Tokyo: Starting with the Shrine Maiden

The bamboo leaves that had transformed into a shrine maiden began to pull outwards, restoring them to their original state.

At the same time, Tsuchimikado Mari raised her hand and put away all five sections of bamboo.

"Mari-neechan".

Seeing this, Haruhiko couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

Do you know the legend of the woman with the Heavenly Star?

Tsuchimikado Mari let out a breath, looked at the boy in the middle, and asked.

"know."

Haruhiko nodded.

According to legend, Susanoo once misbehaved, angering Amaterasu, who then hid in the Ama-no-Iwato (Heavenly Rock Cave).

Ten-Iwa-go, a cave formed from rock.

Amaterasu is the embodiment of the sun; after she disappeared, the world was plunged into darkness.

To lure her out, the gods commanded the Heavenly Maiden to dance.

This is also the origin of the original Kagura dance.

Wait a minute, wasn't that just the scene where the Heavenly Maiden was dancing?

Haruhiko immediately showed surprise.

"It seems you've already thought of that."

Tsuchimikado Mari noticed the change in his expression. "This is a ritual to invite the gods to descend."

There is currently only one deity in the Takamagahara ruins.

That is the Yamata no Orochi.

The one who invited the gods was naturally him.

No, not necessarily.

Perhaps it is a fragment of a spirit.

Unlike other gods, Yamata no Orochi has eight heads.

In other words, it possesses eight consciousnesses.

Haruhiko suddenly thought of Teru Morikawa.

Could one of these consciousnesses reside within him?

Probably.

If he is a fragment of Yamata no Orochi's spirit, then his behavior becomes understandable.

Why did he leave the Takamagahara ruins even after becoming the apprentice of the head of the Edo Archaeological Bureau?

Why did the snake spirits swarm out in droves?

Haruhiko's eyes flickered.

He pondered how to inform them of this matter.

"this is for you."

Tsuchimikado Mari threw out five pieces of bamboo.

Haruhiko caught it and immediately remembered the game notification sound.

[Name: Bamboo for women with the Heavenly Star Destiny.]

[Status: Fifth Stage.]

[Effect: Grants the player a second class.]

Haruhiko breathed a sigh of relief; he had finally obtained the materials for the Sword Master class change.

"Lady Mari, what should we do with this young man?"

Takahashi Kisaragi pointed at the motionless boy and asked.

“No need to deal with it.”

Tsuchimikado Mari shook her head and said, "He is a puppet body, specifically designed to receive the consciousness of a god."

"It's a doll?"

Takahashi Kisaragi was taken aback.

She was at the fourth level and didn't notice anything unusual at all, thinking it was a real person.

"Ah."

Tsuchimikado Mari stepped forward and put away the boy doll.

Such a doll must be technically skilled, and it might provide some inspiration for Tachibana Yui's stand.

Takahashi Kisaragi then began searching.

Besides the altar for this ceremony, there are many other decorations.

She quickly found a bunch of documents.

But she couldn't understand it.

It is the language of the serpent god.

Tsuchimikado Mari glanced at it.

She pointed at Haruhiko and said, "Give it to him."

Takahashi Kisaragi didn't think much of it, assuming he was just asking him to put it away.

After all, no one in the entire Edo Archaeological Bureau, or even in the whole of Japan, could understand it.

Haruhiko quickly scanned the document and his eyes lit up.

He stepped forward and whispered a few words in Tsuchimikado Mari's ear.

It's not about the Yamata no Orochi's divided spirit, but about this altar.

It was indeed a ritual to invoke the gods, but it was interrupted at this point and degenerated into an ordinary ritual.

The ritual is very simple: charging.

Haruhiko's goal was to recharge himself and advance to the third stage.

"Really?"

Tsuchimikado Mari had some doubts.

Because Haruhiko's words were far too understated.

She understands the need to recharge.

But is advancing to the next level really that easy?

Five thousand words.

Chapter 176. Freeloading Shiranui

"Go ahead, but I'll stop if you encounter any danger."

After Haruhiko explained the purpose of the magic circle, Tsuchimikado Mari checked it again before agreeing to his request.

Whether it was because of her own feelings or because of Tachibana Yui, she would never let him take such a risk.

Fortunately, the information left behind by the Serpent Spirit was very detailed, and Tsuchimikado Mari has already mastered this magic circle.

"Thank you for your help, Mari-neechan."

Haruhiko took a few steps forward and stopped where the boy doll had been.

Takahashi Kisaragi, standing far away, did not hear their conversation.

She didn't dare ask Tsuchimikado Mari, so she looked at Haruhiko with some curiosity.

I don’t know what the situation is now.

Tsuchimikado Mari raised her hand, and five flame-like psychic energies floated out.

This ritual for inviting the gods is actually not complicated.

It is divided into two parts.

The first is to provide psionic energy.

All magic arrays are essential.

After all, without spiritual energy, it is impossible to maintain and operate the magic array.

The second is to invoke the gods.

This refers to the Kagura dance performed by the goddess Ame-no-Tsutsumi-no-Mikoto.