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

"Okay, that's it." Jianzi paused for a moment after saying that.

Her pale yellow outer shirt had very long sleeves, reaching her fingertips. She stretched out her thumbs and forefingers and gently pinched the left and right corners of the phone. She saw that the screen showed that the call was still ongoing, indicating that Tendou Kagura was still waiting on the other end.

But she didn't know what to say.

"Speak," came the voice of Kagura Tendou. Although her voice was hoarse and rough, it was gentle, like a sea breeze caressing your face, leaving a faint salty taste.

Seeing Zi exhale softly, her pink lips moved several times before she whispered, "Could you give me some advice?"

"I can't offer any useful information; you'll have to find the truth yourself. This world is different from the worlds I've ever seen," Kagura Tendo said quietly from the other end of the phone.

“I know,” Miko replied softly.

She's still waiting, somewhat stubbornly.

There was a long, long silence on the other end, before finally a sentence came through:

"...I will be watching over you."

Seeing a slight smile appear on her face, although she didn't understand what Tendou Kagura was saying, she felt very at ease, the kind of peace of mind that comes with it.

“I will tell you everything I’ve found out,” Miko whispered.

"Just do your best..."

After hanging up the phone, Jianzi held the phone and gave a faint smile.

"Miko!" Yurikawa Hana waved and called out loudly as soon as she saw Miko hang up the phone.

Beside her stood Yuria and Hua, the child's expression somewhat stiff.

Jianzi walked towards me, looking no different from any other girl leaving school, with a relaxed and carefree demeanor.

"Yuri-chan, let's go."

Yuria nodded silently, then left Yurikawa Hana's side and went to Miko's side to lead the way.

Yuri looked at Yuria with a puzzled expression. Why did she feel like she was being rejected by her?

However, she didn't pay much attention and followed the two of them, standing on either side of Yuria, and asked, "Jinzi, who are you talking to on the phone? Why are you being so mysterious?"

Seeing that the child appeared extremely calm, he said softly, "It's Tendo Kagura."

Yurikawa was somewhat surprised: "Are you still in contact with him?" She remembered that Miko didn't have any male friends, except for Kyosuke, who was a younger brother.

Jianzi brushed a stray strand of hair behind her ear: "There's nothing we can do if we don't keep in touch." Without Tiandao Kagura, how desperate and helpless she would be if she had to face the world alone.

"Did that guy coerce you?" Yurikawa asked worriedly, as she remembered that Miko had left with Tendo Kagura.

Did Jianzi do something to me? Do I need to report my whereabouts to him regularly?

She wasn't one to easily hide her emotions; her eyes were pure, her cheeks rosy, and she was full of energy—a completely innocent and spirited young girl.

Seeing that Zi was speechless, he chuckled and said, "Don't overthink it."

"Then why did Miko specifically call him?" Yurikawa asked, puzzled.

Hearing this, Yuria couldn't help but prick up her ears. She could also understand that Tendo Kagura was the man who appeared in the infirmary yesterday. Even Yotsuya Miko respected him, so he must be a big shot in the mysterious organization. He could casually take out a treasure, so his status must be quite high.

She secretly vowed to seize this opportunity, to learn the most powerful skills, to stand out from the crowd, and to make her former classmates who laughed at her look at her with admiration.

Even though she's only the size of an elementary school student, it doesn't matter. Even if she's on stilts, she still has to enjoy the feeling of being looked up to.

Seeing Zi scratch her face with her fingernail, a little embarrassed, she said, "Maybe it's because telling him makes me feel at ease."

When they first came out, because of Tendo Kagura, he was like the most powerful gatekeeper, and no evil spirit dared to approach.

This made her complacent.

Just yesterday, because of Yuria, an evil spirit noticed that she could see her and almost lost her life. If it weren't for the blood magatama given to her by Kagura Tendo, her body would definitely be cold by now.

Therefore, she dares not act rashly now.

Hearing this, Yuria thought to herself, 'So Miko isn't all that great after all. She even needs advance notice. Her mental fortitude is so weak; she's definitely not as quick-witted as me. If I see that person again, I must seize the opportunity and show that I'm better than Miko. I'm sure I'll be recognized.'

With this thought firmly in mind, the three of them arrived at the commercial street.

Old Street.

This was originally a commercial street, but after it was expanded further inland, it became a peripheral area. The adjacent streets were extremely prosperous, but this place was not very popular and had little foot traffic. There were only a few shoe stores, private dental clinics, bone-setting shops, fortune-telling shops, etc., which all looked like old shops that had been around for a long time.

The fortune-telling shop faces the street and extends inward to a space of more than ten square meters. It is a small shop with a dark purple sign above the entrance that reads "Fortune-telling," "Exorcism," and "Godmother of Gods." Below that, words such as "fortune," "career," and "love" are written, indicating the directions that can be divined.

Dressed in a light red witch's outfit, with dark clothes and a hat adorned with vertical eye-shaped patterns on the edge of the hat, Takeda Mie sat in the fortune-telling shop. Her hunched figure exuded an extremely mysterious atmosphere that inspired awe from afar.

Although we live in a scientific age, some people who have been left behind by the times still tend to believe more in superstitious and mystical things.

For example, one of Takeda Mie's current customers, a plump middle-aged woman, praised Takeda Mie's efficacy, praising her highly and claiming that this downtown shrine goddess helped her rediscover the feeling of being a woman. She said that after wearing the rosary she bought from there, her luck really changed, and men kept coming up to chat her up.

This middle-aged woman... her appearance is indescribable; you could only say she's the kind of person who would ignore you if you saw her.

She happily took out 30,000 yen as a token of her gratitude, which Takeda Mie accepted, and then watched the man leave.

Thinking to himself, after deducting the cost of hiring people from the 30,000 yen, he should still have more than 10,000 yen left.

Labor costs are getting higher and higher these days.

The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Chapter Six: The Divine Godmother

Takeda Mie is quite old and spends most of his time mingling in the streets, doing a job he doesn't talk about.

Although she was extremely experienced, she was now old and frail and could no longer keep up with the demands. Moreover, her strength was limited, making it difficult for her to complete some challenging tasks. In order to avoid burdening her children, she had no choice but to open a fortune-telling shop to support herself.

In reality, although she is considered a spiritual medium, she does not have the ability to predict or divine. She simply relies on her experience in judging people to observe her clients, determine what they want, and then use persuasive language and psychological manipulation to solve the problem in various ways.

He's a third-rate con artist.

The method is common and fairly standard, but some people do fall for it, spending money to buy happiness, which is entirely consensual.

So she didn't feel guilty. Customers came to her with their needs, and she met those needs through other means. It was a win-win situation, and a world where no one got hurt was achieved.

She is indeed known as the "Shangri-La Goddess," and she could call herself a godmother based on her own abilities.

In this era, capable people are becoming increasingly rare, and in terms of both methods and experience, she can be considered a first-rate psychic.

But humans have their limits, and even psychics are not omnipotent.

Especially recently, when those two girls came here, one of them wore a jade rosary. The jade rosary, which had gathered the power of its prime, broke in an instant and served no purpose at all.

This made her realize that even as her godmother, there were areas she couldn't reach. Feeling disheartened, she had the idea of ​​returning to her hometown to farm.

After planting crops in her hometown for a few days, she suddenly felt a sense of impending doom while hoeing the ground one day.

It was a warning of losing all protection and facing the threat of disaster head-on.

It left her almost speechless.

Even when facing gods, she had never felt this level of panic, as if the world was about to be destroyed.

Something must have happened that she couldn't see!

So, after only a few days of retiring from her criminal life, she returned to the city.

Disaster was about to strike, and she wanted to do what she could.

"master!"

A clear, childlike voice drifted from afar.

Takeda Mie recognized the voice as belonging to a young girl who had been pestering him.

Yuria has some talent, but she can only make out a vague figure, which is not very clear. She is better than some but not as good as others.

Disheartened by what happened back then, she had no interest in taking on apprentices.

In addition, I need to make a living and don't have much energy to teach others.

More importantly, children have no money to be swindled. Yuria is not from a wealthy family and has very little pocket money.

So she simply pulled out a string of prayer beads and sent him on his way.

However, it seems that this girl misunderstood and thought that he had agreed to take on a disciple.

Takeda Saegusa let out a very heavy sigh. The little girl was too arrogant and didn't even know her own limitations. She dared to try to kill everyone. It was really reckless for a human to rashly contact the mysterious world. Sooner or later, she would bring about her own demise.

But she couldn't remain indifferent; that would go against her nature.

She had just turned her head, but paused, unable to look away for a moment.

It was no surprise that Yulia was walking at the front; the child had been bothering her for a long time. But what surprised her were the two people behind Yulia.

"Oh, so this is the side of the Divine Mother. No wonder the name 'Shitamachi Divine Mother' sounded familiar," Yurikawa Hana said in surprise. She had heard the name before.

When they came to the mall, they saw that Zi wanted to buy prayer beads. They bought four strings, but after wearing them for only a few minutes, they broke because of their poor quality.

Seeing that Zi seemed to have suffered some injustice and fright, she stood there sadly wiping away tears.

She couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to drag Miko back to the store to at least get her money back; she couldn't let Miko suffer a loss.

But seeing that Zi refused, she felt that Zi was too kind and didn't know the principle that kindness is often taken advantage of. But seeing her distraught appearance, she even came to this very effective fortune-telling shop.

As it turned out, the quality of the prayer beads from this store was extremely poor, even worse than the previous ones. They broke as soon as Zi put them on.

However, the kind-hearted old woman did not accept the money or worry about the loss, and let them leave.

Yotsuya Miko also suddenly realized that this old woman seemed to be able to sense that she could see.

But at that time she was nervous and restless, and since the prayer beads here hadn't worked, she forgot about it.

Baihe Chuanhua had pure eyes, a fair complexion with a rosy glow, and radiant, healthy, and energetic features. She was very endearing and asked curiously, "Jianzi, what are we doing here?"

Seeing that Zi had calmly replied, "I have some doubts, and I hope to get answers here."

Baihechuan was completely bewildered; she also had a head full of questions.

For example, since she fell into a coma yesterday, she has had no adverse reactions. As usual, she ate even more today and didn't even feel hungry, which is very strange. In the past, she would eat six meals a day to feel full, but today she only ate three.

Won't this amount of food kill someone?

Yurikawa was shocked for a whole year.

However, she obediently followed Jianzi, like a dutiful daughter-in-law, and arrived at the fortune-telling house step by step.

"Master, I've brought people to see you!" Yulia jumped over with joy. She had finally found a backer. Her master was the Godmother of Gods, and she would definitely be able to make Tiandao Shenle look at her differently. At that time, she could also join that mysterious organization, which would definitely be even stronger than Jianzi.

But Takeda Saegusa ignored her, his eyes fixed on Miko and Yurikawa Hana, his aged face showing some shock.