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

These days, Glasses-kun has been strictly forbidden from visiting Ogasawara-senpai, so he has more time to meet with them now.

The group of five continued their journey and eventually met the young priest and Kurumi waiting for them at the intersection where they passed the shrine.

Then, quite naturally, the four girls walked in the front row, and the three boys, arranged according to height, also walked in a row.

A year later, Glasses-kun had also grown a little taller, reaching about 1.65 meters. However, standing next to the other two, he still felt quite pressured.

The young priest said in a consultative tone, "Now that the trouble in Heian-kyo has been resolved, I'd like to try applying for a job at a coffee shop."

"Now that you're a full priest, wouldn't it be better for you to take on bounty missions?"

"I need to make the most of my time. I'll take on bounty missions during holidays and do a part-time job during the week." The little priest answered honestly, "Last year, when I was studying at the Onmyoji Bureau, my family paid a lot of tuition fees. This time when I went back to school, my family paid a lot of money again... Before I went to university, I stopped receiving pocket money."

Kotegawa and Glasses-kun both glanced sideways.

"Your family doesn't give you pocket money anymore?" Glasses looked at him with some sympathy. Compared to his father, who was also stingy, at least he gave him 20,000 yuan in pocket money every month... Ever since Youjia stopped living at home and he got a girlfriend, his father doubled his pocket money.

"Why is your family so strict about this?" Kotegawa asked with a hint of doubt. "The shrine shouldn't be short of money, right?"

Hu Tao, who was walking ahead, turned her head and said with a smile, "It's just that we don't give him pocket money. For now, the expenses for things like talismans and raising shikigami are all covered by the family. My dad said that people can't live too comfortably. If we do everything for him, he might end up being a useless person who only knows how to expect to be waited on hand and foot. That kind of guy will destroy the shrine."

The young priest calmly said, "My family's support only lasts until I'm twenty. After I come of age and before I inherit the shrine, I'll have to earn all my own expenses except for tuition. I still have three years left, so I need to think more about the future."

Youjia said with a slightly strange expression, "The coffee shop is temporarily closed now. The proprietress suddenly went back to her hometown for a blind date."

When the topic of blind dates came up, Takanashi's eyes flickered, as if he was thinking of something.

The junior priest was taken aback and asked, "How long?"

"It seems to have been two months..."

"Two months?" Hu Tao Glasses was stunned when he heard this for the first time.

The junior priest looked strange and asked somewhat tactfully, "Will you only come back after the wedding and honeymoon?"

He had originally wanted to suggest that she not wait until after giving birth to come back, but then he thought that she might become his future boss...

"I don't know, we can't get in touch with the store manager at all..." Youjia was also quite worried.

Kotegawa looked around, then suddenly remembered the group of cat demons looking for jobs that morning, and said thoughtfully, "They all need to work."

Yujia, unaware of what he was thinking, muttered, "Isn't that obvious? If you don't have money, you can't even afford lotion and face masks. Girls have a lot of expenses, there's nothing we can do about it."

The other girls did not deny it.

Hu Tao also sighed slightly, thinking that if she hadn't been able to take on bounty missions, she would probably be worrying about money right now.

Suddenly, the bespectacled guy next to him said, "I heard from Ogasawara-senpai that several girls in her class dropped out of school. Some went straight to work, and some went straight to marriage."

"Life is never easy."

The group fell silent, and the atmosphere became slightly heavy.

Kotegawa looked back and forth, then suddenly stopped.

The others turned to look at him, somewhat puzzled.

He said somewhat uncertainly, "How about we try to make some money together before Manager Amamiya comes back?"

Chapter 81 Temporary Store Manager (Part 1)

The fact that the loss of the big white cat has had such a big impact on the friends around him is something Kotegawa didn't expect.

So although it was an idea that came to me on the spur of the moment, it wasn't entirely something I just blurted out.

The chef, waiters, warehouse manager, and even the signboard staff are all there; all that's missing is a store manager to oversee everything. Although he's never done this job before, it's not impossible. Glasses-kun has always done this kind of work at home, so he can ask him for advice. Plus, he can bring the big white cat and the little cat along. With a store manager guiding him, it doesn't seem like an impossible task to reopen that temporarily closed coffee shop.

"Are you serious about what we talked about this morning? The store manager wouldn't agree to us doing this, would he?"

After school in the afternoon, Youjia was the first to rush up to him and rattled off a lot of things. She seemed somewhat tempted, but more than that, she was not optimistic.

That's the store manager's store after all; the store manager certainly wouldn't allow them to use it casually.

So, although Kotegawa said that in the morning, the others were stunned for a moment and then didn't take it seriously.

To be fair, if her family's shop suddenly had to be vacant for two months, even if relatives asked to borrow it for business purposes, Youjia believes that her whole family would not agree, and would rather leave the shop empty.

"It's all about human effort, so why not give it a try?" Kotekawa smiled.

The cat is now eating and living in his house, and he's even helped him solve a lot of problems. What reason does she have to refuse?

After returning home, Youjia and Qingkong changed into casual clothes, both of them completely covered up, and went out to the supermarket to buy groceries.

Kotegawa didn't rush to change his clothes. He looked at the big white cat lying on the sofa in the living room, walked over, and asked, "The kitten hasn't come back yet?"

Kindergarten shouldn't be dismissed later than them.

The big white cat meowed a few times.

Kotegawa shook his head, thinking to himself that he must have lost his mind; without a translation, how could he understand anything?

He looked down at the cat and said in a slightly conciliatory tone, "Now that you've had this accident, it's had a pretty big impact on your shop's employees. So how about this, I'll try to keep the shop running for the next two months, so everyone has something to do and gets paid. What do you think? If you agree, meow twice."

The big white cat tilted its head and meowed twice, but the tone was obviously strange, like a question.

Communication barriers are definitely one of the most frustrating things.

Kotekawa shook his head, picked it up and put it on his lap. He first checked the healing of the wound on his leg, and then stroked it from its head to the tip of its tail with one hand.

The smooth feel of it made him feel much better.

"Maybe I should get another cat later..." He pondered for a moment, but then hesitated.

Ordinary cats are definitely not as easy to care for as civets.

Although the big white cat is a bit picky about its food and sheds a lot, it will never poop or pee anywhere. It takes a bath with the kittens every day, is clean, and takes care of itself. Apart from feeding it, you don't have to worry about anything else.

"Forget it, I'll think about it later. If it really doesn't work out..." He looked at the big white cat and asked, "Does your clan have any kittens that can't yet transform and need adoption?"

If all else fails, try looking among the civets and adopt two new female kittens.

The big white cat was squinting, purring softly.

Just then, two car horns sounded outside the door, and then the door was pushed open, and the kitten's slightly happy voice rang out: "I'm back!"

Kotegawa, who was in the living room, said directly, "You've come back at just the right time. Come over here."

Amamiya Kazuki, who had just put down her schoolbag and was still wearing a child's hat, walked over in a daze and asked in a naturally wary tone, "What's wrong?"

"What else could I be doing besides translating?" Kotegawa pushed the walnuts on the table toward her and said, "Tell me what it means."

The big white cat stood up and meowed at Amamiya and Tsukimiya for a long time.

The kitten, who was shelling walnuts, paused for a moment and said, "She said the idea of ​​opening a shop is fantastic and would solve a lot of her worries. She's really grateful... Really, she really said that this time."

Kotegawa nodded and continued, "That's it? She seemed to have said quite a bit, and just now she seemed to be asking something."

"Oh, she meant there are supplier contact numbers and new menus in the counter... You're planning to open a coffee shop?" The kitten looked at the big white cat with a strange gaze and said in an odd tone, "Hey, you're not really planning to become a pet cat, are you? If so, what am I supposed to do? Be his daughter?"

The big white cat meowed a few times in dissatisfaction.

Kotegawa was speechless. His seventeenth birthday had only been half a month ago, and now he had a five-year-old daughter? Who would believe that?

"I'm just temporarily filling in for her!" he said irritably. "Nobody wants to be idle like this."

The kitten kept nodding.

At this moment, the big white cat meowed a few more times.

The kitten paused, its expression turning strange again: "Are there any kittens in our village that haven't yet taken human form but need adoption...? What do you mean?"

“Keeping a cat is quite relaxing…” Kotekawa looked at the big white cat, tugged at its chubby cheeks, and casually said, “So, I’m thinking of getting a cat, but house cats aren’t as easy to care for as civets.”

“Oh, indeed, quite a few of our kind were kept as pets in wealthy households…” the kitten pondered, “Maybe that’s why we were willing to be close to humans in the first place?”

She thought for a while, then suddenly became shy, rubbing her hands together and said, "Um, if Sachiko is still the shop manager, can I continue to do the pet cat job? I don't need to be paid, just five—no, three demon pills a month will do."

Kotegawa and the white cat were both stunned.

A moment of silence fell over the air.

The kitten, being young, was a little impatient and tentatively asked, "How about it? Are you asking for too much? How about two demon energy pills? Any less won't do, one really won't fill my stomach."

The big white cat meowed a few times, but it was unclear what it was saying.

Kotegawa snapped out of his reverie, his tone tinged with surprise, and said carefully, "Let's put aside the issue of compensation for now. My main concern is that the Special Division might come and check our water meter... Employing child labor is illegal."

The kitten paused, looked at the big white cat, and said uncertainly, "Is there such a saying? The human world is so troublesome, but I did it voluntarily, right? It's okay to do it voluntarily, isn't it?"

The big white cat didn't seem to want to talk and covered its eyes with its two paws.

Kotegawa thought for a moment and said, "Don't make decisions too easily. You're fine as you are now. Maybe being a pet cat wouldn't make you happier than you are now."

If it's just for the sake of the Demon Pill, there are better options than being a pet cat.

Chapter Eighty-Two: Searching for the Viper (Part One)

Kotegawa wasn't one to procrastinate. He first told his friends in the group chat, and the next day he went to the coffee shop, found the supplier's contact information that the big white cat had mentioned, and started contacting them one by one to arrange delivery for Saturday morning.

As for what groceries to buy, with the big white cat and the little cat around, he doesn't need to worry about it; he just needs to act as a messenger.

The cats lying dead on the floor, along with the strange tsukumogami, also came to life.

These past few days they've been so bored they've started fighting amongst themselves. If this continues, they might have to renovate the whole store in less than two months.

After all the plans were finalized, on Friday afternoon, the day before the store reopened, the friends all gathered at Kotegawa's house. Glasses-kun didn't come; after school, he went on a date with his beloved Ogasawara-senpai.

In the living room of the Kotegawa family home, a group of friends sat around the coffee table, tasting the tea that Kotegawa had bought at the supermarket a couple of days ago, and chatting about tomorrow.

“I have a question…” Youjia raised her hand and said, “What are our weekday business hours? The rule is that we must close before 8 p.m., but our afternoon classes end at 3:20 p.m. Even if we rush, we can’t open for business until 4:30 p.m. at the earliest… Isn’t that too rushed?”

Qingkong nodded in agreement. This was a crucial issue. They couldn't possibly give up two months of study to run a coffee shop full-time. But if they only operated at night, they might not only fail to make money but also lose money.

"We don't need to do the food preparation or cooking," Kotegawa said thoughtfully. "Except for changing the business hours to afternoon and evening, everything else can remain the same."

He looked at his friends and said, "Let's take it one step at a time for now. The revenue will definitely not be as good as before, but it will only last two months. After deducting the store's costs, we'll split the profits as much as we earn and the profits as little as we earn. It will be a little difficult, but it's okay. Life is a ladder that goes uphill, and each step is more difficult than the last. The difficulties we are facing now are just a small bump on the way to the start of our lives. They will definitely not be a problem for us."

He had never run a coffee shop before, so he was completely clueless and couldn't guarantee that everything would go as planned.

In short, everything depends on human effort.