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

Everyone else was taken aback.

"There are also vampires, demons, zombies, and other dark creatures." Meeting the bewildered gazes of the group, he calmly recounted the information he had recently gathered: "They don't prohibit guns there; almost everyone has a weapon. A disagreement can easily escalate into a shootout. The crime rate there is also very high, especially among young women, who are high-risk targets. It's not just dangerous at night; it's dangerous during the day too..."

His gaze remained calm as he met the eyes of the group: "Therefore, I strongly advise against Takanashi and Ms. Chiko going there to study and live."

Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Future

Kotekawa suddenly became active in everyone's chat group, telling everyone about real cases from abroad, and also compiling and comparing statistics on supernatural events and crimes over the past ten years. Finally, he started spamming the chat, completely showing his friends the harshness of the environment abroad.

The information he consulted was completely reliable; it was all taken from the archives of the Special Division.

Several girls were horrified by what they saw.

Then Hu Tao couldn't hold back any longer. She felt like she was having nightmares every night, so she went straight to his classroom and asked, "What happened to you?"

"Just doing what I can." Kotegawa's eyes were full of sincerity.

Hu Tao rolled her eyes, tilted her head, and said, "If you don't want the bird to swim away, why don't you just tell her? Why scare everyone like that?"

“No, these are all real events.” Kotegawa said seriously, “It’s really dangerous outside, especially for Takanashi and Chiko-sensei. Think about it carefully, danger is something that can be fatal just once.”

After thinking for a while, Hu Tao nodded and said softly, "That's true. It's a case of danger and opportunity coexisting. However, neither Takanashi nor Chiko-sensei has any ability to protect themselves, and their ability to resist risks is basically zero. If there are no arrangements made over there, it would indeed be a bit inappropriate."

After they finished speaking, they both looked at Kotori Hanamaru, who had already thrown her phone into her backpack and was covering her ears.

The little bird was speechless.

After a while, the school bell rang, and Hu Tao could only warn Kotekawa again not to distribute these things anymore before hurriedly running to her own classroom.

Her studies were hopeless; she ranked in the bottom ten of her class in the final exam and almost had to repeat a year. So recently she has been feeling the pressure and has started to work a little harder.

Kotegawa turned around and looked at the open math textbook, a slight sense of unease lingering in his heart.

His meaning is already very clear...

Despite repeatedly telling himself to stay calm and rational, and to let Takanashi make his own choices, he sometimes just couldn't do it. Like today, when Glasses-kun was talking about the benefits of going abroad, the string of reason in his mind almost snapped.

Then the mouth wasn't sealed.

He just didn't want the bird to fly away!

This wish has now been clearly and accurately conveyed to her.

But if she still doesn't understand...

He took a deep breath, his heart pounding strongly, just like two years ago when he first stepped into the mountains in the darkness, sword in hand.

I was nervous and apprehensive.

Mr. Fujiwara opened his textbook on the podium, but did not start the lesson immediately. Instead, he looked around the class and said in a slow voice, "Before we begin today's lesson, I have something to announce... Starting this semester, Shirakawa will continue to study with everyone... Shirakawa, please come in."

Tall and slender, with fair skin and a striking resemblance to the male version of Hu Tao, Shirakawa entered the classroom, stepped onto the podium, bowed slightly to the audience, and said calmly and composedly: "Everyone, it's been a long time. I hope you will take good care of me in the future."

The students in the audience were completely stunned. A few seconds later, applause broke out.

Shirakawa Nozomi has almost no friends in his class except for Kotegawa and Takanashi. Kotegawa also doesn't have many friends in the class, and Takanashi is currently preoccupied with his own affairs, so no one else knows that he has returned.

Naturally, this is his slightly embarrassed and bewildered reaction.

However, Shirakawa Nozomi didn't care. He had seen a lot of things with Kotegawa during this time, which broadened his horizons and made him aware of what he wanted to do in the future, so he was able to maintain a calm state of mind.

He took his schoolbag and sat in the empty seat he hadn't seen for a semester, but the seat had been moved from the first row to the last row.

After the little incident, Fujiwara-sensei didn't say anything more and immediately started the lesson.

The first day of the new semester ended quickly and intensely amidst a packed schedule of classes.

After class in the afternoon, Yujia and Qingkong did not leave early because they did not have to work at the coffee shop. They waited in the corridor until everyone had arrived before walking out of the classroom together.

Yuka ran up to Kotegawa, her eyes shining, and asked, "Kotegawa, Kotegawa! Where did you get all that information? I've never seen it before, and a lot of it I can't even find."

"I didn't make those up!" He emphasized this first, facing the gazes of the other girls, especially Takanashi, and then added, "They were all found for me by my friends in the Special Department, so they're absolutely true."

"Special Department?" Yu Jia's eyes lit up with longing. "I think I'm interested in working there, but I don't know if they accept graduates from regular universities."

"Of course we'll accept it, why wouldn't we?" Hu Tao chimed in. She felt she had a lot to say on this, since she had almost chosen to work in the Special Section recently.

"The Special Division is a large national organization that covers all aspects and needs talents from various specialties. Not everyone in it is responsible for fighting monsters."

Yuka nodded repeatedly, daydreaming about the future: "In that case, joining the Special Division would be a good choice, right? Look, the Special Division at the Bunkyo branch is very close to home, and it's one of the safest places, right? The pay should be pretty good... It's practically an ideal job!"

Shirakawa Nozomi, who had been quietly following at the back of the crowd, suddenly said, "At least 100,000 people go for the Special Division interview every year, but the Bunkyo Special Division branch only recruits a dozen or so people each year. You'd better work hard."

"One hundred thousand? A dozen or so?" Youjia looked down at her two hands, a little unsure how to solve the problem... because she was dizzy.

"It's not that exaggerated!" Hu Tao quickly said. She suddenly glanced at Kotegawa and said with a smile, "The Bunkyo Special Division is an exception. It was so famous last year, killing countless great monsters and dealing with the Evil Spirit Society, which is why it has become the most sought-after department. Everyone is fighting tooth and nail for every spot. However, the competition in other branches is not as fierce."

Yujia covered her forehead with one hand and said weakly, "Forget it, I'm only a first-year high school student. Let's talk about this after I graduate from university..."

"Don't be too discouraged. Kotegawa and Section Chief Ishikawa have a very good relationship. They might be able to help you out later."

Kotegawa, who was listening to their nonsense, casually said, "I can certainly help, but you have to be strong yourself. If Yuka doesn't work hard, even if I get her in, she won't be very happy inside."

"Hmph, I'll definitely make you look at me in a new light!" Yujia tried her best to puff out her A cup.

At 3:30 pm, the sky was still blue, the sun was bright and the sunlight was dazzling, but not scorching.

The boys and girls chatted excitedly, laughing every now and then, just like last summer.

Chapter Seventy-Nine: Finding a Job...

In the afternoon, after returning home, Kotegawa changed into his training clothes and began his afternoon boxing practice.

Qingkong and Youjia greeted him and rode their electric tricycle to the supermarket to buy ingredients for dinner. They also called out to Xiaoniaoyou, asking her to come along for a walk instead of staying indoors all the time.

For a time, only Kotegawa and his two cats were left at home.

According to the lunar calendar, it is now the coldest month of winter, the coldest period of the year.

In the living room, on the sofa behind the floor-to-ceiling window, Amamiya Kazuki, who was a little afraid of the cold, huddled under the covers with the big white cat, only peeking out her little head to look out the window.

It was quite cold in the evening.

Amamiya and Tsukishima watched the courtyard for a while, blinking their eyes repeatedly. Then, drowsiness overcame them, and before long, they fell fast asleep. The big white cat did the same, yawning, curling up into a ball, and also falling asleep.

Today is a leisurely day, it would be a shame not to use it for sleeping.

As evening approached, Yuka and Haruka went home first and started preparing dinner in the kitchen. Kotekawa, who had finished his boxing practice, took a shower, and his life was no different from usual.

After dinner was ready, Kotegawa went to the living room and woke up Kitten, telling her to get up and eat lunch, and then let her go back to her room to sleep.

The kitten, who had slept for several hours, stretched and sat down at the dining table without washing its face. It drowsily ate a bite of spicy rabbit meat and immediately woke up.

Rabbit meat is delicious.

The first night of the new semester passed by uneventfully.

As the night deepened and everyone prepared to drift off to sleep, the kitten couldn't fall asleep. She stared intently at the ceiling with her bright eyes, then rolled over, poked the large white cat curled up beside her with her finger, and whispered, "Hey..."

The big white cat twitched its ears and meowed, telling the kitten not to disturb her sleep.

The kitten looked at her and whispered, "When I came back today, I went to the shop. Everyone was just rolling around on the floor, bored out of their minds. This can't go on, can it? What will we do when the stock of ingredients in the shop runs out?"

The large white cat, curled up in a ball, opened its eyes, its gaze filled with human-like contemplation and worry.

Of all the employees in the shop, only she can transform into human form.

So she was in charge of everything from purchasing supplies to providing food and drinks for everyone.

Now that she's gone, the whole shop has gone out of business... Normally it wouldn't be a problem, but in a place like Tokyo, monsters can't just run around like that, otherwise they might get caught by the Special Division, which would be a real hassle.

But we can't expect everyone to go out and buy groceries and cook for themselves; after all, this is a human society.

Now she was also starting to worry.

If all else fails, we might have to trouble Kotegawa to help us get some ingredients into the shop. In short, we just need to get through these two months.

However, closing the store for two months straight means not only not making a single penny, but also having to pay a hefty bill: employee salaries, store rent, apartment rent, utilities, and other miscellaneous expenses... Just thinking about it makes me want to suffocate.

She sighed and rolled herself back into a ball.

I really envy domestic cats. They can lie around all day without having to worry about anything.

Seeing her like this, the kitten knew it wouldn't get any information out of her, so it reached under the pillow, pulled out its phone, and started playing with it.

If I had known I would have insomnia, I would have stayed up in the evening.

……

At this moment, in the quiet room on the second floor, Kotegawa, who was also still awake, was sitting cross-legged in front of the computer, typing away rapidly on the keyboard.

On the laptop screen, the page was refreshing rapidly, a map was being zoomed in and zoomed out, and finally it stopped at a certain location.

"The poisonous swamp north of Mino... Mino is on the Gifu side." He noted the location, continued navigating, and found a route to get there.

He plans to fulfill his promise to that deity this weekend, and while he's at it, he can also ask Him for advice on how to become a god.

There's no hope for Tento-ji Temple anymore. That dilapidated temple that could fly has completely disappeared. I don't know if it was destroyed by someone else or went off to travel the world.

But that's not important anymore. Let's put it aside for now; becoming a god is the priority.

After making his plan, he thought for a moment and then called Hu Tao on his phone.

Although it's a bit late, Hu Tao should still be awake.

Sure enough, after a few seconds of silence, the call was answered, and Hu Tao's somewhat languid voice came through: "Is Qingkong asleep from exhaustion?"

"She's downstairs." Kotegawa was speechless. "Want to go ghost hunting this weekend?"

"Exorcism? Special Division's job? How difficult is it?" Hu Tao's tone became much more serious. According to the rumors she knew, people didn't dare to bother Kotekawa with ordinary exorcisms anymore. If he was needed, it would definitely be an extraordinary exorcism.

"No, it's not a special department job," Kotegawa said softly. "I promised that god before the New Year that I would retrieve the spirit of a great yokai. I'm planning to go this weekend. How about it, want to come along?"

"Are you going to be a cheerleader, or a hindrance?" Hu Tao gave a slight hum, her voice carrying a hint of flirtatiousness that only appeared when they were together: "Or are you planning to do something naughty?"

"Leave the great demon to me, and you and the little priest can handle the rest."

Hu Tao hummed twice: "So it's cultivation... Alright, let's go together this weekend."

After finishing their business, Kotegawa closed his laptop, got up and walked to the window. Looking at the chilly sky outside, he said softly, "The Apocalypse Forecast says it will snow tomorrow."