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

A mournful gust of wind echoed softly in the room.

……

Meanwhile, at the Bunkyo Special Division branch, Yasuhiro Ishikawa frowned deeply as he looked at the urgent notice he had just received.

A large amount of black mist began to emerge from a mountain fissure in the Yamanashi region ten minutes ago, suggesting the possible appearance of a new powerful yokai...

He looked at it several times, his head aching, and wondered to himself, "Could it be that the earthquake destroyed some kind of monster's lair?"

Chapter 149 Fireworks

When the fireworks festival began, Kotegawa and Haruka sat on small stools at the entrance, eating watermelon while watching the fireworks.

This place is perfectly situated, far from the bustling main street, yet offers a stunning view of the fireworks. It's an absolutely wonderful spot.

In the brazier by the wall, a cluster of flames burned quietly.

Qingkong put down the watermelon rind, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, shook her head to refuse her boyfriend's offer to continue feeding her watermelon, and turned to look into the house with a hint of suspicion in her eyes.

Just now, during dinner, a gust of wind suddenly blew up in the living room, almost knocking the sake offered to the altar onto the floor.

Kotegawa looked at his girlfriend, who seemed to be doubting something, and also sensed the faint "anger" in the surrounding void.

What just happened feels a little unreal.

He was eager to try again and talk to his girlfriend. He wanted to express his unwavering feelings for her before the soul-sending fire burned out, otherwise he estimated he would have nightmares for a long time.

"Clear sky..."

"what?"

Kotegawa reached into his pocket and pulled out a black, square velvet box with a line of text printed on it and sparkling crystals embedded in it.

Mikazuki Seisakusho carefully examined the box, subconsciously recalling words like "hammer, cemetery contract, gold," but quickly dismissed them, after all, it was a small box that couldn't hold much.

But looking back at the gifts I've received before, none of them seem to fit into the category of normal gifts, so...

She asked cautiously, "What's inside?"

Kotegawa pushed the box towards her, saying modestly, "It's a talisman that can protect you to some extent."

"Amulet?" Qingkong was taken aback, then breathed a small sigh of relief, took it in her hand, and opened the box.

Inside lay a small, oddly shaped wooden sculpture with four long arms that were intertwined around its body, its sharp claws seemingly cutting itself.

Ugly and terrifying...

She watched for a while, and a sense of unease began to creep into her heart.

At this moment, Kotegawa explained, "This is the spirit of the monster I killed in Shizuoka a few days ago. I activated it and attached it to the wooden carving. If it encounters any danger, it will appear in response..."

Mikazuki fell silent. Indeed, one shouldn't have any strange expectations about this.

She closed the box, put it in her pocket, and said softly, "Thank you, I like it very much."

Kotegawa's eyebrows relaxed, and he said happily, "This monster isn't particularly strong, but it's passable. We'll slay a demon king someday..."

Seeing that he was talking more and more outrageous, Qingkong quickly said, "Alright, the soul-sending fire has been extinguished, let's go back inside?"

Kotegawa paused, looking at the basin beside him. The flames inside were already very weak, and wisps of smoke drifted in the air like a winding river.

In a daze, it seemed as if a soul was riding on an eggplant-made ox, slowly drifting into the distance along the winding river of smoke.

The last flame slowly died out.

Qingkong watched silently, and after the last flickering sparks went out, she scooped up some water and sprinkled it little by little, causing the still-hot dust to instantly fly up.

This year's Obon festival is over.

The two tidied up the front door, turned around and went back into the house, locked the door, went to wash up together, and then watched a movie together.

As night deepened and the fireworks ceased outside the window, in the room with only the bedside lamp on, Kotegawa opened his palm and scattered a shower of dazzling ice flowers, which floated into the air and refracted a captivating glow.

The temperature in the room dropped suddenly.

Mikazuki Seisakusaku gazed at the scene with sparkling eyes.

She slipped under the covers, leaving only her eyes sticking out: "Turn off the lights... Let's rest."

Kotegawa reached out and turned off the light.

In the darkness, after a faint rustling sound, a low groan was heard, which then turned into suppressed, rapid breathing.

……

In the early morning, Kotegawa, who had been asleep, suddenly opened his eyes, frowned, glanced at Haruka beside him who looked tired and was sleeping soundly, carefully pulled his arm out of her arms, and quietly got out of bed.

He dressed in the darkness, grabbed a sword, placed it by the door, and left home, his eyes gleaming with coldness. He drove straight to the hospital where Hu Tao was.

When he arrived, dozens of Special Operations vehicles were parked outside the hospital. At the hospital gate, agents in Special Operations uniforms were fighting a giant monster that was at least five meters tall.

This monster has a human form, but it has three pairs of arms, and two pairs of scarlet eyes shining on its dark face.

He looked on expressionlessly, then turned and went into the hospital, following the stairs all the way to Hu Tao's ward.

Outside the ward, the little priest, his waist and abdomen bleeding, gritted his teeth and swung his long sword, scattering wave after wave of "darkness" that surrounded him.

As Kotegawa walked over, it was as if frost swept through the corridor, as if the living "darkness" was instantly frozen, falling down and being crushed into dust by his footsteps.

The young priest saw him, his expression instantly relaxed, then he frowned, covering his bleeding wound with one hand, and handed him the sword in his hand.

Kotegawa took the sword, glanced at the blade, and asked softly, "What happened?"

The junior priest shook his head, glanced at the sword in his hand, and said with a strange expression, "Just now, well, a big monk rushed out of your sword, and it seems he even swallowed a monster..."

Kotegawa sheathed his sword, held it in his hand, and walked into the ward.

He came here because he sensed the presence of the "giant monk".

Hu Tao was still awake, her eyes sparkling with boundless curiosity.

She clearly remembered that this sword was ordered by Kotegawa from the Senji Sword Shop, and it didn't have so many patterns on the blade back then.

He put down his sword, sat down beside her, looked at her, and said with a grin, "Want to know?"

Hu Tao blinked hard.

“After you recover, I have a gift for you…” He reached out and scratched her smooth right cheek. After a brief silence, he said with a complicated expression, “Maybe I should have given it to you sooner. That way, you wouldn’t have suffered so much now.”

Hu Tao didn't quite understand and could only roll her eyes.

The young priest, clutching his back, stood by the window, staring intently at us. "Did they come specifically to find us?!"

Kotegawa pondered, "It seems there's more than one that emerged from the crevice... But why did it find its way here? I was the one who killed that monster."

The young priest was taken aback. He glanced at his older sister, who was lying on the hospital bed with a similarly confused look in her eyes, and frowned: "Why did you come looking for us?"

After a moment of silence in the room, Kotegawa said thoughtfully, "If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it. It's not a big deal."

"The monsters have come knocking on our door, and this isn't a big deal?" The little priest instinctively wanted to retort, but then he suddenly realized that it really wasn't a big deal for Kotegawa, so he could only remain silent.

"Sa!"

The surface trembled.

The young priest abruptly turned his head to look out the window, then his pupils contracted sharply, and he exclaimed, "It's climbed up!"

Kotegawa helped Kurumi, who was frowning, and his face darkened.

He stood up and opened the window.

The six-armed, four-eyed monster scrambled out the window with a bang, its blood-red eyes meeting Kotegawa's gaze.

Kotegawa looked down at it, his voice low and menacing, like a nightmare: "You're so noisy."

Downstairs, the special operations specialists who were frantically calling for backup suddenly witnessed an unbelievable scene.

The giant monster, which had been clinging to the hospital wall like a spider, was suddenly frozen into a block of ice. Then, as if it had been knocked away, it exploded into a shower of crystalline fragments in mid-air.

Their eyes bulged out instantly, their mouths gaped open, and some even made a "crack" sound with their jaws.

Inside the room, the young priest was equally dumbfounded, speechless for a long time.

Kotegawa closed the window, keeping the cold air out, then turned and smiled at Kurumi on the hospital bed: "Do you like this firework?"

Chapter 150 Shameless

A week has passed since the Obon festival. A week ago, the hospital was attacked by a monster, which became a minor news story. There was no way to hide it under the public eye. However, the Special Department used vague language in the details they released, such as how the monster was exorcised.

They were very careful not to take all the credit for killing the monster, fearing that doing so would anger the person who secretly made the move. However, they also didn't want to appear incompetent, so they used subtle wording to avoid any conflict. This way, they had something to say no matter what, which was quite cunning.

Kotegawa didn't care about any of this at all, and even really wanted someone in the department to come forward and take the blame.

In the hospital ward, he put down the watermelon cut into small pieces, glanced out the window, and saw the blazing sun and the mournful chirping of cicadas.

Having just finished her follow-up examination, Hu Tao, who had been pushed back in a wheelchair, got up on her own and slowly sat back on the bed. Although one of her legs was in a cast, her martial arts background meant she didn't need anyone's help and was much better than she had been a week ago.

She reached out and pulled the blanket up, then lay down on the side far away from the Kote River.

Kotegawa had no choice but to get up and go around to the other side.

Hu Tao rolled her eyes and squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth: "I haven't taken a shower in ten days."

The special treatment medicine is quite good, and coupled with her stronger physical condition than the average person, her wounds have begun to heal. However, she still cannot get them wet, and several fractures are quite serious. So, these past few days, she has had to call her mother over to help her wipe her body with a towel.

But it still couldn't compare to taking a bath; she always felt smelly and didn't want to get too close to the Kote River.

Kotegawa fed her watermelon, saying earnestly, "It's okay, I haven't showered for ten days either."

"Cough!" Hu Tao almost choked, looking at him in disbelief as if she had seen an alien.

What's wrong with you? I can't take a shower, so I have to endure it. Why don't you take a shower? That's so unhygienic!

“Just kidding,” Kotegawa added.

He sweats a lot every day, and if he didn't take a bath, he would smell terrible for miles around.

Hu Tao's eyes widened instantly, filled with a fierce look.

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