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

When Kotegawa and his group returned to the bus, everyone else had already gathered and boarded the bus, and it was quiet.

That probably means my good mood was completely ruined.

Kotegawa glanced at them and led his friends to their seats.

Shizuka Ichijo, who had stayed behind to look after the students, whispered to Fujiwara-sensei, "A group of people came just now and gave everyone 10,000 yen."

"Ten thousand yen?" Fujiwara-sensei raised her hand and scratched her head, asking inexplicably, "Is there a share for me?"

Shizuka's face twisted slightly, and after a long pause, she finally said, "No! Only students have them!"

"Pah!" Fujiwara-sensei scoffed. "Drive, let's go back!"

More than a dozen buses started moving in an orderly fashion and left the city.

On the way, Youjia slapped her thigh in frustration and said, "They actually gave out money! I should have known better than to watch the show!"

With so many of them, they've suffered a significant loss.

Kotegawa chuckled and flicked her forehead.

After returning to the hotel, each class went to their respective rooms under the guidance of their teachers.

Before dinner, in Kotegawa's room, the young priest asked him, "Such a heinous incident, really no one noticed?"

While changing clothes, Kotegawa casually said, "Fujiwara-sensei said that Matsumoto Tsuruichiro is now in charge of Okura Castle, and the person doing this is his junior. Who is in charge of this? Who dares to take charge of this? Besides, do you think Matsumoto Tsuruichiro wouldn't have a share in that money? It's all about vested interests. That old man didn't want me to get involved in the first place."

The junior priest suddenly realized, frowned, and snorted, "What a bunch of snakes, insects, and rats!"

Having changed into a yukata and tied his obi, Kotegawa said without looking up, "Actually, it's the same everywhere. It's Kokura Castle, and it's Tokyo too. It's just that it hasn't been discovered yet."

The junior priest thought for a moment and disagreed: "Tokyo is better than here!"

Kotegawa chuckled twice and beckoned the little priest to leave.

This room is all his own. The little priest is just visiting. There aren't many boys in the humanities class, so the little priest is in a much better situation now than he was in his first year. After all, he has a handsome face, and although he has a bad temper, it doesn't stop the girls from liking him.

That's the power of being a sucker for good looks.

They locked the door, went down the corridor to the hotel cafeteria, met up with Qingkong Youjia Huawu Hutao, and started ordering food.

Dinner tonight is a buffet prepared by the hotel. Everyone except Kotegawa ate ramen and wasn't very hungry. However, since there was fruit and dessert, we didn't just sit there and watch Kotegawa eat alone.

After collecting their food, the group searched for a while before finally finding an empty table. Just as Kotekawa sat down, ready to dig in, a sweet waitress's voice suddenly came from a speaker overhead: "Please come to the lobby, Kotekawa Kamimi-kun. There's a letter for you here. Repeat, Kotekawa..."

Kotegawa looked up in surprise, then continued eating his noodles.

That's rare! These days, who writes letters? And why would they mail them here?

Several girls also looked up.

Yu Jiamengmeng said, "I heard that writing letters has become a very elegant thing nowadays. Kotegawa, do you have a lover here?"

Kotegawa almost choked. He raised his hand, turned the back of his hand outward, and curled his index finger.

Instinctively, Yujia covered her head with both hands and snuggled into Qingkong's arms.

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Chapter 205 Fifth-Rank Grand Onmyoji: Tsuchimikado Kiyomasa

After a boisterous dinner, Kotegawa and his friends went to the front desk in the lobby to pick up the letter that had been sent to him. It was called a letter, but it was actually just a piece of stationery with light-colored patterns and a faint floral scent. Just as Yuka had said, it was very elegant.

The gazes of Qingkong, Hutao, Huawu, and the little priest all became subtle as they looked at him.

Kotegawa was even more puzzled, but said without changing his expression, "Go back to your room and check."

Lights out is at 9 p.m. Tonight, after dinner, it's free time. You can take a shower, go for a walk, or play games, except you're not allowed to go out or visit each other's dorm rooms and stay overnight.

However, since Kotegawa's room was private, and to make it easier to deal with emergencies, the teacher deliberately chose a room on the first floor for him. Although the floor was not ideal, the room was large and had a private hot spring, which was a small compensation.

He didn't pick and choose a room, nor did he feel there was anything wrong with it, so he moved in without any qualms.

After receiving the letter, he, his girlfriends, and his friends went back to their room. After closing the door, they sat around the table and had Kotegawa take the letter out of the envelope.

Kotegawa, with his upright character, had nothing to fear. In front of everyone, he poured the letter onto the table, then flipped it open. On the back of the letter were several lines of very neat and precise small characters.

The first vertical line contained only three characters: "Challenge Letter".

Everyone: "..."

At 11 p.m., in Kokura Castle, on an empty street, Kotegawa, dressed in a special department uniform without any insignia, strolled slowly, carrying a sheathed longsword in his hand.

Someone challenged him, and did so overnight, with provocative words, as if he would lose if he didn't come tonight.

Kotegawa liked this temperament very much, because no one in the human world had ever challenged him.

Therefore, he intends to do everything in his power to help the other party achieve their goal.

Although the other party chose Kokura Castle as the location for the duel, what does it matter to him? It's their prerogative to bury him in Kokura Castle if they want.

On the ancient city gate a hundred meters ahead, a young man with white eyebrows, wearing a black hat and a white trousers with dark patterns, was lying on his side, propping his head up with one hand, yawning.

Kotegawa stopped and looked at him from afar.

The other person raised an eyebrow, sat up straight, and looked over as well.

Kotegawa looked at his opponent, and the aura of a true king soared into the sky. The immense pressure spread out, and the idle clouds floating in the sky instantly dispersed into arcs.

He spoke softly, "From Kyoto?"

The white-browed young man's face was no longer as relaxed as before. He stood up, and several talismans in his hand spontaneously combusted. A three-meter-long, striped giant tiger coiled behind him, looking towards Furude River.

He said in a deep voice, "I am Tsuchimikado Kiyomasa! I am a teacher at the Onmyōryō (Bureau of Yin and Yang), and I have been entrusted to come to you to seek justice!"

Kotegawa wasn't concerned with the reason for issuing the challenge; he simply said, "I heard you're the most powerful Onmyoji right now, already at the fifth rank, just one step away from becoming a god. I was originally planning to find time to visit you, but since you've come yourself, that's perfect..."

He drew his sword, his aura as a true king receded, and slowly said, "Summon all your shikigami."

The white-browed young man was not at ease; instead, the hairs on his body stood on end. He could feel an extreme danger locking onto him, and perhaps once he made one move, he would never have the chance to make a second.

"Wait!" he shouted, raising his hands.

This action caused even the giant, striped tiger coiled behind him to show a puzzled expression.

Kotegawa gazed at him from afar without saying a word.

"Shall we talk some more?" he exclaimed. "Perhaps there's a way to turn hostility into friendship!"

Kotegawa shook his head, his left hand gently brushing the sword blade with his sword fingers, and a golden light shone forth. His voice was indifferent: "Sooner or later, I will go to Kyoto and slay that serpent."

Kiyomasa Tsuchimikado's face twitched violently.

That long serpent... it was a god!

Seeing that he hadn't made a move, Kotegawa on the opposite side said, "Since you don't intend to attack first, then..."

He turned slightly to the side, and mysterious patterns appeared on his cheeks.

"The True Form of the Evil King" is activated.

But then, Tsuchimikado Kiyomasa raised his hands again and shouted, "Wait a little longer!"

Kotegawa frowned.

Tsuchimikado Kiyomasa turned around and mounted the tiger, which leaped high into the air, covering more than ten meters, and jumped off the castle wall.

He climbed down from the tiger's body, looked at Kotegawa who was already very close to a master, and once again raised his hands high, calmly and loudly proclaiming, "Alright! I surrender!"

Kotegawa was slightly taken aback and looked at him: "Are you playing me?"

"No! I really admit defeat!" Tsuchimikado Kiyomasa was getting agitated. "I just raised my hands to surrender, you... you can't deny it!"

"Oh?" Kotegawa asked in confusion, "Surrendering without even fighting? Isn't that a bit cowardly? Aren't you a fifth-rank Grand Onmyoji?"

"Being spineless is better than losing your life!" Tsuchimikado Kiyomasa, probably to prove he really wanted to admit defeat, turned around and recalled the giant, striped tiger he had released, sighing, "So what if I'm a fifth-tier Grand Onmyoji? I'm not a combat-oriented person, I'm a teacher! Teaching Onmyoji arts every day, chatting with female students, teasing... cough cough, mixing drinks... isn't that much more enjoyable? Why bother with fighting and killing?"

"It was you who issued the challenge," Kotegawa reminded him.

"I was forced into it!" Tsuchimikado Kiyomasa said righteously, "The gods and the Onmyōryō are shameless, forcing me to come and settle scores. I had no choice but to come, but I didn't want to die! Now that I'm here, I've challenged them, and I've admitted defeat, is that right?"

Logically speaking, it does seem to make sense. Kotegawa stroked his chin and said, "Although there's nothing wrong with it, you've offended me, and I just want to test your strength."

"No!" Tsuchimikado Kiyomasa raised his hand, keeping everyone at arm's length, and said "coldly," "Only my lovely female colleagues and students can understand my power! Men, please stay away!"

The sword light in Kotegawa's hand suddenly increased by three meters.

Tsuchimikado Kiyomasa was startled and quickly waved his hands: "Don't get excited! It was just a little joke... Um, how about this! I have a few pieces of information here that you might be interested in, as an apology gift for this, how about it? You figured killing me wouldn't really bring you any real benefit, so why not use them to exchange for some information, which might be more useful than killing me."

Kotegawa said quietly, "Tell me about it."

Kiyomasa Tsuchimikado cleared his throat and suddenly said, "How about we add each other on Line to chat? This is important, and I'm afraid someone might overhear."

Kotegawa looked at him for three seconds, and then the world around him suddenly changed.

Caught off guard, Tsuchimikado Kiyomasa suddenly looked up and stared at the dim, blood-red sky and the towering, almost cloud-piercing corpses of yokai all around him. His eyes widened in disbelief, and his jaw nearly dropped to the ground.

Kotegawa sat on the enormous throne of bones, looking down at him: "Speak."

Kiyomasa Tsuchimikado was startled. He swallowed hard and took a deep breath, trying not to let his voice tremble: "The secret to becoming a god!"

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Chapter 206 Dazaifu Tenmangu (Seeking monthly votes)

"Become a god?" Upon hearing this, Kotegawa replied without any change in expression, "The Three Noble Sons' Divine Order is unnecessary."

Kiyomasa Tsuchimikado's expression froze for a moment, then he forced a smile and said, "The Three Noble Ones are the supreme gods who rule the world, they are incredibly powerful... Wait! Wait, wait, wait! I have something else to say!"

Seeing that Kotegawa was about to make a move, he jumped back in fright, shouting as he jumped, "But Your Excellency is wise and mighty, and your ambitions will certainly not stop here! Subordinates to the gods... to put it nicely, they are just servants of the main god! They are not even fit to be dogs!"

Kotegawa kindly reminded him, "I don't have that much time to waste with you."

These words sounded kind, but to Kiyomasa Tsuchimikado, they were like a death knell. He felt a chill run through his body, especially when he looked at the huge pile of monster corpses around him, which made him even more shivering.

The owner of this place is definitely not a kind-hearted person. If he can't produce any more useful information, he might have to rest here forever.

Kiyomasa Tsuchimikado forced a smile and said, "My ancestor was the Fox Ancestor, who was also a deity, now slumbering in the Underworld... Regarding the true path to godhood, He left behind a saying: Tentoji! My family has always kept it in mind... Are you satisfied with this news?"

Kotegawa shook his head slightly: "Tendoji is the embodiment of the first Kojiki, which records the secrets of the gods. Obtaining it can indeed reveal some things, but what you're saying is all nonsense."

"As expected of a true king under the command of the gods, you really do know..." Tsuchimikado Kiyomasa's face was embarrassed.

Kotegawa continued, "Your information is of no use to me. Is there anything else you want to say?"