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

It was 4:50 a.m. on Saturday, and the sky outside was still pitch black.

A noisy ringing sound suddenly rang out, carrying far away.

Not long after, the entrance door of the Kotegawa family's house was pushed open, and three people came out, their breath steaming in the air. One went to the garage to get the car, while the other two were responsible for opening the front door. They were busy like this for a few minutes. After locking the entrance door and the front door again, they all got into the car and drove away under the streetlights.

They were going back to their hometown today, and to avoid traffic jams, they all got up very early.

Yujia yawned, reclined the back seat, wrapped herself in the blanket, closed her eyes, and began to doze off.

She played games until very late last night, and when she was about to go to sleep, she heard Qingkong say that she was going back to Nagano tomorrow. Kotegawa even threatened her that if she couldn't get up in the morning, he wouldn't take her. This made her so worried that she didn't sleep well for most of the night. In the end, she still got up and set a whole room full of alarms. So this morning, she woke up Qingkong next door before all the alarms went off and blew the house up.

Kotegawa just praised her: "You...you're a genius!"

Kotegawa glanced at the rearview mirror and whispered to Haruka beside him, "Goodnight."

Qingkong was so small. Sitting in the seat, I glanced at the rearview mirror, put on my hat and goggles, reclined the seat, and curled up slightly.

Furutegawa kept a close eye on the road and moved forward steadily.

There were only two cats, one big and one small, sleeping at home. The big white cat seemed to have gotten a little addicted to living in his house. Every day after get off work, it would turn back into a cat and run back home, and then turn back into a human to go to work after they left. Qingkong said that the big white cat had taken over the changing room on the second floor of the store and brought a lot of clean clothes with it. It seemed that it was going to work hard at the store to make up for the losses from the store's closure last month. She felt quite guilty for taking the day off today.

As for the kitten, she won't run around. She'll either stay at home, go to the coffee shop, or go out to play. Although she looks like a five-year-old, who knows how many years she's been in that five-year-old age range? There's no need to worry at all.

Two hours later, it was already broad daylight. The car arrived in Ina City. As they passed a mental hospital, Kotegawa glanced at it. Yellow warning banners were still posted around the perimeter, but the hospital was already empty.

I heard that this place is about to be detonated, and a temple will be built afterward.

After the last incident, the Special Division began investigating mental hospitals nationwide. Although they did not find any trace of the Evil Spirit Society, they uncovered a lot of other strange things, which added a lot of experience to the Metropolitan Police Department's resume.

The road back to the village was a bit bumpy. It was late February, and although spring had arrived, the air was still chilly, and there was no sign of spring on the ground. The trees on both sides of the road were still bare.

Kotegawa stopped his car in front of a fast food restaurant that was still far from the village, woke up the two girls, and went in to eat something to fill their stomachs and wash their faces in the restaurant's restroom to wash away their sleepiness.

Half an hour later, the car arrived at the entrance of the village, but as soon as he crossed the bridge, he saw a familiar figure in the distance.

He instinctively sped up, quickly drove over, unbuckled his seatbelt, jumped out, and met the surprised gazes of the person opposite him. He blurted out, "Taking a walk?"

The person wandering around the village entrance is Aunt Qiuye.

Aunt Qiuye's face was filled with undisguised joy as she repeatedly said, "The weather is so nice today, I just came out for a stroll!"

Kotegawa looked at her ears, which were red from the cold, and smiled slightly. "It's spring now."

My house is on the west side of the village. Even though the village entrance is right outside my door, Akiha comes here for a walk. This is the route she only takes when she comes back from Tokyo.

Qingkong and Youjia, who had gotten off the bus earlier, finally had a chance to talk. They bowed together and said, "It's been a long time since we last greeted you, Aunt Qiuye."

"Hello, hello! It's so nice to see your auntie!" Aunt Qiuye covered her mouth and wanted to take Qingkong's hand, but then suddenly remembered something and raised her hand to pat Qingkong's head instead.

A chill ran through the clear sky.

She then realized that Aunt Qiuye might have been here for a long time.

"Get in the car! We'll talk about this when we get home!"

Kotegawa turned around, opened the car door, picked up everyone, closed the door, and headed home.

Aunt Qiuye, sitting in the back seat, leaned back in her chair, a smile still on her face.

He drove to his house, got out of the car, opened the gate, and drove the car straight in.

Hearing the commotion, Uncle Jian came out of the house, wearing an apron around his waist and holding a scallion in his hand.

Kotegawa first drove the car to the least obstructive spot before turning off the engine and getting out. He waved to Uncle Kenji from afar, "Hey! You're cooking today!"

Uncle Jian was initially delighted, then sighed, "Recently, Qiuye—"

Before he could finish speaking, Aunt Qiuye cleared her throat forcefully by punching her fist, and said with a smile to Youjia and Qingkong, "Haven't had breakfast yet? Come on, come on, come inside..."

Uncle Kenji, having been interrupted, immediately shut up.

Yuka and Haruka bowed again: "We're sorry to bother you, Uncle Kenji."

"No need to be so polite, come in first." Uncle Jian smiled gently.

While everyone was inside, Kotegawa opened the trunk and started unloading things. This time he bought a lot of lobsters, Wagyu beef, and several bottles of fine wine that Ishikawa Yasuhiro said were simply unavailable on the market.

谷恃

Although he has now been promoted to head of headquarters, he still wields considerable influence in the Bunkyo Special Branch, so he occasionally gets access to some good things.

Kotegawa had never drunk alcohol before and didn't know much about it, so he brought it all back this time.

Just then, the window on the second floor across the street was pushed open, and Chizuru, with her long hair flowing down her shoulders and wearing pink cartoon pajamas, waved and called out in a clear voice, "Chizuru! You're back!"

Kotegawa, who was moving things, looked up and said with a smile, "It's the weekend today, so I came home to visit. It's been a long time, Chizuru!"

"It's so great to have a car!" Xiaoqian's eyes crinkled with laughter.

After not seeing her for a while, she seemed to have grown taller, and her face had become more delicate and pretty.

She will be starting junior high school this year.

"Wait a minute!" Xiaoqian said, then turned and hurriedly ran away.

Kotegawa, still smiling, first carried the things into the house, then carried another basket of gifts to Chihaya's house across the street.

A few days ago, during the time when everyone in the village was talking about Aunt Akiba going crazy, only the Ishikawa family cared about Aunt Akiba and kept helping out at home. Mr. and Mrs. Ishikawa even helped irrigate the fields.

Chihaya would come to visit Aunt Akiha every day after school, but Uncle Kenji was worried that she would get hurt, so he insisted that Mrs. Ishikawa take Chihaya to live with her grandfather in Ina City.

That's why he didn't see anyone from the Ishikawa family when he came back.

Mr. Ishikawa was busy with farm work for both families, while Mrs. Ishikawa took Chihaya to Ina City. Chika, who was in junior high school, also studied at a school in Ina and usually only came back during holidays.

The front door of the Ishikawa house was still closed. He raised his hand and knocked on the door, calling out loudly, "Aunt Ishikawa, it's me, Komi!"

"Yes! Please wait a moment..."

A voice responded from inside the courtyard, and soon someone came running over, unlocked the door, peeked out through a crack, and only after seeing it was Kotegawa did they open the main gate, smiling and saying, "Kimi, you're back from Tokyo!"

Her tone of voice was a little strange; she spoke the local dialect.

Mrs. Ishikawa looks about 70-80% like Chihiro. Because she works in the fields all year round, her skin is slightly dark, a healthy wheat color.

She grew up in a village and didn't go to university. After graduating from high school, she married her childhood sweetheart, Mr. Ishikawa.

"I had a day off today, so I came home to visit." Kotegawa replied, handing over the box with both hands: "This is a small gift, please accept it."

Mrs. Ishikawa looked down and her eyes widened: "My goodness, how can there be such a big crab? Oh my! It's bigger than a pot!"

Nagano is located near mountains but not the sea, and the villages are even more remote. The vegetables, fruits, fish and meat they eat are mostly self-sufficient, and they only go to the city occasionally to buy some seafood to try.

"This crab meat is so delicious, you must try it."

"Oh dear!" Mrs. Ishikawa looked at the large crab, seemingly at a loss. "My family can't afford a proper return gift! Money? How about money?"

"No, no, no!" Kotegawa quickly said, "This is just a small token of my appreciation, nothing expensive. You see, Tokyo is by the sea, and seafood is cheaper there than back home. In fact, it's not even as expensive as your grapes!"

"Oh, is that so!" Mrs. Ishikawa exclaimed in realization, taking the box from her hand, weighing it in her hand, and laughing heartily, "I'll send over more grapes when they're ripe!"

Kotegawa nodded repeatedly.

This wasn't the first or second time that Chizuru had taken him to her family's vineyard to play the role of a giant rat.

"You little brat!"

Chihaya, dressed in a cotton coat and freshened up, ran out of the house, excitedly calling out to him, her eyes widening as she exclaimed, "Big crab!"

Mrs. Ishikawa turned to look at her daughter, then at Kotegawa, her eyes filled with regret and disappointment: "You rascal! What can I say about you!"

Kotegawa pretended not to understand and chuckled, "Chika, why don't you come to my house for lunch? Invite Chika too... Aunt Ishikawa, why don't you and Uncle Ishikawa come too? It'll be more lively with more people."

Mrs. Ishikawa was somewhat tempted, but then shook her head: "Never mind, let the two children go and play. Your Uncle Ishikawa went to the Special Division in the city before dawn, and I don't know when he will be back. I have to cook dinner and wait for him."

Kotegawa was taken aback and asked, "What happened?"

"Ugh! What else could it be..." Mrs. Ishikawa pouted, clearly displeased: "Yesterday afternoon, that Fukuda kid ran off into the mountains again. My husband and the Special Division went to great lengths to find him. Now that kid has been taken away for re-education, and my husband is staying there too... Honestly! They're both so annoying!"

Listening to Mrs. Ishikawa's grumbling, Kotekawa also thought of that green-skinned boy who was about the same age as Chihaya, and couldn't help but shake his head.

Because of Yosuke's incident, he also had absolutely no goodwill towards the Fukuda family.

"Alright, go play!" Mrs. Ishikawa gestured with her lips, turned and went back into the house, not forgetting to add beforehand, "Go have breakfast at your Akiba's mother's!"

"Yes!" Chizuru skipped out, tugging at Kotegawa's sleeve as she walked outside.

Chapter 144 Going Home (Part 2) (Please Subscribe)

Uncle Kenji's cooking skills are alright, but compared to Aunt Akiha, they're just so-so.

After breakfast, Kotegawa put the frozen Yosuke in the backyard, and under the pretext of going to the orchard to pick 'Harumi mandarins', he took Haruka Yuka and Chihaya with him.

Only the elderly couple and Yosuke were left alone.

Yujia and Qingkong had been here before. They tied on their aprons and prepared to pick a large basket to take back.

Xiao Qian looked around, directing which oranges to pick, and said with her little face upturned, "Mom said that a lot of people from the Special Department came to the village a while ago."

"Is there a monster in the mountains again?"

"It's about that awful doctor who said Akiha's mom is sick! The special ward even had a meeting! Too bad I wasn't home..."

"Oh."

"Huh? Aren't you surprised, Xiao Jian?"

"Surprised, very surprised." Kotegawa tossed the picked Harumi mandarin oranges into the basket.

Xiaoqian wrinkled her nose, as if she already knew!

"Chinatsu said she wants to try taking the entrance exam for a high school in Tokyo next year, and she said she wants to try for some kind of honors spot. If she gets it, it seems like she can save a lot of money."

"Is it a special admission spot? It's a free admission spot. I think my school has one too. Chika's grades are very good, so maybe she really has a chance."

"Hmm, does Xiaojian have any special quota spots?"

"Well..." Kotegawa avoided the main point, pointing to Haruka who was standing on tiptoe picking tangerines, and said with a smile, "Haruka-neechan has some!"

Xiaoqian glanced at it and said, "Oh, I don't see it."

He was looked down upon by the little girl.

"Xiao Jian, let's go to the park together again next month when we come back from spring break? The cherry blossoms must be beautiful this year!"