I have an unlimited number of shikigami

Tokyo's roads are unusually congested during the holidays.

Cars and pedestrians weave through the city, its arteries slowly circulating.

While waiting at a traffic light, a blue Nissan Sunny was parked in the next lane, its window half-open, from which came the voice of Kenshi Yonezu.

Fujiwara Izaya sang a few lines along.

"I'm a loser"

"So it doesn't matter if it's just bluffing, right..."

The moment the traffic light turned green, Fujiwara Izaya twisted the accelerator sharply, and the Honda Slug's engine made a "cough cough cough" sound, slowly starting up amidst a cloud of black smoke.

Some things cannot be forced.

It's been soaked in water, so the fact that it can still be opened is a victory...

“The Silver Dragon is too slow,” Kasahara Asuka said. “Senpai, go buy a motorcycle, the kind with the back seat that’s raised high so that passengers have to lean forward against the driver.”

"I'm not 18 yet, so I can't take the motorcycle driving test."

"Then join Section 9, senior. Section 9 agents have special privileges; they can drive even without a license."

"Your sister sent you to lobby?"

"Did your sister also let you join Section Nine?"

"correct."

"Fine then, you can't listen to her, Senpai!" Kasahara Asuka raised both hands and poked his back with her index fingers, one on the left and one on the right. "That sister is a pervert. If you join Section 9, she'll definitely ruin you. Please, Senpai, stay away from her!"

"Do you have a grudge against my sister?"

"No, don't ask, or I'll get angry!"

Fujiwara Izaya shrugged and focused on driving.

It was almost eight o'clock, the sun was fully up, and the sky was a deep blue. Sparse, intermittent clouds painted a few pale white strokes against the blue background, like a painter's first touches on a canvas.

Riding his little motorcycle and feeling the blazing sun, Fujiwara Izaya thought today was a perfect day to invite a girl on a beach trip.

The cool sea, the hot beach, bikini-clad beauties, the air-conditioned room, and the clean, fresh blue sheets.

It's a pity he has to go mow the lawn today.

Otherwise, you could go to Yoshiwara and drag Kawashima Miki out to go surfing with you.

correct.

Is she awake yet?

Why aren't you replying to my messages?

No, I'll have to call her and bother her when I have some free time later.

We arrived at our destination at eight o'clock in the morning.

After parking the car, Fujiwara Izaya followed Kasahara Asuka up the stone steps. The torii gate of Tokyo Daijingu Shrine came into view; it was a gray torii gate.

Despite its name containing the word "large," the shrine itself is not large, giving it a tranquil and mysterious feel. The approach is a stone-paved path lined with stone lanterns and komainu (guardian dog) statues. Lush cedar trees extend towards the center of the approach, forming a green corridor; walking through it feels like being in some primeval mountain.

As you enter the courtyard, you'll see a stall selling amulets for matchmaking.

It was still early, and there weren't many tourists. Most of them were young couples, and a few housewives with their children. Passing by the amulet stall, Kasahara Asuka then picked one up and handed it to Tsubaki Izaya with a smile.

The tender leaves overhead swayed, casting fragmented light.

The girl handed him a pink amulet embroidered with beautiful cherry blossoms. Fujiwara Izaya thought for a moment and was about to refuse when Kasahara Asuka stuffed it into his pocket, then quickly turned around and strode away.

Fujiwara Izaya reluctantly accepted the amulet and chased after it.

Tourists passing by all turned their attention to the handsome young man and beautiful young woman, and even the middle-aged man who was constantly taking pictures of the building with his DSLR camera turned his lens towards them.

"Kacha~"

The image freezes.

After bypassing the worship hall, Asuka Kasahara walked onto a wisteria-covered corridor.

Fujiwara Izaya, who was following behind her, was silently pondering something.

The main deities enshrined at Tokyo Daijingu Shrine are two.

One is the old woman Amaterasu, and the other is the goddess Toyoke-no-Omikami, who is in charge of food. However, the famous matchmaking and love-seeking shrines of Tokyo Daijingu are the domain of the matchmaking goddess, which has nothing to do with the two goddesses who are the main deities.

and so.

The old woman Amaterasu forcibly stole the power of the God of Fate!

This is outrageous and tyrannical! Does the supreme god have the right to do whatever he wants?

“I’m telling you, Izaya Fujiwara said, “Let’s discuss something. How about we take down the old woman’s statue and replace it with the Nagano Mountain God’s statue?”

"?"

Kasahara Asuka paused, tilted her head, and looked at him with the eyes of someone looking at a lunatic.

“Oh, I didn’t mean that Toyoke-no-Okami is an old woman,” Fujiwara Izaya explained. “I meant Amaterasu. Please remove her statue.”

"Do you have a grudge against her?"

"No, I just feel uncomfortable looking at her."

"That's the Great Goddess!" Kasahara Asuka exclaimed in surprise. "Are you alright, Senpai?"

Fujiwara Rin shrugged dismissively: "Never mind."

Actually.

The enmity is immense.

That old hag Amaterasu is truly despicable. Ever since he was six years old, she's made a trip to the town of Kamikaku every year. In the first few years, she was there to discuss his job arrangements and the situation with his father after they went to Takamagahara. In the later years, she just came down to the mortal world from Takamagahara to toy with him.

A supreme god using his divine power to toy with a little monster, and he did it from the time the monster was six years old until he was sixteen... If this were to get out, the entire Shinto religion would probably lose all face, and would be ridiculed by Buddhism and Taoism for 100, no, 1000 years!

The two left the main part of Tokyo Daijingu Shrine one after the other and entered the backyard, which is not open to tourists.

At the end of the path, a courtyard enclosed by a low stone wall appears, where lush green grass basks in the sunlight. A rotating sprinkler on the stone wall shoots water into the sky, creating a small rainbow about fifty centimeters long.

Fujiwara Izaya saw many well-dressed people going in and out of the courtyard gate.

"You go in by yourself, senior. Asuka, change your clothes first." Kasahara Asuka said to him, then turned left at the end of the alley and ran towards a quaint wooden building in the style of the Tang Dynasty.

Fujiwara Izaya inexplicably walked to the reception entrance. After a female customer who was signing in with her back askew entered, he was about to follow her in when a woman at the reception desk called out to him.

"Hey, what are you doing here?"

"I'm here to mow the lawn," Fujiwara Izaya answered honestly.

"..." The woman scanned him from head to toe with a rather strange look. "What's your name?"

"Fujiwara Izaya".

"Who let you come here?"

"Asuka-san."

"Second Miss?" Her reaction was a mix of surprise and bewilderment. She kept repeating, "Second Miss, we need to mow the lawn, what should we do?" as if she didn't know what to do.

The middle-aged man who worked with her at the reception desk remembered the name Fujiwara Izaya and whispered to her, "He's also a priest."

The woman smiled with relief and said to Fujiwara Izaya, "Since you are an unregistered guest, please ask Madam for permission before entering." As she spoke, she pointed to the courtyard, "Go directly to the veranda after entering; Madam is there."

Before going inside, Fujiwara Rinya confirmed one thing with her: "Excuse me, is this a place for a party or something?"

"Yes." The woman smiled, a smile like she was laughing at a naive child. "The monthly meetings of the Yin-Yang Bureau are always in the form of garden parties."

Looking through the open gate, you can see an old Western-style house covered with beige tiles, with a large roof extending outwards.

After thanking the receptionist, Fujiwara Izaya walked through the door.

This was a sight he had never experienced before.

The people gathered here were colleagues he had never met before, and a world he knew nothing about.

Now, he was going to meet the leader of this world—Chairman Kasa Inori, with the humility and spirit of a young man… Then, he suddenly remembered something.

Fujiwara Izaya returned to the reception desk and politely asked, "I'm so sorry, I haven't met Chairman Kasahara yet. Could you please take me there to meet him?"

“It’s easy to spot,” the woman said with a confident smile, as proud as if she were talking about herself. “The most beautiful woman in the whole courtyard is Madam. You’ll see her as soon as you go in.”

"Thank you."

Fujiwara Izaya thanked him and walked through the gate for the second time.

Upon entering, one is greeted by a vast, grassy garden where hundreds of elegantly dressed guests, carrying plates or holding wine glasses, chat and laugh. In this romantic setting where cherry blossoms flutter like snowflakes, the perfumes of the female guests waft through the air.

Cherry blossoms?

How can there still be cherry blossoms this season?

Fujiwara Izaya looked towards the cherry blossom tree and immediately sensed a familiar fluctuation of demonic energy.

Good guy.

It's incredibly immoral to send a cherry blossom fairy out to greet customers.

The world is going to the dogs. If they found out I am the Great Tengu, what would happen... Fujiwara Izaya shook his head with a sigh and mingled among the guests.

The cherry trees, blooming out of season, rustled in the wind.

The windows on the first floor of the beige house were open, and the white lace curtains swayed gracefully in the wind.

Fujiwara Izaya walked towards the veranda, his eyes searching for the "most beautiful woman." The guests passing by were mostly men in suits and ties, and women in either glamorous Western-style gowns or elegant Japanese kimonos. He, dressed only in his school uniform, looked quite out of place in this setting.

There were no beautiful women under the eaves, only a group of teenagers chatting and laughing.

Fujiwara Rin didn't know where to find Chairman Kasa, so he simply waited there and listened to his peers talking.

"How many jobs did you take on in April?" a short-haired girl asked.

"Don't even mention it, it's so unlucky." The trendy-looking boy wearing a baseball cap said, "I only got one E-level commission in a whole month, with a reward of 30,000 yuan, which isn't even enough for me to get my car serviced once."

"Who isn't? I've only taken two orders myself."

"I took three orders, but I didn't earn a total of 10 yuan..."

"It's too curly!"