I loaded the dream game

If you want a target, just choose the light spot that is closest to you.

Thinking of this, Xia Zhi first put away his phone, rode his bicycle to a nearby tram station, found a deserted place, put the bicycle into his own personal universe, then bought a ticket and took the tram all the way to the next city...

As soon as he got off the car, the scorching sun outside almost forced him back into the car.

"...Why don't we just forget it?"

Looking at the huge sun in the sky, Xia Zhi suddenly felt like retreating.

Actually, there was no particular urgency in this matter. It wouldn't be too late to come back when the weather got cooler, he thought to himself.

Of course, he was just thinking about it. Since he was already here, if he turned back, wouldn’t the money he spent on the tram ticket be wasted?

Thinking this, he walked towards the tram station, took out his mobile phone, turned on the screen, and reopened the electronic map.

"……what?"

Something strange happened to Xia Zhi.

He had paid special attention to it before. There were originally about seven or eight light spots in this city next to Chiba City. But for some reason, when he opened the map again, there were only three light spots left nearby. The rest had either disappeared or were moving away from the city at a speed visible to the naked eye.

　3.1 Why is this?

Xia Zhi began to have such doubts in his mind.

And soon, he noticed another thing.

Of the three remaining spots of light, one seemed to be near the tram stop and was moving slowly.

Judging from the position, "ta" seemed to be consciously approaching me, and... had already arrived in front of me.

Xia Zhi put down his phone, raised his head and looked forward.

Outside the train station, a green-haired girl in a blue and white shrine maiden costume stood in the bright sunshine and bowed slightly to him. Then a voice as light and pleasant as a clear spring came:

"Good morning, unknown god."

Chapter 103: Wind Blessing Girl

The girl wears snake and frog hair accessories on her long green hair. Her hair is wrapped into a strand with a white snake on the left side, and there is a frog-shaped hairpin at the root of her hair.

The shrine maiden costume she wears is not a common style. It consists of a white top with cyan blue edges and a blue skirt printed with water droplets and royal coins. The sleeves that are separated from the main body of the clothes reveal the girl's slender arms like tender lotus roots and her fair and tender shoulders. Although it looks strange, it feels very natural on the girl.

Even so, Xia Zhi still felt that a normal priestess would not dress like this.

But...it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with it.

Xia Zhi thought to himself as he praised, "The taste of your god is really unique."

"Eh? Really? Thanks for the compliment."

Although she was a little confused, the girl still thanked the two gods she served.

"Well, tell me, Miss Miko." Xia Zhi put down the coffee cup in his hand and asked the girl in front of him, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

"Before that, please allow me to introduce myself."

The blue and white priestess also put down the coffee in her hand, took a deep breath, looked at Xia Zhi and said, "My name is Sanae Tofutani, and I am currently serving as the wind priest at the Moriya Shrine. Unknown god, welcome to...Ah!"

Did you just bite your tongue?

Looking at the girl who quickly lowered her head, as if she was embarrassed and her face was almost red to her ears, Xia Zhi thought to himself.

"Is it necessary to be so nervous?" he complained.

"After all, this is the first time I meet another god." Seeing that the god in front of her had no intention of making fun of her, Tofutani Sanae breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down her shyness and embarrassment a little, and said a little embarrassedly.

"So, what are gods?" Xia Zhi asked the question that concerned him most.

"Eh? Don't you know that you have become a god?" Feng Zhu girl showed a surprised expression.

“No, I think I know this.”

Perhaps it had something to do with everything that Eluko shared with him about her being a "Star God".

Although "Star God" is just a name and its definition is different from the traditional gods of this world, regardless of the god-like power and authority that the Star God himself possesses, don't forget that even in that world, the Star God has many believers.

In this land dominated by pantheism, where anyone with a little faith can be called a god, it is not so strange that a star god who has the faith of the whole world would be mistaken for a god.

What really made Xia Zhi curious was how Feng Zhu knew his identity as a "god" since he hadn't said anything yet.

"Because your existence is simply too huge," explained Kofudani Sanae.

"Your power and soul, as well as the faith that is gathered in you, are so strong that your mere existence is enough to cause miracles... My analogy may not be very vivid, in other words, you may be the most powerful god I have ever seen in my life."

This is already a very high evaluation if one were to evaluate a god's power solely based on soul strength and the amount of faith.

only……

"Excuse me, how many gods have you seen so far?" Xia Zhi asked.

The girl blinked and said, "Including you, that makes three in total."

really.

Xia Zhi thought.

"The other two, could they be the two beings who have been watching this place since just now?"

He turned his head and looked through the floor-to-ceiling window at the mountains in the distance, as if his gaze could transcend the barriers of time and space and look into the eyes of some distant being.

"So... did you discover it?" The Fengzhu girl carefully looked at the great god in front of her, and was slightly relieved when she saw that he did not show any displeasure.

"It would be strange if we couldn't detect such a careless and unconcealed look, right?"

Xia Zhi retracted his gaze and complained to the girl: "When you are walking on the street and see someone pointing a mobile phone camera at you, would you think he is just taking pictures of the street scene and ignore him?"

Fortunately, there was no malice or threat in those two gazes. They were just pure curiosity and scrutiny with some inexplicable meaning. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so indifferent like he is now... He had to glare back anyway.

"Ah, haha..." Kofutani Sanae laughed dryly.

How to put it? Because the two gods in the family are both very ancient beings, their acceptance of modern culture cannot be said to be zero, but it is not very high. The girl, who is used to this, suddenly heard another god using such a modern metaphor with her, and for a moment she really felt a little awkward.

But after the awkwardness, this familiar way of communication inexplicably eliminated a lot of the strangeness and alienation she felt towards the boy, and it felt as if the distance between them was shortened a lot.

"Seems like a very approachable god." The girl thought to herself.

"Then, unknown god..."

"Just call me Xia Zhi." Xia Zhi introduced his name.

Kofudani Sanae was stunned for a moment, then nodded, took a deep breath and made a formal invitation to Xiazhi: "Excuse me, Lord Xiazhi, are you interested in visiting our Moriya Shrine?"

"Lady Kanako and Lady Suwako will welcome you very much."

Chapter 104: About Flying

Visiting a shrine is like going to church for worship, and in the past, the summer solstice was never very popular.

You've clearly spent time and even money, but gained nothing except some psychological comfort. It's a huge loss no matter how you look at it, right?

On the contrary, if you say a few nice words to the grandma selling takoyaki across the street, she will smile and give you two more balls. Her attitude is nice and it's free. Isn't it much more economical than spending money to go to the shrine?

Of course, if there really is a god in the shrine, that would be a different matter.

After all, apart from anything else, Xia Zhi was very curious about the existence of the immortal species.

Strictly speaking, the only immortal that Xia Zhi had seen so far was Ailu Ke, but that star god girl didn't look like an immortal at all. Instead, her personality was more like that of an underage human girl.

It’s not that this is a bad thing. On the contrary, many immortals would probably envy the girl’s pure mentality. But as an object of observation, Ailu is obviously not suitable.

Therefore, Xia Zhi is still very curious about the two gods who have existed since ancient times.

only……

"Excuse me, is the Moriya Shrine you mentioned far from here?"

If it is close, you can still walk there, but if it is too far, you can only consider other means of transportation.

It is impossible to get a taxi. Taxi fares in this country are ridiculously expensive. If the distance is really far, you can only consider the tram or subway.

Of course, if the girl can provide a specific location, Xia Zhi can also take her there directly by teleporting, but if he does that, the cost will be converted from money to dream points, which still doesn't seem very cost-effective when you calculate it.

"Don't worry, it's not too far. If we fly, we'll be there in just a few minutes." said Kofutani Sanae happily.

"Forget about flying." Xia Zhi refused.

The girl was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked: "Why?"

"I can't fly."

"Eh!?" Kofudani Sanae showed a very surprised expression: "You can't fly?"

"Is it strange?" Xia Zhi looked at her doubtfully: "Normal people can't fly, right?"

"But aren't you a god?"

The girl couldn't help but ask, and then she quickly realized something:

Huh? So I'm no longer a normal person?

"Has anyone ever stipulated that gods must be able to fly?" Xia Zhi asked back.

"This one……"

The girl hesitated. In her impression, even she could fly, so it was natural that the God who was much more powerful than her should be able to fly as well.

But as Xia Zhi asked, do gods have to be able to fly? She has only seen three gods so far, so it is hard for her to say about this matter.

After all, if you think about it carefully, many skills are not something that can be acquired simply by being "strong". Just like a professional boxer is undoubtedly much stronger than an ordinary high school student, but he may not be able to solve those high school math Olympiad problems. "Strong" does not mean omnipotence, and there may not be as direct a connection between strength and ability as you think.

...I see. Is God trying to teach me through this incident that I should not be constrained by fixed ideas and should look at problems from a different perspective than my habitual mindset?

Kofutani Sanae suddenly understood and was filled with awe for the young god in front of her.

"Thank you for your guidance, Master Xiazhi. Sanae has learned a lot!"

"..."

A question mark slowly appeared above Xia Zhi’s head.

What have you imagined?

"As a thank you, let me teach you the skills of flying!" Kofutani Sanae suggested enthusiastically.

Xia Zhi was slightly stunned: "...Is it okay?"

"Of course. It's not something that's particularly complicated or needs to be kept secret." The Feng Zhu girl didn't care about it. Her tone sounded as if she wasn't talking about flying, but something that could be easily found out by searching on the Internet.

"No, I mean, is it okay even if I don't have spiritual power in my body?"

If I remember correctly, the witches all use spiritual power to fight and perform spells, right? If that's the case, then the flying spell she used should also be driven by spiritual power.

Unfortunately, Xia Zhi did not have any spiritual power in his body. He only had the enormous energy contained in Ailu's soul, which was called "magic" by the people in that world.

Will there be any incompatibility when using different energies to drive the ritual?

"It doesn't matter, whether it's spiritual power, divine power, demonic power, magic power or something else, as long as you have extraordinary power, you can do it easily. It's very simple!"

In response to Xia Zhi's worries, Kofutani Sanae assured her confidently.

Xia Zhi thought about it and thought it was possible...if he could really learn it.

Compared to riding a bicycle or taking the tram every day, it would be much more convenient if you could fly.

"But please wait a moment."

"Huh? Why?" Kofutani Sanae was slightly stunned.

"At least wait until I finish eating these pieces of cake." Xia Zhi, who had not eaten much since morning, was indeed a little hungry.

"..."

Looking at the few extra pieces of cake that appeared on the table at some point, Kofutani Sanae tilted her head slightly.

Strange, did I just order some of these things?

And if I remember correctly, the prices of these cakes seem to be quite high, right?

...Wait, who will pay for it later?