I simultaneously traverse countless worlds

While examining the fragment of the Killing Stone in his hand, completely ignoring its alluring power, Li Mo was pondering whether to thoroughly analyze it when he suddenly raised an eyebrow, looked outside the hall, and put away the fragment of the Killing Stone.

Even if it were a complete Killing Stone, Li Mo wouldn't care about its allure, let alone a single fragment. However, this thing is incredibly tempting to ordinary people and even ordinary exorcists. Unless someone has an extremely strong will, normal people and ordinary exorcists who rashly come into contact with a fragment of the Killing Stone will gradually become puppets controlled by it. He wouldn't use it to test Yotsuya Miko, this novice superhuman.

A dozen seconds later, Li Mo saw Yotsuya Miko rushing into the main hall, holding hands with a hot, short-haired girl with an orange haircut who looked nothing like a high school student. After hearing Yotsuya Miko's words, Li Mo said with some surprise:

"Kiko, do you want your best friend to become a shrine maiden as well?"

Chapter 10 Seeing the Child Bring Her Best Friend to Be a Shrine Maiden

Li Mo knew that Yotsuya Miko had kept her becoming a shrine maiden a secret from her family and best friend. The reason was that she didn't know how to tell the people around her, and at most she used the excuse of working as a shrine maiden.

The reason is quite simple: in Japan, being a true shrine maiden is basically a family tradition, a profession with little hope of a bright future. Many younger girls from shrines choose other careers because this profession is essentially tied to the shrine. Moreover, strictly speaking, women over 25 or those who are already married are not considered suitable for the position of shrine maiden.

Of course, many shrines in Japan don't have such strict requirements. On the one hand, true shrine maidens can only be trained by shrines with fame and strength. On the other hand, many shrines really don't have the ability to train true shrine maidens. They have to spend money to hire high school girls or even college girls as temporary shrine maidens. In addition, there are quite a few Japanese women who work in certain sex industries and use shrine maiden outfits as erotic costumes. Being a shrine maiden in Japan is really not a career option with a bright future.

Yotsuya Miko knew that the Dragon Leaf Shrine she had chosen was a place with a true legacy of extraordinary power, but she couldn't announce it to the whole world. In addition, the Dragon Leaf Shrine seemed to be just a small shrine, and Li Mo, who served as the shrine's chief priest, looked exceptionally handsome. She was genuinely worried that if her family and best friends found out, they would think she was planning to marry into the Dragon Leaf Shrine.

Today, Yotsuya Miko had no choice but to bring her best friend Yurikawa Hana to the Dragon Leaf Shrine. Upon arriving at the main hall, she immediately performed a deep dogeza (a traditional Tibetan Buddhist ritual) to Li Mo, expressing her desire for Yurikawa Hana to join the Dragon Leaf Shrine as a shrine maiden!

"Mo... Mo-kun, Xiaohua was possessed by evil spirits. I eliminated those evil spirits, but it would be safer for Xiaohua to join the shrine..."

Seeing Li Mo's seemingly puzzled look, Yotsuya Miko raised her head with a hint of pleading, slightly raised one hand and pointed at her best friend, explaining the key reason why she had brought her best friend along to become a shrine maiden.

If it were before, Miko Yotsuya wouldn't have had this idea. It wasn't that she didn't want to bring her best friend along; it was simply that stepping into the extraordinary world might not necessarily be a good thing!

Take Yotsuya Miko herself as an example. Before she awakened her "yin-yang eyes", she was just a high school girl living an ordinary daily life. It would be good if she could get into a good university in the future, otherwise she would have to consider marriage after graduating from high school.

This is a common scene in Japan. For many people, graduating from high school is a crucial hurdle. Unlike in China, where those who fail the college entrance exam still have the opportunity to start a business, in Japan, most people from ordinary families who graduate from high school but do not get into university need to have a certain amount of family wealth to support them if they want to retake the exam. For example, if a female high school student has poor grades in the past, her family will usually advise her to give up her studies.

After all, it's not unusual for Japanese high school graduates who don't get into their desired universities to choose to retake the exam the following year. However, the knowledge taught in Japanese high schools is not exactly relevant to getting into prestigious universities. If you want to learn useful knowledge, you have to attend expensive after-school tutoring classes.

If it were just this, many Japanese families would grit their teeth and spend this money for a better future for their children. However, the problem is that for high school graduates whose grades are not very good to begin with, Japanese parents will rationally weigh the pros and cons. Most of the time, they will advise their children to face reality and either go home to inherit the family business or quickly choose a suitable industry to start a job. For example, high school girls should consider marriage.

Japan is not a place suitable for producing strong women. The general public's view of Japanese women is that they should quit their jobs after marriage and stay at home to raise children. Especially after being exploited by America, Japan's economy is now in a state of stagnation.

However, Yotsuya Miko's situation was slightly different. When she awakened her [Yin-Yang Eyes], she had already stepped into the extraordinary world with one foot in it. She also happened to meet Li Mo and mastered extraordinary power. It is no exaggeration to say that her vision far surpasses that of ordinary Japanese high school girls. However, just from seeing some information given by Li Mo and witnessing the [Kisaragi Station] incident, she understood that the extraordinary world is not necessarily friendly to ordinary people, and is even more dangerous for those ordinary people who only have a superficial understanding of it.

As you can see, many times the people who drown are not the novices who know they can't swim and don't try, but rather those who have some swimming skills and are arrogant. It's because they think they can swim and let their guard down. In the supernatural world, this is the original sin for ordinary people or the weak who have no power.

Yotsuya Miko has temporarily kept her family and best friend Yurikawa Hana's whereabouts a secret. Even after discovering the spirits of her father and dog in her home, she has only temporarily taken them in. As for her best friend Yurikawa Hana, she doesn't want her to be exposed to any danger.

The problem is, what Yotsuya Miko didn't expect was that in this world, you can't be safe just by avoiding danger. Sometimes you will directly encounter unexpected danger. Today when she went to school, she found that her best friend looked listless. At noon, she even ate half of the bento she had prepared, but it was still not enough.

At this moment, Yotsuya Miko realized something was wrong. When she used her "Yin-Yang Eyes" to look at her best friend, she was shocked to find that she was being haunted by several evil spirits. These hideous evil spirits followed her best friend closely, even in the shadows on campus, taking every opportunity to drain Yurikawa Hana's life force. This was why Yurikawa Hana constantly felt hungry, because she could eat food to quickly replenish her life force; otherwise, she would have already fallen victim to the evil spirits.

Seeing her only best friend in such a situation, Yotsuya Miko could no longer bear it. After school that afternoon, she took Yurikawa Hana to an empty classroom and demonstrated the results of her learning supernatural powers. She successfully used the talisman given to her by Li Mo to eliminate the evil spirits. After explaining the situation to her best friend, she thought for a while and then took her to the Dragon Leaf Shrine.

Right now, Yotsuya Miko has brought her best friend Yurikawa Hana to the Dragon Leaf Shrine to ask her to become a shrine maiden. This is the way she thinks will allow her best friend to gain extraordinary powers and keep the secret of her becoming a shrine maiden.

"...Yes, she does have some talent, but she's more inclined towards martial arts. Even if she doesn't pursue the path of the extraordinary, she'll likely live to be a hundred years old!"

Upon hearing Yotsuya Miko's words, Li Mo glanced at the short-haired orange-haired beauty kneeling before him, then looked with interest at the somewhat timid Yurikawa Hana. He already understood her situation and was certain that Yurikawa Hana possessed considerable talent in martial arts. He also believed that if she did not pursue the path of the extraordinary and remained an ordinary person, she would probably live to be a hundred years old simply by relying on her talent for replenishing her life force through food.

To put it simply, no matter how much an ordinary person tries to maintain their health, they can't compare to someone like Yurikawa Kaname who has such pure, innate talent. In some worlds where cultivation focuses on qi and blood, Yurikawa Kaname's talent for replenishing her life force through food would be considered a personal cheat code!

"Mo Jun, can we take Xiao Hua in?"

Yotsuya Miko, who already knew a lot about extraordinary knowledge, was delighted by Li Mo's evaluation and looked at her god lord, so she asked for his opinion.

As a member of the extraordinary world, Yotsuya Miko has seen many case studies and personally witnessed the dangers at Kisaragi Station. She naturally knows that a newbie who rashly steps into the extraordinary world will encounter dangers not only from evil spirits but also from humans.

Generally speaking, ordinary people who don't step into the supernatural world are probably safer. However, ordinary people who have already come into contact with evil spirits are unlikely to live ordinary lives in the future. Those who have come into contact with evil spirits are more likely to be visited by them again. Not to mention a beautiful girl like Yurikawa Hana with strong vitality, who is like a thorny but delicious human-shaped meal in the eyes of evil spirits.

After Yotsuya Miko activated her "Yin-Yang Eyes," she saw that her best friend's life force was so strong that the evil spirits dared not possess her directly, giving her time to deal with the situation. She then realized that her best friend, Yurikawa Hana, must possess a special quality that made the evil spirits wary.

Knowing the gap between the extraordinary world and ordinary people, and discovering that her best friend Yurikawa had already come into contact with this side, Yotsuya Miko brought Yurikawa Hajime to the Dragon Leaf Shrine. Upon meeting, she bowed deeply and begged Li Mo.

"Bai... never mind, I'll call you Xiaohua too. Would you like to become a shrine maiden?"

Faced with Yotsuya Miko's renewed plea, Li Mo did not immediately say whether he agreed or not. Instead, he looked at Yurikawa Hana, one of the female characters in the anime "The Girl Who Can See," with great interest and spoke in a more intimate tone.

As for Yurikawa Hana, before Li Mo transmigrated, he enjoyed watching the anime "The Girl Who Can See" and thought it was pretty good. Compared to Yotsuya Miko, who inexplicably gained the ability to see ghosts and fell into fear of the evil spirits around her, having to pretend to be calm and even risk her life to act, Yurikawa Hana was fortunate to be unaware of the truth. If she hadn't been targeted by evil spirits, her life would probably be quite good.

At least, Baihechuan Huaguang, by virtue of her own qualities, will not get involved with any messy things, and living past a hundred years old will be no problem at all. She won't even get sick. Moreover, Li Mo can see that Baihechuan Huaguang's aptitude in terms of spiritual power is not high. She is only slightly stronger than the average person. However, in terms of blood and qi martial arts, she is very talented, and her future prospects may not be lower than those of spiritual power.

Of course, this is true for Li Mo. The martial arts in the Food Spirit Zero world have not reached that level. According to the information Li Mo has gathered so far, the mainstream path for humans to transcend the ordinary in the entire world is still the path of [spiritual power] rather than martial arts. Therefore, even if Baihechuan Hua has the talent and aptitude, without his help, she can forget about stepping onto the path of transcendence, let alone cultivating to a high level.

However, Li Mo did not directly agree to Yotsuya Miko's request. Instead, he handed over the choice of whether or not to become a shrine maiden to Yurikawa Hana, wanting to see what choice this energetic and athletic beauty would make.

"I...I'm willing to become a shrine maiden..."

When Yurikawa Hana saw Li Mo and Yotsuya Miko turn their gazes toward her, she seemed to snap out of her daze. Recalling how she had finally come to understand another side of the world today, and Yotsuya Miko's patient persuasion before they arrived at the shrine, she ultimately made a crucial choice.

Neither Yurikawa Hana nor her best friend Yotsuya Miko knew that if Yurikawa Hana hadn't chosen to join the Dragon Leaf Shrine and instead sought help from other shrines or temples with genuine abilities, she might have been given a spiritually powerful amulet for a high fee. However, there was little hope of her embarking on the path of transcendence. She was even less likely to succeed than Yotsuya Miko herself. If Yotsuya Miko hadn't met Li Mo, with her talent for the Yin-Yang Eyes, she might have chosen the path of a spiritual medium.

However, Baihechuan Hua's situation is completely different. She is suited to a supernatural path similar to Qi and Blood Martial Arts, but such supernatural inheritances have not appeared in the Food Soul Zero Comprehensive World... Well, at least in Japan, Li Mo has not seen any similar supernatural inheritances. Even if there are similar martial arts techniques, they are all amplified by [spiritual power] rather than one's own physical qualities. This is the essential difference.

Now, if Yurikawa Hana chooses to join the Dragon Leaf Shrine, the situation will naturally be different. Li Mo is still somewhat interested in training her, after all, Yurikawa Hana is also a young, beautiful girl with a great figure.

"Very good, Xiao Hua, now that you've joined the Dragon Leaf Shrine, you're one of us!"

Seeing that Yurikawa Hana, under the influence of his spiritual power, still made the most correct decision, Li Mo smiled and said to her, then looked at Yotsuya Miko, who was letting out a sigh of relief, and raised an eyebrow with a hint of amusement, "Then, Miko, you will take Hana to bathe and change into the shrine maiden's clothes, and then go to the main hall for the formal initiation ceremony..."

Okay, Li Mo is now gradually formalizing the [Dragon Leaf Shrine]. He discovered that he has fused the essence of the [Disobedient God] and the Dharma form of the [Greedy Dragon], and the fusion with the sculptures in the main hall has already caused some changes, as if it can bestow certain protection and abilities.

Even from Li Mo's personal perspective, the dragon god sculpture currently enshrined at the Dragon Leaf Shrine can only offer blessings to believers that deter ordinary evil spirits. Unless it is a divine blessing, it can prevent the invasion of powerful evil spirits. It is of little use to him personally, but very useful to ordinary people. In particular, the blessing given to believers can temporarily enhance their physical fitness, making the elderly seem to be more than ten years younger, which is very attractive to believers.

In fact, instead of having his clone appear and his subordinates work as temporary staff at the Dragon Leaf Shrine, Li Mo probably had to deal with the elderly believers in the surrounding residential area praying every day. After all, these days, besides organizing the path of spiritual power cultivation and dealing with supernatural monsters, he had also been having his dragon god clone try out the path of faith. The elderly believers who benefited from this naturally came to the shrine every day with great devotion.

The situation in Japan is far more chaotic than in China, perhaps even worse than in Korea, where the Shoe Cult is almost a formal religion. Many Shoe Cults in Japan have considerable power, but they are still largely ineffective and rely purely on the founders' hype. In contrast, the Dragon Leaf Shrine, even though it is a small shrine, already has genuine things to spread, so it is quickly attracting followers in the surrounding residential areas and even showing signs of spreading.

Yotsuya Miko had rarely witnessed such a lively scene. She only went to the Dragon Leaf Shrine for training in the afternoon after a week of school, and at most helped with prayers and blessings during her weekends. The reception and other tasks were naturally handled by others, but she could still feel the development of the Dragon Leaf Shrine.

Otherwise, Yotsuya Miko wouldn't have dragged her best friend to become a shrine maiden with her. She instinctively believed that the Dragon Leaf Shrine would definitely grow and expand, and since her best friend had come into contact with evil spirits, it would be a good opportunity for her to join the Dragon Leaf Shrine.

"Yes, Lord God!" *2

At this moment, both Yotsuya Miko and Yurikawa Hana became serious. They bowed respectfully to Li Mo, and then Yotsuya Miko took Yurikawa Hana to the shower room to perform an exorcism ritual before arranging for her to join the shrine.

For Yotsuya Miko herself, this is an essential skill for a shrine maiden, and she takes it very seriously. As for Yurikawa Hana herself, although she has never experienced being a shrine maiden, she knows to some extent that becoming a shrine maiden is not an easy thing, especially since she has personally experienced the extraordinary nature of the [Dragon Leaf Shrine]. Naturally, she will take her joining the shrine maiden very seriously. Although she is straightforward, she is not really all looks and no brains.

After seeing Yotsuya Miko and Yurikawa Hana respectfully bow and leave, Li Mo didn't say anything more. He planned to help Yurikawa Hana complete the public ceremony and give her a companion version of the [Seed of Extraordinary]. From now on, it would depend on how this athletic beauty performed!

Chapter 11 Li Mo's Actions

With Li Mo's permission, Yurikawa Hana's joining the Dragon Leaf Shrine proceeded without any setbacks. After all, strictly speaking, neither Li Mo nor Yotsuya Miko were official members of the Dragon Leaf Shrine and raised any objections to Yurikawa Hana's joining.

For Yotsuya Miko, it was naturally for the sake of her only best friend that she suggested Yurikawa Hana join the Dragon Leaf Shrine. The Dragon Leaf Shrine currently only had two members and had not yet expanded, and her best friend Yurikawa Hana had encountered the harassment of evil spirits. From any perspective, joining the Dragon Leaf Shrine was the best choice. For this reason, she had repeatedly persuaded her best friend to join on the way here, so naturally she would not have any objection to Yurikawa Hana's arrival.

As for Li Mo's own opinion...

Well, Li Mo naturally had no objections. He wasn't particularly concerned about the development of the Dragon Leaf Shrine itself, but since a young and beautiful girl was willing to become a shrine maiden, he naturally wouldn't refuse and was prepared to give her a partner version of the Seed of Extraordinary.

After all, Li Mo had already harbored some feelings for Yotsuya Miko when he first made her the shrine maiden of the Dragon Leaf Shrine. However, it hadn't been long and they were still developing their relationship. His main focus was on his own spiritual power and exploring his clone, the Dragon God. Now, he also had search missions to find the Killing Stone and the Undying One, so he naturally didn't have much time to play a dating simulation game with a beautiful girl.

Even so, Li Mo's relationship with Yotsuya Miko gradually became ambiguous. For example, when he was instructing this beautiful girl on the method of cultivating [spiritual power], their occasional contact was always tinged with ambiguity. Moreover, it would be a lie to say that Yotsuya Miko was not at all attracted to the young and handsome God Lord. After all, apart from a very few exceptions who rely on their own abilities and ambitions, most women choose to depend on men, especially powerful men, who can give them a greater sense of security and are more likely to win their favor.

After Yotsuya Miko awakened her [Yin-Yang Eyes], she witnessed all sorts of terrifying evil spirits, which naturally made her need for security even stronger. If Li Mo were to actively pursue her, he could win her over in a very short time. However, he wasn't that impatient and was willing to slowly get closer to Yotsuya Miko. As for Yurikawa Hana, he wouldn't mind spending some resources to cultivate her.

As for Yurikawa Hana, she just didn't quite understand the ambiguous feelings between Li Mo and Yotsuya Miko. She even felt a little dizzy, thinking that her experience today was very bizarre. For the first time, she realized that the world she lived in was not only scientific, but also had evil spirits and exorcists from the supernatural world. Not to mention, her best friend was actually a newly recruited exorcist.

However, Yurikawa Hana's strength is that she doesn't dwell on things she doesn't understand. She chose to join the Dragon Leaf Shrine because she believed her best friend wouldn't deceive her. She was chatting quietly with her friend while performing a purification and exorcism ritual!

………………

Later, in the main hall of the Dragon Leaf Shrine, Li Mo performed a ceremony for Yurikawa Hana, who was dressed as a shrine maiden. Under the seemingly proper ceremony, he formally announced to Yurikawa Hana that she had become a shrine maiden.

Strictly speaking, Li Mo himself didn't particularly like these kinds of formal occasions, but he had no choice but to do so. At least the two beautiful girls, Yotsuya Miko and Yurikawa Hana, were genuinely unaware of his extraordinary power and believed it to be a generational inheritance of the Dragon Leaf Shrine. Coupled with the mystical nature displayed by the Dragon God's clone, they took this rather solemn ceremony very seriously.

Even in shrines and temples across Japan, those who truly possess extraordinary powers are extremely cautious. Unless it's a family tradition, allowing outsiders to join their side to learn extraordinary powers involves a very solemn and careful ceremony. It's not uncommon to invite friendly exorcist families to witness the ceremony. This is not only to let the newcomer know that joining is the right thing to do, but more importantly, to gain the recognition of other exorcist families.

To put it in a more understandable way, the various Japanese exorcist families and factions of shrines and temples are like the righteous sects in martial arts novels. Their relationships with each other are complex, constantly shifting from hostility to alliance. The current situation in the Japanese supernatural world is not good. Everyone rarely clashes anymore and tries to cooperate as much as possible. They are also willing to let others know about the addition of new blood from outside.

The problem is that the Dragon Leaf Shrine that Li Mo inherited in this world may have once been a member of the extraordinary world, but now it is not really related to the extraordinary world. He himself did not engage in such meaningless formalities, but he still had to put on a solemn joining ceremony.

"Xiao Hua, you should start preparing to cultivate Qi and Blood Martial Arts from now on!"

Seeing Yurikawa Hana bowing to the sculpture housing her Dragon God avatar, and having fused with the companion version of the [Seed of the Extraordinary], Li Mo admired her as he spoke.

Yes, Yurikawa Hana is currently wearing her best friend Yotsuya Miko's shrine maiden outfit. Her well-developed figure makes the loose-fitting shrine maiden outfit look even bigger!

As for Miko Yotsuya, her development couldn't be described as poor; she was still slightly ahead of the average Asian girl of the same age. At school, she would occasionally attract the attention of boys, and could be considered a very beautiful high school girl.

However, Yurikawa Hana's development was too good. Perhaps it was due to her talent for replenishing her life force by eating food. She could eat as much as she wanted without gaining weight, and her development was exaggerated. She had surpassed most European and American girls of the same age. The red and white shrine maiden outfit made according to Yotsuya Miko's own level seemed to be a size too small on her, and she wore it with an unusually erotic feeling.

Based on his memories from other worlds, the experienced Li Mo could tell at a glance that Yurikawa Hana was at least an E-cup. Considering that the sporty girl with short orange hair was only sixteen years old and had room for improvement, it was already quite outstanding. Moreover, when Yurikawa Hana wore that red and white shrine maiden outfit, her innocent and clear eyes had a touch of otherworldly grace, making her seem more like a shrine maiden who had been trained since childhood.

If Baihe Chuanhua didn't have the aptitude for Qi and Blood Martial Arts or Spiritual Power, Li Mo would probably hesitate. After all, it's not necessarily worthwhile to spend resources to cultivate a pretty face. However, her talent for replenishing her life force by eating food is enough to prove that she has the talent to develop in Qi and Blood Martial Arts. Therefore, Li Mo wouldn't mind investing some resources to see if Baihe Chuanhua could step into the path of Qi and Blood Martial Arts.

Li Mo wasn't using Baihe Chuanhua as a guinea pig for training. In this Food Spirit Zero integrated world, the Qi and Blood Martial Arts is actually a transcendent path with lower requirements. If other transcendents knew, they would probably be envious. After all, this is not an unknown transcendent path that one has to explore on their own. It is a transcendent path that has already been traversed and has a bright future.

Of course, Li Mo wouldn't rashly spread his Qi and Blood Martial Arts. His current influence wasn't enough to make others wary, and Li Mo wasn't interested in the "pretending to be weak to deceive others" tactic. It was better to wait until he was fully prepared before making his move...

"Well, but Miko and I still have to go to class every week..."

Hearing Li Mo's words, Baihechuanhua seemed to sense that the god in front of her was paying attention to her, which made her feel a little shy. A blush appeared on her pretty face, and she unconsciously shrank her body, making her shrine maiden outfit even tighter. She said very softly.

Okay, Yurikawa Hana and Yotsuya Miko are best friends, not only because they've known each other since middle school, but more importantly because Yurikawa Hana's personality is also rather conservative. Even though she's quite athletic and popular with boys in the nominal sports clubs, she politely declines the advances of other boys. It's not that Yurikawa Hana only knows how to eat snacks and treats; it's just that she has a vague intuition that makes her reject those boys with ulterior motives.

Baihechuan Hua finally realized what Li Mo meant. She knew that his willingness to let her join the Dragon Leaf Shrine and his knowledge of Qi and Blood Martial Arts was definitely a great opportunity, but she hadn't quite come to terms with it yet.

"Don't worry, the high school curriculum is very simple. Just study more in class and during your free time. Even if you don't want to go to school, you can apply for a leave of absence!"

Li Mo's concerns about Yurikawa Hana were somewhat ordinary, stemming from the same reason as Yotsuya Miko's. He simply waved his hand dismissively, indicating that the two beautiful girls had nothing to worry about regarding their high school studies. Seeing their somewhat bewildered expressions, and knowing they hadn't fully grasped the concept, he explained directly, "Since you've become shrine maidens, graduating from high school or even going to university isn't necessary. After all, you don't need to worry about finding jobs later..."

Okay, Li Mo directly pointed out the most crucial issue that many families in Japan and even around the world care about and invest heavily in regarding education: ordinary people have a high probability of finding a good job or a bright future through education; otherwise, starting a business with nothing to their name is an extremely low-probability endeavor.

To put it simply, in the three East Asian countries and even in other developed countries around the world, the only way for ordinary people's children to find a good job after graduation is to have good grades and get into a prestigious university. However, whether this stepping stone is really useful depends on the specific circumstances. Many students from prestigious universities in various countries fail to find a good job even after graduating successfully, and end up with a considerable amount of student loans.

In particular, Japan is a country with a strong feudal legacy. In the past, the Han Chinese, samurai, powerful families, and warriors occupied too many interests. Even after the Five Star Emperors carried out modernization reforms, it only changed certain aspects of Japan's situation. For example, the various conglomerates, Han Chinese, and local powerful families still occupy the vast majority of resources. Even if a commoner's son gets into a prestigious university, the best way out is actually to become a son-in-law of an upper-class family to have a better future.

Moreover, with Japan's economy reaped by America and stagnant for decades, even the most capable children from ordinary families find it difficult to rise above their circumstances. Even for students from prestigious universities like Tokyo University and Waseda University, who manage to get in and graduate, finding a good job is a struggle. For students from ordinary high schools like Yotsuya Miko and Yurikawa Hana, even getting into university is a difficult task.

In this regard, Li Mo completely eliminated their worries. It's just a decent public high school. With his current influence, arranging for them to take a leave of absence is extremely easy. They could even be directly admitted to a good university if they skipped a single day of class.

“Then Jianzi and I will come here every day after school, and also on weekends to practice!”

Li Mo's words dispelled Baihechuan Hua's worries. She glanced at Yotsuya Miko, who was desperately trying to wink at her, and agreed with a hint of hesitation in her voice. Judging from her expression, she was still not completely at ease.

"OK! The shrine will arrange your daily meals and lodging. You and Miko-chan can use the excuse of working at the shrine, and we'll even give you a living allowance!"