Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

The fox emerged from the woman's gentle embrace and transformed into human form.

Ryoko Senjougahara's eyes sparkled, and she covered her mouth with a soft laugh:

"Ah~ ah~, it's alright, I like both forms equally~"

Where are the police? This woman is even more perverted than me! Arrest her now!

The fox let out a long, helpless sigh.

"...Fine, it was my mistake to have expectations of you, but Fox, let me remind you, if we don't get down to business soon, we'll have to wait until next week again."

“The little fox is right.”

Ryoko Senjougahara conjured a mat on the spot and sat down.

Hoshino Hideyuki sat down opposite him, about to speak, when suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he asked:

"Ms. Senjougahara, do you know anything about tengu?"

Chapter 80 If I had known it was a fox, I would have stolen the offerings!

"Oh? It seems the little fox brother is having some trouble."

Ryoko Senjougahara's eyes curved into a half-smile.

"Yes."

Hoshino Hideyuki readily admitted, "So I would like to ask the all-powerful and omnipotent Senjougahara-san for her help... I will also evaluate the performance based on the resolution of the problem and decide whether to cooperate in the long term."

It's just PUA.

I can do it too!

"That little fox brother really has a good plan, but it's all good..."

Ryoko Senjougahara raised her chin, gestured with her hand, and a hint of seriousness appeared in her eyes:

"I agree to your request, so I'll show you my skills."

"I am looking forward."

Hideyuki Hoshino then recounted what he had seen and heard at the private Seiwa Junior High School, albeit with a lot of background information omitted.

When he mentioned going into the woods with the game research club and ending up seeing a tengu, Senjougahara Ryoko interrupted him.

"This is the most crucial part, and just talking about it is probably not enough."

Hoshino Hideyuki frowned: "What else can I do besides say it? I'll write a novel for you to read?"

"This is your dream world, so use your imagination."

Ryoko Senjougahara covered her mouth and chuckled: "It's alright if you don't understand, little fox. Just focus on recalling the scene at that time, and I'll guide you through the rest."

Oh, that's what you mean...

Hoshino Hideyuki understood, and with a thought, the surrounding peach grove quickly disappeared. In the blink of an eye, a fox and a cat appeared in the woods behind the old school building.

It turns out that the fox used the principle of seeing flowers in a mirror to reproduce what it saw and heard that day in its dream exactly as it appeared, with an effect even better than the holographic images in science fiction movies!

The well and the two celestial dogs were now quietly placed in front of them!

Ryoko Senjougahara was genuinely stunned this time.

"I only gave you a slight reminder, I didn't expect you to be able to do it so quickly... Hmm, you truly are worthy of being the seed I've chosen!"

The little fox in Hoshino Hideyuki's heart proudly put his hands on his hips.

That's natural!

Although the system's skills are amazing... the system is a part of me, the fox! The system's efforts are my efforts!

However, he still said modestly, "Don't waste time, it's tiring."

Before the words were even finished, the still things around them began to move, and the two celestial dogs started talking as they remembered.

Ryoko Senjougahara then stopped talking and focused on observing.

While maintaining the scene, Hoshino Hideyuki also took the opportunity to review what happened that night.

To be honest, this technique of recreating dreams is quite fun.

The mirror imagery seems to have extracted not only his surface memories, but also his subconscious impressions, making the whole scene not only more intuitive and three-dimensional, but also including many details that he hadn't noticed at the time.

For example, the moon was half-hidden by clouds, the reflection from the glass in the old school building behind them was quite bright, and Mitsui was secretly picking his nose on the way, even rubbing it against a tree, ugh...

Shortly after.

The fox and the cat went through the whole process.

Hoshino Hideyuki withdrew his spell, and the surrounding scenery returned to its original state as a peach grove.

"interesting……"

Ryoko Senjougahara pondered for a moment, then smiled, revealing two dimples.

She said to the fox:

"I already know what these tengu are doing. Ask me anything, I'll answer you."

Wow, is it really that reliable?

As expected of an ancient artifact over a thousand years old...

Ryoko Senjougahara narrowed her eyes slightly: "Little fox, the way you're looking at me is a bit off~"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to compliment you on having seen more of the world than I have."

Hoshino Hideyuki sat up straight and said, "As for the question, let's start with what's in that well."

"Alright~"

Ryoko Senjougahara said slowly:

"First, little fox, have you ever heard of divine transformation?"

"never heard of that."

"I told you before that when spiritual energy declines, most of the gods leave this world, do you remember?"

Hideyuki Hoshino nodded.

"However, the way I put it is actually very vague."

"The gods are different from monsters and humans. Their power comes not only from themselves, but also from the incense and faith of sentient beings."

"With the decline of spiritual energy, they can escape with their own power, but they cannot take all their faith with them. In other words, some of them are still left in this world."

“The unconscious entities formed from these ownerless forces are called divine molts.”

So this is how things are set up in the world!

Hideyuki Hoshino suddenly realized.

Then, he recalled what he had seen and heard while wandering around various temples when he was hiding from the vengeful spirit of Kasuga Kaito.

Even though all the monks in the temple are just ordinary people, the temple is actually home to extraordinary power, yet this power ignores him, this foreign monster...

That power is most likely a divine transformation.

Although it exists, it has no consciousness and will not do anything to a fox that is simply passing by.

After Hoshino Hideyuki showed an expression of understanding, Senjougahara Ryoko continued:

"The white fox illusion you saw at the wellhead is a manifestation of the power of divine transformation."

"If I am not mistaken, it should be the molted body of the goddess Inari, which is also known as the god of Inari. And it is a rather large piece."

Yes!

In mythology, the messenger of Inari is a fox!

Back then, when Hoshino Hideyuki had just transmigrated, he was starving and desperate. He even thought of seeking refuge with this person, but no matter how much he wandered around the shrine, no one paid him any attention.

At the time, he thought it was because he was unpopular, but now he realizes that the gods were simply not at home.

Hey……

I should have known he would have been stealing and eating all the offerings!

To avoid having to fight with stray cats for food later...

We haven't won yet...

In a way, Ryoko Senjougahara, now isolated in a secluded place and unable to return, is also a stray cat.

Ulu urlu!

Hideyuki Hoshino shook his head, trying to clear the bad memories and associations from his mind.

he asks:

"You said that was a relatively large divine transformation...do you mean there are smaller or even larger ones?"

"I never said that a god can only leave behind one divine molt."

Ryoko Senjougahara seemed to be tired. As she spoke, she slumped to one side and lay down on the mat.

The originally fitted kimono was pulled and became somewhat disheveled, revealing a little bit of her white collarbone and slender legs.

A few peach petals fell on her skin, making it appear even more delicate and fair.

“If the gods were still here, they would unite the power of faith. But since they are gone, the power of faith will be scattered and form many divine transformations.”

"There are at least two or three, and more than ten. If they are like the Western Gods, there would probably be more than a thousand, and each one of them looks different..."

That's true. There are black-skinned Jesus, Korean Jesus, and even Zhumadian Jesus. If you lift the lid of the pot, you'll see they're all heretics. It would be a miracle if they could be unified.

Hideyuki Hoshino then asked:

"I heard the tengu mention the word 'refining.' Could it be that the being in the well wants to refine the divine transformation of Inari God? If it succeeds in refining it, could it be...?"

Will it become the new Inari god?

Chapter 81 Remarks on the launch