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"That's right, how did you find out?"

"Most people can understand that, right? Even without any special abilities, we, as agents of the gods, can distinguish between gods and small animals possessed by gods."

"What? There's such a convenient feature?"

No, how come I didn't know? You have to rely on your ability to tell!

Blacktail! Did you skip the tutorial again because you were lazy?!

"Yes, although agents are not easy to distinguish without distinctive features, they have a special connection with the gods... probably because we are considered part of the gods, so we can also feel the power of faith that only the gods can feel."

"How do I feel that? Teacher, can you teach me?"

"Shh...! Don't call me teacher! As for the method of sensing it, it's actually not difficult. Just close your eyes and cover them with your hands. If there's a deity in your field of vision, you'll see a 'spot of light.' The size of the spot of light reflects the strength of your faith in the deity..."

"I'll give it a try!"

That's great! Perfect for finding the black-tailed guy who got off the bus and disappeared.

Kuroba Akira immediately turned towards the shrine, closed his eyes, and covered them with his right hand.

Then, a point of light appeared in the pitch blackness before my eyes.

At that moment, Kobayakawa-sensei's voice rang in Kuroba Akira's ears.

"Kuroba-kun, can you see this?"

"Yes, I can see it, but..."

"As expected, Kuroba-kun, you noticed it too..."

Akira Kuroba understood why she was uneasy.

"Now, there are two deities in this shrine."

Chapter 374 Where the Gods Are

There are indeed two spots of light.

One smaller one is directly in front, and the other larger one is slightly to the right in front.

If an agent visiting another deity's shrine is considered disrespectful, then for a deity to personally visit another deity's shrine is practically defecating on their head.

Motoko Kobayakawa cast an inquiring glance at him, but Akira Kuroba didn't know what was going on either.

If one of the points of light is Black Tail, then what is the other point of light?

In short... you'll know once you go up and take a look.

By this time, everyone else had already gone up, leaving only Akira Kuroba and Motoko Kobayakawa behind.

Then, as if suddenly remembering something, Motoko Kobayakawa's expression changed drastically. She immediately turned around, took a step up three steps, and quickly ran upwards.

Why are you in such a hurry all of a sudden? Do you need to use the restroom?

Kuroba Akira took out his phone and glanced at the time. There were less than five minutes left until midnight.

He needed to reunite with everyone as soon as possible to welcome the countdown to the New Year, so Kuroba Akira quickened his pace and climbed the stone steps.

However, because he was not as fast as Motoko Kobayakawa, Akira Kuroba was the only one left in the end.

Ten seconds later, Kuroba Akira climbed all the stone steps and arrived at the starting point of the shrine's approach.

However, the scene before him took Kuroba Akira by surprise.

The scenery was actually similar to when I came last time, but there wasn't a single person there.

The dozen or so people in front of him simply vanished into thin air.

Even Motoko Kobayakawa, who was only a tiny bit older than him, wasn't there...

What's going on? Is something supernatural happening? This is a shrine, you know!

Oh no, really? This kind of thing happening right before the New Year? That's so unlucky!

However, Akira Kuroba wasn't too panicked. When encountering such inexplicable things, the first thing to do is to go to Kuroo and use the gods to solve the strange occurrences.

So Kuroba Akira blindfolded himself again with his right hand and checked the location of the light spot. It was the same as before; the question was which side to go to first.

Ultimately, Kuroba Akira decided to check out the large spot of light to the right first, so he bypassed Naza and headed towards the lush wooded area on the right.

The shrines in the Tokyo area are not very large, and they soon arrived near the light spot, where Kuroba Akira could see it directly.

From afar, she stood quietly beside a sacred tree, reaching out to stroke its trunk. Her silver hair shimmered like mercury in the cool moonlight, radiating a faint, almost transparent silver glow.

As the night breeze swept by, her hair swayed gently like a flowing galaxy, leaving hazy trails of light in the inky night.

Because it is so obvious, it is impossible not to recognize it.

It was that girl named Ame-no-Hikaru.

She was also dressed in a black sailor uniform, and her stunning appearance was no less impressive than when she first saw Shion in the abandoned shrine.

But... why is she here?

So, the other one of the two points of light was her?

Didn't they say it wouldn't be open to the public this year? Did you sneak in?

Moreover, this is clearly a shrine belonging to another god. Is it really okay for her to blatantly trespass on the territory of her fellow deities?

Kuroba Akira was filled with questions. The series of strange events left him completely bewildered about the current situation.

Before he could even approach and speak to him, the other person spotted Kuroba Akira first and then stared at him intently.

Kuroba Akira felt uncomfortable being stared at, and since there was no one else around, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go over to talk to the unfamiliar god.

"Um, what are you doing here?"

"..."

The silver-haired girl didn't speak, but simply shook her head gently.

Akira Kuroba was puzzled. His question couldn't be answered with a simple yes/no, could it?

Forget it, whatever she does, Kuroba Akira decided to deal with his own problem first. Then, considering that she might not want to talk, he specifically asked a question that could be answered with yes or no.

"I'm looking for someone, have you seen anyone else?"

The girl shook her head again, but after a pause, she nodded.

Kuroba Akira wanted to cover her head in exasperation. What was she trying to do, girl? Was she trying to make things difficult for her?

Fortunately, Ame no Hikari had another move to make. She pointed at Kuro no Akira and said.

"I think I know you."

"what?"

Kuroba Akira certainly knew her, but it was unlikely that Amehiro Hikaru knew him, since Kuroba Akira was just a spectator when he went to watch the kendo competition last time.

Could it be that my identity as a representative of the gods has been discovered?

Or perhaps... the former Kuroba Akira knew Amayu Hikaru.

After all, Tenyu and Kuroba seem to be somewhat related. Maybe they were childhood sweethearts... Could this be the legendary childhood sweetheart who fell from the sky?

However, the current Kuroba Akira is not the Kuroba Akira of the past. Whatever happened in the past has nothing to do with him now.

So he could only scratch his head and say.

"I'm sorry, I don't remember anything from before."

Unexpectedly, Ame no Hikaru also spoke up.

"I don't remember either."

Well, so you are one too!

He looks dazed because he has amnesia!

Two amnesiacs bumped into each other... What's the point of talking then?!

Kuroba Akira couldn't help but sigh, then took out his phone to check the time...

Because some time was wasted, it was already past midnight before I knew it.

The date arrived at January 1st.

A new year has begun.

In the end, I couldn't experience the New Year's countdown with everyone. Instead, I spent the New Year's Eve with a strange, divine girl...

He still really wanted to know where everyone had gone, or perhaps... he was the one who had disappeared?

Kuroba Akira figured that since the new year was already over, he might as well chat with Amehiro Hikaru for a while and find out more about his background.

"Speaking of which, do you know Miss Danyu? She's Danyu Feng, and I heard she's from a branch of your Tianyu family?"

"Niwa... doesn't know."

The girl knew nothing about anything, truly detached from worldly affairs and otherworldly matters.

However, Amehiro responded to Kuroba Akira every time, and after careful consideration, she expressed her guess.

"However, it is probably my sister."

"Sisters?"

But they don't look alike at all. If they are from different families, they are probably cousins ​​or first cousins.

However, what Ame no Hikaru said was...

"Yes, the sisters who were eaten."

"what?"

What the heck?! Is this an adjective that would be used before the phrase "sisters"?!

The radio wave group is so difficult to deal with! We simply can't communicate with them!

Kuroba Akira mentally ranted, then forced himself to calm down... The other party was a god; although her head seemed a bit off, she wasn't illogical, so he had to try to understand her thoughts.

The sisters who were eaten...

Searching his memory carefully, Kuroba Akira suddenly remembered his conversation with the old woman.

The deity served by the Amane family is Kushinada-hime, who is probably the last remaining youngest daughter. Originally, there were eight sisters, but seven of them were eaten by Yamata-no-Orochi.