Tokyo Soft Rice King.

We have to send him back right away, otherwise he might really end up like his predecessors, Kuroba, and be executed.

So how exactly did Hikari find her way here? Was it really just based on her intuition? And how did she know her brother was here...?

Puzzled, Kuroba Akira asked his younger sister beside him.

"Speaking of which, Xiao Guang, how did you find this place?"

Amane Hikaru looked up at the black tail on Kuroba Akira's head, while the black tail turned away from the cat's head in annoyance.

Kuroba Akira immediately understood. Since the agent could see the location of the gods, the gods must be able to sense the location of their own kind even more. That's why she came looking for Kuroo.

Then, Amayu Hikaru revealed the purpose of her visit.

"That cat, it promised, it will lend me its paws for a day, brother."

"what……"

Hearing her say that, Kuroba Akira remembered that Kuroo had sold Kuroba Akira's day without permission in order to get Amayu Hikaru to help with the ceremony.

Upon hearing this, Anri Hitomi smiled nostalgically and said...

"Hehe, speaking of which, I promised Mingjun a day of my life as a reward."

"That's a reward, but this is...!"

Kuroba Akira wanted to call it punishment, but he knew that saying it directly in front of his sister would hurt her feelings, so he forcibly held back.

Actually, it's more accurate to say it's trouble, and a double trouble at that. On one hand, Hikaru Ama ran away on her own, and the Ama family must be frantic with worry. On the other hand, if Akira Kuroba keeps his promise to rent the place for one day, then the family will be in danger.

Despite being overwhelmed, Kuroba Akira calmed down. The problems had to be solved one by one, and the first thing to be addressed was Amehiro Hikaru's unauthorized escape.

Fortunately, there were two trusted advisors present, and Kuroba Akira planned to ask them for their thoughts.

"So, class monitor, and Qingxia, what do you think we should do?"

Both of them have top-notch understanding; they already understand the current problem from Kuroba Akira's perspective alone.

Qingxia said, crossing her arms.

"Well, since she is such an important deity, I think someone should have come to Tokyo with her... Since Hikari hasn't been brought back yet, perhaps it means that the situation isn't too urgent?"

"That makes sense..."

"Furthermore, your current identity is quite sensitive, so I don't think they would dare to do anything to you easily."

Hearing this analysis, Kuroba Akira was slightly relieved, it seemed that at least he didn't have to worry about being assassinated by the Tenyu family.

However, just as her heart was at ease, she heard Anri Hitomi say something.

“I think that’s because it’s unlikely that they could forcibly take him back. After all, he is their own deity. If people think they are ‘imprisoning a deity,’ they would be accused of disrespecting or even blaspheming a deity. I don’t think the Tianyu family would want to bear such a crime.”

"Does that mean the Tianyu family really wants to take Xiaoguang back, but they can't?"

Kuroba Akira thought about it and realized that no one would restrict Kuroo's freedom. The Imperial Family, which could do such a thing, had already been overthrown by Kobayashi.

"Yes, unless she wants to go back herself..."

Anri Hitomi squinted at Ameyu Hikaru, who was still tightly gripping Kuroba Akira's sleeve, as if the surrounding conversation had nothing to do with her and showed no intention of going back.

Although she was expressionless, everyone could still see the attitude that Ameyu Hikaru was showing: she would not give up until she got her brother.

So actually, two problems are coupled together, and Kuroba Akira himself also has reasons for not being able to keep his sister, so it becomes a three-way entanglement.

If Tianyu Guang truly intends to leave even if his faith perishes, the Tianyu family might resort to any means necessary if pushed to the brink, and things could escalate dramatically.

Besides, Akira Kuroba's parents in this world are still branch members of the Tenba family... who knows, they might use Akira Kuroba's parents to threaten her.

At this point, Kuroba Akira suddenly remembered that Tomita Hogen had said he would help him talk to the Amane family and maybe he would have a chance to see his parents. He might be the key person to solve this problem!

"How about we send Xiaoguang to Qingxia's new shrine first? Besides, Uncle Faquan probably has a way to contact the Tianyu family, right?"

"Hmm, I think Dad can take Xiaoguang in for the time being."

Qingxia thought it was a good idea, and Anri Hitomi also agreed with the idea.

“I also think it’s possible. Moreover, Uncle Faquan is the head of the shrine headquarters, which means he is the chairman of the board. All the shrines in the country that have joined the shrine headquarters have to give him some face.”

To put it another way, he's like the head of a religious association. This isn't just the chief priest of a shrine; it's practically like the Pope of the Catholic Church!

No wonder they could easily give Kuroba Akira a regular position; it turns out he got in through connections and back channels.

But at this point, Kuroo retorted.

"My suggestion is not to, meow. A shrine is a sacred and inviolable territory for a god, meow. If I weren't too lazy to argue with your sister, I wouldn't have allowed her to enter my shrine, meow."

Faith is the root of the divine. Even the deities' agents must be wary of shrines, let alone the deities themselves.

Just like how people may get along well on the surface, but turn against each other when money is mentioned, deities may live in peace with each other normally, but turn pale when faith is discussed.

"And that place is quite sensitive right now... A strange faith has appeared, and the Divine Alliance is probably having an emergency meeting right now. If a new deity is allowed to take over at this time, things will become even more complicated."

"Uh……"

Seeing that Kuroba Akira looked troubled, the two asked him what Kuroo had said, to which Kuroba Akira summarized it in a short sentence.

"Kuroo said it's best not to let Hikaru enter other gods' shrines."

"Since Lord Cat God has said so, then we'll have to think of another way..."

Silence fell again as the three of them pondered a solution.

Ideally, we should contact the head of the Tianyu family, the uncle with the razor-sharp head, and discuss with him how to deal with Tianyu Guang.

At that moment, Akira Kuroba suddenly remembered the memories he had seen through the comb. Originally, after arriving in Tokyo, Akira Kuroba planned to seek refuge in two places: one was the Tomita family's shrine, and the other was...

The Saionji family!

Now things will be easier. First, contact Zhencheng and ask her to pass on a message to her father to see if they can get in touch with the head of the Tianyu family!

"I've got it! Let's contact Makoto! Her father seems to be a swordsmanship disciple of the head of the Tenyu family. Perhaps Mr. Saionji can contact the head of the Tenyu family and have her take Hikari back."

　"So there's this connection. I'll go and contact Zhencheng then."

Anri Hitomi nodded and immediately got up to carry out the order, calling Makoto.

Now that we have a place to go, things will be easier. We should hurry up and send Tian Yuguang away. Even if they are family, it is the most unsafe thing for these two siblings to live together.

Next, I took Amahiro to Saionji's house and then contacted Amahiro Tatsumi to discuss whether the siblings could spend a day sightseeing in Tokyo... Anyway, I wouldn't have to leave my sister at the shrine anymore.

With things arranged, Kuroba Akira breathed a sigh of relief, but then Amehiro Hikaru tugged at Kuroba Akira's sleeve and asked a question.

"Brother, don't you want me anymore?"

Kuroba Akira quickly explained.

"No, you misunderstood, Xiaoguang. I will keep my promise, but Xiaoguang, you ran away on your own, right? We need to reassure your other family members before we can talk about anything else."

"My only family member is my brother."

"Uh... but didn't you tell me last time that you have an older sister?"

Princess Kushinada had eight sisters, according to the legend.

“Those are… um… yes, they are my older sister… but… shouldn’t I only have an older brother? There isn’t one… do I have an older sister, or not…”

Suddenly, Ame no Hikaru clutched his forehead, his eyes unfocused, his pupils trembling uneasily, like a young beast trapped in a nightmare.

"Xiao Guang? Are you alright?"

"Yes...I...I am...my brother's...sister..."

A fine layer of cold sweat seeped from Tianyu Guang's forehead, and his hands unconsciously clutched the fabric of his chest, his knuckles turning white.

"No...brother...I...who am I...?"

Her lips trembled slightly, but she couldn't utter a complete sentence; only fragmented words swirled between her teeth, and she fell backward like a withered leaf in the wind.

"Xiao Guang!"

Kuroba Akira quickly put his arm around her shoulder and caught her swaying body.

At that moment, Kuroo, who was perched on top of Kuroba Akira's head, spoke.

"Hmph, your memories are all messed up, meow? That's the downside of being with a human, meow."

"Why is this happening? Kuroo, didn't you say that gods can't reclaim their memories from when they were human?"

"I only said that there is no precedent for a god turning back into a human, but in her case, the existence of gods has probably become so diluted that it is about to disappear, and the discontinuity of her memories has already proven this."

Does this mean that Princess Kushinada's divine status is about to be lost?

"That's right, meow. Just like how humans forget their past lives every time they are reincarnated, gods who inherit their divine status through human bloodlines will also lose their memories of being gods during the process of reincarnation, meow. In the end, they will 'degenerate' like that comb, meow."

It means that the soul is about to dissipate and there will be no trace of it!

“Under normal circumstances, the next generation of offspring born to a god who is about to die is just an ordinary human, meow. But the Tianyu family’s transformation ritual begins halfway through, meow. Conversely, it is also possible that she will ‘revert to her original form’ in her generation, meow... Perhaps your sister just happened to be born during that time, meow.”

"...!"

That's why Hikaru Amagi unconsciously seeks out her past memories, wanting to come to her brother's side.

My sister is recovering.

She is surpassing the gods.

Chapter 403 My good brother is the best at lying to his sister

This is bad; Tianyu Guang is about to turn back into her original form without even using the comb!

The younger sister is gathering her strength. In her heart, the two sides of God and man are fighting. Whoever wins will prevail, and their consciousness will gain control, surface to the surface of their body, and thus gain control of their body.

Unable to bear watching any longer, Kuroba Akira quickly grabbed Amehiro Hikaru's arm and began to persuade her.

"Xiao Guang, don't push yourself anymore!"

We must prevent her from delving deeper into memories from her human days, otherwise even the existence of gods will become unstable.

Even if she is destined to fall into mortal form, she absolutely cannot be allowed to revert back to her original form now. Otherwise, if the Tianyu family sees their own deity disappear after just one visit, they will definitely suspect that Hei Yuming did something, and then they will truly be unable to clear their name no matter what.

"Um... Brother... who am I...?"

Hikaru Ama, nestled in Akira Kuroba's arms, slowly opened her eyes, rubbing her forehead with a troubled expression, and hesitantly sought answers from Akira Kuroba.

Kuroba Akira's words were quite helpful. Amayu Hikaru, who was originally wavering and couldn't distinguish between virtual and reality, calmed down a lot because of her brother's words.

However, it's clear that she still leans towards humans, specifically her sister, because Kushinada-hime, being a goddess, doesn't have any brothers.

However, although Goddess does not have a brother, she does have a 'good brother'.