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

Chapter Sixteen: Unwilling (Part One)

This time, Kotegawa left the mountains in just half an hour. He transformed into a faint mist and drifted in a straight line, which was incredibly convenient and saved him the trouble of catching an eagle.

After leaving the mountains, he glanced at the cars below and, without stopping, sped towards the airport at top speed.

Driving too slowly, the mountain god is still waiting. You can't afford to be careless in this kind of thing! What if the other party gets impatient and changes their mind? Where will you go to complain then?

He didn't even have time to put on a full set of clothes! He was only wearing a pair of shoes, half-length trousers, and underwear underneath.

More than ten minutes later, he revealed himself in a hidden spot at the airport, activated [Nightmare] to its fullest extent, and slipped directly onto the plane.

It wasn't intentional fare evasion.

However, in the previous battle with the Demon King, all his belongings, including his phone, wallet, tent, chair, sofa, barbecue grill, etc., were destroyed in the fire, and even his sword was shattered... The loss was not just a tiny bit.

Fortunately, the rewards were also plentiful.

The Demon King's legacy, the elixir, and the mountain god's help; any one of these can make up for this loss.

Soon after, the plane ascended into the sky, which was already beginning to lighten.

Before we knew it, a whole night had passed.

At seven o'clock in the morning, the sky was about to brighten.

In Tokyo, Hu Tao, who had just finished washing up and was preparing for her morning exercise, stretched in the yard, stared blankly at the sky for a while, and then subconsciously reached for her phone with her right hand.

I opened the message, and it was still marked as "unread".

She was a little sullen, and one hand unconsciously touched her cheek. The rough, prickly touch made her feel even worse.

"This is really going to make me look awful." She snorted and muttered to herself, "Next time anyone dares to come and confess their feelings to me, I'll show them the scar on my face and scare them to death!" After saying that, she chuckled to herself, and a dimple appeared on her lips.

It will be really interesting then.

"Whoosh..." A cool breeze suddenly blew into the courtyard, making the leaves rustle.

Hu Tao subconsciously tightened her clothes.

Doing morning exercises in winter really takes courage.

A cloud of mist fell from the sky, landed on the ground, and transformed into the figure of Kotegawa. He looked ahead, crept closer, and shouted, "Hey!"

Hu Tao was startled and immediately did a forward roll, pressing one hand to the ground while a sharp dagger appeared in her other hand.

I had just turned around when I saw someone standing there quietly with a smirk on their face.

She paused, her eyes filled with surprise and doubt, and tentatively asked, "Kotegawa?"

Kotegawa shrugged, saying modestly, "That's me."

Hu Tao immediately covered her mouth, threw away the dagger in her hand, and jumped to his side in a few steps, her eyes filled with surprise and a little anger: "Why didn't you reply to my message?"

"I just got back." Kotegawa shook his head and got straight to the point: "Go back to your room and put on your hiking gear, the thicker the better, we're leaving right away!"

Hu Tao paused, then suddenly remembered something. She raised her hand to cover half her cheek, blinked, and asked, "Where are we going?"

Kotegawa removed her hand from her cheek, gently stroking the gruesome scars on it, and chuckled softly, "You'll see when we get there."

Hu Tao wasn't stupid. Seeing him like this, her heart started pounding, feeling as if she were dreaming: "You really found the elixir?"

Kotegawa grinned: "We'll talk on the way! Hurry up and change your clothes! The sooner the better!"

Walnut's language system was severely overloaded, and her brain began to shut down. She only subconsciously obeyed and ran to her room, soon wrapping herself up like a fat person.

Kotegawa looked her up and down for a while, then tied a scarf around her neck, put on her goggles and cloak, and turned around and squatted down slightly: "Come on up."

Hu Tao was a little shy and said in a low voice, "My leg is all better now, I can walk by myself."

"No, we need to get to the airport right away... Carrying you will get us there faster."

"Going to the airport? Let's ride our bikes there then?"

"Riding a bike is too slow, hurry up and get on..."

Hu Tao didn't quite understand, but seeing Kotegawa's insistence, she had no choice but to open her arms and lie on his back. Then she felt a strange sensation... She wasn't touching his clothes, it felt like she was touching his body directly...

She was even more confused.

Hallucination?

Kotegawa lifted her up slightly and tilted his head to the side, saying, "Now close your eyes."

Hu Tao obediently did as instructed, but she wasn't entirely honest, turning a blind eye to some things while keeping the other eye open.

Kotegawa hesitated for a moment, then unleashed the power of [Nightmare].

Hu Tao suddenly felt her eyelids grow heavy. After blinking a few times, she leaned on Kotegawa's shoulder and fell into a deep sleep.

The next second, a cloud of mist enveloped Walnut and drifted towards the direction of the airport.

……

A biting wind swept past her nose like a knife, stinging her cheeks. Hu Tao, who had just woken up, shivered and instinctively wrapped her coat tighter around herself. Her clear black and white eyes were filled with deep confusion, her face asking, "Where am I? How did I get here?"

Bathed in the cold wind, Kotegawa looked at the already bright sky and patted her head: "We will meet the mountain god here soon. Don't be nervous, and don't say anything out of line. Leave everything to me."

"God?" Hu Tao was startled: "A god appearing in the world?"

"It's because the medicinal herbs here have matured. He says they are the guardian deities of the medicinal herbs..." Kotekawa explained briefly, without saying much more, since this mountain range beneath their feet was his territory.

Hu Tao didn't dare to say anything more, her eyes filled with tension.

On the mountaintop, the seven-colored glow of the spiritual herb had faded, signifying the end of the battle for the herb and its new owner.

Kotegawa looked ahead, feeling a little regretful.

I took so many photos before, but unfortunately, they were all destroyed in the fire along with my phone.

He carried the walnuts on his back, weighed them on his body, and then sprinted off, starting his frantic journey, kicking up a cloud of snow dust behind him.

Hu Tao immediately hugged him tightly, feeling as if she were being carried by a giant bear.

Unfortunately, she didn't know that Kotegawa did indeed possess the talent of "Giant Bear Physique".

What looked like a long mountain path was covered in less than ten minutes thanks to a vigorous run along the Kote River.

Hu Tao also saw the huge stone platform floating in mid-air.

Without stopping, Kotekawa stomped his foot, causing the ground to tremble slightly. He then jumped onto the arena with Kurumi and headed towards the center.

He dispelled the Nightmare that shrouded the surroundings, revealing his true form. After all, he needed to see the God, and using such methods might displease Him, especially since he was now asking for His help.

Hu Tao stared in disbelief at the uneven pits on the stone platform, the broken corner-like objects scattered on the ground, and the familiar fragments of a broken sword.

When the Nightmare disappeared, she sensed something, subconsciously lowered her head, and her heart trembled.

Kotegawa's back was covered with scars and congealed bloodstains.

Her heart clenched suddenly, and she reached out to touch it, her voice trembling slightly: "Furutegawa, what is this?"

Kotegawa tilted his head slightly and said with a smile, "I fought a big monster here last night, and I won!"

I fought a great demon? Where am I? In the vast snow-covered mountains, and it's nighttime...

In an instant, an image flashed through her mind of Kotegawa, surrounded by countless yokai, all in search of a healing elixir for her.

This place is incredibly far from Tokyo; he didn't even have time to change his clothes, let alone rest...

Hu Tao stared blankly at the shoes on Kotegawa's body and the half-length, charred, and curled trousers on his legs. Countless sorrows welled up in her heart, a mixture of the pain and regret that had been weighing on her heart since her disfigurement, and the silent sacrifice Kotegawa had made for her, risking his life for her...

She rubbed her eyes haphazardly with her sleeve, clenched her teeth, sniffed, carefully pressed her cheek against his back, and murmured an "Mmm."

Chapter Seventeen: Unwilling (Part Two)

It snowed. The snowflakes, like willow catkins, fell silently, and the stone platform was soon covered with a layer of silvery white.

Hu Tao stared nervously ahead.

Surrounded by light, the indistinct-faced deity seemed to be gazing at her.

Standing to the side, Kotegawa was also slightly nervous, fearing that the mountain god might utter a phrase like, "Even I am powerless to help."

However, being a god, after seeing the hideous scars on Hu Tao's face, He nodded slightly, raised his hand and pointed towards the mountain peak. A beam of light instantly flew over, and only when it landed in His palm did Hu Tao see clearly that it was a stream of water!

The water was crystal clear, like a tamed spirit, freely roaming in the hands of God.

The mountain god slightly raised his head, and countless snowflakes instantly swirled down from the sky. The water in his palm suddenly seemed to be filled with starlight, sparkling and crystalline.

He looked at the walnut and said, "Come."

Hu Tao steadied herself and took two steps forward.

The mountain god raised his hand again, and the water in his palm flew past his fingertips and landed on the wound on Walnut's cheek.

Walnut suddenly felt a cool sensation, along with a gentle comfort and longing, just like a desert traveler who had been thirsty for a long time suddenly found an oasis and plunged headfirst into the spring water, desperately wanting to drink his fill!

Every cell in my body seemed to be cheering and jumping for joy.

Unfortunately, this feeling of comfort only lasted for a few breaths before disappearing.

A look of melancholy crept onto Hu Tao's face, an expression that was not her own emotion but rather a natural reaction from her body.

The mountain god scrutinized her, his brows furrowing slightly. This made Kotegawa's heart skip a beat; he almost thought the god had made a mistake and caused a medical accident.

Then He summoned another stream of water, and just like before, with a wave of his hand, he applied the water to his other cheek.

This time, He seemed finally satisfied, nodding slightly and glancing at Kotegawa.

Kotegawa was already feeling uneasy, so he stepped forward and reached out to pull the walnut over.

Hu Tao still looked completely bewildered.

Kotegawa's eyes suddenly widened as he saw Kurumi's flawless and beautiful face, even more beautiful than before, as if she had undergone the most advanced beauty and skincare treatments... In fact, that was indeed the case; her skin was even whiter and more delicate than before, almost as if she had been reborn!

He was stunned and dumbfounded, but he understood why the mountain god had made two moves earlier—after the first move, half of Hu Tao's cheeks would have been white, while the other half would have been dull and lackluster.

Suppressing his excitement, he turned around and solemnly clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Kurukawa is very grateful for your help!"

The mountain god responded.

Walnut, who was still standing there dumbfounded, immediately realized that the scar on her cheek had healed. Overjoyed, she burst into tears and bowed deeply, saying, "Thank you so much for your help! Thank you so much!"