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

The two went into the entryway and changed their shoes.

Kotegawa went to the washroom to wash up briefly before going to the living room to take a look.

The two, wearing denim shorts that revealed their long, fair, and slender legs, sat cross-legged in front of the TV, playing an online game using the router.

This router is a game console that Jia bought with her own money. It's very expensive. It's only because the coffee shop pays her a high salary that she would have even considered it before.

Takanashi Hanamai is a bit of a homebody. Although she spends most of her time on music, she's also quite proficient in games.

They were playing with great focus.

Kotegawa watched for a while, but wasn't very interested. He picked up a banana, ate it in a few bites, went back to his room to change his clothes, and then went to the yard to work out his muscles.

Two hours later, Kotegawa, his muscles bulging and covered in sweat, returned to his house, went into the bathroom, and took a hot shower.

The little bird hadn't gone back yet; it was sitting at the dining table, happily munching on a chicken wing.

He dried his hair, sat down in the empty seat, picked up the large plate of beef that had been left for him, put some into his bowl, and looked at her curiously: "Isn't Ms. Qianzi home today?"

Takanashi shrugged: "The brass band is having a competition, and my mom is the instructor, so I'm staying at the girls' dormitory at school."

Kotegawa nodded.

He had also been to that women's dormitory.

"Then don't go home tonight, stay here." He paused, then continued, "Squeeze in with Youjia."

Yuka thought for a moment and said, "Let's sleep in Seikatsu's room. Her bed is big and soft."

Qingkong, who was helping to serve the rice, thought for a moment and said seriously to Youjia, "Let's change rooms!"

"Hey? Let's sleep together tonight!"

"I have class tomorrow." Qingkong shook her head, but then felt that her words were a bit ambiguous, so she immediately added, "I mean I want to get a good night's sleep."

“We sleep very quietly.”

"Even Kotegawa doesn't believe that!"

The three girls looked at Kotegawa, who was engrossed in eating. Kotegawa swallowed what was in his mouth and said to Yuka, "There's nothing wrong with admitting you have bad sleeping posture. It just means you have plenty of energy and are in good health."

"Really?" Yuka immediately became happy.

Takanashi and Seisaku looked at her as if she were an idiot.

After dinner, while the girls took turns showering, Kotegawa sat on a recliner in the yard, fanning himself like an old man, and made a phone call to Fujiwara-sensei.

The call was answered after a while, and Fujiwara-sensei's slightly surprised voice came through: "That's rare, you would call at this hour."

"I was just about to call, but I was afraid you were eating at the time and it would disturb you."

"Hmm, something doesn't sound quite right coming from you," Fujiwara-sensei chuckled. "About taking leave?"

“No, I’m looking for something, but I don’t have much of a clue right now, so I was wondering if I could borrow some of your books to look for it.” He said softly, “Or you could tell me where to look.”

"What are you looking for? An antique?"

"I can't say for sure. Maybe it's a miraculous medicine, or maybe it's a treasure."

"Is that so?" Fujiwara-sensei pondered for a moment before saying, "Come over tomorrow. I don't have a large collection of books, so it won't take long."

"Okay, thank you very much."

Chapter 156 What a Demon King!

The next afternoon after school, Kotegawa met the little priest at the school gate, handed him the notes he had written that day, and told him to take them back and show them to Kurumi. He then got into Fujiwara-sensei's car.

He started looking for information in the Special Division when Hu Tao was injured, but after searching for so many days, he still hadn't found anything, and he knew he wouldn't be able to find anything anyway.

The truly important things are either at headquarters or in places even Ishikawa Yasuhiro doesn't know about.

These places are a bit time-consuming to find, so let's not go looking for them far away for now. We can look for them after we've visited Fujiwara-sensei's library.

Fujiwara-sensei lives near Hibiya Park in Chitashiro, which is said to be the safest place in the entire country, and even the richest person can't buy a house there.

I don't usually wander around here; I just pass by occasionally.

He looked up at the sky, where layers of light curtains were inverted from the void, but in some places, black smoke billowed into the sky, rolling like smoke, which might be some great monster.

He stared at the black smoke, stroked his chin, and after a moment's consideration, abandoned his plan to temporarily improve his strength.

One must eat one bowl of rice at a time, and walk one step at a time. Let's find clues about the elixir first.

He took out his schoolbag, pulled out a cantaloupe from it, held it in his hand, and followed behind Mr. Fujiwara.

Before me stood a large house with a huge detached courtyard, more than five stories high.

Fujiwara-sensei strolled slowly through the front door with her hands behind her back, then stepped into the living room.

Kotegawa didn't look around aimlessly, but followed her into the study, and then into a small quiet room.

Just like outside, the room has several rows of bookshelves, a desk, and a sofa.

Fujiwara-sensei pointed inside, laughing in a slightly shrill voice, "Just treat it as a story, don't take it too seriously! If there were any real treasure, would it just sit there untouched? Don't you think so?"

Kotegawa responded and walked over. As for the cantaloupe, he had just placed it on the coffee table outside the door.

Summer days are long, and it was still afternoon. The light outside the window was bright as Mr. Fujiwara left with his hands behind his back.

Are these books valuable? They are valuable because they contain many secrets that can no longer be found on the market. But they are also ordinary because after so many years, the secrets of the past can only be read as stories now.

Kotegawa understood what Fujiwara-sensei meant, but what he was looking for was not purely spiritual medicines and treasures—since these things were recorded, it was highly likely that they no longer existed, unless they were really from an era when even history was just a legend.

However, the Kojiki in Fujiwara-sensei's house is quite different from the version in the Special Division...

Holding the antique in his hands, he flipped through the pages one by one.

As the sunlight began to set outside the window, someone brought him a cup of coffee. He subconsciously said thank you before snapping out of his reverie and looking up at the girl in front of him.

Fujiwara Kaori held the plate in her arms, a slight smile on her face: "Grandpa said there's plenty of time, no need to rush."

Kotegawa put down his book, glanced at the time, and stood up, saying, "That's true, it is indeed getting late... Does Fujiwara-san also live here?"

Fujiwara Kaori was slightly confused: "This is my home!"

"I'm sorry, I always thought that Fujiwara-sensei lived alone."

Fujiwara Kaori understood, and covered her mouth with a smile, saying, "So you thought Grandpa was a lonely old man? I'm sorry to disappoint you, but his private life is quite rich... singing, dancing, and tea parties. He has more activities in a day than I do!"

No wonder I sometimes saw Fujiwara-sensei dozing off. I even wondered if she was staying up all night grading papers. How naive I was… Kotegawa thought to himself, smiled at her, picked up his coffee and drank it down, thanked her again, and then walked out.

Fujiwara Kaori followed behind him and tried to say, "Grandpa said if you don't mind, please stay and have dinner with us."

Would Fujiwara-sensei really say something like that? Kotegawa politely declined, saying, "I appreciate your kind offer, but it's already been quite a bother."

He walked towards the door and, as he passed through the living room, saw several older women dressed in similar clothes setting out bowls and chopsticks on the dining table.

Where is Fujiwara-sensei?

Following behind, Fujiwara Kaori immediately pointed to the ceiling: "It's upstairs, I'll take you there!"

"Yes, thank you for your help."

"Please wait a moment!" Fujiwara Kaori jogged a few steps, placed the plate on the coffee table, and then led the way, saying as she walked, "My grandfather likes to dance upstairs for a while at this time."

Kotegawa seemed thoughtful. Fujiwara-sensei usually walked with a hunched back, looking like she had a bad back. What kind of dance was she doing? Some kind of old-fashioned disco?

Wait, no, could it be because I was too tired the night before last that I'm hunched over?

He followed Fujiwara Kaori up the stairs with some skepticism.

Fujiwara-sensei was slowly walking downstairs with her hands behind her back.

Kotegawa was taken aback for a moment, then spoke first: "Teacher, I'll take my leave now. I might have to come and bother you again tomorrow."

He flipped through most of the Kojiki today, noting down a few potential targets, but hasn't had time to look at the other books yet.

"Come over by yourself tomorrow," said Fujiwara-sensei, as she went downstairs. "I occasionally flip through those books. If there's nothing urgent, let's have a meal and chat."

"No, that would be too much of a bother."

Fujiwara Kaori continued, "It's just me and my grandfather for dinner. My parents usually live at the company and only come back on weekends."

Fujiwara-sensei nodded slightly.

Kotegawa thought for a moment and said politely, "Then I'll take my leave."

After returning to the first floor, he saw Fujiwara-sensei sitting at the dining table, took out his phone, went to the yard, and told Haruka that he would be having dinner at Fujiwara-sensei's place and that he didn't need to wait for him.

Takanashi is staying at his house again today, so the three girls won't be bored together.

Then he called Hu Tao again and told her that he would be able to come over later.

After doing all that, he turned around and went into the house. He asked where the bathroom was, washed his hands, and then sat down at the dining table.

Fujiwara Kaori was serving soup when she saw him come over and asked curiously, "Was Kotegawa just making a phone call home?"

"Yes, for my girlfriend." Kotekawa took the small bowl she handed him with both hands and thanked her again.

"A girlfriend? That's wonderful!" Fujiwara Kaori said with a smile.

Kotegawa smiled and looked at Fujiwara-sensei, asking, "Teacher, the Kojiki records a fallen god who was betrayed and became an evil god because the elixir he was protecting was coveted by other gods. Is that true?"

Fujiwara-sensei was eating fish, sipping it slowly, when he heard this. He took a sip of water and chuckled softly, "Well, to be honest, it is indeed true, but it's been exaggerated quite a bit and has nothing to do with gods."

Kotegawa adopted a listening posture.

“That was a great demon, more powerful than most demons. It is said to have reached the level of a demon king, only a step away from becoming a god…” Fujiwara-sensei said with narrowed eyes, “The elixir was not an exaggeration. A battle did indeed break out because of the elixir back then.”

Kotegawa became interested: "Please tell me in detail."

“I don’t know the specifics, but according to ancient records, the elixir only matures every thousand years, and that great battle took place a thousand years ago.” Fujiwara-sensei ate another piece of beef and slowly said, “The process is unknown, but the result was that the great monster was ambushed and its chance to break through the boundaries of demons and gods was destroyed. In its rage, it directly fell into evil spirits.”

At this point, he looked at Kotegawa and said casually, "Later, it became a subordinate of the evil god and one of the sources of the evil spirits... It was also called the King of Demons."

Kotegawa Kami was taken aback, his eyes showing obvious astonishment.

Good heavens, this is truly something else...

Chapter 157 The Quarterfinals