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

Large drops of sweat dripped from Ishikawa's forehead as he tried to curl up into a ball.

The "tap-tap" sound suddenly stopped.

"Whoosh..."

Suddenly, a flickering light appeared in the room, carrying the smell of burning matches. Then, wisps of incense wafted from in front of the statue, giving off a calming feeling.

"Sigh..." An old man's sigh rang out, followed by the sound of someone leaning on a cane, which gradually faded into the distance.

Hiding behind the statue, Ishikawa Yasuhiro was startled, his eyes widening instantly.

Huh? That sounds like a human voice. Could it be the shrine's chief priest or an emissary of the gods?

Overjoyed, he stood up without thinking and extended Er Kang's hand: "Please, please stay... Eh?"

The hunched old woman slowly turned around and uttered a puzzled "Ah?"

Ishikawa Yasuhiro looked at her, and at the densely packed group of shrine maidens kneeling around her, their empty eye sockets barely visible at a glance, all staring at him.

My heart rate and blood pressure spiked instantly.

Then everything went black for him, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

The ghostly witches in the room looked at each other in bewilderment upon seeing this.

The old woman was stunned for a moment.

This...this hasn't even started yet...

Chapter 173 Exams, Travel, and Cats (Part 4)

In the middle of the night, Kotegawa bid farewell to the shrine maiden, carried the unconscious Ishikawa Yasuhiro and disappeared in front of the shrine. A moment later, he returned to the foot of the mountain, opened the car door, threw Ishikawa into the back seat, fastened him with a seatbelt, started the car and drove away.

As the car approached Tokyo, Ishikawa Yasuhiro finally woke up slowly. Memories of his previous unconsciousness flooded back like a tide. His eyes showed terror, but before he could fully feel fear, he suddenly found himself lying in the car. The car was moving smoothly forward, and Kotegawa, who had gone to fight the Great Evil God, was still sitting in the driver's seat.

With a look of surprise and uncertainty, he touched his chest and touched the demon spirit pendant.

He was momentarily dazed, let out a long sigh, and slumped into his chair.

It was just a nightmare? How...

His face suddenly stiffened. He glanced down at his pants, then looked up again, his voice tinged with resentment: "Have we encountered a great evil god?"

"Met."

"So you killed them?"

“No…” Kotegawa glanced at him and replied, “The other party is an envoy of the Queen of the Kido, and is very powerful. That shrine is the former shrine of the Queen of the Kido.”

"The Queen of the Demonic Path?" Ishikawa Yasuhiro nearly jumped up in shock, utterly astonished: "There's actually a shrine dedicated to the Queen of the Demonic Path?"

Kotegawa said softly, "Yes, I was also shocked when I found out."

If we only knew that she was the Queen of the Demon Path, that would be fine, but the fact that the Queen of the Demon Path and Kitami Takemikazuchi belong to the same divine order... they couldn't possibly be allies, could they?

Ishikawa Yasuhiro, sitting in the back seat, was shocked by the news. He didn't even bother to ask if he had been deliberately placed there by Kotekawa... Perhaps it really wasn't. Kotekawa had indeed encountered a formidable enemy, one he might not be able to defeat... That was the messenger of the Queen of the Demonic Path!

He looked up and wanted to ask about the battle, but seeing the heavy expression on Kotegawa's face, he fell silent.

Is this... because you've never played before?

Ishikawa hesitated for a moment, then tried to persuade him: "We were unlucky this time. We were intercepted by the messenger of the Queen of the Demonic Path. Next time, we should take a different route and avoid anything related to the Queen of the Demonic Path."

Kotegawa was taken aback. He was still wondering if he had used too much force this time and scared him, making it impossible to continue the "tourism"...

He nodded and said, "We won't go this way for now."

The Queen of the Demon Path is a taboo subject. Several times when he was chatting with the priestess, he almost attracted the attention of the Three Noble Sons. He could only talk about romance. He was also fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of the priestess dancing the Kagura dance of the former Queen of the Demon Path.

The light gauze veiled her fair skin, revealing glimpses of it and creating a unique charm.

Kotegawa drove his car into the Ishikawa family's underground garage, waved goodbye, set a date for their next trip, and then vanished into thin air.

Before Ishikawa Yasuhiro could call out to him, he cautiously peered into the dark garage, feeling as if he might catch a glimpse of the terrifying shrine maiden ghost at any moment. He pulled the monster spirit from his neck and retreated step by step toward the elevator...

When Kotegawa returned home, the living room light was still on. Although the thick curtains covered all the windows, they couldn't hide it from his eyes.

He took out his key, opened the door, and entered the house. Everyone in the house turned to look at him. Except for Qingkong, who got up and came over, they all continued watching TV, looking very tense and focused.

Kotegawa took off his coat and hung it on the hanger. Listening to the slightly eerie music, he casually remarked, "A new midnight horror movie?"

Qingkong took out her slippers first, looked up at him with a slightly strange look in her eyes, and whispered, "I received a lot of money in my bank account today, and it's quite a large amount."

"Huh? Who made a mistake?" Kotegawa asked, slightly surprised.

He hasn't had any income lately.

“At first I was also confused, so I called to ask. The staff told me that it was transferred from the Special Division…” Qingkong’s gaze suddenly softened: “The Special Division and the TV station jointly produced a documentary about the Evil Spirit Society. Today’s episode is the first one: [Five-Eyed Rat Man]. They said that the money was the initial payment, and there will be a certain amount of profit sharing later.”

Today, she can say the name quite calmly.

Kotegawa was somewhat surprised: "Ishikawa-san didn't tell me..."

He strode into the living room with Qingkong, without making a sound to disturb them, and stood by watching.

The documentary seems to focus on Ishikawa Yasuhiro's memories, constantly switching between scenes. Unfortunately, it's nearing its end, and they're showing a preview for the second episode. The preview includes a picture of the Five-Eyed Rat Man's death... The corpse is covered in countless sword marks, almost too gruesome to look at.

The late-night program was very daring; there was no mosaic, and the level of realism was so high that he felt it was the original image.

After the show ended, Yuka slapped her thigh, scratching her head in frustration: "That was way too short! Who exactly is that mysterious person Ishikawa-san was talking about working with?! Seriously, how annoying!"

Chika, who was also awake, adjusted her glasses: "If this were ancient times, she would have committed suicide to atone for her sins of trying to whet the appetite of the entire nation like this."

Amamiya and Tsuki, holding the large white cat, remained silent... Wasn't it obvious? The wound on the corpse was clearly a sword wound, wasn't it? Couldn't you see it?

Chihaya yawned and rubbed her eyes: "Sister, can we go to sleep now?"

She was wearing an adorable bunny pajama set and holding a small plush bunny in her arms.

"Let's go." Chika stood up and gave Kotegawa a slight bow: "Welcome back, Kamimi-nii-san, goodnight."

After saying that, she took Chihaya's hand and went back to the room.

谷矡

Amamiya and Tsuki shuffled their little bottoms, timidly said "Welcome back," and carried the big white cat back into the house.

You were quite pleased. After welcoming him back, he curled up on the sofa, his hands flying across his phone, seemingly looking for some "insider information."

Kotegawa stepped upstairs, and Seikatsu followed.

He was somewhat surprised. He held the girl in his arms as he walked towards the quiet room, and said softly, "Yujia isn't asleep yet."

Qingkong said irritably, "I have something to say!"

The two entered the study and inevitably cuddled for a while before starting their conversation... However, before they began, Qingkong dragged Youjia up from downstairs as well.

The two people who were originally sitting together now sit properly on their respective chairs.

Yuka closed the door and whispered mysteriously, "Furutegawa, the cat at home seems a bit strange."

Kotegawa became interested. Had the big white cat finally accidentally revealed its tail inside the shop?

Qingkong, standing nearby, corrected, "It's not that the cat is acting strange, it's that the shop manager is acting strange."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Yujia nodded quickly: "First the store manager acted strangely, and then the cat acted strangely!"

Kotegawa grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds, cracking them open as he said, "Tell me in detail."

“Well…” Qingkong organized her thoughts, “I often check my cat for fleas and scratch its neck, so now when I beckon to it, it comes right up to me with its head. It’s very well-behaved…”

Yujia, standing nearby, exclaimed with amazement, "These past two days at the store, whenever Qingkong reached out to the manager for a plate, the manager would... the manager would..."

She seemed a little hesitant to say it, so she quickly took out her phone and showed him a photo she had taken.

In the photo, Sachiko Amamiya is kneeling in front of a clear sky, rubbing her cheek against Sachiko's hand... It's not exactly the same as the cat's pose, but it's 100% similar...

Kotegawa's lips twitched.

At first glance, it seems like they're playing some kind of risky game.

Qingkong was even more conflicted: "The store manager has been acting strangely lately. Sometimes when I call out 'cat,' she actually responds..."

After she finished speaking, Yujia couldn't wait to say, "And the cat at home is also very strange. Recently, it has been coming home later than us every day, and it always runs into Xiaoyue. We didn't think about it at first, but tonight, when Qianxia praised the restaurant's food as particularly delicious, the cat suddenly became much more affectionate towards her."

Kotegawa listened and nodded repeatedly, enjoying his sunflower seeds.

Cats are cats after all; some of their habits are hard to change... Should he take this opportunity to be honest with them? He hadn't intended to hide it from Qingkong and Youjia; it was the big white cat who insisted. But now that she'd shown her true colors, he shouldn't be blamed, right?

At this moment, Qingkong looked at Youjia and said, "I always thought cats were very smart and clean. They would even use the toilet by themselves, take baths obediently, and never scratch people..."

Yu Jia thought to herself, "It seems like it slapped me, when I was holding it and staying with Hana during our last night together."

Qingkong shook his head: "If it were me, I would beat you up too."

"Huh? Isn't it because of the cat?" Yujia asked in shock.

Kotegawa tossed the sunflower seed shells into the trash can and steered the conversation back on track: "Let's get back to talking about cats."

Qingkong thought for a moment and said, "Recently, the store manager has been telling us a lot about how to raise cats, especially about food. He said that cats don't like to eat raw shrimp and prefer cooked ones."

Yuka also recalled, "The water temperature during the bath, and the pressure of the massage, it was just like she had experienced it herself..."

Kotegawa gave an "oh," seemingly lost in thought.

Someone feeds it, and someone even helps it take a bath... No wonder the big white cat runs back as soon as it gets off work.

He pondered for a moment and said, "If you're worried about any danger, you can rest assured."

Qingkong nodded; she wasn't worried about that.

"As for other aspects..." Kotegawa continued, "If you feel there's something wrong with the cat, I can send it away and we can get a new one."

Both girls were stunned for a moment. Qingkong grabbed his hand and said, "Maomao is fine. I just wanted to tell you about my family situation. I didn't mean anything else!"

Yujia nodded repeatedly: "Actually, we're probably overthinking it! The cat is fine! Don't do anything!"

Kotegawa looked at the two of them and tentatively asked, "What if the cat really is the shop manager in disguise?"

"How is that possible?" Yuka laughed heartily. "How could a human turn into a cat? It's just a good joke, though."

Kotegawa chuckled twice in response.

Qingkong, standing next to her, looked conflicted: "I don't really believe it either... but let's not give the cat away, it's fine as it is."