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

"Being scared a little is better than being killed." Kotekawa Kami frowned, glancing around with a puzzled look. "What are the Special Department people doing? How come even monsters have infiltrated the school?"

“It seems there really is a loophole. Should we contact Mr. Fujiwara? He should be able to negotiate with the Special Division to send more people,” Kurumi suggested.

Furukawa Kami nodded.

Twenty minutes later, five cars bearing the markings of the Special Section arrived at the school gate. Special Section officers from Team Eight got out of the cars and hurried into the school.

The two people who had searched almost the entire teaching building area watched quietly, then turned and left. Nearly double the number of special department personnel arrived. If problems still arose after this, then they would be far too incompetent.

"Where to? Back to the stadium?"

Kotegawa glanced at the time and said, "I'm going back to the duty room to meditate, so that I'll be in good spirits to deal with any emergencies in the middle of the night."

"Meditation? Still meditation? Or should we just sleep? Good sleep is the right way."

"That's because your kung fu isn't good enough."

The two entered the teaching building and returned to the duty room, where they each laid out their mattresses and sleeping bags.

Kotekawa Kami sat cross-legged, regulated his breathing, and closed his eyes: "Good night."

Hu Tao took off her coat, thought for a moment, then took off her socks, put them aside, and lay down in her sleeping bag.

The rest room, less than 20 square meters in size, was a bit cramped, but it was enough to accommodate the two of them.

The noise from the stadium drifted in through the glass windows, the music and voices mingling together, making the room seem even quieter.

Hu Tao lay there peacefully, gazing at the white ceiling above her head.

The door was locked from the inside, and Kotegawa was on guard... There's never been a safer time than this, except when we're at home.

However, it would be nice to talk to her again before she falls asleep.

She turned her head, stretched out a hand, poked Furutakawa Kami's calf with her hand, and blinked, saying, "How about we chat for a little while?"

Kotekawa Kami opened his eyes, thought for a moment, then lay down next to her, resting his head on his arms: "What do you want to talk about?"

"Anything is fine..." Hu Tao thought for a moment and said, "For this pre-festival night, are we the only two who will be staying together?"

"For safety reasons, boys and girls should live separately, but we can live together because of the special nature of our club work."

"Well, so we'll just have a training camp, just the two of us."

"If the room weren't so small, your younger brother would probably come too."

"Him? He won't come! Unless there's room for a tent!"

Kotegawa hummed in agreement, closed his eyes, and said, "Go to sleep, let tonight pass quickly, tomorrow... or the day after tomorrow, I'll come to your house."

"Okay, I'll let my family know when I get back tomorrow, and then I'll tell you the specific time."

"Hu Tao, who lives in your family?"

“I have a large family. Besides my parents and younger brother, we also live with the shrine maidens.”

"Is she really the kind of shrine maiden who wears Chihaya's clothes and a red skirt?"

"interested?"

"A little bit."

"Really? But speaking of shrine maiden outfits, I have one too..."

The two chatted idly until the music in the stadium faded and noisy footsteps sounded outside. Then Kotegawa said, "Goodnight."

Walnut also felt sleepy. She blinked her drowsy eyes a few times and gradually drifted off to sleep.

And so, the eve of the festival came to an end.

...Nothing happened that night.

The next morning, the students who had spent the night at the school began to go home one after another.

The pre-festival celebration has ended.

Kami Kotegawa, carrying a sleeping bag and a sword pouch, walked out of the school with Kurumi.

The two maintained a slight distance, each gazing at the scenery on their own side... This morning, after waking up, they somehow ended up embracing...

After leaving the school, Hu Tao glanced at him and asked casually, "Did you sleep well last night?"

"It's fine." Kotegawa seemed a little guilty.

Actually, after falling asleep last night, he felt that something was missing... Now that he thinks about it, it really was missing something.

This topic was a bit too... well, you know. Hu Tao didn't dare ask a second question after asking one, and just kept walking forward. When they were almost near her house, she cleared her throat and said, "It's most likely tomorrow. You'll be visiting my house and dealing with Jing Mi's challenge. You'd better be prepared."

"rest assured."

When they reached the intersection, Hu Tao waved to him, then jogged back to the shrine with her hands behind her back.

Kotegawa Kami soon returned to his home.

It's still very early, and it's a Saturday, so Yuka and Mikazuki are still sleeping.

He put down his sword pouch and sleeping bag, and without disturbing Mikazuki, went straight back to his room. After changing his clothes, he went to the courtyard to practice his fist and sword techniques.

Although he really wanted to lie down on a soft bed and have a good sleep, time waits for no one. If he was too comfortable now, he might lose some strength in the future.

Two hours later, the gray sky brightened.

Mikazuki came out of the house and told him that breakfast was ready.

Kotegawa stopped, pulled the girl aside, and quietly shared the sweetness of the lipstick together.

Mikazuki was slightly out of breath, her eyes were watery, and the allure between her brows and eyes was becoming more and more captivating.

The young man swallowed hard, took a deep breath, and began to tell her about the lively eve of the festival the previous night.

Mikazuki also grew up in Tokyo and had experienced the pre-festival celebrations, so he knew what it was all about. However, Kotegawa was talking about it with great enthusiasm, so he didn't say anything and just listened quietly.

"The roast suckling pig was alright. Let's try it together next time. If we have the chance, we'll also try the roast whole cow and roast whole lamb."

“Okay…” Mikazuki replied, looking at him: “What are you going to do today?”

"I'll be staying home today," Kotegawa Kamimi said cheerfully.

He's waiting for news from Hu Tao; maybe he can go to her house today? And maybe Yachiyo Shizuya will challenge him today too.

So he spent most of the day at home.

Mikazuki responded with an "oh," explaining that after Yachiyo proposed challenging the exorcism guild last night, Kotegawa had told her about it on LE, adding that he would let her come and watch the competition when it started.

She looked at Kotegawa Kami with a strange expression and said, "The Exorcism Society doesn't accept interviews, but it does accept challenges."

Kotekawa Kami smiled and said, "Yes! You can refuse interviews, but you must accept any challenge, no matter whose it is; if you don't accept any challenges, you can leave the club as soon as possible and give up the exorcism club's activity room."

"Will the teacher agree?"

"Definitely! Believe it or not, the teacher would love to have a hundred or so people challenge the exorcism club every day. Even if we lose one of the matches, it's still worth it... because even if we lose badly, it's still better than losing in the exorcism competition."

"Oh, right, you also have to participate in the exorcism competition..."

Kotegawa hummed in agreement and began to bury his head in his porridge.

But at that moment, the phone on his desk rang.

He glanced at it; it was Hu Tao who had hit it.

Chapter Eighty: Mobilizing a Large Force

"The head priest of Yachiyo Shrine came to my house and is asking my father about you."

Hu Tao’s deliberately lowered voice came through the receiver.

Kami Kotekawa, who was on speakerphone, paused for a moment, then chuckled, "It's just an ordinary match, is it really worth making such a fuss about?"

"Jingmi is the only girl in this generation, and also the youngest sister in the family. They cherish her dearly."

"Well, let them ask all they want then."

"Be careful, I'm worried her brothers might come and cause you trouble."

"Don't worry, even if it were her family's divine messenger or patriarch, it wouldn't make a difference, let alone her brother."

"...I hope everything is alright."

They chatted for a while longer before hanging up the phone.

Mikazuki, looking at him from across the room, asked in confusion, "Who is Yachiyo?"

"Yachiyo Shizuya, the one in the top class, she's Kurumi's friend and also the first hero in our school to dare to challenge the exorcism club."

Kotekawa Kami briefly explained the whole story, and Mikazuki Seisakusou understood. He said with a hint of speechlessness, "I have heard of the top two students in the special class, but they are completely different from what I imagined."

The top students in the honors class are Fujiwara Kaori and Yachiyo Shizuya, both of whom are prominent figures in the school, extremely popular, and have always been well-liked and loved... Of course, Kotegawa is also quite famous to some extent, although he has more of a bad reputation.

After breakfast, they dawdled as they cleared the table and tidied up the dishes.

Then, Kotegawa went back to his bedroom to change into his outdoor clothes, while Mikazuki went to wake Yuka up.

Today was supposed to be a time for leisure and doing nothing, but after these two days, it will be the school festival that Glasses-kun is most looking forward to. Glasses-kun needs to muster up the courage to confess, and before that, he needs to gather up enough courage for Glasses-kun's confession.

As for how to muster up that courage, there's no better way than a powerful performance and applause from the audience.

So now he has to go to school to practice the drums.

Mikazuki also has to work at a coffee shop, and Yuuka, who has nothing to do, goes along to help.

The coffee shop is severely understaffed. The big white cat, who has never been so diligent in all these years, is suffering terribly. She is a cat, but she is being treated like a dog and ordered around. No cat could stand this!

So she set her sights on Youjia.

The high salaries at coffee shops are also quite attractive.

She only gets 8000 yen a month for helping out at home (it was 5000 before she went to high school, and it has increased by 3000 now, which is the result of serious negotiations between her boyfriend and her father).

Working at a coffee shop, even on weekdays, can earn you 4000 yen a day! On weekends, that's double.

With such a difference, even someone with a poor mind would know which one to choose!

So, she resolutely and reluctantly left her family's wagashi (Japanese sweets) shop to work at a coffee shop.

Uncle Gui sighed, but to be honest, if his wife hadn't forbade it, he would have liked to work part-time at a coffee shop occasionally. He didn't care about the salary or the boss's looks; the important thing was that they were neighbors, and they should help each other and love each other.