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

“But have you ever been to the North District? If you don’t know the way, I can’t take you back.” Mikazuki Haruka looked at him innocently.

"I have been there before," Kotegawa Kamimi said with a smile. "I was working in the North District last night."

"Working part-time? By the way, does Kotegawa do any part-time jobs?"

"Sigh, it's all physical labor."

"Physical labor? Kotegawa must be very trusted, right?" Mikazuki Haruka immediately thought of road repairs and construction sites.

"Hey? You guessed right! I'm very efficient at my work!"

The two chatted as they passed by Kotegawa Kami's house. As they crossed the bridge, they brushed past a tall, thin man wearing a trench coat and a baseball cap.

Kotegawa Kami stopped and looked back.

"Did you run into someone you know?" Mikazuki Haruka asked curiously.

Kotekawa Kami shook his head, pondered for a moment, and said, "It's nothing, let's keep going."

The man who just passed by had a deep malice in his eyes... as if his wife had been stolen away by him.

But he had never met the other person, nor had he stolen anyone's wife.

"Today is really strange! First, Shirakawa Nozomi went crazy, and now I've run into this kind of person... Have I done anything bad lately?" Kotekawa Kami thought to himself as he walked.

Mikazuki Seisakusaku was puzzled, but didn't think much of it and made conversation: "That person who just passed by seems to pass by here every night. I see him all the time."

Kami Kotekawa snapped out of his daze and instinctively exclaimed, "Huh?" "Do you know him?"

"No, it's just that he's always dressed like this whenever I see him, and sometimes he even wears a mask..." Mikazuki Haruka explained briefly.

Kotekawa Kami stared blankly at her, then, as if realizing something, his expression changed slightly, showing some surprise and uncertainty.

He probed, "Have we only met here?"

“Hmm…” Mikazuki Seisakusho raised his head slightly, thought for a moment and said, “I think I’ve seen it in the North District as well? I can’t quite remember.”

Kotekawa Kami's expression turned solemn, but he quickly returned to normal.

The guy who just passed by seemed a bit off; he might be eyeing Mikazuki...

But this is just his personal speculation, and it cannot be considered valid without evidence.

Perhaps it's all just a coincidence.

The other person may have just gotten off work and gone home.

As for the vicious look I gave him earlier, it might just be because I didn't like him.

After all, everyone has a different personality, and it's impossible for everyone to be friendly towards him.

Therefore, he cannot go looking for trouble with others just because he feels there is a problem; he is not an overbearing person.

Of course, on the other hand, since anything is possible, we should still take precautions.

As the old saying goes, one should not have the heart to harm others, but one must have the heart to guard against others.

Even if I overthink it later, it's okay. I won't lose anything, and I won't cause trouble for anyone.

At most, I just messed around a bit.

Since it might concern Mikazuki's safety, a little trouble is no big deal.

We're friends, so friends should think more about each other.

He pondered.

Seeing that he was not speaking, Mikazuki, who was standing next to him, asked, "Are you thinking about something?"

“Hmm…” Kotekawa Kami said, “There’s something I forgot to mention. Starting today, I’ll be patrolling the streets, from the coffee shop to the North District. After you get off work, you can call me and we can walk together for a while.”

"Patrolling the streets?"

"Yes, it's my new job."

"But wasn't this done by the Special Investigations Unit and the police?"

“That’s right, I’m assisting them…” Kotekawa Kami emphasized, “Of course, it’s not free work, I get paid!”

Mikazuki looked up at him, somewhat surprised, yet curious: "Pretty impressive."

"Actually, he's just a street patrolman... Where in the North District do you live?"

"It's still quite a walk, a bit far."

"Huh? What a coincidence! The area I need to inspect is also ahead. Shall we continue?"

With an exaggerated look of surprise, Kotekawa Kami stepped forward.

Mikazuki Seisakusho tilted her head and looked at him, rolling her eyes slightly, but didn't expose him, and followed him forward.

And then... we just kept going forward.

It wasn't until Kotekawa Kami estimated that they were almost in Arakawa Ward that Mikazuki Haruka stopped and pointed to a row of two-story apartment buildings by the roadside, saying, "I'm here."

Kotekawa Kami looked around, his brows furrowed slightly.

This place is way too far away...

He looked at Mikazuki and asked casually, "Do you live here all by yourself?"

“Yes, the rent here is very cheap.” Mikazuki Haruka waved her little hand: “See you tomorrow, I’m going home…” Then she blinked again: “Please take me home tonight.”

Kami Kotegawa immediately felt guilty: "On the way...it really was just on the way, nothing more."

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After sending Mikazuki Seisakusho home, Kotekawa Kamimi walked back slowly with his hands behind his back, keeping an eye out for any suspicious people he might encounter along the way.

Unfortunately, there were hardly any pedestrians on the road.

After returning home, he rested briefly, then slung his sword pouch over his shoulder, went out again, applied for a mission, and began his second day of patrolling the streets.

The North District was peaceful tonight.

...The next day at noon, at the stone benches in the courtyard in front of the teaching building.

Kami Kotegawa and the Shirakawa siblings were both looking down at their phones.

"The missions in Tokyo have very short time limits. Unless you're looking for a monster that's good at hiding, you have to deal with it within a few hours. We don't have the time or confidence to look for monsters that even the Special Division has a hard time finding. So either we wait until the weekend to see if there are any suitable ones, or we go to a slightly more remote place. Because the Special Division is short-staffed, there are bounty missions with longer time limits there, which would be quite suitable for us."

Listening to Shirakawa Kurumi's words, Kotegawa Kami nodded repeatedly, his eyes shining.

That's great!

This was the first time he had seen so much work since arriving in Tokyo.

Is this just favoritism towards insiders? I'm so jealous!

Shirakawa Nozomi, who was in charge of carrying the bags, raised his eyelids and said, "I suggest going to Fujimi City in Saitama."

“Saitama?” The other two swiped their screens.

A strange thing has happened there recently: eerie singing often comes from an unfinished building late at night. Local special agents have searched and staked out the area, but strangely, they found nothing unusual, and the singing continues as usual at night.

Some people speculate that a geomancer or a tsukumogami is hiding in the building, so they suggest demolishing the building.

However, some people worried that doing so might cause the earthbound spirit to transform into an evil spirit, thus making the situation uncontrollable, so they rejected the proposal. The building has now been isolated, but the problem has not been fundamentally solved.

Kamiko Kotekawa stroked his chin and thought for a moment before saying, "But it hasn't harmed anyone. It seems to just like singing. It hasn't reached the point where it needs to be banished, has it?"

He didn't kill every "spirit" he saw.

If it's something that doesn't involve bloodshed or violence, like a naturally occurring plant spirit or tree spirit, he'll usually give it a break.

"So this is a relatively safe mission!" Shirakawa Nozomi explained his reasoning: "Earthbound spirits are usually unable to ascend to heaven because they have unfulfilled desires. We just need to fulfill their desires, and the mission will be accomplished."

“Yes, that’s true…” Shirakawa Kurumi nodded in agreement, but then added, “But our main purpose this time is to test our strength, so this mission isn’t really suitable, is it?”

"Those who only know how to fight and kill are brutes!" Shirakawa Nozomi insisted. "Exorcism doesn't necessarily require physical combat, and we'll definitely encounter similar missions again in the future. Are we going to give up every time?"

"This is just this once. Our purpose is still to test our strength." Shirakawa Kurumi frowned her handsome eyebrows.

Is this guy stupid or just mentally unstable?

"This is a rare and excellent mission. We can get paid without much trouble. Why shouldn't we take it? Why shouldn't we?"

Kurumi Shirakawa couldn't take it anymore and slapped him on the head: "...If it were really that simple, would it have taken so long? Do you even have a brain?!"

The junior priest turned his head dismissively, raised his chin, and said confidently, "How will you know if you can do it if you don't try?"

Kurumi Shirakawa was so angry she didn't want to say anything.

Where does your confidence come from? You're just a trainee priest!

She raised her finger, pointed at him, and used her "authority" to suppress him, saying, "You're just here to carry bags, you have no right to speak!"

Shirakawa Nozomi was furious, but ultimately couldn't bring himself to leave. He gritted his teeth and said, "I object! Aren't bag carriers human? Bag carriers can fight too! Bag carriers are important members as well!"

"Objection overruled! You just need to grab your bag!" Shirakawa Kurumi rolled her eyes, looked at Kotekawa Kami, and said in a slightly sweet voice, "Ignore him, let's just choose ours."

Shirakawa Nozomi's face was practically splitting open in disbelief.

She treats him like a tigress, but she's like a lamb to Kamiko Kotegawa.

You brat! Who's your real brother anyway?!

Looking at the list of tasks, Kotekawa Kami quickly calculated them in his mind and couldn't help but smile when he realized that it would be enough to circle around Tokyo.

He raised his head, lifted his right hand, slowly clenched it into a fist, and tentatively said, "How about we take them all?"

Why must we choose only one? Wouldn't it be better to have them all?

Making money on one order is making money, but making ten orders is still making money, right? In fact, it's making a lot of money!

After all, opportunities don't wait for anyone, so we must try our best to seize them!

Shirakawa Kurumi was stunned for a moment, thinking she had misheard, and subconsciously said, "Sorry, what did you say?"

“We’ll take them all, we won’t let a single one go.”

Kurumi Shirakawa: "..."

Shirakawa Nozomi, who was standing next to him, forgot about getting angry and said with an incredulous and absurd expression, "Are you crazy?"