Tokyo: Starting with the Shrine Maiden

Haruhiko glanced at it and remarked, "It's worse than last night's snow..."

He suddenly paused.

I almost said the wrong thing.

"I just want to see my master sooner."

Izumi clenched her small hands and said shyly.

She clearly didn't notice the second half of Haruhiko's sentence.

"I'll go get dressed!"

Izumi turned and ran.

She still cared about her image in front of Haruhiko.

in the living room.

Yuki smiled broadly and waved to him.

The great demon's stamina is indeed abundant.

Haruhiko smiled at her, then turned and went into the bathroom.

As he brushed his teeth, he thought about what had happened last night.

Yukihime revealed her demon form for the first time.

He finally understood why it was necessary to learn the Snow Woman Breathing Technique.

Because there are limits to human potential.

There are no monsters.

We can do everything, whether you can imagine it or not.

It's even more terrifying than the legendary robots from my previous life.

I need to upgrade the Snow Woman Breathing Technique to the second level.

After washing up, Haruhiko went to the living room for dinner.

Izumi, all dressed up, also ran to the dining table to join in the fun.

Like Yukihime, she does not need to eat human food.

Because she is a tsukumogami (a spirit or object believed to possess and maintain a tsukumogami).

Generally speaking, only low-level monsters with flesh and blood need to eat.

Great demons or spirit-type monsters eat different things.

After breakfast, Haruhiko went to school.

On the way, he received a phone call from Reki Nakagawa.

"We were really lucky yesterday!"

Although they hadn't met, Haruhiko could imagine how shaken Haruhiko looked.

"Why do you say that?"

"The Edo Archaeological Bureau suffered a great loss yesterday. The special kind of human we encountered could temporarily advance in rank."

Nakagawa Reki sighed and said, "The haste has resulted in the deaths of many people."

He was unaware of the existence of the snake demon, so he referred to it as a special human.

"Did you encounter several special humans?"

After a moment of silence, Haruhiko asked.

He had expected this.

Given the power of the divine messenger, any psychic of the same level who encounters him is more likely to meet with bad luck.

He notified the Edo Archaeological Bureau quite promptly yesterday.

But achieving complete victory is virtually impossible.

There were eight in total, but we only eliminated four.

Nakagawa Reki replied, "Fortunately, there are only eight; the rest are ordinary psychics."

As expected, not many snake demons were transformed into divine messengers.

This indicates that Orochi is in poor condition.

Haruhiko asked again, "Did you find anything?"

"They are indeed looking for someone."

Nakagawa Reki paused, then emphasized, "It's a person, not an object."

"Who is worthy of the Serpent Spirits mobilizing their entire force?"

Haruhiko asked in surprise.

"do not know."

Nakagawa Reki explained, "That name was cursed, and they all died suddenly just as they were about to utter it."

Haruhiko's eyes narrowed.

Curses, or more accurately, soul-based spells.

These types of spells are often related to contracts, oaths, and agreements.

Once signed, an automatic penalty mechanism will be triggered when the terms are involved.

But considering that the man was Yamata no Orochi, it seems quite reasonable.

Because once people know my name, it will definitely cause unnecessary trouble.

There may be other gods in this era.

I just don't know what kind of relationship the one that ran out has with Orochi.

"The Imperial Palace has sent people to monitor all the schools where the Serpent Spirit is lurking, day and night."

Nakagawa Reki continued, "Perhaps we will know the answer soon."

"I'm going to class now, let's talk again next time."

Haruhiko hung up the phone.

When I got to the classroom, my phone suddenly vibrated.

It was a message from the Imperial Palace.

Yesterday's request has been upgraded to the third level.

He received a reward of three million yen.

Not more, not less.

That's fine.

Since meeting Tachibana Yui, Haruhiko has lost interest in money.

Because of "Gokuraku Jodo," he temporarily achieved financial freedom.

Class is over.

Haruhiko walked out.

At the school gate, I got into Tsuchimikado Mari's luxury car.

"good afternoon."

Haruhiko fastened his seatbelt and greeted them.

"Little master, I'm going to speed up, hold on tight."

Tsuchimikado Mari gave a word of advice, and the luxury car immediately started moving.

A strong feeling of being pushed back in your seat comes over you.

Haruhiko glanced at her.

Things seem to be in a rush today.

Not long after, Haruhiko got off the bus.

He walked into the living room and saw Tachibana Yui wearing cute pajamas.

"Auntie Mashiro, are you just getting up?"

Haruhiko sat opposite her and asked.

"of course not!"

Tachibana Yui, somewhat displeased, asked, "In your mind, am I such a lazy person?"

It really is.

Haruhiko coughed lightly and said, "I noticed you were still wearing your pajamas."