I have too many anime girlfriends!

The day's practice ended quickly.

Naoka Ueno and the others couldn't sense any spiritual energy at all, so they could only stare at Yukino Yukinoshita and Shoko Nishimiya with envious eyes.

Yukinoshita smiled slightly and said to Yukino and Shoko, "Come with me. As prospective priestesses who have successfully cultivated spiritual power, you will receive a reward from the Celestial Maiden."

After saying that, Yukinoshita Haruno turned around and walked towards the innermost room of the shrine.

Although Yukino Yukinoshita and Shoko Nishimiya were puzzled, they immediately followed.

He knocked on the door of the most luxurious room and said respectfully:

"My Lady, two exceptionally talented prospective priestesses have successfully cultivated spiritual power."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened automatically, and a cold voice came from inside.

"Come in."

Accompanied by a cold female voice, there was also a faint fishy smell that made the three of them subconsciously frown.

Yukinoshita suddenly had a bad feeling. She suppressed her unease and slowly led the two girls to the gorgeously dressed celestial maiden.

The woman before me had a Hime-style hairstyle, her skin was snow-white, and her face was exquisitely beautiful, as if sculpted by a god.

Her long, smooth, jet-black hair reached her waist, gleaming with a captivating sheen.

She wore a magnificent red imperial robe and a magatama necklace around her neck.

Elegant and luxurious, cool yet dignified, this is the image of the celestial maiden that Yukinoshita Haruno presents.

The celestial maiden's purple eyes shimmered with a soft light as her gaze swept over the three of them, before she revealed a satisfied smile.

"Very good indeed! You are all highly talented prospective priestesses. Now that you have successfully cultivated spiritual power, you deserve appropriate rewards!"

The celestial maiden lightly raised her hand, forming a hand seal. In an instant, a wisp of purple spiritual energy dragged an object and suddenly fell in front of the three people.

Ignoring the three people's astonished gazes, the fairy smiled and gracefully gestured an invitation.

"Enjoy it to your heart's content! Your spiritual power will increase exponentially after eating!"

"Ugh... I'm going to throw up!"

Yukino Yukinoshita and Shoko Nishimiya instinctively covered their mouths and noses, turned to the side and vomited, while Haruno's face was ashen, her expression full of disbelief.

The reason is very simple.

The celestial maiden rewarded them with a mangled, bloody corpse, with a handsome face still faintly discernible and a familiar expression. It was the body of Shinji Kaminaga, a man all three of them knew!

"Waaah... How could Kaminaga-kun... Waaah... This must be a nightmare, right?"

Yukino Yukinoshita and Shoko Nishimiya could no longer suppress their grief and began retching uncontrollably. Clearly, they were distraught and unable to bear such a cruel truth.

"Spirit Possession Stance!"

Unable to bear it any longer, Yukinoshita summoned the Three-Tailed Fox shikigami with a cold expression and cast a spirit possession spell, causing a pair of fluffy fox ears to quietly appear on the top of her head.

At the same time, three pure white fox tails appeared, and with the surge of spiritual energy, the shrine maiden's robes fluttered without wind, exuding an awe-inspiring aura of majesty.

In her spirit-possessed state, her body became even more upright and magnificent, her shrine maiden robes stretched taut as if they would burst forth at any moment, exuding a captivating allure.

"Celestial Maiden, why did you attack a child? Are you truly a celestial maiden?"

Yang Nai questioned the noble celestial maiden before him in an icy tone. A dark blue flame had gathered in her palm, radiating a scorching heat that made the surrounding air unbearably hot.

This is precisely the ability of the three-tailed fox after it possesses her: Foxfire Condensation!

"Heh~! Why? Of course, it's for you guys."

Despite the heat of the foxfire, the celestial maiden remained unfazed, instead revealing a cold smile.

"In this era, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth has been exhausted, and ordinary people can hardly gather spiritual energy to become a priestess even if they exhaust their life's efforts."

In pursuit of immortality and to gain greater power, the only way is to seize the essence of the living, steal the power of creation, and thus achieve self-realization!

"And this boy is precisely the obstacle preventing the three of you from becoming priestesses! Coincidentally, his flesh and blood are ten times that of an ordinary person, and for me to share it with him is already an immense blessing!"

"I don't want this kind of favor at all! You old hag, go apologize to that brat!"

Yang Nai lashed out with a Foxfire, and with a flick of her tail, she stretched out and coiled up Yukino Yukinoshita and Shoko Nishimiya before quickly retreating.

Her intuition told her that as the owner of this ruin, the celestial maiden was not so easy to kill.

That's exactly what happened.

As the foxfire dissipated, the celestial maiden appeared completely unharmed.

Despite the rebellion of her priestesses, the celestial maiden showed no anger; a faint smile remained on her lips.

"Old hag? That's a really rude way to address her."

"Heh, you've all heard the story of the celestial maiden, but it's all fake."

Before Yang Nai could answer, the celestial maiden spoke on her own:

"The correct story is this: A celestial maiden descended to the mountains behind the village and bathed in a clear stream. A thief stole her feathered robe and hid it, preventing the maiden from leaving."

"The thief, seeing the celestial maiden's beauty, was overcome with lust. He not only hid her clothes but also forcibly kept her by his side after she lost her feathered robes and powers, using all sorts of sweet words to deceive her."

"Using the power of the celestial maiden, that thief rose to a position above all others, becoming a daimyo of a country."

"Then, as the number of women around the daimyo increased, the heartbroken celestial maiden decided to leave."

"But having enjoyed the benefits brought by the celestial maiden's power, how could that man bear to let her leave?"

At this point, the celestial maiden gave a bitter smile, "Do you know what happened next?"

Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her lips, unable to resist speculating, "Later, the shrine declined, and the celestial maiden disappeared. She must have returned to heaven, right?"

"The heavens? Hahaha!"

"No, quite the opposite! That man controls the feather robe, and he also controls the celestial maiden's hope of returning home. As he watches himself grow old day by day, while the celestial maiden's beauty remains unchanged, he develops even more wicked thoughts."

"He imprisoned the celestial maiden and drank her blood every day, trying to gain her power and achieve immortality."

"The celestial maiden was not hiding her sorrow and praying for that man; rather, she was forced to lose her freedom and her blood, and was eventually buried underground."

Upon hearing this, Nishimiya Shoko and Yukino Yukinoshita felt a tightness in their hearts, an intense sadness, and an unbearable, suppressed heartache.

Yukinoshita was also feeling extremely heavy-hearted.

If what the celestial maiden said is true, then that man is utterly despicable!

"And...what happened next?"

Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but ask a question.

She felt a strong sense of sympathy for the celestial maiden before her.

Nishimiya Shoko also subconsciously looked at the celestial maiden, and together with Haruno, they awaited her answer.

The celestial maiden revealed a cold smile and spoke softly:

"Later... after the celestial maiden's blood dried up, her resentment grew so deep that she transformed into a demon and began her quest for revenge!"

"She turned that man into a plank in the latrine, so that his bones would be trampled on and kept company with filth every day."

"She destroyed that country, deliberately preserved this shrine, and then, one day, fell into a deep sleep."