You say this is a love game?

Mizutani Makoto immediately tried to score with force, but found that there were slight fluctuations on the barrier.

Judging from the appearance, this wooden baffle can definitely be broken open violently, but there seems to be something like a "seal" attached to this baffle, preventing him from breaking the door violently.

However, his stomping of the ground did work.

Mizutani Makoto pondered—this rift wasn't really a "game." In the game, "the door can't be opened from this side" meant it couldn't be opened, but within the rift, these similar rules were actually "seals" or "barriers." This place allowed for "terrain destruction." If he had the ability to break through violently, perhaps he could have deviated from this process.

But this kind of outrageous operation seems to have nothing to do with him as a newbie.

Makoto Mizutani noted the location, then called Yoshiko Satori, and the two of them headed straight towards the school building.

Surprisingly, there were no monsters on the first floor of the school building.

Mizutani Makoto was extremely surprised and walked all the way to the middle of the corridor. There was a staircase leading upwards to the left, but the road ahead was blocked again.

There is a barrier made of tables and chairs, and through the gaps between the tables and chairs, you can vaguely see that there is still a long way to go on the other side.

Mizutani Makoto moved closer and tried to pry the table and chairs off.

But the next moment, the tables and chairs in front of him collapsed on their own, falling loosely to both sides, and a road appeared in his sight. Mizutani Makoto looked up and was suddenly startled.

Right in front of me, there was a dim vermilion torii gate standing there quietly.

Next to the torii, there was a chair standing there, and a woman was sitting quietly on the chair.

It seemed to sense footsteps ahead.

She raised her head, her eyes covered with bandages.

"Hello, stranger who has come from afar."

"The sinful girl, Furuya Ruriko, has been waiting here for a long time."

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Blood-red moonlight poured down from the sky, and the witch sat upright on a faded beech chair.

The wide sleeves of her plain white jacket fell like crane wings, her scarlet hakama flowed down from her waist, the pure white brocade belt around her waist was tied with a Kagura bell knot, her black hair was loosely tied up with a sandalwood hairpin, her dress and temperament were like those of an old-fashioned shrine maiden, classical, solemn, and holy, which was completely different from the flirtatious shrine maidens of today.

It's you!

Mizutani Makoto's heart trembled violently, and he immediately confirmed that he had not found the wrong person.

Don’t think I can’t recognize you just because you changed your clothes!

At least take off the bandage on your eyes!

Yoshiko Satori watched as Makoto Mizutani suddenly became excited and ran towards the shrine maiden in two steps.

The girl tilted her head slightly.

It’s rare to see such an excited big brother.

"Are you my fire keeper?"

"Fire Keeper?"

Miss Miko was obviously stunned for a moment.

After a few seconds of silence, she returned to her slightly humble tone and shook her head slightly.

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. I'm Furuya Ruriko, a sinner sent down by the gods. I'm waiting here for someone with a destiny."

Furuya Ruriko, Makoto Mizutani was quite impressed by this name.

He had previously bought a bottle of [Sin-Scarred Smelling Salts] from Kurosawa Ryojin. The smelling salts described in the description were made using secret methods by a shrine maiden named "Furuya Ruriko".

Is it the person in front of you?

Mizutani Makoto's attitude immediately straightened up a lot.

He noticed the key information in Furuya Ruriko's words: "Punished by the gods?"

This is a bit confusing.

A shrine maiden, also known as a "son of God", is close to being a "spokesperson for God". She can accept possession from God and convey God's will.

In the Shinto system, they can almost be said to be the servants closest to the gods.

How could a position like a shrine maiden bring about punishment from the gods?

Furuya Ruriko said, "Three years ago, I accidentally offended the gods, and was punished by having my eyes and memory taken away. I am now waiting for the arrival of my destined person."

Mizutani Makoto couldn't help but frown.

Hiss, offense?

What did you do that could be considered offensive?

Furuya Ruriko shook her head.

"How could I not know?"

"My memories were taken away along with my eyes by the God. Now I only remember that I came to this crevice for a mission. I wanted to liberate this place, but ended up dying..."

Furuya Ruriko's voice was exceptionally cold and calm, as if what she was talking about had nothing to do with her.

The shrine maiden's face was exceptionally young. Even with her eyes covered by a bandage, Mizutani Makoto could tell that she was still very young, probably in her early twenties.

But she is just a remnant soul.

Even in the past she described, she had been dead for thirty-seven years, and had existed in the cracks as a residual soul for those thirty-seven years.

Even though a god had stepped into this crevice three years ago, she had only met him in her residual soul.

It was during this audience that she offended the gods, was punished, had her eyes taken away, and her memory was also taken away.

"The Gods told me that my memories are stored in my eyes, buried somewhere in the cracks."

Mizutani Makoto was cheered up by the shrine maiden's cool explanation.

The Fire Keeper's eyeball?

Lord Cheng, who had extensive experience in soul wandering, immediately knew what he should do.

"Do you need me to help you find your eyes?"

Furuya Ruriko fell silent.

After a while, she nodded gently.

"Logically speaking, this is our first meeting, and I feel ashamed to entrust you with such an important task. However, the God once said something to me..."

“He once said that He has granted me the future I asked for, and the keys are in my custody.”

A golden key appeared in Furuya Ruriko's hand.

"Please understand that I am guarding a secret treasure."

"The gods commanded me to stay here and grant hope to those who are worthy of their trust. You are the first person in three years to set foot in the crevice, and you are the first person with spiritual power... I think you may be the one I am waiting for."

Mizutani Makoto nodded very sincerely.

Is this a big gift package given to him as soon as we meet?

The key flew towards Mizutani Makoto.

【Golden Key】

[Description: A key to unlock a secret treasure, containing a gift that opens up the future.]

Oh, love really is the key, he still has to go find the treasure chest!

Mizutani Makoto gripped the key tightly.

Just look for it, it's at least a side quest that will bring huge rewards just by looking at it.

Makoto Mizutani sorted out the story of Ruriko Furuya.

According to her account, Furuya Ruri had met with the gods three years prior and prayed for "hope." This had offended the gods, resulting in the punishment of having her eyes and memories taken away. However, after bestowing the punishment, the gods also answered her prayer and transformed her into a character similar to the Fire Keeper...

Wait, the gods entered the rift three years ago?

Mizutani Makoto suddenly realized something and asked Furuya Ruriko, "Has anyone else entered the crevice since you?"

Furuya Ruriko shook her head. "No, although I'm dead, I still have the ability to feel... You're the first living person I've seen in 37 years."

strangeness.

Kurosawa Ryojin had said that two strangers had entered this place. Furuya Ruriko was the first to enter and died there, but the second person to enter successfully escaped from the crevice.

However, Furuya Ruriko said that no strangers had come in at all, and the stranger after her was him. The only stranger they had encountered in between was a god who stepped into the crack three years ago...

what?

Strange people? Gods?

Mizutani Makoto took note of this incident calmly.

"I have accepted your commission."

It seemed that because of Mizutani Makoto's generous help, Furuya Ruriko's tone suddenly became much friendlier.

She shook her head. "I don't know where my eyes are, but I have a feeling that your strength isn't enough to handle the dangers you'll encounter along the way... The thing hidden in this crevice is far more powerful than you imagine."

How strong is it?

Makoto Mizutani's impression of this picture is still stuck on the ceiling of Tang Lion.

But Furuya Ruriko said this to introduce the following text.

"You are still weak, and your spiritual power is within the range of 'paper'. In this case, there is still a lot of room for improvement."

"I'm sorry, but the gods have forbidden me from leaving this place. I can't provide you with direct assistance and can only assist you from behind."

"If you have enough souls, you can come to me. I will use this broken body to help you purify your soul and absorb its essence."

This was also the gift that God bestowed upon her when He brought down His punishment.

[The shrine maiden Furuya Ruriko will provide you with a service to absorb the essence of the soul. ]

[Before your spiritual power reaches 20, you can consume 2000 souls to let Furuya Ruriko help you increase your spiritual power]

The look in Mizutani Makoto's eyes when he looked at Furuya Ruriko immediately became hot.

His salary addiction came back.

Urgent, urgent, I want to touch the darkness of the witch!

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I really want to kneel down on one knee and pledge my loyalty to the miko.

Makoto Mizutani has been playing this soul game for a while now, and has always been in a dilemma of having a soul but nowhere to upgrade it.

The appearance of Furuya Ruriko provided him with an opportunity to upgrade.

So, is it just adding some spiritual power?

The basic attributes are still expensive.

But it’s understandable.

Mizutani Makoto can now feel it more and more - the foundation is very important. For example, the higher his strength is, the more compatible the blessing brought by spiritual power will be, which is quite similar to the hidden attribute of "spiritual roots".

The basic attributes that Tongzi treated so carefully indeed had their magical uses.

When his basic points reach 10, he might even be able to call himself the XX Holy Body.

"Consume 2000 souls in exchange for 1 spiritual power point... My current spiritual power attribute is 6, which means there is a gap of 14 spiritual power points left..."

A total of 2.8 souls?

Thinking of this number, Mizutani Makoto's mouth twitched suddenly.

Damn it, the knife in his hand wouldn’t even last until that time, and it might have been shattered into pieces at some monster spawn point.

But it's acceptable. It's just that Tongzi needs to pay more attention to his tasks in the future... 1 point of spiritual power is actually worth 2000 souls, which is really a lot of work.

At the same time, Mizutani Makoto also had an epiphany.

According to the narration of Miss Miko, the range of improvement she is providing is "paper", and the number given by Tongzi is 20. Does that mean that the range of "paper" is evaluated based on spiritual power of 0-20?

should be.