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

"Honey? Honey! Say something!"

The tall man snapped out of his daze and quickly reassured her, his voice soft and gentle: "Baby, where are we?"

Inside the ice block, Yosuke, who was being treated like a specimen, rolled his eyes and looked at the burly man next to him.

"Ah? Right! Where's the village? Where's everyone?" Kazama Ryouka asked as if suddenly realizing something. "Where are we?"

The tall man shook his head helplessly, and as he turned around, he suddenly saw two people.

His body trembled violently.

Kazama Ryoka also noticed them, exclaimed "Huh?", and widened her eyes. Seemingly without thinking, she rushed to Haruka's side and hugged her tightly. A few seconds later, she quickly let go, flustered, and said, "Ah! Sorry! How rude of me!"

She turned and waved to the tall man, exclaiming, "Honey, this child looks just like me when I was little!"

The tall man strode over.

Qingkong's gaze was still fixed on her mother, whose body was trembling uncontrollably. She lunged forward, wrapped her arms around her waist, buried her face in her back, and the longing that had been suppressed for so long burst forth from her heart.

"mom!"

Kazama Ryoka froze, her eyes widening in confusion, but she unconsciously uttered a name: "Senkaku?"

Kotegawa only saw Seigaku cry once. That time, he gave her the spirit of the Five-Eyed Rat Man, which she smashed to pieces. After that, he hugged himself tightly and curled up into a small ball.

……

Half an hour later, with swollen eyes, Qingkong was still holding onto Kazama Ryoka tightly and refused to let go.

Kazama Ryoka's spirit is damaged, she has lost her memories, she is in great pain, and she is clearly somewhat timid.

A little further away, Kotegawa was clinking glasses with the tall man over a plate of peanuts.

Beside the tall man was a plate of Yin Qi pills, which he also ate like peanuts.

He had just heard a brief account of what had happened from Kotegawa and was still slowly processing it.

Kotegawa, who was drinking tea instead of sake, casually asked, "Uncle, I haven't asked you your name yet."

The tall man withdrew his gaze from the distance, took a sip of the spiritual wine, and pondered, "Call him father-in-law."

Kotekawa Kami paused for a moment, clinked glasses with him, finished his cold tea, and stood up, saying, "The house next door is empty. Why don't you two stay there for now? It'll be easier to see Seizo more often."

“No need for all that trouble.” The tall man put down his cup. “The Buddhist shrine is our home. Let’s decorate it nicely and move in later.”

"Um……"

Kotegawa pondered for a moment, wondering how to decorate the Buddhist shrine. Should he build a large villa?

……

Yujia opened the front door, hopped up the steps in two strides, and waved her bag in both hands: "You're back!"

In the kitchen, at the dining table, the kitten, who had been drooling over the braised fish, wiped its mouth, trotted to the door, opened its big eyes, and looked up, saying, "Welcome back! Can we eat now?"

"Hmm, is it okay?" Yuka said while changing her shoes, "Kotegawa picked up Haruka first today, didn't they go home?"

“I’m back, I’m back…” The kitten stretched out its hands, making a princess carry gesture, looked at the bedroom door of the clear sky, and imitated Kotekawa’s tone: “She’s a little kid, she doesn’t understand anything.”

Youjia looked at her, then at the bedroom door, her eyes widening little by little. She then took off her shoes, crouched down, tiptoed, and quietly ran towards the bedroom door.

The kitten followed quickly and silently on its two legs.

Yujia pondered for a moment, then chose to cover her ears.

It's not a good idea for a five-year-old to be exposed to this.

The kitten stared at her with its big eyes and suddenly said, "Don't cover it up, there's no one in the room."

"Huh?"

Chapter 176 Craftsman

As night deepened, Kotegawa and Haruka reappeared in the bedroom.

With tear stains still on her cheeks, Qingkong couldn't resist the drowsiness and fell asleep in his arms.

Kotegawa found the girl's usual pajamas, gently changed her into them, covered her with a blanket, stood by the bed for a while, and then stepped out of the bedroom.

In the living room, Yuka sat on the sofa watching a documentary about the Evil Spirits Society with her cat, Chinatsu.

The big white cat was lying cross-legged on the kitten's lap.

Leftovers were placed on the table, covered with lids.

It was already very late, and the three of them couldn't just sit there waiting without eating.

Yuka stared blankly for a few seconds as Kotegawa appeared out of the Sky Room as if by magic. Then she said to Koneko and Chinatsu, "You've finished watching the documentary. Go back to sleep. I have something to tell Kotegawa."

She acted like a senior sister, and Chika and Koneko didn't object. They each said "Goodnight" and got up to go back to their respective rooms.

Chinatsu's current bedroom is the one that Kotegawa used to live in, while Kotegawa has now completely moved to the second floor.

When Yuka said she had something to say to him, Kotegawa glanced at her, washed his hands, went into the kitchen, scooped out a bowl of rice, and ate it with the already cold dried vegetable rice.

The three girls ate very little; apart from the fish, which was reduced to just a small tail, they barely touched the rest.

Youjia jogged over, sat down at the dining table, turned her head to look at him, and didn't say anything.

"Speak quickly if you have something to say," he mumbled.

Yujia thought for a moment and then tried asking, "Can I ask you anything?"

"You can ask, whether I answer or not depends on my mood."

"Then, you and Qingkong weren't in the room, so how did you come out of her room?"

"Ok?"

Youjia's eyes blinked, but she tried to keep them wide open and remain calm.

Kotegawa thought for a moment, swallowed the food in his mouth, put down the bowl, and wiped his mouth with a tissue.

Perhaps sensing that the situation was escalating into a serious tone, Yuka quickly said, "I was just asking casually! If you can't answer it, just skip it! Skip it!"

Kotegawa smiled and pondered for a moment, then said, "We went to a special place to see Qingkong's father and mother."

After he renovates the Buddhist shrine into a large villa, Qingkong might still run into him. It's better to give him a heads-up now.

Youjia scratched her head and muttered, "If you don't want to talk about it, you don't have to. You don't have to do this."

Even if she lacked common sense, she would know that there is a difference between life and death. Besides, Qingkong's parents had been dead for four years. Unless she was in a dream, how could she possibly see them anywhere else?

Kotegawa raised his hand, thumb to his lips, index finger to his temple, and chuckled softly, "Yes..."

His cheeks were still slightly damp. Sobbing, Qingkong said that when her mother hugged her, it was exactly the same as when she protected her four years ago.

He picked up his bowl and continued eating.

Jiaqu next to him put her legs up on the chair, hugged it with her arms, and looked at him with her cheek turned to the side.

After finishing his dinner, Kotekawa washed the dishes, went upstairs to the study, and as usual opened the live stream of the Kaibu concert. He glanced at the number one on the leaderboard, clicked the mouse ten times to make his name the highest and ensure that no one could surpass it, then closed the webpage and began searching for "Buddhist shrine decoration".

There were many styles of Buddhist shrines. The high-end ones had several layers and multiple doors, while the ordinary ones were rather simple. He glanced at them and found that although they were quite exquisite, none of them were large villas.

After thinking for a moment, he sent a message to Ishikawa, asking if he knew anyone who made custom Buddhist shrines or any manufacturers.

After the text message was sent, they called back.

He pressed the answer button, and the sound of packing came through the receiver.

谷覿

"Furutegawa, I happen to be going to see a Buddhist shrine craftsman right now, shall we go together?"

He paused, glanced at the time, and asked, "Now?"

“It’s a good friend of my dad’s. Something suddenly happened at his house. They say it’s haunted. I’ll go to your place first.”

After hanging up the phone, Kotekawa closed the Buddhist shrine's webpage and opened the live stream. Hana had just finished singing and was resting and chatting. A large portion of the comments were asking about his identity.

"Hmm, who could it be?" Her voice carried a faint smile.

The barrage of comments instantly turned into "my vision went black".

He smirked, shut down his computer, changed his clothes, went downstairs, and went out the door.

Ishikawa Yasuhiro's car has just arrived.

He got in, the car turned around, and sped off down the deserted streets.

"Why did you suddenly order a Buddhist shrine?" Ishikawa asked.

Kotegawa casually remarked, "I'm thinking of building a big villa. What's going on with your place?"

"It's just that the doll in the house came to life. I guess it's some kind of ghost, or maybe it's a tsukumogami..." Yasuhiro Ishikawa said calmly.

He and Kotegawa have gone on several trips these days, and each time he has a different nightmare, so he's become a bit numb.

What's so scary about ghosts? What's so scary about witches? They're just fleeting illusions.

The car gradually reached the edge of the city and finally stopped outside the gate of a kendo dojo.

The two got out of the car.

Kotegawa glanced around casually and noticed two stone statues of komainu (guardian dogs) standing at the entrance, along with several hidden security cameras.

He nodded and said, "It's a nice place, perfect for hauntings."

Ishikawa Yasuhiro chuckled twice, walked over and knocked on the door, shouting in a loud voice, "Uncle Endo! It's me!"

A door lamp suddenly turned on, and the sound of a door opening came from inside. Light footsteps followed. Kotegawa's ears twitched, and he turned his head slightly.

The person who came wasn't an older man, but a young woman.

Perhaps the camera confirmed the visitor's identity, because the door opened directly, and a tall young woman with long, flowing hair bowed slightly: "It's so late, and I'm sorry to trouble you to come in person."

"Don't mention it!" Ishikawa Yasuhiro waved his hand. "Yuko, so you're home too."

"Yes, the school is on spring break," the woman explained briefly.

Yasuhiro Ishikawa stepped aside to make way for Kotegawa behind him and introduced her: "She's Uncle Endo's daughter. She's currently in university, majoring in Buddhist shrines. What year is she, uh... what year was she in again?"

"Third year of university, 20 years old this year, blood type A, currently absolutely single." The girl called Yuko bowed again, her cheeks flushed just the right amount.