Why is my anime art style so weird?

He finally saw a glimmer of hope in saving Kaguya.

The two agreed to get a good night's rest and set off for the opera house to rescue Kaguya the next night, after which they parted ways and went home.

Back home, after greeting his older sister, Xu Ming collapsed onto the bed.

Soon, snoring filled the room.

Shiyu gently entered his room, tenderly took off his shoes and socks, and then gently covered him with the quilt.

Then Shiyu sat on the edge of his bed, gently stroking his cheek with her hand, her face full of tenderness…

The next morning, Xu Ming felt a warm sensation on his face.

"Dad, wake up!"

Erina's cheerful voice reached my ears.

Xu Ming slowly opened his eyes.

After enjoying breakfast, Xu Ming began to take stock of yesterday's gains.

—Congratulations, host, for completing the quest 'Shadowsong: Reflection (3 stars)'. Quest settlement in progress…

Settlement complete, event completion rate: 80%

—Gained 300 Strange Points (150%)

—Special rewards will accumulate after the main event is completed.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Ming directly exchanged all the remaining Strange Points for the phone's energy storage level, spending a total of 200 + 400 = 600 Strange Points.

This allows his phone to store three shooting capabilities at once, greatly increasing its power.

However, he only has 75 points of strangeness left.

Xu Ming rested well for most of the day and took the opportunity to search for information about the opera house ruins online.

To his surprise, the ruins of the opera house in the port area were actually quite famous, especially among the ghost hunting community.

However, he was infamous.

Many ghost hunting enthusiasts say they have heard eerie singing coming from that ruin late at night.

Some daring ghost hunters once entered that ruin, and some of them disappeared. Those who were lucky enough to come out alive all became like puppets, dull and stupid.

People in the circle are saying that their souls have been sucked away.

The danger posed by the opera house immediately rose in Xu Ming's mind.

Night fell quickly.

Xu Ming greeted them and walked out of the apartment building.

Chapter 196 The Shrine Maiden and Two Gods of Suwa Taisha Shrine

Nagano Prefecture.

A magnificent, ancient shrine sits on the shore of the shimmering Lake Suwa.

This is Suwa Taisha, the largest shrine in Nagano Prefecture.

Suwa Taisha is a famous shrine of the ancient Shinano Province, known as Ichinomiya (the highest-ranking shrine in a region), and is also one of the oldest shrines in Japan.

Its rank is only below that of the Three Shrines.

Inside the solemn and majestic hall, a middle-aged woman dressed as a shrine maiden was weeping on the floor.

"Lord Kochiya, please do us justice!"

Taisho Shinto has always been fair, kind, and warm-hearted, a fact that is evident to his colleagues in all walks of life.

I was only invited to help the Shinomiya family, but I never expected to lose my life here!

That scoundrel must have been the one secretly plotting to murder Taisho Shinto!

A young girl with blue hair sat at the head of the table opposite her.

The girl was wearing a blue and white striped shrine maiden outfit that exposed her armpits. Compared to ordinary shrine maiden outfits, this style looked extremely undignified, almost like a shrine maiden without a shrine to perform her duties.

However, the middle-aged priestess dared not underestimate her opponent in the slightest.

The unique style of shrine maiden's outfit worn by the blue-haired girl is Chihaya's (formal shrine maiden's outfit), which is only worn by a unique divine child after being recognized by the two gods enshrined at Suwa Taisha.

As for the style of the shrine maiden's outfit... well, let's just say it's to cater to the gods' interests and preferences.

If the gods like it, they'll make you wear a bikini, or even run naked, and as a priestess, you still have to do it.

After all, the job of a shrine maiden is to please the gods and make them happy.

You see, even the shrine maiden's special dance is called Kagura dance, which gives you an idea of ​​its significance.

The blue-haired girl, dressed rather undignifiedly, had a very serious expression on her face.

"If this is indeed the case, Suwa Taisha will definitely stand up for you, please rest assured."

The middle-aged woman wiped away her tears and left, sobbing.

After her figure disappeared outside the main hall, Sanae Toukoya couldn't help but wipe the sweat from her forehead.

She's a serious person and really not good at dealing with this kind of person.

Pfft!

A soft laugh suddenly echoed through the empty hall.

Sanae Kochiya looked at the two statues behind her with a puzzled expression.

"Kanako-sama?"

“My Sanae is so young, she was so easily fooled.”

One of the statues emitted a golden light, and then a woman dressed in red, with a circle of shimenawa rope floating behind her, a mirror hanging on her chest, red clothes, blue hair, red eyes, and a voluptuous figure emerged from the statue.

She floated in mid-air, smiling as she looked down at Sanae Kochiya.

The girl in cyan furrowed her brows slightly.

"Lady Kanako, you mean..."

"That woman was lying."

Kanako Yasaka looked at her with a mocking expression.

"Huh?"

Sanae Kochiya was stunned.

“I’ve met that man named Dazheng Gongping once. He’s not as virtuous and righteous as he appears to others.”

Sanae wasn't stupid; she immediately understood.

"Is she trying to use Suwa Taisha as a pawn?"

"Perhaps."

Kanako Yasaka absentmindedly flicked her fingernails.

"I'll reject her immediately!"

Sanae Kochiya said with a serious expression.

Why reject her?

Kanako Yasaka watched her shrine maiden with great interest.

"But…"

A hint of hesitation appeared on Kochiya Sanae's face.

Kanako Yasaka held up one finger.

"Listen up, Sanae."

The key issue here is not whether the woman lied, but whether the prestige of Suwa Taisha has been damaged.

That person's name is Xu Ming, right?

Regardless of whether he did it or not, if we remain silent, the prestige of the entire Suwa Taisha Shrine will be damaged. You should understand the consequences.

Sanae understood.

When a shrine's prestige is damaged, it means that the religious power collected by the deities enshrined in the shrine will decrease.

This is fundamentally damaging to the divine, and is an absolute taboo for the divine.

Any sane deity would not allow such a thing to happen.

"But…"

Sanae's face showed a conflicted expression.

The other party may not have done anything wrong, yet I'm the one who's causing trouble for them. It feels like I'm the villain in a comic book.

"Sanae, you must remember that only children can distinguish between right and wrong. The adult world is very complicated."

Kanako Yasaka said meaningfully.

"I understand, Lady Kanako."

Sanae Kochiya's expression hardened again.

She could become a bad person, even an evil person, as long as it was for the sake of the gods.

"What should I do, Lady Kanako?"

Sanae Kouchi asked.

Kanako Yasaka pondered for a moment, then gestured with her hand.

With a flash of golden light, an arrow landed in front of Sanae Kochiya. The arrow was of the most ordinary design, but there was a white silk scarf wrapped around the middle of the arrow like a small snake.

“Send him this ‘Guardian Arrow Letter’ and invite him to participate in the trial.”

"Kanako-sama?"

Sanae Kochiya stared wide-eyed at the arrow book in her hand.

Kanako Yasaka gave a cold smile.