Tokyo: I am the Lord of All Demons!

Fujita Mino sighed helplessly, "Fine, are you determined to destroy the city?"

The other party argued, "That's wrong. I'm not destroying the city. Hanako and I just want to defeat all of you self-proclaimed righteous messengers."

Fujita Mino still held onto hope for Sachiko: "Can't we make peace? Can't we live together peacefully?"

The other party firmly replied, "Impossible. The mission of your divine messengers is to exterminate us ghosts. We are sworn enemies."

Fujita Mino sighed and continued, "Sachiko, you misunderstand. We divine messengers don't just exterminate ghosts. We only destroy those ghosts that invade human homes."

Unexpectedly, Sachiko was quite stubborn: "Even if you say that, they are still our compatriots. We cannot just stand by and watch them die by your swords. The High God will be unhappy."

Unexpectedly, Sachiko kept calling him "Lord God," which suggests she has no intention of negotiating. Otherwise, she wouldn't have shifted the responsibility for the war onto her "Lord God."

Fujita Mino thought for a moment, then asked Sachiko in a gentle voice, "Can we meet?"

To my surprise, the other party replied, "We'll see each other tonight."

Since she had already said that, Fujita Mino felt there was nothing more to say to her, so she silently hung up the phone.

Then, the phone rang with the sound of it being hung up.

After Fujita Mino finished her call, Shimizu Suzune stood up and asked, "How did the talk go?"

Fujita Mino shook her head and said, "As you can see, the talks have fallen through."

Shimizu Rinne fell silent, then she and Fujita Mino looked at Ooi Yuomi, who was standing to the side.

Considering that his provision of contact information hadn't seemed to have any effect, Ooi Yushin felt somewhat embarrassed and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Shimizu Suzune spoke up, giving him a boost of confidence: "Mr. Ooi, we will do what we promised you. As long as we can get in touch with the God, we will recommend you."

Ooi Yuomi stood up and immediately performed a dogeza (a deep bow) to express his gratitude: "Thank you all, seniors."

Shimizu Suzune and Fujita Mino were both surprised by his abrupt behavior. He was already calling her "senpai"? They could only say, "Wow, you're something else."

"This is my contact information."

Before leaving, Ooi Yushin took out a business card and placed it on Shimizu Suzune's desk.

He added, "Please feel free to contact me by phone if needed."

Afterwards, Shimizu Rinne escorted Ooi Yushin to the entrance of the Shinto Hall. At this time, the entrance of the Shinto Hall had lost its usual hustle and bustle, and the air was eerily quiet.

It's probably because most of the Tokyo residents have already left, so it's normal that it's so quiet.

After leaving the Shinto Hall, Yutomi Ooi couldn't help but sigh, "What an unexpected turn of events! This once world-famous and bustling metropolis is now as quiet as a cemetery..."

Shimizu Suzune watched his retreating figure without expressing any thoughts. Then Ooi Yuomi turned around and said, "I'll leave you here. I hope you'll continue to take care of me in the future."

Shimizu Suzune nodded and said, "Don't worry, if I meet the High God, I will tell him."

"Then goodbye." After receiving a satisfactory answer, Ooi Yutomi turned around and left the Shinto Hall.

As she watched Ooi Yutaka disappear around the street corner, thinking of his youthful arrogance and the quiet of the city, Shimizu Suzune's eyelids twitched involuntarily.

Chapter 140 Leisurely Wanderings in the Mortal World

Fortunately, Shimizu Suzune's eyelids stopped twitching quickly, because at that moment a holy light shone in the corner of her eye, a sign that her goddess was about to appear.

"Kami-sama!" Shimizu Suzune couldn't contain her joy and called out to the signs of a miracle.

The next second, she was enveloped by a divine light and appeared in the divine realm of the virtual shrine, where she saw the handsome figure she had been longing for.

After appearing, Makoto Araki's lips curled up slightly as he spoke his first words: "Young lady, you seem to have something on your mind?"

Shimizu Suzune immediately knelt down, looked up and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I have many things I want to tell you..."

She hesitated, wanting to say something but unable to find the right words, and for a moment she even experienced difficulty organizing her thoughts.

Therefore, it was Araki Makoto who had to bring up the topic: "But Suzune, I seem to remember telling you that as my first divine messenger, you should bear great responsibility, instead of thinking of me first whenever you encounter any difficulties."

Makoto Araki doesn't know how to read minds, but he knows very well that someone like Suzune Shimizu who comes to God is either infatuated or has a spirit she can't defeat.

"My Lord God, I..." Shimizu Rin lowered her head in embarrassment, no longer daring to look directly at the Lord God's face.

To this, Makoto Araki could only sigh softly and say meaningfully, "Rinne, you should understand that although you are my divine messenger, you are not my vassal..."

The word "vassal" was like a heavy hammer, slamming into Qingshui Lingyin, who was lost in confusion!

Yes, before this, Shimizu Suzune had never had the demeanor of a leader. The biggest problem was that she was not independent enough and could not shoulder responsibility. When she encountered difficulties, she would think that the god could point out the way or take action.

To give an analogy, the relationship between Shimizu Suzune and Araki Makoto is like that of a suzerain state and a puppet regime. Once the latter leaves the suzerain state, it will collapse at the slightest touch. Shimizu Suzune and other divine messengers are just such "collapsing at the slightest touch".

That's right, that's how Makoto Araki views the divine messengers like Shimizu Suzune. He doesn't want to raise a bunch of "puppet masters." What he wants to see is a contest of equal strength.

After being reprimanded by Makoto Araki, Suzune Shimizu knelt on the ground and said, "Lord God, I am so sorry that you have seen such a terrible version of me so far..."

Looking at the divine messenger Shimizu Rinne kneeling on the ground in worship, Araki Makoto's gaze narrowed slightly. He couldn't tell for a moment whether she was genuinely planning to repent or just making empty promises.

"You have something else to do, right?" Araki Makoto asked, pointing at Shimizu Suzune.

Shimizu Suzune finally raised her head and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I would like to introduce a new person to you."

Upon hearing this, Araki Makoto emphasized again, "You don't need to report things like recruiting new divine messengers to me. In my divine realm, there are hundreds or even thousands of divine artifacts. Just pick one that suits you for him."

This statement left Shimizu Suzune somewhat incredulous. The High God had agreed without even knowing who that person was?

Furthermore, it was emphasized again that he didn't need to be told about such things? Doesn't that give Shimizu Suzune a lot of power?

Overwhelmed with gratitude, Shimizu Rin raised her head and quickly expressed her thanks: "Thank you for your recognition, God. I will certainly live up to your expectations."

After saying this, Shimizu Rinne turned around and disappeared from Araki Makoto's sight.

As Shimizu Suzune disappeared, Araki Makoto felt a mix of emotions.

He was thinking about something.

You think you're a god now, right?

Moreover, there are divine messengers, and not just one, but four beautiful divine messengers in total.

In Shintoism, the divine messenger is the woman of the god, who is to serve the god.

But here's the problem.

Araki Makoto's messengers are so busy fighting and killing that they can't even handle their own affairs, let alone serve him.

Of course, it's their freedom to fight and kill, but what Makoto Araki wants to say is that he needs to make some changes.

For example, it would be time to arrange for two divine messengers to accompany him, to take care of his daily needs, and to provide assistance when he has certain requirements.

But the problem is, who can be chosen to be such a personal attendant?

Shimizu Suzune?

Not really.

She is the backbone of the Divine Envoy team. Without her as the First Divine Envoy, the team's combat strength would likely be even worse.

Mino Fujita?

That's feasible for her.

However, she is still young and comes from a wealthy family, with many dreams for the future. At least for now, she doesn't seem to be the right person to stay by Makoto Araki's side.

Risa Ishikawa?

Makoto Araki doesn't know much about this new woman, but both she and Jun Morita are people with some social experience. Perhaps they really do have the idea of ​​giving up their daily lives and spending their lives with the gods.

In short, this matter is not urgent. With these thoughts in mind, Makoto Araki began to distance himself from the Shinto Hall and continue his leisurely wanderings in the mortal world.

anyway.

When Shimizu Rinne left the divine realm, she realized that her meeting with the supreme god seemed to have yielded no substantial gains, at least not in terms of combat strength.

This is a difficult situation.

Ultimately, she still hadn't figured out how to thwart Hanako and Sachiko's conspiracy, and it was difficult to restore peace to the world.

Shimizu Suzune then returned to her office, picked up her phone, took the business card that Ooi Yushin had placed on the table, and dialed the number on the card.

After the call connected, Shimizu Rinne got straight to the point: "Hello, is this Mr. Ooi? The High God has agreed to accept you as his messenger. Please come over now."

"I'll be right back!" came an excited voice from the other end of the phone, and then Shimizu Rin hung up.

At this moment, it had only been ten minutes since Ooi Yutomi left the Shinto Hall, and it would probably only take him ten minutes to return.

During this time, Shimizu Suzune resumed her work. Recently, the Shinto Hall had not been going out to complete any quests, resulting in a large backlog of quests. The system showed that there were more than a thousand quests in total.

This request is completely impossible to complete. Even the First Divine Envoy, Shimizu Suzune, could only shake her head helplessly in the face of this massive number of requests.

She didn't plan to do it. In fact, no divine messenger was willing to take the order. At this rate of processing the commissions, it would take until at least next year when it snows to finish.

And it's only July now.

However, among these requests, Shimizu Suzune discovers that many new requests actually point to the same goal.

That target is Hanako.

For this commission, there was no need for individuals to offer personal rewards; official agencies and some powerful financial groups had already secretly placed huge bounties on Hanako.

However, Shimizu Suzune doesn't want to talk about money right now; money doesn't mean much to a divine messenger.

For Shinto Agency, making money is not the primary concern; their first priority is to build a reputation and attract more other shrines to join "Ara Shrine".

Mentioning Ara-shrine.

The Ara Shrine, officially funded and built under the name of the Shinto Agency, originally had a two-month construction period remaining, but now that there is no one left in Tokyo, the construction period has been forced to be extended.

Then, at this critical juncture when Tokyo was about to fall, the Shinto Office received many emails requesting to join, from shrines in Tokyo and shrines in the Kansai region.

Shimizu Suzune counted and found there were ten emails in total, all of which were read, indicating that the director had already processed them.

If all these shrines were willing to join the Ara Shrines, then the total number of all Ara Shrines, including those under construction, would reach sixteen.

Sixteen seats.

Are there many?

That's quite a lot anyway.

Shimizu Suzune thought to herself, "With so many shrines, the High God must be very happy!"

While she was feeling quite pleased with herself, Ooi Yutomi arrived as scheduled and was waiting outside the office door.

He didn't knock, but waited silently for Shimizu Reine to see him. After she noticed him, she said, "Come in."