As the savior, I only want to play single-player games.

But there's not much hope. Tendo Kagura is clean and in good condition, so there's really no need to look for surplus goods.

If she put herself in his shoes, she wouldn't be able to accept a forty-year-old single man.

I felt very inferior.

After eating ramen, I drove back to school.

As you drive onto the bustling main road, apartment buildings and shops line up one after another, low-rise buildings stand side by side, and green belts add a touch of vibrancy to the city.

The pedestrian walkways are bustling with activity. From a higher vantage point, the entire city appears peaceful and serene, with countless black, ant-like creatures busily traversing the urban jungle.

Despite being busy, struggling, and feeling lost, everyone is trying their best.

Hiratsuka Shizuka noticed that Tendo Kagura seemed to be resting with her eyes closed the whole time.

She glanced around a few times, her hands on the steering wheel. Having lived in such a peaceful world for many years, she couldn't help but ask, "What are you thinking about?"

Kagura Tendo said calmly, "I'm observing."

"observe?"

What can you see with your eyes closed?

Before she could finish speaking, she realized that she couldn't use common sense to explain the divine music of the heavens.

I just don't know if he's a Grim Reaper, a ninja, or someone who ate a Devil Fruit.

However, there is no evidence in the real world to suggest the existence of supernatural powers. There must be a reason why they are hidden in the shadows. It would be better if there were official endorsements, but the worst thing would be if there were no official endorsements.

She wisely didn't continue the conversation, lest she get caught up in it herself.

Just like a cook has the job of cooking, and a teacher has the job of teaching, each should do their own job and not meddle in other people's business.

"Teacher." Just as she fell silent, unsure of what to say, Kagura Tendo's voice rang out.

"what's up?"

"I need to ask for leave."

Upon hearing this, Hiratsuka Shizuka realized that there was no one beside her; Tendo Kagura's figure had disappeared from the passenger seat at some point.

laugh!

Instinctively, she slammed on the brakes, causing the vehicle to brake suddenly, and Hiratsuka Shizuka lurched violently due to inertia.

She looked astonished.

Fortunately, they had already left the main road, and there weren't many vehicles or pedestrians on that road, so no accidents occurred.

She stood there stunned for a long time, then sat in the driver's seat, silently took out her lighter, lit a cigarette, and calmed herself down.

Once she had completely calmed down, Hiratsuka Shizuka restarted the engine and returned to Soubu High School.

……

Let's rewind time.

Following the instructions of Kagura Tendo, Miko begins searching for the Spirit World, with Yurikawa Hana and Yūria acting together.

Her clairvoyance was not static, but rather it was increasing day by day.

Even now, Jianzi doesn't know the limits of her 'seeing'.

Logically speaking, humans should not look directly at gods. When facing the mountain god, both Granny Saegusa and Rom could only see a blurry black mist, but she could see it very clearly.

Because the spirit world is like an iceberg on the sea, only a small part of it is exposed, while the majority of its volume is hidden.

Its greatness lies in this.

All spiritualists are extremely secretive about it.

But as long as there is a connection, there must be a passage linking the two worlds, allowing us to follow the clues and search for the deeper spiritual realm through the surface.

Yotsuya Miko remembered a scene she had witnessed in the past, when she didn't know Tendo Kagura yet. She was accompanying Xiaohua to buy bread when they unexpectedly encountered a line of evil spirits.

People buying bread had to queue, while evil spirits queued on the other side. She accidentally walked into the evil spirits' queue. Luckily, Xiao Hua saw that she was standing in the wrong place and pulled her out, thus saving her from danger.

At the end of the line of evil spirits is a toad-like demon that devours other evil spirits, perhaps serving as a nexus between the depths and the surface of the spirit world.

Seeing that Zi intended to use this to search for the spirit world.

The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Land of Ascension

However, she was not unprepared; she first consulted with Granny Saegusa and Rom.

Early this morning, Rom drove Grandma Sanzhi back to the countryside, saying he wanted to find some secret information.

Psychics have always been mysterious and unknown, and there is only a very small chance that someone with the corresponding aptitude will be born.

Due to their environment, their lineage has faced difficulties in its transmission.

Strictly speaking, the lineage had been broken many times before, and due to the lack of successors, it became increasingly difficult for esoteric knowledge to be passed down. Oka Touko was a rare spiritualist.

Although Granny Sanzhi possesses some magical powers and can perform some spells, she is not powerful enough to be considered a psychic.

Rom was her first and most outstanding disciple, possessing talent that surpassed hers and being the most likely to become a psychic. She was highly regarded by the Shitamachi Shrine Mother.

When Rom was young, he could see things he shouldn't have seen, which made his biological parents fear him and abandon him. When Oka Touko heard about his special abilities, she asked Granny Saegusa to take him in as her apprentice. However, he was later targeted by the mountain god and lived a very difficult life.

But seeing Rom's carefree and unrestrained demeanor, it's hard to imagine that this man has such a heavy past.

Those who are not spiritual mediums cannot exorcise evil spirits because they lack the powerful magic to communicate between the two worlds. Instead, they may be targeted by evil spirits, and the psychological pressure they experience is beyond the comprehension of outsiders.

Through the chat software, both Granny Saegusa and Rom offered many useful suggestions. They were extremely cooperative and talked about almost everything, believing that this was an opportunity to see the child, with a powerful being standing behind her. Perhaps she could uncover the true nature of the spirit world and understand things that many people could not comprehend.

Rom could see more than Granny Saegusa, but still only to a limited extent; he couldn't see the whole picture of a mountain god of that level.

In his reply, he stated that what Jianzi was referring to was the place of ascension.

The so-called place of ascension is the place where evil spirits dissipate.

Evil spirits are souls that emerge from the body after a person dies. They exist independently, and only the spirit world can sustain their existence. However, over countless years, these souls cannot exist indefinitely.

Especially now that the gods have left, even powerful evil spirits cannot survive peacefully; they will eventually disappear.

"Miss Miko, although according to the common understanding of psychics, the place of ascension can be understood as the place of reincarnation, according to the information I have, it is not like that. This is because it did not appear naturally, but it has existed since ancient times. Perhaps you can uncover the mystery within..."

Rom replied, pointing out many places of ascension in the message, some in front of train stations, some in the locations of shops, and some in the suburbs, but the closest to them was a park.

To save time, the three girls went to the park together, which was rather remote.

On the way here, Jianzi saw a number of evil spirits coming one after another.

The park is full of greenery, with the trunks of two cherry trees intertwined, like an ancient gate. The trees are lush and thick, and the green grass is fresh. Further to the left are two benches and some public facilities. The space is spacious, and three or five passersby are resting here.

When she arrived, she was taken aback, but seeing that there were outsiders there, she thought for a moment and then whispered a few words to Yurikawa.

"Does it really work?" Xiaohua asked hesitantly.

Jianzi nodded seriously.

"I'll give it a try. Don't blame me if it doesn't work." She muttered, her eyes suddenly changing, her expression becoming sharp, her body seemingly much taller, and her eyes flashing with a blood-red hue, revealing a pure wildness.

The once lively and lovely girl has disappeared, replaced by a ferocious beast that seems to be hunting in the jungle.

With their muscles taut and poised to strike, the two large rabbits exuded an imposing aura, their every step swaying and creating an intense sense of pressure.

She only walked around the area once, but everyone who saw her was filled with fear, as if they had seen a ferocious beast. Fear arose in their hearts, and they all fled the area.

"Jianzi, have I become terrible?" Xiaohua cried.

She used to be loved by everyone, until she ate the Blood Jade. Not only did her body become strange, but even the neighbor's dog fawned over her with a bone, seemingly wanting to pay protection money. But she had no interest in the bone.

Jianzi gazed at the two faint, blood-red lines on Xiaohua's face, which exuded a wild beauty.

She chuckled twice, then turned and said, "I think it's alright."

The warrior system is characterized by its strong momentum, and at this stage it can already generate substantial power, to the point that it can probably blow fallen leaves back up.

According to Tendo Kagura, a powerful warrior can overwhelm thousands of troops simply by emanating his aura, as if a god has descended.

Xiao Hua is exceptionally gifted, with a short fusion phase, indicating extremely strong adaptability. He has unleashed his physical potential, unlocked his primal instincts, and developed hunting awareness and skills without any formal instruction, allowing him to control his power with ease.

Yuria, however, was somewhat frightened and shrank back, as if she had sensed her natural enemy.

She looked at Xiaohua, her vibrant life energy overflowing from her body and turning into shredded fragments that danced in the air.

In a daze, she saw an awakened war god bathed in the flames of life.

In just two days, she seemed to have become stronger.

I can't understand it, I absolutely can't understand what that guy was eating back then!

She tugged at Miko's sleeve and led her to the cherry blossom tree. There, she could see that the line of evil spirits, which had been neatly arranged, was suddenly terrified when Yurikawa arrived, like a moving nuclear weapon. The evil spirits scattered and fled.

Xiaohua could also see these evil spirits, though not very clearly, and she was quite scared.

But now, in this awakened state, his mindset has subtly changed. He feels good about himself, his eyes are indifferent, he crosses his arms and regards these things as insects, as if he has become a different person.

The three arrived at two cherry blossom trees. Yuria and Xiaohua had seen evil spirits disappearing here on their way here, which they felt fit the description of the place of ascension.

But Zi saw even more.

"What's here?" Yuria asked, a little frightened. Having been bitten by a snake, she no longer viewed evil spirits the same way she used to, and felt a strange fear of these unknown things.

“A door!” Jian Zi said in a low voice, his eyes serious.

It was indeed an ancient door, bronze in color, standing behind two cherry blossom trees. It was dark and deep inside, with strange symbols carved on the lintel, the contents of which were unrecognizable. From inside the door, a long, blood-red tongue stretched out, limp and slender, paving a bright red path.

She could see it clearly: whenever an evil spirit stepped on the tongue, the tongue would curl up and send the evil spirit into the doorway.

It's like eating at a buffet.

To outsiders, the cherry blossom trees appear as slanted, symmetrical, and intertwined branches. But to Miko, they are two terrifying, grotesque hands. The area below the wrists is rooted to the ground, with five fingers reaching towards the sky. The skin is sallow, and more adult-like palms sprout from the fingers, spreading out in all directions as if disguised as tree branches, as if protecting the door.

Jianzi took a slight breath and said in a clear voice, "I'm searching for the Spirit Realm..."

Before she could finish speaking, a sudden gust of wind arose, which to outsiders appeared as the two cherry blossom trees trembling. However, the blooming season had already passed; otherwise, the falling of the pure white cherry blossoms would have been the most beautiful sight.

All Zi saw were two huge hands coming from deep underground, grabbing at her like two walls, trying to crush her into a meat patty.

"Xiao Hua!" she called out.

Baihe Chuanhua's eyes turned bloodshot, and a life force burst forth from within, expanding his aura. His boiling essence was extremely powerful and yang, and he was invincible.

The two strange hands, as if burned, melted their waxy yellow skin, dripping onto the ground with a sizzling sound. They quickly retreated, returned to their original positions, and pretended nothing had happened.