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

A young woman in uniform was standing outside, looking at her with admiration. Upon hearing this, she shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, this is Ms. Hattori's order. I can't do anything about it."

Go and call her over!

The young woman shook her head again: "Ms. Hattori has a very important meeting right now. She said to let you reflect on your mistakes first, and then we'll talk about it after you realize them."

"Reflect on what? I did nothing wrong! She's the one with the problem!"

The young woman's voice was polite but indifferent: "That has nothing to do with me."

Just then, she suddenly turned her head to look to the side, surprised: "Huh? Where's the smoke coming from? Is there a fire?"

Walnut, who was behind the door, was also stunned. She turned her head to look in that direction, but before she could see any smoke, she felt a gust of wind blow over. Then, in a flash, an arm appeared in front of her, grabbing the young woman's neck and slowly lifting her up.

The young woman's face immediately turned ashen, and she struggled desperately with both hands and feet.

The owner of the arm took the key from her hand, and a few seconds later, he let go, threw her against the wall, turned around, and opened the door.

Hu Tao rubbed her eyes, looked at Kotegawa in front of her, and thought she was dreaming. She blurted out, "You're just following behind? But why are you carrying napkins?"

After all, she had just arrived.

"I was eating barbecue just now." Kotegawa looked down at her reddened wrist and said softly, "Let's go, let's talk to her and reason with her."

Hu Tao immediately stopped talking, grabbed his hand, and rubbed her cheek against his palm: "Well, I don't have anything to do anyway—"

Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly felt a wave of drowsiness wash over her, her eyelids drooped, her body swayed unsteadily, and she drifted off to sleep.

In the instant before she lost consciousness, she felt that this experience was familiar!

Kotegawa held her close, like he was holding a soft, warm kitten.

He gently rubbed his chin against her forehead and whispered, "No, I don't want to forgive her."

On the ground, the woman whose throat had been gripped finally caught her breath. She stared at Kotegawa in horror and instinctively screamed, "Enemy attack!"

Kotegawa glanced at her, and the Nightmare Domain opened, silencing the piercing sound.

He carried the walnuts forward, walked to the end of the corridor, stood in front of the door marked "Meeting Room," and kicked the door open.

The thick door detached directly from the frame and slammed against the wall on the other side with a whooshing sound.

But the conference room was empty. He activated his hunting instincts, paused briefly, turned around, entered the elevator, and ascended to the top floor.

On the rooftop, Hattori Tomoko stood alone in a secluded spot, holding a glass of champagne, coldly watching her boss raise his glass to the snowflakes.

She actually gathered a group of people to drink champagne just for a snowfall; it seems like it'll be her turn to sit at the top soon.

"Ding!" The elevator doorbell suddenly rang from the side and behind.

But nobody really cared.

There are three helipads on the rooftop, which are important combat facilities, so there is an elevator that goes directly to them.

My boss just ordered champagne and pizza again; the delivery person will probably be there.

Everyone gathered around their boss, listening to him recite the haiku he had just composed.

Only the boss was facing everyone, facing the direction of the elevator.

The boss suddenly stopped, looked behind everyone, a look of confusion in his eyes, and asked, "Who are you?"

The others followed suit and turned to the side.

Hattori Tomoko also glanced sideways, but immediately caught sight of Kurumi's sleeping face and the gaze fixed on her.

In an instant, she dropped the champagne in shock and anger, and went straight to the gun at her waist.

Kotegawa looked at her quietly, a dark look appearing in his eyes.

Hattori Tomoko froze the moment she touched the holster, as if she had lost control of her body.

The others realized something was wrong and also reached for their guns.

Kotegawa tilted his head slightly, and a sea of ​​fire reappeared deep in his eyes.

"Boom!" Several blazing pillars of fire shot into the sky, exploding into a sea of ​​fire, directly surrounding the group of important figures who were drinking champagne.

If he hadn't intentionally controlled it, there would be no one alive now.

Screams erupted instantly, filled with primal fear.

Fear of fire, fear of death.

Hattori Tomoko remained frozen in place, surrounded by flames that stung her eyes and caused her to cry uncontrollably, her skin aching terribly.

Her eyes held both horror and rage.

Kotegawa stared at her coldly, his eyes sharp as swords.

In an instant, everyone's vision went dark again.

Blood-red sand swirled up from the sky, howling incessantly. The sounds of fierce fighting were like wails from hell, and the corpses of enormous headless monsters lay on the ground.

Before the group could be fully shocked, their faces instantly turned ashen. An omnipresent sense of suffocation and oppression, like invisible chains, coiled around their necks, tightening and tightening.

They clutched their throats tightly, desperately pounding the air, their eyes bloodshot, their mouths agape, filled with despair.

Hattori Tomoko was still barely standing, veins bulging on her face, the pain from suffocation was so intense.

Golden true energy swirled around Kotegawa, while Kurumi, whom he was holding in his arms, was still fast asleep.

He walked step by step to Hattori Tomoko, looked down at her, and calmly said, "I gave you chances, and I forgave you three times..."

Hattori Tomoko stared intently at his face, her aged features gradually hardening into a fierce expression.

Kotegawa continued, "You have been kind to Kurumi in teaching her, and it is only right to respect your teacher, so I have never bothered you."

Then, his face suddenly darkened, and his calm voice was filled with barely concealed murderous intent: "But not long ago, she gave you her life, you old woman!"

"Slap!" A crisp slap echoed throughout the entire Impermanence Realm.

Hattori Tomoko, her hair disheveled and blood seeping from the corner of her mouth, also had murderous intent in her eyes.

"What do you take her for? A tool? Or a machine?" Kotegawa raised his hand again in a low voice, but did not strike. A long sword stuck in the distance was instantly drawn, and with the sound of a sword ringing out, it fell into his palm.

Hattori Tomoko's eyes flickered slightly, then she stared intently at him.

She didn't believe Kotegawa would dare to kill her!

Kotegawa lightly wielded his longsword, and several sword lights flashed and intertwined in the air in an instant.

Hattori Tomoko was startled, and the next second, she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen and cheek.

Kotegawa swung his sword, grabbed her right arm, and with a powerful jolt, a crisp snapping sound echoed in everyone's ears.

Hattori Tomoko nearly fainted from the pain.

But then, an even clearer and louder sound of bone cracking rang out.

"Does it hurt?" Kotegawa said softly, his voice completely flat, like the whisper of a demon king.

Hattori Tomoko was unable to speak, but her face was contorted in pain and she was covered in sweat.

Kotegawa looked down at Kurumi: "This is what she just went through, and I'm repaying it to you on her behalf now."

The realm of [Impermanence] shattered inch by inch, returning to the rooftop.

In that instant, the group of people who were almost dying suddenly felt a sense of familiarity with the sea of ​​fire around them—at least they could breathe here!

Hattori Tomoko had completely fainted from the pain.

Kotegawa looked around at the panting crowd, then at the balding old man who had spoken to him earlier, and said seriously, "I don't think Hattori Tomoko is suitable to continue working in the Special Division. What do you think?"

The portly old man with a receding hairline, who was still panting heavily, looked slightly bewildered for a moment: "I think you're right."

Kotegawa looked at the others and asked again, "What do you all think?"

The others nodded silently, wishing they could stay as far away from Hattori Tomoko as possible.

"It seems we've reached a consensus." Kotegawa opened his palm and said softly, "To prevent any future wavering of our opinions, let me leave you all with one last memorable impression."

The blazing flames suddenly dimmed, the air became drier, snowflakes turned into raindrops as they fell, and streaks of lightning began to appear.

zizi...

An inexplicable tremor and an atmosphere of anxiety appeared in the sky.

The pitch-black sky suddenly lit up, and a bolt of lightning as thick as an arm struck straight down, shattering countless rocks and creating a huge hole in the rooftop floor in the distance.

A group of people collapsed to the ground.

Kotegawa turned and left, without even glancing at Hattori Tomoko, who lay unconscious on the ground.

He has a million ways to eliminate Hattori Tomoko.

The reason for not killing her was simply to prevent Hu Tao from harboring resentment in the future and bearing the infamy of murdering her master.

He may be spared the death penalty, but he cannot escape punishment.

But being exempt once doesn't mean you can be exempt every time!

Chapter Twenty-One: Winter Solstice

Inside the bedroom, Hu Tao, fast asleep, curled up her legs and snuggled deeper into the warm blankets.

But in her daze, a flash of lightning suddenly struck her mind, and scenes from before she fell asleep inexplicably surfaced, waking her up with a start. She sat up and looked back.

A soft voice sounded from the side: "Did you have a nightmare?"

Before she could react, Hu Tao instinctively looked up and saw Qing Kong wearing white cartoon cat pajamas.

It's a fluffy little ball of fur, and it looks very cute.

She froze for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "Where's Kotegawa? He...he..."

She wanted to know what happened after she fell asleep.

Qingkong handed her the hot cocoa he was holding and said softly, "Don't worry, he just went out to the supermarket to buy groceries."

Hu Tao reached out and took it, said thank you, took a sip, and then her senses gradually returned. She quickly asked, "How long have I been asleep?"

"About fourteen hours."

Fourteen hours? No wonder she slept so well... So it's the next morning now? She turned to look at the clock on the wall; the hour hand was pointing to "nine".