Saint Seiya: From the Succession of the Underworld

"God Lord!"

"Lord of Mount Tai!"

"Lord Hestia!"

At that moment, the two priestesses came to greet them.

They were all around eighteen or nineteen years old, in the prime of their youth, with long, jet-black hair, delicate and beautiful faces, and graceful smiles that made them seem so perfect.

but!

the difference is……

Jiang Chen glanced at it and raised an eyebrow.

Hestia went even further, exclaiming, "What's with this shrine maiden outfit? Isn't this some kind of costume from a porn movie? Kotoko, do you think there's anything wrong with it?"

"what?"

"Isn't this a normal shrine maiden outfit?"

Kotoko Iwanaga wore a sly smile.

"..."

Hestia remained silent.

normal?

What a normal ghost!

Flip the table!

Flip the table!

You call this kind of shrine maiden outfit normal?

Some shrine maiden outfits, due to the issue of 100,000 yen, involve wearing crop tops.

But the problem is.

what about this?

This is more than just a crop top!

This is absolutely...

"A three-piece shrine maiden outfit?"

"Ready to eat right out of the lid?"

"I……"

Hestia was at a loss for words. Honestly, even if she were completely naked, she wouldn't look as lewd as this shrine maiden outfit. It was absolutely outrageous!

"Hehehe~~~"

Hestia smiled and narrowed her eyes, turning her head to ask very seriously, "Dust, do you like it?"

Jiang Chen nodded and said, "Of course I like it. I don't think any god would refuse this kind of shrine maiden outfit, right?"

"You're right, aren't you, Hestia?"

"Are you kidding me? How could this be..."

"If you don't like it, you don't have to put your idol here."

"like!!!"

Hestia's next words were completely choked back by Jiang Chen; the word "like" was practically squeezed out through clenched teeth.

Hestia trembled.

Damn it!

They were completely controlled.

It would be so frustrating if my own idol's statue couldn't be placed in such a perfect shrine!

Jiang Chen's eyes were full of smiles as he glanced at the two shrine maidens in front of him, and at Kagura in the distance, who was dressed in a more appropriate shrine maiden outfit because of her petite and cute appearance.

He then revealed a smile.

Kagura, Yaobikuni.

They are all one's own family and relatives.

Kagura is currently working as a shrine maiden at her own shrine, but what about Yaobikuni? Since arriving at the Dark Tree and the Sea, she seems to have let herself go a bit, spending every day either doing nothing or on her way to doing nothing.

In Yaobikuni's own words, "I've been tired for so long, can't I relax for a bit?"

Anyway!

Jiang Chen said it was hard to say.

If you like to give up, then give up.

I don't dwell on this, or rather, I don't try to manage it in depth. I'm very relaxed about my family members; they can choose whatever path they want to take.

I never choose organizations; the ones you like are the ones that suit you best.

"Kotoko, let's go, take us for a walk."

"it is good."

Kotoko Iwanaga led the way, showing Jiang Chen and Hestia around, visiting each building from the inside out.

"Whoo~~~"

Kotoko Iwanaga finally stood in front of the central temple and said, "This is your temple, and also the 1000th temple."

"1000 temples?"

"Kotoko!"

"Are you saying you don't know that 9 is the extreme number?"

Jiang Chen asked Iwanaga Kotoko in return.

Stroll along the way.

It must be admitted that Kotoko Iwanaga truly put her heart into it. The entire shrine, with a total of 1000 shrines, each combines two or even three styles. It goes without saying that this is the work of a master, and the internal layout and structure are absolutely beyond doubt.

"I know."

Kotoko Iwanaga nodded and said very seriously, "For ordinary gods, no matter how high their status, 999 is enough, or even 9999 or 99999, that's the limit."

"Nine is the extreme number."

"Can!"

“Dust, you are different. You represent one of the ten highest-ranking individuals. Therefore, you can naturally go further.”

"and!"

Kotoko Iwanaga spread her hands, saying with great confidence, "Perhaps in the future, the other nine supreme beings will all be your subordinate gods and servants. When that time comes, won't this perfect number suit you?"

"Hehehe~~~"

Jiang Chen chuckled and said, "Qinzi, you really have a lot of confidence in me!"

Kotoko Iwanaga said with a grin, "Chen, don't you have any confidence in yourself?"

"Of course."

Jiang Chen nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Hehehe~~~"

Jiang Chen and Iwanaga Kotoko exchanged a glance and laughed simultaneously.

Hestia couldn't help but complain, "Such boundless confidence! But thinking about it, it seems reasonable. Hiding things and being modest doesn't seem to suit our God of Darkness."

Hestia agreed.

Jiang Chen stopped in front of the last temple and said thoughtfully, "Speaking of which, weren't all of these priestesses sacrificed to the Yamata no Orochi by the Minamoto clan?"

"Ok!"

Kotoko Iwanaga nodded and said, "That's right. These shrine maidens are all women with pure souls. They are born with the constitution to be close to the gods. They were once sacrificed to the Yamata no Orochi by the Minamoto clan. In terms of numbers, they are not actually that many. In several hundred years, only two hundred were sacrificed."

"later."

“When I started building the shrine, I realized that these shrine maidens were not enough, so I began searching for women with pure souls throughout the entire dark universe.”

"dust!"

"Want to guess how many people I found in total?"

As Kotoko Iwanaga explained, she blinked her eyes cutely, looking all mysterious.

Jiang Chen shook his head, echoing Iwanaga Kotoko's sentiment, and said, "I had absolutely no idea!"

"99999 people!"

"I have located all of these people in our dark multiverse."

"and!"

"Including Kagura, who possesses a pure white soul, a quality that surpasses even a pure soul."

"A total of 100,000 people!"

Kotoko Iwanaga crossed her index fingers with both hands, making a 'ten' gesture, and seemed very excited as she spoke.

"The Dark Multiverse consists of a total of 20 Dark Universes."

"and!"

"In these 20 dark universes, exactly 100,000 were found, no more and no less."

"indeed."

"Just as Kotoko said, Chen, your supreme position influences many things. Nine is the extreme number, and you represent ten."

Hestia nodded as well.

The fact that these 100,000 priestesses have already proven a great deal.

A lot of the time.

For humans, the rule of "there are gods three feet above your head" or other metaphysical notions are largely ignored.

These ones.

For humans, this might be something that doesn't matter at all.

but!

The truth is not so simple; for the gods, these are not such simple matters.

Nine is already the extreme number.

and!

The number ten represents perfection, but not every deity is qualified to use it.

Hestia had no doubt that if she were to build a palace for herself, on top of 9999, and then build another one, all the palaces would collapse instantly.

If you were to select a priestess or divine servant for yourself, and you recruited one more person on top of the 9999, everyone would instantly die.

This is the fundamental basis that one's own status can bear.

Jiang Chen can handle it, and as subordinate gods, they can just benefit from it.

"Let's go."

"it is good."

Jiang Chen, Kotoko Iwanaga, and Hestia, the three women, then entered.

Although the temple was spacious and luxurious, it contained no statues of gods.

Before Kotoko Iwanaga could ask any questions, she said directly, "Chen, I can build the statues outside, but I'm sorry, I can't do anything about the one inside. I can't build it."

“Not surprising.”

Jiang Chen nodded, he could guess the reason himself.