decision by the master at the time?"
Naruto was speechless. If those self-proclaimed clever old guys knew that all of this stemmed from his own petty schemes, they would probably regret it so much that they wanted to strangle him.
Even the group of girls probably never expected things to turn out this way; the tyranny of the Great Evil God of the Divine Palace is now etched into their hearts.
Looking out the window, the girls, having probably rested for a while, gradually emerged from the manor, each with a gloomy expression. They hurriedly left after getting into their cars, and although the shrine had not specified a time, they probably wouldn't dare to delay.
“Narukami, in your capacity and Yagokoro’s capacity, issue a divine decree to open up all the power you can control in the mortal world to these little girls.”
With the power held by these vases, they want to accomplish...
The shrine's request is a bit difficult, but the shrine isn't trying to make things difficult for them. They will receive the shrine's most direct assistance soon.
Don't assume that the priestesses and priests in shrines are all devout believers; the level of violence in religious institutions can far exceed the imagination of ordinary people.
Even if these young girls hesitate, feel uneasy, or are reluctant, the group of believers who only obey divine decrees will not. It would be difficult for them not to take the position of head of the family.
After most of the other families had left, Kazanin Haru and Kuga Hikaru leisurely emerged. Instead of rushing to get into the car, they looked around and headed towards the shrine.
"Lord Jingu..."
Still seemingly shaken by what had just happened, Hanayama Haru's attitude was completely different from before. Her mind was a mess, stunned by what Jingu had just said.
"Calm down, why do you two look so scared? Want to have a drink to calm your nerves?"
Jingu's gaze roamed over the two of them without restraint. Clothes are something that everyone wears in their own way, especially since Jingu hadn't seen Kuga Hikari for a long time. The only impression she left was of her fleshy white stockings under her uniform.
Hmm... white stockings are a rare attribute, so it's worth remembering.
In the past, the two of them might have felt a little uncomfortable under such a gaze, but at this moment, they only felt at ease from Jingu.
That's great. The shrine is still the same shrine that loves women. It's really good that it didn't suddenly transform into some kind of tyrant or conqueror overnight.
"So, Lord Jingu's words just now were just to scare us? Such a sudden change really frightened me to death."
"No, you really want to do it. If you have feelings for those elders and can't bring yourself to do it, you can ask Chiyo for help. I don't care about this back door, after all, our relationship is not ordinary."
"Hey, don't make that face like you're being sexually harassed. Am I not telling the truth?"
Jingu sighed. That's what happens when you're too familiar with someone. You always treat him like some kind of person.
“You two are Ai’s best friends. Helping Ai is the same as helping me. Besides, haven’t you been running around for me all this time? Even when I first came to Tokyo, you were doing that too. Speaking of which…”
As if remembering something, Jingu said to Asakayama Inuharu:
"I was in a bit of a rush at the time and acted a little roughly. I even said I'd make it up to you later. Now, let's take this opportunity to talk about what your wishes are?"
If you have grudges, you should seek revenge. You should also repay past help and kindness. This is the way to be a well-rounded person. You shouldn't be that kind of petty person.
The wish... this surprise left Hanayama-in Haru a little stunned. Given Jingu's style of keeping his word, even if Hanayama-in Haru's wish was a little outrageous, she believed that Jingu would definitely do it.
"I don't think I have any wishes right now. I'd be satisfied if Lord Jingu could just behave himself and stop causing so much trouble."
After hesitating for a moment, Kayama Inuharu still didn't make any requests. If she were to rely on this friendship to make arbitrary demands on the shrine, she would feel that something would be missing.
"Hmm...no wishes? That's fine then. I'll find a chance to repay you both when I have time."
For some reason, Kuga Hikaru had a bad feeling about Jingu's words, as if letting Jingu do things his own way wouldn't be a good thing.
After seeing the two off, Jingu began to think about what to do next. Having resolved the matter of the She family, it seemed that it was time for him to take on the last guiding mission mentioned by the system.
Great demons... The shrine actually has clues about two great demons, but it depends on luck.
Thinking of this, Jingu took out a coin. If he was going to rely on luck, he might as well rely on it completely.
Is it wine... or lust?
This chapter has 2132 words, that's all for today! I'll write more tonight and save it for tomorrow morning.
Chapter 117 Another Cup
"Really, no more drinks?"
Under the dazzling, multicolored lights, the band's frenzied drumbeats seemed to sweep across the chaotic crowd below the stage like tangible waves, as men and women in all sorts of bizarre outfits swayed on the dance floor.
Meanwhile, at the bar, far from the dance floor, a slightly tipsy young woman squinted at the beautiful woman behind the bar who was urging her to drink.
Her shoulder-length light purple hair was neatly styled, with a horn-like accessory parting her hair to reveal her narrow, delicate purple eyes. Her lips were very light and thin, and only her gaze held a subtle allure.
She wore a black rubber ring around her neck that seemed more like a special purpose than an ornament. She wore a camisole over a small top, exposing her beautiful collarbone and lower abdomen to the air, her lines slender yet supple.
Beneath the hot pants were smooth, slender legs, shapely and long, with a silver chain hanging from her smooth ankles, and her toes, like lotus sprouts, were painted with light purple nail polish.
"Would you really like another glass? The previous one was fruit wine that only children drank, but this one is a fine wine that can truly be enjoyed by adults."
Her words seemed to possess a unique charm, making it hard to refuse. The soft smoke drifted into the girl's nostrils along with her breath, further confusing her already slightly tipsy mind.
To be honest, she was still a minor and shouldn't have been drinking alcoholic beverages. She only went into the bar because she thought it was novel and interesting. After drinking a glass of fruit wine, she already felt dizzy.
Reason told her she shouldn't continue drinking, but her hand instinctively reached for the glass the other person was pushing towards her.
In a daze, I seemed to see the sharp gleam of the canine teeth in the bartender girl's upturned lips, which didn't look like a prop at all.
"Children shouldn't drink alcohol; this is something adults should do."
The wine glass she was about to touch was snatched away by another jade-like hand. The girl's gaze shifted, and she saw a boy who looked much younger than her, who was saying that children shouldn't drink while downing his drink in one gulp.
"Hmm...so handsome..."
After instinctively expressing her first feeling, the girl slumped onto the bar and drifted off to sleep.
"Giving this child the wine of the Oni Clan is going too far!"
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