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

I'll come back and beat you up again tomorrow!

Chapter 57 You Got Bitten by an Insect (5000)

After school in the afternoon, in the activity room of the exorcism club, the warm sunlight shone through the glass, casting a path of light in the room and illuminating the girl standing by the wall, fidgeting with her fingers and her slightly flushed face.

Kamiko Kotegawa watched the shy-looking Hanako Toriyuki silently.

Neither of the Shirakawa siblings came to school today. Mikazuki had already gone back with Yuka, so now only he and Takanashi were in this little house.

Takanashi is so beautiful! Her cheeks are fair and flawless, blushing like ripe cherries. Her long, thick eyelashes tremble gently, and her bright, star-like eyes are misty with tears, making her incredibly charming.

"Her eyebrows are like distant mountains, and her eyes are like autumn waves," this is the epitome of a beautiful woman.

His Adam's apple bobbed, and he uttered a deep voice: "Are you really ready? Are you really going to do this? No regrets?"

The girl clenched her hands tightly behind her back, her gaze resolute, and nodded forcefully.

"Life presents countless choices. The choices I make may not be the right ones, but I will never regret them."

Kotegawa slowly took off his coat, then unbuttoned his sleeves, and said slowly, "If you regret it after we start, I won't be responsible for you."

"You talk too much! I already said I can do it!" Takanashi Hanamai took a deep breath, opened her arms, and tightly closed her eyes: "Come on! Hurry up! Stop dawdling!"

"oh oh!"

Kotekawa Kamimi tied an apron around her neck, put a work cap on her, put a brand new mask on her, and finally handed her a pair of gloves for her to put on herself.

Then, he turned around, tied on an apron, and put on a work cap and mask.

No one has come to the exorcism club for several days now, and even spiders have made their home in the corner!

The little priest, who was usually reliable enough in daily life, has passed away, so now he's in charge of cleaning this area. From now on, no one but "Kotegawa" will be able to do anything about it.

Little Bird Dance instructed, "Go fetch me some water. I'll wipe the table first, then the floor. Leave the house to me. You go to the back and clean the practice area. Remember! You have to finish everything within half an hour, then come with me to music class!"

"Understood!" Kotekawa Kami picked up two buckets, filled them with two large, half-full buckets from the pool outside, carried them over and put them in the corner, then grabbed a large broom and said, "Just call me if you need anything."

"Don't underestimate me! I tidy up my room sometimes too! Hurry up and go!"

He grabbed a broom and rushed towards the fallen leaves behind the house. After watching the birds and flowers for a while, he threw the rag into the water, rubbed it, and started wiping the dusty table.

"Wouldn't it be easier to clean if we had a vacuum cleaner?" she muttered.

Suddenly, a loud shout came from outside the window: "No! A vacuum cleaner is actually not as useful as a feather duster!"

Takanashi Hanamai paused for a moment, walked to the window, and looked at Furudekawa Kami, who was at least thirty meters away from her, vigorously wielding a broom and sweeping leaves all over the sky. A look of doubt appeared in her eyes.

"Are you hallucinating?"

……

Half an hour later, Kotekawa Kami packed up the last bag of leaves, clapped his hands, dragged several large bags to the garbage disposal area away from the activity room courtyard, arranged them neatly, set up the shelf, his body suddenly jolted, and he quickly took two steps back.

A cloud of dust, outlining his figure, remained suspended in the air for a full second before dispersing.

Kotekawa Kami's lips curled up as he clenched his fist.

Great, you've gotten even stronger!

"Hey!"

The sounds of birds flitting among the flowers drifted from behind.

Without turning his head, he said, "I'm not called 'Hey'! My name is Kotegawa!"

"Huh? Darling?"

"Yup!"

"..."

The activity room was cleaned up, and Xiao Niao You Hua Wu was called over to empty the dirty water.

After all the work was done, the two sat cross-legged on the veranda under the eaves outside, drinking refreshing herbal tea.

In the flowerbed, blue-purple irises are in full bloom, each one like a butterfly fluttering in the air.

Takanashi Hanamai stared blankly, then her eyes darted around, she shifted her little bottom back, tilted her body, and with a cry of "Ouch!", fell onto Kotekawa Kami's lap.

Kotegawa stretched out his legs to relax his muscles so that she could rest more comfortably on her head.

He knew what she was up to when she started moving back.

He picked up the can of herbal tea and used it to cool her cheek.

"It's so cold! Move away, I'm looking at the flowers!" The little girl pushed the jar away with her arm.

Seeing that he wouldn't disturb her any longer, Kotekawa Kami sipped his tea, enjoying the tranquility of the moment.

"Thank you, Kotegawa..." Takanashi Hanako rolled over and lay on his lap, saying this to him.

"No, you cleaned the house for me, so I should be the one saying thank you."

"No, it's not that! It's about what happened last time. If you hadn't been there, maybe I would have..." Her voice trailed off.

Every time I think about it, I feel a chill of fear.

Kami Kotekawa leaned back, bracing himself with one arm, and grunted, "Don't be afraid. From now on, take me with you. No matter what tricks they have up their sleeves, we can handle them all!"

Takanashi Hanamai couldn't help but laugh. She raised her hand and scratched his chin: "How long is 'later'? Two or three years? Or a lifetime?"

Kotekawa Kami thought for a moment and said, "Thinking that far ahead now is a bit too idealistic. It's enough for us to live our lives well in the present. The past was the present, and the future will also be the present. As long as we are happy every day now, we will be happy no matter what the past or the future is like."

Takanashi Hanamai slightly pursed her lips at his avoidance of a direct answer and changed the subject, asking, "How exactly did that company use tsukumogami to harm people last time?"

“Oh, this…” Kotegawa Kami sighed. “The leather bag he gave you contained a contract. That contract is a tsukumogami (a spirit that creates illusions or deities). It can disguise the true contents of a contract, but once you sign it, you have to fulfill its true terms. That’s why there are so many victims…”

"Wow! That's terrifying!" The little girl shuddered. "Aren't you afraid of retribution for doing something like that?"

"Who would regret something before they get their comeuppance?" Kotekawa Kamimi said with a smile. "In the police station, there's a chair called the Regret Chair, because everyone who sits on it regrets it, but not because of what they did, but because they got arrested."

"So, I didn't give them a chance to regret it; I just brought them 'retribution'."

The bird-like flower dance was listening intently. She sighed and said, "Do you still remember Miss El?"

"Yes, I remember."

"She has retired and is going abroad to receive psychological treatment."

"...Wish her good luck."

The two fell silent again, neither speaking. A gentle breeze blew, and the irises in the flowerbed swayed softly.

Evening, at dusk.

Kami Kotegawa and Hanako Takanashi, each carrying their own schoolbag, hurried out of the school, complaining to each other as they walked.

We were supposed to rest for a while before going to music class, but I got so engrossed in looking at the flowers that I didn't stop until the sun was about to set!

In short, today's music class is canceled.

Takanashi Hanamai also had a terrible expression on her face. Her mother had called her seventeen times in a row, but her phone was on silent mode. If her mother hadn't called Kotegawa instead, the police would definitely be on the scene by now.

As he was walking forward, Kami Kotekawa suddenly stopped, turned his head, and looked towards the large willow tree next to the old school building.

"What are you looking at?" Takanashi Hanamai immediately tensed up. Lately, there had been rumors at school that someone had seen a ghost near the old school building…

Kotekawa Kami frowned and said, "I think I just saw Glasses-kun."

"Huh? Glasses-kun? Would he be here?" Takanashi Hanamai shook her head in disbelief.

Glasses-kun has been very busy lately, so busy that he hasn't even had time to eat lunch with them, so how could he possibly be at school?

Kotegawa Kami pondered for a moment and said, "I'm still a little concerned. Let's go and take a look."

"Huh? There seem to be ghosts over there... Could it be their doing?"

"You're overthinking it." Kotekawa Kami led her in that direction. As they got closer, they looked under the empty weeping willow grove. Takanashi Hanamai quietly tugged at his coat. Where was Glasses-kun here?

Kotegawa Kami suddenly spoke up: "Stop hiding, come out, Sorata, I see you."

"Huh?" Takanashi Hanamai's eyes widened.

But the willow grove remained quiet.

Kami Kotekawa scratched his head, bent down to pick up a small stone, threw it next to a tree, and continued, "Hurry up and come out, or it will get dark."

Takanashi Hanamai couldn't help but ask, "Glasses-kun, are you really there?"

Sorata Honba slowly emerged from behind the big tree, looking embarrassed, and said, "Yo, Kotegawa, Takanashi..."

"...You're really here!"

Kotegawa walked over and looked him up and down: "Why aren't you home yet? What are you doing here so late?"

"N-nothing's wrong!" Honba Sorata kept waving his hands, pushing him towards the door: "I just wanted to be alone for a while. Come on! Let's go home first!"

"Oh..." Kotegawa said "oh," pretending not to see the broken stool behind the big tree and the red eyes of the bespectacled guy.

His face was expressionless, with the corners of his mouth slightly turned down.

The three of them left the school gate and hurried back to the entrance of the commercial street. Takanashi knew that Kotegawa was going to the coffee shop, so he waved and ran home.

The two watched her leave.

After she disappeared from sight, Honba Sorata squatted on the ground like a deflated balloon.

"Were you bullied by older students?"

He hung his head dejectedly and said, "Well, I'm quitting the Light Music Club."

"He left the department?" Kotegawa was taken aback, somewhat surprised.

It should be a good thing, right? But why do you look so unhappy?

"You don't want to leave there?"

The bespectacled guy shook his head, paused for a moment, and said, "The light music club is not quite what I imagined, so I didn't feel anything when I left."

"So you were still bullied?"

"That's only one aspect..." The bespectacled guy scratched his head, a little hesitant, and said in a very low voice, "Our school's festival is coming up soon... you know?"

"Of course I know!"