Don't force me to use my right fist.

"Huh? So that's what you were thinking, Saku? Going a thousand years into the future? Because you're too bored?"

This was the first time Yuu had heard Saya explain his reason for seeking out the gods. She had wondered what Saya's reason might be, but this reason was still somewhat unexpected.

"Well, since you've come here for help, I have no reason to hide anything from you. Trust is mutual, right? In other words, I come from Japan a thousand years in the future, and all I want to do is go back."

Sōyū shrugged. This kind of thing is indeed private enough, but if you really talk about it, it's not really a secret.

He himself doesn't know how to go back. Even if it's made public, so what? Whether people believe him or not is one thing, but even if they do believe him, what difference will it make? Can it really change anything?

For ordinary people, they might ask about future housing prices in different areas or which lottery ticket to buy. But for Yuugi and his group of yokai, a thousand years might just be a number in time.

Especially for immortal beings, it becomes a matter of time before they even wake up after a few naps.

"A thousand years from now? No wonder I always felt something was off about you. But are humans this powerful in the future? For someone your age to have such formidable strength, is this the potential of humanity?"

Yuu snapped her fingers, quickly accepting the fact, and looked Saya up and down before speaking.

If the average level of humanity a thousand years from now is comparable to that of Zuo Yu, then humanity truly possesses a terrifying capacity for growth.

"No, I hope you don't misunderstand normal humans. How should I put it? Although I also call myself an ordinary person, in a sense, there are differences between people."

Saya covered his face, promptly stopping Yuugi's unrealistic fantasies about humans.

"If you say that, it's hard for me to believe you without evidence. And even if you want to go back to the future, that's not the reason you're seeking help from the gods. How do you know the gods can help you?"

Tamamo-no-Mae narrowed her eyes. Her inherent paranoia as a fox made it difficult for her to trust Sayu directly. Moreover, this was a crucial moment for her to become a god, and she didn't want to be disturbed.

"Because I was teleported here because of a fight between several gods. As for how to prove it, I really have no way of proving it." whl

Sōyū shrugged. There was nothing to hide.

"I'm sorry, but at least for now, there's nothing I can do to help you. To put it bluntly, I haven't officially become a god yet, and I haven't experienced that feeling, so naturally I can't help you."

Just to be on the safe side, Tamamo-no-Mae explained the situation to Saya. Even though what he said now was somewhat shocking, it would prevent her from having too many unnecessary suspicions.

She had never heard of time travel being possible.

Even if one becomes a god, it's not certain that anyone can achieve this.

"Would this answer change after becoming a god?" w.hl

Sōyū narrowed his eyes as he looked at the fox-eared girl in front of him. Her current appearance was somewhat different from that of a thousand years later. She had lost some of her divinity but gained a touch of girlish charm.

"I don't know, because I'm currently troubled by this matter. I've disguised myself as an Onmyoji."

With a loud clap of his hands, Yongyi immediately drew the attention of the two men, then a hearty smile spread across his face.

"With your abilities, Saya-kun, you can definitely do something for Tamamo-no-Mae, right?"

Tilting her head to look in Saya's direction, Yuugi was absolutely certain that her suggestion was flawless. After all, Saya was going to make contact with the gods anyway, so helping her would be equivalent to paying a reward.

Little Jade Maiden might owe him a favor.

"I'm very curious now, what happened between the two of you that made Yongyi trust you so much?"

Tamamo-no-Mae narrowed her eyes and looked at Saya as well. It wasn't her imagination; Yuugi's decision clearly showed that she truly cared for this black-haired boy.

"If I told you that we didn't know each other until about half a day ago, and then we got into a fight and things turned out like this, could you understand?"

Saya covered his face. He had no objection to Yuugi's matter, but he also didn't understand why she had such a high level of affection for him.

Even the saying "no fight, no friendship" has its limits. He had only promised her, and Yongyi trusted him so much that he was starting to feel embarrassed.

Tamamo-no-Mae looked at Saya with some surprise.

Sawa answered the question somewhat modestly, saying that in terms of pure strength, he had never been afraid of anyone.

“Well, Ah-Zhen… Okay, I think I understand why she thinks that way. But this is also equivalent to proving your strength, so Yuu-Gi’s suggestion isn’t entirely unacceptable.” Tamamo-no-Mae pinched her chin, pondered for a moment, and then smiled slightly before speaking.

Chapter 407 My profession is good, right?

The only regrettable thing was that after resting briefly at the Tamamo-no-Mae family's residence, Yuugi left, just as she had said, because she had some things to attend to.

Fortunately, by this time, Saya and Tamamo-no-Mae had already gotten to know each other and reached a consensus, so even without Yuugi's presence, no other problems would arise.

"Since Yuugi is no longer here, I will no longer hide it. If Saya-kun said that he came from a thousand years in the future, then he must have already met me from the future, right? From your eyes, I can tell that you seem to have known me before."

After watching Yuugi leave, Tamamo-no-Mae regained her handsome male appearance, picked up a fan and held it to her chin before asking Saya a question.

The reason she didn't think Sawa was trying to fool her with such a strange excuse was largely due to this point.

The way Sasuke looked at her was clearly the way he looked at an acquaintance, and the tone of his voice when he spoke to her was not like that of someone meeting for the first time. However, Tamamo-no-Mae was very certain that she had never met Sasuke before and had no connection with him whatsoever.

"Yes, it is indeed as you said. We obviously had contact a thousand years later, but I don't quite understand why you didn't recognize me back then."

Sōyu nodded, confirming her guess. As expected of a fox, there's really nothing to say about its intelligence.

"If I can survive to a thousand years from now, then specifically, I should have already succeeded, which means that the path I've taken hasn't gone wrong?"

From this tiny clue alone, Tamamo-no-Mae deduced some information that Saga had never mentioned. A hint of pleasure appeared on her face. Nothing gives one more confidence than knowing that the path one is on is the right one.

"But since you didn't mention this to Yuugi, that means your future self probably hasn't met her, right?"

Continuing to delve deeper into matters concerning the future, Tamamo-no-Mae, now assuming the identity of Seimei, gently tapped her head with her fan, as if trying to organize her thoughts.

“I said, these things probably don’t have much to do with how to help you become a god, so I think you can stop for now.”

Sōyū's lips twitched. Sometimes this kind of problem occurs when communicating with people who are too intelligent. You may only make a small, unconscious movement, and the other person can deduce a lot of information from that.

It's fine when the person is an ally, but if they dig up your secrets, it's bound to be a bit unpleasant.

"Indeed, so tell me, in what ways can you help me? At least tell me your abilities, right?"

Tamamo-no-Mae narrowed her eyes, outwardly appearing to have completely given up on further investigating Saya's secrets, but what she was thinking inside was unknown to Saya.

"My abilities? Are they even worth considering? If you want to become a god, shouldn't you tell me what you need first?"

Sōyū looked down at himself. If he had to say what special abilities he had, he couldn't really say. He could only say that he knew a little about everything, but he couldn't say that he was completely proficient in everything.

"What do I need? Of course, I need faith. Otherwise, why would I pretend to be like this? Do you think I enjoy this feeling of scheming and backstabbing in the court?"

Tamamo-no-Mae, or rather, Seimei, glanced at Saya and felt that it was rather strange for her to make such a feminine pose while acting like a man.

As she said, since she is pursuing the path of deification through faith, then the faith from humanity is the key to whether she can become a deity and formally inherit these beliefs.

Perhaps because her trust in Saya had deepened, Tamamo-no-Mae finally revealed her method for becoming a god. In any case, the scheme had reached its final stage, and even if Saya wanted to have any ideas, he would have to become a fox first.

"And then what? Isn't it going very smoothly? You've already become the leader of the Onmyoji, so it's very easy for you to fool the people, right?"

Sōyu frowned. Judging from the respect that the commoners had shown to Tamamo-no-Mae, he must be a person of considerable importance.

Logically speaking, once the faith of a nation is united, it should be close to becoming a god.

"That's true in principle, but the problem is that some things don't just end peacefully because you want them to." whl

A look of worry appeared on Seimei's handsome face as he helplessly exchanged a glance with Saya.

"When I shaped my own priesthood, I chose the easiest and most lazy duty: harvesting."

"Then, after you returned from outside the city, you probably understand that something has gone wrong in this country these past few years, and you know about the harvest situation, right?"

The gloom on Seimei's face showed no sign of fading, as he felt he had been tricked by fate.

They thought they could smoothly transform from monsters into gods, but instead they encountered a once-in-a-century famine, which was truly hard to accept.

Although she hadn't expected things to go so smoothly, the feeling of being just short of [ ]-foot still made her feel somewhat frustrated.

But the problem lies in her very origin. Who told her to claim that as long as one believed in Inari, the country would have good weather and abundant harvests? Now that famine has started, it would be strange if those believers' faith didn't waver.

"Okay, I think I understand what's bothering you."

Sōyu scratched his head, and after figuring out what was troubling her, he pursed his lips and began to study a solution.

If it were just a small area or a village, Saya would naturally say that as long as there were enough bone meal, there would be no such thing as famine. But if it were an entire country, then bone meal alone would definitely not be enough.

"Hmm? Judging from your tone, you don't actually have some kind of solution, do you? I'm not sure about fighting, but farming doesn't seem to have anything to do with fighting, does it?"

Seimei was surprised by Saya's answer. Judging from his tone, how could he possibly help him?

"Of course! I'm an expert when it comes to farming!"

Chapter 408 Artificial Fertilization

"However, before that, I think I should ask first, what is the reason for this reduction in grain production? Is it rainfall? Drought? Or insect infestation?"

Sōyū stroked his chin and asked earnestly. It was clear that he was taking this matter very seriously; when it came to farming, it was necessary to understand it properly.

Crops do experience fluctuations in yield, but it's impossible for production to decrease so drastically without any apparent reason, to the point of causing famine. That would be far more problematic.

If the root cause isn't addressed, even if Sōyū manages to bring the country a bountiful harvest once, it won't be enough to sustain its operation indefinitely.

"You actually take this kind of thing seriously? Well then, I'll be blunt. Things are completely different from what you think. It has nothing to do with the weather or rainfall. There's only one real reason for the reduced grain production." (Waiting for the news.)

"That is, all the crops planted during this period will fail to bloom when they should have."

"It should be said that not only grains, but even ordinary plants and trees cannot bloom during this period. If you really have any knowledge of agriculture, you will naturally understand the consequences."

Having told Saya the true reason for the famine, Tamamo-no-Mae looked towards him. Now that she had told him the reason, she still hoped he could give her a satisfactory answer.

Sōyū scratched his head, then remembered that when he came out of the forest, he hadn't seen a single flower.

In any case, the inability to bloom should be fatal for any plant.

It's no wonder that famine occurred; if this situation had continued any longer, it's not impossible that the entire era could have turned into a wasteland.

If a plant cannot flower, it means that its reproduction has stopped.

"This state shouldn't last much longer, right?" whl

Sōyu asked Tamamo-no-Mae with a somewhat solemn expression. Seeing that the city was still in a state of peace and prosperity for the time being, he couldn't understand why the famine hadn't lasted long, or even started.

"Yes, it started about two months ago. I even used the divine power of my faith to forcefully restore the crops in the whole country to some normalcy. Otherwise, there should have been no harvest at all in these two months."

The deity, pressing his brow in distress, was utterly perplexed. He was truly heartbroken over this matter.

"Hmm, so you mean that with external intervention, it's still possible to forcibly break this constraint?"

After careful analysis, Zuoyou came to this conclusion. When he used bone meal to accelerate growth before, the crops still grew normally under the influence of bone meal. In other words, these constraints are not something that cannot be solved.

"Yes, but have you considered that this anomaly covers the entirety of Japan? Even if I use all my strength, how long can I maintain this state?"