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"Is this Akimiya Shrine very powerful?"

Xu Ming frowned slightly.

“Akimiya Shrine is just a local shrine in Nagano Prefecture and doesn’t have much influence. However, Akimiya Shrine is a subordinate shrine of Suwa Taisha. If Akimiya Shrine can persuade Suwa Taisha, someone might come looking for trouble for you… So, you should be prepared.”

Kato Megumi explained.

"Doesn't the association care about this kind of thing?"

Xu Ming's tone turned cold.

"They won't attack you directly, but will take some roundabout measures, such as coming to your door under the guise of sparring to ask for advice. The association can't do anything about this."

Kato Megumi said with a hint of helplessness.

Xu Ming understood.

To put it bluntly, as long as the major powers don't go too far, the association will turn a blind eye.

Xu Ming also had a general understanding of the shrine.

In Japan, the hierarchy of shrines, from highest to lowest, is: Jingu, Taisha, Miya, Shinto, and Sha.

We'll leave aside the lowest-level societies for now.

Shrines already held a certain status in the local area, let alone large shrines that were second only to shrines.

Their influence can reach all of Japan.

In addition, there are numerous connections between the shrines.

While the other party is unlikely to go all out against him, he still has to be wary of their underhanded tactics.

In short, it's a hassle!

Fortunately, Kato Megumi's timely reminder allowed Xu Ming to prepare.

All he can do right now is to continuously strengthen himself.

Regardless of whether the other party will cause him trouble, it's always a good thing to have a stronger fist.

"Ming, don't worry too much. I'll step in and mediate this for you."

Kato Megumi comforted her.

"Then I'll thank you in advance."

Xu Ming was indeed much more at ease.

With Kato Megumi involved, the other party at least wouldn't dare to go too far.

What Xu Ming lacks most right now is time. Once he signs more shikigami and upgrades his phone and crowbar a couple more times, then it's anyone's guess who will be afraid of whom.

Finally, Kato Megumi told Xu Ming that the investigation into the music box had made some progress, and asked him to wait patiently before hanging up the phone.

Chapter 185 Invitation and Conditions

Ding!

—Congratulations, host, you have temporarily repelled the invasion of 'Shadow' and completed the branch event 'Song of Shadows: The Demonized Mansion (3 stars)'. System settlement in progress…

Settlement complete, event completion rate: 60%

—Gained 200 Strange Points (100%).

—Special rewards will be distributed after the completion of the 'Shadowsong' event.

Xu Ming lay on the bed and casually collected the reward for completing the task today.

The mission was not very successful, but Xu Ming was prepared for it.

In this incident, he not only teamed up with a group of 'experts', but also managed to get the key figure in the incident—Kaguya Shinomiya—to escape.

In this situation, how high can the completion rate be?

The system doesn't care that those 'experts' are actually a bunch of useless teammates, either fighting amongst themselves or just slacking off.

In any case, this only strengthened Xu Ming's determination to be a 'lone wolf'.

Including this fixed reward, Xu Ming's weird points have accumulated to 375 points again. This time he decided to save up a few more and then increase the number of times his phone can charge up.

He's had enough of having to wait a full 10 minutes for his phone to cool down after taking a picture once.

After receiving his reward, Xu Ming casually shut down the system and lay down on his bed to go to sleep.

The night passed quickly.

"Dad, breakfast is ready, get up quickly!"

At dawn, Xu Ming opened his eyes to the gentle call of his 'daughter'.

After getting dressed and washing up, Xu Ming went to the living room.

His older sister was already sitting at the table, twirling her fork and smiling at him.

Xu Ming sat down at the dining table. On the plate in front of him were two things that looked like small hamburgers. It seemed that Erina had made him breakfast again this morning.

"These are Eggs Benedict, Daddy!"

Erina noticed the confusion in Xu Ming's eyes and took the initiative to explain.

"The method is very simple: poached eggs with English muffins, ham, and my homemade sauce..."

What seemed like a simple dish to Erina was completely incomprehensible to Xu Ming.

He only vaguely remembered some key points, such as poached eggs, which are eggs made by directly cracking raw eggs into boiling water. However, there are requirements for the heat and technique. The eggs must be kept intact, with the egg white solidified and the yolk half-cooked.

For example, the homemade sauce that Erina mentioned is a special Dutch-style sauce, and so on.

Xu Ming took a bite and was immediately shocked.

The ham is rich in flavor, the poached egg has a springy outer layer and a tender inside, the pancake is soft and fragrant, and it is finally served with a sweet and sour Dutch-style sauce with a unique flavor.

It instantly and completely awakened the vitality of the morning!

After enjoying a delicious breakfast, Xu Ming began to wait patiently.

Since he had nothing better to do, Xu Ming played two games of League of Legends with Little Piglet.

Then... Xu Ming was completely devastated.

Can you imagine? A pair of pig trotters, and they're even more skilled at manipulating them than he is! They're wreaking havoc!

Towards the end of the fight, Xu Ming didn't say anything; he just lay down and relaxed.

This gaming experience is absolutely fantastic!

He can win even while lying down, isn't that great?

Just as Xu Ming was holding the giant pig's trotter and frantically climbing the ranks in the game, his phone rang.

Xu Ming picked it up and saw that it was a call from Kato Megumi.

"Ming, we've found the relevant intelligence."

Kato Megumi's words immediately made Xu Ming serious.

He quickly put down his mouse and keyboard, grabbed his phone, and went to the windowsill.

"Based on the information you provided yesterday, the investigators have searched for relevant clues and finally found a very important piece of intelligence. However... you may need to make the trip yourself."

"why?"

Xu Ming asked with some curiosity.

"Because the information is in the hands of an old man named Yoshiya Kohei. He is seriously ill and is currently recuperating at Qinghe Private Hospital. He insists on meeting you in person before he will tell you the clues."

The old man's illness was very serious, and the investigators dared not upset him excessively, so they could only report the information to the association.

"what do you mean?"

"The association lets you make your own decision."

After all, the association's rules regarding missions are quite lenient, and mandatory missions are rare. If you have any doubts about a mission, you can choose to abandon it.

"I see... Can I think about it for a moment?"

"No problem. I'll send you Yoshiya Kohei's hospital address directly, and you can make your own choice."

After Kato Megumi finished speaking, she hung up the phone.

Then his phone beeped. Xu Ming opened it and saw a message that read: "3rd Floor, Room 315, Inpatient Department, Kiyokawa Private Hospital, 5-chome, Akasaka-cho, Minato-ku."

Xu Ming looked out the window at the distant high-rise buildings and fell into deep thought.

Why would an elderly man on the verge of death insist on seeing him?

trap?

Not like.

For the association, this wasn't a mandatory task. As for Xu Ming, he could only feel sorry for the hidden rewards of this series of tasks, since no one else knew he had a system.

A trap needs bait to be deadly.

Or is there some major hidden story behind this?

So much so that Mr. Yoshiya Kohei insisted on meeting with the relevant personnel before he would reveal the truth.

Xu Ming will only know these things when he meets the other party.

After thinking for a while, Xu Ming finally decided to go and meet this strange old man.

But before that, Xu Ming picked up his phone and made a call.

"Moshi! Moshi! This is Shirogane Miyuki, may I ask who you are?"

"It's me, Xu Ming. I've found a clue..."

"Really!?"

Before Xu Ming could finish speaking, the volume of Shirogane Miyuki in the phone's microphone suddenly increased dramatically.

Xu Ming quickly moved the phone away from his ear with a look of disgust.

After a while, Xu Ming felt that the other person had calmed down, so he carefully brought the phone to his ear.