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

A coffee shop is not a restaurant after all, and besides, there aren't many people drinking coffee at lunchtime anyway.

Only the junior priest sat upright, his gaze fixed on most of the dining area, while occasionally glancing at the three female high school waitresses behind the counter.

As a priest, especially one with shikigami, he naturally sensed the special nature of his three colleagues. However, at the same time, he remembered what Kotegawa had asked him to agree to, and he had nothing to say.

Saturday passed by leisurely like that.

After closing time at night, Kotegawa touched his bald head and said, "Could it be that the customers don't know we're open for business today?"

Today, less than forty customers came, which just broke even. But if this continues, it seems we won't even be able to pay everyone's salaries by the end of the month.

"Is this normal?" Yujia asked uncertainly. "It's the weekend today. Everyone is either having dinner at home or going on a trip together. You see, most of the customers who come to the store today are either passing by or college couples."

Qingkong also said softly, "The main business hours should be around noon on weekdays, and around four o'clock in the afternoon..."

So the coffee shop's opening hours were staggered over these two months.

"Is that so?" Kotegawa fell into deep thought.

As the group left the commercial street, before parting ways, the little priest pulled him aside and whispered, "I have to do bounty missions tomorrow, so I might miss opening the shop. We were told from the beginning that I would do bounty missions on Saturday and Sunday and work during the weekdays."

He is also paid by the hour, so it's okay if he doesn't come on Sundays, it just depends on the schedule.

Kotegawa hummed in agreement: "Tomorrow will probably be similar to today. Just focus on your work and be careful. Will Kurumi be there too?"

The junior priest nodded: "She will be with us this month."

"That's good, keep it up. You can't push yourself when it comes to exorcising spirits, take it slow." Kotegawa patted him on the shoulder. With Kurumi by his side, they could avoid danger in time.

The junior priest listened silently, and after a slight hesitation, couldn't help but ask, "How much did you get paid for your work today?"

Kotegawa paused for a moment, then casually said, "This time the reward isn't money."

The young priest seemed thoughtful: "Indeed, it can no longer be measured in money."

Kotegawa wanted to advise him not to think so much, but then he thought about it again and realized that what he said was true. Asking the gods for help was something that money couldn't measure.

After the two finished whispering, they went their separate ways. Kotekawa first watched Kurumi and her brother leave, then turned around and went home with Haruka, the kitten, and the big white cat.

For dinner, we had curry beef that we had prepared in the morning. It had been sitting for quite a while since it was made, so it was very flavorful.

Youjia takes feeding the cat very seriously, preparing fresh shrimp for it at every meal.

The big white cat looked down at the shrimp jumping around in the plate, and finally, with a heavy heart, closed its eyes and started eating.

The kitten next to it couldn't bear to watch; it was just too bloody and barbaric, like watching humans devour raw meat.

Youjia watched with great interest: "How is it? The fresh shrimp is delicious, isn't it?"

Kotegawa ignored what was happening there, ate his fill, washed the dishes, and went upstairs first while Yuka took her turn showering.

He sat quietly for a moment, his consciousness sinking into the depths of his mind.

Since he killed the Demon King, this vast and boundless sea of ​​his heart is no longer completely dark; it is now dotted with light, like a hazy starry sky.

Several enormous spheres of light were floating within it.

He killed the Illusionary King a second time, and today he killed the Viper God.

Needless to say, Huanwu Wang focused his attention on the Viper God's few stones.

He pointed them out one by one.

The power level suddenly increased.

[Achievement: 1866]

[Sword: 1994]

[Fist: 1543]

A faint thunderous sound rolled within his body, its power so overwhelming that he almost lost control.

After a moment, he breathed a slight sigh of relief and continued to light the remaining orbs.

[Talent: Sacrifice of Greed]

[Talent: Shadow Clone]

【Ultimate Skill: Viper's Soul Devouring】

He opened his eyes, frowned, and muttered, "Greed Sacrifice? Shadow Splitting? Viper Spirit Devouring? Why are these all such strange names... and a bit chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur)."

But grumbling aside, and complaining aside... does that mental technique actually exist? If it does, then we can say goodbye forever when we encounter powerful demons like the Demon King and the Viper God.

He stood up, put on his shoes, and transformed into clouds and mist, leaving his home. When he reappeared, he was already at the training ground of the exorcism club behind the school.

Looking at the clearly cleared land and the trimmed bamboo grove, he felt a pang of emotion. It's so much better to have more people; things get done more efficiently than when they were just a handful of people, who were lucky if they could even clean a house.

He gathered his scattered thoughts, paused slightly, and first tried "Shadow Splitting".

In an instant, two dark figures of similar height and build appeared beside him, and judging from their outlines, they were also bald.

He looked down again and found himself enveloped in darkness, just like the two shadows beside him.

A strange feeling rose in his heart. With a thought, he instantly swapped positions with a shadow on his left, as if he had teleported.

He paused, then turned his head to look at the two dark figures beside him, who also turned to look at him.

He raised his hand, and the dark shadow raised its hand as well.

Immediately afterwards, his palm passed through the shadow, and the shadow did the same.

"It really is a shadow... Is this the move that Viper used to escape?" He looked up and thought for a while, recalling the details of his previous fight with Viper.

At that time, the Viper God also split into three snake shadows, but he caught one of them and slashed it with his sword. In the end, whether by accident or something else, the Viper God lost one eye.

"The shadow should just be a shadow and won't get hurt. It must have been by accident that we caught the Viper God and that's why we blinded it with one sword... Having big eyes isn't entirely a good thing either." He seemed to be deep in thought.

"Shadow Split" is quite useful. Whether you're escaping or attacking, if you encounter a strong enemy, you can definitely catch them off guard by suddenly using this move.

"Not bad, not bad. As expected of the Great Evil God, he does have some skills." He was shocked. He didn't rush to try other talents. He continued to experiment. After he understood it roughly, he dispersed his shadow. After thinking for a while, he activated [Sacrifice of Greed].

A phantom of a colossal serpent suddenly appeared in the void behind him. Its head was bent forward, and its scarlet eyes snapped open. With a hiss, it entered the empty black space.

But he knew that he himself had not moved; rather, it was his true spirit that had entered this place.

"The Sacrifice of Greed" was the move that the Viper God used to ambush him. It was an ability that could completely kill the Ghost King and the Evil God, and it was a talent that required the sacrifice of greed to be activated!

Alone in the center of the dark space, he looked around and a smile played on his lips.

"You'll be so surprised when we meet again, won't you?"

Having obtained what he wanted, Kotegawa couldn't hide his joy, and then turned his attention to the last new talent.

If I'm not mistaken, this move should be the one that the Viper used to attack him, right?

That move was very powerful...

After trying out his new talent, he quickly returned to the quiet room on the second floor, but after sitting there for a long time, his mood was still like a rushing river, unable to calm down.

After a moment's thought, he suppressed the urge to create a whirlpool and head to the Ghost Kingdom.

It's fine to wander around the Ghost Kingdom normally, but if you're looking for the Evil Ghost King and the Viper God, you're likely to be throwing good money after bad, never to return.

That place is inhabited by gods.

"It's best to wait for them to come back and seek revenge..." He took a deep breath, suppressed his "impulse," got up, and went downstairs.

In the living room, Yujia was watching TV with the two cats, while Qingkong was studying in his bedroom. He returned to his room, took out the game disc that Glasses-kun had lent him a few days ago from his drawer, turned around and went out, waving the disc and asking, "Glasses-kun lent me a game disc a few days ago, wanna play together?"

I've already borrowed this disc for a week, I need to finish watching it quickly so I can return it.

With great interest, Youjia asked, "What game? How come you're interested in games too?"

"After all, we got it back..." Kotegawa squatted down and fiddled with the router-like game console, putting the game disc inside.

Youjia turned and called out to Qingkong's bedroom, then ran excitedly to the TV, picked up a controller, and asked curiously, "A game for several people?"

"I'm not quite sure either." He sat down cross-legged, not intending to play, but instead reached out and pulled the large white cat that had walked over onto his lap. While rubbing the cat's head, he said, "It seems to be a catgirl-themed raising game. It should be quite interesting, right?"

"Catgirl?" The kitten also walked over curiously.

Wearing her pajamas, Haruka glanced at the time and said, "Watsuki-chan, go take a shower, it's getting late."

"Oh..." The kitten reluctantly went to the bathroom.

Kotegawa glanced back and casually asked, "Why didn't she take a shower?"

Yuka casually remarked, "It seems like Kazuki-chan doesn't really like taking baths. After all, she's still a child, so she's bound to dislike water. I didn't like taking baths when I was little either."

"Oh..." Kotegawa thought for a moment and nodded. That made a lot of sense. Chihaya didn't really like water either.

"It's starting! It's starting!" Yujia suddenly shouted.

He snapped out of his thoughts and went to watch TV.

The opening animation was playing on TV, featuring several catgirls dressed in maid outfits with different eye colors.

"Tch, so he's a galga." Yujia curled her lip. "As expected, I shouldn't have had any expectations of that kid."

"It's alright, as long as it's not some weird game..." Qingkong said softly, looking at the title "Vanilla".

Kotegawa Kami casually remarked, "The things Glasses-kun recommends are quite reliable. He said this can be watched like a movie."

At this point, the CG ended, and a cute pink game interface appeared.

Youjia glanced around and casually said, "I've got your progress, but shall we just start a new game? These kinds of games usually don't have much content, maybe we can only play for an hour or two at most."

"Okay, let's start from the beginning."

Jia ordered a new game, and the screen on the TV changed, showing a close-up of a coffee shop.

"Huh? It's a coffee shop!" Yujia exclaimed.

The big white cat also perked up its ears, lay down on Kotegawa's lap, and watched the TV.

It has recently become more and more familiar with the business capabilities of pet cats.

The game begins, and two catgirls appear on the screen as a delivery box covered with labels such as "Fragile, Handle with care," which is quite interesting.

Kotegawa slowly looked at it and casually remarked, "It is indeed an anime, a slice-of-life anime..."

He wasn't very interested in these things.

Just because Glasses Guy strongly recommends it, I'll take a look.

Yujia wasn't particularly interested in this either, but since she'd already started playing, she figured she might as well give it a try.