Tokyo: I am the Lord of All Demons!

Araki Makoto laughed and said, "If you want to eat it, you can eat it every day from now on, and then you can eat even more delicious food for lunch and dinner."

Fujita Mino's eyes lit up with a star: "Really? Is it really possible? I'm so lucky!"

Araki Makoto picked up a piece of rice noodle roll and put it in his mouth: "Of course it's true! Today I'm going to take you to eat the number one delicacy for working people: pork trotter rice."

Fujita Mino's eyes were still full of anticipation: "Pork leg rice? What is that? But since the High God says it's the number one delicacy, it sounds delicious!"

Perhaps having tasted the sweetness of delicious food, Fujita Mino is now like a naive little girl who has never seen the world, with only food on her mind.

Makoto Araki tilted his head back slightly: "Don't try to confuse me. I'm talking about the number one food for working people."

Fujita Mino grinned and said, "Being able to achieve first place, regardless of how many qualifiers are mentioned before it, proves that the pork leg rice is delicious in a special way!"

Araki Makoto gave Fujita Mino a look of disdain: "...You're really good at bragging."

"No, it's really delicious!" Fujita Mino shook her head and said, staring at the half-eaten rice noodle roll on the table. "I think I've discovered a business opportunity!"

Araki Makoto still looked at her with disdain when she suddenly came up with this idea: "Your so-called business opportunity is not to bring the recipe for rice noodle rolls from the Divine Dragon Continent to Japan, is it?"

Fujita Mino remained noncommittal: "Kami-sama, you're so smart!"

"I don't think that's realistic," Makoto Araki shook his head and said. "This kind of work requires getting up early and working late every day, it's very hard, how could a delicate girl like you possibly do it?"

Fujita Mino put her hands on her hips, tilted her head back, and said, "Hmph, don't look down on me just because I'm a rich heiress!"

However, Makoto Araki shook his head and said, "Wait a minute, the problem doesn't seem to be here."

Fujita Mino quickly wiped the smile off her face: "Is there anything else?"

Araki Makoto gave him a disdainful look: "Aren't you a divine messenger? Why are you thinking of making a living by selling rice noodle rolls?"

Fujita Mino said half-jokingly, "Then I won't get paid to be a divine messenger! Besides, I'll grow old eventually, and if I run out of money, who will take care of me in my old age?"

Her words left Araki Makoto speechless. He had never imagined that Fujita Mino would consider things so far in advance.

So Makoto Araki stopped talking, wanting to quietly observe what Mino Fujita wanted to say; he figured she would continue speaking.

As expected, Fujita Mino slowly spoke up: "Hey, Goddess, you were human before, weren't you?"

"Yes." Makoto Araki did not deny it.

Upon hearing this, Fujita Mino sensed that her opportunity had arrived, so she tossed her hair and asked, "Then I'd like to ask you, how did you become a god?"

Without hesitation, Makoto Araki said, "If people worship you, you can become a god and gain the power to live as long as heaven and earth."

Upon hearing this, Fujita Mino's pupils dilated in shock. She thought that the High God would not answer such a question, and she had already prepared herself to kneel down and apologize.

Unexpectedly, unexpectedly!

"...Is it really that simple?" Fujita Mino's tone sounded full of doubt.

Araki Makoto laughed and said, "It's not that simple."

Fujita Mino blinked and said, "In my opinion, ordinary people are ignorant. As long as you please them, they will easily turn you into a star, and it won't be difficult for you to become a god."

Araki Makoto immediately became interested: "Oh, what do you mean?"

Fujita Mino's eyes cleared: "Isn't that right? These days, celebrities, actors, and stars, aren't they just packaging themselves to the extreme? And then they naturally have millions or even tens of millions of fans."

She continued, "If having a fan base is enough to become a god, then I think there would be countless so-called gods in this world."

Makoto Araki stared at Mino Fujita's face for a few seconds before saying, "So... there's actually a prerequisite."

Fujita Mino immediately became interested: "What are the prerequisites?"

Araki Makoto's lips curled up slightly: "Then of course it's to please me."

Fujita Mino frowned: "Eh? Is that what you're asking for...?"

Araki Makoto remained silent.

Then, Fujita Mino smiled and said, "Then, my lord, what should I do to please you?"

However, Araki Makoto's expression darkened: "How am I supposed to answer a question like that?"

Fujita Mino still had a playful smile on her face: "Then let me ask you another way: Goddess, what would you like me to do for you?"

Instead of answering her question, Makoto Araki countered with, "So, Fujita, do you want to become a god?"

Fujita Mino made no attempt to hide her desire: "Yes, I dream about it all the time! Who wouldn't want to be a god!"

To the girl who was daydreaming, Makoto Araki simply replied with an indifferent "Oh."

Fujita Mino frowned, intending to show her displeasure, but she held it back: "Oh what? My lord, please show me the way!"

Makoto Araki shook his head and said, "Not really. You're too young right now, and your mind isn't mature enough. You need to hone your skills for a while before you can talk about this."

“Okay…” Fujita Mino pouted, looking aggrieved.

Seeing the girl gradually becoming dejected, Makoto Araki smiled slightly and said, "But don't worry, if I allow someone to become a god, I will definitely choose you first."

However, Fujita Mino was not satisfied and voiced her thoughts: "It sounds like they're just making empty promises to me."

"Yes, it's all just empty promises. I'm just asking if you're willing to take the bait." Makoto Araki made no attempt to hide the fangs hidden deep within him.

"Ugh!" Fujita Mino pouted. She wanted to raise her hand to hit Araki Makoto's shoulder, but considering that he was a god, it would be blasphemy and something she absolutely could not do.

Furious, Fujita Mino quickly finished the rice noodle roll in just a few bites.

Araki Makoto simply smiled at her as she wolfed down her food: "Eat slowly, don't choke."

To be honest, Makoto Araki didn't take her words to heart at all. It's normal for a young girl to have desires, but to express them makes her seem a bit lacking in emotional intelligence. Of course, it's also possible that her desires were too strong to hide.

Regardless of what he said, Makoto Araki wouldn't care about what Mino Fujita said today; those words wouldn't affect his impression of her.

As a human being, she would have desires, especially since she was just a little girl who didn't know how to hide her desires.

Furthermore, Makoto Araki is not stupid; he actually knows very well why Mino Fujita wants to become a god.

They probably felt that humans were too weak, even divine messengers, and were unable to protect their friends.

However, these were all just guesses in Makoto Araki's mind, and did not reflect the facts.

Only Fujita Mino knew the truth: her desire to become a god and protect her family and friends was merely a trivial, incidental reason.

The real reason is that Fujita Mino has now become love-struck and wants to improve her status in Araki Makoto's heart.

There is only one way to elevate one's status: to become a god, rather than continuing to be a servant of the gods.

Indeed, a woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea. Makoto Araki didn't know what Mino Fujita was really thinking, but that didn't stop him from being very open-minded.

He is currently using his divine power to study how this world works, for example, what kind of principle governs the existence of the system within him.

The truth soon came to light.

In addition, Makoto Araki is also spending time studying all the divine messengers under his name. Currently, he is focusing on studying Fujita Mino, because this woman is the most complex among all the divine messengers.

As for Shimizu Suzune and Ishikawa Risa, their influence is actually not as high as that of Fujita Mino. Fujita Mino is currently taking her good fortune for granted.

After eating rice noodle rolls.

Araki Makoto put down his chopsticks, placed a ten-yen bill next to the shopkeeper, and then walked out the door, followed by Fujita Mino.

Fujita Mino jogged after her and asked, "Lord God, where are we going now?"

"Just browsing around," Araki Makoto said.

“Okay, I’ll go with you.” Fujita Mino nodded and said. She had never been to the Divine Dragon Continent before and really wanted to see the scenery along the way.

For some reason, she felt that the people here were exceptionally kind, and although the place seemed very busy, it was full of the warmth of life.

The High God understands the language here, so he must be from this Divine Dragon Continent, Fujita Mino thought silently. To fall in love with a city, even a province, a country, or even a continent for the sake of a person—that's probably what they call loving someone because of them.

In short, Fujita Mino really liked this place; it was the kind of place she could live in.

Chapter 173 Destiny

A new day has begun.

Makoto Araki took Mino Fujita to the Divine Dragon Continent to enjoy delicious food and travel, while the Shinto Office began a new mission.

According to the Shinto Hall, the threat posed by the Demon King Akane has not been eliminated, and the entire city still needs to be on high alert to prevent any unforeseen events.

Sure enough, the Shinto Office started processing information about ghosts early this morning, and there are already several reports about "Akane".

Shinto Hall.

Outside.

After parking the police vehicle in the parking lot in front of Shinto Hall, the Shinto Hall staff member, Yuomi Ooi, went inside to swipe his card, and then walked out of the Shinto Hall and back into the police vehicle.

Before this, Yuomi Ooi would go out on patrol or do assigned tasks with other police inspectors after starting work.

But now, with one police inspector after another being killed, he is the only one left in the Shinto Hall's patrol team.

The others, such as Shimizu Suzune and Ishikawa Risa, are all clerical workers and are required to guard the Shinto Hall, so they do not usually need to go out on fieldwork.

Some might wonder, if it's just Ooi Yushin alone, isn't he worried about his safety? After all, when encountering ghosts, having an extra messenger means more security.

Actually, there's almost nothing to worry about. The daytime is when divine power is at its peak. Let alone such a powerful divine messenger, even a weak ordinary person standing under the sun wouldn't dare to act rashly.

And so, before Shimizu Suzune, Ishikawa Risa, and the Shinto Office Director arrived at work, Ooi Yuomi left first.

Since it was a patrol, there was no destination this time. Ooi Yushin's initial plan was to drive on the ring road to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the vast Tokyo metropolis.

However, during his patrol, Yuomi Ooi discovered a streak of lightning rushing along a highway in the eastern suburbs of Tokyo.

That bolt of lightning wasn't divine power; it was more like a powerful ghostly force, moving recklessly at high speed.

The problem is, now...

Ooi Yushin suddenly looked up, and sunlight streamed through the windshield, falling on him.

It's sunny right now!

However, the sun seems a little strange today...

Not very warm.

Is the sun fake?

So when Yuomi Ooi, far away in western Tokyo, discovered this unusual ghostly activity through his clairvoyance, he couldn't help but slam on the brakes and mutter to himself, "...What's going on?"

Considering the seriousness of the matter, Ooi Yushin immediately used his phone to search for the contact information of Shimizu Rinne or Shingo Kishimoto, the head of the Shinto Office.

However, just as he lowered his head, a white figure seemed to flash in front of him. Upon seeing this, the white figure slowly raised her right hand, which was as thin as a tree branch, toward him.