How did I, an Onmyoji, become the Lord of Yokai?

Shimizu Asahi exclaimed "Oh!" in sudden realization...

Although it wasn't past the afternoon's Twilight Hour yet, his sister didn't seem too keen on going in during the twilight hour, so he didn't ask any further questions.

Some people may not be clear about this and simply think of the time of encounter with the demon as the afternoon or evening, but in fact, the time of encounter with the demon refers to the time when yin and yang meet.

That is, the time when day is about to end and night is about to begin, or the time when night is about to end and day is about to begin.

That is, dusk and dawn can both be considered times of encounter with demons.

My older sister doesn't want to enter at dusk anymore, so she can only enter at dawn.

However, after a sigh, he sat outside the house, looked at the bright sun overhead, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

A faint smile appeared on that handsome face, a gentle smile as before, but with a hint of... well, an expression as if he didn't know what to say.

Seeing his preoccupied expression, Mio sat down beside him, gently placed her slender hand on the back of his hand, and said softly with a smile, "Don't worry, Asahi, with your older sister here, nothing will happen."

She thought that Shimizu Asahi was going to the land of the dead, so she felt a little nervous and worried.

This is understandable. The reason he was able to remain so calm when he learned her true identity was because of their years of relationship.

For Shimizu Asahi, the person in front of him was first and foremost his older sister, and only secondly the goddess Omikami of Yamato Province, so he was only surprised for a moment and didn't feel anything else.

But now it's different. He has to face Izanami, a being whose status and position are even more noble than hers, and who could be called the creator god of this world.

It would be strange if you weren't nervous or worried.

"Hmm... thank you, sister. But that's not what I'm worried about. I was just thinking, 'Wow, there are so many mysterious things in this world...'"

The boy recalled the smile, then gently raised his head, his black eyes gazing at the azure sky.

"I used to think that most things in this world were laid bare before everyone, but now I realize that the world is so vast, and what I knew was nothing more than trivial matters..."

Takamagahara, the underworld, the human world; gods, demons, humans and monsters... He thought he knew this world quite well, but only now did he realize that this world was not as simple as he had imagined.

Hmm... that might sound a bit artsy, so let's put it simply.

That is, the feeling of unreality.

A sense of unreality lingered, making it difficult for him to accept this fact. (Chapter 830, Chapter 828: Izanagi, the Scumbag)

Although he had traveled to many places with his older sister... he had been to most places in the world except for Takamagahara, the opportunity to get up close to places beyond Takamagahara and to encounter gods still challenged his attempt.

The closer he got to this place, the stronger this sense of unreality became.

It was as if... everything I encountered was fake, and the so-called Izanami was just a joke that would never actually go anywhere.

However, he will handle this problem well.

If he acts like this when he sees Izanami, he'll not only lose face, but also his sister's.

Hearing this, Shimizu Mio laughed.

“There’s nothing unreal about it. If you feel it’s unreal, just look at your sister. No matter what, I’ll always be by your side.”

"Um......"

He took a deep breath, smiled and nodded. Then, as if remembering something, he blinked and his eyes lit up as he spoke.

"By the way, sister, could you tell me the story of Lady Izanami and Lady Izanagi?"

"Although there shouldn't be any problems with my sister around, I think it would be better if I learned more about those two adults."

"Hmm...you're right. Since I have some time, I'll tell you about my father and mother's story."

Mio paused for a moment, then her eyes lit up as she thought the idea was good.

With her younger brother being so well-behaved, she believed he would soon gain her mother's approval. Then, with a little care, the matter of the City of the Sun might just come to a satisfactory conclusion.

When she gets back, she'll tell Yama that the people of the Sun Wheel City who died eight hundred years ago should be reincarnated into good families.

Let the suffering in this life be compensated for in the next.

Thinking this, her mood immediately improved, and then she happily began to tell the story of her parents.

Actually, the story of Izanami and Izanagi doesn't begin with the creation of this world. After all, according to legend, they were born much earlier, and the gods at that time were not the gods they know today.

However, Izanagi never told them about such a long-ago story, and Shimizu Mio and the others didn't ask too many questions out of curiosity, so they could only talk about the story after the beginning of this land.

After they created the world, they became husband and wife and had their first child.

However, due to some unexpected events during their marriage, their first child was only a fetus and did not become a true god. Izanami and Izanagi then exiled him and remarried.

This marriage was normal, and the couple later had a healthy child.

However, perhaps it was fate that Izanami died after giving birth to thirteen islands and thirty-three children.

However, the reason Izanami died was not from the battle or from exhaustion, but from their last child, the fire god Kagutsuchi. This child was born with great fire, so Izanami was burned by the flames when she gave birth to this child. Even after resting diligently, she could not recover.

Not long after, he left this world.

For this reason, Izanagi killed his last child, the unborn Kagutsuchi, who died instantly, but his body was transformed into other gods.

Izanagi didn't care about these trivial matters. After avenging his wife, he immediately chased after her to the gates of the palace in the Land of the Dead, hoping that his wife could return with him.

Izanami was deeply moved and expressed her willingness to go with him. However, because she had eaten the food of the Land of the Dead beforehand, she could no longer leave and needed to consult with the gods of the Land of the Dead.

During their discussion, she told Izanagi to wait outside and not to come in.

At first, Izanagi did wait outside, but because the discussion took too long, he finally couldn't wait any longer, so he secretly went to the main hall to see what was going on inside. However, as soon as he entered, he saw a scene he had never seen before.

—Izanami lay on the ground, her body crawling with maggots, her throat constricted and her human-like body transformed into eight thunder gods, including Dailei and Fulei.

This scene terrified Izanagi, who turned and fled immediately.

But perhaps because he was too panicked, he failed to conceal his figure and was immediately discovered by Izanami.

Upon witnessing this scene, Izanami was filled with shame and anger, and then dispatched the Ugly Woman of the Underworld, the Army of the Underworld, and the Eight Great Thunder Gods to pursue them.

Wielding the Totsuka Blade, Izanagi fought his way from the Underworld to Hirasaka. At the border, he picked three peaches from a peach tree, transformed them into gods, and sent them to protect the people who might lose their lives because of his wife's anger.

Perhaps because of this delay, Izanami personally came after him. Izanagi did not fight her, but instead erected a stone in front of Hirasaka to suppress the passage, using the stone as a boundary.

The power of the Yellow Springs Stone successfully sealed the barrier, preventing even Izanami from escaping.

However, the furious Izanami refused to give up. She said that she would take away the names of a thousand people every day, but Izanagi immediately retorted that in this way I would give birth to 1,500 people a day, and the people of this world would never disappear.

After vowing never to speak to each other again, the two parted ways, and thereafter, the two who should have been loving became like strangers.

After that, Izanagi returned to his divine realm and said that he had seen Izanami's evil and defiled body and that it needed to be cleansed.

During his cleansing, the filth on his body immediately transformed into eleven new gods.

But it didn't end there.

After the misunderstanding was cleared up, Izanagi, having cleansed his body, rose again. However, at this moment, the divine power of Izanami, which should have disappeared, combined with the divine power he was emitting, and subsequently, three new gods were born.

These three deities are the gods who will rule this land in the future.

Lord of the Gods, Amaterasu Omikami; Lord of the Night, Tsukiyo-no-Mikoto; and Lord of the Sea, Susanoo-no-Mikoto!

—Thus, the Three Noble Sons were born!

The story that follows is that the three noble sons divided the country, and Izanagi retreated to the background, no longer concerning himself with worldly affairs.

However, there is an interesting story: after the three noble sons divided the country, Susanoo cried out his mother's name at home, and his father, annoyed, kicked him out of the house.

After that, Susanoo arrived in Takamagahara and had that great battle with Shimizu Mio.

What follows is the story of Shimizu Mio and her friends, not the story of these two father and mother gods. Chapter 829, Section 831: Oh no! The Great God is coming! Run!

"I see... I didn't expect there to be such a conflict between Lady Izanami and Lady Izanagi."

Shimizu Asahi blinked, and said this with considerable surprise.

Since the establishment of the continent and the birth of the gods, marking the beginning of mythology, Izanami and Izanagi disappeared. Almost everyone assumed they lived in seclusion, traveling and enjoying life. However, unexpectedly, they were separated due to this conflict...

"Yes, I was quite surprised at first, after all, my mother and father are both grown up, yet they still have such a conflict."

Mio sighed slightly; even as a child, she felt somewhat helpless about this matter.

To be honest, neither side can be considered entirely wrong in this matter.

It's understandable that Izanami wanted to hide these changes from her husband, since no one wants their husband to see this side of them. However, it was precisely because of this desire that her husband saw her ugly side.

Or, to put it another way, if a barrier had been set up beforehand to guard against Izanagi's approach, things wouldn't have escalated to this point.

It can only be said that Izanami was not mature enough at that time.

However, of course, the person who made the biggest mistake in this matter was Izanagi.

As a husband, his ability to chase after Izanami to the Land of the Dead and bring her back undoubtedly demonstrates his deep affection; he even went so far as to kill his own child.

But this man, upon seeing his wife like this, ran away in terror...

You are the Father God who created this world, is it really okay to be so timid?

Therefore, after hearing this story, Shimizu Asahi's comment is that both sides are at fault.

It's just a matter of who was more or less wrong.

"It's a matter of relationships..."

Qingshui Chaoyang murmured softly.

"Don't worry, aside from this incident, Mother is actually a good person. As long as we don't mention Father in front of her..."

"Ah."

Shimizu Asahi wasn't stupid. Izanami and Izanagi had been at odds over this issue for so long, and if he were to say these things in front of Izanami, it would probably only hasten his death.

but......

What should he say after meeting Izanami...?

Unbeknownst to him, perhaps because of his earnest yet unrealistic feelings towards Izanami, Shimizu Asahi's purpose changed without him realizing it.

Originally, he planned to go to the Land of the Dead to get an apology from Izanami, but now, he's wondering what he should say to Izanami so she won't hate him.

It's like being with your mother-in-law...

Forget it, let's deal with this later. There's always a way out; worrying now is pointless...

With a sigh of relief, Shimizu Asahi put the question out of his mind and then chatted with Shimizu Mio about other things with a smile.