Becoming a god in a low-key way in the supernatural world

Kotekawa Kamimi grinned.

brat...

Half an hour later, after finishing their meal, Furudekawa Kamimi and Shirakawa Kurumi returned to their respective rooms, changed their gear, picked up their weapons, waved goodbye to Mikazuki and Yuka, and went out to work.

As they reached the door, the junior priest suddenly asked, "Whose car is this? Why is it parked in front of your house?"

“I borrowed it; I drove it around yesterday,” Kotekawa Kami replied.

The young priest's expression shifted: "Then let's drive today? That way we can save on tolls and car rental fees."

Kotegawa thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "We should rent a car when we get there."

Saitama must have noticed this car; driving it over there would be too conspicuous.

"Driving is so inconvenient, and the place we're going to isn't on easy roads either."

There was a hint of threat in Shirakawa Kurumi's eyes.

The young priest fell silent, distanced himself from her, and walked towards the station.

"Have a safe journey!" Youjia waved from the doorway.

After the three left, she clicked her tongue and said, "It strangely feels like a big family, doesn't it? Qingkong?"

Mikazuki Seisaku was still watching Kotegawa Kami's retreating figure when he suddenly said, "Do you think it would be better if Kotegawa and Kurumi were together?"

"Huh?"

"Kurum can help Kotegawa; she can accompany him anywhere..."

Yujia thought about it seriously for a moment, then said uncertainly, "This... asking me is like asking an idiot! I've never been in a relationship... No, no, no, I was just using an analogy, I'm not an idiot!"

Mikazuki Seisaku glanced at her, then turned and went back into the house.

Yuka quickly caught up with her, and said with her hands behind her back, "If you really care, why don't you also practice martial arts? Isn't Kotegawa teaching you? That way, maybe one day you can be like Kurumi and work with him or something."

Mikazuki Seisakusho thought about it carefully and hesitated, "Is there enough time?"

"To be honest... if that day really comes, we'll probably have graduated high school long ago... but that's fine too! You can just marry him then, and you won't have this kind of trouble anymore, right?" Yu Jia spread her hands, using her clever little brain to come up with an alternative solution.

"..."

Kotekawa and his two companions arrived at the station without incident and boarded a train bound for Kamakura.

Shirakawa Kurumi excitedly scrolled through her phone and said to him, "How about we take the Enoden train to see the sea this afternoon? Look at this place, the scenery is really beautiful."

Kamiko Kotekawa nodded in agreement. The scenery was indeed quite nice. If he finished work early, he would take a ride to see it. Anyway, he could get back before dark.

The junior priest sitting opposite reminded us, "Once we get the sword, we need to go to Saitama immediately. Let's talk about taking the train later."

"Saitama? Fujimi City, you mean?" Shirakawa Kurumi blinked, a hint of amusement in her eyes.

The junior priest nodded without changing his expression.

"We're not going to Saitama anymore; the bounty mission there has been cancelled." The little girl smiled immediately, a very happy smile.

Shirakawa Nozomi's eyes widened suddenly, and his voice rose considerably: "Canceled? Why? Did someone steal it beforehand?"

“Last night, a group of people tried to capture that ghost diva. After cutting off all of their arms, the ghost diva disappeared. Now Saitama is issuing a warrant for her arrest.” Shirakawa Kurumi showed him her phone.

The shocked and angry young man looked back and forth several times, his eyes suddenly filled with incredibly complex emotions.

"Damn it, too late?" He clenched his fists, staring at the words "Suspicious Bounty Hunter" on his phone, gritting his teeth. "These guys are a bunch of bastards!"

Kami, standing nearby, chimed in, "They are indeed a bunch of bastards, but that ghost lady is a good ghost. She just wants to live a good life and has never been tainted by blood. So even if we get there this time, we can't just exorcise it. Take a look at the other missions and pick out the ghosts first. We can find other ones to feed your Tamako."

The young priest handed the phone back to Kurumi Shirakawa, muttered "Let me think about it," and then fell silent.

Kotekawa Kami and Kurumi stared at him for a while, then each picked up their phones and started playing on their phones.

Kotegawa: [He seems genuinely disappointed.]

Hu Tao: [This is hopeless! If my dad knew, he'd be furious; both my sons are weirdos.]

[No, I think maybe he really is thinking of Tamako.]

[Don't worry at all! Tamako would never eat a ghost! He's definitely up to something else!]

[Why don't you ask him? I'll see if I can introduce Miss Ghost to him depending on the situation.]

[Does that ghost lady like humans?]

[No, she cursed "pervert" and was furious.]

Shirakawa Kurumi put down her phone, looked at the little priest opposite her, and pondered, "Why are you so obsessed with this ghost lady?"

"What am I being so fixated on?" the little priest retorted instinctively. "I was just thinking that it might be a good choice of shikigami, and maybe it could even become friends with Tamako."

"Huh?" Shirakawa Kurumi looked at him in disbelief: "So you really want to find a ghost who only likes to sing as your shikigami? You, you, you, how can you not make me mad!"

The junior priest said with a straight face, "As long as I am strong enough, I can decide for myself what kind of shikigami it is!"

Shirakawa Kurumi was really angry; she gritted her teeth and clenched her fists.

Kotekawa Kami, standing to the side, asked with some confusion, "What's wrong with the shikigami?"

"Shikigami are an Onmyoji's greatest reliance! And their most trusted battle partners! It would be best to sign contracts with spirits! Then there are komainu, divine foxes, and so on... This brat, he's trying to waste his precious contract slots again!" Shirakawa Kurumi was very disappointed in him. She had always had a prejudice against shikigami like Tamako who were so timid, and this brat still wanted to continue his nonsense...

She was very puzzled: "Do you want to be the weakest Onmyoji in history? What is this? The weakest priest in the history of Shirakawa Shrine? Can you really protect the shrine like this?"

"I will become very strong! Tamako will too!"

"But besides saying things like that, have you really gotten stronger? How much stronger have you gotten? Your feminine charm has certainly improved a lot!" Shirakawa Kurumi showed him no mercy.

The little priest's face instantly turned red.

Kotekawa Kami looked around, but finally sided with Kurumi and said earnestly, "Wang, I don't know much about Onmyoji either, but let's not talk about things too far in the future. Even if you form a contract with that ghost lady who only loves to sing, are you confident that you can pass the Onmyoji exam in a little over a month?"

Shirakawa Kurumi scoffed, "Pass? I'm afraid it'll be after he turns thirty! The most powerful Onmyoji can only sign eight shikigami in his lifetime. If he really signs that ghost lady, he might not be able to sign any new shikigami before he turns thirty!"

Kami Kotekawa didn't quite understand: "What's the intricacies of this?"

"Once the contract is signed, the host and the shikigami will complement each other. The host feeds the shikigami, and the shikigami can also feed the host in return. However, if one side is too weak, it will hinder the host's cultivation progress, thus creating a vicious cycle," Shirakawa Kurumi explained.

This is also the second major reason why she doesn't like Tamako very much.

Kotekawa Kami nodded slightly, dismissing the idea of ​​introducing Miss Rin to the young priest.

Miss Ling loves freedom and singing, and only wants to live her own life. She would never agree to become someone else's shikigami.

Moreover, she is so weak and can only throw things easily; she is really not suited for a life of fighting and struggling.

Shirakawa Kurumi looked at the young priest and said coldly, "You're still young, so you can be willful! But there's a limit to how willful you can be! Even if your father and I don't force you, the outside world will eventually make it hard for you to breathe! You'd better understand this world!"

Chapter Forty-Eight: The New Sword - The World (Part Two)

At Kamakura Station, Kami Kotegawa and Kurumi Shirakawa stood on the platform, looking at the young priest who was still lingering on the train with puzzled expressions.

He'd just been lectured quite a bit in the car, and this kid was probably on the verge of exploding. His current dawdling was his silent protest against Kurumi... Kotekawa Kami imagined it this way.

The car slowly started moving. Suddenly, the little priest bent down, shouted a few times at Shirakawa Kurumi, then rolled his eyes and made a face before being pulled away by the car that had started moving again.

Shirakawa Kurumi's nose almost twisted with anger.

She stormed off at the departing tram, waving her fists and jumping up and down in anger: "You brat! You're hopeless! Go to hell!"

Seeing this, Kotegawa Kami was also at a loss for words.

He felt that Hu Tao was right, both emotionally and logically.

No one can live solely in fantasy. The little priest's idea is beautiful, but as the heir of the Shirakawa family, it's a bit unreasonable to only consider oneself.

He offered a comforting remark, "It's probably just a rebellious phase. You'll figure it out once you calm down."

"If I ever interfere with him again, I'll be a dog!" Hu Tao was really angry this time, and her loud shout attracted everyone's attention.

The two quickly left the station.

Kotegawa Kamimi bought two cans of herbal tea and gave them both to her so she could calm down.

But to everyone's surprise, Shirakawa Kurumi had just taken a sip when she suddenly flew into a rage again: "That brat took my luggage too!"

"It's okay, it's okay, don't be angry. I'm here, so you won't go hungry or get cold."

The little girl looked at him, a dangerous glint in her eyes: "That guy must have gone to Saitama by himself! Let's go intercept him! I'm going to give him a good beating!"

“The whole building there was burned to the ground, I guess he just took one look and went back…” Kotekawa Kami thought that this wouldn’t stop him, and continued, “Do you still accept bounty missions?”

"Answer it! Why wouldn't we answer it? What are we here for if we weren't going to answer it? Not only are we going to answer it, we're going to answer it all day long!"

Kotekawa Kamimi nodded and said, "Let's go, let's go to the knife shop first."

The two boarded a bus heading towards the knife shop, and soon they smelled a burning odor.

It seemed to be Shirakawa Kurumi's first time here. After getting off the bus, she looked around and took some photos with her phone.

Kotegawa wasn't in a hurry to leave. Seeing that she was in a slightly better mood, he asked, "Is this your first time here?"

"I've heard of this place, about a month and a half ago..." Shirakawa Kurumi had just finished speaking when she suddenly tilted her head, looked at him, and said in a subtle tone, "Wait! So it was you who caused all the commotion here a month and a half ago!"

The young man looked at her with a puzzled expression: "Huh? Why did you suddenly think of that?"

“I remember now! That night, that brat said you were in the mountains too! So you went in there to subdue the [Wild Samurai], right?” Shirakawa Kurumi looked at him with an expression that said, “Don’t pretend, you can’t fool me.”

"Yes, I made it."

He admitted it; it had been so long, there was no need to hide it anymore.

Kurumi Shirakawa looked at him quietly: "So, at that time, you already had at least 30 million in savings?"

“Not that many.” He shook his head: “Just two thousand eight.”

"..."

Shirakawa Hu silently tucked his toes into his socks and gripped the soles of his shoes tightly.

She dared to call herself a rich woman back then, no wonder that brat reacted that way...

"Let's go, hurry up and grab the sword so we can get on the mission." He walked forward, saying, "Hurry up and keep up, or I won't be responsible if you get lost."

Shirakawa Kurumi stuck her tongue out at him and strode after him.