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

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"But don't worry too much, Mom will go find some breast enhancement methods for you tomorrow. It seems you need to supplement your nutrition and get massages?" Chiko Takanashi said uncertainly.

Hearing this ambiguous statement, Kotori Hanako was somewhat dissatisfied: "Haven't you paid attention to this before?"

Chiko Takanashi smiled indulgently: "Why should you care? Your mother didn't need it back then, and she was even troubled by it."

The little bird, Hanako, suddenly held its breath, said "Goodnight," and ran to her room.

……

On the second day at noon, the trio who had been eating lunch together for a week gathered together in the school cafeteria as usual.

However, before they even started eating, Kotekawa Kami received a message from Ishikawa Yasuhiro:

"The guy you captured is suspected to be a member of the Evil Spirit Society, but we need to confirm that further. In the meantime, please be sure to take good care of your personal safety and be extra cautious..."

"The Evil Spirit Society..." Kotegawa Kami's eyes were solemn.

Although he had never heard of it before, the name itself sounded suspicious; it might actually be some kind of terrorist organization.

Looking at his expression, Shirakawa Kurumi asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Kami Kotekawa put away his phone, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Do you know about the Evil Spirit Society?"

"The Evil Spirit Society?" Shirakawa Kurumi was taken aback and subconsciously said, "That seems to be a group of madmen who secretly worship evil gods. They will do anything to pursue power, and in the end, they will even sell their souls to evil gods... My master said that those people have completely lost their way. Every one of them is an absolute dangerous element, and they have always been the key targets for elimination by the Special Section."

"A bunch of lunatics..." Kotekawa Kami concluded with a grave expression.

Did he accidentally encounter such a dangerous person that day?

Fortunately, the opponent isn't very strong; they're probably not even considered a small fry in the Evil Spirit Society...

"Those people..." Kotekawa Kami asked his second concern: "If I encounter members of the Evil Spirit Society one day and they try to kill me, and I lose control and accidentally kill them in return, won't I be prosecuted, arrested, and imprisoned?"

Shirakawa Kurumi looked at him strangely: "Of course not. Every member of the Evil Spirit Society is a madman. None of them have clean hands. If you were to judge them by their crimes, being torn to pieces would be too lenient. If you really encounter one, you should either kill him or run away as soon as possible... but I would suggest running away."

Shirakawa Nozomi, standing to the side, also spoke coldly: "Don't underestimate those lunatics. Even the weakest of them could kill us seven or eight times over!"

"Is that so?" Kotekawa Kami was unsure again. Could that tall, thin man just be a member of the outermost circle of the Evil Spirit Society? But if that were the case, it would be good, then no one would avenge him.

He thought for a moment and then asked the last question he was concerned about.

Do members of the Evil Spirit Society all carry bounties?

Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Bet

"...Bounty?"

Shirakawa Kurumi's eyes were filled with suspicion. Although she had no evidence, she felt that the boy in front of her seemed to have a bold idea.

Why are you asking this?

"No, I'm just a little curious."

"Just out of curiosity?"

"Just out of curiosity."

"Then I'll help you check..."

Shirakawa Kurumi took out her phone, her slender, fair fingers swiping across it for a moment. Her long, beautiful eyebrows arched slightly as she looked at Kotegawa Kami and nodded: "Yes, quite a few."

Kotekawa Kami's heart raced a little, and he asked with some anticipation, "How much?"

It wasn't that he had any thoughts about evil spirits; he just wanted to know if he had found money the night before last.

"The highest bounty belongs to the local branch leader of the Tokyo Evil Spirit Society, with 70 million yen; the second highest is to the three top executives, each with 30 million yen; and the lowest is to the members, with bounties ranging from 10 million to 600,000 yen."

"Seventy million? Thirty million? Ten million?" Kotekawa Kami took a sip of water, his mouth dry.

The branch president is worth more than a [Wild Samurai]! He must be a heinous criminal! A villain deserving of universal condemnation! We, the cultivators, have an inescapable duty to eliminate evil and uphold justice, and to combat crime!

If I pull off just one heist, I won't have to worry about buying a house or getting married in the future... (crossed out)

On the other side, Shirakawa Nozomi's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and his eyes glazed over for a moment.

If he had 600,000, he could probably eat beef rice bowls all day long, right?

Kami Kotekawa stretched out his hand, his eyes gleaming, and said, "Let me see."

"Here!" Shirakawa Kurumi reminded, "It's best to remember what these people look like, so you can avoid them if you happen to run into them."

Kami Kotekawa nodded repeatedly, his eyes wide open. After he had memorized it, he handed the phone back to Kurumi Shirakawa and said worriedly, "Take another screenshot and send it to me so I can check it from time to time to prevent forgetting or misremembering."

"Good! Not bad, Kotegawa, that's a really good level of vigilance!" Shirakawa Kurumi praised.

Kotekawa Kami smiled sheepishly, buried his head in his rice, and suppressed his excitement.

Tokyo is amazing! As expected of a metropolis, you can find money just by going out for a stroll!

No, no, no, there's money everywhere!

It's great to be in a big city!

After finishing their lunch, the three of them left the cafeteria and took a walk around the campus to digest their food.

"You still have tasks to do this weekend, right?" Shirakawa Kurumi was quite concerned about this question. She placed a big order yesterday, and her savings were plummeting. Now she urgently needed some money to increase her sense of security.

"Of course, a good worker won't refuse a job! But compared to this, how about that other matter?"

Shirakawa Nozomi, who was standing next to him, frowned as he listened, unable to understand what was being said.

Kurumi Shirakawa: "My unreliable older brother is currently in Heian-kyo, but he said he can lend us his account, which saves him from having to call and scold my father every day."

Kami Kotekawa was taken aback for a moment, then exclaimed with delight, "We can team up this week? To do eight quests?"

“That’s right!” Shirakawa Kurumi couldn’t help but smile as well.

If it weren't for this, she really wouldn't dare to spend money recklessly, after all, she has a younger brother who's a freeloader to support.

But now I can relax. I can take on eight "Difficulty Level 3" missions a week. As long as things go smoothly, I'll be counting money until my hands are sore. More importantly, I definitely can't finish all eight missions in one day. If I go to a place that's far away, I'll definitely have to stay overnight. So, after a while... hehehe, I guarantee you'll fall at my feet and stop thinking about big-breasted girls!

She smiled, her eyes narrowed, a sly smile.

"Cough, cough!" Shirakawa Nozomi suddenly cleared her throat, shattering her delusion.

She snapped out of her daze and looked over with an unfriendly expression.

The junior priest, with his hands behind his back, calmly asked, "When do we meet on Saturday?"

His tone was calm and natural, as if he had always been a member of the team.

What are you doing? Are you in the way? Shirakawa Kurumi's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

But the handsome and kind-hearted Kami Kotekawa didn't notice anything amiss and stroked his chin, saying, "If possible, how about leaving early Saturday morning? After all, we have a lot of work this week..."

He spoke up, and Shirakawa Kurumi couldn't object right away, so she temporarily suppressed her thoughts, planning to deal with her clueless younger brother when she got back tonight. She hesitated and said, "If it's early Saturday morning, I might not sleep well, which will affect my performance."

"Then let's leave a little earlier, around 5:30?"

Kotekawa Kami said, after all, he was just a henchman, not the boss.

“Five o’clock? Okay.” Shirakawa Nozomi quickly flipped open his notebook, made a quick mark on a page filled with dense schedules, and muttered to himself, “Then it’s settled. I’ll cancel my part-time job as an idol trainee on Friday night and Saturday.”

He emphasized the word "part-time".

Kurumi Shirakawa has a kind smile.

Kami Kotekawa, standing nearby, seemed slightly puzzled: "Aren't you a supermarket sales promoter?"

"That was just a part-time job on Tuesdays."

“Only Tuesdays have the highest salaries,” Shirakawa Nozomi explained casually.

Unfortunately, Shirakawa Kurumi next to him didn't give him any face and directly exposed his shortcomings: "His master is a very strange person. He will look for him from time to time, so he can't work in one place for a long time. In order not to pay the penalty for breach of contract, he can basically only find a part-time job, have an interview, work and resign on the same day... Because he is good-looking, they are quite happy to use him."

Shirakawa looked at her expressionlessly, but remembering the lesson he had learned recently, he quickly moved aside.

This is really tough... Kotekawa Kami thought for a moment and suggested, "I think you should borrow some money from Kurumi first, so you can use your part-time job time to improve your strength and become a formal priest sooner."

Time is so precious these days; it's no exaggeration to say that every inch of time is worth its weight in gold.

Therefore, using it to improve oneself is much better than constantly being busy with part-time jobs.

"Debt? I would never do something so pathetic!" Shirakawa Nozomi raised his chin, with the unique pride of a young man: "Besides being an apprentice priest, I'm also an apprentice salesperson, an apprentice cashier, an apprentice bartender, an apprentice idol, an apprentice content creator, an apprentice..."

He rattled off a list of dishes until Kotekawa Kami was almost dizzy from listening, then muttered to himself, "This is all the effort I've put in to avoid being in debt. If I give in and lose my manly dignity, especially if it's to... how can I face myself? I'm sorry, but the one thing I can't do is be in debt!"

Shirakawa Nozomi stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes filled with determination.

"Really?" Kotekawa Kami scratched his head. He had borrowed a large sum of money to buy a sword five years ago, but he didn't feel like he had lost any dignity. It's not like he wasn't going to pay it back!

It seems that people really are different, whether in their attitudes towards things or in their principles and beliefs in life. I believe that in the future, they will all have different but equally wonderful lives...

But despite his thoughts, he couldn't help but look at Shirakawa Kurumi, thinking to himself, "Your little brother is really a simpleton, unable to figure out whether time or part-time work is more expensive."

He didn't mention it again.

Kurumi Shirakawa was looking down at her phone.

Suddenly, Kotegawa Kami's cell phone vibrated in his pocket.

He took it out and glanced at it, seeing that it was a message from Shirakawa Kurumi.

Want to make a bet?

"I don't gamble!" Kotekawa Kami shook his head directly.

He had promised Uncle Kenji before coming to Tokyo!

Shirakawa Kurumi rolled her eyes at the reply and typed rapidly: "No gambling!"

"So, what do you want to bet on?"

"Hmm... I haven't decided yet, but would you like to hear about the bet first?"

"As long as we don't gamble, everything else is negotiable. Tell me!"

"Do you think he'll come to me tonight to borrow money?"