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

Two demon king-level essences are enough to deal with all demons below the demon king level.

Chapter Sixty-Six: Heian-kyo Yagyu Junichiro (Part Two)

With Ms. Senko and Kotori gone, two rooms upstairs became empty, and Kotegawa had a room to sleep in again.

Youjia was thinking of sharing a bed with Qingkong that night, but Qingkong didn't agree because the room was spacious.

So that night, the four of them each slept in a room.

Kotegawa lay on his bed in his room, scrolled through his phone for a while, and found that Takanashi wasn't streaming; she had only posted a New Year's greeting.

In the chat group, Jia happened to tag Takanashi and asked her what she was doing.

Takanashi quickly replied: "I'm listening to Grandpa scolding Mom right now. Mom's patience is about to run out in a minute. She'll probably be going home tonight in a minute."

Yujia, Qingkong, Hutao, and even Glasses-kun all sent out a series of ellipses.

Kotegawa didn't know what to say, so he could only wait quietly for a minute.

A minute later, Takanashi indeed sent a new message: "It really went berserk, now going home..."

"But it's too late now, so let's not act impulsively!"

"Is Ms. Chiko a little resentful? Grandma will definitely stop her."

Yuka and Haruka started comforting their best friend, while Takanashi fell silent. Almost an hour later, she sent a cute "relief" emoji: "Okay, we got home safely."

"You really went back?" Youjia typed a surprised emoji that looked like "a dried fish fell on the ground".

"It's unavoidable. Grandpa insists that Mom go on a blind date tomorrow. He said the date will be here first thing in the morning. Mom can't stand it, so she'll definitely run there overnight! Grandpa is really something. My mom is such a grown woman. If she really wants to get married, why does she need to go on blind dates? There are several single teachers at school who are pursuing her..." Takanashi Hanamai complained with a hint of sarcasm.

"Indeed, Ms. Chiko is so beautiful and has a super figure, she definitely has no shortage of suitors..."

Youjia typed this sentence, then immediately deleted it, and then the group fell silent.

Kotekawa guessed that a few girls probably chatted in a small group chat with only a few of them, since there were three boys in the group and some things were not suitable to be discussed in detail.

Everything fell silent, as if there was snow outside the window.

He turned off his phone screen, rested his head on his arms, closed his eyes, and slowly drifted off to sleep.

Silent all night.

The next morning, before dawn, the neighbor's rooster had already started crowing.

Wisps of mist enveloped the mountains, like flowing white gauze.

Kotegawa gets up on time and goes to the yard to practice his boxing and swordsmanship.

When it was fully light, after having breakfast together, he changed his clothes and went to the orchard with Uncle Jian.

Today's work mainly involves moving boxes and loading them onto trucks. Workers will be coming over, so it's enough for him and Uncle Jian to go alone.

After arriving at the orchard, Uncle Jian first checked the various indicators of the cold storage, then casually pulled over a chair, wrapped his coat around himself, and leaned back to yawn.

Kotegawa also reached out and pulled over a chair, looking at him and asking, "Didn't you sleep well?"

“Akiha has been having dreams these past two nights…” Uncle Kenji rubbed his temples. “She keeps saying she’s dreaming about Yosuke. She probably misses him.”

"Did you dream of Yosuke?" Kotegawa couldn't help but recall the night he returned, when Aunt Akiba sat alone on the roof, looking towards the mountains.

Then, he couldn't help but think of what Chizuru had told him earlier.

He hesitated for a moment, but still didn't ask.

The deceased is gone, and this is the deepest and most painful wound in the hearts of Uncle Jian and Aunt Qiuye, one they will never be able to let go of for the rest of their lives. He cannot act recklessly.

Uncle Jian, who was standing next to him, said, "It's alright. There's a period like this every year. It'll pass."

Kotegawa nodded silently.

If it weren't for the long time that had passed, he could have tried to go to the Ghost Kingdom to look for Yosuke.

Not long after, the truck carrying the fruit arrived, along with two staff members.

After inspecting the strawberries and verifying the quantity, the four people began loading the truck and moving the boxes.

After finishing everything and seeing off the harvest, Uncle Jian locked the empty cold storage door and called him home.

From today until the end of February, there will be no more farm work to do, so we can have a good rest for a while.

At this time of year, Kotegawa would usually take Chihaya and Chika to wander around the village, set off firecrackers, go fishing, and have a pleasant time.

When they got home, the three girls and Aunt Qiuye were chatting and sunbathing in the yard.

Kotegawa greeted them and went inside to wash up.

These past two days, Youjia has learned to tuck her hands into her sleeves. She lay diagonally on the bench, resting her head on Qingkong's legs, squinting in the sunlight.

With her head down, Qingkong struggled to clean her ears.

She doesn't like cleaning people's ears; it's too much trouble. So, she only has Canon to do it, and even Kotekawa can't do it.

After washing up, Kotegawa came into the yard, carrying a fruit platter filled with pistachios.

"Xiao Jian, there's nothing much going on at home, so how about we take everyone out for some fun? Let's go see Matsumoto Castle and Lake Suwa..." Aunt Akiba said with a smile.

Kotegawa handed over the pistachios, saying, "Let's wait until tomorrow. We'll go to Matsumoto tomorrow, and then we'll head back to Tokyo the day after."

"Huh? You're going back the day after tomorrow? Isn't that a bit of a rush?"

"School starts on the 6th, and the day after tomorrow is the 4th."

Aunt Qiuye held the pistachios in her hand, her eyes slightly dazed: "Is school about to start? Time flies... Will there be spring break at the end of March too?"

"Yes, it will be about two weeks, and then we'll be going into second grade," Kotegawa said with a smile.

"Time really flies, it's like just yesterday..." Aunt Qiuye sighed again.

The loud crowing of a rooster came from the neighbor's house.

The three girls listened quietly to Kotegawa and Aunt Akiba talking, enjoying the peaceful moment.

……

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past two days, apart from going to Matsumoto Castle, Kotegawa has been wandering around in the mountains, going back and forth no less than twenty times, but he still couldn't find the monster that broke into the village. The monster really did escape.

So on the morning of the 4th, after leaving behind two demon king spirits, he drove away from the village with four people and their luggage, accompanied by Uncle Kenji, Aunt Akiha, and Chihaya, embarking on his journey back to Tokyo.

The flat journey was rather boring. At 11 a.m., they returned to their home in Tokyo. After tidying up a bit, they went out for lunch with Takanashi, who was at home.

At 3 PM, Kotegawa changed into his unmarked Special Division uniform, slung his sword bag over his shoulder, said goodbye to Yuka Haruka, and took a taxi to the airport with Kurumi and Shirakawa Nozomi, who had rushed over upon hearing the news. They boarded a flight to Heian-kyo.

"After we're done taking care of things, shall we take the train back? It's the kind of small sleeper compartment with only two berths, where we can stay for a whole day and night..."

On the plane, Hu Tao leaned against Kotegawa without any restraint, drawing circles on his chest with her finger, her tone carrying a unique charm.

"it is good."

Despite the strange looks from those around him, Kotegawa nodded without changing his expression.

Chapter Sixty-Seven: Yagyu Junichiro of Heian-kyo (Part Three)

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the three of them set foot on the land of Heian-kyo.

The subway behind me still rumbled on and on. Looking around Kotegawa, the whole city exuded a sense of antiquity under the pale twilight.

Heian-kyo, the ancient capital city with a history spanning a thousand years, is the site of countless battles between humans and yokai.

This place is full of shrines and temples. The headquarters of the Onmyodo (Yin-Yang Masters) is located here, as is the headquarters of the Western Special Division. There is also the strongest Onmyodo school in the country.

"Heian-kyo has a long history and is the headquarters of Onmyoji. Its exorcism capabilities are much stronger than those in Tokyo. It's considered a holy place by all Onmyoji, with a status roughly equivalent to the University of Tokyo that everyone wants to get into. However, the people here are not easy to get along with. They don't like outsiders. So it's fine to come here occasionally, but if you want to stay for a long time, it will become very uncomfortable. The kind of human touch only applies among locals... I think you understand this very well, right?" Walnut, who was talking about the characteristics of Kyoto, suddenly turned his attention to the little priest next to him who was waving a taxi.

Shirakawa Nozomi was taken aback, and subconsciously said, "Just pretend to be a local... Didn't you teach me that?"

"Oh, I almost forgot," Hu Tao said with a smile, then added, "How awful would it sound to pretend to be a local? This is called adapting to local customs!"

Kotegawa glanced up at the sky and casually said, "Let's go, let's have dinner first and get a good night's rest. We can talk about the rest tomorrow."

Hu Tao hugged his arm and said sweetly, "Let's go to Kiyomizu-dera Temple. There are many good restaurants nearby. Since it's our first time here, we must try the tofu and ramen."

Kotegawa nodded repeatedly. Kurumi had been here for ten years and was far more familiar with Heian-kyo than he was, so he would naturally follow her arrangements.

The junior priest glanced at Walnut with some disdain, then hailed a taxi.

The taxi driver was a middle-aged man wearing square-framed glasses. His hair was neatly combed back and tied into a thick ponytail. He raised his eyes, looked at the young priest in the passenger seat, and asked slowly, "Where would you like to go, sir?"

The young priest indeed changed his accent, speaking slowly and drawing out the words: "Kiyomizu-dera."

"Alala, going to Kiyomizu-dera at this time?" The driver suddenly became more talkative, his tone much lighter than before.

"Let's go get some dinner!"

Listening to the two people in front of her chatting, Hu Tao smiled silently at Kotegawa and mouthed, "See? I was right, wasn't I?"

Kotegawa nodded silently. He had watched a TV variety show called "Night Without End," which introduced Heian-kyo. Although it was a bit of a parody, it was correct in many ways, such as what happened now.

Upon arrival, the young priest surprisingly paid for the fare himself.

The three of them found a restaurant and ate local tofu dishes and Wagyu beef. After they were full, at Walnut's suggestion, they went to another place and found a hotel with hot springs.

The three people shared three rooms. After agreeing on a meeting time for the next day, the junior priest, with a disdainful look that suggested he had seen through everything, went back to his room first. His room had a hot spring bath right inside, so he didn't need to go outside.

Coincidentally, the room booked by Kotegawa also allowed guests to take a bath inside the room.

An hour later, Kotegawa, who hadn't missed a single meal, suddenly raised an eyebrow and seemed to be deep in thought.

Like a lazy little cat, Walnut stretched and let out a soft hum: "You've been a little absent-minded all evening. Is something on your mind?"

Kotekawa scratched his head: "No, I thought the little brother would ask us to split the fare... Did he forget?"

Hu Tao rolled her eyes in utter exasperation, stretched her arm out from under the covers, revealing her fair skin, and handed him her phone: "We've already split the bill!"

Looking at the transfer information on his phone and the message from the little priest calculating how much each person would have to pay, Kotegawa said with relief, "That's right, this is the little brother I know, the one who's a Pixiu."

Although Hu Tao didn't quite understand why Kotegawa would say such a thing, she felt that it wasn't a compliment. She lazily said, "He has no choice. He has been training here for the past few years, and his livelihood depends entirely on his family. He also has a daughter to raise. Otherwise, he wouldn't have thought of finding a place to do part-time work before the New Year."

"Sigh, I don't think that kid's destined to make money. I used to think it was because he wasn't a full priest yet, but now that he's a full priest, he's still broke! He has to carefully budget how many bowls of beef rice he can afford each month."