Tokyo: My Hundred Demon Scroll

The moment the Rot God moved in from outside, the stench, combined with its sticky, mud-like body, amplified the nausea countless times. Even though Chihiro was strong, she looked like she was about to cry.

Chapter 155 River Master

'It stinks!'

'How disgusting…'

Chihiro had no idea how she accepted the gold coin from the Rot God; her mind was completely blank.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and take the guest to the bathroom."

"Yes…"

Chihiro mechanically led the other person towards the largest bathhouse: "Guest, this way..."

"Quickly open the window!"

The stench of the rotting god was suffocating; even a mortal like Chihiro was nearly knocked unconscious by it. How could any living being in the next life withstand it?

Everyone put on face masks, covered their mouths and noses, and kept their distance.

"Ding bell~~"

"Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling~~"

Chihiro cleanses the river spirit, which is polluted by garbage, in the bathhouse, while on the sea far away from the bathhouse, a series of clear bell sounds echo under the night sky.

"Ding!"

A figure descended from the void, its naked feet lightly touching the water's surface before hovering in mid-air.

Is this the afterlife?

Golden hair cascaded down her back, and her snow-white fox face revealed a pair of golden beast eyes: "The weather isn't very good; it's still raining."

Kūgen is dressed in a red and white shrine maiden outfit, holding a Kagura bell in her hand, like a goddess performing a dance for the gods.

Beside her, Silver Fox Yu Yao also stepped out of the void and floated next to her sister.

"We'll notify the owners and have them come over when the weather gets better."

Yu Yao was also dressed in the highest-ranking shrine maiden attire. She raised her hand, and a pale blue halo seemed to freeze time and space around her.

The next moment, a group of fox spirits dressed in gorgeous celestial feather robes lined up behind the two of them.

They are the Inari deities from Konohanatei, led by the Inari deities Kosaki, Yuzu, and Ren.

The fox spirits each wore a half-mask, concealing their exquisite features. Among them, the sisters Tong and Gao were originally priestesses serving the land god, so they naturally led the procession, clearing the way.

"Ding bell~~"

"Xu~~"

The fox girls played various musical instruments, and the large procession of nearly fifty people slowly moved towards the bathhouse.

Yu Yao obtained the decree of Yuzanjin, which allowed him to cross over to the next life with half of his divine power.

She had a keen sense of perception and knew that the bathhouse was busy entertaining a defiled god.

"Everyone, let's rehearse here first, and don't be shy later."

"Ok."

"Understood, Lord Yuyao."

The fox women readily agreed, and even the proprietress of Konohana-tei personally participated in the operation.

Everyone else was a fox spirit running an inn under her management, but now that she's followed Gu Yun, she's become a proper messenger of the Inari God, a status different from before.

Therefore, even though they knew the true purpose of this operation, they had no intention of deceiving anyone.

Originally, they were fox spirits, the divine messengers of Miketsu.

As servants of the pure will of the world, Yuzu and the others are in no way inferior to Yubaba. Among them, Yuyao and Kugen are far superior to Yubaba, who is merely a local administrator.

If they were to be reborn, they would at least be high-ranking officials stationed in a region.

Especially Yu Yao, it is no exaggeration to say that she is comparable to the ecological spirit of Jing Shi.

“Especially you, Xiaoyou.”

"Uh-huh!"

This team was an advance force, similar to an imperial envoy sent by the emperor to deliver a decree. Their mission was to inform the bathhouse to prepare for the arrival of a great and noble supreme deity.

As for Yuzu, she will stay at the bathhouse for the time being, serving as an envoy to oversee Yubaba's arrangements.

The purpose here is naturally to have Xiaoyou go to Chihiro and give the girl a heads-up beforehand, in case anything goes wrong later.

Has that guest left?

In the distance, at the bathhouse, a dragon-like figure made of water bursts out of the attic; it is none other than the river spirit, whose impurities have been cleansed by Chihiro.

"Inari God?"

The old river god noticed the fox spirits standing on the sea surface; he was an old Japanese deity.

His deity is the master of rivers, not the god of a particular river, but the supreme ruler of all rivers in Japan.

However, it was precisely because of this divine status that all the filth of Japan accumulated on the old river god, causing him immense suffering.

"Isn't this the Lord of Rivers?"

Yu Yao recognized the old river god. Seeing him fall in the rain and approach them, he asked, "Are you the guest the bathhouse is currently entertaining?"

"Ah, I met a simple human girl who helped me a lot."

The old river god's voice was incredibly aged, but when he mentioned Chihiro, his tone was filled with gratitude and admiration: "What a good child."

"The humans in the bathhouse..."

Kugen remembers that there was only one human girl in the bathhouse: "Chihiro?"

"Is that child named Chihiro?"

"Yes, I'll remember this name."

"I must thank this child properly when I have the chance in the future."

The old river god did not take Chihiro's work for granted, nor did he believe that the gold dust he left behind could repay this kindness.

His problems stem from humanity, and only humanity can purify them.

Just like in the real world, when people damage nature beyond its self-cleaning capacity, they can only rely on human environmental awareness.

But there are no humans in the afterlife.

Only the lingering shadows of souls can reach this place, and those are not human beings at all, let alone able to help the old river god.

He visited the bathhouse several times, but was never satisfied.

This is what makes it different from the original work.

Because the bathhouse failed to help the old river spirit, it was Chihiro's existence that allowed him to escape his suffering.

Therefore, Chihiro's importance is self-evident.

“You are not impure,” the old river god said, somewhat puzzled. “If it is a problem of the soul, shouldn’t you go to this flower pavilion?”

At this point, the old river god noticed the proprietress in the fox spirit's group.

Given his status, he must have visited Konohana-tei.

At first glance, he immediately recognized the other party's identity, as well as the other fox girls. Wasn't this Konohana-tei Hontei?

For a time, the fox spirits and their messengers were completely baffled by the old river god.

What's your situation?

Isn't this flower pavilion a place of purification? Such a high-class place, even curses can't reach it, so where would the filth come from?

Despite the fact that the bathhouse is dedicated to serving the gods, compared to Konohanatei, it's like comparing a cheap local bathhouse to a high-end hot spring hotel—completely incomparable.

After all, one is physical therapy and the other is a body scrub.

Only the latter would leave behind a mess, but this flower pavilion is so clean and spotless.

“We come to the bathhouse on behalf of a great Lord to convey His will.”

"???"

Although the old river god did not descend in his true form.

In fact, he only brought the filth of the river he was in charge of to the bathhouse to clean it up, and he would come back a second and a third time, and he would need Chihiro's help each time.

Therefore, the old river god's perception was much stronger than that of other gods; he could clearly sense the power of Yu Yao and Kong Huan.

Especially Yu Yao, whose opponent was even stronger than his original body.

And such a powerful deity, the sovereign she speaks of, must be some extraordinary figure.

Even the old river god, who was quite senior and respected in the Japanese pantheon, fell into a bewildered silence.

Chapter 156 Suppression

'This bathhouse must have offended some important figure.'

The old river god is a member of the Kunitsu gods and is more human-like than the Amatsu gods. Therefore, he can see clearly that the bathhouse has offended the noble person above.

Among all worlds, the Pure World is second only to the Divine World.

"Lord River God, if you have something to attend to, please go and do your own thing."

Yu Yao's words carried a hint of warning, telling the old river god not to interfere in their affairs.

At the same time, it also implies that the old river god and other national gods should not say anything or investigate anything in detail.

"..."

When the old river god saw Yu Yao speak, he originally wanted to ask Chun, the proprietress of this flower pavilion, about the other party's identity, but he found that Miss Silver Fox's aura was particularly familiar to him.

After a careful examination, two beams of red light suddenly flashed in the old river god's empty eyes: "Yu Yao, you are the Heavenly Fox Yu Yao!"

Yu Yao's footprints have spread across many worlds. She does all kinds of business and has countless connections and relationships.