Tokyo Gods Only Want Beautiful Priestesses

All I can do is watch, feel it all, think, and then give up thinking. There is no sleep, no pain, only endless loneliness and torment.

I don't know how long I'll be working, nor how much time has passed. Because hell is constantly changing, I don't even know where I am.

The key to completing this trial is not to give up thinking.

"In short, it was a difficult and wonderful time to describe. I don't know how to talk about it now, but it certainly had a very profound impact on me."

Jingu pondered the meaning of this trial for a while, but didn't offer much comment, because he kept thinking of some strange lines.

Having witnessed everything in this world—joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, good, evil, black, and white—perhaps only then can one truly be qualified to be Yama (the Demon King).

Evil people are more likely to accept all of this than good people, and they understand how to deal with sinners who are also evil.

"Well, even so, calling myself a great villain is just out of shame. There's no way to atone for sins. I can only become a new version of myself."

Finally, Gejing Liuli brought this topic to a close.

"After all, only those who truly understand one's heart and soul can be considered Yama, the King of Hell."

This sentence clearly refers to the classic ancient poem: "It's easy to draw the skin of a tiger, but hard to draw its bones; it's easy to know a person's face, but hard to know their heart."

The judge of Yama, the demon of evil, is also making eternal atonement for his own evil deeds.

From the perspective that one must acknowledge evil, recognize evil, and then judge evil, only evil people are truly suited to be the so-called Yama (demon).

"How terrifying! So, is hell just a combination of masochists and sadists?"

Jingu recalled that the jailers of Hell were also sinners who had been reborn into the realm of hungry ghosts, and they were also paying the price for their actions in their previous lives, only the torment they received in Hell was different.

Meanwhile, the demons torture and torment themselves through endless work in hell.

"That's about right, you're not wrong."

The movie had ended, and Ge Jing Liuli stood up.

"I've been slacking off long enough; it's time to go back to work overtime."

Chapter 247 Now It's the Truth

"Is this okay?"

Jingu asked a question.

They just sat in court all morning and then watched movies all afternoon.

Moreover, whether she's in court or watching a movie, Ge Jing Liuli is more about gaining new experiences and ideas for her work than relaxing.

"Of course, if you rest for too long, you will probably feel even more uncomfortable when you suddenly go back to work."

Ge Jing Liuli stretched, revealing her slender figure.

However, perhaps because she was working overtime every day and didn't eat properly, she was already petite and as flat-chested as Chiyo.

If he was truly a wicked villain who could eat people in the past, how did he become such a meticulous workaholic now?

Is this how the seed is supposed to grow? Or does the different growing environment lead to different results?

Jingu recalled the so-called possibility that he mentioned in many of his works: the same character can become a different person depending on different circumstances.

It's like playing a visual novel; every choice leads to a new route.

However, the educational methods of Hell are both interesting and cruel, but they are indeed effective.

"Then I'll head back now. If I ever have some free time again, I'll come to visit you in the real world, but it's unlikely I'll be able to for the next two hundred years."

Thinking of the mountain of troubles and issues that would follow the reconstruction of Hell, Kagome Ruri got a headache again.

Why can't the number of Yama be increased? There are as many jailers as you want, but the number of Yama, who are the backbone of the organization, is always difficult to increase.

"No, if you want to rest, the solution is simple."

Jingu laughed.

"So, every day like these past few days, major events affecting Hell keep happening, right? How can this happen every day? Besides, it's not necessarily my job to handle it."

Gejing Liuli guessed what the shrine was trying to say and shook her head.

"After all, I'm not the only one in Enma. I just received some care from my seniors because I'm the youngest."

Realizing that she had been slacking off time and time again and had already gotten a great deal, Gejing Liuli would probably pass the opportunity to someone else next time this happened.

"I might not be happy to do that."

Just as Jingu finished speaking, his phone suddenly rang, and it wasn't anyone else calling, but Ibuki.

With a slight smile, Jingu didn't rush to answer the phone, but instead kept Kajō Ruri by his side.

"Unfortunately, it seems you don't need to rush back; trouble has already come your way."

When the call connected, Ibuki's voice came from the other end of the phone. Although she tried her best to be as lively and cheerful as before, her voice was a little hoarse.

"Yo, Jingu, you probably already know the details, right? I succeeded."

"Ah, of course, I know, so are you inviting me to come?"

Previously, Ibuki had said that she would invite Jingu to watch it after it was completed, but Jingu did not take it seriously.

"Of course, come to Ibuki Mountain. I have prepared some of my treasured sake for you, sake that they have never tasted before."

The two only exchanged a few words before hanging up the phone, while Ge Jing Liuli was still preoccupied with the god.

I have some doubts about what Gong said.

"whats the matter?"

"Ha, it's just a prisoner who stole the foundation stone of hell who invited me for a drink."

Jingu spoke of it without a care, saying that at a time like this, it wouldn't matter if he sold Ibuki out.

When Gejing Liuli heard the shrine's words, her expression changed slightly, and she immediately understood what the shrine meant.

He always knew who caused the collapse of Hell, and in fact, it was all his doing. This guy was pretending not to know anything when it happened.

Thinking about it this way, I realized that I had sincerely thanked him for the new foundation, and that I had been completely manipulated.

Various thoughts flashed through her mind in a short time. After spending the day together, she had improved her impression of the shrine, only to find that she had been tricked instead.

The difference in their identities misled Kajō Ruri's thought process; she always believed that she and the Shrine should be allies on the same side.

Maintaining stability in Hell is also maintaining stability in the present world, so from the beginning she was very friendly to the shrine and never thought that the shrine would be someone involved in this matter.

However, even with so much resentment in her heart, she, as Enma, would not easily lose her composure, though she did grit her teeth.

"Lord Jingu, what excellent acting skills you have!"

Why would the shrine do this? Kagome Ruri wondered to herself, destroying Hell yet actively helping it find a new foundation.

Is it to establish authority? But then there's no need to hide it. Is it to curry favor with Hell? It's meaningless; Hell doesn't show favoritism, and based on this principle, Hell and the Divine Palace are inherently on the same side.

That's... How is that possible?

However, the shrine maiden smiled and affirmed Kajō Ruri's wildly imaginative conjecture.

"That's right, just like you think. I helped her so that I could lure you from hell to the present world."

Of course, this was a lie before; the shrine only indulged Ibuki so that it could accept her as a matter of course.

But now, that statement is true.

Gejing Liuli's face flushed an unnatural red, and her breathing became somewhat rapid, as if she were angry, but also somewhat embarrassed and annoyed.

Although her female instincts told her that being treated like this by a man proved her charm, the thought of the losses to the shrine and hell, and the inhuman pressure of her job, made her hesitate.

Gejing Liuli felt absolutely no shyness; all she felt was an urge to rip the tongue out of the man in front of her who had been deceiving her.

"That's true. Thank you for your kindness, Lord Shrine Master, but it's really a bit too much for me to accept."

Considering the bigger picture and her position, Gejing Liuli could not afford to turn against the Divine Palace. She could only express her dissatisfaction word by word with her cold, pretty face.

However, such a small expression of emotion naturally wouldn't have any effect; on the contrary, it would only make the shrine even more interested in her.

"Hmm, that cold expression is more like the judge of hell. Although you are a glutton and a lover of the unusual in private, a person is only charming when they have all these qualities. I like you very much."

Jingu felt like a villainous young master who forced women into prostitution, and he even had a particular fondness for those who were pure and innocent and had no interest in the opposite sex.

That's a bit extreme; I'll try to be gentler next time.

Kagome Ruri ignored those words and, with a cold face, prepared to go to Mount Ibuki to capture the criminal who had caused chaos in Hell.

"Hey, what's the rush? This drink is for me, not for you."

The shrine followed her.

Chapter 248 Banquet

Ibukiyama, a place I cherish.

However, this nostalgia is only for Ibuki herself.

For Yamata no Orochi, who is also the goddess Okuninushi herself, this place is simply where she cut off her tyrannical and chaotic side.

To the world, this place is just an ordinary mountain range. The former Ibukiyama Daimyojin only remembers the name of the monster Yamata no Orochi.

Even Ibuki himself, if he wanted to call himself Ibuki, would always be referred to by the name Shuten-dōji.

Because this is a place of abandonment, where the god Ōkuninushi abandoned himself, the god of Ibukiyama, so in order to forget this name, this mountain should also lose its name.

Until her birth

The nostalgic moment was abruptly interrupted as an angry figure broke through Ibuki's reverie.

"Ah, I didn't invite anyone else, so why did Yama from Hell show up?"

Ibuki was very familiar with the hellish smell emanating from Enma—the scorching smell of sulfurous hot springs.

"Hey, who told you to call when I was on a date?"

Jingu followed behind Kajō Ruri, feigning helplessness.

"Ibuki, because of you, the delicious food I was about to get jumped out of my bowl."

Gejing Liuli glared at Shen Gong, thinking, "That man is full of lies. He lies to me and then immediately lies to the next one."

"So it's my fault after all? I'm sorry, I'll make it up to you later."